Some people are into that.
In the CNC class, the (Chinese) machine we used had a bright red start button. 
Just sayin’ …
I got a partial translation. What did the easter egg do?
The Easter egg was the ‘fatal error’ message.
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Geesh… 
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Hey folks, I have a little diversion from my regular job function that I would like help brainstorming.
The registered charity that I work for runs many civic education and digital literacy programs. One of the ways we manage event registration is through Eventbrite. I have two problems for which I am seeking simple answers, hopefully, catered to those not technically inclined. Paraphrased:
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We use Eventbrite for registration, then email the Zoom link. We do not require users to authenticate to join, as creating a Zoom account might be a barrier to attendance. Is there a way to get a record of attendees’ [names and] emails without requiring Zoom authentication? [The desire is to track who actually attended the event and gather their contact info.]
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We want to automate the event participation certification and distribution. [The generation itself should be straightforward. How about the distribution part? Say, I already have a template, name and email list and want to email the PDF event completion certificates.] Criteria:
- The participants would not need to interact with a website to download it
- Efficient and low-effort on our end as well
- No justification for a higher-end (read: expensive) solution, as we are a charity
- Integration with Mailchimp or Eventbrite would be a bonus
The idea is to make things easier for my colleague and little to no effort on the part of the thousands of participants. Thanks in advance!
Does zoom have meeting report/logs of who was in the meeting?
I don’t know your programming experience, but it should be simple enough to write a script in an accessible language like python to loop over that list and send the certificates as an attachment in the emails. Should be less than 100 LOC if that’s all the requirements there are.
I briefly checked two months ago and it appeared that we were using one tier too low for that functionality.
Probably could get the script to include the certificate building as well. Downside is that I am slow, don’t know python that well and won’t be maintaining this workflow.
In any case, I will poke around existing accounts to see if everything is configured correctly and if they have any integrations set up. I tend to think outside of the box, but often neglect to examine what is already inside of it. 
Sometimes options already exist.
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In your case, @afre, I would gravitate towards Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, aka VBA. If you already have Excel, it is all right there under your fingertips. This scripting platform allows you to record an activity and have its script generated allowing you to modify and extend your application.
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I ended up finding a script for certificate generation using InDesign and a Google Sheets CSV. I prepared instructions for that and MailChimp distribution. The workflow mangled French names, but that was all the time I had to help technically unsophisticated staff. Same thing with Zoom, they preferred the much more manual (and proprietary) approach in the end. 
Good news. I found my way back into municipal public service.[1] Yet another short-term contract, but still something tangible. At least, I am not being paid peanuts now. I will see how that goes…
I have been lurking for so long this year that I have been starting to get those forum digests again. As I noted, if I am busy, I tend not to log in so much, even though I still follow things.
[1] On my second day, I developed COVID-19 symptoms - my first time ever. What a way to start a new job. After being cleared, I am still having some long-COVID. Hope it goes away soon.
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That’s great, congrats.
Not great, sorry to hear that. In my case the residual symptoms cleared up in a few weeks - take care of yourself!
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It’s always a delight playing on the SY, this time with a steel guitarist and violinist at a luncheon. 75% of the proceeds went toward the Apple Dev renewal fee.
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I cannot read the score: are they lyrics, chord progressions or something else? What is the instrument to the middle left? The photo’s stretched perspective is throwing me off balance.
Lead sheet is out for the song “Perfidia” featuring the pedal steel guitar seen to the middle left.
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My son plays some pedal steel. Jerry Garcia got pretty good at it (it is he playing on Teach Your Children), but he said it would take another lifetime to really learn it.
Here is one of my favorite pedal steel performances:
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I also see a nylon string (classical) guitar headstock poking out between everything else…
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Another directions that pedal steel can go…
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I have been working in transportation services at the city, handling fleet, facilities and winter portfolios focusing on coordination and telematics. The commute is great: only 10-20 minutes drive! I work in the office two days a week now. How is your commute and hybrid work schedule?
Still looking for that permanent job. Had an interview yesterday. It is a more challenging IT position, so although it would greatly improve the quality of life for me, it may still be out of arms’ reach… It does appear to be something I would enjoy and I rarely get any interviews, so 
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