Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[Specmaster]

Went to the Bay of Ebil to see quite how painful bd139's life was about to become hunting down that ZM1000 and tripped across this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/METRIX-OX803B-2-x-40-MHz-0956-analog-oscilloscope-/184087117880

For those who can't be bothered to follow the link it's a "METRIX OX803B 2 x 40 MHz / 0956 analog oscilloscope" with a "Buy it now" price of £1,181.23. I've seen some dumb asking prices for 'scopes before, but I think that's a record new level of fuckwitery.

Holy shit, what are they smoking? 

Dried greed with a pinch of foolishness from their customers.

Yeah, its that time of year when all the idiots come to play shops to get Christmas present money, stupid prices and then there's the scammers and hijacked eBay accounts, bastards 

[med6753]

...I know full well that half the allure of that hack for you was knowing that it would make me cringe so hard you could hear it from all the way over there. 

mnem
Harrumphh!

You're just jealous of my booty fab skills. 

Yes... that's EXACTLY how you "fixed" it... I bet there's bits of dead horse in there somewhere, cuz you damn sure didn't clean the crowbar off before you attacked that poor 2465 with it.   

mnem
Also, I did notice that you're NOT denying my point above...   

There you go dragging me into a conversation again. You ARE jealous of my booty fab skills. 

But I keep telling you that you aren't my type 

[mnementh]

Welcome to the nuthouse, Dek. Restrooms are over there, there's always breakfast tacos in the hotbox over there. Pay no attention to the sounds of rattle-can painting in the corner over there... 

mnem
Watch out for the Polack-dwagon inhaling paint fumes in the corner... those limey scone-eaters are shady as fuck also.

ya' made me laugh out loud.  (almost enough to make me use an emoji, and that's not part of my idiom)

I'll get you someday, freqq. Someday... 

Fancy a scone now. 

Mmmm, fresh TEA and scones .

*Loads up a spud-cannon with stale bagels and baguettes, then in the name of almighty Elvis, lets blast*

Damn... you guys duck GOOOD!!!

mnem
*hangs empty spud gun from baguette embedded in the wall while munching absently on a potato/bean/egg taco just to annoy bd*

[mansaxel]

Now look at the second picture, showing a really interesting "wiring" of the pipes.

In Sweden, it is illegal to join or branch two pressurised water pipes inside a wall  All joins and branches, whether soldered, flanged, press-fit or threaded, regardless of pipe material, must be out in the open.  And for good reasons, it seems.

Drains, OTOH, are OK; a lot of waste water piping is done with gasketed HDPE pipe, and that's OK to run in concrete or otherwise inside a wall.

[mnementh]

...I know full well that half the allure of that hack for you was knowing that it would make me cringe so hard you could hear it from all the way over there. 

mnem
Harrumphh!

You're just jealous of my booty fab skills. 

Yes... that's EXACTLY how you "fixed" it... I bet there's bits of dead horse in there somewhere, cuz you damn sure didn't clean the crowbar off before you attacked that poor 2465 with it.   

mnem
Also, I did notice that you're NOT denying my point above...   

There you go dragging me into a conversation again. You ARE jealous of my booty fab skills. 

But I keep telling you that you aren't my type 

Right back atcha, sweetheart. 

I KNOW you aren't gonna believe this, but not de-emphasizing that one sentence along with all the rest of that part of the post really WAS a accident.  I knew I should've just cropped it all out... 

mnem
Whu-u-u-u-ut...?

[tggzzz]

This time of year does have its compensations though - afternoon snack, a fat slice of real Italian panettone:

Personally I prefer Panforte di Sienna, e.g. https://www.antonio-carluccio.com/panforte_di_siena/ I met Carluccio once, before he became TV celebrity cook. Bugger wouldn't tell me where he gathered his fungi

I first had panforte at this time of year while interrailing to Greece, narrowly missing major earthquakes and rioting soldiers usn live ammunition in Athens. Panforte has the benefit of keeping well in a backpack, and only needing small quantities to bolster the spirits.

[tggzzz]

Hi All,

First post on this group.

Thought it time to admit...I'm a .......I'm a .......I'm a TEA
Just got this out of the Bay and it's named after me so I had to have it.
Quick check, looks like all the 'Dek-ades' are OK :-)

Dek

I have a Dekastat and a Dekapot. The feel of the movement is almost pornographic.

[BU508A]

A little bit off-topic (but it is hilarious  )

A friend of mine sent me the link to this video from the police in Bern / Switzerland. Those two guys are real Swiss policemen.



I like it.   

[mnementh]

It was good... but the end-bit put it over the top to awesome. Thanks for sharing that bit of Christmas cheer! 

mnem
*waves hand dismissively* This is not the post-script you are looking for...

[worsthorse]

BREAKFAST TACOS? BREAKFAST TACOS?  NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT THE BREAKFAST TACOS. YOU SONSBEECHES HAVE BEEN HOLDING OUT ON ME.  I AM SERIOUSLY PISSED.

 

Ahem:

...At this point, the eyes of my young interlocutor glazed over, and I stopped ranting. 

And, yes, I need coffee.

You SO belong here. Have a breakfast taco on me. 
(SNIP)
mnem
Also, I did notice that you're NOT denying my point above...   

* worsthorse wanders off, looking slightly sheepish and wondering where he left his to do list.

[BU508A]

It was good... but the end-bit put it over the top to awesome. Thanks for sharing that bit of Christmas cheer! 

mnem
*waves hand dismissively* This is not the post-script you are looking for...

As long as it puts a little smile on your face: mission accomplished!   

Just a little detail:
Have you noticed on the sign this little NCC-1701? In front of this sign there is a Star Trek Bar. (in the back of the guy with the camera) 

[Cubdriver]

It was good... but the end-bit put it over the top to awesome. Thanks for sharing that bit of Christmas cheer! 

mnem
*waves hand dismissively* This is not the post-script you are looking for...

As long as it puts a little smile on your face: mission accomplished!   

Just a little detail:
Have you noticed on the sign this little NCC-1701? In front of this sign there is a Star Trek Bar. (in the back of the guy with the camera) 

I also noticed that at first the second cop was doing the Vulcan hand gesture when he put his hands up, but quickly 'corrected' himself and closed his fingers.   

Good one, and the für Leia and für Luke von Papi tags on the presents Vader was holding were a nice touch, too.   

-Pat

[mnementh]

Noticed and appreciated all of the above... I like that they deliberately made an effort to include stuff for Trekkers as well as Troopers/Jedi in their production, without making it too obvious. This is a time for Holiday Cheer, not feeling slighted. 

mnem
moo!

[GreyWoolfe]

* worsthorse wanders off, looking slightly sheepish and wondering where he left his to do list.

Don't worry about it.  Just make a new list.  Hell, put it off until tomorrow to make it.  It's all good.

[mnementh]

...You SO belong here. Have a breakfast taco on me. 
(SNIP)
mnem
Also, I did notice that you're NOT denying my point above...   

* worsthorse wanders off, looking slightly sheepish and wondering where he left his to do list.

What's really funny is that if you search the thread for "taco", there's 2 pages of hits; and they're all me propagating this silly little meme. 

mnem
https://www.google.com/search?q=taco+site:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/test-equipment-anonymous-(tea)-group-therapy-thread/

[mnementh]

* worsthorse wanders off, looking slightly sheepish and wondering where he left his to do list.

Don't worry about it.  Just make a new list.  Hell, put it off until tomorrow to make it.  It's all good.

Jeez.... can you dial back the urgency a little there GW...? 

mnem
Grand-dad always said "Never do today what you can put off til tomorrow."
"We have a similar saying where I'm from... only it lacks that sense of commitment."

[Mr. Scram]

Noticed and appreciated all of the above... I like that they deliberately made an effort to include stuff for Trekkers as well as Troopers/Jedi in their production, without making it too obvious. This is a time for Holiday Cheer, not feeling slighted. 

mnem
moo!

Not obvious? How much more blatant do you want it? 

[bd139]

One does not mix Trekkies and Star Warts   

[Specmaster]

Before I forget to say Happy Christmas one and all, I'll say it now, and I found papa med a new Christmassy avatar, will he use it? 

[med6753]

Nope....Humbug. 

Edit....Merry Christmas to you too. 

[xrunner]

... and I found papa med a new Christmassy avatar, will he use it? 

Not unless one of the hands is photoshopped ... 

[Specmaster]

I thought you all might like this, strange but it works 

[Kosmic]

It's using a windows phone by the looks so it's already done for 

Believe it or not I'm still using my Nokia 925 with Win8.1 but I am upgrading this Christmas. Nothing wrong with the phone itself. Extremely reliable but slowly all the apps are going down the toilet due to lack of support.

Was using a Nokia 935 with windows 10 up until recently. Great phone with a great camera (20mpix). Switched to a pixel 3 since windows on mobile is pretty much dead 

[Specmaster]

I had a Lumina 950 Windows phone with 8.1 installed and then got a free upgrade to Windows 10, 20Mpix camera and I loved it, performed well, large screen and the camera was excellent.

[Kosmic]

Before I forget to say Happy Christmas one and all, I'll say it now, and I found papa med a new Christmassy avatar, will he use it? 

Merry christmas to you and your family Spec