Re: I've really had enough with humanity.
George Carlin was one of my favorite critics of the 'modern' world. I think I've watched all of his vids and enjoyed every one. My only regret is that I never got to see him live.
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A few years ago I hand-crafted a website (that I still keep updated) with just simple displays of titles and content lists. It was a basic but presentable display. I was quite pleased it seemed to load as fast, or even faster that similar ones.
Not long ago I was chatting with a couple of guys interested in the same subject, and on showing them what I had, noticed they'd suddenly gone very quiet. It seems they were unused to being able to flick through menus so quickly.
Well now, some rather surprising responses.
However most miss the mark because I don't have a smart phone at all - there wouldn't be much point, as (until a couple of years ago) it would have spent most of its time in a security official's locked box. Many places I've worked have an absolute prohibition on cameras.
Having fat very dry fingers doesn't help - that's when they are not fat oil-covered ones.
This will all change soon, but I've got so used to a very basic dumb phone, I doubt I'll change it.
These chug along for far more than 20 years! I know of several that are still running 24/7 and are getting on for 30, and last year I repaired an ancient TTL forerunner that's something like 40 - the I/O modules are 2x10x8... inches!
Fortunately none of these have any network access (that I know of)
The music industry have brought this on themselves. They should have thought about it 20 years ago when the demand first materialised. Instead they tried to stifle it, and have failed at every step of the way since, all the time further alienating the listeners. Had they worked out a system for on-line sales at a reasonable price they would have annihilated the organised infringers, as (contrary to their statements) the majority of listeners like to stay within the law.
Bean counters! Cheaper to bulk buy all the same.
I once came across a case where it was all a slightly mottled fudge colour. When I told my then boss he laughed and said it was the natural colour of the plastic - to this day I'm not sure whether or not he was pulling my leg.
Whatever you do, don't hold back...
However...
I don't know whether this is completely true, embellished, or a total fabrication, but I've lost count of the times I've heard people say "but that's impossible" or "nobody would do that" - expressions that Murphy up there is carefully listening out for.
Also, I can easily believe a UPS could destroy itself. Very high power DC systems (which the UPS is internally) are notorious for self destruction. One small design error, or unexpected circumstance can start an arc that simply won't extinguish until there is nothing left to destroy.
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I didn't downvote you.
I've worked with three phase systems for a {cough} few years. I will always fit mechanically linked breakers to anything that can draw a significant current. There are some 'interesting' runaway situations that can occur otherwise - mostly based on "but nobody would do that", such as: "Well the phases are nicely balanced so there's negligible total neutral current so we can run a thinner (cheaper) line".
I've seen that, and the result when a printing press contactor lost one phase - smoke coming from a long line of ducting, and lots of (expensive) single phase kit going pop.