I just got a new battery backup unit, and ever since I got everything hooked up, my computer's started to make annoying high pitched whines whenever a command is sent to it. And sometimes even when one isn't. I can't tell if it's something related to the backup unit or something I ought to be concerned about with the computer itself.

Knowing bugger all about hardware but having had a fairly similar problem recently: when you say the computer makes high-pitched whining noises, what do you mean? The fan whining?

I guess it's more of a chirp than a whine. It's not the fan. And while it is very high pitched, it is relatively low in volume. It's very hard to tell exactly where it is coming from - it could be the backup unit itself.

Imagine the confusion of two hours or so, after I first installed CMUD, and I didn't realize that the way to make the w5erd ty*5ng go away was to turn on num lock.

I still don't understand it, really.

I know how that goes. I am the king of all introverts, but I like my friends, so I would never say no if they wanted to go out, even though I know I'll stop having fun in about an hour. That's actually one of the few bits of spinelessness I allow myself: I won't go home, even when I'd rather be home.

Of course, the ringleader of my circle of friends had to go and get married and move away, and I don't work with them anymore, so it doesn't come up these days, but I kinda miss going out with them. Being the king of all introverts makes going out to the clubs alone not an interesting idea.

Rant: I got sick from someone at work. I hate when people go to work sick. I can't afford to miss work today, so guess what I'm going to do?

Odd, I had a similar whine/chirp coming from my monitor earlier this year. Really high pitched, and only myself and my brother could hear it, parents couldn't. Made the worst headache I've ever had. It reminds me of the 'mosquito ringtone' that's going around in my school- kids can hear it, and it hurts like hell, but the teachers can't. Seemed to be the same case as my monitor.

Oh, yes, it's pretty similar to the noise older televisions make like that!

And now it's stopped. But why? And how can I make sure it doesn't come back?

Well, it wasn't that I wasn't having fun. I was. Lots. But as we started driving from where we originally were, my ears popped and I could feel the fluid in them moving. I stood up to go walk in the store, felt dizzy. Got back in the car and my ear started being painful.

I gotta get this ear fixed!

Somebody stole the lisence plate off my car.

I found this out, because I noticed my tire was flat.

On the upside, my brother is a mechanical freak and is visiting, so it's being fixed as I type this... but still!

I had to come to school feeling like warmed-over kitty litter since it's finals day. Death to you all!

Spouse's away for the night and guess what?

...I'm scared.

Harassed in London. A man with horsey teeth begged me for money, some crazy lady shouted at me and I saw someone doing heroin in a toilet in McDonalds.

It's all gone wrong

The other economics classes in my HS are all doing fun products to do fundraising for the school, like making t-shirts and stuffed animals, but my teacher just wants us to watch Sicko and SuperSize Me and The Death of the Electric Car.

We also don't learn anything. Nothing about business or stocks or the economy.

He comes to class 30 minutes into the 40 minute period.

Is it so much to ask to want to learn?

They made us watch this for a World Issues class, how dull.

I completely agree.

Every two minutes, on top of it all, he'd pause the video and go:

Nah, my scalas, this is reeeeeaaaaallyyy impotan', so ya need ta pay 'ttention. EY! Asian Confederation! I sai' pay 'ttention!


For those wondering, the "Asian Confederation", as he calls them, is the six Asian kids who sit in the back of the class room.

He sounds awesome.

Yeah, if you like to sit through that. It's such a waste of time. I could be DOING something during that time. Like finding a cure to cancer. Or lighting ants on fire with a magnifying glass.

PS: Kidding about the ants thing.

And the cancer thing, I'd hope. E-go.

That reminds me.

Rant for inflated egos. Everyone knows mine is the biggest.

That.. sounds remotely racist

And I'm a redneck from Arkansas, go figure