PC redesign thought.
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Why don't we use an :elephant: as storage media? Think of the advantages: 1) They never forget - unlike HDDs and SSDs. 2) They are very difficult to steal. 3) The lifespan of the average :elephant: is 60 years (or 48 for the cheaper Chinese copies); compare that with HDD (3 ~ 5 years), and SSD (warranted for 10 years). 4) Incredibly rugged and durable. 5) Very low power consumption. 6) Media duplication is built in (though slow due to large size). OK, there is a disadvantage: They do tend to generate huge amounts of VB and Python code - but that's probably good for your roses anyway!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Why don't we use an :elephant: as storage media? Think of the advantages: 1) They never forget - unlike HDDs and SSDs. 2) They are very difficult to steal. 3) The lifespan of the average :elephant: is 60 years (or 48 for the cheaper Chinese copies); compare that with HDD (3 ~ 5 years), and SSD (warranted for 10 years). 4) Incredibly rugged and durable. 5) Very low power consumption. 6) Media duplication is built in (though slow due to large size). OK, there is a disadvantage: They do tend to generate huge amounts of VB and Python code - but that's probably good for your roses anyway!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Damn! The slaughter of a magnificent theory with a brutal fact! Off topic: You've order the same 3D printer I did - it's worth spending some time getting the bed level right - I started with the "paper thickness" method but it was a PITA, so I broke out my DTI and a clamp then did it scientifically, followed by a little manual tweaking to get the optimum distance for my bed - it's slightly crowned so my initial test prints didn't work too well at the outsides. That may be due to the rails rather than the bed though, so later tests may involve thin shims under selected feet to distort the base slightly to compensate, I dunno. The test prints are pretty good at the moment, measuring within 0.1mm of the intended thickness from 150mm diameter to a central cross.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Before I forget - get yourself some Isopropyl Alcohol for bed cleaning - there was a nasty yellow gunk layer on mine which gave me adhesion problems to start with until I cleaned it properly - it also removed the sellotape glue residue ... I found a 99.9% spray bottle on Amazon which does a lovely job: Rubbing Alcohol for Cleaning 99,9% Isopropanol - 500ml All-Purpose Cleaner: Amazon.co.uk: Business, Industry & Science[^] (Works well on my screens too!)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Why don't we use an :elephant: as storage media? Think of the advantages: 1) They never forget - unlike HDDs and SSDs. 2) They are very difficult to steal. 3) The lifespan of the average :elephant: is 60 years (or 48 for the cheaper Chinese copies); compare that with HDD (3 ~ 5 years), and SSD (warranted for 10 years). 4) Incredibly rugged and durable. 5) Very low power consumption. 6) Media duplication is built in (though slow due to large size). OK, there is a disadvantage: They do tend to generate huge amounts of VB and Python code - but that's probably good for your roses anyway!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
OriginalGriff wrote:
- Very low power consumption.
I think electricity is a lot cheaper than whatever these guys eat :~ On a side note, did you know elephants lose their teeth which causes them to die of starvation or malnutrition? Elephants lose their teeth at various stages in their life and replace them with new ones, but they can only do this six times (or seven times on rare occasions). When they've lost their last teeth it's a slow and painful death from there. Elephants also have the largest teeth of any animal, even bigger than a whale's (biggest animal EVER!).
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Why don't we use an :elephant: as storage media? Think of the advantages: 1) They never forget - unlike HDDs and SSDs. 2) They are very difficult to steal. 3) The lifespan of the average :elephant: is 60 years (or 48 for the cheaper Chinese copies); compare that with HDD (3 ~ 5 years), and SSD (warranted for 10 years). 4) Incredibly rugged and durable. 5) Very low power consumption. 6) Media duplication is built in (though slow due to large size). OK, there is a disadvantage: They do tend to generate huge amounts of VB and Python code - but that's probably good for your roses anyway!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
OriginalGriff wrote:
Why don't we use an [mastadon] as storage media?
and to think of what the data dumps would be like, too!! :-D
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OriginalGriff wrote:
- Very low power consumption.
I think electricity is a lot cheaper than whatever these guys eat :~ On a side note, did you know elephants lose their teeth which causes them to die of starvation or malnutrition? Elephants lose their teeth at various stages in their life and replace them with new ones, but they can only do this six times (or seven times on rare occasions). When they've lost their last teeth it's a slow and painful death from there. Elephants also have the largest teeth of any animal, even bigger than a whale's (biggest animal EVER!).
Best, Sander sanderrossel.com Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming in C# Succinctly
Sander Rossel wrote:
but they can only do this six times
"Only"? Humans have one spare set, and we switch to the final set quite early.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Sander Rossel wrote:
but they can only do this six times
"Only"? Humans have one spare set, and we switch to the final set quite early.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote:
Humans have one spare set, and we switch to the final set quite early.
My grandpa would disagree.
Still chewing using his milk-teeth, ehr? :laugh: Fake ones aren't counted, as most animals and some humans don't have access to them.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Why don't we use an [mastadon] as storage media?
and to think of what the data dumps would be like, too!! :-D
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Before I forget - get yourself some Isopropyl Alcohol for bed cleaning - there was a nasty yellow gunk layer on mine which gave me adhesion problems to start with until I cleaned it properly - it also removed the sellotape glue residue ... I found a 99.9% spray bottle on Amazon which does a lovely job: Rubbing Alcohol for Cleaning 99,9% Isopropanol - 500ml All-Purpose Cleaner: Amazon.co.uk: Business, Industry & Science[^] (Works well on my screens too!)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Before I forget - get yourself some Isopropyl Alcohol for bed cleaning - there was a nasty yellow gunk layer on mine which gave me adhesion problems to start with until I cleaned it properly - it also removed the sellotape glue residue ... I found a 99.9% spray bottle on Amazon which does a lovely job: Rubbing Alcohol for Cleaning 99,9% Isopropanol - 500ml All-Purpose Cleaner: Amazon.co.uk: Business, Industry & Science[^] (Works well on my screens too!)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Context matters.
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Why don't we use an :elephant: as storage media? Think of the advantages: 1) They never forget - unlike HDDs and SSDs. 2) They are very difficult to steal. 3) The lifespan of the average :elephant: is 60 years (or 48 for the cheaper Chinese copies); compare that with HDD (3 ~ 5 years), and SSD (warranted for 10 years). 4) Incredibly rugged and durable. 5) Very low power consumption. 6) Media duplication is built in (though slow due to large size). OK, there is a disadvantage: They do tend to generate huge amounts of VB and Python code - but that's probably good for your roses anyway!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Using your requirements, mothers-in-law would do even better. Not only do they never forget, but they last even longer. Also, while the RSPCA may complain about the way you treat your elephant, no one cares what happens to your mother-in-law. :)
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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Why don't we use an :elephant: as storage media? Think of the advantages: 1) They never forget - unlike HDDs and SSDs. 2) They are very difficult to steal. 3) The lifespan of the average :elephant: is 60 years (or 48 for the cheaper Chinese copies); compare that with HDD (3 ~ 5 years), and SSD (warranted for 10 years). 4) Incredibly rugged and durable. 5) Very low power consumption. 6) Media duplication is built in (though slow due to large size). OK, there is a disadvantage: They do tend to generate huge amounts of VB and Python code - but that's probably good for your roses anyway!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
But how do I carry it with me on an airplane? I wonder if those suction toilets can handle it :laugh:
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Using your requirements, mothers-in-law would do even better. Not only do they never forget, but they last even longer. Also, while the RSPCA may complain about the way you treat your elephant, no one cares what happens to your mother-in-law. :)
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
However, the npm (nags per minute) is extremely high on Mother-in-law storage, and anything you store is never good enough!
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OriginalGriff wrote:
They do tend to generate huge amounts of VB and Python code
Also coming soon is support for XML
"Coming soon"
Soon? Is this 1996? [I wish it was :sigh: ]
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However, the npm (nags per minute) is extremely high on Mother-in-law storage, and anything you store is never good enough!
:sigh: Yet another brilliant idea founders on the shoals of reality. :(
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
