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Stopping me from doing that? A small army of nagging females could not accomplish that yet.
Quote: Either this computer leaves, or I will! Well, the computer is still here. Bye!
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Yeah, let's not say anything against CRTs. I still have my first computer monitor. It must be from 1979 and it still works.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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CodeWraith wrote: Yeah, let's not say anything against CRTs. I still have my first computer monitor. It must be from 1979 and it still works.
Do you happen to glow in the dark?
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Who cares? Look where I once worked.[^]
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Ok, so you might have other reasons for glowing in the dark. CRTs are the least of your problems.
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Quote: Tom Paris:
"Here lies Thomas Eugene Paris, Beloved Mutant."
The Doctor:
A fitting epitaph, but I don't intend to let you use it just yet.
Kes:
Radiometric emitters are charged and ready.
The Doctor:
Begin with 45 rads per second.
Tom Paris:
Great. Now it'll read "Beloved Radioactive Mutant."
Before I ever got my hands on a radar, the doctor already had discovered that I am a mutant anyway. It does not give me any notable superpowers, so the X Men will probably not take me.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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So...any kids? And do they have superpowers...?
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Nope.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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CodeWraith wrote: Well, today we don't call these 'thin TV display panels' anymore. They now are called plasma screens.
Plasma isn't even sold in stores anymore, unless it's old inventory from years ago.
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Fine, but how long did it take from 1973 for them to hit the stores?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Roughly the same amount of time it took for LED TVs? Not sure if this is a trick question. They both appeared at roughly the same time (give or take less than half a decade)[*]. Plasma has now all but disappeared.
[*] I'm talking about making it to mainstream, that is.
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Nineteen.F***ing.Seventy.Three.
Can we agree that it took another 25 years until we finally got to see the first flat screens of any sort? CRTs held themselves decades after vacuum tubes had disappeared into the museums. How long would it have to be to make you raise an eyebrow? Since 1873? And who cares that we have invented 1000 other approaches since then?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Sorry, I must've dropped the plot somewhere. Yeah, CRT held on for absolutely forever. Then there's been a quick succession of contenders for replacements. I'm not really seeing anything unusual. The pace of progress (if you want to call it that) is quicker now for consumer electronics than it's ever been.
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I was annoyed when we switched from CRT's to flat panels on our products. I kept trying to convince one of the hardware guys to give me a way to connect the CRT's high-voltage supply directly to the keyboard, under software control.
User-friendly my ass. I wanted user-lethal.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Boooring!
Power a primitive ion engine[^] with it and let it fly uncontrolledly through the office.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Just did a "power fail" test on my UPS (to check the duration with the third monitor added) and ... it doesn't switch at all. So my UPS is currently acting like a line conditioner and space heater.
OK, where's the stupid manual gone ...
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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How many manuals with the title 'Lawsuit Evaluation No 7' do you have?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Mine still works, thank god but it stopped communicating via USB with the PC a couple of months ago.
Used to have a nice little widget that displayed wattage or whatever you wanted to display.
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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Guess you are having UPS and DOWNS
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Lots of DOWNS, but the UPS part is just not there at all!
Sadly, I've opened the box and checked the battery voltage and that's just fine and dandy - solid at 38V, just as I'd expect. So it's electronics ... with no circuit diagram, damn it.
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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At what point are you going to ignore your signature and get rid of it?
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When I'm sure I can't fix it!
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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