Today [2]

[Smurfyy]

^you have just made my day better already!
Also, I think you can buy backward/left handed clocks;

I'm just sayin'

 

[Lorien]

Daniel, for some reason I find that picture and the concept of such a clock intensely disturbing. I imagine I could get used to it eventually if there was no choice, but right now I don't think I could cope with it. For any programmer out there, this seems like it would make a great sidebar gadget for any lunatic who might want such a thing (and I suppose there are some out there) and I don't think it would be that hard to do (as the basic clock functions would be the same).

Up a little earlier than I'd hoped, but not as bad as it could be. It's my mother's birthday (91), so I need to call her (that'll be only an hour if I'm lucky). Thank heavens for flower delivery services - and I get a big enough one so it also covers Christmas (I'll bet people who have birthdays at this time of year hate it because they usually end up getting combined presents - whereas being born in July, for me it's always two separate occasions). Other than that distraction (and catching the CSI-Miami episode on cable), I plan to be on VF most of the day (assuming everything goes well).

I have several long threads where things aren't looking too good - one seems headed for a clean install (I got some unexpected but welcome assistance on that one while I was offline) and another has an infection that I think only Jacee can deal with (if even she can), and a third has a missing user account that I think has somehow been permanently lost (we'll try Recuva, but without much hope) after so many problems (and still some other problems) that it's hard to know where to begin (all caused I think by an infection and then some registry edits and file deletions that may have removed the virus but made the overall situation worse - while making progress, I'm not sure we can fix everything even with a system repair/upgrade). Going back and forth on these and a couple of others has been time-consuming and kept me from responding quickly to very many new requests (but I still get in a few). Oh well, I'm only one person and can only go as fast as I can go and do as much as I can do.

Everyone have a great day and let's see if we can mark a lot of these open items solved. If I can be of assistance to anyone working on a tough question or problem, I'm only a PM away - please don't hesitate to ask as it would be my pleasure to help if I can (no guarantees - but I will try my best).

 

[niemiro]

We have a clock at school which goes backwards, but the numbers are back to front as well, meaning that it looks good in a mirror. The clock is at the front of the classroom, the mirror at the back, so the teacher can read the clock from her desk, and it is actually quite difficult to read, having backwards numbers, and the hands going to wrong way around.

 

[Smurfyy]

IMO, they're pretty cool. My DT/Construction/Graphics teacher has them in both of his classrooms, but you do have to stand there for a while to work out what is says. Lol.

 

[niemiro]

IMO, they're pretty cool. My DT/Construction/Graphics teacher has them in both of his classrooms, but you do have to stand there for a while to work out what is says. Lol.

I know! They use far more computational power than should be required. They are inefficient, and if they are ever utilised more, they may require that I purchase water cooling, and RAM with lower latencies! They are hard work!

 

[Smurfyy]

Lmao!
Speaking of clocks, I have a POV Clock, it's pretty cool.
Can't remember what it's called, and to lazy to get up and look. .

 

[niemiro]

Lmao!
Speaking of clocks, I have a POV Clock, it's pretty cool.
Can't remember what it's called, and to lazy to get up and look. .

That is actually quite an interesting idea! Maybe I shall build one!

 

[Lorien]

Lmao!
Speaking of clocks, I have a POV Clock, it's pretty cool.
Can't remember what it's called, and to lazy to get up and look. .

That is actually quite an interesting idea! Maybe I shall build one!

Yet another project on your plate. LOL!! Oh, and while we're on this topic, what the heck is a POV clock and why Richard would you think you could build one from anything but a kit with all the required parts and step-by-step instructions (like I built several of my derringers (needing to cut parts from sheet steel using templates and braze some together - .410 guage rifled slugs) which though they carry only one shell are very small and easy to conceal and a nice 3rd backup).

P.S. Congrats on the first light green pip - you seem to be progressing nicely. My brief moment at the top has passed. I seem to be stuck where I am at least for the moment - but hopefully things will change shortly. I have quite a few good posts and answers out there and hopefully they will be seen and acknowledged by more than just the OP newbies who give their 1 point about 20% of the time when things are going well (but about 30% or more do send a thank you post - so that's nice).

 

[richc46]

Agreed,
The pace at the Forum has been quite slow. Posts and corresponding rep have been reduced for everyone. Many feel that good posts have gone unrewarded, in terms of rep; however, we all get that good feeling of accomplishment when we are able to find a solution to a problem. Hopefully, after the Holiday Season the number of OPs visiting will increase and we will be able to help even more.

 

[Smurfyy]

Okay, POV means Persistence Of Vision. On my POV clock, the arm flicks left to right about 22 times a second. When it flicks, part of a letter/number is shown, because it flicks so fast, you see the whole letter/number.
The reason you don't see each part of the letter/number is because you're brain can't work it out quick enough, or something like that.

Hope this helps, it's a bit scratchy, but ya'no .

 

[niemiro]

It spins round and switches LEDs on and off at the right time, creating a something like these:

Analog & Digital propeller Clock
Propeller Clock

However, if you are very ambitious, you can do something like this:

Electronic sign, Electronic screen, full color display, Outdoor VIDEO signs, Outdoor TV screens, Electronic signs, Outdoor advertising, LED systems, Electronic screens, outdoor advertising sport show, new technologies, equipment, mass-media, electron

Have a look at the bottom of the page - the bottom two pictures.

 

[MWRed]

Boring work day, now I am slacking, but keep going outside every so often to keep shoveling the falling snow off the deck.

 

[Imperfect1]

Christmas shopping is almost done --- one last little gift to buy. Work is slow, but at this time of year, I guess that's okay. So, I'm having a sort of semi-lazy day. . .

 

[Lorien]

I'm lucky. Christmas shopping for me is FTD-online for my mom and then sometime within the next few months buying something for myself and calling it my Christmas gift (as does my wife) - that way we're sure to get something we actually want and don't have to worry about Christmas shopping mobs.

Shoveling snow is completely out of the picture for me (and even a snowblower would be too much - though perhaps a plow on my lawn tractor would work, but it's not heavy enough or powerful enough to do more than a couple of inches at best and I'd also need chains and weights and it's expensive and a PITA to install and uninstall so I've written that off as well). So if it's not too bad, my wife does it (and I hate that, but I have no choice) and if it's bad, we hire someone to do it for us - and that usually happens only a couple of times a season so it's not all that expensive.

Expect to be online in VF as much as possible today - no chores on the agenda. I got a PM from someone because I hadn't replied in less than a day ("sigh" - I've replied to the PM explaining this is isn't a chat room and plan to prioritize some response to that thread today if I can figure out a next step - but it seems to be down to radical choices).

I hope the effects of this new medication are temporary as I grow acclimated to it because it's a bit more debilitating than I expected or was led to believe - I'm almost ready to give up on it but will allow more time to see if I can build up a tolerance.

While I've picked up the GiveawayoftheDay thread for this forum and I'm getting the e-mails of what's available, most of it is not worth even the effort of reviewing let alone posting or recommending. Many are worse than what's available for free. I've only found two so far that I thought worth posting (one which was a truly exceptional and unexpected offer). Today's was terrible. Even if you haven't posted there, I suggest you subscribe to the thread http://www.vistax64.com/chillout-room/285824-giveaway-day.html as the offers are good for only one day and if you subscribe (use Thread Tools and click on subscribe to thread), you're more likely to see anything posted in time to act on it.

Have a good day and see you out there in the threads!

 

[z3r010]

I've added another skin to the site that I've had sat here for a while - "Vista pastel"

 

[Shadowjk]

I've added another skin to the site that I've had sat here for a while - "Vista pastel"

I must say John this is a Great Skin (one of the best) I especially like the new Banner with the skin

 

[z3r010]

What banner?

 

[Shadowjk]

This one...

 

[Smurfyy]

Wow, that is a nice skin, clear and easy to read!
I like it!

 

[z3r010]

This one...
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