[geeks] [rescue] Computerfests (was: first real server hardware) -OT

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> better would be to -use- that high-level 'waste', instead of dumping
> it.

Not high level enough to make it profitable although I remember seeing
ads for a power source for remote repeater sites that looked a little
like the bomb from "The Mouse that Roared" that promised 20 watt
output for 200 years.  Price - $5000

> " [0]  True story.  One of the guys ended up in the hospital after
> " another guy threw a hammer at his face from quite a distance.  The
> " company was investigating to determine whether they would be calling
> " the police after they fired his ass until they heard his side of the
> " story.  They had been working on one of the pipelines and broke for
> " lunch at which time hospital boy had started to light a cigarette.
> " That hammer probably saved the lives of the entire crew and was deemed
> " acceptable behavior.
> 
> i can believe it.  i've heard similar, though not as violent.

Ah...now to light up a good one.....TWACK! thump!