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Nichi · January 30, 2012, 06:34:16 PM

Well, today was kind of crappy.

After what I mentioned in my previous post, I went to work...only to have a run-in with the single person I hate the most; a guy who is a friend of my bro-in-law, who seems to believe I'm a "pathetic loser" who needs his assistance to become a "real man" (Which, in his eyes, is the kind of guy who only cares about sex & senseless violence). He didn't try anything, thankfully, but it just soured my day to see that bastard was out of jail again >_<

Then, as I'm going about my day at work, with things stupidly busy (No thanks to the housekeepers, who seemed to be on a mission to make it worse), mom felt a compelling urge to call me, while she knows that I'm at work, to ask a question. I don't mind people sending me text messages when I'm at work, but I can't stand people calling me; it makes it feel like I need to drop what I'm doing right now and answer the phone, so therefore it needs to be something a little more important than "Did the mail arrive?" >_<

It got better after I took my break (Taking it about 10 minutes earlier than usual, because I really needed to take a step back and relax), thankfully.

Bella · January 30, 2012, 06:48:22 PM

Turns my STUPID MAIL CLIENT didn't send the email two days ago, so I sent another using my in-browser account - the seller contacted me right away. I just spent 20 minutes on the phone with him, in which time numerous stories about Ye Goode Olde Dayes of DEC were told, including how practically his entire family worked for DEC (brother was there for the founding of the company in '57), hanging out with Ken Olsen (who, apparently, was exceptionally humble, drove a VW and often brought bag-lunches to work) and installing the first ethernet network at the Mill. Also, he totally confirmed the leaky/flood-prone nature of the Mill, and apparently looted various fixtures from it when they finally got around to remodeling the place in the 80s.

I got a more info on the PRO-350 itself, it boots and its peripherals all work though he hasn't had the time/will to load all the software on it. It comes with a P/OS software set (which is a version of RSX-11, which you may recall is the predecessor of VMS and ultimate ancestor of Windows NT), a box full of documentation and manuals, and also some DEC memorabilia.

Red-Machine · January 30, 2012, 07:01:55 PM

Woot woot.

Nichi · January 30, 2012, 07:02:57 PM

O_O

When you get all of that, I think I speak for us all when I say pics now!

NejinOniwa · January 30, 2012, 07:32:02 PM

Agreement has been reached, PROVIDE NAO.

Chocofreak13 · January 30, 2012, 08:26:34 PM

@nej: if it's any consolation, a lot of posting goes on while i'm awake and unaware. :\

@pentium: your mum is weird, lol.
also, what the hell did she call you about in the middle of the day? >>;

as for dat ass, next time he calls you a loser, tell him that anyone who feels the need to call someone else that isn't much of a winner themselves, and that someone who's in and out of the big house isn't exactly the type of person to be taking advice from. >>;

@bella: damn. you NEED that piece. *___*

(currently watching the season premiere of Rupaul's Drag Race. >w< it's not even a third of the way over and the phrase "chernobyl chic" has been tossed out. i love this show.)

Nichi · January 30, 2012, 08:41:40 PM

She was calling to ask if the mail arrived, as she's expecting a check in the mail soon. She could have text me, but no; that's too expensive for her, so it's better to be an inconvenience for me >_<

Chocofreak13 · January 30, 2012, 08:58:38 PM

my sister was like that at one point. "well, texting is expensive for me right now, so i'll just call my sister in class~~"

*facepalm*

btw guys:
http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/adoption-policies----how-strict-is-too-strict-.html

interesting article, and if you scroll down the comments (set to newest), me and my friend mel commented. :3

Krizonar · January 30, 2012, 09:43:21 PM

Quote from: Bella on January 30, 2012, 06:48:22 PM
It comes with a P/OS software set

sounds pretty crappy

Bella · January 30, 2012, 09:57:36 PM

Quote from: Krizonar on January 30, 2012, 09:43:21 PM
Quote from: Bella on January 30, 2012, 06:48:22 PM
It comes with a P/OS software set
sounds pretty crappy

Not sure if troll, or actually familiar with DEC OSes?

P/OS isn't the greatest variant of RSX there is, but I'd hesitate to call it crappy... and it's the only native DEC OS that can run on the PRO line according to the documents I've found. Plus, it's not very likely I'll ever find a VENIX diskette set - though I suppose if I could find the install media I'd give it a try.

Krizonar · January 30, 2012, 10:01:11 PM

Quote from: Bella on January 30, 2012, 09:57:36 PM
Quote from: Krizonar on January 30, 2012, 09:43:21 PM
Quote from: Bella on January 30, 2012, 06:48:22 PM
It comes with a P/OS software set
sounds pretty crappy

Not sure if troll, or actually familiar with DEC OSes?

P/OS isn't the greatest variant of RSX there is, but I'd hesitate to call it crappy... and it's the only native DEC OS that can run on the PRO line according to the documents I've found. Plus, it's not very likely I'll ever find a VENIX diskette set - though I suppose if I could find the install media I'd give it a try.

P/OS

POS

you didn't get it?

I wasn't actually insulting it.

Bella · January 30, 2012, 10:07:34 PM

Quote from: Krizonar on January 30, 2012, 10:01:11 PMP/OS

POS

you didn't get it? I wasn't actually insulting it.

I'm afraid i'm not sure what you're referring to... when I think "POS" the only things that come to mind are "point of sale", "PERQ OS" and "Professional Operating System". ^^;

Krizonar · January 30, 2012, 10:15:00 PM

Quote from: Bella on January 30, 2012, 10:07:34 PM
Quote from: Krizonar on January 30, 2012, 10:01:11 PMP/OS

POS

you didn't get it? I wasn't actually insulting it.

I'm afraid i'm not sure what you're referring to... when I think "POS" the only things that come to mind are "point of sale", "PERQ OS" and "Professional Operating System". ^^;

I just thought it was unfortunate it was named after the certain, widely used internet abbreviation http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pos

bah, now it's not funny
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DontExplainTheJoke

Bella · January 30, 2012, 10:28:08 PM

Lol, my bad. ^^;;; I've never heard that abbreviation before, to be honest...

Nichi · January 30, 2012, 10:41:52 PM

I've heard it before. In fact, it was an in-joke between my sister and a former co-worker from Gamestop that the reason their cash registers where referred to as a "POS" was because they where pieces of shit

In other news, seriously considering swearing off PO boxes and possibly the entire postal service as a whole. The stuff I ordered is supposed to be in as of Saturday, according to the tracking numbers provided by Amazon, but it's not here yet; I've checked my PO box every single day since then, and yet nothing. So, today I asked at the counter, which they dug around in the back for about 10 minutes before saying that they need a tracking number or else they can't help me. I'm obviously pissed off, as the money spent on this, even excluding the gift card I used, could have gone toward my trip...or gas to constantly drive to the post office just to check for the packages

I'm thinking UPS is a better option. I'd rather my stuff arrive broken than not at all, because at least if it's broken, I can file a claim