The Random, Meaningless Announcements Thread 3!

[Stevicus]

Secret Rule #13 on RF: Never argue with a hare from Smithville.

Oh, that's easy. Just tell him to go race a tortoise.

 

[Wu Wei]

Money you say?

Let's see:
1. space suit for the flight to your place and back again. Alternative - private jet.
2. 3 sticks of TNT - maybe only 2 are needed but it pays to be prepared.
3. Labor costs.
4. Ancillary materials.

Yes, I can do the job. The down payment would cover transportation and materials and 1/2 of my fee.

I guarantee and warrant that when I'm done the tree will no longer be on your house.

That'll be cheap...I was expecting lasers and Terex earth movers would be needed

 

[Revoltingest]

This is one idea. Copy the entire drive to another drive. Then reformat the drive and scan for corrupt sectors during the format.

There are also data recovery programs that might get rid of the files for you and locate where all the corrupt little parts are.

I can help with this; send me a PM if you 're hitting a bunch of dead ends.

Thanx!
But booting up the USB drive with the corrupt files on a
different computer found the folder containing them empty.
Easily deleted.
I must be far more intelligent & skilled than I thought.

 

[Revoltingest]

Try command prompt, navigate to the folder use del /f filename.

Make sure the filename is right because getting a mistake back is difficult and required you editing the fat

I'd read about that for Win10, but didn't see it for Win98.
Perhaps next time the problem arises.

 

[Brickjectivity]

Thanx!
But booting up the USB drive with the corrupt files on a
different computer found the folder containing them empty.
Easily deleted.
I must be far more intelligent & skilled than I thought.

Hmmm. Weird. Scan the drive for problems, or toss it.

 

[Revoltingest]

Hmmm. Weird. Scan the drive for problems, or toss it.

I'll just keep using it, & cope with any possible future problems.

 

[Brickjectivity]

I'll just keep using it, & cope with any possible future problems.

That's basically the same thing.

 

[Revoltingest]

That's basically the same thing.

Finding compatible USB drives is a pain.
That's why I use the ones I have.

 

[sun rise]

Secret Rule #13 on RF: Never argue with a hare from Smithville.

but @dybmh of course is a perfect target for all sorts of arguments.

 

[sun rise]

I must be far more intelligent & skilled than I thought.

Or something.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

If I don't have to pay for a rental car upfront then it might be Monday I'll be giving a thousand dollars to my electrolysis, and a thousand more next month.
And I'm starting to feel less Clampett in Beverly Hills.

 

[ChristineM]

I'd read about that for Win10, but didn't see it for Win98.
Perhaps next time the problem arises.

It was dos, so for win 98 it should have been ok

 

[ChristineM]

I'll just keep using it, & cope with any possible future problems.

Format

 

[dybmh]

I must be far more intelligent & skilled than I thought.

... knew-it ...

 

[dybmh]

but @dybmh of course is a perfect target for all sorts of arguments.

I can't deny it.

I'm turbulent. And Daring. Makes for fun target practice.

 

[dybmh]

Or and somethings.

FIFY.

He's also handsome, a wonderful cook, host, and entertainer. Did you know he composed the Mentos Fresh-maker commercials? (With @Wirey) . Yup, that whole campaign was pure Revoltingtest... (and @Wirey).

But most of all his elocution.... it is divine, super-super smooth, like velvet.

This ^^ is why I have been trying to get an internship with the man for over a year!
I thought I was making progress. I shadowed him on a couple of his commode plunging emergency calls.... but then covid happened .... interrupted everything *grumble-grumble*

Now, I have no idea what's going on.

I'm probably at the ground floor; starting all over again; competing with all the other Revolt groupies.

 

[Revoltingest]

If I don't have to pay for a rental car upfront then it might be Monday I'll be giving a thousand dollars to my electrolysis, and a thousand more next month.
And I'm starting to feel less Clampett in Beverly Hills.

Granny, Jed, Jethro, or Ellie May.
That last one would be a good look for you.

 

[Revoltingest]

Format

Mat can get his own.

 

[ChristineM]

Mat can get his own.

Many moons ago when (i think it was bill gates) was presenting voice input for whatever version of Windows at the time to a huge audience of techies he said any command can be input by voice. The audience shouted out in unison "format c"

 

[Wu Wei]

I may actually get the tree off my roof today