Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Objectives In A Resume For A Clothing Store

Murphy also does not sleep ... I did not remember

... and last weekend went to see me.

Any engineer (and not just say everyone has to do with science or technology, such as user or as a researcher or developer) has always had a strong reverence for the worship Murphy's Law.

It is an honor to testify that Murphy has paid attention to my humble person and home, a few days ago.

could not otherwise explain a contemporary and likely mortality of technological objects in my vicinity. Going in order, over two days have passed to a new life:

  1. a power supply for notebook (Original HP), which presented as an output voltage of 0 V, prti source has been replaced by payment of €
  2. the charging circuit of the HP notebook that I had faithfully served for 4 years: the PC still works perfectly, but is not receiving power from the transformer (not the new one, which I bought at this point unnecessarily, and it is these details that you appreciate the genius of Murphy), so once the batteries discharged, kaput ... there is nothing more to do
  3. the power of the desktop PC I had at home (which has remained the only available of course, after the mutiny on the handset). Or rather, the power supply fan has failed. But probably the protection circuit, so to stop the power supply fan is not disabled (as it should), but continued to work, producing enough heat to deform the surrounding parts. Just the power to change course. Except that you do know that that form of power and there are a few around, and it will be difficult (Or long) to find a replacement.
  4. course the next morning you wake up at a good pace, intending to buy the transformer (still hoping to find the first time) and to inform on the prices of notebooks (the knowledge that will hurt the wallet to buy back an entire PC for a single integrated dead But HP is not repairable because the place so you have to change the entire motherboard). Obviously any program in the morning jump because you realize you've stopped the clock on the time wrong. And we hope it's just the battery ...

The only positive note, the only point of pride: I'm not even a file, not a single byte, not even an email, even a bookmark or in e-mail. I've always felt that to be paranoid about backups, eventually, pay. And from now on I will pay more attention to the hypothesis implied that "it is too unlikely to spoil two things at once."

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Grecian Style Hair Up



not remember that you could make two flights in a row without a hitch.

not remember that you could change your flight at an airport terminal that has not only a new and altogether pleasant unlike the usual monoliths of concrete and glass. And to eat a sandwich is so dear, as in all airports, but not as hyperbolic or Caselle airport.

not remember you could get to the luggage carousels for luggage along with roughly the same, without having to wait 30 minutes. Indeed, since a tape was dead, you little man who comes out a kindly and sympathetically warns you to go to the next tape, and do not delegate the information to impersonal advertisements or arranging for the needs of users.

not remember that at midnight, in a city half the size of Turin, is not a problem finding a taxi at the airport. In fact, you find several, all new drivers and young and friendly.

not remember crossing the periphery could have (on balance) the impression of order and cleanliness.

not remember that a city that wants to live on tourism can take simple steps like having wide sidewalks, large pedestrian areas, lighting and enhancement of monuments, street furniture and attractive public transport running.

not remember that you could take a suburban bus, find it clean, pay the ticket only € 1.20 for a trip of 40 minutes, Thee sit and observe that even the 10% of passengers are forced to travel by foot, to pay the ticket directly to the driver (who greets you), find no less than 6 seats for elderly, disabled and mothers, clearly indicated by visible icons and a different color of the seat, and even find a waste basket on board the bus.

not remember that the roads and pavements, by their nature, tend to stay clean if there are uncivilized who have soiled them.

did not remember to get in a hotel, going to your room, connect to wifi without paying and without ever recover or obscure codes or passwords to time.

Maybe because I did not remember that are now in Spain rather than Italy, in Málaga rather than Turin.