Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it

At 22 Apr 2008 21:55:16 +0000 Larry wrote:

> My I recommend the EU1000i or EU3000is. I own both...(c;
> http://www.hayesequipment.com/eu3000is.htm
> http://www.hayesequipment.com/eu1000.htm


My brother-in-law bought the 1000's 800-watt predecessor in 1999 because,
despite my ridicule of him, he bought into the Y2K hysteria. (Frankly, I
think
he was secretly hoping the world was going to go "Jericho" just to have a
use for all of the outdoor and survival gear he'd been buying over the
years!)

While we're off topic, my wife and I invited him and his future wife to our
place Y2K Eve (he brought the generator and a gun, "just in case...") and
to f--k with his head, I rigged the TV's and stereo's outlets and all of
the 1st floor lights with those X-10 remote control power modules. (I was
an X-10 "Smarthome" distributor then, and fortunately for the gag, I lived
in a very old lake house at that time with few overhead light fixtures, so
most of the lighting was from floor lamps and swag lamps, making the gag
plug-and-play without having to install any remote-controlled wall switches
that I wasn't already using anyway.)

As you can guess, as Dick Clark counted us down to oblivion I got ready,
and when the ball dropped, I hit the remote in my pocket and plunged the
whole floor into silence and darkness! I think the loud "click" of a dozen
X-10 relays firing as the "world" came to an end probably added to the
effect! ;-)

It took him a good 10 seconds of panic (or glee- I'm still not sure which!)
to realize the streetlights, neighbors' houses and even a hallway light
upstairs in my house had still had power before he realized it was a gag.

[engaging snicker mode]

With a brother-in-law like you, who needs John Navass?

[/snicker mode]

But that was a cool gag...kudos to ya.

The Bob wrote:
> Craig <netburgher@REMOVEgmail.com> amazed us all with the following in
> news:VDuPj.47$1b7.43@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net:
>
>> The Bob wrote:
>>> "Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> amazed us all with the following
>>> in news:bMednbz3DMQYbZDVnZ2dnUVZ_uidnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:
>>>
>>>>> Gee, Larry- none of us would have known any of that without you.
>>>> And those of us that have killfilled him would never see his garbage
>>>> were it not for people quoting the whole damned thing.
>>>>
>>>> Please, trim the replies.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Thank you, Usenet police.
>>>
>> Politely requesting netiquette isn't netcopping.
>>
>> fwiw,
>> -Craig
>>
>
> I must have missed the polite part. I got the whiney part loud and clear.

Netiquette is not a bad thing. People who reference it aren't
necessarily netcops. Whiny? I read it as plaintive. But we all know
how reading things into a post ends.

Trimming posts is a part of netiquette. If you don't want to engage in
it <shrug>. If you'd rather disparage the poster <shrug>. For those
who find value in civility:

<http://www.albion.com/netiquette/>

-Craig

Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in
news:fumi3c$fjt$3@aioe.org:

> My brother-in-law bought the 1000's 800-watt predecessor in 1999
> because, despite my ridicule of him, he bought into the Y2K hysteria.
> (Frankly, I think
> he was secretly hoping the world was going to go "Jericho" just to
> have a use for all of the outdoor and survival gear he'd been buying
> over the years!)
>

Great gag! Love it!

Too bad he won't be around in 2150 when the Earth moves SMOOTHLY, in the
procession of the equinox, from the Age of Pisces the two fish into the Age
of Aquarius, the water bearer....without the mysterious religious bull****
used to keep believers in line and the money flowing in that the world will
suddenly end it's brief 6000 year history in some kind of "flash", leaving
believers cars abandoned right in the middle of the roads.

Have some interesting research.....

Every time you see a Jesus fish on the back of someone's gas guzzler, make
an effort to get them to explain what the fish is all about. Only a tiny
fraction will know the astrological signs of the Zodiac and current
Zodiacal age of Two Fish is what it means.....

110,000,000 American nuts are gonna be awfully disappointed....and may rise
up and kill a few preachers, making it a positive outcome after all....

Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in news:fumi3c$fjt$3
@aioe.org:

> I rigged the TV's and stereo's outlets and all of
> the 1st floor lights with those X-10 remote control power modules.

We had very cute apprentice trainees in our calibration lab at Charleston
Naval Shipyard and took great delight in pulling gags like this on them.

I remember one particularly great gag which involved plugging a sweet
thang's workbench into a thermal christmas tree blinker during her lunch
break. All afternoon, her bench power went on...and off....and on....and
off, how fast depending on what load was put on it.

She was a very independent type and always refused anyone who wanted to
help her learn new electronic ideas or help her solve problems. After
discovering her independence, most everyone in the shop simply let her
alone. It was all we could do to keep from rolling on the floor watching
her bench going on and off and Miss Independence NEVER SAYING A WORD about
it all afternoon.

Quitting time came, she packed up her stuff and left right on time as
usual. After she'd gone, we took the blinker out of her power strip and
noone ever mentioned it again. Next morning, her bench ran perfect and she
never said a word.

PRICELESS.....(c;

Did you ever pull the gas mileage tricks on some braggart telling your
group the fantastic gas mileage his new car or truck got?

In article <Xns9A88CC914A071bob@216.196.97.136>,
The Bob <nospam@bob.com> wrote:

> Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> amazed us all with the following in
> news:labolide-A23286.18562322042008@news.giganews.com:
>
> > In article <Xns9A88BB7298AE9bob@216.196.97.136>,
> > The Bob <nospam@bob.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Craig <netburgher@REMOVEgmail.com> amazed us all with the following
> >> in news:VDuPj.47$1b7.43@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net:
> >>
> >> > The Bob wrote:
> >> >> "Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> amazed us all with the
> >> >> following in news:bMednbz3DMQYbZDVnZ2dnUVZ_uidnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:
> >> >>
> >> >>>> Gee, Larry- none of us would have known any of that without you.
> >> >>> And those of us that have killfilled him would never see his
> >> >>> garbage were it not for people quoting the whole damned thing.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Please, trim the replies.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >> Thank you, Usenet police.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Politely requesting netiquette isn't netcopping.
> >> >
> >> > fwiw,
> >> > -Craig
> >> >
> >>
> >> I must have missed the polite part. I got the whiney part loud and
> >> clear.
> >
> > Bob Navas?
> >
>
> Not even on my worst day, Skippy.

Hit a nerve ;-)

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> I must have missed the polite part. I got the whiney part loud and clear.

Ah, so much for civility.

You missed the insulting part. Ok, here was the actual intent "**** OFF,
YOU IDIOT BASTARD CHILD OF NAVAS"

>> I doubt Apple can fix this before June 2008.

Eh, they could just put a larger back on it and use a bigger battery.

Surprised they haven't done this already. It'd at least shut up one huge
group of whiners constantly *****ing about the non-replaceable one in there
now.

Of course such a change would likely incur the need for new FCC testing.

At 23 Apr 2008 17:36:15 +0000 Larry wrote:

> Too bad he won't be around in 2150 when the Earth moves SMOOTHLY, in the
> procession of the equinox, from the Age of Pisces the two fish into the
Age
> of Aquarius, the water bearer....without the mysterious religious
bull****
> used to keep believers in line and the money flowing in that the world
will
> suddenly end it's brief 6000 year history in some kind of "flash",
leaving
> believers cars abandoned right in the middle of the roads.


I'm sorry we'll miss it. As a fellow non-believer, you and I will miss the
opportunity to upgrade our rides when the true believers all
disappear... ;-)



> 110,000,000 American nuts are gonna be awfully disappointed....and may
rise
> up and kill a few preachers, making it a positive outcome after all....

Nahh, they'll just say they got the dates wrong, like Herbert Armstrong
who promised us the world would end in 1970!

"Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> amazed us all with the following
in news:kJednQUvgbsMH5LVnZ2dnUVZ_gCdnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:

>> I must have missed the polite part. I got the whiney part loud and
>> clear.
>
> Ah, so much for civility.
>
> You missed the insulting part. Ok, here was the actual intent "****
> OFF, YOU IDIOT BASTARD CHILD OF NAVAS"
>
>
>

Wow- that was entertaining, Bill. Not very original, but entertaining. I
guess you've crossed me off the Christmas card list.

BTW- this last response from you would indicate that you think I actually
give a **** about your opinion. I don't.

Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> amazed us all with the following in
news:labolide-3F1337.11355923042008@news.giganews.com:

> In article <Xns9A88CC914A071bob@216.196.97.136>,
> The Bob <nospam@bob.com> wrote:
>
>> Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> amazed us all with the following in
>> news:labolide-A23286.18562322042008@news.giganews.com:
>>
>> > In article <Xns9A88BB7298AE9bob@216.196.97.136>,
>> > The Bob <nospam@bob.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Craig <netburgher@REMOVEgmail.com> amazed us all with the following
>> >> in news:VDuPj.47$1b7.43@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net:
>> >>
>> >> > The Bob wrote:
>> >> >> "Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> amazed us all with the
>> >> >> following in news:bMednbz3DMQYbZDVnZ2dnUVZ_uidnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>>> Gee, Larry- none of us would have known any of that without you.
>> >> >>> And those of us that have killfilled him would never see his
>> >> >>> garbage were it not for people quoting the whole damned thing.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Please, trim the replies.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thank you, Usenet police.
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Politely requesting netiquette isn't netcopping.
>> >> >
>> >> > fwiw,
>> >> > -Craig
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> I must have missed the polite part. I got the whiney part loud and
>> >> clear.
>> >
>> > Bob Navas?
>> >
>>
>> Not even on my worst day, Skippy.
>
> Hit a nerve ;-)
>

Not possible. That would imply that opinions here have value. They don't.

Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in
news:fuocre$b67$1@aioe.org:

> I'm sorry we'll miss it. As a fellow non-believer, you and I will
> miss the opportunity to upgrade our rides when the true believers all
> disappear... ;-)
>
>
>

I wanted the preacher's new S class Mercedes.....dammit.

Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in news:fuocre$b67$1
@aioe.org:

> Nahh, they'll just say they got the dates wrong, like Herbert Armstrong
> who promised us the world would end in 1970!
>
>

Remember when Oral Roberts said if I didn't send him a million dollars
"god" was gonna "recall" him?

......and they all sent in everything they could, even if the kids went
without new shoes.....

I found out inspecting my father's bank accounts after he died the reason
he was always broke was he was sending a check EVERY WEEK to the
billionaires at Crystal Cathedral in Ft Lauderdale because they asked him
to! I figured there was some reason I was not allowed to look into his
financial situation, but this was a shock. He never went to church in his
life that I knew of....

In article <Xns9A89B1D03BF49bob@216.196.97.136>,
The Bob <nospam@bob.com> wrote:

> Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> amazed us all with the following in
> news:labolide-3F1337.11355923042008@news.giganews.com:
>
> > In article <Xns9A88CC914A071bob@216.196.97.136>,
> > The Bob <nospam@bob.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> amazed us all with the following in
> >> news:labolide-A23286.18562322042008@news.giganews.com:
> >>
> >> > In article <Xns9A88BB7298AE9bob@216.196.97.136>,
> >> > The Bob <nospam@bob.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Craig <netburgher@REMOVEgmail.com> amazed us all with the following
> >> >> in news:VDuPj.47$1b7.43@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net:
> >> >>
> >> >> > The Bob wrote:
> >> >> >> "Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> amazed us all with the
> >> >> >> following in news:bMednbz3DMQYbZDVnZ2dnUVZ_uidnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>>> Gee, Larry- none of us would have known any of that without you.
> >> >> >>> And those of us that have killfilled him would never see his
> >> >> >>> garbage were it not for people quoting the whole damned thing.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Please, trim the replies.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Thank you, Usenet police.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Politely requesting netiquette isn't netcopping.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > fwiw,
> >> >> > -Craig
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> I must have missed the polite part. I got the whiney part loud and
> >> >> clear.
> >> >
> >> > Bob Navas?
> >> >
> >>
> >> Not even on my worst day, Skippy.
> >
> > Hit a nerve ;-)
> >
>
> Not possible. That would imply that opinions here have value. They don't.

But you like Skippy.

I prefer Jif.

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On 4/23/08 12:43 PM, in article Xns9A898DCA7E207noonehomecom@208.49.80.253,
"Larry" <noone@home.com> wrote:

> Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in news:fumi3c$fjt$3
> @aioe.org:
>
>> I rigged the TV's and stereo's outlets and all of
>> the 1st floor lights with those X-10 remote control power modules.
>
> We had very cute apprentice trainees in our calibration lab at Charleston
> Naval Shipyard and took great delight in pulling gags like this on them.
>
> I remember one particularly great gag which involved plugging a sweet
> thang's workbench into a thermal christmas tree blinker during her lunch
> break. All afternoon, her bench power went on...and off....and on....and
> off, how fast depending on what load was put on it.
>
> She was a very independent type and always refused anyone who wanted to
> help her learn new electronic ideas or help her solve problems. After
> discovering her independence, most everyone in the shop simply let her
> alone. It was all we could do to keep from rolling on the floor watching
> her bench going on and off and Miss Independence NEVER SAYING A WORD about
> it all afternoon.
>
> Quitting time came, she packed up her stuff and left right on time as
> usual. After she'd gone, we took the blinker out of her power strip and
> noone ever mentioned it again. Next morning, her bench ran perfect and she
> never said a word.
>
> PRICELESS.....(c;
>
> Did you ever pull the gas mileage tricks on some braggart telling your
> group the fantastic gas mileage his new car or truck got?
>
And you were *how* old when you did this little gig?

Speaks abundantly about your maturity.

Hope you don't find a mate and reproduce. This world doesn't need that...