Uninterrupted
Again, eBay gives new meaning to life. Actually, it just gave me a new perspective on my consumerism...
You see, I now have a UPS. Not a shipping company, an Uninterruptible Power Supply. This is not because I run equipment off a generator (as its previous owner did), afraid that I might forget to fill the tank. This is because of those times when a windy day has led to some kind of disturbance on the power lines round where I live, making me lose a significant amount of work on my PC.
But the new perspective is this: The UPS cost £15. Postage cost another £15. And somehow, through computer knowledge, I have on occasion been "worth" about £30 per hour. So if I were to forget to save my work for an hour, then have a power cut, this device will have paid for itself.
Of course that depends on what I was doing, nobody pays me to play Black & White 2 or to meticulously organise my files & emails.
Still, wouldn't it be great to be the only person playing a god game diring a power cut...?
You see, I now have a UPS. Not a shipping company, an Uninterruptible Power Supply. This is not because I run equipment off a generator (as its previous owner did), afraid that I might forget to fill the tank. This is because of those times when a windy day has led to some kind of disturbance on the power lines round where I live, making me lose a significant amount of work on my PC.
But the new perspective is this: The UPS cost £15. Postage cost another £15. And somehow, through computer knowledge, I have on occasion been "worth" about £30 per hour. So if I were to forget to save my work for an hour, then have a power cut, this device will have paid for itself.
Of course that depends on what I was doing, nobody pays me to play Black & White 2 or to meticulously organise my files & emails.
Still, wouldn't it be great to be the only person playing a god game diring a power cut...?
posted by cde at 11:05 AM
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