Back from the Shadows again !
Out where an In-jun's your friend!
Where the veg'tables are green,
And you can pee into the stream!
Yes, we're back from the Shadows again!
yup, the computer is back from the shadows. my mighty computer died over a month ago and i was lucky enough to have an old desktop hanging around to fill in. the netbook had a willing heart but the small keyboard and infernal touch pad drove me crazy after a few minutes.
sonny took a cursory look at the old computer several weeks ago and concluded it probably needed a new motherboard. he came back to town on the weekend and took it apart. i was given the option of buying some new parts or a whole new computer. a new computer was the smart option but when i had the old computer ( 3 years old) built i paid an extra $400 for a primo case and power supply. i really didn't want to admit buying the expensive case was a mistake.
after deciding to buy a new computer i asked sonny to reassemble the old one so i could stick in storage for a few years until i got up the courage to toss it out. after putting it back together a miracle happened, it came to life and continues to breathe right now as i type this wee epistle. i be happy.
when it first died i threatened to give it a good thrashing but that didn't put the fear of god into it. i guess removing a few organs and placing bamboo slivers under its ram made it realize i wasn't fucking around this time.
i've procrastinated on buying an external hard drive to back up my important stuff but this time i have to do it.
now if those lovely japanese could only fix their nukes and return some confidence to the capital markets i would be happier than a pig in shit.
i love you sons of bitches.
27 comments:
So it doesn't need a new motherboard? "Motherboard" is a pretty funny word - it could easily be an insult in the right context.
hmm, I'm with Gorilla..that's a new cuss word..
'Hey.you motherboard.'
almost as good as buttroy.
You tell 'em Billy. My next purchase is a Mac. I'm done w/Dell and the rest of them. Meh. (Love the video.)
And welcome back!
gb - i'm still waiting for the mothership to beam me up. maybe its motherboard is on the fritz.
yellowdog - i'd have to hear al swearengen or jane say it before passing judgement.
jayne - when i was thinking about buying a new one sonny told me not get a dell, something about cheap parts. for the price of a mac i can buy 3 pc's. plus all the free software my angels find for me so i'm sticking with a pc.
have you heard guy sing the dublin blues?
Wow, Firesign Theatre. I am Temporarily Humboldt County on Antelope Freeway next to Bob's Berserko Lounge.
Based on your description of the problem as I remember it from a month ago... and your revalation that it works again now after reassembly, my psychic diagnosis is a wonky power supply. If it fails again, remove the PS, take it to your local technogeekshop, get a replacement, install it, and your troubles will be over. Or you'll be out $40.
I'll send you my bill.
Amen to that (the Japanese fixing those reactors).
My first computer lasted 8 years...that's pretty darn good I would say.
bob - i have fond memories of fireside theatre.
thims - funny that you should mention the power supply. sonny was checking it out last night and told me there might be a problem. when i had this thing put together i paid extra $ for the power supply. i guess you don't always get what you pay for.
charlene - 8 years! that means i have 5 years left.
so i got that going for me too, which is nice.
"now if those lovely japanese could only fix their nukes and return some confidence to the capital markets i would be happier than a pig in shit."
You are one easily pleased guy and I like that about you.
Netbooks were designed for toddler-aged keyboarding prodigies. I'm a mouse girl with fat fingertips.
Glad your baby is back in action for now. The number one computer killer in my world is popcorn fluff that gets down between the keys and shorts out my ideas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPyl2tOaKxM
when I saw this ..I thought of you.
if you go on you tube you can find some great clips of deadwood.
My ass kicking computer was three years old when it got hacked. While it was in the shop getting cleaned up I bought a cheap ass E Machine with Win 7 on it and I like it just fine so I gave my ass kicker away on Yahoo Freecycle rather than have it collecting dust here.
An 8 gig memory chip will handle all your files, they hold a lot of shit.
I like simple stuff also, I'm learning how to use simple shit to blow shit up. I like shit that works when I blow it up.
On the plus side, it's cheap shit.
'Hey.you motherboard.'
One hundred years from now.
Hey, you motherboarded motherfucker.
Ironically it is the big, heavy-duty, expensive power supplies that often die fast, especially if you have dirty AC power (or a cheap UPS that doesn't output sinewaves when the power cuts out).
I've 86ed a lot more fancy power supplies than cheap ones.
I've 86ed a lot more fancy power supplies than cheap ones.
I've 86ed a lot more fancy women than cheap ones. :-)
love your blog... inspiring and poetic!
love your blog... inspiring and poetic!
nance - remember the pepsi syndrome?
i've banned pepsi from casa myshkin after the japanese meltdown.
yellowdog - i dream deadwood in technicolor.
billy - cheap is good.
luke - thanks for the tip. i'm going to buy a new power supply in the next few days.
anonymous - poems-r-us.
My favorite Firesign Theater:
Temporarily Humboldt County
Sláinte!
i enjoyed that shaw.
Nice to hear it all worked out, and hopefully it works out in Japan. They could really use some better luck. And of course I want you to be happier than a pig in shit. Have a good one BP.
It Lives!!
I hope it's not like Pet Cemetery they come back to life but they're never quite the same.
Ah, the little pleasures in life, I'm enjoying corn beef and cabbage farts.
Hahaha... Love the description of your trails with your ol' computer. I feel your pain. I need a computer service dude to be kept handily out on my balcony- so whenever I need him to fix this damnable contraption of mine, he's right there to do it. Well, unless I forgot to feed and water him for a couple days... then he might be kinda sluggish or kinda dead. :)
By the way, I'm ah likin' your blog and your commentin' on my own blog so much, I'm ah gonna add ya to my blessed blogroll. woo hoo. lol.
oops... meant to say "trials of your computer"... damn my dumbass!
me shife - 20 years ago the japanese (i won't call them japs until this is over) didn't need luck, they were infallible. oh how, the mighty have fallen.
tex - for now it lives but i can still pull the plug if it gets too feckin uppity.
billy - you and ruby could make sweet music together.
kelly - thanks, welcome aboard. i added you a few days ago.
I don't have quite as many backup computers as I used to. My best one is still going strong but my 22" flat screen gets a little blurry now and then. Might have to replace it soon.
I love it when stuff comes back to life but then I obsess about what caused it in the first place. I wish I could afford a MAC but not likely unless I win the lottery.
It's my 6th blogging anniversary and you were there when I was a little Nitwit. I really need to post something here instead of Face Book. Jacque is still trying to figure out how to get you over there. :)
mr wit - i was in the computer store yesterday and was marvelling at how cheap the monitors were. it was tempting to buy a new one. in the old days i could leave my monitor on the floor and ruby would chew the cord giving me an excuse to buy a new one but the old dog would rather sleep than destroy stuff these days.
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