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Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:21:52 +0000, Orchid XP v7 wrote:
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>> I did hear some guy who had is car stereo knicked. So he wanted to set
>> up a laptop running Xine on Linux to act as a music player. He was
>> asking how to wire a switch to the serial port and script it so he could
>> change tracks.
>
> Over here you can get aftermarket removable stereos or with removable
> faceplates (which takes the entire control interface off the radio). The
> thing is, if you get one of those, you'd better *always* take it with you.
Yeah, I used to have one of those. It's a pitty is you forget to take
the faceplace with you... no music. :-(
My mum has this currently. And never removes it. But then, this woman
can't find her car keys in the morning, so...
>> At this point, somebody said "dude, you just had your car stereo
>> knicked, so you want to park a *laptop* on the passenger seat??"
>
> Hehehehehehehe
Yeah. Literally, is plan was to take a knackered old laptop and park it
on the passenger seat with a bunch of wires going into the speakers.
Hmm... ;-)
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:02:01 +0000, Orchid XP v7 wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:21:52 +0000, Orchid XP v7 wrote:
>>
>>> I did hear some guy who had is car stereo knicked. So he wanted to set
>>> up a laptop running Xine on Linux to act as a music player. He was
>>> asking how to wire a switch to the serial port and script it so he
>>> could change tracks.
>>
>> Over here you can get aftermarket removable stereos or with removable
>> faceplates (which takes the entire control interface off the radio).
>> The thing is, if you get one of those, you'd better *always* take it
>> with you.
>
> Yeah, I used to have one of those. It's a pitty is you forget to take
> the faceplace with you... no music. :-(
Yeah, that would be my problem. I spend enough time in the morning
trying to remember to grab my access badge and office keys before I head
down to Provo. But I've also determined that it sucks to get there and
then realise I can't get into the building (or my office) - because there
ain't no way I'm driving another 90 miles so I can open my door. :-)
> My mum has this currently. And never removes it. But then, this woman
> can't find her car keys in the morning, so...
>>> At this point, somebody said "dude, you just had your car stereo
>>> knicked, so you want to park a *laptop* on the passenger seat??"
>>
>> Hehehehehehehe
>
> Yeah. Literally, is plan was to take a knackered old laptop and park it
> on the passenger seat with a bunch of wires going into the speakers.
> Hmm... ;-)
I'd believe that. On longer trips, I've done this myself (back when I
had a USB-powered RF modulator that I could plug into the headphone jack
on my laptop). One power inverter and I could run the laptop as long as
the car had power. But I'd just use RF to get it to the stereo, rather
than wires.
A lot of the newer radios I've seen in rental cars have an aux-in jack on
the front now. I wish mine did (I'm too cheap to put in an aftermarket
radio these days).
Jim
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:55:49 +0200, Gail Shaw wrote:
> "Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote in message
> news:47aa0019$1@news.povray.org...
>> On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:39:00 +0200, Gail Shaw wrote:
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>> > If I have my laptop in the car, it's in a bag, in the boot
>>
>> Man, around *here* I wouldn't do that.
>
> Laptop's only in the car if I'm in the car. Car's fairly safe at night -
> behind a locked gate. Main worries are parking at shopping centers,
> smash and grabs (kinda hard if the item is in the boot) and hijackings.
> Fortunatly I drive a car that's not very desired by thieves.
Ah, yes, and I do that as well - I put the bag usually on the back seat
or on the passenger seat, but if I've got it with me, I won't stop to
pick things up at the store unless I stop at home first and drop it off.
I usually have a 1 TB external drive with me as well for work. I'm
generally not concerned about the laptop so much as the data on it - I
have source code as well as source files for training materials, not
stuff we want "in the wild."
> My boss got hijacked last week. They took the car, his laptop,
> cellphone, wallet, few other things. Tracking company got the car back.
> Didn't get the rest of the stuff
Ouch - was he OK?
Jim
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> A lot of the newer radios I've seen in rental cars have an aux-in jack on
> the front now. I wish mine did (I'm too cheap to put in an aftermarket
> radio these days).
That would indeed be very useful...
--
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http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
news:47aa1166@news.povray.org...
> Ah, yes, and I do that as well - I put the bag usually on the back seat
> or on the passenger seat,
Asking for a smash & grab in these parts. In the boot is safer as far as I'm
concerned.
> > My boss got hijacked last week. They took the car, his laptop,
> > cellphone, wallet, few other things. Tracking company got the car back.
> > Didn't get the rest of the stuff
>
> Ouch - was he OK?
>
Shaken, not hurt. Apparently 3 guys with guns ambushed him in his driveway.
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:25:09 +0200, Gail Shaw wrote:
> "Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
> news:47aa1166@news.povray.org...
>
>> Ah, yes, and I do that as well - I put the bag usually on the back seat
>> or on the passenger seat,
>
> Asking for a smash & grab in these parts. In the boot is safer as far as
> I'm concerned.
>
>> > My boss got hijacked last week. They took the car, his laptop,
>> > cellphone, wallet, few other things. Tracking company got the car
>> > back. Didn't get the rest of the stuff
>>
>> Ouch - was he OK?
>>
>>
> Shaken, not hurt. Apparently 3 guys with guns ambushed him in his
> driveway.
Here's hoping none of us have to experience that (and for him as well!)
Jim
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On 6 Feb 2008 12:55:56 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>Oh, yes, I know (miss the paranthetical?). But I also know that a lot of
>the materials still have to be imported, which adds to the cost -
>especially with the increase in oil/gas prices. And that said, petrol
>isn't exactly cheap over there.
Well, it is maybe a sore point, with the decline of our manufacturing base. :)
Thank you Mrs T.
Regards
Stephen
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:58:58 +0000, Orchid XP v7 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
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>You know what? Screw light bulbs - THIS is the thing we need to fix to
>stop global warming! ._.
>
BC light bulbs!
Regards
Stephen
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:35:24 +0000, Stephen wrote:
> On 6 Feb 2008 12:55:56 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>
>>Oh, yes, I know (miss the paranthetical?). But I also know that a lot
>>of the materials still have to be imported, which adds to the cost -
>>especially with the increase in oil/gas prices. And that said, petrol
>>isn't exactly cheap over there.
>
> Well, it is maybe a sore point, with the decline of our manufacturing
> base. :) Thank you Mrs T.
I know what you mean. While we haven't seen as deep a decline in
manufacturing over here, there has been a pretty steep decline anyways -
after all, look at all the toys painted with lead-based paints coming out
of China to the US....
Jim
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On 6 Feb 2008 15:45:07 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
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>I know what you mean. While we haven't seen as deep a decline in
>manufacturing over here, there has been a pretty steep decline anyways -
>after all, look at all the toys painted with lead-based paints coming out
>of China to the US....
Well that's what happens with globalisation. Everything goes to the cheapest.
B*gg*r the quality. :(
Remember the Tolpuddle Martyrs!
Andrew probably won't remember it was in 1834 after all. :)
Regards
Stephen
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