Computer illiterate people who think they know things V7 content: out of stock
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Re-posting this from old thread because I'm trying to look for something new:
[quote=HighdefGE]So this one time, I was at my local microcenter store and I was looking around the PC-build section, and there's this middle-aged couple that were standing right next to me and it went something like this:
Woman: Well that's a lot of gigabytes there *points to a Gigabyte motherboard*
Man: No no no, that's actually a brand for motherboards.
Woman: Oh, those sneaky bastards.[/quote]
Happened a couple years ago:
I was attempting to fix a problem with a monitor in my high school's library (the cable was loose). Unfortunately, the cables had special security-screw things on them so that you needed a VERY specialized tool in order to tighten or loosen the cable on either end. Let me describe the problem: on occasion, the signal would be lost, the screen would flicker and wave, and the colors would go all wonky. Just looking and touching the plugs revealed they were extremely loose. It was obvious to even the somewhat computer-inept librarian that the cable was loose. This was the conversation I had with the head of the IT department:
[quote]
Me: <explains problem and how to fix>
Him: Well, did you try restarting. (He said it exactly like that, no question in his voice)
Me: <humors> Yes, it didn't help.
Him: Could it be a virus?
Me: <???> A virus doesn't cause the monitor to glitch like that.
Him: It could.
Me: I'm almost 98% sure it couldn't. The antivirus software would detect it; it's a good scanner.
Him: I'll take a look at it.
[/quote]The next day he comes in and Ghosts the computer and is confused when the screen continues to have problems on the Ghost progress screen.
[editline]8th November 2010[/editline]
This is the same school district that has pirated Windows XP Pro, the entire Macromedia MX 2007 suite, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office XP, most of the Autodesk programs, and Sophos Anti-Virus Corporate.
I shit you not.
[QUOTE={ABK}AbbySciuto;25940447]This is the same school district that has pirated Windows XP Pro, the entire Macromedia MX 2007 suite, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office XP, most of the Autodesk programs, and Sophos Anti-Virus Corporate.
I shit you not.[/QUOTE]
Report them. Last I checked, the BSA (Business Software Alliance) gave bounties for turning in corporate pirates, like businesses and schools. Yeah, it's a dick move on your part (the BSA ought to be nicknamed the "Redmond Mafia" for the shit they pull), but judging by the quality of the IT, they kinda deserve it. Plus, who doesn't want $200,000.
Last year at my school, all our laptops were connected to the internet through cables (we got wireless this year) and this caused a mild amount of drama each time everyone was going to get a comp.
Heres a common episode:
Classmate: "halp, iternets not working!"
Me: "Is the cable plugged in?"
Classmate: "Yes!"
Me: "In both ends?"
Classmate: "Uuuh, no..."
Or this:
Classmate: "Halp, comp's beeping!"
Me: "Is the battery indicator red?"
Classmate: "Yes."
Me: "Then plug in the power cable. In both ends."
We also had a bunch of switches. Everyone called them routers! GODDAMNIT! THERES A DIFFERENCE!!!
I actually had to explain to someone why it is a switch, beginning with arguments such as the fact that there is NOT one WAN port and n^2 number of LAN ports, ending with me pointing to the LAN switch lable on the side of it. I added how they operate on different network layers too...
[QUOTE=Surma;25941119]
[b]We also had a bunch of switches. Everyone called them routers! GODDAMNIT![/b] THERES A DIFFERENCE!!!
I actually had to explain to someone why it is a switch, beginning with arguments such as the fact that there is NOT one WAN port and n^2 number of LAN ports, ending with me pointing to the LAN switch lable on the side of it. I added how they operate on different network layers too...[/QUOTE]Would've been close enough for me considering... you know. you should be happy they even recognize its basic function at all.
[QUOTE=gman003-main;25938737]You know what case I would actually like? A PowerMac G5 case, minus the Apple logo. Big case, plenty of airflow, actually pretty easy to work with, and the best part: it can stop bullets. I did the math one time - it should stop a .45, probably a 9mm too. Let's see your Alienware do that.[/QUOTE]
Its made out of 3mm thick alluminum, its not going to stop a bullet.
[QUOTE=taipan;25941334]Its made out of 3mm thick alluminum, its not going to stop a bullet.[/QUOTE]
Not a rifle bullet, certainly, but considering the .45 can be deflected by a bit of hardwood, it's not going through plate aluminum. I can't find the source I used originally, but I found photos of standard .45 rounds failing to penetrate 3mm of rusty steel. Don't forget, most of the time, rounds don't hit head-on - they're usually at an angle, so the effective thickness can be up to sqrt(2) times the actual thickness.
[QUOTE=gman003-main;25941650]Not a rifle bullet, certainly, but considering the .45 can be deflected by a bit of hardwood, it's not going through plate aluminum. I can't find the source I used originally, but I found photos of standard .45 rounds failing to penetrate 3mm of rusty steel. Don't forget, most of the time, rounds don't hit head-on - they're usually at an angle, so the effective thickness can be up to sqrt(2) times the actual thickness.[/QUOTE]
Steel is a little different from Aluminum.
yeah bullets usually don't pierce things that you don't hit
[QUOTE=gman003-main;25941650]Don't forget, most of the time, rounds don't hit head-on - they're usually at an angle, so the effective thickness can be up to sqrt(2) times the actual thickness.[/QUOTE]
Isn't that how they design tanks? You add protection by adding more angle and you save on weight and keep your mobility.
[QUOTE=gman003-main;25938497]Six foot twelve? Wouldn't that just be seven feet? Or am I misunderstanding one of your human idioms again?
[editline]8th November 2010[/editline]
I honestly don't give a fuck about cases. My gaming desktop (which I actually rarely use) is the cheapest piece-of-crap that fits an ATX mobo. Half the CD cover flaps have snapped off, but who cares - the insides are what actually matters.[/QUOTE]
yeah but who wants an ugly box laying around?
3 of us from my AS ICT class got to see school server system today. Was pretty awesome £30000 worth of gear in a 4' x 6' room.
Anyway we got talking about how hot it would get without the ventilation and AC etc. and how you can run a PC submerged in oil, and we found out that one of the technicians has a water-cooled Alienware. Many comments about price were made (including the Head IT Manager)
A funny story. Not really content, but it could be. A friend of mine got a new MacBook Pro 15" and was playing Crysis on it but he was in bed with the exhaust for the fans covered with a blanket. He then suddenly became aware of excruciating pain in his groin(the computer was on his lap) and it turns out the thing got so hot that it gave his penis second degree burns. :wtc:
So yeah, gotta make sure to give the exhaust on these things plenty of space.
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;25942579]A funny story. Not really content, but it could be. A friend of mine got a new MacBook Pro 15" and was playing Crysis on it but he was in bed with the exhaust for the fans covered with a blanket. He then suddenly became aware of excruciating pain in his groin(the computer was on his lap) and it turns out the thing got so hot that it gave his penis second degree burns. :wtc:
So yeah, gotta make sure to give the exhaust on these things plenty of space.[/QUOTE]
Weren't Macbooks renowned for causing burns? I know they fixed it in some of the newer models, but clearly not enough.
was it an i5 mbp?
Never had a MB but I do know that playing games with my old Dell used to cause some heat problems. I usually would notice the game lagging like crazy well before it got that hot but if I didn't have pants on it would probably have burned me.
was he gaming naked?
[QUOTE=Bomimo;25940123] I know all of that. I just don't find it logical to go with a system that resets at 12 rather than the good old 10/100 which is metric. It's illogical, ancient and is very confusing.
You know how long a Kilometer is? yeah, that one gives itself away. A mile, on the other hand is just a illogical mess.[/QUOTE]
I count in base 6.
Problem, normality?
[QUOTE=nikomo;25941940]Isn't that how they design tanks? You add protection by adding more angle and you save on weight and keep your mobility.[/QUOTE]
Usually. Soviets did it first - their tanks are usually rounded a lot, to increase the odds of it hitting at an angle. NATO tanks tend to use flat 45-degree slopes - works well if they're attacking head-on like tanks should, but makes it surprisingly vulnerable to, say, an RPG team in the second floor of a building.
@GoDong - yes, but not by too much. Tensile yield strength of 378 mPa versus 275 mPa for cheap aluminum. Remember also that the plates tested were rusted, making them significantly weaker, the the shooter was using pretty high-end .45 rounds designed for armor penetration, not "stock" rounds.
I take it the explosive plates used nowadays were added due to the RPG on the second floor scenario.
Right. This has gone a bit off-topic.
[QUOTE=nikomo;25943737]I take it the explosive plates used nowadays were added due to the RPG on the second floor scenario.
Right. This has gone a bit off-topic.[/QUOTE]
Somewhat. They were designed to stop kinetic-kill rounds like sabot rods, but they're also good against shaped charges. Of course, tandem HEAT blows through reactive armor like it's nothing. For that, a composite armor like the M1's is best.
Man, we got off-topic.
Er...
Wait, we can mock Apple for not knowing how to do DST properly. I mean, UNIX has been doing that for what, 30 years? Even Windows manages to get that right. Every textbook warns about "always check for DST changes in timekeeping programs. Way to fail, Apple.
woohoo one bug. Did you know all apps are made by one person, then all put together. So blame the fuck that can't code right and not the company. While I'm at it I'm going to blame McDonalds for shit food when it was some fat fuck that dropped it.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;25942837']was it an i5 mbp?[/QUOTE]
i7 because it has more cores
:smug:
My grandmother explains how she usually opens Opera through Yahoo's homepage. "I do it all the time!"
Xbox > pc
[QUOTE=codenamecueball;25944363]woohoo one bug. Did you know all apps are made by one person, then all put together. So blame the fuck that can't code right and not the company. While I'm at it I'm going to blame McDonalds for shit food when it was some fat fuck that dropped it.[/QUOTE]
I'll blame the person responsible, and then blame the company for hiring said moron.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;25942837']was it an i5 mbp?[/QUOTE]
Nope, an i7. But from the same generation, of course.
[QUOTE=hexpunK;25942777]Weren't Macbooks renowned for causing burns? I know they fixed it in some of the newer models, but clearly not enough.[/QUOTE]
Well mine (mid 2009 C2D) gets insanely hot sometimes, but not that hot. It can easily burn you if you let it, though.
[QUOTE=LinuxMint;25944380]i7 because it has more cores
:smug:[/QUOTE]
As far as I can tell the i7 in MBP's is a dual core. It doesn't say anything about it being a four core at all. Only difference I can see is a higher clock. IIRC, the mobile i7 quad core is clocked at 1.6 Ghz, right? Not counting turbo boost, of course.
[QUOTE=TheUnwantedFag;25937917]:words:[/QUOTE]
Screenshot of SA
[IMG]http://freetoplay.biz/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/suddenattack.jpg[/IMG]
SO ADVANCED
[QUOTE=dvc;25945170]Screenshot of SA
[img_thumb]http://freetoplay.biz/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/suddenattack.jpg[/img_thumb]
SO ADVANCED[/QUOTE]
Honestly it looks like CS 1.6 to me.
[QUOTE=notRzilla;25944656]Xbox > pc[/QUOTE]
Good one, you should use that at parties
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