Out of the Blue

For proof of what a nerd I am, you need look no further than my reaction to Warwagon's Tech Tip Tuesday on Neowin. This explains that for most browsers, CTRL-L will jump the focus to the address bar and highlight the current URL. This can allow you to quickly copy the URL or type in a new address. I can't tell you how exciting I found this tip. I actually popped up to share it with MrsBlue, which allowed us to confirm this works an a Mac as well. As Tech Sergeant Chen wisely once put it: "It's the simple things in life that you treasure."

Obituary: Loretta Lynn, coal miner's daughter and country queen, dies.

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Re: OotB: Nerd alert!
Oct 5, 2022, 16:04
Kxmode
 
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Oct 5, 2022, 16:04
 Kxmode
 
Mr. Tact wrote on Oct 5, 2022, 11:38:
Kxmode wrote on Oct 5, 2022, 11:31:
You're missing out.
I am completely unconvinced of that.
Okay. ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ
"...and in stonks, Fizzy Squeezy Stocklebocks leaped over Droopy Whoopy Bondfluffs, hitting 300-gigglebits to their 150-snorebucks. Meanwhile, in Whimsyland's market, the pancakes reached parity with pogo sticks."
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert!
Oct 5, 2022, 11:38
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert! Oct 5, 2022, 11:38
Oct 5, 2022, 11:38
 
Kxmode wrote on Oct 5, 2022, 11:31:
You're missing out.
I am completely unconvinced of that.
โ€œExtinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.โ€ -- Carl Sagan
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert!
Oct 5, 2022, 11:31
Kxmode
 
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Oct 5, 2022, 11:31
 Kxmode
 
Mr. Tact wrote on Oct 5, 2022, 10:22:
jdreyer wrote on Oct 5, 2022, 04:17:
KX is talking about the keyboard shortcut for emojis. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿต๐Ÿ™†โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
Huh. A quick search tells me either Windows Key + period or Windows Key + semi-colon will bring that up. Too bad I don't have a WIndows key on my keyboard. (not really, I like not having it)
You're missing out. START TAB is better than ALT TAB. Plus, you can use START TAB to create an unlimited number of virtual desktops. ๐Ÿ‘
"...and in stonks, Fizzy Squeezy Stocklebocks leaped over Droopy Whoopy Bondfluffs, hitting 300-gigglebits to their 150-snorebucks. Meanwhile, in Whimsyland's market, the pancakes reached parity with pogo sticks."
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert!
Oct 5, 2022, 10:22
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert! Oct 5, 2022, 10:22
Oct 5, 2022, 10:22
 
jdreyer wrote on Oct 5, 2022, 04:17:
KX is talking about the keyboard shortcut for emojis. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿต๐Ÿ™†โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
Huh. A quick search tells me either Windows Key + period or Windows Key + semi-colon will bring that up. Too bad I don't have a WIndows key on my keyboard. (not really, I like not having it)
โ€œExtinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.โ€ -- Carl Sagan
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert!
Oct 5, 2022, 08:37
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Oct 5, 2022, 08:37
 
Kremlin says annexation and retreat are not a contradiction
Compare that to previous Kremlin statements; up is down, black is white and slavery is freedom.

Iโ€™m still patiently waiting for the nukes that putrid keeps promising, beginning to think he might have been saber rattling all along.
"I expect death to be nothingness and by removing from me all possible fears of death, I am thankful to atheism." Isaac Asimov
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert!
Oct 5, 2022, 04:17
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Oct 5, 2022, 04:17
 
Mr. Tact wrote on Oct 4, 2022, 21:38:
Kxmode wrote on Oct 4, 2022, 19:49:
I think START SEMICOLON is the best Windows feature. ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ‘
Eh?

Amusingly I didn't know about Ctrl-l, Alt-d, or F6. After thinking about it, as best as I can remember, I have never attempted to find a hot key for that. Which is a bit surprising because as has been indicated by others it is a useful function. Huh. Better late than never I guess.
KX is talking about the keyboard shortcut for emojis. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿต๐Ÿ™†โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends. Slava Ukraini!
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert!
Oct 4, 2022, 21:38
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert! Oct 4, 2022, 21:38
Oct 4, 2022, 21:38
 
Kxmode wrote on Oct 4, 2022, 19:49:
I think START SEMICOLON is the best Windows feature. ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ‘
Eh?

Amusingly I didn't know about Ctrl-l, Alt-d, or F6. After thinking about it, as best as I can remember, I have never attempted to find a hot key for that. Which is a bit surprising because as has been indicated by others it is a useful function. Huh. Better late than never I guess.
โ€œExtinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.โ€ -- Carl Sagan
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert!
Oct 4, 2022, 21:01
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Oct 4, 2022, 21:01
 
Yoloz wrote on Oct 4, 2022, 18:25:
The F6 function key works for me to focus and highlight the address bar.

Yeah I've used F6 for as long as I can remember.
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert!
Oct 4, 2022, 19:49
Kxmode
 
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert! Oct 4, 2022, 19:49
Oct 4, 2022, 19:49
 Kxmode
 
I think START SEMICOLON is the best Windows feature. ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ‘
"...and in stonks, Fizzy Squeezy Stocklebocks leaped over Droopy Whoopy Bondfluffs, hitting 300-gigglebits to their 150-snorebucks. Meanwhile, in Whimsyland's market, the pancakes reached parity with pogo sticks."
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert! (Africa)
Oct 4, 2022, 19:27
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert! (Africa) Oct 4, 2022, 19:27
Oct 4, 2022, 19:27
 
Dan =0) wrote on Oct 4, 2022, 19:22:
I'll just leave this right here.
Clearly someone who has too much time on his hands.
โ€œExtinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.โ€ -- Carl Sagan
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert! (Africa)
Oct 4, 2022, 19:22
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert! (Africa) Oct 4, 2022, 19:22
Oct 4, 2022, 19:22
 
I'll just leave this right here.

Dan =0)
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert!
Oct 4, 2022, 19:00
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Oct 4, 2022, 19:00
 
Already ate dinner, but I guess I am going out for some brisket tomorrow, damn that looked good.
โ€œExtinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.โ€ -- Carl Sagan
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert!
Oct 4, 2022, 18:25
Yoloz
 
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert! Oct 4, 2022, 18:25
Oct 4, 2022, 18:25
 Yoloz
 
The F6 function key works for me to focus and highlight the address bar.
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert!
Oct 4, 2022, 17:23
Tom
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert! Oct 4, 2022, 17:23
Oct 4, 2022, 17:23
Tom
 
You can also use Alt+D. Even easier to hit than Ctrl+L.
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert!
Oct 4, 2022, 16:57
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert! Oct 4, 2022, 16:57
Oct 4, 2022, 16:57
 
Oooo! Nice tip Blue! Never knew that. I copy paste a lot of URLs. That will come in handy.
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I have a cat, Sam, who used to be an outdoor cat. She was a tree climber, and terrorized our squirrels. I've seen her climb to amazing heights.

Finally, she climbed too high, like Icarus, and shattered her left rear leg. Took us days to find her as cats tend to hide when injured, but 4 days later, after assuming she'd run off and maybe got hit by a car, she crawled out of wherever she was hiding and called to me when I was working outside.

The x-rays were frightening, The leg bone was shattered into dozens of pieces. Options were amputation or reconstruction. We opted for reconstruction. They wound up putting a metal rod and several pins in her leg. We made her into an indoor cat after that. She can walk and run perfectly fine, and is approaching age 15. We call her the bionic kitty now,

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Oct 4, 2022, 15:41
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Oct 4, 2022, 15:41
 
Could have missed something but an article who's first phrase is, how people rate pizza, doesn't have a single word about it at all, sucks. Middlefinger
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Marcus: ... Bullies. Tiny d*ck egotists who hurt people for no reason, make people lock their doors at night. People who make general existence worse, people like you.
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Re: OotB: Nerd alert!
Oct 4, 2022, 13:07
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RIP
Loretta Lynn
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