Good to know 🙂 I figured as much that is why I have never shared my tea 😉 Imagine trying to replace the coffee with tea? I did that once when my mom had spent the night, I had a lovely Irish Breakfast tea all ready for her when she woke up. I don’t think she had ever been so disappointed in her child.
Providence’s dancing cop says he was fired over protest
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence’s famous dancing cop said he was fired Tuesday from directing holiday traffic for organizing a protest last month against a Dunkin’ Donuts worker who wrote “#blacklivesmatter” on another police officer’s coffee cup in Rhode Island.
I forget why I ran across that, but while posting it here and not coming up with anything very funny as a caption, I started wondering if anyone was still maintaining a text based web browser. Turns out yes they are. It’s very funny to read this site without graphics or advertisements.
At the moment I am not receiving ad revenue, so if you want to use an ad blocker here I won’t be upset. I would love to receive ad revenue like SD does at the Tree, but I don’t have enough traffic to qualify (yet).
I was just fooling around with it. It would be such a pain to work with due to website designers and programmers not following conventions ignored 20 for years.
I renderer when IBM opened retail stores with showrooms. While standing around in a three piece suit waiting to talking to the manager about a job, I would exit them out of Lotus 123 and into the BASIC interpreter, then I would program them to fill the screens with “Hire him! He’s great!”. Never worked. The DEC store told me to stop in and even asked me to leave. 😦
When PC’s at home became “the thing,” DH insisted we must have one. “Why???, said I, they’re not worth a shiite at work and wth would I DO with one at home??? I don’t want to work at home…..”
The Mrs. doesn’t want me working at home either. She asked me today if I was going to be a man and get a real job. I’m like, ‘So you want me to stop what I’m doing and get a job at 7-11?’ She says, whatever gets you out of the house…..
My first home computer was supplied by my company, because I needed to access the IBM 38 (remember those, nyet?) computer via modem. By then, my home computer had a hard drive. Norton Utilities was the big deal. No Windows yet.
Also had a crt that was built in to the console – not separate. I had one go bad not long after I first started working with the old 38, didn’t have an alternate console set up, and tried to operate blind. Just called service and quit that nonsense after a bit.
I didn’t work with the System 38 for long – we moved to the first AS400 series (Silverlake). That was about 1987? My desktop was an AT&T, I think, but it didn’t have touchscreen. So glad we don’t have to use modems any more.
Isn’t that the model that came with all the memory already installed but you had to pay a huge fee for a tech to come in and flip a switch inside to use it?
“…. So glad we don’t have to use modems any more. “
Actually everyone with a mobile phone is using one without knowing it. It’s completely hidden from the user/owner. Same AT/Hayes command set as the dinosaurs used.
I guess the thing I hated about modems was the speed – or lack of – rather than the technology. The funniest thing I ever heard was a modem at my cousin’s house. He lived in the country and didn’t have touchtone service. The modem “dialed”.
No kidding?!? Wow! I have to think about how that worked. I seem to recall there was something about older switching stations, but I never ran into it myself.
I’m sure you could still do it (not that I could think of a reason). If one can still hook up an old rotary phone and dial out, there is no reason pulse mode on a modem wouldn’t work.
Remember when the automated messages for customer service would end with ‘…or if using a rotary phone, please stay on the line for the next available operator.’
Heh heh. If I had a choice in the matter, I’d add that to the voice mail greeting I currently have. Sigh. It would be deemed unprofessional and removed.
In my former job, we had something similar (or you may remain on the line, and someone will assist you) because the phone systems in some other countries are not compatible with ours, and the tones don’t always match, so they can’t use the automated attendant.
A little off topic so you can beat me with a stick if you must, but speaking of dial up. My cousin had a rotary phone and my aunt had a keyed locking mechanism that she could put in one of the rotary holes so that my cousin couldn’t use the phone.
I know my cousin got around it, if I remember right her brother just bought another phone at a flea market and the kids just unplugged the locked phone and plugged in their phone whenever my aunt went out.
I feel stupid for not remembering right away. I always used touchtone, but it was the second command in the string that you would specify the mode of dialing. P – Pulse Dial
T – Touch Tone Dial
Mornin’ all. Coffee’s ready and I’m first. Wow. 🙂
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By texan59 on November 29, 2015 at 8:27 am
Mornin’ kids! Mornin’ T! I guess “the season” has officially started…..
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By WeeWeed on November 29, 2015 at 8:29 am
Mornin’ Miss Wee. Indeed, it does appear so. 😆 😯
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By texan59 on November 29, 2015 at 8:35 am
Mornin’ WeeWeed!
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 10:01 am
Mornin’ Stella!
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By WeeWeed on November 29, 2015 at 10:02 am
Good morning Stella 🙂
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 10:51 am
Mornin’ lovely!
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 10:58 am
Morning Nyet 🙂
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 11:02 am
Good morning lovely!
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 11:30 am
Good morning stella!
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 10:58 am
I’m testing a text only web browser for no reason.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 4:37 pm
Interesting. Other than the E-Mail domain, are you able to tell it’s me easily stella?
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 6:10 pm
I had to approve your first comment, as if you were a new person. However, your name, avatar, email address, and ip address are all the same.
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 6:28 pm
Ah. It was a different E-Mail id on the same domain, but I figured the IP would remain unchanged.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 6:31 pm
You are right – I was looking at the wrong comment! Your email is different, and you don’t have an avatar. Sorry for the confusion.
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 6:36 pm
Mornin’ WeeWeed!
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 10:56 am
Morning Tex and WeeWeed, you got here just in time Tex I was ready to drop off some snow coffee until you got here with the real stuff 🙂
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 8:37 am
Thank goodness you didn’t do that cuz these folks get a bit testy when one institutes changes to teh java. 😆
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By texan59 on November 29, 2015 at 8:39 am
Good to know 🙂 I figured as much that is why I have never shared my tea 😉 Imagine trying to replace the coffee with tea? I did that once when my mom had spent the night, I had a lovely Irish Breakfast tea all ready for her when she woke up. I don’t think she had ever been so disappointed in her child.
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 8:43 am
Mornin’ Lovely! Hopefully Boris will show with a couple of “birds” to eat before Tuesday. 😀
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By WeeWeed on November 29, 2015 at 8:47 am
So long as they are plump. Yummy!
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 8:48 am
“Yoomey.”
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By WeeWeed on November 29, 2015 at 8:57 am
Mornin’ Tex!
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 10:00 am
Mornin’ texan59!
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 10:56 am
Sunday Brunch!
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 10:54 am
Mornin’ Boris!
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By WeeWeed on November 29, 2015 at 10:56 am
Morning, nyet!
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 11:31 am
http://www.eagletribune.com/region/providence-s-dancing-cop-says-he-was-fired-over-a/article_fbe6bacd-2e4a-5c74-903d-7ae17450f1da.html
Providence’s dancing cop says he was fired over protest
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence’s famous dancing cop said he was fired Tuesday from directing holiday traffic for organizing a protest last month against a Dunkin’ Donuts worker who wrote “#blacklivesmatter” on another police officer’s coffee cup in Rhode Island.
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 11:06 am
Late in the year for a new entry, but another Darwin Awards candidate comes to light.
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article46988790.html
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By WeeWeed on November 29, 2015 at 11:18 am
They caught a burglar a year or two ago near me the same way. The home owner had not lit a fire though.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 12:09 pm
Sounds like we should ban chimneys 😀
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 12:45 pm
I’m for banning “stupid.” Sure would clear up a lot of stuff and totally empty DC.
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By WeeWeed on November 29, 2015 at 12:49 pm
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 12:58 pm
“Wait. What are these pictures they keep talking about?”
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 4:15 pm
Antiques???
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By WeeWeed on November 29, 2015 at 5:34 pm
I forget why I ran across that, but while posting it here and not coming up with anything very funny as a caption, I started wondering if anyone was still maintaining a text based web browser. Turns out yes they are. It’s very funny to read this site without graphics or advertisements.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 6:13 pm
At the moment I am not receiving ad revenue, so if you want to use an ad blocker here I won’t be upset. I would love to receive ad revenue like SD does at the Tree, but I don’t have enough traffic to qualify (yet).
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 6:30 pm
I was just fooling around with it. It would be such a pain to work with due to website designers and programmers not following conventions ignored 20 for years.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 6:51 pm
I remember having one of those! Turned it on in the morning, then went for coffee while it booted.
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 6:33 pm
For two days! 😀
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By WeeWeed on November 29, 2015 at 6:45 pm
I renderer when IBM opened retail stores with showrooms. While standing around in a three piece suit waiting to talking to the manager about a job, I would exit them out of Lotus 123 and into the BASIC interpreter, then I would program them to fill the screens with “Hire him! He’s great!”. Never worked. The DEC store told me to stop in and even asked me to leave. 😦
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 6:46 pm
When PC’s at home became “the thing,” DH insisted we must have one. “Why???, said I, they’re not worth a shiite at work and wth would I DO with one at home??? I don’t want to work at home…..”
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By WeeWeed on November 29, 2015 at 7:02 pm
The Mrs. doesn’t want me working at home either. She asked me today if I was going to be a man and get a real job. I’m like, ‘So you want me to stop what I’m doing and get a job at 7-11?’ She says, whatever gets you out of the house…..
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 7:06 pm
My first home computer was supplied by my company, because I needed to access the IBM 38 (remember those, nyet?) computer via modem. By then, my home computer had a hard drive. Norton Utilities was the big deal. No Windows yet.
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 7:27 pm
Had a blue enter/return key is the first thing that enters my head.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 7:39 pm
Also had a crt that was built in to the console – not separate. I had one go bad not long after I first started working with the old 38, didn’t have an alternate console set up, and tried to operate blind. Just called service and quit that nonsense after a bit.
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 7:44 pm
heh heh, nothing to do if you can’t change standard out to a printer.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 7:48 pm
I had a AT&T Personal Terminal back about 1989 with a touchscreen. Integrated touchtone phone and blazing fast 1200 or 2400 BAUD modem.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 7:45 pm
WOW!
I didn’t work with the System 38 for long – we moved to the first AS400 series (Silverlake). That was about 1987? My desktop was an AT&T, I think, but it didn’t have touchscreen. So glad we don’t have to use modems any more.
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 7:48 pm
That screen was covered in some clear soft gum rubber. You had to push into about a quarter inch to make a selection.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 7:51 pm
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 7:56 pm
E-Mail sent.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 8:10 pm
Got it. We didn’t have one of those (thank goodness). Did have a reader/writer for 8″ diskettes, and a tape drive, naturally.
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 8:23 pm
Isn’t that the model that came with all the memory already installed but you had to pay a huge fee for a tech to come in and flip a switch inside to use it?
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 8:14 pm
I don’t know, since it was already installed by the time I worked with it, and the subject never came up. Sounds like IBM, though.
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 8:16 pm
Wow! I was reading along and I thought, “Why is Stella posting a picture of a washer and dryer?” Then I had a closer look.
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 8:24 pm
Funny!
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 8:26 pm
LOL! That’s about the right size lovely!
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 8:26 pm
My very first company equipment purchase was a 386sx running SCO Xenix for software development. That was early 1991.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 8:23 pm
Wow, not typing well today at all. remember, talk, it……
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 7:02 pm
“…. So glad we don’t have to use modems any more. “
Actually everyone with a mobile phone is using one without knowing it. It’s completely hidden from the user/owner. Same AT/Hayes command set as the dinosaurs used.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 8:35 pm
I guess the thing I hated about modems was the speed – or lack of – rather than the technology. The funniest thing I ever heard was a modem at my cousin’s house. He lived in the country and didn’t have touchtone service. The modem “dialed”.
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 8:37 pm
No kidding?!? Wow! I have to think about how that worked. I seem to recall there was something about older switching stations, but I never ran into it myself.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 8:41 pm
And you probably never will. I imagine everyone has touchtone service by now. This would have been in the mid-1990’s.
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 8:44 pm
I’m sure you could still do it (not that I could think of a reason). If one can still hook up an old rotary phone and dial out, there is no reason pulse mode on a modem wouldn’t work.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 8:49 pm
I think there were a switch to select tone or pulse.
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 8:50 pm
Do you remember when telephones had a toggle switch to select touch tone – or not?
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 8:49 pm
Yes, on the first number pad phones.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 9:02 pm
Remember when the automated messages for customer service would end with ‘…or if using a rotary phone, please stay on the line for the next available operator.’
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 9:21 pm
Yes!
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 9:23 pm
Heh heh. If I had a choice in the matter, I’d add that to the voice mail greeting I currently have. Sigh. It would be deemed unprofessional and removed.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 9:34 pm
In my former job, we had something similar (or you may remain on the line, and someone will assist you) because the phone systems in some other countries are not compatible with ours, and the tones don’t always match, so they can’t use the automated attendant.
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 9:38 pm
A little off topic so you can beat me with a stick if you must, but speaking of dial up. My cousin had a rotary phone and my aunt had a keyed locking mechanism that she could put in one of the rotary holes so that my cousin couldn’t use the phone.
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 8:45 pm
I remember those. We never had one, but I know I saw one somewhere.
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 8:46 pm
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 9:04 pm
That’s great! We never had one, but I recall seeing them for sale at the phone company retail store.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 9:15 pm
I know my cousin got around it, if I remember right her brother just bought another phone at a flea market and the kids just unplugged the locked phone and plugged in their phone whenever my aunt went out.
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 9:26 pm
I feel stupid for not remembering right away. I always used touchtone, but it was the second command in the string that you would specify the mode of dialing. P – Pulse Dial
T – Touch Tone Dial
ATDT15551231234 vs. ATDP15551231234
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 9:46 pm
I hadn’t remembered either, until I looked it up tonight.
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 9:47 pm
I am just happy I can manage my phone and my lap top %-)
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 8:40 pm
There see what I mean %-) was supposed to be a confused face 😦
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 8:42 pm
Dutch Citizens Protest Planned Asylum Center with Pig Parts
http://www.vdare.com/posts/dutch-citizens-protest-planned-asylum-center-with-pig-parts
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By stella on November 29, 2015 at 8:57 pm
Just wait. Someone will do a “Vlad the Impaler” inspired demonstration with hundreds of hogs heads on poles lining the roads.
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By nyetneetot on November 29, 2015 at 9:13 pm
Wow! Good for the Dutch!
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By lovely on November 29, 2015 at 9:14 pm