Am I the only one who prefers to avoid the additional overhead of the USB bus? I do use adapters to run my old IBM keyboards with the AT style DIN plugs. If/when those fail, I guess I'll buy some new keyboards. I am trying to avoid mainboards that don't have PS/2, but it is starting to look bad.
I believe that is true, MOST religions can handle a little casual rejection, but one of the major ones, Islam, IIRC, has a real dim view of letting you go once you've bought in. I think stoning was the prescribed answer.
"Why not sandwich the drive assembly (drive, rice, and bag) in-between 2 blocks of dry ice? That way, the drive would stay freezing cold even longer and buy more time."
I had the same idea, then thought perhaps 20 minutes was long enough to introduce thermal failure anyhow. I don't like to let my drives get very hot, and IMNSHO thats why I've not lost one yet. (Out of 25 or so, I'm just an amateur.) BTW the only HDD failure I've personally dealt with, apparently when one of my buddies encountered a (Win98) BSOD, he succumbed to the moment and kicked his box. Old 10 Gig Toshiba, not G-rated for that duty. Needless to say, what I found was that all was A-OK except the "NO HDD FOUND" thing. New HDD & install, ("What,... you didn't back up?...) & I'm a hero- "Look Ma! it's got 30 Gigabytes of RAM!" (sic). Of course,none of his wife's recipes &c. merited a recovery event.
IANAP, but I was running that theory in my head already. This would account for the perceived increase in incidents. It seems to take regular practice to maintain the skills, and I know you have to re-qualify regularly for your ratings.
Please ask your officers to refrain from assaulting peaceful and compliant citizens. I am getting too old to heal properly from each and every "contact" I have with your hooligans. The finger your steroid-addled psycho broke last year hurts less some days, but the pain is unremitting. I do not hold anyone, particularly myself, above the law. Who do you think you are? A Coward, that we know. Your post also indicates you supervise policemen? You, Sirra, are the one I HOLD RESPONSIBLE. Is your cowardice typical of your kind? How about your moralizing? Bullies do tend toward moral weakness.
"a search for a solution in search of a problem." I too am a little baffled. There's a lot of off-the-shelf 12v stuff on the market, up to and including 120v AC power inverters and those grid tie-in units. I'd start with a solar/wind driven 12v system with halogen lights, the lights are at all the hardware stores and you can really step out of the stone age with proper illumination.
I for one have always assumed that the hardware was an active vector for security failure. Why ANYONE who has not personally audited all the circuitry in all their chips would ever assume any different is beyond me. Actually I was always mostly worried about those Isreali ethernet chips. I have absolutely nothing to hide, but I still refuse to carry a GPS phone, and my private files are on an offline node with no WiFi, &c. Nothing wrong with being paranoid, as far as I'm concerned, I think we are all just temporarily out on our own recognizance.
Well, I for one, am glad this happened in Canada. Now the family can give him a proper send-off without having to file a lawsuit and wait another generation for conclusion.
I think parent is complaining about the corruption of the internet by greedy middlemen. I too have an abundance of ignorance, and don't believe it is correct not to have fiber to the home. POTS is so NINETEENTH CENTURY. I would be very surprised if the money I have paid for broadband has not been enough to pay for a personal fiber all the way to the local switch, and I DO have wire hooks on my 28' ladder. I could have done it myself, what's so fucking hard here?
"Do you like what you doth see...?" said the voluptuous elf-maiden as she provocatively parted the folds of her robe to reveal the rounded, shadowy glories within. Frito's throat was dry, though his head reeled with desire and ale.
She slipped off the flimsy garment and strode toward the fascinated boggie unashamed of her nakedness. She ran a perfect hand along his hairy toes, and he helplessly watched them curl with the fierce insistent wanting of her.
"Let me make thee more comfortable," she whispered hoarsely, fiddling with the clasps of his jerkin, loosening his sword belt with a laugh. "Touch me, oh touch me," she crooned.
Frito's hand, as though of its own will, reached out and traced the delicate swelling of her elf-breast, while the other slowly crept around her tiny, flawless waist, crushing her to his barrel chest.
"Toes, I love hairy toes," she moaned, forcing him down on the silvered carpet. Her tiny pink toes caressed the luxuriant fur of his instep while Frito's nose sought out the warmth of her precious elf-navel.
"But I'm so small and hairy, and...and you're so beautiful," Frito whimpered, slipping clumsily out of his crossed garters.
The elf-maiden said nothing, but only sighed deep in her throat and held him more firmly to her faunlike body. "There is one thing you must do for me first," she whispered into one tufted ear.
"Anything," sobbed Frito, growing frantic with his need. "Anything!"
She closed her eyes and then opened them to the ceiling. "The Ring," she said. "I must have your Ring."
Frito's whole body tensed. "Oh no," he cried, "not that! Anything but...that."
"I must have it," she said both tenderly and fiercely. "I must have the Ring!"
Frito's eyes blurred with tears and confusion. "I can't," he said. "I musn't!"
But he knew resolve was no longer strong in him. Slowly, the elf-maiden's hand inched toward the chain in his vest pocket, closer and closer it came to the Ring Frito had guarded so faithfully...
Since the discussion seems to regard "Piracy" and DRM, rather than EMI's ridiculous and ignorant lawsuit, I'd like to chime in here. I don't choose to steal software or music. (i.e. I think I have like four old full licenses of Win98 around here somewhere.) I do believe most of my neighbors would like to buy their software from a blanket on the sidewalk. OTOH, I REALLY (RLY RLY) HATE keying in 25 digits, and having WGA phone home. I hate DRM disabling my files from legitimate use. These are my issues, oh , and making legitimate use illegal, like this EMI issue, or pretty much the whole DMCA. Hopefully when ATX-compatible computers go obsolete FOSS will still be legal. Then I'll stick it to the man. (Got that, Bill?) I think the social issues should have social solutions. (Economic sanctions for illegal publishing of copyrighted works eh? And wottabout laws to protect artists from those tricky middlemen?) I think most people would like to see some legitimate copyright reform. Just like the patent fiasco- Same thing, really. We sold the "Democracy" so vox populi doesn't get the new laws written. I don't know about NY, but here in the People's Republic of California, recalling judges seems to have been co-opted by the moneyed interests as well, so a bad decision in this case just might be in (someone's) best interest. Who knows?
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Am I the only one who prefers to avoid the additional overhead of the USB bus? I do use adapters to run my old IBM keyboards with the AT style DIN plugs. If/when those fail, I guess I'll buy some new keyboards. I am trying to avoid mainboards that don't have PS/2, but it is starting to look bad.
I believe that is true, MOST religions can handle a little casual rejection, but one of the major ones, Islam, IIRC, has a real dim view of letting you go once you've bought in. I think stoning was the prescribed answer.
"Why not sandwich the drive assembly (drive, rice, and bag) in-between 2 blocks of dry ice? That way, the drive would stay freezing cold even longer and buy more time."
I had the same idea, then thought perhaps 20 minutes was long enough to introduce thermal failure anyhow. I don't like to let my drives get very hot, and IMNSHO thats why I've not lost one yet. (Out of 25 or so, I'm just an amateur.) BTW the only HDD failure I've personally dealt with, apparently when one of my buddies encountered a (Win98) BSOD, he succumbed to the moment and kicked his box. Old 10 Gig Toshiba, not G-rated for that duty. Needless to say, what I found was that all was A-OK except the "NO HDD FOUND" thing. New HDD & install, ("What,... you didn't back up?...) & I'm a hero- "Look Ma! it's got 30 Gigabytes of RAM!" (sic). Of course,none of his wife's recipes &c. merited a recovery event.
IANAP, but I was running that theory in my head already. This would account for the perceived increase in incidents. It seems to take regular practice to maintain the skills, and I know you have to re-qualify regularly for your ratings.
I too, felt violated. It's like the CGI thing in movies. Just because you can, doesn't mean you have to. Useless.
Appears it got pretty hot, I see a loose IC floating around in there. (picture 2)
LMAO Actually sounds like a good plan.
I also meant to point out that it could be pretty addictive for some of our fellow citizens.
Oh boy, I can see it now. My fellows will surely welcome the chance to harass their "neighbors" &c.
0830 HRS Parent -1 off-topic?
1330 HRS Parent +5 funny?
In a couple hundred years, when we are living on a global set for some Tatooine sit-com I don't think it will be as funny. +1 insightful, perhaps.
Don't we all just hate it when off-topic trolls drag the discussion into the gutter. I'm glad someone knew how to use their mod-points wisely.
"Am I the only person?"
To RTFA?
It would appear so.
Please ask your officers to refrain from assaulting peaceful and compliant citizens. I am getting too old to heal properly from each and every "contact" I have with your hooligans. The finger your steroid-addled psycho broke last year hurts less some days, but the pain is unremitting. I do not hold anyone, particularly myself, above the law. Who do you think you are? A Coward, that we know. Your post also indicates you supervise policemen? You, Sirra, are the one I HOLD RESPONSIBLE. Is your cowardice typical of your kind? How about your moralizing? Bullies do tend toward moral weakness.
Oh shit I forgot about LEDs. Way more efficient, not really commodity packaged for end-users yet. This is where the "hobbyist" bit comes in.
"a search for a solution in search of a problem."
I too am a little baffled. There's a lot of off-the-shelf 12v stuff on the market, up to and including 120v AC power inverters and those grid tie-in units. I'd start with a solar/wind driven 12v system with halogen lights, the lights are at all the hardware stores and you can really step out of the stone age with proper illumination.
The way things are going, in 500 years, Rowling's works will still be protected.
You and I might have no use for it, but it sounds just like music to some.
I for one have always assumed that the hardware was an active vector for security failure. Why ANYONE who has not personally audited all the circuitry in all their chips would ever assume any different is beyond me. Actually I was always mostly worried about those Isreali ethernet chips. I have absolutely nothing to hide, but I still refuse to carry a GPS phone, and my private files are on an offline node with no WiFi, &c. Nothing wrong with being paranoid, as far as I'm concerned, I think we are all just temporarily out on our own recognizance.
Well, I for one, am glad this happened in Canada. Now the family can give him a proper send-off without having to file a lawsuit and wait another generation for conclusion.
"Somebody with no common sense needs to explain this to me."
That would be me, but I can't help you either.
Fees will be generated.
I think parent is complaining about the corruption of the internet by greedy middlemen. I too have an abundance of ignorance, and don't believe it is correct not to have fiber to the home. POTS is so NINETEENTH CENTURY. I would be very surprised if the money I have paid for broadband has not been enough to pay for a personal fiber all the way to the local switch, and I DO have wire hooks on my 28' ladder. I could have done it myself, what's so fucking hard here?
Any version of LOTR which doesn't include the "Scouring of the Shire", e.g. THE CONCLUSION OF THE STORY, is gonna kind of SUCK anyway.
"Do you like what you doth see...?" said the voluptuous elf-maiden as she provocatively parted the folds of her robe to reveal the rounded, shadowy glories within. Frito's throat was dry, though his head reeled with desire and ale.
She slipped off the flimsy garment and strode toward the fascinated boggie unashamed of her nakedness. She ran a perfect hand along his hairy toes, and he helplessly watched them curl with the fierce insistent wanting of her.
"Let me make thee more comfortable," she whispered hoarsely, fiddling with the clasps of his jerkin, loosening his sword belt with a laugh. "Touch me, oh touch me," she crooned.
Frito's hand, as though of its own will, reached out and traced the delicate swelling of her elf-breast, while the other slowly crept around her tiny, flawless waist, crushing her to his barrel chest.
"Toes, I love hairy toes," she moaned, forcing him down on the silvered carpet. Her tiny pink toes caressed the luxuriant fur of his instep while Frito's nose sought out the warmth of her precious elf-navel.
"But I'm so small and hairy, and...and you're so beautiful," Frito whimpered, slipping clumsily out of his crossed garters.
The elf-maiden said nothing, but only sighed deep in her throat and held him more firmly to her faunlike body. "There is one thing you must do for me first," she whispered into one tufted ear.
"Anything," sobbed Frito, growing frantic with his need. "Anything!"
She closed her eyes and then opened them to the ceiling. "The Ring," she said. "I must have your Ring."
Frito's whole body tensed. "Oh no," he cried, "not that! Anything but...that."
"I must have it," she said both tenderly and fiercely. "I must have the Ring!"
Frito's eyes blurred with tears and confusion. "I can't," he said. "I musn't!"
But he knew resolve was no longer strong in him. Slowly, the elf-maiden's hand inched toward the chain in his vest pocket, closer and closer it came to the Ring Frito had guarded so faithfully...
"If we got rid of most of the dreck and the people who aren't really artists
that would not be such a bad thing."
Piracy is nothing compared to the damage THAT would do to the Labels.
Since the discussion seems to regard "Piracy" and DRM, rather than EMI's ridiculous and ignorant lawsuit, I'd like to chime in here. I don't choose to steal software or music. (i.e. I think I have like four old full licenses of Win98 around here somewhere.) I do believe most of my neighbors would like to buy their software from a blanket on the sidewalk. OTOH, I REALLY (RLY RLY) HATE keying in 25 digits, and having WGA phone home. I hate DRM disabling my files from legitimate use. These are my issues, oh , and making legitimate use illegal, like this EMI issue, or pretty much the whole DMCA.
Hopefully when ATX-compatible computers go obsolete FOSS will still be legal. Then I'll stick it to the man. (Got that, Bill?) I think the social issues should have social solutions. (Economic sanctions for illegal publishing of copyrighted works eh? And wottabout laws to protect artists from those tricky middlemen?)
I think most people would like to see some legitimate copyright reform. Just like the patent fiasco- Same thing, really. We sold the "Democracy" so vox populi doesn't get the new laws written. I don't know about NY, but here in the People's Republic of California, recalling judges seems to have been co-opted by the moneyed interests as well, so a bad decision in this case just might be in (someone's) best interest. Who knows?