ever wanted round ide cables but didnt want to cough up the extra bucks, well thanks to ungsunghero (who was apparently bored) decided to create some home-made round ide cables. it’s really cool. all i’m missing now is some electrical tape.<\/p>\n
ungsunghero (10:48:36 PM): hey drunk
\nKrunk4Ever (10:48:46 PM): hola
\nungsunghero (10:49:14 PM): ever try to make your own rounded cables?
\nKrunk4Ever (10:49:20 PM): nope
\nungsunghero (10:49:27 PM): it’s fun!
\nKrunk4Ever (10:49:35 PM): just twist and tape right?
\nungsunghero (10:49:42 PM): you could do that
\nungsunghero (10:49:44 PM): or do what i did
\nungsunghero (10:49:55 PM): take a knife, and separate the wires by hand
\nungsunghero (10:49:57 PM): roll, and tape
\nKrunk4Ever (10:50:02 PM): oooh!
\nKrunk4Ever (10:50:04 PM): does that work?
\nungsunghero (10:50:11 PM): then again, i was only “practicing”
\nungsunghero (10:50:16 PM): with a messed up floppy cable
\nungsunghero (10:50:20 PM): i assume it’ll work
\nKrunk4Ever (10:50:29 PM): well,
\nKrunk4Ever (10:50:33 PM): i have tons of ide cables now
\nKrunk4Ever (10:50:38 PM): bought 3 ata100 for $1
\nungsunghero (10:50:42 PM): where at?
\nKrunk4Ever (10:50:48 PM): cause i thought it was my cables causing problems
\nKrunk4Ever (10:50:55 PM): well, it was a special deal from my uncle
\nungsunghero (10:51:05 PM): nice
\nKrunk4Ever (10:51:07 PM): he custom builds computers
\nKrunk4Ever (10:51:11 PM): and has tons laying around
\nungsunghero (10:51:12 PM): if i had a digicam…i’d show you my work
\nKrunk4Ever (10:51:17 PM): lemme try
\nKrunk4Ever (10:51:21 PM): what;d u do afterwards?
\nungsunghero (10:51:28 PM): electrical tape
\nungsunghero (10:51:31 PM): wrap it around
\nungsunghero (10:51:41 PM): do you have a nail clipper?
\nKrunk4Ever (10:51:42 PM): ata100 are much thinner tho
\nKrunk4Ever (10:51:45 PM): yah
\nKrunk4Ever (10:51:46 PM): i do
\nungsunghero (10:51:56 PM): does it have that “tool”?
\nKrunk4Ever (10:52:03 PM): that knifey?
\nungsunghero (10:52:06 PM): ok…
\nungsunghero (10:52:08 PM): yes
\nungsunghero (10:52:19 PM): use that…it makes a little hole between 2 wires
\nungsunghero (10:52:26 PM): and they separate very easily
\nungsunghero (10:53:32 PM): here’s a tip
\nungsunghero (10:53:48 PM): use the tip of the “knifey”, push gently, and make a hole between the wires
\nungsunghero (10:54:04 PM): then slide it gently in one direction until you can pull the wires apart
\nungsunghero (10:54:22 PM): this way, you minimize the risk of tearing apart the plastic covering each wire
\nKrunk4Ever (10:54:28 PM): have u tried an ata100 cable yet
\nKrunk4Ever (10:54:33 PM): there’ much thinner
\nungsunghero (10:54:50 PM): nope…i know
\nungsunghero (10:54:56 PM): that would probably require an exacto
\nungsunghero (10:54:57 PM): haha
\nKrunk4Ever (10:55:24 PM): welp
\nKrunk4Ever (10:55:27 PM): did my first cut
\nKrunk4Ever (10:55:41 PM): 40something more to go
\nungsunghero (10:55:46 PM): only 38!
\nKrunk4Ever (10:55:56 PM): oh
\nKrunk4Ever (10:55:57 PM): really?
\nungsunghero (10:56:06 PM): wait…40 wire or 80?
\nKrunk4Ever (10:56:35 PM): uh
\nKrunk4Ever (10:56:38 PM): dont wanna count them
\nungsunghero (10:56:42 PM): (ata100 or not?)
\nKrunk4Ever (10:56:42 PM): looks like 40
\nKrunk4Ever (10:56:45 PM): ata100
\nungsunghero (10:56:52 PM): then that’s 80 wire
\nungsunghero (10:56:57 PM): which requires 39 cuts
\nKrunk4Ever (10:56:57 PM): no way
\nKrunk4Ever (10:56:59 PM): yeah
\nKrunk4Ever (10:57:02 PM): that’s what i meant
\nungsunghero (10:57:08 PM): to save time, don’t do each individual wire
\nungsunghero (10:57:11 PM): do 2 or 3 at a time
\nungsunghero (10:57:18 PM): i just did them all b\/c i’m REALLY bored
\nungsunghero (10:57:28 PM): (and i’m using a floppy cable…34 wire…16 cuts)
\nungsunghero (10:59:05 PM): one more tip
\nungsunghero (10:59:10 PM): don’t cut at an angle
\nungsunghero (10:59:14 PM): you’ll shred through the cable
\nungsunghero (10:59:21 PM): and don’t pull apart rapidly (same thing)
\nungsunghero (10:59:26 PM): <– speaking from experience
\nKrunk4Ever (10:59:57 PM): arrggh
\nKrunk4Ever (10:59:59 PM): sliced into one
\nungsunghero (11:00:13 PM): your blade is probably too sharp then
\nungsunghero (11:00:21 PM): let me paypal you $.33 for your loss
\nungsunghero (11:00:21 PM): haha
\nungsunghero (11:01:17 PM): argh! just pulled a cable out of the connector!!!
\nKrunk4Ever (11:02:48 PM): hehe
\nKrunk4Ever (11:03:15 PM): the wire itself hasnt been spliced
\nKrunk4Ever (11:03:17 PM): still workable?
\nungsunghero (11:03:27 PM): probably
\nungsunghero (11:03:33 PM): use a small piece of electrical tape
\nungsunghero (11:03:35 PM): it’ll hold
\nungsunghero (11:03:40 PM): btw, i just figured something out
\nungsunghero (11:04:00 PM): make a cut between each wire, then split them all at once!
\nungsunghero (11:04:01 PM): HAHAHA
\nungsunghero (11:04:07 PM): makes life so much simpler!
\nKrunk4Ever (11:04:33 PM): yeah
\nKrunk4Ever (11:04:36 PM): that’s what i’m doing
\nungsunghero (11:04:46 PM): you could’ve told me that
\nungsunghero (11:04:46 PM): !
\nKrunk4Ever (11:04:55 PM): i thought that’s what u told me to do
\nungsunghero (11:05:39 PM): i sort of did
\nungsunghero (11:05:51 PM): except what i was doing is making the “incision”, then separating the wires COMPLETELY
\nungsunghero (11:05:59 PM): which causes a huge mess as you are nearly finished
\nungsunghero (11:06:01 PM): <– stupid
\nKrunk4Ever (11:07:39 PM): another thing i learnt
\nKrunk4Ever (11:07:43 PM): is cut near the middle
\nungsunghero (11:07:49 PM): why?
\nKrunk4Ever (11:07:58 PM): saves u time ripping
\nKrunk4Ever (11:08:14 PM): cause when one end stops ripping
\nKrunk4Ever (11:08:25 PM): u have to grab another end closer to the unripped end for more support
\nungsunghero (11:08:50 PM): it’s easier for me to start near the top
\nungsunghero (11:09:06 PM): besides, near the top of the cable (at each connector), the wires flatten out
\nungsunghero (11:09:17 PM): so it’s no use to separate them that close to the connector
\nKrunk4Ever (11:09:17 PM): u can flatten the wire
\nKrunk4Ever (11:09:22 PM): but using the corner of your table
\nKrunk4Ever (11:09:34 PM): and watcha call it
\nKrunk4Ever (11:09:40 PM): do that smoothing out trip
\nKrunk4Ever (11:09:42 PM): trick*
\nungsunghero (11:10:07 PM): it doesn’t matter how neatly we tear the wires, right?
\nungsunghero (11:10:13 PM): it’ll all end up inside the tape!!
\nungsunghero (11:10:14 PM): !
\nungsunghero (11:10:39 PM): yay! i’m done!
\nungsunghero (11:10:53 PM): 34 wire floppy cable…33 cuts…each individual wire cut
\nungsunghero (11:11:11 PM): btw, what were you doing before loser peter had to ruin your night by tempting you to make your own rounded cables?
\nKrunk4Ever (11:11:22 PM): now i need electrical tape
\nKrunk4Ever (11:13:29 PM): u think pvc tape would do?
\nungsunghero (11:13:48 PM): pvc tape? i don’t like the sound of that
\nungsunghero (11:13:49 PM): you can try it
\nungsunghero (11:16:16 PM): my sister thinks i’m crazy
\nungsunghero (11:18:48 PM): can you imagine us, retired, making rounded cables like old ladies knitting???
\nungsunghero (11:18:52 PM): shudder…
\nKrunk4Ever (11:19:08 PM): lol
\nKrunk4Ever (11:19:35 PM): pvc tape isnt sticky enough
\nKrunk4Ever (11:19:41 PM): guess it was meant for plastic pipews
\nungsunghero (11:20:12 PM): i guess so
\nungsunghero (11:20:16 PM): i’m having blisters
\nungsunghero (11:20:18 PM): are you?
\nKrunk4Ever (11:20:31 PM): nope
\nKrunk4Ever (11:20:38 PM): or not yet
\nungsunghero (11:25:39 PM): you know how i got started on this?
\nungsunghero (11:26:33 PM): you know how floppy cables have little separations in their wires
\nungsunghero (11:26:34 PM): ?
\nungsunghero (11:26:37 PM): well…i got bored
\nungsunghero (11:26:43 PM): and pulled them apart
\nungsunghero (11:26:51 PM): you could probably figure out the rest…<\/p><\/blockquote>\npainting: who knew besides getting high, there was something even funner! was helping my uncle paint a room today with my cuz and got paint ALL OVER my hands. At first I was like grrrr, will need something to get this off (my cuz suggested paint thinner). however, as it dried, i realized I could peel it off. just like glue!. You guys ever just squeeze glue on to your hand, wait for it to dry, and then peel it off like it was your skin. If you haven’t it’s really fun. Of course I end it by munching on it. I wouldn’t suggest that since it doesnt especially taste good. hehe.<\/p>\n
last thing i wanted to note was that Arby’s has INCREDIBLE service. Today we went out to lunch @ Arby’s in City of Industry. I ordered an Ultimate BLT and my cuz ordered a Beef ‘N Cheddar. While we were chatting and waiting for our meal to come, I realized that people who ordered after us were getting their meals. I thought maybe ours took a little longer. Finally I got up and he asked if we got our meal yet. We both answered nope. He apologized and immediately began filling out plate. We were like, okay, people often forget (especially me, hehe). Then he asked if we wanted a shake to go with our meal. We both declined (later finding out he was offering it to us for free). I got my curly fries SUPER-SIZED for free. He also threw in an extra Roast Beef and Cheddar ‘N Beef to show their sincerity. We were like kewl!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ever wanted round ide cables but didnt want to cough up the extra bucks, well thanks to ungsunghero (who was apparently bored) decided to create some home-made round ide cables. it’s really cool. all i’m missing now is some electrical tape. ungsunghero (10:48:36 PM): hey drunk Krunk4Ever (10:48:46 PM): hola ungsunghero (10:49:14 PM): ever try … <\/p>\n