Silliness So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? - Page 2299

Stitchawl · 09-06-2012, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

At any rate, the only thing of note I just did was to change the batteries in my hearing aids.

With that said, how long do yours last. I use size 13 and get about 5-6 days use.

Stitchawl

WT Sharpe · 09-06-2012, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

With that said, how long do yours last. I use size 13 and get about 5-6 days use.

Stitchawl

About 2 weeks on average, but I normally only wear them at work or when I go out. The family's rather loud; probably a habit they got into from talking to me all these years before I got hearing aids.

ProfCrash · 09-06-2012, 01:06 PM

Holding a sleeping baby.

pdurrant · 09-06-2012, 06:08 PM

Going to bed.

poohbear_nc · 09-06-2012, 07:36 PM

I went completely bonkers today after watching the Amazon Show & devastated my credit cards. I'm now heavily rationalizing -- early Xmas presents, early birthday presents, medically beneficial for my eyes, etc.

Stitchawl · 09-06-2012, 07:46 PM

Getting ready to change the video board inside my computer and the internal D drive too. Both are still working, but both are at least five years old. I'd prefer to change them BEFORE they die, rather than in the middle of doing something important.

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 09-06-2012, 08:40 PM

Geez! It took longer to write about making this change than to actually do the work!
I swapped an NVIDIA Gforce 256M graphics card that had a small heat sink for an NVIDIA Gforce 2G card with a large fan, changed a 350G internal hard drive for a 500G (I've got 5 terabytes of external drives. Didn't need to spend the money for an big internal one, and added another auxilliary fan just to cool everything down even further. Right now there are SIX fans cooling the tower. That should keep things alive a bit longer...

Stitchawl

wyndslash · 09-07-2012, 01:40 AM

still not sure whether my dad should get a new laptop for their office or not... *sigh*

Quake1028 · 09-07-2012, 08:38 AM

Just getting settled in for a long Friday at work, but with the promise of a long, glorious weekend of football ahead.

Stitchawl · 09-07-2012, 08:11 PM

Doing some research on web cams. I upgraded my video card yesterday from 256M to 2G so I decided I'd upgrade the feeds to it as well. I don't know much about them, as I really only use it for Skype with friends and family and never needed professional quality before, but who knows?

Stitchawl

wyndslash · 09-08-2012, 12:37 PM

Just trying to sleep alone in the room when someone screamed outside. I'm scared again x.x

dreams · 09-08-2012, 04:23 PM

My parents taught us to not scream unless it was an emergency and I grew up with so many girls that screamed all the time when they played. You never knew if they were in trouble or not.

I hope it was nothing, wyndslash, and you were able to get some sleep.

I'm waiting for a call and then going to sit out on the patio for a while to read.

Byrdie · 09-08-2012, 09:55 PM

Backing everything up on my hard drive. Something borked my system -- I suspect a nasty bit of spyware that was wrapped around a legitimate free video player I downloaded a couple weeks ago. Getting rid of the thing did not unscrew the borkage and probably made it worse. Therefore the tech guys at Dell say I must reinstall Windoze to fix things. Hope they're right, tonight I lose a lot of sleep doing this. (What can I say, I have a lot of files.) Good thing I'm a bit of an insomniac anyway, eh?

wyndslash · 09-09-2012, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

My parents taught us to not scream unless it was an emergency and I grew up with so many girls that screamed all the time when they played. You never knew if they were in trouble or not.

I hope it was nothing, wyndslash, and you were able to get some sleep.

I'm waiting for a call and then going to sit out on the patio for a while to read.

yep, i eventually fell asleep

methinks i shouldn't have watched that program on the History channel about aliens and divine intervention.

i scare so easily

Rumpelteazer · 09-09-2012, 11:31 AM

Taking a break from DIY-ing. I've cleared 2 shelves, took one off to be lowered after drilling a hole in it for cables and I've installed the first half of the tv cable. I only need to drill the hole in the shelf, put it back and make a couple of supports for it. However, I need the help of my father for drilling a hole because the accessory I need doesn't fit into the drill.

Up until now everything went a lot easier and smoother than I anticipated. Which makes me nervous...

09-06-2012, 01:06 PM	#34473
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Holding a sleeping baby.

09-06-2012, 06:08 PM	#34474
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,496 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Going to bed.

09-06-2012, 07:36 PM	#34475
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,801 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I went completely bonkers today after watching the Amazon Show & devastated my credit cards. I'm now heavily rationalizing -- early Xmas presents, early birthday presents, medically beneficial for my eyes, etc.

09-06-2012, 07:46 PM	#34476
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Getting ready to change the video board inside my computer and the internal D drive too. Both are still working, but both are at least five years old. I'd prefer to change them BEFORE they die, rather than in the middle of doing something important. Stitchawl

09-06-2012, 08:40 PM	#34477
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Geez! It took longer to write about making this change than to actually do the work! I swapped an NVIDIA Gforce 256M graphics card that had a small heat sink for an NVIDIA Gforce 2G card with a large fan, changed a 350G internal hard drive for a 500G (I've got 5 terabytes of external drives. Didn't need to spend the money for an big internal one, and added another auxilliary fan just to cool everything down even further. Right now there are SIX fans cooling the tower. That should keep things alive a bit longer... Stitchawl

09-07-2012, 01:40 AM	#34478
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	still not sure whether my dad should get a new laptop for their office or not... sigh

09-07-2012, 08:38 AM	#34479
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	Just getting settled in for a long Friday at work, but with the promise of a long, glorious weekend of football ahead.

09-07-2012, 08:11 PM	#34480
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Doing some research on web cams. I upgraded my video card yesterday from 256M to 2G so I decided I'd upgrade the feeds to it as well. I don't know much about them, as I really only use it for Skype with friends and family and never needed professional quality before, but who knows? Stitchawl

09-08-2012, 12:37 PM	#34481
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	Just trying to sleep alone in the room when someone screamed outside. I'm scared again x.x

09-08-2012, 04:23 PM	#34482
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	My parents taught us to not scream unless it was an emergency and I grew up with so many girls that screamed all the time when they played. You never knew if they were in trouble or not. I hope it was nothing, wyndslash, and you were able to get some sleep. I'm waiting for a call and then going to sit out on the patio for a while to read.

09-08-2012, 09:55 PM	#34483
Byrdie Walking Library Posts: 234 Karma: 3869938 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H20, Kindle Paperwhite 5, 16 gb version	Backing everything up on my hard drive. Something borked my system -- I suspect a nasty bit of spyware that was wrapped around a legitimate free video player I downloaded a couple weeks ago. Getting rid of the thing did not unscrew the borkage and probably made it worse. Therefore the tech guys at Dell say I must reinstall Windoze to fix things. Hope they're right, tonight I lose a lot of sleep doing this. (What can I say, I have a lot of files.) Good thing I'm a bit of an insomniac anyway, eh?

09-09-2012, 11:31 AM	#34485
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,100 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Taking a break from DIY-ing. I've cleared 2 shelves, took one off to be lowered after drilling a hole in it for cables and I've installed the first half of the tv cable. I only need to drill the hole in the shelf, put it back and make a couple of supports for it. However, I need the help of my father for drilling a hole because the accessory I need doesn't fit into the drill. Up until now everything went a lot easier and smoother than I anticipated. Which makes me nervous...