Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.

Andrew ,'Damage'


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Miracleman - Dec 04, 2007 11:43:48 am PST #3666 of 25513
I can do this all day

Tube monitor


Gudanov - Dec 04, 2007 11:44:48 am PST #3667 of 25513
Coding and Sleeping

You could try degaussing it. Is there a button with a crossed out magnet?


Miracleman - Dec 04, 2007 11:45:29 am PST #3668 of 25513
I can do this all day

You could try degaussing it.

Okay, gave that a shot, still fuzzy.


NoiseDesign - Dec 04, 2007 11:47:06 am PST #3669 of 25513
Our wings are not tired

Lower the resolution you are running at by one notch. If it is at 1280x1024 drop it to 1024x768.


Gudanov - Dec 04, 2007 11:47:26 am PST #3670 of 25513
Coding and Sleeping

Okay, gave that a shot, still fuzzy.

It was a longshot, but at least it probably made a nifty sound.


Miracleman - Dec 04, 2007 11:51:18 am PST #3671 of 25513
I can do this all day

Lower the resolution you are running at by one notch.

It is now at 800 x 600 or whatever.

Big...and still fuzzy.

I think it's the monitor itself, now.


tommyrot - Dec 04, 2007 11:53:17 am PST #3672 of 25513
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Once I had a cat throw up into my monitor, and the monitor got really dim and fuzzy.

Did you (or someone else) get vomit in your monitor?


Miracleman - Dec 04, 2007 11:54:03 am PST #3673 of 25513
I can do this all day

Did you (or someone else) get vomit in your monitor?

Dunno. I'm at a new desk. I suppose it's possible.

Doesn't smell like vomit, though.


Gudanov - Dec 04, 2007 11:56:00 am PST #3674 of 25513
Coding and Sleeping

That does sound like the monitor. You can hook it up to another computer to make sure if that is a possibility, but I would be shocked if it wasn't the monitor.


NoiseDesign - Dec 04, 2007 11:59:54 am PST #3675 of 25513
Our wings are not tired

Yep. Sounds like the monitor is bad.