So, one thing the shop I work at does is buy old machines. Someone the other day brought in a broken book g3 (model number A1005 for those who care). Now, my boss presumed it was broken because the screen wouldn't turn on and was going to sell it for spares.
I, of course, objected strongly and offered to repair it. He agreed. Turns out the screen was fine, it was just the display cable that's a little hinky. Whether a new one is needed or not, we'll see, however, even if it does, the cable is cheap and even old g3 ibooks go for a tidy sum on eBay.
That said, i might convince him to let me have it when it's fixed.
After eleven freakin' days... I finally have my computer back from repair! I'm gonna skip the downer news threads because I'm just so happy to be back online for reals again!
Okay, the whole 'wrong date' and 'no salutation' thing must not have been that big a deal... the chair of the English department at KVCC asked me to come talk to him next week about the course syllabus and my teaching philosophy. Sounds like pretty big win, since my teaching philosophy is something I don't have to bullshit about.
Yeah, I didn't think it would be a big deal. People make mistakes, they understand that. Besides which most people are far more willing to hire someone recommended to them than someone with "The correct date".
Edit: "Then/Than" error fixed, no need to shout, man.
I ordered a pair of Grado SR60i headphones so that I could finally stop using crackly, $15 dollar ear buds that break every six months, only I forgot to order a 1/4" to 1/8" adapter for the plug. Turns out they have them for less at Radio Shack than if I had bought them with the headphones, so I'm going to go pick some up later today.
Edit: I'm an idiot. They have a 1/8" plug with a 1/4" adapter on them already.
I'm starting my nine months of co-op on the 30th, and moving to an apartment in that town on the 29th. Hooray for the fact that I'll eventually graduate!
Got the job at the community college, so today I'll be putting in my two weeks notice at Target. I'm overjoyed that I'll finally get a job that matches my degree.
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I, of course, objected strongly and offered to repair it. He agreed. Turns out the screen was fine, it was just the display cable that's a little hinky. Whether a new one is needed or not, we'll see, however, even if it does, the cable is cheap and even old g3 ibooks go for a tidy sum on eBay.
That said, i might convince him to let me have it when it's fixed.
*goes to catch up on forum happenings*
The fix is hardly elegant (A two pence coin taped to the bottom of the shielding to apply pressure to the GPU chip), but it works!
And I now have a iBook G3 running Tiger with 640mb of RAM, just needs a bigger drive now.
Nice.
Edit: "Then/Than" error fixed, no need to shout, man.
Edit: I'm an idiot. They have a 1/8" plug with a 1/4" adapter on them already.
Got the job at the community college, so today I'll be putting in my two weeks notice at Target. I'm overjoyed that I'll finally get a job that matches my degree.
Success!
Think of it like a time capsule!
Jesus bikes are cool man, they can wheel on water.
HAHA groan