Ever had the experience of having your basement flood? With the backup from the main sewer line?
You can't take enough showers to feel clean after you've been in that mess. Trust me.
You got off easy!
I deleted all Flash cookies. Now The Daily Show plays without commercials! Whoo hoo!
FYI: I see a poster above me wasn't able to load the video. I did approve the site's pop-up request one time at first. Now I get the show, without the commercials. No other pop-ups, either.
Has anyone else noticed that, when his publications are summarized in obituaries, "Everything And More" is never even mentioned?
Math haters in charge of the lit section?
For the record, it's an interesting, nonfiction book about the historical development of the concept of infinity in mathematics.
David Foster Wallace will certainly be missed. A terrible loss.
Well, if he's an asshat, then you have to get crafty on him.
Go in behind the wall plate of his ethernet jack (assuming it isn't just running spaghetti-style around the house) and get the insulation off for as far as you can reach. Then untwist all the twisted pairs, and then re-connect the wiring. That should noisy-up his connection enough to slow him down, I should think. (maybe wrap the cable around a ferrite donut a couple times while you're at it?)
Come to think of it, you could probably log into the router and turn his port speed down, too.
Anyway, another thing you could do is refuse to share the bill with him if he's going to be a jackass. If he wants to share the cost, he has to share the bandwidth.
Also leave his milk out overnight EVERY NIGHT. And urinate on his bedding.
So basically, stealth warfare but not too stealthy.
Good luck!
I have a nixie clock I built that's pretty cool - I did the power supply the other way round - I built a passive 190V DC using a step up transformer off the 117V AC line --> rectifier bridge/RC filter, and then I use a Zener diode and a resistor off the 190V DC to create the 5V logic supply - that was MUCH easier to get going than the way you tackled it!
It's been working for five years like this, though. So I guess I got it reliable, at least.
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If only I had mod points, you would be getting some. Well played.
Ever had the experience of having your basement flood? With the backup from the main sewer line? You can't take enough showers to feel clean after you've been in that mess. Trust me. You got off easy!
I deleted all Flash cookies. Now The Daily Show plays without commercials! Whoo hoo! FYI: I see a poster above me wasn't able to load the video. I did approve the site's pop-up request one time at first. Now I get the show, without the commercials. No other pop-ups, either.
Not sure I even used mine the one time. It's in The Basket Of Things Too Useless To Use But Too Important To Throw Out.
I just tried the link, it had me in Poughkeepsie, NY when I'm, well, let's just say, further south. So I guess it doesn't work too well.
Has anyone else noticed that, when his publications are summarized in obituaries, "Everything And More" is never even mentioned? Math haters in charge of the lit section? For the record, it's an interesting, nonfiction book about the historical development of the concept of infinity in mathematics. David Foster Wallace will certainly be missed. A terrible loss.
. . . my ass talks!
NYCL: at what point do the RIAA open themselves up to racketeering charges with behavior like this?
Well, if he's an asshat, then you have to get crafty on him. Go in behind the wall plate of his ethernet jack (assuming it isn't just running spaghetti-style around the house) and get the insulation off for as far as you can reach. Then untwist all the twisted pairs, and then re-connect the wiring. That should noisy-up his connection enough to slow him down, I should think. (maybe wrap the cable around a ferrite donut a couple times while you're at it?) Come to think of it, you could probably log into the router and turn his port speed down, too. Anyway, another thing you could do is refuse to share the bill with him if he's going to be a jackass. If he wants to share the cost, he has to share the bandwidth. Also leave his milk out overnight EVERY NIGHT. And urinate on his bedding. So basically, stealth warfare but not too stealthy. Good luck!
+1 for The Victorian Internet. A great read.
+1 for The Victorian Internet - a great read.
Nixies. The technology that died too soon. R.I.P. -j
Not.
"We might not be able to create a character like Oscar [the Grouch] now." Just when we need him most, too.
I remember hearing that the police station in Chinatown (NYC) was still using DC for its lighting. Can anybody confirm or deny this? Urban legend?
"many"? No.
Don't shoot dogs. Dogs are great.
I have a nixie clock I built that's pretty cool - I did the power supply the other way round - I built a passive 190V DC using a step up transformer off the 117V AC line --> rectifier bridge/RC filter, and then I use a Zener diode and a resistor off the 190V DC to create the 5V logic supply - that was MUCH easier to get going than the way you tackled it!
It's been working for five years like this, though. So I guess I got it reliable, at least.
-j