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ratcheer · 2014-11-25 20:57:05

jdonaghy wrote:

Guess I need a real thumb drive.
In any case, I decided I should try something different (at least until I decide whether or not I want to buy a drive)..

?? Thumb drives are a dime a dozen.

Tim

jdonaghy · 2014-11-25 21:20:52

^ True enough.

Crunchbang is already gone. Just can't do Debian stable, anymore. And I didn't feel like waiting for the 700 MB dist-upgrade to Jessie after I had it installed.

Back to Arch

Sector11 · 2014-11-25 21:29:26

ratcheer wrote:

?? Thumb drives are a dime a dozen.
Tim

Really! Where?

OK - what do you consider "a dime a dozen" would be more in line with? Because they are not cheap here.
Will post a few prices tomorrow.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2014-11-25 21:33:28

She's not impressed...
]:D

EDIT: Just to warn people -- that's Windows 10 on the screen, I turned it on at 7pm it's now 9.30pm and it's still updating...

It's a good thing I don't ever have anything important to do.

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Alad · 2014-11-25 21:35:32

^

Sector11 · 2014-11-25 22:06:03

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

EDIT: Just to warn people -- that's Windows 10 on the screen, I turned it on at 7pm it's now 9.30pm and it's still updating...

Like Alad said: ... You'll probably have Win 1|0 and a BSOD when your done.

That would be like this:

1 <--          BSOD          --> 0

I could have installed #1 at least twice in that time. ]:D

Head_on_a_Stick · 2014-11-25 22:15:55

^ It finally finished at 10pm -- utterly ridiculous; it may be OK to automatically update your desktop at 2am every morning (this is the default setting), but that doesn't work so well on a laptop...

On the up side: GNU/Linux FTW!

jdonaghy · 2014-11-25 22:19:22

WHY ARE YOU EATING ALL MY SANDWICHES!!!

twoion · 2014-11-25 22:27:11

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

http://s22.postimg.org/ur9nhcmsd/PB250496.jpg
She's not impressed...
]:D
EDIT: Just to warn people -- that's Windows 10 on the screen, I turned it on at 7pm it's now 9.30pm and it's still updating...
It's a good thing I don't ever have anything important to do.

I can't believe they AGAIN haven't fixed the slow updating. The reason why I never update the Win7 in my VM? It comes fresh from a 2011 disk and the update process would take days. Probably.

The funny thing about this is that the average Windows user probably believes that her new Intel Xeon workstation needs 4 hours for updating the OS.

Fun fact: The only thing worse I have experienced is the Adobe CS4 installer.

dura · 2014-11-25 22:52:15

It has been more than a year since my last post.

Any one used this? hehe

http://www.templeos.org/

jdonaghy · 2014-11-25 22:57:19

Sector11 wrote:

ratcheer wrote:
?? Thumb drives are a dime a dozen.
Tim
Really! Where?
OK - what do you consider "a dime a dozen" would be more in line with? Because they are not cheap here.
Will post a few prices tomorrow.

$4.99 for 8 GB on Amazon. Not a dime a dozen, but not too bad. I would only ever buy a small-capacity thumb-drive. Just for installing stuff.

Otherwise, nice big external is better.

Sector11 · 2014-11-25 23:00:18

jdonaghy wrote:

WHY ARE YOU EATING ALL MY SANDWICHES!!!

OH GREAT!

Someone ate damo's bisquits and now your sandwiches.

#! Control, we have a food thief! Looks for someone licking their chops!

damo · 2014-11-25 23:35:38

jdonaghy wrote:

WHY ARE YOU EATING ALL MY SANDWICHES!!!

If you are going to leave them out on a plate, with little slices of cucumber and savoury biscuits alongside them...what do you expect from hungry crunchbangers coming in to the lounge after a hard round?

jdonaghy · 2014-11-26 00:19:44

^ Ow! What a sharp point!

But.... cucumbers?

I think you've got me confused with someone else.

CSCoder4ever · 2014-11-26 00:42:46

Wow so my mother and her husband got a new car...

I didn't know cars didn't have keys anymore

TicTac · 2014-11-26 00:50:00

^ I don't know man, you really need to get out more.

ratcheer · 2014-11-26 00:50:08

Sector11 wrote:

ratcheer wrote:
?? Thumb drives are a dime a dozen.
Tim
Really! Where?
OK - what do you consider "a dime a dozen" would be more in line with? Because they are not cheap here.
Will post a few prices tomorrow.

The last time I bought some, I got three 16 GB ones for something around $20. I often see smaller ones at the cash register displays in places such as Staples for about $5 each. But I guess I'd better go check actual, current prices before I stick my foot in my mouth. I haven't bought any in a year or two.

Tim

PS - Looking at Amazon.com, the first two items that came up in my search are 10 - 8 GB sticks for $31.11 and 10 - 4GB sticks for $27.90. Seems awfully inexpensive, to me.

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TicTac · 2014-11-26 01:00:57

ratcheer wrote:

PS - Looking at Amazon.com, the first two items that came up in my search are 10 - 8 GB sticks for $31.11 and 10 - 4GB sticks for $27.90. Seems awfully inexpensive, to me.

Sure, if you like "Fred's Thumb drives". Made by... Fred.

In his garage.

CSCoder4ever · 2014-11-26 01:27:54

TicTac wrote:

^ I don't know man, you really need to get out more.

I go to college almost every single day.

TicTac · 2014-11-26 01:37:27

CSCoder4ever wrote:

TicTac wrote:
^ I don't know man, you really need to get out more.
I go to college almost every single day.

I know you do and I'm only kidding you.

We have a Prius and it still trips me out to have the doors unlock ( with the keys in your pocket ) and hitting the start button feels more like booting your computer than starting a car.

jdonaghy · 2014-11-26 01:49:57

TicTac wrote:

ratcheer wrote:
PS - Looking at Amazon.com, the first two items that came up in my search are 10 - 8 GB sticks for $31.11 and 10 - 4GB sticks for $27.90. Seems awfully inexpensive, to me.
Sure, if you like "Fred's Thumb drives". Made by... Fred.
In his garage.

I know Fred! Cool guy!

CSCoder4ever wrote:

I didn't know cars didn't have keys anymore yikes

My mom just bought a new car (Ford Taurus) with a keyed ignition. You can also start it from the remote thingy, but the key is the primary way.

The car before that, though, was push-start.

CSCoder4ever · 2014-11-26 02:34:15

TicTac wrote:

CSCoder4ever wrote:
TicTac wrote:
^ I don't know man, you really need to get out more.
I go to college almost every single day.
I know you do and I'm only kidding you.
We have a Prius and it still trips me out to have the doors unlock ( with the keys in your pocket ) and hitting the start button feels more like booting your computer than starting a car.

I don't like these newfangled thingamabobs, but then again... It's just new and different.

A Fiat Chrysler though?

I'm more of a Honda/Toyota kind of guy when it comes to cars, and Fords when it comes to trucks

Last edited by CSCoder4ever (2014-11-26 02:34:57)

jdonaghy · 2014-11-26 03:21:39

My uni is angering me. I didn't attend the fall semester, so I had to send in a form to change term. That was about a week ago, and they said they were processing it. Enrollment has been open for over a week, and I still can't add classes as my term is still set to fall 2014. They need to hurry up so I can enroll before all the classes are gone.

Last edited by jdonaghy (2014-11-26 03:21:54)

jeffreyC · 2014-11-26 04:57:49

CSCoder4ever wrote:

You know, if I were needing to speak another language, I'd probably speak my mother's tongue and learn Spanish, might not be a bad idea eventually.

In the US that would be the best possible second language to learn, far more useful than the French which I was stuck with and have since forgotten nearly all of.

KrunchTime · 2014-11-26 08:10:22

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

http://s22.postimg.org/ur9nhcmsd/PB250496.jpg
She's not impressed...
]:D
EDIT: Just to warn people -- that's Windows 10 on the screen, I turned it on at 7pm it's now 9.30pm and it's still updating...
It's a good thing I don't ever have anything important to do.

Email that to the MS engineers...Subject: This Is Supposed to Be Better?! ]:D

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