I’m surprised that deal with the helmets wasn’t brought up
in the real world… I’ll just give it time 😉
OH boy! Teresa, I think you finally got their attention. Good
or bad, things are going to start happening! Maybe he’s going
to give her praise, a scolding, or some insider tips on some
truly advanced tech, or maybe a new power?
While I am utterly against government mandates for things
like helmets and seat belts, I have no problem with an ins-
urance company arguing “contributory negligence” if you are
in a mishap and are not using minimal safety gear. If you
are not willing to take minimal safety precautions why should
the insurance have to pay? Again, government mandates are
wrong but insurance is a contract between the customer and
the insurer. When I was on the Motorcycle Eval Team at Mc-
Connell Air Force Patch guys would ask me how much helmet
to get. My stock answer was $10 helmet for a $10 head. I al-
ways got the best I could afford. But ultimately it’s your tender
body so you’re the one who has to live with the consequences
of your choices. The best quote I ever read about helmets was
from the head of surgery and traumatology at some big Mary-
land hospital. He said that he could tell from a biker’s injuries
whether they had been wearing a helmet. He said that the in-
juries of those who had been wearing a helmet were usually
limited to their extremities. If they weren’t wearing a helmet
they often became organ donors!
Talking about seat belts the best quote I ever saw was from a
20 year veteran of the Ohio State Patrol. He said that in all the
years he served he never unbuckled a dead person from a car.
He did say he had helped pick up more than one person who had
been ejected from their vehicle. After I saw the bruises that the
airplane lap belt made on my hips that time I crashed a light plane
I got real religious about wearing seat belts. I don’t much care what
you do in your own car but mine doesn’t roll until everybody is well
buckled up.
It was Insurance companies that got the helmet law
in effect back in the early 80s, and they were proud
of it. It faded in time, but it was a clear sign of how
much power those companies have over our lives.
I didn’t have seat belts in the car I rolled, and I was
cocky about my driving skills. And I paid the price for it.
And the insurance companies were wrong for doing that.
Getting government involved was wrong. Government does
not belong in our private lives. Thoreau was right when he
championed the principle of “That government is best
which governs least”. It’s for certain that the Empire holds
to that principle.
It’s why I say that lawyers and big business
are the real power in the country,
NO private business should be able to set
policy in the government!
Just because they help someone get elected…
Personally, i suspect that it’s a programmable feature of the bike,
and a way to minimize liability for the company renting the bikes.
As they have no real idea how much experience the rider has,
having the rider wear a helmet, at the least, protects the rental
company from accusations of misleading the rider about safety.
While freedom might be an issue, it doesn’t prevent companies
from enforcing operating policies for their equipment.
see,, back in the 80s two insurance companies tried that.
“IF you want insurance with us you have to wear a helmet.”
every biker and families, boycotted the companies.
one went out of business and the other will not insure bikes…
A smarter approach would have been to charge people a higher
rate for NOT wearing a helmet, but couch it as offering a
“discount” for agreeing to always wear one. Should have been
one of the revised Rules of Acquisition: “If you want to do
business with him again, he has to think he got a good deal.”
Remember; the penalties for corporate irresponsibility in the Wolf Empire are
FAR more strict than they are in our reality. I also suspect that there aren’t too
many grav driven motorcycle dealerships just yet, so, they would be rather
concerned with covering their assets/reputations, rather than worrying about
their property. Hardware can be insured, but if basic precautions aren’t taken,
and an accident happens, then they could be sued by the insurance company,
not to mention having their accident claim denied. Then there’s the lawsuit
from the ‘victim’ of their negligence, or, worse, having to pay death benefits to
the victim’s family.
While personal responsibility is, essentially, the law of the land in the Empire,
corporate responsibility to the public has likewise become a major point of
Law. From what I can tell, while much of the old protections that corporations
have today still exist, their responsibilities to public safty has been vastly
increased. I imagine a waiver could be signed by the renter, indemnifying the
company against harm to the renter, due to their own actions, but having the
renter use a helmet to start the bike, while inconvenient, is a whole lot less
of an imposition, and a lot less complicated.
If I remember right, Loki was a shapeshifter, create near perfect
illusions, manifest items that had time limits, and in general just
cause mayhem and destruction. Coyote was a manipulator and
was fond of creating a situation that normal people didn’t have a
prayer of surviving. This guy strikes me as Cronus or a few other
mythical gods that played with time. Neither Loki or Coyote did
that that I can remember, it’s been ages since I read up on their
lore, the movies didn’t cover them well. But, it’s PC’s world,
he does love to mess with us and keep us guessing 😉
And,, ‘gods’ like to cross over…
Huehuecoyotl = Set = Loki = Voliyig…
(Aztec, Egypt, Norse, Elder.) i can go on
whos to say that they cosplay the others…
True, and I missed you had added his name in the character
list. Yeah, NOT a good god to be wanting to have to talk to,
if the stories are true. But he might be willing to help clean
up the core’s mess. I kinda hope He gives Teresa the FTL
tech, or give her a way to teleport….
I was looking at that VW bug, looks like a mid-60s style.
Which would be ideal for a conversion to both EV or grav
motors, the batteries could be built right into the floor
pan. The short transaxle was pretty much right there
where the front engine cars’ transmissions were set
behind the firewall.
Why go EV when you can have a grav motor? Personally I do not
see anything good about EVs. Batteries are HEAVY which means
wear and tear on the running gear, car body AND the road. Plus
electric power generation puts a lot of the dreaded GHGs {DUN
DUN DUUUNNN!!!} into the atmosphere. I just cannot see the
utility of the things. But each to his own.
When the first grav motor was introduced, Johnathan mentioned DC
motors and the human batteries were far better than ours, otherwise
I wouldn’t have brought it up. DC motors use brushes, and those
produce ozone as well. Not a good thing to breathe often.
These days, brushes are only used in cheap and inefficient motors.
Anything aiming for high efficiency uses brushless DC motors.
The current is switched electronically and only runs through
the stator coils.
Sure, they use permanent magnets and fluctuate the fields,
I have seen those and the fancy motor controllers that they
require. Plus there’s been some big “improvements” since
I was in that walk of life. Still, ionized air happens anytime
a magnetic field is created. Just walk under those high
tension power lines and you can smell it.
I remember when I was training for the mechanic job, walking
into the main power room at the plant, they had to install a
pretty large exhaust fan, just the 1440 VAC to 480VAC
transformers produced so much ozone that if the venting
wasn’t done you couldn’t breathe in there. I remember the
first time a lightening strike on the substation tripped the
main, you had to stick a handle into the main switch primer
to pump it up, but you had to stick a 6 ft. cheater pipe on
the handle to get the last 2 pumps on it so the “ready”
light to light up. Then everyone but the brave guy would
leave so he could push the trigger to close the actual power
switch blades and pray they didn’t arc and explode. The
“brave guy” was usually was the newbie heh.
I use and build specialized computers. But some companies want to add
them to everything, adding unnecessary complexity and expensive,
unneeded points of failure.
My washing machine is old, with all-mechanical controls. I will keep
fixing it (not often needed) until I die.
I have an all-metal Sunbeam mixer that’s older than I am. It’s on it’s
third set of brushes. It’s painted ivory and black (paint chipped in spots).
My girlfriend has a new German-named plastic mixer. Her old one broke after
three years, I couldn’t even find the brushes!
This guy has it right, and he’s funny.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DifysK46DO4
My wife and I were on the Volvo Trucks Owner/Operator Advisory Council
for a number of years. We regularly went to the headquarters in North
Carolina to see what was coming up, and to advise the engineers on how
it struck us as buyers of their trucks. One time they were showing off all
the new GeeWhizBang electronics in the controls, and we asked them why
they did that, knowing they would be very expensive to fix. “Because it’s
nifty, and we can,” was their reply. Putting that kind of stuff in vehicles
that are routinely expected to last over 1,000,000 miles was really
questionable, to us. Just in passing, we put over 700,000 miles on our
first Volvo, a 2000 770. We traded it in and it was sold the next day to
another owner operator who ran it on a daily run from Dallas to Laredo
or Harlingen, and I saw it on a regular basis for years. The last time I
talked to the guy, he had 1,250,000 miles on it and it still hadn’t needed
an overhaul. Our 2003 780 was not as dependable.
I was doing the same over 20 years ago, but in today’s tech,
cell phones are my area of frustration. Mainly every time I
figure one out, they add stuff to them and I have to start over.
And they just keep changing them often. grrrrr….
Far worse than computers.
Like the galaxy phone I have now, I bought it 6 years ago,
and thanks to all the “updates”, it’s starting lag and fail.
I refuse to buy a new one every couple of years. Besides,
I’m still finding options with it I didn’t know about!
I watched that video and commented:
“I agree Bill, They keep changing them and forcing you to buy a new
one every couple of years. I bought a Galaxy phone about 6 years ago,
I’m STILL finding options that weren’t covered in the thick book that
came with it. Yes I’m old, but a phone that I carry around to MAKE
calls on shouldn’t be able to tell me I need walk more (I’m disabled,
walking has become a hopeful option for me), nag me with a dozen
notices, and in general make me dread the stupid cheery tune it plays
each and every time! Why does my phone HAVE to warn me that New
York has a risk of a snow storm when I live in Indiana?”
You know, if these companies REALLY wanted to preserve the environment
but still make money, They would make equipment that not only lasted a
while, but could be easily repaired by the user, using repair manuals and
parts supplied by the company supplying the initial equipment. Some
more complex equipment could be made modular. With discounts for
users sending parts back to the company for refurbishment and resale.
(Plus; by studying the damage done to the modules, the company can
improve those modules, improving quality). Systems CAN be made with
user repairability in mind, which also improves buyer loyalty, as there is
the unwritten assumption that the user is clever enough to make the par-
basic instruction. instruction. Company motto could be;
“If you’re smart enough to buy and use our products, you’re smart
enough to maintain and fix them with our parts.”
“Reverse Improvement” is the current action, where it’s common
to make things more complicated. Watch the link PC posted,
Bill Maher talks about it and his feelings on it. In the 1930s
and up, when cars were simpler, You got a tool kit, and manuals
were on sale at any parts store. By the 50’s you had to buy
your own tools, but they were better quality. The manuals gained
more detail and pictures to help you. Then computers and such
were added and it was no longer an option to DIY your car,
without a 4-year degree and expensive tech.
planned obsolescence.! and no way to fix it.
IE: my flip phone,, they will sell it, but offer
no support in any way.! and just about any
repair is more expensive than a new one…
When we switched over to Spectrum for internet and cable
from AT&T/DirecTV they tried to get us to use them for our
phones, too. My wife’s phone was compatible. My old (2019)
Samsung Galaxy wasn’t. By the time they added in the cost
of a new phone for me it was going to cost MORE than what
Cricket is charging us. I said “Oh, HELL no!” All I use my phone
for is as a phone (and to play solitaire while waiting at an app-
ointment). I do not NEED a new phone. More importantly I do
not WANT a new phone! Screw Spectrum.
I hear that, Anytime I get a text (mostly my sister and her hubby)
they complain that I don’t answer them fast enough.Even though
I proved to them it can take up to 10 minutes to receive a text,
damn phone has gotten laggy since the last 3 updates. “Well then,
it’s time for you to get a new one!” sure, give me $500 for the
phone and pay for the classes I need to understand the flippin’
thing then! 😛
Not the only time their BS got them in trouble. the whole
propitiatory BS with the early computers almost shut the
company altogether. NO one wanted a computer that
only a “certified” repair and upgrade store could work
on them, at outrageous prices. That’s why I was able to
buy 5 partially stripped Deskpro’s for $50 USD. No one
wanted them, and I had to modify the 2 I got working
just so I could replace a video card and ram chips. One
had the ram chips permanently installed! wasn’t worth
fixing anyway, it was only had a 200mhz CPU.
That’s part of why I will not have an.Apple phone. My PC can
talk to my phone (android) and tablet (lobotomized android
clone) with just USB cable. To communicate with an iphone
Apple wants to load multiple Gb of bloatware. Ain’t no way,
ain’t no how!
Taritha is speechless...
I'll let myself out.
“Elder god”???
Curiouser and curiouser!
What Bill said.
Well, there’s something we haven’t seen before.
Actually you kinda have.
Go Waaaaaay back and see how
Teresa got her healing ability.
https://thegentlewolf.net/kathy-meets-kajm-001/
But not the Elder Gods themselves.
They’ve been referred to,
but they’ve never made an appearance.
I don’t remember “Elder Gods”
And everyone looks “frozen”, not sure that
gun is going to make any difference
A three-page explanation of sorts. Bottom story, 965-968:
https://thegentlewolf.net/comic/tgw-965/
I’m surprised that deal with the helmets wasn’t brought up
in the real world… I’ll just give it time 😉
OH boy! Teresa, I think you finally got their attention. Good
or bad, things are going to start happening! Maybe he’s going
to give her praise, a scolding, or some insider tips on some
truly advanced tech, or maybe a new power?
helmets – was brought up… irl
takes away freedom, so NO…
While I am utterly against government mandates for things
like helmets and seat belts, I have no problem with an ins-
urance company arguing “contributory negligence” if you are
in a mishap and are not using minimal safety gear. If you
are not willing to take minimal safety precautions why should
the insurance have to pay? Again, government mandates are
wrong but insurance is a contract between the customer and
the insurer. When I was on the Motorcycle Eval Team at Mc-
Connell Air Force Patch guys would ask me how much helmet
to get. My stock answer was $10 helmet for a $10 head. I al-
ways got the best I could afford. But ultimately it’s your tender
body so you’re the one who has to live with the consequences
of your choices. The best quote I ever read about helmets was
from the head of surgery and traumatology at some big Mary-
land hospital. He said that he could tell from a biker’s injuries
whether they had been wearing a helmet. He said that the in-
juries of those who had been wearing a helmet were usually
limited to their extremities. If they weren’t wearing a helmet
they often became organ donors!
Talking about seat belts the best quote I ever saw was from a
20 year veteran of the Ohio State Patrol. He said that in all the
years he served he never unbuckled a dead person from a car.
He did say he had helped pick up more than one person who had
been ejected from their vehicle. After I saw the bruises that the
airplane lap belt made on my hips that time I crashed a light plane
I got real religious about wearing seat belts. I don’t much care what
you do in your own car but mine doesn’t roll until everybody is well
buckled up.
It was Insurance companies that got the helmet law
in effect back in the early 80s, and they were proud
of it. It faded in time, but it was a clear sign of how
much power those companies have over our lives.
I didn’t have seat belts in the car I rolled, and I was
cocky about my driving skills. And I paid the price for it.
And the insurance companies were wrong for doing that.
Getting government involved was wrong. Government does
not belong in our private lives. Thoreau was right when he
championed the principle of “That government is best
which governs least”. It’s for certain that the Empire holds
to that principle.
It’s why I say that lawyers and big business
are the real power in the country,
NO private business should be able to set
policy in the government!
Just because they help someone get elected…
Personally, i suspect that it’s a programmable feature of the bike,
and a way to minimize liability for the company renting the bikes.
As they have no real idea how much experience the rider has,
having the rider wear a helmet, at the least, protects the rental
company from accusations of misleading the rider about safety.
While freedom might be an issue, it doesn’t prevent companies
from enforcing operating policies for their equipment.
see,, back in the 80s two insurance companies tried that.
“IF you want insurance with us you have to wear a helmet.”
every biker and families, boycotted the companies.
one went out of business and the other will not insure bikes…
State Farm tried that, I left them for that reason alone.
A smarter approach would have been to charge people a higher
rate for NOT wearing a helmet, but couch it as offering a
“discount” for agreeing to always wear one. Should have been
one of the revised Rules of Acquisition: “If you want to do
business with him again, he has to think he got a good deal.”
Remember; the penalties for corporate irresponsibility in the Wolf Empire are
FAR more strict than they are in our reality. I also suspect that there aren’t too
many grav driven motorcycle dealerships just yet, so, they would be rather
concerned with covering their assets/reputations, rather than worrying about
their property. Hardware can be insured, but if basic precautions aren’t taken,
and an accident happens, then they could be sued by the insurance company,
not to mention having their accident claim denied. Then there’s the lawsuit
from the ‘victim’ of their negligence, or, worse, having to pay death benefits to
the victim’s family.
While personal responsibility is, essentially, the law of the land in the Empire,
corporate responsibility to the public has likewise become a major point of
Law. From what I can tell, while much of the old protections that corporations
have today still exist, their responsibilities to public safty has been vastly
increased. I imagine a waiver could be signed by the renter, indemnifying the
company against harm to the renter, due to their own actions, but having the
renter use a helmet to start the bike, while inconvenient, is a whole lot less
of an imposition, and a lot less complicated.
And it’s LOKI, not just any elder god.
I’d be hard pressed to decide which one I would hate
more, Loki or Coyote as trickster gods.
Neither one can be trusted.
If I remember right, Loki was a shapeshifter, create near perfect
illusions, manifest items that had time limits, and in general just
cause mayhem and destruction. Coyote was a manipulator and
was fond of creating a situation that normal people didn’t have a
prayer of surviving. This guy strikes me as Cronus or a few other
mythical gods that played with time. Neither Loki or Coyote did
that that I can remember, it’s been ages since I read up on their
lore, the movies didn’t cover them well. But, it’s PC’s world,
he does love to mess with us and keep us guessing 😉
shapeshifter – umm God.! they can all shapeshift!!!
reminder,,, Loki has at least 3 kids…
And,, ‘gods’ like to cross over…
Huehuecoyotl = Set = Loki = Voliyig…
(Aztec, Egypt, Norse, Elder.) i can go on
whos to say that they cosplay the others…
True, and I missed you had added his name in the character
list. Yeah, NOT a good god to be wanting to have to talk to,
if the stories are true. But he might be willing to help clean
up the core’s mess. I kinda hope He gives Teresa the FTL
tech, or give her a way to teleport….
At least six I can think of right now.
Well, Loki is what’s in the character list,
so we Do know who she’s facing.
Ah, I missed that!
I’m used to being insulted.
I’ve probably kicked his ass two or three times.
Heh, I bet you did! 😉
I was looking at that VW bug, looks like a mid-60s style.
Which would be ideal for a conversion to both EV or grav
motors, the batteries could be built right into the floor
pan. The short transaxle was pretty much right there
where the front engine cars’ transmissions were set
behind the firewall.
Why go EV when you can have a grav motor? Personally I do not
see anything good about EVs. Batteries are HEAVY which means
wear and tear on the running gear, car body AND the road. Plus
electric power generation puts a lot of the dreaded GHGs {DUN
DUN DUUUNNN!!!} into the atmosphere. I just cannot see the
utility of the things. But each to his own.
When the first grav motor was introduced, Johnathan mentioned DC
motors and the human batteries were far better than ours, otherwise
I wouldn’t have brought it up. DC motors use brushes, and those
produce ozone as well. Not a good thing to breathe often.
These days, brushes are only used in cheap and inefficient motors.
Anything aiming for high efficiency uses brushless DC motors.
The current is switched electronically and only runs through
the stator coils.
Sure, they use permanent magnets and fluctuate the fields,
I have seen those and the fancy motor controllers that they
require. Plus there’s been some big “improvements” since
I was in that walk of life. Still, ionized air happens anytime
a magnetic field is created. Just walk under those high
tension power lines and you can smell it.
I remember when I was training for the mechanic job, walking
into the main power room at the plant, they had to install a
pretty large exhaust fan, just the 1440 VAC to 480VAC
transformers produced so much ozone that if the venting
wasn’t done you couldn’t breathe in there. I remember the
first time a lightening strike on the substation tripped the
main, you had to stick a handle into the main switch primer
to pump it up, but you had to stick a 6 ft. cheater pipe on
the handle to get the last 2 pumps on it so the “ready”
light to light up. Then everyone but the brave guy would
leave so he could push the trigger to close the actual power
switch blades and pray they didn’t arc and explode. The
“brave guy” was usually was the newbie heh.
I think PC added that because the DC motor is a low-cost option.
Could you imagine, not only converting a Beetle to grav drive, but to flying?
It’s be a bit ugly, but fun!
I use and build specialized computers. But some companies want to add
them to everything, adding unnecessary complexity and expensive,
unneeded points of failure.
My washing machine is old, with all-mechanical controls. I will keep
fixing it (not often needed) until I die.
I have an all-metal Sunbeam mixer that’s older than I am. It’s on it’s
third set of brushes. It’s painted ivory and black (paint chipped in spots).
My girlfriend has a new German-named plastic mixer. Her old one broke after
three years, I couldn’t even find the brushes!
This guy has it right, and he’s funny.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DifysK46DO4
My wife and I were on the Volvo Trucks Owner/Operator Advisory Council
for a number of years. We regularly went to the headquarters in North
Carolina to see what was coming up, and to advise the engineers on how
it struck us as buyers of their trucks. One time they were showing off all
the new GeeWhizBang electronics in the controls, and we asked them why
they did that, knowing they would be very expensive to fix. “Because it’s
nifty, and we can,” was their reply. Putting that kind of stuff in vehicles
that are routinely expected to last over 1,000,000 miles was really
questionable, to us. Just in passing, we put over 700,000 miles on our
first Volvo, a 2000 770. We traded it in and it was sold the next day to
another owner operator who ran it on a daily run from Dallas to Laredo
or Harlingen, and I saw it on a regular basis for years. The last time I
talked to the guy, he had 1,250,000 miles on it and it still hadn’t needed
an overhaul. Our 2003 780 was not as dependable.
I was doing the same over 20 years ago, but in today’s tech,
cell phones are my area of frustration. Mainly every time I
figure one out, they add stuff to them and I have to start over.
And they just keep changing them often. grrrrr….
Far worse than computers.
Like the galaxy phone I have now, I bought it 6 years ago,
and thanks to all the “updates”, it’s starting lag and fail.
I refuse to buy a new one every couple of years. Besides,
I’m still finding options with it I didn’t know about!
I watched that video and commented:
“I agree Bill, They keep changing them and forcing you to buy a new
one every couple of years. I bought a Galaxy phone about 6 years ago,
I’m STILL finding options that weren’t covered in the thick book that
came with it. Yes I’m old, but a phone that I carry around to MAKE
calls on shouldn’t be able to tell me I need walk more (I’m disabled,
walking has become a hopeful option for me), nag me with a dozen
notices, and in general make me dread the stupid cheery tune it plays
each and every time! Why does my phone HAVE to warn me that New
York has a risk of a snow storm when I live in Indiana?”
You know, if these companies REALLY wanted to preserve the environment
but still make money, They would make equipment that not only lasted a
while, but could be easily repaired by the user, using repair manuals and
parts supplied by the company supplying the initial equipment. Some
more complex equipment could be made modular. With discounts for
users sending parts back to the company for refurbishment and resale.
(Plus; by studying the damage done to the modules, the company can
improve those modules, improving quality). Systems CAN be made with
user repairability in mind, which also improves buyer loyalty, as there is
the unwritten assumption that the user is clever enough to make the par-
basic instruction. instruction. Company motto could be;
“If you’re smart enough to buy and use our products, you’re smart
enough to maintain and fix them with our parts.”
“Reverse Improvement” is the current action, where it’s common
to make things more complicated. Watch the link PC posted,
Bill Maher talks about it and his feelings on it. In the 1930s
and up, when cars were simpler, You got a tool kit, and manuals
were on sale at any parts store. By the 50’s you had to buy
your own tools, but they were better quality. The manuals gained
more detail and pictures to help you. Then computers and such
were added and it was no longer an option to DIY your car,
without a 4-year degree and expensive tech.
planned obsolescence.! and no way to fix it.
IE: my flip phone,, they will sell it, but offer
no support in any way.! and just about any
repair is more expensive than a new one…
When we switched over to Spectrum for internet and cable
from AT&T/DirecTV they tried to get us to use them for our
phones, too. My wife’s phone was compatible. My old (2019)
Samsung Galaxy wasn’t. By the time they added in the cost
of a new phone for me it was going to cost MORE than what
Cricket is charging us. I said “Oh, HELL no!” All I use my phone
for is as a phone (and to play solitaire while waiting at an app-
ointment). I do not NEED a new phone. More importantly I do
not WANT a new phone! Screw Spectrum.
I hear that, Anytime I get a text (mostly my sister and her hubby)
they complain that I don’t answer them fast enough.Even though
I proved to them it can take up to 10 minutes to receive a text,
damn phone has gotten laggy since the last 3 updates. “Well then,
it’s time for you to get a new one!” sure, give me $500 for the
phone and pay for the classes I need to understand the flippin’
thing then! 😛
laggy.. IPhone was taken to court about that..
after 3 to 5 updates,. they are allowed to sabotage
the OS on any phone.!!!
https://www.firstpost.com/world/apple-again-accused-of-planned-obsolescence-to-be-investigated-by-french-regulators-12601802.html
Not the only time their BS got them in trouble. the whole
propitiatory BS with the early computers almost shut the
company altogether. NO one wanted a computer that
only a “certified” repair and upgrade store could work
on them, at outrageous prices. That’s why I was able to
buy 5 partially stripped Deskpro’s for $50 USD. No one
wanted them, and I had to modify the 2 I got working
just so I could replace a video card and ram chips. One
had the ram chips permanently installed! wasn’t worth
fixing anyway, it was only had a 200mhz CPU.
That’s part of why I will not have an.Apple phone. My PC can
talk to my phone (android) and tablet (lobotomized android
clone) with just USB cable. To communicate with an iphone
Apple wants to load multiple Gb of bloatware. Ain’t no way,
ain’t no how!
I’ve always said, “Apple does not
play well with others”.
I just want to know where Teresa hid that hand cannon.
shoulder rig, left side…
Panel 6, she was reaching with her right hand
into her jacket while trying to get Taritha to
talk.