If you think about it, even the phase of our local clocks is all wrong. I mean, a normal day starts at around 6-9, midday is at 12 and immediately wraps down to 1, with evening starting at around 5 or so –– but with some variation depending on whether you have siesta or similar or not.
Why isn't 12 at the bottom, instead? Then the day would change around when people start waking up for the new day, and the first turn of the clock is the typical wakefullness time ("day"), and the second turn the typical sleep time ("night"), say corresponding to when the sun is visible on the equator at that latitude or time zone.
My pet peeve isn't the clock, though. It's my own frigging mind, which finds these kinds of things to wonder about, all the time. And it annoys me to no end. I know there is an interesting long history behind it, some of it lost, some of it very obscure, and anyway it is one of those 'culture' things you grow into and cannot really change. I'd rather wonder about some useful stuff instead.
If you think about it, even the phase of our local clocks is all wrong. I mean, a normal day starts at around 6-9, midday is at 12 and immediately wraps down to 1, with evening starting at around 5 or so –– but with some variation depending on whether you have siesta or similar or not.
Why isn't 12 at the bottom, instead? Then the day would change around when people start waking up for the new day, and the first turn of the clock is the typical wakefullness time ("day"), and the second turn the typical sleep time ("night"), say corresponding to when the sun is visible on the equator at that latitude or time zone.
My pet peeve isn't the clock, though. It's my own frigging mind, which finds these kinds of things to wonder about, all the time. And it annoys me to no end. I know there is an interesting long history behind it, some of it lost, some of it very obscure, and anyway it is one of those 'culture' things you grow into and cannot really change. I'd rather wonder about some useful stuff instead.
Jewish tradition starts the next day at sunset. Possibly for the same reason.
(this also gives a clearly visible and fair "progress bar" of sorts, until no one is allowed to work on the Sabbath)
Have a look at "ring terminal high temp"
Might have to cut the slot.
Back in my first job, we sold the first type as "spade connectors", so that is what I think of when I hear the term.
If you look at it afresh, the bottom one is simply the top one with extra material at the ends to prevent a point occurring. It looks like it has less material overall because the hole is larger compared to the full width, but the top one with the same size hole would have less material.
If I need to get a complete area coverage I need a
QuoteIf I need to get a complete area coverage I need aRing,not a spade
QuoteIf I need to get a complete area coverage I need aRing,not a spade
It's the default today for sure. I too don't run hordes of apps. I'm hoping there will be a backlash of sorts eventually where folks just get tired of the nonsense.
Youtube advert yesterday: "Smiley lady: Businesses are moving to the cloud...."
Joke: If they are physically moving to the cloud then that is impossible because there is nothing in the sky up there to support them and that speaks for access to their data and use if they have no infrastructure in house and find they need it one day.
*A lot of HP printers and multifunction devices now need a cloud account, something they call HP+ and once you set it up on a printer you can't go back. It locks the printer into using genuine ink/toner only and has an ink subscription service. I like my HP printer that came out prior to this nonsense but I will never buy another one.
I heard about the HP subscription thing after complaints of not being able to print when loosing connection but thought you could opt out.
I find that very disturbing.
All I need, basic print driver and network scan to folder function that supports jpg and pdf.
That is all I need, it is simple, it is quick, it works and not dependent on anything outside a bit like with some previous printers I had over a decade ago where some of buttons relied on this bit of software that sometimes didn't always work or registered it's presence to the printer.
I have a HP8620 from 2015, for £150, ink has gone up so I use compatibles but continues to works brilliantly.
If I buy a printer and find it needs broadband in order to work I will return it to the shop and make a complaint.
The STUPIDITY!
I suppose if it says it on the box I wouldn't buy it but I can imagine that being left out.
Printer manufactures have started using the razor blade business model,
QuotePrinter manufactures have started using the razor blade business model,Started? they been at it for years.
Aaah so it is a glitch it is not intentional.
Google phone pushing things down my throat. BECAUSE it's become a necessity, (and if I don't like it..
...I can always go to Apple phone, at what, $1800 !)