Subj : Re: flood stuff was: Vacation To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Sun Feb 09 2020 02:21:06 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 05-Feb-2020 08:39 <=- BM>>> because something didn't look right/caught my attention. The display BM>>> had shown "Message # 11100" -- the binary-like message number had BM>>> caught my attention. (BTW, it's the number of the message here; would BM>>> have a different number at other sites.) NB>>> Cute... and right that it would be unique to your system... :) NB>>> If I just did the math right, that would be 56 in decimal....? BM>> 28. 16 8 4 2 1 BM>> 56 is 111000 32 16 8 4 2 1 NB>> Ah... I remembered wrong which place was which... I'd made the last NB>> (first?) digit 2 instead of 1, I think.... never had to calculate in NB>> binary, just was exposed to it later... BM> For me more or less the same (surprise!! ). I have used the BM> decimal-to-binary encoding to troubleshoot a TV (!!). You may have mentioned that one before.... BM> Heathkit offered electronics kits: computers, oscilloscopes, Ham radios, BM> televisions, ... freezer failure alarms, water leak detectors.... BM> Anyway, built a TV, the channel display was sometimes not quite right: BM> was supposed to display "Channel 4" and it would sometimes display BM> something like "Chanbel 4". A little detective work and I found in BM> binary the problem was always because a specific line (connection) was BM> supposed to be high (1) instead of low (0). Narrows down from around BM> fourteen connections to two (seven wires, two ends). Yea! Resoldered BM> both ends, no more display issues. Just a bit arcane.... ;) but, I think I followed that.... even if there's no chance I could replicate it... NB>>>>> Yes, I remember your mentioning that before... and it would have NB>>>>> made sense to be able to wear the shirts you had for sale.... ;) BM>>>> Corporate did finally allow a tiny bit of colour on the buttons and BM>>>> seams/decoration. NB>>>> Someone talked some sense into them, I guess... ;) BM>>> Or enough complaints from the smaller stores! The large stores BM>>> probably carried acceptable merchandise but us medium-sized stores BM>>> did not. NB>>> True... that might have played into it... :) BM>> Probably. The ones making up the rules may have wandered the BM>> departments (or sent a flunky) and came back with "yes, we have it" and BM>> forgot the other stores wouldn't carry all the merchandise. Or BM>> intended to send and never did. NB>> A range of where the shortsightedness might have stemmed from... BM> Yes. The 'clean look' of all-white or all-black was a good idea, just BM> could not be properly implemented. It could be done, but at a cost, BM> and the cost was to the employees and the company as we would have to BM> spend more money elsewhere (no assosicate discount) and the elsewhere BM> meant we were not spending money with the company. So, in hindsight, they were shooting themselves with the policy... ;) NB>>>> So less urgency to check out the solar option.... at least for now... BM>>> Yes, for now. Good news: I got the urge to straighten out BM>>> that part of the basement. Bad news: some of the mess is just moved BM>>> to a different location while being sorted. Good news: some of the BM>>> moved mess is waiting to be put out in next Monday's trash pickup. BM>>> Good news: found another solar charger which I brought up here to BM>>> test, so suppose the 'bad news' is haven't tested yet. (Need to find BM>>> a Round TuIt!) NB>>> Overall, not a bad set of affairs... ;) I see more positives than NB>>> not, there... ;) And useful to have a second solar charger as long NB>>> as it works, too... ;) BM>> Which I haven't tested yet. Still waiting for Round TuIt, though I BM>> might be able to give a more believable excuse as it's been cloudy BM>> outside. If the Sun does break through hides quickly. OTOH low Sun BM>> conditions would be a good test. ...Moved the box the solar charger BM>> is in to 'slightly in the way' to remind me this afternoon. NB>> Any progress there...? BM> Yes -- three or four days ago reported it wasn't working. BM> (This being behind in e-mail does have some disadvantages!) As I BM> mentioned then, I think the primary problem is the UV Block in the BM> windows: doesn't allow the Sun to fully activate the solar cells. Yes, I remember answering that message.... :) BM> I had the same issue with a 'solar flashlight' I carried with me at BM> the store. To recharge I had to put it outside as it wouldn't BM> recharge through the window. Makes sense.... BM>>> Was sort of checking out the original solar charger in the basement BM>>> window while doing my clean up: lowering it would get rid of the BM>>> shadow from the house but not sure if enough. At this point moved BM>>> stuff is in the way. NB>>> As long as you get it moved back out of the way fairly soon, it NB>>> shouldn't be much of a setback... ;) And it does sound like it will NB>>> be a trial and error sort of assessment... BM>> As I mentioned in an earlier message I'm (finally!!) cleaning up my BM>> Electronics Workbench Area. Part of the delay was no projects to work BM>> on -- nice to have those teeny-tiny components so the device is BM>> compact but can't hand-solder! (Imagine the size of your cellphone BM>> with integrated circuits the size of a thumbdrive!) Plus some of the BM>> old stuff I had been saving for parts, etc., is now just too old. NB>> So the But First list has dwindled down to Now This Project... ;) BM> For now! Plus I made a bit of a mess up here because of cleaning BM> downstairs: some items downstairs currently make more sense to be up BM> here so were brought up. Need to sort but various interruptions. Which is why projects always take longer than anticipated.... ;) BM>>> ... Avenge yourself: live long enough to be a problem to your BM>>> children. NB>>> That could backfire.... BM>> Wonder if I can find the tagline about the children are the ones BM>> selecting the retirement home?! NB>> I've seen a pin with that on it... Be kind to your children, they'll NB>> be choosing your retirement home... Dunno if I have a tag with that NB>> either... :) BM> I think I looked in my collection while getting ready to pack the BM> reply into the REP but didn't find. I didn't find it in my collection... BM> ... Be nice to your kids: they select your nursing home. There it is.... ;) ttyl neb --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .