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I better tell my goldfish not to go onto Project Gutenberg.
German hessians are in sleepy hollow. Scary music. Scaryyy
Be careful there. Teflon/PTFE can generate toxic fumes if heated to too high a temp, and that's far more likely to happn if the pan has no food in it and/or is left unattended. Not sure...may not be that harmful to humans unless you're ill or infirm. But it CAN be harmful to small pets such as birds, since they have much smaller body mass and no lung capacity to speak of.
For me, DIM is the "old way".
I jest, but there's just no way I'd be able to manage all my DAZ library the "really old way".
But all that is a later project for the laptop. I am still futzing around with remapping my drives and bringing a new NAS into the mix. Just this week I added a 10TB drive to that NAS so now I have everything mirrored on that device. It's a Synology, and I'm using their "Synology Hybrid Raid", aka "SHR" to do this. The next part of the plan is to get two more 10TB drives to bring the effective capacity up to 20TB. I have already set up syncing for my downloads and documents folders. How convenient it is for me to download something (something not DAZ at this point in time) on one computer, and go sit down at the other one and see it right there in the downloads folder...no need to re-download. I'm a genius. Well not really, but this was a great idea.
I also have a smaller project going on...I increased my new laptop's (the same Alienware that somebody dissed a few weeks ago) capacity from 6TB to 8TB (all internal), by moving an older 2TB SSD from the laptop to the old desktop to replace a 960GB SSD there. So I gained 2TB in the laptop and gained 1TB for the workstation. I still have only one old "spinner" HDD for non-backups, and that's in the workstation. Every other spinner I have is used only for backups.
So next on the list is for me to continue organizing my TV and movie collections for my Plex server (which runs on my NAS). Also now that iTunes has been officially deprecated by Apple, this may be the best time to find another way to host my MP3 music library. Plex can do that too. And then there's the photos. I do have the syncing thing happening between my iPhone and iPads through iCloud, but that doesn't include my DSLR pics or anything I might scrape from a browser screen.
So ultimately, hosting everything (including my photos from all devices) on the Synology might reduce the requirement for all my mobile devices to have at least 512 GB of memory. My music library currently takes up about 50 GB and my TV/Movie library takes up about 250-300 GB. I forget what the total space requirement is for my photos, because they're still scattered all over the place.
Streaming things like TV, Movies, and music is nice and convenient (I'm listening to the Diane Arkenstone channel on Pandora as I type this), but I'm still a heavy user of my own media libraries, and I'm still a big purchaser of TV, Movies, and to a lesser extent, music media. None of that at full price, of course. Movies need to be no more than $10-12 per...but the "bundled" movies are usually easily right in that price zone, and still cheaper than buying them from Walmart, Best Buy, or Amazon (as disc purchases) rather than through my Prime TV account for streaming.
One nice thing about having my own content is that I'm the only one who tracks me. This could all change (and probably will) in the next 10 years, but for now nobody cares if I watch "Chitti-Chitti-Bang-Bang", "Frozen", and "Maleficent" right after "Aliens and Cowboys", "Mars Attacks", "Mad Max", or "John Wick". And the best part is that I don't start getting ads for post-apocalyptic alien gunfight musicals with flying cars. Although, Chitti would be an amazing ride, even in this day.
Oh yeah, and per my signature, I'm harrassing all of you about backups this month. Big media libraries (and mine aren't really big) is another reason why BACKUPS ARE IMPORTANT. (hint hint)
What do you use for website authoring?
I'm a database guy. Primary key can allow non-unique occurrences. You have to tell the database that it's unique at table creation time. Then and only then, the database will prevent a second row from being added with the same key value as one that already exists.
I think most databases allow that to be changed later with an ALTER, but don't quote me on that.
I don't know if Excel allows any of this. Contrary to what a lot of upper management people think, Excel is not a database. It does not track parent-child relationships (not easily anyway), does not enforce referential constraints, and does not have a robust recovery subsystem. Office document recovery does not meet the need. As such, Excel should never be considered "the one true copy" of the data if that data is stored in a real database environment.
Why not use the DBMS's "report" feature to generate your change ticket reports? You could do that with automation and that would free you up to do more DAZ stuff, right? If you truly truly MUST use Excel, then I would suggest that you use a query to fetch the data from the database fresh EACH TIME you want to create your Excel file. And create the Excel file (or a new tab) each time from "empty" so that you always get the current state of affairs without any of the old cruft.
Edit: I realize now when you were talking about dropping/recreating, you were talking about turning on the unique constraint on the table. You may or may not need to do that. See if your database will allow you to turn it on with an ALTER, followed by a reorg on the table.
My stovetop, made in or around 2004 (before I bought my house) has the knobs on the front. It's a very nice (for the time) glass-top (with electric heating coils beneath) and the standard oven/broiler arrangement on the bottom. I love cooking on it, and I even use cast-iron crocks and stuff on the glass surface. You just need to be careful not to "drag" across the top, lest you scratch the glass.
The knobs on the front are nice for helping me avoid reaching over the hot burners to make adjustments, but they do have a major drawback. Food spatter and drips end up on the knobs and the touch-surface control panel. Luckily, it's usually an easy cleanup, but not necessarily the best. The best way, I'm sorry to say, may very well just be have the knobs on the back for cleanliness, but also offer Bluetooth control to a mobile device. I always have a phone or tablet with or near me in the kitchen when I'm cooking something.
EDIT:
Well damn. GE already makes bluetooth-enabled oven/stoves. Everybody else probably does too, by now. I think I'll just go crawl back under my rock now...
Misty uses that dog - Access - for a database, as far as I know. That said, even Access has better features for primary index creation and data integrity than Excel! Not sure about the reporting features, never could get myself to actually use it. I worked with Visual FoxPro, until my last job went out of business, just as MS was announcing that they were dropping VFP from their stable. MS stole the Rushmore engine from VFP and put it i Access...and it was still a dog! I use MS SQL Server on my website, with SSMS for remote access (shared hosting site, so no direct control).
Dana
PS: by the way, I drooled when I read the specs on your workstation and laptop.
About the overheating Teflon pans problems..., yeah, I know. Been there, done that several years ago. God, what a stench, and lingering after-smell. Had to keep the door and windows open for days.
But I found out that even ceramic pans will go wonky after glowing red.
I seem to have a problem with pots & pans.
A few decades ago when I was young, handsome, and still had a piano, I left a pot of soup warming on the electric range while I practiced piano in the music room. Much later a funny smell reminded me that I had been doing something in the kitchen and my subsequent investigation revealed that the soup had boiled away leaving charcoaled peas and carrot chunks, and the cheap aluminum pot had deflated and melted down into the heating element. 
Since then I try to always set a timer whenever I'm cooking, even now that I'm living in MUCH smaller space. I have no piano anymore, but the computer is my Sirenic temptation whenever my mind is otherwise unoccupied and I have nobody else here to tie me to the mast.
Complaint: Warning: Grumpy old man story: So I'm having a good day enjoying my micro-adventure in the form of my Saturday uptown chores (trash, lunch, mall walking, etc.) and during my lunch at KFC (Kentucky Fried Dinosaur) I've got my food and am eating quietly. The place is quite busy when a mother and three little girls (about 4, 5, & 6) come in and stand in line. The mother is talking with someone in the line totally ignoring the little girls who have decided that the dining area is a race track and are circling the tables then running back through the serving area then back into the tables. Three times I watched the very fast running and screaming make the circuit. I was hoping the mother would notice the behavior and bring them to heel but no, she was totally absorbed in herself. So, on the fourth trip around the tables I very loudly shouted (and I mean very loud and very gruffly) "STOP THIS RUNNING, NOW! GO BACK TO YOUR MOTHER AND BEHAVE!!!" Like magic the running stopped, the girls looked at me like I was some sort of dragon and scooted back to momma. I fully expected to get some backtalk from an irate entitled Karen chiding me about telling her precious kids how to behave but that didn't happen. Although, despite my attempts to avoid looking at her or the kids anymore I did catch her sending mental daggers from her eyes toward me. I had hoped to get a round of applause from the other diners but that didn't happen either.
I hate making outbursts like that, they ring in my head for the rest of the day and bother me that I actually felt that I needed to do that. But, I'm too old to pander to uncivilized people anymore. It takes a villiage to raise a child. Parents, teach your kids about their indoor voice and public behavior.
Villagers, speak up when necessary.
Civilization is a team project.
I think the last time I did something like that was 8 or 9 years ago at a Wendy's. Some little girl was sitting on a chair that squeeked loudly(chewing aluminum foil, nails on blackboard sound) in the pivot bearing as she twisted back and forth. She kept it up deliberately for several minutes making a game of it to see how loud and fast she could make it squeek. Again, I was hoping that the parent would put a stop to it but I eventually shouted out something firm but benign that immediately terminated the behavior and all was peaceful again.
Non-complaint: Wheeee... While checking my expenses spreadsheet I found an error where I had deducted $200 from my checking account twice. So, after a week of fretting over being way over budget, I find that I'm not. Yay!
200 bux !
sleepy hollow unscaryfying headless horseman, they humanizing him
shottenyayger
My hat is off to you LG ,I will also on occassion speak up ,on one occasion the mother told me that she was able to take care of her own children ,I asked her to please prove it ........she stomped out ........there is no reason for parents to act that way when their kids are out of control ,but maybe it explains why they are out of contrl.
Non-complaint: Radio in the car today was playing a piece I had forgotten about for a few years. First movement of Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances. His last published work before his death in 1943. They only played the first movement of the suite of three. But the 1st movement is full of beautiful Rachmaninoff melodies and worthy of attention by casual listeners. The others are good too but I really get into the 1st movement especially near the end.
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRd13JJukbk
1st movement at 0:00 It's eleven minutes of growling, jumping, flitting, skipping, lazily dangling feet in the river, watching clouds form and dissolve, tiptoeing mischief, heavy footed marching, and at about 10:20 dreamily dancing under the stars.
Listen for the low notes from the contra-bassoon at 9:12 (huge looped wooden instrument)
2nd movement at 11:30 More sedate, liltingly mysterious.
3rd movement at 21:40 More energetic than the 2nd movement. Interesting short buildup at 24:20. Then after 30:00 it starts building toward a Rachmaninoff finishing flourish with lots of horns and drums.
Complaint?: I think I may have to attempt learning to model in 3D. There's this need in me to at least try. This is possibly a complaint, because I already know how much frustration and raeg I will be subjecting myself to. It's just the way I experience emotions.
No, because you taste South Pole ice with the bottom of your tongue.
I used to tell my daughter nonsense things and wait for her to catch on. It was fun.
She got harder to fool as she got older, and had no problem speaking up when
something sounded fishy. Even if said by an authority figure.
Looks interesring. https://www.daz3d.com/fantasy-braziers
winder hiw looks in carrara
My favorite is explaining to people that their electronic device isn't working because the red electrons can't get through a blue wire.
Or that batteries are heavy because of all the electrons packed in there.
They go away happy and It's so much easier on me than explaining the physics and watching their eyes hopelessly glaze over.
But when I get a laugh or even a confused question I think, "Ah, there is hope for the world".
When I was working at the Kennedy Space Center (1970s), I alone managed the programming and operation of the computers in the Special Measurements Division laboratory in the Launch Control Center. One of the contracting companies hired a summer college kid to join the team in there and he was supposedly a computer person. I initially welcomed the extra hands and brain but found out quickly that the hands had never worked electronics, and the brain was absent. Many is the time I started to explain the basic operations of the computers or what a particular program did and why it was necessary, only to watch his eyes actually become unfocused, and his lids droop as an expression of complete non-interest flooded across his face. At the end of summer he was gone and I went back to handling the entire show by myself without the distraction of trying to teach a slug to play piano. I sometimes wonder what damage he's done in this world.
Over the years I was there we had a few other summer students work in the lab with us. Some were very good and had lots of promise. It was a great environment for a student to pick up experience in. We had a full electronic work bench with oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, soldering station, wirewrap tools, two mini-computers with papertape, card readers, impact printers, (remember it was the '70s),1/2 inch digital tape drives, miles of data cables being fed into the room from hundreds of sensors around the entire Space Center grounds and launch facilities, early graphic display devices both CRT and paper, video equipment, even an early video disk recorder, a room full of 1 inch analog data tape recorders, and documentation & manuals out the yinyang. For entertainment, out the back door of the building, Saturn rockets were being launched into space after they had rolled past the building on a truck as big as a 3-story office building with a roof half the size of an American football field carrying the Washington Monument.
Non-complaint: Strawberry shortcake!
It's strawberry season again. Yay! And the little roadside stand that I get my berries from also sells fresh homemade (USA) biscuits for the shortcake. Mmmm... strawberry shortcake! 
walking into a pub with a walker isnt sexi
but neither is falling down and breaking my hip
comes down to degrees of less sexi
qwaein my new dead pool shoes
not as comfy as they croced up to be
LeatherGryphon said
"We had a full electronic work bench with oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, etc etc remember it was the '70s)"
Back in the 50s my senior bother was messing with oscilloscopes (that is not a word one hears often nowadays) but he didn't have a work bench so used Mother's heirloom solid Oak linen chest instead. It was conveniently (for him) stored in the boys bedroom. Mother was not very amused when one day younger brother came rushing downstairs shouting about smoke in the bedroom. Seems senior brother had wandered up to the local library, leaving one of his oscilloscopes plugged in and working ; only it had decided to stop working properly and was happily encouraging the lid of the Linen chest to smoulder. We ended up with about a dozen firemen to put ou the smoulder, it never really turned into a proper fire, and the funniest thing about the afternoon was seinng my Brothers face as he walked up the road a few minutes later to see 2 fire engines (the UK always send 2 appliances to a domestic house fire) sitting outside our house.
o silly scopes and spectrum analyzers still important equipment in the shop where i work
air ground comminications over very high frequencies. vhf
My computer is being slow on booting today.
sleepy hollow ended on doozy of a cliff hanger
i luv ant man i just do, a big ant playing drums, kewlist ant ever
I am asked todo the impossible or things will be thrown out!
Take advice over that. You are paying rent to live there aren't you? If they throw your possessions away it is breaking the law (in the UK anyway)
i am tired of spending my life doing things i don't want to do for reasons i don't fully understand for little to no return. something has got to change.
You're not alone it seems - 74% of people in the US hate their job, and it's much the same in Europe, says Arnold (1:55)
It's breaking the law here in the US too. Time to call the advocate again. Should have her on speed dial. Even if there's no such thing as speed dial anymore.
Real-time spectrum analyzers were invented about 1957. They were still relatively exotic in the early '70s. http://www.sandv.com/downloads/0701deer.pdf