Random Thoughts 7

[jack action]

If one wants to show me their talents by doing abstracts with weird meaningless forms, giving you a sense of awe, I prefer it this way:

Spoiler

"Genesis", Oil on canvas by Matthew Cornell​

 

[Astronuc]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/international-space-station-captures-view-183554133.html

Somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico, Milton, a Category 5 hurricane (with sustained winds up to 160 mph (257 kmph) at one point, now apparently Cat 4.

https://www.pnj.com/story/weather/h...hurricane-milton-tuesday-updates/75569396007/

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/152937.shtml?cone#contents

 

[nsaspook]

GOES-19 images. GOES-19 Preliminary, Non-Operational Data
https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate...s=rammb-slider&draw_color=FFD700&draw_width=6

 

[WWGD]

Weird problem, my Android phone screen went dark. Couldn't see enough to switch the settings for reasonably contrast.

 

[Astronuc]

Florida Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis has been warning residents about the dangers storm surge poses to EVs.

"We saw a number of fires associated with EVs from Hurricane Ian," Patronis told Fox Weather. "We know that the saltwater from storm surge can compromise these batteries, causing fires which cannot be easily suppressed. The best fire teams can do is keep water on the battery until the fuel burns out."

From Fox News, Tampa, and Yahoo News.

 

[WWGD]

Black keyboards may look cool, but not quite practical in dark environments.

 

[WWGD]

" Have a good fall". Ok, will leave my shoes untied. Or you can practice and improve capitalization ;).

 

[collinsmark]

Black keyboards may look cool, but not quite practical in dark environments.

True. That's why I ponied up for an RGB gaming keyboard. Gaming aside, it's still useful for everyday (or shall I say, "everynight") situations.

 

[WWGD]

Why did they( Power company) have to put that sign: " Smell gas, act fast" near that highschool? How many jokes have resulted from it?

 

[WWGD]

Dr: How long does it take you to sleep, how well do you sleep?

On the couch, 5 minutes, sleep like a rock. In my bed, takes me two hours to fall asleep, I wake up every few hours.

 

[Mayhem]

The deeper I get into the literature of my current project, the more pessimistic I become that it's any use at all to further the work.

 

[WWGD]

Ok, you should have told me you're from the former Yugoslavia, so I would know what " Tom is Love" ( Tomislav) meant.

 

[Tom.G]

Hmmm... Curious.
Google Translate claims Tomislav is Croation -- and that it doesn't have an English translation (proper noun maybe?).

https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=en&text=Tomislav&op=translate

 

[WWGD]

Hmmm... Curious.
Google Translate claims Tomislav is Croation -- and that it doesn't have an English translation (proper noun maybe?).

https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=en&text=Tomislav&op=translate

When you first hear it it sounds as if the name is " Tom is Love", an unusual name.

 

[WWGD]

Don't worry , though, Tom, as I just heard " Theocratic Physics" instead of Theoretic Physics. It may just be me.

 

[pinball1970]

Wonder if there's a polite way of asking some of my acquaintances: Who are you today, Jekyll or Hyde?

Sounds like at least three of my Ex's

 

[pinball1970]

Next door neighbour spent a lot of money constructing a pond, landscaped it, pump, filtration system and some impressive carp, which grew to a considerable size as the pond was large.
This was a while ago so he either, complained first that his Carp were going missing or I saw what I saw from a bed room window.
My ornithology skills are more book than twitcher but I recognise a heron when I see one, just sat on his fence, probably just had lunch and was letting it settle.
Huge, never seen one in the flesh.
They can grow to about three feet, beautiful impressive creature.
A fine mesh sorted my neighbour's problem, I was a lot less happy than he was when the heron moved on.

 

[WWGD]

Wow, somehow the population of Albania in 1979, at 2.59 million, was larger than the current 2.4 million.

 

[WWGD]

View attachment 335080

Equally over-sanitized:

 

[WWGD]

Now I need to figure out how to start my Android in safe mode.

 

[WWGD]

The bridge between the two lenses in my glasses broke appart at a point of disconnection ( in blue)

That is too thin to crazy glue back in.
I have a gas stove. Could I use the stove to heat up the left side to melt the tip as to solder it to the other end? Any other ideas, to keep them attached at least for a few days?

 

[BillTre]

duct tape

 

[Tom.G]

With that style frame, the lenses are likely plastic, not glass. Plastics Soften, melt, or decompose at soldering temperature.

Melting temperature of solder is a few to several hundred degrees.
Depending on which Plastic, softening can start at 120F to several hundred degrees.
A natural gas flame is in the thousands of degrees. Oops!

Your situation is why opticians recommend using both hands to apply and remove glasses, using the temple bars. (ear hooks)

 

[WWGD]

Thanks. Well, at least I got my 8.5 years' worth of it. I bought it on January 2016.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

That is too thin to crazy glue back in.

If it is possible to release the lens on that side temporarily by unscrewing one or two tiny screws in the hinge of the arm, you may be able to wrap some tape (say insulating tape) around the side of the frame and also around the bridge to hold it together, then put back the lens.

(Three of my four current spectacle frames are from 1981, although the lenses have been replaced several times with different prescriptions).

 

[WWGD]

Is there anyway I can attach two small suction caps to the ends of a tube that twists inwardly to be attached at the lenses? Sort of the way the metal tubes that hold bathroom towels attach themselves to the bathroom wall?

 

[Tom.G]

Thanks. Well, at least I got my 8.5 years' worth of it. I bought it on January 2016.

That's pretty good life for the commonly used frames.

If you want longer life, get your doctor to prescribe "Industrial Safety Glasses." Here in the US, they are normally worn in industrial jobs, think machine shops and the like. Both the frame and lenses are much sturdier and substantial. The lenses are guaranteed not to shatter when hit with a steel ball dropped from 40 feet! (A Federal requirement here)

Every now and then I end up using a grinder or power saw to cut metal, so I always get Safety Glasses with Glass lenses. These days, plastic lenses are more common, but they tend to pit when sparks from a grinder hit them.

As of this writing, there seem to be only one or two labs in the country that can supply the glass safety lenses; you may have to spend time on the phone finding an optician that deals with an appropriate lab.

If it is possible to release the lens on that side temporarily by unscrewing one or two tiny screws in the hinge of the arm, you may be able to wrap some tape (say insulating tape) around the side of the frame and also around the bridge to hold it together, then put back the lens.

Those screws typically have the end of the threads deformed after assembly so they don't come loose and fall out. Often, if you look, you will find a small dimple in the end of the screw deforming the threads. Most of us do not have the tooling to repeat that after disassembly.

Cheers,
Tom

 

[skyshrimp]

I’m a fan of ALDI Vive diet cola. It has a nice spearmint taste to it. I wish there was a caffeine free version.

 

[WWGD]

I’m a fan of ALDI Vive diet cola. It has a nice spearmint taste to it. I wish there was a caffeine free version.

Strangely, I was looking for a way of putting caffeine on a cola that didn't have any. It seems there's powdered caffeine available at some " Chemists", as the recommender, who must be either British( only ones I've heard call it that) or around 100 years old.

 

[WWGD]

Tried 5 ways of correcting for my WhatsApp phone to allow sound from my side to the others, as I could hear others when they called me, but others couldn't hear me. None of them worked.

 

[Tom.G]

Tried 5 ways of correcting for my WhatsApp phone to allow sound from my side to the others, as I could hear others when they called me, but others couldn't hear me. None of them worked.

Approach #6

Not familiar with what it is, but if it is a physical device here is an approach that will likely work:

1) Take it to where you got it
2) Tell them it doesn't work
3) and that you want your mony back if they can't fix it

 

[WWGD]

Approach #6

Not familiar with what it is, but if it is a physical device here is an approach that will likely work:

1) Take it to where you got it
2) Tell them it doesn't work
3) and that you want your mony back if they can't fix it

The warranty expired a few months back; I've had it since January 2023. I suspect I may have damaged a microphone when I dropped it.

 

[skyshrimp]

I Googled caffeine powder and was surprised at how much it costs considering how it’s mass produced.

I’ve been playing with AI.

 

[Mayhem]

Academia will trick you into thinking you are stupid unless you do a Ph.d while most people think radiowaves are on par with ionizing radiation.

 

[WWGD]

A Far aday ( Cage) keeps the hackers away.
Will look into buying a RFID blocking slip for the wallet. Seems there are too, wallets made of protective material and which carry chips that can communicate with a mobile phone. Others have bluetooth or Gps trackers.
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