Personal computing discussed
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derfunk wrote:I ordered a chair from Amazon (a waiting-room style with a rail base) that never shipped. I got a tracking number but UPS only said they were waiting on the package. After about two weeks I could cancel it, got a refund. No chair, though, so I didn't hit the jackpot like jbi did.
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
Glorious wrote:derfunk wrote:I ordered a chair from Amazon (a waiting-room style with a rail base) that never shipped. I got a tracking number but UPS only said they were waiting on the package. After about two weeks I could cancel it, got a refund. No chair, though, so I didn't hit the jackpot like jbi did.
"You ordered a chair, oops, we didn't have any. Here's a stool."
"You are welcome!"
tanker27 wrote:Building a house is nerve-raking..... 7 weeks until close date and I am questioning if they will finish in time. So many little things already wrong. BUT, they've passed their inspections thus far but will they pass mine and the wife's AND the VA inspection that will be done.
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
derFunkenstein wrote:That smaller harness nonsense is definitely the kind of thing that should get a one-star seller review on Amazon once the refund completes. "We didn't have what you wanted but we're charging you the same price for something that almost assuredly won't work."
I ordered a chair from Amazon (a waiting-room style with a rail base) on 1/18 that never shipped. I got a tracking number but UPS only said they were waiting on the package. After about two weeks I could cancel it (processed on 2/3), and promptly got a refund. No chair, though, so I didn't hit the jackpot like jbi did.
derFunkenstein wrote:Update: I just got the chair. O_o
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
Captain Ned wrote:Well, this should be interesting. Seems that the NoLa hotel from whence I type this (conference for work) is ground zero/home base for the Krewe of Babylon. I gather they're the oldest group still parading and their annual ball is right here in the Mariott. Given the description of last year's ball in the local society pages, this is the old-money Mardi Gras party.
I just hope I can get out of the war zone tomorrow to catch my flight home.
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
ludi wrote:Bananas are a miracle food: they're the one thing our toddler will consistently eat. Bet the kid would trip a Geiger counter.
When lift plus thrust is greater than load plus drag, anything can fly.
just brew it! wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_NunWhen lift plus thrust is greater than load plus drag, anything can fly.
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
Heiwashin wrote:At least they didn't cart you in there with an oxygen tank like that Indian guy.
Captain Ned wrote:Heiwashin wrote:At least they didn't cart you in there with an oxygen tank like that Indian guy.
I asked the techs how much it would cost to replenish the LHe2 if someone had to hit the Big Red Switch. They didn't want to answer.
Chuckaluphagus wrote:I have, through my work, an extensive knowledge of what happens when you quench an MRI. In the best-case scenario, you're out tens of thousands of dollars and a week+ in getting that MRI tanked up and running again. It's not uncommon for their to be physical damage to the machine that will ratchet that cost up into the hundreds of thousands, and add far more time. And in the worst-case scenario -- there's something blocking the quench pipe -- you have the potential for liters of supercold helium gas to escape into an occupied area, the air will freeze and fall like snow, and everyone dies of asphyxiation.
That worst case has, to my knowledge, never happened. But believe me, the technical documents go into a surprisingly gruesome amount of detail on what it would be like if it did.
Chuckaluphagus wrote:And in the worst-case scenario -- there's something blocking the quench pipe -- you have the potential for liters of supercold helium gas to escape into an occupied area, the air will freeze and fall like snow, and everyone dies of asphyxiation.