Just a quick FYI that Northern Realms may be down for the day.
The NUC that the BBS runs on seems to be misbehaving. Not sure where the problem is as of yet, it was working this morning and now it's showing
"No operating system found". I took the SSD out and the contents are still there, but it just doesn't want to boot. The backup ran ok overnight, so nothing would have been lost anyway.
Just a quick FYI that Northern Realms may be down for the day.
Ugh Warp, that stinks. If the SSD is working fine I think the /var/log directory might be helpful for review.
Let us know what the gremlin was - I hate when a system craps out on us. Bleck!!
So I think the NUC's motherboard may be on the fritz. The
SSD seems to be ok, but the NUC itself refuses to boot to
anything at all..
No biggie though, I just fired Mystic up on my Pi and have mail up &* Origin: Northern Realms (21:3/110)
going, just means I'll go back to customizing this one instead of
Telegard.
-+- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
So I think the NUC's motherboard may be on the fritz.
How long have you had it?
No biggie though, I just fired Mystic up on my Pi and have mail up & going, just means I'll go back to customizing this one instead of Telegard.
That's a good recovery! But is that system configured with a
different IP address? I can't seem to poll you for scinet.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^So I think the NUC's motherboard may be on the fritz.
How long have you had it?I bought it used on eBay April 27, 2020.
-+- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
Just a quick FYI that Northern Realms may be down for the day.
For what its worth.... good advice costs nothing, and its worth the price.. have you checked its power supply? Might be marginal. The NUC I have only runs off a wall wart... they're pretty good at failing... marginally and catastrophicly.
For what its worth.... good advice costs nothing, and its
worth the price.. have you checked its power supply? ...
I hadn't though to check that. This NUC uses something
that looks like a laptop power supply.
I'll have to dust off my old volt meter and give it a look.
The power supply says it should be providing 19V @ 3.42A.
I hadn't though to check that.
WHAAAAAT!? You never thought that the wall-wart might be
defective?
Hey, the machine is powering on and appears to be working ok except for that it's not booting. The power adapter isn't hot to the touch or..
It may be in one of those boxes we didn't unpack from the
last house. If that's the case it's probably just easier
to buy another one from Amazon...
I hadn't though to check that. This NUC uses something that looks like a laptop power supply. I'll have to dust off my old volt meter and give it
Ogg wrote to Warpslide <=-
WHAAAAAT!? You never thought that the wall-wart might be
defective? I've encountered several over the years that
either simply overheated (showing signs of burning, especially
if they had white plastic) or just quit.
I have an electric leaf blower that's useless now. The charger
doesn't work and you (of course) can't buy a replacment. I brought
in there or something. This is why I hate anything not powered by
I have an electric leaf blower that's useless now. The charger
doesn't work and you (of course) can't buy a replacment. I brought
Spectre wrote to Tiny <=-
Depends.... you may be able to do one of two things... so long as you
can figure out the actually battery type, you can probably charge it
with an appropriate charger.
Lightman wrote to Tiny <=-
Gasoline-powered NUC! Why run your BBS with anything else?!?!
Hey, the machine is powering on and appears to be working ok except for that it's not booting. The power adapter isn't hot to the touch or anything like that. My volt meter isn't where I thought it was, so I'll need to go hunting for it.
I have an electric leaf blower that's useless now. The
charger doesn't work and you (of course) can't buy a
replacment. I brought it home and will attempt to take it
apart to see if there is a fuse in there or something.
This is why I hate anything not powered by gas.
Hello Tiny!
** On Wednesday 26.05.21 - 04:03, Tiny wrote to Ogg:
I have an electric leaf blower that's useless now. The
charger doesn't work and you (of course) can't buy a
replacment. I brought it home and will attempt to take it
apart to see if there is a fuse in there or something.
Any update?
This is why I hate anything not powered by gas.
I'm the opposite. I'd rather operate an electric device and
avoid all the extra maintenance and smell that a gas-powered
machine requires.
Case in point, I have an electric weed wacker - took a little
getting used to manipulating the cord for it, but I like being
able to just release the trigger and not hear the motor all the
time.
I have an electric mower too - same circumstances - a chord
that needs to be managed. But again, I like being able to just
release the grip and not have to deal with the motor noise all
the time.
Both of the above are fine for close proximity trim/cut in most
places around the house and yard.
Still, a pair of horses beat mechanical lawn mowers any
day.
This saturday I got drunk after a BBQ and ended up
asleep in the barn cuddling up with a horse. Try that with
a mechanical lawn mower :-)
Hello Tiny!
** On Wednesday 26.05.21 - 04:03, Tiny wrote to Ogg:
I have an electric leaf blower that's useless now. The
charger doesn't work and you (of course) can't buy a
replacment. I brought it home and will attempt to take it
apart to see if there is a fuse in there or something.
Quoting Ogg to Tiny <=-
I'm the opposite. I'd rather operate an electric device and
avoid all the extra maintenance and smell that a gas-powered
machine requires.
Case in point, I have an electric weed wacker - took a little
getting used to manipulating the cord for it, but I like being
able to just release the trigger and not hear the motor all the
time.
I have an electric mower too - same circumstances - a chord
that needs to be managed. But again, I like being able to just
release the grip and not have to deal with the motor noise all
the time.
Hello Arelor!
** On Monday 31.05.21 - 10:55, Arelor wrote to Ogg:
Still, a pair of horses beat mechanical lawn mowers any
day.
The natural machine is AI-remote control too. They just *know*
what to do!
This saturday I got drunk after a BBQ and ended up
asleep in the barn cuddling up with a horse. Try that with
a mechanical lawn mower :-)
Hmmm.. wouldn't you rather wake up next to the warm body of
your own species? ;)
Ogg wrote to Tiny <=-
apart to see if there is a fuse in there or something.
Any update?
Case in point, I have an electric weed wacker - took a little
getting used to manipulating the cord for it, but I like being
able to just release the trigger and not hear the motor all the
time.
Both of the above are fine for close proximity trim/cut in most
places around the house and yard.
Hmmm.. wouldn't you rather wake up next to the warm body of
your own species? ;)
I pictured myself waking up next to a sweaty ugly man upon reading that.
This saturday I got drunk after a BBQ and ended up
asleep in the barn cuddling up with a horse. Try that with
a mechanical lawn mower :-)
Hmmm.. wouldn't you rather wake up next to the warm body of
your own species? ;)
I pictured myself waking up next to a sweaty ugly man upon
reading that.
Hmmm.. wouldn't you rather wake up next to the warm body of
your own species? ;)
I pictured myself waking up next to a sweaty ugly man upon reading that
I wonder what theoretical drunk you was thinking.
Hello Arelor!
** On Tuesday 01.06.21 - 04:47, Arelor wrote to Ogg:
This saturday I got drunk after a BBQ and ended up
asleep in the barn cuddling up with a horse. Try that with
a mechanical lawn mower :-)
Hmmm.. wouldn't you rather wake up next to the warm body of
your own species? ;)
I pictured myself waking up next to a sweaty ugly man upon
reading that.
:/ I dunno what kind of parties you attend, but if the above
scenario is concerning, maybe at least make sure there are
human versions of fillies in attendance. :D
Hello Arelor!
** On Tuesday 01.06.21 - 04:47, Arelor wrote to Ogg:
This saturday I got drunk after a BBQ and ended up
asleep in the barn cuddling up with a horse. Try that with
a mechanical lawn mower :-)
Hmmm.. wouldn't you rather wake up next to the warm body of
your own species? ;)
I pictured myself waking up next to a sweaty ugly man upon
reading that.
:/ I dunno what kind of parties you attend, but if the above
scenario is concerning, maybe at least make sure there are
human versions of fillies in attendance. :D
:/ I dunno what kind of parties you attend, but if the
above scenario is concerning, maybe at least make sure
there are human versions of fillies in attendance. :D
Oh, now I think about it, we once had girls in one of our
parties, and somebody dared bring alcohol too.
I had the memory of finding one of the few beds available
late at night. Some of the girls asked me if I wanted to
share the bed with her. I told her:
"This bed is **mine**, you go look for another one."
I wonder what theoretical drunk you was thinking.What I thought when that happened to me was "My neck is kiling me, I have fallen asleep in such a bad position."
Glad to satisfy your curiosity.
"This bed is **mine**, you go look for another one."
OMG. I read "girls" (plural!) above!! You turned away from an opportunity to share a bed with multiple fillies? Hmmmmm. :/
"This bed is **mine**, you go look for another one."
OMG. I read "girls" (plural!) above!! You turned away from an opportunity to share a bed with multiple fillies? Hmmmmm. :/
He did say, "girls", so possibly there were additional reasons that made declining a good idea.
Hello Arelor!
** On Wednesday 02.06.21 - 14:53, Arelor wrote to Ogg:
:/ I dunno what kind of parties you attend, but if the
above scenario is concerning, maybe at least make sure
there are human versions of fillies in attendance. :D
Oh, now I think about it, we once had girls in one of our
parties, and somebody dared bring alcohol too.
I had the memory of finding one of the few beds available
late at night. Some of the girls asked me if I wanted to
share the bed with her. I told her:
"This bed is **mine**, you go look for another one."
OMG. I read "girls" (plural!) above!! You turned away from an
opportunity to share a bed with multiple fillies? Hmmmmm. :/
I wonder what theoretical drunk you was thinking.What I thought when that happened to me was "My neck is kiling me, I have fallen asleep in
such a bad position."
Glad to satisfy your curiosity.
Sadly, I was wondering what theoretical drunk you was thinking to get into the situation in the first place.
But I see that the horse was the better choice, regardless.
"This bed is **mine**, you go look for another one."
OMG. I read "girls" (plural!) above!! You turned away from an opportunity to share a
bed with multiple fillies? Hmmmmm. :/
He did say, "girls", so possibly there were additional reasons that made declining a good
idea.
Perhaps the aforesaid fillies were really jennys and he wasn't making a donkey of himself? :)
Spec
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Actually I am just a selfish sociopath who wanted the bed all for himself
Ah, you mean what I was thinking when I decided to go sleep
in the barn?
Something along the lines "I am asleepy, and this mare
looks like a comfy cushion."
Hello Arelor!
** On Thursday 03.06.21 - 04:52, Arelor wrote to Adept:
Ah, you mean what I was thinking when I decided to go sleep
in the barn?
Something along the lines "I am asleepy, and this mare
looks like a comfy cushion."
I thought horses slept standing up.
Horses can sleep standing on, but they need a minimum time
per day laying too. I don't think I have caught any of mine
laying for more than 30 minutes, though, and laying for
long periods of time can be dangerous for their health.
They also organize "guard turns" ...
..This sucks because if I am working around, they may
decide it is my turn for standing guard :-)
I remember another of the girls in the party reached out to
me a year later in another party and tried to convince me
to lend her my hat. Youn may guess how it went for her.
Horses can sleep standing on, but they need a minimum time
per day laying too. I don't think I have caught any of mine
laying for more than 30 minutes, though, and laying for
long periods of time can be dangerous for their health.
I knew that extended periods of laying down was a problem. Why
is that? Are they crushing their ribcage or restricting
circulation, or something?
Hello Arelor!
** On Thursday 03.06.21 - 04:48, Arelor wrote to Ogg:
I remember another of the girls in the party reached out to
me a year later in another party and tried to convince me
to lend her my hat. Youn may guess how it went for her.
"My" hats are OFF limits for me too, especially the one that I
would be wearing at the time.
I was sporting a fine Tilley hat for the first time in public
at one time (the one I'm actually wearing on my FB pic), and
the women around me all wanted to try it on. :/
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