It probably shouldn't have been mod'ed informative. It should have been considered what it was, an attempt to clarify something to someone who was confused. Depending how you read his post he did or didn't understand (and I can see it both ways, but at first saw it as the latter).
Precisely why the fuck I would be looking for karma, I don't know. I was trying to help the guy out. That said, I feel enlightened by your post, and bet you are glad you spent those seconds of your life giving me shit. Feel better now?
Reminds me of when I worked at Radio Shack... someone got the idea to run a (as it turns out, mono) adult movie in our nice 5.1 surround sound system... we just got the same sound from 5 directions... creepy...
On a side note... I once visited TRW, and got to talk to the 'bleeding edge' folks. They got to play w/ all the new tech, 95% of which never got finished.
Anyway, they showed these 2 distinct satellite tracking systems they had. Different OS's, hardware, everything, and one was the backup for the other.
Their highly advanced method of simulating a failure in the first unit (and causing the backup to kick in within 10 seconds) ? Yank the ethernet cable outta the NIC...
I have a logitech wireless (2 actually) KB/mouse combo. The keyboard lasts for weeks, and the mouse seems to last about a 2 weeks (my set up at home has a recharger for the mouse... sweet).
THis is all on NiMH batteries. Alkaline would last much longer. Since I have a quick charger and 4 more batteries than required, I don't worry about it.
the problem is that easily 50% of the people that I see are this way. I can't go around correcting them all without getting smacked eventually.
The problem isn't just elevators, it's everywhere. Like people who get in line at a store, and won't get off the phone, including while paying. Or that interrupt a face to face conversation to chat with a buddy, etc.
I'm not judging. They are allowed to do whatever they want, but it's still annoying.
I DO break mine... about once a year I have to replace it cuz I hit snooze so hard (while 1/2 asleep) that either I break the buttons or knock the thing flying.
None. They are convenient (at least when they work, but that's a limit of radio tech).
What I DO hate is how incredibly inconsiderate people are with them. How fucking hard is it to hit 'silence' and wait until the elevator ride is done???
Not to mention that you need linen "paper", microthreads, embedded plastic strip... all kinds of stuff that a printer can't handle.
Of course, I notice most cashiers only depend on their little magic marker to tell fakes. An old-school cashier knows 10 different ways to confirm that a bill is good, w/o the marker.
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It probably shouldn't have been mod'ed informative. It should have been considered what it was, an attempt to clarify something to someone who was confused. Depending how you read his post he did or didn't understand (and I can see it both ways, but at first saw it as the latter).
Precisely why the fuck I would be looking for karma, I don't know. I was trying to help the guy out. That said, I feel enlightened by your post, and bet you are glad you spent those seconds of your life giving me shit. Feel better now?
I was trying to be helpful. Unless you have something to contribute other than being a dick, fuck off.
Assuming that this isn't a troll... Slashback, by definition, is a bunch of updates on earlier stories...
"no self control" is very much a chemical issue for addicts... just be aware of that before you look down on them.
Reminds me of when I worked at Radio Shack... someone got the idea to run a (as it turns out, mono) adult movie in our nice 5.1 surround sound system... we just got the same sound from 5 directions... creepy...
Hey! put away that guitar!!!
:)
Did sound like a bad pick up line tho, didn't it
Exactly!
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Incidently, I like your
Yeah, but there will be new rules, like "no dropping from orbit onto your adversary"...
Um, AC... you can't insult someone who's already poking fun at themselves. You can (apparently) troll them, however.
heh... No we can't! nyah nyah we're not listening! :)
Did you know that like a dozen people a year get killed when rocking (top heavy) vending machines, which fall and crush them.
:)
The lesson here is clear. Don't kick the machines. That's immature and dangerous.
Instead, return with a baseball bat
On a side note... I once visited TRW, and got to talk to the 'bleeding edge' folks. They got to play w/ all the new tech, 95% of which never got finished.
Anyway, they showed these 2 distinct satellite tracking systems they had. Different OS's, hardware, everything, and one was the backup for the other.
Their highly advanced method of simulating a failure in the first unit (and causing the backup to kick in within 10 seconds) ? Yank the ethernet cable outta the NIC...
Battlebots, the international/interplanetary edition...
But how exactly do you get an anti-neutron?
Well, duh... eBay...
I have a logitech wireless (2 actually) KB/mouse combo. The keyboard lasts for weeks, and the mouse seems to last about a 2 weeks (my set up at home has a recharger for the mouse... sweet).
THis is all on NiMH batteries. Alkaline would last much longer. Since I have a quick charger and 4 more batteries than required, I don't worry about it.
moron, no.
clumsy, sometimes. particularly when asleep
the problem is that easily 50% of the people that I see are this way. I can't go around correcting them all without getting smacked eventually.
The problem isn't just elevators, it's everywhere. Like people who get in line at a store, and won't get off the phone, including while paying. Or that interrupt a face to face conversation to chat with a buddy, etc.
I'm not judging. They are allowed to do whatever they want, but it's still annoying.
I DO break mine... about once a year I have to replace it cuz I hit snooze so hard (while 1/2 asleep) that either I break the buttons or knock the thing flying.
Mornings suck!
None. They are convenient (at least when they work, but that's a limit of radio tech).
What I DO hate is how incredibly inconsiderate people are with them. How fucking hard is it to hit 'silence' and wait until the elevator ride is done???
Sheesh, at least give props to Mr. Smith if you're gonna steal his gag...
They aren't really magic markers. They look like black markers, but a genuine bill will react w/ the ink and appear as kinds gold/yellow color.
Once some knucklehead put a real magiv marker in my drawer, and I thought all the 20's I got were fake, hence I learned to tell a real bill.
The bank has automated ways to tell a fake. If you accept a bad bill, you're assed out.
The kid tried to pass it as real. A bad counterfeit is still an attempt.
Of course, the punishment is total overkill.
Not to mention that you need linen "paper", microthreads, embedded plastic strip... all kinds of stuff that a printer can't handle.
Of course, I notice most cashiers only depend on their little magic marker to tell fakes. An old-school cashier knows 10 different ways to confirm that a bill is good, w/o the marker.
Odds are that the low quality (or resolution anyway) of web photos would render this useless.
hmm... I wasn't aware that slashdot made you type asterisks...