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Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

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Typo Boy - May 23, 2008 7:18:45 pm PDT #6391 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Yeah, but your Atari was a computer itself. VT100 is a dumb terminal. And the TI, you had the whole thing to yourself.

I admit, ita's Chisanbop beats everyone.


javachik - May 23, 2008 7:23:42 pm PDT #6392 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.

Chisanbop

Wasn't that Hanson's hit single?


Laga - May 23, 2008 7:25:47 pm PDT #6393 of 25501
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

hmmmyes


libkitty - May 26, 2008 3:48:52 pm PDT #6394 of 25501
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

In the big font discussion of '08 in Minearverse (ok, last week), I fell in love with and downloaded Chocolate Box, wonky question mark notwithstanding. I'm running Open Office on a MacBook with X11, and it seems like the font is outside of X11, but not inside of it, and I can't get it to show up in my documents. Any suggestions for me to actually use the font?

I have Tiger, and the font does show up on Font Manager.

Many thanks!


DCJensen - May 26, 2008 6:58:50 pm PDT #6395 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.

In other news:

2.5 inch 256GB Solid State Drive: [link]


Sophia Brooks - May 27, 2008 2:54:14 am PDT #6396 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

This is not computer technology, and I could ask in natter, too but--

I have a ceiling fan which has a pull cord for the light, a pull cord for the fan, and a wall switch. Somehow the pull cord for the light doesn't really work any more-- I pull and there isn't any switch feeling. Is there any way to fix this somewhat easily, or is it a matter of replacing the ceiling fan.


Miracleman - May 27, 2008 4:57:38 am PDT #6397 of 25501
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

Is there any way to fix this somewhat easily, or is it a matter of replacing the ceiling fan.

Yeah, if you're feeling a bit adventurous. You can buy pull switches at a hardware shop, open up the fan and swap 'em. I've done it, it's not hard.


dcp - May 27, 2008 5:07:35 am PDT #6398 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

there isn't any switch feeling

It may be nothing more than a misaligned or broken plastic tooth inside the switch. The hard part is getting enough of the fan disassembled to get to the switch without breaking things. It all depends on the design of that particular fan.

If you have the time/tools/interest it might be fun to do surgery on the fan just to see what can be seen and done, but I would look on it more as an entertainment than a serious prospect for repair.


Ginger - May 27, 2008 5:18:34 am PDT #6399 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I've done it too. It's easier than replacing the fan.


Sophia Brooks - May 27, 2008 5:21:54 am PDT #6400 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Thank you! i think I will try before calling the landlord 9I hate calling the landlord.)