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It is a VFD;) Thanks:) It cost me about $6.

I found a Unisonic XL-101 calculator at a thrift shop the other day. I'll post a personal pic later, but it looks like this A website I looked up said these are from around 1975:thumbup: Guys, tell me the truth...have I stumbled on a piece of history here?

I suspect a lot of leftists/progressives use it too--for much the same reason as libertarians, just with a different attitude. But that is straying into basement territory...

I think the U.S. legal terms is "contract of adhesion" (you can't read it until you sign it). And I completely agree with Xyon--that's one of the reasons I became a Linux user.

Jaunty Jackelope?

Is that Karmic Koala you're running there? ---------- Post added at 08:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:59 AM ---------- My workplace has a small network that has been running Win 7 for about three years just fine. I'm curious how they are managing to prevent the forced update to...

How about a difficulty rating system for Sudoku using OF emojis? Easy :) Little Tricky :hmm: Really Tricky :blink: Freaking Impossible :chainsaw: ---------- Post added at 03:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:12 PM ---------- 5.. ... .9. .7...

Not to :facepalm:your :facepalm: here, but I feel compelled to defend RF--and I don't spend a lot of time defending him OR Windows:lol: But IMO his solution is perfectly reasonable. If something works for you, it works for you. Just one thing though--if one insists on using Windows, I...

Single mother of three walks into tax office: W-2 shows 6000 of income; Gets refund of 8000--gets mad because she thinks it supposed to be 10,000. United States of America--the only country where, if you are the right kind of person, taxes pay you. And let me tell you, people get mad when they...

Like I said, the British forgot the lesson they got clobbered with in 1776-83: too much flash, not enough bang. ---------- Post added at 06:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:18 PM ---------- If it's going that fast, it usually has a small warhead (like a HARM). If it doesn't, your...

768 914 352 934 562 781 215 837 694 387 641 925 549 728 163 621 395 478 496 283 517 172 456 839 853 179 246 Two failed attempts, and finally a double guess:)

Never particularly panicked about my computer dying. Having to get a new one, on top of paying bills and buying groceries, would be a pain the :censored:, but completely doable, and it would be nice to have a new one anyhow. Now, lose all my data? Lose 20 years worth of :censored: I worked...

4.. ... ..5 ... 1.. 6.. ..8 .4. 2.. 5.. 4.. .8. ... 8.. 9.. ..1 ..9 ... ..9 ..5 .3. ..2 ..8 ..7 ... .7. ..1 Platinum Sudoku 2, professional level. At first, I was astounded at little I had to work with. I totally :facepalm:d when I found the obvious clue. This one isn't really difficult...

I can understand why companies don't like ad blockers, but I can't see any justification for bashing them. You think it's wrong for people to not see your ads? You might as well tell them they are morally obligated not to leave their computers while the ad is running...

So, as promised, here it is--my idea of ship taxonomy

Presenting the Military Integrated Language for Equipment Symbology, or MILES system (named after the inventor:P): useful for diagramming my game strategies in Excel at work:) )- Destroyer ))- Light Cruiser )= Cruiser ))= Battle Cruiser )≡ or )+ Battleship...

I was asking because it took me a solid week:lol:

:blink: Did you use your solver, or do that by hand?

From Platinum Sudoku 2, Professional level: ..5 ..3 7.. 3.. 8.. 5.. ... ... ..1 ... 2.. ... ..1 ..4 ..2 4.. ..6 8.. ... ..9 6.. ..2 7.. ..8 6.. ..5 4.. Took me 6 attempts, each time going dark about a quarter of the way through, and finally a quadruple guess. If sudokuslam.com doesn't rate...