OT Things to ponder

[rustysi]

ORIGINAL: Gandalf

Clueless iphone 7 owners tricked into DRILLING hole in their phones to 'get a headphone jack' here!

Every time I think it can't get worse...

[RagingKrikkit]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

I'm really not sure, but this, I believe is what they're talking about when discussing broad band.

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

Yeah, this was just posted in another thread. I usually try and get away and lose my tail.

ORIGINAL: Zorch

Speaking of tail...

Sorry, did I just end up on 4chan?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: rustysi

ORIGINAL: Gandalf

Clueless iphone 7 owners tricked into DRILLING hole in their phones to 'get a headphone jack' here!

Every time I think it can't get worse...

Einstein said only two things were infinite: the universe and human stupidity. And he wasn't so sure about the universe.

[wdolson]

ORIGINAL: Gandalf

Clueless iphone 7 owners tricked into DRILLING hole in their phones to 'get a headphone jack' here!

I once worked with a guy who was a hardware designer from way back. He was designing an add on for the early Apple Macs. The installation required the users to remove some socketed chips on the motherboard. They started getting tech support calls from people who had pried the sockets off the motherbord instead of removing the chips from their sockets. These people destroyed their Macs.

Bill

[geofflambert]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: rustysi

ORIGINAL: Gandalf

Clueless iphone 7 owners tricked into DRILLING hole in their phones to 'get a headphone jack' here!

Every time I think it can't get worse...

Einstein said only two things were infinite: the universe and human stupidity. And he wasn't so sure about the universe.

It's good to not be human.

[geofflambert]

ORIGINAL: wdolson

ORIGINAL: Gandalf

Clueless iphone 7 owners tricked into DRILLING hole in their phones to 'get a headphone jack' here!

I once worked with a guy who was a hardware designer from way back. He was designing an add on for the early Apple Macs. The installation required the users to remove some socketed chips on the motherboard. They started getting tech support calls from people who had pried the sockets off the motherbord instead of removing the chips from their sockets. These people destroyed their Macs.

Bill

Here's some valuable hardware support. The nut threads on in a clockwise fashion. As viewed from a female perspective. Do not tell me it screws on in a counterclockwise fashion you prevert.




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[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

ORIGINAL: wdolson

ORIGINAL: Gandalf

Clueless iphone 7 owners tricked into DRILLING hole in their phones to 'get a headphone jack' here!

I once worked with a guy who was a hardware designer from way back. He was designing an add on for the early Apple Macs. The installation required the users to remove some socketed chips on the motherboard. They started getting tech support calls from people who had pried the sockets off the motherbord instead of removing the chips from their sockets. These people destroyed their Macs.

Bill

Here's some valuable hardware support. The nut threads on in a clockwise fashion. As viewed from a female perspective. Do not tell me it screws on in a counterclockwise fashion you prevert.




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'Righty tighty, lefty loosey' (Homer Simpson)

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

ORIGINAL: wdolson




I once worked with a guy who was a hardware designer from way back. He was designing an add on for the early Apple Macs. The installation required the users to remove some socketed chips on the motherboard. They started getting tech support calls from people who had pried the sockets off the motherbord instead of removing the chips from their sockets. These people destroyed their Macs.

Bill

Here's some valuable hardware support. The nut threads on in a clockwise fashion. As viewed from a female perspective. Do not tell me it screws on in a counterclockwise fashion you prevert.




Message edited to repair something the spell-check tried to fix. That spell-check thinks it can out-think me. Unfortunately it is usually correct.

'Righty tighty, lefty loosey' (Homer Simpson)

But what if you live in the Southern Hemisphere? [&:] [;)]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: geofflambert



Here's some valuable hardware support. The nut threads on in a clockwise fashion. As viewed from a female perspective. Do not tell me it screws on in a counterclockwise fashion you prevert.




Message edited to repair something the spell-check tried to fix. That spell-check thinks it can out-think me. Unfortunately it is usually correct.

'Righty tighty, lefty loosey' (Homer Simpson)

But what if you live in the Southern Hemisphere? [&:] [;)]

warspite1

I'm not sure that complication would trouble Homer.... [:D]

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Zorch



'Righty tighty, lefty loosey' (Homer Simpson)

But what if you live in the Southern Hemisphere? [&:] [;)]

warspite1

I'm not sure that complication would trouble Homer.... [:D]

Homer would stand on his head. [:D]

Which reminds me of the old joke: How many (insert racial stereotype here) does it take to change a light bulb?
Answer: 5 - one to hold the light bulb and 4 to turn the ladder.

[BBfanboy]

But will they turn the ladder the correct way --- or will they flip it vertically?

[geofflambert]

I think the greatest vocalist of the last century was a woman, and her name is Judy Garland. The next greatest, in my view is also a woman.
Named Linda Ronstadt. I know she ain't so pretty anymore and she can't sing, anymore. I just adore her all the same.

Just a little tribute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FLN4MUROXk

[geofflambert]

Somebody managed somehow to change the header on this thread beginning with this page (34) from "Things to Ponder" to "Re: You just can't fix stupid".

Now I get lots of emails in my spam folder whose subjects are "Re:" something or "Fwd:" something. I always wonder how stupid the people are who send spam like that.
Where'd these idiots get that from??? Do they actually think people put that crap in their emails and in the case of "Fwd:" that their spam targets will actually forward the spam somewhere?
Well, somebody thinks they are very clever and have somehow changed the header on this thread. Thank you very much.




The remainder of the header for this post is ... trying to prevent you from breeding.

[geofflambert]

Can this wise guy unlock locked threads?

[geofflambert]

We have a superhero in our midst. Most of you are not aware of him. He is known, by those that know him, as the "Dung Beetle".
He collects his own dung and when he has enough of it he rolls it into a ball and pushes it into your house, nay, even into your man cave.
Do yourself a favor and pour some "Liquid Plumber" on his head and the problem will go away.

[geofflambert]

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[geofflambert]

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[BBfanboy]

Gotta agree with The Gorn on Linda R. She got attention initially for her album cover showing her on roller skates and wearing really short shorts and a tight top. Awesome, but her voice was also great and she wrote some classic songs. Then she got into her Mexican heritage and started doing mostly Spanish songs which did not translate to commercial success AFAIK.
I watched a documentary on The Eagles and they credited Linda R for giving them guidance on the music biz and giving them their first big break when she let them do a cover of "Desperado".
And AFAIK she stayed away from all the addictions that plagued so many great musicians of the time (and still do). That makes her a lady with a mind of her own in my books.

[Orm]

This thread has taken a weird turn. I need to watch some ducks, or chicks, to calm down so I can ponder on the deeper meaning of life.

[Anthropoid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw