:dodgy: jesus I take a few days off and the forum goes very quiet so what's goin on, besides "not much" :huh: I was thinking it would take me a week to catch up :angel:
Don't worry, it will soon liven up, now that you are back. :)
yeah Steve
he adds sparkle to the place
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Hi Ausjack
Sometimes "quiet" means "busy". As I recently mentioned I have been in Surfers Paradise with my son Lachlan who raced around the streets of the Gold Coast as a support class for the V8's. What a buzz that was!
He races Aussie Racing Cars and this was the first time he raced on this circuit which was basically three cars wide and nothing but concrete and steel. If you saw the TV that weekend you might have seen a bright yellow car hit the wall so hard that the fiberglass body of the car was ripped from the steel car frame. It looked horrific but the driver walked away from the accident. As it was, the owner of the car was pitted next to us and in the two days leading up to the race we exchanged spanners, duct tape and sandwiches. He proudly mentioned that he had just taken delivery of the car three days before the race. Cost ..... $60,000 -- give or take. Two days later it was totally....TOTALLED!!! Not even the seatbelt harness ($400+) would be allowed to be used in a rebuild.
In the first race Lach started 31st of 48 cars (way too many in such a tight circuit in my opinion for what it is worth). He finished 25 and had the 15th fastest lap. That's the end of the good news. In the next race he was one of 11 cars that crashed out. Lach hit a concrete wall at 150Km and while the front end of his car was demolished he walked away with only his wallet badly damaged.
As a Dad I just want to say at this point is that while I have the job of strapping him into these 230km missiles I always worried about him more when he played AFL... Three months off school with a broken leg, sprained ankle, knocked out and a broken wrist.
In comparison he has raced around the street circuit of Adelaide, two race meetings at Winton, and one each at Warwick and Surfers without a scratch!
When Lach and I got back to our hotel room he was totally gutted. He's 21 and desperately wants to be a professional car racer. He works 6.5 days a week to pay off a $50,000 loan to buy his car. In the 18 months he has worked as a used car salesman he has never had a day off sick and the only holiday time he has taken is to go racing.
What is an important part of this discussion is what happened next and it is important that Ausjack and other bloggers who have gone through tough times read on.
We were in the hotel room less than an hour when we got a call from one of the drivers who had raced against Lach about two hours beforehand. The guy on the phone was a very wealthy trucking company director who was the friend of everyone in the racing series. Remember that he is close to retiring age and my son is 21. This guy rang Lach up while he was back in the hotel to tell him that he and a few other drivers had a look at Lach's car and between all of them they reckoned they had enough parts to rebuild his car so that he could race the following day. How fantastic is that. Imagine if your kid played any other sport and you went into the changing room of the competition asking for a few pointers or the loan of a pair of footy shoes.....doesn't deserve thinking about it.
We immediately ran back to the pits to confront at least a dozen blokes who already had the engine out of the car and were working on rebuilding the car.
All the parts that went into Lach's car were either a gift or something you could return "next time" we met at the race track!
As we went into the fourth hour it was evident that many of the people involved in the rebuild had missed pre-arranged dinner dates with family and friends.
OK, None of this has anything to do with coins and banknotes but I hope what I am about to say will be of some benefit to Ausjack and the other very brave forum members who opened their hearts and souls to talk about the dark sides of their lives and how they cope...... Very brave of all of you to open your hearts and take a big punt that no-one told you to re-polish your handbag.
My old man was a survivor of the original "power - walk" over the Kokoda Trail. I was very proud of him even though he never talked about it. When he died I hardly knew him..My Dad a complete stranger.
Aus..You have done a great service to anyone who finds it hard to come to grips with the problems life throws up to all of us at some stage. I have an older sone who had two suicide attempts at 15. He's now 25 and has a high powered IT job and the world at his feet. When he was at his lowest I reminded him that suicide was a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
If anyone reading this has problems, please contact "Beyond Blue" --- or better still, share your thoughts with us. I promise you that one or the other will lift a load off your shoulders.
If you feel happy about opening up in this forum, make a special mention to Ausjack. I think you have opened up a very important chat file here mate and I applaud you for having the guts to get it started.
Regards to all collectors who take up this hobby to forget or cope with life.
Regards
Greg
Beautifully put.Thanks for being so open and sharing Greg.
Quote from: 'Greg McDonald' pid='33718' dateline='1383919135'Sometimes "quiet" means "busy".
Y'got
THAT right... and y'got all the rest of it right too, mate.
Y'know, being the gregarious sort of chap that I am, I've met an awful lot of people and made friends of many of them over the years. And they certainly run the gamut... from people you could drop naked in the Simpson Desert who would be sipping champagne in a Rolls Royce outside your place before you got back home, to people who, not content with being at the bottom of the barrel, do their utmost to dig the hole even deeper.
And while luck may play a small part in things, I've found that the difference between these two extremes is almost totally down to attitude. One of my exes used to say that anything was possible...
(except skiing through a revolving door). And she pretty much proved it every day. Not that she was without faults or problems... far from it. But I never saw her handed a problem that she didn't grapple to the ground and beat to death. While other people shook their heads in dismay at how difficult it all was, she just rolled up her sleeves, leapt right in and fixed it. If she didn't have the knowledge or skills, she went and got them. Absolutely nothing was impossible.
And this is a common thread that seems to run through all the upper echelon. The kid I grew up with who despite being as thick as a brick, went on to become a surgeon through sheer bloody-minded determination. The businessman who was bankrupted by his first customer who came back and rebuilt, bigger and better after every setback. The guy with MS who put his heart and soul into rehabilitating drug addicts. And so on and so forth.
And of course you lot. Starting with AJ, but pretty much everyone else here as well. I don't think I've ever looked in here and not felt better for it, whether I've had the time and inclination to get involved or not. And that, I think, makes this a special place, populated as it is by special people. :yahoo:
:agreed:
Me 2!
I never forget how much my parents helped me through life, despite my protests and I miss them everyday.!! Wonderful to read that your boys have a good role model in their lives.
I don't know how I would cope without my daily rush at this forum. The comments, although not always agreeable with, makes one think and I am greatlful for that.
Stories that some of us put up are really tear jerkers.
I like this place and all that contribute.
Quote from: 'Greg McDonald' pid='33718' dateline='1383919135'Regards to all collectors who take up this hobby to forget or cope with life.
Regards
Greg
Gee Greg it's good to see you here posting, I for one are looking forward to your next book but a little worried about the fall of prices .
Would you mind reading the thread about 3-1/2 claw 20 cent pieces
& giving your view about what I'm trying to find.
Lots more posts please Greg
Cheers
What a team, some fantstic people alright..I love it and thanks for sharing :heart:
Yes there's some good books around but also some that aren't so good, "Taming the Black Dog" wasn't too bad and some others that are more for kids with pic's and small captions are "The Blue Day Book" and "The Book for people who do too much" I like them as they are quick and as they say 'a picture tell a thousand words' but one unless the person is really bright DO NOT get "Your Erroneous Zone" I think it was called as it was just way to hard for someone that was trying to recover from a brain op as it gets depressing when you have to look every second word up to see what the hell he's talking about so yet again go with K.I.S.S :winkextra:
I think it's important to let people know that "your not alone" and others even though they might not have the same problem can help by talking and just knowing that someone cares enough to take the time to..well it's how I feel, very special and privileged when people take the time even just to say G'Day :friends:
Very nicely put AJ.
You just make sure you keep popping your head in here ...... I'm sure you put lots of smiles on many faces.
Thanks Uni, will do mate :good:
Been getting a few jobs done so slowly getting there, might even pay you a visit mate..if ya lucky :winkextra:
So do ya feel lucky, well do ya..PUNK :laugh2:
...... was that 6 shots or only 5 AJ ......
you'll just have to see PUNK :)
:scratch_one-s_head: :dontknow: don't know if I have one left in me, maybe one good one left :laugh2:
:laugh2: We might have to contact Trouty McTrout at the nickel and dime store and get him to fix us up with a few reloads! I'm sure he'd have some 44 magnum shells around somewhere!
Great post Greg.
Thanks for sharing.
It is nice to hear about people doing things like that. It really does make the world a better place.
yes but we need more, much much more and we need governments to get on board and do the right things as well..we could have utopia but we pretty much choose not to so that's why I like this site and a lot of the people on here..we need to start somewhere :)
And what I mean by "we choose" is that we can stand up as we have in the past but we seem to have lost that as well..why do the 10% with the riches rule over 90%..if you have ever had chooks or most animals you'll see a "pecking order" and if one seems weak or sick the others will kill it and hunting animals will pick out the old, young and the weak as the first kill as they're an easier target and as we are still animals I find this so hard to explain in written word sorry but I think as we think we aren't animals any more why aren't we better after so very very long..jesus I've gotta stop thinking about this as it's gettin me down thinking what could be but then what actually is..so happy happy thoughts, I hope the postie turns up today with my PP order so I can get some of my pretty pretties in some sort of order and my 04 wedding set so I only have the 06 to get..and any others I can get cheap :)
I've had a pretty rough year with the family as my 13 year old daughter Jessica has threatened to commit suicide more than once.Her mother and I split up 10 years ago and the pressure of going back forth finally got the better of her.The first I knew of the problem was out of the blue she ran away but luckily the police found her that night.Long story short after a lot of councilling over the last few months Jessica is doing much better.We seem to be over the worst of it.With everything else going on this year its made the last few months very stressful so I'd like to thank you guys for all of the help as this forum has been a welcome distraction
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='33922' dateline='1384126726'I've had a pretty rough year with the family as my 13 year old daughter Jessica has threatened to commit suicide more than once.Her mother and I split up 10 years ago and the pressure of going back forth finally got the better of her.The first I knew of the problem was out of the blue she ran away but luckily the police found her that night.Long story short after a lot of councilling over the last few months Jessica is doing much better.We seem to be over the worst of it.With everything else going on this year its made the last few months very stressful so I'd like to thank you guys for all of the help as this forum has been a welcome distraction
Sorry to hear of your troubles Steve, I am happy that the forum has proven to be useful and that things are picking up for you.
Gee that's not good Stevo but glad your getting it worked out mate, just remember that things can change in the blink of an eye as I was a bit down so I thought stuff the postie I need a noodle so I got some change and if the postie turns up I'll get it this arvo so I start to sort and get a knock on the door with my new sweeet PP folders :yahoo: so go back to the hovel and start to open and then another knock and a different postie but with wedding set in hand so I thought it was strange getting two different ones in such a short period so I'm feelin a bit better..but totally agree there's a great spirit in the forum :friends:
Yeah I can't wait for 2014 'cause it just has to be better :beg:
It's all thanks to you Mark (and PP :) so I truly thank you from the bottom of my heart mate :thank_you:
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='33922' dateline='1384126726'I've had a pretty rough year with the family
I had a phone call from a friend last night, who was saying this has been the worst year they've ever had. Baby granddaughter has had multiple transplants, ten-year old granddaughter in Qld died suddenly, and daughter tried to commit suicide and is now hospitalised. The whole family is shattered, and they're hoping for a better 2014.
On the home front, I found out one of my nieces has had serious mental health problems for a decade
(seems I'm a mushroom, eh?), and had a couple of goes at applying a permanent solution to her temporary problems as a teenager. Thankfully though she's improving. She's now in a stable relationship, has just landed a pretty good job and seems happier than I've ever seen her.
I hope things improve soon for your family, Steve.
Hi All, Computer break downs don't help either,hard drive failed & Norton ID safe crashed,took 3 weeks to get it fixed.
So no new buys or finds in that time goddammit.
Anyway hope all are well.
Thanks for the support guys.Looks like there are a lot of people hoping for a better 2014
Quote from: 'accumulator' pid='33933' dateline='1384129212'So no new buys or finds in that time goddammit.
This is why you never, ever have one machine.
Computers are like tea. One for each person plus one for the pot is the minimum you want.
I'm lucky to have this and when things go wrong I'm stuffed for how ever long..wish I could get a new one or another second hand like this.
Now to the important bit, if anyone ever wants to talk about anything please feel free to contact me. I'm happy to go through email or you can message me and I'll give you my phone number if you'd like to chat :friends:
Quote from: 'accumulator' pid='33933' dateline='1384129212'Hi All, Computer break downs don't help either,hard drive failed & Norton ID safe crashed,took 3 weeks to get it fixed.
So no new buys or finds in that time goddammit.
Anyway hope all are well.
After all the time I lost with the power surge that wiped out hardware here in July I wasn't interested in wasting yet more time fluffing around with a new computer that I'd built for myself in June. So I've been using my old PC despite the new one sitting there waiting for me. Other than an hour or two every couple of weeks setting up the new PC for my (eventual) transition it has been sitting next to my desk switched off and unloved.
Anyway, I bit the bullet last Friday and plugged in the new PC and started using it in anger. Other than some issues with getting three monitors working and some MS DLL hell (go away Fulvio :P) it's all working nicely now. Mind you I still wasted ALL of Friday getting things workable (mainly email). The 256GB SSD certainly makes for some snappy booting up!
it's cool that there's so many people here that know so much bout puters..wish I did..I can email :)
Quote from: 'markn' pid='33941' dateline='1384130579'The 256GB SSD certainly makes for some snappy booting up!
I gotta say I'm thinking about that myself. This new Mac Pro has 4 bays, and I was thinking all 4Tb drives. After MUCH stuffing about with the 3Tb WD in the Elements case
(drive doesn't work in an internal bay, and no other drive works in the case... grrrr), I've ended up for now with three 2Tb plus the original tiny boot drive.
Not that a server really needs the SSD, but I'm also using it remotely for stuff I don't want to bog down the other machines with. Besides, it would be fun. This is now my highest-specced machine by far, and likely to stay that way unless I give in and buy one of those awesome new black cylinders Apple's releasing. :)
Oh, and not a DLL in sight! :P
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='33948' dateline='1384131541'I gotta say I'm thinking about that myself. This new Mac Pro has 4 bays, and I was thinking all 4Tb drives. After MUCH stuffing about with the 3Tb WD in the Elements case (drive doesn't work in an internal bay, and no other drive works in the case... grrrr), I've ended up for now with three 2Tb plus the original tiny boot drive.
Oh, and not a DLL in sight! :P
I spent two hours trying to figure out why the heck a toshiba 2.5" usb drive wouldn't work when plugged into the front USB ports the new PC despite the fact that it worked just fine on the old one. Most frustrating is that a Seagate drive worked just fine plugged into the same ports using the same cable! Turns out when I plug the toshie into the backpanel USB it works fine. Best I can surmise is that there's not enough current to drive the Toshiba from the front ports on this new computer. Hear tearing stuff!!!!
The DLL's were one of the easiest thing to deal with and really only a problem because I still develop in an old programming language that has peculiar requirements and less than ordinary errors messages :). The most time consuming task was moving Outlook settings (not data, just settings) from one PC to the other. You'd think MS would make this easy but my goodness it's hard. And when you've got dozens of outlook rules, 40 or 50 different email accounts, and dozens of mail boxes you don't want to constructing things from scratch when you move computers.
Quote from: 'markn' pid='33955' dateline='1384134017'You'd think MS would make this easy but my goodness it's hard.
And this surprises you why, exactly? There's a reason everyone calls it Outhouse, after all. :angel:
Not that I use it myself, but I've heard nothing but glowing reports about Thunderbird. Have you considered making the switch? I finally gave up resisting and went to Apple Mail, only because its so tightly integrated on OSX, but if I had my druthers, I'd revive Eudora. Best email program ever, just a shame it stopped being supported all those years ago. :(
I really don't know what's going on with a lot of supposedly clever tech, like USB, SATA, Bluetooth, and so on and so on... all this stuff is supposed to be zero-config plug and play, yet there seem to be lots and lots of little gotchas everywhere... USB that doesn't work as you've found, the stupid WD SATA controller thing with their Elements drives, Bluetooth that doesn't support certain modes or devices, etc etc etc.
Sometimes I wonder if Bastards, Inc have actually managed to take over the world... or at least all our tech. ;)
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='33999' dateline='1384153039'Not that I use it myself, but I've heard nothing but glowing reports about Thunderbird. Have you considered making the switch?
I used Eudora back in my dialup days but since I've had my own biz it's been Outlook from day 1. I've got years of IP invested in it (rules, vba stuff, signatures, mailbox organisation, templates, autotext etc) and nearly 100GB of mailboxes. A large part of my day is answering emails and I've optimised that process heavily based on the use of Outlook. And for answering dozens of emails daily it's been pretty fantastic.
It's not perfect but I'd lose so much productivity moving to a different client that may or may not end up being better. And because of that risk I do not believe it's worth the risk. For the times when Outlook works well (and mostly it does) I'll just have to put up with the pain of moving my accounts from one machine to another every 2-3 years.
Quote from: 'markn' pid='34007' dateline='1384154806'It's not perfect but I'd lose so much productivity moving
And right there is the elephant in the room, and the biggest reason the explosive progress we had in computing in the early years pretty much fizzled out to the pale ghost we now have.
Back in the day when IBM ruled the world with the crappiest iron on the planet, people used to say
"Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM". And buy it they did, almost to a man. So they had a stranglehold, at least until people like DEC and DG brought out minicomputers that had ten times the capability at a hundredth of the cost. Even IBM got caught in their own trap, producing machines and operating systems which all had to be backwards compatible all the way to the first System 360 machines.
When Microsoft stole IBMs crown, they also built a ticky-tacky empire mired in very suspect foundations. For all the bells and whistles, MS's technology has always been decidedly low-tech evolution of stuff from the 80's, yet more successful than far superior and modern alternatives.
Its probably an unavoidable fact of life. Apple also falls in this same category, as does Google with its Android offerings. The innovation is gone, basically because of productivity concerns. Each iteration shuffles the deck chairs around a bit, but doesn't really add or fix anything, and usually breaks lots.
What I liked most about Eudora was that at its heart beat robust standards. Mbox files were interchangeable between email clients, and in a pinch could be opened in any text editor if need be. But the rise of proprietary systems put and end to that, and locked people in, usually without conscious decisions by them to become prisoners of their own systems.
I guess we only have ourselves to blame, eh?
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='33934' dateline='1384129314'Thanks for the support guys.Looks like there are a lot of people hoping for a better 2014
hey Steve
I reckon
when your child hurts
you hurt
like I have posted before , our son has thanked us several times for sticking it out with him and never abandoning him regardless what he threw at us
as his mother - I could never do that to him (abandon) - and I swore that if I had to personally drag him through every day I would
just to get him to a brighter side of life
he is an adult now and the rest of the journey is up to him
but when he was a teenager I always felt that I owed it to him to try and light the lantern and pave a way forward out of the darkness of deep depression
I often wondered if my love was selfish but years later and his honest thanks have been answer enough to that question
xx robbie
like I've said before and I'll say it again, there's some truly beautful people here :heart:
well I don't normally do this sort of thing as I'll admit I'm an emotional retard :) but I did do some shopping the other day and seen a few things and this was one so I thought I'd share with you RG and tell you how hard it is to tell someone that you think the world of then and that you can't express what or how their help has done so even though it's small and sappy I hope mum likes this :)
(http://i43.tinypic.com/52008l.jpg)
Actually I'll send you one for chrissy on behalf of your son..would that be ok :huh:
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='34015' dateline='1384156644'Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='33934' dateline='1384129314'Thanks for the support guys.Looks like there are a lot of people hoping for a better 2014
hey Steve
I reckon
when your child hurts
you hurt
like I have posted before , our son has thanked us several times for sticking it out with him and never abandoning him regardless what he threw at us
as his mother - I could never do that to him (abandon) - and I swore that if I had to personally drag him through every day I would
just to get him to a brighter side of life
he is an adult now and the rest of the journey is up to him
but when he was a teenager I always felt that I owed it to him to try and light the lantern and pave a way forward out of the darkness of deep depression
I often wondered if my love was selfish but years later and his honest thanks have been answer enough to that question
xx robbie
Yeah I know what you mean Robbie.Jessica's Mum has been letting the team down and Jessica wants to live with me as a result so it will be an interesting few months up to Christmas and beyond
yeah steve
when the kids are used as emotional weapons then the only loser is the kid
the big people really have to grow up and get over that sort of behaviour
but it doesn't always happen
all the best with it - at 14 yrs of age the family law court takes the child wishes into account (or even younger if mature)
keep up all supports for her - counsellors, friendship circles - you know - the big 5
who are the 5 people that she can turn to/talk to?
she needs to know that they are there for her & she can call on them and it really does help them so much
xx robbie
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='34023' dateline='1384158149'like I've said before and I'll say it again, there's some truly beautful people here :heart:
well I don't normally do this sort of thing as I'll admit I'm an emotional retard :) but I did do some shopping the other day and seen a few things and this was one so I thought I'd share with you RG and tell you how hard it is to tell someone that you think the world of then and that you can't express what or how their help has done so even though it's small and sappy I hope mum likes this :)
(http://i43.tinypic.com/52008l.jpg)
Actually I'll send you one for chrissy on behalf of your son..would that be ok :huh:
hey AJ - you are a real sweetie
thanks mate but shower your mum with them
she'll love you for it
I tell you I just love getting the big bear hugs from my 6ft something baby boy!! that is the biggest & bestest gift going. although his father doesn't crush as easily as his mother!! I swear that one day he is going to break my glasses! ha ha
you give me a warm fuzzy RG, thank you :blush2:
well when I visit you can have another 6 foot bear hug..I've just adopted you MUM :dontknow: where the paper work is though..but it'll turn up :)
if ever you make it to Canberra mate err ... son
you'll get exactly what all of my royal visitors get - the royal MINT tour
coffee at the canteen and a grand day out
we can look at the errors display and check out goldie''s rotation set
watch them make proofs
and then oogle at Titan loading up the planchets in the mint room
and you can also check out the 5c stairwell and see if you can spot any 1972 5c pieces!
then off to a MYO at the gallery
if you get too knocked up with your leg - we'll hire a groovy wheelchair and Mr RG can do the hard yakka (he's a good boy - he'd help out)
then after all that ... you have to suffer having 5 or 6 X 1964 penny albums on the kitchen table where I then fuss about what a wonderful colourful collection I have
and you just nod and agree
or you don't get out of the house alive ha ha
ask PP or Lacey
they will confirm!! having survived the RG + Mint Tour treatment!!
ha ha
Cool, now that sounds awesome, thanks RG :friends: To a lot of people that would sound so boring but to me it sounds like a dream. I've never been to a mint and would so love to go and as for sitting around lookin at coins for hours on end, well just ask Kel :winkextra:
Can't say when but I'll get there, mum :)
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='34047' dateline='1384169446'ask PP or Lacey
they will confirm!! having survived the RG + Mint Tour treatment!!
ha ha
Yep I've had "the treatment". Can confirm :grin:
Sounds good. Forget Floriade; I will go for this event.
Can I book at my local travel agent?
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='34012' dateline='1384156270'Back in the day when IBM ruled the world with the crappiest iron on the planet, people used to say "Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM". And buy it they did, almost to a man. So they had a stranglehold, at least until people like DEC and DG brought out minicomputers that had ten times the capability at a hundredth of the cost. Even IBM got caught in their own trap, producing machines and operating systems which all had to be backwards compatible all the way to the first System 360 machines.
So speaketh the Apple zealot. It's a bit of a strawman comparing IBM mainframes with Outlook. Mainframes were replaced with a completely different technology paradigm. No current email client is going to be better than Outlook in the same manner that desktop computing was better than centralised processing.
Sure something might be better in some ways than Outlook but NOTHING is going to be that much better that it's worth me changing for the sake of doing so. I've got the whole process of answering dozens of support emails every day so optimised that there's just no blood left in the stone to make it any faster.
Quote from: 'markn' pid='34067' dateline='1384210940'So speaketh the Apple zealot.
Not at all. That was the IBM mainframe guy. And just for the record, I'm not a zealot. There's plenty I don't like about Apple, and if something better came along I'd happily use it. But that hasn't happened yet, though with every bone-headed decision they make lately, it seems a little more likely. They've already lost me with iOS 7 and OSX 10.8, let alone this new Mavericks crap, and if there isn't a better alternative by the time I'm forced to "upgrade", I may well jump ship then.
As for heavy-duty email, the real work is in the rules, and I'm a firm believer in open standards and portability. Something the Microsofts and Apples of the world clearly loathe unless it suits them.
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='34094' dateline='1384227539'They've already lost me with iOS 7 and OSX 10.8, let alone this new Mavericks crap, and if there isn't a better alternative by the time I'm forced to "upgrade", I may well jump ship then.
Funny you should say that, my iPad 1 which is still perfectly functional can now run less, and less apps because it wont upgrade to iOS6 or 7. I am surprised someone in the USA hasn't hit Apple with a class action for that forced obsolescence rubbish.
Quote from: 'markn' pid='34098' dateline='1384227919'Funny you should say that, my iPad 1 which is still perfectly functional can now run less, and less apps because it wont upgrade to iOS6 or 7. I am surprised someone in the USA hasn't hit Apple with a class action for that forced obsolescence rubbish.
I totally agree. Its BS, and I hate it. I've been locked out of a number of things in both iOS and OSX because I refused to upgrade, and the developers upped their system requirements. But I don't care. For me, iOS 6 and OSX 10.6 are the end of the line
(though my new Mac Pro came with 10.7, but its just a server, so doesn't count), at least for the forseeable future. Heck, if I had my 'druthers, I'd go with iOS 5 and OSX 10.5 for maximum hardware compatibility.
ah that sounds so cool RG
I still have my slide rule and a big, big book of log. tables (even have ln tables and all sorts of of hyperbolic functions and, even some I don't fully understand).
Is it time for me to upgrade? Memory (mine) seems to be the biggest problem lately -I think it is too old and obsolete.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='34106' dateline='1384230530'Is it time for me to upgrade?
That's a good question. Its interesting that the medium of choice for archival is microfilm, because in the event of an apocalypse all you need to read it is a light source. There's much to be said for low-tech. :)
My old items don't require batteries but the memory works best with regular doses of red wine (well...within limits).
I admire the dedication of the original compilers of log tables (and other, similar functions). Just pencil and paper and knowledge of the power series to calculate the functions. My tables go to 8 figures -that means literally millions of calculations/additions/subtractions to compile!
Now, I can obtain any of these numbers with just a few presses of buttons on a calculator or an entry in a spreadsheet.
Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='34104' dateline='1384229026'ah that sounds so cool RG
thanks possum
give us a holler if you are in town
xx Robbie
I will I will, within two years I'll be there :) I'm giving my self a few months then I don't care I'm taking time to see Kel and then I'll do a bit more then do a trip down south to see some friends :) I've decided if I just keep going trying to get all jobs done I'll never get anywhere but if I do it in section I have a better chance..I will get around to see heaps so look out all :laugh2:
There have been some fantastic posts on this thread. It's amazing, and good at the same time, so many people have bared their souls. Just goes to show there's not much between all of us and no one gets through life completely unscathed. I used to love watching "This is your Life". In 99% of cases, those worthy of this embarrassing ordeal are all people we look up to as being successful. What struck me was the number of guests who worked hard and made a success in life and then had the guts kicked out of them for some reason on another. The real reason they were in from of the camera, was - at least in my opinion - not because they were glamorous, talented or sportily, but they had the fortitude to keep fighting. In bringing up my three kids I always told them that they are never heated until they give up. Anyway, well done to all concerned.
Must finish on a lighter note. I got this classic from one of my regular clients. I think it fits into the theme of this thread .... Enjoy, Greg
My next trip.
Travel Plans for the remainder of 2013
My inconclusive travel plans for 2013
I have been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots. Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to
be in Cahoots with someone.
I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there.
I have, however, been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there.
I have made several trips there, thanks to my friends, family and work.
I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity anymore.
I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit there too often.
I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.
Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older.
One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets the adrenalin flowing and pumps up the old heart!
At my age I need all the stimuli I can get!
And, sometimes I think I am in Vincible but life shows me I am not.
People keep telling me I'm in Denial but I'm positive I've never been there before!
I may have been in Continent, but I don't remember what country I was in. It's an age thing. They tell me it is
very wet and damp there.
I have been in Deepshit many times; the older I get, the easier it is to get there.
PLEASE DO YOUR PART!
Today is one of the many National Mental Health Days throughout the year. You can do your bit by
remembering to send an e-mail to at least one unstable person. My job is done!
You might want to adopt this rule for your everyday behavior: "Life is short. Smile while you still have your teeth."
From one unstable person to another... I hope everyone is happy in your head - we're all doing pretty well in mine!
:hi: thank you very much Greg, I like it and there's so many true words there :good: and so many of those places I've been :laugh2: I have to laugh or I might go back to a few :winkextra:
Wish they'd bring back some of the better old show like that as that was a good one :)