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Hey! No programming questions in The Lounge!
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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OriginalGriff wrote: elected officials
You'd have to provide them with an "executive model"...
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Futurama was a cartoon, not a plan.
GCS d--(d-) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Exactly my thoughts!
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Came here to post exactly that.
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This one fits so nicely with my SOTW
Hades, God of the Dead, is pleased
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Randor wrote: kills peacefully
I wonder how much user feedback they got on this.
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Please send all complaints to /dev/null
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Let me break out my handy OUIJA board and I'll let you know.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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"Failed. Would not use again".
Because if it works...obviously you wouldn't get any feedback whatsoever.
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Real fun is hard to find here. (7)
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FUNERAL
(Anag of REAL FUN, which is hard to find at a funeral.)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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YAUM
And no complaints yet - an improvement, if rather easy.
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No, I thought it was a good one!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Good clue Rich
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Some Android phones can't call 911 thanks to a weird bug • The Register[^]
TL;DR
If you have Teams on an Android 10 phone, and MS Teams is installed but not signed in, phoning 911 (and presumably 999 etc.) will not work.
Google and MS are "prioritizing a fix" but you should definitely check and update when this one is fixed!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Operator: Which service do you require?
Me: Ummmm, OG just told me to ring this number to make sure that Teams wasn't blocking it!
Operator: Ahhhh you're a CP member. We have sent an officer over to see Mr. OG already.
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But... how the heck did they manage to get this bug active?
Thanks god I don't have Teams... It would have been really nasty if I could not call the 112 when I needed it two weeks ago
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I have Teams, but not on my phone*. Thankfully.
* I can see no good reasons for a Teams meeting while I'm mobile. It can wait until I'm at a computer with access to actual information.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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OriginalGriff wrote: * I can see no good reasons for a Teams meeting while I'm mobile. It can wait until I'm at a computer with access to actual information. +1
If I am on the way, I am on the way.
If it is that important, just call me directly
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Interviews. My laptop is company issued and won't always connect to accounts outside the company. My desktop PC has no webcam and I don't plan to ever buy one.
Also videocall apps can be hell to install on PC due to required updates (which I always turn off), dependencies, compatibility only with Windows 10... on the phone it is way easier to install a videocall app - and since it appears that each company use a different one they are much better on the phone than cluttering the boot procedure and libraries of my PC.
GCS d--(d-) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Traditional keyboard keycaps wear out for me inside 6 months.
I wanted a mechanical keyboard, primarily for the replaceable (usually) standard keycaps. I was hoping to get some that are etched or otherwise molded with the symbols rather than painted. The reason is I'm a flunky when it comes to typing. I can touch type *if* I can find my "home row" (which probably isn't the home row but wherever my fingers have been trained to rest) - sometimes, especially when I'm tired, my resting position shifts and I begin screwing everything up and I have to look at my keys. I know the layout of the keys by heart, and I can count from the left, to figure out which keys are x,c, and v for example, but I'd rather not have to, and I'm willing to pay $200 USD or so for that.
The trouble is they have all these options, like which microswitches to use. I have no clue. Which ones are good for typing, in your experience, if you own one? Cherry MX Red or whatever? I don't even know the names offhand. There are some non-cherry high end switches as well and I'm willing to pay extra for them. I just want to know what I'm getting into. I'm flying totally blind right now.
Also does anyone have any tips in terms of what to look for in one of these beasts?
Edit: I'm either going with a Das 5QS or one of these things:
Review: A Soviet keyboard from a computer terminal[^] because apparently the magnetic reed switches in them are top notch.
Real programmers use butterflies
modified 10-Dec-21 14:54pm.
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I bought a relatively inexpensive Logitech mechanical keyboard, model K840 last time around. The keytops aren't molded, but have worn well over two years of use. I got it at Best Buy for around $80. It's probably one of the least expensive mechanicals I've seen. It's pretty tough, too. My bit of keyboarding fame is that I broke the keyboard on a DEC VT100[^] terminal long ago in the by-and-by. Those suckers could be run over by a truck and not miss a keystroke, but I broke the thing.
There seem to be lots of gimmicks in the keyboard world. Lots of gaming entertainment garbage for the kiddies. For serious keyboard artiste's, it's almost as bad as the audiophile crap you used to see sold for outrageous prices. Keyboard springs tuned to sub-micron tolerances. Low-oxygen cables with 24K gold connectors. You get the idea.
Since you're going to be using this 8+ hours a day, I strongly suggest going about it one of two ways:
1. Go inexpensive, order ones you like based on the description, and be willing to chuck it on the spare hardware pile if it annoys you.
2. Spend the money, but go to a store and try the thing out before you lay out $200 or more.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Some of the really high end ones are totally customizable but online only.
However, what you said isn't a bad idea, since the mid to high end mechanicals all use the same range of switches (some Cherry variation usually) so if i find one i like, i just get a keyboard with the same switches for the same "feel"
I don't collect spare hardware anymore. It goes to the thrift stores usually.
Real programmers use butterflies
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Greetings Kind Regards I take minor offense at "audiophile crap" For my less expensive gear I insist on oxygen free copper which costs nothing For my expensive gear I insist on Ohno Continuous Cast copper especially whilst learning of an affordable source Otherwise my modest system below has no snake oil unless the isolation transformer is such Of course I steer away from any product w/ "quantum" in the name - Cheerio
https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5806240/Where-I-Can-be-Found[^]
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