Subj : Re: Various Things (1) To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Wed Mar 01 2023 12:51:00 Barry, BM> Also have a few Raspberry Pi's: clone the SD Card for backup -- being BM> able to pull the card I just screwd up for the back up has saved my BM> rump numerous times! There are so many "flavors" of Pi's nowadays, it's pathetic. As I've noted before, I don't know much about a raspberry pi, but a pineapple upside down cheesecake sounds rather good right now. BM> Oftentimes yes. As I said above I tend to re-use hardware, some of BM> which would be able to attend elementary school if it were human. As BM> for purchasing new, I try to stay with those manufacturers who have BM> proven themselves: spend a little more now for quality saves re-buying BM> later. It's also "you get what you pay for". BM> As for latest-and-greatest, I don't need either. I don't do gaming, so BM> a super-fast video card is not needed. HD quality is more than BM> sufficient, though if I were to buy a new video card I might consider BM> the next step up depending on which computer it will go in. Also would BM> look at the number of outputs: for my fiddlings here at the Computer BM> Desk I have two monitors connected to this computer. I have 2 monitors with the Windows 11 Lenovo laptop, but only 1 with the Windows 10 desktop (what was my late Mom's computer, where the BBS is now). The "games" I do are the few on the BBS, and I used to play Train Simulator, but not so much anymore. BM> "I'm Chiquita banana / and I'm here to say...." Useless invention: Electronic banana straightener. Or the woman who was angry at the hospital staff, who she thought they had said her Mom was crazy...because "bananas" was on her records...it was for her diet, not her state of mind. BM> I've flown numerous times and so far so good! You must've bought it from ACME. BM> I'll admit to trying to avoid the wait, though 'traffic light' is about BM> the only one I risk. Some yellows are a little short. Trying to beat BM> a train - uh-ugh! - though the good news is in my normal travels I BM> rarely encounter a train crossing. Since I quit driving 9 months ago, I still hear the trains 1/4 mile away at the grade crossing. But, I think most yellow lights are only 3-4 seconds at most. BM> As for the drawbridge, none locally, though two turnstyle bridges. BM> Hasn't occurred to me but the one to Arsenal Island (U.S. Army builds BM> all sorts of stuff there) has had pedestrians and the occasional car BM> stuck on it while rotating open to allow river traffic through. And, like at railroad crossings, where the trains have the right of way... at draw bridges, the mariners (boats) have the right of way. Of course, everyone feels THEY should have the right of way. That's as absurd as having all the traffic lights go green in all directions at the same time. Then, you'd really have demolition derby without going to the speedway. BM> Right now (early-ish morning of Februat 27) we're finishing up a rain- BM> storm -- probably the same system that gave the snow to Los Angeles. BM> Had a super-loud thunderclap after 1 (a.m.) and then it poured like a BM> bucket for a short while. ...Hopefully washed the house of the winter BM> grime! We're under an Enhanced Risk of severe weather today (Wednesday, and a Moderate Risk tomorrow (Thursday). So, my BBS will be down more than up until Friday...but that may be longer if power and internet go out. BM> We were sitting outside yesterday afternoon and it did look like some BM> of the trees were starting to bud. A little early as likely to get BM> another few snows in March; April isn't out of the question either. BM> And yes, we follow the "don't plant until after Mother's Day rule" too. BM> Sometimes very tempting with warm if not hot temperatures but always BM> cools down. They're looking at highs only in the 40s here by late next week...a late season freeze happens every year. BM> But the anticipation!! Here have cameras looking out over the BM> front yard and driveway, connected via my WiFi. All internal: not BM> going out into the world and back. My system has to be up (LAN) but I BM> don't use the WAN. As long as I have internet/Wi-Fi, the doorbell camera works. But, I'm not monitoring it, unless I'm expecting a delivery. I get notified if someone is seen, like the mail carrier. BM> Doorbell cameras would be nice but won't fit: framing too narrow after BM> various remodelling. Mine was installed by ADT, and put on a metal clasp holder deal, and I can easily remove the device for charging the internal battery via the USB cable, then re-attach it later. BM> Hope you properly dispose of those sharps! The mosquitoes take care of that. It's the female mosquitoes that come after us, as there's something in our blood that they need for their eggs to mature. The male mosquitoes, on the other hand, suck fruit juices. I guess they need to get stone drunk before they find a woman to make love to. BM> There are times to be serious -- and the funeral of Mr. Peanut from the BM> Mary Tyler Moore show just popped in! I understand he was nutty and rather salty in his old age. BM> A little over ten years away -- they better get moving! I saw another derailment...a propane train in Florida...and a fiery train crash with a freight and passenger train in Greece. You get out of bed, and you take your life in your hands. BM> Or "you set my heart aflame: you give me heartburn"! Overmedicated?? We have a prescription for that. Daryl .... Avoid that run down feeling. Stay on the sidewalk. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33) .