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Living Room / Re: good Videos [short films] here :)

« Last post by tomos on May 25, 2019, 01:18 PM »

Very early film usually plays at a very high speed (I'm not sure why) and is silent...
Here, the uploader corrected the speed and added sound to 1890's footage from Paris, France.
Makes it much more real for me:

Late 1890s - A Trip Through Paris, France (speed corrected w/ added sound)

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Living Room / Re: Which screen spec is most important for comfortable viewing?

« Last post by tomos on May 19, 2019, 03:27 PM »

LED light is problematic for the eyes. Most phone screens these days are LED backlit. Wonder is OLED any better? (you could check that out).
Dimmer screens and more yellow light is easier on the eyes. (OTOH dimmer screens / less contrast will also cause eye strain.)
In my phone I can change the hue of the light -- I made it more yellow but this does not seem to stick. The phone is also set to auto-brightness -- yellow tinge also varies, presumably with surrounding brightness i.e. implementation is poor -- I think these are default Android settings.

There are also the old tricks:

• vary where your eyes focus -- look in the distance regularly to (1) give your eyes a rest from focusing at fixed distance (2) to keep them working :-/
• looking at green is good to rest the eyes (seriously) -- combine with step above.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for Managing the Production of a Magazine

« Last post by tomos on May 13, 2019, 04:38 PM »

You need to know (I quote the first three)

• what should be in future issues
• who is doing what article
• what needs to be done
• when it needs to be done by

#1 would include knowing how much space need to be filled yet.

I haven't really used Trello:
presumably one be would make a new 'Trello' for each issue of the magazine.
You wouldn't be able to interconnect some of the info though (?) e.g. which articles is Mr.Jones writing etc.

Would some sort of an Information Manager not be better, where you can interconnect all this info. Would initially be more work, but probably a time-saver in the long run.
My IM is InfoQube (IQ), but there are probably many others that could manage this info. (IQ is not freeware but is still in beta so available free for the moment. I dont know if there are good freeware/O.S. options in this direction (?))

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General Software Discussion / Re: Mozilla shoots itself in foot

« Last post by tomos on May 09, 2019, 02:34 PM »

By the way, here are SeaMonkey nightly builds, even based on the "new" Firefox engine:
http://www.wg9s.com/comm-257/

-Tuxman (May 09, 2019, 10:48 AM)

is that a recommendation, or (just) a suggestion for 'works with FF extensions' ?
Veering off-topic:
I'm still mainly using Pale Moon, but was finding problems with some sites in the last while (e.g. not allowed to log into PayPal -- this may be now fixed, I dont go there that often; there were other examples but cant remember them now)

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Living Room / Re: Looking for smartphone

« Last post by tomos on May 08, 2019, 04:28 AM »

Surprised: I'm just after getting Android 9 update on my Moto G6
Haven't had time to mess around with it yet, but seems to have updated okay

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JGPaiva's GridMove and Ahk Tools / Re: GridMove questions

« Last post by tomos on May 04, 2019, 05:35 PM »

I've never made a set of grids myself but *think* that would be possible.

Can you clarifly re the shortcut:
you want eight shortcuts, one for each position?
Would the method Win+g (to show the overview of positions) followed by the relevant number be acceptable?

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Living Room / Re: Hidden Netflix Marathon Gems to Watch Online

« Last post by tomos on May 03, 2019, 01:12 PM »

Shtisel:
https://www.amazon.c...dset-x/dp/B01MXE0FKC
[ Invalid Attachment ]

-mouser (May 03, 2019, 07:19 AM)

both links lead to your new headphones

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Living Room / Re: Dell laptops and computers vulnerable to remote hijacks

« Last post by tomos on May 03, 2019, 05:01 AM »

Thanks, I do mainly use a dell laptop, but appear to have removed this early on. It was annoying me but I cant remember how exactly (must keep a better computer diary).

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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"

« Last post by tomos on April 28, 2019, 05:01 AM »

Deborah Elizabeth Stone Saret

-Arizona Hot (April 27, 2019, 12:32 PM)

there's no images at that link...
do you have another link for her images? (or what's your source for that image?)

-tomos (April 27, 2019, 01:28 PM)

Try again. You can always download the image and then do a Google Images search for a source link or you can right-click it and do the search that way. The first way gives you the original highest-res image.

-Arizona Hot (April 27, 2019, 07:55 PM)

was interested to see other images by the same person, but not up to much (imo)
https://www.pexels.c...-saret-618235/likes/

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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"

« Last post by tomos on April 27, 2019, 01:28 PM »

Deborah Elizabeth Stone Saret

-Arizona Hot (April 27, 2019, 12:32 PM)

there's no images at that link...
do you have another link for her images? (or what's your source for that image?)

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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff" - "No Dark Matter = Proof of Dark Matter?"

« Last post by tomos on April 25, 2019, 06:37 AM »

No Dark Matter = Proof of Dark Matter?

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Google Picasa "Sunset" version - Mini-Review and anchor-point

« Last post by tomos on April 24, 2019, 02:11 AM »

I'm curious if the face recognition still works in isolation from Google?

-sphere (April 23, 2019, 10:00 PM)

I have mainly used Picasa in isolation from google, (but on windows 7). Face recognition worked fine for me -- but I haven't used Picasa actively in a year or so.

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Living Room / Re: best portable device to read pdf and research web

« Last post by tomos on April 16, 2019, 12:58 AM »

"E-Pad" 10.3" e-ink reader on Kickstarter. Android 8, 4G/LTE
Review of prototype from MobileTechReview:

https://www.kickstar...e-ink-android-tablet
from $449 on Kickstarter (9 days to go)

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by tomos on April 15, 2019, 02:36 PM »

William Shatner, performing at the Grand Ole Oprey

I'm not sure does he sing at all there, but it's nice to hear his talking voice again

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: When you use Clipboardhelpand spell, is there a delay when you press the hotkey

« Last post by tomos on April 08, 2019, 04:38 PM »

I don't know if it is just me or for everyone. Is there a setting to show the clipboards instantly? Thank you.

-eppixx (April 08, 2019, 03:52 PM)

are you talking about the 'quick-paste menu' ?
or the main windows?

Both show very quickly here on pressing shortcut.
Can you give some more information ?

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General Software Discussion / Re: calendars and sub-calendars - overlays - (tags and categories)

« Last post by tomos on April 05, 2019, 02:32 AM »

This is how Zoho handles your creation of what I will call sub-calendars, or component calendars.  Whatever you have checked will be showing its entries, and you essentially can combine them any way you want, but you cannot save what we would call a "combined calendar View"

[..] How does Google compare? 

-Steven Avery (April 04, 2019, 08:04 PM)

pretty much the same thing with google, you can combine calendars, but it does not save combinations.

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Living Room / Re: Movies you've seen lately

« Last post by tomos on April 03, 2019, 01:00 PM »

Binge watched these two lately:
Outlander 2013
Vikings 2014 (imdb links)

both start impressively, interesting to be confronted with such different worlds.
The main character in Vikings is intriguing: Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel), although it took me a good while to get used to (and not annoyed by) the eternal half-smile he has on his lips.
Floki (Gustaf Skarsgård) is a great character, the unpredictable jester.
It lost steam, I can remember when exactly, I gave up on it sometime in the third season.

Outlander got very tiresome in season two (meaningless intrigue looking for meaning).
Third season going well, currently at episode 6 of 13.

Both fairly quickly started using flawed plot lines -- things that were unbelievable to me, or simply didn't make sense. I dunno, I guess they get too bogged down in the huge act of making something like this and forget about the details.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What kind of software to use for storing lots of information?

« Last post by tomos on March 31, 2019, 12:13 PM »

I reckon InfoQube (IQ) would be very suitable for this. IQ has recently gotten a hierarchical Tagging system:
http://infoqubeim.co...drupal5/?q=node/4355

Here an example of a relational database in IQ -- "InfoQube is not a relational database, this, by-design. Using a number of features however, it can handle tasks which are traditionally handled by relational database systems.":
http://infoqubeim.co...drupal5/?q=node/3962

I'm not expert in organising/structuring myself but have gotten help in the past in the IQ forums setting up a file/structure for my needs.

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by tomos on March 26, 2019, 07:01 AM »

Having lived downstairs from some alleged lunatics, this hits me *right there*

-Edvard (March 26, 2019, 12:28 AM)

"you know some people might say this is passive-aggressive . . . thank you"
:-)

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Living Room / Re: Arizona sunsets

« Last post by tomos on March 26, 2019, 12:19 AM »

Picky...picky...picky!

-Arizona Hot (March 25, 2019, 10:03 PM)

:-) yes (and I started it)

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Living Room / Re: Arizona sunsets

« Last post by tomos on March 25, 2019, 04:13 PM »

Under the Rainbow

-Arizona Hot (March 25, 2019, 01:26 PM)

...but is it in Arizona?
:p ;-)

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Living Room / Re: Anyone here using a standing desk?

« Last post by tomos on March 25, 2019, 04:10 PM »

^ slightly off-thread-topic, but 84% believing they can work better from home does not necessarily mean they can work better from home (says the bloke who tried to work from home [self-employed] for 15 years, and eventually gave it up as not-suited-to-me).

So why hasn't anything been done to provide what would essentially be improved working environments that were more conducive to productivity for office workers?
From experience as a lapsed bean counter, my take is that it's still all about direct/indirect costs

-IainB (March 25, 2019, 11:47 AM)

seems likely :-/

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Living Room / Re: Share your photos! Travel shots, photoblogs, etc.

« Last post by tomos on March 22, 2019, 06:30 PM »

At Staithes for 6 months.

-4wd (March 22, 2019, 01:30 PM)

beautiful

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Living Room / Re: Got new phone, is there an easy way to transfer my settings/apps/data?

« Last post by tomos on March 21, 2019, 08:28 AM »

What did you buy?

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by tomos on March 17, 2019, 10:26 AM »

Copenhagen interpretation of travel: Is someone out there in no specific location until you see them again?

-Arizona Hot (March 16, 2019, 01:54 PM)

^ you really lost me there

-Curt (March 17, 2019, 03:51 AM)

that lost me as a native speaker too... might be to do with some 'Copenhagen' scientific theory or something (?)