Never mind, problem solved.
Bar maid! Bring me stronger ale! And some plump, succulent babies to eat!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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Zenkitty - Oct 29, 2020 6:19:51 am PDT #25396 of 25496
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Tom Scola - Nov 10, 2020 10:36:00 am PST #25397 of 25496
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
It's interesting watching Intel's stock price drop in real time during Apple's presentation.
Tom Scola - Nov 15, 2020 8:42:29 am PST #25398 of 25496
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
By far the best new feature of macOS Big Sur is that they changed the sound it makes when you empty the trash can.
SO satisfying.
sj - Dec 19, 2020 11:10:12 am PST #25399 of 25496
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
My very old printer will no longer speak to my computer. I’ve tried all the internet advice for fixing it and nothing works. So I need recommendations for a printer scanner that will work well with a PC and a Mac and isn’t pricey.
Gris - Dec 21, 2020 3:18:23 am PST #25400 of 25496
Hey. New board.
I like Brother printers and combos. Laser though, not inkjet, not sure what your preference is.
Jessica - Dec 21, 2020 6:24:12 am PST #25401 of 25496
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
My Epson inkjet has been on the brink of death for years now and I really just need it to get it over with so I can buy a laser printer instead.
Vonnie K - Dec 21, 2020 2:38:23 pm PST #25402 of 25496
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
One quick Google later -- A Printer That *Won’t* Dry Up Between Jobs — & 4 Others Printers For Infrequent Use: [link]
I have an old InkJet but can't be arsed to deal with dried-out cartridges, so haven't used it for a couple of years. This convo reminded me that I need an affordable printer/copier/scanner, preferably Laser, that I occasionally have to use for those weeks when I have to WFH. Too lazy for further research, so I just went ahead and bought the first recommended printer on that article off Amazon, which is not bad price-wise ($138), with an after-market non-HP B/W cartridge that's $20 cheaper than the HP version. Hopefully it works fine! There are a bunch of one star reviews about connectivity issues, but I just plan on parking it on the desk with a USB connector to my desktop, so it should be straightforward? We shall see.
dcp - Jan 01, 2021 4:51:13 pm PST #25403 of 25496
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Crosspost from Streaming:
The Expanse season 5 episode 2
Fred Johnson: "What'd you do?"
James Holden: "There was a button. I pushed it."
Fred Johnson: "...that's really how you go through life, isn't it?"
Zenkitty - Jan 01, 2021 4:55:29 pm PST #25404 of 25496
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Why button if not for push?
JZ - Jan 13, 2021 5:24:14 pm PST #25405 of 25496
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Tech recs?
Having spent 2 1/2 hours online with Roku tech support on Monday over a sudden setup-loop-of-death on our device, being told repeatedly that it was clearly a problem with the remote (which I strongly suspected, because of the specific nature of the loop, it wasn't, but none of the four tech support people I talked to would listen, though it's quite possible that I'm just a very bad explainer), I get the brand-new remote today and am now stuck in a grimly similar loop-of-death (though it's about 2-3 minutes between loops now instead of 30 seconds). So, clearly we need another device.
Is there any compelling reason we should stick with Roku rather than abandon it for another device? If so, Apple TV, Google Chromestick, something else? Or is it just that the Roku Ultra sucks and there's some better and more reliable model we should get instead? Though the last couple of rounds of tech support have been so irritating I kind of want to flounce anyway.