They got shitty colors now! Probably can't save anything you write ✍️. It's a stupid product at a stupid price.

Yet, don't let me stop you... Please do show us how it works so remarkably like a pencil ✏️📝 and paper.

That's right! Your hearing is perfect! If you allow anyone from our secret staff members who come and offer you a brand new shower to just kick your groin once, you will get it installed absolutely free!

No questions asked! A guy comes in, offers you a new shower, installs it, and if they kick you in the groin and they happen to be one of our secret staff members, you get it all installed for free!!!

Ofcourse you do need to pay for the shower and tax. But the kick is absolutely free once installed right in the groin!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19713386

SO, it started quite nicely with a fully working program. However nearing the end... or at the end of my programming experience or asking it to program something for me, it wrote in some nasty nasty screen flickering shit. I couldn't stop it and it quickly just froze my screen where the only option was to push the button. I tried it a second time to confirm, but this time I was able to quickly go to a different CLI window and kill that sonobabich. Here is what it came up with in case you want to try it. maybe it only screws up my computer:

import os
import cv2
import numpy as np
import time
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import messagebox, filedialog

def threshold_to_black(image_path, duration):
    original_image = cv2.imread(image_path)
    
    if original_image is None:
        print("Error: Could not read the image.")
        return

    height, width, _ = original_image.shape
    gray_image = cv2.cvtColor(original_image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
    steps = duration * 10  # 10 frames per second

    for i in range(steps + 1):
        # Calculate the threshold value (0 to 255)
        threshold = int((i / steps) * 255)
        
        # Create the thresholded image
        thresholded_image = np.where(gray_image < threshold, 0, 255).astype(np.uint8)

        # Resize the thresholded image to fill the window
        resized_image = cv2.resize(thresholded_image, (window_width, window_height), interpolation=cv2.INTER_LINEAR)

        # Display the thresholded image
        cv2.imshow(window_name, resized_image)

        # Wait for a short period to create the effect
        time.sleep(0.1)

        if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
            break

    # Display the final black image
    cv2.imshow(window_name, np.zeros_like(thresholded_image))
    
    while True:
        if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
            break
    
    cv2.destroyAllWindows()

def select_image():
    current_directory = os.getcwd()  # Get the current directory
    filetypes = (
        ('JPEG files', '*.jpg'),
        ('JPEG files', '*.jpeg'),
        ('All files', '*.*')
    )
    
    filename = filedialog.askopenfilename(
        title='Select an Image',
        initialdir=current_directory,  # Start in the current directory
        filetypes=filetypes
    )
    
    if filename:
        return filename
    else:
        messagebox.showerror("Error", "No image selected.")
        return None

def get_duration():
    def submit():
        nonlocal total_duration
        try:
            minutes = int(minutes_entry.get())
            seconds = int(seconds_entry.get())
            total_duration = minutes * 60 + seconds
            if total_duration > 0:
                duration_window.destroy()
            else:
                messagebox.showerror("Error", "Duration must be greater than zero.")
        except ValueError:
            messagebox.showerror("Error", "Please enter valid integers.")

    total_duration = None
    duration_window = tk.Toplevel()
    duration_window.title("Input Duration")
    
    tk.Label(duration_window, text="Enter duration:").grid(row=0, columnspan=2)
    
    tk.Label(duration_window, text="Minutes:").grid(row=1, column=0)
    minutes_entry = tk.Entry(duration_window)
    minutes_entry.grid(row=1, column=1)
    minutes_entry.insert(0, "12")  # Set default value for minutes
    
    tk.Label(duration_window, text="Seconds:").grid(row=2, column=0)
    seconds_entry = tk.Entry(duration_window)
    seconds_entry.grid(row=2, column=1)
    seconds_entry.insert(0, "2")  # Set default value for seconds
    
    tk.Button(duration_window, text="Submit", command=submit).grid(row=3, columnspan=2)
    
    # Center the duration window on the screen
    duration_window.update_idletasks()  # Update "requested size" from geometry manager
    width = duration_window.winfo_width()
    height = duration_window.winfo_height()
    x = (duration_window.winfo_screenwidth() // 2) - (width // 2)
    y = (duration_window.winfo_screenheight() // 2) - (height // 2)
    duration_window.geometry(f'{width}x{height}+{x}+{y}')

    duration_window.transient()  # Make the duration window modal
    duration_window.grab_set()    # Prevent interaction with the main window
    duration_window.wait_window()  # Wait for the duration window to close

    return total_duration

def wait_for_start(image_path):
    global window_name, window_width, window_height

    original_image = cv2.imread(image_path)
    height, width, _ = original_image.shape

    window_name = 'Threshold to Black'
    cv2.namedWindow(window_name, cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL)
    cv2.resizeWindow(window_name, width, height)
    cv2.imshow(window_name, np.zeros((height, width, 3), dtype=np.uint8))  # Black window
    print("Press 's' to start the threshold effect. Press 'F11' to toggle full screen.")
    
    while True:
        key = cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF
        if key == ord('s'):
            break
        elif key == 255:  # F11 key
            toggle_fullscreen()

def toggle_fullscreen():
    global window_name
    fullscreen = cv2.getWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN)
    
    if fullscreen == cv2.WINDOW_FULLSCREEN:
        cv2.setWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN, cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL)
    else:
        cv2.setWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN, cv2.WINDOW_FULLSCREEN)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    current_directory = os.getcwd()
    jpeg_files = [f for f in os.listdir(current_directory) if f.lower().endswith(('.jpeg', '.jpg'))]
    
    if jpeg_files:
        image_path = select_image()
        if image_path is None:
            print("No image selected. Exiting.")
            exit()

        duration = get_duration()
        if duration is None:
            print("No valid duration entered. Exiting.")
            exit()

        wait_for_start(image_path)

        # Get the original

SO, it started quite nicely with a fully working program. However nearing the end... or at the end of my programming experience or asking it to program something for me, it wrote in some nasty nasty screen flickering shit. I couldn't stop it and it quickly just froze my screen where the only option was to push the button. I tried it a second time to confirm, but this time I was able to quickly go to a different CLI window and kill that sonobabich. Here is what it came up with in case you want to try it. maybe it only screws up my computer:

import os
import cv2
import numpy as np
import time
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import messagebox, filedialog

def threshold_to_black(image_path, duration):
    original_image = cv2.imread(image_path)
    
    if original_image is None:
        print("Error: Could not read the image.")
        return

    height, width, _ = original_image.shape
    gray_image = cv2.cvtColor(original_image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
    steps = duration * 10  # 10 frames per second

    for i in range(steps + 1):
        # Calculate the threshold value (0 to 255)
        threshold = int((i / steps) * 255)
        
        # Create the thresholded image
        thresholded_image = np.where(gray_image < threshold, 0, 255).astype(np.uint8)

        # Resize the thresholded image to fill the window
        resized_image = cv2.resize(thresholded_image, (window_width, window_height), interpolation=cv2.INTER_LINEAR)

        # Display the thresholded image
        cv2.imshow(window_name, resized_image)

        # Wait for a short period to create the effect
        time.sleep(0.1)

        if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
            break

    # Display the final black image
    cv2.imshow(window_name, np.zeros_like(thresholded_image))
    
    while True:
        if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
            break
    
    cv2.destroyAllWindows()

def select_image():
    current_directory = os.getcwd()  # Get the current directory
    filetypes = (
        ('JPEG files', '*.jpg'),
        ('JPEG files', '*.jpeg'),
        ('All files', '*.*')
    )
    
    filename = filedialog.askopenfilename(
        title='Select an Image',
        initialdir=current_directory,  # Start in the current directory
        filetypes=filetypes
    )
    
    if filename:
        return filename
    else:
        messagebox.showerror("Error", "No image selected.")
        return None

def get_duration():
    def submit():
        nonlocal total_duration
        try:
            minutes = int(minutes_entry.get())
            seconds = int(seconds_entry.get())
            total_duration = minutes * 60 + seconds
            if total_duration > 0:
                duration_window.destroy()
            else:
                messagebox.showerror("Error", "Duration must be greater than zero.")
        except ValueError:
            messagebox.showerror("Error", "Please enter valid integers.")

    total_duration = None
    duration_window = tk.Toplevel()
    duration_window.title("Input Duration")
    
    tk.Label(duration_window, text="Enter duration:").grid(row=0, columnspan=2)
    
    tk.Label(duration_window, text="Minutes:").grid(row=1, column=0)
    minutes_entry = tk.Entry(duration_window)
    minutes_entry.grid(row=1, column=1)
    minutes_entry.insert(0, "12")  # Set default value for minutes
    
    tk.Label(duration_window, text="Seconds:").grid(row=2, column=0)
    seconds_entry = tk.Entry(duration_window)
    seconds_entry.grid(row=2, column=1)
    seconds_entry.insert(0, "2")  # Set default value for seconds
    
    tk.Button(duration_window, text="Submit", command=submit).grid(row=3, columnspan=2)
    
    # Center the duration window on the screen
    duration_window.update_idletasks()  # Update "requested size" from geometry manager
    width = duration_window.winfo_width()
    height = duration_window.winfo_height()
    x = (duration_window.winfo_screenwidth() // 2) - (width // 2)
    y = (duration_window.winfo_screenheight() // 2) - (height // 2)
    duration_window.geometry(f'{width}x{height}+{x}+{y}')

    duration_window.transient()  # Make the duration window modal
    duration_window.grab_set()    # Prevent interaction with the main window
    duration_window.wait_window()  # Wait for the duration window to close

    return total_duration

def wait_for_start(image_path):
    global window_name, window_width, window_height

    original_image = cv2.imread(image_path)
    height, width, _ = original_image.shape

    window_name = 'Threshold to Black'
    cv2.namedWindow(window_name, cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL)
    cv2.resizeWindow(window_name, width, height)
    cv2.imshow(window_name, np.zeros((height, width, 3), dtype=np.uint8))  # Black window
    print("Press 's' to start the threshold effect. Press 'F11' to toggle full screen.")
    
    while True:
        key = cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF
        if key == ord('s'):
            break
        elif key == 255:  # F11 key
            toggle_fullscreen()

def toggle_fullscreen():
    global window_name
    fullscreen = cv2.getWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN)
    
    if fullscreen == cv2.WINDOW_FULLSCREEN:
        cv2.setWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN, cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL)
    else:
        cv2.setWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN, cv2.WINDOW_FULLSCREEN)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    current_directory = os.getcwd()
    jpeg_files = [f for f in os.listdir(current_directory) if f.lower().endswith(('.jpeg', '.jpg'))]
    
    if jpeg_files:
        image_path = select_image()
        if image_path is None:
            print("No image selected. Exiting.")
            exit()

        duration = get_duration()
        if duration is None:
            print("No valid duration entered. Exiting.")
            exit()

        wait_for_start(image_path)

        # Get the original

Basically, you run a PBS style fund raising campaign. But it's so effective because you got a gun, you are law enforcement and the donors all need to drive that one highway. Say you need $10,000,000.00 just stop 10million people who happen to have 1 dollar. Or if you stop 100k people who happen to have 100 bucks, or 10k people who have 1000 bucks with them, you're good to go!

So PBS just needs a good cop car donation and a couple of fake badges to get their funding too!

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/17001898

A car park built for £51 million in Oxfordshire is lying empty because a council cannot connect it to the main road.

Planning problems are preventing motorists from using the 19-acre park and ride scheme in Eynsham until funding is secured to link it to the A40.

Aerial photographs show the 850-space site devoid of vehicles, despite its finished glossy tarmac, bus stops and green spaces. All major construction work was finished in January, followed by landscaping last month.

Although the car park could be cut off from the main road until 2027, local authorities have contracts to maintain it every week, cutting the grass and topsoiling and seeding when necessary.

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I searched for the email address and although it's a scam, it's white listed in some random place

Well I set up my email server thru cloudflare and managed to receive emails directly to my basement server. I could live with this and the various security threats incoming thru my unifi. But one thing is for sure, my wife won't have any of it. She's a total backwards thinking give me windows or I'll jump kind of Gal. So I found that I could run a dockerized Thunderbird instance and I thought ... Wow! I can just login to it from my computer or my phone, Surely this is it! I can have emails backed up from Gmail to my server and just access my server! And you know what? It works! I can access my Gmail on my browser! It's beautiful!.... But then I login through my phone and wow! I can access my Gmail! Thru my phone! Except the interface is the same as my desktop. It's literally a VNC to the server. I can login to it on my desktop and watch the mouse move as I move my finger on my phone! Great party trick, but....the text is microscopic. So is there another way to get IMAP and SMTP interface to Gmail, archiving all emails on my own server? I literally don't want any of my emails to live on a Gmail server, but I want to be able to send receive and search emails I previously passed through Gmail but now live on my server.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13789569/Ever-used-Google-Chrome-incognito-mode-entitled-5-000-compensation-heres-claim-it.html

One day soon probably.

Unless they plan to drop some bombs over our heads I don't see how WW3 with the US involved would result in better accomodations for the ruzzians.

I'm a lazy gunless asshole typing away from my couch. But if some grade a asshole from ruzzia came to bother me, I probably could easily run downstairs and grab any one of many power tools capable of removing ruzzians body parts.

I believe the Ukrainian defense is going to kick ruzzians ass pretty good. Hopefully soon we'll see putin coming out of a smokey hole in the ground on a grainy YouTube video. putin is the real reason for the war. Removing him might bring up a few more people like him, but those can be removed since the public won't be behind them.