[mythtv-users] VDPAU blows up video card, film at 11

Mike Perkins mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Sun Jan 18 21:26:12 UTC 2009


Ian Liverton wrote:
>>> Actually, I don't know that that is where it ended up.  We have
>>> Special Items Pickup day each quarter were we can put out odd items
>>> for collection.  So, it ended up whereever stuff like that ends up.
>>> Or it was picked up by the people who scavenge the drop spots for the
>>> gems that people toss out unawares.
>> [OT] LOL reminds me of my (reasonably well off) brother-in-law who was
>> very proud of entertaining his neighbours on the chairs that they had
>> themselves put out for collection, which bro-in-law scavenged,
>> repaired and repainted.
> 
> [OT] Reminds me of a 15" CRT monitor the head of ICT picked up from the
> rubbish heap and brought into school and then asked me to test (I was a
> student acting as a technician).  He couldn't understand why I refused......
> 
Wuss! The first four TVs I owned were scavenged from an open municipal rubbish 
tip. All worked - I was 15, there were three channels, 405 lines Band I/III. I 
built a huge array in the attic so I could get some of the other ITV regions, 
worked too. One of the TVs I took to college and me and three mates watched the 
moon landings on it.

-- 

Mike Perkins



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