Technology Random Access Thoughts

[kphoger]

Make sure to put ketchup on it.

I don't really care for ketchup at all.  But, when I grill hot dogs, I first smoosh them around in a dish with ketchup and Worcestershire sauce, so they get all coated in that mixture.  Then I grill them but leave the leftover ketchup and W-sauce in the dish.  After they're done on the grill, I smoosh them around against in that little bit of leftover sauce, it becomes a sort of glaze.  Good stuff!

[Rothman]

Make sure to put ketchup on it.

I don't really care for ketchup at all.  But, when I grill hot dogs, I first smoosh them around in a dish with ketchup and Worcestershire sauce, so they get all coated in that mixture.  Then I grill them but leave the leftover ketchup and W-sauce in the dish.  After they're done on the grill, I smoosh them around against in that little bit of leftover sauce, it becomes a sort of glaze.  Good stuff!

Smooshed hot dogs sound yucky.

[kkt]

Why does paper come in 500 sheet ream, but the printer trays hold only 250 sheets?

Why are there 12 eggs in a carton? Ever try to eat that many eggs in one meal?

I can't even eat that many eggs in six months.  I wish they'd sell half dozens or even just 2-3 at a time so most of them don't go bad.

[GaryV]

Hot dogs are even fairly tasty in a tortilla (with mayo and grilled onions or whatever your jam is).  You can even go all out and put cheese in there and grill or pan-fry the whole thing.

Strawberry-rhubarb?

[kphoger]

Smooshed hot dogs sound yucky.

Yeah, I couldn't think of the right word.  Swirl?

I wish they'd sell half dozens

They do.

[ZLoth]

From WCCFTech:

Samsung and Kingston Hike SSD Prices By 10% Again, Pushing 1TB Drives Past $330 As NAND Shortage Deepens
FULL ARTICLE HERE

Pain woes as it was about a year ago that a 1TB was under $100. Thankfully, my storage needs are all met for quite a while.

[kkt]

Smooshed hot dogs sound yucky.

Yeah, I couldn't think of the right word.  Swirl?

I wish they'd sell half dozens

They do.

Not around here.  I've been to about a dozen stores.
Only dozens.

[kphoger]

Not around here.  I've been to about a dozen stores.
Only dozens.

That's so weird to me.  I see them all the time here.

Keep your eyes open at gas stations with a small grocery section.  They might sell half-dozens there.

[Scott5114]

I've been to about a dozen stores.

Well, there's your problem. You need to go to half-dozen stores.

[formulanone]

I've been to about a dozen stores.

Well, there's your problem. You need to go to half-dozen stores.

Are those like Ending In 99 Cents Stores?

[ZLoth]

Just for fun, I checked to see what faster Internet speeds were available at my home. I was surprised at not only the speeds, but the prices as well. Plus, I prefer my own mesh WiFi routers, and I would have to upgrade those in order to take advantage of those speeds. No thanks. My existing gigabit services is more than adequate, plus I'm usually sleeping while I upload my backups to a offsite cloud storage.



It should be noted that when I first started on the Internet in the early 1990s, we would joke about getting our own T1 lines which has speeds of 1.544 Mbps (megabits per second) when we won the lottery. Granted, it was around the time that pre-dated the web browser, so most of it was text-based. The obvious benefit was the faster downloads, as I remember that OS/2 update that was spread across multiple 3½ inch discs. Today, that T1 line is considered slow and our dependence on the various Internet applications for video streaming, online collaboration, and helping to bring people together. At least, that's my positive view of it.

[ClassicHasClass]

I actually had a T1 line until not too many years ago. It was expensive as hell, but tariffed, had an SLA and boasted exceptionally low latency. It was the only line I could get when I first moved into the house. I didn't, and still don't, do a lot of streaming or video, so it was fine. Plus, I was never down more than 24 hours, or they'd have to pay me money.

However, my wife does do a lot of streaming and video, so we now have cable Internet, and the T1 provider got out of that business a few years ago anyway. The NID/smartjack is still on the wall near the electrical panel, but it's just a museum piece now.

[kphoger]

However, my wife does do a lot of streaming and video, so we now have cable Internet, and the T1 provider got out of that business a few years ago anyway. The NID/smartjack is still on the wall near the electrical panel, but it's just a museum piece now.

Here in Wichita, telephone service finally went all digital maybe... five... ? ... years ago?  I still see NIU serial numbers on accounts every so often, although they're no longer provisioned for phone service.  I'm not sure if there are any Cox markets left with active analog phone service via NIU.  The only other markets I've dealt with that used to are Omaha and Oklahoma City, but my company hasn't done business in those markets in several years.