First-World Problems...

That is a Shabbat candle-holder. Two identical candles, lighted at the same time, yet one leaves a lot of wax at the base while the other burns perfectly.

This is the agony of Chez Dildo!

What can be done? Symmetry is apparently a thing of the past in our post-modern world. The fabric of the universe is torn!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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1 Look like sprinkler escutcheon

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2024 02:02 PM (fwDg9)

2 SPONGE!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 21, 2024 02:04 PM (llON8)

3 Second world problem: I am not first!

Posted by: jayhawkone at April 21, 2024 02:04 PM (A+UG7)

4 Pluto, the planet that is even colder than Uranus, never got a day.

Posted by: zombie Red Buttons at April 21, 2024 02:04 PM (ArbhN)

5 Haven't we discussed candles burning differently by wind, hardness, wick placement

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2024 02:04 PM (fwDg9)

6 Identical-LOOKING candles.

Posted by: mrp at April 21, 2024 02:05 PM (rj6Yv)

7 I'm not saying it's aliens, but...

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2024 02:05 PM (dg+HA)

8 Maybe it's time for a new Shabbat candle-holder.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 21, 2024 02:06 PM (NpAcC)

9 Looks like a Mickey Mouse hat.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 21, 2024 02:07 PM (3jD8i)

10 wut Skip said.

Obviously one of the stabilizing factors... isn't.

Posted by: DaveA at April 21, 2024 02:07 PM (FhXTo)

11 5 Haven't we discussed candles burning differently by wind, hardness, wick placement...

And climate change!

Posted by: Greta at April 21, 2024 02:07 PM (dg+HA)

12 Were those candles bought at the same time, made at the same time, by the same manufacture?
Was one of those candles nearer a heat source than the other?
Did the ventilation around the candles direct the heat from one to the other?

So many variable to explore!
What a FWP!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2024 02:07 PM (/NGfr)

13 I don't know, odds are good that they were from different manufacturers though.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 21, 2024 02:08 PM (qZdIZ)

14 Probably how the candles burned. Candles are like snowflakes. Or there could be subtle differences in the holders.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 21, 2024 02:08 PM (99F1J)

15 One candle was made in America the other in China.

Posted by: Braenyard at April 21, 2024 02:09 PM (o1ceo)

16 One of the candles had not been switched over to Daylight Savings Time.

Posted by: It's science at April 21, 2024 02:09 PM (dg+HA)

17 Happy Passover eve, CBD!

Posted by: redridinghood at April 21, 2024 02:09 PM (NpAcC)

18 I did not realize I would be one of many proclaiming the uniqueness of candles.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 21, 2024 02:09 PM (99F1J)

19 Encountered a number of "first world problems" at church this morning. A couple of our streams for livestream in OBS weren't connecting, so we had to restart the entire computer. Then it worked fine.

Also, some of the speakers in church were behaving a bit weird. So they required a reboot as well....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2024 02:10 PM (BpYfr)

20 One candle was whisked to another dimension where it deposited it's wax and then popped back. Sounds infinity improbable but certainly not impossible.

Posted by: fd at April 21, 2024 02:11 PM (ArbhN)

21 Turn it off and back on again is pretty much a first step in electronic problem solving.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 21, 2024 02:12 PM (99F1J)

22 It's Trump's fault!!

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at April 21, 2024 02:13 PM (iODuv)

23 It seemed to me that you lived your life like a candle in the wind...

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2024 02:13 PM (S6gqv)

24 I would have bet those are replacement heart valves onto of an oyster shell.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2024 02:13 PM (WXNFJ)

25 6 Identical-LOOKING candles.

Posted by: mrp at April 21, 2024 02:05 PM (rj6Yv)

Likely due to different production runs, or one candle was made at a much different time in a run than the other. Only buy candles for multi-candle holders from the same lot, with sequential serial numbers or time stamped with a difference of 15 seconds or less, CBD. Problem fixed.

Posted by: Gref at April 21, 2024 02:13 PM (5fDan)

26 . A couple of our streams for livestream in OBS weren't connecting, so we had to restart the entire computer. Then it worked fine"

You KNOW that you're not supposed to cross the streams!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2024 02:15 PM (S6gqv)

27 My loathing of modern Microsnuff sent me running to Mint.
Ah, Mint; command lines from the '90s. If you love command lines you'll love Mint. I think after things are sorted out it will be OK.
But several command lines etc to install Brave, really.

Posted by: Braenyard = remembering 'plug and pray' at April 21, 2024 02:15 PM (o1ceo)

28 It's an anti-Semitic plot by candle makers in the pay of Big Wax.

Posted by: Evil villain laugh at April 21, 2024 02:16 PM (dg+HA)

29 Were these metric candles or Imperial?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 21, 2024 02:16 PM (hJV9L)

30 My FWP - I withdrew $ from the ATM this morning. Why oh why are not the $20 bills all in the same orientation?

Perhaps they came from the printer backwards.

Maybe.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2024 02:16 PM (WXNFJ)

31 Likely due to different production runs, or one candle was made at a much different time in a run than the other. Only buy candles for multi-candle holders from the same lot, with sequential serial numbers or time stamped with a difference of 15 seconds or less, CBD. Problem fixed.
Posted by: Gref at April 21, 2024 02:13 PM (5fDan)
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You should also check the label to be sure they are properly quantum-entangled with each other.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2024 02:16 PM (BpYfr)

32 Turn it off and back on again is pretty much a first step in electronic problem solving.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Check to see if it is plugged in is where I start.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2024 02:17 PM (/NGfr)

33 Is one candle UL listed and the other not?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2024 02:17 PM (WXNFJ)

34 30 My FWP - I withdrew $ from the ATM this morning. Why oh why are not the $20 bills all in the same orientation?
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Well, old timer, nobody cares anymore.

Posted by: Braenyard = remembering 'plug and pray' at April 21, 2024 02:18 PM (o1ceo)

35 Perhaps they came from the printer backwards.

Maybe.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2024 02:16 PM (WXNFJ)

That annoys the hell out of me as well. At least iget the satisfaction of arranging them properly when I put them in the wallet.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 21, 2024 02:19 PM (99F1J)

36 Youse gotta make sure both of the candles' LEDs are the same temperature.

Posted by: Cliff Clavin at April 21, 2024 02:19 PM (dg+HA)

37 How many firebugs trying to start simultaneous fires are thwarted by this same conundrum?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2024 02:20 PM (/NGfr)

38 I was wondering if candles now had production info written on them now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 21, 2024 02:20 PM (99F1J)

39 Well, old timer, nobody cares anymore.
Posted by: Braenyard

It seems these days no one cares and no one knows about ignorance and apathy.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2024 02:20 PM (WXNFJ)

40 Turn it off and back on again is pretty much a first step in electronic problem solving.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Same-same with candles.

Blow them out then light them again. Problem fixed!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 21, 2024 02:20 PM (eDfFs)

41 I'm thinking dump the candles.and return to the old ways. Oil. Fire that up and it should burn for 8 days.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 21, 2024 02:20 PM (W/lyH)

42 At least iget the satisfaction of arranging them properly when I put them in the wallet.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

My OCD brother!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2024 02:21 PM (/NGfr)

43 Try Ner Mitzvah Candle Magic candle wax, or Stick-Um candle adhesive. Both are candle glue which usually helps the candle fit in a way that helps it burn correctly.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 21, 2024 02:21 PM (NpAcC)

44 You'd think with the proliferation of mental disability in general, you'd think we'd at least get the useful ones, like OCD.

But Noooo. It's malignant narcissism are carelessness all the way down.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 21, 2024 02:21 PM (99F1J)

45
The cup on the right is where CBD tried to make a Flaming Manhattan...

It failed.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 21, 2024 02:21 PM (eDfFs)

46 Why they aren't even real ol' timey candles!

Posted by: Homer Stokes at April 21, 2024 02:22 PM (hJV9L)

47 The cup on the right is where CBD tried to make a Flaming Manhattan...

It failed.

Posted by: naturalfake

Who knew that maple syrup didn't burn.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2024 02:23 PM (/NGfr)

48 My FWP - I withdrew $ from the ATM this morning. Why oh why are not the $20 bills all in the same orientation?

Huh!?
The backwards bills were supposed to go into the ATM on the other side of the building.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 21, 2024 02:23 PM (W/lyH)

49 The lightbulb in my fridge went out. Replaced the bulb - no light.
Tested the bulb. Bulb OK. The switch is broke. I'm going to run down to electric supply and buy a new one. NOT. The fridge is
thirty five years old.

Posted by: Braenyard = remembering 'plug and pray' at April 21, 2024 02:23 PM (o1ceo)

50 It just makes no scents.

Posted by: Oh no he dint at April 21, 2024 02:24 PM (dg+HA)

51 r

Posted by: nsirchov at April 21, 2024 02:24 PM (us2H3)

52 Thinking when burning a candle group, you have to rotate the stand hourly

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2024 02:25 PM (fwDg9)

53 It just makes no scents.
Posted by: Oh no he dint at April 21, 2024 02:24 PM (dg+HA)

Gonna be some wicked puns...

Posted by: Diogenes at April 21, 2024 02:26 PM (W/lyH)

54 It just makes no scents.
Posted by: Oh no he dint

Gonna be some wicked puns...
Posted by: Diogenes

Don't get all burned up about it.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2024 02:26 PM (/NGfr)

55 Better lit than never.

Posted by: Groan at April 21, 2024 02:27 PM (dg+HA)

56 31 Likely due to different production runs, or one candle was made at a much different time in a run than the other. Only buy candles for multi-candle holders from the same lot, with sequential serial numbers or time stamped with a difference of 15 seconds or less, CBD. Problem fixed.
Posted by: Gref at April 21, 2024 02:13 PM (5fDan)
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You should also check the label to be sure they are properly quantum-entangled with each other.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2024 02:16 PM (BpYfr)

Good catch, Perfessor!

Posted by: Gref at April 21, 2024 02:28 PM (5fDan)

57 It just makes no scents.
Posted by: Oh no he dint

Gonna be some wicked puns...
Posted by: Diogenes

Don't get all burned up about it.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2024 02:26 PM (/NGfr)

He's sure to wax nostalgic about it.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 21, 2024 02:28 PM (eDfFs)

58 Huh!?
The backwards bills were supposed to go into the ATM on the other side of the building.
Posted by: Diogenes

Damnit! I knew it!

Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2024 02:29 PM (WXNFJ)

59 You gotta get some of those Cooter Scented Candles from Tay Tay.

Disco inferno
Burn baby burn, burn that mother down
Burn baby burn, disco inferno
Burn baby burn, burn that mother down...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 21, 2024 02:30 PM (R/m4+)

60 don't let Elton go down on me

Posted by: nsirchov at April 21, 2024 02:30 PM (us2H3)

61 I think this qualifies as a first world problem...

About 6 years ago, we bought a new dishwasher. Supposed to be quality, supposed to last 20 years (though it's not warrantied for anywhere near that long).

About 4 years in, it starts throwing an error code. I'm told the fix will cost about as much as a new dishwasher. I fiddle with it for a while, and eventually it starts working again (no idea why, though I had some theories).

Earlier this year, it started throwing the same error, and nothing I tried worked. So after a few weeks, we bought a new dishwasher. I kept the old one, because I wanted to tinker with it. So the other day, I hooked it up to our laundry sink, and wouldn't you know it, the damn thing works again! Grrrr.....

Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 21, 2024 02:30 PM (F4bAW)

62 Wow, just looked at YouGuessedIt for a refridgerator light switch and, unlike Mint, it's plug and play. I may not even have to unplug it.
Something the geniuses haven't screwed up in thirty years. Amazing.

Posted by: Braenyard = remembering 'plug and pray' at April 21, 2024 02:31 PM (o1ceo)

63 Did the tag on the bottom say 'Made in China' ... ?

Posted by: Dr_No at April 21, 2024 02:32 PM (ayRl+)

64
Stopped at the donut shoppe on the way home from church to pick up a couple of breakfast burritos for Her Majesty. The guy in front of me bought two dozen donuts, all different. And a dozen kolaches, the same.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2024 02:33 PM (MoZTd)

65 Did the tag on the bottom say 'Made in China' ... ?
Posted by: Dr_No at April 21, 2024 02:32 PM (ayRl+)
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Worse. "Made in Britain."

Posted by: Maurice Moss at April 21, 2024 02:33 PM (BpYfr)

66 >>>I hooked it up to our laundry sink, and wouldn't you know it, the damn thing works again! Grrrr.....

Posted by: No One of Consequence
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Sounds like a winner for those 'things' in the garage.

Posted by: Braenyard = remembering 'plug and pray' at April 21, 2024 02:33 PM (o1ceo)

67 Gwyneth Paltrow has a line of lovely scented candles you may want to consider.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 21, 2024 02:34 PM (NpAcC)

68 I'm going to run down to electric supply and buy a new one. NOT. The fridge is
thirty five years old.

Posted by: Braenyard = remembering 'plug and pray' at April 21, 2024 02:23 PM (o1ceo)

Buy one of those cheap LED closet lights.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 21, 2024 02:36 PM (gSZYf)

69 @ 67 Gwyneth Paltrow has a line of lovely scented candles you may want to consider.
____________________

Just saw an article saying they're now a 'closeout' item. Get 'em while they're - ahem - 'fresh'.

Posted by: Dr_No at April 21, 2024 02:37 PM (ayRl+)

70
At least iget the satisfaction of arranging them properly when I put them in the wallet.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

__________

So you're the guy who's in front of me at Buc-ee's sorting his bills by denomination and serial number while all I want to do is pay for my coffee.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2024 02:38 PM (MoZTd)

71 Wait a minute. How do you even know a refrigerator light goes off when you shut the door?

Did anyone think of that?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2024 02:38 PM (WXNFJ)

72 Did the tag on the bottom say 'Made in China' ... ?
Posted by: Dr_No at April 21, 2024 02:32 PM (ayRl+)
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Worse. "Made in Britain."
Posted by: Maurice Moss

Probably said "Lucas was here".

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2024 02:39 PM (/NGfr)

73 Wait a minute. How do you even know a refrigerator light goes off when you shut the door?

Did anyone think of that?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2024 02:38 PM (WXNFJ)
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Oh, that's just great. One more thing for me to worry about when I try to go to sleep at night...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2024 02:39 PM (BpYfr)

74 Well, a candle flame is a fire. And fire is a chaotic process, not unlike an AOS thread. And chances are pretty good that Candle B was more influenced by the heat from Candle A, owing to subtle air currents in the room.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2024 02:40 PM (tkR6S)

75 "Oh the humanity"

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2024 02:40 PM (oaGWv)

76 61 I think this qualifies as a first world problem...

About 6 years ago, we bought a new dishwasher. Supposed to be quality, supposed to last 20 years (though it's not warrantied for anywhere near that long).

About 4 years in, it starts throwing an error code. I'm told the fix will cost about as much as a new dishwasher. I fiddle with it for a while, and eventually it starts working again (no idea why, though I had some theories).

Earlier this year, it started throwing the same error, and nothing I tried worked. So after a few weeks, we bought a new dishwasher. I kept the old one, because I wanted to tinker with it. So the other day, I hooked it up to our laundry sink, and wouldn't you know it, the damn thing works again! Grrrr.....

Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 21, 2024 02:30 PM (F4bAW)

Last year my 8-year old microwave stopped working. Error code was something like MWAVE CORE FAIL Code (something). I unplugged and re-plugged, no joy, Did that it twice more, waiting a minute between cycles, no joy. Unplugged it, banged on it with the side of my fist several times, hard. Plugged it in, it worked and still does.

Posted by: Gref at April 21, 2024 02:40 PM (5fDan)

77 Wax on. Wax off.

Posted by: Grasshopper at April 21, 2024 02:40 PM (dg+HA)

78 Back in the days when I used to do a lot of lab glass blowing, I used a candle to let me relight the torch quickly without having to always pull out a striker. I found the air currents from the building air handling system was the dominant factor in how symmetrically the candle would burn.

Posted by: MichiCanuck at April 21, 2024 02:40 PM (sH3/P)

79
Worse. "Made in Britain."
Posted by: Maurice Moss

Probably said "Lucas was here".
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

__________

"All Parts Falling Off This Automobile Are of the Finest British Workmanship"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2024 02:40 PM (MoZTd)

80 Slap a level across the candle holding cups. They look uneven.
--
There are actual written articles for such problems, i.e., wikiHow Staff, How to Burn Candles Evenly

Candles “remember” how they burned previously, and tend to follow the same pattern during subsequent burns. If the wax around the edges never melted, the wick will sink into a crater of hardened wax in a process called tunneling.[1] You can use a few tricks to troubleshoot tunneling in pillar and poured candles, as well as drippy tapers. Pay close attention to the first burn and adopt habits like regularly trimming the wick, using a snuffer, and avoiding drafts to extend the life of your candles and help them burn evenly

Last Updated: February 21, 2022

Posted by: L - If they do it with you, they'll do it to you, too at April 21, 2024 02:41 PM (NFX2v)

81 So you're the guy who's in front of me at Buc-ee's sorting his bills by denomination and serial number while all I want to do is pay for my coffee.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2024 02:38 PM (MoZTd)

MY bills are sorted by orientation and increment before they are even taken out of the wallet, pal. And you can be damn sure they come out of the wallet quickly and orderly.

So, sir will be pleased to go and f...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 21, 2024 02:41 PM (99F1J)

82 Death and waxes.

Posted by: Shakespeare at April 21, 2024 02:42 PM (dg+HA)

83
"All Parts Falling Off This Automobile Are of the Finest British Workmanship"
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Original Jaguars: the only *luxury* car shipped with a toolkit that you really should make sure you know how to use.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2024 02:42 PM (/NGfr)

84 Oh, that's just great. One more thing for me to worry about when I try to go to sleep at night...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2024 02:39 PM (BpYfr)

Marketing idea: cordless refrigerator light monitor that connects to you cellphone via Bluetooth. Only 9.95! Ships direct!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2024 02:42 PM (tkR6S)

85 Back in the days when I used to do a lot of lab glass blowing, I used a candle. . . .
Posted by: MichiCanuck

That is a skill I always wished I possessed. It looks impossible to me.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2024 02:43 PM (WXNFJ)

86 So you're the guy who's in front of me at Buc-ee's sorting his bills by denomination and serial number while all I want to do is pay for my coffee.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2024 02:38 PM (MoZTd)

That's when you speak up and mention the horrible chaos of all that change crammed into his pocket.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 21, 2024 02:45 PM (W/lyH)

87 Lab glass blowing?

Not a bad side hustle.

Posted by: Comma Lah at April 21, 2024 02:45 PM (dg+HA)

88 That is a skill I always wished I possessed. It looks impossible to me.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2024 02:43 PM (WXNFJ)

It's magic. They have rings of power.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 21, 2024 02:45 PM (gSZYf)

89 That is a skill I always wished I possessed. It looks impossible to me.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2024 02:43 PM (WXNFJ)

Put lips on cold end. All the rest is easy.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2024 02:45 PM (tkR6S)

90 We will make the Jews candles burn evenly. - said some idiot Jihadi

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 21, 2024 02:46 PM (Wjvnb)

91 Sufficiently advanced machines have a rudimentary soul and know fear.

Posted by: pawn at April 21, 2024 02:47 PM (QB+5g)

92 Original Jaguars: the only *luxury* car shipped with a toolkit that you really should make sure you know how to use.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

Didn't the V12 have four carbs? No wonder a tune up would bankrupt the owner.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2024 02:48 PM (WXNFJ)

93 get out the votive

Posted by: nsirchov at April 21, 2024 02:49 PM (us2H3)

94 Stopped at the donut shoppe on the way home from church to pick up a couple of breakfast burritos for Her Majesty. The guy in front of me bought two dozen donuts, all different. And a dozen kolaches, the same.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2024 02:33 PM (MoZTd)

What's a kolach ?

Posted by: JT at April 21, 2024 02:49 PM (T4tVD)

95 It seems the top of my left foot is now higher than the top of my right foot. You may ask why this matters. It matters because I can't find a pair of damed sandals that fit both feet. Try one on the right foot and say "That looks lovely. Better try on the left." I didn't used to have to do that. If it fit my right it would fit m left. That's my first world problem for the week.

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2024 02:49 PM (oaGWv)

96 I see the problem. If the holder is at the correct orientation, it means the left one wasn't pulling its weight. Typical left.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 21, 2024 02:50 PM (1YFBo)

97 There could be a slight draft from some vent, close to the candles. One has the wind slightly blocked by the other candle (or other objects close by).

What effect that would have? idk. Need more funding for more testing ... because this is a climate change issue (that last bit has to be included, or no funding for you).

Posted by: illiniwek at April 21, 2024 02:50 PM (Cus5s)

98 So the candles aren't controlled by the weather machine?

Posted by: Clueless gentile at April 21, 2024 02:51 PM (dg+HA)

99 My FWP:

I have a hard drive I can't get into. Maxtor 200gb PATA133 HDD. came out of an older Dell tower. Loaded with photos. Last time I tried to access it, got 'drive is corrupted'. Is there any way a person with the skills could get into this drive and salvage the contents?

Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2024 02:52 PM (oCjPU)

100 "Try one on the right foot and say "That looks lovely. Better try on the left." I didn't used to have to do that. If it fit my right it would fit m left. That's my first world problem for the week."

Try squeezing one of your tits and see if that helps.

Posted by: pawn at April 21, 2024 02:52 PM (QB+5g)

101 What's a kolach ?

Twenty bucks. Same as downtown.

Posted by: Just like the art thread at April 21, 2024 02:52 PM (dg+HA)

102 Last Hanukkah, VP Kamala said the tradition came from when the Jews had to hide in caves, and huddled around their menorah's for warmth.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2024 02:52 PM (S6gqv)

103
What's a kolach ?
Posted by: JT at April 21, 2024 02:49 PM (T4tVD)

________

State knish of Texas.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2024 02:52 PM (MoZTd)

104 "Try squeezing one of your tits and see if that helps."

Universal horde advice.

Posted by: It couldn't hurt at April 21, 2024 02:54 PM (dg+HA)

105
Didn't the V12 have four carbs? No wonder a tune up would bankrupt the owner.
Posted by: Tonypete

Yes: "Series 2 XJ12s (1973-April 1975) had four side draft Zenith-Stromberg carburettors."

The Honda ST1100 had 4 carbs. We had a total of 5 different ST1100s. I got very, very good at syncing carbs.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2024 02:54 PM (/NGfr)

106 What's a kolach ?
Posted by: JT at April 21, 2024 02:49 PM (T4tVD)

________

State knish of Texas.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2024 02:52 PM (MoZTd)

Oh.

What's a knish ?

Posted by: JT at April 21, 2024 02:55 PM (T4tVD)

107
I had a girlfriend who was a girl and a friend, but not my ''girlfriend" who was a waitress at an upscale Philly restaurant who taught me about candles. Always light, let burn for a few minutes, then extinguish. They'd light them up at 3pm for the dinner meals.

The die is then cast or something.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 21, 2024 02:56 PM (RKVpM)

108 "Try squeezing one of your tits and see if that helps."

Universal horde advice.
Posted by: It couldn't hurt

I thought the universal horde advice was "slap a hot iron on it".

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2024 02:57 PM (/NGfr)

109 What's a knish ?
Posted by: JT at April 21, 2024 02:55 PM (T4tVD)

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Same as a kolache

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 21, 2024 02:57 PM (2UnvF)

110
What's a knish ?
Posted by: JT at April 21, 2024 02:55 PM (T4tVD)

________

Sorry, only one question a day.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2024 02:57 PM (MoZTd)

111 What's a knish ?
Posted by: JT

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Same as a kolache
Posted by: Duke Lowell

Whew! Glad we cleared that up.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2024 02:58 PM (WXNFJ)

112 Didn't the V12 have four carbs? No wonder a tune up would bankrupt the owner.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2024 02:48 PM (WXNFJ)

Balancing the carbs is real easy if you have the tools for it. Simplest is the Uni-syn, costs only a few dollars. Benchmarks the air flow rate at carb A, transfer to carb B, and see if air flow is more or less, adjust throttle stop on carb B to correct. A shop that routinely tuned up exotic multi-carb engines would have a mercury manometer that could accurately measure engine vacuum in each branch of the intake tract simultaneously. Those cost hundreds of dollars.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2024 02:59 PM (tkR6S)

113 We don't say shattap in this house young man!

Posted by: look whats not at April 21, 2024 02:59 PM (nakGR)

114 My FWP today... I need a new tractor seat. After 3 hours on it my ass is on fire. So's my back.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 21, 2024 03:00 PM (Q4IgG)

115 Hie thee to the Czech Stop in West, Texas for the full Kolache experience.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 21, 2024 03:00 PM (2UnvF)

116 Well. My right boob is larger than my left boob.

Seeing as no one has mentioned boobs all morning......

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 21, 2024 03:00 PM (PyjuW)

117 My FWP today... I need a new tractor seat. After 3 hours on it my ass is on fire. So's my back.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 21, 2024 03:00 PM (Q4IgG)

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Is it martini harvesting time already?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 21, 2024 03:01 PM (2UnvF)

118
Hie thee to the Czech Stop in West, Texas for the full Kolache experience.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 21, 2024 03:00 PM (2UnvF)

_________

Or Hruska's in Ellinger.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2024 03:02 PM (MoZTd)

119 What's a knish ?
Posted by: JT at April 21, 2024 02:55 PM (T4tVD)

________

Sorry, only one question a day.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2024 02:57 PM (MoZTd)

Are you in the Teacher's Union ?

Posted by: JT at April 21, 2024 03:02 PM (T4tVD)

120 A shop that routinely tuned up exotic multi-carb engines would have a mercury manometer that could accurately measure engine vacuum in each branch of the intake tract simultaneously. Those cost hundreds of dollars.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

I used the 'carb tune pro' for a few years until I found an air flow meter.
The air flow didn't match the preciseness of the manometer; but, you couldn't feel/hear the difference when riding.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2024 03:02 PM (/NGfr)

121 16 One of the candles had not been switched over to Daylight Savings Time.

It's gotta be

Posted by: kactus at April 21, 2024 03:03 PM (kA/Ee)

122 What's a knish ?
Posted by: JT at April 21, 2024 02:55 PM (T4tVD)

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Same as a kolache
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 21, 2024 02:57 PM (2UnvF)

Its water from a a muddy hoofprint.

Posted by: JT at April 21, 2024 03:03 PM (T4tVD)

123 CJN Speaks is a great listen

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2024 03:04 PM (fwDg9)

124 65 degrees in south Texas. What the hell.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 21, 2024 03:04 PM (58AQ5)

125 How the heck does Shipley's have donuts and kolache? That's one weird combo.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 21, 2024 03:06 PM (58AQ5)

126 65 degrees in south Texas. What the hell.

57 here in the Nashville area. It was in the upper 80's most of the week.

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2024 03:07 PM (oaGWv)

127 I have a hard drive I can't get into. Maxtor 200gb PATA133 HDD. came out of an older Dell tower. Loaded with photos. Last time I tried to access it, got 'drive is corrupted'. Is there any way a person with the skills could get into this drive and salvage the contents?
Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2024 02:52 PM (oCjPU)

There are freeware programs (Recuva, for one) that can try to get data off "broken" drives. Look online for "Hiren's Boot Disk". Used to be an actual disk image you could download and burn to a CD, that could boot a computer into several different OS's, and had a whole bunch of utilities to fix different problems, including corrupt drives. Hiren is not doing it anymore, but the project has taken on a life of its own. You can now make it into a bootable thumb drive.

At the other end of the scale, you can pay big $$ to have a service disassemble the drive in a clean room, and put the physical disc in a known good case, and read it from first principles.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2024 03:08 PM (tkR6S)

128 To all the Texas horde members....
Happy San Jacinto Day!

Posted by: redridinghood at April 21, 2024 03:08 PM (NpAcC)

129 49 The lightbulb in my fridge went out. Replaced the bulb - no light.
Tested the bulb. Bulb OK. The switch is broke. I'm going to run down to electric supply and buy a new one. NOT. The fridge is
thirty five years old.
Posted by: Braenyard = remembering 'plug and pray' at April 21, 2024 02:23 PM (o1ceo)

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Fridge light developed an annoying flicker. Opened it up to see what kind of bulb I needed. No bulb, just an LED panel. Whirlpool wanted $100 for a new panel. I found a cheap knock-off replacement for $15 on Amazon. So far, no issues with it.

Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 21, 2024 03:09 PM (F4bAW)

130 CJN Speaks is a great listen

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2024 03:04 PM (fwDg9)

Thanks!

Jim Lakely is a fantastic guest!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 21, 2024 03:09 PM (gSZYf)

131 Rangers game about to start. Let's go Rangers!!

Posted by: Archer at April 21, 2024 03:12 PM (rskKm)

132 My FWP is that when I watch a streaming service there's usually a menu item "Get help" and when I read that I always think, "I'm doing just fine! You're the one who needs help!"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Eaten By Cannibals (I Got Better) at April 21, 2024 03:12 PM (FVME7)

133 > 65 degrees in south Texas. What the hell.

57 here in the Nashville area. It was in the upper 80's most of the week.
______________

It's in the upper 40's here in Kentucky. Made it nice while mowing the grass, but I did have a heavy sweatshirt, hat and gloves on.

Beats being in the 90's

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 21, 2024 03:13 PM (Q4IgG)

134 Did you try loading Brave from the built in application programs? You don't need to use command line on Mint unless you want to. There's a Software Manager and Synaptic

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 21, 2024 03:13 PM (yeEu9)

135 65 degrees in south Texas. What the hell.

57 here in the Nashville area. It was in the upper 80's most of the week.

Posted by: Tuna

And BTW that's why I was at DSW looking for new sandals. Just tired of my old Birkenstocks. Wanted something pretty. I'm still pissed off.

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2024 03:14 PM (oaGWv)

136 And unless you go with the Debian version Mint, it's Ubuntu based. Anything compiled for Ubuntu will run on it.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 21, 2024 03:16 PM (yeEu9)

137 I have to finish putting the Mantis tiller together. Instructions are good but I just get tired of assembling things.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 21, 2024 03:17 PM (yeEu9)

138 My FWP is that it's a bright sunny AZ day here, and I am inside with a cold.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2024 03:21 PM (tkR6S)

139 Yes; Candles act weirdly in church too. One candle on one side of the altar burns more quickly than one of the other side. Both of them are from the same box of candles and there is no draft on either side of the altar to influence things.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2024 03:21 PM (y0zdq)

140 One should save all their candles for the coming burning times. As long as your power is not out, flip on the lights.

Posted by: Petey Prepper at April 21, 2024 03:22 PM (V5BDR)

141 Thanks AOP

another challenge will be finding the old timey multi-pin connectors to somehow hook it up to my pc

Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2024 03:22 PM (oCjPU)

142 Thanks to CAFE standards, lower carbs is pretty common in cars today.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2024 03:22 PM (dg+HA)

143 My interest in candle light waxes and wanes according to the lunar cycle.

Posted by: Moon Dog at April 21, 2024 03:23 PM (V5BDR)

144 Thinking when burning a candle group, you have to rotate the stand hourly
Posted by: Skip

Buy a rotating Shabbat candle-holder. Someone must make one; there's probably a conservative movement that would consider moving a candle "working on Shabbat."

Or put the boring non-motorized one on a turntable.

Which leads to my first-world problem..... trying to search the internet for a "turntable" when you don't mean the kind that plays vinyl records. You have to type "rotating display stand" instead. So much extra work!

Posted by: mikeski at April 21, 2024 03:28 PM (DgGvY)

145 That is a Shabbat candle-holder. Two identical candles, lighted at the same time, yet one leaves a lot of wax at the base while the other burns perfectly.
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Shazbot!

Posted by: Mork at April 21, 2024 03:30 PM (Bf+P4)

146 another challenge will be finding the old timey multi-pin connectors to somehow hook it up to my pc
Posted by: Don Black

"SATA to IDE connector." Ten bucks from Cheap Chinese Crap, LLC.

Just get the genders correct on either end for what you're connecting.

Posted by: mikeski at April 21, 2024 03:33 PM (DgGvY)

147 another challenge will be finding the old timey multi-pin connectors to somehow hook it up to my pc
Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2024 03:22 PM (oCjPU)

Most PC motherboards have ribbon cables to support another HD. Chances are, if you take the cover off, you will find an extra ribbon cable all coiled up with a rubber band around it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2024 03:34 PM (tkR6S)

148 You people and your fancy candles! They're for rich fancy people!

Posted by: Weasel at April 21, 2024 03:35 PM (JwHpX)

149 >"SATA to IDE connector." Ten bucks from Cheap Chinese Crap, LLC.

would something like this work (Amazon link)

https://tinyurl.com/4adn3w4f

Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2024 03:35 PM (oCjPU)

150 "SATA to IDE connector." Ten bucks from Cheap Chinese Crap, LLC.

Just get the genders correct on either end for what you're connecting.
Posted by: mikeski at April 21, 2024 03:33 PM (DgGvY)

Good catch! I had forgotten that the drive connector standard had changed. I think you can also buy an outboard HD case that connects via USB.

(checks) Yes, there are many, many of them.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2024 03:37 PM (tkR6S)

151 Posted by: Weasel at April 21, 2024 03:35 PM (JwHpX

Nobody is rich at my church and I'm usually the one paying for the candles. 😊

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2024 03:38 PM (y0zdq)

152 would something like this work (Amazon link)

https://tinyurl.com/4adn3w4f
Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2024 03:35 PM (oCjPU)

Why yes, it probably would.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2024 03:39 PM (tkR6S)

153 Nobody is rich at my church and I'm usually the one paying for the candles. 😊
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2024 03:38 PM (y0zdq)

Use birthday cake candles. Keeps the sermons short and sweet!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2024 03:40 PM (tkR6S)

154 for $25 it's worth a try

Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2024 03:41 PM (oCjPU)

155 And I found an Easter egg at the lake today! Fortunately it was plastic, full of M n Ms. I left it on the playground.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 21, 2024 03:42 PM (yeEu9)

156 whatsapp decided to update their interface. It's worse of course. You realize chuckleheads that the color contrast made it easier to see the layout, right. Making everything white is not an improvement but a downgrade.

Why does every single tech interface just keep getting worse. People justifying their salaries.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2024 03:42 PM (di6C2)

157 148 You people and your fancy candles! They're for rich fancy people!
Posted by: Weasel at April 21, 2024 03:35 PM (JwHpX)

Clay oil lamp?

Weasellamp burning weaseloil.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2024 03:43 PM (di6C2)

158 And I found an Easter egg at the lake today! Fortunately it was plastic, full of M n Ms. I left it on the playground.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 21, 2024 03:42 PM (yeEu9)

Bait!

Posted by: Joe B at April 21, 2024 03:43 PM (0eaVi)

159 Hmmm, I click on some busty ewetub videos (what?) and all of a sudden I have a bunch of mgtow and anti-mgtow video suggestions.

I like boobs, guys, but I also like the women they are attached to. Well, some of them.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2024 03:47 PM (di6C2)

160 This is the agony of Chez Dildo!

Losing a race because of poorly-fitting track shoes is the agony of da feet.

Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at April 21, 2024 03:48 PM (a3Q+t)

161 Weasellamp burning weaseloil.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2024 03:43 PM (di6C2)
----
Pine scented weaseloil!

Posted by: Weasel at April 21, 2024 03:49 PM (JwHpX)

162 Why does every handgun I want cost 1500+?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2024 03:51 PM (di6C2)

163 IDE thru USB will be slooow.

Posted by: pawn at April 21, 2024 03:52 PM (QB+5g)

164 Just get the genders correct on either end for what you're connecting.
Posted by: mikeski at April 21, 2024 03:33 PM

Alternatively, get the connectors to self-identify as the gender needed to connect with the connector on the cable.

Posted by: Studies Major #10110100 at April 21, 2024 03:52 PM (a3Q+t)

165 The lightbulb in my fridge went out. Replaced the bulb - no light.

Well. If you shut the door, it's technically still working.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 21, 2024 03:52 PM (W/lyH)

166 Why does every handgun I want cost 1500+?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2024 03:51 PM (di6C2)

Come over to the Dark Side. We have cookies.

Posted by: Kel-Tec at April 21, 2024 03:53 PM (tkR6S)

167 Pine scented weaseloil!
Posted by: Weasel at April 21, 2024 03:49 PM

What, not Hoppe's No. 9 scented weaseloil?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 21, 2024 03:53 PM (a3Q+t)

168 Why does every handgun I want cost 1500+?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Weasel's gun thread is later.
He *will* have all the answers!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2024 03:54 PM (/NGfr)

169 Some candles were just born this way.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2024 03:54 PM (RIvkX)

170 Fridge light developed an annoying flicker. Opened it up to see what kind of bulb I needed. No bulb, just an LED panel. Whirlpool wanted $100 for a new panel. I found a cheap knock-off replacement for $15 on Amazon. So far, no issues with it.
Posted by: No One of Consequence

My icemaker died again. I bought a replacement icemaker, but no go. The other possibility was the solenoid. Buy the OEM for $150 or the $25 knockoff? The knockoff. Took 3 minutes to get it going. Now I have a spare icemaker. FWP

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 21, 2024 03:54 PM (3ZPgc)

171 Come over to the Dark Side. We have cookies.
Posted by: Kel-Tec at April 21, 2024 03:53 PM (tkR6S)

I don't like plastic.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2024 03:54 PM (di6C2)

172 Candles act weirdly in church too. One candle on one side of the altar burns more quickly than one of the other side. Both of them are from the same box of candles and there is no draft on either side of the altar to influence things.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2024 03:21 PM (y0zdq)

Sounds like one side is hotter. Now you which side is closer to...that other place.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 21, 2024 03:55 PM (W/lyH)

173 > IDE thru USB will be slooow.

I only need to successfully connect once

Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2024 03:55 PM (oCjPU)

174 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2024 03:40 PM (tkR6S)

This is not an African American church or John MacArthur's. 😉We have an entire service with Holy Communion within an hour usually or one hour ten minutes at the most .John MacArthur- who is a great preacher- don't get me wrong -can preach for an hour, not including other elements of a service. And birthday candles wouldn't fit in the candle holders.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2024 03:55 PM (y0zdq)

175 Why does every handgun I want cost 1500+?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2024 03:51 PM

Have you considered writing a letter?

"Dear Gun Thread Staff,

I never thought this would happen to me, but why does every handgun I want cost 1500+?"

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 21, 2024 03:56 PM (a3Q+t)

176 Why does every single tech interface just keep getting worse. People justifying their salaries.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Not only is software getting worse, companies are getting rid of customer service people, so when things go wrong, it is almost impossible to fix.

We are headed for some bad times when things start crashing all over.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 21, 2024 03:57 PM (3ZPgc)

177 That's when you speak up and mention the horrible chaos of all that change crammed into his pocket.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 21, 2024 02:45 PM (W/lyH)

That's what a coin purse if for. I got in the habit of using a coin purse back when I was a beat cop. You don't want coins jingling in your pocket when you're chasing after some "victim of society (tm)".

They are actually a useful little item. Mrs. Cop bought me a nice one made from deer skin many moons ago.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 21, 2024 03:59 PM (pJWtt)

178 And birthday candles wouldn't fit in the candle holders.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

3D printed adapter for the win!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2024 04:00 PM (/NGfr)

179 Time to eat

Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2024 04:00 PM (oCjPU)

180 ITS FOODIE NOODIE TIME

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2024 04:01 PM (fwDg9)

181 128 To all the Texas horde members....
Happy San Jacinto Day!

Posted by: redridinghood
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Remember the Alamo!!!

Posted by: Braenyard = remembering 'plug and pray' at April 21, 2024 04:15 PM (o1ceo)

182 But Ivory soap still floats!
Aelishdad

Posted by: Dale Sigler at April 21, 2024 04:29 PM (lBBcD)

183 The lightbulb in my fridge went out. Replaced the bulb - no light.
Tested the bulb. Bulb OK. The switch is broke. I'm going to run down to electric supply and buy a new one. NOT. The fridge is
thirty five years old.
Posted by: Braenyard = remembering 'plug and pray' at April 21, 2024 02:23 PM (o1ceo)

Our GE is 50 this year and I changed the switch last year. Around 8 bucks on line.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at April 21, 2024 04:58 PM (iODuv)

184 Our GE is 50 this year and I changed the switch last year. Around 8 bucks on line.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy
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I caught that earlier. _ . HAPPY 50th!!

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