add LinuxCNC to be able to put it on the network :) On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, I am afraid there is a dark side to technology.. > > I'm with you. Keeping things somewhat simple is a good idea. > > I have an Amana microwave in the basement. We bought it in 1983. It's > useful purpose is that when the new-fangled microwave in the kitchen > dies after 2-3 years, it comes out of the basement to fill in for the > broken microwave until it is fixed, or junked and replaced, and once it > is replaced with a the latest "kitchen matching - stylish microwave", it > goes back in the basement to wait until it is needed again. It has > outlasted at least 3 other new-fangled microwaves since it was > semi-retired to the basement. The Amana is built like a tank. I took > it apart once when a door spring broke and it is full of real > Microswitch click action switches and very few plastic parts. It is > very heavy. I need to determine which kid I am going to will that > microwave to.. as I am pretty sure it will outlast me. > > Dave > > On 3/12/2012 12:32 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > > Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > > >> or > >> > >> Honey - when you put the almost empty milk carton in the Miracle Whip > >> location the refrigerator orders more Miracle Whip. We now have 12 extra > >> bottles. Please be careful when you put things back in the frig. > >> > >> or > >> > >> Honey - the toaster has a virus - this morning it burned one side and > did > >> not toast the other side. This is the third time this week. That > antivirus > >> is NOT working. > >> > >> > > I've got at least 12 computing nodes here plus a couple of printers to > > keep track of. > > I can't imagine the mess if I were to add ordinary home appliances. > > > > And, of course, one could start imagining stuff like net-connected > > electric blankets > > that a hacker in Timbuktu reprograms to roast you alive in the middle of > > the night. > > No, I'll hold off on this crap for as long as I possibly can. My wife > > has her > > mom's 1980-vintage microwave with mechanical timer and shouts at anyone > > who suggests it might be about time to replace it. > > > > As for Microsoft, we have finally expunged the last major system here. > > Everybody > > is on Linux now, and mostly happy with it. We have an aged laptop > > running XP > > to do our taxes on, and my photoplotter system with Win 95, that I will > keep > > until it dies, then I'll have to port that system over to Linux. > > > > Jon > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Try before you buy = See our experts in action! > > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Try before you buy = See our experts in action! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- dos centavos ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
