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Did someone steal your thoughts?
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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Nope - I was out cutting up marine ply to rebuild a neighbours motorbike trailer.
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That sounds like a hardware problem 
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I got the NES Classic Mini[^] and the SNES Classic Mini[^] 
They're FINALLY available again so we can all enjoy games like The Legend Of Zelda, Zelda II, Zelda: A Link To The Past, Super Mario Bros 1, 2, and 3, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario World, Final Fantasy, Ninja Gaiden... And more.
I've played some back in the day, like Super Mario Bros 1, 2, and 3, I'm missing some (I'd really love The Turtles on NES again), and there are some games I've always wanted to play, but never could.
All work and no play makes Sander a dull boy... So guess who's playing today
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Sander Rossel wrote: The Legend Of Zelda, Zelda II, Zelda
a FEW hours ? I'd say a few months.
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Try Skyrim... 
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True, 51 games total
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I was never a Nintendo fanboi, but I got both given the price. Purely by chance I scored the original NES Mini when nobody could find them, shortly after Nintendo said that was the last of that production run.
I clocked maybe one hour on the NES. And probably less than 20 minutes on the SNES. Except for the original Donkey Kong, I'm pretty much a Mario hater (I find the games childish), and it seems like Nintendo was already all about Mario by the time the SNES came out, so to me the SNES was a worse buy then the NES.
I also got the minified Commodore 64 this week. My verdict (so far):
a) So far I'm enjoying its bundled games a lot more
b) Pity its included joystick is so bad with them; having a keyboard is a must with some
c) Even though you're supposed to be able to hook up a USB hub to connect both an external keyboard and thumbdrive (to play a game you've downloaded yourself rather than one that's included), the cheap hub I tried didn't work - hopefully a better quality one will; I just haven't had a chance to try yet.
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dandy72 wrote: I'm pretty much a Mario hater (I find the games childish)
That's your problem.
Super Mario World is already my favorite!
dandy72 wrote: I also got the minified Commodore 64 this week.
I had a C64 back in the day, but I never played much on it.
I also had a Windows 95 and NES at the time.
I remember playing Robin of the Wood[^] and getting stuck at level 2 though
The C64 is just a little too old for 30-year old me
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Sander Rossel wrote: The C64 is just a little too old for 30-year old me
That's your problem (to send it back your way) :-p
I'm 46 and got the C64 when it was still a new product.
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If you are nostalgic you can try:
Internet Arcade[^]
and
Console living room[^]
M.D.V. 
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Nice one! Some classics on there.
Can't beat the feeling of having the console controller, or arcade joystick, in your hands though
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Sander Rossel wrote: the console controller, or arcade joystick, in your hands though
That's right and I understand it. I have played a couple of those in the archive and using keyboard is nby far not the same.
M.D.V.
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Anyone know of fun html script that would make some entertaining crawler thing.
Image having a digital wallboard running some html, and then a lemming falls across the page, or a shark fin runs along the bottom.
1 - give the pixels a change to lessen screen burn
2 - no and then something entertaining if someone looks up and spots something fun. helps break the monotony of work.
bonus if has some interaction with page. like a stick man crawling up and around borders.
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Screensaver? Yeah, Sonny, I remember those. We used to have them 20 years ago... 
My favourite was THIS[^] one.
Apart from that, I think you're thinking of javascript animations - which by the way has nothing to do with screensavers. Screensavers are exe files...
We also used to have javascript animations 20 years ago... Sigh! Those were the days! 
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Johnny J. wrote: My favourite was THIS[^] one.
Thanks for that a quick 10 minute Google on a slow Friday afternoon and its now my Windows screensaver.
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You're welcome. I'd install it on my own computer if it didn't lower productivity too much...
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
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Johnny J. wrote: We used to have them 20 years ago
I don't know if your making me feel old or young?
But i love the animation. I might just find a way to stick it as one of the widget/panels of the wallboard.
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to start you off I remember seeing a clippy add-on for office
also animated cursors so it looks like a kitten or puppy that goes to sleep when the mouse pointer stops moving
if that doesn't take your fancy ther's always the raindrops virus - and probably a few others not too different.
maze3 wrote: 1 - give the pixels a change to lessen screen burn
is that still a thing? screen saver?
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unfortunately screen burn is still a thing, to "cheap" stuff.
most consumer tvs only rated for 8 hours per day.
running a wallboard of static image for 10 hours per day at max brightness, yeah it leaves tracing.
but most TVs over 500$ in the last 5 years often have jitter built in (your samsungs, lg) which shifts in the input by a few pixels, plus consumers watching TV instead of using as a monitor arnt watching static images.
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I've been using a 41" LG 4K TV as a monitor for nearly 2 years now, pretty much every day, at least 12 hours a day. Paid CAD$500 for it, back when they still retailed for at least $700, so certainly not top-end. How cheap are you talking about?
The taskbar is as static as can be. I see no indication of burn-in whatsoever. I don't use a screen saver. I don't even have it set to blank the screen or go into any sort of low-power mode.
I'll grant you burn-in was a problem with plasma, but those have all but disappeared. I've yet to see an LCD/LED monitor that's been manufactured within the last 5 years that shows burn-in.
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Do any of you use DocuSign? They seem to be the industry leader but are magnitudes more expensive than many others. If you are using them, are they worth the cost?
I've also heard that they have been raising their prices over the past few years even.
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I normally use my Mickey Mouse stamp...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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I bet your monitor is pretty filthy by now.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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