Random Rants 80: Computer Says No

[Valka D'Ur]

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meow !

I think that's a legitimate post btw. You type into typewriter , instead of computer ? why ?

I don't use a typewriter anymore. But that doesn't mean I don't remember how easy the electric ones were in comparison to the manual ones.

Rant: I had the misfortune of using a paper straw earlier. It started disintregrating halfway through my drink and then I ended up choking on it.

But hey, disabled people survived before plastic straws!

That's something you might consider letting your local candidates know, as well as the federal leaders - basically all of whom are ranting about how evil single-use plastics are.

I have to wonder what they think diabetics are supposed to do without single-use plastics, or do they think lancets are supposed to be re-used every time?

 

[AdamCrock]

I remember this baby ! You needed to remember to replace the tape and rewind

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I remember this baby ! You needed to remember to replace the tape and rewind

I learned to type on something similar (the typewriters at my junior high school in the 1970s were ancient; we also had the really old manual ones in my first year of high school).

 

[MaryKB]

While heading to go down the stairs, Arya jumps in front of me and I accidentally hit her with my foot; she loses balance and flails about, and as a result she accidentally slices my toe open. It feels like a super paper cut.

Why do cats try to murder their beloved humans on the stairs? Why?

 

[Bugfatty300]

These two key copies are identical as far as I can measure them. They'll both work in another core but only one opens this one.

Beats me.

Spoiler :

 

[Valka D'Ur]

While heading to go down the stairs, Arya jumps in front of me and I accidentally hit her with my foot; she loses balance and flails about, and as a result she accidentally slices my toe open. It feels like a super paper cut.

Why do cats try to murder their beloved humans on the stairs? Why?

Learn to hiss at them (like a cat, not like a snake; they are very different sounds). Since you have two cats, it's more likely they'll respond appropriately, rather than just ignore you.

Depending on the context, hissing either means "stop that immediately" or "back down," or "GTFO of my way." Say it with emphasis, if the situation is urgent (the hiss, not the English equivalent).

 

[Snerk]

If Valka ever hisses at me I'm staying the hell out of her way that's for sure.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

If Valka ever hisses at me I'm staying the hell out of her way that's for sure.

Since we have a continent and an ocean between us (I'm in the western part of Canada, reasonably near the Rocky Mountains - you can see them from one of the hills on a clear day), I think you're safe.

 

[Snerk]

A good hiss is generally an undervalued form of communication. Give it a go the next time someone frustrates you.

 

[AdamCrock]

Nevertheless if she hisses You get Your cookies together and run !
Your life will thank You for it.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Nevertheless if she hisses You get Your cookies together and run !
Your life will thank You for it.

I only hiss at cats. Snerk is clearly a wereCookie Monster.

 

[MaryKB]

I could never hiss at my babies.

 

[AdamCrock]

I could never hiss at my babies.

As to be expected, admit it, they are in charge, not You

 

[Takhisis]

Rant: I had the misfortune of using a paper straw earlier. It started disintregrating halfway through my drink and then I ended up choking on it.

But hey, disabled people survived before plastic straws!

I know it's not the same, but maybe one of these might help.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I remember this baby ! You needed to remember to replace the tape and rewind

I wonder if there's any way to turn a typewriter into an actual computer keyboard. That would be cool.

 

[Takhisis]

Use a search engine. I seriously doubt people haven't tried it.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Apparently this company. makes them. They're a little expensive, though. And on hiatus anyways.

 

[Synobun]

Apparently this company. makes them. They're a little expensive, though. And on hiatus anyways.

A compromise is to get a mechanical keyboard and a set of typewriter key caps.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I'd love to get a mechanical keyboard, but I'm afraid of spilling something on it.

EDIT: Whoever posts the next reply gets the next thread.

 

[Takhisis]

Ah, yes, having to dry out and then reassemble a keyboard is a rant in itself…