Goddamn Worthless Brother

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-09-06 08:38pm

MKSheppard wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:No, Shep would be the one who got away with assaulting his parents. One must only hope he's changed some.
Uhm 9 months in jail, and a criminal record is "getting away"

OK fine, you got nailed

Oh yeah, monthly probation officer visits, and I can't go out of the state for more than 24 hours without notifying them first.

What do they ask you when they show up every month?

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-09-06 08:39pm

Darth Wong wrote: What do they ask you when they show up every month?

are you still living in the same place?

No new arrests?

Still going to school/have a job?

really, they've downgraded me to 3 months between a visit. I feel so...
unwanted

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-09-06 08:39pm

Darth Wong wrote:Spare parts aren't hard to find; hell, I have a 1.3GHz Celeron sitting around collecting dust.

I'll take it, Darth Wong. I've been wanting a new computer for the past six months!

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-09-06 08:40pm

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:Spare parts aren't hard to find; hell, I have a 1.3GHz Celeron sitting around collecting dust.
I'll take it, Darth Wong. I've been wanting a new computer for the past six months!

Sorry, my brother has first dibs on all my castoffs.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-09-06 08:41pm

MKSheppard wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:What do they ask you when they show up every month?
are you still living in the same place?

No new arrests?

Still going to school/have a job?

really, they've downgraded me to 3 months between a visit. I feel so... unwanted

How long did it take before they "downgraded" you? And does your record make it extremely difficult to find a job, or can you work around it? I'm just curious.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-09-06 08:43pm

Darth Wong wrote: And does your record make it extremely difficult to find a job, or can you work around it? I'm just curious.

Moderately more difficult.

Saying "Got into altercation with father, was charged with assault"

is a hell of a lot more employable than:

"Charged with Attempted Murder One"

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-09-06 08:45pm

Darth Wong wrote: Sorry, my brother has first dibs on all my castoffs.

Then it's obvious! We must get together and get Wong's brother out of
the way and then fight like rabid dogs over Wong's castoffs!

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-09-06 08:49pm

MKSheppard wrote:
Darth Wong wrote: And does your record make it extremely difficult to find a job, or can you work around it? I'm just curious.
Moderately more difficult.

Saying "Got into altercation with father, was charged with assault"

is a hell of a lot more employable than:

"Charged with Attempted Murder One"

I can buy that. So if you secure gainful employment, this computer-sharing nightmare can end?

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-09-06 08:59pm

I've told him I think he needs to move out...

Unfortunatly I think he asctually has to notify them if he changes address.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-09-06 09:02pm

Darth Wong wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:Spare parts aren't hard to find; hell, I have a 1.3GHz Celeron sitting around collecting dust.
I'll take it, Darth Wong. I've been wanting a new computer for the past six months!
Sorry, my brother has first dibs on all my castoffs.

Scheiße!!

Ah well, maybe next time

Sriad · Post by **Sriad** » 2003-09-08 03:08am

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote: I'll take it, Darth Wong. I've been wanting a new computer for the past six months!
Sorry, my brother has first dibs on all my castoffs.
Scheiße!!

Ah well, maybe next time

Don't sweat it. I mean, 1.3 GHz? You'd need to upgrade again in five months anyway.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-09-08 08:27am

Sriad wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
Darth Wong wrote: Sorry, my brother has first dibs on all my castoffs.
Scheiße!!

Ah well, maybe next time
Don't sweat it. I mean, 1.3 GHz? You'd need to upgrade again in five months anyway.

Point. Besides, I keep hearing rumors of 2.4GHz P4s for $400 floating around...

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-09-08 07:13pm

Shep, if the's that damn stupid, then slap a password on startup via the BIOS so he can't even boot to an OS! Hell, password protect the BIOS itself so he can't fuck that up too. What's he gonna do, pull the battery?

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-09-08 09:24pm

I would never ever want to share my computer again. At some point I used to grab my older brother's 486 when I had only a 286, and sometimes his Apple Macintosh, but he didn't normally complain because I usually always left it in a better state than I found it.

Only complaints he had was sometimes when his mousepad was dirty and that kinda shit. But I wouldn't ever consider letting some computer illiterate even touch my computer unless it's under my supervision.

Damn, if I ever have kids I'll give them some crappy computer they can bash. Maybe I'll buy them a Commodore 64 and let them do whatever they want with it.

LordShaithis · Post by **LordShaithis** » 2003-09-08 09:56pm

Kick your brother's ass!

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2003-09-09 01:46am

Vertigo1 wrote:Shep, if the's that damn stupid, then slap a password on startup via the BIOS so he can't even boot to an OS! Hell, password protect the BIOS itself so he can't fuck that up too. What's he gonna do, pull the battery?

Not if he locks the case.

Some cases (including mine) have places where you can put a lock on the case, preventing someone from opening it up without either unlocking it or tearing the case apart.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-09-09 01:51am

Shep I know one thing more frustrating then sharing a computer with your brother.....

Try Me teaching my little sister how to drive when I was in college.

My god that girl tried to drive on the Freeway without using the fucking gearshift!!!!

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-09-09 08:47am

Uraniun235 wrote:
Vertigo1 wrote:Shep, if the's that damn stupid, then slap a password on startup via the BIOS so he can't even boot to an OS! Hell, password protect the BIOS itself so he can't fuck that up too. What's he gonna do, pull the battery?
Not if he locks the case.

Some cases (I once had a very old one) had a physical keylock that locked out I/O in addition to the one that kept the case closed.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-09-09 10:05am

Unfortunately, I haven't seen any of those on anything past 1990 AT cases.

Hmm... I wonder if I could remove the keylock from one of those old useless cases and put it on my box...

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-09-09 02:35pm

hmm, that is a thought...

I do miss those key locks...

Coaan · Post by **Coaan** » 2003-09-09 03:07pm

Those keylocks are a bitch to assemble.

They are fitted on most if not all ibm machines as standard though..

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2003-09-09 03:09pm

I remember back when Gateway 2000 sent out mouse and keyboard locks installed in their computers.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2003-09-09 03:26pm

this reminds me of the "never let your girlfriend touch your pc" rule

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-09-10 12:13am

Zac Naloen wrote:this reminds me of the "never let your girlfriend touch your pc" rule

You set up her a nice Linux shell account, and make sure that there are no publicly viewable files that can possibly incriminate you

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-09-10 03:23pm

Crayz9000 wrote:Unfortunately, I haven't seen any of those on anything past 1990 AT cases.

Hmm... I wonder if I could remove the keylock from one of those old useless cases and put it on my box...

You can buy them seperately ya know.

Matter of fact, I saw one in my last CyberGuys catalog.