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Offline Froderik

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« Reply #75 on: November 26, 2002, 02:01:00 PM »
I urge anyone reading this to click on the link in the last post RIGHT NOW! You may learn alot about the security of yer 'puter...Since I'm running Tiny Personal Firewall (free version, 2.0.15) ALL ports were STEALTHED! Nothing to worry about. No dogs sniffin' my butt...(sorry, I had to throw that in...) So apparently you don't need to spend $ to keep your sh*t secure. Break out the hooch! I feel like celebrating! YEEHAAH!!!

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« Reply #76 on: November 26, 2002, 07:20:00 PM »
Uhm none of that computer stuff would work with no electricity, be thankful that you still have it. I was thinking about making some recycled energy power supply or something to avoid using electricity as we all know it. Hey Clay, do you know anything about the properties of Li batteries? I know when I put one in the campfire it exploded like popcorn with green sparks. LOL.. I get hundreds of them in my recycling business. You still mad at me? Hello? Please respond soon, thanks. What do  you do with all the trash computer parts?  MG8
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« Reply #77 on: November 26, 2002, 10:47:00 PM »
I spent 15 minutes writting a jam up thing, and didn't put my password in, and lost the whole thing.  I was so pissed.  Maybe another day.
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« Reply #78 on: November 26, 2002, 11:28:00 PM »
Oh, that sucks...I've done THAT before...man, talk about fury.....hope to hear from you soon..
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« Reply #79 on: November 27, 2002, 10:43:00 AM »
Well, it sounds like Lithium batteries would make a great contribution to my favorite, a camp fuel gas container and some shotgun shells in the fire.  We could try diffferent types of batteries to widen the color range....
...Ya think the EPA would mind?
Duck!!
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« Reply #80 on: November 27, 2002, 11:32:00 AM »
MG8: "none of that computer stuff would work with no electricity, be thankful that you still have it."

Bless us O lord, & these thy sparks which we are about to receive, thru thy electrodes, thru our skulls, Amen...
But seriously, I've often thought of trying to come up with some kind of backup in case of outage...I've considered a gas-powered generator. Anybody have any other ideas?  - FR13

PS - Let's not let the topic of computer security fall to the wayside, either...

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« Reply #81 on: November 27, 2002, 06:20:00 PM »
To solve the electricity problem all you need is....

1) Exercise bike
2) Heavy duty car alternator
3) 12DC -> 120v AC converter

Not only will you be able to run your puter, but you'll get into great shape doing it too.


Extra supplies would be some car batteries to store some of that excess energy for later use, or if ya got kids, you can put them to work  :smokin:
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« Reply #82 on: November 27, 2002, 06:26:00 PM »
OK, lover, lets have a public brawl. I promise to be gentle.

I think we'll be bidding a fond farewell to a lot of what we've come to regard as standard technology in coming years. It's just too complex and too reliant on a distributed and specialized work-force. The electricity is the least of our worries. If everyone has to take more personal responsibility for things like growing, processing and distributing food and keeping warm in the winter, who's going to take the necessary time and resources to manufacture hardware and maintain networks? And what would a more agregarian society have to offer in exchange?

Here's the great irony--the more time you spend on the net, the more you know about how things work and the less you want to be a part of it. Like all good revolutions, I believe the Info Revolution will eat its own children first. That's why we moved from totally dependent, urban So. Florida to a more rural spot in SW PA.
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« Reply #83 on: November 27, 2002, 07:15:00 PM »
But we wound up in Semi-urban Pa, with little to no land. And since I am just a techie and that is all I know, and the fact that under the current circumstances we still need to eat, you had better stop reading at this post and start learnin' how to grow some food in this tiny space we live in or we are gona starve.

Besides we own a exercise bike/alternation (converter soon to come) and we have two capable kids to ride :smile:.

Also just because the may not be there later does not mean that the use of computers or computer based equiptment will necessarly fall by the wayside. Unfortunatly The yout of today are to fuckin stupid to give proper change withou a machine tellin them what to do.
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« Reply #84 on: November 27, 2002, 07:18:00 PM »
So.... I should go be a c :razz: ashier then?
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« Reply #85 on: November 28, 2002, 11:35:00 AM »
Antigen wrote: "Here's the great irony--the more time you spend on the net, the more you know about how things work and the less you want to be a part of it. Like all good revolutions, I believe the Info Revolution will eat its own children first..."

It depends on HOW you use the net. Yeah, if you're just surfin' porn or posting on this site, you may not learn that much about the inner workings of your machine...but heck, I thought you could learn a thing or two from them there uh...tech sites or those whaddyacallits - those uh, newsgroups... "it's not what you do, but the way that you do it..."  ::nod:: And, those are some interesting ideas about creating your own electricity  :tup:
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« Reply #86 on: November 28, 2002, 03:41:00 PM »
On 2002-11-28 08:35:00, AlexL wrote:


It depends on HOW you use the net. Yeah, if you're just surfin' porn or posting on this site, you may not learn that much about the inner workings of your machine...but heck, I thought you could learn a thing or two from them there uh...tech sites or those whaddyacallits - those uh, newsgroups... "it's not what you do, but the way that you do it..."  ::nod:: And, those are some interesting ideas about creating your own electricity  :tup: "


Well yeah, it does depend on what you do with it. Some folks are just so disinclined to think about what's going on, how it all effects them and how they might effect their own fate you could give them free housing right next door to the library of Congress and they'd never even darken the door unless they were giving away a free continental breakfast.

But there's a certain ratio of any group that's just naturally inclined to take on the world in some meaningful way. And the Net just makes it sooo much easier for us to connect with eachother and get at the relevant info.
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« Reply #87 on: December 02, 2002, 09:24:00 AM »
My favorite news group was something like alt.highexplosives. Most of the poeple on it were pretty out there and I wouldn't try their recipes. I did ask a question about some of the bomb tests I have seen and did get an answer from someone I suspect was at the tests. Also searched "high energy weapons" once and found myself in the Lawance Livermore site reading a paper about keeping your fissionable from going critical prior to detonation. (I left quickly)

I guess my point is, I can find any kind of information I want or need if I just take the time to search.

MG8, no I'm not mad.

I think the most exciting form of energy is the Fuel/Cell Technology that is coming on line. Uses electrolosys to convert water into Hydrogen and O2. Very safe as the fuel is water until converted. Very Clean burning. Probably some issues on the engine side. Further, we can tell OPEC to take a flying leap. :lol:

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« Reply #88 on: December 02, 2002, 12:44:00 PM »
Oh the day when a fuel cell will work.  Retrofit me a 1970 Cutlass 442 convertible with the firebreathing 455 cubic inch V-8, with a/c, and ALL the power do-dads,thank you.  Ah, to fill her up with water and feel no guilt at the pollution or fuel.
I love the way you can find EVERYTHING on the net.  Click 7 times and you are reading the Afghanni Goat-Herders Review or some shit.  Too much fun.
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« Reply #89 on: May 10, 2005, 05:46:00 PM »
If Corporate America and the government would stop outsourcing all the good paying and technical/professional jobs overseas alot more of us would be able to have a decent life. Working at Walmart is not my idea of job replacement. The cost of living keeps going up but wages are about the same from 20 years ago!
When blue collar jobs started going down the toilet with manufacturing being downsized or closed no one gave a shit. Now its hit white collar jobs and now people start to see it as a problem. The only ones making money are all the scam schools offering computer programming and electronic courses. Good look finding a job after you shelled out big bucks for learning a skill that is no longer needed here.
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