Octopus Overlords

Holman wrote:

LordMortis wrote:Is it disk or disc? I naturally want to type disk but I try to catch myself and change it. That said, people alwasy say hard drive instead of SSD. And ho boy, when you get a failure, you'll know the difference. The speed of an SSD is so worth it, but have an external recovery plan and stick to it if you value your data at all.

It's "disk," which is short for "diskette," presumably because "discette" would take a soft "c" in English, and that would sound weird.

(Were there larger discs to which diskette's were implicitly compared?)

Apple wrote:A disc refers to optical media, such as an audio CD, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, or DVD-Video disc. Some discs are read-only (ROM), others allow you to burn content (write files) to the disc once (such as a CD-R or DVD-R, unless you do a multisession burn), and some can be erased and rewritten over many times (such as CD-RW, DVD-RW, and DVD-RAM discs).
All discs are removable, meaning when you unmount or eject the disc from your desktop or Finder, it physically comes out of your computer.

A disk refers to magnetic media, such as a floppy disk, the disk in your computer's hard drive, an external hard drive. Disks are always rewritable unless intentionally locked or write-protected. You can easily partition a disk into several smaller volumes, too.
Disks are usually sealed inside a metal or plastic casing (often, a disk and its enclosing mechanism are collectively known as a "hard drive").

Holman wrote: They do know that the icon for saving a file is a floppy disk, but only because not knowing it is a meme.

LordMortis wrote:http://www.newsweek.com/dont-fire-guns- ... arn-662494

This had to be published?

hitbyambulance wrote:

Holman wrote: They do know that the icon for saving a file is a floppy disk, but only because not knowing it is a meme.

Blackhawk wrote:The word wasn't invented out of the blue. It was used because they were disk shaped.

/edit - fixed a typo, because they weren't actually dick shaped.

Brian wrote:

Blackhawk wrote:The word wasn't invented out of the blue. It was used because they were disk shaped.

/edit - fixed a typo, because they weren't actually dick shaped.

Please insert floppy dick.

"I'M TRYING!!!"

Blackhawk wrote:The word wasn't invented out of the blue. It was used because they were disk shaped.

/edit - fixed a typo, because they weren't actually dick shaped.

Blackhawk wrote:You're all a bunch of discks.

Sectoid wrote:

ImLawBoy wrote:

Sectoid wrote:Does anyone still say "Kleenex" when referring to tissues?

I say, "Give me a Kleenex brand facial tissue."

Kraken wrote:Sometimes I still xerox things.

That's it, I'm breaking out the Victrola!

Holman wrote:

LordMortis wrote:Is it disk or disc? I naturally want to type disk but I try to catch myself and change it. That said, people alwasy say hard drive instead of SSD. And ho boy, when you get a failure, you'll know the difference. The speed of an SSD is so worth it, but have an external recovery plan and stick to it if you value your data at all.

It's "disk," which is short for "diskette," presumably because "discette" would take a soft "c" in English, and that would sound weird.

(Were there larger discs to which diskette's were implicitly compared?)

Blackhawk wrote:

Brian wrote:

Blackhawk wrote:The word wasn't invented out of the blue. It was used because they were disk shaped.

/edit - fixed a typo, because they weren't actually dick shaped.

Please insert floppy dick.

"I'M TRYING!!!"

Sorry, it isn't compact dick compatible.

Sectoid wrote: According to Apple's website

Apple wrote:A disc refers to optical media, such as an audio CD, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, or DVD-Video disc. Some discs are read-only (ROM), others allow you to burn content (write files) to the disc once (such as a CD-R or DVD-R, unless you do a multisession burn), and some can be erased and rewritten over many times (such as CD-RW, DVD-RW, and DVD-RAM discs).
All discs are removable, meaning when you unmount or eject the disc from your desktop or Finder, it physically comes out of your computer.

I'm not saying they are correct, just supplying info.

Holman wrote:Let's keep this nerd party going!

Sectoid wrote: According to Apple's website

Apple wrote:A disc refers to optical media, such as an audio CD, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, or DVD-Video disc. Some discs are read-only (ROM), others allow you to burn content (write files) to the disc once (such as a CD-R or DVD-R, unless you do a multisession burn), and some can be erased and rewritten over many times (such as CD-RW, DVD-RW, and DVD-RAM discs).
All discs are removable, meaning when you unmount or eject the disc from your desktop or Finder, it physically comes out of your computer.

I'm not saying they are correct, just supplying info.

The thing is, "diskette" was coined in the Very Early 80's. There no CD's, DVD-ROM's, or anything similar to talk about.

IIRC, even the large 8" floppy disks were still called "diskettes" in the days before home or office computers had hard drives. I presume this means there was already some large-sized (i.e. non-"ette") disc-style platter that formed the basis of storage for computers at Bell Labs and NASA.

LawBeefaroni wrote:

Holman wrote:Let's keep this nerd party going!

Sectoid wrote: According to Apple's website

Apple wrote:A disc refers to optical media, such as an audio CD, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, or DVD-Video disc. Some discs are read-only (ROM), others allow you to burn content (write files) to the disc once (such as a CD-R or DVD-R, unless you do a multisession burn), and some can be erased and rewritten over many times (such as CD-RW, DVD-RW, and DVD-RAM discs).
All discs are removable, meaning when you unmount or eject the disc from your desktop or Finder, it physically comes out of your computer.

I'm not saying they are correct, just supplying info.

The thing is, "diskette" was coined in the Very Early 80's. There no CD's, DVD-ROM's, or anything similar to talk about.

IIRC, even the large 8" floppy disks were still called "diskettes" in the days before home or office computers had hard drives. I presume this means there was already some large-sized (i.e. non-"ette") disc-style platter that formed the basis of storage for computers at Bell Labs and NASA.

Laser discs were around in the late 70s.

He may have enjoyed box office success in the Taken franchise and other action-packed movies, but the Irish star says he wants to focus on more serious roles.

At the Toronto International Film Festival, he said the unlikely turn in his career towards thrillers was "all a pure accident".

Neeson added: "They're still throwing serious money at me to do that stuff.

"I'm like: 'Guy's I'm sixty-f******-five.' Audiences are eventually going to go: 'Come on.'"

Isgrimnur wrote:Liam Neeson retires from action movies

He may have enjoyed box office success in the Taken franchise and other action-packed movies, but the Irish star says he wants to focus on more serious roles.

At the Toronto International Film Festival, he said the unlikely turn in his career towards thrillers was "all a pure accident".

Neeson added: "They're still throwing serious money at me to do that stuff.

"I'm like: 'Guy's I'm sixty-f******-five.' Audiences are eventually going to go: 'Come on.'"

To put the size and heft of the clog in perspective: it’s longer than two American football fields and as heavy as 11 double-decker buses. The mass is a concrete-hard amalgamation of flushed items, including condoms, diapers, and—most notably—wet wipes that have all been cemented together with oils and fats that were also washed down drains. For that reason, these types of clogs are sometimes called “fatbergs.”

Default wrote:Insomnia strikes. Guess l might as well get up and play some guitar.
<plugs into Marshall stack>

Isgrimnur wrote:A 'Bama fan in a King Ranch almost punted me over the median into oncoming traffic this morning. That will wake you up.