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    • dafyreD
      dafyre @RojoLoco
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      @rojoloco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      This is fantastic.... random jewel discovered on Bandcamp:

      https://masterbootrecord.bandcamp.com/

      I'd buy this album just for the group's name, lol. The music ain't half bad either, says the deaf guy.

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      • DashrenderD
        Dashrender @WrCombs
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        @wrcombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        anybody else having issues with Last Pass this morning?

        nope

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        • WrCombsW
          WrCombs @Dashrender
          last edited by

          @dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

          @wrcombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

          anybody else having issues with Last Pass this morning?

          nope

          hm, Alright

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          • DashrenderD
            Dashrender @WrCombs
            last edited by

            @wrcombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            @dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            @wrcombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            anybody else having issues with Last Pass this morning?

            nope

            hm, Alright

            Reboot all the stuff.

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            • RojoLocoR
              RojoLoco @siringo
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              @siringo definitely old floppy covers. Did you see any of the binary/hex/ASCII puzzles? There's one on each release.

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              • siringoS
                siringo @RojoLoco
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                @rojoloco yep. my eyes glazed over, my head slipped off my hand and forehead hit the desk.

                wonder why they used the 486dx on their banner?
                see the old crystals with the cable tie around them to stop them vibrating?

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                • siringoS
                  siringo
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                  must be look at old stuff week?

                  pulled out my old CRO on Saturday, hadn't turned it on for close to 20 years...

                  20220212_115454.jpg

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                  • siringoS
                    siringo
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                    got some bubble memory somewhere, I'll try and find it and put up a pic. i think it's hand woven from memory!!

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                    • siringoS
                      siringo
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                      want to go see my son and his band play in a few weeks, only problem is the $$$s.
                      stay down in town for 2-3 nights, there's about $600, miss a days work and we're up for close to $1K with fuel and food as well.
                      long gone are the days of crashing on someone's couch for a few nights, my bones & dignity don't allow that anymore.

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                        scotth @siringo
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                        @siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                        must be look at old stuff week?

                        pulled out my old CRO on Saturday, hadn't turned it on for close to 20 years...

                        20220212_115454.jpg

                        OMG! We used an O-scope last summer to measure the strength of the signal coming from a fuel dispenser to a fuel site controller and found that it was too weak to talk to the older equipment. We contacted the manufacturer and they altered the comm section of the board to boost the output. 1st time I used one since the 90's. We had to read the book. Ghaaaaa! Actually, it was kinda fun. Total geek moment.

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                        • siringoS
                          siringo @scotth
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                          @scotth I started off on this crazy journey as an electronics tech, spent everyday using a cro of some description.

                          i can remember one time, i really wanted to work in the r&d area of this company where I worked, they were looking for a junior tech/engineer & I really wanted the position.

                          I got the spot and I still remember day 1. They sat a huge Techtronix cro on my bench, this thing had more buttons and knobs that anything. I reckon it took me 10 minutes to find the on/off switch.

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                            scotth @siringo
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                            @siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                            @scotth I started off on this crazy journey as an electronics tech, spent everyday using a cro of some description.

                            i can remember one time, i really wanted to work in the r&d area of this company where I worked, they were looking for a junior tech/engineer & I really wanted the position.

                            I got the spot and I still remember day 1. They sat a huge Techtronix cro on my bench, this thing had more buttons and knobs that anything. I reckon it took me 10 minutes to find the on/off switch.

                            It is so 'Star Trek'. I can imagine how intimidating it would have been. The more switches and buttons, the better.

                            I was extremely fortunate in my young life to be hired as a corporate flight attendant. I was cabin crew on an executive airliner -- BAC 1-11 401AK.

                            I was permitted to help with maintenance, preflight, attend training. The boys would teach me how the systems worked on the airplane. And yes, I have sat in the right seat during flight.

                            I quit college and landed this job through sheer luck. Although college would have benefitted me orders of magnitude more than this job.

                            I can honestly say that I don't regret the opportunity. I was 19 and would sit in the jump seat during any/all operations of flight. I lost that job when I was 27. An entirely other lifetime ago. Dare I say that I'm 62 now?

                            Major geek moments!

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                            • dafyreD
                              dafyre @scotth
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                              @scotth said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @scotth I started off on this crazy journey as an electronics tech, spent everyday using a cro of some description.

                              i can remember one time, i really wanted to work in the r&d area of this company where I worked, they were looking for a junior tech/engineer & I really wanted the position.

                              I got the spot and I still remember day 1. They sat a huge Techtronix cro on my bench, this thing had more buttons and knobs that anything. I reckon it took me 10 minutes to find the on/off switch.

                              It is so 'Star Trek'. I can imagine how intimidating it would have been. The more switches and buttons, the better.

                              I was extremely fortunate in my young life to be hired as a corporate flight attendant. I was cabin crew on an executive airliner -- BAC 1-11 401AK.

                              I was permitted to help with maintenance, preflight, attend training. The boys would teach me how the systems worked on the airplane. And yes, I have sat in the right seat during flight.

                              I quit college and landed this job through sheer luck. Although college would have benefitted me orders of magnitude more than this job.

                              I can honestly say that I don't regret the opportunity. I was 19 and would sit in the jump seat during any/all operations of flight. I lost that job when I was 27. An entirely other lifetime ago. Dare I say that I'm 62 now?

                              Major geek moments!

                              Awesome stories! But... Maybe I should get off your lawn now?

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                              • RojoLocoR
                                RojoLoco
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                                Another support call with Dell. We seem to be making progress... But I'm quite under caffeinated. Forgot to make time for a store run this morning. Someone portal me a triple 'spresso please.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
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                                  Breakfast with @CCWTech

                                  Then we are going over to check out the new restaurant facility that we got last night. It's only a lease for this one, but we are opening as fast as we can move in tables!!

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                                  • gjacobseG
                                    gjacobse @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    Breakfast with @CCWTech

                                    Then we are going over to check out the new restaurant facility that we got last night. It's only a lease for this one, but we are opening as fast as we can move in tables!!

                                    That is diversifying your portfolio for certain...

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @gjacobse
                                      last edited by

                                      @gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      Breakfast with @CCWTech

                                      Then we are going over to check out the new restaurant facility that we got last night. It's only a lease for this one, but we are opening as fast as we can move in tables!!

                                      That is diversifying your portfolio for certain...

                                      Just a bit!

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                                      • siringoS
                                        siringo @dafyre
                                        last edited by

                                        @dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                        @scotth said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                        @siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                        @scotth I started off on this crazy journey as an electronics tech, spent everyday using a cro of some description.

                                        i can remember one time, i really wanted to work in the r&d area of this company where I worked, they were looking for a junior tech/engineer & I really wanted the position.

                                        I got the spot and I still remember day 1. They sat a huge Techtronix cro on my bench, this thing had more buttons and knobs that anything. I reckon it took me 10 minutes to find the on/off switch.

                                        It is so 'Star Trek'. I can imagine how intimidating it would have been. The more switches and buttons, the better.

                                        I was extremely fortunate in my young life to be hired as a corporate flight attendant. I was cabin crew on an executive airliner -- BAC 1-11 401AK.

                                        I was permitted to help with maintenance, preflight, attend training. The boys would teach me how the systems worked on the airplane. And yes, I have sat in the right seat during flight.

                                        I quit college and landed this job through sheer luck. Although college would have benefitted me orders of magnitude more than this job.

                                        I can honestly say that I don't regret the opportunity. I was 19 and would sit in the jump seat during any/all operations of flight. I lost that job when I was 27. An entirely other lifetime ago. Dare I say that I'm 62 now?

                                        Major geek moments!

                                        Awesome stories! But... Maybe I should get off your lawn now?

                                        Hahahahaha. No stay there, I'll bring the mower over & you can be useful.

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                                        • siringoS
                                          siringo @scottalanmiller
                                          last edited by

                                          @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                          @gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                          Breakfast with @CCWTech

                                          Then we are going over to check out the new restaurant facility that we got last night. It's only a lease for this one, but we are opening as fast as we can move in tables!!

                                          That is diversifying your portfolio for certain...

                                          Just a bit!

                                          I thought you were an IT guru, not a wannabe Conrad Hilton?????

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                                          • hobbit666H
                                            hobbit666
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                                            Researching what to use for 4K video editing. Need to buy a PC.
                                            They are using powerdirector.
                                            £1000 exVAT budget (but that includes a 22-24" monitor)

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