#a fault in the AE35 unit

[nixedsims]

Note to self, the next time your computer suddenly starts acting as if the ctrl key is stuck, take a close look at BOTH keys, not just the one you use the most often, before frantically firing up your laptop to google for solutions. Chances are one of the keys is actually, physically stuck and that it isn’t just your computer imagining things.

I’m going to bang my head on my desk now. :p

[atlastrust]

Hal 9000 live wallpaper

#Hal 9000 live wallpaper series

The lens is created by simply cutting two circles out of a transparent Christmas bauble, using the two cutting guides to draw them and scissors to cut them. You may need to trim it down, which is perfectly fine. Finally, add the grill, supergluing it in place. Drill pilot holes, and put the screws in. The aluminium can also be put on, hold it in place and mark out where the holes are. With that done, you can push the 'camera' eye assembly into place., making sure that the black print is nested snugly in the ring. I forgot to do the squeegee-ing, so I have bubbles. Carefully peel the back off the vinyl, and press it against the wood, squeegee-ing it with an old credit card to get the bubbles out. I put the horizontal bar in place for this so I had something to press it against, to make sure it was accurate. First off, cut a length of vinyl to cover the top part of the panel. This is probably the most complicated bit. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error. No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information.

#Hal 9000 live wallpaper series

The 9000 series is the most reliable computer ever made. It's easy to remove material but impossible to add it back on.) Use the ring file you printed to test the fit, it should be tight enough that it'll stay in without glue (cut inside the line. Unless you have a mighty big hole saw, you'll need to use the jigsaw for this. The circle should be cut according to the plans, 143mm from the bottom of the grill part, and 95mm in diameter. My blade was a tad thick, so I shaved off some ply to fill the gap. The aim is to have it deep enough that when the 10mm aluminium is nestled in the groove, it's flush with the top of the 20mm bar if you hold it against the side. It should be around 8mm deep, but some experimentation may be needed. Use some scrap to work out what height to set it. The slot for the horizontal aluminium bar is cut according to the plans (thanks again AP,) by locking the mitre saw to a certain height. It doesn't matter how messy it looks (as you can see, mine was far from clean,) as it will be covered by the grill on the final product. Chisel off the top few mm of the wood, until the grill from step two sits flush with the surface of the wood. Once you have it cut, mark off the bottom 70mm. The entire project is built around a piece of 18mm plywood cut to 343mm x 108mm. It's going to go 100% failure in 72 hours. I've just picked up a fault in the AE35 unit.

[jcurtisid]

Did HAL just find a fault in the AE35 unit? ... Re-post from @space_skull ・・・ Spacesuit from sketchbook circa 1999. Might have been heavily influenced by STTMP and 2001. #spacesuit #scifi #sketchbook #industrialdesign #nasa #startrekthemotionpicture … https://t.co/WJ1ToMwj65 pic.twitter.com/xuizP6IcPp

— The Hungerford (@thehungerford) April 5, 2019

April 05, 2019 at 11:00AM

[nixedsims]

#%/&)%2!1!

Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck, FUCK!!! I'm going to have to do a system restore on my desktop computer; I've tried everything else I can think of, so a restore is all that's left. You know, my big computer, where I keep... everything. Oh, I've already put my external drive to good use and made backups of my entire My Documents folder and almost all necessary program data and license keys (all Sim stuff is in My Documents, so that's already taken care of). I just have a couple of things left to do (including triple-checking that I haven't forgotten anything :P), and then I'm good to go. That's not the issue. The issue is that I fucking HATE doing system restores! I hate having to start over with everything and having to download like five years of fucking Windows updates and having to tweak stuff for days on end to get everything back the way I want it. ARGH!!

Another issue is that my MS acts up like crazy when I'm stressed and my body doesn't necessarily make a difference between being stressed out and being pissed off as hell, so I don't know how much restoring I'll actually be able to do today before I crash and burn, nor what kind of shape I'll be in tomorrow. :/ It's not like I have any pressing engagements or anything, but I still like to be able to function like something at least remotely resembling a human being and I probably won't be.

Well, nothing will be restored this way. I guess I'd better snap to it.

FUCK!!