Note that the Social Security trust fund is comprised of US Treasuries. So while "mainstream economists" may not be saying this, our democratically elected government is certainly doing so.
Brilliant. If you weren't already at +5 Informative, and if I had mod points today, and if I wasn't posting this "Brilliant" reply, I'd mod you up. Thank you!
Can you imagine trying to do all the things you want and expect to be able to do today, using a computer designed in 1994, running software from 1994? POS would be kind words!
I don't have to imagine it. I see it every Sunday and two evenings a week at my second job at Barnes & Noble, where the registers are antique Compaq boxes ca. 1994, running on (natch) Windows 95. POS is indeed a kind word for these.
Thanks, Google Groups, for archiving (most of my posts in) atsr. These are all from the '96-'98 timeframe.
Oh brother... Luser calls complaining that every time he turns on the computer our game starts (NOTE: It's not supposed to do that). I ask if he's using 95 or 31, he says 31, which eliminates autorun as a possibility. We check a few things and then it hits me... he installed the game into the Startup group. We look in the startup group and there it is, along with about ten other apps.
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"I'm trying to install your game and..." "Well, the manual [at least he found it and knows how to read] says type D:\SETUP, but my cdrom is drive C: so I typed C:\SETUP and nothing happened. Then I figured it must be drive D: so I tried D:\SETUP, but that didn't do it either." Several minutes later: "By the way, I have a ZIP drive and I'm running DoubleSpace." We finally determined that his cdrom was drive Q.
and...
R.. E.. G-as-in-golf.. E.. D-as-in-dog.. I.. T-as-in-tom.. How many times do you have to spell REGEDIT?
Me: Okay, click START, RUN, and type R, E, G-as-in-- Luser: Wait, is that on the Q: drive[1]? Me: No, not on the Q: drive, just type on the Run line, R, E, -- Luser: Does it matter if it's upper or lower case[2]? Me: No, it doesn't matter, just type R, E, G-as-in-golf, E-- Luser: Is there a space[3]? Me: No, no space, just type R, E, G-as-in-golf, E, D-as-in-dog, I, T-as-in-tom, and click OK. Luser: Got it. Me: And you should see the Registry Editor. Luser: Yup. Me: Okay, click the plus symbol next to HKEY_Local_Machine, and -- Luser: It says "Cannot find 'regdit' or one of it's components"...[4] Me: <sigh>Okay, click OK, and on the Run line type R, E, G-as-in-golf, E, D-as-in-dog, I, T-as-in-tom, and read that back to me. Luser: It says REGEDIT. Me: All right, click OK. Luser: With the left or right[6]?
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[1]Fsking Packard Hell machines. Which fsking idiot decided to put the CD-ROM at drive Q:? [2]Has it ever mattered? We're not talking Unix here, folks. [3]Did I SAY there was a space? [4]Why the FSK did you say you saw the Registry Editor when you just saw an error message[5]? [5]An error message that proves my first impression of you, or possibly lowers it. [6]I can't win!
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No, really? Me (after getting a surprisingly detailed problem description from luser): Okay, are you at Windows 95 now? Luser: Okay, let me just turn this thing back on.
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Fatal Exceptions and Lusers who build their own machines... Just got off the phone with a fsking luser who brags about building his own machine, with a P166 32MB 2GB-HD and a 2-inch penis, oh sorry sir you didn't say that part did you. Anyway he's complaining that our program trashed his system so hard that he had to "reinstall all the program files". The program in question is an educational game on cd-rom -- the fsking installer only copies icons and record files to the HD for god's sake. So we walk through reinstalling the app, start-programs-[name_of_program], and BAM! Fatal Exception. So we restart the computer and now it only wants to go into safe mode and he says with that little snotty triumphant tone in his voice "And that's exactly what happened LAST time!" Well, fuck you sir, I'm not the one who keeps installing a program that trashes his system. Anyway, it takes me another ten or fifteen minutes at this point to explain the QA testing process (our company actually has a pretty damned good QA dept -- something like this would have been nabbed way before it got out the door) and that the problem, even though it occured when he tried to run our program, has little or nothing to do with the program itself. For god's sake, I've got two company machines on my de
Didn't you hear? Wars don't end anymore. It's much more useful--and profitable--to "fight" an undeclared "war" against an amorphous enemy that only exists because you funded it in the first place.
What's next? "Basic Computing History for the Incomplete Moron?"
Yep, here you go: The Honorable Ted Stevens United States Senate 522 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-3004 (202) 224-2354 FAX
Cop (on radio): Request backup, I have a perp resisting arrest. Cop (to you): Step out of the car, please. *WHACK*
Moral: Don't be a smartass to a cop with something to prove (you know he has something to prove if he pulled you over for what he thought was 1MPH over the limit).
I see on the Maxthon web site a related product called "Maxthon Access". Does anyone have any addtional information/reviews about this product? It looks like it offers "PC Anywhere" features, but the Maxthin browser is a required component (?). Has anyone used it and could comment? Is it safe / secure? Any (known) spyware / back doors to it?
yjchung (801385) said...
It's a Maxthon branded Avvenu service. http://avvenu.com/ Basically allows access to your files via a browser interface.
I work for Avvenu--we've just released a new version of the software--and I assure you there is no spyware or any other crap included.
Maybe I missed it, but is there a way to see when a particular section was imaged? I'm looking at my house and I can guess it's a Friday morning (shadow position and the trash cans are out) but I couldn't say *when*. Any idea?
The Bakersfield, Ca courtroom is making the state a ton of money. The day I was in court, there were about 45 people in there, all charged with exceeding 100mph. I would imagine that they are one of the largest contributors to Bakersfield's economy.
I'm sure you were on I-5 (tell me you weren't doing 106 on decrepit old CA-99, please!). I'm wondering if you ran in to this Kern County judge who has apparently decided that just applying the penalties prescribed by law isn't enough, and has been unceremoniously suspending licenses from speeders.
For my part I just swear and slow down when I hit the Kern County line.
Santa Claus got the market on them ELF slaves not you! He has them cranking out IPODS and hopefully PS3 right now for all us boys and girls who have good credit!
Then when ever anyone send you an email have the program send an automated email back saying that you have recied their email but will not be reading it before such and such a time.
And you can use all the time you've saved to start looking for a new job.
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Sure. Bush: Social Security trust fund just IOUs
Note that the Social Security trust fund is comprised of US Treasuries. So while "mainstream economists" may not be saying this, our democratically elected government is certainly doing so.
Brilliant. If you weren't already at +5 Informative, and if I had mod points today, and if I wasn't posting this "Brilliant" reply, I'd mod you up. Thank you!
"I'm only a dolphin, ma'am."
Flashforward, a novel by Robert J. Sawyer, begins with the initial LHC power-up at CERN. Recommended.
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Real geeks use(d) Stacker and QEMM.
The Honorable Ted Stevens
United States Senate
522 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-3004
(202) 224-2354 FAX
Cop (on radio): Request backup, I have a perp resisting arrest.
Cop (to you): Step out of the car, please. *WHACK*
Moral: Don't be a smartass to a cop with something to prove (you know he has something to prove if he pulled you over for what he thought was 1MPH over the limit).
yjchung (801385) said...
I work for Avvenu--we've just released a new version of the software--and I assure you there is no spyware or any other crap included.
Maybe I missed it, but is there a way to see when a particular section was imaged? I'm looking at my house and I can guess it's a Friday morning (shadow position and the trash cans are out) but I couldn't say *when*. Any idea?
For my part I just swear and slow down when I hit the Kern County line.
"Remember, boys and girls: A. B. C. Always Be Cobbling. Always. Be. Cobbling. "
Remember, though, that the IBM and AT&T anti-trust suits took years to resolve.
Sigh...
Keyser Soze is Verbal Kint.
(Hey, this is fun!)