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I've always maintained that all it will take is for the masses to eat just one billionaire and the others will quickly fall in line.
Once a legitimate blog. Now just a collection of memes 'n menz.
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I've always maintained that all it will take is for the masses to eat just one billionaire and the others will quickly fall in line.
He doesn't have to be compromised by Putin. He's on Putin's side. He's his friend. Hes his fan. He loves Putin. He loves the things that Putin represents — authoritarianism, the entire ugly corrupt Russian power structure. Donald Trump looks at it and says give me some of that. They could have taped Donald Trump fucking a goat – it wouldn't matter. He'd be Vladimir Putin's best buddy no matter what. So as the idea of a conspiracy to explain Trump's behavior it fails the Occam's razor test. Trump is an authoritarian asshole. He's going to love other authoritarians. It's almost definitional." ~ Rick Wilson
Apple propaganda notwithstanding, the reason tower PCs are big isn't because they're outdated. The reason tower PCs are so bulky is because they're designed to be user serviceable. The case has lots of open space so your big, meaty hands can easily access all of the components, and everything is secured with friction-fit tabs and standard machine screws to minimise the need for specialised tools. A properly laid out tower PC is fully serviceable with a single Phillips-head screwdriver and no greater manual skill than your average Lego playset – heck, for some of the more modern case layouts you don't even need the screwdriver, unless you're performing major surgery like a full motherboard replacement.
Like, think about who benefits from convincing you that a fully modular computing device that can be serviced and repaired with your bare hands and minimal technical skill is unfashionable.
Back in the day, I used to build my own PCs. I'd run down to Fry's Electronics, pick out a case, a motherboard, a CPU chip, memory, and whatever other components I needed. I'd drag it all home and assemble it myself. I'd load the O/S, power it up, and viola!
It's hard to tell if America is turning into The Handmaid's Tale or Idiocracy.
For the next four years, we will see what a lack of competence and integrity looks like on steroids.
I'm waiting for someone to tell me, "Yeah I picked fruits and vegetables until those illegals came along".
They say 'nothing is impossible'.
I disagree. I'm doing nothing right now!
It's totally possible.
If a woman says she's happy with 3 inches then it's most likely your credit card.
I came home last night to find my wife in skimpy lanugre, wearing riding boots, and holding a whip.
I thought, "Oh, great. Where the hell are we going to keep a horse?"
(Actually, I would have thought YEEEE HAAAA!)
Christmas time is great because you can shout "Don't come in here!" and people assume you're wrapping presents instead of just wanting to be left alone.
Republicans gloating about how Justin Trudeau had to go to Mar-a-Lago to bend the knee, when in fact, they had to meet in Florida because Canada won't allow felons in their country.
A man walks into a bar and he's got a newt on his shoulder.
The bartender says, "Oh wow. What an interesting pet. What's his name?"
The guy says, "Tiny".
The bartender says, "Huh. Why did you name him 'Tiny'"?
The guy says, "Well, he's my newt".
Mom: My child won't eat meat. What can I replace it with?
Answer: A dog. Dogs love meat!
Why did the little cookie cry?
Because his mom was a wafer for so long.
Dear Mother Nature,
Having received my free sample of winter, I would like to cancel the remainder of my subscription.
Teacher: Use dandelion in a sentence.
Student: De cheetah is faster dandelion.
The US Postal Service created a stamp with a picture of tRUMP, but the new stamp was not sticking to envelopes. After weeks of testing, they found there was nothing wrong with the stamp or the adhesive. It turned out people were spitting on the wrong side.
Me: Our son asked where babies come from.
Wife: He's too young. Tell him the stork.
Me (later): Your mom fucked a stork.
Be happy. It drives people crazy!
Dad: Why are your eyes all red?
Son: I smoke weed, Dad!
Dad: Stop lying. You're crying because I beat you at Mario Kart.
Earl to friend: I installed a new toilet seat that lights up if the seat is left up. Opal hated it. I had to take it out.
Song playing… Moon riverrrr wider than a mile…
Earl: I replaced it with one that plays a tune.
Opal: EARRRRLLLLL!
(In bed)
Wife: Are you sleeping?
Husband: No, I just close my eyes and travel far away.
Wife: But you're snoring.
Husband: I travel by tractor.
Boss: Why do you…
Me: shhhh
Boss: What's your biggest wea…
Me: shhhh
Boss (whispering): You're hired. Welcome to the library staff.
When you think there's no hope left, remember the lobsters in the tank of the Titanic's restaurant.
My dog kept chasing people on a bike.
So I took his bike away.
Then he just sat there in the yard and barked all day.
So I gave him his bike back because his bark was worse than his bike.
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Grace Jones: Island Life (1985)
I recorded my first minidisc in over a decade last night.
And after I finished, ejected the disc so it could finish writing the table of contents, and when I reinserted the disc to listen, the machine took a crap. C13 Read Error. Ugh. And it wasn't just that disc—it was even brand new, unused ones. And of course the seller I bought it from said it was fully functional and doesn't accept returns.
Being a nerd that's still relatively good at fixing shit, I did a hasty search online and ended up getting very depressed. Firstly, because there wasn't a whole lot of info out there and a lot of it was, "Take it to a Sony Service Center." Yeah, like that's an option any more…
I did all the suggested troubleshooting: cleaning the laser's lens, blowing out the mechanism with compressed air, reseating the ribbon cables that run between the mechanism and the main circuit board, etc. But none of it worked.
Anyhow, after mulling it over while wide awake at 4 am this morning, I thought about one other possible culprit: dried lubricant on the sled rail.
After getting ready this morning, did a search on YouTube and found one video that described the error and what needed to be done. It was basically everything I'd already done, but I felt that if the guy in the video could resuscitate a machine that was in much worse condition than mine, I certainly could get this one working.
I pulled the top off again and did everything I'd done last night and in addition, ran a Q-tip drenched in isopropyl alcohol along the rail and under the gears that drive the mechanism. I cautiously inserted the disc from last night and viola! it worked!
So fingers are crossed. As I type this I'm adding a few more tracks to the disc from last night and so far everything is working as it should. The true test will be when I'm finished and it has to write to the TOC (Table of Contents) before ejecting…
UPDATE: It worked!
UPDATE #2: It's hosed. After recording two discs, the error returned. After popping the cover was obvious the disc was refusing to spin up, triggering the C13 error. I spoke to the seller this afternoon and she's agreed to refund what I paid for it upon return of the unit. On the positive side, the MZ-S1 arrived today and it works like a champ.
As is my tradition every December 1st, I remember…
Kent Kelly
Ken Cohen
Steve Golden
Dennis Shelpman
Jim Hagen
Chuck Krahe
Michael Nelson
Jim Nye
Kevin Ohm
Rick King
Ron Aiazzi
Grant Neilsen
Ric Hathaway
David Koston
Kim Holstein
Russ Alvarez
Marty Kamner
John Trapp
Bobby Farina
Brian Lea
Chuck Mayer
Richard Gulliver
Jim Girard
Keith Roseberry
Tom Farrel
Ben Walzer
Steve McCollom
Philip Ruckdeschel