I read once that old technology responded to physical threats (like whacking the side of the TV), but new tech is smarter and responds to verbal threats. Now with Alexa it might actually be true. Next they will read our lips and thoughts. Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chuck Hogg Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 7:48 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Botched Server Upgrade Did you put the old one next to it to remind it to play nicely or else? On Sat, Mar 2, 2019 at 6:32 PM Chuck McCown <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I stomped a VCR to death once. I was a young guy, young family, VCRs were the latest thing. I got a budget brand. Had to clean the heads frequently. About the 10th time I opened it up, I was removing this small tension spring that you needed to remove to do the cleaning. Some part of some moving part. I don't recall much other than this tiny spring launched itself across the room into some distance patch of shag carpeting. I lost it. I was doing the surgery on the living room floor. I stood up. Put on a shoe and stomped hell out of that thing. First stomp, my wife and kids realized I was really doing something crazy. She screamed and grabbed my leg like I was stomping one of the kids, as if it could be saved. Way too late for that. I still remember the texture. Like stomping a bag of saltine crackers. I had enough room on the credit card to go to Wal-Mart and buy another budget brand so the fam could watch the rented movie. That newer unit never seemed to need cleaning. That has been a fun enduring family story. And when raising a pile of young kids, it helps if they all think you just might go off and stomp one of them. -----Original Message----- From: Nate Burke Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2019 3:28 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Botched Server Upgrade Have you ever snarled transportation a city because you tripped? "An Amtrak worker fell onto a circuit board during a server upgrade Thursday morning and caused hourslong delays for Metra riders stuck on crowded trains going to and leaving Chicago's Union Station all day long. A resulting system outage prevented trains from being dispatched automatically, and ultimately Amtrak officials had crews deployed to control signals and switch tracks manually." https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190301/cause-of-massive-metra-delays-a-worker-fell-on-the-circuit-board -- AF mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- Best Regards, Chuck Hogg | SVP/Director of Acquisitions ALL POINTS BROADBAND | Live Connected. mobile 502.435.6649
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