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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Darkage on May 23, 2003, 05:23:58 pm

Title: Comp Stuff
Post by: Darkage on May 23, 2003, 05:23:58 pm: Working on my second comp:D

(http://www.swooh.com/premium/Darkage/comp.jpg)

(http://www.swooh.com/premium/Darkage/cable.jpg)
Title: Comp Stuff
Post by: Grey Wolf on May 23, 2003, 09:36:56 pm: Wow, my comps not the only one in the world with wires this messy :p
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Post by: Turnsky on May 23, 2003, 09:53:14 pm: you should see mine:p

some of the cables are tied off with green electrical tape..
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Post by: Grey Wolf on May 23, 2003, 10:03:55 pm: I just have a giant knot of cables behind my comp. Makes it hell to get the case out to reset CMOS settings.
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Post by: CP5670 on May 23, 2003, 10:32:21 pm: I think everyone has that cable mess behind their computers. :D

My mouse cable has been really heavily tangled with the other wires and I keep having to pull the mouse frequently to allow proper movement since the cable length is much more restricted than it should be. Actually, I might as well spend a few minutes untangling the thing now...
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Post by: Liberator on May 24, 2003, 02:22:41 am: My cables are so tangled, it'd take a hacksaw, two machetes, and a plasma cutter a week to clear it up. On a side note Falcon Northwest (http://www.falcon-nw.com/) employs a certified origami artist to fold the cables in some of their systems. That has cool oozing out of it!
Title: Comp Stuff
Post by: Turnsky on May 24, 2003, 02:35:56 am: Quote
Originally posted by Liberator
My cables are so tangled, it'd take a hacksaw, two machetes, and a plasma cutter a week to clear it up. On a side note Falcon Northwest (http://www.falcon-nw.com/) employs a certified origami artist to fold the cables in some of their systems. That has cool oozing out of it!

:wtf: fold cables too much and you run the high risk of damaging them....

i have three powerboards in my room
1 8 port is taken up by my main comp (pandora)
1 4 port is taken up by tv/vcr/radio/desklamp
the other 4 port is taken up by my other comp (raziel)

i have a crossover and a phone line running coarse throughout my room as well as the coax for the tv.... i dare not even try to untangle them.. i think they might eat me...:nervous:

and i'm thinking of hooking surround speakers to my comp as soon as i get i decent card (more cables, yippee:rolleyes: )
Title: Comp Stuff
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on May 24, 2003, 03:37:04 am: Might as well live in a cable drum, there are so many wires, especially now that theres the Broadband modem and it's fat cable taking up a lot of desk space.
Title: Comp Stuff
Post by: Turnsky on May 24, 2003, 04:06:28 am: adsl modems don't take up that much space....:nervous:
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on May 24, 2003, 04:18:00 am: Mine does! And deskspace is at a premium anyway, as the desk is little more than a shelf in a cupboard. Also, the Logitech WingMan takes up a fait amount of space, to such an extent that my keyboard has to be on an under-desk tray, of which nearly all the screws are missing, so one side is completely unsupported.
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Post by: Turnsky on May 24, 2003, 04:20:05 am: i wish i had a digital camera, so i could show off the mess that thickly layers my comp desk...:p
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on May 24, 2003, 04:23:03 am: As in the dust? There muse be a few millimetres of it at the back if my desk.
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Post by: Turnsky on May 24, 2003, 04:27:06 am: old red eye bottles, assorted discs, disc cases, dvd's, few catalogues.. old inkworks, my sketchbook, my inking pens, vicks sinex, phone cables, dust, pacer leads, dust, assorted garbage, duct tape, faceplates from my case...(and thats just what's in front of the monitor and printer areas...;)
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on May 24, 2003, 04:28:20 am: I wouldn't hae any room for such stuff, as there are wires everywhere. The only clutter on my desk at the moment is the shredded remains of an old mouse ball.
Title: Comp Stuff
Post by: kasperl on May 24, 2003, 04:31:32 am: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
The only clutter on my desk at the moment is the shredded remains of an old mouse ball.

:wtf:
Title: Comp Stuff
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on May 24, 2003, 04:34:19 am: I got bored, and cut the outer layer off an old mouse ball, and then cut it into little bits. It's quite simple.
Title: Comp Stuff
Post by: Darkage on May 24, 2003, 05:22:41 am: I got more cables:D but i couldn't be arsed to take pics from this comp i on now:D
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Post by: Dark_4ce on May 24, 2003, 05:51:59 am: I bundle my cables so my ferret doesen't chew on them. It also keeps things nice and tidy. :D
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on May 24, 2003, 05:55:51 am: Ferret, eh?

Just the one, or a collection of 'em?
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Post by: Darkage on May 24, 2003, 05:56:01 am: Quote
Originally posted by Dark_4ce
I bundle my cables so my ferret doesen't chew on them. It also keeps things nice and tidy. :D

Lol....I sertainly won't win the prizw for the most tidy room:p
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Post by: Dark_4ce on May 24, 2003, 11:53:59 am: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Ferret, eh?

Just the one, or a collection of 'em?

Just the one for now. Soon there'll be MORE!! :shaking: But the little furball is allready quite a little pest. Everytime I leave the room, he finds some way to jump on my desk and start rearanging everything. He pulls out computer wires, tries to steal the black rubber tubing around my window on my comp, even caught the little bugger running off with my Logitech Mouse! So I bundled them so it would be harder for him to steal everything and pull stuff out. Now he's preoccupying his time with pushing all my books off the shelf. Actually here's a nice mug shot of the little guy
(http://www.dawnkill.com/Helsinki/gizmo.jpg)

As for the rest of my room, thanks to him, its always in a mess.:doubt:
But I still love the little guy...:D
Title: Comp Stuff
Post by: Darkage on May 24, 2003, 12:00:26 pm: There cool stuff:D They keep you busy:D
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Post by: Dark_4ce on May 24, 2003, 12:11:04 pm: You can say that again.
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Post by: Darkage on May 24, 2003, 12:18:43 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Dark_4ce
You can say that again.

They keep you busy:D

*Runs*
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Post by: kasperl on May 24, 2003, 12:23:37 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Dark_4ce

(http://www.dawnkill.com/Helsinki/gizmo.jpg)
But I still love the little guy...:D

awwwww

i never thought of having a pet, actaully. i doubt it will be possible, to much holidays and stuff. and i'm never home much anyway.
Title: Comp Stuff
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on May 24, 2003, 12:29:04 pm: I'm quite fond of ferrets, apart from the smell they generate, and the fact they can be vicious little buggers.
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Post by: Dark_4ce on May 24, 2003, 05:16:12 pm: YEah, they got the tendency to smell. But you either get used to it, or don't. As for the viciousness, Gizmo (My ferrets name) isn't at all vicious. Or doesen't really mean to be. He just thinks my toes are worth something, so he's always trying to steal them from me when I'm sleeping in bed. But other than that, he just steals and stashes everything, but never got angry or bit me.
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on May 24, 2003, 05:19:02 pm: When you say he steals everything, does that include large objects like bathtubs?

He must be incredibly strong if this is the case.:)
Title: Comp Stuff
Post by: Dark_4ce on May 24, 2003, 05:29:15 pm: Well, I can't deny that he's attempted to steal the bathtub, more than once for that matter. But it usually results in him being sattisfied with stealing soap instead.:D
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Post by: Darkage on May 24, 2003, 05:45:30 pm: Funny sight must that be to see him tryng to steel the bathtub:D
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on May 24, 2003, 05:47:22 pm: How does he do it? Take all the screws out? set up a block and tackle?

They're more intelligent than you think.

His efforts to push all your books off your shelf, he's trying to encourage you to read, you know.:D
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Post by: Dark_4ce on May 25, 2003, 05:18:10 am: Yeah, they are really intelligent. Almost scary. But him tackling the tub, us usually him just trying grab onto something and just pulling it. But where Gizmo really shows his cleverness is in his constant attempts to get on my computer desk. He sets traps for me, so I go look, leaving the chair open and then using that to jump on the stereo, climb up and jump on the desk. Or stuffing stuff between his cage and drawer, making me push the cage aside so its closer to the table and Gizmo just climbs up and over. Best part is when I catch him red handed. He stands there for a moment in pure shock looking at me, with whatever in his mouth and the in a looneytunes fashion runs at the spot before darting over the table, crashing to the ground and under the drawer. Yeah, they're real smart! :D
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on May 25, 2003, 10:10:55 am: You've made me want to keep ferrets! Stop it now!:D
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Post by: Dark_4ce on May 25, 2003, 12:28:13 pm: I totally reccomended them! If you love dogs and cats, but not bothered taking dogs out but still not really happy with the arrogant qualities of a cat, you're gonna love ferrets! Playful little furballs from hell who when they are happy, do a happy dance and bounce against the wall for no apparent reason. And they're great too if you lost stuff. Well, you'll lose more stuff, buts usually easy to find cause they got two caches. The main cache is near their cage so they can always check up on it, but then theres the 2nd cache for less important and temporary storage. So you can always check those two for stuff. And you'd be amazed with what you'll find too! I even found my friends lost mobile phone! The little bugger stole it from his pocket! And my friend had allready bought another one convinced it was stolen at a party... He wa half right. Yeah, they're great fun, GO GET ONE!:yes:
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on May 25, 2003, 12:31:30 pm: I would get one, but a have terrible allergic reactions to fur and such, which makes things complicated.
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Post by: kasperl on May 25, 2003, 12:31:34 pm: well, it sounds fun, but how do they like it if you go on holidays, spend most of your time at school and behind a PC, and that kinda stuff?
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Post by: Dark_4ce on May 25, 2003, 01:20:58 pm: Well, ferrets require love and attention like most other pets. Going on vacation is no big deal, you just have to find someone to take care of it while you're away. And sitting at the PC is nothing bad, if the rascall comes over he'll play with your feet or do something himself. You do have to still play with them or they get uspet and depressed, which is bad. But there's no way in hell you'll be able to ignore the guy. He'll always be able to drag from the pc one way or another. Even if it means wrecking the whole room for your attention. :D But if you spend most of your time at school or stuff, well... You should then buy two. So they can preoccupy each others time. And a good safe room for them to play in. Then when you come home, spend an hour with them, or set them free around the house which is ferret proofed.
Title: Comp Stuff
Post by: Darkage on May 25, 2003, 02:00:05 pm: ****, i want one now!