Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[Specmaster]

I never thought I’d say this but clearly OpenReach rock 

Nah, Virgin Media rock, I've been on cable for years now 

[factory]

That's the bit of kit I wanted 

I guess you didn't bid on the 6177C then. Did you remember to bid on the unicorn TE item or is that still active?

David

[bd139]

I never thought I’d say this but clearly OpenReach rock 

Nah, Virgin Media rock, I've been on cable for years now 

Apart from the port blocking, traffic management, dodgy routers and cabinets 



Meme of the day

That's the bit of kit I wanted 

I guess you didn't bid on the 6177C then. Did you remember to bid on the unicorn TE item or is that still active?

David

Unfortunately no. I really need one as well.

Unicorn is still active ending Friday

[Saskia]

your god was nailed to a cross.

My god is wielding a hammer.

[factory]

That's the bit of kit I wanted 

I guess you didn't bid on the 6177C then. Did you remember to bid on the unicorn TE item or is that still active?

David

Unfortunately no. I really need one as well.

Unicorn is still active ending Friday

I used to have the bigger version (6188C), I kind of regret selling it now but didn't have enough space at the time;




David

P.S. good luck on the unicorn, it's not on my watch list (nothing ending Friday).

[Cerebus]

I never thought I’d say this but clearly OpenReach rock 

Nah, Virgin Media rock, I've been on cable for years now 

Apart from the port blocking, traffic management, dodgy routers and cabinets 

I used to try to report the trashed Virgin cabinets I saw around here because, well, if it was my street plant I'd want someone to tell me. After doing it couple of times and seeing absolutely zero response I've given up. I'm occasionally tempted to lean into one of those and pull just enough cabling to fire off a network management alarm so that they come and secure it before someone just rips it all out of spite and takes a couple of hundred of my neighbours off net.

[Cerebus]

your god was nailed to a cross.

My god is wielding a hammer.

No, I think you'll find my god is waving an amphora of wine around and sporting a stonking great  [remainder of this message truncated by DecencyBot2000].

[bd139]

your god was nailed to a cross.

My god is wielding a hammer.

My god is fondling his noodly appendages.

[bd139]

I used to try to report the trashed Virgin cabinets I saw around here because, well, if it was my street plant I'd want someone to tell me. After doing it couple of times and seeing absolutely zero response I've given up. I'm occasionally tempted to lean into one of those and pull just enough cabling to fire off a network management alarm so that they come and secure it before someone just rips it all out of spite and takes a couple of hundred of my neighbours off net.

I instantly need to pee the moment I see an open Virgin cabinet. I reckon it's destiny.

[bd139]

That's the bit of kit I wanted 

I guess you didn't bid on the 6177C then. Did you remember to bid on the unicorn TE item or is that still active?

David

Unfortunately no. I really need one as well.

Unicorn is still active ending Friday

I used to have the bigger version (6188C), I kind of regret selling it now but didn't have enough space at the time;




David

P.S. good luck on the unicorn, it's not on my watch list (nothing ending Friday).

Oh that's rather nice that 6188C. I don't need a too hefty one - just a nice current source. Currently I'm using a simple BJT current source usually but that's way too much underkill and compliance depends on how buried the 6206 is

[Specmaster]

I used to try to report the trashed Virgin cabinets I saw around here because, well, if it was my street plant I'd want someone to tell me. After doing it couple of times and seeing absolutely zero response I've given up. I'm occasionally tempted to lean into one of those and pull just enough cabling to fire off a network management alarm so that they come and secure it before someone just rips it all out of spite and takes a couple of hundred of my neighbours off net.

I instantly need to pee the moment I see an open Virgin cabinet. I reckon it's destiny.

Just go and find a OR cabinet then and you can cock your leg on that 

[bd139]

Doors are usually shut. Don't want to get wet feet 

[Specmaster]

I never thought I’d say this but clearly OpenReach rock 

Nah, Virgin Media rock, I've been on cable for years now 

Apart from the port blocking, traffic management, dodgy routers and cabinets 



Meme of the day

That's the bit of kit I wanted 

I guess you didn't bid on the 6177C then. Did you remember to bid on the unicorn TE item or is that still active?

David

Unfortunately no. I really need one as well.

Unicorn is still active ending Friday

Nah, no problems round here, reckon you have a lot of the 5G nutters in your neighbourhood destroying them. I have had zero problems and no complaints about the speed or the level of service.

[tggzzz]

Train? Would be cheaper to ride a prostitute there 

Recently public transport has contained too many virus factories masquerading as self-loading freight.

[tggzzz]

I used to try to report the trashed Virgin cabinets I saw around here because, well, if it was my street plant I'd want someone to tell me. After doing it couple of times and seeing absolutely zero response I've given up. I'm occasionally tempted to lean into one of those and pull just enough cabling to fire off a network management alarm so that they come and secure it before someone just rips it all out of spite and takes a couple of hundred of my neighbours off net.

I instantly need to pee the moment I see an open Virgin cabinet. I reckon it's destiny.

Round here the dogs have been normally active, so the bottom inch of the cabinet doors are permanently open.

[bd139]

Train? Would be cheaper to ride a prostitute there 

Recently public transport has contained too many virus factories masquerading as self-loading freight.

That comment genuinely got a snigger out of me which is quite difficult.

[0culus]

Train? Would be cheaper to ride a prostitute there 

Recently public transport has contained too many virus factories masquerading as self-loading freight.

That comment genuinely got a snigger out of me which is quite difficult.

Save a horse, ride a cowboy! 

[tggzzz]

Train? Would be cheaper to ride a prostitute there 

Recently public transport has contained too many virus factories masquerading as self-loading freight.

That comment genuinely got a snigger out of me which is quite difficult.

My life is complete; I can now die happy. Probably of the new mutation of covid https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54512034 "Covid reinfection: Man gets Covid twice and second hit 'more severe'"

[bd139]

It happens. I had chicken pox twice, the second time at the ripe age of 28 which was rather unexpected. It's not nice to be a statistical outlier!

[tggzzz]

It happens. I had chicken pox twice, the second time at the ripe age of 28 which was rather unexpected. It's not nice to be a statistical outlier!

I had German measles twice. I'm not aware that mutates like flu and covid.

[Cerebus]

It happens. I had chicken pox twice, the second time at the ripe age of 28 which was rather unexpected. It's not nice to be a statistical outlier!

I had German measles twice. I'm not aware that mutates like flu and covid.

It's a virus, all viruses mutate. All living things mutate. The genetically simpler the species the more effect a mutation will have.

It takes several, perhaps 10-30, generations for an advantageous mutation in a species to become a distinct strain. The problem, from our point of view, is that a generation for many microbes is on the close order of 40 minutes. The good thing is 99% of all microbe mutations are lethal to the mutating species (the downside of genetic simplicity, every gene is vital), 0.99999% are not immediately lethal but are still disadvantageous, 0.0000999% confer a slight advantage and 0.00000001% are really advantageous (percentages made up, but they're on that order). The other bad thing is that the numbers of microbes involved in an individual infection (bacterial or viral) number in the billions, so the tiny probabilities of advantageous mutations are balanced somewhat by the sheer numbers of microbes involved.

The inevitable outcome, especially in a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease, is that new strains are born all the time.

[bitseeker]

A myriad rabbit holes in a single boat anchor. Wowzers.

[BU508A]

Hi bitseeker, welcome back. 

No, I don't ask.      

[bitseeker]

Thank you, on both accounts.

[med6753]

A myriad rabbit holes in a single boat anchor. Wowzers.

And the Peanut Galley busts my balls every time I get new TE and I perform a re-cap. Not only did he replace all the electrolytics and tants but ALL the carbon comp resistors too.