Technology blows

[bronwynrh]

Not all the time, but right now it does.

I have . . . let's see. . . 700ish times 5 makes about 35 hundredish Megabytes of data burned onto CDs. This is data that I got by using some pretty fabulous technology. Technology that does NOT blow.

I brought this data to our computer in the lab to try and use some software called Metamorph for image manipulation (as in, turning stacks of images into 3-D images) and some software called COMSTAT which would put some pretty fantastic numbers and statistical analysis to my images. Those numbers would make my "this mutant really is different" analysis a little more convincing to the scientific world. This software is technology that also does NOT blow.

The technology that blows is the dumbass, STUPID fucking goddam @#$#%*&* CD-ROM that looks at my CDs and says, "Your CD has folders with names but nothing in them."

GAAAAAAAAAAAA!

And I KNOW it's the CD-ROM's fault, not mine, because I can put the CD into MY computer and MY computer says "Ahhh, a CD with folders and PICTURES and DATA!". Of course, my computer does not have the software because the software comes laden with licenses that cost thousands of dollars.

*fume*

Before you say anything. . . When burning the data onto the CDs and closing the CDs I used the option that would make the CD-R readable by "most other computers and CD-ROMs" the ISO-966 whatevermajiggerthingie format.

crappity crap crap

Silver lining? I haven't and won't delete the folders from the microscope lab computer until I can access the files on these damned CDs.

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Also, why does it feel like a tropical jungle in the lab?

Comments

[chrisf-uk.livejournal.com]

when my computer is going wrong i always remember something my dad said once...

Definition of software: Stuff that come on "Floppies"
Definition of hardware: Stuff that makes a noise when you THROW IT THROUGH THE GOD DAMN WINDOW!!!!!!

Always makes me smile.... :-)