I couldn’t find him either, so I googled the image.
This is cropped!
We can’t find Waldo cos he’s not in this piece… no fair, Nighthawks!
…
This is too narrow and sparse to be an actual Waldo page.
It turns out that it’s only part of a huge illustration, and in fact, we had a different part of the same one the other day, too… but this is a vertical section, and that was a horizontal one.
Waldo is in the same place he was then… off to the left of what we can see today, looking at boots.
I’m not sure what this place is… I suppose a very uncluttered department store?
….
I tried to get the whole thing so I could post it, but the copies I found were reduced in size to fit on a page, so the resolution was very fuzzy.
It’s hard to find, because image search thinks all Waldo pages look alike
It’s also hard to follow… it’s on various blogs and Pinterest pages and such, talking about different things.
But I get the feeling this might be from a video game, with limitless space, and not a printed book page.
….
I settled for the image below.
I dropped a green line at the approximate edge of what we can see in today’s posting, and circled Waldo in red and green.
Not that I’m at all obsessive about puzzles or anything…
There’s no keyboard, and it says Fourier Analyser on top… and she’s wearing a T-shirt with a picture of Fourier, a French mathematician who invented something beyond my job description.
HP had some smaller computers by this time, though still very bulky and harder to use than you’d think.
Today’s pocket calculators have more memory.
But still… a giant step from the six foot tall, several ton, computers of less than a decade earlier.
…
I do know that in 1972, Hewlett Packard came out with the first handheld scientific calculator, the HP 35… it cost 4 or 5 hundred dollars.
I bought one at a thrift shop a few years ago for $1, and when I found it a battery… one of those 9v rectangular ones… it still worked.
I spent some time on the internet looking it up, then trying to learn how to use it, but… um… nah.
It has reverse Polish notation, which is a more complicated way of entering equations, I think fewer functions than the calculator in my phone… and I was only mildly curious in the first place.
Judging by the oscilloscope and the the knobs, I’m guessing analog computer. That would be appropriate for the massively recursive calculations involved in Fourier analysis. It does seem to have punch card I/O.
A LINK to a Hewlett Packard Journal article about the HEWLETT-PACKARD Fourier Analyser 5451A (and its two available peripherals).
System prices for the 5451A start at U.S. $35.000.00.
You assume correctly, and, Thanks!, for the offer but I’m a shy guy so I will pass up the inclusion on the list. I come here every day so I’ve seen the parties and wild times here and at the Tiki; in fact, you were my first responder when I made my first comment at at one of the Ballard Street parties, back in the days when GC hosted the photos on their site rather than how it is now done on at an off-site host. Many-a-moon-ago… Monkey. Dazz. Lexi. Many others.
Fun days then (there).
Fun days now (here)!
Liverlips McCracken
Guest
2 years ago
I’ve heard of breaking the fourth wall, but this is ridiculous.
It’s OK – she “borrowed” it from the kid next door who couldn’t hold a tune for anything.
In fact, she got paid by all the neighbors – and the kid’s parents didn’t put up much of a fight either.
On a sad note:
After the shock lessened a bit on Wednesday, I remembered I had numbers for both Larry, another friend of Paul’s, and his brother and sister.
I found them and reached Larry (the friend) yesterday morning who confirmed my worst fear.
Paul had indeed died…”three or four month’s ago.” Larry too knew Paul, not his family.
I finally reached Paul’s brother just a few minutes ago. Paul’s passing was on Wednesday, April 20th .
It was a very short time after I spoke to him.
The onset of the pneumonia, aggravated by his C.O.P.D. must have been very rapid, because he sounded as fine as he ever did when I was talking with him.
The family took him back to Burlington for cremation and interment.
A friend since 1972 is now gone.
Thank you, Tigressy, Perkycat, Susan, and M.L. for your words on Wednesday.
Sad indeed. I fear we are at an age when most of us will be losing friends, and with increasing frequency. I only hope I am not the last one left.
You have my sympathy.
Waldo, anyone?
No, thanks anyway. I’m trying to cut down.
He’s the guy in the underwear putting clothes in the washer/dryer. He’s finally washing that outfit! And about time!!
You may be right. I found a couple of individuals in the iconic shirt, but they were not Waldo.
Found a third, still not convincing as Waldo.
Good job, though.
I found what seem to be two kids in Waldo shirts and a woman in a striped dress when I decided he wasn’t there.
Then I realised I might have seen a couple of these people before.
i agree with you, Perky. But where is his striped shirt?
I couldn’t find him either, so I googled the image.
This is cropped!
We can’t find Waldo cos he’s not in this piece… no fair, Nighthawks!
…
This is too narrow and sparse to be an actual Waldo page.
It turns out that it’s only part of a huge illustration, and in fact, we had a different part of the same one the other day, too… but this is a vertical section, and that was a horizontal one.
Waldo is in the same place he was then… off to the left of what we can see today, looking at boots.
I’m not sure what this place is… I suppose a very uncluttered department store?
….
I tried to get the whole thing so I could post it, but the copies I found were reduced in size to fit on a page, so the resolution was very fuzzy.
It’s hard to find, because image search thinks all Waldo pages look alike
It’s also hard to follow… it’s on various blogs and Pinterest pages and such, talking about different things.
But I get the feeling this might be from a video game, with limitless space, and not a printed book page.
….
I settled for the image below.
I dropped a green line at the approximate edge of what we can see in today’s posting, and circled Waldo in red and green.
Not that I’m at all obsessive about puzzles or anything…
….
sorry….I’ll solve the puzzles before I post them—(or I will submit them to
our staff professional puzzle solvers first)
No need to apologize. Pretty sure Waldo is hiding in the clothes dryer.
“Our staff professional puzzle solvers”… Uh huh.
I mean… Uh oh.
I couldn’t get past the lady being undressed by the vacuum cleaner…
.
Never, if you keep standing that close to them at liftoff.
,.
I think he used to work nights at the Tiki Bar, cleaning the kitchen.
a hippo’s work is almost never done.
“Behemoth” By: Konstantin Mashkarin, Krasnodar, Russia (on the Black Sea)
1972–Hewlett-Packard computer and friend
You can date this both by the computer and the mini.
it’s not even a mini- dress—-it’s just a long t-shirt
You say that as if it’s a bad thing…
Hmmm… I think this isn’t a regular computer.
There’s no keyboard, and it says Fourier Analyser on top… and she’s wearing a T-shirt with a picture of Fourier, a French mathematician who invented something beyond my job description.
HP had some smaller computers by this time, though still very bulky and harder to use than you’d think.
Today’s pocket calculators have more memory.
But still… a giant step from the six foot tall, several ton, computers of less than a decade earlier.
…
I do know that in 1972, Hewlett Packard came out with the first handheld scientific calculator, the HP 35… it cost 4 or 5 hundred dollars.
I bought one at a thrift shop a few years ago for $1, and when I found it a battery… one of those 9v rectangular ones… it still worked.
I spent some time on the internet looking it up, then trying to learn how to use it, but… um… nah.
It has reverse Polish notation, which is a more complicated way of entering equations, I think fewer functions than the calculator in my phone… and I was only mildly curious in the first place.
Judging by the oscilloscope and the the knobs, I’m guessing analog computer. That would be appropriate for the massively recursive calculations involved in Fourier analysis. It does seem to have punch card I/O.
Thank you.
As I said, it was beyond my job description.
A LINK to a Hewlett Packard Journal article about the HEWLETT-PACKARD Fourier Analyser 5451A (and its two available peripherals).
System prices for the 5451A start at U.S. $35.000.00.
Having hit the 69-yard line yesterday, this seems soooo true.
This is “Life, in a nut-shell”
Whoo!
I hate to assume…
So are you saying it was your 69th birthday?
If so, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
If you’d like to join the email list, and hopefully get a party next year…
Email me… my user name here at gmail.
….
Then you’ll get notifications of the other parties, to help celebrate, and if all goes all right, one of your own.
(We do our best, of course… as long as our health, failing memories, computers, and the internet cooperate. 🙂 )
You assume correctly, and, Thanks!, for the offer but I’m a shy guy so I will pass up the inclusion on the list. I come here every day so I’ve seen the parties and wild times here and at the Tiki; in fact, you were my first responder when I made my first comment at at one of the Ballard Street parties, back in the days when GC hosted the photos on their site rather than how it is now done on at an off-site host. Many-a-moon-ago… Monkey. Dazz. Lexi. Many others.
Fun days then (there).
Fun days now (here)!
I’ve heard of breaking the fourth wall, but this is ridiculous.
🤣 😂 😂 🤣 😄 🤣 😂 🤣
Not nice, Cleo, no matter how true!
Her intentions are good! Keep Claude off the roof!
“A Fiddler on the Roof, eh?”
A goober on the roof.
Especially not nice to that poor violin.
Well, Claude is kinda shaped like a fiddle.
A bit wide in the neck and shoulder area, and a little too pudgy to fit in the case, though.
He’s probably about as good at climbing on the roof as one would be too.
…
And Cleo, I know they indulge you a lot… but don’t be asking for a new violin any time soon.
It’s OK – she “borrowed” it from the kid next door who couldn’t hold a tune for anything.
In fact, she got paid by all the neighbors – and the kid’s parents didn’t put up much of a fight either.
.
candy day
looks like leftover halloween candy.
You bought the same box of treats I did!
On a sad note:
After the shock lessened a bit on Wednesday, I remembered I had numbers for both Larry, another friend of Paul’s, and his brother and sister.
I found them and reached Larry (the friend) yesterday morning who confirmed my worst fear.
Paul had indeed died…”three or four month’s ago.” Larry too knew Paul, not his family.
I finally reached Paul’s brother just a few minutes ago. Paul’s passing was on Wednesday, April 20th .
It was a very short time after I spoke to him.
The onset of the pneumonia, aggravated by his C.O.P.D. must have been very rapid, because he sounded as fine as he ever did when I was talking with him.
The family took him back to Burlington for cremation and interment.
A friend since 1972 is now gone.
Thank you, Tigressy, Perkycat, Susan, and M.L. for your words on Wednesday.
Sad indeed. I fear we are at an age when most of us will be losing friends, and with increasing frequency. I only hope I am not the last one left.
You have my sympathy.
so sorry for your loss!
Sorry to hear.
So very sorry for you and Paul’s loved ones, Alexi.
i loved Fiddle/Faddle! confound it Cleo!
i know it helped keep Claude off the roof. but…..
Claude may be fit as a fiddle, but he’s shaped more like a double bass.
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