@nitinkhanna A laser printer works like a photocopier. Uses a toner powder instead of liquid ink.
// @matigo
The Men's Shed group bought a multi-function laser printer to go with the 21.5-inch iMac they bought last October. When the shipped (smaller) ink cartridges ran out, cheaper recycled ones were sourced for $140 instead of genuine Fuji-Xerox ones that would have cost $380 at least.
One member with laser printer experience said we would have to use it in "non-genuine" mode to use these cartridges, so that setting was used. There were some issues with doing it that way: the toner level indication was disabled and it wouldn't transfer images properly to heavier or shiny paper.
In desperation last week I (on the organising committee as the IT bloke) changed back to the "genuine" setting and fixed the problems. Quite happy with that.
@matigo I have a keyboard shortcut set up to enter ottokorrupt to use instead of autocarrot.
// @tomas @thrrgilag
@indigo A friend & I went on a 10-day holiday in his 850 cc Mini. The hydrolastic suspension had given up on the passenger side, so it was just using tyre pressure & the rubber bump stops as suspension on that side. Three days from home we only made 40 miles: 20 from the overnight stop & 20 back in a tow-truck. The gearbox had lost four bolts and dropped away from the engine. That took a day & $45 to fix. It was quite a fun trip, though. Great little car.
// @matigo @kdfrawg
The local police station has been fire-bombed twice in the last five months. Earlier today a molotov cocktail was thrown onto the rear carpark area, damaging nothing other than heating & blackening the concrete surface. Back in March the news report says a Balaclava man did the same thing. Balaclava in this case refers not to his headgear but to his home suburb sone 65 km away.
@matigo Very tasty indeed. Fresh from the oven & for a few hours afterwards, they're crunchy, this changes after a day or so to a chewy texture. Excellent biscuit for dunking in tea/coffee as it holds its structure quite well. The predominant flavours are butter & golden syrup.