I’ve created a playlist that I’ll share here on video tips and ideas for various applications.
Random Surfing, That’s What I like
It’s not often I get a chance to random surf. But I took a little break to do just that. Here’s what I found:
Flash, Not Flash Gordon…okay maybe him too
Flash animation was great at the beginning, but it was always difficult to share and embed elsewhere. When social media came along, there were people making movies with Flash [NO! not Flash Gordon!] and you were getting that blank box with the text message “This content requires the Flash animation plugin….download it here”
NEXT!
Now the Internet Archives has figured out a way to save them. I made Flash animations and couldn’t even save them the first time!
Fake Booze
Don’t drink alone, unless you are George Thorogood
Powerful Photo Editing Software on you USB stick
Haven’t tried it yet but found on a Web Dev geek site.
Expressive Pixels Open Source App from Microsoft
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/expressive-pixels/ The app gives the ability for people share animated visualizations in their own unique way. Users can make and show both static and animated images on LED displays and other digital devices, such as a PC. You can export the JSON code for use in other programs.
That’s it. I just had enough free time to paste this blog post together ya!
Nothing holds like a rusty nail.
Part 2 of this bathroom redo. Here’s the link to the first part with some before pictures: http://www.thomashepburn.ca/2018/02/peelandstick/
The problem is not all the nails are rusty. This old style plank subfloor was nailed down without glue. The trouble is that you get nail pop which leads to squeaky floors. It’s unusual to see diagonal plank subfloors in a house built in 1971. However that’s the case here. Usually houses built from the 1970s on have sheet OSB subfloor. I’m finding a lot of outdated building methods in this duplex
Solution: check all planks with hammer slam. pull loose nails and screw down
I call this a checkpoint. Every project needs checkpoints. Some people do these without even thinking about it. ( See @johnataction for business coaching.) It’s usually when I pull out my vacuum cleaner. I check to see if there’s any items that have been missed; possibly additional costs. Measurements are taken at this point and plans for the new build, material options are considered – basically “Are we on track with this project? ” After I’ve done this it’s time to go shopping. If it’s a paying job I enjoy it since I’m spending someone else’s money. In this case it’s my own bathroom. In either case I’m very conscious of value and price of materials.
So maybe it was Jesus who left an idea on the wind
Something about “today there’s a chinook and you better get out and take advantage of the warm weather by decorating a big tree” How do you get those balls on the tree when you only have a small ladder? My solution is to use copper wire to make the hook, and a long stick. The copper wire is just flexible enough to hold and grab the branch while not deforming. Number 16 gauge perfect but the most common is household wire being solid 14 gauge copper wire
Don’t have any copper wire laying about? Join the recycle economy: Just ask your local electrician for some “wire trimmings”, or a street scrapper. You’ll find street-level scrappers dumpster diving in any town or city. These people make a living by taking what others throw away and turning it into Cash. As of today bare bright copper stands at $2.70 a pound at the scrap yard but very few yards sell what they collect from street level scrappers. Don’t ask me why I don’t know.
Hopefully that wind doesn’t blow all the decorations off before Christmas.