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A special kind of assholes
Can anyone here confirm this practice?
http://notalwaysworking.com/by-process-of-indiscrimination/29739
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I wouldnt call it "static" but yeah, when I was a service tech for CABLE CO. we would do that. I was usually someone stealing cable who cut off the ID tags, thinging that we couldnt figure it out. Solution was CUT ALL, then they call. - burrkiss
given expirience from the other side.. yea sounds about right. -Harm
At one time I was the guy who replaced the cable from the street to the house "after" a company tech had determened that a new line was needed. More than once a neighbor would come up and tell me their cable was out too but they hadn't called in yet. They would get mad when I told them as a sub contractor I would only get paid for jobs I had a service card for. -volmtech
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Yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes
http://notalwaysright.com/his-definition-of-solid-is-not-so-solid/28845
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Yeah, I saw that this morning. Almost made my head explode and then we had a REAL issue at work... -unrenowned
"Its solid, then its off"; as opposed to what, the LED being halfway on? -Voz
"Are my turn signals working?" "Yes, oh, wait, no, wait, yes, wait, no ... "
-ralphp1024
Yay! My story actually made it to Not Always Right! And yes, I'll start posting here again :-) -ch41nbr8kr
Was that the exact wording you submitted? (I ask because I'm trying to determine just how much they "edit for readability.") -Captain Trips
It appears to not have been edited in any way. -ch41nbr8kr
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Who is it?
Ok, fess up, which one of you is it?
http://notalwaysright.com/getting-into-double-double-trouble/28218
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Clearly a Hoser -- double doubles are classic Timmy's, and I don't think Tim Horton's has made much of an impact in the States yet. But it's not me -- I'm only 5'10" if I stretch. -chazz
Definitely a "hoser" considering the location is Brampton, ON. But I fit the description of the guy telling the story, though I'd never do what he done did. -DukeOfURL
not me... 5'9" and farther north... i try to stay away from the GTA as much as possible. -Harm
Hmmm...Canadian, 6'2", built like a brick shithouse...likes their Timmy's...
But I have a job. And I'm a coffee man. Nah, this wasn't me. Just funny that he matches my description. -Waish
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A bit dated
Now I'm starting to feel old.
http://notalwaysworking.com/a-byte-iful-dos-aster/29177
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Ah, the good yet not-quite-so-old days. -Grue
I've still got a 360k and a 1.2m 5" drive in my pile o' stuff... -chazz
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NT/OT Is this bigger than a butt load?
http://current.com/community/94070628_massive-ass-swarm-of-locusts-descends-on-egypt-and-israel.htm Could "J-Lo" be used as a unit of measurement?
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NT/OT Keeping the jock stereotype alive.
Uhm wow. I'm not sure what to say.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2415604,00.asp
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Somewhere, someone is working on a way to strip all of the idiocy out of the Internet. We need to find this person and help them raise financing. -TheCyberwolfe
At least he's not a creationist. -DukeOfURL
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NT/OT Car shopping
As my current car spun a bearing (again), I am now looking for a new car. That being said, GMCs are more expensive than I remember http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=98030&endYear=2014&showcaseOwnerId=568534&startYear=1981&sellerTypes=b&searchRadius=75&showcaseListingId=338227696&listingId=334863044&listingIndex=1&Log=0
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If you can come up with $1000/down, and can talk a brother-in-law at a credit union into a 0% loan, that's only $56,448 a month over 60 months! -Voz
i swear by Honda myself.. everything costs WAY more then it used to.. and doesn't last nearly as long. -Harm
In December last year I crunched my 96 Accord and the repairs were WAY more than the value of the car...plus I didn't have collision on the car so no insurance $$ for me. I ended up buying a Hyundai Sonata and I've been really happy with it for the 1000 miles I've driven. Ford/Chevy surprised me with how expensive they are on cars. -Starfury
I miss my sonata. It saved our lives in the accident. -deedadee
my CRV took a ... its still painfull to talk about *sniff* lets just say the engineering and safefty features were impressive.. as was the apparent value even though she was several years old. -Harm
Five years ago I bought my 16 year old son a 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix with 150000 miles on it. It now has 195000 miles and I have only put about $1500 into for repairs. -volmtech
Bought a Honda Civic around the first of this year. Put almost 1000 miles on it so far, but been very happy. Checked into Ford before going to Honda, and LEASING a Ford Focus was going to be nearly $100 more per month. Crazy! -docbrown01
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Well, it is a job.
For anyone looking for a job in the Seattle "area", http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?HostID=US&SiteID=cb_emailrec_US&Job_DID=JHP4JZ75FHLZND4XJ6C&IPATH=JEHRAXA&je=myrec&EmailToken=EANW63W6S7ZYT94QJFH7&sc_cmp2=10_JobMat_JobDet
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Any Stargate Universe fans here?
Maybe we can get them out of hibernation.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/redial-9th-chevron/V2yzCbwx?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl
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Awww...The government has put on their ray-bans and flashy-thingied the petition...I was hoping for a moment that we could get Robert Carlyle out of the crap he's been doing and back into something worthwhile. -ChildofCthulhu
I think that given the chance SGU could have been the best of the three. -Icelator
Indeed. -harryscuz
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Circles?
Uhm, what was he entering? http://notalwaysright.com/shaping-up-to-be-a-typical-day/26410
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Lowercase o Capital O Oh! Oh! Oh! (I'll have what she's having) -Gerund
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Kill 'em All
Whomever came up with "XP Defender" needs to die from ALS. Seriously, I'd like to stop by once a day to watch them wither away, and then kick them in the nads and then go piss on their grave after they're dead. /rant=off.
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How about a cattle prod as a suppository? -Voz
Oh, it's not so bad - it forced me to upgrade my system, for example! (Yeah, I got hit by it last year, on New Year's Eve at that!) -Captain Trips
Rape them anally with a cactus and give them saltwater enemas. -ecoli
Yeah take a number sir, the line is a long one to punch them in the sack. -Phylok
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Not to feel worse about yourself...
I'm not sure if I should feel like an underachiever or if the requirements have just been lowered. http://www.geek.com/articles/news/boy-of-8-becomes-microsoft-certified-professional-20090119/
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I bet he's home schooled. Lucky kid. -unrenowned
smart kid--already figured out a need to put 'operational' in an m$ operating system! -stiffarm
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The birds and the bees.
Well boys and girls, this is where computers come from.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=511240862230263&set=a.456449604376056.98921.367116489976035&type=1&ref=nf
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Clickable link: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=511240862230263&set=a.456449604376056.98921.367116489976035&type=1&ref=nf -Stryker One
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Hazard Pay
Can anyone beat this?
http://notalwaysright.com/does-not-com-poo-te/25363
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And this is why I _NEVER_ touch a laptop to be TS'ed with my bare hands... A $5.00 box of Nitrile machinists gloves is way cheaper than your medical bills after in infectious disease attack :) -grumpysysadm
had to deal with a laptop covered in rice from vomit. I used to work for value village pricing used furniture, including mattresses, also some people donated bondage clothing once. -Icelator
ewww -DarkRookie
Similar problem walked into a shop I used to work at - guy came in with his mom, they originally described the problem as 'fluid damage'. Apparently in a drunken stupor he had managed to piss all over his laptop. Again, it was only after my initial diags that they mentioned what type of fluid it was. -TheCyberwolfe
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Do you have a crap Internet connection?
Then this may be the protocol for you http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20270833 .
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yea.. buts whats the Lag like? -Harm
I doubt you want to MW3, BF3, CSS, or anything else with it. -DarkRookie
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Childhood. Ruined.
I'll never be able to see Sesame Street the same way. http://www.reallifecomics.com/archive/121102.html
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Get high at work
http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?psa=1&Job_DID=JHT8DD640YK20DHBH3N&sc_extcmp=JS_JobAlert_Title&ipath=PSSKG02U if anyone is interested.
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Wholeheartedly not what I expected or hoped. -DarkRookie
Not if you need to pass a drug test... -Captain Trips
har har -FuzzyElf
I see no mention of pay or benefits, just a lot of "we require" and "no lube included". -HappyCrappy
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In case you feel your IQ is too high.
(NT/OT)
Listening to this http://www.kisw.com/Idiot-Twins/14345609 should help you loose a few IQ points
Let us all know how long you could listen before you were forced to turn it off / shoot yourself.
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35 seconds. I'm going to send you a link in your whitewall. I dare you to watch it. Dont ever waste my time like that again. It would have been ok if it was a video and I saw BOOBIES. -burrkiss
With a warning like that, I'm not even going there. Does zero seconds mean I win? -Captain Trips
What The Hell was that??? 20sec -srteach
Damn Stryker, to get that kind of response from Burkiss? Hat's off to ya! -Magenta
Riff & I made it 53 seconds and now we're going to vote for Romney./end obligatory, post-debate joke -Magenta
All hail the champion, I went the full six minutes. -Icelator
I lasted 6 minutes but my typing speed went down literally while listening to it :( -pencil
Now, now, Burrkiss. You need to share with the whole class http://www.efukt.com/21005_How_Is_This_Even_Possible?.html . -Stryker One
Stryker: Can we get a NSFW on links plz. -DarkRookie
I listened....wait, what were we talking about? I like the color blue. -Griffin2020
Must stop....click thingy on...wheely thingy..... -harryscuz
OMG, THAT IS GREAT. Posted to Facebook. The sun is SO hot! -FuzzyElf
11 seconds -THETECHFROMHELL
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Ok, whos IT department is this?
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9hbgiQe2J1qctkcl.jpg
Or are you one of the ones hiding?
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If users did this before calling us, we would definitely have less calls. I tell people that it cures 50% of windows problems. I wonder how I could actually test the figure... -Holdfast
We actually did try to measure that. We found that over the course of a month, for any ticket initially classified as workstation (included hardware and o/s issues) or application issues, a full 75% were at least 'fixed' by a reboot or power cycle. While it is a nice band-aid, though, it does nothing to address the root cause. Also, on some of these old beasts, a reboot took up to 7 minutes. -torgo
I think it was Reynholm Industries. I just don't see Roy or Moss. -MisterCommon
Could those be the 2 xowards hiding their faces behind 'off' and 'and'? -ChildofCthulhu
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DIY Wireless
I think the saddest part of this is that it's the 9th posting of its type.
http://notalwaysright.com/wireless-clueless-hopeless-part-9/23235
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Sad, yes, but not surprising. I've worked in call center tech support for several years, and it's difficult to surprise me about things that happen like that. I've also served as a mod for a forum with several hundred thousand active members...the number of times I've seen multiple threads started with the same question...when a similar thread with the answer was already there, clearly titled, and near the top of the first page. *shakes head* -missourimule
wow... I think that trumps my "Granny was bit by the monitor" story. -MaskedMarauder
...aaaaaannnd we have a new winnah! The 'coffee cup holder' has met it's match! (EG) -MadJack
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Say what?
"TruEffect is a data innovation company, specializing in the mobilization of First-Party data."
WHAT?
Anybody know what this http://www.trueffect.com/ company is or if they're even for real?
Just curious as my DHCP server took a weird hit from them.
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That description sounds like they're a bunch of hackers stealing data from others. -Calydor
They seem to be in the buzzword business. Other than that, it's hard to tell. -Shaede
they are trying to mobilize your first-person data. -gashach
Sound like patent trolls. -ecoli
Burrkiss is a innovation specialist, mastering 1st party orgazms. Still sounds bogus even when I do it. -burrkiss
Looks like they are an ad broker who somehow make third party ads appear as if they come directly from the web site you're visiting... possibly some heavy bizarre stuff in the site scripting -chazz
Sounds like they may be the dirty bastages responsible for in game ads! -deedadee
Hackers, online advertisers who try to glean all your personal information to target ads... I'm not really seeing a *ton* of difference, except that hackers aren't always after my money... -TechMama
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Is option B a bad thing?
http://www.bash.org/?952943
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We've played that game at work before:
"Do YOU know where that goes?" "Nah." "Well, let's pull it and see who bitches." -TechieSidhe
even more fun is the "hey, what happened to my redundant backup link?!" game. -boxcar
Yep. That method is always the last resort. (IE- I have spent as much time as possible trying to track down where this goes, and what it is. I don't see any traffic on it, so remove it. If nobody notices, great, if someone screams, then we can plug it back in.) -Griffin2020
For us its usually more of "Is this beast even in use anymore? Unplug it and see who screams..." -grumpysysadm
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Cause ya just know someone asked
and probably complained...
http://www.break.com/pictures/really-kitty-2358716
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Actually, Cat milk does come from cats.
But Catmilk by Whiskas does not... -Griffin2020
Aww....*walks off dejectedly with a tiny pail and a really short stool and another dream to make a bajillion bucks going up in smoke...* -ChildofCthulhu
there goes my MALK plans.... and just when i managed to get around milking rats. -Harm
So then ya mean that Girl Scout cookies aren't made from Girl Scouts? And baby oil isn't made from babies? Who woulda thunk it? -Voz
and, sadly, humanitarians are nothing like vegetarians... -ChildofCthulhu
Vegetables? Isn't that what food eats? -AngrySup
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It's not just a TV show.
I never imagined I'd find a posting for this http://jobs.virginiamason.org/job/Seattle-Physician-Concierge-Medicine%2C-Downtown-Seattle%2C-WA-Job-WA-98101/2032261/?from=email&refid=12825259&utm_source=J2WEmail&source=2&eid=269-201207201256-27281701&locale=en_US .
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there should be more doctors like this, instead of overly inflated bills, give us the level of service we are paying for damn it. (I know, I know, malpractice insurance, high-cost of equipment and supplies, staff overhead, not to mention student loans.) -drachen
aside from Royal Pains, remember the one from As Good as it Gets. {Pity it requires something like an MD or OD or something like that} -AngrySup
I was Department Secretary in the Emergency Department for a major hospital in Dallas, Texas. When I saw the prices for some of the medical equipment, I knew where I SHOULD have been working. "It's a freaking piece of plastic!" -FuzzyElf
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A cool place to work
If anyone in the Seattle area is looking for a job, this http://med.bio.wa.associationcareernetwork.com/JobSeeker/JobDetail.aspx?abbr=MED.BIO.WA&jobid=4C3A71DD-60DF-498C-AC52-4210ADB91171&stats=y&stats=y&utm_source=JobFlash&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=JobTitle&utm_campaign=JobFlash-July%2B18%2C%2B2012 is a cool place to work.
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A flicker of hope
In a follow up to this post http://www.techcomedy.com/single/new_stories.php?content_number=87392 , perhaps there is a chance the next generation will survive http://notalwaysright.com/revenge-is-a-treat-best-served-sweet-part-2/21708 .
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Well, when manners=free ice cream, that's an equation even a 4-year-old can do in his head... -RDMcMains
Now that was awesome. And wow, what a horrible person that mother is...i hope her son is nothing like her when he grows up. -GargoyleTS
There is hope when entitlement brats grow up and have well mannered kids anyway! -Captain Trips
"You'll waste good manners." Courtesy is never wasted. I hope this woman ends up doing retail food service when her husband gets tired of her attitude and dumps her for a kind woman. -SalParadise
Being nice to servers keeps my ice tea full, lemons coming, and has got me free beers. -HappyCrappy
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And another generation is destroyed.
http://notalwaysright.com/a-killer-whale-of-a-story/21697
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How sad and pathetic. -Transkaren
If you got that on tape I'll bet Child Services just might be able to take the kid away. -axjdo
Now I want to learn Dutch, just for the ability to use the phrase "worthless miserable cunt" in that woman's presence. -MeanDean
Try "waardeloze domme trut" (means something like worthless dumb bitch, but we don't really have a word for cunt used in that context). -reveriel
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They DO exist!
Holy Carp! A real life Pakled http://notalwaysright.com/adamant-if-a-bit-addled/21511
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I guess we've all just been faking it.
http://notalwaysright.com/a-real-idio-it/21357
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Shhhhhh! Don't let anyone know. -Voz
everyone know the "real" secret to IT support is zsefasdf...fasdad.asd.<connection terminated> -neuman1812
"Yes! YES! YES!!!" [aside] "I'll have what she's having."
-VoiceOfSanity
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And what is Windows made by?
http://notalwaysright.com/sudo-religious/20367
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Frogs, snails and pupy dogtails.. -udoshan
sunshine and farts. -Harm
Leftover stain from a orgy. -burrkiss
by charging customers over and over for upgrades that occasionally fix features promised 2 releases ago. -stiffarm
I thought that was Apple -DarkRookie
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Help
Sorry I couldn't post this in the forums, my access is still screwed up. Does anyone here happen to know the default login info for an HP OfficeJet 6310 AiO? Google was not my friend on this one. Thanks
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http://www.ehow.com/how_7545492_unlock-hp-officejet-6310.html has info on how to do a full reset (which clears the password) -madonnac
got to hp's site and get the manual -Icelator
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[NT/OT] Texting and Driving
Not Safe For Living
http://www.vidvir.com/watch/gFb#.T7ModVKJ6ew
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I thankfully walked away from a car accident a few weeks ago - a head-on collision with a French driver in the UK, on the wrong side of the road. He had only just pulled out onto the road from his starting location and wasn't thinking, I came around the corner and didn't stand a chance. This video just reinforces what can happen when you aren't paying attention to the fact you are piloting a steel bullet at high-speed around other steel bullets. I'm just so grateful that everyone walked away from my accident unharmed. -ElPolloDiablo
I can honestly say, I have never seen a vehicle come apart in such a manner. -ravensentinel
It's amazing how people 10, 20, 30+ years ago could survive driving their vehicles without having an electronic device demanding your attention constantly and needing to be placed against your ear in order to help you drive. Makes you wonder how we survived without cellphones and smartphones when driving... [/sarcasm] -VoiceOfSanity
<Darwin> "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLL!!" -unrenowned
I don't see anything that suggests this guy was texting / on the phone when driving. After that level of impact it's unlikely he or his passengers would be in any shape to report what they were doing. I did, yes, see lane to lane drift at the beginning, but that's not conclusive of it being texting... and while the sudden jerk back into the left lane from being over center line is characteristic of return to attentiveness, I also note something at centerline that looks like snow / ice. It could equally easily be drunk driving or falling asleep at the wheel... -chazz
S'what happens when you trade Detroit steel for plastic. When we were kids, our parents' cars could have survived that, and the occupants, as well. Now, it's a wonder they didn't get shattered into a million pieces themselves, just on account of the car doing so! -MadJack
Claimed Source: The icy roads of Russia are a popular place for terrifying and horrible car accidents. In the Petushki district on highway M-7, a Nissan SUV lost control and bumped into a small truck next to it. That caused the Nissan to speed directly into the opposite lane of traffic where it was literally crushed by a speeding semi truck. The entire scene was caught on dash camera. (no where does it say anything about texting. -PolarCoyote
@MadJack: You so sure about that? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qoz6BSKs-xY "Celebrating Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's 50th anniversary, a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air was crashed into a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu" -Helix666
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So, #3 wasn't so bad after all.
In reference to this post http://www.techcomedy.com/single/new_stories.php?content_number=87092 , the third thing to fail was the onboard NIC in my HTPC. I'm not sure who I pissed off, but I rweally hope they're happy now. On a more positive note, my domain controller is getting upgraded (was a dual proc P3) and I might even be able to add RADUIS to my network.
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If your job is getting you down,
or, a sign that you may REALLY need to change jobs. http://notalwaysright.com/how-to-make-an-employees-day/18941
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How many of us have run into this: "Thank you for calling Tech Support, this is Trips." "Yes, Jim, my blahblahblah..." "Well, your solution is blahblahblah..." "Thank you, Fritz." It's a really big deal if a user remembers your name from one sentence to the next, let alone until the end of the call! -Captain Trips
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I fear the 3s.
So, Sunday night the CPU fan on my file server dies, luckily I had a replacement fan laying around. Then, on Monday night, my domain controller crashes, hard. A power-cycle of the DC results in the click-of-death and no booting. Now, with 4 other computers in my house, I'm terrified of what will be #3.
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Back it up... and don't use Microsoft Backup. Try and make sure any critical data is on at least two machines. -chazz
My file server is a 4 drive RAID 5 that is setup for synchronized offline storage. So, at least I'm not too worried about data loss. -Stryker One
what! you;re not doing raid 50 on top of that? -McSmiley
what! you;re not doing raid 50 on top of that? -McSmiley
#3. I'm coming for a visit. -burrkiss
So someone took a #1 on your CPU fan, then your DC took a #2...isn't a #3 when you do #1 and #2 at the same time? [runs for LART shelter] -ravensentinel
i always thought a number 3 was an orgasm, or a "Shart" due to sneesing and hiccuping at the same time -Harm
Harm, wouldn't SHART be hiccup, sneeze and fart at the same time? -ecoli
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Stunningly Stupid
I believe this beats even the "cup holder".
http://notalwaysright.com/robbing-peter-to-connect-paul/18183
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http://notalwaysright.com/human-watching/17508 for the win. ;) -Necros
Not even my own mother is that stupid -PoglaTheGrate
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Not sure if I should be worried.
I just found that, included in my companies inventory, we stock petroleum jelly.
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This is vital: are there also latex gloves? -concept14
ahh - that would be for "Bonuses" -Harm
You should see some of the things that they stock at my work. Latex gloves past their use-by date make fun balloons and even better water balloons! -Holdfast
*cough* BOHICA *cough* -virtualchoirboy
The only time to worry is when you bend over -Park7
At least they're concerned about your comfort, mine just stocks sandpaper and these odd large cylindrical objects. -TechieSidhe
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I think we have a Rule #1 violation here
http://notalwaysright.com/doctor-weve-got-a-serious-case-of-self-loathing/17745
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It's a gift....
-vacuumtubes
Danger! Stupidity levels approaching critical mass. Warp core breach is imminent. -KrazerKap
You forget rule #3 -- the only time users aren't lying is when they are saying how stupid they are.
-Captain Trips
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A highly detailed ticket
Or, what you really didn't need to know.
http://notalwaysright.com/plundered-pleasures/17012
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Prescription strength antifungal? -burrkiss
No Burrkiss, "industrial" strength... -unrenowned
A gold-plated Sybian powered by yak's milk. -MeanDean
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Damn Comcast
Has anyone else in the Seattle area been without service for the last 5 days?
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Some areas of Pierce county are still having power outage issues. -PolarCoyote
Ours around Ft Gordon, GA have been iffy, at best, for like the past 2 weeks. I blame Anonymous. -ravensentinel
.. .- -- ..-. .-. --- -- .- ..- ... - .-. .- .-.. .. .- .-.-.- .-- . .... .- ...- . -. --- .. -. - . .-. -. . - -PoglaTheGrate
<Steve Irwin mode = ON> "Strewth mate that real crook!" <Steve Irwin mode = off> -lineswine
Two weeks ago, I was without internet connection and On Demand for 5 days. It all suddenly started working an hour before the techs showed up. -Year9595
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SNOOZE MUTHA FUKA!!!
Didn't want to bump the link
http://www.break.com/pictures/want-2289038
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what? -Captain Trips
Means you have to be at least awake enough to aim if you want to hit the snooze. And so very not safe if you live in a country where people sleep with loaded .38s under their pillows... -chazz
Say "beep" again. Say "beep" again. I dare you. I double-dare you, motherfucker. Say "beep" one more goddamn time. -Griffin2020
Meep. -ravensentinel
@chazz -- Pulp Fiction, dude. -Captain Trips
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Job Posting (I think)
With all of the manglement speak, I'm not really sure. AND WTF IS "UX"?! https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/ShowJobDetail.aspx?JobID=2240422&SearchID=397832290&Sort=&Direction=&PageSize=25&PageIndex=0&RecordCount=273&Sender=Employment
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By careful and selective deactivation of neurons in my own head (yay beer!) I'm confident that "UX" = "User eXperience". Personally, any experience I've had with an Office product has required liberal cleanups afterward with aforementioned beer, so even though this is almost in my neck of the woods, I'll pass. -Lusus
The only X a U needs is a ClueX4 to the head! -unrenowned
In three months: "So, you have a degree in ergonomics?" "No, in 14th century Albanian literature, but I keep my desk very tidy. And I know how to use Powerpoint." "Oh fukkit, you're in." -MeanDean
My dad actually has a bachelor of applied erganomics. It was popular in the 80's -PoglaTheGrate
Let's not knock ergonomics. That's why you feel comfortable in your computer chair all day, but why you also feel realllly uncomfortable after 10 minutes sitting in a fast food joint. -AngrySup
Job category mentions Use Experience. As for what that means, I got nothing. -AmazingKreskin
"You are to act in the light of experience as guided by intelligence." </Nero Wolfe> -MadJack
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We must have done something right.
Our daughter just asked us if she could have something to take apart. She's now happily dismantling an old dead hard drive. I think I feel a tear welling up.
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The best feeling is when they put it back together and it works. -burrkiss
Gotta agree with Burkie on this one. QuadJr loves taking apart stuff and is good about asking permission before doing so. -MrsQuadrinaro
Give her a #2, a #1, and an old alarm clock. Those are always fun to tear apart. -DarkRookie
Old phones were always my favorite growing up. -AmazingKreskin
I was modding a case on the weekend and my son was trying to help by picking up my tools and hitting the insides. Luckily no parts had been installed. -Wraith556
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Karma Return
I am returning all unused Karma to the pool.
As of 11-14-2011, I will be starting a new job with a NICE bump in pay. Thank you to all, that TSC Karma is some powerful shit!
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Goooood on you! Scrape lots of fingernails to the quick, hanging on?? -jerrybear
Congrats! -Grue
CON AAaaAaaCHew GRatz -deedadee
Kongrats! -ecoli
Congrats! -Diptera
Congrats and well done! -ManyHats
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Mr. 33 Years, perhaps?
http://www.fmylife.com/work/17803307
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I like the comment about how a 'Factory Restore' is the only way to remove a virus and keep your info. -ravensentinel
"He restored everything, including the virus." Well, I think we know where the real virus was here....(with whatever computer program this "tech" used to forge his certificates...) -Captain Trips
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In serious need of a visit from Otis
http://notalwaysright.com/losing-faith-in-humanity-bit-by-bit/13719
Now who's the useless one here?
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Holy shit! They are getting dumber by the second! *looks longingly into outer space* *points finger at nearest known black hole* I want to go there!! -unrenowned
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You really thought that might work?
Today a coworker of mine received an e-mail from another office that had been forwarded around successively to about 10 people in the other office (some of whom are supposed to be fully papered Electrical Engineers), before they decided to ask said coworker about the problem. The Problem:
They needed to flash circuit board "A", unfortunately (for some unknown, and probably equally crazy reason) they only had the firmware file available for circuit board "B". So, they wanted to know if they could just rename the firmware file from "FirmwareForCircuitBoardB.mcs" to "FirmwareForCircuitBoardA.mcs" in order to successfully program circuit board "A".
I just wish this was the first time we'd seen "questions" of this level come out of that office.
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I do that all the time with my milk. I just experiation date from month 7 to month 8 and it is still good. Urp. Brb gotta hit the toilet my stomach hurts. -burrkiss
That's when you reply with Depends. After the second email, "Do you still need it to be working after you're done?" -desseb
@burrkiss- http://notalwaysright.com/there-is-no-expiration-on-your-stupidity/12645 -Aelin236
Burrkiss: I make sure to finish my milk, creamer, etc within the month. I have powdered nondairy creamer for use in my coffee. -AdmiralLaurie
Alcohol never spoils! (I'm heading for the LART shelter now) -ecoli
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The Law of Inverse Value
I felt I had to share this story from studentdoctor.net as it shows a prime example of the Law of Inverse Value. A law that seems very apropos to many of the fishies mentioned here everyday.
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showpost.php?p=11233293&postcount=3017
*TtT = Tooth to Tattoo ratio
**Law of Inverse Value Corollary - The more valuable you are to society, the more likely you will die from something trivial
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Idiocracy! -Seamus
Watch for new movie based on these events! -TieDyedDinosaur
I've been reading the "Things I learned from my patients" threads (there are 2 of them on that site) for years. Many professions have to deal with the 'fish directly, and all of them have a primal need to vent! -SalParadise
...yet still have the capacity to breed. Darwin is currently the fastest revolving thing known. -lineswine
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Pwn by proxy
http://notalwaysright.com/how-to-make-them-as-silent-as-a-mouse-part-2/12203 Of course, it would have been better, in person.
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Still, you gotta like it. Idiot: "I'm gonna show the prof what kind of idiot is here." Prof: "He did." -Captain Trips
"'Are you insane? The pointer hardly budges when you move the mouse. Fix it, nerd.'" The dear user would be eating that mouse. -boxcar
"Hello, Computer..." </obligatory> -MadJack
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{NT/OT} Fathers Day Stories
Anybody else have any interesting Fathers Day Stories to share? I found out that my 10 year old daughter likes the Smokey and the Bandit movie.
Not sure if I did something right or wrong
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I got a Father's Day card from 'Sophie', a name which neither of my daughters has... turns out elder daughter had picked up the wrong envelope at brownies... -Shaede
Shaede - quick thinking, well done. -smellystudent
Ex-wife decided last Thurs she didn't need to bring the kids back on Sat for Father's day, and has avoided all attempts at communication since because she doesn't like it when I get all frowny. -charred
I'm a 51 year old geek that has worked with computers since 1979 (Commodore Pet Basic I anybody?). My two kids, both being robotics engineers surprised me with... pajamas. I usually don't wear them to bed but now I will have to do it since they, being both over 21 and one of them married already, can't imagine that their father doesn't wear anything but a short (sometimes) to bed. -buitre
Oh, BTW, this is the hottest summer in Mexico City for a very long time. -buitre
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Multi-homed routing in XP
Ok, I've been banging my head against the wall for about a week now trying to figure this out, Google has not been my friend in this case. I need to know how to direct all my corporate traffic (10.0.0.0, e-mail, shares, intranet) to the NIC that is connected to the corporate network and have everything else (at least Firefox) directed to the local branch office's LAN that has Internet. I've tried using the route command but that hasn't gotten me there. Any suggestions?
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Route is the only way to do something like that. Did you delete the old routes? Also, make sure your 10.0.0.0 route has a lower metric than your "everywhere else" (0.0.0.0) route, or else windows will choose the everywhere route for the 10.0.0.0 every time. -TPSMono
Not sure if you fixed this or not but another thing to keep in mind is Windows changes the routing table to route ALL non local traffic through the last VPN you made, unless you turn off the option in Properties->Networking(Tab)->TCP/IP Properties->Advanced->General(Tab)->Uncheck "Use default gateway on remote network"
Of course if your not using Windows to make your VPN, I would still check your tunnel software for an option like this that may be on by default and screwing with your own Route add's -TPSMono
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DO NOT WANT!
I think I would instantly refuse to work on this machine.
http://notalwaysright.com/raided-storage/11774
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Wow... I'm not sure I'd take that job either. -spectreoflife
Seems unusual the police would remove a drive and not confiscate it. -SpiderRider3
Seen stranger, gave a usb drive to police for evidence, they used it, then erased what was on it and returned it to me. But this is something you document everything about. -OldScratch
If the police removed the HDD, and later returned it, then that means that they found nothing. The fact they returned the drive and the person isn't in jail means that the person was excluded as a suspect or found not guilty. I wouldn't flat-out refuse to work on it in that case. -linuxmatt
I agree with linuxmatt. Even the police makes mistakes sometimes. -Fortytwo
If a third party of any kind has had physical access to the drive, I'd recommend a low-level format, if not tossing and replacing the drive entirely. -Geminii
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If I still had kids this young.
I would so be getting this for them!
http://lovelylisting.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/05/12/funny-real-estate-brb-time-travelin/
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WANT -Madrigorne
Got the pic, figuring out measurements/materials...then off to price wood/hardware and paint...muahahahaha!! -ChildofCthulhu
I don't care if my kids ARE too big...Mommy wants one...in blue...because mommy is still small enough to fit :-) -persephone
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A very special asshole.
You've gotta be special kind of stupid to make this public comment.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42927752/ns/us_news-life/
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Sorry. This is NTOT. -Stryker One
Just a special kind of stupid, really; a comment like that is not as simple as ignorance. -Seamus
It may sound callous and stupid, but it has a strong streak of truth in it. Badly worded though. Provocatively would have been a better word than slut. And he is right in his warning. Crime requires two things: opportunity and motive. Dressing provocatively can generate motive, doing it while walking across a dimly lit parking lot, park or other campus area can create opportunity. Proper steps to avoid this are easy to come up with. Stay in brightly lit, well traveled areas, carry an overcoat to cover up with, keep a change of clothing in your car and change in a safe area before going home if you can't avoid dark places. No one wants to see innocent women whoa re just trying to feel pretty hurt and scarred for life mentally if not physically, his heart was in the right place, his mind on the other hand.... -GargoyleTS
Sorry, Gargoyle, but the "dressing provocatively" argument only holds water if rape were a crime of sex. It isn't. It's a crime of domination, the rapist has a need to dominate someone weaker than himself and quite often that means a woman smaller and weaker than himself. And it doesn't matter to him whether she's sexy, slutty, or a little old woman. THAT'S why the "shouldn't dress like a slut" comment drew such venom -- it's a throwback to sixth century Islam! (In fact, much of Islam still blames women for leading men into the temptation to do rape, which is the reason for burkas.) Wake up, enter the 21st century, and recognize that whether or not a woman will be raped does not matter on how she's dressed! -Captain Trips
Sexual attraction has little to do in a number of rapes, a good case study is Carl Putzram, he didnt do it for attraction. -OldScratch
Campus rape is a different animal. Yes a normal rapist is on a power trip of some kind. This was a college he was addressing, where a woman is: likely to know her rapist, most rape is alcohol driven, most rape IS commited due to opportunity and poor judgement. College rape is badly misunderstood by most, and most especially misunderstood by college students themselves. http://www.crisisconnectioninc.org/sexualassault/college_campuses_and_rape.htm -GargoyleTS
I know someone who was gang-raped while dressed as the hunchback of Notre Dame. Not an outfit I would consider at all provocative. -SillyGirl
cop's name--Sanguinetti--translates so ironically. -stiffarm
No one blames the wallet, for getting stolen....just sayin'. -Magenta
I'm afraid to chime in on this one. -burrkiss
Gargoyle, how someone is dressed is NEVER a justification for rape. EVER. It is never a valid motive. It is never a valid excuse. -pixel
Gargoyl is not saying that rape is OK if the woman dresses slutty. He is saying pay attention to your surroundings and dont draw unwanted attention to yourself. If the wallet is poking out of the pocket with $100 bills showing, you shoulda tucked the wallet back in the pocket. Nowhere did Gargoyle blame the woman for getting raped. -burrkiss
damn, this made me think of several stories about how some Muslims beat women to death for being raped! talk about barbaric! -Erictheblue
It's not that i think Gargoyle blames the girl for being raped. It's that anyone even entertains the idea that what she was dressed in even matters. Any analogy breaks apart when taken too far, so lets switch from the wallet (with $100s hanging out,) to a beautiful and expensive looking piece of jewelry. Say a wedding ring. No one would state that someone should not wear their wedding ring. And there would be nothing but denigration for any thief who tried to steal my jewelry. The whole college drinking, date rape side of this aside, I don't care what I'm wearing, you do not get to put your hands on my person...even if I'm naked. No one gets to stick their dick in my genitals just because I am wearing something they find provocative. The danger level of the road I am on (dark outside, no lights, walking alone) is completely separate from what I might or might not be wearing. -Magenta
@Magenta - I wish I had a "like" button, for both your posts. -Divinar
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A Special kind of Asshole
OCD and self-entitled make for one very special asshole.
http://notalwaysright.com/if-he-continues-hes-likely-to-lose-another-21-grams/11203
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I'm sorry, the specifications are standardized to within +/- whatever I feel like. Have a 'nice' day. -LDFeral
do the rest of us a favor and put this clown out of our misery. -virusjtg
He need the "special chocolate" scone. -Wraith556
elevation.... windage... breath in, breath out...squeeze.
-Harm
yeah, there's an on tsc seattle based ASSHOLE like this. bloodhunt.
-HappyCrappy
I think it's about time that the store informs the customer that they no longer want his business. -docbrown01
He complains that there's a single gram too much? Any sane man would take that as a bonus, however slight. -Chromatix
Feck it, close enough is good enough for me - call it "natural variation". -lineswine
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Gotta love Yahoo answers
Even when you're being a smart ass, you can get credit
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110330191908AAftb4S
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So who gave her access to Otis anyway? -Captain Trips
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A new way to deal with the worst fishies
I think this may even be better than Otis.
http://www.break.com/index/shooting-a-machete-slingshot-2037016
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Nothing is better than Otis though. -SpiderRider3
There is a most satisfying tactile feedback that you get with Otis that you cannot get with other devices. -ecoli
Otis Rulz. -vacuumtubes
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More research is needed
I work in a place that is over 80% male and for some reason this site http://girlsinyogapants.com/ has become very popular. Clearly, more research is needed.
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extensive research required.. alone... -Harm
AND BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE -burrkiss
Much better than malibupuddinggirls . com! -ChildofCthulhu
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Is it really this crappy?
My laptop can smoothly playback 720p HD video just fine with the CPU running at about 33%. But, when it comes to a crappy ass low res video on you-tube that looks like it was shot with an equally crappy cell phone camera, my CPU is slammed at 100% and it is still stuttering and dropping frames.
So, is this just exposing how horribly inefficient Flash is or is there something else wrong that I'm missing?
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Poor recording, poor file translation, and poor upload protocols. ehh. but that's just my thoughts. -AngrySup
Speaking as someone who supported converting to the earlier formats, youtube uses a proprietary video format for storage that they convert to a streaming flash format on demand. -PolarCoyote
Flash is inefficient. At the very least, it makes the video go through more processing stages than a pure video player, and your hardware probably doesn't accelerate that so well. FWIW, if you have as much as 33% CPU when playing 720p, you probably don't have decode acceleration to begin with. -Chromatix
Mobility Radeon 9000/9100 IGP. So, yeah, a bit old. -Stryker One
Fuck yes. FF has to run a Flash plugin container that eats more resources than the browser itself, even a gig of ram is BARELY enough to run a site w/ embedded video or flash games. I don't know what's worse, Windoze or Flash... -MadJack
in one word: YES! -Fortytwo
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ROLL CALL!
Techs around the ring of fire, please check in. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-japan-quake-20110311,0,1950058.story
Also, thank you to my anonymous benefactor for my enlarged posterior.
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Yes, we need a roll call from all around the Pacific area. This quake appears to be affecting massive amounts of people world wide. My thoughts and prayers to all in Japan and in the potential tsunami areas. -SwedishChef
My parents live on the Oregon coast, but on top of a 110ft hill. The tsunami is estimated to be as high as 7ft where they are. They're staying in place & don't foresee any problems for themselves. -NightSteel
My parents live in Hawaii but are 1300 feet up the side of the dormant volcano. It's supposed to hit the CA coast around 8am today so the BART train that runs under the bay is being suspended from 730am to 9am...some commuters are really screwed trying to get into SF. -Starfury
My roommate is currently at the airport, because she was scheduled to fly out to Japan today to start her new job teaching English (for the next year!). I'll know how it went if I find her at home tonight. -AmazingKreskin
No damage that I'm aware of on the lower coast of BC, but if there is tsunami damage it would not have made the news yet. -chazz
Actually I was in the tunnel this morning at 7:30, I must have just beat the cutoff. So far no tsunami worth mentioning in sf. -McSmiley
No problems SoCal way, nuttin' out of the ordinary here. -MadJack
Sounds like Santa Cruz took sone damage, mostly boats pulled off moorings. -McSmiley
NZ ok as far as I know. Standard warnings about keeping off beaches etc were played here, yet we still had rubberneckers (or as I said - Darwin is finding new methods.) -ApolloSZ
Reporting from the Philippines. We're ok so far. The Eastern coast area has been evacuated (or so our news say). I still can't get in touch with my relatives in Japan though T_T -Angelace
All clear here in eastern Canada. -Jonos
at thospoint the worst part of the tsunami seems to be over. The only place left for the leading edge has left to hit is South America and Antarctica. We're currently about 18 hours in. http://www.youtube.com/user/NOAAPMEL?feature=mhum#p/c/3/PBZGH3yieLc -McSmiley
It looks like the earthquake cut some transatlantic cables, as I'm having trouble reaching some Asian networks. Telia hasn't reconfigured their San Jose router to take into account the bad link. -Chromatix
My cousin and her family were vacationing in Hawai'i when the quake struck. They received the tsunami warning in ample time and were able to evacuate to higher ground. They're fine now and back in the States. -skippytpodar
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The cursed project from hell.
Ok, sorry for the formatting.
So, I was tasked with building a big RAID. No problem thought I, I'll just order 4 2TB SATA drives (only had 4 drive bays left) and all the other little bits to go with it in order to add another internal array to an existing system (system currently boots from a RAID 0 built from 2 15K RPM SAS drives), a NAS is not desirable for this project (I don't know why). I planned to use the on-board RAID controller as we did not need high performance, just a big place to dump a lot of data. So, I
order the parts and wait almost 2 weeks for the parts to arrive. The parts arrive, I install everything, and boot into the BIOS to configure the array. SHIT! Turns out that the ICH7 based controller has a 2TB limit. Ok, so off to the local computer store to get a simple software RAID card that "claims" to
support RAID 5. After going through two of those cards, since the first one stopped working after firmware update (and coming to the conclusion that the "RAID 5 support" is a lie), I order a "hardware" RAID card that'll fit into a PCIe x1 slot as I have yet to find a SATA hardware RAID 5 card that's PCI based. I wait another week or so for the "hardware" RAID card to come in. Turns out it's support of RAID 5 is lie too. Note to self: Never buy anything from Syba again, both cards
were made by Syba. It's now weeks later and the software team I'm building this for is getting antsy. So, I order a $650.00 Adaptec 5405Z, plus the SAS to 4x SATA cable, plus a PCI video card because the Adaptec card needs a PCIe x8 and the only other slot I can put that in is x16 slot now in use by the video card, the 1 x8 PCIe slot is in use by the SAS RAID card. The card comes in, I plug everything in, hit the power switch and the system comes on for a split second and then turns off. Now what? Try again, same result. I start unplugging cables and finally get the system to POST. Unfortunately, none of the 2TB drive will now spin up, upon further investigation I find that all 4 of the drives are toast. At least they're under "warranty", unfortunately Seagate can void your warranty for
simply not packing them correctly when you return them, and it looks like "correctly" can mean return in all original packaging will the little bits. So, I guess I'll have a post in the future when I find how screwed I am with the drives. And if all that wasn't enough, the system is now BSODing with stop
code 7B, even in Safe Mode and after performing a FIXBOOT and FIXMBR. So, does anyone know how to fix this BSOD without a complete re-install. I really don't want to force these software guys to have to re-install their dozen or programs and develop environments if I don't HAVE to. Ugh, if I drank, I'd be getting shit faced tonight.
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stop 7B? You probably did this already, but make sure you have the *all* the SATA drivers that might be needed. 7B is 'Inaccessible Boot Device', and that's usually how I cure that, if a CHKDSK doesn't do it. -CTYankee
Installing a SATA card will often change the boot devices and the order of them in the BIOS, especially if dealing with software RAID - check to make sure th BIOS entries are right, and select for the config of the RAID "add-on" BIOS and make sure the drive settings are correct in there as well. -Grue
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Sad but true
There are (many) user that'd believe this.
http://www.break.com/pictures/the-internet-2015786
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Though there are many these days that wouldn't know what to do with it, provided their computer even had a floppy drive anymore. -NetOwl
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How evil was I?
Ok, so, last night I was playing URU. Apparently it was an impromptu night for vegetarians. When I notice the general topic of the chat (vegetarianism), I thought, this could be fun. So, I made a joke comment of "Who's ready for a tour of the rendering plant ?". A couple of people asked what a rendering plant is, so, I told them to do a Google image search for 'rendering plant'. A few moments later, I got some very "upset" responses about how gross that was and what a sick bastard I was. So, my question is this: on a scale of 1-10, how evil was I?
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I'd probably rate you an 11. *big evil grin* -Cyan
To quote a certain duck talking to a certain rabbit, "You're dethpicable!" (Remember, Daffy lithpth!) -Captain Trips
Next time say you're a member of the "Vegetable Liberation Front" and saying "Alotments are concentration camps for cabbages!" or similar. -Wraith556
To steal a quote I found online "if vegetarians love animals so much, why donthey eat all their food?" -0gr3
"I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to eat turnips!" -TieDyedDinosaur
"Vegetable Rights and Peace!"</neil> -AmazingKreskin
My favorite quote has always been: Vegetarian = lousy hunter. -PolarCoyote
bravo <golf clap> -VIPERsssss
To quote a friend of mine: "I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals; I'm a vegetarian because I HATE plants!" -Jonos
I eat animals to save the vegetables! -ecoli
My food shits on your food... literally... #I'mjustsayin' -TrueTenacity
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That dirty little secret we all have.
Only for those with a strong stomach.
http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2011/1/28/9eadce82-05b0-4d69-b5b4-cede139ff5e2_thumb.jpeg
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eww. at what point do you say "F it" and just get a new keyboard? -boxcar
First, weigh the keyboard before you buy it. Record that. When your keyboard gets to be too dirty, weight it again. If it is more then 1.5x the old weight. New keyboard time. -DarkRookie
If you can shake a Happy Meal out of it, time to clean it or replace it (and start eating out for Valen's sake)... -PTSTech
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I'm so glad,
that my job doesn't make me work directly with public.
http://notalwaysright.com/cut-throat-business/9126
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That's when you call the hotline about "suspicious persons"... -unrenowned
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Life Lessons
I've got to remember these.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.humor/browse_thread/thread/b26e9d4fdf52c735?hl=en#
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I'll have to remember Psalm 129! -Captain Trips
yes psalm 129. -kennz
Its a fake, its not psalm 129 but its luke 14:10. http://bible.cc/luke/14-10.htm -kennz
So many translations.. how can this stuff be taken seriously... -JoeLugian
I signed up just to say this. JoeLugian, think of it like Linux distros. The kernel is there, but there are different ways of looking at it. Some are less reliable than others, some have huge bugs, and people will fight to the death to defend their particular version. :) -Archonix
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Where there's an insane will.....
Just a little something I came across today. "In Feburary 2010, former U.S. Army computer-security specialist Christopher Tarnovsky announced that he had been able to hack into an Infineon TPM chip using an electron microscope.[9] TPM's were never intended to be invulnerable to an attacker with physical access to the chip, however."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Platform_Module#Criticism
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Do I hear the theme music of Mission Impossible in the background? -ecoli
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I think I can.
Anybody know how to convert an Asus M3A motherboard from IDE to AHCI AFTER the OS has been installed? I've done it successfully on an Intel based motherboard, but never on an AMD, I think it's possible.
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How'd you do it on an Intel board? I'd love to know, would make imaging new systems so much easier.. -NightSteel
Here http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/186471-enabling-sata-mode-ahci-after-xp-install-applicable-most-laptops-systems.html is basically what I did. Although, the more I read, I'm starting to think this may be possible on Intel boards only and maybe only on specific chipsets. So far, the only machine I've done this on is a Dell Precision Workstation T3400.
-Stryker One
As I seem to recall from when I last did that, all I had to do was load the relevant SATA drivers before changing it in the BIOS. I could be wrong, but I DO recall that it was much easier than I expected. -Grue
Do you mean to boot off the IDE drive and then use the SATA drives for more storage? Easy. Done that several times over with AMD boards. All I had to do was install the SATA drivers, install the drive, then use the disk management tools in Windows to prep and format the drive. If you want to boot off the SATA drive, you'll have to reinstall Windows and use the 3rd Party driver option with older versions of Windows, or select the drive during the install. -Wraith556
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Screwing with the paranoid
Maybe I'm just mean, but come on. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101120224346AAAaFdJ
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Which makes me think of the time I printed a private email at work, went to the printer, and didn't find it. Not unusual. But then at the team meeting my supervisor read it aloud. I gave him a clamped-jaw reminder of the difference between one leaving something on the printer for longer than the amount of time it takes to walk over there and get it, and a fucknut purposely stealing people's shit. -Mushroom
You didn't tell her "I *could* tell you if you send me your credit card number, expiration date and verification info first" ? ;) -Necros
tell him it is a known issue and he needs to delete the system32 folder and reboot -formatCdrive
oddly, this made me think of an old (NT) story where a woman made fun of her hypochondriac boyfriend: she got a medical book and read off a list of symptoms, and of course he agreed with all of them, then said, "so what do i have?" her gleeful reply: "a tipped uterus!" -Erictheblue
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This is just, sad.
http://www.break.com/pictures/what-about-myspace-1955241
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Ya, how hard can Office 2010 be? :) -ravensentinel
I bet they teach Java as a first language, too. -LDFeral
Yea, they left out twitter -Spyder19
I'm constantly amazed at the giant volumes of computer books describing the most simple of concepts... Likewise, the extremely complex and nuanced topics that are generalized up to the level of a Speak-n-Spell. In an industry full of people who actually LIKE to read, why do the books always suck? -linkv
Well, someone must buy them, or the publishers wouldn't pick up the option. So, my question is, where are the titles like, "ON Switch- The Missing Manual", "ReBoot for Dummies", and, "The Idiot's Guide to Finding Your A$$"? Seriously needed... -Voz
Myspace? What's that? Anyone remember it? Thought not... -MadJack
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PC Load Letter?!?!
Maybe it's cruel, but this one just made me laugh. http://learnfrommyfail.failblog.org/2010/11/03/fail-story-lfmf-learn-from-fireds-fail/
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The tech gods are laughing at this mortal. -ecoli
Murphy says, whenever you start a long job to run over lunch-time, you will return an hour later to find a message which reads "press any key to start". -rurwin
On almost anything more recent than a dot matrix that would have been a 10 minute job, call it half an hour if it was mixed text and graphics. -AussieFoot
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What could possibly go wrong? Part 1
NT/OT This is a story that I heard from my Dad numerous times while growing up. However, I never really got the full "flavor" of it until he typed up the complete story and I read it. What follows is completely true, very NT/OT and, a bit long, so feel free to skip it if you're not interested. Note: I also thought of calling this post "The brilliance of 15 year olds".
Sledding Accident of 1958
This is the story of the sledding accident that occurred near Wallowa, Oregon in 1958. It is also a story of how miracles can occur in the worst of times. Many people, both believers and non-believers, do not think that miracles occur in the present day, just something that people believed happened thousands of years ago. With the logic and rationale of today, everything can be explained.
I believe that some miracles can manifest in what does not happen as well as things that do happen.
In the winter of 1958, I believe it was in early March, our sophomore high school class decided to have a sledding party. There was very little snow in the valley, so it was decided that we would go up one of the old logging roads that was not being used anymore. The snow there was about 6” deep and not packed down, which was just a little too deep to get any momentum to move your sled.
Keep in mind that we were 15 year olds in a small town, so we certainly did not need any parental guidance. We knew what we were doing. What could possibly go wrong?
My mom insisted that we all go to church that Sunday, so I did not get out to the area until about noon. There was a teenager at the lowest level of the hill stopping all auto traffic. This did not surprise me much, but then I saw that people were not coming down on their sleds but were sitting on the overturned hood of an old car and that the hood was being pulled by a jeep. There were four kids to a ride. We all climbed into the jeep, which carried us back up the road for about a half a mile.
I thought that this was just a little beyond my experience and courage level, so I tried going down on my sled. As mentioned above, this did not work out very well.
When I got back up the hill, people were getting onto the overturned hood. There were two girls and a guy. Room for one more. I still had my doubts about it but one of the girls was the prettiest and most popular girl in my class and she was saying, “Come on Gerald, sit right here!” Well, I was not very popular and there was a limit to just how much ‘girl’ I, a 15 year old boy, could withstand. Besides, they had been doing this all morning without incident, so ‘What could possibly go wrong?’
For some inexplicable reason, I sat down facing backwards, away from the girls and the direction of travel. I remember that there was some commotion behind me, but not until later did I learn that 2 guys were kicking the girls off because they felt that it was their turn. (Good thinking guys.)
OK! Now we had 4 boys ready to rumble!
The jeep started out pretty slow but then picked up speed. I looked around a little, but the snow and ice kicked up by the wheels hit my face and I really was not enjoying this. I just about stuck my feet out off the hood and into the snow, which would have pulled me off the hood and into the snow. But then I thought ‘just this one time’.
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What could possibly go wrong? Part 2
The hood not only went down the road but also swung from one side embankment to the other. We were going perhaps 20 to 25 mph. A lot of excitement for those that love speed at ground level.
I heard a lot of screaming so I chanced another look over my right shoulder. I swear, at that instant, all I saw was a big chrome bumper of the kind you would normally see on the front of cars of the ‘50s. The thought went through my mind, “It couldn’t be! We will be killed!”
OK! Now we have 4 teenage boys under or partly under a very heavy 1950s car. Being hit totally unprotected, by today’s rational logic tells us that 2 or 3 or perhaps 4 boys would be killed. Not that day! No one was killed! OK! Well then there must have been some serious head injury, internal injury, or someone crippled for life. No! No! And No!
This is not to say that there were no injuries. There were injuries.
Take Warren ‘Butch’ Groberg. He had what he called a ‘serious bruise’ on his thigh. Perhaps he jumped at the last second. More about him later.
Take Darrell Thomas. The car ran over his left kneecap and broke his leg.
Take Jim Henry. I cannot explain Jim Henry. I have no reason to think that my classmates would have made this up but Jim Henry had a tire track going across his chest. No broken bones and no internal injury. Stayed in the hospital overnight for observation and sent home the next day.
Then there is me!
The next thing I remember, I was face down in the snow with the car on top of me and I could not breathe. I was vaguely aware that my left foot was somehow caught in the undercarriage of the car. I had two broken ribs and my diaphragm would not work. I don’t know why my spine was not broken! I could not breathe! I could hear my classmates screaming and talking somewhere but I could not breathe. After a long time I thought “I’ve got to breathe!” I tried short quick, shallow breaths and this kept me going.
I can’t scream and I can’t crawl out! Someone has got to get me out! I listened to my classmates for several minutes. No one looked under the car. Then I heard something far more ominous than I ever expected.
The driver started the car and revved up the engine. I could only think “No! No! No! No!” Then I heard the unmistakable sound of the driver moving the transmission into first gear! I thought, “This is going to hurt! This is really going to hurt!” because I knew that the next step was that the teenage driver was going to lift his left foot off the clutch pedal and my left leg was going to be ripped off. I was going to die at age 15.
But this didn’t happen.
Warren ‘Butch’ Groberg is the shortest kid in our class. He is a good kid but not someone you would have expected to take control of a situation like this. At the moment that the driver was going to lift his left foot, Butch stepped in front of the car and said, in a very commanding voice, “Wait a minute! Let’s see if everyone is out!” Only then did I hear my classmates crunch down in the snow and look for me.
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What could possibly go wrong? Part 3
Only recently did I ask Butch what compelled him to do what he did at that time. You might expect him to give a self-serving answer of how someone needed to check under the car. What he did say was “I don’t have a clue”!
“I don’t have a clue” and a life is saved!
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I was six years old (1965 for those who want to keep track), walking to school along Magazine St. in New Orleans. I started across the street (Nashville) when a car suddenly turned directly into the crosswalk... of which I was standing in at that moment. Next thing I know I'm looking up at the undercarriage of the car, while folks are running to help. Upshot: No broken bones, no internal injuries, just a few bumps and bruises. I was extremely lucky, considering. -VoiceOfSanity
That is a hell of a story stryker! -starfishmagnet
Awesome story.
Closest I can come is falling out the door of a moving (being pushed only) station wagon and having it run over my tibia and fibula (lower leg, for the non-scientific among you) with the rear wheel. No breaks or fractures, no bruises, no strains or sprains, not even lacerations. -Omega
Oh yeah, that's being run over by a car. Falling out of a moving car is a different story, for another time. -_- -Omega
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Thanks for the tip
http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2010/10/27/8d44f54f-d551-403b-bb13-10a8b03f0562_thumb.jpg
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I'll take things you don't want to hear your Mohel say for $400 Alex! -ChildofCthulhu
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Karma Request
I applied for a job a month ago (my 13th time applying with this institution), yesterday I had a phone interview with them in which they said they had at least 10 more days of phone interviews to do, but then I got an e-mail today to schedule a face-to-face. So, I am definitely putting in a request for some that supernaturally powerful TSC karma. Thanks in advance to everyone.
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S1, you know what they say. 13th is a charm. (Or is that 3rd?) Anyway, karma's on me! -udoshan
*lays a litter of karma puppies at your feet in a basket with a blanky* good luck! -AdmiralLaurie
Teela O'Malley-branded karma being shoved into the transdimensional collapsitron. :) -Diptera
KarmaRound Up! On the way! -slowANDeasy
Good luck to ya! -Grue
Karma field operating. Stay still and say 'Ohmmmmmmmmm'. And do not operate power machinery for two hours afterwards! -TieDyedDinosaur
One Keg-O-Karma™ on its way. Good Luck! -ecoli
c-130's loaded with Karma.. just mark the drop zones. umm, can Karma ferment? the containers are bulging a bit... -Harm
Binary Karma on the way-mix in hallway outside interview room, breathe deeply-remember the two rules, "No giggling, and no handpuppets!" -jerrybear
Katapul-o-karma launched, good luck mate :) -Lentron
sending karma your way -geeklady
All karma weapons, fire!! -MadJack
*uses a battle droid to deliver the karma load over* Gyah I've always wanted to drive one hehee..good luck!!! My fiance is on his 2nd interview too so we're crossing our fingers. :) -Angelace
KarmaKannon® loaded, aimed and fired! God luck! -Dr Jerkyl
Rah rah ree, kick 'em in the knee, rah rah rass, kick 'em in the other knee! -unrenowned
Pouring off some of the newest batch of Karma from the KarmaStill! It hasn't mellowed yet, but it has a KICK! -CTYankee
Much karma heading your way. GL S1! -KrazerKap
Sending mega job karma your way at warp speed. -THETECHFROMHELL
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I'd call BS,
but I know that there is crazier shit out there.
http://notalwaysright.com/in-cyberspace-no-one-can-hear-you-scream/7828
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Yeah, Unfortunately, there is that much stupid out there. Leave us hope more of it than not is so stupid it doesn't even vote. -MadJack
Unfortunately, even if this particular story is BS, I've had a similar experience. The difference was that it was the tower fully sealed in foil, and it was to "keep out the government". -Avandor
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Haloween is comming
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I was wondering, would it wrong to wear this when handing out candy to the trick or treaters?
http://i23.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/f8/d0/d734_1.JPG
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Gee, I was thinking more of playing this as a screensaver : http://alienatedmedia.com/common/xperiments/happyhalloween/ -Necros
Considering the recent 'advisory' regarding PedoBear you might want to rethink wearing that costume even for fun - it's more likely than not that you'll end up at the police station. -Calydor
Necros, I don't think many of these kids would get the movie series reference. -PolarCoyote
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Prison Sex, or, Zeke's Back!
NT/OT
The ol' X-Box Bot has returned!
http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20100927
http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20100929
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damn you! i havent seen todays comic yet! ( but kinda figured with mondays comic..) -Harm
Just saw it...ZEKE's BACK!!!!!! cant wait to see what happened to e -CrystalMare
Zeke is back, kill a Mac! ( sorry.. fraakin smarties commercial) -Harm
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Disclaimers
NT/OT
Sometimes it really is important to read the fine print, check out this disclaimer.
http://www.keepshooting.com/selfdefense/bulletproof-vest/iiia_bodyarmor_vests.htm
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Sheesh, they make laws against convicted felons owning body armor, but not against the sale of "expired body armor"! -udoshan
I guess they think it would cancel out: felons wearing expired body armor. -Seamus
Oh yeah they already think I'm crazy at work, visiting that web page just convinces em more. Thanks! -LazyLemming
LL - subscribe to gun magazines and spy gear catalogs and have them delivered to your work place. -ecoli
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Now I've seen some bad server closets...
But this seems a bit OCD to me.
http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/2010/09/06/white-trash-repairs-rapunzel-the-new-it-intern/
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... Well, it DOES neaten up the cables... (sucks if you have to replace one, though) -Seamyst
Words just fail me at the beauty and the madness of it.... -CrystalMare
Some workplace safty expert probably told them to "clean it up before someone trips on it" -burrkiss
Actually, I think someone plugged in all 48 wires, and started bundling (you can see the three 16-bundles each starts with cable ties), and then said to himself / herself, "Three bundles? Why not...?" Easy to move the bundle (it'll be a lot more flexible than a standard bundle), compact, but a howling b*tch to replace any bad cable... then, that's true of most conventional bundles anyway. -chazz
me likee... -Captain Trips
Actually you'd just have to undo the one main braid and then the smaller bundle and not have to do the whole bundle. -Icelator
Don't laugh, it may become corporate standard soon enough -PoglaTheGrate
Icelator: ever braided anything? To undo a 48-line braid like that, you'd have to unplug at least 16, and more likely 32 cables. Much more of a disruption than just threading a new cable through an otherwise untouched bundle. -chazz
I always plait cables when there are more than two wires. It works like a twisted pair, it holds together much better and it looks good. But I wouldn't do it if I might ever need to replace a single wire. -rurwin
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Way to break the stereotype
You've come a long way baby
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aqx8I8ixhpLNoQxylWmwvZ8jzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20080813173238AArvo0h
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That's just SO sad. -wylfwt
$5 for a can of Fusion "Fairytale Pink" paint + $3 for a roll of painters tape + yesterday's newspapers. -Divinar
My laptop is pink and has butterflies on it, its a skin I bought for $7 on sale. -evolvedstarfish
New word, I feel it in me bones--the MaryKayNugget.... -vacuumtubes
I actually have an XPS M1530... it's "tuxedo black".. because I'm a boy... :) -JoeLugian
Selling electronics, I realized there was a HUGE percentage of women that would not care about ANY of a products technical qualities, nor the price, so long as the laptop/camera/ipod/phone/etc was a certain color. Most of them insisted on pink, occasionally purple. I would literally tell them that they could get a device twice as good for half the price, but if it wasn't pink, it didn't matter. -linkv
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Comcast knows what's best for you
Rant=On
To the tech at Comcast that feels that 12Mbps is enough for me, screw you, I never asked for your opinion.
Rant=Off
Thanks, I needed that.
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Interesting. Backstory? -Jack
Don't you know, 640k is enough for anybody? -Loren
Didnt Gates say that 64k of memory was enough for anyone? -burrkiss
Possibly, Gates of course denies it but with all that his company has stolen over the years not much about him personally would surprise me. -spectreoflife
In a speech in 1989, and again in an interview in 1993, he made comments regarding the jump from 64K to 640K back in 1981, and kind of alluding to harboring at that time the sort of sentiment embraced by the infamous quote itself, but then quickly points out that this sentiment was proved wrong within about 5-6 years. -AmazingKreskin
I only have 3 or 5, it used to be a good speed but is now the slowest offered by my ISP. If I still played games like WoW then I'd care, but all me and the wife do now are facebook and netflix. Everyone's like omg you need to get faster internet but it really doesn't matter unless you need good upload speed. -Blankman
Even better, they've rolled out a monthly traffic cap, nationwide, for all residential lines. 250GB per month, and they don't care if you're running a critical server from your home, once you hit the cap you're dead for the month. -_- -Omega
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Smart Ass Answer for the Win
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100424105917AAPS0Ae
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I don't even have to try. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100616215156AAHUATM -Stryker One
My doodad's not working... I put the thing in the slide and the doohickey doesn't do the stuff that the whatsit does when that other thing does the flip thing. So, what do I do? -Avandor
Viagra, Avandor? -boxxertrumps
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Interesting Job, Good Pay
If you're in the Seattle area, this looks good.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/sad/1839126531.html
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"Requires practical knowledge in Electrical Power Systems and HVAC or related disciplines gained through technical education/training." -- I read this as, you're gonna spend plenty of time in the ductwork. Never heard of this agency. -Mushroom
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Well it is a job...
Anyone in the Kent, WA area looking for a (desperate for a) job?
http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/tch/1796610091.html
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Sounds like your average Tier-1 tech support job, but the description's in HRSpiel. -Seamus
Yep. BS and years of experience for an entry-level post that'd be lucky to pay double digits per hour. -MadJack
Western Australia? No, I'm in Victoria. -AussieFoot
I'm in Kent! Waidaminit, wrong Kent. -Gromit
I could say this sounds a lot like a temp agency looking for sucke^H^H^H^Hfolks to do support at $We_Build_Jetliners, but some of the requirements are outside of normal lines...
-VoiceOfSanity
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Score one for hate and bigotry. sadly
Very NT / Very OT please click next if not interested.
Saw this tonight on Current and just had to share.
It's 2010 people, get over it already.
Narrow minded bastards.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/150328/vanguard-missionaries-of-hate
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If you can get people to believe absurdities, you can get them to commit attrocities - voltaire -Tarantulus
What is it for us Canadian who can't see it? -0gr3
Vanguard: Missionaries of Hate \n
Season 4 : Ep. 1 (44:51) \n
Air date: 05/26/2010 \n
Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller investigates the growing influence American evangelical groups have in shaping anti-gay laws and attitudes in Uganda. \n
Tags: africa homophobia, homophobia&religion, hate laws, africa, current -Jack
Condensed version: NSFW http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euXQbZDwV0w NSFW -Jack
While I deplore the sentiment and the uninformed bigotry, the accent makes me laugh. "Dey eat da poo poo!" -edventure
Had to sign up when I saw this to make my first comment! The bigotry is astounding. I don't want to share my planet with these people. -Blankman
Somewhere, in one of these churches, the Jesus they claim to know and worship is standing in the corner shaking his head and crying. -YourLastHope
Sorry, one more. The same book of the Bible that says that homosexuality is wrong also condones and promotes slavery. How did that work out for your people? -YourLastHope
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The AutoLART
It's such a beautiful thing
http://notalwaysright.com/accountants-and-their-blue-tape/5661
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*snerks* -Seamyst
Yeah, that's why I attached this same link to RiffRaff's "all is known" thread in the breakroom -- yesterday! -Captain Trips
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Why we all need new mice
Or, where old mice get to have a second chance.
http://www.break.com/pictures/mouse-bot1844522.html
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That's pretty awesome. -Seamyst
What happened to the mouse balls? -atomicbill
I need one of those to guard my desk... -LazyLemming
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Looking for work in the Seattle area?
Then again, maybe this is just a different set of horrors
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/ShowJobDetail.aspx?JobID=1743894&SearchID=363492203&Sort=&Direction=&PageSize=25&PageIndex=0&RecordCount=41&Sender=Employment
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I took a look at the wages. What's minimum wage in WA these days? $5/hr? -formatCdrive
$8.55 http://www.lni.wa.gov/WorkplaceRights/Wages/Minimum/ We have one of the highest minimum wage in the US. -Stryker One
Sounds like an ad for The Geek Squad - "you must know this, this, that, the other thing, etc. and be good at selling, selling, selling. Oh, and we guarantee you will earn minimum wage." -Captain Trips
Meant to say last night: I gave up travelling to Renton and beyond for work, so whatever it is might be tempting but I've already broken two of my cardinal three rules taking the job I have now. -Mushroom
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OK, I give up.
I've been trying for weeks now to find a software package that will allow me to playback HD-DVDs under Windows 7, without success. My first thought was that PowerDVD 7.3 Ultra was it, but apparently it only works with HD-DVDs under Vista. My next try was TotalMedia Theater 3, but the audio didn't work.
I figured if this wonderful community didn't have an idea, or already know the answer, nobody would. So, any takers on this little puzzle?
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VLC? -RamenMcTavish
The format war really screwed a lot of people didn't it? I second VLC though. -linuxmatt
VLC should do it, but try Media Player Classic Home Cinema first - http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/media-player-features.html - it's portable, lightweight, fast and easier to use than VLC. -Gromit
K-Lite does a codec pack that's bundled with Media Player Classic. I highly recommend that. http://download.cnet.com/K-Lite-Mega-Codec-Pack/3000-13632_4-10794603.html?tag=mncol -exzyle2k
Well VLC is probably the easiest, if you want something a little more light weight Media Player Classic is still the way to go. I'd recommend FFDShow Tryouts if you need a decent codec package to watch any of your content. -AdeptusMechanis
PowerDVD 7 updates http://www.cyberlink.com/downloads/support/powerdvd-ultra/patches_en_US.html - I assume you are using v7 because it's free, the commercial version is up to v10. -AussieFoot
Yeah VLC will do. -kennz
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For those of you THAT love doughnuts...
|NT/OT| I think even Homer might have a hard time with this one, given its name.
http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/post/167404602/the-ol-brown-eye-a-chocolate-frosted-krispy
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Looks nommy! (But only one, and only once in a while. Like the KFC Double-Down.) -MadJack
Is it against the TOS for a 9-year-old to sign up for this site? I wanna see a BOFH with almost a decade of experience before he even graduates high school >:) -Obsi
My prior comment was meant to be on the 9-year-old cracker story. -Obsi
My theeth hurt just looking at that -PoglaTheGrate
KK doughnuts always give me terrible indigestion, I've never had trouble with any other brand. For my taste I only consider them mediocre anyway, much prefer my homemade ones. -AussieFoot
Need to try voodoo donuts if you ever make it to portland OR: http://voodoodoughnut.com/menu.php -PolarCoyote
KK donuts? "Those things always make my heart skip." </Hobbes> If I need that much of a sugar rush, I'll buy a bag of granulated -- it's cheaper and IMHO just as pleasant. -chazz
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They need killin'
The people that came up with finallyfast.com. They need to die. Seriously. Painfully. Over the course of several weeks. And the people that came up with their commercial, doubly so. And while they're dying, maybe get Kevorkian to laugh at them and tell them they don't deserve dignity. Can I get an Amen?
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AMEN! -Acros
They're running the same scam under several different websites, but I know it's the same people. -RiffRaff
Hallelya, er, Hallelua, um Halellujua?..............Oh, just AMEN! -udoshan
Hey look, they're a MS certified partner. Well, certified anyway. This one of those 'optimizer/registry fixer' deelies? -LDFeral
also- found this one. http://hijinksensue.com/2010/02/26/the-most-mal-of-wares/ pcCougarRemoval! -LDFeral
I hate those commercials. The first couple of times, it was fun to mock them horribly for all the wrong tech shown. But now? Ugh. -harrellj
@LDFeral - why remove the cougar? *rawr* -unrenowned
harrellj: BSOD on a mac, and even an Ubuntu bootscreen in one, followed by a Windows desktop. Whisky tango foxtrot interrogatory. -Obsi
Here kitty... kitty... kitty. -VoiceOfSanity
Amen! -Spacegoat
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Paranoia will destroy ya!
This is some weapons-grade stupid.
http://notalwaysright.com/some-computer-owners-just-cant-hack-it/5004
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I'll bet you someone that paranoid doesn't own a mouse. After all, a mouse could bite you or crap on your keyboard when you're not looking. -Park7
You are in error, friend citizen. No-one is screaming. </Friend Computer> -Diptera
"Dang, you found me out Maam. Oh, and pulling your laptop apart won't even stop us!!!" <insert evil laugh here, and watch as the starfish runs in fear> -duckhead
A funny idea, Duckhead, except I'd be afraid of someone this far off the deep end would be as likely to run away screaming as she would be to pull a gun and shoot you. America; where do you GET all these crazies, and why aren't they being forced into treatment? -Calydor
The scary thing is that sometimes we elect them to govenrnment office too. -McSmiley
"No, ma'am, I work for the Computer Protection Force. We are techies dedicated to protecting computers from all harm, whether it be from viruses, from foreign invasion, or from owner stupidity. Now please reassemble your computer, or step away from the parts and cause no more harm to the poor computer!" -Voz
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Sometimes, even robots get paranoid.
Didn't want to bump the LotD.
http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1900/fc01863.png
If you want to fully understand what's going on here, you'll have to start here http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1700/fv01629.htm
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Haven't read freefall in many moons... YOU BARSTARD, YET ANOTHER ONLINE COMIC I HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH NOW! -PoglaTheGrate
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How far will the Foamy series go?
The next step can only seem to be hardcore porn or, maybe, a snuff film.
http://www.illwillpress.com/POETRYTOUR22.html
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Oh yeah. It's kinda NSFW. -Stryker One
Alrighty then..... -VWFtech
Well, at least there were no zombie goats involved... -Captain Trips
I wouldn't mind some Germaine porn, lol. That was hilarious.. -NightSteel
ahhh foamy... i long for season 5 and 6 on dvd...to go with my 1-4 -Harm
That was both funny and disturbing. -TechieSidhe
.....I got nuthin'. -udoshan
I fear his Foamy wrath! *Bows before Foamy* Hey, what can I say, I'm part of the Foamy Card Cult... -unrenowned
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Another one bites the dust.
Assuming it's true, the gullible is strong in this one.
http://i.imgur.com/RihMh.jpg
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Sad thing is that he could pretend he didn't do anything, and no one would know; but it's not likely that he can figure that out on his own. -OgdenTechGuy
OK, I don't know what a "triforce" is. But that was REALLY mean. -Divinar
I especially like the bit with the magnet, to restore the files! -desseb
Noobs who know little of the elder lore will always fall victim to this. $hit! Even I could see what the script actually did! -Wraith556
I giggled a little, then got very sad, as people really are that stupid. -ZombieBear
the "Triforce" is something from the "Legend of Zelda" games by Nintendo. -Erictheblue
I laughed so hard I cried -Tarantulus
My mom would know not to do something like this. What happened to deductive reasoning and common sense? Doesn't anyone know what bat files are anymore? -Calydor
On the upside, he did kill a Vista install. That's got to get him some karma points. -Vie
ad I say "BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!" until it dawn that this guy will call one of us bitching that the internet blew up his hard-drive somehow. -SpitefulTech
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At least it will be out of it's misery.
And, hopefully, another fishy will have learned a lesson.
http://notalwaysright.com/microbrain/4503
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In 15 minunutes he will call for a warranty repair. -McSmiley
Wait 'til he gets into "hot" swapping. -robbor
Please, $Deity, I know I can be a real prick sometimes, but please, let that fish have "succeeded" in microwaving his computer... Please... -beerman
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It's all so clear now.
This will solve all our communication problems with the fishies. http://oddlyspecific.com/2010/02/wait-which-one-is-it/ It's A Miracle!
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"What do you mean with Orange cable? I don't see any oranges here.... DOH!" <eg> -Dr Jerkyl
I'll take this pic for the WIN! http://images.oddlyspecific.com/oddlyspecific/2010/01/129083160498700731.jpg ;-) -Necros
Regardless of its native language, a starfish will always sit there stunned, whining "I don't know which one to believe! Is it orange or is it... Kabel?" -teivrann
Orange cabal? A secret society all about citrus maybe? -Captain Trips
maybe i read too many online cartoons...anyway, this brings 2 of them to mind: http://techfox.comicgenesis.com/d/20050128.html http://www.supermegatopia.com/comics/weaselboy.php?thisLink=wb01-06.gif -Erictheblue
the Supermegatopia site suffered some problem that wiped most of the comics, so i'll repeat the punchline: the hero is trying to disarm a bomb "let's see, i think it's always the blue wire...oh no, these wires, they're ALL blue!" -Erictheblue
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Nothing creepy about this at all.
Maybe he's a priest. http://notalwaysright.com/the-fox-is-already-out-of-the-bag/4373
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Or?... <let the games begin, if this interests the board> -AngrySup
Tiger Woods?
-AngrySup
John Edwards? -AngrySup
Well I don't have any kids.....that I know of. -atomicbill
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Let the conspiracy theories begin
http://www.pcworld.com/article/188581/the_googlensa_alliance_questions_and_answers.html
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Hmm wonders how many starfish will be putting on tinfoil hats to google search now. -StarFishHearder
Ha! I always meant to share this one with you guys. http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/ MIT guys with too much time on their hands analyze signal power through a tin foil helmet. The results: Honestly concerning... in a "tin foil hat" kind of way. -LDFeral
OK, just call me Captain Oblivious...I never heard about any cyber attacks from China, much less on Google...<Crawls back into hidey hole from the world> -ChildofCthulhu
Well of course not, CoC... It's a seeekrit!!! -VFox
Crap. Now I gotta get a tinfoil hat for my wifi dongle when I browse Google! -docbrown01
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Exposing my ignorance.
This post http://www.techcomedy.com/single/new_stories.php?content_number=82305 just reminded me of something that I've wondering about for a while now and Google has not been helpful with. Why did coax lose out to twisted-pair in the LAN environment? High end coax will transmit frequencies well into the 10s of gigahertz range. So what's the deal here?
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http://www.cat-5-cable-company.com/faq-coax-VS-CAT5.html
[Q] Is Coaxial Cable faster than CAT 5 Cable?
[A] Not at all. In order to understand the answer to this question, you must first understand the history of the cable itself. Cat 5 Cable originally was designed to handle data transmission speeds of 10 Megabits Per Second. This is the same speed that coaxial cable operates at. Improvements in the construction of CAT 5 Cable, and the further development of twisted pair cabling that has given way to CAT 5e, CAT 6, and many other types of cable has allowed twisted pair cabling to operate at much higher speeds than coaxial cable.
CAT 5 Cable has other specific advantages as well. The cost of twisted pair cabling is much cheaper in most cases than using a coaxial cable. CAT 5 Cable also weighs much less than coaxial cable, and is therefore easier to use in certain installation applications. Continued development of twisted pair cable will allow for even higher transmission speeds in the years to come.
-DataSolutions
Of course, that's a biased answer, given that it comes from a twisted pair company... but it is, in a lot of ways, accurate. Coax cable is significantly more expensive, and significantly harder to work with than UTP, something that I am very aware of having recently wired a few security cameras that required coax cable. The star topology of the physical CAT5 layout is also much easier to deal with than the bus topology of the "Cheapernet" 10b2 cables. Presumably that could have been changed, by making the 100b2 a star topology, but that would also have made all existing 10b2 networks obsolete, where 100bt could run over existing 10bt wires. And there was teh perception of expense, caused by the old StarLan hubs, which were horribly expensive, but the only star topology network people had seen before. Basically it was a case of economy winning over common sense, apparently. -chazz
If a user decides to fiddle around with Cat5/6/etc, they will manage to disconnect their PC from the network. If they manage to leave coax cable disconnected, they will crash the network. -Holdfast
Having managed a coax network, I can tell you it was painful. Star topology was so much easier to manage than bus topology that by the time 100baseT was released nobody was interested enough in coax to make it worthwhile to develop. There also might be some issues to do with the cost of hubs; one pair has to do the work of three, and handle contention. The frequency requirement would go up, and at 1GHz, 100m of RG58 loses 99.99999% of your signal. (10m only loses about 80%.) Whereas Cat5 can handle 10, 100, and maybe even 1000Mbps. -rurwin
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Murphy Explained
This explains so much. http://ioannis.virtualcomposer2000.com/writing/NewMurphysLaws.html
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It certainly explains blindness. Lime green on black, really? That's so...so...Geocities. -ChasingPuck
Type O Negative has been able to make that work for years now. -AmazingKreskin
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It must be the geek in me.
My first thought was "What's that round thing on her belt?" http://www.break.com/pictures/the-real-laura-croft1705737.html Kinda NSFW.
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It's not the geek in you... You're dead! -Grembo
Why that's her 'box' , of course. -Necros
My first thought? Somebody doesn't know how to spell. _Laura_ Croft, indeed. -chazz
Karima Adebibe has been the Lara Croft model for quite some time now. And I have to say, damn good choice. -RandalGraves
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The pay's not too bad.
The local is a bit out of the way though.
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/165517,antarctic-network-caretakers-in-demand.aspx
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for 75K I'd run the cat5 between the buildings naked. -drachen
in February... -Harm
Think of this though, you would have the worlds fastest network, I would OC every last part of it and it would still run at sub zero temps!! -0gr3
Remember It's the south pole. That would be the late summer in February. -McSmiley
With all the penguins down there, is running Linux a given? -exzyle2k
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Appologies to any Asian members here.
Stop Squinting! http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1954643,00.html
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"The more they overtake the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain." </Scotty> -MadJack
On the short lived TV series "Better of Ted", the lighting management system wasn't recognizing minorities. Walk into a room, and the lights go on. The Solution, "hire white guys to walk around with them". -AngrySup
It's not just Asian people: http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2009/1222/HP-s-racist-webcam-harbinger-of-motion-tracking-troubles -MisterCommon
better off ted isn't a shortlived show, it's still releasing new eps just released one last week, watch it on hulu all the time.
-drachen
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Geek Squad,
EXPLAINED! http://www.xkcd.com/649/
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ROFL. Well, at least rubber is nonconductive. -spectreoflife
Don't be silly. Geek Squad wouldn't fire him. They'd make that policy! And the lube makes the RAM go faster! -Caboose447
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<NT/OT> In Soviet Russia...
The break-ups, eh, they're not so bad. http://vinovo.magnify.net/video/Wife-throw-out-her-husband
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Ha! Nice one. -rosemetal
What were those? -Caboose447
euro's or ruples if they still exist... money by any other name... *LOL* nice add for the loto -spectreoflife
Roubles probably, Russia still has their own currency. That might not be true of a few former Soviet satellites, but I'm reasonably sure that was in Russian. -Chromatix
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<NT/OT> So, what's worse than klingons?
I nominate this: http://www.fmylife.com/intimacy/5276065
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fml is a breeding ground for emo's and whiners! -Caboose447
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<NT/OT> Apple EULAs suck!
And here's the PROOF: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJAZ0PCS8AY
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This video contains content from Current TV LLC, who has decided to block it in your country. -gastro
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It's all our fault.
Since, we haven't been asking the right questions.
http://www.bash.org/?913674
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BTDT. Me: What Operating system are you using? User: It's a Packard-Hewlitt. -Biosynthetic
I get stuff like "Microsoft Outlook 2007 XP Express" a lot. -Seamus
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PRIORITIES!
DO YOU HAVE THEM MOTHERF*CKER?!?
http://notalwaysright.com/power-struggle/3783
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I remember those calls. -Seamus
But my laptop is /WIRELESS!/ -Divinar
As someone who went through 4 hurricanes in 14 months, internet access was the furthest thing from my mind. I was darn lucky my house within the same power & utility grid as a hospital, so my services came back up in relatively short order. -elcapitane
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Anyone in the Seattle area looking?
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/ShowJobDetail.aspx?JobID=1651991&RecordCount=1&Sender=JobIDSearch
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Ageless
Somewhere there is a coder that is either an id10t or a prankster. http://notalwaysright.com/elixirs-of-everlasting-life-are-on-aisle-5/3741
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Or a stoner - note the repeated "420" reference.... -Captain Trips
Actually, I think it was a careless coder (who didn't check for ages greater than 150, only for ages greater than 18), and a stoner customer who tried 4/20/1420 and found it worked, and now just keeps using it. -chazz
At least we know the backend DB is MSSQL Server, it chucks a wobbly with dates earlier than about 1770. -AussieFoot
-=NOT=- MS SQL Server. -AussieFoot
Yeah, it's simply a case of a missing reasonableness check. -Loren
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Holy Crap! They still make your kind?!
http://notalwaysright.com/its-no-net-loss/3560
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I don't think that make those. I believe that is an older model still working. -DarkRookie
Brain sez: Shitpickle. -vacuumtubes
Old/Scottish/drunk = yes, they still exist...try Sauchiehall Street on Hogmanay, there's LOADS of 'em. -lineswine
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BINGO!
Well, it looks like it might be a fun job. http://jobview.monster.com/GetJob.aspx?JobID=85125210&aid=52022883&WT.mc_n=JSAHG10
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Don't hate me.
I am posting this from beautiful Bermuda. Work trip. Will be here for the rest of the work week. Squee!
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If you look right below your story Stryker, you will know how envious I am of you. And ignore the subliminal middle finger ;) -Grembo
I hope it pours. ;-) -Gromit
Tsunami :-P -r3tude
Duuuuude, wish I was back at the coast, getting sunburned all over again, running round and up and down those steep ladders, swimming in the warm water, seeing starlight for the first time..... What memories... -AdmiralLaurie
Unless I see pics of azure lagoons and nubile nymphets serving pan galactic gargle blasters in coconut cups with attendant umbrella/swizzle sticks I won't believe. -Bloke
ignore the red dot..... -Harm
The one place I would love to be...a tropical beach. I won't lie, I am jealous. -KrazerKap
*looks out her window at the icy drizzle and weeps* -judoprincess
That tropical beach'll have to be Tahiti or somewhere like it, cuz it ain't in SoCal (& prolly not Hawaii, either). It's cold & windy & still wet, like it's supposed to be in December! (EG) -MadJack
Sorry, but I'm feeling a bit of hate here... it's 42 degrees F, here, but this is Texas... we aren't supposed to get below 60! It's in the rules. -duckhead
I understand how you feel Stryker, I was in Tel-Aviv two weeks ago for a job-related trip, which lasted only two days... But I still ended up staying there a week... :-) -QcTech
Current forecast for Bermuda: 23C for the highs, 20C for the lows... a little cooler for the weekend. Not quite tropical, but acceptable... -VoiceOfSanity
Yeah... I got to ride a motorcycle home in the rain last night... HATE! -LazyLemming
Current high: 29
Current low: 26
Except those are in Farenheit. I'm also expecting to be snowed in tomorrow... -minchazo
**jealous!** -rosemetal
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Should we be offended?
I'm not sure if I should be offended, or just concede the point. http://www.bash.org/?909558
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I'd say we just concede the point... many of us do seem a little scruffy, because we can get away with it. (Dogbert, "What your clothes say about you (men)": Uncombed hair, short sleeve shirt, shorts, and sandals: "I understand the computer system. Worship me.") -chazz
I always hated it when i was a ticket monkey, being forced to wear business dress or business casual. I'm stuck in the same spot for 8hrs a day, 5 days a week. If you want me to be happy and productive, let me be comfortable too! If I want to wear shorts, sandles, a T-Shirt and baseball cap while I work, let me. And I'll work better for you! -Caboose447
My new department doesn't seem to mind if I wear my long peasant skirts... who's to know I have jeans on underneath? Mwahaha. -AnneBWalsh
I keep it simple. Unless there's people to impress , Business casual. Defined as Polo / Collared Shirt, Dockers or similar pants, Penny Loafers or other black dress shoes. This is confortable but appropriate for a business enviroment. Why the above ? It's MY choice as I'm footing the bill. If they provide a clothing allowance, Then they can place guidlines as they'll be footing the bill. -Necros
Actually there is a little bit of the dress code concept that can affect you thought patterns. Usually, this is the reason. The concept is, that if you dress professionally, you tend to act more professionally. This is especially true when you do face to face work. Now, that being said, there is a limit. Full business attire is over the top, for both practicality and safety reasons, but wearing neat and clean clothes that are not too overly casual (read sweats, shorts, T-shirts etc.) is the key to it. Unfortunately the only real way that this has been defined, is "Business Casual". -McSmiley
I've managed to get away with short-sleeved button shirts and Dickie's work pants (with the logo removed). People think they're Dockers, but they last longer, especially if I have to get down on my knees to run cables (back, Burrkiss!) -Divinar
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<NT/OT> Random Thought
Whenever the question comes up, the answer invariably seem to be "chicken". However, with all testing done on them because of their supposed similarities, you think the answer would be "pork". And, if following that assumption, and assume that "you are what you eat". Then you've got to wonder if Americans would taste fatty, Canadians mapley, Mexicans spicy, English bland? Would you feel hungry again 2 hours after Chinese? Could you be at DUI risk after two bites of Irish? Maybe it's just all the turkey in me talking, but with the impending 2012 apocalypse coming, I feel it's important, considering the cuisine choices we may have to make.
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I refute the insuation that I taste bland, if you are what you eat then I am likely to burn your tastebuds into oblivion. -Tarantulus
...and Scandinavians wil give you gas. Mmmm, pea soup... -Chromatix
Hmm Canadians vary in flavour, from region to regeion, for example, Maritimers may have a rich lobster or seafood taste, buttery even. Were as some regions of Quebec could be more blueberry. Some regions would be a gravy and cheese curd deep ried tatse, with a hint of smoke and beer. MOntreat would be a party in your mouth, everyones invited and at least half that party will be getting some right then and there. Toronto.. would tatse like an accountant - or anal retentive. -Harm
mmmm... Fava beans and a nice Chianti. -ecoli
Toronto would taste gray and lifeless, like eating a cheap suit. Winnipeg would be completely flavourless. Regina would taste like mothballs. Edmonton would get you buzzed after two bites and taste very malty. Vancouver would taste salty with a kind of oriental flavouring to it. -AdeptusMechanis
FT McMurray would taste like Cod cheeks! or whatever Newfoundland tastes like... with a massive undertone of booze- that you didnt realise was there or being topped up. ( when on the rock, unless you wana get hammered for days on end.. keep you glass covered like your going to be roofied. the hospitality of teh Rock is wonderfull - if your not carefull your glass WILL become bottomless.. then you quikely follow) -Harm
Hmm Vancouver ( depending on were0 Could be a slight oriental flavour, laced with canabis. Or Crack depending on the area. -Harm
Anyone from "The Rock" aka Newfoundland would taste like the most god awful booze you've ever had (It's called Screech.) And Nova Scotians would most likely taste like a seafood medley and would probably make an excellent aphrodisiac (If you subscribe to the theory that oyster's can indeed stimulate arousal.) People from PEI would taste like potatoes. Or maybe vodka given the levels of people fermenting on the East Coast. -AdeptusMechanis
And there's a lot of variations of the "spicy" flavor in us mexicans. It's not the same if you're from the north, center or south. We also have a lot of candies, vegetables and fruits with chili on them! -buitre
Hey ! I LIKE SCREECH! plus I have tasted worse! PLUS Newfoulanders rarely actually Drink Screech. London Doc is WAY better.. and has a much higher prof. the Screech usually get crated out for Mainlanders that either A think they can drink. or B, mention it. - Yes i have been screeched in.. but it was at Traper John's. and it was a Puffin.. a wooden one.. and i had to kiss its butt.. so i gave it a rim job. -Harm
Either way, I have tasted much better than Screech. I rate it only slightly higher than Jim Beam and Jack Daniel's. Hm, do American's manage to produce any good alcohol at all? Their beer has less alcohol content than our water, their hard liquor is subpar blends of corn mash. I mean c'mon America, you're not even allowed to be a country unless you contribute to the world of alcoholics and drunks in some way. -AdeptusMechanis
Mrs. udoshan has been kind enough to inform me that, yes, I really DO taste like fried chicken... -udoshan
British Columbians would taste gamey, a mix of moose and venison, with a smokey marijuana overtone... -AlanSmithee
A British Columbian snowboarder would probably have you tripping out in all of half a bite. The Canadian Psychadelic Snowboarding Team </Arrogant Worms> -AdeptusMechanis
... and even HIGH on performance degrading drugs, they got gold :P hmm would would the Yukon taste like? -Harm
The Yukon? Maybe a Klondike bar? Or perhaps Yukon Jack? And this comment board has officially been hijacked by Canadians. It's 1812 all over again. -AdeptusMechanis
( Has to be said) " Smells like Fish, tastes like Chicken, close yer eyes and keep on lickin'!" -Harm
If you are what you eat, I don't want to know what Burrkiss would taste like! (Oh, and guys? If you want to treat your lady nice, drink some apple juice shortly before she "pleasures you orally." Makes it taste better!) -Captain Trips
Actually CT, that works with most fruits, the ones lower in sugar are better, but anything from the fruits/berries and even some veggies category will technically work. The more you know *shooting star* -AdeptusMechanis
If I taste like what I eat, then I'd taste a little like oatmeal, a little like tomatoes, a bit like bread, cucumbers, mayo, butter sugar, parmesan, a lot like coffee and hopefully soon be a little less fluffy! -AdmiralLaurie
I taste like garlic, onions, cheese, potatoes, more garlic, rum, even more garlic, mayonnaise, and just a hint of garlic... -unrenowned
*sings* Do virgins taste better than those who are not?
Are they salty, or sweeter, more juicy or what?
Do you savor them slowly? Gulp them down on the spot?
Do virgins taste better than those who are not? (Love the Brobdingnagian Bards!) *exits, stage right, humming as she saunters to the lart shelter...*
-EMTGeekGirl
this reminds me of a novel called "the barsoom project" where someone ate garlic because she thought there were Vampires living in the attics of a small town...(this was actually part of a large scale role-playing game) -Erictheblue
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You can now wipe you ass with it.
<NT/Slightly OT> And they even used virgin forest to do it... http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2009/11/73%20Google%20Toilet%20Paper.jpg
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Is it just me?
Does anyone else have any problems with this site? For me, clicking on "Add to Cart", results in Firefox locking up and CPU usage going to 100%. http://www.atomicmall.com/view.php?id=512707
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No problem for me. CPU bounced up and down a lot but it dropped back down almost immediately. No hanging whatsoever.
(FF 3.5.5, Win7, 2GB memory) -Holdfast
Worked fine for me - but it shows the cart as a popup. If you're blocking popups, that may cause the problem. -eclpmb
Mine bounced from 4% to 15% at first, then I turned off my NoScript and it bounced up to over 51%. It's the site to some degree. -unrenowned
Pinned it for about 4 seconds, then it was fine. *shrugs* -Divinar
Since I've update to FF Portable 3.5.5, I've found FF to be slower than a wet weekend in a power blackout. After 20 minutes it gets really S---L---O---W. I've removed IE tabs and other plug-ins. Reduced the history from 90 days to 30. Cut back the number of pages open to less than half of what I had previously. And even then I have to stop the program in task mangler and re-open. It is that bad, swapping tabs or pages can take MINUTES, and I've even considered updating IE to the latest until Mozilla can pull their fists out their rears and fix the problem. -Wraith556
Used Google Chrome, worked great. -volmtech
Hmm, I've never had issues with Opera. Except on this POS with 512MB of RAM that is my work PC. -xxmagus
Didn't hardly register a blip on cpu usage here. Running Firefox 3.5.5 on an Athlon64 X2 7850 Black Edition. -Grembo
I have had problems with 3.5.5 not opening pages <waiting for www.site.com displayed bottom left> bur usually a refresh causes it to load properly. -Grembo
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Happy Thanksgiving...
Of all the things to be thankful for, Illiad went the brutal route. http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20091125
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Not so much brutal as realistic, I think. -wylfwt
Remember that Illiad is Canadian, in fact his mail drop is just down the hill from me. So this sequence falling on US Thanksgiving may well be coincidence. -chazz
He followed it up with this: http://www.userfriendly.org/cartoons/archives/09nov/xuf013326.gif -unrenowned
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If only the husband had kept quiet....
Some people just like to stand in Darwins way.
http://notalwaysright.com/the-wind-in-the-windows/3273
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"What would you do with a brain if you had one?" -Dorothy Gale -Biosynthetic
OMG, that call is almost identical to one I had, with the exception of the husband coming in....also had calls "muh innernet don' work" which eventually culminates in them telling me a tornado's just gone through the downtown area....pretty sure that'll have something to do with it. -AlanSmithee
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Maybe the Mayans were on to something...
Maybe there's something to that whole 2012 apocalypse thing. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10402783-75.html
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oops I lol'ed myself. -ZombieBear
I have also loled myslef -DarkRookie
Only if there was a blue screen symbol in their hieroglyphics... -vacuumtubes
did anyone think to turn over the giant myan calendar thingie? it kinda looks like a giant coin to me. maybe there's more on the back? worked for Indiana jones. -drachen
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Reminder <NT/OT>
For those that are interested, The Prisoner starts tonight on AMC. http://www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner/
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I set the DVR for it as soon as it was available in the on-screen guide! I'm NOT going to miss it! (Even if it doesn't live up to the original.) -Captain Trips
I saw part of it, but bad weather interefered. Am recording it in its entirity. Am upset that the Village is in the middle of a desert, but there may be a reason for that.
Was #2 a cast member from the original series? -Griffin2020
Recorded it last night, will be watching after work today. Who needs football? -Starfury
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SERIOUSLY!
This is no laughing matter!
http://www.break.com/index/women-take-mouse-balls-very-seriously.html
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Long time since hearing/reading this e-mail... Twis or snap off his balls.... LOL -Dr Jerkyl
Wow that is an old email!! How old is the video? That was funny. -Caboose447
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Weapons Grade Stupidity <NT/OT>
How the F does one not know this?
http://notalwaysright.com/attack-of-the-cownivores/3084
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There is no cow level... -SwizzleStix
Next, on Survivor:Vegan. "Well, Antoine, what's it going to be? Either eat this Double Bypass Burger from the Heart Attack Grill, or bludgeon this terminally Ill kitten with a New York phonebook?" -Biosynthetic
Cows with guns. </Arrogant Worms> -AdeptusMechanis
Must be Zombie Cows, ("graaaaaiinnnsss"?) -Voz
Indeed, there is no cow level. There is only Zuul. -vacuumtubes
With what goes into cattle feed these days, they are probably half-right. Where do you think they get the concentrated protein from? -Wraith556
I am Cow, I eat grass, methane gas comes out my a** </Arrogant Worms> nice to see another A Worms fan ! -zaphod
i feel i should point out: there really is a cow level in Diablo 2... -Erictheblue
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THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!
For those of us in the Seattle area, STTNG: Chain of Command is on right now on channel 22.
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Too Funny! I'm watching it on my DVR right now! -VWFtech
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And at the top of my Christmas wish list
Ohh Shiny! Er, well, not exactly shiny. http://tk560.com/m41a.html
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I have seen those made outta Airsoft guns before. They worked to. Fun thing to play with -DarkRookie
<Insert obligatory Aliens quote here> -MadJack
WANT!!!!! -RandalGraves
This is on my BIRTHDAY list; I'm saving my Stocking for the BFG-9000... -udoshan
Want! -rosemetal
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Maybe the Public Option will become real
If you're desperate for work, here's a "job". This came to me by e-mail.
Sorry about the formatting.
Hi Confidential,
Let me know if you are interested in something like this:
PC TECH REFRESH JOB
YOU WILL BE WORKING DAY SHIFT.
LOCATION: CHOOSE WHICH LOCATIONS ARE OF INTEREST TO YOU FROM THE FOLLOWING:
EVERETT
BELLEVUE
SEATTLE
RENTON
KENT
TUKWILLA
JOB TITLE:
PC HARDWARE BREAK/FIX TECHNICIAN
SUPPORTING DESKTOPS AND LAPTOPS IN A MULTI-FLOOR
ENVIRONMENT (HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE)
ON YOUR FEET, NO HELP DESK
DURATION:
CONTRACT (NO BENEFITS)
CONTRACT WILL START ASAP AND
LAST UNTIL AT LEAST DEC 31st 2009
BUT PROBABLY MUCH LONGER
HOURS:
DAY SHIFT
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8AM-5PM
EMAIL YOUR MS WORD RESUME TO PETER@RMSCORP.COM
Peter Kerner
1185 Avenue of the Americas
36th Floor
New York, NY 10036
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No San Antonio positions? damn! -AdmiralLaurie
Looks like it's all Puget Sound area locations. -OgdenTechGuy
E-mailing to NYC for a job in SEATAC. Wtf.... -MadJack
Looks like Boeing is finally refreshing images again. -TieDyedDinosaur
so you'd get to break and then fix computers, so by not doing one portion of your job you could conceivably do nothing and get paid for it? I don't care where I'd have to move to I'd take that job. -drachen
I think the best part is "Contract (no benefits) until december 21st (but probably longer!... maybe... possibly...not likely...I don't know.)" -LazyLemming
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(NT/OT) PREACH IT!
FINALLY! Someone tells it like it is. http://www.break.com/index/hilarious-answering-machine-message.html
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oh gods, can't frelling breathe, that's the funniest sh!t in a long long time... although my chest enjoys the mint wash it just got, my knitting project doesn't, although that smells better than ciggie smoke. Was that really their answering machine message? -AdmiralLaurie
Well done school... well done. My dad does something similar with our home machine; his best effort came about the day my mother asked him to record a serious message for once... -AnneBWalsh
A-men. -burrkiss
Transcript for those of us behind content filters? -VFox
Brilliant, and I know a few places where they might wish to use it. But alas, 'tis an urban legend, updated from a story about a California school. Linky to snopes: http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/palisades.asp -oldster
It would be more believable if the video didn't have so many spelling mistakes. -pmillipede
Excellent! -rosemetal
Try calling this Australian mobile number 0419317446. The recorded message is worth listening to (or recording) unless it will cost you too much to call. Basically it welcomes the caller to the rejection hotline and tells them they were given this number because the person they got it from wanted to get rid of them and never talk to them again. -AussieFoot
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<NT/OT> For the truly diluded.
Straight from the WTF column. (Kinda NSFW)
http://www.productdose.com/article.php?article_id=8634
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And just what the bloody hell were you doing when you stumbled upon this? -exzyle2k
Probably using his alias ... Buster Hymen ... XD -Necros
"Where's my cherry,where's my cherry, Bobby did you take my cherry?" </Porkys2> -Biosynthetic
*snerk* um....... -AdmiralLaurie
Now in Cola flavour! -AussieFoot
um...ewwww
It took me long enough to get rid of mine, I don't want it back. -persephone
"I can't wait for something similar for guys." How about a drug that creates a simultaneous feeling of anticipation and panic? -MeanDean
Yes, because a little blood down there is SO sexy. *eyeroll* -Seamyst
It gets better - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8279276.stm
-Crispy06
I'm a virgin again! That's right, my cherry grew back. My sister still has her cherry but it's been pushed back so far it looks like a tail light. -atomicbill
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Sounds like someone's been to a few Cons
http://www.bash.org/?903604
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And what about people like this : ... They've been to a few KHAAAAAANs ;-) -Necros
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRnSnfiUI54 Damn link didn't take the first time ... -Necros
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If it's stoopid but wurcz,
it can still be stoopider. http://thereifixedit.com/2009/09/25/epic-kludge-photo-take-that-computer-repair-store/
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It could be a LOT more stupid... metal pen maybe? -PoglaTheGrate
One of the PC's that my kids use (the Compaq with the fan-on-crack) has its switch hanging out of the case becausae of a broken button. My SIL's HP POS had the switch ripped out and uses the hot wire method to turn it on and off. Just because it's not in a nice pretty case doesn't mean it's not functional. -Jeckler
meh - whatever works! -Harm
I once hooked up a lamp switch the power switch on a PC, it was fun, you had to flick it on and off to turn on the computer. -LazyLemming
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Lacing?!? That's still done?!?
Another "interesting" job posting:
http://jobview.monster.com/GetJob.aspx?JobID=83589265&aid=52022883&WT.mc_n=JSAHG10_Int
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I can still find businesses in this area that use Windows 3.11 AND Netware 286. I'll bet if I dig far enough, I could find companies that still use Hollerith cards. -Biosynthetic
Sounds like a fun job - but I wouldn't apply because of the "must pass drug test" clause, which violates the 1st, 4th, and 5th amendments of the U.S. Constitution! (Well, 1st is questionable. But it is a search without a warrant, and requiring one to give testimony that can be used against themselves.) Who cares what a tech does on his own time, as long as he's sober and competent while on the clock? -Captain Trips
I was taught lacing & looming at Trade Training school...& can still do it, if needed - which it isn't! -lineswine
I'm waiting for COBOL positions to be in high demand. At last I'll use what I was taught in University. With many COBOL programmers either retiring or going to the great machine room in the sky, this could be a good time for some. -Wraith556
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Another Seattle area job Irvine, CA too
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/ShowJobDetail.aspx?JobID=1603428&RecordCount=1&Sender=JobIDSearch
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Oh, I like that. All those non-entry-level requirements, and you're guaranteed to be paid at least minimum wage. -Seamyst
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Another Seattle area job Irvine, CA too
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/ShowJobDetail.aspx?JobID=1603428&RecordCount=1&Sender=JobIDSearch
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So good it needed a double post! -Necros
No. Even though WorkSource would probably like me to apply for it. --m³, month 15 -Mushroom
"All opportunities listed with WorkSource Washington are to guarantee at least the State minimum wage." I.Should.F'kin.Hope.So. -lineswine
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WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!
http://www.fisicx.com/missing.html
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You mean like this : http://www.camodesign.de/nonsense or this : http://www.jensantarelli.com/error.html . Of course, HHGTTG states : http://www.hhgttgonline.com/html/404.html -Necros
lulz @ the linx. Who wrote the first one, Marvin the Paranoid Android? (EG) -MadJack
Quoth the server: "404" -Biosynthetic
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<NT/OT> New coffee table book
Came across this when I was trying to price a new Hot Wire Thermo-Anemometer.
http://www.tomfolio.com/bookdetailsgg.asp?b=407123&m=936
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It's about the damn truth. God only knows what my little one's going to be exposed to once she's a teenager.... -vacuumtubes
VT, she'll be exposed to...BURRKISS! -lineswine
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Looking for work in the Seattle area?
Pay kinda sucks, but it looks interesting.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/tch/1365556223.html
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"Please do not apply for this position if you are a smoker." Lol. How about if you have pets? -Paperclip
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Going back aways
Anyone on here ever felt like they somehow made this agreement? http://www.rhymes-with-witch.com/rww02282008.shtml
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Yeah, but it was a bit of the opposite, when I signed that agreement to work in the Department of Justice in D.C. Why didn't my boss tell me she was a demon from Hell? -Biosynthetic
Bio... demons from hell tend to be like that. -Voz
See, it's at times like that when I thank Jesus that I'm Jewish! I never took that oath! -Captain Trips
I may have made that agreement at one time. But he breached the contract first, so I'm off the hook. Someday... -TheGhost
Yep. Only time I would have come anywhere close to taking that oath was as a child, and contracts with minors cannot be legally enforced. Besides, I tend not to do business with capricious, fickle, cruel, inconsistent omni-powerful entities. -RiffRaff
so Riff, you only use linux? -SwizzleStix
Naw, He wouldn't do that. He knows that's pure Hell, and we've done our time. (VEG) -MadJack
Reminds me of an old stand-up routine that suggested when Jesus returns, he'll have corporate sponsorship: "The King of Beers presents the King of Kings! Yes, Budweiser proudly brings you... JESUS!" -MeanDean
ditto to madjack. that is only if you are serving in hell. otherwise you are doing other things -compbrat
Does anyone know a good way to piss fundies off? -lineswine
LS: I refer you to my comments to Cyberblade here: http://www.techcomedy.com/members/message_board/viewtopic.php?t=10308 (Remember, he works for a hospital owned by a church organization and well staffed by church members). Those usually shut a sanctimonious cow-irker right the f*ck up. -MadJack
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<OT> So THAT'S what it looks like!
http://vidafine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/higgs_boson.jpg
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hmmmm. kinda looks like amoeba to me. -kennz
Hello, God? -ShujinTribble
...he hung up! </Kent> -Ulfgaard
it has an uncanny resemblance to a starfish.... should I be worried that all matter is held together by starfish? -Bynar
the subatomic starfish...it's been _trying_ to connect with the rest of reality all this time, but needed the ssc password recovery hardware -stiffarm
So, if a hillbilly married his mother and they had a male child, would that be the Hicks Bro-Son? (GPS set for lart shelter) -AussieFoot
Hey, it's filled with gravel, so it'd be nice and weighty when you throw it at a starfish. Plus, they may think it's just s stuffed toy, and not try to dodge. -docbrown01
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<NT/OT> Is it just me?
Or has this 9/11 gone by with minimal remembrance/fanfare?
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Here on the west coast, I don't think anyone even noticed. I paused to remember my father-in-law in Tower One. -Divinar
One of the blogs I read had several posts on 9/11, but a couple were really nicely done: musing about why it's important to remember. Aside from that, though, I haven't seen anything. -Seamyst
Me-Self, I'm really tight jawed at the way "The One" has declared the name change! "National Day Of Service" Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? Patriots Day described it a thousand times better!!! Anyone else think so? -jerrybear
<DA> jerrybear, I think "Patriots Day" suited it just fine. However, we have quite a few Patriot Days (4th of July, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, etc) at least the name change (assuming it's official) sets it apart. <DA> -udoshan
*shakes head* Only coverage I saw, partially, was about 9/11 truthers disrupting yet another group of people who were obviously mourning the loss of loved ones. I don't care about what you believe in, but seriously, don't get into someone's face about this and then act all surprised when they go chuck norris on your ass. -adarklite
Jerrybear, no, I don't agree. -thx1138
I noticed about as much remembrance this year as in previous years, maybe even a little bit more. You couldn't turn on a TV without hearing people talk about it. -thx1138
THX - What is this TV you speak of? -Divinar
Naw, the remembrances just happened early for the west coast. When the first plane hit eight years ago, the sun wasn't even up yet out here. -MadJack
National Service Day doesn't seem to be a day of remembrance at all. It's a day for community service. :\ -adarklite
actually, why should 2922 days later be any different than 2921? and fanfare? really? sometimes commemoration and sloganeering don't seem like the appropriate response for something that should be equally important every day. it's pathetic the way tv nets and pols crank up the anniversary to sell soap. -stiffarm
I remember seeing the coverage live on TV, that rock-in-the-pit-of-my-gut feeling seeing the first smoking tower, then disbelief as the second got hit on live broadcast. That's something you carry regardless how much time passes or what date it is. The only thing I saw htis year was some ad for a show claiming it was all a plot by our own govt. to get us motivated for war. Makes me sick just considering it. Just my $0.02...... -mechajock
We had our remembrance the night before at the Steelers game, with relatives of United 93 victims honored. At least they know how to get people to watch it. -AnneBWalsh
We had a remembrance ceremony on 9-11. But then, I'm in DC, so... -Spacegoat
What's the worry? US forces have had their revenge on Arab peoples many, many times over. As for hearing all that crap about "3000 brave Americans died" 1) People from many nations died 2) Most of them were just there on an average working day, nothing brave ther - most of 'em were of the paper-shuffling type. 3) Given how many times the USA has gone in & bombed places, (Tripoli under Ronnie Raygun), or shot down an Iranian airliner (USS Vincennes) is it REALLY a huge surprise that the Arab world sought some revenge of their own? BTW, how come the USA didn't react in kind when Israel attacked USS Liberty, killing 34 US servicemen? Oh, that's right, Israel is somehow "different" - & no, it was no accident. -lineswine
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For all the Mac fanboys
http://69.61.106.93/?901460
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Even my son's Power Wheels have two pedals - after I modified them ;-)
-Divinar
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Owner of the lonely parts.
http://notalwaysright.com/lonely-laptop-seeks-similar-for-wi-fi-hookup/2398
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For some reason, I am thinking "The Lone Computer" and have the William Tell Overture running around in my head. Help me. -LordObsidian
"Hi-ho Silverlight, away!" -charred
Hyuk! Hyuk! Hyuk! At least the user didn't go out of his way to explain the joke. -Biosynthetic
I wonder if "Owner of a lonely heart" was heard at the same time.... -spectreoflife
OK, so now i have Trevor Rabins' guitar solo in my head...not as bad as, say BANAPHONE!BHAHAHAHA (yes, you've got THAT in your head now, haven't you?) -lineswine
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Anybody in the Seattle "area" need work?
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/ShowJobDetail.aspx?JobID=1582408&RecordCount=1&Sender=JobIDSearch
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The phonetic alphabet has changed.
I guess it would be clear though.
http://notalwaysright.com/flying-the-foul-mouthed-skies/2306
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I've dealt with stupid f$cks, but that one takes the cake, icing and the serving knife! -AdmiralLaurie
That would make things a bit more interesting. Be fun to say asshat to a customer without getting into trouble. -DarkRookie
Why is it whenever I end up on notalwaysright I end up spending at least 1/2 a hour there -colk
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What a Steal!
All of it, for only $100.00!
http://notalwaysright.com/thats-a-lot-of-tubes/2274
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You haven't seen her come back yet because it's still downloading. Still. Still. Still downloading... By the time she gets back, that $100 will be worth about $2.71 anyway. -Voz
I want my internet and my taco! -AmazingKreskin
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Do you smoke?
Think you can still afford to?
http://www.keyc.com/node/24873
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It isn't just cigarettes: http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/2050215/Software-Glitch-Leads-To-23148855308184500-Visa-Charges -MisterCommon
i almost wanna check my visa online.. cause i DID buy smokes recently.... -Harm
I've heard they wanted to raise the tax on cigarettes again... -Divinar
This one seems to affect Visa debit cards only... and yes, you probably do want to check your Visa card somehow. -chazz
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Ok, time to fess up again.
So, whom of us is this? http://bash.org/?892673 Or maybe I should say, whom of us isn't it?
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I just have to say, I'm glad it wasn't me. -chazz
Not me. -SpitefulTech
Not me either, thankfully. -Seamyst
*looks at quote, slowly puts head down to table* Not word-for-word, but yes. That'd be my mom, actually. -DarthIndy
*twitch twitch* ow, ow. all synapses in my brain simultaneously misfired. -AdmiralLaurie
notme ... definitivly not me... -Harm
<da> wasn't me, but assuming that the user is using 2 browsers at once, one on each monitor. And assuming that they are on a bandwidth-capped account, then having 2 monitors could, in fact, use more internet (ie, bandwidth). </da> I regularly have both IE and FF running on different monitors. -docbrown01
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It's all just a game.
Now you can continue all the excitement at home. WEE!
http://www.funagain.com/control/product/~product_id=016070
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"This item is in stock!" Yeah, no kidding... -udoshan
Ain't no game--it's an endurance. -vacuumtubes
Has a 3.27/10 rating on boardgamegeek.com and was published in 2005. -Starfury
A bit more fun than playing Pinata with a shotgun, and quite a bit less fun than "Blind Man's Chainsaw" -Biosynthetic
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At least he was honest
Although, I'm not sure how many of you would want this level of honesty.
http://notalwaysright.com/the-joy-of-repeat-checks/2146
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You mean the Internet has porn on it? I am shocked. -LordObsidian
"Thank you! Come again!" </Apu> -Necros
That's what you get for doing it without protection. -TheGhost
"Here comes Johnny with his pecker in his hand...he's a one-ball man, and he's off to the rodeo...." -vacuumtubes
On the next episode of, "Too Much Information: The Reality Series", Bob spends the day counting the pubes stuck in a keyboard after holding it upside down and shaking it. -Biosynthetic
"no glove, no love." Shudder, that poor poor computer. Either put a shotgun shell through it and put it out of its misery, or take it away and adopt it to a foster geek family that will love, cherish and care for it. -AdmiralLaurie
Silly customer, the Internet is for porn. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNARJPNz2CA -edventure
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And you think your house has problems
Living between the service packs...
http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2009/6/97%20the%20house%20will%20crash%20soon.jpg
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Is there a reset button, in case the house crashes? -robbor
it just turned blue all of a sudden -stiffarm
I hope the toilet is using signed drivers. -Paperclip
Hell, if the registry goes corrupt you couldn't get in. -DarkRookie
Around the back, you'll find a grand total of 17 doors. All of them open. -fearnothing
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Pat, I'd like to buy a few more letters.
A job full of alphabet soup.
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/ShowJobDetail.aspx?JobID=1556895&RecordCount=1&Sender=JobIDSearch
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Not the worst I've seen... but this is pretty bad. I can only translate parts of it... E2E (Enterprise to Enterprise), SME (Subject Matter Expert)... and then you lose me. Pat, I'll take Vanna White. -VoiceOfSanity
hehehehe VoS: Who wouldn't? (VHK9G) -MadJack
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Temp Job (minus the Shockey Monkey)
Mahmed Udi has found a new job
http://www.illwillpress.com/EATERS_A22.html
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1) WTF? 2) FOAMY ROXX!!! -MadJack
damn its been a while since i watched Foamy! i will have to do so with my Zen of Anger Tshirt ( and order the volume 5 DVD.. volume 6 if its out yet.. i have the other 4) -Harm
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(NT/Slightly OT) New Standard
Has anyone else here seen Outsourced? This movie is pretty damn good. I think it could be the new standard for anyone working in a call center, kinda like Office Space is the standard for anyone working in an office.
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Not yet, I might see about that. -AdmiralLaurie
Have not seen it yet, but sounds along the lines of what I actually do... I work in a vender call center providing DSL support to the vast nember of fishes out there. -NerfHerder
I posted a comment about this a while a go. Good movie. -Wraith556
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You work in IT? Then it's your fault.
Even the apocalypse will be blamed on IT. -
http://www.cracked.com/blog/a-series-of-emails-from-cyberdynes-tech-guy/
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We're IT. We're the experts so that management can ignore our suggestions and tell us how to work. -VoiceOfSanity
If your environ is anything like mine you will note that we who take care of the hardware and network stuff are generally at the mercy of the Application Development folks who rarely have a clue as to what they are actually doing versus what they THINK they are doing! -TubPorsche
A local PC shop here is called Cyberdyne Systems, and they have the same logo, if I'm not mistaken. -ThinTheHerd
rofdl!!! -MadJack
there is also a japanese company named cyberdyne, that ia making powered exoskeleton suits they have nicknamed HAL. You read right I had to read the article twice myself... mostly for MS patients. -NerfHerder
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It's fun to work at the YWCA!
Well, maybe. At least the pay and benefits aren't crap. - https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/ShowJobDetail.aspx?JobID=1549363&RecordCount=1&Sender=JobIDSearch -
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But where's the "Knee and chin pads will be provided" line ? < LART Shelter! GO! > -Necros
Necros, you need knee pads? Pfft. Amatuer. -FreakyFerret
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Aftermarket cooling solution
When you can't afford to buy even the cheapest POS CPU fan....
http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2009/5/87%20IT%20Support.jpg
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Sad to say, I use a smaller version of that on my router, cable modem & DSL modem to keep them cool in summer. Even with air conditioning on, they tend to act erratic unless kept extra cool with a fan. -CTYankee
I used a Fan for my C-64 disk drive. That sucker got hot enough to cook eggs. -Year9595
I used a small desk fan to help keep an array of 4.6G Fast SCSI-II drives cool in an old server years ago... Remove the fan, the server would lock in minutes.. With the fan, happy as a clam... -VWFtech
Back in the late 80's, my friend ran a BBS out of his bedroom, he had a (brand new at the time) 386 running in the corner with the cover off, and an oscillating fan running in front of it at all times. -AmazingKreskin
Yeah... that doesn't look so bad... I've done that to literally every machine I've owned at one time or the other when I thought overheating was an issue. Even did that to a laptop when I suspected the heatsink/tunnel fan unit for the CPU had gone balls-up. -exzyle2k
Back in my field tech days, each of my stores had a system mounted on the phone board and connected to the phone system. Usually, the electrical was in the same room. One store had a HUGE transformer in the room as well. The room was easily 20 degrees hotter than the rest of the store. So, the system had the case open and 2 fans pointing into it. Ran just fine in that configuration. With the fans off, the thing wouldn't work more than an hour. -pcgod
Where I work now, we've just moved offices. Six weeks before the company moved in, they asked for extra air conditioning in what was to be the server room. Two months *after* they moved in, the server room still has the door open, ordinary desk fans pointing inside, and the racks' internal cooling fans screaming their bearings off. The racks themselves are decidedly non-WTF, but they're operating in non-ideal conditions. -Chromatix
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nt/otEven his picture will kick your ass
http://www.13wham.com/entertainment/weirdnews/story/Shop-uses-Chuck-Norris-to-scare-off-thieves/r-jrTK37ikyJ4AhirD4h5Q.cspx
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there's our exit strategy for iraq -stiffarm
behave or chuck will roundhouse kick you thru a car windshield. lovin it. -putahtek
Sorry to tell you this...I shot that particular Chuck Norris with a cardboard cut-out of a Desert Eagle...is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e
rests in peace! -lineswine
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Bad Joke Friday
NT/OT (with thanks to The Mens Room)
What do vegan zombies eat?
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graaaaaaiiinnnnsss... What do undead Garth's eat? -Chipsterian
Gubru ? <10 points for ref> -AngrySup
Timmay! -vacuumtubes
Waaaayyyynnnneeesss. But on the other-hand, NT but on topic...http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/funny-pictures-your-child-watched-too-many-zombie-movies.jpg -AngrySup
Angry Sup...Uplift Universe? -lineswine
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Do you have the patience?
Could you do it? Could you teach the fishies?
http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?Job_DID=J3I4FW6RV29HJ74ZZD6&sc_cmp2=10_JobMat_JobDet&IPATH=JEH3UA&siteid=cb_emailrec&APath=1.8.0.27.0&je=myrec&HostID=US
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No thank you. "bad fishie, don't touch, I said don't, NOOOOOOO!" -ID10TKiller
Yup, this is what I do, along with help desk. Welcome to my world. -TheNator
I noticed the position is in Redmond... wouldn't it just be easier for them to walk down the street, knock on Microsoft's door, and pay them to provide the training? -Bynar
I like how "this is a CONTRACT job" implies itself. Train our goons and git the f*ck out! -Forte
Now it can finally be told, the secret finally revealed, how tech reps can rewind them there Nintendo Tapes. -Biosynthetic
Working for Nintendo? FUCK YES! -Caboose447
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Teasing Bastards!
If it's for internal employees only, why the F*CK are they posting it here?
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/ShowJobDetail.aspx?JobID=1534660&RecordCount=1&Sender=JobIDSearch
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Damn. Looks like my star expired. -Stryker One
They're probably required to do a national search for the job, even if they already have someone in mind - the same thing happens here at my university. -Seamyst
that, or cut and paste ran out of characters. -McSmiley
Common knowledge on my side of the Pacific Pond. When a government job is publicly advertised, it has been in the government gazettes for the last 3 months, the decision has been made, and the public advertising is a formality for legal requirements. If you are a white, anglo-saxon, male, you have no chance because of "diversity quotas". If you are a transgender lesbian from Turkmenistan, cannot speak read or write english, cannot use a telephone without direct asistance, they have a range of positions for you. -Wraith556
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It can always get worse.
While perusing a similar site, I found this little gem http://www.clientcopia.com/quotes.php?id=2807 and it made me wonder. Is there a general consensus on here as to what industry has the absolute worst/most fishies? Medical? Legal?
Just curious
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Starfish--now with ONION!! -vacuumtubes
You could be supporting airheaded Hollywood starlets with entitlement complexes the size of Mars, and not seeing any of the profit. -Geminii
I worked for a law firm for 3 weeks back in 1995, and vowed to never do so again. -AmazingKreskin
I've been doing tech support for law firms for about six years. Attorneys can be the most arrogant, impatient, demanding and ungrateful people you could ever meet. -TheNator
Agreed! Three words - Starfish, Moron & Twat. ;-) -Gromit
Real estate agents are just as bad. I dunno how many calls I've gotten with an agent foaming at the mouth about an "important" email that got blocked by our blacklists and how they need it "NAO!!!!11!one". Maybe they shouldn't spam everyone with their BS in order to be put on a blacklist. -Forte
Easy. I've supported lawyers and doctors, but the most arrogant yet clueless award easily goes to Realtors(tm) and others in the real estate business. -SalParadise
From past experience, the worst ones were realtors, car dealers, and salesdrones of all types. You already know why... (VHVEK9G) -MadJack
Nah. The worst would be Military Officers with a delusions of grandeur. One comes to mind whose favorite word in the whole wide world was "This issue is Hi-Pri". Like those douchbag Life Coaches with words like, "Perhaps it's time you took a Vacay." -Biosynthetic
Doesn't matter what field it's in, if it's marked hi priority it's last on my list. -Olorin
I think the worst would be the administrative assistant to the manager of the legal section to a medical (mal)practice. -Wraith556
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NT/OT Oh, it was a sneeze.
Didn't want to bump the LotD.
Up until the snot flew, a sneeze would not have been my first though of what was happening, if it was not labeled. Especially with the straight haired brunette.
http://www.break.com/index/super-slow-motion-sneezing.html
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And here I thought it was that commercial for anti-histamines that starts with a few women moaning! -TieDyedDinosaur
"Was it like a sneeze, only better?" </Chanlder Bing> -Divinar
<oblig. joke ending> "... and pick me up some tissues and a can of black pepper on the way home." -Darkridr
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NT/OT Gran Torino
So, anyone else seen it? Anyone else think that Walt Kowalski is far scarier Harry Callahan?
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Saw it awhile ago, excellent film between this and changeling eastwood has re-affirmed himself both in front of and behind the camera -starfishmagnet
Yup, I much prefer this guy to Harry Callahan. Scary as all heck. Decent movie. Wife didn't like the ending though. -NoneOther
is it bad that I walked out of the movie thinking ... that's the voice christian bale was TRYING to do in batman... (loved Grand Torino) -DedSysOp
Excellent flick. Like a fine wine, Clint is. My first car was a '72 Torino, so maybe I'm biased. -ThinTheHerd
id have to agree i loved this movie and he is def scarier than harry. my wife also did not like the ending -Seraphic
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Buyers Market
I know the economy is in the crapper and that companies can now get bottom barrel prices for new hires, but the minimum base pay for this job is ridiculous.
http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?IPath=QHKCVGM&ff=21&APath=2.21.21.0.0&job_did=J3F8CX6X4CTFHXTCY3L
Check out the "Base Pay:" in the column on the left.
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"ask about our intern program!" -stiffarm
Seems that House Bitch job offers are on the rise... -vacuumtubes
"minimum wage" really means "If we could pay you less, we would!" -Ulfgaard
*speechless* Yeah..... Next they'll be asking us to pay them for the privilege of working there! -taieena
Ah good old Robert Half-Ass Technology. Went in and met with a recruiter they talk about how different they are and how they bring you in for a face to face. They have you take one of those dumb tests, try to talk you into a position you aren't really interested in, then you don't hear from them ever again... -SirBSOD
Gee SirBSOD, I thought that was just the local RH office being inept. Didn't realize they are all that way. -CyBear
In Russia the job works for YOU!! -burrkiss
I've had one job offer try and tell me that the help desk position was considered under "servers" so did not require minimum wage due to tip potential. -PolarCoyote
What's the big deal? Someone simply didn't fill it in. -Loren
IT for nothin' and Techs for free. -Biosynthetic
BSOD: That's not just RHI/OfficeTeam, that's any fuckin' agency out there. -MadJack
I had a good experience with RHT finding me contracts while I was out of a job. They weren't always the highest paying, but way better than unemployment pays. -sassicatz
SirBSOD - It must be policy, Mrs Divinar ran into the same kind of run-around. They talked a great company, then offered her half of what they had discussed for a two month contract. -Divinar
Really? Of all the temp positions I ever had, the absolute BEST I had was with RHT! -Captain Trips
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Anyone else in Seattle looking for a job
I came across this posting while looking for a job for myself, as I will be out of job on May 15th.
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/ShowJobDetail.aspx?JobID=1523885&SearchID=336328248&Sort=&Direction=&PageSize=25&PageIndex=0&RecordCount=157&Sender=Employment
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I used to sell umbrellas in Seattle. That's like trying to sell sand in Tattooine. -Biosynthetic
Nonsense, the tourists buy them, then watch them get turned inside out by the wind gusts! -TieDyedDinosaur
I have forwarded this to a friend who is in fact looking for a job here in Seattle. Thanks! -TieDyedDinosaur
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Traveling
I am going to be in the Manchester UK area (Chester/Cheshire specifically) this week for work. Anyone want to meet up? I'll understand if you don't want to be seen with an American. ;)
My Company is putting me up here http://www.millhotel.com/ , looks like a nice place
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There be trubble at mill!!
I've been to Chester. I's nice. Lot's of old Roman stuff. -robbor
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Sweet Crib!
Given all the horror stories on here about things found in inside cases, this looks like a happy story.
http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2009/3/79%20A%20Cute%20Computer%20Rat%20Condo.jpg
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That mouse has a better place than I do. :( -adarklite
(looks at pc in bottom of case)...b-b-but *nobody* uses IBM PCs anymore <grinning> -CTYankee
<sigh> Sometimes, a Beverly Cleary book just writes itself... -udoshan
That must be one of those new internal mice. That one appears to not be working, so I think they need a new.... -MacDaddy
Its obviously a bus mouse. -Darkridr
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(NT/OT) No Capes!
(NT/OT) How can these people possibly not know this cardinal rule?!
http://www.superpages.com/superguarantee/video.php
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How odd that I came across this post while watching "The Incredibles"? -Captain Trips
You shouldn't wear a cape. You could get sucked into a jet engine. -clockkingfl
Dollar Bill. -Seamus
Yep, Dollar Bill shot in the head after getting his cape stuck in a revolving door trying to stop a bank robbery. -RandalGraves
Spread your arms and hold your breath
Always trust your cape--Guy Clark (http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/clark-guy/cape-54.html) -stiffarm
Simple: A guy in spandex and a cape is a superhero. A guy in spandex without a cape is just *wrong*. -VFox
My son and I just watched the Incredibles last night. -Starfury
I thought the same thing, especially watching the guy on the riding mower with the cape. -Darkridr
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A Challenge
Any of you looking for a new job in the Seattle? This one looks like a bit of a doozy.
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/ShowJobDetail.aspx?JobID=1522576&SearchID=336185487&Sort=&Direction=&PageSize=25&PageIndex=0&RecordCount=157&Sender=Employment
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404 -OgdenTechGuy
OTG, I can see it. -Divinar
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See Burkiss...
This is what happens when you watch too much porn
http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2009/3/71%20The%20Effects%20of%20Hot%20Porn.jpg
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crap, it's a pic.... -AdmiralLaurie
Yes, it's a pic, but not of Burkiss, so... -Stryker One
AL - It's a picture of a melted down monitor from the back. Included appears to be smoke damage. In the background there is a gentleman with a resemblance to Burkiss, from the pictures of Burkiss that I've seen. -MSimmons777
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You know the job market sucks when...
You find a job posting that makes you say: "You want to pay me how much, to handle things that went WHERE?"
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/ShowJobDetail.aspx?JobID=1516755&SearchID=335282864&Sort=&Direction=&PageSize=25&PageIndex=0&RecordCount=164&Sender=Employment
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Which begs the question... What did it run into that required it to be repaired? -Bloke
I'm sorry but it's damaged beyond economical repair. See our commercial version at http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2008/01/topsecret03ij3.jpg -Bloke
Link didn't linkify. Can someone TinyURL it forthose of us on mobile browsers please? -linuxmatt
But, it is a trade. I had a friend who started at about that repairing dialysis machines. Three years later, he was buying them used from the hospital, refurbishing them, and selling them to clinics. Makes a lot of money these days. -AngrySup
LinuxMatt - Here ya go http://preview.tinyurl.com/dk2aqb -Divinar
I like the irony. Using an endoscope is an entry-level position. -MisterCommon
Yes, but discussing WHERE it enters is when the "position" comes into question... -Spyder19
Hey, you don't have to fix it 'in situ'! There is no medical procedure that involves solding inside a colon! Cauterization, yes, soldering, no! -TieDyedDinosaur
A perk of the job is that you can take your own picture anytime... -Holdfast
I just hope I don't have to personally test the unit to make sure its working. -SwizzleStix
I couldn't resist a snarky e-mail reffering to anally screwing folks when jobs are scarce. I just could not. -HappyCrappy
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Like so many others...
Don't let the door hit you...
http://www.break.com/pictures/oh,-buuuurn667017.html
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I would have gone all out, with back background and white letter. However, I appreciate that they may not have have ample time to do so. Regardless, NICE ONE! -ActingUpAgain
Looks like it's a pic of a recruitment poster on the store, funny as heck though. -spectreoflife
Lesson learned: Never name your store with the word, "city". It will inevitably fail. CIP: http://www.avantdesigngroup.com/_images//ComputerCity-700wide2.gif -Biosynthetic
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Cheap Bastards
As popular as the Wii is, you'd think Nintendo could afford to pay more than this.
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/ShowJobDetail.aspx?JobID=1502234&RecordCount=1&Sender=JobIDSearch
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they job is gone. -compbrat
Job gone. Was it perhaps H1-B bait? -Loren
At $15 an hour for a serious hardware tech? Probably... -chazz
How about this? "We are looking for people working on mainframe with minimum 1 year experience on Assembler language and 1 year experience on IMS database.
Person with more than 4 yrs of experience will be considered as Team Leader. And candidate with less than 4 yrs of exp will be considered as developers." And one wonders why there is little demand in colleges for mainframe programming courses. -TieDyedDinosaur
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Google wierdness
Is it just me, or is there something up with Google?
For the past day or so I have noticed that typing something into Google and pressing enter doesn't work, Google isn't accepting the enter. I have to click the "Search Google" button to execute the search.
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I've just tried google.com, .co.uk and /firefox - they all accept the Enter key with no problem. I think you need a new keyboard mate. ;-) -Gromit
Just tried it in .au with firefox and it works here, mate. -Gerund
Google have been having a few problems recently, in the last few days various errors have come up with false positives on malware checks, and some other problems, in fact the malware one came from a google employee adding slash to the blacklist therefore making EVERY website "unsafe" -starfishmagnet
I've been having the enter problem as well, so either we both have broken keyboards (enter works fine everywhere else) or there may be something in the cache or the site that's broke. -Olorin
.com and /firefox are both working for me. -DarkRookie
Google.ca and google.com are working fine for me this morning. Fighting with a debian server with corrupt filesystem, and searching google from a win2k server w/ explorer -garwain
I wouldn't be quick to blame Google, per se. I myself have noticed in the past month or so that, without warning and usually after hours of incident-free browsing, links and buttons 'suddenly' retuse to function. I get around the pop-up irritation by right-clicking and choosing 'Open in New Window'. Sometimes just clearing out the IE cache fixes it, sometimes not. Sometimes it take runnning CCleaner.exe, sometimes nothing less than a restart will budge it. It's just weird. -emdeebee
I wouldn't suspect Google either. Seems like your browser is loosing its focus. If you're using IE..... why? Any new Firefox extensions or general weirdness with it? Die hard Opera user? -SirJosh
The Microsoft Assimilation has begun... -Biosynthetic
Found the fix. MalWareBytes found the following and removed them: C:\...\mbam-setup.tmp (Adware.SearchIt99) and
C:\...\A0015409.exe (Trojan.Downloader). Google works fine now. -Stryker One
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Now there's a title I could go for
... of the Universe!
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/ShowJobDetail.aspx?JobID=1461284&RecordCount=1&Sender=JobIDSearch
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...now I am the MASTER! -Phylok
Not an easy job. It's what my great-grandfather did for a living. We have his Master's papers framed. -Fuji
hmm... it doesn't say if they provide you with a hunchback named Igor, or you have to bring your own... -TheGhost
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Epic Fail (longish)
Today was to be a fun, or at least interesting, day.
A few days ago I signed up for a Windows 7 install fair, it was scheduled for today at 1-4PM, in Vancouver (Richmond, for the nit-pickers), BC. So, I get up nice and early on a Sunday at 8:00, head out the door by 9:00ish (I like nice looong hot showers), and pick-up breakfast on the way. I make the drive (from Kent, WA) in just under 3 hours, without getting a ticket (WooHoo, only a 5 minute delay at the border), and then, I get lost (damn mapquest).
After 20 minutes of driving around I finally break down and ask for directions, yeah, that's right ladies, I'm a guy and I asked for directions (surprise, surprise, they couldn't help me until I bought a map and pointed out my destination). Anyway, I get myself sorted out and arrive at the correct location with 10 minutes to spare. I get inside start to setup, and realize I forgot to bring a DVI-to-VGA adapter. That's right, the monitors they provide come with both interfaces, but they only provided VGA cables (first WTFotD). Luckily, they had some available.
Ok, so, start the "upgrade" process, go raid the catering they provided (not a bad spread), come back wait for the "upgrade" to continue and wait. Oh well, I did the Vista install fair, so I know these beta upgrades can take literally hours. Then, 2:15 rolls around and, the power goes out (insert obligatory dig about Canadian Power). SH*T! In the middle of an upgrade, with major, continuous disk access. SH*T! So, we wait, and wait, and raid some more. At about 3:00 they announce that they have to kick us out because the emergency power system (emergency lights, exit signs, and oddly, the WAPs) is probably only going to last about another 15 minutes (who cares, this place is all windows anyways, plenty of light) and they can't have anybody in the building after it runs out. Great, fine, whatever, it's only another 3 hour drive after accomplishing nothing. So, we all start packing up, signing out, retuning the external hard drives they gave us for logging purposes, and go to pick-up the 2GB thumb drives we were promised. They ran out (second WTFotD), you guys knew how many people were coming. How hard is it to, um, count? Oh well, they say they're gonna mail 'em to us, we'll see.
The drive home. Hey! Hey! Mapquest seems to be right for the return trip, get back to Provincial 99S with no problems. Traffic is flying, really, having to do 80MPH (130KPH) just to keep up. Then, I see it, the electronic reader board, for the border delay times. 90 minutes. F*CK!!! Finally, get through the boarder (surprisingly, the guards seemed less "PAPERS PLEASEish" this time, actually friendly) and continue the long drive home. I get home, collapse for a while, then get to reconnecting the computer.
Yes, I know, it was risky to use my currently functional and in use HTPC for this endeavor. So, I hit the power button, the power light comes on and, nothing, it won't even POST. Oh Crap. So, rip the case off, unplug power to all the drives and video card and reboot, nothing. Double Crap. Power down, pop out the battery, reconnect all the power, pop the battery back in, hit the power button. And, it boots! Praise be to the FSM! Now, do I roll back to Fista or dive in to Win7? F-it, Fista just pisses me off.
So, at the end of the day (actually, the beginning of the next), I drove 330 miles and spent upwards of 7 hours in my car, only to nearly fry one of my own machines. I think this may be my last install fair, ugh.
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So, was Windows 7 like this? :http://xkcd.com/528/ -Shaede
Windows 7 is merely Vista Service Pack 1, so they're both the spawn of Satan. However, if those are your only two choices, go with Windows 7. -RiffRaff
Hey Riff, don't you mean Vista SP2, since SP1 is publically available? -Griffin2020
The more I read about Vista, the more I think I must be the only lucky guy on the planet not to have any major issues (that I didn't cause myself).. That being said, I now have 4 PCs here all happily running win7, and I have had zero major issues so far... Sorry to hear that Murphy had your name yesterday. -Bynar
You missed the point that the M$ headquarters is about 20 minutes away from your starting point, but you had to drive to another country to get to the install fair... -MeasureThrice
Shaede, don't know. The power outage corrupted the (incomplete) upgrade so bad it had to roll back to Vista. -Stryker One
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Wat weirds me out is Washington's freeway system. <br> One car pool lane and one regular lane from Seattle to Redmond. The car pool lane is all day long. <br> WTF? When i left from MT. View, CA Microsoft, and flew in to Seatac. <br> I wonder how in the hell people get to work in he morning. Did you experience Microsoft's Valet parking? <br> They havent had the concept of more than a two level high parking garage at each building. <br> Also I hear you on the power/backups happened many a time on customer or trade shows hosted at the campus. -AllFritz
"...it's good ta be a gangsta..." That's gonna be one full o'fail OS if it can bring down the whole grid on an install. -stiffarm
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Split Week
OT
Has anyone here worked a "Split Week"? This just sounds F-ed up.
http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?IPath=QHKCVGL&ff=21&APath=2.21.21.0.0&job_did=J3I35H799GGPH6DN4VW
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Might not be too bad if you could get reimbursed for fuel, auto depreciation, and drive time. They are almost guaranteed to want you to change locations midday, and that could be serious extra hours. IE-they're under estimating the workload intentionally and hoping you will be the plug in their dike. -jerrybear
That does not look like to much of a commute. I have not done something like that though. It would depend on where you live. -compbrat
Bothell and Seattle are only about 25 minutes apart. Doesn't look like that big of a deal to me. -OgdenTechGuy
They're currently searching <b>fir</b> a technician? Really? And wow, that requirements list just has something weird about it to my mind. -harrellj
<quote=OgdenTechGuy> "Both Hell and Seatle are only 25 minutes away" </quote> ... hmm.. I think that should explain something... -TheGhost
Heck, I had split days (well, nights). I'd go to work at 3:00 PM in Phoenix, then at 7:00, I'd head out to our Tempe site (with a stop at the local pub, 1/2 mile from the site). Getting out at midnight still left me an hour before last call. (on a good night, other nights, 7:00 AM would roll around and I'd hand my mess off to the day guy.) -AngrySup
I've worked split-weeks... It's not that bad, as you can plan on things around that... Now, try 3 different locations in 3 days.. That's what I did this past week. -exzyle2k
I've got a friend that works between 2 sites; one in SF, the other in Redwood City. He seems to like it ok. -Starfury
Seattle is fine for the commute, but Bothell, when you're living in Kent, not gonna happen. -Stryker One
I take it the 2 sites are semiconductor fabs? -lineswine
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Ninja Cat, Ninja Cat
NT/OT
Does whatever a Ninja Cat can
I believe I have found the true culprit from this posting http://www.techcomedy.com/single/single.php?content_number=78319 It was really the Ninja Cat http://video.yahoo.com/network/100000086?v=3510825
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I've seen that kitty vid before. :) Spookily cute! -Tekkie
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Kinda Famous Fan
NT
I wonder if Tim Buckley reads this site
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20081231
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I *may* have name-dropped our site to him before........ -unrenowned
I don't get it. That is, I don't get what in that comic ties to us specifically. -veaudaux
Then I dare say Tim is "one of us, one of us!" -RandalGraves
The reference is "DIAF" or Die In A Fire. One of the "Top 10 Ways to Dispose of a Starfish" on the site. -exzyle2k
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Not sure what to say about this.
Is this part of the way the Idiocracy Prophecy becomes reality?
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/reporting/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212500440
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Webwasher won't let me in... Too sexy? -billybien
This poll proves absolutely nothing as it does not compare amount of time having sex to amount of time spent online, some couples may only have sex twic a week but spend 5 hours a day online so of course they are going to choose to give up sex. ask if they'd rather have twenty minutes of internet or twenty minutes of sex you'd probable get a different answer. -Icelator
also idiocracy was talking about them breeding too much, this says they don't want to have sex. -Icelator
Idiocracy also talked about intelligent people NOT breeding. -Stryker One
Internet? Sex? Isn't that the same thing? That's redundantly redundant. -Biosynthetic
Webwasher won't let you in?...idiocracy is here -stiffarm
whats wrong with sex while you are on the internet, you can have both :-P -r3tude
I agree with Ice. The actual question asked was something to the effect of: On a scale of 1 to 5, rate which of these you would be able to live without for 2 weeks; the internet, sex, cable tv, dining out, gym membership, shopping for clothes, etc. It is also relevant to note the survey was conducted online. -SirJosh
But with the Internet, don't you already have everything else? <...stumbling off to pond life...> -AngrySup
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Is this good or REALLY REALLY bad news?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122706587967940197.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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In my opinion, really really bad. MS has a history of creating software that is good enough to seem to be doing the job, then giving it away for free to kill off competitors. Cases in point: Netscape (MSIE), any number of small-business fax servers (Small Business Server), web-site editors (FrontPage)... but this means that MS, who have a history of Doing Things Wrong on the virus front will now be killing off the vendors who really know what they are doing. That said... given that the first ones to fall likely will be Norton and McAfee, it couldn't happen to a better lot. -chazz
Well, if you trust MS it should be good. In other words I think it's horrible. -cyberblade3001
one more way for m$ to screw themselves over. -AdmiralLaurie
Nothing's free. Except Linux, but even in that case, it costs you some time to configure it properly. -vacuumtubes
Trust the makers of the least secure operating system in computing history to come up with a secure method of keeping systems secure? I keep waiting for the punch line. -RiffRaff
Riff, that IS the punchline -Spyder19
They're dumping Live Care for Morro: http://www.i4u.com/article21736.html -Tekkie
Oh, and interestingly, Live Care gets terminated in June, 2008 but Morro isn't going to be available until the second half of 2009. Wonder if there will be overlap or if some folks will be SOL for a while. -Tekkie
I guess they'll just increase the costs of their other products to offset the the profit loss... -unrenowned
I guess that depends on how you look at it. Chazz has a point, but look at it a different way; IE crushed the browser competition (Netscape) because people didn't care to go download another browser when there was one that seemed perfectly functional bundled with their system. If MS starts bundling security software, then people won't bother buying Norton, McAfee, etc, which as far as I'm concerned is good--most of it is buggy bloatware. The people smart enough to know better (us) will still go ahead and get our own security software (like Firefox in the IE example). Maybe this is not so bad after all. -NightSteel
I think it's great. Because it'll mean if you want to stay alive in the antivirus game, you'll have to appeal to the geek crowd. What do we like? Good protection with low resource usage. Those that do it will prosper, those that don't will die. -veaudaux
Why should I buy the solution to ineptitude from the company that is inept? -maciarc
NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo!!!! -Seamus
Maciarc- who really knows inept any better? -Voz
It's working! It's so secure that I can't even read the article. I get two paragraphs, the second one truncated at "during the...". It seems Wall Street doesn't work with FF and Linux. -TheGhost
Actually Ghost, it doesn't like Vista and IE7 either - I get the same. -Enzedder
Isn't this kinda like Charles Manson doing PSA's on home safety? -Biosynthetic
Ghost: I get the same problem in IE6, but I'm guessing its because WSJ is one of those lovely sites (like NYT) that require registration to read their articles. Unfortunately, bugmenot barred WSJ. -harrellj
Look at it this way. If anybody knows viruses it's Microsoft. -atomicbill
yes, it's to be released as antivrus 2009 ;p
-McSmiley
They've been building basic versions of it into Windoze since XP, so... eventually they'll make Windoze the only thing you'll need, with all the apps built in. It'll just cost more than buying every OEM package put together. -MadJack
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Interesting Job
Fabulous location
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/tch/917781942.html
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This has been another edition of Good Idea/Bad Idea. -Icelator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremont_Troll -TieDyedDinosaur
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Interesting Job
F*cked location
http://jobview.monster.com/GetJob.aspx?JobID=76032872&aid=52022883-7118&WT.mc_n=MKT000351
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That's odd...last week they unloaded a cask containing $5 million US - it is currently being held by a storage co. & can only be claimed by someone of European descent. It will only cost you $10k to retreive it from storage, cheques payable to Comprehensive Allied Shipment Handlers, (or C.A.S.H. for short). contact me for details with regard to modalities for this transaction. -lineswine
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I COME TO PLUNDER AND PILLAGE!
your Intarwebs...
http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2008/11/23%20Viking%20Online.jpg
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"Lovely Spam, wonderful Spam!" "Bloody vikings." -MeanDean
He's pining for the Fjords. -billybien
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And plug your surge suppressor into....
http://www.break.com/pictures/battery-powered-battery-charger596720.html
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While ironic, if that's say a Lithium-Ion battery, it could be useful while camping or such. But prolly wouldn't be cost efficient compared to just buying a batch of AA's or whatever... -LazyLemming
....BLOTTO!! -vacuumtubes
It's like a physical representation of Flooz ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooz ) . So redundant and cost-prohibitive that it's worthless. -Seamus
That's like a cordless extension cord.. -SirBSOD
like this? http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/wireless-0607.html -billybien
That's kinda like the solar-powered flashlight. -Biosynthetic
I bought a cordless hammer recently. -n8
Oh, come ON folks! Only a naive tech would buy something from a company called "NaiveTek"! -Captain Trips
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That's right, time to dance!
http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/144
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Did I just get RickRoll'd by a web comic? -billybien
looking for grope -stiffarm
For those who are not regular readers, the "singer" is a Warlock named..... Richard.. :-) -virtualchoirboy
Nah, you guys just go "Dick Roll'd" OFN for the record... -unrenowned
They got the guy who's doing the voice of Richard in the LFG movie (and I think the "Slaughter Your World" short) to sing part of "Never Gonna Give You Up" and posted it on the site. You can probably find it on Google. -Menor
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What will it be sorry for not doing?
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20081007p2g00m0dm011000c.html
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"Open the bathroom door!" "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't let you do that." -Divinar
Hmmm Cyberdyne made HAL ... so now it makes sense why he tried to kill Dave. -raneshem
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Better or Worse?
I wonder if supporting these users would be a better or worse experience than PC users.
http://jobview.monster.com/GetJob.aspx?JobID=76062588&WT.mc_n=jobscomview
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I'm dealing with a security door outfit myself at my new job. 16 days now, and it's still swinging in the breeze. They've (finally) isolated it to the keyed entry circuit, and punted it to an electrician. -ThinTheHerd
Ah, the precursor to the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation. -Tekkie
SkyNet? -WalNut
Hello tech support...the gate is beating the hell out of my car make it stop
-Crashville
now, granted it's been a while since I've looked at a job description, but MS Office, AND powerpoint skills? When was powerpoint removed from ms office? </nitpick> -Bynar
Think powered gates...think gates communities...think over-privileged, self-important entitlement whores. No.Farkin.Way. would I do that job! -lineswine
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/28/bofh_2008_episode_11/ -adarklite
And they want a BS, to start? (eg) -MadJack
A security door... that opens when there's an electrical fault? Please, just stick to a damn key lock. -Chromatix
"Hello Tech support? I'm having a problem with a pod bay door. Your HAL system refuses to open it. ... No, there's no error message, other than "I'm afraid I can't do that"." -TheGhost
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One guess as to what the combination was
Physicist, continual prankster and hobbyist safe cracker Richard Feynman discovered that many of the safes at Los Alamos during the war (which, after all, was only the place where they designed the atomic bomb) had been left on their default combination's. Also, he noticed that just by being observant, he could watch people entering the combination's, and presumably, could a Nazi spy. When he told the Army, their response was to issue a memo telling everyone not to let Dr Feynman watch them opening safes.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish
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That makes WAY too much sense to make it past the beltway! -Divinar
A brilliant plan, and you would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling calculators! -Treker
<math nazi> In the U.S. one billion is a thousand million, you are off by a factor of 100.It's still alot of money and the entire bailout package is ten times that. -volmtech
Can I vote for you? -veaudaux
I think I just found my Treasury Secretary. *bfeg* -RiffRaff
I'll take my share in gold coins, please! -billybien
Stop letting Rush Limbaugh do your math. 85 billion divided by 200 million = 425 , not 425,000 -hymie
<math nazi 2> Assuming the bailout package, if it gets passed, is $1 trillion, 1e12, $1,000,000,000,000.00. If we divide that among your 200 million (2e8, 200,000,000) adults, that is only $5,000 apiece, far less than the $425,000 this writer suggests, and far too little to do any good. </math nazi 2> Given his original number, the per-person payout is even less, $425 per. What ever happened to basic numeracy? -chazz
Uh, by my math we'd each get $425.00, minus taxes. -Stryker One
See...Checks and balances WORKS! -billybien
If everyone in the US receives the money, then money isn't scarce anymore. When money isn't scarce, it isn't worth anything. Did anyone but me take Economics 101? -YourLastHope
Oh, that's weird. The story is gone, but the comments are now attached to a new, totally unrelated story. -hymie
Sorry to say, someone has their decimal in the wrong place. 85,000,000,000 divided by 200,000,000 is $425.00. Remember the Stimulus package earlier this year was 150,000,000,000 and that netted each taxpayer around 600 bucks. That said, 425K sure WOULD be nice! -wolfganggold
These are not the comments I was looking for. WTF? -Stryker One
"1 2 3 4 5? That's amazing! I've got the same combination on my luggage!" -Biosynthetic
OK, Riff; what's the plan for getting us out of this financial crisis? And, have you decided on how you're going to tell me to deal w/ Iraq & Afghanistan once I'm Secretary of Defense? (VHVEK9G) -MadJack
<We have experienced a temporary interruption in the space / time continuum. Please click on the next story link to resume your normal existence. -AngrySup
Uh, I thought orphaned comments went away to a dummy post? -Captain Trips
"Armageddon!!" -unrenowned
Better, The Army appointed a new Security Officer who called Feynman to his office and gave him a stern lecture on Security as Feynman walked around. Finally Feynman said how can you tell me off when your safe is unlocked and turned the handle and opened the door. He admitted later that as he walked in the Officer was closing the safe and had written the new combination on the inside of the door. Everytime he walked past he just spun the dial to the new number till he was ready with his surprise. You have to love a guy who when they were told they were moving to Los Alamos and everybody else said "But its in the middle of the desert" exclaimed "Its only two hours from Las Vegas" -Zoomer
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Karma Request
Ok, given some previous requests, this one seems a bit... trivial. On Wednesday I have an interview, an interview that if it gets me the job, will put me back into the IT field after a 13 year absence. I'm both excited and a little anxious. On the "up" side though, I may soon have a lot more to contribute here.
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13 years out of practice, well thats perfect they probably still use Win 95, anyways good luck. -Icelator
Karma clouds on the way from Oregon. Good luck. -Grembo
*hugs and gets karma all over* Good luck! -Ara
*casts job karma* -compbrat
ctl-alt-del is still the top answer, hit 'em hard S1! -stiffarm
Silent observer on a recent interview-the UMB was so clueless I made the statement after he left "He must have bought those 'Certs' at the Candy store. (UMB=Universal Monkey Boy) -jerrybear
I'm 4 years out of the game, and I thought I was antiquated! -billybien
It is never too late! Also, remember that PC technology, and starfish mentality, being what they are, old tricks are still quite appropriate! -TieDyedDinosaur
->-- ->-- ->-- Karma laden lawn darts on their way!
-Grayhawk
Getting a new job is NEVER trivial so karma inbound as I type -Zoomer
**casts job karma** good luck! -rosemetal
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Job hunting?
Anyone looking for a support job in the Seattle area?
https://www2.recruitingcenter.net/Clients/f5/PublicJobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&job_id=11612
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Need a green card, but I'm only 1.5 hours away! -formatCdrive
And more: https://www2.recruitingcenter.net/Clients/f5/PublicJobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&job_id=11608 -Stryker One
Been looking for an excuse to mvoe back to wa... -tubaboy
er... move.... question mark? -tubaboy
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2+4
Wonder if they accept the insert function?
http://www.break.com/pictures/copy-and-paste573400.html
Maybe you can use cheat codes on it
http://www.break.com/pictures/nintendo-motor573399.html
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a battery powered catfish? -stiffarm
haha i was on break today looking at the same pic wondering if i should send to tsc -LowLevelFormat
Quick, send that man a crowbar!! http://www.break.com/pictures/half-life-collider573389.html -edventure
Ha! Nice. -rosemetal
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I don't know why we were all so afraid
(slightly OT)
The LHC isn't that scary.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmmaus/2848797279/
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I doubt anyone with an IQ over room temperature was actually afraid. Those who seem to view science as a heresy or blasphemy were shitting themselves. (And now have some suicides on their conscience due to their fear mongering. Nice one.) -NightRain
...guess I need to follow links before mouthing off. Whoops! -NightRain
http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html Be afraid! Very very afraid! -LazyLemming
wow! looks rather dangerous, guess that they are going to need two new webcams... -NerfHerder
...and a couple of new countries. And a new collider. -Gromit
Just like Y2K all over again. -WalNut
WalNut - no mate...with Y2K i made a shedload of money, with LHC I got sweet F.A. -lineswine
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Made by Darwin
I foresee insurance rates going up
http://gizmodo.com/5047116/hitch-suction+cup-belt-lets-you-catch-free-rides-dice-with-death
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There was an episode of the Twilight Zone with a horrible creature on the airplane wing... -Gerund
<Jim Carrey?>There's... something on the wing</Jim Carrey?> -Tarantulus
OMG!! It's Carol Channing!! -ChildofCthulhu
Examine this video as I believe the girl is stuck to the train using one of the afforementioned items : http://www.youtube.com/alkalinetrio -Necros
the real question is... once one is sufficiently stuck on their vehicle of choice. How do they unstick themselves when they get to their destination? -Bynar
Tarantulus: that would be William Shatner -unrenowned
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My own starfish monent
I've been playing MS Solitaire for years now and only a couple of days ago discovered the left-click trick in it.
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...moment... -Stryker One
I guess you are not a MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solitaire Expert)! -Captain Trips
Left Click trick? -JoeLugian
Spider > Solitaire -SirJosh
3-deck spider > 2-deck spider, but you have to go Ubuntu for that. (It's one of the available games for AisleRiot.) -chazz
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Does it exsist
Slightly OT
I know this should probably go in the break room, but I still can't get write access there. Anyhoo, does anyone know of ANY cell phone from ANY provider (I'd prefer Verizon, but I'm not too picky at this point) that can be connected to via USB and used as a FAX modem?
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Cell phone used as internet access --> Account on eFax --> PROFIT! -ralphp1024
I do not want to have to also pay for a data plan to get a feature that's existed in computer modems for like 15 years. -Stryker One
I've dialed up to the internet using my Motorola KRZR. The speeds I got, 14.4k, were horrible, though it could have been the poor signal there. I hadn't tried it as a fax modem, but I believe it should work. -Cyan
Not sure if the new phones have that feature. On my old Verizon phone it had the option of me using it as a fax/modem. Don't see that on my LG right now. -adarklite
Part of the GSM spec contains a section on FAX modems. I'll see if I can find something out. -Kid
http://navasgroup.com/attwireless/fax.htm is the best guide I could find. -Kid
I had my LG Verizon cell phone hacked once to dial up to the Internet via a USB cable to my laptop without having to pay Verizon extra fees. The speed was 14.4 or less, but if all you're going to use it for is facing, won't make any difference. Also, I pay $15/month now for their broadband plan, so I have no idea if it's still possible to do that. That was almost two years ago. -RiffRaff
What is this FAX thing you speak of? -MasterOfNone
In US or in Europe? If in US, GSM or CDMA? -NordicPT
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It's a moral imperative.
(Slightly NT / Slightly OT)
For those of you that get HDNET, Real Genius will be on Wednesday Night
Uncut in 1080i
http://www.hd.net/schedule_sevenday.html#CMID5980
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WooHoo! Love that movie! Better set the DVR! -JoeLugian
"Can you hammer a six-inch spike through a board with your penis?" -Daywalker
I will if you take that shirt off. -VFox
Growing up I had the biggest crush on the chick that said that (Deborah Foreman).....she was also in "My Chauffeur", which is another one of my faves from the 80s. -BarmanVarn
I almost forgot, she was in Valley Girl as well. Not a great film, but pretty good for it's time. -BarmanVarn
thanks for the heads up-I'll set my dvr when I get home. -cyberblade3001
Prof Hathaway had it right about our users..."Mitch, there's something you need to know. Compared to you, most people have the IQ of a carrot".
Y'all have cracked me up for years! So, embarrased to say, New mbr - me first post. I'll git me a star when I sell my house :(
I'm suddenly hungry for popcorn... -IrishPirate
What about the time we found you naked with a bowl of Jell-O? "I was hot....and I was hungry!" -BarmanVarn
I'm knitting a mattress.
-Mushroom
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Pass the brain bleech! Stat! <NT/OT>
http://www.break.com/pictures/are-you-ever-too-old544065.html
Why oh why did I have to click that
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Golden Girls? -Seamyst
2girls1colostomybag? -Helix666
They won't bite... They gum. -Mushroom
Has anyone else heard that STD's are more rampant in nursing homes than High School's. They need to start passing out condoms with their pills... -iamscoop
Before she became MRS Udoshan, my wife was a care facilitor (or whatever the term is) at a nursing home. She walked in one room to find a senior man and woman (aged 90 and 94, respectively) going at it! When she told me this years later, all I could say was "HOW?!" All she would tell me is that chairs were involved. Yow. -udoshan
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They just keep naming symptoms
NT/OT
Damn, looks like they finally got one for me.
http://www.break.com/pictures/fukitol542339.html
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Ok, he needs 'em. http://www.illwillpress.com/SS6622.html -Stryker One
Fukital, known by it's generic name, Zoloft. -Ratfor
Also comes in easy-to-swallow Nugget packs.... -vacuumtubes
I think they have a stick for that. -unrenowned
Click back 2 before it and see "Grab A Boob and A Bud". Now, we're talking!! -Daywalker
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MuzzleF*ck en Mas
http://www.terror.to/page_2422.html
Warning: Page is kinda NSFW.
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Uhmmm... "kinda NSFW", you said? Could you clarify your definition of "kinda"? (You'd think I would have learned by now, since I've been around here a couple of years...) -Voz
Page is VERY NSFW -unrenowned
The ads on that page are "kinda NSFW" in the same way that the Pacific Ocean is "kinda damp". -Fuji
Or MS saying, "The device is working properly...." -vacuumtubes
"HELL-LO!!"(/Robin Williams) -MadJack
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You miserable, vomitous mass
NT/OT Yeah, I realize that this should probably go in the Break Room. However, the username/password combo that allow me to post here, don't work there. Yes I've e-mailed Hawk, I expect a response about the same time I get my TSC t-shirt.
Anyhoo, for those of those of us in the Seattle area, there is going to be a showing of TPB at The Mural Amphitheater. http://www.seattlecenter.com/events/event_detail.asp?ca_calnum=238440
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Try typing in only the 1st 8 characters only of your password to access the message board. -lineswine
Films begin at "Dusk"? Very Interesting... -Griffin2020
I hate to admit it, but I thought it was about the Pirate Bay's roadshow. I saw something about that the other day (I was curious if they somehow had the back-half of BSG season 4) -illiterate
What Lineswine said... my pw is longer than 8, but boards will only take it with first 8 -jwinc7
More fun would be if they showed it in Fremont. On the side of a building. And you could watch it from a sofa that someone brought outside! -TieDyedDinosaur
Thanks lineswine, I've been trying to figure out how to log in to that for a while, worked. -Slartarama
Password is only 7 characters... -Stryker One
You keep using that (pass)word. I do not think it means what you think it means...
-Captain Trips
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But why is the Rum all gone?
http://www.twolumps.net/comics/20080613.jpg
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I got a cat drunk one time on whiskey in warm milk. The poor thing was cold as stone before I started and limp as a dishrag after I finished. -TieDyedDinosaur
a friend of mine had a jack russell terrier, I was at her house one night, she made some screwdrivers, the dog started drinking out of the glass when it was placed on the table, eventually he went limp as rag. the stillest I have ever seen that dog. he was ok in a few hours. -SGTARKyTEK
Bought some genuine Liquor Chocolates for my Mother that was on offer. When she opened the box she saw that some of them had a white film on them (just sugar really) and gave the whole box to the dog. I came home and the dog came out of her kennel to greet me, managed three steps before her front legs collapsed and she slid down onto her face, back legs and rear sticking up in the air. -Zoomer
Thanks! Another addicting web comic! -FormerSithLord
She gave chocolate to a dog? isn't that toxic to them? -illiterate
illiterate: Yes, yes it is, in large quantities. The component of chocolate that is toxic to dogs is, I believe, theobromine, which is one of the components that makes the stuff addictive to humans. But it's present in only tiny amounts. I think the quantity in liqueur chocolates is far outweighed by the amount of alcohol, trivial as that is. -chazz
we got a dog high once, and he kept banging into the closed door, 4~5 times.. you had to be there............ -beatmewithstick
You people are cruel bastards. I like it. -Stryker One
My buddy's dog ate a 1/2 gram of hashish. He couldn't walk for a while... -ThinTheHerd
Because DSO is there -deskmonkey
& I thought getting our felines shit-faced on catnip was funny enough... -lineswine
TTH, I don't believe that. Tetrahydrocanabanoid, the ingredient in marijuana (of which hashish is just a concentrate) doesn't get you high. It needs to be heated so that it converts into tetrahydrocanibanol, which DOES get you high. Try it yourself sometime -- eat a bud, or a gram of hash, that has not been heated in some manner. (This is the word of experience, in my, um, college experimental days, uh, yeah, that's the ticket!) -Captain Trips
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WA DA YA MEAN?!?!?
http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2008/5/15may27-caps-lock.jpg
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ITS NOT! SINCE WHEN? DOESN'T THIS MAKE WHAT I'M TYPING MORE URGENT AND MANLY? -SpitefulTech
He's not shouting loud enough yet, the female's clothing hasn't been blasted-off by sound pressure.... -Grue
Was done better by Memorex -ShujinTribble
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Alternate Uses (NT/OT)
I was shopping online for a hedge trimmer when I came across this little gem, check out the second review.
http://factorylawnandgarden.com/product/553938/B00005AKZJ/Black_Decker_Hedge_Hog_22_Inch_14_4_Volt/reviews/
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Woot! First post O the day. -Stryker One
The 'Mark 24, Zombies 0' comment made me giggle... precisely what I was thinking! -Rissa
I love those little Black & Decker gadgets. Nice thing about them is that most of their rechargable batteries are replaceable--just a matter of cracking open the housing, plucking out the old one and inserting a new one. No soldering, no muss, no fuss. Because of that procedure, I now have a hedgehog trimmer with two fresh power modules, and I can easily trim the yard and house with power to spare. -vacuumtubes
I guess I need to pick one up to add to my Z.D.K. <zombie defense kit> -TechnoTherapist
http://media.techeblog.com/images/zombie_1.jpg SFW -neuman1812
Hilarious. -Slartarama
I'm surprised the review was allowed to post, with all the anti zombie racism out there... -srteach
Thats Undead-American to you, life-ist dog. MMmmmm.. dog *drool* -Darkridr
Hey neuman, I don't think those 12g shells are going to do much. It looks like the primers have already been dented. For those not in the know, dented primer = used. No *kaboom* in any shape or form. -Wraith556
Hey, Wolfie, you should seriously write a review on it. 'Flings dogshit on ID10T5 with incredible accuracy.' (EG) GEORDI!! ENERGIZE!!! -MadJack
Life is WASTED on the living! -ShujinTribble
BRAAAAAAINS! </HadToBeSaid> -lineswine
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NT/OT No, I'm keeping the cancer at bay.
Good news for us male techies. http://news.yahoo.com/s/po/20080421/co_po/masturbationmaypreventprostatecancer
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..... Huh. I'd really like to know if this is just correlation or if it's really causation. -Seamyst
So, is there going to be a Beatoff for the Cure? -vacuumtubes
Bukkake-Man fwaps for life, liberty, and health! *FWAP FWAP FWAP FWAP FWAP FWAP FWAP FWAP FWAP FWAP FWAP FWAP SPLORT!* -unrenowned
I wonder if one of these would be as good (what he's singing about) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6raVzrbqrM -Gerund
I would hazard a guess that it's something very simple: if you don't use it, you lose it. Regular sex is probably just as good. -Chromatix
Chromatix-regular sex is just as good ONLY if A-you're ALWAYS having it with a disease free partner and B-getting it 5+ times a week. -cyberblade3001
Oh yeah, I can see it now "Cum for a Cure: The Bukake Beatoff" -lineswine
CB3K1 - When I'm not on the road for a deployment, that's NOT an issue.... -Grue
Stupid school proxy blocked it. -Ichiro
"Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust, If you don't take it out and use it, It's going to RUST!" -TieDyedDinosaur
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New Bloatware Champion
Xilinx Webpack, original download installer, 700+MB.
Updates for said program, 1.8GB. All this so that you can load a 1MB binary into a flash device. WTF?!
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Xilinx... this is for an FPGA-based device, right? I'm betting it includes the Verilog compiler and simulation environments, even if you don't actually need them. -Chromatix
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Satilite dish install, epic fail
http://www.kctv5.com/news/15698864/detail.html
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Had he ever heard of a DRILL?!? -vacuumtubes
fscking idiot. -AdmiralLaurie
Great Joerb, Hamstray. </Coach Z> -Seamus
Note to self: If I ever shoot mrs bob, use this excuse. -Bobsentme
"Handguns were made for killing, they ain't no good for nothing else." </Lynyrd Skynyrd> Or, as I learned them, the rules of gun safety are these: 1-It's loaded. 2-You only point it at someone if you seriously mean to kill them. 3-It's loaded. 4-KNOW YOUR BACKDROP. 5-It's loaded. 6-If you're absolutely, positively, beyond-a-doubt certain you've removed every last bullet from it, IT'S STILL LOADED. A gun is a killing machine. That's what it's ultimately for. Target shooting, tin can plinking, etc. -- it's all for that one ultimate goal of being able to kill. True, guns don't kill people, people kill people -- but a gun is the tool for doing so, and it is NOT a multi-tasker. -Captain Trips
Repeat after me. I will only pick up a gun when I am calm or in danger. Frustration, anger, and fear not only lead to the dark side, but make it easier for you to make mistakes. -adarklite
Hey, Captain, don't forget - no matter how certain you are the gun is unloaded, IT'S STILL LOADED. Seriously, though, you nailed the gun safety rules. I think all parents should convey those 2 simple rules to their kids, even if they don't own a gun, even if they are adamantly anti-gun, even if they take extraordinary precautions to make sure their kids never touch guns. "Son/daughter, if you *ever* find a gun, remember these 2 things: 1) it's loaded, 2) *NEVER* point it at *anything* you don't intend to kill, *always* assume there's someone behind the wall." If they correctly point out that you said *2* rules, great. It shows they're listening. If not, smack 'em upside the head and repeat yourself. -missourimule
The DA should invoke the "too stupid to be allowed to walk around loose" statute. -Foyle
So,(as an item to think about) how many idiot "handyman" types use those gunpowder powered attachment machines from home depot incorrectly? Not to lessen any comment already here, but any tool should only be used for its' intended purpose. Incorrect usage of a properly functioning tool is what this idiot did. He used a device designed for killing to "drill" a hole. Unfortunately, the lady didn't need a hole drilled in her. He should be put away for manslaughter of his wife. Also... IT'S FREAKIN LOADED AND DEADLY. -srteach
Yeah ... but can you believe how fscking AWESOME that shot was ? </the_coyote> -Necros
SRTeach- that is not Manslaughter. It should be Capital Murder. I wold put down money that he intended to shoot and kill her, simply using the dish install as an excuse. -Griffin2020
The good news is, I'm pretty sure they get cable in prison. -veaudaux
GUNS DO NOT KILL PEOPLE!!!! People with guns kill people. -atomicbill
Actually, if you wanna nitpick, it's the bullets that kill. -Stryker One
Unfortunately for the gene pool, they had already reproduced. You simply need to NOT DRILL THROUGH A STUD! -TieDyedDinosaur
Srteach - my brother worked for HILTI - who happen top make the DX450 cartridge-operated nailguns.
They are specially designed wirh safety in mind, so much so that you cannot "free fire" a nail easily - the equivalent of the muzzle tip has an interlock so the device MUST be pressed up against the substrate in order for the trigger to be live.
Having said that, I'm not sure it would have helped with such an advanced idiot as the one in this case. -lineswine
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If it's stupid but works it isn't stupid
SWMBO called me and said that one of her coworkers computer had a very loud and annoying CPU fan and wanted to know if I could take a look at it. Ok, so I grab some spare fans I have laying around and head out. Turns out that it was actually the power supply fan, however, I noticed that if I just pushed just a little on the fan grill it would run silently, until I took my finger off the grill. So, I pushed on the grill just hard enough to give it a permanent bend and when I let up, the fan stayed silent. Now I know that this "fix" is sub-optimal and her company zero money for repairs (this "repair" took less than 60 seconds), but I still feel a little embarrassed about actually "implementing" that. So, my question is, have any of you ever performed "repairs" that fall into this title category?
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On my own hardware, I've done something extremely similar. Essentially, cheap steel cases tend to have resonant frequencies quite close to the RPM of some moving part, which is what causes rattling (assuming the fans are ok). I changed the resonance of the PSU casing by taping a wad of paper hankies to the side... -Chromatix
Company I used to work for instructed the field guys to, in the event that an ISA (it was a while back!) or PCI socket failed on the customer's motherboard, to move the affected card to another slot, rather than replace the mobo. One of the many reasons whey they and I eventually parted ways. -Diptera
I'd do the same thing. Of course, with repairs like that, you take a chance of the problem coming back in a short amount of time. But at least if it does, you can do a proper replacement without having wasted a whole lot of time on the quick fix. -NightSteel
I think that "percussive maintenance" generally falls into this category. At least it has a similar "impact". (Of course, the thing that separates techs from everyone else is that it's not impacted _too_ hard.) -Voz
Cheapest one. I had a fan start thumping when it chipped a blade (who knows how). Quick fix, chip the other blade so they balance until the weekend. -Darkridr
I put a NIC in a Dell once and the client called back to say he heard a new noise. It turned out to be the fan shroud vibrating. Nothing to worry about but he was still concerned. I cut and folded a business card to solve the problem. If the fan was an issue, I'd have seen about replacing it, but it wasn't an issue. -Xiphiplastron
I've heard of people fixing their iPods by sticking a folded business card between the back and the hdd. -linuxmatt
my computer makes a wierd noise when i start it up too. i used to do that too, but i gave up, because now i know that the time it takes for the noise to stop is about the time it takes for the computer to boot anyway. although it probably means i'll have to replace the PSU soon. -razmann
My computer would make this odd squeak when I turned it on, like a dying mouse or something. No, it wasn't a mouse; I figured it was a fan failing and figured I'd look at it next time I had the case open. Couple days ago, I had the case open. It's the fan on the ATI AllInWonder card (an 8500DV, this is not exactly your newest of computers). ATI used really funky skeleton fans in 2001, and it's 5 volts as well, so I can't drop a replacement on it... but what I can do is pry open the back of the bearings and add a drop of oil. It spins perfectly happily and silently now... but for how long? Ghu only knows. -chazz
Motherboard on bent frame that touched the second IDE connector - killing the CD Rom, used several layers of packing tape on frame to stop it shorting out the connector - worked for over 5 years... -Wonko The Sane
Old PC, bad power switch, boss didn't want to spend money on it. ripped out the front bezel and soldered in a 50 cent power switch from Lowes. -LazyLemming
My trusty nokia 3310 that recently finally kicked the bucket for good spent quite a lon while with some blu-tak holding thje battery down... :D -Ara
PlastiTak (Handi Tack) Malleable goo that sticks to smooth surfaces rather nicely. Replacing power supply in HR middle manager SF's hyper cheap home boxen, (He brought both the tower an power supply in, 'Change this please-see if it boots?' Just enough improper fit that the resonant noise was audible in the hallway. Blob of Plastitak at every screw hole and the little slide bracket dampened the sound just enough. Booted, got him to be saying "Hey, it works!" Just as his boss lady passed by. "Who belongs to this non-company computer?" Yow! It was great! -jerrybear
Once had a system board that would not boot in the machine, even when placed on the stands. Worked fine out of the case, so I ended up placing a very thin sheet of cardboard between the motherboard and the case. Worked fine afterwards. -VoiceOfSanity
Had a old switch with a loud fan that had to reside a spell in a conference rooom. Took cover off, disconnected loud fan (was more than one). Put cover back on- no more noise! -dude
We had a PC we used for storing Ghost images. The drives were held in place by double sided foam tape. -frito123
For vibration noise, I've used Tape(duct) shims of all sorts (bits of wood/cardboard/wadded paper) The worst was a really cheap rack case that sounded like a plane taking off, There was a fan screwed to a metal plate with a circle of holes (Just like an old air-raid siren) Solution was longer screws and 1/2 inch spacers. -MeasureThrice
Had to mount a case fan for a buddy's system and was without any tools or more importantly, screws. Zip-tied it in place and he used it for years that way. -SirJosh
I had an older Athlon MB that tended to generate spurious data read errors due to overheating affecting the Northbridge chip. That was fixed with a little 486-era fan aimed at the chip and supported by a couple of tie-wraps and a butchered slot finger secured on top of another finger. It migrated to a friends house a couple of years ago and started making noises just two weeks ago. A power supply wire had bent down and was getting clipped by the fan blades. -TieDyedDinosaur
before long this kind of fix will join tales of 8 inch floppies--new no-blade fans, hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/08/03/20/002227.shtml -stiffarm
About 30 yrs ago I worked for a company fixing welding machines etc. We did all the motor rewinding for Convair. They had a big motor (350hp) that had the bearings fail. No big deal. They took it apart and put new ones in it. Now these bearings cost at that time about $250 each. They started the motor and it made a horrible screaching sound. They thought "we did something wrong to the bearings." So they took it apart and put in another set. Same horrible noise. So they called in my boss. He took one listen to the "horrible sound" and said get me a 10 lb sledge hammer. They did reluctantly. He said start it up. It was started and he began hitting the end bells of the motor with the 10lb hammer. "They" almost passed a block of building material. But the noise went away and the motor was silent. "They" had simply cocked the outer ring of the bearings during assembly. The hammering caused the outer ring to line up the way it was supposed to be. It was standard practice in the shop to hammer the end bells on all motors when tested for the first time. -atomicbill
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Only a fishy could screw it up this bad
http://www.bash.org/?847733
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If this were fark, this comments thread would warrant many, many FAIL pictures. -Seamus
my brain just spontaneously tried to claw its way from my head. ow. ow. ow. -rosemetal
*head asplode* -MadJack
could've been worse... the error message could've been turn the disk OVER... or worse yet... turn the CASSETTE over. *blinks* -GoblinKing
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The purest hi fidelity sound
I'm sure that with what these cost, the sound will be just perfect.
http://www.gearxs.com/gearxs/product_info.php?cPath=278_321&products_id=8723
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Plug them into my Fisher 800C receiver, and watch 'em FIZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...... -vacuumtubes
Believe it or not, these have been around quite a while, and I had a pair connected to one of my Win98 machines. Not bad speakers - better than the ones built-in to monitors. Just... ;-) -Gromit
OMFG! An LED! I've always wanted one of those! And a volume knob! Holy crap, they're also beige! *breathes into paper bag* -Cogeno
You know, at $1.50, it might break the bank a little... -unrenowned
Haha! 20 watts (PMPO)... awesome. So, basically, the sound output in normal conditions and use will be what, equal to a cell phone's earpiece? -beerman
About that. Peak Music Power Output means that if you push 'em really hard, they'll spike as loud as a 20W tuner... once. 20W PMPO on those things is about the same as a 9v transistor radio, if that. If you open the case, you'll likely see that the speakers are rated 200mW, or 1% of PMPO. -chazz
It has and on/off button in the list of features. Says it all. 20w PMPO? what do you reckon the RMS truly is ? -Maltgha
The RMS rating on the speakers will be 250mW. If you're really lucky, there will be two speakers in a... box... for a total RMS of 500mW. Note that the wall wart makes 6v, so... figure RMS voltage as 1.5v (assuming slightly better than 4Vp-p). P=e^2/r, r = 8 ohms, P = 2.25/8 or about 275mW per speaker. -chazz
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Ok Illinois,
Time to fess up again. Who has it?
http://www.break.com/pictures/muwhaha469196.html
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Maybe I'll get that instead of my call sign. Hmm..... -ShujinTribble
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Why can't this ever happen to me?
Why oh why?
http://www.ircimg.org/img/515.jpg
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Oh my God.... -Seamyst
I usually get the people at the register who have never seen paper money in their life... I'll hand over a $10 bill for an $9 purchase, and get change for a $20... -exzyle2k
That is from an old issue of atomic magazine. I have that issue, and 256MB SDRAM should date the article. And "Hardly Normal" aren't exactly the brightest bulbs in the pack either. -Wraith556
Same thing happening again http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?pid=10826 NewEgg shipping a box of 5 instead of single unit - Bad news, they know of the problem... -Wonko The Sane
It's happened to me before with a shipment, and they just charged my card for the extra hardware when they realized their mistake. -MeasureThrice
I once ordered (2) pc and (2) monitor from egghead.com. I was disappointed one pc had no modem though it was advertised with modem (although the other had the driver cd in the drive!). One pc had a loose connection in the keyboard port, too. However, I felt a little better since they charged for 2 pc and 2 monitors -- but sent me 2 pc and 4 monitors. Six large boxes was at first confusing.... -FuzzyElf
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You want HOW much?!
Can anyone here come up with a justification for this price tag? http://www.interpower.com/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=ic/findpart.p?w_part=852L2D11 Furthermore, who's buying it and can I have their number?
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#@*%!! I wonder what their cans of compressed air go for... wait, no I do not want to know -- okay, morbid curiosity gotta check the link again to find out. -GoblinKing
Wow - is it an official MS approved power strip? -Divinar
Look at the specifications of the item, specifically, the plugs and sockets. The plug is a twist-lock plug, the sockets are NEMA 6-15, where a normal wall socket (in the US at least) is a NEMA 5-15. It's the nonstandard stuff that drives up the price. -NightSteel
That company has a plant right next door to my company's old building. I used to walk by them on breaks. I can tell you, if they have been raking in the bucks from products like that, they didn't spend it on the building. -concept14
NS, Not by THAT much, http://www.interpower.com/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=ic/findpart.p?w_part=88030220 -Stryker One
Stryker, I agree, but that's the only obvious reason on the page.. you're paying for someone else to put it all together in a way that's approved by the applicable regulatory authority. -NightSteel
BTW - Anyone else notice THIS little gem... "Maximum operating ambient 25C". For most of us non-metric speakers that's 77F... W. T. F. H.?!?!?! -ShujinTribble
And it gets better, apparently they don't like selling to Japan (they have the same plugs as the US). Compare this price http://www.interpower.com/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=ic/findpart.p?w_part=70404020244 to this price http://www.interpower.com/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=ic/findpart.p?w_part=86589010 -Stryker One
For that price it better be one HELL of a battery backup, but near as I can tell it's just a simple power strip without any such fancy features as surge suppression, much less UPS. -OgdenTechGuy
Sales. They need it... for [something]. -ZorglubZ
Makes perfect sense, but only if those are their government contractor prices! -LinuXtreme
I bet their main clients are governments. -adarklite
Unless it's one of those certified to be used underway on a ship. Most surge protectors aren't wired where there are two hot wires and one ground. I used to laugh when some supply folks went the cheap route through an open purchase (like office depot) rather than checking with IT. Saw quite a few zapped computers because of it. -FormerSithLord
I don't see anywhere in there where it claims to being a surge protector. The way the spec reads, it's a simple 4-outlet power bar with a circuit breaker, odd outlets, and an odd plug. -chazz
MIL Spec? -fearmyroot
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Time to fess up, again.
Ok, who's got this riding their ass? http://www.break.com/pictures/i-could-wear-this-proudly452544.html
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Aw, I just wish! That's pretty cool. -Tekkie
Huh, looks like an Ohio plate. (Could be wrong, though.) I want! -Seamyst
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Who Spawned It?
Ok, fess up, whos is this?
http://www.crypticide.com/dropsafe/article/2349
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Awwwwww! Not mine (I don't have kids), but I'm proud of her all the same. -Seamyst
Not mine, I'm afraid. She's still at the Mac stage. But awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! -katinahat
haha - My 3-yr old asked me to read "Halo - Fall of Reach" to him as a bedtime story.... -SoldierJedi
Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kabluwie? -ShujinTribble
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Isn't IMDB fun.
Imagine this guy http://images.quizilla.com/R/roseblossom/1073474139_emoBubbles.jpg looking for his stapler. I'm still grinning.
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MY BUBBLES!! -vacuumtubes
Excuse me, but I believe you have my bubbles... -spikejnz
I want my dollar AND my bubbles. -Seamus
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The need for speed
Just an FYI for current Comcast customers: Comcast is offering there 8Mb/s service for the price of 6Mb/s for 3 months. Speedtests indicate that I'm getting 12Mb down and 1.5Mb up, and while that is probably just the SpeedBoost kicking in for the first part of a download, I am getting 8-9Mb sustained for multi-gigabyte file size downloads.
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This public service broadcast bought to you by ex-lax, the laxative that keeps on squeezing :P -Armakuni
Until you get a TCP RST packet injected into your conversation by the ComCrap bandwidth-police. That'll teach you. -Hyppy
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Public Service Message
http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2007/12/16dec20-planned-parenthood-alternative.jpg
>>>WARNING<<< TOTALLY NSFW
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ROFLMAO I love the expression on her face, too. -Seamyst
Yep, and I don't think they give epidurals while performing buttsex. -vacuumtubes
VT- usually I need to give a general anesthetic for that. -beerman
I have that porn... ummm... I mean... I've seen that... wait... er... what's buttsex? where am I? <waves hand> These are not the perverts you are looking for. -TechnoTherapist
"The Internet is really really great... FOR PORN!" /Avenue Q -Dante668
http://bp3.blogger.com/_wFr5PPBBpLU/RxeQfsPsiaI/AAAAAAAACAA/kYMPBPlYPH0/s400/planned+parenthood.bmp -madonnac
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Wonderful work hours
Check out the third paragraph
http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?sc=1&sd=0&dv=dv&APath=2.21.21.0.0&sfascc=electronics+technician&IPath=QHKGCD&sname=&jrdid=&lpage=2&job_did=J3I3G968XCFDM5L8HY6&ff=21&jobcount=46&strcrit=QID%3dA6654254260641%3bst%3dA%3buse%3dALL%3brawWords%3delectronics+technician%3bCTY%3d98030%3bSID%3dALL%3bCID%3dUS%3bENR%3dNO%3bDTP%3dDRNS%3bYDI%3dYES%3bIND%3dALL%3bPDQ%3dAll%3bJN%3dAll%3bPOY%3dNO%3bETD%3dALL%3bMGT%3dDC%3bSUP%3dDC%3bFRE%3d30%3bQS%3dSID_UNKNOWN%3bSS%3dNO%3bTITL%3d0%3bOB%3d%2bgeo_filter%3bJQT%3dRAD
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What do they consider full time is what I begin to think. 16 hours minimum? Real nice hours. -PCChaos
Applicants must have the ability to pull out large pieces of furniture from their ass. Testing will be done at L. Fish on Friday.... -vacuumtubes
Suck part is the pay.. can you live on the coast for 45,000 - 55,000? Its not worth moving over. -Darkridr
Yeah, I had to laugh when some friends of mine graduated from $aerospace tech school, as they where *very* excited to find out they were being offered $16+/hour to start at Boeing's repair facility in San Francisco. The following weekend, Boeing flew them out to visit, and have a formal face-to-face interview. While their, they found out it would be $1000+/month for a *studio*. This was back in the mid-90's. Here, at that time, you could get a 2 bedroom, with washer/dryer, in a gated community (pretty nice neighborhood), with included HSI and Cable (this was when cable HSI was first launching), for less than that. In an *OK* community, you could get a 2 bedroom for under $500/month. -missourimule
Meanwhile, my first job out of the same school was $10/hour. But as it was 45 minutes outside of Milwaukee, that $10 went a hell of a lot further than their $16. My wife stayed at home (still does, and I love her for it) to take care of our oldest, who was a newborn at the time. They had working wives, and I still had a better standard of living. -missourimule
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Sure it costs more than a whole computer
But oh the performance
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820609245&ATT=20-609-245&CMP=OTC-Froogle&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Solid+State+Disk-_-SUPER+TALENT-_-20609245
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My wallet! -Seamus
I was going to show you a $1,500 keyboard to go with that but they apparently had a price break, http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/ -RoadDemon
Given time, the price/performance ratio will improve. They certainly have use in specialist applications, such as high-altitude and zero-gravity environments. -Wraith556
RoadDemon - It all depends on the configuration. http://store.artlebedev.com/computer_add-ons/optimus/ 113 active buttons will run you around $1500. -Cyan
Got some more info from one of my vendors: * Mfr Part Number: FSD28GC25M
* Capacity: 128 GB
* Form Factor: 2.5 inch type (HDD compatible)
* Interface: SATA
* Compatibility: Full SATA hard disk compatible
* Performance:
o Sequential Read Rate: 60 MB/s (min)
o Sequential Write Rate: 45 MB/s (min)
o Access Time: 0.1 ms
* Shock: 1500G (operating)
* Vibration: 16G (operating)
* OS Support: All
* Reliability:
o MTBF: >1,000,000 hours
o Data reliability: Built-in EDC/ECC function
o Patent pending Wear-leveling algorithms
* Endurance:
o Read: Unlimited
o Write/Erase: >140 years @ 50GB write-erase /day
* Power Supply: Vcc= 5.0V 5%
* Dimensions: 69.9 x 100 x 13 mm
* Package: Complete metal housing
-OgdenTechGuy
the standalone "o" characters in my comment are where there were line breaks, not sure how that happened. -OgdenTechGuy
yeah, but will it blend? Or beat this? http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/13/battleship-mtron-the-absurdly-fast-ssd-raid-array/ -Bynar
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HEED THIS WARNING!
Someone is trying to save the fishies. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20071213/NEWS02/712130040
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Well, the first 4 are quite silly ... but the 2nd honorable mention actually has some possibilities. Really, you need me to sign that form so you can get a new computer which will cause me all sorts of grief....ok, lemme get out the "Special Marker". <eg> -PCChaos
If a person's at the point where they need a label to remind them of the most basic instinct possessed by natural humans, then they're well overdue with an appointment with the good Doc Darwin. -AgentV3
Oh... AVOID death...now I got it! (Did that peg the sarcasm meter?) -MisterCommon
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Curse or Blessing
Personally, I think they've suffered enough. http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E188825739F00695066.html?ref=technology
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They could be the datacentre of choice worldwide if they wanted to. Just think how much they'd save in air con costs alone! Server too hot? Open a window. It's definitely colder outside! -Loon
"Russia is in the midst of finalizing and deploying an e-government strategy that aims to ensure that IT systems used in different government agencies interoperate, and that citizens can access government information online." Because my Ubuntu machine can't possible access a government *website*! Gosh! -Tekkie
Loon: If you look at some of the architecture on the Russian housing, you'll find double windows a couple of feet apart. This is so they can use the space as a refrigerator. I guess a few blade servers can fit in there too. -Darkridr
I wouldn't mind it, I enjoy the cold more than the warm/hot, all the better for bundling up and/or snuggling! -evolvedstarfish
In Soviet Russia, Micro$oft exiles YOU! <EG> <aw come on! Someone had to do it!> -TheGhost
ESF, I couldn't agree more. Just as well you're in Canada, eh? -lineswine
In Russia, if you use Linux we will find you and convert you!</bad russian spin off> So Micro$oft will save big bucks on Air Conditioning. -ecoli
so, microsoft is finally banned to siberia? -supportrobot
Somebody, ANYBODY get me that number!! I can understand Russian and english spoken with a Russian accent a lot better than Indian accents. -unrenowned
the perfect place to service frozen windows -stiffarm
Finally, a use for Irkutsk outside of a valuable territory in the game of Risk (valuable under the house rules we had when I was a kid: "You can't attack it if you can't pronounce it"). -concept14
Methinks the President should be held to that rule. -veaudaux
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(NT/OT) A real life WTF moment.
Last night I went through the local Jack in the Box drive through (don't worry, we had a Thanksgiving lunch, so it's not as sad as it sounds). Anyway, while ordering at the speaker, I find out that they are unable to make eggs. Ok I thought, it's late and Thanksgiving, maybe they just ran out. Then I pulled up to the window, and I get to find out the REAL reason for no eggs. I sh*t you not, the reason I am told, the cook is allergic to eggs. WTF?!?!? How does THIS come to pass? Who goes to work at a JITB with an egg allergy? Who hires them?
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A pizza place I used to go to hired a muslum cook last year, then they found out he couldn't touch the sausage... -Spyder19
No, no more "special sauce" then Spyder? -smellystudent
That last comment was *supposed* to be bought to you by the letter 'S'... -smellystudent
Notify JitB Corporate. (Their web site will have contact info.) Whether corporate or franchise, they have to legally honor their advertising of "Breakfast! Now served all day!" If the only cook on duty is allergic to eggs, that makes it very hard to live up to their advertising. And they HAVE to be able to do so -- unless there is an unforeseeable situation, such as running out of eggs unexpectedly. Whoever scheduled just one cook on duty who cannot prepare the entire advertised menu is a violation, and believe me, corporate will want to hear about it. (Heck, they almost hired me a couple of years ago. Had they done so, this situation would already have been reported to them!) -Captain Trips
Smells fishy to me. If you're so allergic to a food that you can't even touch it (which I have never heard of- you have to ingest it somehow) why the hell are you working in a place that serves eggs anyways? -Elfling
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Self Centered A**hole
I wonder if was also a *fish
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004029035_bombthreat22m.html
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What a complete f*cknugget. -Starfury
[Vir coto Wave] Say "HI" to Fidel for me, guy. -ShujinTribble
"This call is coming from *inside the airport*!" </mangled horror movie> -missourimule
== "I'm a very important person, and never mind that this is the wrong department and it's after hours, you HAVE to fix my problem RIGHT NOW!" -Mushroom
Or bosses who tell their secretaries to contact the airline to delay a plane because they are running late. And the secretary is reprimanded or fired when the airline replies with "yeah, right." -Wraith556
a story in one of Scott Adam's books: a stupid boss drove to the wrong airport and expected his secretary to re-route the plane! -Erictheblue
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Our desks are now safe
I guess he won't be messing with our stuff anymore.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aAK5zG9wT5wE&refer=muse
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Aw, maaaaaan. On a serious note, "If ever I would leave you" is a MUST listen to. Thanks for the great voice, Mr. G. -ShujinTribble
That almond commercial was the first thing I thought about when I saw the notification :( -evolvedstarfish
I told you bastards to stop eating those nuts. But did you listen? Noooo. Now look what you did. -veaudaux
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I think there may be a LONG wait.
Anyone here work for GameHouse.com? Would you admit it if you did? The following is an excerpt from a reply to support request: "We will respond to your issue as soon as possible. Our normal support hours are 9am-6pm PST, Monday-Friday.
There are currently 934 issues in our support queue." 934! Yeah, I'm not going to be holding my breath on this one.
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is there a pool on how many they'll get to before they fold? -stiffarm
"Your call will be answered in....seven...months....four...weeks....five...days...six...hours...forty...minutes...and twenty seconds!" <<BEEP!>> -vacuumtubes
VT, you forgot the end on that: "please stay on the line to keep your call priority." -evolvedstarfish
"...But who's counting?" </Marie Osmond> -concept14
"It appears you've been waiting for longer than 3 hours. All of our Customer Service Representatives are busy spanking it to your Photobucket account. Please call back. Goodbye." -missourimule
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Punishment
A new way to tell the worst fishies to eat it: http://www.break.com/pictures/lost-my-appetite372875.html
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dammit! they took that site down, what, 3 years ago? But its legacy still haunts my screen. -boxcar
You mean this one? http://goatse.ch/ (**WARNING** NOT SAFE FOR WORK, lunch, dinner, mental health, sanity, visual acuity, etc... ***) -virtualchoirboy
Geez, it's a good thing the links show up at the bottom of the screen. Saved me from clicking on the second one ;) -Spyder19
Spyder19: Its a sad thing when you'd rather be RickRolled. -Darkridr
Aww shit ! I hadta look again. I didn't even notice. All I saw was where the fork was before I closed the window -Spyder19
Isn't that a cake for the original Goatse.com? -AngrySup
well, vcb, back in the day it was .cx and not .ch which didn't resolve the last time I sent somebody there. -boxcar
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So, you wanna new mouse.
Try this, http://www.evilmilk.com/pictures/Cordless_Optical_Mouse.htm
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that's a cordless fecking hampster, who let it out of the case -bumblingalong
Cordless, Ok where do you insert the cable to recharge the batteries ???? -Wonko The Sane
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Activate? Why?
http://www.dailytech.com/Another+Way+to+Stave+Off+Windows+Vista+Activation/article6573.htm
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I think the more appropriate question would be: "Use Vista? Why?" -RiffRaff
Vista......One more reason why I live by the phrase: "I don't do windows!" -TubPorsche
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Destroying Techie movies
http://www.twolumps.net/comics/20070312.jpg
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Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnn! -TechieSidhe
Sidhe, in this case is "Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnn!!!" <Scotty! One to the LART shelter! Energize!!!> -TheGhost
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Begging for help
Anyone here know how to extract data from Microsoft's File and Settings Transfer Wizard .dat files? I've got about 6 gigs worth of these files full of some pretty vital data. I've been working with the fastconv program here for hours without success and I'm pretty desperate. At this point I'm willing to put up money; anyone in the Seattle area? Thanks in advance for any tips.
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not sure if you tried this: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fast.htm -adarklite
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Picky DHCP server
It's a mystery. Why would a DHCP server suddenly refuse to give up the default gateway? IP Address? Sure. DNS server address? No problem. Time server? Anytime. But default gateway? HELL NO BITCH!!! I AIN'T TALKIN'!!! Any thoughts?
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It doesn't like you. -robbor
It works for the Illuminati. -vacuumtubes
Uber Squirrel
-Bobsentme
Have you recently reversed the polarity of the neutron flow? -ShujinTribble
You don't have the 1.21 Gigawatt's of electricity it needs? -RLJ151
One piece of Twenty-one Chigger Wasps?</Modified OLD Opus the Penguin.... the "Hairy Fishnuts" joke> -ShujinTribble
It's a "need-to-know" situation. By the way, that IP you just found out... *suddenly Stryker One founds himself between two men in suits and dark glasses...* -TheGhost
<style type="turbo-geek"> DHCP servers can be configured to send all kinds of different data -- address, DNS, time, gateway, WINS server, domain name, about a hundred different types of data all told. It is entirely possible that the flag in the DHCP server that says "send the default gateway" has somehow gotten reset. </style> <style type="BOFH"> How could that happen? [spins wheel] Cosmic rays caused by the recent conjunction of Mars and Saturn. </style> -chazz
"You don't need to see the default gateway." "uh...I don't need to see the default gateway." "This isn't the server you're looking for." "uh..This isn't the server I'm looking for." "You can go about your business." "uh..I'll go about my business." (Obviously, your DHCP server has learned the ancient Jedi mind trick!) -Captain Trips
I had a Linux user call from one of our locations with this issue. He was getting everything except the default gateway. IP, Subnet, two DNS servers, but no gateway. WTF? I gave him the default gateway address, he put it in statically, and he was off and running. -RamenMcTavish
*TINK* -Robster2001
Raven, ‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪░░░░░░ I have gone static for that setting, but somehow, that just feels so wrong. -Stryker One
Stryker - STILL didn't break my display.... DAMNED close, though. Good work. -ShujinTribble
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Serial cable fun
Anyone here work for Dell? Anyone here know what the part number is for the "Serial Port Adapter" cable option that goes from a header on the motherboard (11pin proprietary Dell crap) to a DB-9 connector on a backplane bracket in Precision Workstations? Dells website seems to have dropped this part and their T/S has no idea about the part. Please help me. Thank You in advance.
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Workers from DELL don't have access to this site. Too many negatives opinions of their superior products, support and incredible prices. -gemachte
Tell me, why are you dealing with Dell computers again? ;) -TheMacOne
ummm... I started this site in '04 working for Dell Government and Large Corp division... thankfully, I'm not there anymore... but I'll check with some friends that still work there 'and post here' and see what the part number is for ya -TechnoTherapist
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Serial cable fun
Anyone here work for Dell? Anyone here know what the part number is for the "Serial Port Adapter" cable option that goes from a header on the motherboard (11pin proprietary Dell crap) to a DB-9 connector on a backplane bracket in Precision Workstations? Dells website seems to have dropped this part and their T/S has no idea about the part. Please help me. Thank You in advance.
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Sorry for the double post. I swear I only hit that button once. -Stryker One
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Starfish are everywhere
Saw this at bash, thought it appropriate for here.
http://www.bash.org/?704747
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'I never thought the correct address would be so important' for shopping online. Sounds like a job for the psychic post office. -TieDyedDinosaur
She's probably homeless because she can't find her own house. -robbor
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Customer Misconceptions
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Corporate Misconception: It's perfectly OK for corporate to solicit donations from its employees for its PAC and then provide little to no info as to what that PAC actually does/supports.
[2011-11-08]
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{NT/OT} More of a thought/realization of the day: After you eat a whole sleeve of Oreos, don't be surprised by the color of what comes out of you later. Just FYI.
[2011-06-24]
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Tech Rules
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Being able to afford gold plated diapers is good goal for a tech.
[2010-09-11]
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[NT/OT] When life gives you lemons. I think this may be a better rule. http://www.twolumps.net/comics/20100714.jpg
[2010-07-15]
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Doing phone support for a family members home theater system will always be more difficult and frustrating than PC support.
[2010-01-31]
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"Never Trust a Fart" /Jack Nicholson as Edward Cole in The Bucket List.
This is especially true if you are just about to go into an interview and said "fart" results in you having very stinky and slippery cheeks.
So much for that job opportunity.
[2009-03-10]
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The fishies are not worth this:
http://www.break.com/pictures/geek-squad-pulled-over534218.html
[2008-07-10]
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When monitoring signals on an oscilloscope, make sure that one trace does not perfectly obscure a particularly important part of the other. Just spent the better part of an hour cursing at a system that I THOUGHT had a problem.
[2008-02-05]
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Early Christmas Wish: http://www.ubersoft.net/comic/hd/2000/12/merry-day-after-christmas
[2007-11-25]
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Customer Types
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The Starfish
Whenever you have one of those "worst-ever" fishies, you think of this http://news.bme.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/anal-starfish-tattoo-2.jpg . Warning, really, really, NSFW.
[2012-10-22]
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Recursive idiot
Not sure if that's the right name for it or if this type is really anything more than an urban tech legend. Anyway, the ones that have broadband, but then get VoIP service so they can dial-up to AOL.
[2012-10-09]
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A need to get probed
There's the assholes, the idiots, the whiners, and then there's the just straight up nuts. http://notalwaysright.com/e-t-no-phone-home/18600
[2012-04-07]
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Me
Anyone else here feel like it's a personal failure (at least on some level) when you can't figure out a computer problem yourself and you breakdown and are finally forced to call..... tech support?
[2006-12-10]
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Paranoid Asshole
Illiad knows all
http://www.userfriendly.org/cartoons/archives/06nov/xuf009728.gif
[2006-11-28]
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The Sea Squirt
From Consciousness Explained by Daniel C. Dennett (Little, Brown and
Company, Boston, 1991):
The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable
rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this
task it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds it's[1] spot and
takes root, it doesn't need its brain any more so it eats it. It's
rather like getting tenure.
[1] sic.
[2006-11-03]
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Customer E-mails
1.
Subject: Punishment
Any one who has possibly used the memory card found in the Assembly camera. Please update to the latest F-Secure Anti-Virus Client. Make sure your virus definitions are up to date, and do an immediate virus scan of your computer! If you need help with this task, see Stryker One or myself.
The person responsible for loading the memory stick with viruses will be found and beaten with cane reeds. Seriously, not cool. A formal "How to use the Internet" class will be required after the beating.
I really like working here sometimes.
[2008-07-04]
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Subject: ISP Changes
Why did they have to pick THAT day to make a change?
Sanitized to protect the ominous.
Dear Valued Customer,
In an effort to provide you with the highest quality service, is changing the service provider behind our email anti-virus and anti-spam scanning functions. Currently, uses services provided by Postini and while the service has been satisfactory, we will be transitioning to Ironport Systems.
The benefits of this change for you include a streamlined interface and a dedicated internally-managed server environment providing greater performance of your email scanning. An additional benefit is you will receive a weekly summary of the scanning activity for your accounts.
Your SafeList and BlockList settings in Postini will be forwarded to the IronPort system as part of the transition.
This change is scheduled to occur for your account on Friday, June 13th, 2008 at 3:00PM PDT.
[2008-06-09]
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Subject: From the catagory of: DO NOT WANT!
SPAM Subject line:
"Ejaculate and shoot over a mile"
[2008-05-05]
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Subject: What a Deal
Actually, this is a snail mail I received on Saturday. I feel sorry for the techs that have to support the "special" people who actually bought these. The second link is really just for date confirmation, but it has some great lines.
http://home.comcast.net/~s1computing/What_a_Deal/What_a_Deal_1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~s1computing/What_a_Deal/What_a_Deal_2.jpg
[2006-11-19]
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EUPOTD (End User Phrase of the Day)
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Actually, a Software PotD: "The Updater Service can not download the updates as the Updater Service needs to be updated." I swear there must be a programmer at National Instruments laughing his ass off right now.
[2012-11-27]
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{NT/OT} More of a Me-Thought-of-the-Day: Metallica just sounds better at 80+MPH.
[2011-06-28]
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Actually, a Last Name of the Day: "Tampon".
[2011-01-17]
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Actually, a Me Though of the Day: Do zombies worry about Prion disease?
[2010-06-21]
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Actually a Boss PotD: After finding out that one of our products was awarded yet another patent, "It should be possible to patent a pile of shit, as they all smell different".
[2010-02-09]
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Actually a coworker PotD, while talking on the phone to his wife, "well I guess he's just more comfortable with his sexuality" followed up closely with "the ergonomics of that just hurt my backside".
[2010-01-26]
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Actually a CW last NotD "Colon-Pitts".
[2009-11-20]
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Actually, a website NotD. Found when I went looking for an air filter for my car. http://www.sucksquishbangblow.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=59429&language=en&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=export_feed#googlebase
[2009-11-09]
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CWPotD: Should we raise it lower?
[2009-01-23]
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Overheard while waiting in line at Dicks: "Yeah, uhmm, I'll have large soda and uhmm... some... food."
[2008-10-27]
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Actually, a Form Excerpt otD: "Please FAX original documents only, no copies."
[2008-10-24]
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Actually, A SPAM Subject Line OTD.
"This is the Subject line"
[2008-10-15]
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Overheard: No, binding supplies are not the same thing as bondage supplies.
[2008-05-19]
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Actually a Comcast PotD: During a recent commercial they actually stated "The Sun is the center of the UNIVERSE". WTF? How does that get missed and get aired?
[2008-03-12]
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Actually, this is a Co-orker F-Up otD. Coworker wants to create an account with admin rights on his personal machine. So, how does he go about doing that? Step 1: Rename the Administrator account to whatever (I don't think I could ever imagine wanting to doing that) . Step 2: Disable said "Administrator" account. Step 3: Forget all passwords. Now he wants to know why he can't get back in. BWHAHAHAHAHA!
[2007-10-11]
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Actually a MeT(ought)otD: After suffering from a cold for the last 5 days, "You know you've been sniffling too much when you cough-up a nose hair."
[2007-05-03]
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Another iTEM of the Day, just keep in mind, there's an ART to it. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hand-Bush-Fine-Vaginal-Fisting/dp/1890159026
[2007-03-25]
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Another iTEM of the day: http://texyt.com/node/42 (Look out HP)
[2007-03-24]
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Actually, an iTEM of the Day:
http://3btech.net/epved71suusb.html
Because I want those to vibrate too....
[2007-03-23]
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ROTFBMALFO = Rolling on the floor because my artificial limbs fell off. (New tech code, borrowed from bash)
[2007-01-19]
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Actually a CW POTD:
Hodown? Did someone shot my ex-wife? I must remember to thank them.
[2007-01-04]
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Actually a CW POTD: "How do you spell cactus?"
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