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I like to think of myself as a reasonably intelligent guy, but then I go and do this...

Question: what do you get when you wrap copper wire around a steel post?
Answer: an antenna.

I know this. I've known this for a very long time. It's fairly common knowledge. So in an effort toward "cable management", why did I think it would be a good idea to wrap 6 feet of headphone extension wire around one of the steel posts supporting my desk's printer stand, and then plug that into my laptop???
Know what happened? Audio was all but dead. Very low volume, and sounded muffled like it was coming through a pillow.
SOOOO, I get up this morning, and the 1st thought in my head is "Well, you IDIOT!"

It's not like I didn't know better. Man, I must be getting old.
(insert "point-and-laugh-victim-dance" here) :lol: :lol: :lol:
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I'm sure glad my coffee pot has an auto-shutoff. For some reason, it will not make coffee when I don't add the water :?:
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Pepi wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 9:02 am I'm sure glad my coffee pot has an auto-shutoff. For some reason, it will not make coffee when I don't add the water :?:
Not only that, motorbikes don't have doors.
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Kadaitcha Man wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 9:22 am
Pepi wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 9:02 am I'm sure glad my coffee pot has an auto-shutoff. For some reason, it will not make coffee when I don't add the water :?:
Not only that, motorbikes don't have doors.
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And submarines dont have screen doors...DAMIEN
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Dammit, where'd I put that left-handed screwdriver???
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fatso wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 8:34 am I like to think of myself as a reasonably intelligent guy, but then I go and do this...

Question: what do you get when you wrap copper wire around a steel post?
Answer: an antenna.

I know this. I've known this for a very long time. It's fairly common knowledge. So in an effort toward "cable management", why did I think it would be a good idea to wrap 6 feet of headphone extension wire around one of the steel posts supporting my desk's printer stand, and then plug that into my laptop???
Know what happened? Audio was all but dead. Very low volume, and sounded muffled like it was coming through a pillow.
SOOOO, I get up this morning, and the 1st thought in my head is "Well, you IDIOT!"

It's not like I didn't know better. Man, I must be getting old.
(insert "point-and-laugh-victim-dance" here) :lol: :lol: :lol:
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fatso wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 10:47 am Dammit, where'd I put that left-handed screwdriver???
I keep mine next to the metric Crescent wrench. :lol:
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Portreve wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 11:53 am
fatso wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 8:34 am I like to think of myself as a reasonably intelligent guy, but then I go and do this...

Question: what do you get when you wrap copper wire around a steel post?
Answer: an antenna.

I know this. I've known this for a very long time. It's fairly common knowledge. So in an effort toward "cable management", why did I think it would be a good idea to wrap 6 feet of headphone extension wire around one of the steel posts supporting my desk's printer stand, and then plug that into my laptop???
Know what happened? Audio was all but dead. Very low volume, and sounded muffled like it was coming through a pillow.
SOOOO, I get up this morning, and the 1st thought in my head is "Well, you IDIOT!"

It's not like I didn't know better. Man, I must be getting old.
(insert "point-and-laugh-victim-dance" here) :lol: :lol: :lol:
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151tom wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 12:03 pm
fatso wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 10:47 am Dammit, where'd I put that left-handed screwdriver???
I keep mine next to the metric Crescent wrench. :lol:
RIGHT! Now I remember...it's pinning up my sky hook!
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DAMIEN1307 wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 9:46 am And submarines dont have screen doors...DAMIEN
They don't?

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151tom wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 12:03 pm
fatso wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 10:47 am Dammit, where'd I put that left-handed screwdriver???
I keep mine next to the metric Crescent wrench. :lol:
Mine is next to my left-handed pipe wrench and metric Channel Locks.
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Lady Fitzgerald wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 3:09 pm
DAMIEN1307 wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 9:46 am And submarines dont have screen doors...DAMIEN
They don't?

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All you need is some FlexSeal.
Sounds legit.
151tom wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 12:03 pm
fatso wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 10:47 am Dammit, where'd I put that left-handed screwdriver???
I keep mine next to the metric Crescent wrench. :lol:
Mine is next to my left-handed pipe wrench and metric Channel Locks.
I use a sonic screwdriver, so I wouldn't know...
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Portreve wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 3:40 pm I use a sonic screwdriver, so I wouldn't know...
Left-handed or right-handed?
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Lady Fitzgerald wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 3:09 pm
DAMIEN1307 wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 9:46 am And submarines dont have screen doors...DAMIEN
They don't?

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All you need is some FlexSeal.
151tom wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 12:03 pm
fatso wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 10:47 am Dammit, where'd I put that left-handed screwdriver???
I keep mine next to the metric Crescent wrench. :lol:
Mine is next to my left-handed pipe wrench and metric Channel Locks.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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I was gonna say something relevant here but I forgot what it was...
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fatso wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 2:50 pm Hey! Can I get that in 1920x1080 resolution? Looks like I found my new wallpaper! :lol:
I scaled it up and increased the canvas size a bit to keep it at 1920x1080, using GIMP:

https://i.postimg.cc/Vv5Bf0N3/wallpaper.jpg

It's a bit blurry, but there you go. :lol: It'll stay on there for 31 days.
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Termy wrote: Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:34 am
fatso wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 2:50 pm Hey! Can I get that in 1920x1080 resolution? Looks like I found my new wallpaper! :lol:
I scaled it up and increased the canvas size a bit to keep it at 1920x1080, using GIMP:

https://i.postimg.cc/Vv5Bf0N3/wallpaper.jpg

It's a bit blurry, but there you go. :lol: It'll stay on there for 31 days.
Awesome, thanks a pantload! :)
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fatso wrote: Wed Jun 30, 2021 6:51 am Awesome, thanks a pantload! :)
You're more than welcome, my random fellow Linux user. :)
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