[Smile] What's something small that really makes you smile?

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#2992625 6-Nov-2022 20:18

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Devonport, Auckland.

Superbly magnificent! Believe it or not, we also have free-living parrots (fledged) that have been living free in a small river valley in the big city for decades and survive the harshest winters. Shelters have been built for them and they have found branch cavities where they don't get wet (absolute survival condition in low outdoor temperatures). Their size is about 40cm incl. tail feathers.

„Feral ring-necked parakeets have sporadically been observed around NZ, and are treated as a major potential threat to the country's native bird populations due to their potential to outcompete native parakeet species, and introduce diseases.“

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#2993458 8-Nov-2022 12:02

I left a coiled and cable-tied HDMI cable on the bedroom floor, ready to be packed to take with me on a trip.

Mrs Code threw down a bunch of laundry near the cable, then scooped it up with the clothes and very kindly put the whole lot through a full wash cycle and then into the drier. We discovered it when emptying the drier.

Was uncertain if it would be affected by the experience because I wasn’t sure whether they have some electronics inside. Apparently not - I let it dry in the sun, tested and all OK. So now I have a nice clean cable.

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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#2993505 8-Nov-2022 14:29

Fully upgraded to HDMI 2.1 too?

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#2993507 8-Nov-2022 14:35

freitasm: Fully upgraded to HDMI 2.1 too?

Not sure about that but definitely getting whiter whites and more vibrant colours.

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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#2993666 8-Nov-2022 23:11

eracode:
freitasm: Fully upgraded to HDMI 2.1 too?

Not sure about that but definitely getting whiter whites and more vibrant colours.

Hopefully, sonic improvements as well.

Deeper, tighter bass;
dynamic sound stage;
Suppression of non-specific binary harmonics

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#2993865 9-Nov-2022 11:23

It's digital, so you should be higher 1s and lower 0s as well.

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#2993937 9-Nov-2022 12:04

frankv:

It's digital, so you should be higher 1s and lower 0s as well.

Unlike when you wash your headphones which are analog and it just makes it sound muddy, wet, and like you're underwater as my expensive IEMs will attest to.

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#2993950 9-Nov-2022 12:34

Watching the Microsoft developer stream and the fails. The first guy gets up and is speaking animatedly at the camera... with his mic off. Then we go to another guy who flubs his first line by telling us that .Net 7 is the best version of .Net 7 ever.

Edit: And now we're talking about one thing, while showing the screen output from a different person's laptop. "As you can see, this looks familiar". Yeah, it looks like someone hastily editing his PowerPoint file :)

Edit 2, Thursday: A new day, a new stream, and once again they forgot to turn the mic on.

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#2994141 9-Nov-2022 21:34

I discovered that the head and torso detect function for masking your background in your favourite video chat app works well in combination with your favourite face changing app.

Choose an only slightly silly face changing effect, swap to the rear camera, spin your phone around so your webcam can see the screen of your phone and the back camera is pointing at your face. See how long it takes for someone to notice.

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#2994242 10-Nov-2022 09:00

Behodar:
Watching the Microsoft developer stream and the fails. The first guy gets up and is speaking animatedly at the camera... with his mic off. Then we go to another guy who flubs his first line by telling us that .Net 7 is the best version of .Net 7 ever.

Edit: And now we're talking about one thing, while showing the screen output from a different person's laptop. "As you can see, this looks familiar". Yeah, it looks like someone hastily editing his PowerPoint file :)

Edit 2, Thursday: A new day, a new stream, and once again they forgot to turn the mic on.

Did you have the correct driver installed?

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#2994243 10-Nov-2022 09:00

Apple Support.

Just so slick and so good.

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#2994257 10-Nov-2022 09:27

Geektastic: Apple Support.

Just so slick and so good.

Microsoft support.

Just so.

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#2994309 10-Nov-2022 10:52

Wow... Amazon (US) standard postage. Ordered Sunday evening, received Thursday morning.

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#2994323 10-Nov-2022 11:33

Behodar:

Wow... Amazon (US) standard postage. Ordered Sunday evening, received Thursday morning.

My brother in the US would have regarded that as 3 days late!🤣

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#2994598 11-Nov-2022 10:10

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