the id, the ego, & the single misfiring brain cell - Latest Comments on it's like i locked myself in the bathroom https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Mila [Visitor] in response to: it's like i locked myself in the bathroom Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:40:52 +0000 Mila [Visitor] c32687@https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/ <p>D, </p> <p>&#8220;I like wine, yes, but I never behave like this when I run out.&#8221;</p> <p>Congratulations! You are NOT an alcoholic.</p> <p>&#8220;So this is what it feels like to need something irrationally.&#8221;</p> <p>It is a guilty pleasure to me :P Plus, you have a significant other half a world away&#8230; OF COURSE you need internet! My lappy is from 2007, and every day I dread it&#8217;s unavoidable death.</p> <p>About the Sabbath&#8230; I understand what it is about, but I don&#8217;t understand why it HAS to be on that day. It&#8217;s not like you can program your mind to understand such things!</p> <p>Mee.-</p> D,

“I like wine, yes, but I never behave like this when I run out.”

Congratulations! You are NOT an alcoholic.

“So this is what it feels like to need something irrationally.”

It is a guilty pleasure to me :P Plus, you have a significant other half a world away… OF COURSE you need internet! My lappy is from 2007, and every day I dread it’s unavoidable death.

About the Sabbath… I understand what it is about, but I don’t understand why it HAS to be on that day. It’s not like you can program your mind to understand such things!

Mee.-

]]> https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php/2011/04/23/it-s-like-i-locked#c32687 admin [Member] in response to: it's like i locked myself in the bathroom Sun, 24 Apr 2011 08:19:46 +0000 [Member] c32685@https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/ <p>Thanks, Cath! I took it in and had it fixed. As it turns out (in this case), the female part of the power plug was broken (and why that made it not boot from battery baffles me, admittedly). It works like a charm now, and the man who fixed it for me said Macs normally last 15 to 20 years (!), so I&#8217;ll keep that tip in my hip pocket. :)</p> <p>d</p> Thanks, Cath! I took it in and had it fixed. As it turns out (in this case), the female part of the power plug was broken (and why that made it not boot from battery baffles me, admittedly). It works like a charm now, and the man who fixed it for me said Macs normally last 15 to 20 years (!), so I’ll keep that tip in my hip pocket. :)

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]]> https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php/2011/04/23/it-s-like-i-locked#c32685 Cath the Canberra Cook [Visitor] in response to: it's like i locked myself in the bathroom Sun, 24 Apr 2011 02:00:54 +0000 Cath the Canberra Cook [Visitor] c32684@https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/ <p>Ignoring everything you said for a moment&#8230;</p> <p>Power management in older Mac lappies is a common problem. Fix options are:<br /> 1. Hold down power button for 10 seconds. Then restart - press power and see if it comes back.</p> <p>If no luck, reset PMU.<br /> Unplug, and remove battery. Press and hold power button for 10 sec. Put battery back. Retry.</p> <p>If no luck, repeat and then leave alone for 10 minutes before putting battery back, then retry. </p> <p>(If it works you&#8217;ll have to reset the time and date.)</p> <p>Check this list for resetting the PMU on your specific mac, it may be different:<br /> <a href="http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/resetpmchip.html" class="linebreak" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/resetpmchip.html</a></p> Ignoring everything you said for a moment…

Power management in older Mac lappies is a common problem. Fix options are:
1. Hold down power button for 10 seconds. Then restart - press power and see if it comes back.

If no luck, reset PMU.
Unplug, and remove battery. Press and hold power button for 10 sec. Put battery back. Retry.

If no luck, repeat and then leave alone for 10 minutes before putting battery back, then retry.

(If it works you’ll have to reset the time and date.)

Check this list for resetting the PMU on your specific mac, it may be different:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/resetpmchip.html

]]> https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php/2011/04/23/it-s-like-i-locked#c32684 Aunt Bann [Visitor] in response to: it's like i locked myself in the bathroom Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:47:37 +0000 Aunt Bann [Visitor] c32683@https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/ <p>Interesting, Diana! I&#8217;ve never been where I couldn&#8217;t function at all, but have had days when I couldn&#8217;t even start on what I wanted to do. So I can (just a little) understand what you went through. </p> <p>Your writings always entertain, instruct, and/or amaze me. Keep up the good work! And thanks!</p> Interesting, Diana! I’ve never been where I couldn’t function at all, but have had days when I couldn’t even start on what I wanted to do. So I can (just a little) understand what you went through.

Your writings always entertain, instruct, and/or amaze me. Keep up the good work! And thanks!

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