Re: OT - Veterans' Day tribute

Chris J. <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:90ktn1pbedki6pbb8i8h9p22t0qcoc8i5f@xxxxxxx:

> On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 01:15:16 GMT, Chief <Chief@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Chris J. <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>
>>> With a BG of 92 at bedtime, I'd have been chicken too!
>>>
>>Same deal tonite - 114. I 'll try one more time and then see the
>>doctor to get his views on this new development.
>>
>>Spent all day without insulin ate and it went up to 134 and dropped on
>>its own to 114. Weird.
>
> Not weird IMHO... That's what happened to me when my insulin use was
> near it's end.
>
> On the other hand, citing myself as an example of "not weird" was
> probably not a good idea... :-)
>
>>> Very soon, they won't even make security patches for win2k. How
>>> would most vehicle owners feel if their vehicle no longer had parts
>>> available after six years? IMHO, it's sort of like the Yugo in that
>>> sense.. and come to think of it, the Yugo is a good analogy for
>>> Windows in a heck of a lot of ways.....
>>
>>Windows and Gates took a simple task and complicated it a thousand
>>fold and then had the nerve to make the consumer pay for it. MS needs
>>real competition.
>
> I totally agree. The mere fact that Windows STILL has more holes than
> swiss cheese is disgraceful.
>
> I'll also never comprehend the thought processes responsible for
> making an E-mail app capable of executing code in the text, AND
> initially having it default to do so, but oh well.
>
>>> I'm thinking of adding RAID, as I have on-board support for it, but
>>> I'd need a new case. There just isn't room in mine for three to five
>>> more HD's.
>>>
>>
>>Raids are a money trap. If you need fast HD access go to serial
>>drives.
>
> I liked the idea of on-the-fly recovery from a drive failure. I do
> back up to an external drive, but a HD failure could take out my OS
> when I need it.
>
>>> BTW, meters aren't the only thing I have altitude issues with.
>>> Computer cooling is another. Lower density air makes a much less
>>> efficient heat-transfer medium.
>>
>>I can let you have a pickup truck of dense humid air.
>
> Heck, if all I wanted was dense hot air, I'd move to DC...
>
>>> Same here... Though, there are ways around that little problem if
>>> one is so inclined.
>>
>>What? I use ZA Pro and a router with a hardware firewall. I still get
>>probes from folks. Most of the problems come from my sons downloads.
>>So I have to keep his computer away from mine.
>
> IMHO, much depends on your ISP, and also how identifiable your system
> is. Do you have Zonealarm set to block incoming pings?
>
> Basically, I've found that stealthing your system as much as possible
> is the best approach. A handy resource for determining your stealth
> level is
> http://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2
>
> As for Windows XP, the very first thing I do is disable the windows
> messenger, by deactivating that service and preventing it from
> loading.
>
> Now, as for XP's incredibly irksome penchant for "security" and
> identifying your system hardware and who knows what else, there are
> copies of "neutered" XP with the registration and verification stuff
> hacked out.
>
>>>>> BTW, are you talking about Photoshop?
>>>>
>>>>Newtek's Lightwave and rendering animations are the real
>>>>processor/memory hogs but the video editing stuff likes two
>>>>processors and memory also.
>>>
>>> I'm considering getting into video, so that might be something I'd
>>> need to look into. I just wish I could find dual CPU's that used
>>> high-end CPU's.
>>>
>>
>>AMD's Opterons are the fastest and are also 64bit able.
>>
>>The new intel dual cores are 64bit ready
>
> But can you get the same GHZ out of a dual core chip as a top=end
> single core? When I built this system you couldn't, but I have no idea
> now.
>
>>> Wait, I think I do: I think there was one for Assembly language
>>> programming.
>>
>>Assembly language is a brain numbing experience. I've used it just for
>>small calls from a C program or a Pascal program but the guys that can
>>actually write with it are weird dudes.
>
> I used to write it... which I guess proves your point...
>
>>>>What's not a laugh is that I had an extra power supply from the case
>>>>I'm using for the dual xeons - I tossed it because neither of the
>>>>computers could use it. It was an Antec 400 watt PS. Isn't that how
>>>>life always works out?
>>>
>>> You tossed a WORKING PS, and an ANTEC at that?!?!?!!?!??
>>>
>>> Chief, I'm sorry, but your "packrat club" membership is hereby
>>> permanently revoked!
>>>
>>> I tend to save EVERYTHING, just in case I might need it. Of course,
>>> this also kinda sorta explains how I have a totally full 1500 sqft
>>> basement, and live alone in a 4200 sq ft house that I am continually
>>> adding storage space to.
>>>
>> I live with packrats and if I didn't throw that PS out it would have
>>been an ornament on the Christmas tree or some other dust catching
>>POS.
>
> But they make such nice ornaments... And, actually, I *DO* decorate my
> tree with computer parts: I made some ornaments out of HD platters.
> They make nice wind chimes, too.
>
>>I like 'uncluttered' and simple. Alone in a 4200 sq ft house is like
>>living with a wife, her mother, six kids and a horse when it comes to
>>demands placed on you.
>
> Oh yeah.. I'm amazed at the housework! And then there is maintenance!
> I just got done re-painting the place (UGH!). And then there is
> heating: I have central heating and AC, but usually use wood as I get
> that free. However, I have to chop it myself, and that's a LOT of
> chopping for a place this size, even though I don't fully heat all of
> it.
>
> When I bought this place it was only 2200 sqft, and I remodeled and
> expanded it. I didn't do it because I needed it, but because I was
> aiming for top resale $$$. With this much ground, having a big house
> on it makes it a lot more sellable (the local market is very odd). so
> it was a great investment.
>
>>If it was me and I was by myself, I'd find a 'cave' to park my stuff,
>>buy a small motor home and roam. I can do freelance work with a
>>wireless connection and a post office. I'm not much for staying put.
>
> I initially bought this place as an investment, intending to stay a
> couple of years while I expanded it, and maybe split off a few pieces
> of the land. But, I found I loved it up here, and never followed
> through.
>
>>I have this house to remodel and then it and a cabin in the North
>>Georgia mountains are going to be sold. Me and the wife will move to
>>an apartment with no maintenance, and no lawn. Then I want to try out
>>space A traveling and pay for one good trip a year with the wife. She
>>started working after the kids were done and I can't get her to quit -
>>she loves it so I'll be doing some traveling by myself.
>
> That's right, as ex mil you get space available travel! Yep, that
> would definitely be something I'd take advantage of!!!! Good for
> you!!!
>
> I get free airfare a lot of the time myself. I run all my bills
> (including buisness ones) through a credit card that gives frequent
> flyer miles. I save them for what would normally be expensive fares,
> such as open-ended tickets or open jaws (flying into one city and out
> of another). It saved me a bundle a few times, such as in South
> America when I flew into Santiago Chile and out of Buenos Aries,
> Argentina for the return. That would have cost a mint any other way.
>
>>I really would like to get to the parts of Europe that are open now.
>
> I've been to some of it, and was amazed. The differences between East
> and West Germany were startling, even more than I had imagined, not
> long after reunification. I also loved Estonia, and spent a few days
> in St. Petersburg, Russia.
>
> I'm heading to Europe in early Spring, and I'm probably going to spend
> two weeks in Mayerhoffen, a town I like in the Austrian Alps (which
> has ski lifts starting right in the center of town). After that, I
> haven't decided yet, but I'll probably just follow my usual pattern of
> hopping in the car and seeing where the road takes me. I'm thinking of
> heading East into the Czech Republic at the very least.
>
> BTW, for anyone thinking of doing this, one pitfall is the car rental:
> Many won't allow the car to be taken into Eastern Europe, or even
> Italy. It's best to check this out before making a car reservation.
>
>

Getting to hard to read this on - isn't it?

So I'll consolidate

1. 'Weird' is not good or bad in my book.
2. ZA pro stops 'bad e-mails
3. a backup of the registry is all you really need.
4. Did you see the hot air blowing in Congress yesterday?
5.I'm so stealthy I don't know who I am half the time.
6. Didn't like the warez idea until my 2500 dollar program's dongle quit.
7. I think you can get a dual chip with some decent speed - Pricewatch.com
would have that answer better. A friend calls it speend - speed/spend Amd
used to have the best speend but the opteron placed tham at the high end.
8.Dual Xeon was the best speend until the dual core 64's came out and AMD
seems to have a jump on the 64 bit market. 64bit will change the heck out
of my business for the better. It will mean I can pretty much handle the
same jobs a full blown studio does today. Course that means so can a bunch
of others also.
9.At 64 bits Assembly becomes insane. Look away from the light, Chris.
10. Wind Chimes? I guess one could find a use for some of the old stuff.
My wife found a use for me - I can open anything.
11. I did that once. I brought a VA repo in Manhattan Kansas for 40,000 and
knew if I worked on it I could sell it for 150,000. I worked on it after
work for two years. Complete changed the floor plan, really dressed up the
rooms with nice woods and tile combinations, built a three level huge deck
with a stone grill and landscaped it. I spent around 30,000 dollars to get
it done. It was a great house and the wife wanted to keep it.

Then the 500 year flood in 92 came along, put 8 feet of water in it for a
month and ruined it. I repaired it and ended up losing money - not to
mention time.

No more 'fixeruppers' for me - ever.


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