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Post by blazerrose on Jan 14, 2014 4:33:38 GMT
I have a Netgear router and it is a little trooper. *knocks on wood*
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Post by Lokifan on Jan 19, 2014 6:30:47 GMT
My Belkin was a waste of money. It required rebooting regularly (once a week or so). As for capacitors, are you sure you're not running into the Capacitor Plague?I've got a Panasonic LCD TV that I'm just about certain I need to fix--it's the right age and symptoms. |
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Post by silverdragon on Jan 19, 2014 11:12:34 GMT
"The cost of the work is more than the screen is worth"....
I have two screens awaiting me finding out a map of the parts to be replaced...
They will eventually be done, just not yet.
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Post by the light works on Jan 19, 2014 15:45:10 GMT
My Belkin was a waste of money. It required rebooting regularly (once a week or so). As for capacitors, are you sure you're not running into the Capacitor Plague?I've got a Panasonic LCD TV that I'm just about certain I need to fix--it's the right age and symptoms. apparently all my purchases were outside the time window for the plague. |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jan 21, 2014 14:37:14 GMT
New pet peeve: People who talk while they're chewing...more specifically, people who do this while you're on the phone with them.
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Post by the light works on Jan 21, 2014 14:59:09 GMT
New pet peeve: People who talk while they're chewing...more specifically, people who do this while you're on the phone with them. I would divide it by whether you called them, or they called you. if they called you, then they deserve a smackdown. if you called them, they could at least clear their mouth long enough to tell you what you need to know; and ask to be excused for being caught eating. |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jan 21, 2014 15:26:31 GMT
New pet peeve: People who talk while they're chewing...more specifically, people who do this while you're on the phone with them. I would divide it by whether you called them, or they called you. if they called you, then they deserve a smackdown. if you called them, they could at least clear their mouth long enough to tell you what you need to know; and ask to be excused for being caught eating. I have been called by "professionals" & company reps that will continue to eat throughout the call. Out of a desire to not seem rude, I resist the urge to ask "Am I interrupting you?" |
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Post by the light works on Jan 21, 2014 15:40:34 GMT
I would divide it by whether you called them, or they called you. if they called you, then they deserve a smackdown. if you called them, they could at least clear their mouth long enough to tell you what you need to know; and ask to be excused for being caught eating. I have been called by "professionals" & company reps that will continue to eat throughout the call. Out of a desire to not seem rude, I resist the urge to ask "Am I interrupting you?" sometimes self-restraint is more of a vice than a virtue. |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jan 21, 2014 15:57:56 GMT
I have been called by "professionals" & company reps that will continue to eat throughout the call. Out of a desire to not seem rude, I resist the urge to ask "Am I interrupting you?" sometimes self-restraint is more of a vice than a virtue. If only it were possible to slap someone through the phone line... |
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Post by the light works on Jan 21, 2014 16:03:24 GMT
sometimes self-restraint is more of a vice than a virtue. If only it were possible to slap someone through the phone line... when they merge 3D printer technology with fax technology, it might be. |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jan 21, 2014 16:22:47 GMT
when they merge 3D printer technology with fax technology, it might be. I do believe that would be the greatest thing since sliced bread!  "What's so great about sliced bread? You've got a loaf of bread, you've got a knife. Slice the [darn] thing." ~George Carlin |
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Post by the light works on Jan 21, 2014 16:29:05 GMT
when they merge 3D printer technology with fax technology, it might be. I do believe that would be the greatest thing since sliced bread! "What's so great about sliced bread? You've got a loaf of bread, you've got a knife. Slice the [darn] thing." ~George Carlin umm... george... before sliced bread, they hadn't figured that out... otherwise it wouldn't be before sliced bread. |
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Post by the light works on Apr 6, 2015 2:36:59 GMT
I got this forwarded to me and it triggered a major pet peeve: www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Mummified-body-removed-from-San-Francisco-home-6179818.phpfirefighters do not wear oxygen masks or tanks. that would be stupid dangerous. what firefighters wear is SCBA: Self Contained Breathing Apparatus, and the tanks hold and the masks deliver AIR. the only change that is made to it is it is filtered to remove contaminants and occasionally a department will invest in a filter that makes it taste minty fresh. I feel better. |
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Post by OziRiS on Apr 6, 2015 22:48:48 GMT
This isn't a serious one, but it's still something that ticks me off whenever I see/hear it.
Audio techs who add a cocking sound to a scene in a TV show or movie when no cocking action is needed or even possible.
You know the one I'm talking about. The cop draws his gun and approaches the alley/car/building where he suspects the bad guy is and right before he goes in, your hear the distinct sound of the slide being pulled back or the hammer being cocked on his gun.
Firstly, if you expect to run into a gun fight any minute, you don't go in without one in the chamber and wait until the last second to remedy that! If there's no round in the chamber, you're not ready to fire and you shouldn't be anywhere NEAR a place where you expect a gun fight to break out! Especially not when you're trying to sneak up on someone and having to pull back the slide/cock the hammer at the last second will give you away!
Secondly, the "cock the hammer" sound wouldn't annoy me as much if it wasn't for the fact that over the past 10-15 years, more often than not, the gun being used in many scenes is a Glock. A GLOCK HAS NO EXTERNAL HAMMER, YOU FREAKING IDIOTS!!! That fact is NOT hidden from the world! It's so plain to see that even my 8-year old has questioned "why that gun just made that sound"!
And last, but not least: It's one thing to add a cocking noise to a Glock that has no hammer to cock, but adding a slide noise to a FREAKING REVOLVER?!?!?!
How do these people keep their jobs!?
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Post by the light works on Apr 7, 2015 1:57:17 GMT
This isn't a serious one, but it's still something that ticks me off whenever I see/hear it. Audio techs who add a cocking sound to a scene in a TV show or movie when no cocking action is needed or even possible. You know the one I'm talking about. The cop draws his gun and approaches the alley/car/building where he suspects the bad guy is and right before he goes in, your hear the distinct sound of the slide being pulled back or the hammer being cocked on his gun. Firstly, if you expect to run into a gun fight any minute, you don't go in without one in the chamber and wait until the last second to remedy that! If there's no round in the chamber, you're not ready to fire and you shouldn't be anywhere NEAR a place where you expect a gun fight to break out! Especially not when you're trying to sneak up on someone and having to pull back the slide/cock the hammer at the last second will give you away! Secondly, the "cock the hammer" sound wouldn't annoy me as much if it wasn't for the fact that over the past 10-15 years, more often than not, the gun being used in many scenes is a Glock. A GLOCK HAS NO EXTERNAL HAMMER, YOU FREAKING IDIOTS!!! That fact is NOT hidden from the world! It's so plain to see that even my 8-year old has questioned "why that gun just made that sound"! And last, but not least: It's one thing to add a cocking noise to a Glock that has no hammer to cock, but adding a slide noise to a FREAKING REVOLVER?!?!?! How do these people keep their jobs!? can we also include the directors having the actor cock the gun dramatically at the wrong time? |
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Post by wvengineer on Apr 7, 2015 2:08:31 GMT
Previously I recommended Belkin USB to Serial converters. I hereby retract that recommendation. I got one so I could hook one of my radios up to my laptop. Discovered that Belkin uses counterfeit serial-to-USB chips which results in all sorts of drivers issues with Windows 8.1.
Pitty. I had such good luck with them in the past.
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Post by GTCGreg on Apr 7, 2015 3:16:37 GMT
Previously I recommended Belkin USB to Serial converters. I hereby retract that recommendation. I got one so I could hook one of my radios up to my laptop. Discovered that Belkin uses counterfeit serial-to-USB chips which results in all sorts of drivers issues with Windows 8.1. Pitty. I had such good luck with them in the past. I always had a pretty high regard for Belkin, at least their networking components. That is until I bought some of their home automation (smart home) products and found them to be nothing but pure overpriced junk. |
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Post by Lex Of Sydney Australia on Apr 7, 2015 9:15:25 GMT
New pet peeve: People who talk while they're chewing...more specifically, people who do this while you're on the phone with them. I'm gonna add chewing with your mouth open in general, It's SO disgusting! I'm not on a 'see food' diet so PLEASE keep your trap shut when eating! I have a friend who does this & while he's in general a nice guy, I have to restrain myself from slapping him when he's eating in my company. The smacking & slurping sounds he makes when eating, not to mention seeing the food, & watching it falling out of his mouth is nauseating!  & yes I have nicely mentioned his 'problem' to him, & he's said (lots of times) that he'll keep an eye on it. But he always 'forgets' when ever we're all together for a meal - & he wonders why lately no one wants to go to eat with him. |
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Post by OziRiS on Apr 7, 2015 11:44:19 GMT
This isn't a serious one, but it's still something that ticks me off whenever I see/hear it. Audio techs who add a cocking sound to a scene in a TV show or movie when no cocking action is needed or even possible. You know the one I'm talking about. The cop draws his gun and approaches the alley/car/building where he suspects the bad guy is and right before he goes in, your hear the distinct sound of the slide being pulled back or the hammer being cocked on his gun. Firstly, if you expect to run into a gun fight any minute, you don't go in without one in the chamber and wait until the last second to remedy that! If there's no round in the chamber, you're not ready to fire and you shouldn't be anywhere NEAR a place where you expect a gun fight to break out! Especially not when you're trying to sneak up on someone and having to pull back the slide/cock the hammer at the last second will give you away! Secondly, the "cock the hammer" sound wouldn't annoy me as much if it wasn't for the fact that over the past 10-15 years, more often than not, the gun being used in many scenes is a Glock. A GLOCK HAS NO EXTERNAL HAMMER, YOU FREAKING IDIOTS!!! That fact is NOT hidden from the world! It's so plain to see that even my 8-year old has questioned "why that gun just made that sound"! And last, but not least: It's one thing to add a cocking noise to a Glock that has no hammer to cock, but adding a slide noise to a FREAKING REVOLVER?!?!?! How do these people keep their jobs!? can we also include the directors having the actor cock the gun dramatically at the wrong time? Done  I will say that they've become better at this, which is why I left it out. It's more of an 80's - 90's thing than post 2000, but it's still being done from time to time. Most of the time you won't see the actor doing anything but holding the gun - and in more and more movies and TV shows, they're actually holding it right, either pointing the muzzle where they're going or pointing it down while moving, as opposed to the good old holding it beside your head - and the only indication of cocking/loading is the sound that's added in post production. Some of my favorite shows that include a lot of guns are Numb3rs, Criminal Minds, Blue Bloods, Castle, Chicago P.D. and Rookie Blue. It's clear when you watch all of these shows that the actors have received various degrees of training in weapons handling. They don't do everything perfectly, but at least they've got the basics right. In many cases, even the extras that are called in to do a short scene where a SWAT or SRT team storm a building have the basics right and, depending on the show, even their room clearing procedures don't look all that bad. There was one episode of Rookie Blue in particular where I was impressed. Four regular patrol officers entered a house and proceeded to clear it room by room, floor by floor, just as you're taught in the military. It was a really intense scene where clearing the entire house took around 3-4 minutes, as you would expect it to in real life. They entered through the front door, cleared the hallway, posted one officer at the stairs to the second floor while the remaining three cleared the first floor. Once that was done, they stacked up behind the officer at the stairs and proceeded up to the second floor where they took each room along the hallway. Even when they'd found the scared child they were looking for in one of the middle rooms, they still cleared the rest while one officer stayed with the kid, just like you're supposed to. I understand that they can't take that amount of time out of each and every episode, as they've only got around 40 minutes to tell the story, but it was refreshing to see a director just for once not only show how it's actually done, but also convey the intensity of the situation, even though there's no "action" most of the time. I don't remember if it was part of the dialogue in the episode, or if it was something that was adressed in a "making of" episode, but at some point it was made clear that the whole reason for doing the scene that way was to show the audience just how intense clearing a house is. Even if you think you know what room the bad guy or the hostage is in, you still need to clear the entire house room by room. You can't just storm in. There could be more bad guys or hostages than expected, or there could be booby traps. You have to be deliberate and meticulous. When I train my boys in the Home Guard in urban combat, I always use a phrase that I once heard a Ranger instructor use for the same purpose: "If you run fast, you die fast. Slow is safe. Safe is quick." However true that is, slow and steady can be incredibly nerve-wracking and the director did a really good job of showing that. |
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Post by the light works on Apr 7, 2015 13:37:59 GMT
we do that systematic approach in fire rescue, too. none of this dash in with your mask off and stand there looking around like Backdraft.
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& yes I have nicely mentioned his 'problem' to him, & he's said (lots of times) that he'll keep an eye on it. But he always 'forgets' when ever we're all together for a meal - & he wonders why lately no one wants to go to eat with him.