FooneNov 21, 2022
normal things to do at 6:39 am on a monday:
nmap-scan your local network so you can find your label maker to make a tumblr meme
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022

$ sudo nmap -sS -p9100 --open 10.12.11.*

WHERE THE PRINT IS MY FUCKER

Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022

It didn't work. Windows thinks it printed, but nothing came out of the printer :(

Fuck it, I need coffee first.

Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
Maybe I'll go by FedEx and get them to print it for me. Do you think they're open at 7am and still have a template for labeling beta tapes?
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
The best part is that I'm labeling a beta tape to provide a supporting image for a mini-fic I wrote, which is about VHS tapes.
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022

I haven't posted that story yet! I still have the ability to go edit like two lines and make it about beta instead of vhs.

But I ain't gonna.

Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
Look, if you're dealing with VHS tapes that can alter the flow of history just by being watched, the LEAST weird thing you should expect is that sometimes they're beta tapes.
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
Retrocausal video tapes can have little a betamax, as a treat.
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
fell down the rabbit hole and scanned a label and now I'm trying to font match a betamax label please send help
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
it's helveticta. of course it is. it's always helvetica
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
my clone is gonna use arial. fuck the police
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
didn't print terribly well. lemme try to darken it a bit and print again.
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022

trying to reprint it has messed up my headphones

computers are silly

Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
different programs are arguing about how many printers I have connected.
this is not a good sign
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
WHY CAN I PRINT TO MY ROOMMATE'S CPAP MACHINE?
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
okay I have windows disagreeing with itself about how many printers it has.
that's not good
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022

can't delete the printer: it doesn't exist.
can't remove the printer: it's in use.

MAKE UP YOU MIND

Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
MAYBE it'll work now
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
nope. it seems no matter how I configure the printer (and it's supposedly installed twice now) it doesn't show up on "printers and scanners"
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
giving up on USB.
give me ethernet
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
lemme just SSH into my lettucecam so I can run nmap real quick
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
THIS IS THE WRONG PRINTER
I'm only seeing one printer on the right port, and it's not THIS ONE!
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
okay I think the printer is literally broken.
like, I've powercycled it a bunch, but it turns out it's not talking to the network, and it also won't let me run calibration or print a test page. it's like I'm locking up the firmware
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
There is a diagnostic tool, which detects the printer.
unfortunately...
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
this isn't just a driver issue: the button on the printer doesn't work.
and it never gets an IP
Show threadFooneNov 21, 2022
talking to tech support now. hopefully they can help
Show threadGenghisKen Coar

@Foone
I'm surprised at three things:

1. *You* called #techsupport.
2. *You* thought they might actually be able to help.
3. *They* actually *were* able to help.

Gobsmacked I am. 😳😳😱🤪

Nov 21, 2022 at 10:39pmWeb