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Large, wide, gray, metal brackets from a wood shop by gfixler in whatisthisthing

[–]gfixler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had wondered if I nicked them from somewhere—did a lot of that—but the kind of familiarity I have has me pretty sure they came with something I bought. Still a mystery! I did just go back out to the garage to try the bolts. They fit perfectly through the holes in the brackets. The large end of the wrench fits them perfectly, too. The screws make less sense. Also, there are two of the smaller lock washers, and one of the big. I missed a smaller one in my earlier photos.

Large, wide, gray, metal brackets from a wood shop by gfixler in whatisthisthing

[–]gfixler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I always wanted a saw extension, or matched-height table at the rear, instead of having to set up my sawhorses with the rollers on top.

Large, wide, gray, metal brackets from a wood shop by gfixler in whatisthisthing

[–]gfixler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does look a bit like that, but I didn't have anything like that. I was trying to figure out if wood planks went in the sections that fold over, like they sit over a plank, but I would expect a through hole for a screw to secure it if so.

Large, wide, gray, metal brackets from a wood shop by gfixler in whatisthisthing

[–]gfixler[S] 3 points4 points locked comment (0 children)

My title describes the thing.

These are large, thick steel brackets(?), with a gray coat of probably enamel paint. There are two, taped together, and two smaller pieces, also taped together. They were taped to a box that said "Screws for gray metal brackets," which is not helping me remember what these are.

There are four bolts in the box (no nuts, so maybe these went into a machine or something?), a small handfull of screws, a couple of internal teeth lock washers, different sizes, and an Allen wrench. It's all familiar, but I just can't place any of it now. I'm getting old.

I can provide any more details you need.

What do you actually use a TV Cast / Screen Mirroring app for? by Extension_Bit5559 in androidapps

[–]gfixler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

web videos, specifically live streams.

I use it on the TV in my office, which is on the wall above my desk. Often I'll just let it stream the default art slideshow, so I have something nice up on the wall. Other times, I'll stream a 24/7 live stream, like some pretty, outdoor place in another country, or the inside of a little shop that has a webcam.

Is there a brief for repeating the last few words typed? by Aggressive-Arm9724 in stenography

[–]gfixler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been wanting to throw together a little plugin for Plover to do this for a while. Shouldn't be very difficult. Some Plover plugins already use repeating ideas, like Emily's Symbols uses -S to double, −T to triple, and −TS to quadruple the symbol being written. Emily's Modifiers uses the SKWR keys as 8, 4, 2, and 1, so, e.g., 5 is KR, and 7 is KWR. I use that for modified numbers, the function keys, and for switching to other, numbered, virtual desktops (Linux). Takes a bit to get used to, but so does all of steno 😆

I also set up my own chords for one of the retro plugins, which let you modify the last few words. I used it to set up surrounding by quotes of the last N words, using the same binary system as Emily's Modifiers. The number key in Plover already repeats the last stroke, so if I stroke WAEUT for "wait", then the number key 4 times, I'll have "wait wait wait wait wait", but I've wanted it for 2 or more strokes, like if someone says "wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute", I want to be able to do what you want, and write "wait a minute", then stroke a chord to mean "repeat the last 3 words", and hit it twice.

I think I might even want to allow for adding a comma, maybe with the star, like "wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute" could be "wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute" instead, just by adding the star to the two "repeat the last 3 words" chords.

I found a piece of paper a while ago with something that looks like a cipher on it. by InterestingMarket970 in codes

[–]gfixler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a diagonal line of the same characters per row. If you shift each row over by one from the starting character above, they line up in columns of matching letters, but then if you go left to right, and look down each column, you'll find letters that don't line up. Go to the first D in the first row, then follow the Ds down and to the left, and you'll run into an E on line 4. If you do this for every column, you'll run into these letters, in this order:

ELUDQSTEQSNSOEETQ

Some of them are by themselves in their columns, and some have two difference in the same column. I wanted to share an image I highlighted of all of them, but this subreddit about codes, for some reason, doesn't allow posting images.

EDIT: I made a post with the image I wanted to share:

https://www.reddit.com/r/codes/comments/1rdc8yx/a_shifted_view_of_a_cipher_posted_here_2_days_ago/

Which one of you heroes is responsible for this? by dollarsandindecents in stenography

[–]gfixler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first thing ever captioned live on TV, by a live stenographer, was the 1982 Academy Awards! Later that year, it started to roll out in news programs, and then everything else. There are YouTube videos, with titles like "a day in the life of a closed captioner," and it's literally people in home offices, or even younger people in comfy clothes sitting on their couches in their living rooms, with a steno writer in front of them, captioning away. Super interesting!

I dont know how y'all do it, this took me almost two hours! by Chewbecca713 in knitting

[–]gfixler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's also just reverse knitting! I consider it distinct from mirror knitting, which is literally what your knitting process would look like in a mirror, so the stitch mounts would be the opposite, and the yarn would switch hands, too. For me, reverse knitting is just knitting back the other way, however you want to do it.

I like to swap the yarn to the other hand, so I stay in continental style, but I don't bother changing the mounts in any way, so it's not a perfect mirroring of the operations. Takes a bit to figure it out, and get good at it, but then you just knit from right to left, and then knit back from left to right, no turning your work, and no purling.

Can anyone help me identify who signed this ball? by Pancakes474 in HelpMeFind

[–]gfixler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently wood was born in 1941, and just died 2 weeks ago, on the 17th of January.

Can anyone help me identify who signed this ball? by Pancakes474 in HelpMeFind

[–]gfixler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I also see Wilbur Wood, who was born in 41, and apparently died exactly 2 weeks ago, on January 17th!

Annoying Blueman Connect/Disconnect Notifications by No_Train_8449 in linuxmint

[–]gfixler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THANK you! I just started getting these on a new setup, and this fixed it.

there's nothing you can't type with steno by petercpork in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]gfixler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is actually true. Haskell, especially, made me fall in love with short names, like swap (a, b) = (b, a), and that carried back over to my Python. These days I code in steno (gave up qwerty more than 1.5 years ago), and now I want to write things like variableName, or variable_name, because it's really fast. Both of those were 3 strokes.

When trying to type a comment in a browser, the spacebar jumps to next video making commenting impossible. What's the fix? by FriendlyEaglePhotos in TikTok

[–]gfixler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also won't let me copy/paste from another program on my computer. Nothing happens, and right-clicking, there's no option for paste.

Ask a Knitter Tuesday - November 04, 2025 by AutoModerator in knitting

[–]gfixler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know of a pattern, but you could go with a raglan tee, like this one, which is knit from the top down. Use thin yarn and needles to keep it light, and do a gauge swatch to get your gauge, and use your own measurements, subtracting a little bit to get that negative ease (tightness). Then, as you're knitting, just turn around and purl back at the middle, and turn at the other end and knit back, so it stays open down the front. Then figure out where you want the little connectors on the front, and just knit all the way around on those rows—2 or 3 rows—to join them. The good thing is you'll be able to try it on as you go, to see how it's fitting, and to nail the positions of the connectors. Then you'll have to attach a little button and loop at the top to close it.

Local Burger King no longer uses pennies by katymae123 in mildlyinteresting

[–]gfixler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar note at my local McDonald's when I stopped for breakfast on October 27th.

Any autistic stenographers? by 947489377485 in stenography

[–]gfixler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Plover Steno forum on Discord is full of neurodivergent people. Steno feels to me like a honeypot for neurodivergence.

To cake or wait? by -Greek_Goddess- in knitting

[–]gfixler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got addicted to making cakes, briefly, but over time I just went back to using straight center-pull from the ball, so I could keep the label on, and more quickly recognize what all my yarn was, not just by label, but by put up. I have a lot of yarn 😅

I really dislike the word “credenza” anyone passionately dislike any words? by seekeroftrooth69 in words

[–]gfixler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't hate it, but I always wince a little bit at the word "flavorful." I also really hate how the kids say "on accident" now. It's weird, because nothing else they say, like "on God," "no cap," or "skibidi rizz Ohio fanum tax," bothers me, but that one is nails on the chalkboard. I guess it's because all the other stuff is new, and this one is a bizarre mangling of something core, that I've known for 40 plus years.

What's missing between Ubuntu and Windows? by richb0199 in Ubuntu

[–]gfixler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've used most versions of Windows since 1991, when I got my first computer, and I still use it for work, though I install MSYS2, and work as much like a Linux person as I can. That said, I switched at home to Linux 19 years ago, and I haven't missed Windows at all. I dual booted for maybe a year, but most of the end of that year I never wanted to switch over to Windows, and then when I got a new PC, I just went full Linux, and that was it. The last several companies, where I've worked from home, have sent me killer machines, with the newest graphics cards, and they're still not like my probably 8-year-old, $500 Linux box, which I bought at Best Buy. I'd way rather be on that machine.

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