- Do not plug newly constructed untested devices into the power outlet in your cubicle. You need power for most of your productivity and a fried outlet will throw a monkey wrench into your workflow.
- When wiring up a new device, it is important to check the board connection on the power cable to ascertain that hot and neutral have not been transposed.
- When plugging in an untested device, it is better to ascertain that it will not smoke before plugging in the serial cable connecting it to your valuable computer. RS-232 is notoriously non-surge resistant.
- When involved in a power mishap, a couple hundred dollar motherboard will protect the breaker on a computer power supply by blowing up before the breaker can trip.
- Back up your work to the server frequently.
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- Robert (Bro. Pepper-spray of Reasoned Discussion) (
montecristo) wrote,
Robert (Bro. Pepper-spray of Reasoned Discussion)
montecristo
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Weather: 'tis nobler in the mind
It's a cool gray day (44° F) here in Livermore, interspersed with bouts of sunshine this morning. I was sitting in the bedroom, drinking coffee,…
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Fall is well underway now. The mornings have been chillier. Shannon likes it pretty darned cool, which is to say damned near cold in the house, so…
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