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2021-08-21 Afghanistan

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Posted by Dron66046 2021-08-21 04:03|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top
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#1 Did the thingy — video now works.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-08-21 08:31|| 2021-08-21 08:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Bless you, TW. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but thanks.

Posted by Dron66046 2021-08-21 10:37|| 2021-08-21 10:37|| Front Page Top

#3 It reminds me of the thing mummy used to say, 'When the cat is away the rats come out to play'.

Posted by Dron66046 2021-08-21 10:41|| 2021-08-21 10:41|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't know what I'm doing wrong,

You did absolutely nothing wrong as far as I can tell, my dear. It just sometimes needs to be banged a bit with a wrench, for reasons that are completely unclear to me. No doubt one of Rantburg’s many computer mavens can explain using words I don’t understand, which may or may not advance your comprehension.

Literally I opened the article in Edit and closed it again, without making any changes whatsoever.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-08-21 10:53|| 2021-08-21 10:53|| Front Page Top

#5 banged a bit with a wrench

The most dependable sort of technology, to me. And such a reassuring, warm image.☺

Posted by Dron66046 2021-08-21 11:02|| 2021-08-21 11:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Reminds me of Kuwait.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-21 11:20|| 2021-08-21 11:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Sound technical advice: Sometimes just cussing at it and hitting refresh works.

Posted by Fred 2021-08-21 11:25|| 2021-08-21 11:25|| Front Page Top

#8 And such a reassuring, warm image.☺

I married an engineer, Dron, as I’ve mentioned from time to time. A basic of the profession, it seems, is “when in doubt, use a bigger hammer.” Not being an engineer, I use whatever tool-like thing is within reach, regardless of what it was designed for. This can be distressing for those who understand and appreciate tools properly...

Posted by trailing wife 2021-08-21 11:52|| 2021-08-21 11:52|| Front Page Top

#9 "Inside of every tool is a hammer"
-- some Zen thing or something

Posted by SteveS 2021-08-21 12:13|| 2021-08-21 12:13|| Front Page Top

#10 I gather somebody already found a patron saint for computer managers, but I still think Barbara would be a good choice for those days when artillery would be the tool of choice for adjusting a recalcitrant server.

Posted by james 2021-08-21 17:49|| https://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2021-08-21 17:49|| Front Page Top

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