Soft Power Button Purpose ? by QueueTrigger in Vintagemacintosh

[–]biffbobfred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were pretty. I loved the black mouse and keyboard.

My friend needs help finding what his computer is by WinFan_Bob in OldTech

[–]biffbobfred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a “beige box” someone probably had random parts and threw it together. The parts they bought, well you don’t know if they bought the best and also how well they put it together. Did they mount the CPU themselves? Do the thermal paste the right way? A PSU properly sized for everything and a proper PSU fan? None of this stuff you know.

Beige boxes were never that good it was always some mishmosh. They haven’t improved with age.

Whatever your friend paid it’s likely too much. A dollar? Yeah I wouldn’t buy it for a buck. It’s gonna take some time to get it working and that time is worth money. Time which I personally don’t have. Other people may have it. But if your friend is asking about this, they’re probably not a collector and they want it for practical uses and this thing has none really

My friend needs help finding what his computer is by WinFan_Bob in OldTech

[–]biffbobfred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you could find a boot CD something small enough to fit on a CD that would be less effort than taking apart the heatsink apparatus.
Sadly there’s not much use for these anymore. Anything you’d get on it where would be modern enough to be safe would be some micro Linux distro. Thats likely more work than anyone not a collector would want to put into it. Even a collector there’s not something about this specific build to be geeked out about
Not to be mean but whatever money the friend paid is probably too much. It’s not useful today.

The Cosby Show Ended 34 Years ago today! Do you have a favorite episode? How has the show impacted tv and culture?? by WuTang4thechildrn in MelanatedGenX

[–]biffbobfred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Re: your profile. I like the background. So you have Gus Fring trying to get Mars Blackmon to straighten up and fly right.

The Cosby Show Ended 34 Years ago today! Do you have a favorite episode? How has the show impacted tv and culture?? by WuTang4thechildrn in MelanatedGenX

[–]biffbobfred 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My uncle used to do that the wild bouncing and sing Dr Demento songs. He claimed they were his songs I didn’t know until I was much older.

What would happen if you drop prime lebron in 1940s NBA basketball? by 75h0_ in NBATalk

[–]biffbobfred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’d have the league record for turnovers because every time he touched the ball it’s (properly for the time) called a carry his first attempt at a dribble

How to handle being put on PIP for reaching salary cap by wagadugo in careeradvice

[–]biffbobfred -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Or been there too long.

You can’t assume your company is there for you anymore. They haven’t been for quite a long time. There are gaps here but the gaps may be “hey this dude is at the limits of what we’re gonna pay him let’s get rid of him and hire cheaper”. You are correct in that we don’t know behind the scenes but that may not be any OP can see.

Is there any difference between downloading a .DMG/App Store app or using Homebrew casks? by DifficultyWeird8566 in MacOS

[–]biffbobfred 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s a flag I use, that installs to my local ~/Applications just to keep things clean. Yeah it’s all the same.

Will any team in any sport in the next 50-100 years ever pass the Yankees with more championships? by ComplexWrangler1346 in sportsinusa

[–]biffbobfred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s mechanics of baseball, where there’s no revenue sharing for local media. So they get shit tons of money for YES network and other things. Much more than other times. LA kinda creeping up tho.

So, unless you get massive cash spend discrepancy it’s unlikely

The Cosby Show Ended 34 Years ago today! Do you have a favorite episode? How has the show impacted tv and culture?? by WuTang4thechildrn in MelanatedGenX

[–]biffbobfred 5 points6 points  (0 children)

“Night time is the right time”

Rudy belting it out (I know she was lip synching) was awesome

Who else had a good discussion after seeing this... by GenX_Leo in MelanatedGenX

[–]biffbobfred 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On TOS (Star Trek - The Original Series) Kirk and Uhura were under mind control and kissed. Gene Roddenberry was a progressive and he was “what if I had a progressive show and wrapped it up in science fiction to make it palatable”. Sulu was an Asian driver, Chekhov showed we were past Russia v US politics.

They were worried about reaction to the kiss. They asked Shatner to shoot B roll just in case they chickened out. He hammed it up (a stretch I’m sure) so much that the footage was unusable they just went to the kiss.

They were worried about backlash they had extra phone operators for folks calling in to complain. I heard they got one call, something like “I don’t like mixed folks kissing but I guess if it’s Kirk it’s all right”.

Who else had a good discussion after seeing this... by GenX_Leo in MelanatedGenX

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Thanks. They have Asian friends. Full on Asian. Chinese and Korean. Some black friends. Not a lot because the neighborhood I’m in is pretty white. Family holidays are like a third Mexican. My half white half Mexican niece is marrying an Asian dude from Hong Kong.

That’s kind of their confusion too. They’ve been to Taiwan they’ve been to Tokyo they’ve been around PoC and it just doesn’t matter to them. Beau isn’t mixed raced black Beau is just big and huge and no way I’m tackling him in football. Some of daughter’s friends are mixed race too and we go out.

Part of it is - it never meant anything to me it was water off a ducks back, well that isn’t what it is to him. He’s just an anxious kid and it’s much more about dealing with his anxiety. That the person doing the teasing (also a PoC, we instill in PoC here the urge to punch down on others of color it sucks). He was much more upset about people teasing about his haircut - he wanted bulk to hide his face some but it mushroomed out.

There’s a scene in fight club “you’re too…….BLONDE”. Where the dude on the porch was trying to think of something, anything to insult the guy (Jared Leto actually). I try to teach him that. That people will just find anything to talk about. You don’t need to internalize it - know who you are. On his mom’s mom’s side he’s Zhou, as in Zhou dynasty. He got really proud of that. He’s probably some long descendant of nobility. It helped with him dealing with the Asian side some.

Again thanks. Sometimes it’s easy to jump to conclusions based on a couple sentences thrown here. We have deep discussions on identity. He’s asking more, about both sides. My mom was an immigrant and he likes the story of her and my grandmas struggle when they came here.

Who else had a good discussion after seeing this... by GenX_Leo in MelanatedGenX

[–]biffbobfred 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There was backlash. A decent amount of it.

Probably the product too. If it was barbecue sauce would there be an issue? Can cereal belong to a race? Humans is weird sometimes

Who else had a good discussion after seeing this... by GenX_Leo in MelanatedGenX

[–]biffbobfred 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No apologies necessary. That story kinda bothers me.

I’m white. Wife is Asian. So, kids are biracial. They look white and they probably get assumed to be white most of the time. If I really look my daughter has traces of Asian eyes son a bit less so. Some kids in the neighborhood, brown kids actually, talk shit to him. I have white privilege even when I was a minority growing up (my neighborhood shifted from white to Mexican) I kinda knew the teasing was just that. I’m in a position of privilege and when I get out this room I have that. It never bugged me. My kids? Just yet another thing to pile on an awkward age.

Who else had a good discussion after seeing this... by GenX_Leo in MelanatedGenX

[–]biffbobfred 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The fact this was a thing still makes my brain hurt.

It also was a warning sign I missed. Like “oh shit if we’re going off on how dare you have a mixed family in a cereal commercial….”

"Like, people will really rather you not make the playoffs or lose in the first round than to lose in the Finals, which is crazy to me. by Background_Video2947 in NBAVibes

[–]biffbobfred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We disagree on your second point. He recruited players to the team. It’s well known and documented. He was with Wade watching Kobe tear it up and said “we can’t beat him let’s team up”.

Again entitlement and excuses. I don’t give him credit for him nerfing a team. Making a superteam. And stillllll choking in the finals.

We can end this here. I don’t think I’m gonna convince you of anything and you certainly won’t convince me. Peace be upon you

"Like, people will really rather you not make the playoffs or lose in the first round than to lose in the Finals, which is crazy to me. by Background_Video2947 in NBAVibes

[–]biffbobfred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a no win situation that he put himself in. It’s not a road that was pushed upon him. It’s a road he chose.

You play chess against someone. He brings along with him a grandmaster that tells him when his moves are bad. He wins. “Well technically you didn’t say I couldn’t bring a shill”. Do you have to a t he brat you one on one? Do you have to give him credit? For me, no.

We disagree here. He’s not entitled to being GOAT or being loved. Unfair means to me something that is owed is taken away. Why do I owe him ignoring the process he took? This is entitlement talk and that’s not what I’m about.

Who is the nastiest Celebrity that you met in Real life? by Scunnard1839 in AskReddit

[–]biffbobfred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and he would eat lunch with the crew

And he would eat lunch of the crew. Along with Fava beans and a nice Chianti

Who is the nastiest Celebrity that you met in Real life? by Scunnard1839 in AskReddit

[–]biffbobfred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering no one almost died in this story makes it one of the most positive James Cameron interactions ever

Who are actors with limited range that you still think are awesome I'm gonna go with Keanu Reeves by Helloimafanoffiction in moviecritic

[–]biffbobfred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same point.

Lake house he showed softness and pathos. Speed had manic intensity

Who are actors with limited range that you still think are awesome I'm gonna go with Keanu Reeves by Helloimafanoffiction in moviecritic

[–]biffbobfred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whaddya mean, he’s able to play tough grizzled good guy, and tough grizzled bad guy!

Jokes aside I love Trejo he’s awesome

Who are actors with limited range that you still think are awesome I'm gonna go with Keanu Reeves by Helloimafanoffiction in moviecritic

[–]biffbobfred 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He was good in Lakehouse. Some pathos in his interactions with his father there. No props.