Ultimate Power Solution
Thanks to Dave Shevett for clarifying that this supposed product is a work of fiction and Photoshop. Without going on about it, I do not care for a class of post which amounts to a joke that people keep extending in reply. I don't care for this joke in particular. I went to the suggested home-page. The first thing I saw, was a supposed Macintosh on a supposed desktop - entirely fake. Vintage Mac models can be hard to identify sometimes, so it's an annoying poke-in-the-eye about that. Discussing the art of this artist, would be off-topic. As is, disinformation, however amusing it appears to be. And blowing up capacitors deliberately, is not fun to me, someone who does repair work. So, all in all, I was unhappy with this particular thread. While I could simply ignore it, it seems to me that if threads are either ignored or appreciated, that becomes approval. But "yes" is not the absence of "no". So I vote "no" on this thread. regards, Herb Johnson
On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 9:59 AM Jeff S wrote:
Found the perfect solution for the limited power taps for VCF and the Workshops. No more fighting... except when trying to exit the building in time to save yourself.
Power Strip <https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FnxAJ2xXwAEXPFZ?format=jpg&name=medium>
Dave Shevett writes: This is the work of Dana Sibera, aka 'nanoraptor' - she does some amazing mockups of 'machines / equipment that never existed' https://bitbang.social/@NanoRaptor/109769185815969896
Highly recommend looking at her work.
Here's her home page https://bitbang.social/@NanoRaptor
-- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net
No worries Herb, We only blow up the tested bad, leaky ones. I think we all realize this one’s a joke thread! Sometimes it’s good to have a laugh at bad and joke products to keep spirits high. Of course it’s not a joke reflector, rather a computing one, but every once in a while it doesn’t hurt to stray from the usual business. This thread amused me at a rather stressful day of work. I personally fight for my life at the VCF workshops for a good power strip, so I don’t think it’s too far off topic. ~Ian L. On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 14:48 Herbert Johnson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Thanks to Dave Shevett for clarifying that this supposed product is a work of fiction and Photoshop. Without going on about it, I do not care for a class of post which amounts to a joke that people keep extending in reply.
I don't care for this joke in particular. I went to the suggested home-page. The first thing I saw, was a supposed Macintosh on a supposed desktop - entirely fake. Vintage Mac models can be hard to identify sometimes, so it's an annoying poke-in-the-eye about that.
Discussing the art of this artist, would be off-topic. As is, disinformation, however amusing it appears to be.
And blowing up capacitors deliberately, is not fun to me, someone who does repair work.
So, all in all, I was unhappy with this particular thread. While I could simply ignore it, it seems to me that if threads are either ignored or appreciated, that becomes approval. But "yes" is not the absence of "no". So I vote "no" on this thread.
regards, Herb Johnson
On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 9:59 AM Jeff S wrote:
Found the perfect solution for the limited power taps for VCF and the Workshops. No more fighting... except when trying to exit the building in time to save yourself.
Power Strip <https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FnxAJ2xXwAEXPFZ?format=jpg&name=medium>
Dave Shevett writes: This is the work of Dana Sibera, aka 'nanoraptor' - she does some amazing mockups of 'machines / equipment that never existed' https://bitbang.social/@NanoRaptor/109769185815969896
Highly recommend looking at her work.
Here's her home page https://bitbang.social/@NanoRaptor
-- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net
So now would be a good time to announce that CDL was gifted 5 more of the 48" power strips, sized to fit the new benches, which frees up the longer ones to outfit the classroom as Nick Lordi intended. Also ordered a bunch of clamps to fasten them to the classroom and makerspace tables so we don't have to drill holes in the furniture. On 2/1/2023 7:09 PM, Ian Litchfield via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I personally fight for my life at the VCF workshops for a good power strip, so I don’t think it’s too far off topic.
~Ian L.
Dana makes some pretty convincing edits of vintage computer photos, ones that fool those on the fringes of the hobby. Every so often, I find folks that genuinely take the bait of her work, and have to be told that something isn't real, so I do my best to turn that into a good learning opportunity. There are some great what-ifs sprinkled in with the obvious silliness. It reminds me of how photos of that series of Apple mock-up systems by Hartmut Esslinger (I think that's the designer) get circulated once in awhile. Plenty of people think they were functional prototypes rather than concepts made from foam with fake screenshots glued on. -Alexander 'Z' Pierson
On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:35 PM Martin Flynn via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
So now would be a good time to announce that CDL was gifted 5 more of the 48" power strips, sized to fit the new benches, which frees up the longer ones to outfit the classroom as Nick Lordi intended.
That's awesome Martin! I really liked Nick Lordi. I'm glad that you are doing things in his honor.
Also ordered a bunch of clamps to fasten them to the classroom and makerspace tables so we don't have to drill holes in the furniture.
Great stuff! Thanks so much for the work that you do. VCF appreciates all the stuff that CDL lends to us for our repair workshops. It has made it a fun and productive place to work. Jeff
On 2/1/2023 7:09 PM, Ian Litchfield via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I personally fight for my life at the VCF workshops for a good power strip, so I don’t think it’s too far off topic.
~Ian L.
There were a lot of clues in the image text that indicated it was a farcical product. The "7in extension cord" 900W/4A rating The obviously excessive number of outlet and USB ports ...and the statement, "Power outlet for Home, Office, Dorm, Gaming Room, and Fire." <-- As for being off-topic, this mailing list caters to a LOT of VCF Workshop discussions. Those who regularly go to the workshops to repair stuff all weekend, every month, already understand that outlet availability is rather limited. Not that we are upset by that issue, because we understand the circumstances. But we also understand the inside joke that this obviously fake product implies... and probably had a good chuckle over it. As they say... "The struggle is real!" And we deal with that reality sometimes with levity. Scroll past the joke if you don't like it. Nobody can really infer that something is "off-topic" if they don't know the full context. And in this case, the context was provided in the OP. As for blowing up capacitors. If someone blew up capacitors for fun that they bought for themselves, it's not an action for anyone else to complain about. On Wed, Feb 1, 2023, 2:48 PM Herbert Johnson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Thanks to Dave Shevett for clarifying that this supposed product is a work of fiction and Photoshop. Without going on about it, I do not care for a class of post which amounts to a joke that people keep extending in reply.
I don't care for this joke in particular. I went to the suggested home-page. The first thing I saw, was a supposed Macintosh on a supposed desktop - entirely fake. Vintage Mac models can be hard to identify sometimes, so it's an annoying poke-in-the-eye about that.
Discussing the art of this artist, would be off-topic. As is, disinformation, however amusing it appears to be.
And blowing up capacitors deliberately, is not fun to me, someone who does repair work.
So, all in all, I was unhappy with this particular thread. While I could simply ignore it, it seems to me that if threads are either ignored or appreciated, that becomes approval. But "yes" is not the absence of "no". So I vote "no" on this thread.
regards, Herb Johnson
On 2/1/23 19:13, Jeff S via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
There were a lot of clues in the image text that indicated it was a farcical product.
The "7in extension cord" 900W/4A rating The obviously excessive number of outlet and USB ports ...and the statement, "Power outlet for Home, Office, Dorm, Gaming Room, and Fire." <--
Waitaminute...did anyone actually NEED to read the text to determine that it was a farcical product? Really? (I thought it was great!) -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
Brought a smile to my face, though the need for the workshop is kind of an inside joke. A good one. On 2/1/2023 7:16 PM, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On 2/1/23 19:13, Jeff S via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
There were a lot of clues in the image text that indicated it was a farcical product.
The "7in extension cord" 900W/4A rating The obviously excessive number of outlet and USB ports ...and the statement, "Power outlet for Home, Office, Dorm, Gaming Room, and Fire." <--
Waitaminute...did anyone actually NEED to read the text to determine that it was a farcical product?
Really?
(I thought it was great!)
-Dave
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