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Nice idea I was looking for something similar within KDE Plasma, but came to the conclusion they've not implemented anything along those lines and couldn't fine anything useful to be able to script something up to do things automatically. I had an ideas you might incorporate; only stop the process if it's been out of focus for a preset grace period (could be helpful if flicking back and forth) Also, you may wish to tinker with swappiness, nice priority or explicitly reload pages if it gets paged out.

Was that about one every 10 minutes? I *think* I agree with you. Certainly, as I get older I have a tendency to be a bit traditionalist when it comes to language. For example I balk just a little at the young generation's use of "Sick", much as my parents' must have balked at my generation's misuse of "Bad" or "Wicked". In addition to this generational dynamic, I think the 'r' word in question hasn't really been used as a slur in my region, so it's use in the original context is less likely to be controversial.

I like that, thank you for reminding me. I'm pretty sure the use of that R word in correct context shouldn't be controversial, much as use of a certain G word to express carefree happiness is fine in my book. Bad example I know, but I mourn the loss of such words simply because some people may take them out of context, some automatically object to what they think others may get upset at, and some try exploit all this through double entendre. Back on topic, there's no denying war is a powerful motivator for advancement of technology, but often our tech advancements would appear to bring as many problems as they solve. Yes, give me a simple quiet life without such rapid tech advance. Trouble is, that whenever one person gets themselves the sweet life, sooner or later some bugger will come along and ruin it for them. How I wish we could push through to the other side, to achieve a post scarcity as envisioned by Iain M Banks and others. That said, what makes those stories interesting is the conflicts that continue to arise, suggesting we'll never be free of war and there will always be rivals to try to get the better of by any means possible. I also like your footnote... appropriate in this context.

On the bright side... War brought us rocketry in various forms Aside from the possibilities of destruction and misery, who knows what else it might bring?

This has already happened [cite news sources here] Do it. It will distinguish you from the 'sheeple' (and get you tagged as a dangerous subversive). Seriously though, you sound like you're thinking beyond the scope of that course so your marks could go to either extreme unless your tutor is capable of being purely objective!

It of course depends on how often you expect calls, but I wouldn't tolerate even vibrate alerts that many times a day. My policy is if they really want to get through to me and aren't in my favourites, they can leave a message, or try again within 15 minutes in which case I'll pick hear it and pick up. You're fighting the good fight by reporting them but it would put me on edge to have that many demands on my attention. I'm with you there. Putting filtering in someone else's hands like that is always a risk. In an ideal world, spam would barely exist as it would be quickly blocked and dealt with at source by force of law, but I gather that's complicated by the fact that allegedly there's some minority of people who like to be advertised at and receive unsolicited phone calls.

That's frankly awful. Are there no options available to you to block spam calls? Have any been repeat calls? Apologies in advance if you're already doing any of this... Assuming there's no facility available from your provider, and that you've already considered some kind of automated solution (I'm pretty sure spam call blocking is available), I would be turning to at least silencing the calls. If these are on an Android phone, you can use "Do not disturb" and in the detailed config for that set it to only ring if it's a favourite contact or a repeat call within 15 minutes. Your aim should be to avoid it become a mental burden. Back in the days of dumb phones, I once got so annoyed by a repeated automated silent call that I silently answered it, put it aside and left it connected for over 24 hours. It denied me the use of that phone, but they didn't call again. Call costs at the time were higher, and it probably wouldn't make much difference these days but it shows that if you can tie up their resources and make a difference to their bottom line, they go elsewhere.

Yep. Printers are a massive waste of money, and the whole industry appears geared to milk you of more. Long ago, when I had an IT Ops role I found myself increasingly becoming "the printer man" (despite being their only *nix and VMS professional) and came to the conclusion there was something fundamentally incompatible between paper and computer systems. They secretly hate each other. I had to leave that job to escape being sucked further into the vortex of endless frustration at stupid driver problems and having to constantly replace random parts. The reality seems to be that the most cost effective and least frustrating way is to have well built printers, maintained by expert technicians and have them used on a daily basis. I'm damned if I'll ever buy a printer again. If I really must have something printed, there are places that will do it for a reasonable price that keep the printers away from me, and my sanity intact.

Thank you Deddly! In practical terms that appears to be all that's needed. I share your anxieties, but am trying to focus on the positive. The forum is up and running today, and we have the security of a backup of the wealth of knowledge within thanks to Lisias (if not yet a way of efficiently searching that, but that will no doubt come if it becomes necessary). What does seem bleak is the idea that we may lose that spark of belonging that we get from interaction with like minded people. Again, perhaps that is something that can be solved should the need arise. It's certain we'll never fully recreate what we have here should it go, but I'm not going to morn a death that hasn't happened.

If they're struggling to find those right people, they might find the forum is actually a fertile recruiting ground.

<rant mode> Part of an industry standard way (ITSM) to govern the running of a service is to document every change, ideally in advance. The idea is to be sure to note what will be changed and how, research and consider all potential impacts and how they might be mitigated, who may be affected and if they should be warned, determine the level of risk, the urgency, how you will be checking if the change is successful and that it hasn't negatively impacted service, how to back out of the change if needed, and how much time is needed for each step. You then record if the change was successful and if there were any unexpected problems and how they were overcome. Using this formalised method not only gives your peers/management the chance to evaluate and be aware of the coming change, but also prove to them and your customers that you've applied due diligence. I suspect this kind of method isn't being applied here, otherwise the problem would have been immediately noticed and a backout plan put into place. (ie - have backups at the ready, or even better don't destructively change stuff!) I'm starting to think this is almost being run as someone's hobby or as a favour rather than with serious professionalism. </rant mode>

The red marker you've probably seen used is the Trajectories mod. Other descent predictions are available in mods. It is possible to do it without mods, but how reliably depends on your piloting skill and how much TWR (Thrust to Weight Ratio) and Delta-v (ie how much fuel) you have available. The general technique has been covered many times before, I'm sure, but I've outlined my take on it below... Good luck and happy landings!

Sorry guys, it seems me using the CSS caused it to cease to be CSS. (facepalm) I actually prefer the dark theme anyway

lol Good job I didn't talk about it, just wrote it within the confines of the club. I'm sincerely hoping it's not a Schrödinger's cat!

So how do we all perceive the Forum is doing for stability and availability now? I've not noticed any issues for what seems like weeks now. (I'm really happy about that!)