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bwDraco

Dec 9, 2019 03:02

I felt it was worth trying to steer the user in the right direction (given the user's rep) but had no plans to argue it if the user objected.

bwDraco

Dec 9, 2019 03:01

@JourneymanGeek Yes to what? Both?

bwDraco

Dec 9, 2019 03:01

I've blown the microammeter function on my DMM by connecting it to a high-voltage photoflash capacitor – but everything else works on it.

bwDraco

Dec 9, 2019 03:00

lol

bwDraco

Dec 9, 2019 02:49

@DirkBruere, I disagree with this sentiment. While I understand the pedagogical value of not force-feeding the OP the answer, this results in your answer not being useful without its context. Also, "they should not be allowed close to any electronic instrument" reads a bit arrogant and insulting to me. — bwDraco 5 mins ago

bwDraco

Dec 9, 2019 02:49

Am I being too nitpicky or are these legitimate concerns?

bwDraco

Dec 9, 2019 02:49

roar

bwDraco

Jun 28, 2019 04:51

Just what is going on with flags on old messages? I don't know much Spanish so I can't really intervene.

bwDraco

Jun 28, 2019 04:50

in Stack Overflow en español on The Stack Exchange Network Chat, 2 mins ago, by bwDraco

¡Por favor, no abusen la función de bandera!

bwDraco

Feb 12, 2019 21:17

So... folks, looks like the crisis is essentially resolved and I will continue to live at my parents' home. Some changes have been made to ensure this doesn't repeat. (@Catija)

bwDraco

Feb 12, 2019 00:03

I wouldn't say it's all-clear yet but it's no longer an immediate risk.

bwDraco

Feb 12, 2019 00:00

That was scary.

bwDraco

Feb 12, 2019 00:00

The situation seems to be stabilizing as I'm now back home, albeit not entirely resolved. Hopefully, things will settle down, but I'll keep you updated if anything happens.

bwDraco

Feb 11, 2019 19:40

Thank you very much for the kind words.

bwDraco

Feb 11, 2019 19:39

Temporary living arrangements are being worked out and I'm reaching out to friends and relatives. It's an issue between Father and me; Mother will continue to provide support. I'd rather not discuss the rest in public.

bwDraco

Feb 11, 2019 19:38

Catija reached out to me via email about this.

bwDraco

Feb 11, 2019 19:37

in Root Access on The Stack Exchange Network Chat, 4 hours ago, by bwDraco

To the community: Due to a personal crisis, I'll be exiled from home for an unknown period of time. Availability will be limited, but I'll try to keep in touch.

bwDraco

Feb 11, 2019 19:33

(some personal drama)

bwDraco

Feb 11, 2019 19:32

@Catija, thanks for reaching out to me. Your support means a lot to me.

bwDraco

Jan 26, 2019 23:16

Cleaning house for Chinese New Year (in ten days).

bwDraco

Jan 26, 2019 23:04

Just very busy lately.

bwDraco

Jan 26, 2019 23:04

roar

bwDraco

Dec 25, 2018 21:02

lol

bwDraco

Dec 25, 2018 21:02

@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ Let's try not to call too much attention to it.

bwDraco

Nov 17, 2018 05:32

Done.

bwDraco

Nov 4, 2018 16:45

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Q: Why do electric fan knobs often place the highest setting right after the off position?

Electric fans are often controlled by a knob which the user turns to power the fan on or off, and control the fan's speed. On a lot of fans, the knob goes immediately from the off position to the highest speed, followed by the other speed settings in descending order. For example on the pictur...

bwDraco

Nov 4, 2018 16:45

@forest IIRC this is also on User Experience...

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:25

@SonictheInclusiveHedgehog I think I had about 1500-2000 edits at the time, so it wasn't that big a deal...

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:24

But I'm not changing my name to that needlessly, either :)

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:23

In some places, I go by the alternate name DraconicPenguin – somewhat inspired by my Linux experience.

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:20

In any case... I don't really see a good reason to change it back. I'm keeping it and I'm not really upset about it any more.

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:19

Checked again... the trademark is registered for several completely unrelated uses. The user's own registration expired a long time ago.

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:18

This was something that happened almost three years ago, and I don't think I really want to change it back. I've actually taken a pretty close look at the trademark information and the claim really doesn't have any solid basis.

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:17

Yeah. I basically changed my name everywhere doing so was technically possible.

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:14

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bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:14

I'm a bit hesitant to name names, but here's the user in question:

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:13

It was an email sent to me from the user.

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:13

I'm not really going back at this point.

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:13

There wasn't a lawsuit.

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:13

It's one thing to accept your condition. It's another to actually put effort into addressing it.

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:12

@JourneymanGeek Yup. The key thing here is a lack of encouragement to move forward.

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:12

@JourneymanGeek Of course, I wouldn't disagree, but I'd say I still have a long road ahead of me.

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:11

24 mins ago, by Journeyman Geek

So's @bwDraco and he's actually made a lot of progress over time

bwDraco

Sep 15, 2018 02:10

roar

bwDraco

Aug 30, 2018 22:12

...and voting to close my own question. — bwDraco 3 mins ago

bwDraco

Aug 30, 2018 21:40

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Q: Chat search fails to load autocomplete list for users more than once

As a heavy user of chat search, I've repeatedly run into a bug in the chat search page affecting the autocomplete list for the username ("when said by...") box: If I type part of a username quickly, the list shows up properly as shown above, but if I type more characters in the username box to...

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bwDraco

Aug 21, 2018 16:52

(goats on subway tracks in Brooklyn)

bwDraco

Aug 21, 2018 16:52

rofl

bwDraco

Aug 21, 2018 16:52

Two very baaaaad boys.

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