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OTFPOTD 11-18-02008: Last Night Never Happened Edition

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Well, parts of it at least.

Star-divide

Hey look, new manager.

Stop the madness, Seattle City Light. This is way too close to being the saddest thing ever to happen in the history of the world.

Happy birthday, one of the only redeeming qualities of Next Friday. (Pinky was tight as well.)

I just watched the new(est) Werner Herzog movie, "Encounters at the End of the World" for the second time tonight. It's a documentary about (amongst other things) the people that live and work in Antarctica. While discussing his reasons for asking the National Science Foundation for funding to make the film, Herzog offers the following as part of his explanation:

"Why is it that a sophisticated animal like a chimpanzee does not utilize inferior creatures? He could straddle a goat and ride off into the sunset."

The above line is juxstaposed over a painting of a chimpanzee riding a goat off into the sunset.

Werner Herzog was once shot in the leg while giving an interview. When asked how he was doing, he responded "It was a very insignificant bullet."

Werner Herzog is fucking crazy, but he is above all else a fucking genius. I love Werner Herzog.

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Starlight
Far away. This ship has taken me far away. Far away from the memories Of the people who care if I live or die.
Starlight. I will be chasing a starlight. Until the end of my life. I don’t know if it’s worth it anymore.
Hold you in my arms. I just wanted to hold you in my arms.
My life. You electrify my life. Let’s conspire to ignite All the souls that would die just to feel alive.
I’ll never let you go If you promise not to fade away. Never fade away
Our hopes and expectations. Black holes and revelations. Our hopes and expectations. Black holes and revelations. Hold you in my arms. I just wanted to hold you in my arms
Far away. This ship has taken me far away. Far away from the memories Of the people who care if I live or die.
I’ll never let you go If you promise not to fade away. Never fade away.
Our hopes and expectations. Black holes and revelations. Our hopes and expectations. Black holes and revelations. Hold you in my arms. I just wanted to hold you in my arms.
I just wanted to hold

I’m having a Muse-ish morning.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 6:18 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I had jubel on nitro the other night

it’s much better on nitro this year.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:30 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kiwi is sadder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 8:34 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Holy crap, this is the first thing I thought of when I read the post and tags.

When I watch this, sometimes I replace the kiwi with Bill Bavasi, and pretend the trees are baseball players. He couldn’t put together a winning team, but god dammit I wish he had died trying.

by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:15 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This reminds me of a buddy who did not realize the kid dies at the end of Radio Flyer.

He’s all like “Dude what are you talking about? He takes off and sends his brother all those postcards!” And I’m like “No dude, that was his mom sending those postcards to spare him the grief, but deep down he knew the truth.” My buddy refused to believe the truth, it was kind of sad.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 9:22 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wait, that kid dies?

I had thought that was an ending like Shane, kind of ambiguous about the whole thing but nothing for sure. Haven’t seen Radio Flyer since it came out though and my memory of it is a bit fuzzy

by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:38 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Which ending is more plausable to you?

His abusive father kills his brother but he cannot deal with the pain, so his mother aides his fantasy of the radio flyer and continuously sends him postcards from around the world. Or two children build a flying machine from a wagon and a boy uses it to fly around the world never returning to see the brother he left behind?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 9:50 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

At least he dies happy.

That’s the only redeeming part.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:33 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It really points to the only fear I have.

I don’t mind the thought of death, but the only thing that gets to me is, “Am I even planting the trees to give myself the illusion of happiness later on in life?”

That movie makes me question the point of all the goals I’ve set for myself in life, and wonder if they’re even the things I want in the end.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:44 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You know, I dumped my job to be a stay at home dad.

And I really enjoyed my job. And raising twins, right now I’m so busy with the diapers and meal planning, let alone trying to keep up with reading, arts & craft projects, etc- I barely have the ability to stop and appreciate how great I’ve got it. Matter of fact I can’t even comprehend it at the moment. My fantasy life is a condo overlooking downtown Seattle with an unobstructed view of the Olympics, with all my money actually MY money.

The only reason I know how good things are for me right now, is every 60+ year old who tells me how much they would have liked to have been able to spend that much time with their own kids. The thing is, even if you could go back and do it different, I don’t really think it works that way. There’s just another way of doing it.

by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 2:42 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

????

How else is he going to keep the trees in place?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 10:23 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He nailed all those trees to the cliff wall?

His life’s work ended in him committing suicide?

This is some deep shit.

by Wilder. on Nov 18, 2008 10:24 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sure is.

I saw that a long time ago, but watched it again since it came up here. My son was sitting next to me on the couch and laughed while watching it. I just got real sad while watching it. Funny how perception can change from being an innocent child to an adult with a cynical outlook on life

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 10:26 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is the only thing in my life that will make me tear up.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:32 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Meh.

It just made me uncomfortable.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:39 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Umm....

reply fail?

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 11:01 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Was it?

I was replying to you saying it made you tear up.

by royalcurve on Nov 18, 2008 11:02 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was replying to Wilder talking about Kiwi and nailing trees to the cliff.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 11:04 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Just wanted to make sure noone thought I was crying at radio flyer.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:15 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Okay. I JUST saw the Kiwi clip.

I somehow missed the link at the very top and thought you were talking about a New Zealander in Radio Flyer…. the whole thing was confusing to me until just now. And that is one of the saddest and loveliest things I’ve seen in a good long time. Made me tear up, too. Sorry to misrepresent you, Faux.

by royalcurve on Nov 18, 2008 12:22 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Aha, makes more sense.

Misrepresenting though? Not so much. I was just protecting my male-based honor.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:23 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You realize in movies nothing "really" dies, right?

Well, except for OldBoy. I’m sure that octopus had it coming, though.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:19 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And whenever I go on a plane, something awesome happens here and I only get to see it after.

Fuckers.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 8:34 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not yet, I'm back for the day to do laundry and get ready for LV.

Hence the sporadic posting.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:25 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wonder how much of the character Verner on Entourage is based on Herzog.

Yes, I watch Entourage. So what?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:38 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gave it up when I admitted to watching Grey's Anatomy

but at least Entourage has strippers in it. So that’s something. And, there was a commercial for the new season of Flight Of The Conchords before it, which is awesome.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:44 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wait, you checked your man card in for Grey's?

How did I not know this.

Sweet. Now I don’t feel so alone…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 18, 2008 11:00 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Although I'm about done with Grey's at this point

the minute a character starts making out with a ghost is as good a time as any to jump ship.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:04 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I saw Bill Medley do that song this summer in Branson

They ran a montage of that movie while he was singing. I almost puked.

by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 11:10 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Let me elaborate.

My in-laws still live in the Midwest and we are somewhat obligated to go on these vacations to some random resort every summer. This year they picked Branson.

I have a good friend who is the guitarist in Paul Revere and the Raiders and they do a show there with Bill Medley. He hooked us up with awesome seats as a favor to me and I took my Mother and Father-in-law to the show.

They loved it, so I scored big points. Yes, I am a sell out, but I still love the Raiders.

by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 11:13 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You're excused,

but personally I would have made up some crazy story to explain it.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 11:14 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BTW, my wife and I were fairly sure

That Bill Medley was wearing Depends. We were also the only people under 50yo there.

by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 11:16 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Branson terrifies me.

I’ve never been, and it’s not even a place where I want to go gawk at people – it just flat-out terrifies me.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:17 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Branson is the most horrible place on earth.

Went there for Thanksgiving two years ago. My parents and I left two days after arriving, leaving my sister all alone to be tortured by my grandparents for three more days.

Worst. “Vacation.” Ever.

by Wilder. on Nov 18, 2008 11:24 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There are roller coasters there

As a roller coaster junkie that kept me busy for two days. They also had a disc golf course that I snuck off to when I needed alone time.

by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 11:24 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Okay, the fact that you have a friend in PR&R mitigates a lot.

And the mollifying the in-laws probably takes care of the rest. You are indeed the best husband/son-in-law ever.

Please tell me there were a lot of drinks consumed.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:15 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'm tryin' to figure out that plotline...

And Dr. Hahn’s abrupt departure, per the network’s urging, was, well, disrupting…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 18, 2008 11:20 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The only thing I can figure was that after the writers strike

a bunch of writers from Passions came over, couldn’t make the monkey-nurse idea fly again, so said “Okay, how about a relationship with a dead guy? AWESOME!”

Either that or the writers are trying to drive Heigl off the show after her whole “I had bad material last year” thing – you want bad material, KH? HERE YOU GO!

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:22 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Should I care?

Isn’t that an HBO show or something like that?

by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 8:44 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, it's kind of a rich frat-boy douchebag show on HBO

but Jeremy Piven’s character alone makes it worth watching.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:45 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, they're Hollywood actors, not frat-boys

on the show, I mean. The main character is a pretty big movie star and he’s surrounded by his boys from Queens; the effect is a rolling posse. It’s not fully frat-boy, it’s more spoiled-nouveau-rich-kid, but it’s got its moments. And Jeremy Piven plays the lead character’s agent, he’s completely awesome – his character is based on Ari Emmanuel, Rahm’s brother, who is a pretty legendary Hollywood douchebag agent.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:51 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ah yes I have heard of it.

I have some friends who love that show.

My favorite show is called Lookout Landing meltdown. If I am lucky it airs at least once a month, sometimes more. It has no scheduled show times though.

by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 8:53 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's the best show going

the problem is it can’t be scripted or predicted.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:55 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I can understand why Dave is getting sick of this poll

There is a fanpost up this morning on Halos Heaven (no, I won’t link to it) encouraging everyone to vote against Dave to stick it to the Mariners. It disgusts me.

I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"

by mem on Nov 18, 2008 9:23 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just noticed the person posting that just signed up

That was their first posting. Probably not even a baseball fan.

I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"

by mem on Nov 18, 2008 9:38 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maybe it's reverse psychology, get the Halos crowd fired up in defense of a SB/blogger of note

Only without actually asking for their support. Give them a reason to get over their indifference, or something along those lines.

by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:42 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

P.S. how can we leave a blog once we've joined it?

I only have a desire to be a member of Field Gulls, DRB, Bruins Nation, Dawg Pound and one other SBN blog

by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 9:44 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Last thing I remember, I was Running for the door....

I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
relax, said the night man,
We are programmed to receive.
You can checkout any time you like,
But you can never leave!

I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"

by mem on Nov 18, 2008 9:50 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Already did

the thing that amuses me the most is the thought process from a week ago and from today
ONE WEEK AGO: Hey cool, I can help Dave out, and even though I don’t comment on USSM, it would be nice to see someone who does such good work get rewarded for it!
NOW: I care more that Dave wins than I care about who the Mariners next manager is because DK has had some… interesting posts on the subject

by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 9:37 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BOTD...

Ummmm…. Bacon ice cream?

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 9:16 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:28 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just started up on a...rather important project that could make or break my tenure at this office.

If I succeed I could very well be looking at a sizable pay raise. If I fail…I’d rather not think about that.

by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 9:22 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Seconded.

My first instinct was to crack wise, as the part of you actually failing didn’t really register as a possibility. There are moments when I’m completely blind to things like that, hopefully I’m not an insensitive prick.

by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:54 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Swing away next time.

I enjoy a good laugh at my own expense.

by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 10:24 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm never sure where the line is, so I leave that stuff to the people with proper funny bones.

Basically I’m a chickenshit bastard and need to just grab a set and let ’er rip once in awhile.

by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 10:26 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've said it before, but I will say it again.

Make fun of me all you want. It won’t bother me.

What gets under my skin is ripping on folks who cannot defend themselves.

by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 10:28 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Actually my comment was on me, only with buildup and chatter it really really won't be funny now.

’Don’t worry about me, save your sympathy for ‘the wife’.

Kind of snarky, yet still a bit of a setup for other guy. I’m more of the straight man than the punchline guy in the group I run with.

by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 10:30 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What happened? My modem broke at home. Link?

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 9:30 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Holy crap, where have you been

There were like, 15 MILLION posts last night in the Spare Dave 5 Seconds thread, and like, I heard in the locker room that people were making shit up about him, and like, it was totally unreal dude. Like rad

by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:32 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's into field hockey players?

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 9:50 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I thought those guys were called lacrosse players?

Anyway, Title 9 man, I’m pretty sure they sport some female teams.

by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:57 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dear Corco

hopefully this puts a smile on your hungover face

by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 9:59 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No word from the good Mr. Corcoran today

I wonder if he’s still drunk or dead.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:03 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This guy is their Big Ten blogger...

“Those who can’t do… Blog.”

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 10:13 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Although, with all due respect to Jeff, I don't know his level of baseball talent!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 10:14 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fire that motherfucker

I don’t care if you’re an Ohio State fan or a Michigan fan- there is one thing both sides can agree on and that is that there is nothing more important ever then the Ohio State-Michigan game

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 18, 2008 10:26 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You know what's fun?

Trying to convince a business unit that converting them to new software will in fact require all new processes, all new procedures, all new documentation, all new reports, and all new ancillary systems.

And it’s fun trying to do this for months on end, only to have the leader of the business unit keep insisting that the project will only significantly impact their area in that his people will only be incurring training costs. Couple this with his belief that the project will actually save money because “the new hardware’s cheaper and runs more efficiently” while entirely forgetting that is actually an infinitesimal savings compared to the money his area will have to spend to get this system in and integrated.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:09 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hold out for Fashionable Male.

(Nerd points to everyone who get the reference)

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 10:17 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wanted to put that on my resume

Store Manager, Linens N Things, 2008-Present
- Oversaw and supervised 50 employees on a day-to-day basis
- Completed inventory ahead of management-dictated schedule
- Oversaw massive company wide failure and layoffs of all employees at store

by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 10:18 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I had to change the first line a bit

 - Oversaw and supervised 50 40 20 15 4 2 employees on a day-to-day basis

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:20 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

First interview question

“I see here it says you supervised over 1 employees at your last managerial position. Does this include yourself?”

by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 10:22 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, not at first

but I took the initiative to start supervising my own activities.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:23 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Guys, Paramore is like a disease.

I have listened to the album Riot! like three full times already today. I need help!

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 10:16 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Lazy Cowgirls are always good for whatever musical ills you may have

but other than that it may be time to remove the Paramore from your itunes.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:16 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have tried.

Every time I am about to I see Hayley’s cute face all pouty.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 10:18 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have a tech question for alyou you computer specialists out there.

I just got all my new computer guts for my desktop (mother board, power supply, processor, video card and ram) I’ve replaced all of these parts at one time or another individually on other systems, but never all at once. So I installed all of the parts, checked and rechecked and then powered up. When I hit the on swtich after about 5 seconds I get a long beep followed by 3 short ones, and then nothing. What did I do wrong?

by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 10:19 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

One long, three short indicates no video card or bad video card RAM.

Make sure you have your video card seated in the BLUE SLI slot. If it is already in there, pull it out and re-seat it.

by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 10:26 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh oh oh.

I just remembered something that threw me for a loop when I built my last computer. On your graphics card there’s probably a slot where you need to plug in power from the power supply. If you forgot to do that you’ll get the error.

by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 10:37 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You have multiple SLI slots on the mboard, right?

You have to have it in the top slot for just one card (closest to the ports).

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:48 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I had this happen with my new rig that I built last week.

Might be your DVI cord. When I was troubleshooting the problem, I tried a spare cord I had lying around and it worked just fine.

by Goose on Nov 18, 2008 11:35 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is definitely worse than that.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 11:36 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Some simple advice from Dr. Seuss:
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, and the bus is interrupted as a very last resort, and the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort, then the socket packet pocket has an error to report.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 11:42 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

.
If the label on the cable on the table at your house, says the network is connected to the button on your mouse, but your packets want to tunnel on another protocol, that’s repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall, and your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss, so your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse, then you may as well reboot it and go out with a bang, ‘cause as sure as I’m a poet, your system’s gonna hang.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 11:52 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

The BIOS screen would have popped up before the HDD was even checked.

I would take everything out but the Proc, turn it on, then add pieces one by one turning it on each time.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:50 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is your best bet.

Try to isolate the cause of the error code.

by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 10:52 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Start with that.

See what it does with no proc, though.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:55 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bummer

that cooling tower is a mother fucker to get in and out.

by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 10:57 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wait a sec.

If you’re still getting a Video error while the proc is the only thing in, that’s ok.

You just want to make sure that the beeps stay the same.

Then try with just the proc and vid

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by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:58 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sorry, my bad, lost track of the convo.

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by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:59 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If you don't get a different set of beeps, you may have gotten a DOA vid card.

You don’t have a voltmeter to check out pinouts, do you?

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by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 11:00 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No voltmeter.

Ok, with no cards just processor I get 1 long, 3 short, then in 6 second 1 more short.

by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 11:03 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ah fuck me up the goat ass.

Tried the old video card and it started up just fine. But the lights come on the new one when I powere comp up. I’ll keep trying to see if it’s just not seating correctly.

by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 11:07 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My dad used to say something like that -

“I’ve been to a 1-legged ass-kickin contest and a goat ropin’, but I never seen some shit like that!”

by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 11:11 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sounds like your new video card is dead.

Did you mail-order it or purchase it from a local store?

by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 11:11 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mail order from Newegg.

But things are looking up. I tried powering up with the new video card while pushing it in really hard with my hand and the system started up.

by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 11:12 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

are you sure it was three short beeps?

Do you have a floppy drive? A friend had to replace theirs when they got one long beep followed by two short ones after rebuilding…

However, I have heard of the long beep, 3 short beep code once during an upgrade. This is what happemed:
The SATA connectors were touching the underside of the end of the GFX card which prevented it from seating 100% correctly. They are long cards and it can get crowded-easy to miss. The long beep, 3 beep code I believe indicates a graphic problem. My card looked like it was seated right but it was SLIGHTLY angled up . Moving the drives to different SATA connectors solved the problem for me.

by Smith18 on Nov 18, 2008 10:28 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ah thanks

Good to know. (I am no where near a “computer expert”)

by Smith18 on Nov 18, 2008 10:33 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Certainly not!

Unless that is a joke/sarcasm
I can “get by”, taken some computer classes, and can build or upgrade a basic computer but can’t create a cool Alienware computer on my own

by Smith18 on Nov 18, 2008 10:37 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I make computers with freon cooling for friends.

But you can’t ship them or put them on a plane, so there’s no real market outside of the area. :(

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by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:49 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ahh that's cool!

I admittedly haven’t delved into the world of adding “extras”.
One of my computers could have really used a cooling system like that

by Smith18 on Nov 18, 2008 10:57 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have it open right next to me so I will check for that too.

I do have a floppy drive, but I didn’t hook it into the new mother board because I haven’t used a floppy drive in like 10 years.

by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 10:31 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs