I'm so happy someone finaly made fun of this

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Tue May 16, 2006 7:11 am

yes, i think your average person would think "winter weather foot protection and heating" if you said "warm boot"

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Tue May 16, 2006 7:24 am

Most people are WRONG. It's a warm boot. WARM BOOT!

Dammit, am I in the only industry where the dumber the people are, the more secure my job is, but the dumber they are, the more I don't want to have this job?

Oh, wait. Nurses. Heh. They have me beat. At least my dumb people don't die if I refuse them care.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Tue May 16, 2006 7:36 am

rkolter wrote:Most people are WRONG. It's a warm boot. WARM BOOT!

Dammit, am I in the only industry where the dumber the people are, the more secure my job is, but the dumber they are, the more I don't want to have this job?

Oh, wait. Nurses. Heh. They have me beat. At least my dumb people don't die if I refuse them care.

unless they electrocute themselves.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:32 am

legostargalactica wrote:
rkolter wrote:Most people are WRONG. It's a warm boot. WARM BOOT!

Dammit, am I in the only industry where the dumber the people are, the more secure my job is, but the dumber they are, the more I don't want to have this job?

Oh, wait. Nurses. Heh. They have me beat. At least my dumb people don't die if I refuse them care.
unless they electrocute themselves.

No, because then they become an idiot under the care of a nurse.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:33 am

rkolter wrote:
legostargalactica wrote:
rkolter wrote:Most people are WRONG. It's a warm boot. WARM BOOT!

Dammit, am I in the only industry where the dumber the people are, the more secure my job is, but the dumber they are, the more I don't want to have this job?

Oh, wait. Nurses. Heh. They have me beat. At least my dumb people don't die if I refuse them care.
unless they electrocute themselves.
No, because then they become an idiot under the care of a nurse.

what if I electrocute them?

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:35 am

legostargalactica wrote:
rkolter wrote:
legostargalactica wrote: unless they electrocute themselves.
No, because then they become an idiot under the care of a nurse.
what if I electrocute them?

Then they weren't idiots I had to deal with in the first place. Win/Win I think.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:38 am

rkolter wrote:
legostargalactica wrote:
rkolter wrote: No, because then they become an idiot under the care of a nurse.
what if I electrocute them?
Then they weren't idiots I had to deal with in the first place. Win/Win I think.

right then, i'd better get to work.

::gets out his overclocked taser::

Tellurider · Post by **Tellurider** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:44 am

When I was in elementary school we were taught that if you had to restart your computer you turned it off, counted to ten, then turned it back on. Is that a lukewarm boot?

I have to cold boot my computer sometimes. When it goes insane and freezes because I'm trying to do too much stuff on it and I can't even get the shut down dialogue to come up. And pressing ctrl-alt-del does NOTHING!

I also really need to clean my computer. that doesn't really have much to do with anything but if any of you hardcore computer people saw the state of my keyboard you might die.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:01 am

Tellurider wrote:When I was in elementary school we were taught that if you had to restart your computer you turned it off, counted to ten, then turned it back on. Is that a lukewarm boot?

Good advice even for today. But that is a COLD boot. Cold boot = shut off power. Warm boot = do not shut off power.

Tellurider wrote:I also really need to clean my computer. that doesn't really have much to do with anything but if any of you hardcore computer people saw the state of my keyboard you might die.

Tip your keyboard upsidedown, shake it, and eat what ever comes out - Keyboard buffet.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:15 am

rkolter wrote:
Tellurider wrote:When I was in elementary school we were taught that if you had to restart your computer you turned it off, counted to ten, then turned it back on. Is that a lukewarm boot?
Good advice even for today. But that is a COLD boot. Cold boot = shut off power. Warm boot = do not shut off power.

Tellurider wrote:I also really need to clean my computer. that doesn't really have much to do with anything but if any of you hardcore computer people saw the state of my keyboard you might die.
Tip your keyboard upsidedown, shake it, and eat what ever comes out - Keyboard buffet.

even the finger nail clippings?

Tellurider · Post by **Tellurider** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:28 am

It doesn't come out. The word is "grody" and by that I mean it has formed a nice crust that is probably fusing with the plastic itself.

Jim North · Post by **Jim North** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:26 pm

rkolter wrote:Dammit, am I in the only industry where the dumber the people are, the more secure my job is, but the dumber they are, the more I don't want to have this job?

Fast food service industry.

ChibiJess · Post by **ChibiJess** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:33 pm

Tellurider wrote:It doesn't come out. The word is "grody" and by that I mean it has formed a nice crust that is probably fusing with the plastic itself.

Ugh - being a computer support intern for a science group over the summer exposed my to that. Being the intern, I got to clean the grode out of the keyboard of the scientists who were sacked.

However, provided it's the old style of keyboard and not a new one with anything fancy like a chip in it (I think - you may need to search this to check) you can put it in the dishwasher, and let it dry out afterwards before plugging it back in. But don't take my word on it - I don't remember exactly what kinds can handle this.

Brockway · Post by **Brockway** » Tue May 16, 2006 8:12 pm

*changes vote to Roy Nixon*

"Roy Nixon, where'd Roy magically dissapear to!?"

Tellurider · Post by **Tellurider** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:23 pm

ChibiJess wrote:
Tellurider wrote:It doesn't come out. The word is "grody" and by that I mean it has formed a nice crust that is probably fusing with the plastic itself.
Ugh - being a computer support intern for a science group over the summer exposed my to that. Being the intern, I got to clean the grode out of the keyboard of the scientists who were sacked.

However, provided it's the old style of keyboard and not a new one with anything fancy like a chip in it (I think - you may need to search this to check) you can put it in the dishwasher, and let it dry out afterwards before plugging it back in. But don't take my word on it - I don't remember exactly what kinds can handle this.

I think that's a bad idea.

I have a laptop

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Wed May 17, 2006 5:15 am

I think i like this one better

http://www.pvponline.com/archive.php3?archive=20060516

Col · Post by **Col** » Wed May 17, 2006 5:17 am

legostargalactica wrote:I think i like this one better

http://www.pvponline.com/archive.php3?archive=20060516

Seconded.

War · Post by **War** » Wed May 17, 2006 5:26 am

Tellurider wrote:
ChibiJess wrote:
Tellurider wrote:It doesn't come out. The word is "grody" and by that I mean it has formed a nice crust that is probably fusing with the plastic itself.
Ugh - being a computer support intern for a science group over the summer exposed my to that. Being the intern, I got to clean the grode out of the keyboard of the scientists who were sacked.

However, provided it's the old style of keyboard and not a new one with anything fancy like a chip in it (I think - you may need to search this to check) you can put it in the dishwasher, and let it dry out afterwards before plugging it back in. But don't take my word on it - I don't remember exactly what kinds can handle this.
I think that's a bad idea.

I have a laptop

Take the keyboard out completely, it's a 2 minute job at most. Easy to clean then.

Nyke · Post by **Nyke** » Wed May 17, 2006 5:38 am

brockway wrote:*changes vote to Roy Nixon*

"Roy Nixon, where'd Roy magically dissapear to!?"

Oops. Thong Wread?

Brockway · Post by **Brockway** » Wed May 17, 2006 5:41 am

I was wondering where the heck that post went to. I was all like "Hmm, maybe I didn't post it."

Gah.