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Jason Salaz

00:31

that's pretty much it

unless the S.M.A.R.T statistics show the number of times the drive heads were locked due to motion

but that's of course not definitive, I can shake my mbp in order to lock it's hd heads.

visible damage is about as good as it gets.

Nathan Greenstein

01:23

Never hurts to run a hardware test before buying anything.

7 hours later…

stuffe

08:30

@bmike Tried cleaning in various ways, no beans. So I resigned myself to having no sound and went to turn back on the vibrate functions instead (which I turned off on day 1). A couple of minutes of vibrating the phone setting various alerts etc seems to have dislodged whatever was causing the ground and now it works again!

2 hours later…

stuffe

10:22

Well, that was an interesting few days is irritating iphone behaviour. I wrote it up into a jeopardy Q

Q: iPhone dock connector problems, with and without accessories

I started to experience problems with my iPhone that seem to be related to the dock connector. Upon plugging my iPhone into my (officially supported) car stereo, I started to get the message "This accessory is not supported by iPhone" on the screen. Didn't think much of it as I only use it for...

stuffe

11:10

Hi @Ethereal

Ethereal

@stuffe Howdy!

stuffe

A new face to Chat :) How's things?

Ethereal

@stuffe Not a new face. Things are very hard!

stuffe

New to me :)

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stuffe

14:08

Hey Mike

bmike

@Ethereal Bummer (unless you're enjoying the hardness)

Your geezer meme has infected my brain, @stuffe .

stuffe

You need the accent next. I'll find an example

bmike

… and minions. Minions of geezer would be cool.

stuffe

A geezers minion would be an Oik I guess.

stuffe

14:23

diamond geezer!

bmike

indeed

stuffe

downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/uptodate/mp3/…

m.youtube.com/watch?v=I8_U0q1jpzo&feature=related

bmike

NO WAY

that's a little too much praise for me. I'll strive for being a bit eccentric, an OK guy.

stuffe

What type of geezer you are depends, as you can see, very much on context ;)

bmike

that's too funny

Don't ask that question, I'll close it….

Now, see, I told you I'd do that...

stuffe

14:32

Have you heard of Ray Winstone?

bmike

not ringing a bell

stuffe

He's a proper geezer. Got the accent just right. You might have seen him in a few films if you've seen any british ones recently.

bmike

Although the googles tell me he was in the departed as Frenchy

that was a fun movie - might have to queue it soon

stuffe

teacherluke.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/cockney-london-accent

its all gone pear shaped...

bmike

Hee hee - haven't heard that phrase in a while

Ethereal

14:41

I never find hard great, but some girls do.

bmike

twss - bah dmm dmm pshh

stuffe

I hear many females are do indeed find the challenge of difficulty to be very rewarding.

Is that not what you meant..?

bmike

@stuffe I was going to say I hear that from guys way more than from girls, but to each her own.

(and his own of course as appropriate)

stuffe

Each to his own. Said the lady to the bishop.

Badum, tish...

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bmike

18:33

Q: How to always show "Library" in the Finder its "Go"-Menu without holding a modifier key?

I often use the "Library" folder in my home folder ~/. The Library folder there (~/Library/) is shown (unhidden), and that is not the question. I would like to also always show the menu point "Library" in the Finder menu under the word "Go". Normally it only shows when I hold the Option ⌥ key th...

mountain-lion finder menu-bar hidden-file

Has anyone been able to get Library to be visible in Mountain Lion? I must be missing something...

patrix

18:54

chflags nohidden Library, but that's probably not what you are asking?

bmike

19:09

@patrix Visible in Finder's go menu was what I should have written

patrix

Yeah, I thought so. And no, I don't know of a way either (but then I don't think I've ever used the "Go" menu to go to standard folders anyway)

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stuffe

21:02

Go is useful, it always remembers where you went last. If you only ever use it for ~/library, it's a decent hack for occasional use.

1 hour later…

Baumr

22:07

@JasonSalaz Ah, what about for an SSD?

Jason Salaz

eh?

oh, right, the drive heads

In that case, all bets are off :).

Baumr

@NathanGreenstein True, but strange to see that Apple has included liquid damage detectors, but not drop ones

@JasonSalaz I see, interesting, thanks :)

Jason Salaz

There are no drop detectors that are sensitive enough for impact at such a short distance. They'd be triggered simply by motion.

drop detectors are case damage, that's pretty much it

Baumr

Hehe, seems you're right

Strange how the non-answer got more upvotes than the answer:

A: How come Dropbox gets an icon in Finder sidebar?

The dropbox installer puts one there and the google drive installer does not. Just drag a folder into the sidebar and it will stick, no installer necessary.

Should I edit my question to be more clear?

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bmike

23:38

@Baumr A trained technician can tell when components are crushed or deformed due to excessive acceleration or force.

The marks are distinctive but differ in terms of the protective feet being bent, screws being pinched and too loose (or far too tight) when you remove case and parts doing a repair. Internal parts like battery screw loops and bottom case snaps will shear on large drops.

Hairline cracks may appear in the plastic around the display and the display hinge will be skew / hinges bent / sub-millimeter gaps are easily noticed when a customer places a mac on the genius bar even before a word is spoken.

Lastly, the aluminum frame will deform and bend in the weakest places, so you will know where to look on each model for the "less strong" places like ethernet port openings and such for minor bends that show a past drop or crush in luggage, backpack, etc.

stuffe

23:58

@Baumr I did it for you :)

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