Consumer electronics test...

[Blackhawk]

POSTERS!

I need those pics as posters so I can hang them in plain view of my computer so it can SEE what happens to misbehaving consumer electronics.

 

[cordex]

Hmmm ...
If we can't ditch the ol' Cubix for cash, my boss and I might take it out to the range.
That will require some firepower. I doubt a pansy 10mm would work on it.
Seriously built, redundant power supplies, 7 hard drives, 7 seperate CPUs ... hmm ... time to break out the Mauser, I think. I might try giving it power while shooting at it (off a UPS and extension cord, of course). Imagine all those platters and fans spinning and then suddenly being bisected by an angry, charging 8mm slug.

 

[Mal H]

The problem with your eMachine appears to be obvious. But, to be on the safe side, you might want to call their technical support dept. to see if they can solve the problem. The answer might even be in their FAQ list (Firearms Achieve Quietus).

 

[jsalcedo]

I used to replace monitors constantly and ended up with about
50 to 60 defunct units per month.

At first I would swing them from the cord around and around
faster and faster as I walked up closer to a tree. Boom! that was fun!

But soon I found shooting them was much more enjoyable.

357 mag 110grain JHP had the most impressive effect on the screen.

7.62x39 was perfect when shooting directly through the coil
and transformer in the back of the monitor because it would make that funny ozone smell if you hit it just right.

Disposing of monitors may get you in trouble because they are considered hazardous waste, check before you throw them in a dumpster.

 

[LiquidTension]

seeker_two -

A good install of Windows XP is far better than anything save a UNIX system (Solaris is sooooo nice). A BAD install on the other hand, is a worse nightmare than Janet Reno naked on a cold day.

From my experience, hard drives and old cordless phones are not very bullet resistant.

Death to the eMachines! (I used to sell them - unwillingly and with full disclosure of how horrid they are).

 

[Schuey2002]

A BAD install on the other hand, is a worse nightmare than Janet Reno naked on a cold day.

Thanks for that mental picture, now I need to go..

 

[Meow]

Geez, Tamara, that looks like my computer

 

[Schuey2002]

The computer that I'm currently using is headed for a similiar future if it doesn't shape up and start workin' like it should on a consistent basis..

I've got some .223 Remington rounds that I've reserved for the "BIG CRASH".

 

[PAshooter]

Ummm... Tam... I understand your feelings about AOL, but wouldn't it have been cheaper to simply switch to another ISP?

 

[Will Fennell]

Let Mikie go first....

Tam,
I think you're right, if you like hso go first with that goofey SPAS-whatever model shotgun, he will probally think its a great idea. That should probally take care of any "blue screen of death" issues

Since the monitor is full of glass.....spreading a tarp down first would allow easy cleanup of glass shards. Since everybody knows all Ten. Rednecks[capitalized out of respect] go barefoot all year, and since last time I was in the neighborhood, the hso family had lotsa dogs, glass cleanup might help convince Mrs Gwen of the idea too

 

[Waitone]

Soooooo, what tirggered (no pun intended) this event?

Didja get the Windows Blue Screen of Death one time too many?

 

[gun-fucious]

a real Luddite would use a longbow

 

[Russ]

Tamara,

I have found that a 12 gauge shotgun round is ideal for all types of computer monitors. Better yet, why bother with shot, try a slug!

 

[NonServiam]

NonServiam, you reading this? Did you get any pictures of that printer we tested the last time our Danish friends visited? If I remember correctly, it was quite unservicable after the test was over.

Sorry, no pics of the printer. But I believe it was quite dead. I think 20 deranged Scandinavian shooters made sure of that. Of course, I will claim the killing shot to be from my silenced Beretta 71. Screw your loud, crude handcannons

 

[Kharn]

I need to go shoot a few computers after the last three weeks of working my computer-lab job here on campus. Anyone want to donate some 2.2ghz Gateway desktops with the black and silver case?

Kharn

 

[Peetmoss]

Tamara

Thats why you build your own rig, and use AMD procs