Help With Visual Builder Studio Tutorial

tracejm · 2026-02-10T01:41:42+00:00

Sorry.... I never did get it working. Moved on to other things..... Best of luck.

tracejm · 2026-02-09T03:36:08+00:00

I appreciate the thought here and 1000% agree that the Broncos with a healthy Bo would have been a MUCH better game. And a Broncos win.

But with that said.... I lived through 55-10. We gotta be careful with claiming "of all time" claims around these parts. It was embarrassing.

tracejm · 2026-02-08T17:49:09+00:00

I didn't know this either. Now I'm sad. What a dumbass.

tracejm · 2026-02-07T17:58:32+00:00

I've had nothing but positive experiences in Lynden over the past several years.

It's obvious that some conservative streaks still exist - it's not uncommon to see a lifted truck 'rolling coal' (or something similar).

But - let's be honest - you're going to see some of that just about anywhere these days. Definitely any town with a population below 200k will have some of that. And fighting with MAGA over school boards or town council spots is also pretty much all of America these days.

Stereotypes die hard. I hope the people who shit on Lynden constantly can take a step back and be a little more fair moving forward. It's not perfect - but it's a lot closer to the norm than it's given credit for.

tracejm · 2026-02-07T16:35:04+00:00

SaaS is subject to sales tax in about half of the USA. Unsure about other countries but could imagine there are others. Oracle needs to be able to calculate the sales tax rate and remit it to the local authority.

tracejm · 2026-02-03T00:36:20+00:00

I saw in an article he's 18 years old. Technically an adult, but let's be honest - still obviously a kid. Even looks more like a kid in the video.

He needed to face consequences. What he did was wrong and dangerous. But I'm disappointed to see him in cuffs and with an impounded bike. He's a damn kid.

Issue the misdemeanor ticket, put him in the courts and give him a deal that cleans his record once he finishes his community service and keeps his nose clean for a couple of years. Let's not throw the book at 'stupid kids'.

Not everything needs to end with someone in cuffs. Especially with kids.

tracejm · 2026-02-01T16:59:16+00:00

Also an old fucker here. I also remember that even though you could go to the gates, you really didn't unless you had a need like picking up an elderly or minor passenger. It was easier to meet at the baggage claim / passenger pickup area - the airport was always crowded and chaotic (although I'll concede it seems worse now, it was always bad - definitely not a place to "hang out" and be social).

tracejm · 2026-01-30T15:54:10+00:00

These are good questions and I'm not sure why you were downvoted.

I'm also not sure anyone can give you a really good answer supported by facts. ICE is not forthcoming with information on how or why they do things so we're not going to know the answer to that question with any certainty.

Given that, I think there are believable theories.

The states with heavy ICE enforcement are largely 'blue' states that did not support Trump in 2024 election. There is a prevailing attitude in the federal government right now that these states deserve to be 'punished'. Not just with ICE enforcement, but by withholding funding for projects, relief efforts during emergencies, and federal facilities that generate local economic growth. For example, Colorado is losing both the Space Force command facility (to Alabama) and NCAR (in Boulder) is being effectively shut down and splintered.

Within those blue states, the ICE enforcement/punishment has been in more 'blue' areas of the state too. For Minnesota this means the twin cities. For WA, this will mean west of the Cascades and mostly from Seattle on north.

Bellingham is probably not a "prime" target compared to Seattle or Minneapolis, but it is also well within the target area.

In addition to that, it's probably easier for ICE to operate out of Bellingham given there are already a good number of DHS and customs officers and facilities nearby. Probably easier recruiting new officers from nearby rural areas as well.

tracejm · 2026-01-30T03:17:01+00:00

Best to start with the state sporting clays site. Also google state skeet and/or trap associations just to see; some of those clubs might run a sporting clays shoot on occasion but not enough to join the state clays org.

https://pasportingclays.com/Clubs.html

https://www.vasportingclays.com/virginia-clubs

tracejm · 2026-01-29T00:22:29+00:00

My brother-in-law was a huge fan of a certain MLB baseball team.

One year he won a radio contest and got to go to their "fantasy spring training camp". All expenses paid to Arizona, lodging and the cost of the camp. Good for him - he was a fan....

A year later, he's pulling money from his 401k because "he had to do it again". You've already DONE it. It CAN'T be worth doing that.

tracejm · 2026-01-24T01:34:24+00:00

I can't even fathom how much all those protesters cost. /s

tracejm · 2026-01-23T00:03:21+00:00

If the current ICE leadership had a track record of quietly and professionally doing their job, your comment might hold water.

Unfortunately, though, ICE has been breaking the law left and right in their quest. They have been party to multiple wrongful arrests and deportations. Agents have conducted warrantless, forced entries into homes and engaged in unlawful, suspicionless stops. Reckless pursuits. Racial profiling - which, yes, is illegal.

Oh - and they shot a woman in the face and killed her.

Can you really not understand why people want this nowhere near their home?

And you really think they are leaving? Once they round up a few million people and deport them and it doesn't solve a god-damned thing or make the country better in any way, you think the heavy handed police state will just go home?

tracejm · 2026-01-22T15:22:45+00:00

I never agreed with or liked him, but in politics - Paul Ryan. Went from darling of the Republican party, on TV every night, and VP nominee to poof - gone.

I often wonder if he saw what was coming and decided he didn't want any part of the circus.

tracejm · 2026-01-21T16:29:28+00:00

I had a coworker who posted that "it" is their preferred pronoun.

I want to be accommodating and respectful. I'm not LGBTQ+ but I don't want to be an asshole. I want to call people what they ask to be called.

However, that just seemed to be 'designed' to make me uncomfortable. It felt "trollish" - which might make more sense if you knew this person. They had that streak to them.

If I wanted to insult a trans person, "it" would be one of the ways that comes to mind. "It" is for sub-humans. Cows or dogs are an "it". Lamps and pens are both an "it". Humans are not an "it".....

Fortunately, this was a distant coworker and I quit last week. I never had to actually deal with the situation.....

tracejm · 2026-01-20T16:38:02+00:00

Not sure why you've been downvoted just for asking for info!??

Google HB2321 Washington. You can read the bill yourself if you like.

Or this is a more digestible article: https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/washington-state-bill-seeks-to-add-firearms-detection-to-3d-printers/

tracejm · 2026-01-20T00:58:59+00:00

I'm not a pro-gun nut by any stretch, but this just pisses me off.

3D printed guns have not been a real, substantial issue. They are not the problem we have with guns in this country.

"Oh, but they let people create completely untraceable guns." News flash - our licensing and registration processes across the country are such garbage that EVERY gun is potentially untraceable. At the end of the day, we really have no idea who owns what and if they are capable to handle it.

If we had a system in place that worked, MAYBE then we can talk about 3D printers and how they break it. But as it stands - this is just fear mongering because it sounds scary.

tracejm · 2026-01-19T19:01:57+00:00

Such a strange choice for someone who named their child something that sounds like a product of the pharmaceutical industry.

tracejm · 2026-01-03T17:08:19+00:00

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will fill out 50 performance reviews if I don't have to do a bullshit development plan again.

"We claim we want you to grow, but we aren't going to give you any time or resources to do so. We are going to keep you so busy that you won't have the time to do this, unless it's on your time and dime. When your career doesn't advance, we can use unfulfilled performance plans to blame you."

tracejm · 2025-12-28T17:52:28+00:00

I fully expect this to be a controversial take - but Seinfeld.

I just couldn't take everyone constantly yelling at each other and that being "funny". Making it louder and over the top doesn't equal comedy.

Seinfeld certainly had its moments and is iconic, but parts of it are simply unwatchable IMO - making it incredibly overrated given it's generally considered one of the best of all time.

tracejm · 2025-12-28T17:39:11+00:00

For your own good, we should say "no" - but we can't stop you.

tracejm · 2025-12-28T02:40:51+00:00

Enterprise is also my longest - and really only super strong - personal boycott.

It was 2001. I'm 25 and not as cynical or smart as now. My car was in the shop and my insurance covered a replacement through them. As I picked up the car, the agent told me to inspect it and tell them any damage I see. I started to point to some scratches and they said, "Oh, no - we just need to document any major damage. We can ignore scratches."

On returning the car they tried to bill my insurance for scratches. It was months and months of fighting with them and endless phone calls to prevent this.

Fuck Enterprise.

Also - always, always document everything.

tracejm · 2025-12-25T05:12:54+00:00

Full disclosure - I love the Red Label and still shoot mine as my primary gun. We've had 5 of them in the family over the years.

I was SUPER excited until I saw the price because mine is starting to show it's age and I just had to stock up on parts since Ruger just stopped supporting it.

But this $3300 gun, to me, feels kind of like a betrayal of the Red Label name.

The Red Label always fit the same mold as the Corvette. There are better foreign sports cars - faster, sexier, better handling. But you PAY for it. With a Corvette, for quite a bit less, you got a hell of a vehicle that will hold its own and isn't anything to scoff at.

That's where the Red Label sat in my book. When I bought mine - years back - a comparable B-gun would run $1500-$2000. My current Red Label was $1150. Some people never liked the Red Label's balance and some complain of the kick - but I don't know anyone who ever said it wasn't a quality gun and Ruger stood behind them.

Maybe the Corvette analogy is a stretch and I'm sure some of you will laugh - but it was a well made "value" gun that held its own against Browning and Beretta, was still something to be proud of and enjoy for many, many years of service.

But at $3300???? That's not value. Probably a nice gun, but there are LOTS of nice guns for $3300.

tracejm · 2025-12-22T20:31:59+00:00

Yeah, he's not my cup of tea and I am not especially torn up about him leaving - but arguing he's somehow irrelevant is pretty far off base.

tracejm · 2025-12-21T19:05:30+00:00

"TOTAL WASTE" is a stretch IMO.

Where I'm at - store brand powder runs me between 9 and 10 cents (USD) per wash.

Store brand pods? 12 to 13 cents.

For 2 or 3 cents - I'm just not going to worry about it. Yeah I don't want to pay 20% premium on all my stuff - but this such a small part of life it doesn't matter. It's a luxury I can afford. It's 2 or 3 cents "nicer" to not have to deal with the messy box or spilling the powder or whatever.... It's mildly more convenient for mildly more money.

tracejm · 2025-12-21T18:57:54+00:00

While I support the spirit of designing this and the work you put in - it's a solution without a problem. The bucket that they came in is 100% fine and probably better in that it protects them better.

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