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  • Three-D Printers
    M Mark Starr

    :) :) :) I have a friend that owns a dental lab; they are transitioning from 'analog' creation of dental items (flippers, frameworks, full dentures, night-guards, etc.) to digital, 3D printing. It's a whole thing: Special material, approved machines for using the material, licensed software for modeling, all this stuff. I'm sure someone could print something for personal use with off-the-shelf materials, but I wouldn't expect it to hold up to the pressures of chewing or to not cause irritations of the oral tissues. Good luck.

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge beta-testing question code-review

  • How do you deal with technical debt?
    M Mark Starr

    There’s a difference between technical debt and shoddy work. If the code is not written such that it’s stable and bug free,then it shouldn’t be rolled out. If it’s merely missing features or ‘could be’ written to be more efficient, then rewrite it when doing some enhancements or bug fixes in the area. Adages such as ‘If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?’ (referenced by @GregUtas) and ‘Fast/cheap/right: pick two.’ come to mind, but it’s near impossible to change the mind of someone entrenched in their thinking. Good luck,

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge question

  • You should always try to scare technology.
    M Mark Starr

    Interesting. I recently bought a couple of a Eufy cameras. Haven’t had the battery issue yet. I’ll try to remember your note if it happens. But I did find that if I blocked them from internet access (limited them to LAN only) they’d go offline within an hour or so.

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge com help announcement lounge

  • Security bug allows anyone to spoof Microsoft employee emails
    M Mark Starr

    Huh. I thought most of them use GMail… :laugh:

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Insider News com security help

  • Pi-hole and ISP-provided routers...
    M Mark Starr

    Yes, yes, and yes. :thumbsup: Also have Comcast, my own modem, a separate wireless router, and Pi Hole (PH). The PH is wired to the router. My router handles the DHCP and I have the DNS pointing to the PH. The PH handles forwarding, configured to Cloudflare’s service and secondly to Google’s service. I DO NOT use Comcast’s DNS. Comcast wants me to replace my modem/router for better service, but I haven’t found one I like. My setup seems to work well. Stable for over 2 years. Cc @dandy72

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge question sysadmin linux algorithms workspace

  • How busy are you?
    M Mark Starr

    It depends… :) Boss: “Never too busy for you.” Peer: “You have to ask?” Or “Probably as busy as you.” Anyone else: “Sorry, really busy. Can we talk another time?” I took a time management seminar where they suggested getting one of those hourglass egg timers. When someone came to talk, set it up and say “I can give you 3 minutes.”

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge asp-net question

  • I Need Your Ideas
    M Mark Starr

    Hi Steve,

    Quote:

    managing this issue of device compatibility?

    Some IDEs have extensions or plugins for device emulators. But I don't really know that much about it. I'm retired now and when working I was on the back-end of things. Cheers,

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge javascript html css com design

  • I Need Your Ideas
    M Mark Starr

    Windows within a browser window is definitely something to explore. I’m not sure what you or someone else may use your technique for, but if it’s unique and sound, I’m sure someone can build something with it. Note: I read my morning Code Project on an iPad with Firefox. Your interface doesn’t behave well on it (I think @JeremyFalcon mentioned this too). Whatever you end up up doing with it, kudos. Have fun with it.

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge javascript html css com design

  • I'm stumped!
    M Mark Starr

    Hello, I don't know whether you've solved this yet, and I'm definitely NOT the person to solve it. BUT: there was a comment about using nslookup to examine the actual DNS resolution. And, also know that windows loads several default values into the routing table when you boot, and may retain some of these on reboots. You'll want to flush the table (as admin: netsh interface ip delete destinationcache). Also know that there are a number of special-use domain names and extensions used for for the internet at large: see rfc6761. "Works on my machine" is humorous adage for a reason. Good luck.

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge csharp javascript cloud help question

  • VSCode updates
    M Mark Starr

    I used Notepad++ for a while (until I'd read that an extension was hacked and introduced malware); then I tried SublimeText - but it had way more than I needed (still paid a donation); started using VS Code: I keep the number of extensions to a minimum. Of course, I have Visual Studio for larger, complex projects.

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge announcement tools question

  • VSCode updates
    M Mark Starr

    That's the same as Jet Brains (IntelliJ IDEA): there are bugs over 8 years old, but instead they add additional functionality. :doh:

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge announcement tools question

  • I find it really satisfying to contribute to open source projects
    M Mark Starr

    I haven’t contributed code to open-source projects, but I try to alway donate or pay for free or shareware apps. I’ll also send ‘notes’ on bugs or usability issues if the developer has made it easy to send comments. And, yes, I’m the guy that paid for my copy of WinRAR.

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge design com graphics iot collaboration

  • World's first bioprocessor uses 16 human brain organoids for ‘a million times less power’ consumption than a digital chip
    M Mark Starr

    As I flash to an old sci-fi show, Lexx, and its robot head "790" that had a chunk of human brain at its core.

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Insider News css com hardware learning

  • Okay, old guys unite, what smartphone do you have?
    M Mark Starr

    $499? Wow. I’m currently using a 2020 Motorola from Consumer Cell that cost $150. An unlocked one from Amazon was $250. (Monthly service is ~$36} Recently priced a replacement from Amazon that was pretty much the same price. I have an iPad, but will not get an iPhone. Just not worth it.

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge ios mobile question

  • Visual Basic 6 did this, why can't you, C#?
    M Mark Starr

    :) As opposed to an undetectable infinite loop?

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge csharp c++ help question

  • I want you Bach...Baby
    M Mark Starr

    I wouldn’t say for speed, but for depth/focus/concentration, I tend to drumming (world drum, tribal, Native American, etc.) or trance/edm. As others have mentioned, lyrics get distracting. I do have some classical (Bach Cello Suites, Beethoven (Walter Weller), and Paganini (Itzhak Perlman)). Will have to try some of that. :thumbsup:

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge com performance question

  • (Can I talk about UI?) Column headers vs content alignment
    M Mark Starr

    Center align as the first stab, but run it by Marketing and the stakeholders before rolling it out. Also, if you're replacing something or if there are other interfaces in the app, make sure it's consistent. :)

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge question visual-studio design devops

  • Random question: Free code
    M Mark Starr

    In my mind, I hear it as a chant at a protest to release the code for all to use. FREE CODE! FREE CODE! :) Sorry, not what you were asking. It’s not A or B, it’s A and B. Though I’d probably never use it as-is, because it’d not ‘fit’ my app without some massaging.

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge question lounge

  • Project Idea
    M Mark Starr

    Yep. NSA_DEN_[some random numbers]

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge design com graphics iot

  • Afternoon rant at Microsoft... html links
    M Mark Starr

    I’ll pile onto this complaint with this: I use Foxit as my PDF reader. Every other day I get an alert that Foxit is not the default reader. When I go to the defaults config dialog, it shows Foxit is the default. What the elephant? You’ll probably always get Edge when opening a link from within a Microsoft app. Seems they’ve hard-coded it. Frustrating and just a little sad that their apps aren’t good enough on their merits, they have to strong-arm and trick you into using them. Corporations Rule! (unfortunately) :(

    Time is the differentiation of eternity devised by man to measure the passage of human events. - Manly P. Hall Mark Just another cog in the wheel

    The Lounge html com help question announcement
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