Jim in Anchorage Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 (edited) sun burps Edited March 9, 2012 by Jim in Anchorage
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 AWESOME! Anyone know if solar flares could disrupt wireless devices?... Really strange... Last night the range on my wireless mouse and keyboard was about a foot! Today, it is back to normal. Okay, I know that sounds silly... But what could be causing it? Can't be batteries... It was a range problem on both keyboard and mouse. Anyway.. I was reading about the ones back in 1859... Telegraph operators actually unhooked their batteries and were still sending signal!
DC Tom Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 On 3/9/2012 at 12:25 AM, ExiledInIllinois said: Anyone know if solar flares could disrupt wireless devices?... Really strange... Last night the range on my wireless mouse and keyboard was about a foot! Today, it is back to normal. Okay, I know that sounds silly... But what could be causing it? Can't be batteries... It was a range problem on both keyboard and mouse. Yes, theoretically. But if we had a flare big enough to disrupt a wireless mouse, you'd have much bigger problems. But just think of the possibilities..."How do you like my solar flare detector.? Yes, it's a wide-area network of 30,000 bluetooth headsets...why do you ask?"
Jim in Anchorage Posted March 9, 2012 Author Posted March 9, 2012 On 3/9/2012 at 12:25 AM, ExiledInIllinois said: AWESOME! Anyone know if solar flares could disrupt wireless devices?... Really strange... Last night the range on my wireless mouse and keyboard was about a foot! Today, it is back to normal. Okay, I know that sounds silly... But what could be causing it? Can't be batteries... It was a range problem on both keyboard and mouse. Anyway.. I was reading about the ones back in 1859... Telegraph operators actually unhooked their batteries and were still sending signal! There were concerns solar flares would disrupt radio transmissions. I didn't notice that but the N lights where spectacular last night.
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 On 3/9/2012 at 12:41 AM, DC Tom said: Yes, theoretically. But if we had a flare big enough to disrupt a wireless mouse, you'd have much bigger problems. But just think of the possibilities..."How do you like my solar flare detector.? Yes, it's a wide-area network of 30,000 bluetooth headsets...why do you ask?" That is what I was thinking... But it was so strange... I did everything last night... New batteries, reboot... Now today, it is working perfect... I can operate it from the neighbors house even on the old batteries!
DC Tom Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 On 3/9/2012 at 12:44 AM, Jim in Anchorage said: There were concerns solar flares would disrupt radio transmissions. I didn't notice that but the N lights where spectacular last night. There was some interference here this morning; nothing too bad. We had worse last week. The zombies were a problem today, though.
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 I don't know how true this is... But a bunch of weeks ago, we had gamma ray disruption on our work's computer network... Is that for real??? Dates were jumping ahead???
DC Tom Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 On 3/9/2012 at 12:50 AM, ExiledInIllinois said: I don't know how true this is... But a bunch of weeks ago, we had gamma ray disruption on our work's computer network... Is that for real??? Dates were jumping ahead??? No, that's X-ray disruption. Gamma ray disruption is when your computer turns green and bursts through the wall.
Jim in Anchorage Posted March 9, 2012 Author Posted March 9, 2012 On 3/9/2012 at 12:48 AM, DC Tom said: There was some interference here this morning; nothing too bad. We had worse last week. The zombies were a problem today, though. How many times do I have to tell you shoot em in the head? Give me the gun. There see how simple that was?
DC Tom Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 On 3/9/2012 at 12:57 AM, Jim in Anchorage said: How many times do I have to tell you shoot em in the head? Give me the gun. There see how simple that was? That wasn't a zombie, that was my !@#$ing gardener!
Jim in Anchorage Posted March 9, 2012 Author Posted March 9, 2012 On 3/9/2012 at 12:59 AM, DC Tom said: That wasn't a zombie, that was my !@#$ing gardener! The haze of war. Now, about the body... Wait- the dog eats anything!
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 On 3/9/2012 at 12:53 AM, DC Tom said: No, that's X-ray disruption. Gamma ray disruption is when your computer turns green and bursts through the wall. Oh... So that explains it!
DC Tom Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 On 3/9/2012 at 1:13 AM, Jim in Anchorage said: The haze of war. Now, about the body... Wait- the dog eats anything! The zombies aren't picky, either.
Jim in Anchorage Posted March 9, 2012 Author Posted March 9, 2012 On 3/9/2012 at 1:16 AM, DC Tom said: The zombies aren't picky, either. Are you kidding me? I own a restaurant and the zombies are the worst."I ordered a head and the eyes are tasteless. And the guts are cold. Check please"?
PromoTheRobot Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Looked for auroras in NH last night. Didn't see any. It was a little hazy though. PTR
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