Subj : moving or not was: CFBBS To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Nov 20 2019 09:17:00 Hi Nancy! BM>> Those bots are getting more observant! ...Was kind of funny: a few BM>> months ago I was doing some 'research' on the web to try to figure BM>> out a problem. Google popped up a suggestion in Russian -- translate BM>> this site? Sure. ...This looks familiar! It was one of my threads on BM>> a U.S. site which had been grabbed by a Russian search engine and BM>> translated! NB>> That's a little different.... if still a little scary... That NB>> would have been on a website of some sort, though, not here in a quiet NB>> personal computer network.... :) BM> In this instance more interesting than scary: my post was on a public BM> website so not expecting any sort of restrictiveness like mostly BM> expected here. NB> I suppose it could also be minorly gratifying that someone NB> thought it useful enough to have translated it into another NB> language.... :) My ego didn't get that gratified: figured more the site was of interest and I was just a part of the site making it interesting. NB>>> But yes, I'm more concerned with something just working, not really NB>>> with how things operate under the surface... :) BM>> The 'Black Box Thinking' is a time-saver! To use something more BM>> everyday, one doesn't have to think about how the electricity was BM>> generated when one flips the wall switch. For the WiFi around here I BM>> don't need to go much beyond whether the 2.4 or the 5 GHz band. NB>> Exactly... and mostly that is all that I need, just the basic magic NB>> spells to make something work... and when it doesn't, then someone NB>> else has to fix it... :) BM> Which isn't a problem: I don't expect myself to comprehend everything BM> so don't expect someone else to know all. ...Well, maybe when I was BM> very young! And even the stuff I know I know I don't know all the BM> details, so I also cast those magic spells. NB> Yup. Which is why Richard has never minded my considering the NB> commands as being magic spells... ;) As long as I show the NB> proper respect for them, that is... One must always show respect for magic! Proclaim the spell improperly and you could release all sorts of undesired evils! NB>>> A lot of it is being aware of what does cause issues, and trying to NB>>> avoid those situations where possible... :) And warning doctors and NB>>> such when avoidance isn't totally possible.... BM>> Yes, always nice to be aware and so at least a bit prepared for a BM>> problem. "I might get dizzy" should at least result in a "let's not BM>> have the patient jump out of the chair" consideration. NB>> Or, as in the case of the dentist/hygenist, who keep asking one to NB>> "turn towards me", to know that if I do I'm likely to trigger dizzies, NB>> so I'm not going to be able to, and they need to use a different NB>> position themselves instead.... BM> Right; and like with mine I gently remind her of my gag reflex, and BM> phrase it more to make it my fault and not hers. (Well, it _is_ my BM> fault but she's the one triggering!) Serves as a gentle reminder, BM> shifts the blame away from her, etc. NB> When she triggers my gag-reflex, she notices, and apologizes... NB> ;) True. :) Just something we both have to deal with; I try to stave it off with various relaxation and distraction techniques, give a warning wave to get out, though sometimes sneaks up. Also her technique: sometimes feel water or air spray on my uvula and that can trigger so tell her of the potential problem. BM> That was how I got into scripting: those taking forever to BM> download or upload BBS sessions on 9600 baud dial-up. I started a BM> half- hour before dinner - should have been done by now! (Maybe was BM> slower, definately faster later. Know my first modem was 1200 baud.) NB> I came home from a trip, years ago, having left Richard to do my NB> bbs downloads whilst I was away, to find that the modem had been NB> upgraded to a much faster one... might have been 2400 to 9600, or NB> possibly 9600 to 14,400.... ;) Above, though, I was referring Nice 'welcome home' gift! NB> to when we had temporarily lost our DSL, and had to use the NB> backup dialup to access the internet for our up- and NB> down-loadings in the interim... I've got at least one modem here still; not sure I remember how to use it any more! Hopefully it's parallel as I don't think I have a serial port on any of the computers. ...I'm pretty sure this computer has neither serial nor parallel! Rear panel ports, anyway. Pretty sure there is a parallel header on the motherboard. would "just" have to dig for a connector. And there are serial to USB adapters; doubt if I have one in stock.) NB>>> And now, probably put back onto hold because the weather has NB>>> turned rather less conducive to the project.... ;) BM>> It was 24ø outside last I checked, so yes, the attic electrical BM>> project is on hold. IMO not urgent enough to hand it over to an BM>> electrician when we do decide to get some other electrical projects BM>> done I could do but don't have the tools to do easily. NB>> Guess it's not going to be done this year.... ;) BM> More than likely no. Pool of minor projects building up again - along BM> with those But Firsts. Hiring an electrican we've more or less BM> decided to have several not-all-that-easy-for-an-amateur-to-do done as BM> a bundle: probably cheaper on trip charges, less interruptions (a whole BM> day vs. several hours here and there). NB> Makes sense... :) And now with the holidays coming up probably pushed back, or at least not on the somewhat-urgent list. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Got myself into a pickle today. How do I get out? --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .