Oy.

[lance_sibley]

I just spent an hour fighting with my scanner to get it to scan documents to PDFs instead of BMPs.

Figuring out how to go about changing the settings should not have been that complicated. Of course, it would have helped if I had remembered that the only manual I have is in virtual form... or, if there was a hard copy, where I'd put the stupid thing. That might have saved me 15 minutes.

Now I just need to figure out what the settings need to be to reduce the file size to something reasonable. At least Yahoo didn't puke when it tried to attach them to the emails I was sending... unlike the previous twelve attempts.

Mind you, today has been a stupid day overall. It's a good thing my boss doesn't mind if I get in ridiculously late... because I managed to sleep through all of my alarms again. Let's just say that most of you in the Eastern time zone were probably already back from lunch by the time I got to work. It was suggested that I rig up some kind of system so that the alarm clock triggers a sprinkler over my bed. Though I'd probably find a way to sleep through that, too.

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[mencc1701.livejournal.com]

There's absolutely nothing wrong with bitmaps. I mean, so long as you don't want it in a lossless format, have no problem with huge file sizes and don't need it to be a quality image, it's perfect! ;)

And if it makes you feel better, I spent half an hour searching around in ArcGIS yesterday to try and figure out how to convert a shapefile to a network. I finally did, but had to leave, so I decided to do it at home, only to find out that my version of ArcGIS doesn't have the right license installed...

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

There's absolutely nothing wrong with bitmaps. I mean, so long as you don't want it in a lossless format, have no problem with huge file sizes and don't need it to be a quality image, it's perfect! ;)

Thhhhbbbbbfffffftttttttt! Thbft.

As I said in my post, the file size was the problem that was preventing me from attaching them. I don't know why I didn't realize that, oh, last Wednesday when I made my first attempt and Yahoo puked on my shoes. *sigh*

And if it makes you feel better, I spent half an hour searching around in ArcGIS yesterday to try and figure out how to convert a shapefile to a network. I finally did, but had to leave, so I decided to do it at home, only to find out that my version of ArcGIS doesn't have the right license installed...

*facepalm* Ouch. I hate it when that happens... though I don't generally run into licensing issues. The most similar problem I've had was when I was trying to get some work done from home one night after I'd had to leave early, and I couldn't connect through Remote Desktop because I'd never bothered to set a password on my work computer. I didn't realize that that would prevent me from connecting. (Though I suppose it makes sense that such a security precaution would exist, since otherwise, anyone would be able to log onto anyone else's computer on the Internet just by typing in random IP addresses.)

[mencc1701.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it sucked. I was able to get some of the basic stuff I wanted to do done, like setting up buffers around some of the important points on my map, but I couldn't do the heart of my analysis.

[mountebank.livejournal.com]

I just spent an hour fighting with my scanner...

Bitch-slapping or hurling insults?

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

More like pounding on the lid, though not as violently as I would have liked because, after all, it's mine. ;)

Today at work, I turned to my co-worker and said, "Have you ever wanted to pick up your keyboard and start bashing your tower with it?" after my development environment crashed for about the eighth time. Zak's response was, "You'd just end up with keys all over the floor." I wonder if he's seen that Youtube video with the German kid killing his keyboard after losing at a game...

[ghstlght74.livejournal.com]

Now what you need is a very handsome man to get you up in the mornings. I vote ME! :-)

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

You're shameless. :P

Now, was your choice of the phrase "get you up" a deliberate one? ;)

[ghstlght74.livejournal.com]

But of course I'm shameless, I'm single. And yes. . it was deliberate. . .teehee

[randomyst.livejournal.com]

I have waking issues as well. As you can imagine. LOL

Though I don't need this yet, I have had it in the back of my mind for when I possibly might.

Bed Shaker (http://www.soundclarity.com/productdetail.asp_Q_id_E_737)

List of other "shaker" Alarm Clock devices (http://www.soundclarity.com/vibrating_alarm_clock.asp)

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

Hm, I wonder, though, whether I wouldn't eventually learn how to sleep through those too. ;)

It might be worth a try, though.

[jj79.livejournal.com]

You can have something like George Jetson. Shower, shit and shave automatically. Something to dress you. Make breakfast... :D

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

Don't forget the flying car. (Though I suppose I would have to get a driver's license before they'd let me operate one.)

Either that, or I need a bf who's more of a morning person than I am. (Though not too much, because I wouldn't want to find myself wanting to murder him. ;) )

Though my mind is boggling at the thought of a device that would allow you to shit automatically as part of the wake-up ritual. (I think they have them already... they call them "bedpans". ;) )

[jj79.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...flying car...I'm all about that. Or at least a magnetic one that drives itself. :D

As for the Auto Shitter 3000: all it would have to be is a device which gently expands your hole, telling you went to push and providing a sparkly clean afterward. Sound good???

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

I did that thing you asked, through the website.

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

We received them, and they've been passed along to the people in charge of the tracks in question. Thank you very much! (They won't be part of the list that's currently being prepared for the website, but the next time I do data entry, they'll get into the database and they should be uploaded then.)

Of course, this means you'll also get first crack at moderating them. ;)

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

Of particular interest for the Bollywood one, if it's approved. I could do that one by myself, like last year.