carlsson

If we combine an isometric 3D space shooter with Karate Kid: Zaxxon, zaxxoff!

The wedding is in Zvishavane, Zimbabwe. Zelda's engagement ring is from Zales. The reception is at Zaleski, Ohio. They will have a band playing zydeco, ZZ Top & Ziggy Marley songs on a zither. Zack "Zit-face" Zimmerman will be serving zucchini & old Zima bought from an old Zellers store.

Of course the wedding trip goes to Zanzibar, which is only a few ztone throws (about 1700 miles) from Zimbabwe.

More than $9000 per MWh? We saw that back in February.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2021/02/15/texas-frozen-wind-power-outages-ensue-electricity-now-at-unheard-of-9000-per-megawatt-hour/

Ok, our spot price is only 6.48 SEK per kWh which equals 712 USD per MWh which is nothing compared to your situation. Ours also is due to cold weather and shortages in power production.

What would the joke be?

Lionel Richie would reply with "...is it me you're looking for?" The Beatles would reply with: "hello, I don't know why you say goodbye I say hello." Shakespear Sister would reply with "hello, turn your radio on." Neil Diamond would reply with "again." The Doors would reply with "I love you." Todd Rundgren would replay with "it's me." Dolly Parton would reply with "God." The Cars would reply with "hello again." Louis Armstrong would reply with "Dolly!" The Isley Brothers would reply with "it's me." Rickie Nelson would reply with "Mary Lou." Computers would reply with "world!"

I tried to hear that song once...ONCE!  It started off with autotune so I turned it right off.  Still have no idea what the fuss is about...Sounded awful to me

Do The Math! ?

That's still 30 more bits than it ACTUALLY was! <Insert trollface>

I don't know....Are there water,  food, or Gremlins ^TM  nearby?

Dang.  @GoldLeader beat me to the joke.  Don't change capacitors after midnight!

^PS  Looking at people's carts that day I Only saw ONE GameCube,...They said they'd had 44, but I think they were lying and that definitely was not enough.  I still don't shop at walmart these days...(I'm gonna try to never go back, but we'll see...)

Today I got offers for Black Friday in the physical mail. The only thing that really bothers me is that the offers are valid Monday Nov 22 - Wednesday Nov 24, while as far as I can tell the Black Friday doesn't take place until Friday Nov 26. It seems like someone didn't quite think straight.

Poepl hvae a hrad egnouh tmie laernnig 2 slepl. U ralely epxct tmhm 2 laern a cladneer? ?

Already taken...Now Flesh Gordon...?...Is that available?  hehe   I joke of course...

@GoldLeader,

You jest, but that is an actual film. I saw it my older brother's stash when I was a kid and watched it with some friends.  The first "adult" film I ever saw...

@Max_Chatsworth Heha!  Yep!   My friend used to brag that they were able to see Flesh Gordon on the drive in screen (minus sound of course) from the window of the church at their Boy Scout meeting.  True Story.  (I couldn't make that up

The grading company would only say it is grade C because it was yellowed and slightly stained. Sure, it is a bit unusual item to collect and probably doesn't look any pretty on the shelf so $1000 might be adequate. On the other hand, various trading cards such as Magic the Gathering, Pokémon and others were mass produced in large quantities - obviously some on purpose less common than others - so I think $1000 would be adequate for one of those as well. Definitely not $50000 which is a price tag I associate with true antiques.

This was part of a Swedish game show where the competitors get to guess which out of a half dozen different objects is worth the most - ranging from $50 to $50000 and the item they "keep" in the end equals the amount of money they win. I'm sure it is an imported game show format that exists in many countries. Previously they've had Nintendo 64 games on the show, next to the paintings, furniture, memorabilia etc.

^Cool!  We don't have a game show like that (exactly),  to my knowledge...Although there was something similar,  where (I think, not certain) the competition was to get a storage unit that was worth the most based on what was in it...

Wow! I just learned that Bytt är bytt indeed is an original Swedish show, not an imported format like most other popular shows tend to be. Per IMDb, this show instead was exported to the Netherlands in 2015 and has the English title "Trash or treasure" though I'm unsure if it was broadcast in any English speaking country.

Broadcasters

TV4, Sweden (6 seasons and still on air)

DR, Denmark

SBS6, Netherlands

DeeJay, Italy

ABC, USA (pilot)

so there was at least one pilot episode even if ABC didn't buy the format.

Dumb question, but have you thought about getting her to use a password manager?  My mother was doing similar stuff.  Got her to start using Lastpass, problem solved.

Then again, a free lunch is a free lunch, so...

The bank doesn't use simple passwords. It uses QR codes + personal passphrases ideally entered on a different device than the one you're accessing the website on. As it turned out, everything worked as it should once I followed the same procedures she uses to, and it worked for her too today.

Possibly it was a random website survey popup that interfered twice with the login process earlier in the week. Those random "how do you like our site?" popup surveys can be a PITA even for experienced computer users.

Oh, yes.  I really loathe those pop-up messages even with adblockers activated.  Especially those that lock you out of a website with adblockers active.

Don't play dumb you diabolical Swedish bastard!

Yeah i ran into this recently.  My work account was the default so i had to log out of all and then slowly log in with my personal account first.  PITA. 

Discord wanted me to verify via email to check who I was, I clicked and then they told me the time had expired, but still let me in anyway..... So this maybe my last post here?

Also I "found" a file server on my desk which I installed a couple of years ago. Now I'm trying to recall what the root password is. I tried several likely ones without luck.

Edit: Haha, I cracked the password. It was the same as for the unprivileged user.

One strike after another...

1. Don't upgrade the Linux kernel from a ssh session. Bother to do it from console.

2. If the network suddenly stops working, it is more likely that you accidentally pulled the main network cable while fiddling with all other cables, than the system configuration randomly changed.

Pretty much exactly what happened to me a few days ago except mine was a Bluetooth headphone and my laptop just randomly decided it didn’t want to have Bluetooth. So far been unable to solve. 

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WRrRW to you too!

Eight equals equals equals dee...  Hey!

That one has c!ear meaning though. The worst one and most overused is "At the end of the day..."

"At the end of the day" just means "ultimately." IDK, most of these phrases don't bother me much.  They drive my kid nuts because the actual meaning is different from what the individual words literally mean.  That's just how language works (at least a confusing mish-mash of a language like English).

You learn something new every day.

Unlike microwaving frozen pizza, where you take it out and half is frozen half is burnt.

Bring your parka and your sunblock.

Thanks, I changed by password and noticed the same thing. 
Kinda annoying actually. 
It didn't want to take my first 3 choices and I finally typed something like "You Are A F***ing A**hole" along with some other characters and it said that was okay.
I didn't use that but I was wanting to cut someone's privates off.

I suppose the idea is that everyone should use passwords like Apcv$bk_9a8#5BK!zpo and then install a password manager that knows your password so you don't have to, or at least let the browser save your login details. Passwords become more alike fingerprints - unique to you but not even yourself can describe exactly what it looks like - rather than a code phrase that you can repeat to enter somewhere.

The really annoying part, is that it was their screwup that compromised security, yet they make us choose better passwords

I am at almost 59°37' which translates to somewhere 250 miles north of Edmonton, Canada from what I can tell. Based on the weather forecasts, those places seem to be closer to +5-7 C so I suppose the Gulf stream adds 10 degrees for me at this point of the year.

But at least now I know where to shop for skiing gear if I ever need and want to buy "local", essentially 60 meters away.

So, it's a web store but headquartered in an apartment?  Interesting...So according to the internet it's 76 degrees outside today, (That's 24.444C )....I wonder why my house is so cold inside then?  It's an unexpected day off and only 12:44PM so I haven't been outside yet...Hard to believe it's that warm...

Update:  Yep it really was that warm!   Hmmmm....

*insert emacs flamebait here*

By the way, I realized my status update almost fits to the melody of "My favorite things".

I just need to figure out what rhymes with coffee. Some sites suggest Khadaffi.. perhaps my interpretation of how to pronounce coffee is wrong.

I worry about you carlsson,  hehhaaa ...Now all of those are happy things...The word you're looking for is TOFFEE.

Coffee = Lorry ? 

Do you ever use it to watch movies and streaming services, or is it just ummm computery stuff?

Yes, in the evenings I have one screen for YouTube and one screen for ... rest of the Internet. Or I toggle it to TV channels in case there is something broadcasted worth watching.

Yes, I have experienced that too, that for small amounts you can just swipe the card. I don't know how easy it is to manufacture fake credit cards if you have the card number, so you could utilize the same feature. Otherwise you'd at least need to rob someone to be able to get the card. When shopping online it is so easy that numbers get leaked that additional security features supposedly were added to counter it but if those security features are optional, it doesn't protect you much.

I got done for $80 AU a couple of weeks ago on a website which claimed it had a movie which I hadn't seen since the 80s and all I had to do was Register and provide credit card detail for which I wouldn't be charged for. In the past I came across a few sites like that, but wouldn't register, but this time I was stupid enough to do it (fortunately it's only on a card I put small amounts of money on to use on duh 'net), but I still wrote back to say I had no use for this service and wish to have my $80 AU back and of course I never heard back and have to watch this stupid card now in case further transactions are removed.

So beware of fake sites which Google claims they have a selection of Videos, the main trap with them seems to be when you want to watch that given movie, to which they same to register (it's FREE!) and then ask for Credit Card details (you won't be charged!).

I hate the Contact line for my Credit Card because it almost seems like you get transferred to a call centre in India, China and get someone who speaks bad english over a bad line. Once I tried contacting them about something, but it was hopeless and gave up what the problem was.

Following on from my previous post if further transactions occur, I'll need to contact on a certain number within 48hrs I think of the transaction to dispute the withdrawl from my account.

Actually it's far more accurate to call it an intense training camp.  If we get antiviral drugs that are proven to work via clinical study, those would end up being your doping.

Fair point, perhaps training camps at extreme altitude which is allowed in sports but not everyone really like.

Yes. If I was your boss I'd simply send U home.

My condolences Carlsson.

Tragic to say the least. May God rest his soul. 

Ah, yes, I recognise this one from the 'poor management strategies' handbook

Never really brings resolution, but I go with the "Later, Man" strategy.