... in my memory looks similar to the last one.
It provided power to a few mainframes in a huge radio and TV station, which in turn provided the broadcaster's newsrooms with all the information and tools to process their news.
Since this is not an uncommon setup, you might ask why this switch holds a special place in my memory.
It is because some day a cleaning lady decided to take her job seriously and cleaned it...
A little story about "spam" fax I recieved and how I was annoyed first, but very pleased afterwards.
One day I returned home from work and I noticed having about 30(!) messages on my answering machine.
I usually get no more than two or three, imagine my surprise.
So I started replaying them, and all I got was the fax "beep". While I was "enjoying" the beeps,
the phone rang, and I heard the meanwhile familiar peep.
This went on for a few minutes, but at least I saw the caller's number on my phone
(the answering box was an old one and didn't display them.)
Taking a wild guess, I removed some digits from the end of the number, added a zero, called and
got connected to the companies night watch.
They tried to help be but said there were hundreds of fax machines in their office and it would
take hours to look at each one. I figured already that someone had typed in the wrong number,
set the fax to repeat forever and left the office.
Nice perspective for the night (yes, I could have pulled the plug;)
Anyway, they asked me for my number with the promise to call back.
A few minutes later (in between some "peeps") the head of PR of this huge
office equipment company called me and offered some compensation.
A few days later I recieved a huge box with all kinds of ink-jet papers (standard, photo, parchment-style etc.),
make-your-own-puzzles, shirts and overhead sheets, two pretty expensive pens and a dayplanner.
At a worldwide conference held in Atlanta, GA, leading scientists and publishers agreed on a new measurement unit to describe the common phenomenon of news stories getting published repeatedly on internet news sites.
1 Taco = 3 dpm (dupes per minute)
After a lengthy discussion we eventually agreed to name the new unit after "CmdrTaco", founder of the famous web site Slashdot. We are really happy now, this has been bothering us since the beginning of the internet. said Sag. S. Nochmal, German publisher and chairman of the convention.
"CmdrTaco" himself was unavailable for comment. He was last seen yelling "Eternal fame" and "must write automatic re-post script now."
What I'd be really interested in is what will be next in chip design. At one point traditionally designed chips will be at a single (or a few atoms per transistor) and shielding from natural radiation will be an issue, just as an example.
Even if this wouldn't be an issue (I'm no expert,) there will be a physical limit.
It seems that new designs are overdue. Quantum computers maybe?
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I remember some of the best sex I had in a sauna.
Shortly after we got married - just not to each other...;)
IMO, those kind of devices are most likely to increase the number of idiots who will take more and more risks to go to areas where no responsible alpinist would go. We already have enough "thrill-seeking" snowboarders, skiers and climbers who are buried in avalanches every year.
However, even the most experienced alpinist can get into a situation which (s)he didn't foresee, and be it because of another idiot chosing the same route and causing disaster.
Maybe such device shouldn't be available for sale. Instead, they could be available for rent (or free even) at local bases, requiring to leave the groups' intended routes. Responsible alpinists and skiers would benefit. Irresponsible morons, sorry to say that, would remain candidates for the darwin award.
We had a christmas banket I remember well. After they had distributed all the nice gadgets (they got from customers, of course, not that they bought any) to the managers, there was a fruit plate (with fruits) left.
Slashdot Mirror
If I had mod points I'd mod you up... oh wait :p
... at Free Albums Galore
This guy has brief but (to my taste) pretty accurate reviews of free albums. I found some really great stuff there.
And be gentle, don't know how much traffic the site can handle.
... in my memory looks similar to the last one.
It provided power to a few mainframes in a huge radio and TV station, which in turn provided the broadcaster's newsrooms with all the information and tools to process their news.
Since this is not an uncommon setup, you might ask why this switch holds a special place in my memory.
It is because some day a cleaning lady decided to take her job seriously and cleaned it...
Almost... You will be forced to listen to the music backwards.
They didn't include a spell checker, obiously.
A little story about "spam" fax I recieved and how I was annoyed first, but very pleased afterwards.
;)
One day I returned home from work and I noticed having about 30(!) messages on my answering machine. I usually get no more than two or three, imagine my surprise.
So I started replaying them, and all I got was the fax "beep". While I was "enjoying" the beeps, the phone rang, and I heard the meanwhile familiar peep.
This went on for a few minutes, but at least I saw the caller's number on my phone (the answering box was an old one and didn't display them.)
Taking a wild guess, I removed some digits from the end of the number, added a zero, called and got connected to the companies night watch.
They tried to help be but said there were hundreds of fax machines in their office and it would take hours to look at each one. I figured already that someone had typed in the wrong number, set the fax to repeat forever and left the office.
Nice perspective for the night (yes, I could have pulled the plug
Anyway, they asked me for my number with the promise to call back. A few minutes later (in between some "peeps") the head of PR of this huge office equipment company called me and offered some compensation.
A few days later I recieved a huge box with all kinds of ink-jet papers (standard, photo, parchment-style etc.), make-your-own-puzzles, shirts and overhead sheets, two pretty expensive pens and a dayplanner.
Boy, I whish they'd make that mistake again.
and you could do it with longjmp, too
Pardon me?
I wonder how long before this can be done real time enough to really make this useful.
Yes, I bet the spammers can't wait until they can use it...
... I don't own one.
My guess is she wanted to become a nerd and somehow got the equation overclocking = heat wrong...
Hey, I don't know about you, but I really need to watch the caple guy say "man, this movie is great!"
;)
15:08 21 January 03
At a worldwide conference held in Atlanta, GA, leading scientists and publishers agreed on a new measurement unit to describe the common phenomenon of news stories getting published repeatedly on internet news sites.
1 Taco = 3 dpm (dupes per minute)
After a lengthy discussion we eventually agreed to name the new unit after "CmdrTaco", founder of the famous web site Slashdot. We are really happy now, this has been bothering us since the beginning of the internet. said Sag. S. Nochmal, German publisher and chairman of the convention.
"CmdrTaco" himself was unavailable for comment. He was last seen yelling "Eternal fame" and "must write automatic re-post script now."
What I'd be really interested in is what will be next in chip design. At one point traditionally designed chips will be at a single (or a few atoms per transistor) and shielding from natural radiation will be an issue, just as an example.
Even if this wouldn't be an issue (I'm no expert,) there will be a physical limit.
It seems that new designs are overdue. Quantum computers maybe?
I remember some of the best sex I had in a sauna. ;)
Shortly after we got married - just not to each other...
Hm. Obviously you've never seen how they grow.
Seems like they're having a lot of fun. Including S&M...
My first guess actually was a new slashdot editor practicing to post duplicate stories
You don't need UFOs. This is even more scary.
Translation of screen display:
New hardware detected.
(spoiler omitted)
Start auto-configuration now?
[Start] [Cancel]
"After you, I'll be waiting for you down there." ;)
IMO, those kind of devices are most likely to increase the number of idiots who will take more and more risks to go to areas where no responsible alpinist would go. We already have enough "thrill-seeking" snowboarders, skiers and climbers who are buried in avalanches every year.
However, even the most experienced alpinist can get into a situation which (s)he didn't foresee, and be it because of another idiot chosing the same route and causing disaster.
Maybe such device shouldn't be available for sale. Instead, they could be available for rent (or free even) at local bases, requiring to leave the groups' intended routes. Responsible alpinists and skiers would benefit. Irresponsible morons, sorry to say that, would remain candidates for the darwin award.
Then, what do you do with an offer you can't refuse?
You mean like in "Enlarge your penis...?"
We had a christmas banket I remember well.
After they had distributed all the nice gadgets (they got from customers, of course, not that they bought any) to the managers, there was a fruit plate (with fruits) left.
I got a single lychee. No kidding.