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by belfrybat
Tue Sep 06, 2022 12:31 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Knockers
Replies: 18
Views: 692

Re: Knockers

There are videos of how to make castings of 3D printed models. The files can be found at Thingiverse and Cults3D, among others. The foundry people are likely to already know all about it and have a printer at hand.
by belfrybat
Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:51 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Misread, misheard, misunderstood
Replies: 57
Views: 2965

Re: Misread, misheard, misunderstood

For some time the radio kept playing a song where I could swear the refrain is "fcukin' @sshole". Turned out to be Funky Nassau.
by belfrybat
Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:27 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: A busy day in and around NZ!
Replies: 5
Views: 639

Re: A busy day in and around NZ!

by belfrybat
Tue Mar 02, 2021 3:33 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The seven seas
Replies: 38
Views: 1507

Re: The seven seas

Many of the passengers were well aware that something was totally wrong when this flight, Varig 254, went off in the wrong direction, but didn't say a word to the cabin or flight crew.... Actually at least one passenger tried to alert the cabin crew but was brushed off with a "they know what they'r...
by belfrybat
Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:59 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV
Replies: 33192
Views: 712002

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

ExA:
Multi meter seem to be broken and we use it for hooch making temperatures. It has suddenly started to give ridiculous readings. May have got water into it.
Check the battery. They usually do that when it goes low.
by belfrybat
Sun Nov 29, 2020 1:28 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV
Replies: 33192
Views: 712002

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

UP:
but my ancient software for astro-geodetic calcs is DOS 3.0 and I can't get Window10 to run it.
https://www.dosbox.com/
by belfrybat
Mon Aug 31, 2020 3:20 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Museum Collection
Replies: 26
Views: 1176

Re: Museum Collection

Works fine here. Clicking on a thumbnail at first it displays a login "for comments", and in a second or so loads the image without further hassle. Ad-blocker says 9 blocked ads, which is reasonable.
by belfrybat
Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:41 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: One for TGG, or perhaps it belongs in your current soundtrack thread
Replies: 21
Views: 607

Re: One for TGG, or perhaps it belongs in your current soundtrack thread

If he landed on his head the added damage was probably minimal.
by belfrybat
Wed Jun 17, 2020 12:50 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV
Replies: 33192
Views: 712002

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

Ex-A: re power problems.

If possible, use the generator exclusively for the power tools in a dedicated circuit. The. heavy loads affect its frequency and voltage, and the inverter can't cope with that.
by belfrybat
Tue Jun 02, 2020 2:38 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV
Replies: 33192
Views: 712002

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

"Can't find 'n' on the calculator."

On mine it is above a button, along with the letter 'O'. :))
Can't see any 'No' button on mine.
by belfrybat
Thu May 28, 2020 10:50 pm
Forum: Computer Chatter
Topic: Latest Windows 10
Replies: 22
Views: 916

Re: Latest Windows 10

How to get out? Upgrade to Linux. I've used Mint these last couple of years, with no trouble at all. I did have a headscratcher setting up the display but after that it was smooth sailing. It has a look and feel similar to Windows so there's minimal cultural shock. The preferences manager is quite ...
by belfrybat
Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:50 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: SCAMMERS !
Replies: 1428
Views: 60929

Re: SCAMMERS !

A rather non-intuitive action. The down arrow could very well be visible at all times. Not many are likely to run the cursor all over the page just to see what happens.
by belfrybat
Sat Feb 01, 2020 12:05 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: New Emoji
Replies: 13
Views: 451

Re: New Emoji

Three thousand years evolving writing, fifty years of developing ever more powerful computing devices, and we're back to pictograms.
by belfrybat
Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:43 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV
Replies: 33192
Views: 712002

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

PN, taking a look at the sidebar with the other, to say the least, outlandish headlines, one may feel a slight suspicion that the article is a piss-take.
by belfrybat
Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:52 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Was Betelgeuse dimming and did it go Supernova
Replies: 34
Views: 603

Re: Was Betelgeuse dimming and did it go Supernova

I was about to message my sis about a tomography, and the damned phone changed it to pornography. Luckily I always double-check before hitting send, and caught it in time.
by belfrybat
Wed Jan 01, 2020 9:40 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Like a proper, proper bed... by Etihad, A380
Replies: 23
Views: 912

Re: Like a proper, proper bed... by Etihad, A380

On the plus-side, the Casey character was kept away from the other passengers.
by belfrybat
Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:01 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Misuse of English as she should be spoken.
Replies: 160
Views: 3604

Re: Misuse of English as she should be spoken.

If the members of the board feel that time is passing slowly we may have a chairman of the bored.
by belfrybat
Fri Oct 04, 2019 11:34 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Misuse of English as she should be spoken.
Replies: 160
Views: 3604

Re: Misuse of English as she should be spoken.

Hanger/hangar. Unless you keep your airplane in the closet.
by belfrybat
Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:34 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Misuse of English as she should be spoken.
Replies: 160
Views: 3604

Re: Misuse of English as she should be spoken.

Principal when they mean principle and vv.
by belfrybat
Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:37 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Amazon 'deliveries' - a caution
Replies: 42
Views: 1310

Re: Amazon 'deliveries' - a caution

A few years back I unexpectedly received a Harry Potter book in Portuguese from Amazon. I live in Brazil. I emailed them, essentially asking WTF? They mailed back that a mistake had been made and they'd send me a postage paid label for me to send it back. A few hours later they mailed again, that se...