What is your home TV set up?

[Puddy_Tat]

i'd say an ivory tower for a computer is neither practical, cost effective, or ethically sound

 

[Orang Utan]

I was only referring to ivory towers and silos of interest in a general way. I think we’re all living in them, hence misunderstandings, distrust, assumptions of bad faith and all this dangerous misinformation that poses such a huge threat to our collective interests

 

[Orang Utan]

i'd say an ivory tower for a computer is neither practical, cost effective, or ethically sound

lol, i think perhaps it is an antiquated term now. I read more about silos these days. Ivory towers are rare and seperate the few from the many, but silos are everywhere and for everyone.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

lol, i think perhaps it is an antiquated term now. I read more about silos these days. Ivory towers are rare and seperate the few from the many, but silos are everywhere and for everyone.

yes - there was something in management-speak round organisation i work for a few weeks back about 'demolishing silos'

 

[Epona]

A silo is somewhere you store grain or missiles, I'm not up to speed with any other usage of the word.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

A silo is somewhere you store grain or missiles, I'm not up to speed with any other usage of the word.

i don't think my employer has any missiles

or grain



something about the management-speak definition of silos here (if you want)

 

[Epona]

i don't think my employer has any missiles

or grain



something about the management-speak definition of silos here (if you want)

Ugh this (the use of terminology and workplace Flavour of the Month word bingo culture) is the sort of reason I struggle with being an employee

 

[newme]

A silo is somewhere you store grain or missiles, I'm not up to speed with any other usage of the word.

And something to do with mining. A mate climbed up inside one and fell through the roof cos it was rusty as fuck. Tumbled down the hole injuring themselves in the process, surprised they only got a broken arm.

 

[Orang Utan]

A silo is somewhere you store grain or missiles, I'm not up to speed with any other usage of the word.

I think it was used initially to refer to our isolated existences within an increasingly specialised job market, meaning no one has any idea what anyone else does even within the same organisations, leading to all sort of problems, but I’ve used it in a wider context as silos of interest, referring to how our online existences have also isolated us from each other, with our interests becoming even more specific and mutually incomprehensible, also leading to all sorts of problems associated with mutual distrust and ignorance of everyone else’s weird ways.
I’ve also read to similar shit being referred to as the Balkanisation of the internet. Makes it easie for the powers that be to divide and rule I guess.

 

[Orang Utan]

And something to do with mining. A mate climbed up inside one and fell through the roof cos it was rusty as fuck. Tumbled down the hole injuring themselves in the process, surprised they only got a broken arm.

Were they rescued by a beautiful immaculately-coated Rough Collie at the last minute?

 

[pug]

Silos are for silage

 

[Epona]

I think it was used initially to refer to our isolated existences within an increasingly specialised job market, meaning no one has any idea what anyone else does even within the same organisations, leading to all sort of problems, but I’ve used it in a wider context as silos of interest, referring to how our online existences have also isolated us from each other, with our interests becoming even more specific and mutually incomprehensible, also leading to all sorts of problems associated with mutual distrust and ignorance of everyone else’s weird ways.
I’ve also read to similar shit being referred to as the Balkanisation of the internet. Makes it easie for the powers that be to divide and rule I guess.

People having specialist knowledge is a good thing though, especially if they are able to type a load of stuff out in the hopes of sharing it.

If everyone just knew a little bit about a lot of things, we'd be up shit creek as a society (although there might be more people winning TV quiz shows).

 

[Orang Utan]

People having specialist knowledge is a good thing though, especially if they are able to type a load of stuff out in the hopes of sharing it.

If everyone just knew a little bit about a lot of things, we'd be up shit creek as a society (although there might be more people winning TV quiz shows).

Oh for sure, but I imagine this came from wanting to describe the downsides of it.

 

[pesh]

we also still have a VHS deck for old times sake.

 

[cesare]

yes - there was something in management-speak round organisation i work for a few weeks back about 'demolishing silos'

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Good grief, I didn't expect to hear the resurgence of the corporate speak "silo management" which I first heard do the rounds in the 90s

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Good grief, I didn't expect to hear the resurgence of the corporate speak "silo management" which I first heard do the rounds in the 90s

maybe my organisation is only just moving in to the 1990s...

 

[cesare]

maybe my organisation is only just moving in to the 1990s...

Some management trainee has read about it on a Google "management" foray and is hoping to quietly introduce it under the noses of those nearing retirement

 

[newme]

Were they rescued by a beautiful immaculately-coated Rough Collie at the last minute?

Not sure about the details, except what I was told. I had been up there myself when we went exploring the place and noped out on the roof, was a ladder up a small circular entrance then up the inside of the main much wider chamber.

Said they fell onto the base continued down the hole like going down a plug hole with a ladder in it, he got a few thousand quid somehow for injuring himself, think the it being a school age kid and them not wanting it in the papers they had missing fence sections and no one ensuring the site was safe probably lead to that. Something about an attractive nuisance?

Especially as there was already one incident on the site of someone getting shot in the forehead with an air rifle, not a great substitute for paintball it turns out. The fences around it all were fixed afterwards and lots more signs about no entry etc plus they took down a few extra bits which meant climbing the mine head tower was now more of a challenge.

 

[existentialist]

I am mostly amused and interested. I was only irked by existentialist ‘s comments that seem to have confused ignorance with stupidity or immaturity. Simple curiosity should not be scorned so patronisingly.

That was a verbatim conversation from my childhood, repeated often, and in good humour, which I thought was amusing in the context. But if you're prefer to take it personally, that's on you.

 

[Orang Utan]

That was a verbatim conversation from my childhood, repeated often, and in good humour, which I thought was amusing in the context. But if you're prefer to take it personally, that's on you.

You fucking weasel!
You are so transparent. Don’t pretend it wasn’t personal, you nasty piece of work. I see you.

 

[existentialist]

You fucking weasel!
You are so transparent. Don’t pretend it wasn’t personal, you nasty piece of work. I see you.

Well, if you're going to start out with that assumption, it's no wonder you get so annoyed with so many people.

I barely interact with you, and when I do I am very cautious not to give you any reason to be offended. Clearly, that lack of interaction has meant that I haven't properly calibrated the ease with which you take offence. O noez.

<goes back to not interacting>

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

.

 

[Orang Utan]

Well, if you're going to start out with that assumption, it's no wonder you get so annoyed with so many people.

I barely interact with you, and when I do I am very cautious not to give you any reason to be offended. Clearly, that lack of interaction has meant that I haven't properly calibrated the ease with which you take offence. O noez.

<goes back to not interacting>

you are so transparent, it has made me giggle, so thanks for that.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I had a brief read through and I have to say I am with OU on this. I don't 'game' and had absolutely no idea that people had set ups like the ones I have seen in some of the descriptions. When I think of a PC it at a desk with a tower underneath. Though mine are all macs so the screen is either the 'pc' or I am attaching a thunderbolt screen to a macbook pro.

In my job I either work from a computer at home a desk or in an office at a desk in a very traditional sense. My wife works at home at a desk. I only deal with people working at computers at desks or laptops. I don't game, view gaming forums or videos so have no idea about the other 'minority report' set ups described.
From my point of view the thread pile on was a bit unfair. Basic fair questions met with ridicule "pfft, you don't know modern computers?" . . . or have I missed something?

On the subject of it being weird to watch films on a laptop. . . I do do this. I don't have to sit down to watch a film (depending on the type of film or TV show). I enjoy cooking so make take a couple of hours preparing dinner I will listen to a podcast or watch a film on a laptop while doing all the prep. The resolution on my laptops (and my computer screens) are higher than my TV anyway, so it never seems that weird. I use bluetooth bone conducting headphones so that the volume is constant as I move around and I can still hear general ambiance with my ears.

 

[xenon]

This conversation started with you wondering how I used a computer sitting on the sofa rather than at a desk.

I'm explaining that the type of computer I use doesn't even go on a desk anyway.

(And it's not just a gaming PC, I've worked in plenty of offices - most actually - have tower cases under the desk, because it leaves desk space free for files and other items.)

How do you find the dust? Does it just suck it all in? I have a tower that I use for music production it’s sat on my desk sideways. I’m thinking about putting it on the floor. But I’ve always presumed, probably wrongly, it will just suck in more dust. I mean I do hoover but you know.

 

[existentialist]

How do you find the dust? Does it just suck it all in? I have a tower that I use for music production it’s sat on my desk sideways. I’m thinking about putting it on the floor. But I’ve always presumed, probably wrongly, it will just suck in more dust. I mean I do hoover but you know.

I do find that floor-standing PCs do tend to be something of a dust magnet, in a way they're not so much on the desk.

 

[Epona]

How do you find the dust? Does it just suck it all in? I have a tower that I use for music production it’s sat on my desk sideways. I’m thinking about putting it on the floor. But I’ve always presumed, probably wrongly, it will just suck in more dust. I mean I do hoover but you know.

The case has foam filters between the mesh on the front and top panels (on mine at least they are in those positions, cases may vary as to where the fans are mounted) and the fans, you just take the mesh panel off, remove the filter, and clean it - it can even go in the washing machine if you want (although obviously make sure it's fully dry before putting it back).
Or if it gets too gunked up you can simply replace it.

 

[Epona]

I had a brief read through and I have to say I am with OU on this. I don't 'game' and had absolutely no idea that people had set ups like the ones I have seen in some of the descriptions. When I think of a PC it at a desk with a tower underneath. Though mine are all macs so the screen is either the 'pc' or I am attaching a thunderbolt screen to a macbook pro.

In my job I either work from a computer at home a desk or in an office at a desk in a very traditional sense. My wife works at home at a desk. I only deal with people working at computers at desks or laptops. I don't game, view gaming forums or videos so have no idea about the other 'minority report' set ups described.
From my point of view the thread pile on was a bit unfair. Basic fair questions met with ridicule "pfft, you don't know modern computers?" . . . or have I missed something?

On the subject of it being weird to watch films on a laptop. . . I do do this. I don't have to sit down to watch a film (depending on the type of film or TV show). I enjoy cooking so make take a couple of hours preparing dinner I will listen to a podcast or watch a film on a laptop while doing all the prep. The resolution on my laptops (and my computer screens) are higher than my TV anyway, so it never seems that weird. I use bluetooth bone conducting headphones so that the volume is constant as I move around and I can still hear general ambiance with my ears.

I have the exact same looking tower case PC that many workplaces have under desks.

I don't know what is throwing people so fucking much that they don't get that it's not attached to a desk, and if you want to put it next to the sofa you can just have it there instead.

It's not a whole different thing, it's just not placed under a desk. I don't understand why people are getting confused about that, really.

 

[salem]

I believe they’ve started stuffing live tv down internet wifi horns and aerials are no longer necessary: Freely | All your favourite TV shows, all in one place and all for free

This looked like the answer to something I've wanted for a while but alas needs a new TV :/

I just want to go onto my android TV and be able to flick through the channels via wifi. I know everything is available via the apps but from a discoverability point of view just flicking the channels has a charm to it that reading descriptions or watching trailers doesn't.

I don't care enough to get the aerial moved or a new aerial installed or anything just would be nice!

 

[danny la rouge]

Wait a minute…there’s a bun fight here? How is there a bun fight here?

:goes back to study the thread and find a side: