Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[mnementh]

That's not antisocial... that's just asocial. Welcome to the club.

mnem
Now Furkbook OTOH... that is antisocial. 

[Saskia]

@Greywoolfe
pls find attached an emotional support Woody.

[mnementh]

...I'm expecting a call tomorrow night rescheduling til some time next week "due to overruns at a current job".

Well, I lost that bet big-time; they're aspoda be here in a hour to start. I still haven't got the kids up yet... 

mnem
Never happier to be wrong...

Got back from dropping daughter off at summer school, and they already had the old condenser unit cut out & in the driveway. They just brought the air handler out through the living room; I hummed a dirge as it went past. 

mnem
"Seeya, wouldn't wanna bee-ya!!!"

[mnementh]

WRT my recent question regarding very specific pinball transformers it seems that I was able to dig one up, I have the Hermes shipping number.
I had to cough up 300 Brussels sprouts Pesos for it though.

You can have my Brussels sprouts for all eternity if you're feeling short. 

mnem
now my broccoli... that's another story altogether. I'll fight you over that. 

[Saskia]

"Lovey... maybe it's time to buy a farm in upstate New York." ~grand-dad

you are aware of the meaning of "buy a farm" ?

Ehhh... I always heard that said "bought the farm", as in past tense, already dead. Though there is some irony in there; like the song goes: "There ain't nothin' but the dead and dyin' back in my little town..." 



mnem
Actually, they bought two farms and merged them. Joy.

Nope. present tense as used in various USAF training videos as for when to eject and making sure you do it early enough to avoid becoming a farmland owner ...

[mnementh]

  Oh well... as another old saying goes: "Them what's not busy bein' born is busy dyin'." The farm lasted long enough for me to grow up and get mum outta that little town; after that, for the most part it's been a drain on my personal economy. At least the little corner of it I kept to have a little patch of wilderness to hide out from the world in if I ever decide to give up all pretenses of civility and go feral. 

mnem
grrrrr....

[med6753]

Oh well... as another old saying goes: "Them what's not busy bein' born is busy dyin'." The farm lasted long enough for me to grow up and get mum outta that little town; after that, for the most part it's been a drain on my personal economy. At least the little corner of it I kept to have a little patch of wilderness to hide out from the world in if I ever decide to give up all pretenses of civility and go feral. 

mnem
grrrrr....

So you'll be the bear that shits in the woods? 

[mnementh]

I have been tempted more than a few times to go down that road, yes. 

mnem

[Zoli]

WRT my recent question regarding very specific pinball transformers it seems that I was able to dig one up, I have the Hermes shipping number.
I had to cough up 300 Brussels sprouts Pesos for it though.

You can have my Brussels sprouts for all eternity if you're feeling short. 

mnem
now my broccoli... that's another story altogether. I'll fight you over that. 

If I prepare the Brussel sprouts(insert a (relatively thin)slice of garlic in each cut open stem; add a hint of fresh ground black pepper; steam it just crunchy; salt), after the first you will fight me over the rest
/off to count how many ATMega128A-AU is hiding in those pieces of tapes

[Saskia]

actually Brussels sprouts are an absolute no for me. I just had Backfisch.

[tggzzz]

WRT my recent question regarding very specific pinball transformers it seems that I was able to dig one up, I have the Hermes shipping number.
I had to cough up 300 Brussels sprouts Pesos for it though.

You can have my Brussels sprouts for all eternity if you're feeling short. 

mnem
now my broccoli... that's another story altogether. I'll fight you over that. 

If I prepare the Brussel sprouts(insert a (relatively thin)slice of garlic in each cut open stem; add a hint of fresh ground black pepper; steam it just crunchy; salt), after the first you will fight me over the rest

When you are feeling lazy, cut them into quarters, boil for a couple of minutes. While they are draining, make a sandwich (toast or bread) with lots of salted butter. Ensure paper towel available, and do not attempt to eat when near a keyboard.

[Saskia]

no, when looking at brussels sprouts Seppuku appears to be a viable alternative.

[Zoli]

@tggzzz: Little risky to have a mushy mess, which gives them the bad name; I would pour boiling water over the quarters; it should do it.
@Saskia: If don't know them in other form then  a tasteless mushy mess, then you position is no surprise; my point would be to keep an open mind, because properly they done can cause fights(no, it's not SF)
Alternatively(I didn't tried yet) deep fried in KFC-style coating sounds a promising idea.
/And the results are in: I wish 42, but the reality sez 59; now, what to do with that many ATMegas(selling is not an option)? Anyone interested?

[Cubdriver]

A distant memory. 

Oh, don't worry - it'll be back before you know it!  I still don't know how we're more than half way through July already.   

-Pat

[dl6lr]

The outside temperature is slightly optimistic...

[Saskia]

Brussels sprouts and celery trigger an allergic reaction as well as an immediate emptying of my stomach.

[med6753]

The outside temperature is slightly optimistic...

When dealing with numbers that high what does it matter? 

[Kosmic]

Arrggg just saw a cheap Tek 485 on ebay this morning, sold as "used" and supposed to be working. I was about to post the link over here but hitted "Buy" instead 

[med6753]

First full power up. No issues. Initial calibration/compensation checks look good. I don't expect that any adjustments will be required. 

Trace is much sharper than camera shows.

[m k]

And Now For Something Completely... ON TOPIC!



Hi-def HP 54621D pr0n: ARCHIVE: HP 54621D Mainboard Pics

I took oodles of pics of the 54621D mainboard while I was trying to reverse-engineer the video.  Instead of shrinking them all to fit in here nice & friendly, I made an archive of the pics one post at a time so I could keep the res as high as possible.

mnem
 

TOP has a bar code label starting 54622-66407-
Some memories and U400 have 54624-
Then the board type ending -66507 is stickered to begin as 54621.

One must wonder how generic those boards really are.

[med6753]

Arrggg just saw a cheap Tek 485 on ebay this morning, sold as "used" and supposed to be working. I was about to post the link over here but hitted "Buy" instead 

No worries. I already have 2 of them plus a junk unit. I think 4 total would be overkill. 

Edit.....although I do have 3 Type 547's. 

[dl6lr]

On unrelated news: The -hp- 4952A with some photos (outside only at the moment), more to come...

[dl6lr]

Arrggg just saw a cheap Tek 485 on ebay this morning, sold as "used" and supposed to be working. I was about to post the link over here but hitted "Buy" instead 

Well done 

[Zoli]

Brussels sprouts and celery trigger an allergic reaction as well as an immediate emptying of my stomach.

Sorry to hear that; I wish you some magic to get rid of all of your allergies(one can hope, isn't?).

[Brumby]

"Lovey... maybe it's time to buy a farm in upstate New York." ~grand-dad

you are aware of the meaning of "buy a farm" ?

Ehhh... I always heard that said "bought the farm", as in past tense, already dead. Though there is some irony in there; like the song goes: "There ain't nothin' but the dead and dyin' back in my little town..." 

Nope. present tense as used in various USAF training videos as for when to eject and making sure you do it early enough to avoid becoming a farmland owner ...

It is my understanding that "bought" or "buy" are both valid - but what is distinctive is the use of the definite article: "the" - not the indefinite article: "a".

I.E. "Buy the farm" or "Bought the farm" are indicative of a fatal outcome.
"Buy a farm" or "Bought a farm" are indicative of a real estate purchase.

At least, that's how I understand it.