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2021-Apr-08, 04:05 PM

DonM435 replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Back in the 1980s, the DEC (e.g., VAX) computers had a standardized keypad for numbers and functions on all their hardware. There was a special...

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2021-Apr-07, 08:44 PM

DonM435 replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I was told that the designer reversed the layout of the telephone entry keypad from that of the data entry standard numeric keypad, because if they...

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2021-Apr-05, 03:44 PM

DonM435 replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

My screensaver is even more evil, as it waits until after I sit down. It must sense the pressure change in my eyeballs and activate as soon as I...

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2021-Apr-03, 03:50 PM

DonM435 replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

While our son was learning about computers in school, I'd get those digital candles and put his age in binary on the cake. You know: 01101 for...

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2021-Apr-03, 04:52 AM

DonM435 replied to a thread Why did we stop wearing digital watches and velcro shoes? in Science and Technology

Sadly, this clip doesn't have the reply: Alice Kramden: Are you waiting for 3D refrigerators, too?

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2021-Mar-31, 10:42 PM

DonM435 replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

Okay, I had my second vaccination just this evening. All very efficient. Now we'll see how bad my second reaction is. Mrs M. had to wait until...

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2021-Mar-30, 03:24 PM

DonM435 replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Phone call, John Houseman as Professor Kingsfield on The Paper Chase: "The lines are all busy. You'd think that an emergency service would have...

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2021-Mar-24, 05:44 AM

DonM435 replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

Yeah. Two copies in the same post is not a good backup strategy. ;)

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2021-Mar-17, 06:46 AM

DonM435 replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Didn't bother me. I figured that "Just a tick," speaking chronologically, means some interval less than a second. So, I guessed that the same,...

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2021-Mar-16, 05:48 PM

DonM435 replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

I had a Moderna vaccination 13 days ago. Felt lousy for about 24 hours, after which nothing but a slightly sore arm. However, I think I may be having...

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2021-Mar-16, 03:43 AM

DonM435 replied to a thread The Cat Thread in Off-Topic Babbling

I remain fascinated at the fact that our cat can herself remain fascinated for hours on end staring out a screened window, looking at our boring...

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2021-Mar-14, 08:03 PM

DonM435 replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

Our cats always start pestering us to let them out onto the porch around 3 p.m. (Actually, they keep trying to move the event earlier and earlier....

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2021-Mar-14, 07:43 PM

DonM435 replied to a thread Why did we stop wearing digital watches and velcro shoes? in Science and Technology

Saturday Night Live ran a fake commercial for an LED watch whose buttons were (somehow) arranged so that you needed a third hand to display the time....

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2021-Mar-14, 04:03 PM

DonM435 replied to a thread Why did we stop wearing digital watches and velcro shoes? in Science and Technology

Right. In the mid-1970s, I got one of the earlier digital watches with the red LED. It was great for checking in low light, and held up well...

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