Author Topic: The Grumble Thread - No energy for a full on rant. (Read 1627046 times)

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2350 on:** 09 October, 2012, 04:29:41 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 09 October, 2012, 04:21:43 pm

Fairly straightforward if the printer speaks PCL...

No admin rights. Sadly.

mike · « **Reply #2351 on:** 09 October, 2012, 04:35:58 pm »

the bloody binmen have ignored my wheelybin because it was 1 foot off the pavement in our driveway. So now it's got to fit 4 weeks of rubbish.

Kim · « **Reply #2352 on:** 09 October, 2012, 04:38:41 pm »

Quote from: mike on 09 October, 2012, 04:35:58 pm

the bloody binmen have ignored my wheelybin because it was 1 foot off the pavement in our driveway. So now it's got to fit 4 weeks of rubbish.

Write a stinky letter to whoever might listen citing rats. That seems to have made the binmen substantially less arsey around here.

tiermat · « **Reply #2353 on:** 09 October, 2012, 04:45:57 pm »

Quote from: mike on 09 October, 2012, 04:35:58 pm

the bloody binmen have ignored my wheelybin because it was 1 foot off the pavement in our driveway. So now it's got to fit 4 weeks of rubbish.

Complain and complain lots, I did the other week when the bin men dropped a load of a neighbour's rubbish directly onto the road in front of our driveway and just kicked it about a bit to make it look like there wasn't too much there. The driver and 2 mates both got a talking to and they have been as civil as anything since!

David Martin · « **Reply #2354 on:** 09 October, 2012, 04:54:06 pm »

You don't need admin rights. Maybe I can concoct a Javascript version for you that will run from a web page...

This looks like it should be the basis for a suitable hack..

http://code.google.com/p/jsocket/wiki/SimpleExample

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #2355 on:** 09 October, 2012, 05:29:45 pm »

Quote from: David Martin on 09 October, 2012, 03:45:45 pm

Strange. Normally it is possessed by daemons.. (sysadmin joke).

I must do a bit more local printer possession..

<manic laugh>

printer by davidmamartin, on Flickr
</manic laugh>

If I knew how to make our printer say things, I would. But nobody would read it because nobody in my office ever reads instructions.

David Martin · « **Reply #2356 on:** 09 October, 2012, 05:33:48 pm »

When I get back from my bike ride I will endeavour to piece together a web page, which, given appropriate webtrickery will allow you to send a message to the local printer of choice. Unless of course someone else manages to get there first.

barakta · « **Reply #2357 on:** 09 October, 2012, 07:19:12 pm »

I will totally play with printer trickery although my lot would instantly suspect me because I'm the only one with the slightest likely ability or indeed inclination to do such things

But I don't mind being known guilty of making printers say things like "Out of Cheese Error!"

ran doner · « **Reply #2358 on:** 09 October, 2012, 07:31:08 pm »

Quote from: mike on 09 October, 2012, 04:35:58 pm

the bloody binmen have ignored my wheelybin because it was 1 foot off the pavement in our driveway. So now it's got to fit 4 weeks of rubbish.

A 4 pack of Stella a couple of times a year helps with most bin men. They may even collect your bins mid strike.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #2359 on:** 09 October, 2012, 08:04:24 pm »

Following the demise of my hard drive and my big pan, the next thing to be fuckered is my mp3 player. *sigh* Won't play more than about a song and a half before switching itself off and rebuilding itself. Currently copying all the content onto my hard drive (and it's a 32gig mp3 player with a 32gig card in it too so there's a lot of content) for the inevitable day it dies altogether.

David Martin · « **Reply #2360 on:** 09 October, 2012, 11:32:28 pm »

Will test the evil genius web page tomorrow when I have a printer that may respond. in the interim I have something that looks like it should work.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #2361 on:** 10 October, 2012, 09:26:03 am »

Forgot to put my nose stud back in after my swim. Hope it hasn't started to heal over by the time I get home or getting it back in will be sore.

eck · « **Reply #2362 on:** 10 October, 2012, 09:43:37 am »

Well now, Tayside Contracts, I submit a query via the 'Contact Us' bit of your website, and I get an email saying, "I am currently out of the office and will not return until Monday the 22nd October 2012."

You are out of the office? What, all of you??

David Martin · « **Reply #2363 on:** 10 October, 2012, 11:07:02 am »

Web page printer malarky is limited by security policies in SWF. Sorry. Can you get a DOS box? (run cmd.exe?)

David Martin · « **Reply #2364 on:** 10 October, 2012, 11:07:58 am »

I have left my reading glasses at home. I hadn't realised how much I have come to need them. (not yet essential but make things easier).

dasmoth · « **Reply #2365 on:** 10 October, 2012, 11:08:06 am »

Quote from: David Martin on 10 October, 2012, 11:07:02 am

Web page printer malarky is limited by security policies in SWF. Sorry. Can you get a DOS box? (run cmd.exe?)

Was wondering how you were planning to do that! Flash has kind-of fallen off my radar at this point...

David Martin · « **Reply #2366 on:** 10 October, 2012, 11:44:46 am »

If you prrinter is available as a windows share, try opening up cmd.exe (windows button, run, cmd.exe) and entering the following at the prompt:

Echo @PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY ="Ready Message" >\\server\printQ
You will need to know the network path to your printer.

http://ss64.com/nt/print.html refers

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #2367 on:** 10 October, 2012, 04:15:01 pm »

Self: when ordering brake cable outer from eBay, look at the description first that says it is priced per metre. OK, the quantity box was a bit vague, but it's still your fault you missed the massive caution note!

Arch · « **Reply #2368 on:** 10 October, 2012, 09:45:52 pm »

I tripped over at work today, carrying a recycling box, and now I have a big bruise on each knee, and a small patch of missing skin on one elbow.

And they all hurt.

Feline · « **Reply #2369 on:** 10 October, 2012, 09:49:36 pm »

Quote from: Arch on 10 October, 2012, 09:45:52 pm

I tripped over at work today, carrying a recycling box, and now I have a big bruise on each knee, and a small patch of missing skin on one elbow.

And they all hurt.

Awww virtual hugs Arch

clarion · « **Reply #2370 on:** 10 October, 2012, 09:54:34 pm »

Aw hugs.

Arch · « **Reply #2371 on:** 10 October, 2012, 10:10:17 pm »

Thanks for the hugs. It was my own daft fault really - there was a bag of laundry in the alley outside the back of a restaurant and I was passing with a box and miscalculated how far the bag was sticking out and caught my foot on it. I do seem to fall over once or twice a year, sometimes just stepping off the kerb.

Carrying a box makes it harder to save oneself.

When I rolled up my trousers to look at the bruises at lunchtime, my boss suggested another colleague got a photo.

For Twitter.

My knee has been twatted.

Should have waited, it'll be a much more impressive picture tomorrow...

But anyway, ouch.

LindaG · « **Reply #2372 on:** 10 October, 2012, 10:20:39 pm »

Ooh! So you got pain as well as bruises eh? Hope they heal speedily Arch

Arch · « **Reply #2373 on:** 10 October, 2012, 10:39:23 pm »

Quote from: Lindagordinho on 10 October, 2012, 10:20:39 pm

Ooh! So you got pain as well as bruises eh? Hope they heal speedily Arch

Thank you. MFWHTBAB is coming over tomorrow, and has promised to kiss them better.

That's going to look quite odd...

Bledlow · « **Reply #2374 on:** 13 October, 2012, 03:30:14 pm »

Where did all this rain come from? I'm sure the forecast showed uninterrupted sunshine when I checked it yesterday morning, but it's been pissing down for half the day. Sometimes stops just long enough to fool you into going outside. Cold, too, & there's been some hail.

Bah!

Author Topic: The Grumble Thread - No energy for a full on rant. (Read 1627046 times)

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