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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: Anyone else remember this power transistor?
Heh, that's the first thing I thought of when I saw your post, and wondered what in the world someone could be posting about a transistor for.
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: that's the first thing I thought of when I saw your post
Good man. 
/ravi
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I just held one in my hand yesterday. Wait I'll go get it...
Okay, what now?
Never moon a werewolf.
- Harvey
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Grin that you beat me by 6 7 days. I was playing with one a week ago.
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I still have one (with its legs cut off) as a key fob.
It was one of a total of eight that got fried in a regulated power supply / linear amplifier combination when a capacitor failed.
That was in about 1973.
I used to use them [almost] by the bucket full.
Phil
The opinions expressed in this post are not necessarily those of the author, especially if you find them impolite, inaccurate or inflammatory.
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Phil J Pearson wrote: I still have one (with its legs cut off) as a key fob.
+5
/ravi
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There are more catholic churches in Las Vegas than casinos.
Many worshippers give casino chips rather than money for the offering. Since they get so many chips from so many different casinos, the churches have devised a method to collect the offerings. They send all collected chips to a nearby Franciscan Monastery for sorting and then the chips are taken to the casinos of origin and cashed in.
All this work is graciously done by... CHIP MONKS!
I've got my coat, no need to hold the door...
speramus in juniperus
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Votes of 1 to 5 just don't address that sort of post: we need a voting button that signifies "groan". 
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Now that's funny, definitely worth a chortle!
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Let's see, where was that monitor cleaning cloth.
That definitely a groaner, me like.
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Ego te absolvo... NOT! 
Software Zen: delete this;
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Just goes to show how warped my sense of humor really is.
Jack of all trades, master of none, though often times better than master of one.
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You left out the role of the Elvis impersonators.
“But I don't want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked.
“Oh, you can't help that,” said the Cat: “we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.”
“How do you know I'm mad?” said Alice.
“You must be," said the Cat, or you wouldn't have come here.” Lewis Carroll
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BillWoodruff wrote: You left out the role of the Elvis impersonators.
Why, thank-you ver' much.
-- Vilmos has left the building --
speramus in juniperus
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... and on Friday when they have a meal, it is cooked by... FISH FRIARS
Never moon a werewolf.
- Harvey
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I've recently heard the word 'copacetic' being used - in particular, in a scene from Breaking Bad. I had never heard this word before (that I can recollect). I'm sure there are plenty of words I've never heard but this one is now stuck firmly in my brain which is, I hope, copacetic!
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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The origin is discussed here[^], but it isn't a real word. It probably doesn't do much harm when used sparingly, but when I hear someone use it repeatedly, I revise my opinion of that person downward by a large number of points.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: It probably doesn't do much harm when used sparingly, but when I hear someone use it repeatedly, I revise my opinion of that person downward by a large number of points
I would agree with that; for instance, there is the "you know" disease - where a person uses "you know" constantly to emphasize a point or to fill in a blank space. Or "actually" or "literally" - the 2 most redundant and overused words in the English language.
Apart from, of course, elephant and sunshine.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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I think elephant and sunshine have a limited range of occurrence, despite the high frequency . At least, in the context we use them here. The 'you know', 'like', 'actually', 'literally' disease is far more widespread, and sadly non-fatal.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Add "innit" to the list as well, please. 
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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And, like, 'like', like. Innit.
MVVM # - I did it My Way
___________________________________________
Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
.\\axxx
(That's an 'M')
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The High Rising Terminal (or AQI) can join it?
It is annoying?
I'm sure you agree?
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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Quote: I revise my opinion of that person downward by a large number of points.
So, do you picture in your head clicking a downvote button on their face when you're talking to them?
Too much CP. Back away slowly.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Life would be easier if we could mark people as spam.
- A T-Shirt
Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.
- Mitchell Kapor
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