LegoGate-1

 Rebuilt LegoGate-1 today.  I wanted to add a sickbay, as I found a couple of the old gurneys.  I did resort to using off-brand pieces.  Overall, happy with the current results.

Off to a new adventure!

VIP seating for the boss and a traveller from a distant land.

VIP Seating.

We got drones!

Overview of the facility.

Added a lot more computer consoles.

Watch your step, the first is a DOOZY!

Gotta keep the lasers handy, charged and in good condition.

CPO Wendy sitting at the DHD with her gaurds.  Yep, red suits.

They found the kryptonite, what might their evil plans for such a power element?

Entertaining the new allies.

Checking out currents in space on the large screen.

(This is a piece from the Command Base, 1978.)

Doctor and nurse reassure the patient he's going to be fine, just fine!

Another view of LegoGate-1.

Hoping they come back safe.

Onward to adventures brave and bold!

CPO Wnedy dails up the address.

Old cars

Saw some nice old English cars today.

 

Crazy News

 You'll notice 4 of these take place in CA. And we wonder why CA is like it is...



1. *AT&T fired President John Walter after nine months, saying he lacked intellectual leadership. He received a $26 million severance package. Perhaps it's not Walter who's lacking the intelligence

 

2. *WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS: Police in Oakland, CA spent two hours attempting to subdue a gunman who had barricaded himself inside his home. After firing ten tear gas canisters, officers discovered that the man was standing beside them in the police line, shouting, 'Please come out and give yourself up.'

 

3. *WHAT WAS PLAN B? An Illinois man, pretending to have a gun, kidnapped a motorist and forced him to drive to two different automated teller machines, wherein the kidnapper proceeded to withdraw money from his own bank accounts.

 

4. *THE GETAWAY! A man walked into a Topeka, Kansas Kwik Stop and asked for all the money in the cash drawer. Apparently, the take was too small, so he tied up the store clerk and worked the counter himself for three hours until police showed up and grabbed him.

 

5. *DID I SAY THAT? Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn't control himself during a lineup. When detectives asked each man in the lineup to repeat the words: 'Give me all your money or I'll shoot', the man shouted, 'that's not what I said!'

 

6. *ARE WE COMMUNICATING? A man spoke frantically into the phone: 'My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart'. 'Is this her first child?' the doctor asked. 'No!' the man shouted, 'This is her husband!'

 

7. *NOT THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED! In Modesto, CA, Steven Richard King was arrested for trying to hold up a Bank of America branch without a weapon. King used a thumb and a finger to simulate a gun. Unfortunately, he failed to keep his hand in his pocket. (hellooooooo...!!!)

 

8. *THE GRAND FINALE! Last summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert, an hour east of Bakersfield, CA, some folks, new to boating, were having a problem. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get their brand new 22-foot boat going. It was very sluggish in almost every maneuver, no matter how much power they applied. After about an hour of trying to make it go, they putted into a nearby marina, thinking someone there may be able to tell them what was wrong. A thorough topside check revealed everything in perfect working condition. The engine ran fine, the out-drive went up and down, and the propeller was the correct size and pitch. So, one of the marina guys jumped in the water to check underneath. He came up choking on water, he was laughing so hard. Under the boat, still strapped securely in place, was the trailer!

Copy files from your smartphone

 An older document, but it checks out.

So, you want to get your pictures off your iPad / Android tablet,

a short tutorial for Windows

 

Turn on computer and wait for it to completely boot up.

 

Plug in USB / Thunderbolt cord to Computer and tablet.

You should hear a chime when the computer detects the tablet being connected.

 

Click on File Explorer (it's the icon on the Taskbar that looks like a stack of folders).

 

Tablet should be in Devices and drive section of This PC (for Windows 8.1 and Windows 10) or  Computer (for Windows 7) called Apple iPad or your device's name.

            Double click on the device.

 

The next folder to show should be Internal storage, double click that icon.

 

If your iPad asks if you trust this device (your computer) tap on “Trust.”

 

Look for the DCIM folder, double click.

 

Apple iPad, you will see randomly named folders in ascending order.

Android, you will see a folder named Camera, double click that folder.

 

Highlight one folder or file (by clicking on it once), CTRL-A (press the CTRL key and then tap the A key) to select all the folders or files.  CTRL-C to copy them all.

 

In left pane, click on Pictures folder. The Pictures folder should be near the top of the list on the left column.  If you do not see the Pictures folder under Favorites, check under Libraries or click your User name to display all your folders, then you can click and drag the Pictures folders to the Favorites and create a new Favorite there.

 

Click on New Folder of CTRL-SHIFT-N to create a New Folder in the Pictures folder.  Name the folder (you can just type the name of the folder while it's highlighted in blue) and then press ENTER, the new folder should open, if not press ENTER again.

 

In the folder, CTRL-V to paste the folders and files.  Depending on how many folders and files, this can some time, longer than 20 minutes to an hour.

 

When done, look through the folders and rename as needed.  You can rename the randomly named folders Apple created by right clicking on the folder and selecting Rename.

 

On the iPad, you will have to delete the files that successfully copied (I don't know of a way to remove files all at once from an Apple device).  On an Android device, you can use CTRL-X instead of CTRL-C to Cut / Move instead of Copy.  Only do this if you are going to make a back up (to another device such as a USB flash or hard drive).

 

Clocks and Fans

 

A man died and went to Heaven.   As he stood in front of the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, "What are all those clocks for?"   St. Peter answered, "Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone who has ever been on earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie, the hands on your clock move."   "Oh", said the man. "Whose clock is that?"   "That's Mother Teresa's", replied St. Peter. "The hands have never moved, indicating that she never told a lie."   "Incredible", said the man. "And whose clock is that one?"   St. Peter responded, "That's Abraham Lincoln's clock. The hands have moved twice, telling us that Abraham told only two lies in his entire life."   "Where's President Biden's clock?" asked the man.   St. Peter replied, "We're using it as a ceiling fan".