tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47743907647181910962024-03-07T03:33:00.777-05:00InvertedKBInvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.comBlogger741125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-17983780918171038112022-12-15T23:52:00.001-05:002022-12-15T23:52:22.159-05:00Review: Minute Key kiosk machine for copying door lock keyA Minute Key key copy machine showed up at a nearby Wal-Mart years ago. I'd been meaning to try it out but didn't have any keys to copy until recently in late 2022. When I finally went, the machine was in the corner of the store behind the registers. It wasn't hard to find even though they had moved it since the last time I went to that store. The machine was big and labelled well enough that I InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-48643332612781135802021-07-04T20:11:00.007-04:002021-08-01T16:25:01.672-04:00Review: Cooler Master ControlPad Gateron Red, 1st ImpressionsPricePicked this up a couple weeks ago for about $100 (CAD) in June-ish 2021. Full price was listed as $130 on Amazon.ca but that seemed a bit steep even though I'd paid $100 for a non-programmable mechanical keyboard or two -- I was ready to spend $150 on a compact Ducky keyboard. It dropped to just under $100 and I jumped on it.ShippingI missed the part on the product page where I was supposed InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-80756584829117925502018-08-08T23:01:00.002-04:002018-08-08T23:03:11.974-04:00Dear Diary #86: Patching Jeans without Iron-On Patches, Rice BubblesDear Diary,
Jeans I'd been wearing for over five years are falling apart and I could barely keep up with the patching. So, I was in the market for denim patches but I didn't want the iron-on patches, I just wanted denim fabric. Never bought fabric from a bolt or by the foot before so I was a bit lost... Then I remembered that I could cannibalize an old pair of jeans. Then I remembered I gave InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-62725351300340860262018-06-08T22:37:00.000-04:002018-06-08T22:38:52.736-04:00Dear Diary #85: Worn out index finger, Food regretsDear Diary,
Giving my index finger a break from mouse clicking lately. Been using my middle finger on my two-ish button Logitech G5 mouse and using my ring finger now with my new three-ish button mouse -- it's a Logitech G600 so there are many more buttons but only three-ish in the front section. The G-Shift malfunctioned for a couple minutes, so I did some googling and decided to just get rid InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-63769455885377423102018-04-09T20:58:00.001-04:002018-04-09T21:01:08.861-04:00Dear Diary #84: Ball Fell Out of Ballpoint PenDear Diary,
Got desperate for Halls to alleviate some cold symptoms and I caved at a grocery store. It cost just under $2 for a single roll of Halls... I can usually get a bag of four rolls for $4 at pharmacies or big box stores, so that was a painful one to swallow. Even worse was the fact that I dropped one piece on the floor and had to chuck it.
Twas craving a salad with chicken and blew InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-34440777791838641892018-03-25T13:08:00.002-04:002018-03-25T13:08:45.442-04:00Dear Diary #83: I hate Colds, BIOS key mashingDear Diary,
Oh man, went to sleep and forgot the clocks were changing forward. Expected to get up earlier than the day before and ended up awake an hour later. Not that I needed to be anywhere or to be awake at a particular time but that was annoying. But sweet, it's almost 7 pm and the sun is still kinda visible.
Great. Throat feeling like sandpaper once again, can't pinpoint where I got it InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-17841804382951017862018-03-18T11:12:00.000-04:002018-03-18T11:13:01.118-04:00Dear Diary #82: Learning Revit, Revit with wine, 5 MbpsDear Diary,
This is weird... Bought me a textbook to learn some software but I bought the eBook version. There are no page numbers, just a progress bar that isn't as satisfying as actual page numbers. Finding myself going to Amazon and using their book preview to look at the paperback version's table of contents. Matching section title and table of contents yields me a page number. Come on, InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-55830213035412345742018-03-11T17:15:00.000-04:002018-03-11T17:15:02.936-04:00Dear Diary #81: Bad Luck with 2.5" Hard Drives, Spicy CurryDear Diary,
Think it's time I swear to never use 2.5" hard disk drives again -- the old, platter type, not SSD. My external HDD may have just dropped dead after I plugged it in, let Windows install the drivers, and safely removed it. There was an out of the ordinary clicking sound but the drive was recognized so I didn't think too much of it. Well, I thought it safely removed after I clicked on InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-17094522697060055742018-02-28T15:32:00.000-05:002018-02-28T15:33:16.324-05:00What's the Wrist Watch in "Interstellar"?It took watching the movie "Interstellar" about five times until I started to get curious about the watch that's featured in the movie. Not Cooper's flashier metallic wrist watch but Murph's more toned down watch.
I'm not going to lie, I haven't really paid attention to watches or worn one since grade school and that was a while ago. It probably had to do with the fact that I kept taking them InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-35491102824228079122018-02-18T22:44:00.003-05:002018-02-18T22:46:25.094-05:00Dear Diary #80: Found a Reason for an Alexa, RAM is Expensive?Dear Diary,
Couldn't think of any use for a voice-activated home assistant or any use for light bulbs connected to Wi-Fi until recently. Coming home to a pitch-black home sucks. Having to feel around for the light switches in complete darkness also sucks. If only there were some device I could yell at to turn on a light or set of lights for me...
That patch for CPUs apparently came out weeks InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-8113105094435754212018-02-10T18:41:00.001-05:002018-02-10T18:41:24.882-05:00Dear Diary #79: No Bass, Eye Infection RouletteDear Diary,
That feeling when the talk show people talk about how great the bass playing is but I can't hear anything coming out of the bass because I watch using my TV with built-in speakers -- I know it's there because I sometimes watch the clip on YouTube and my computer speakers can actually play bass.
Well, that sucks. The document I've been using has a bunch of bolded words to make InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-86215415558495346442018-01-29T19:32:00.001-05:002018-01-29T19:33:26.009-05:00Dear Diary #78: Pineapples not on trees, Apps, USB Big-BDear Diary,
Watching the PBS and really missing commercials so that I can get up and do something. Could pause the TV but that just isn't the same.
Another credit card I got is being discontinued. This has to be my third or fourth now, twas one of those Bank + Store points partnerships. Note to self: never ever get another non-bank-only credit card unless you want to switch things around InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-1500727272070709792018-01-24T21:45:00.000-05:002018-01-24T21:45:40.158-05:00Kolor Autopano Pro: Trial Versions ImpressionsShort Summary: The Notes of Cliff
To make it clear, I wrote this after testing out the trial version of Kolor Autopano Pro, haven't purchased it yet, but there's a reasonably good chance I will. Anyway, went shopping for panorama stitching software and after an hour or more of googling, I narrowed it down to two options: Kolor Autopano Pro and another one I won't name. Both programs had trial InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-37392000249207958762018-01-21T16:07:00.001-05:002018-01-21T16:08:11.976-05:00Dear Diary #77: Electric coil stove went kaboom-ishDear Diary,
Electric stove burner dropped dead in spectacular fashion: sparks, a very loud buzzing noise, and a bright yellow glow. Probably happened cause of arcing in the middle of the coil while a heavy pot was on it. Turning the switch off took care of it, luckily. Googling showed other people having similar problems. Stove's a bit over a decade old and that burner probably hasn't ever been InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-68928661169413389992018-01-12T20:04:00.001-05:002018-01-12T20:05:02.278-05:00Dear Diary #76: Skipped movies, non-HD TV channelDear Diary,
A movie that I didn't give a crap about was on TV a few weeks ago, I distinctly remember seeing it on the cable guide and deciding not to watch it. Well, now I'm constantly checking the cable guide thing and hoping it comes on again. Ughhh.
The rotary switch on my TERTIAL lamp is starting to give out after at five-ish years. Turning the switch sometimes results in the lamp InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-71085033872604390472018-01-06T02:05:00.000-05:002018-01-06T02:05:52.850-05:00Where's the hospital in "Mary Kills People" (TV)?After a couple episodes of "Mary Kills People", I started wondering where the fancy looking hospital they were using was. I think I found it but here's some backstory first.
It was semi-obvious from watching the show that at least some of the filming was done in Toronto, Ontario in Canada -- the actual city itself, not just a location within the entire metropolitan area. So, that gave me an ideaInvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-7386629422263804912017-12-30T19:34:00.000-05:002017-12-30T19:34:36.143-05:00Dear Diary #75: Peak Laziness, Drinking from BowlsDear Diary,
I memorized the data rates for OFDM wireless tech. And I also know the cable layouts for all four pairs of CAT-5e and up cable. It feels very dirty for some reason. I also know the modulus of elasticity for steel but that never came in handy outside of school.
Bad luck: bought an eBook like a week ago and went with the older edition because it was half the price. Now, the price of InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-86668240205046554282017-12-28T16:39:00.000-05:002017-12-28T16:42:22.211-05:00Dear Diary #74: Non-changing Page Numbers, Christmas Movies, OFDMDear Diary,
It's that time of the year again when they show "The Sound of Music" on TV... I still don't understand how it's a Christmas movie. On the other hand, I haven't seen it in a very long time and don't think I've ever seen it through from end to end.
That feeling when I'm reading a book on a Kindle app and turning the page doesn't change the page number because of the spacing/text-size InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-25852441376597020042017-12-21T18:06:00.000-05:002017-12-21T18:06:08.395-05:00Dear Diary #73: Triangles, Mach3 Run into the GroundDear Diary,
Just realized that Chrome turns the tabs into triangles when I have like 50 open at once. Cool and functional stuff. Why do I have more than a few tabs open?
Had that thing happen where I was between being asleep and awake: couldn't tell if I had went somewhere and done something or not. Rational, awake part was saying no, but sleepy, goof-balls part was saying that I did because InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-70012182638658424592017-12-20T17:18:00.000-05:002017-12-20T17:18:54.397-05:00Dear Diary #72: Laptop Battery Dying, Decades without VomitingDear Diary,
That time of the life cycle of a battery again: my laptop battery will only go to 85% when charging -- specifically, it hangs a long time around 85% and then suddenly jumps to 100%. According to the diagnostic program, that sounds about right for the level of battery wear. Laptop still works despite the dual core processor and 2 GB of RAM. Mostly use it as a test bed or installing InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-15275522859530082952017-12-19T16:07:00.002-05:002017-12-19T16:08:24.370-05:00Dear Diary #71: College Textbook Paperweights, Mic'd InterviewersDear Diary,
It appears that I am finally learning: bought a bunch of books that I read through from cover to cover, and instead of sitting on them, I'm selling them while they're still "recent." Made the mistake during college of sitting on every textbook that I used for courses for years. The idea was they would become useful at some point in the future -- one or two books were useful in the InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-72690841757491215752017-12-10T15:20:00.002-05:002017-12-10T15:21:34.879-05:00Dear Diary #70: From Sickness to Health-ishDear Diary,
Someone else is sick and coughing/sneezing all over the place. His symptoms started showing two days ago. And here I am today, throat is starting to act up, nose getting irritated. I've been careful to not touch common items, washing my hands, and "dry" cleaning my hands when possible. That may have amounted to nothing and I may be looking at a week or two of feeling like absolute InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-11239926556771076542017-12-01T19:38:00.000-05:002017-12-01T19:38:00.337-05:00Dear Diary #69: Zero Crossings, Dumb Phones, Excel for notesDear Diary,
That feeling when you think something's crawling on your skin but you ignore it because there's usually nothing there when you check... Then you check it because it doesn't go away and there's actually an insect there. You know because you accidentally mashed it into your fingers.
Watching a video on YouTube, it finishes playing and there's a pop... Kind of annoying, but I found it InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-35827901962425224882017-11-23T18:48:00.000-05:002017-11-23T18:51:46.752-05:00Dear Diary #68: Disposable Fashion, Math, BarteringDear Diary,
Watching a TV segment about clothes shopping. Made me think back to my early 20s when I used to buy disposable but expensive clothes that I ended up wearing a few times before giving away. One after the other, $80 or $90 jackets, shirts, pants. Really want to go back and kick myself.
Looked up the curriculum for a computer science degree program and checked out what kind of InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774390764718191096.post-25638554239956655652017-11-18T21:39:00.000-05:002017-11-18T21:39:31.899-05:00Dear Diary #67: Smaller Multivitamins, Second LED Light Bulb DiedDear Diary,
Second Ikea RYET bulb died. The first one died in September 2017. Second one suddenly dropped dead in early November 2017 -- it died on someone else, they said it flickered a lot then checked out. This one was installed the exact same time as the previous one that died, but it got an extra month or two of life. Looks like I can expect these RYET bulbs to last about a year in a InvertedKBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904306063343579474noreply@blogger.com0