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Why don't we use an ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) as storage media?
Think of the advantages:
1) They never forget - unlike HDDs and SSDs.
2) They are very difficult to steal.
3) The lifespan of the average is 60 years (or 48 for the cheaper Chinese copies); compare that with HDD (3 ~ 5 years), and SSD (warranted for 10 years).
4) Incredibly rugged and durable.
5) Very low power consumption.
6) Media duplication is built in (though slow due to large size).
OK, there is a disadvantage: They do tend to generate huge amounts of VB and Python code - but that's probably good for your roses anyway!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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OriginalGriff wrote: They do tend to generate huge amounts of VB and Python code
Also coming soon is support for XML
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Soon? Is this 1996?
[I wish it was  ]
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it'll seem like a good idea
... until it sits on your cat.
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They are scared of mice so you would need some other form of input device if not accessing remotely.
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Damn! The slaughter of a magnificent theory with a brutal fact!
Off topic: You've order the same 3D printer I did - it's worth spending some time getting the bed level right - I started with the "paper thickness" method but it was a PITA, so I broke out my DTI and a clamp then did it scientifically, followed by a little manual tweaking to get the optimum distance for my bed - it's slightly crowned so my initial test prints didn't work too well at the outsides. That may be due to the rails rather than the bed though, so later tests may involve thin shims under selected feet to distort the base slightly to compensate, I dunno. The test prints are pretty good at the moment, measuring within 0.1mm of the intended thickness from 150mm diameter to a central cross.
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Cheers, I have IPA already, I used it for lots of things.
One of my pals back in the UK has the i3 mega and he recommended to get 'adhesive kapton sheets from Ebay'. Whatever they are....I haven't looked yet!
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OriginalGriff wrote: 5) Very low power consumption.
I think electricity is a lot cheaper than whatever these guys eat 
On a side note, did you know elephants lose their teeth which causes them to die of starvation or malnutrition?
Elephants lose their teeth at various stages in their life and replace them with new ones, but they can only do this six times (or seven times on rare occasions).
When they've lost their last teeth it's a slow and painful death from there.
Elephants also have the largest teeth of any animal, even bigger than a whale's (biggest animal EVER!).
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Sander Rossel wrote: but they can only do this six times
"Only"?
Humans have one spare set, and we switch to the final set quite early.
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: Humans have one spare set, and we switch to the final set quite early.
My grandpa would disagree.
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Still chewing using his milk-teeth, ehr? 
Fake ones aren't counted, as most animals and some humans don't have access to them.
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Why don't we use an [mastadon] as storage media?
and to think of what the data dumps would be like, too!! 
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"fertile", so not much difference there 
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Using your requirements, mothers-in-law would do even better. Not only do they never forget, but they last even longer.
Also, while the RSPCA may complain about the way you treat your elephant, no one cares what happens to your mother-in-law. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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However, the npm (nags per minute) is extremely high on Mother-in-law storage, and anything you store is never good enough!
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Yet another brilliant idea founders on the shoals of reality. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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But how do I carry it with me on an airplane?
I wonder if those suction toilets can handle it
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Why does the Norway Navy have bar codes on the side og their ships.
So when they return to port they can Scandinavian!
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2. One who does precision guesswork based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge.
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Away with you.
Scandinavian... 
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Ah, the sweet joys of recognition! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
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Been working on understanding / building my app as a Cross-Platform app (see lounge post[^] for more).
Deployment Packages
The real target was to get deployment packages that would allow anyone on any OS (Win10, MacOS, Linux) to easily obtain and install.
I was confused for a while, but I figured it out : basically, there is another Electron/Node project (Electron-Builder via Github[^]) that will package your app for deployment on all three platforms.
Once I tested the installation on my local machine (Win10) I decided to try it out on another machine where I do not have the rights to install apps.
Very Cool
When I double-clicked the installer package, it worked perfectly normally (though I don't have admin rights). I saw the nice dialog (image via imgur[^]) that tells me it is installing but no UAC warning and asking me to sign in as an admin.
From a developer's perspective this is very cool.
Win10 Apps & Features
I also looked in Win10 Apps & Features to see if I saw the program and it is listed (snapshot via imgur[^])
It is interesting that the installer can add the app in there, even though I'm not an admin.
Uninstall? Nope!
I tried uninstalling the app from Apps & Features but it raises the UAC request and I don't have rights.
What Is Target Installation Location For Electron-Builder?
This seems to be the way the installer gets around the UAC requirement.
It installs to:
C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Programs\<AppName>\
It Is Still Possible to Run Uninstall
The packager also creates an uninstall exe so you can uninstall the app cleanly and completely. You can see it in this file listing image via imgur[^].
Even though I cannot run the uninstall from Apps & Features I can run it from that uninstall EXE and it will remove the program from Apps & Features --- nice and clean.
As A Dev
As a dev I think this is amazing and cool because deployment is always difficult and I want it to __just work__. As a user, I'm thinking, "uh, who can install stuff to my machine without me knowing...or as a trojan payload to some other program I downloaded!?!"
Of course, since this is like xcopy install that could be true with anything you install. 
If you'd like to try the installation package you can get it from my site: http://raddev.us/downloads/CYaPassSetup106.exe^
modified 12-Oct-19 0:08am.
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The app is being installed under the user profile, not under Program Files. That's why it installs without UAC popping up.
You don't have to be an admin for an app to show up in Apps & Features. The Uninstall key you find under LocalMachine in the registry also exists under user profiles.
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