Apparently Sean has never had to fix a wonky VT200/220 terminal.
Most of the repairs for display issues required percussive maintenance due to bad/old solder joints. Far easier to drop the CRT from 4-12" onto a table than open the case, discharge the caps and tube, yadda.
Shut the hell up, Sean! You know exactly fuck-all about fixing delicate machinery.
I remember fixing a 486 that kept crashing by stabbing it 44 times in the side with a Philips head screwdriver. Worked like a charm. After that, I just called the computer "Tina", what with all the times I punched it.
And let's not forget the fact that any CRT monitor could be repaired by hitting the side of the enclosure really hard.
You cannot break electronics through so-called "abuse". If you hit a gadget and it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.
Anyone who says otherwise is a mincing panty-waisted limp-wristed fruit parfait.
Re: No. 7, I'm sure the kid was wearing friction proof OshKosh's. Anyway, if he was with me, he wouldn't be able to go limp. The deathgrip on his earlobe would keep his ass on his feet.
enough of the less lethal weapons I want more than lethal, I want excessive over the top lethal weapons. like the Prawn giant tazer gun that made the guy explode in District 9.
I love the riotBot. Load it up with armor piercing ammo and turn wars into a cool video game. I'd buy that system in a heartbeat. It'd also be great for hunting, or in it's standard non-lethal configuration, just all-around mischievous fun.
Hell, an RF toy car, a couple of servos, paintball gun, webcam equipped netbook and arduino... I see a fun project in the works.
If everything is going to be 'cloud' and ran off of 'servers' at other locations, who is paying the bills on those servers? Who is keeping them up and managing the content? How do you justify a free OS with this type of built in legacy costs?
Oh, I know how. Ads. Your computer will not have to have an adblocker. Your computer will boot up and shut down the latest deals from Foot Locker. In the middle of writing a paper? A pop up will remind you to get a new McCafe since you have been working really hard.
I see people saying someone wants to own their own media, I think there are people who like owning their own software, so to speak.
I was so in favor of the Chrome OS till I read the news and drew my own conclusions. Back to Ubunt-land I go.
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Most of the repairs for display issues required percussive maintenance due to bad/old solder joints. Far easier to drop the CRT from 4-12" onto a table than open the case, discharge the caps and tube, yadda.
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If you're using an terminal program to access and run a VT220 session that's okay.
My first 'computer' was a 3270 terminal - more that 4 colours is a frill.
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I've had many a sore quad and palm from this.
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I remember fixing a 486 that kept crashing by stabbing it 44 times in the side with a Philips head screwdriver. Worked like a charm. After that, I just called the computer "Tina", what with all the times I punched it.
And let's not forget the fact that any CRT monitor could be repaired by hitting the side of the enclosure really hard.
You cannot break electronics through so-called "abuse". If you hit a gadget and it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.
Anyone who says otherwise is a mincing panty-waisted limp-wristed fruit parfait.
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Hell, an RF toy car, a couple of servos, paintball gun, webcam equipped netbook and arduino... I see a fun project in the works.
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Who will win in Robot Stadium? Who will prevail!
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Oh, I know how. Ads. Your computer will not have to have an adblocker. Your computer will boot up and shut down the latest deals from Foot Locker. In the middle of writing a paper? A pop up will remind you to get a new McCafe since you have been working really hard.
I see people saying someone wants to own their own media, I think there are people who like owning their own software, so to speak.
I was so in favor of the Chrome OS till I read the news and drew my own conclusions. Back to Ubunt-land I go.