Octopus Overlords

Jaymann wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 4:46 pm I would have probably just added SUCKS to the Trump sign with a sharpie.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:06 pm I would have added kerosene to it and lit it up and walked off.

LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:30 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:06 pm I would have added kerosene to it and lit it up and walked off.

On your own lawn?

Jaymon wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 7:11 pm Im having a stupid problem at work, where once piece of software somewhere in the supply chain doesnt understand leap day. Orders for the date feb 29 are failing due to invalid date format.
Its that old saying. To err is human. To really fuck up, you need a computor.

Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2020 6:08 am Okay, this may be a bit of a long story.

I have a 10-year old CPAP machine I've used religiously every night. It works.

As you guys knew, I'm between jobs at the moment, and one of the jobs I applied to requires me to take a DOT physical exam. And while I "passed", the examiner wanted to see my CPAP data.

Except my CPAP is 10 years old. It has no smartcard. The only way to get data off of it is with a good old DB-9 serial port. I called the hardware provider up, who forwarded me to a local clinic, who has NO IDEA what I'm talking about.

I can get a USB to DB9 cable, that's simple enough. The problem is without an interfacing program the connection's useless.

So I went online and started looking. Turns out, the company no longer gives access to the older software. You can't even BUY it, even with MSRP of about... USD $249.00. And this was at least 5-8 years ago.

And no, I can't even pirate it. Yes, there's a torrent for it. No, nobody's been seeding it for YEARS.

That pretty much left me up ****'s creek without a paddle.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:18 pm Always liked him. He seemed to be the rough gruff guy in films. The Firm was a good one. I even remember him fro ma short lived tv show called Our House.

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2020 6:31 pm After giving me a hassel about repairing my stove under warranty I gave them a "pitiful" me story and now they're giving me a new stove.
I'll have to remember to give "pitiful" me stories for everything now.

LordMortis wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:46 am Do you have the make and model? It might turn out you don't even need their software. If the device has a self contained OS then USB to DB9 serial + PuTTy + an ID and password + rudimentary understanding of the commands may be enough to extract what you need. Luck to you.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:38 pm Last year I think it was TN passed a law you could not use a phone in the car if you had to touch or hold it. So all hands free. Now TN is thinking of reversing that decision for reasons only TN can I guess.

To me ALL phone use in a moving car should be banned. I think it should only be legal if you are parked. Surgeons dont talk on a phone while operating. Pilots dont while flying. Bulldozer operators dont. To me it looks as stupid and dangerous as holding it and talking. Its a distraction that you concentrate on instead of driving. A radio is just something you listen to and dont have to think about.

Distracted driving is distracted driving. Stop putting on makeup and reading a book too.

Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2020 7:27 pm

LordMortis wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:46 am Do you have the make and model? It might turn out you don't even need their software. If the device has a self contained OS then USB to DB9 serial + PuTTy + an ID and password + rudimentary understanding of the commands may be enough to extract what you need. Luck to you.

One of the most protected devices on the planet, Phillips/Respironics BiPAP Synchrony S/T

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:44 pm I think I got a call from a collection agency. The spit their name out so fast I can't make it out. It starts out with State Farm................ I told them the first time we don't use their insurance and they told me it wasn't about that. Then they asked to talk to my wife. I told them she was deaf and they said they'd call back.
Today I got another call from them. After telling me their name real fast again I asked them who do you represent? They kept asking to talk to my wife. I kept asking who they represent and they kept asking for my wife until the guy got frustrated and said they'd call back. Never would answer my question. Never got a chance to tell him my wife was deaf.
And they keep asking for her using her maiden name of 30 years ago. So I'm going to tell them nobody lives here by that name.

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:44 pm I think I got a call from a collection agency. The spit their name out so fast I can't make it out. It starts out with State Farm................ I told them the first time we don't use their insurance and they told me it wasn't about that. Then they asked to talk to my wife. I told them she was deaf and they said they'd call back.
Today I got another call from them. After telling me their name real fast again I asked them who do you represent? They kept asking to talk to my wife. I kept asking who they represent and they kept asking for my wife until the guy got frustrated and said they'd call back. Never would answer my question. Never got a chance to tell him my wife was deaf.
And they keep asking for her using her maiden name of 30 years ago. So I'm going to tell them nobody lives here by that name.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:38 pm

To me ALL phone use in a moving car should be banned. ... Pilots dont while flying.