Eerily appropriate XKCD cartoon - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: DenzilPenberthy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 04, 2013, 10:51:52 am
content: I'm having a bit of a sort out and trying to find some info about an 'ANCOM 15 PSA-3kHz' phase sensitive amplifier module I've found in a drawer. It looks pretty old. The only thing I can find is this newsgroup post from Nov 1996 asking if anyone has a spare one! Other than that it seems like it never existed. It's just sitting on my desk looking a bit like the spooky black monolith from 2001 space oddesseyhttp://www.science-bbs.com/65-electronics/946bf959c7333755.htmIt reminded me of this XKCD cartoonhttp://xkcd.com/979/Where are you Tony Travagli?

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 04, 2013, 03:10:14 pm
content: Or how about the same error on 50 different threads with no answer? It's a conspiracy!

author: andtfoot
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 04, 2013, 03:14:06 pm
content: Quote from: Stonent on October 04, 2013, 03:10:14 pmThen there is, "I've fixed/found it. I'll give an update with details later"........... nothing.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 04, 2013, 03:20:11 pm
content: Quote from: andtfoot on October 04, 2013, 03:14:06 pmYes! The damned bastards! Or the non helpful people in every computer thread who always say to reformat and reload to every single error.

author: cimmo
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2013, 06:29:08 am
content: Quote"Do a system re-install" is becoming a bit like the "have you tried turning it off and on again" joke.Look out for the final "The IT Crowd" special episode. Hilarious.

author: peter.mitchell
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2013, 02:22:01 am
content: I know how annoying this is, so i generally go out of my way to reply to my own posts like that.

author: MacAttak
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 06, 2013, 11:20:08 pm
content: Quote from: andtfoot on October 04, 2013, 03:14:06 pmI sometimes register on a forum just to post that kind of reply to a thread when I've been looking for the answer for hours but have found only other people looking for the same (with no resolution).

author: dropolus
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 06, 2013, 11:55:50 pm
content: I have searched for a problem and reached to an unanswered post, way too many times.What makes it worse, is that most of the time, i do find an answer after a few hours of head scratching but forget to share the solution....

author: cristoper
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 05:05:30 am
content: Quote from: cimmo on October 05, 2013, 06:29:08 amWhat?? I didn't know that was a thing! I think I found it:

author: Greyersting
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 05:21:04 am
content: Even worse is-"Never mind, I figured it out [Thread closed]"

author: konatsu
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 08:35:32 am
content: Quote from: cristoper on October 07, 2013, 05:05:30 amTry turning it off and on again

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 08:56:14 am
content: Oh man I know that feeling all to well. If you find a solution to a problem, please for the love of god post it, don't just disappear