Bayer, that was great. I like the apology to Sid. The MS forum filter censored a reference I made to The Sex Pistols awhile back. Looks like MS banished to poor little guy and his family out to sea. No more promo videos for him.
Bayer, that was great. I like the apology to Sid. The MS forum filter censored a reference I made to The Sex Pistols awhile back. Looks like MS banished to poor little guy and his family out to sea. No more promo videos for him.
I've seen and did the same thing to a few of them over the years. On one particular TV I had, the socket for the rectifier module developed a crack in it so it wasn't holding module in place properly. A whack up the side of the TV would keep it going for the evening. I had full intentions of fixing it, but becauuse of work commitments, I could not get to it right away. When the time came to fixing the set, I had the most unfortunate accident one could ever have with a TV. It was one of those very rare chance happenings of bumping the end nipple on the picture tube while I was taking the cover off. I heard one of the most annoying sounds a person could ever hear that evening, pssssssssssssst. I only thing I could do at that point was to simply put the cover back on while saying quietly saying to myself, "oh well, I needed a new TV set anyway."
In college when the bandw tv wouldn't work, I would open the back, see which tube wasn't lit and take it out. Off to the grocery story I put it in the tube tester, see it was failed. Take one from the door underneath the tester and check out. Easy Peasy.
Post by Locutus deBorg on Oct 26, 2015 12:11:27 GMT -6
when Pay-TV over the air came out around these parts, the signal was encrypted (ya right) you could sometimes watch a movie by making some seriously weird foil shapes and moving them around until you could hear the sound and almost make out the picture
they had these vans that would drive around to see if they could catch someone, "watching" without paying
I find the lack of configuration options disturbing !
I felt a great disturbance in the force.. as if millions of win 7 systems suddenly cried out in terror.
That sounds like something we had here too. We used to have two different cable companies in this city and depending where you lived in the city, you can have only one or the other. Anyway, when pay television was introduced here, one of the companies chose the cheaper method of injecting an interference signal into the cable channel which would be "trapped out" if a person wanted subscribe to one of those channels. Word got out how easy it was to do and people were trying all sorts of makeshift contraptions, some of which included tin-foil. Yes, we too had trucks driving around neighborhood looking for people who weren't paying for the service.
In college when the bandw tv wouldn't work, I would open the back, see which tube wasn't lit and take it out. Off to the grocery story I put it in the tube tester, see it was failed. Take one from the door underneath the tester and check out. Easy Peasy.
Same here,only it was the drugstore. Testing all the tubes meant marking them so as to put them back in the correct sockets.
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. (Hardly seems worth it.)
If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. (Now that's more like it!)
The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out of the body to squirt the blood 30 feet. (O.M.G.!)
A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes. (In my next life, I want to be a pig.)
A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. (Creepy.) (I've heard otherwise!)(I'm still not over the pig.)
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour. (Don't try this at home, maybe at work)
The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off. (Honey, I'm home. What the...?!)
The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping the length of a football field. (30 minutes..lucky pig! Can you imagine?)
The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds. (What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)
Some lions mate over 50 times a day. (I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity)
Butterflies taste with their feet. (Something I always wanted to know.)
The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. (Hmmmmmm......)
Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people. (If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)
Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump. (Okay, so that would be a good thing)
A cat's urine glows under a black light. (I wonder who was paid to figure that out?)
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that.)
Starfish have no brains. (I know some people like that too.)
Polar bears are left-handed. (If they switch, they'll live a lot longer)
Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. (What about that pig??)
Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread these crazy facts and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to, maybe even a chuckle. In other words, send it to everyone! (and God love that pig!)
"Star Trek Lost Episodes" Transcript (Picard) "Mr. LaForge, have you had any success with you attempts at finding a weakness in the Borg? And Mr. Data, have you been able to access their command pathways?
(Geordi) "Yes, Captain. In fact, we found the answer by searching through our archives on late Twentieth-century computing technology."
(Geordi presses a key, and a logo appears on the computer screen.)
(Riker looks puzzled.) "What the hell is Microsoft?"
(Data turns to answer) "Allow me to explain. We will send this program, for some reason called 'Windows", through the Borg command pathways. Once inside their root command unit, it will begin consuming system resources at an unstoppable rate."
(Picard) "But the Borg have the ability to adapt. Won't they alter their processing systems to increase their storage capacity?"
(Data) "Yes, Captian. But when 'Windows' detects this, it creates a new version of itself known as an 'upgrade'. The use of resources increases exponentially with each iteration. The Borg will not be able to adapt quickly enough. Eventually all of their processing ability will be taken over and none will be available for their normal operational functions."
(Picard) "Excellent work. This is even better than that 'unsolvable geometric shape' idea."
(Data) "Captain, we have successfully installed the 'Windows' in the command unit and as expected it immediately consumed 85% of all resources. We however have not received any confirmation of the expected 'upgrade'."
(Geordi) "Our scanners have picked up an increase in Borg storage and CPU capacity to compensate for their increase."
(Picard) "Data, scan the history banks again and determine if there is something we have missed."
(Data) "Sir, I believe their is a reason for the failure in the 'upgrade'. Apparently the Borg have circumvented that part of the plan by not sending in their registration cards."
(Riker) "Captain, we have no choice. Requesting permission to begin emergency escape sequence 3F..."
(Geordi, excited) "Wait, Captain I just detected their CPU capacity has suddenly dropped to 0%!"
(Picard) "Data, what does your scanners show?"
(Data) "Apparently the Borg have found the internal 'Windows' module named 'Solitaire' and it has used up all the CPU capacity."
(Picard) "Let's wait and see how long this 'Solitaire' can reduce their functionality."
(Riker) "Geordi what's the status on the Borg?"
(Geordi) "As expected the Borg are attempting to re-engineer to compensate for increased CPU and storage demands, but each time they successfully increase resources I have setup our closest deep space monitor beacon to transmit more 'Windows' modules from something called the 'Microsoft Fun-Pack'."
(Picard) "How much time will that buy us?"
(Data) "Current Borg solution rates allow me to predict an interest time span of 6 more hours."
(Geordi) "Captain, another vessel has entered our sector."
(Picard) "Identify."
(Data) "It appears to have markings very similar to the 'Microsoft' logo."
(Over the speakers) "THIS IS THE ADMIRAL BILL GATES OF THE MICROSOFT FLAGSHIP MONOPOLY. WE HAVE POSITIVE CONFIRMATION OF UNREGISTERED SOFTWARE IN THIS SECTOR. SURRENDER ALL ASSETS AND WE CAN AVOID ANY TROUBLE. YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS."
(Data) " The alien ship has just opened its forward hatches and released thousands of humanoid shaped objects."
(Picard) "Magnify forward viewer on the alien craft."
(Riker) "Good God Captain! Those are humans floating straight toward the Borg ship with no life support suits! How can they survive the tortures of deep space?"
(Data) "I don't believe that those are humans sir, if you will look closer I believe you will see that they are carrying something recognized by twenty-first century man as doe skin leather briefcases, and wearing Armani suits."
(Riker and Picard together horrified) "Lawyers!"
(Geordi) "It can't be. All the Lawyers were rounded up and sent hurtling into the sun in 2017 during the Great Awakening."
(Data) "True, but apparently some must have survived."
(Riker) "They have surrounded the Borg ship and are covering it with all types of papers."
(Data) "I believe in the ancient vernacular as 'red-tape' - it often proves fatal."
(Riker) "They are tearing the Borg to pieces!"
(Picard) "Turn off the monitors. I can't stand to watch, not even the Borg deserve that."
Post by stefansart on Oct 28, 2015 11:12:00 GMT -6
My friend recently phoned his ISP for support on his internet problems, he was disconnected by their server over and over. It took him a while to get an answer. Yes, what an answer.... They answered:"You have to restart Your network cable to be able to reconnect to the Internet!" - Support is sure a wonderful thing.....
WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF NEXT? Introducing the new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device, trade-named BOOK.
BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no circuits, no batteries. Even a child can operate it.
Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere - yet it holds as much information as a CD-ROM disc.
BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of paper (recyclable), each holding thousands of bits of information. Pages are locked together with a binding device.
Opaque Paper Technology (OPT) allows the use of both sides of the sheet, doubling information density. Further increases in information density are expected. For now, BOOKS with more information simply use more pages.
Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly into the brain.
A flick of the finger takes you to the next sheet.
BOOK may be opened at any time. BOOK never crashes or requires rebooting.
A "browse" feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet, to move forward or backward as you wish.
Many come with an "index" feature, which pinpoints the exact location of information for instant retrieval.
You can make personal notes next to BOOK text entries with the optional programming tool, Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic Intercommunication Language (PENCIL). (Origin unknown.)
Since Big Bad Bombastic Bob got a chuckle out of this online AI program at Cleverbot.com, I thought I would re-post the link here if you are looking to have a little interactive fun.
Here is the more direct link to the existors Eviebot and Boibot: www.existor.com/en/
MSFT has "taken ownership" of your PC. thats the way things work, you have now been assimilated into the "Baby society" where work is done on a 4" screen with construction paper and gobs of flour glue AND the available assets are a 6-color box of crayolas and a few waterbased markers.
this is what the latest generation calls "innovation"
Last Edit: Oct 31, 2015 6:18:50 GMT -6 by dozerguy
that post was good for a long snicker hehe WAY TO GO chuck! hope you didnt get the A. User award again because serious Eagles feewings get hurt way to easily!
101 votes... Priceless! And I didn't even vote on that one.
Dammit, you keep making me want to go back over there, just for the entertainment. But I suppose you good folks are bringing the fun parts here, so no need...
-Noel
Author of the "How to Configure the 'To Work' Options" series of Windows books. Not feeling enough love to do one for Windows 10.
cuckcutler, my younger sister is a member in that microsoft community, I asked her to lookup/type in that serious eagle name, and also to check some of the names showing in this general discussion proboards site here. She found your name, also Michael's name who in one posting claims he created this Wind10epic general discussion, and also gives this link to this site here.
Now I understand why this SE is not very popular. My sister dug up a lot of clues : You had a reply for him that was deleted just a few days ago by "whom ever", and from SE's reply to you he is telling you that he is reporting you for abuse/vulgarity.
She also found and showed me that MichaelMasters (known here as Michael. Evil Overlord)had quite a few run-ins with SE, and SE came out on top. M.Evil Overlord (MichaelMasters) had a few postings addressed to SE, removed from that thread. So as I said earlier : "Action is stronger than Words".
The only thing SE is on top of is Bullshit Mountain.
SE aka Sergey, is a well know ass who goes back on the Insider Forum for many months.
He projects his behavior, of disrupting threads, onto others.
When he gets slapped, like me telling him that if I want any shit from him, I will squeeze his head, he goes and tells mommy that the other kids are playing mean.
<Rick> Good video. It's almost hard to believe that at one time Windows 98 was the resource hog, but even then, it still ran circles around what Windows 10 can do on today's modern hardware and look a heck of alot better doing it.
May 25, 2021 22:55:12 GMT -6
<Rick> As stated elsewhere, So much for the launch of Windows 11, "The Great Crash." Myself, I had a hard time getting into the site listed above, when I did get in, the video was partly done and then it crashed. There has been many other reports of crashing.
Jun 24, 2021 9:52:33 GMT -6
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<Rick> I see Microsoft has been very quick to pull down reports of site crashing regarding the Launch of Windows 11 on the Microsoft Insiders forum.
Jun 24, 2021 9:57:31 GMT -6
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<Rick> The rebroadcast is working okay.
Jun 24, 2021 11:00:25 GMT -6
<Rick> With reports of people being able to install the dev-edition of Windows 11 on machines not meeting spec, I thought I would give it a what-the-heck try. Lucky me, I'm caught in the downloading, doesn't meet spec, clearing, re-downloading loop on my machine!
Jul 2, 2021 7:08:46 GMT -6
<Rick> I've recently purchased a license for ArcaOS from www.arcanoae.com/ to play with. First impressions, it's still OS/2, but it now has a Linux twist to it.
Jul 2, 2021 7:32:53 GMT -6
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<dozrguy> laptop shit out and am stuck buying a new one. os win11 as fucked as win10 was?
Oct 2, 2021 12:56:10 GMT -6
<Rick> Let's see ..., my impression of Windows 11 is that it is a spruced up version of Windows 10 requiring a 64-bit processor plus a piece of security hardware that is less than 4 years old in order for it to run.
Oct 4, 2021 18:25:49 GMT -6
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<Rick> On the plus side, Microsoft is supposed to be supporting Windows 10 for some time to come for those of us still using systems with I7 or older processors.
Oct 4, 2021 18:44:35 GMT -6
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<dozrguy> i tried installing win10 om the 'shitout' pc this morning usung media creation. EPIC FAIL! went into an endless bootloop. win7 reinstalled just fine
Oct 21, 2021 11:23:38 GMT -6
<dozrguy> STILL so much bullshit and so little time for the kiddie ideas from the hill. My new laptop (MSI GE 11-UH461) would be an awesome "10" machine but because of Winblows I can only give it a "2"......wasted $3500
Oct 27, 2021 9:36:47 GMT -6
<Rick> Hello. Just checking in.
Mar 17, 2022 10:46:54 GMT -6
<isidroco> Each new w10 update adds >100000 useless files to \Windows\Servicing\LCU\Package_for_RollupFix... folders. Even in a SSD takes time to delete that stuff. In each version they manage to worsen stuff.
Mar 27, 2022 16:14:51 GMT -6
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<dozerguy> still traffic here?
Oct 9, 2022 17:32:44 GMT -6
<Rick> No, there does not seem to be very much traffic these days. I still check in from time to time.
Oct 9, 2022 20:08:58 GMT -6