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Title: I'm back
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 17, 2021, 02:36:26 PM
My laptop had a little accident and I can't read the posts on my tablet so I was out of the loop for a while.   ;D
Title: Re: I'm back
Post by: Rastus on July 18, 2021, 07:43:59 AM
Your laptop had an accident? 

Man, you really need to keep those things on a leash so they don't hurt themselves.
Title: Re: I'm back
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 18, 2021, 08:11:12 AM
Quote from: Rastus on July 18, 2021, 07:43:59 AM
Your laptop had an accident? 

Man, you really need to keep those things on a leash so they don't hurt themselves.

The accident was losing the internet connection one time to many.
What happened after that was no accident at all.   ;D
Title: Re: I'm back
Post by: Rastus on July 18, 2021, 08:20:42 AM
Gotcha.  I had a laptop like that once.  It ended up as a target many years ago.  Right about the time bitcoin came out.  I had a bunch of the worthless things on the hard drive.  A 357 made that data unrecoverable.

Yeah....a bunch of the worthless bitcoins....and no backup.
Title: Re: I'm back
Post by: alfsauve on July 18, 2021, 08:34:30 AM
I need a new one.  Mine is so old (think the wide power plug) that it won't run the last two upgrades to the OS, which means it can't run new or current apps, and half the web pages won't fully function.

But it's in practically new condition though I use it several hours a day.  Original power cord too.  Despite what you may have heard I take care of my gear.
Title: Re: I'm back
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 18, 2021, 12:28:40 PM
Quote from: Rastus on July 18, 2021, 08:20:42 AM
Gotcha.  I had a laptop like that once.  It ended up as a target many years ago.  Right about the time bitcoin came out.  I had a bunch of the worthless things on the hard drive.  A 357 made that data unrecoverable.

Yeah....a bunch of the worthless bitcoins....and no backup.

Could have been worse.   ;D

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9139527/Computer-programmer-2-password-guesses-left-access-220m-Bitcoin-locks-FOREVER.html#:~:text=1%20Stefan%20Thomas%20holds%20an%20estimated%20%24220%20million,attempts%20to%20get%20it%20right%20More%20items...%20
Title: Re: I'm back
Post by: Jim Kennedy-ar154me on July 19, 2021, 07:53:24 AM
Quote from: tombogan03884 on July 17, 2021, 02:36:26 PM
My laptop had a little accident and I can't read the posts on my tablet so I was out of the loop for a while.   ;D

That sounds like it peed on itself! ;^)
Title: Re: I'm back
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 19, 2021, 09:00:46 AM
Quote from: J. Kennedy-ar154me on July 19, 2021, 07:53:24 AM
That sounds like it peed on itself! ;^)

I think it crapped itself the 2nd time it hit the desk.
It left a little pile.   ;D
Title: Re: I'm back
Post by: TAB on July 19, 2021, 01:42:39 PM
Quote from: alfsauve on July 18, 2021, 08:34:30 AM
I need a new one.  Mine is so old (think the wide power plug) that it won't run the last two upgrades to the OS, which means it can't run new or current apps, and half the web pages won't fully function.

But it's in practically new condition though I use it several hours a day.  Original power cord too.  Despite what you may have heard I take care of my gear.
you and me both, mine is a decade old.  Works ok, but it is not powerful enough to run modern cad...