Gas-pumping robot: what could go wrong? [link]
Zoe: Uh huh. River, honey? He's putting the hair away now. River: It'll still be there... waiting.
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DCJensen - Feb 05, 2008 4:03:57 am PST #4633 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
tommyrot - Feb 05, 2008 4:18:33 am PST #4634 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
what could go wrong?
Skynet takes over, and all the gas-pumping robots get depressed at how lame they are?
le nubian - Feb 05, 2008 6:04:12 am PST #4635 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
tommyrot - Feb 05, 2008 6:14:04 am PST #4636 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It's never been opened. Ever. It hasn't seen the light of day since before it was shipped on May 5th, 1988.
I wrestled with whether I should open the box, or store it and let it accrue collector's value. In the end, I decided that the reason for my purchase wasn't financial. My very first computer was an Apple //c, and I can't see wanting to part with this computer, ever.
flea - Feb 05, 2008 6:34:51 am PST #4637 of 25501
information libertarian
That is one happy, happy, cute and happy man.
Sean K - Feb 05, 2008 7:45:28 am PST #4638 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So, I have a really irritating problem. My monitor (any monitor) keeps cutting out on my XP box. When I turn it on, I canwatch the BIOS do its thing, then the XP initial loading screen with the cylon eye comes up, but then the monitor shuts off, like it's not getting a signal. I can hear the fan and the hard drive working, and the lights on the Ethernet card are on, but as far as the monitor is concerned, the computer is off.
Any ideas?
tommyrot - Feb 05, 2008 7:48:45 am PST #4639 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Does each monitor have its own cable?
Have you tried booting into safe mode?
NoiseDesign - Feb 05, 2008 7:50:16 am PST #4640 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Boot into safe mode and make sure that the resolution is set within range of the monitor. It sounds like after the boot sequence it is trying to go to a resolution that the monitor doesn't support.
Tom Scola - Feb 05, 2008 7:50:29 am PST #4641 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Your monitor is punting because it can't handle the signal.
Boot in safe mode by holding down the F8 key and selecting VGA mode. Then lower your default screen resolution. If it was working before at the old resolution, maybe try a new video cable.
Sean K - Feb 05, 2008 8:00:06 am PST #4642 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Well, this has been a problem with two different monitors, each with its own cable, so if it is a hardware problem, I'd think it was the video card, but if it is the video card, why would it be sending any signal at all?
Anyway, I'll try safe mode and report back.