@larand We actually had a tornado watch this afternoon. My in-laws were over to use our basement just in case. Funny thing was the storms themselves were pretty mild. The wind, though, was ferocious.
// @matigo
@larand Looks fun but my god..another app. LOL.
// @sumudu @hazardwarning @variablepulserate @literary
@larand Our office Internet and phones were out all day. Mostly due to strong winds (25 pound pumpkins were blown off our bannisters last night)
// @matigo
- Disable notifications for Apple News.
News app pops up notifications about election nonsense on my laptop, mini, phone and watch anyway.
All signs point to "Buy Thinkpad. Put Mac to pasture. Flip phone"
I've zero patience for that crap.
@33mhz Been so long since I took part in a Secret Santa. I really need to again.
// @literary
@matigo If you see brass chains hanging from them, touching the paper, you know you have a fast printer. (Discharges the static electricity generated by how fast their slew rate is)
And, in answer to the "Why are they using a line printer in 2018?" question..
They print upwards of 25,000 paper invoices at a go. Nothing else will do that quicker and more cost-effectively than a full line printer.
Experiencing the weird mixture of guilt and relief that comes from laying into a field technician.
Is sent, as a line printer specialist, to a customer to diagnose a problem with a line printer.
Tells customer, "It's the software". I ask, "And you are basing this on what?". He says, "The printer is fine". I ask, have you attempted to bypass the software in question and print something else". "No". "Have you eliminated the obvious things like connection issues?" "It's the software". "Have you tried another cable?" "No". "Did you, in fact, show up empty-handed, press the "Self Test" on the printer and make your pronouncement?" "It's the software" "Are you the horse whisperer?"
Long story short, he was run off. The cable and the computer sharing the printer were eliminated as suspects. (Guided the poor office manager through the requisite hunting down of cables and what-not. Garbled print persisted. just random gibberish)
New line printer ordered.
Line printer company called to apologize and assures me that the tech in question will not be used again. (Customer called to complain)