The paper clip is for opening the CD-ROM drive after you powered off the machine without removing your troubleshooting CD. I always keep one or two in the jewel case with my kits. Usually turns a potentially embarassing situation into a learning experience for the customer. They often don't know the drive can be opened with a paper clip.
My boss (being too cheap to spring for professional movers) tasked a co-worker and myself with moving a brand-new $11,000 HP8550 printer to a building across town. I'm sure everyone has seen this printer or one similar to it. It's stands around 4 feet tall while sitting precariously atop its optional bulk paper tray on aluminum wheels. I imagine the assembled unit weighs over 200lbs as it's delivered on a pallett.
There was trouble when we got to the building lobby. The building manager refused to let us roll the printer safely out the lobby doors. We decided to use the service ramp behind the building instead. We backed the U-Haul van up close to the ramp and opened the rear doors. What happened after this is still the subject of much debate in our office but my version of the story is this: My partner figures he can roll the printer down the ramp from behind, but he quickly loses his grip and the thing starts rolling and picking up speed. Thinking he can stop it by jamming up the wheels, he sticks his foot under the front end. Unfortunately, all this does is set a spin on the printers motion. After 4-5 bounces off the steel railing along the service ramp, the printer is met by the rear bumper of the van and is essentially cut in half. One piece, the printer (and top 3 paper trays) is laying slanted against a wheel well in the back of the van. Piece #2 (the bulk paper loader) is on its side under the van.
Damage Assessment:
* The top and bottom halves of the unit are held together by steel(?) cotter pins inside the chassis that mate to receptacles on either side. 2 of the pin/receptacle joints were busted off completly. The other 2 were just ripped out of place and could be re-inserted.
* Minor scratching where the spinning printer bounced off the steel railing and where it hit the van's bumper.
It functions normally, but I can never collect my print jobs without being reminded of what happened.
BigMan69 I'm horny as hell and I'd love to get freaky with you but I'm on a flight right now:-(
Sexxxychica: really? me too! I'm flying to Sydney. you?
BigMan69 Wow I'm on Qantas flight 609 from Honolulu to Sydney.
Sexxxychica: No joke? I'm in seat 15B! where are you??
Sexxxychica: You still there?
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Airline Tickets: $800
In-Flight WiFi : $30
Being trapped on a long-ass flight sitting next to a man who knows you were pretending to be a woman and whom you just tried to have cybersex with: Priceless
Seriously, where is the benefit to having it, over and above ethernet via your chair?
It might not be a benefit to the passenger in flight but you can imagine $$ saved from the airline not having to bring ethernet to 250+ armrests. At least compared to the cost of stuffing WAP's under 2-3 seats (or in the overhead compartment near the toilet). If a few bucks of that savings is passed on per ticket then I guess there's the benefit.
The reaction of the clueless masses is to grumble and crack wise and then meekly accept the commands of our techie masters.
If I were on the other side of this relationship, I, too, would find enormous joy in seeing the arrogant reduced to carping simpletons.
Having done lot of end user training on PBX/telephone systems I can say is a widespread belief of many technology users that "techies" enjoy torturing them. It's so evident when every support call begins with "Hi, I know I'm totally, completely stupid when it comes to this new phone system, and I know I'm such a moron for asking, but how do I put someone on hold?"
But then the author of the article has to go and blame the issue on the techie and their lack of interpersonal skills.
Maybe every support response email should start off with: "PH33R MY 1337 1N73RP3r50N@1 5k1LLZ"
Remember when Mortal Kombat II was released on the SNES with all the blood intact? Nintendo took a beating on MK I and lost ground to Sega with that one. I guess mom and pop's moral righteousness fell by the wayside when it affected the almighty yen, huh?
I don't believe Nintendo's policy of self-imposed censorship over MK and subsequent non-censorship of MK2 warrants making them the bad guy. Especially considering that Acclaim Entertainment waited to release MK2 after the ESRB rating system was in place.
I'm not trying to defend any mom/pop argument, just hoping to add some insight.
I don't know if you can call this link "research" but at least I sighted something before I spouted off..
Black Rocket is a collection of products and services tossed together by Genuity (formerly BBN of ARPANET) to get a commercial site up in 10-14 days. The toy rocket is an expensive visual marketing tool created by these overpaid genuises.
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In fact some big ISP's even tell you how to set up your NAT.
And I don't mean Clippy
The paper clip is for opening the CD-ROM drive after you powered off the machine without removing your troubleshooting CD. I always keep one or two in the jewel case with my kits. Usually turns a potentially embarassing situation into a learning experience for the customer. They often don't know the drive can be opened with a paper clip.
My boss (being too cheap to spring for professional movers) tasked a co-worker and myself with moving a brand-new $11,000 HP8550 printer to a building across town. I'm sure everyone has seen this printer or one similar to it. It's stands around 4 feet tall while sitting precariously atop its optional bulk paper tray on aluminum wheels. I imagine the assembled unit weighs over 200lbs as it's delivered on a pallett.
There was trouble when we got to the building lobby. The building manager refused to let us roll the printer safely out the lobby doors. We decided to use the service ramp behind the building instead. We backed the U-Haul van up close to the ramp and opened the rear doors.
What happened after this is still the subject of much debate in our office but my version of the story is this:
My partner figures he can roll the printer down the ramp from behind, but he quickly loses his grip and the thing starts rolling and picking up speed. Thinking he can stop it by jamming up the wheels, he sticks his foot under the front end. Unfortunately, all this does is set a spin on the printers motion. After 4-5 bounces off the steel railing along the service ramp, the printer is met by the rear bumper of the van and is essentially cut in half. One piece, the printer (and top 3 paper trays) is laying slanted against a wheel well in the back of the van. Piece #2 (the bulk paper loader) is on its side under the van.
Damage Assessment:
* The top and bottom halves of the unit are held together by steel(?) cotter pins inside the chassis that mate to receptacles on either side. 2 of the pin/receptacle joints were busted off completly. The other 2 were just ripped out of place and could be re-inserted.
* Minor scratching where the spinning printer bounced off the steel railing and where it hit the van's bumper. It functions normally, but I can never collect my print jobs without being reminded of what happened.
Sexxxychica: hey cutie wanna cyber?
:-(
BigMan69 I'm horny as hell and I'd love to get freaky with you but I'm on a flight right now
Sexxxychica: really? me too! I'm flying to Sydney. you?
BigMan69 Wow I'm on Qantas flight 609 from Honolulu to Sydney.
Sexxxychica: No joke? I'm in seat 15B! where are you??
Sexxxychica: You still there?
Previous message was not received by BigMan69 because of error: User BigMan69 is not available.
Airline Tickets: $800
In-Flight WiFi : $30
Being trapped on a long-ass flight sitting next to a man who knows you were pretending to be a woman and whom you just tried to have cybersex with: Priceless
And Sam Gamgee, who wore the ring at the end of The Two Towers. While rescuing Frodo from the Orcs.
Techstyle has used wood.
Black Rocket is a collection of products and services tossed together by Genuity (formerly BBN of ARPANET) to get a commercial site up in 10-14 days. The toy rocket is an expensive visual marketing tool created by these overpaid genuises.