You Know You Are Old When

[newbury]

It is amazing what can be done —- I only worry about being “hacked” somehow. But, it should send an alert whenever door is unlocked.

If you had something real valuable it could probably be "hacked" and not send an alarm.

 

[WinterDeere]

What's perhaps more interesting about MTV, than their first day, is the list of videos they played ad-nauseum. I remember one summer (1990?) when it seemed every third video they played was Queensryche's Silent Lucidity. Great tune, the first 3 times you hear it, but you're subjected to it 4 times per hour for 4 months, it really loses its luster.

The first of these, "please kill me if I hear it again" MTV music videos was "Hey Mickey" by Toni Basil. "Relax" from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, "I'm so sexy" from Right Said Fred, "Gonna make you sweat (Everybody dance now)" from C+C Music Factory, the symphonic derailment from Metallica, "Groove is in the heart" from Dee Lite. MC Hammer? Who else?

 

[WinterDeere]

In case you haven't been following the news...the "Justice" Department is suing Apple because of that "closed" system that makes it so bug-free. If they win Apple will have to open up iOS to other developers and that vaunted Apple dependability will be no more. Leave it to our own government to screw up a good thing......

Yeah, sad news, if it comes to be. The free market spoke, by choosing reliability over cost. So, now we have to destroy that free market choice!

It's actually being framed as practices that discourage use of competitive products, as in MMS'ing videos, etc. But that's not Apple choosing to leave others behind, as industry multi-source agreements and standards just not keeping up with Apple development.

 

[Sigarms]

My father had that for the greenhouses 40 years ago. If the power went out or it got below a certain temperature, it would call the house or any other number he programmed in. He also could call and find out that the power was on and what the temperature was.

BINGO.

I do get the concept though of the ability to "control everything in your home" remotely. Honestly, I don't care for it. Particularly if you have a fully modulating compressor. Leave everything at the same temp and come back to the same temp.

 

[seville009]

 

[scootr]

You know you are old if you ever gave a cashier $5 for a 42 cent purchase and the cashier counted the change back to you starting with the 42 cents and ending at $5 when all the change was in your hand. Even older if you did that

 

[jjeff]

Earliest reality based TV show you remember watching was judge wapner, In the early eighties. The peoples court is also were I got all my legal advice from when I was younger lol.

 

[Jstpssng]

You know you are old if you ever gave a cashier $5 for a 42 cent purchase and the cashier counted the change back to you starting with the 42 cents and ending at $5 when all the change was in your hand. Even older if you did that

That's the way that I was taught to make change when I was about 12.

 

[Jstpssng]

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They were made on site then. Before Fred they were "fresh every 4 hours." Now the selection is minimal and so is the service.

 

[Oaktree]

Ive always love electronic gadgets.

Just the opposite here. Worked in a tech field most of my career, and much like a retired truck driver who never wants to go on a trip ever again I have no interest in gadgetry for the sake of gadgetry. Enjoying the simple life.

 

[Oaktree]

Yeah, sad news, if it comes to be. The free market spoke, by choosing reliability over cost. So, now we have to destroy that free market choice!

It's actually being framed as practices that discourage use of competitive products, as in MMS'ing videos, etc. But that's not Apple choosing to leave others behind, as industry multi-source agreements and standards just not keeping up with Apple development.

The "free market" seems to have chosen Windows for desktop computers, and I- vs Android cellphones is pretty much an even race.
Never really got what the big hype was over Apple stuff. Never saw them as any better, just more expensive. I've tended to avoid them since most of their stuff is proprietary.

 

[JasperFrank]

When you put your feet on the floor to put the socks on.

 

[MoKelly]

When you put your feet on the floor to put the socks on.

And, I dare say, sit on the bed to put on underwear!

 

[Bad Boy Biker]

True Story. I run my families General Contracting business. Get a phone call Monday of Holy Week. Caller "Do you do replacement windows?" I tell him "Yes we do." Caller asks, "Do you have sample you could bring over and show me?" I reply that yes, we do have samples and I would be happy to bring them to his home. He then says, "Friday is Good Friday, I have the day off, I will be home all day." I said "So will I." He then asks "What?" So I replied " You said Friday was Good Friday and that you had the day off and will be home all day. And I said "So will I." He then seemed confused and asked "So you are not coming on Friday?" I said "No." He then asked "Then, when can you come and bring the samples?" I told him I could come to his house Monday any time after 8AM. He said "Monday? I will be at work." I said "So will I."

 

[MoKelly]

True Story. I run my families General Contracting business. Get a phone call Monday of Holy Week. Caller "Do you do replacement windows?" I tell him "Yes we do." Caller asks, "Do you have sample you could bring over and show me?" I reply that yes, we do have samples and I would be happy to bring them to his home. He then says, "Friday is Good Friday, I have the day off, I will be home all day." I said "So will I." He then asks "What?" So I replied " You said Friday was Good Friday and that you had the day off and will be home all day. And I said "So will I." He then seemed confused and asked "So you are not coming on Friday?" I said "No." He then asked "Then, when can you come and bring the samples?" I told him I could come to his house Monday any time after 8AM. He said "Monday? I will be at work." I said "So will I."

Ha. Reminds me of “Who’s on First”!

 

[JasperFrank]

And, I dare say, sit on the bed to put on underwear!

Not there yet..... but getting closer to a balancing act.

 

[drssg]

You know you are old if you ever gave a cashier $5 for a 42 cent purchase and the cashier counted the change back to you starting with the 42 cents and ending at $5 when all the change was in your hand. Even older if you did that

As a young child, I thought that my parents were getting all their money back when the cashier did that.

I also thought that they got gas for free, because they just handed the attendant the gas station credit card, and they got the card back.

 

[WinterDeere]

As a young child, I thought that my parents were getting all their money back when the cashier did that.

I also thought that they got gas for free, because they just handed the attendant the gas station credit card, and they got the card back.

... and what was it like, riding the short bus?

j/k I'm sure I did dumber stuff than that, at various ages.

 

[Pixguy]

We purposely spent $650 on change dispensers connected to the pos (point of sale/register) to avoid confused uneducated staff making change. The manager fills it and the staff have to hand out the bills the pos tells them to give. We must make it easy or they'll be giving wrong change their whole shift.

 

[MoKelly]

We purposely spent $650 on change dispensers connected to the pos (point of sale/register) to avoid confused uneducated staff making change. The manager fills it and the staff have to hand out the bills the pos tells them to give. We must make it easy or they'll be giving wrong change their whole shift.

Says a lot about US education. A whole lot.