My caffeine hasn't taken effect yet. I was thinking, "What would be the 'worse case' - one that has bits of broken glass embedded in it?"
Where'd they get CAT scan from?... I mean, did they test it on cats? Or does the machine sort of look like a cat?
Dawn ,'Sleeper'
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tommyrot - Dec 07, 2007 5:27:49 am PST #3714 of 25497
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Gudanov - Dec 07, 2007 5:29:40 am PST #3715 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping
basically, I'm trying to avoid setting up the desktop. I was hoping that I could just connect the laptop to it in some way and transfer the files, like using the desktop like a giant external drive.
Sorry, there's not any way to do it without doing something with the desktop. If the files were already in a shared directory, then you might be able to get away with just plugging the desktop sans monitor, keyboard and mouse into a router and getting the files off the share.
DXMachina - Dec 07, 2007 7:00:22 am PST #3716 of 25497
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
If the files were already in a shared directory, then you might be able to get away with just plugging the desktop sans monitor, keyboard and mouse into a router and getting the files off the share.
Except when you turn the computer on without a keyboard attached, it usually halts during post to tell you that there's no keyboard attached. And you can't press the any key if there's no keyboard.
tommyrot - Dec 07, 2007 8:01:01 am PST #3717 of 25497
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
A blast from the past: [link]
Sears Video Arcade Cartridge System. (Re-branded Atari) From the Sears Christmas Wishbook 1979....
We had one of these. I remember epic, three-hour long games of Space Invaders....
Oh, and Night Driver! Indisputably the coolest computer game evah!
Atari 400: [link] With the awesome membrane keyboard.
We had one of these Sensor Electronic Word Games: [link]
eta:
Merlin: [link]
Electronic Touchdown! [link]
Sean K - Dec 07, 2007 8:05:38 am PST #3718 of 25497
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Ew. Membrane keyboard. Those things got really gross over time.
Gudanov - Dec 07, 2007 8:11:50 am PST #3719 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping
I have an ATARI 400 right here. Okay, it's a pen and pencil holder now, but the keyboard is clean.
DCJensen - Dec 07, 2007 8:22:41 am PST #3720 of 25497
All is well that ends in pizza.
omnis_audis - Dec 07, 2007 9:22:00 am PST #3721 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
should I be afraid when the IT guy is asking ME how to log the bosses PDA onto the wi-fi? I dunno. I give the not-so-helpful response "what OS is it running?" Then he starts asking about settings this, and settings that. I dunno. You guys configured it, I just change the passwords. Then he asks "is it working". I pull out the iPhone, log on lickety split, no fancy settings prompts and say "yup, it's working".
Ya, I'm an asshole sometimes.
tommyrot - Dec 07, 2007 12:38:28 pm PST #3722 of 25497
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
A random thought just popped in my head and I thought I'd post it before I forget. There is a certain type of user we've discussed who needs to memorize all the steps they need to do in order to carry out the computer-related tasks of their jobs. (Like, an exact order to do things, clicking on a certain menu, a certain sub-menu, etc. - they memorize and/or write all this stuff down.) And when more computer-literate people try to explain to them the why of what they're doing, they refuse to learn it - they only want to memorize the steps they need for the particular task(s) at hand. I wonder if these people are intimidated by computers in the same way they might be intimidated by a class they don't like. Maybe their approach to school was to just memorize everything without really gaining an underlying understanding of the subject at hand.
Maybe these people are a product of a school system that places too much emphasis on rote memorization.
Hmmm... this seemed more profound when it was in my head before I typed it out. Anyway, there ya' go....
Connie Neil - Dec 07, 2007 1:32:51 pm PST #3723 of 25497
brillig
thanks for the monitor help. I'm hoping for a widescreen, but a basic 18" would make me giddy. They're so beautiful and light. My god, never to lug a CRT around again . . . How fragile are flat screens? I assume poking them with sharp sticks is a bad idea, but what is their life expectancy etc.?