And the thing is, I like my evil like I like my men: evil. You know, straight up, black hat, tied to the train tracks, soon my electro-ray will destroy metropolis BAD.

Buffy ,'Sleeper'


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Liese S. - Nov 18, 2004 9:20:04 pm PST #56 of 10003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Liese, you are likely screwed.

Oh. I know. Own damn fault.

But thanks for the support.

And between your posts, it occurred to me to try...

Oh! Hallelujah! I am saved, saved!

The aforementioned mistake was made, mistakenly, in a folder other than the one where the aforementioned very important document was kept. Thereby overwriting not the actual very important document, but what turned out, in the end, to be the very important document's backup.

I have now backed up the original very important document, correctly saved the new document, deleted the offending overwritten document, and I am repenting of my backupless sins, and will do better in the future.

Hey, did you all techma me? 'Cause, yay Buffistas.


DCJensen - Nov 18, 2004 9:23:37 pm PST #57 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Huzzah Liese!

It might have been the extra sympathy~ma, because I've been in similar panics and found out that my mistake was in thinking I had made a mistake, when I was mistaken as to the magnitude of said mistake.


DXMachina - Nov 19, 2004 2:37:02 am PST #58 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

The aforementioned mistake was made, mistakenly, in a folder other than the one where the aforementioned very important document was kept. Thereby overwriting not the actual very important document, but what turned out, in the end, to be the very important document's backup.

Don't ya love it when a plan comes together?


tommyrot - Nov 19, 2004 5:27:17 am PST #59 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I think Google's Keyhole technology has already been discussed, but has anyone tried it? (There's a free 7-day trial.)

Also, it's a subscription service, but I can't find pricing for the subscription.

It's not something that I need, but it's just So. Fucking. Cool.


tommyrot - Nov 19, 2004 9:09:15 am PST #60 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

How to steal WiFi.


le nubian - Nov 20, 2004 5:39:39 pm PST #61 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I have a TV (that's about 8 years old) that is spontaneously turning off. Does anyone know what the problem might be with the tv? It's a Philips. Do I need to change the remote batteries?


DCJensen - Nov 20, 2004 6:15:39 pm PST #62 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Do I need to change the remote batteries?

That'd be my first try.


le nubian - Nov 20, 2004 7:40:33 pm PST #63 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

well, that didn't work.


dcp - Nov 20, 2004 8:00:49 pm PST #64 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Could it be an overheating problem?

Or perhaps it is some other (or someone else's?) remote that is turning the TV off.


Ouise - Nov 21, 2004 3:40:43 am PST #65 of 10003
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.

Exploding batteries is a bad thing, yes?

My sister was recharging some batteries (belonging to my other sister) and one has burst, and liquid has come out of it. We don't know how old they are, and they are labelled Alkaline, but we don't know what chemicals are in them, because she threw out the package.

I guess my questions are:
1) how careful do we need to be cleaning up?
2) is the battery recharger salvageable?
3) how should we dispose of the explody battery?

Any and all help would be appreciated.