Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[WastelandTek]

you and swmbo think alike.

only difference is that her idea of making space is a company called "1-800-got junk". 

her usual threat is "was gonna call them after you are dead, but other arrangements can be made".

I think we should all take to heart the recent fiasco down in Portland and take responsibility for orderly dishoarding while we are able.  I know I will.

[bd139]

Spreadsheet here. My eldest is savvy enough to know what to do with it all.

[Specmaster]

pretty sure that is the guy over in mt joy that sold me an hp 8569b.  did a local pick up since he is just across the river.

do i need I need to make the space for another power supply?

Fixed that for you...

you and swmbo think alike.

only difference is that her idea of making space is a company called "1-800-got junk". 

her usual threat is "was gonna call them after you are dead, but other arrangements can be made".

english women are scary. (AND don't ever call them "hyacinth" or "mrs bucket".  learned that the hard way.)

Only English women who are scary are red heads, blondes are scatter brains, Brunettes tend to be the best   

[bd139]

Dunno about that. That one that had a pet turkey/vulture/some weird ass thing and a fox (which stank) was a brunette.

[Specmaster]

Dunno about that. That one that had a pet turkey/vulture/some weird ass thing and a fox (which stank) was a brunette.

Well YMMV, was she a true Brunette 

Just got myself another new handheld meter, Rapid Electronics branded Extech EX530, 40k count Cat3 1,000V, IP67 drop proof up to 2.9m and 3 yr warranty, current Amazon price is £177.50, my price (cheap arse like yourself) £20 delivered.

[Mr. Scram]

We've launched VMs, because we wanted to solve the problems with the distributions.
We've launched Container, because we wanted to solve the problems with the VMs.
We've launched Docker, because we wanted to solve the problems with Container.
We've launched Kubernets, because we wanted to solve the problems with Docker.

And now we want to launch Serverless, because we want to spend more money to Amazon. Oh, wait, to solve the problems with Kubernets.

Source (in German):
https://blog.fefe.de/?ts=a0ee2157

And here is a nice deployment diagram:

Serverless is a great idea. Instead of having your own people deal with issues you have this black box you need others to fix. Makes for ideal troubleshooting and cost efficiency.

[mnementh]

Depends on how good your lawyers are when negotiating the service contract. If you have it set up so you counterbill for downtime, and your definitions for "downtime" are granular enough, you can make money on the service contract. 

Happened to one of the ASPs I subcontracted for; the end-client tried to counterbill us for more than the service call claiming I was late to site, when I provided exemplary less-than-1-hour response time. The only thing that saved us was the fact I anally SMS-documented every step in their obscenely convoluted security process, with arrival time in front of the rack to the minute and every ridiculous step their bridge associate made me take in troubleshooting before admitting the fault was in fact infrastructure rather than the hardware we were responsible for. 

When the WO for said infrastructure work came across the wire the next day, I noted the address and politely declined citing allergies.   

Guess my  techy-sense was tingling on that one; it wasn't until almost 2 weeks later the counterbilling nonsense went down.

mnem
*currently trying to un-fuckerize a Android TV box with UI defaulted to Chinese*

[med6753]

In a little over 2 hours Saturday's Discord session will start.

Need I say more? 

[BU508A]

Reminder for the always absent limeys, Dischord in 12 hours ! 

Learnt something new today  :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limey

[BU508A]

In a little over 2 hours Saturday's Discord session will start.

Need I say more? 

To shorten time a little bit until the Discord session starts, here's a link to one of my favourite restauration channels (mechanics):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMrMVIBtqFW6O0-MWq26gqw/videos

[bitseeker]

Page 2019! "We're in now-now" and we'll soon be passing ourselves.



Everyone: But, we're not in 2019 anymore.
Me: I know, but if I don't post now, it'll be already be then and then it's too late.

[Mr. Scram]

Depends on how good your lawyers are when negotiating the service contract. If you have it set up so you counterbill for downtime, and your definitions for "downtime" are granular enough, you can make money on the service contract. 

Happened to one of the ASPs I subcontracted for; the end-client tried to counterbill us for more than the service call claiming I was late to site, when I provided exemplary less-than-1-hour response time. The only thing that saved us was the fact I anally SMS-documented every step in their obscenely convoluted security process, with arrival time in front of the rack to the minute and every ridiculous step their bridge associate made me take in troubleshooting before admitting the fault was in fact infrastructure rather than the hardware we were responsible for. 

When the WO for said infrastructure work came across the wire the next day, I noted the address and politely declined citing allergies.   

Guess my  techy-sense was tingling on that one; it wasn't until almost 2 weeks later the counterbilling nonsense went down.

mnem
*currently trying to un-fuckerize a Android TV box with UI defaulted to Chinese*

You can rest assured this kind of service provider has excluded any responsibility they could.

[Specmaster]

With Discord coming up, will it be today or tomorrow when the page count clicks over to 2020? 

[bd139]

I’ve got the shits so I’m out tonight unless you want to have some unpleasant sounds 

[Mr. Scram]

What's the Discord sessions about? Saw it mentioned here before but I don't think I ever got the gist.

[Mr. Scram]

I’ve got the shits so I’m out tonight unless you want to have some unpleasant sounds 

Didn't you have an unpleasant neighbour? You may want to make the most of your predicament.

[BU508A]

What's the Discord sessions about? Saw it mentioned here before but I don't think I ever got the gist.

Have a look at page 1 of this thread, there you'll find a description.

Edit:

Quote:
TEA Around the Web

    The Official TEA server on Discord: Live text & voice chat. "TEA Time" chat every Saturday @ 21:00 UTC (some sessions may be recorded as a podcast).
    TEA on The Amp Hour podcast #470 @ ~15:30. "Ah, test gear. It's a sickness. You should join the Test Gear[sic] Anonymous thread on the EEVblog forum."

Now for something completely different:

Scary pictures:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/de/philippjahner/elektriker-lols-und-fails

Teaser:

[med6753]

The British are already abandoning ship. 

[beanflying]

I’ve got the shits so I’m out tonight unless you want to have some unpleasant sounds 

Then come along without a Mic. We don't mind if your keyboard makes smells 

For those who have made poor excuses in the past there is a text chat and you can always just listen along to the 

[beanflying]

So the Poms have redeemed themselves 'finally' on discord.  TEA Enabling PM sent to @Brumby so my Sunday morning is off to a good start 

[Zucca]

Heuer is good shit.  I have also sinned:



And a pack of shrouded and unshrouded lab cables for a very good price.

Now you need to remove the rust with a sander and the wheels to polish them up... We want mirror finish!



Mirror Mirror!

[bd139]

So the Poms have redeemed themselves 'finally' on discord.  TEA Enabling PM sent to @Brumby so my Sunday morning is off to a good start 

I shall be along and more communicative next week if you're unlucky 

[tautech]

So the Poms have redeemed themselves 'finally' on discord.  TEA Enabling PM sent to @Brumby so my Sunday morning is off to a good start 

Feeling lonely with just you representing the Aussies Bean ? Rob just jumped in for a mo otherwise you were on your own.
Not sure if I can rope more K1w1's in or not. 

[beanflying]

So the Poms have redeemed themselves 'finally' on discord.  TEA Enabling PM sent to @Brumby so my Sunday morning is off to a good start 

Feeling lonely with just you representing the Aussies Bean ? Rob just jumped in for a mo otherwise you were on your own.
Not sure if I can rope more K1w1's in or not. 

Not feeling to lonely. We should keep it a secret and not hand out this link https://discordapp.com/channels/658020677533827101/658020677533827104 so other can find us 

The problem may be to many with Mic's, some of us could talk underwater with a mouthful of marbles  so it could get a bit messy.

So Shhhh Keep the link a secret 

[Specmaster]

I’ve got the shits so I’m out tonight unless you want to have some unpleasant sounds 

Then come along without a Mic. We don't mind if your keyboard makes smells 

For those who have made poor excuses in the past there is a text chat and you can always just listen along to the 

Yep, and maybe, just maybe next time you might get to hear me as well when I dig out my mic and get the levels set right. Funny though, people sound much different to how you imagine they would do, and sometimes that can be a blessing in disguise.