Help with buying new hard drive

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:17:32 -0000, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:56:22 -0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

I detest the taste of coffee, and have also never understood why people rink something hot to quench their thirst. I asociate wet with cold and dry with hot, so a hot drink? Oxymoron!

I surely don't drink coffee to quench my thirst, but I definitely do
drink coffee. You *could* widen your horizons in thinking about people's
motivations.

Well it's certainly a **** stimulant. Weed and booze and chocolate are far better at that.

--
An actor works all his life to gain recognition.
He makes guest appearances, spends a lot for publicity people and agents etc.
Then, when he finally becomes well known, he complains he cannot go out in public anymore.

Char Jackson wrote on 3/13/2015 11:10 AM:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 20:29:21 -0400, Cy Burnot wrote:

Stormin' Norman wrote on 3/12/2015 7:58 PM:

There is so little need for optical discs these days

Really? How about for troubleshooting/repair/etc.?

Like someone else said, a USB thumb drive is way more convenient and
durable.

The laptop that I'm typing on is coming up on 3 years old and I don't think
I have ever used the optical drive. I've pressed the button to pop open the
tray a few times, just out of boredom during a long meeting, but that
shouldn't count as using the drive.

My main desktop system and my file server both don't have internal optical
drives installed. I needed those bays for hard drives. I have an adapter
cable that should allow me to use an internal type of optical drive
externally via USB, but I've never had to use it.

On a related note, each of my vehicles has a CD player, but I can't remember
the last time I've played a CD in either of them. Both vehicles can play
music directly from a USB thumb drive, which again, is way more convenient
and durable.


OK. Suppose you have 25 thumb drives. How do you organize them? Store
them? I find that CD/DVDs in a storage case are much easier to deal with
than a Tupperware container of thumb drives.

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:31:13 +0000, Stormin' Norman wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:17:32 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:56:22 -0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

I detest the taste of coffee, and have also never understood why people rink something hot to quench their thirst. I asociate wet with cold and dry with hot, so a hot drink? Oxymoron!

I surely don't drink coffee to quench my thirst, but I definitely do
drink coffee. You *could* widen your horizons in thinking about people's
motivations.

My tiny, little Italian grandmother used to refer to coffee as nature's
laxative. One cup at 0430 and by 0435, whoosh, my plumbing is unclogged and my
house plumbing is worse for the wear! :-)


As for Starbucks coffee tasting like battery acid (I lost track of who
posted that), I totally disagree[1]. But I also don't like it :-)

That was me.


I go to Starbucks because that's where I meet regularly with a few
friends to socialize; the coffee is the price I pay for that. BTW, I
don't find it expensive, but then I drink plain coffee, not coffee with
spangles & truffles.

Probably a good place to find new clients, you know for sure they don't pay
attention to prices.......

You entrepreneurs - all you think about is clients...

I'm kidding, of course, but (a) I'm retired, but especially (b) I
totally lack the entrepreneurial spirit - or really, ability...

[1] In truth, I've never tasted battery acid, so how can I be sure? But
I still don't like Starbucks coffee...

Difficult to do much work on cars without ever getting a taste of battery acid.
Obviously I am from the old school and used to do all my own auto maintenance
and repairs.

I've never tasted battery acid, but I've taken a shower in hot
antifreeze. Will that do?

Damn - I just realized I've never *tasted* antifreeze.

I also suspect Starbucks coffee would make excellent paint stripper.

I use black coffee to clean my glasses (eyeglasses). Dip a napkin, wipe
carefully, et voila! - clean and scratched glasses.

Any brand works. Oh - I drink my java black no sugar, which is what
makes that method convenient for me.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:40:31 -0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:17:32 -0000, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:56:22 -0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

I detest the taste of coffee, and have also never understood why people rink something hot to quench their thirst. I asociate wet with cold and dry with hot, so a hot drink? Oxymoron!

I surely don't drink coffee to quench my thirst, but I definitely do
drink coffee. You *could* widen your horizons in thinking about people's
motivations.

Well it's certainly a **** stimulant. Weed and booze and chocolate are far better at that.

Interesting. None of that fits my experience.

There are so many individual differences in reactions to stuff, no
wonder the drug companies can't find cures that work for everyone.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:17:32 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

As for Starbucks coffee tasting like battery acid (I lost track of who
posted that), I totally disagree[1]. But I also don't like it :-)



It wasn't me who posted it, but I don't like it either.

In fact, as far as I'm concerned, it's about the worst coffee
available. It's nothing like battery acid (although I've never tasted
battery acid either), but it's over-roasted--burnt.

To me the worst thing about it is that it has become so popular that
many others try to copy its taste. That makes it difficult to get a
good cup of coffee anywhere is the USA (except in my house g).

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:43:42 -0000, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:40:31 -0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:17:32 -0000, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:56:22 -0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

I detest the taste of coffee, and have also never understood why people rink something hot to quench their thirst. I asociate wet with cold and dry with hot, so a hot drink? Oxymoron!

I surely don't drink coffee to quench my thirst, but I definitely do
drink coffee. You *could* widen your horizons in thinking about people's
motivations.

Well it's certainly a **** stimulant. Weed and booze and chocolate are far better at that.

Interesting. None of that fits my experience.

I thought chocolate stimulated everyone? It's a very good energy boost. As for weed and booze, everyone likes those.

There are so many individual differences in reactions to stuff, no
wonder the drug companies can't find cures that work for everyone.

With some things yes. For example four different blood pressure tablets had **** all effect on me. Paracetamol and ibuprofen tend to work on most people though.

--
Mrs. Culpepper was almost in tears. "Oh Marie," she said to her maid, "I have reason to suspect that my husband is having an affair with his secretary."
"I don't believe it for one minute." Marie snapped. "You're just saying that to make me jealous."

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:40:48 -0000, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:31:13 +0000, Stormin' Norman wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:17:32 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:56:22 -0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

I detest the taste of coffee, and have also never understood why people rink something hot to quench their thirst. I asociate wet with cold and dry with hot, so a hot drink? Oxymoron!

I surely don't drink coffee to quench my thirst, but I definitely do
drink coffee. You *could* widen your horizons in thinking about people's
motivations.

My tiny, little Italian grandmother used to refer to coffee as nature's
laxative. One cup at 0430 and by 0435, whoosh, my plumbing is unclogged and my
house plumbing is worse for the wear! :-)


As for Starbucks coffee tasting like battery acid (I lost track of who
posted that), I totally disagree[1]. But I also don't like it :-)

That was me.


I go to Starbucks because that's where I meet regularly with a few
friends to socialize; the coffee is the price I pay for that. BTW, I
don't find it expensive, but then I drink plain coffee, not coffee with
spangles & truffles.

Probably a good place to find new clients, you know for sure they don't pay
attention to prices.......

You entrepreneurs - all you think about is clients...

I'm kidding, of course, but (a) I'm retired, but especially (b) I
totally lack the entrepreneurial spirit - or really, ability...

[1] In truth, I've never tasted battery acid, so how can I be sure? But
I still don't like Starbucks coffee...

Difficult to do much work on cars without ever getting a taste of battery acid.
Obviously I am from the old school and used to do all my own auto maintenance
and repairs.

I've never tasted battery acid, but I've taken a shower in hot
antifreeze. Will that do?

On purpose? Or did your radiator explode?

Damn - I just realized I've never *tasted* antifreeze.

Good reaction speed.

I also suspect Starbucks coffee would make excellent paint stripper.

I use black coffee to clean my glasses (eyeglasses). Dip a napkin, wipe
carefully, et voila! - clean and scratched glasses.

What advantage are scratched glasses? Were you trying to make a diffraction grating?

Any brand works. Oh - I drink my java black no sugar, which is what
makes that method convenient for me.

--
What do you call a cheap circumcision?
A rip off.

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:55:03 -0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

Well it's certainly a **** stimulant. Weed and booze and chocolate are far better at that.

Interesting. None of that fits my experience.

I thought chocolate stimulated everyone? It's a very good energy boost. As for weed and booze, everyone likes those.

I tooik "**** stimulant" to mean that it cures constipation or causes
diarrhea. Maybe you only meant it as in intensifier?

There are so many individual differences in reactions to stuff, no
wonder the drug companies can't find cures that work for everyone.

With some things yes. For example four different blood pressure tablets had **** all effect on me. Paracetamol and ibuprofen tend to work on most people though.

Well, I *was* careless in what I said. You caught me exaggerating :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:53:27 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:17:32 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

As for Starbucks coffee tasting like battery acid (I lost track of who
posted that), I totally disagree[1]. But I also don't like it :-)

It wasn't me who posted it, but I don't like it either.

In fact, as far as I'm concerned, it's about the worst coffee
available. It's nothing like battery acid (although I've never tasted
battery acid either), but it's over-roasted--burnt.

To me the worst thing about it is that it has become so popular that
many others try to copy its taste. That makes it difficult to get a
good cup of coffee anywhere is the USA (except in my house g).



Another popular coffee shop around here is Peet's. I always found their
brewed coffee to be similarly too strong, and I drank Peet's before
Starbucks existed here (Silicon Valley).

BTW, at home I drink Peet's, but of course we brew it to our preference.
When we brew it at home, Starbucks is also not so bad, but we still
prefer the other.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:57:43 -0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:40:48 -0000, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:31:13 +0000, Stormin' Norman wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:17:32 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:56:22 -0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

I detest the taste of coffee, and have also never understood why people rink something hot to quench their thirst. I asociate wet with cold and dry with hot, so a hot drink? Oxymoron!

I surely don't drink coffee to quench my thirst, but I definitely do
drink coffee. You *could* widen your horizons in thinking about people's
motivations.

My tiny, little Italian grandmother used to refer to coffee as nature's
laxative. One cup at 0430 and by 0435, whoosh, my plumbing is unclogged and my
house plumbing is worse for the wear! :-)


As for Starbucks coffee tasting like battery acid (I lost track of who
posted that), I totally disagree[1]. But I also don't like it :-)

That was me.


I go to Starbucks because that's where I meet regularly with a few
friends to socialize; the coffee is the price I pay for that. BTW, I
don't find it expensive, but then I drink plain coffee, not coffee with
spangles & truffles.

Probably a good place to find new clients, you know for sure they don't pay
attention to prices.......

You entrepreneurs - all you think about is clients...

I'm kidding, of course, but (a) I'm retired, but especially (b) I
totally lack the entrepreneurial spirit - or really, ability...

[1] In truth, I've never tasted battery acid, so how can I be sure? But
I still don't like Starbucks coffee...

Difficult to do much work on cars without ever getting a taste of battery acid.
Obviously I am from the old school and used to do all my own auto maintenance
and repairs.

I've never tasted battery acid, but I've taken a shower in hot
antifreeze. Will that do?

On purpose? Or did your radiator explode?

Neither. I opened the radiator cap too soon. A beginner's error, though
I wasn't really a beginner.

Damn - I just realized I've never *tasted* antifreeze.

Good reaction speed.

Nah, just a limited range of spray, i.e., I was lucky. Luckier than I
deserved :-)

I also suspect Starbucks coffee would make excellent paint stripper.

I use black coffee to clean my glasses (eyeglasses). Dip a napkin, wipe
carefully, et voila! - clean and scratched glasses.

What advantage are scratched glasses? Were you trying to make a diffraction grating?

Life is too drab, I like the extra color.

I haven't actually scratched my specs (or their antireflection coating)
doing that, but in the context, that warning seemed appropriate.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:06:50 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:53:27 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:17:32 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

As for Starbucks coffee tasting like battery acid (I lost track of who
posted that), I totally disagree[1]. But I also don't like it :-)

It wasn't me who posted it, but I don't like it either.

In fact, as far as I'm concerned, it's about the worst coffee
available. It's nothing like battery acid (although I've never tasted
battery acid either), but it's over-roasted--burnt.

To me the worst thing about it is that it has become so popular that
many others try to copy its taste. That makes it difficult to get a
good cup of coffee anywhere is the USA (except in my house g).



Another popular coffee shop around here is Peet's. I always found their
brewed coffee to be similarly too strong, and I drank Peet's before
Starbucks existed here (Silicon Valley).

BTW, at home I drink Peet's, but of course we brew it to our preference.
When we brew it at home, Starbucks is also not so bad, but we still
prefer the other.


To me the problem with Starbucks is not in its brewing, it's in its
roasting. Overroasting and overbrewing are two different things with
two different tastes. I suppose if you underbrew Starbucks, it
wouldn't taste quite as bad, but I still wouldn't like it; it will
still taste burnt to me.

And being burnt isn't exactly the same as overroasted. French coffee
is roasted more than American coffee, and Italian more than either.
But neither is burnt and I like both.

I normally drink coffee black with no sugar, but if I have to drink
Starbucks, or one of its copies, I add cream.


Just curious, have you seen the *$ abbreviation for Starbucks?

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:00:49 -0000, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:55:03 -0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

Well it's certainly a **** stimulant. Weed and booze and chocolate are far better at that.

Interesting. None of that fits my experience.

I thought chocolate stimulated everyone? It's a very good energy boost. As for weed and booze, everyone likes those.

I tooik "**** stimulant" to mean that it cures constipation or causes
diarrhea. Maybe you only meant it as in intensifier?

ROFL! Yes.

There are so many individual differences in reactions to stuff, no
wonder the drug companies can't find cures that work for everyone.

With some things yes. For example four different blood pressure tablets had **** all effect on me. Paracetamol and ibuprofen tend to work on most people though.

Well, I *was* careless in what I said. You caught me exaggerating :-)

Go stand in the corner and think about what you've done.

--
Mick and Paddy are reading head stones at a nearby cemetery.
Mick says "Crikey! There's a bloke here who was 152!"
Paddy says "What's his name?"
Mick replies "Miles, from London!"

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:12:55 -0000, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:57:43 -0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:40:48 -0000, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:31:13 +0000, Stormin' Norman wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:17:32 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:56:22 -0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

I detest the taste of coffee, and have also never understood why people rink something hot to quench their thirst. I asociate wet with cold and dry with hot, so a hot drink? Oxymoron!

I surely don't drink coffee to quench my thirst, but I definitely do
drink coffee. You *could* widen your horizons in thinking about people's
motivations.

My tiny, little Italian grandmother used to refer to coffee as nature's
laxative. One cup at 0430 and by 0435, whoosh, my plumbing is unclogged and my
house plumbing is worse for the wear! :-)


As for Starbucks coffee tasting like battery acid (I lost track of who
posted that), I totally disagree[1]. But I also don't like it :-)

That was me.


I go to Starbucks because that's where I meet regularly with a few
friends to socialize; the coffee is the price I pay for that. BTW, I
don't find it expensive, but then I drink plain coffee, not coffee with
spangles & truffles.

Probably a good place to find new clients, you know for sure they don't pay
attention to prices.......

You entrepreneurs - all you think about is clients...

I'm kidding, of course, but (a) I'm retired, but especially (b) I
totally lack the entrepreneurial spirit - or really, ability...

[1] In truth, I've never tasted battery acid, so how can I be sure? But
I still don't like Starbucks coffee...

Difficult to do much work on cars without ever getting a taste of battery acid.
Obviously I am from the old school and used to do all my own auto maintenance
and repairs.

I've never tasted battery acid, but I've taken a shower in hot
antifreeze. Will that do?

On purpose? Or did your radiator explode?

Neither. I opened the radiator cap too soon. A beginner's error, though
I wasn't really a beginner.

I've opened it "too soon" loads of times, you hear it hiss and stop turning till it stops hissing. Easy enough. Just like opening a bottle of cocacola.

Damn - I just realized I've never *tasted* antifreeze.

Good reaction speed.

Nah, just a limited range of spray, i.e., I was lucky. Luckier than I
deserved :-)

Did much skin get damaged?

--
You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.

On 3/12/2015 5:01 AM, John Doe wrote:
...apparently were not quite at the 2 GB namebrand HDD for $50 mark, yet.

A bit late but - - -
Hard drives seem to have a failure rate based upon the lot number, not
anything else!

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:54:53 -0000, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:

On purpose? Or did your radiator explode?

Neither. I opened the radiator cap too soon. A beginner's error, though
I wasn't really a beginner.

I've opened it "too soon" loads of times, you hear it hiss and stop turning till it stops hissing. Easy enough. Just like opening a bottle of cocacola.

That's no help to me - I haven't opened a bottle (or can) of coke in
decades.

I do know how to open a radiator, but only when I'm attentive. :-)

It also would have helped if I'd let it cool off, but I was trying to
get somewhere which was still 30 miles away. It was also in the days
before overflow tanks.

Damn - I just realized I've never *tasted* antifreeze.

Good reaction speed.

Nah, just a limited range of spray, i.e., I was lucky. Luckier than I
deserved :-)

Did much skin get damaged?

No, mostly just some embarrassing water on my clothing :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)