Who was playing with the flags on the forum :D? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: nardev
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 11, 2019, 11:09:37 am
content: Looks like somebody copy pasted two times the block for the country

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2019, 11:30:38 am
content: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/forum-members-country-icon/

author: nardev
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 11, 2019, 11:32:16 am
content: Quote from: Gyro on September 11, 2019, 11:30:38 ami did short search before posting but obviously i didn't do it right. And now when i want to delete the topic i get "You cannot delete your own topics in this board. Check to make sure this topic wasn't just moved to another board."

author: borjam
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 11, 2019, 11:33:38 am
content: Maybe they want to add the national and supra national flags to a profile.Brexiters will looooove it

author: nardev
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 11, 2019, 11:37:02 am
content: Quote from: borjam on September 11, 2019, 11:33:38 amDon't you have enough problems in SpainViva CatalunyaIn Bosnia, everything is so stable, only thing keeping the war away is lack of armament

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2019, 11:38:22 am
content: Quote from: nardev on September 11, 2019, 11:32:16 amDon't worry about it, I only found it because I knew it was there and scrolled back a couple of pages.

author: StillTrying
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2019, 11:45:30 am
content: Quote from: nardev on September 11, 2019, 11:32:16 amDon't worry, we've already got a thread on attempts to delete the 1st post as well.https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/delete-test-207936/

author: GlennSprigg
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2019, 11:54:37 am
content: This is old now, and I copped a bit 'flak' for it, but took it in the fun intended !!!Mind you, I thought it would have been 'addressed' by now

author: wilfred
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2019, 11:55:55 am
content: The flags were discussed extensively years ago to address the problems of people asking questions and no-one knew where they were to give proper answers. Dave has decided to introduce a new plugin feature that allows people to specify a second flag so that people can also add a second flag to further narrow down within their country what state they are in. For my taste it is too US centric, but he also skipped video #666 to avoid upsetting the bible bashers in his American audience.He is just having an issue loading the flag database. If you don't bother adding a state, territory, or province flag it just repeats the country flag.Not that it will help me in Australia because at the small size all our state flags look the same. And no Australians know the state flags anyway. The best I could do is guess Western Australia has a black swan. Queensland might have a pineapple. I know more US state flags. Maryland will stand out easy it breaks all the rules of flag design and then makes new ones and breaks them too. I'm going with a lone star on Texas and I think California has a bear. Oh, and Alaska has the big dipper constellation. At least I could make a fair stab at the Liberian county flags. Pity there are no Liberian forum members.What a dumb idea. But what can you do? He gets bored from time to time and has to install new plugins. I've never seen anyone use the hashtag feature or Mathjax or what was that other one.

author: borjam
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 11, 2019, 01:35:29 pm
content: Quote from: nardev on September 11, 2019, 11:37:02 amGiven our penchant for screwing up our own country and over complicating things, it would bethreeflags for us

author: vodka
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2019, 03:22:50 pm
content: Quote from: nardev on September 11, 2019, 11:37:02 amAnd our weapons are the mocking and satire ,example:Our exiled Tabarnia first ministerAnd furtive attacks with a "Grenadier March" or "Manolo Escobar"Furtive Action realise ,today with "Grenadier March"https://www.dolcacatalunya.com/wp-content/uploads/Ofrena-del-govern-al-monument-a-Rafael-Casanova.-Des-d%E2%80%99un-hotel-pro%CC%80xim-han-fet-sonar-l%E2%80%99hi.mp4?_=2Realised Action with Manolo Escobarhttps://youtu.be/n7OPYLYhJ90

author: borjam
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 11, 2019, 03:29:10 pm
content: This will be really alien to non Spaniards I'm afraid. Like watching "El Milagro de P. Tinto" or "Amanece que no es poco"

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 11, 2019, 04:43:23 pm
content: Quote from: wilfred on September 11, 2019, 11:55:55 amche? It's an errer that has not been fixed yet..... what are you on about?

author: StillTrying
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2019, 08:48:09 pm
content: Quote from: borjam on September 11, 2019, 01:35:29 pmThe UK must be first in the running for a European country screwing things up at the moment, nobody has a clue what's going on.Together with our 6 'space ports' and asking the Chinese to build us 8 nuk power stations we're going to build a bridge between Scotland and Ireland.https://twitter.com/accessjames/status/1171843435499872256#Bonkers

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 12, 2019, 11:55:14 am
content: Yeah what's that all about? State flags? Nobody in the US even knows what the state flags look like unless they're old, weird, or Texan.

author: dnwheeler
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 12, 2019, 09:35:24 pm
content: Quote from: Ampera on September 12, 2019, 11:55:14 amUnfortunately, Texans don't know either. In 2017, the Texas legislature passed a resolution telling people not to use the Chilean flag emoji in place of the Texas flag. Seehttps://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/texas-legislature-wants-stop-using-chilean-flag-emoji/

author: chris_leyson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 12, 2019, 10:09:12 pm
content: The two flag thing used to be called semaphor, use maritime flags and the possibilities are endless. Just imagine if you changed your flag, or pair of flags, on every forum post, that would be a bit like cold war number stations. Are number stations still a thing ? I haven't listened out for a while. With one flag you could blink it on and off just like Morse or Baudot. Younger forums members might have to google Morse and Baudot.I'm just having fun with the flag thing and I don't mean any disrespect to any forum members no matter what country they are from or what flag they choose to identify themselves with. In a lot of ways it's a good thing to post your flag because forum members might gain a little insight about other nations or cultures which is always a good thing.

author: StillTrying
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 12, 2019, 10:20:27 pm
content: Just imagine if you changed your flag, or pair of flags, on every forum post,Who'd do that.

author: chris_leyson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 12, 2019, 10:51:01 pm
content: QuoteI was just joking about cold war spies and sending messages with flags so as to make the topic a little less nationalisic.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 13, 2019, 02:30:35 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on September 11, 2019, 11:55:55 amCompletely wrong. There is no plugin for a 2nd flag, and certainly not for state or refining location. I upgraded the existing flag plugin version, but it seems like it left some code behind and now we get two flags. It's a bug.QuoteCompletely wrong again. You are two for two today.#666 video was supposed to be for an Apple 1 video (it's sale price was famously $666), as I was negotiating access to an Apple 1 at the time, but it fell through.If I ever get access to an Apple 1 I'll release it as #666

author: wilfred
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 13, 2019, 05:19:12 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on September 13, 2019, 02:30:35 amAh yes. Now I remember. you explained it to me last time I got it wrong.https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/1000-video-on-youtube-proposal-to-dave/msg1208381/#msg1208381

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 13, 2019, 11:14:14 am
content: Quote from: Ampera on September 12, 2019, 11:55:14 amQuoted for truth. Until I read the following, I don't even think I'dseenthe flags of most states! (We certainly don't learn them in school in USA.)So without further ado, THE best tutorial on state flags ever:Every State Flag is Wrong, and Here is Why

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 18, 2019, 01:32:13 am
content: My BOSS level file hacking skills have now fixed this.

author: CatalinaWOW
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2019, 04:15:13 am
content: I was starting to like the double flag effect. It will take a while to get used to the old normal.

author: windsmurf
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2019, 04:30:30 am
content: Quote from: CatalinaWOW on September 18, 2019, 04:15:13 amYa next time there's a change like that, I'd like 3 flags please... Oh plus the ability to customize each one