Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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Jesse - Jun 02, 2006 6:06:04 am PDT #8228 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Bah. My stupid modem problem continues, regardless of unplugging stuff and whatnot. So I called the cable company and they were basically unhelpful. (My favorite part: "Who am I speaking with?" "Jesse." "OK, can I call you Betsy?" Um....If you really want to?) They said I could go get a different modem, or place a service call, which of course would be next week, which of course is my first week at the new job.

So, here's the question for people who potentially know more than the stupid cable company people: Is this likely to be a hardware problem? Is it worth my going in and getting a new modem?


Dana - Jun 02, 2006 6:10:23 am PDT #8229 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

We've had problems that were fixed by getting a new modem. If nothing else, it'll probably get you a newer model.


Jesse - Jun 02, 2006 6:18:02 am PDT #8230 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Well, that's true -- I guess it couldn't hurt, no matter what.


Tom Scola - Jun 02, 2006 6:26:16 am PDT #8231 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Going to the TW store and getting a new modem is certainly the most expedient solution. If it can fix the problem, it will save you literally hours on hold.


Jesse - Jun 02, 2006 6:30:14 am PDT #8232 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I definitely lucked out calling today -- hardly any hold time.


tommyrot - Jun 02, 2006 7:06:31 am PDT #8233 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 had a Comcast-supplied cable modem that was crap - the connection kept dying and restarting. I bought a new one from Radio Shack, which has worked perfectly. A Comcast service guy later told me their modems were crap....


tommyrot - Jun 02, 2006 7:09:43 am PDT #8234 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.

XML hell here.

I have a web page that's produces by applying an xsl stylesheet to some xml. It stopped working for our client, but it still works here, with the exact same xml and stylesheet. What happens at the client is a big chunk of the resulting html just gets ommitted.

Is there any way to debug an application of a stylesheet?

(style is applied with Javascript:

var strTimesheet = objTimesheet.transformNode(objStylesheet);

window.document.all("frmMain").innerHTML = strTimesheet;

)


Lee - Jun 02, 2006 12:46:09 pm PDT #8235 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I have an ipod wired into my car stereo system-- wiring wise, it took the place of the six disk player I could have had installed. It stopped working this morning, and it is definitely not the ipod that's wonky. I think it's something in the wiring, but I'm not sure.

Generally sppeaking, is this something I need to take to the car dealer, or is a car stereo installation place likely to know how to fix it? Which is likely to be cheaper?


Rob - Jun 02, 2006 1:22:42 pm PDT #8236 of 10003

Have you tried resetting the iPod?


Tom Scola - Jun 02, 2006 1:26:31 pm PDT #8237 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Perkins, you mentioned to me that the ipod cable was installed by the dealer in the first place, so that's probably your best bet.