Die, computer die!

[Guest]

I just want to kill my computer. But I can't since I am 120 km away from it. Let me outline why:

I start working on monday in the town of Västerĺs, where my parents live, and will do so the next two months. They are going abroad so I'll have a big nice house all for myself. So I left Stockholm today and brought all my importrant stuff. I left my computer at home since my parents have a nice fast 10 mbit connection too, so I can reach it via internet. All my files, mail, calender, basically everything is on that computer.

Now, my setup was this

1) Norton PCAnywhere - computer remote control program - enables me to entirely control my computer remote

2) FTP server running. I have execute rights, so if 1) fails, I can always start it up again.

3) A digital video camera + webserver that transmits a live feed from my apartment.  So that I can see my apartment and see that it is ok.

Now, I get to Västerĺs and try the video feed. Works! Great, I can see my apartment. Within the camera angle is my computer. All very nice.

I start up PCAnywhere. Hmm... "Can't establish connection to device". Wtf?? I go to another computer and try the same. No luck. Ok, glad that I started the ftp server!

Damn! The ftp server doesn't work either!

So now I can sit and watch my damn computer in real-time, but I can do nothing to it.

What is worse is that I gave my spare key to my ex girlfriend and she is in Estonia on a tour right now, and won't be back for a while  

[FetishFool 0]

Penis-twisting problem deserves a simple solution.

Call a friend. Since you can see your computer, you can make sure that your friend isn't doing anything wrong to it. Like porn.

Then you work with him over the phone, and sort things out.

It's probably soemthing stupid like a firewall that's blocking you or something.

[FetishFool 0]

Oh, and remember, since you live in an apartment you have a superintendant.

If your superintendant doesn't have a key to open your door... Then TWO THUMBS UP TO YOU, BUDDY!

[kegetys 2]

Remote administrating windowses is pain

[Guest]

The only key, except for mine is somewhere in Estonia right now. All I need is to reboot that f**king computer and all the services will start automatically.

I'll probably have to wait until my key returns from Estonia

[Guest]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Kegetys @ June 07 2002,22:32)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Remote administrating windowses is pain <span id='postcolor'>

PCAnywhere has so far worked very well for me. I don't get why it doesnt work now. I did some alterations to my firewall -but I lowered the security for outgoing signals, and that was all.

[Antichrist 0]

Blow up some powerplant so it will create powershortage, it will reboot automatically...

[Guest]

I have thought about something similar: calling a neighbour and ask them to pull the plug, but there is one problem: modern pc:s have soft-switches without distinctive on/off state. So when the power comes back on, the computer will stay off

[Antichrist 0]

Damn!

[ralphwiggum 6]

MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Denoir is out of his apt!

Alright! Time to raid his place and take his stuff!!!

ok..enough of making an a-hole of me..

seriously, you should just ask your superintendent to reboot it.

curiously, did you bring your OFP CD with you?

[Guest]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ June 07 2002,23:18)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Denoir is out of his apt!<span id='postcolor'>

groan

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ok..enough of making an a-hole of me..

seriously, you should just ask your superintendent to reboot it.

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He has no key. My gf (ret.) has my spare and she is in Estonia right now. She knows absolutely nothing about computers so I really hope a reboot is all that is needed.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">curiously, did you bring your OFP CD with you?<span id='postcolor'>

nope. it's in my cd drive at home. The computers here have no good graphics cards so I thought that it wasn't worth the effort.

The worst thing is that I can see that goddamned computer all the time (well not really now, it is getting too dark - but I can see my optical mouse glowing). Really annoying.

[Warin 0]

Now that really really sucks. I feel for you.

You live in an apartment building and there isnt a superintendant with a key? Wow. I like Sweden. When I was moving out of one place a few years ago, the super would turn up all the time with people to show them the property, even though he was supposed to give me warning. It really sucked. No super w/ key=no embarassing shower incidents

BTW...at least in the first half of the game yesterday, Sweden played like a bunch of grade schoolers...I cant believe they won! Their first goal was absolutely beautiful...but hell, a few minutes later they almost scored on their own goal.

[ralphwiggum 6]

since it's 120km away, if you have a car, why not drive there? will take about 3 hours at most, and if nothing works, you can sleep over and come back to your parent's place the next day.

if public transportation is your only way, how about sleeping over ?

hey, i drove around 320miles this week alone.

[Guest]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ June 07 2002,23:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">since it's 120km away, if you have a car, why not drive there? will take about 3 hours at most, and if nothing works, you can sleep over and come back to your parent's place the next day.

if public transportation is your only way, how about sleeping over ?

hey, i drove around 320miles this week alone.<span id='postcolor'>

It's max 1.5 hours. Less then one if I borrow my dads Jag

But I will *not* go there. I refuse to admit that I am so bloody dependent on my computer. So far I have survived today, and I don't think that I will need any special files now during the weekend. Then I start working (programming robots, pretty fun ) so I hope I won't need anything. My gf (ret.) should come back next sunday.

Warin:

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">BTW...at least in the first half of the game yesterday, Sweden played like a bunch of grade schoolers...I cant believe they won!   Their first goal was absolutely beautiful...but hell, a few minutes later they almost scored on their own goal.  

<span id='postcolor'>

Please don't remind me. They played horribly. It worked against Nigeria but it sure as hell won't work against Argentina.

[Mister Frag 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ June 07 2002,14:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><Snip>

hey, i drove around 320miles this week alone.<span id='postcolor'>

You haven't really lived until you've driven for nearly 48 hours straight.

I drove from Atlanta, Georgia to Los Angeles, California (~2400 miles) in two days once when I was younger and more foolish. The only time I would stop would be to fill up the gas tank or get more caffeine.

[FetishFool 0]

How about over-night mail?

Get a spare key cut, then mail it to someone overnight.

It shouldn't cost a lot, since the destination is so close.

[Guest]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (FetishFool @ June 07 2002,23:57)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">How about over-night mail?

Get a spare key cut, then mail it to someone overnight.

It shouldn't cost a lot, since the destination is so close.<span id='postcolor'>

Ok, I am *not* that despreate. I just want to bitch about it, but I'll survive

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ June 07 2002,23:55)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">But I will *not* go there. I refuse to admit that I am so bloody dependent on my computer.<span id='postcolor'>

yeah yeah yeah...whatever~~

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Mister Frag @ June 07 2002,23:56)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ June 07 2002,14:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><Snip>

hey, i drove around 320miles this week alone.<span id='postcolor'>

You haven't really lived until you've driven for nearly 48 hours straight.

I drove from Atlanta, Georgia to Los Angeles, California (~2400 miles) in two days once when I was younger and more foolish. The only time I would stop would be to fill up the gas tank or get more caffeine. <span id='postcolor'>

well..you worked for peter norton group...that means you are used to caffeine-fuled overnights...

i'm at Santa Monica right now(cuz my work is there) but I live near Pomona. so commute is less than perfect.

but yeah...48 hour driving is dangerous..hope you never have to do that..

[Guest]

Oh, this is just so bloody great. WRPedit has been released and my OFP CD is 120 km away

What is worse, I knew that they were going to release it anytime now and yet I didn't bring the CD. I really should stop thinking with my left toe

[theavonlady 2]

Time to take the Jag for a spin.

[Guest]

I don't know. He has been very reluctant to letting me drive it. For some reason he still remembers when I trashed his Maserati a couple of years ago.

I asked actually my dad yesterday if I could borrow the Jaguar. He laughed hysterically for a while and then handed over the keys to my mother's Passat.

[Sadico 1]

U trashed your fathers Maserati!!?? Fuck, my father would cut my balls and give'em for dinner to the dogs if i trashed his BMW, if i trashed a Maserati he would hang me on a pole!

[Guest]

Well, I was young and foolish.

And besides it wasn't my fault. Everybody thinks that I was to blame just because they consider trees being static objects. But I am telling you, that tree was out to get me!!

[DarkLight 0]

Hmmm that sounds familiar