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AMC's Halt and Catch Fire

And was anyone a little freaked out when fired-neighbor crashed into their house with a SHOTGUN?? Holy crap! Thank God they weren't there.

They kind of left that one hanging, though.

Cameron can't tell them he was there without admitting she was there...but is she not going to warn them at all, or do anything? Did I miss a scene?

:shrug:
 
I really do love this show! Do you think Donna realized in this episode her boss is hitting on her? Thought there was a sign of awareness when she hung up the phone.
 
I have always been told, for 30 years now, that if you open up a hard drive outside of a clean room environment that the platters would be instantly ruined by dust particles. I never really believed that, and it was cool to see them messing with one in the episode in that dirty basement.

It may not strictly be true but it's not the kind of thing you really want to mess around with. It is probably safer with older, early-generation hard disks because they had higher tolerances and (literally) larger bits. On a modern hard disk, the tolerances are so tight any foreign particles at all are likely to ruin large swaths of data.
 
I enjoyed this episode, the show finally seems to be hitting its stride.

We learned a little more of the backstory of both Cameron and Joe. Joe now has more battle scars than Jack Bauer.
 
I just watched last week's episode, The 214's, and was blown away. This show started out slow, but I'm finally hooked, and can't wait to see this week's episode.
 
Finally caught up on the last two episodes. Holy crap! Lots and LOTS happening--can't wait to see what happens at the convention!
 
Everytime I show someone that their PC has speech to text, they shit a brick with amazement.

start bar, control panel, speech... "click with Mouse" . And then a test widget pops up that allows you to write 200 characters, which the computer will say out loud for your entertainment.

The pronunciation on the word "Motherfucker" still brings a tear to my eye.
 
I have always been told, for 30 years now, that if you open up a hard drive outside of a clean room environment that the platters would be instantly ruined by dust particles. I never really believed that, and it was cool to see them messing with one in the episode in that dirty basement.

It may not strictly be true but it's not the kind of thing you really want to mess around with. It is probably safer with older, early-generation hard disks because they had higher tolerances and (literally) larger bits. On a modern hard disk, the tolerances are so tight any foreign particles at all are likely to ruin large swaths of data.

One reason I love older tech.
 
I've enjoyed this show so far, although there are a few too many interpersonal dramas for my taste. Gordon and his wife are fighting and making up nearly every episode now.

Cameron got way too emotional over the operating system. It was a business decision, and they could always revisit it later. She needs to chill out. That was a pretty big punch in the gut though, TI taking their idea. The slimy neighbor guy did not just go away quietly.


Everytime I show someone that their PC has speech to text, they shit a brick with amazement.

start bar, control panel, speech... "click with Mouse" . And then a test widget pops up that allows you to write 200 characters, which the computer will say out loud for your entertainment.

The pronunciation on the word "Motherfucker" still brings a tear to my eye.

She's no Siri, but Microsoft Anna has her charms.

:techman:
 
I don't think the copycat PC was from TI. Remember, her boss resigned from TI then shows up at comdex with the Slingshot.
 
I don't think the copycat PC was from TI. Remember, her boss resigned from TI then shows up at comdex with the Slingshot.

You're right. I forgot he resigned after their business trip.

So he and the neighbor guy just flat out stole it from Cardiff.
 
Yeah, which stretches credibility some. How did the neighbor know her boss to begin with?

It does explain the neighbor's real motive for breaking in though.
 
I wish they go back and explain or show how they copied the design and everything. However I know they won't. That would be a great little thing to see, how the neighbor was breaking into the house and maybe even the office.

I saw Guardians of the Galaxy this morning. I'm wondering if Lee Pace used his role in it to practice his swings with a baseball bat. He handles his staff thingy just like the baseball bat from the series.
 
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