tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post2013214727452089164..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Hooptedoodle #149 – Another Brief Skirmish with TechnologyMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-48209155887051658502014-09-25T14:06:34.001+01:002014-09-25T14:06:34.001+01:00Back in the stone-age I used to be in charge of th...Back in the stone-age I used to be in charge of the computer systems for a moderately sized mail order company. We had three Bull printers (the type that churned out continuous paper sheets and used huge ribbon cartridges - tell your son that!) and I found that all paper jams could be fixed by shoving a flexible metal ruler down the back of the roller, usually with the power still switched on (we didn't really do health & safety). More recently I applied this same technique to a much loved Brother laser printer belonging to my wife and broke it - she still goes on about it to this day!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-42841257625141673502014-09-25T09:02:00.321+01:002014-09-25T09:02:00.321+01:00Prof De Vries of the Netherlands emailed to sugges...Prof De Vries of the Netherlands emailed to suggest that we should get a whole alphabet of such bookmarks, and over an extended period of printer jams we might receive a message from the Other Side - possibly even from Sir Isaac. Interesting idea, but I doubt whether even the immortals would have an attention span sufficient for such a project. We had a short attempt to get a satisfyingly witty name for this experiment around the theme of Ouija Canon and similar, but failed dismally. If it needs that much work it probably isn't worth bothering with.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-79929179887933149862014-09-25T08:55:15.210+01:002014-09-25T08:55:15.210+01:00Thank you for joining me in celebration. Estimated...Thank you for joining me in celebration. Estimated latest score in this ongoing struggle is<br /><br />Foy 3 - Combined Technologies 48,938MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-82523015590076568832014-09-25T08:41:08.155+01:002014-09-25T08:41:08.155+01:00Huzza ! man triumphs over the machine ! - my own f...Huzza ! man triumphs over the machine ! - my own first thought with non working technology is a large axe ! , TonyThe Good Soldier Svjekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749564052124659180noreply@blogger.com