Re: Are we just running in place?

From	Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: Are we just running in place?
Date	2015-11-04 22:34 -0600
Organization	snerk
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On 11/4/2015 22:04, Dan Espen wrote:
> scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) writes:
>
>> In article <hnuogc-frm1.ln1@news.chingola.ch>,
>> Paul Sture  <nospam@sture.ch> wrote:
>>> One particularly bad example was when I was using a cordless-with-USB
>>> adaptor keyboard.  The console was emitting messages every minute or so
>>> to the effect that it had discovered the keyboard, interrupting the
>>> output I was interested in.  The workaround was to use a wired keyboard
>>> and hey presto, no interruptions.
>>
>> Sounds like a crappy implementation of the receiver: one that says "hey, a
>> keyboard's been connected" when you start typing and then says "now it's
>> gone away" after a bit, only to have to reconnect again.  Input devices
>> don't normally behave like that, so what drugs were being consumed (and in
>> what quantities) for someone at whatever company made your wireless keyboard
>> to think that sort of behavior would be a good idea?
>
> Think batteries.
>
> I had a cordless mouse.
> Sounded like a good idea.
> But a cordless mouse needs to turn itself off
> or you'll change the battery every week.
> Now that poor mouse hides in the closet because
> I don't want to wait for my mouse to boot up
> each time I leave it alone for a few minutes.
>

I use wireless mice and except for the one that spends most of it time 
in the laptop's bag and hence turned off, I don't turn them off.

I used the laptop a lot this weekend and the battery failed, but that 
happens so infrequently I forgot to recognize the symptoms and it took 
me several minutes to trouble-shoot it.  And several more to realize I 
could cannibalize one from my flashlight.

The one I use with the desktop turns on a red light some time before 
failure and that only happens twice a year or so--and it takes me a 
while to wonder "why is that red light on?"


-- 
sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (Juvenal)

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Are we just running in place? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-10-30 15:53 +0300
  Re: Are we just running in place? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-10-30 13:43 +0000
    Re: Are we just running in place? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-30 10:28 -0400
      Re: Are we just running in place? Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-10-30 15:34 +0000
        Re: Are we just running in place?     wje@acm.org (Bill Evans) - 2015-10-30 09:05 -0700
          Re: Are we just running in place? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-30 13:25 -0400
            Re: Are we just running in place? Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-30 17:28 +0000
            Re: Are we just running in place? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-30 18:32 +0000
              Re: Are we just running in place? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-11-01 20:01 +0000
                Re: Are we just running in place? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2015-11-04 10:11 +0100
                Re: Are we just running in place? scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2015-11-04 22:29 +0000
                Re: Are we just running in place? Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2015-11-04 16:44 -0600
                Re: Are we just running in place? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-11-04 23:04 -0500
                Re: Are we just running in place? Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2015-11-04 22:34 -0600
                Re: Are we just running in place? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-11-05 10:30 +0300
                Re: Are we just running in place? Stephen Chadfield <stephen@chadfield.com> - 2015-11-05 13:39 +0000
          Re: Are we just running in place? Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-30 17:30 +0000
            Re: Are we just running in place? Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-10-31 08:05 +0000
        Re: Are we just running in place? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2015-11-04 10:01 +0100
      Re: Are we just running in place? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-10-30 17:34 +0000
        Re: Are we just running in place? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-30 13:49 -0400
          Re: Are we just running in place? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-10-30 18:23 +0000
            Re: Are we just running in place? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-30 18:59 +0000
            Re: Are we just running in place? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2015-11-01 01:33 -0300
            Re: Are we just running in place? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2015-11-04 10:19 +0100
              Re: Are we just running in place? Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-11-04 21:21 +0000
        Re: Are we just running in place? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-30 18:33 +0000
          Re: Are we just running in place? Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 12:59 -0500
            Re: Are we just running in place? scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2015-11-03 17:29 +0000
              Re: Are we just running in place? fmassei@gmail.com - 2015-11-03 10:14 -0800
        Re: Are we just running in place? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2015-10-30 18:39 +0000
          Re: Are we just running in place? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-10-30 19:22 +0000
            Re: Are we just running in place? "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2015-10-30 20:27 +0100
              Re: Are we just running in place? bde@besplex.bde.org (Bruce Evans) - 2015-10-30 20:08 +0000
                Re: Are we just running in place? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-10-30 21:21 +0000
                Re: Are we just running in place? bde@besplex.bde.org (Bruce Evans) - 2015-10-31 04:15 +0000
                Re: Are we just running in place? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-11-02 14:19 +0000
                Re: Are we just running in place? bde@besplex.bde.org (Bruce Evans) - 2015-11-02 16:15 +0000
                Re: Are we just running in place? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-11-02 12:29 -0500
                Re: Are we just running in place? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-11-02 19:13 +0000
                Re: Are we just running in place? bde@besplex.bde.org (Bruce Evans) - 2015-11-02 21:25 +0000
                Re: Are we just running in place? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-11-03 14:03 +0000
            Re: Are we just running in place? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2015-10-30 21:11 +0000
        Re: Are we just running in place? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2015-11-01 01:23 -0300
      Re: Are we just running in place? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-10-30 20:05 +0000
    Re: Are we just running in place? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2015-10-30 19:53 +0000
      Re: Are we just running in place? Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-11-01 12:09 -0500
    Re: Are we just running in place? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-01 09:42 +0000
      Re: Are we just running in place? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-11-01 13:33 +0000
        Re: Are we just running in place? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 12:45 +1100
          Re: Are we just running in place? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-11-02 11:06 +0100
    Re: Are we just running in place? Waldek Hebisch <hebisch@math.uni.wroc.pl> - 2015-11-03 22:06 +0000
      Re: Are we just running in place? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-11-03 23:43 +0100
        Re: Are we just running in place? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-11-04 13:52 +0000
      Re: Are we just running in place? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-03 23:46 +0000
        Re: Are we just running in place? Waldek Hebisch <hebisch@math.uni.wroc.pl> - 2015-11-04 04:35 +0000
          Re: Are we just running in place? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-11-04 10:24 +0100
            Re: Are we just running in place? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-11-04 09:55 +0000
              Re: Are we just running in place? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-11-04 12:42 +0100
          Re: Are we just running in place? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-04 14:57 +0000
            Re: Are we just running in place? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-11-04 11:29 -0500
            Re: Are we just running in place? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-11-04 16:43 +0000
            Re: Are we just running in place? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-11-04 17:55 +0100
              Re: Are we just running in place? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-04 18:04 +0000
                Re: Are we just running in place? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-11-04 18:48 +0000
                Re: Are we just running in place? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-11-04 13:05 -0600
                Re: Are we just running in place? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-04 19:36 +0000
                Re: Are we just running in place? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-11-04 21:15 +0100
                Re: Are we just running in place? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-04 21:35 +0000
            Re: Are we just running in place? Kees Nuyt <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> - 2015-11-04 21:07 +0100
        Re: Are we just running in place? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-11-04 10:36 +0000
      Re: Are we just running in place? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-03 23:52 +0000
        Re: Are we just running in place? Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-04 02:56 +0000
          Re: Are we just running in place? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-04 11:05 +0000
        Re: Are we just running in place? Waldek Hebisch <hebisch@math.uni.wroc.pl> - 2015-11-04 03:12 +0000
          Re: Are we just running in place? Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-11-04 10:02 +0100
            Re: Are we just running in place? Andreas Eder <a_eder_muc@web.de> - 2015-11-08 11:48 +0100
        Re: Are we just running in place? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2015-11-04 10:36 +0100
        Re: Are we just running in place? "John Jackson" <jj@nospam.com> - 2015-11-05 09:01 +1100
          Re: Are we just running in place? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-05 00:09 +0000
      Re: Are we just running in place? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-04 11:03 -0500
        Re: Are we just running in place? Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-11-04 21:25 +0000
        Re: Are we just running in place? Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-11-05 08:01 +0000
  Re: Are we just running in place? "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-31 15:09 +1100
  Re: Are we just running in place? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-10-31 11:11 +0000
    Re: Are we just running in place? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-10-31 14:57 +0300
    Re: Are we just running in place? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-31 10:19 -0400
      Re: Are we just running in place? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-10-31 16:28 +0000
    Re: Are we just running in place?     wje@acm.org (Bill Evans) - 2015-10-31 04:14 -0700

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