Sinphaltimus Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 I had one of these as a kid. I searched years ago for one and the few I found were pretty expensive. On a whim, I searched today and wow they are reasonable. There are several still listed from various sellers all around the $30 range including shipping. I don't know why I had to have it, but I did. I just got this one. That's price with shipping listed as "in good working condition" *used*. Order total: $26.01 (Yes, shipping included) Basic Fun Speak & Spell Electronic Game You should get it by 22 Nov. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 @Sinphaltimus Is that the new one which was selling in Target? If so, I hope you will not be disappointed. The speech is all new and does not sound like the original at all. I bought one for the grandkid, but wound up giving it to Goodwill. I have picked up a handful of each of the "Speak &" devices with some modules, enough to build one good unit of each for Christmas. The prices on those are also relatively reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 A video where a Sasquatch flattened a brand new tire! https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/video-sasquatch-flattens-tire-in-montana/ Share https://youtu.be/_fc3OdstwKU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinphaltimus Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 15 hours ago, OLD CS1 said: @Sinphaltimus Is that the new one which was selling in Target? If so, I hope you will not be disappointed. The speech is all new and does not sound like the original at all. I bought one for the grandkid, but wound up giving it to Goodwill. I have picked up a handful of each of the "Speak &" devices with some modules, enough to build one good unit of each for Christmas. The prices on those are also relatively reasonable. I'm not sure. The photo seems to be a little different than the original I recall. I'll compare against some other pics after a quick google... I think you're right. I don't see a TI logo on it and Brand is listed as BASIC FUN. My mistake. I'll have to wait a couple weeks before I go and gerab a real one (about the same price) if it's in working condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jrhodes Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Not a believer in the power of zip-ties i take it? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 12 hours ago, OLD CS1 said: @jrhodes The ultimate survival kit ?. On one episode of Mythbusters, they built a boat entirely from duct tape, and it actually worked... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXB Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) As a life long programmer and mechanic I have to disagree. You use the correct tool for a problem. When you need a pickle fork for a front end repair got news for you Duct Tape will not fix it, nor 50 cans of WD40. pickle fork - Google Search Edited November 10, 2021 by RXB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 As a machinist, tool maker, mechanic, programmer and meat cutter, I make my own tools, fix the problem, then eat!!/ 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 And now, a word from our sponsor... P.S. I don't know what he's saying. But, I am certain that I agree whole-heartedly! ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Hmm, I seem to have to polish my language skills ... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 As an expert duct tape user, spaghetti and meatballs maker, and flea market canvasser, I Know for a fact that WD40 can remove Duct tape. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 4 hours ago, HOME AUTOMATION said: And now, a word from our sponsor... P.S. I don't know what he's saying. But, I am certain that I agree whole-heartedly! ? The labels on those bottles have a definite Jim Beam vibe. . .And the name is interesting too: Duch Puszczy is "the Spirit of the Forest", although I suspect there is the definite possibility of mangled English pronunciations turning it into something somewhat pornographic. The company also makes a 95% alcohol "Spiritus" in the vein of the classic Everclear. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 There is always the German soft drink -"Pschitt" 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) Everclear=190proof(sissypiss) ...The only proven-fuel my engine will accept...? Duch Puszczy is "the Spirit of the Forest" ...there're places in the mind reachable only by that "Old wood alky"!? ...and yes, the name alone does tend to "get the old Evinrude cranking"! Edited November 11, 2021 by HOME AUTOMATION wrong pic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Some of you include animated GIF in your posts, showing a running TI emulator. How do you record (and transcode) this? Which is the best software? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 1 hour ago, SteveB said: Some of you include animated GIF in your posts, showing a running TI emulator. How do you record (and transcode) this? Which is the best software? I think automation dude is the expert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 1 hour ago, GDMike said: I think automation dude is the expert Ding him properly with @HOME AUTOMATION. ...lee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Hmm, afraid I'm not the expert on this... This is the only self-made .GIF I can recall posting here... I made it with software from the '90s. I seem to recall that it couldn't handle today's .GIF's higher color palette option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 more... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, HOME AUTOMATION said: Hmm, afraid I'm not the expert on this... This is the only self-made .GIF I can recall posting here... I made it with software from the '90s. I seem to recall that it couldn't handle today's .GIF's higher color palette option. Gees, don't make me come over there https://ezgif.com/ Edited November 17, 2021 by GDMike 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wierd_w Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Good gravy. I am gonna revoke all of your geek cards. Just use the ffmpeg command line utility. It is available for basically every platform, supports basically every input format, and is GPL FOSS. https://superuser.com/questions/556029/how-do-i-convert-a-video-to-gif-using-ffmpeg-with-reasonable-quality You can specify size, rate, filter, compression schema, and all that shit in one go, without uploading your video source to some third party for processing (which probably just wraps ffmpeg with a CGI function anyway!). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhodes Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 video_2021-11-18_04-13-46.mp4 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wierd_w Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Damn von-neuman machines! Always making more of themselves! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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