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I personally like time # 1. “don’t be happy” :)
Nomad: The tip about tempfiles might work. If he was using Word, he could look for ~ files that have some part of his filename in the hidden temp directory. He can sort by date, which might help.
TEB: refrigerating devices only works for certain kinds of errors, but as a desperate last measure, it is worth a shot.
Well look at that. I’ve been invited over to a friends for coffee. Beats doing work.
CP: Rage: Man — Mogwai
CP: Moon Moon Moon – Laurie Berkner
Yeah, I was saving directly to the USB drive, assuming that it wouldn’t just die. I tried a few data recovery apps, but – nothing is reading the drive.
Back to work.
Thanks though, everyone.
http://www.twitpic.com/6wqhy – They look cute, but they are trying to beat the crap out of each other. I’m about to pull my hair out too.
Sorry, Jack, about the drive. :( *hugs*
jackmangan: As I understand it, flash-drives are extremely hard to recover data off of. Every time they’re written to, the tables are completely re-written due to the nature of flash memory. Large portions of the filesystem are shuffled around in blocks with every write.
As a side note, the NSA and others have been quick to try to build tools to recover data from flash-drives lest members of the public, I mean terrorists, use this to their advantage.
Also interestingly enough (at least to me), flash drives had unannounced areas of unused storage space to use when other portions of the drive fail. So if you have a gig thumbdrive, it may actually house 1.1 or something like that to maintain its size as the memory decays.
Cj: great shot!
Pan Pan: I skipped most of your nipples as I was WAAAAAAAAAY behind. Sorry for slacking.
Oh, and Happy Birthday to Cj!
Now I’ll probably disappear until this evening.
>POOF
CJ – Children are cute, especially to their own parents, as a natural defense mechanism. It is an essential evolutionary development. Otherwise, no one would survive childhood.
i1, thanks! :)
Ed, you’ve got that right!
And off I go to retrieve my daughter from camp. The littler boy has been returned to his parents in tact.
Lesson learned. Don’t trust USB drives.
Finished. Saved to PC HD and iPod HD.
Yea, Jack!
PS: If there was any personal information on that flash drive and you are going to get rid of it, I would probably destroy it with a hammer just to be safe.
Good call, ditto. Although I might have smashed the drive with a hammer anyway. . .
Yay! It really sucks that you had to do all that work over again, but at least it’s done now. :-)
Slow afternoon at the English conversation school, but it’s about to get crazy. I’ve got a conversation session to run in two hours.
CP: Big Money — Rush
My 2 year upgraded phone is being delivered. I get a new phone every 2 years with Verizon. I’m looking forward to this one!
http://astore.amazon.com/.0-20/images/B00192AW88
Good deal getting it done Jack! :)
Now, who wants to come help me eat this birthday cake?
I don’t think my tongue will stretch that far.
Hey Pan!
First… must… sensor… thoughts… brought on… by… Van’s… comment.
Went shopping this afternoon. Spent waaaaay too much money. My hubby’s going to kill me when he gets home.
Was supposed to be purchasing underwear – a dress, skirt, shirt (and underwear) later – you just might be dealing with a dead person.
(truthfully, hubby won’t be that mad but he will go hmmmm.)
Van – that’s a damn tragedy
Mr TEB has to put up with a lot.
cough
I have only one thing to say regarding Van’s tongue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y73sPHKxw
*cough*
I’m really worry about all the people with coughs on the Deadpan board.
Ok, I can’t hold it in any longer… How far does your tongue stretch, Van? :oops:
TEB: I think the guy from Mel Brooks’ History Of The World was modeled on Van.
*cough*
No comment.
So this guy explains why Terminator:Salvation is stupid movie far better than I could:
http://www.sfsite.com/06a/ts297.htm
I’m a bit disappointed:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/08/iphone-3gs-announced/#comments
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Van, I”m sure you can manage.
I too live about 1/2 a block from a train track. I don’t even hear the train, or the whistle, anymore. But guests hate it.
Hot. Or rather, Humid. Ugh.
It’s freezing here! We’re all bundled up, watching Dr. Who.
Saw the announcement about the new iPhone as well, Van. While it’s not for everyone, I’m definitely glad I went with the Pre.
It’s funny to me to see the fanbois going on about an 8GB iPhone for $99 vs. the Pre for $199 – ignoring the fact that that iPhone will cost you several hundred dollars more after your two year contract is done.
Still, I’m sure there will be plenty who get drawn in by that low up front price only to wonder where all their money went two years from now. The iPhone is a good piece of hardware, and the new upgrades are nice, but I stand by by assessment that, at least in the States, Sprint + Pre > AT&T + iPhone.
Conversation session went very well, and was a lot of fun.
Night, Pan.
Somewhat intrigued by smartphones, but cannot handle the $800-1200/yr it costs to have and use one, no matter how cheap they are to buy.
I’m in the same boat as JohnBoze. . . Until I can improve my job situation, I’m stuck with a stupidphone.
btw Paul – - I watched some of that Planetfall movie. . . Remind me again why I watched this?
RE: Planetfall – no Floyd?
Morning Pan, off for a blood test..going early..but a lot of people always have that idea..
New series of Weeds..woot!
No.17
Not as catchy as No.6
First he was dead and then he wasn’t, but now… Bongo is dead.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8090514.stm
Closing the borders, shutting off the internet, turning TV into MTV… These people take the passing of a leader really seriously. Or the sub-leaders are quaking in their boots.
Nurse Jackie
Do we need another pill popping and morally dubious medical professional on TV?
I’m not that convinced after watching the first episode.
Morning Pan!
The sun is shining; birds are singing. Looks like the start of a good day.
CP: Pillow Time – Mickey Dolenz
I’m in the same boat as JB and Jack on the “smart phone” issue.
I just can’t justify spending THAT much to add “occasionally access Internet whilst on the road” to my list of personal capabilities.
I agree. When I got my touch last year, I did have the option of getting an i-phone instead. I couldn’t justify the monthly fee which starts at $100 for just the basic package here.
I have a question for the geeky men. My anniversary is coming up in 6 weeks. I know I can’t top last years gift for two reasons
a) Due to other expenses I’m not willing to spend the same amount as last year
b) how do you top a Gibson SG?
So the question is… What should I get him (around the $500 or less)?
Oh look. A new LLAP coming down the pipelines.
Are Worf’s parents a “pair ‘a docks”?
Is it wrong that I don’t even remember the late 80′s?
I found Troy’s empathic ability only worked when it was good for the story.
Yeah LLAP!
Wow Bunny would you marry me?
Let’s see… ummm the perfect gift here…
Guitar lessons? No..
What about various accessories for said Gibson? Pedals etc…
Must take a break from LLAP. Off to take a urine sample to the vet. I wish my cat was friendly to other people, then the vet could get her own damn sample.
Wolf, I would get accessories but over the last year, he’s been slowly getting those himself.
Aaaaand we’re back. Forgot about the really evil part about visiting the vet’s. They always have boxes of chocolate covered almonds for sale for various charities.
I loves my chocolate almonds :)
Sunset walks on the beach are overrated.
I could never get into MMO’s of any kind. I guess I’m the type of gamer your mother always warned you about. Sitting alone in front of my computer in my underwear. (not living in my mom’s basement, though. Thank God)
How about a drummer and a keyboardists?
Bunny in her underwear…
I’ll be in my bunk.
Where as beach walks on a windy day are underrated.
Pleasantly bleak.
For when want a break from the rest of humanity.
Awww, Wolf. I think you’d look cute in makeup ;)
Wolf, hubby goes out every other week and plays with a couple of his friends, so he already has those.
Also, I didn’t say I was in my underwear, I said the computer was :)
As I think I’ve mentioned before, I don’t remember much of my 20′s at all.
I wish I could say with was because of the wine and the women..but it wasn’t.
Would help TEB is you told us what Mr TEB was into other than guitar playing.
+you
-is +if
My hubby is your typical geeky person: Music, D & D, electronics. Actually, a conglomeration of a lot of the guys here on the board.
A netbook then?
Oh yeah, books, movies, (Dr. Who, Star Wars, LOTR, etc. as well SF & Fantasy books.)
They gave him a notebook at school that he brings home and uses. I sussed him out for a touch, but he didn’t seem too interested. He’s got a nano and his school notebook)
Does he like the original Dr Who? and if so does he own any of the DVDs the BBC released.
Dropped my iPhone today as I ran for a bus, luckily the extra battery took the brunt of the impact, so the phone now has two little scratches on the chrome surround but the screen is scratch free.
Yes, we both love the original Dr. Who but we are both opposed to getting the DVD’s. They usually run around $100 for a few episodes. We are hoping they will eventually release the DVD’s by season (or even complete sets by Dr.), then we’ll snap them up.
TEB, does he have a DS?
Oh and good morning.
Yes, LLAP with WNDRWolf is live.
Cj, not so much. *sigh*
7843
Cj: No. Would he like it? He’s not much into gaming unless it’s chess (and I’m not getting him another bloody chess set, we have enough)
Van: 7843?
Oh, E3 announcements! Some cool stuff coming out of that (I listen to a number of tech and gaming podcasts)
CP: Evo@eleven
Wolf, you were quite the social butterfly
I can tell evil Con stories (catch me when you see me, I won’t say too much over a public forum)
Yes I was on the Arizona Podcast World Tour!!!
I will post about that later today I hope.
Err if you can imagine me as a very large cat walking across the keyboard..that explains that number.
Hmmmm:
http://gizmodo.com/5172615/iphone-os-30-will-turn-your-phone-into-a-revolutionary-sex-toy
Even after the 3.0 upgrade..my phone is staying in my coat.
Yup, always encourage the friends to call when the phone is set to vibrate ;)
Van, as a large cat, do you purr with a good rubbing?
Sorry, I’m bored and my mind is not in safe places right now.
Funnily enough I do..if rubbed in the right place.
cough
Well, I think I have a wall to tear down, then off to Ikea to get some book cases.
TEB – do y’all have Blu-Ray? If you have a decent TV, a Blu-Ray player would make a nice geeky gift.
The from Texas household lovers our Blu-Ray.
JE- 8 month old Belgian Waffle with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and maple syrup.
I hope you all appreciate my contribution to deadpan culinary research.
TEB – I bought my mom a Nintendo DS. She’s not a gamer either. I’m sure there are chess games for it. It’s great because it’s inexpensive and there are oodles of simple games like Uno, Casino Games, Peggle… stuff that non-gamers love and it can just be carried around and used here and there to pass the time. No guarantees… it’s just a suggestion.
It comes in cool colors too.
Of course, mine is pink.
And all I use it for is Animal Crossing and to keep the kids subdued with Nintendogs.
Bye bye PCW:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jun/08/personal-computer-world-closure-incisive-media
um………………………
Where are you putting that phone?
Are they going to make a special phone cleaning solution for when you are done?
Why am I even thinking about this?
One, oh one day, humanity will evolve and women will no longer like pink.
You sssssh TEB, I want nobody spoiling a generalisation.
I actually never liked pink until I had a daughter. Her birth somehow changed my physiology forcing me to like the color.
If they made a green DS, mine DS would be green. I would always choose green over pink in any situation.
Apparently I felt that was extremely important to share at this moment.
Gosh, it’s like I blinked and four days passed – and I haven’t stopped by on any of them.
First: Happy Almost Birthday Cj – Sorry I missed the party. I’m bad with dates (just ask them)
Next: Jack – sorry to hear about the flushed flash drive. Glad you were able to reconstruct the work – Sad you had to. (there was absolutely nothing funny about that statement – Strike One)
T.E.B.: I don’t know how long you’ve been married, but you could try wrapping yourself up in a bow – No, nevermind – I hear the bunk calling and I’m at work – how’s about getting him a nice hex-board and a bunch of D&D minis.
Van: I cannot begin to tell you how much your eating online is pissing me off. Of course, that may be because I’m fasting before the doctor’s appointment this afternoon. (T minus 16 hours so far, 7 hours to go)
WNDRWolf: Man, it’s another tour I’ve missed.
Did my fasting last night Lejon, had a blood test this morning and now I making up for it…
+’m
I too don’t get the thrill of MMORPGs. I’m old-school, Ultima IV, Final Fantasy 7, and so on.
TEB: Pretty much anything from ThinkGeek is the only (mostly-useless) input I can give. Of course, men typically are fond of nookie. So any cross-over betwixt the two worlds is pretty shiny. ;-)
TEB: If Mr. Bunny really enjoys his Gibson SG, then there are good amps, accesories, toys, etc. for under $500.
Wow. This week gets the finger. Holy crap.
Van: Yeah, in order to avoid missing two hours of work in the morning, I had to schedule the Doctor’s appointment in the afternoon. Still get to miss an hour of work, and also have to fast through it all…
Jack Mangan: well, that’s about right.
Monday’s for meeting, Tuesday’s for talking, Wednesday’s for walking, Thursday’s for touching, Friday’s for some reason have been ripped off the calendar.
It’s never a good sign when the doctor says, “I haven’t seen *that* before.”
*sigh*
Lejon – No worries. We are all busy. I pretty much muscled my way into places that I wanted to be…
I’m kinda mad that my birthday week is the one to get the finger although, I definitely agree with the Jack. This week is pretty much teh suck.
Dammit.
Group hug!
Ooooooooooooooooph!
Let’s go old school.
Group Grope.
Alvie?
SWITCH!
I could definitely stand to be groped right now. Maybe that’s what a need. A nice firm groping.
Bet that stupid phone can’t do that!
Cj – that depends on who’s calling.
Hello what?
Did I hear someone asking for a good groping?!?!
Sometimes I can just detect a disturbance in the force of the Interpipes.
2 cents worth mode/
I’ve always been one who thought that the idea of “anniversary gifts” was a little odd … it’s like “Wow, so sorry you had to spend another year with me … so here’s a consolation prize!”
… or, ‘Say, here’s something shiney. Any chance that will make you want to hang around another year?”
TEB – Maybe I’m just a hopeless romantic, but I would think the best way to celebrate an anniversary is to spend an evening/weekend remembering just why you dug each other in the first place.
Spend that cash on a night/weekend that the two of you will smile slyly about for months to come!
Go out have a good relaxed meal, then go home and spend the rest of the evening sipping wine while watching your favorite movies or playing games while sitting around in newly purchased, sexy, anniversary underwear … until the mood of this special evening over comes any interest you had in the movie/game you were playing.
Alternately, … you could spend that money paying someone to repaint that room/redo that flooring/re-landscape that garden – that the two of you have been talking about doing yourselves but have never had the time to do.
/2 cents worth mode
Right!
Now that i have killed the mood – I’m off!
What J0e said.
I’m back. Sorry about everybody’s week. I’ll give hugs, or gropes, to those that need it.
# I didn’t think of think geek, will look over their site and see if there is anything there that catches my fancy.
Jack, not sure about accessories. The Gibson wasn’t his first guitar so he had some stuff any way. He has also bought a new amp and pedal since getting the guitar last year
LJ: This will be our 13th anniversary. As for wrapping myself up for him, I don’t need a special occasion to do that ;)
The number 13, lucky for some.
;)
J0e, I don’t disagree with you. My hubby and I are sickeningly sweet with one another to the point it is often commented on by others who know us. We both look at the gift part as a splurge on something we want but really wouldn’t get on our own. Last year, for example: Hubby has wanted a Gibson for as long as I’ve known him but would never get one on his own. When I did buy it, it wasn’t a total surprise. In fact I “gave it to him” a month before our anniversary. For me, I took him to Future Shop and said “I want that.” (an I-Pod touch). We generally spend the year saving up and buy something big for that, so it’s like a second Christmas as it falls midway to Christmas. We don’t spend a lot on birthdays (his is the week before Christmas and mine is two weeks before our anniversary) and compensate this way instead.
This year, when I asked what he wanted all I got was, “I don’t know, surprise me” hence my asking for advise.
You could surprise him with a blonde…
That would pee me off.
The ‘surprise me’ and not the blonde.
cough
Oh and Wolf some good tracks on the latest folkcast:
http://www.folkcast.co.uk/
Wolf, the only way that would work (from my end anyway) is if I dyed my hair or bought a wig.
TEB: Blonde Bunny – Something appealing about that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4SLSlSmW74
Saw this link another board I frequent:
http://listverse.com/2009/05/30/top-10-failed-mcdonalds-products/
The Hula burger looks disgusting.
+on
Jason Alexander in a not-so-shining moment.
Thank you, Van. I have spent at least 5 minutes giggling while reading that post. Very appreciated.
mmmm I want a McRib now. You can all say it’s gross, but I am not ashamed to love the pickles and the BBQ sauce. It’s fascinating!
cough
:P
Well that’s it from me for another day, night pan.
I always miss Van now. Damn.
Van, I also draw a blank on some of my 20s. Mine, however is largely due to the wine & women.
CP: A Bar in Amsterdam — Katzenjammer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aswXKmV0wDo
You guys rock. My appearance will be sparse for the next few days.
No problem, Jack. Just take care.
And for strange tidings from alternate universes:
CP: Seven Nation Army — Oak Ridge Boys
That’s right, The Oak Ridge Boys. And it is really good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWSQ9YQa_6w
Morning Pan, late start for an early.
Still it’s a short shift today which is always nice.
!work.
Poor Wolf didn’t get much of a word in edgeways on the latest Evo@11
Since I did not go to Balticon or Las Vegas… So I did not have anything really to add.
Morning, Pan!
I’m off to Evil, but couldn’t leave the house without stoppin’ by. Have a great day, y’all.
Morning Pan!
downtown today. Must clean out the office for the move happening sometime this month.
Good morning, Pan.
Another day, another five class periods, another Altador Cup opponent in the evening.
So according to the Scientific American 60 second science podcast, men who eat more fruits and vegetables have a higher sperm count than those who don’t.
I’m not sure what you’ll get out of that information (depends on whether you want to prcreate or just have fun, I guess) but take from it what you will.