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Just this weekend I was saying to Herself, that my UPS must be really working well, because we haven't had a power failure since I installed it.
And what just happened? The power failed. 
The UPS cut in, the PC, monitors, WiFi, and internet continued uninterrupted; while everything else - including the TV Herself was watching - went black. Perfect. A couple of minutes later, the power is back, and it's as if nothing had happened.
Except Herself wants me to plug the TV and Sky box into the UPS now. Pity it's in a different room, so I can't ... That'll do as an excuse.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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How much time do you get on the UPS dedicated? an hour? Mine used to be an hour but that was years ago.
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In testing, about an hour. But I've got it set to shut down the PC after 10 minutes of failure - gives me plenty of time to save my stuff, shut down the NAS manually, and loads of capacity for subsequent cuts. They tend to come in waves round here!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I bet you got a lot of packets from UPS 
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OriginalGriff wrote: That'll do as an excuse
If you don't mind, give me her contact information so I can explain to her how, for a mere $1500 or so, you can get her one that will keep the TV, fridge, and A/C running for the duration.
No need to thank me.
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Better yet, go solar, because the sun is always ou... Oh.
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This is Wales.
What is "the sun"?
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What is "the sun"?
It's that newspaper... the one your mother told you not to read because it shows ladies of loose morals that are not suitable for young boys to see.
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Couldn't have picked a better day to post this.
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I was talking to Tesla [blatant name drop] the other day and, for my house, a couple of his "powerwall" 13.5 kWh house batteries will supply all I need! I am going to power them from solar panels so I can mostly be off the US power grid (except to sell them power on really sunny days). This will work here in Maryland where it is fairly sunny most of the time - I am not sure how well Wales would fair for this.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Forogar wrote: except to sell them power on really sunny days
Hopefully. Original electric companies didn't mind that, except for the cost of net metering, because they didn't anticipate that so many people would do it. With the increase of solar panel companies doing financing including setting up their own electric companies and with electric companies taking a greater percentage of renewable energy there is a push back to eliminate such programs.
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>>Pity it's in a different room, so I can't ... That'll do as an excuse.
say goodbye to your UPS 
Arguing with a woman is like reading the Software License Agreement. In the end, you ignore everything and click "I agree".
Anonymous
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No chance!
But ... looking at the specs for the TV and Sky, I'm looking at less than 150W anyway, so a small UPS for those two wouldn't be impossible. Only hassle is it wouldn't be able to run it for too long, and that would be what she wanted. And charge her tablet, and run the kettle - so that's a big no-no.
And no, I don't have anywhere to put a generator... 
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The PC or the TV on a UPS, but not the freezer 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Given the price difference between a brand new UPS and just the battery for it, I tend to just buy a new UPS for my computer whenever I start to feel like the battery run time is no longer where it used to be.
That way, my system keeps running the longest, and other appliances around the house get to inherit a UPS that still works for at least few minutes (secondary PC...networking equipment...living room TV...etc). Plus they get the extra bonus of getting behind the built-in surge protector.
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The answer was DISPARATE
Anyone want to explain? Don't panic, I'm up tomorrow...
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(Headslap)
I really was very close wasn't I....
Is Disparate ("This Parrot") really a synonym for incomparable though?
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
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Hmm, I see that it is. I would've used it very differently. There you go, I guess..
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
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That's the idea of the Cryptic part of CCC!
Sorry about the "Dis Parrot", but I couldn't resist. Mind you, if I had, I might not be doing it again tomorrow, so maybe it wasn't such a good idea. Hmmm...
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You made a valid point last week, but I wouldn't push your luck.
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You don't want to tell me that there really are people who would defend PHBs? In this particular case that would be the Pointy Hatted Boss.
Anyway, let's hope that nobody really comes with a sentence that ends with 'or else'. That's usually the point where I lose all humor.
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CodeWraith wrote: Anyway, let's hope that nobody really comes with a sentence that ends with 'or else'.
If you're writing an if block, and you want some code to execute when the condition isn't met, would you put it under if or else? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Don't come between the CodeWraith and his code! 
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