« Scheme Shell Reference Manual
Web Spamming »

Laptop Returns

July 30th, 2007 by Walt

My laptop is back from the dealer. They replaced the motherboard, which is the best outcome I could hope for. (The alternative — which I have experienced — is that you have to send it back three times before they accept they have to replace the motherboard.) I don’t think anything breaks on laptops other than motherboards. On my previous laptop, the ‘N’ key broke. When I took it into a shop to get it fixed, they told me they’d have to replace the motherboard.

Now I’m working my way through my RSS feeds. Every single weblog I have subscribed was updated, so it’ll be awhile.

This entry was posted on Monday, July 30th, 2007 at 9:13 pm and is filed under site. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

9 Responses to “Laptop Returns”

  1. beans Says:
    July 31st, 2007 at 8:47 am

    Can I ask a dumb question? (Please say yes!)

    Oops too late- you see there is this group called ‘The Archimedeans’, but what would you call a group that, say you wanted to name after Galois? ‘The Galois Group’ or ‘Galoisians’ (which sounds rather duh!)? (Or can you think of another name which has Galois somewhere?)

    [sorry about this!]

  2. Jonathan Vos Post Says:
    July 31st, 2007 at 3:25 pm

    Évaristas!

  3. Walt Says:
    July 31st, 2007 at 9:31 pm

    Les Galoisiens?

  4. beans Says:
    August 1st, 2007 at 6:22 am

    Thanks for your replies. :o I had written everything up with the name ‘The Galois Group’ (As in his group and this group … ). Hmmm, I’ll add a footnote. (I can’t decide which one to choose from the three- it’s a name for a yet ‘imaginary’ maths society for students you see. )

    Might as well try again- which would you think sounded ‘coolest’ for a maths society? :o

  5. John C. Baez Says:
    August 1st, 2007 at 6:36 am

    Les Galoisiens sounds coolest - but only if you pronounce it correctly. You should only let people into the secret club room if they can pronounce it correctly.

  6. beans Says:
    August 1st, 2007 at 6:39 am

    Then I’m afraid I won’t be allowed in as well. :( (It’s not going to much of a secret club though).

  7. Walt Says:
    August 1st, 2007 at 9:05 am

    I think it’s pronounced LAY GAL-WAZ-EE-EN.

  8. michael Says:
    August 1st, 2007 at 2:36 pm

    It’s LEH GAL-WAH-ZEH-EHN.

  9. beans Says:
    November 17th, 2007 at 10:37 am

    I thought that I would let you know that the society is finally called “The Galois Group.” Thanks a lot for the suggestions.

    (We are finally up and running now as well - and the first lecture was on Wednesday!)

Leave a Reply