On Saturday 17 March 2018 08:09:28 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 17 March 2018 10:42:54 William Morder wrote: > > I've retitled this thread, due to getting far off-topic. > > > > >On Saturday 17 March 2018 06:07:18 Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > > > On Saturday 17 March 2018 07:09:34 William Morder wrote: > > > > On Saturday 17 March 2018 03:08:21 Baron wrote: > > > > > Hi Gene, > > > > > > > > > > On Friday 16 March 2018 23:33:59 Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > > >I pulled the one I gave out of "you > > > > > > > > > > > > > know where". Blame it on oldtimers... > > > > > > > > > > Not to worry I'm only 70 :-) so a bit of catching up to do :-) > > > > > > > > > > > There is another possibility I should have mentioned. If your > > > > > > sata data cables are red, theres something in the red dye that > > > > > > destroys the cable in 4 or 5 years. pull the covers so you can > > > > > > see the cable(s) and give them a gentle push with a stick, > > > > > > after putting a tail -fn50 on the syslog. If the log blows up > > > > > > when you do the stick bit for a 1/4" movement, its time for > > > > > > new cables, hopefully not red ones. > > > > > > > > > > > > This has been a problem for cables with that dye since the mid > > > > > > 70's of the last century when the J.A.Pan company started > > > > > > using it in their cb radio microphone cables. You can cut the > > > > > > red wire off 1/2" from the end that has broken, and pour the > > > > > > copper out of the red jacketed conductors plastic sleeve as a > > > > > > dark brown powder. Its a very poor conductor in that state. > > > > > > > > > > Useful information ! All my sata cables are red. > > > > > > > > > > > In addition to being an oldtimer at 83, I am also a C.E.T. > > > > > > with 68+ years of chaseing electrons for a living. > > > > > > > > > > I'm struggling with poor health at the moment and this cold one > > > > > day and warm the next isn't helping. > > > > > > > > It feels good for once to be the youngster in the group. (I just > > > > turned 60 about a month ago.) I am sad to say that, though > > > > reasonably healthy, I am also starting to feel my age. Worse yet, > > > > I am surrounded by people who believe that life ends at about age > > > > 35. > > > > > > > > This is some interesting and useful information about SATA cables, > > > > as all of mine are red, as well. Indeed, I don't recall ever > > > > seeing them any other color. > > > > > > They come in black, tan. blue and yellow. As the retired CE of a tv > > > station, whose IT guy was buying HD's in 24 packs for the video > > > servers he's built, he has a standing order to stash any cables they > > > come with away for me if they aren't red. He was using the 10k rpm > > > stuff, whose lifetime is less than the red cables, cable failures > > > are not a problem, keeping the 10k rust cool is. So I manage to keep > > > 1 or 2 non-reds to go in whatever I might build handy. For what I > > > build to run linuxcnc on, I've also found the $50 on sale 60GB SSD's > > > are noticeably faster than spinning rust. > > > > > > > Nice thing about getting older, though: one tends to remember what > > > > is really important (stuff like this), and only forget things like > > > > appointments, or where I put my glasses. > > > > > > Yeah, I was supposed to go let the vampires have a sample yesterday > > > to check my INI on my warfarin dose, but plumb forgot about it what > > > with pulling a gear out of a lathes apron for a guy in WI who's gear > > > is missing a tooth, a tooth I'll never need because the computer, an > > > r-pi-3b, does all that better than the gear, ploting a wheel chair > > > ramp into the front deck in between these ^%$#@ nor-easters, and > > > taking some clean clothes to the shop where my wife is currently > > > wearing a cast on a broken leg, and its not scheduled for removal > > > till late May. A heavy smoker, she has paper mache bones, and at 83 > > > lbs, zero padding. I quit cold turkey 30 years ago, just before we > > > got married, but she is well and truly hooked. > > > > > > I'm a DM-II and have managed to lose from 215 when I retired in > > > 2002, down to around 155 which helps with the sugar, and an abused > > > back. I'd like to lose another 10 or 15, getting totally rid of the > > > bay window, but I like to eat too. > > > > I am a big guy, so it I could get my weight down below 230 or 240, I > > would think about training for the Olympics. But right now my weight > > has been going way up, because I also like to eat, and unfortunately > > that's about my only means of entertainment. > > > > Got myself a bike, but it needs work; but I really like biking to get > > around and run my errands, do shopping, etc., and just happen to get > > exercise as a fringe benefit. However, when living in SF (or nowadays > > almost any big city), just owning a decent bike is a source of > > constant stress, because the bike thieves are incredibly bold, and the > > police (except for occasional press releases) do little to stop the > > thefts. > > > > However, if you live somewhere that biking is a viable option, I > > highly recommend it. You dislike it for about the first week, and then > > you get to like it so much that you cannot imagine life without it. > > My 2 wheeled transport has generally had an IC engine, somewhere in the > 350cc to 1 liter sized between my knees since the early 70's. Was pretty > good at carving corners & trimming footpegs, but had to realize my > biking days were about over when I could see my reflexes slowing. > Estimated half a million since I used one for a chair car for nearly 30 > years. So I sold my last one about 15 years back, and bought a pickup, > several since. They come in handy when you are a home owner and do your > own remodelling etc. The short boxes are a pain, but thats what full > crew cab models come with. And even those are like driving the Queen > Mary. I got the missus a toy rav4, but its just not quite big enough to > stick a pile of 2x8's in. > True, if your reflexes have slowed to the point where you would be endangering yourself, that's rather counter-productive. I did have a motorcycle, but for me that was more trouble than it was worth. A truck, however, is very handy. I miss my Dodge RamCharger 4WD. If I must have a vehicle, I want it to be either cheap to run, or very good for big jobs; the RamCharger was not cheap, but it was good, solid and dependable. You might also try something like Hatha Yoga or T'ai Chi. They require a little instruction, but then not much space or equipment. The main thing is, keep moving somehow. Walking is good exercise, but even my joints are starting to give me pain. All I know is, not moving is a bad sign. Bill > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >--- To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > > trinity-users-unsubscribe@... For > > > > additional commands, e-mail: > > > > trinity-users-help@... Read list messages > > > > on the web archive: > > > > http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to > > > > top-post: > > > > http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > trinity-users-unsubscribe@... For additional > > commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@... Read > > list messages on the web archive: > > http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to > > top-post: > > http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting