Card catalogs

So, in the old days, we used to have card catalogs to find books. These
were large sets of many small drawers, usually built to hold cards about 3X5
in size. Each book in a library would have at least one card, so that you
could go to the card catalog and search it to find whether or not the book
you were looking for was in the collection. Then you had to actually go
into the stacks to find where it would be shelved. If it wasn't checked
out, or elsewhere in the library, you would find it.

Fiction books would often have a card with the author's name, as well as a
card with the title of the book, and sometimes one for the subject.
(Subject classification is tricky, because it may require multiple cards in different places.) So for one fiction book, you could have three cards, and thus
three sets of drawers. Such a card catalog was a physical database with
three searchable fields.

Nonfiction books would also have usually at least an author, title and
subject, meaning you would have a total of six separate sets of cards for a
given library.

Separate from the card catalog, you would find, inside one of the covers of
the book, two cards. One was loose, and stayed with the book while in the
library, the other was attached permanently. The loose card was often kept
in a paper envelope attached to the book.

To check out a book, the librarian would take out the loose card, stamp it
with the date, and write your name on it. They would then also stamp the
date on the card attached to the book, so you would know what day it was
due. The loose card would go into a file at the desk (usually a long narrow
drawer similar to a card catalog drawer) so the library could track which
books were checked out, and to who. One interesting side effect of the
loose card in the book was that it tracked all the previous people who had
checked out a given book.

If you you've seen the movie Ghostbusters, you may remember the scene
involving the card catalog unfortunately getting dumped on the floor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_catalog

Card catalogs - pics

Samsung Galaxy S3 sudden death syndrome

Okay, so info on Samsung Galaxy S3 / s iii sudden death syndrome.

Seems to be a problem with a particular chip that can be corrected with
firmware if detected in time. If not, you need to send it somewhere for a
new motherboard.

I used their online chat for an initial diagnoses (see below), then called
their 800 number.

Of note: For Samsung, each country processes repairs for phones made in that
country only (ridiculous). To tell what country your phone was made in, you
need the IMEI number from under the battery, and then use an imei lookup
service. Samsung actually doesn't have a way to look up the imei number
themselves (more ridiculous). (See sndeep.info link below)

Still working on a solution, my phone wasn't made in US so they prob won't
be able to repair it in the US.


Links:
http://www.naldotech.com/how-to-fix-sdssudden-death-syndrome-on-the-samsung-
galaxy-s3/
http://www.oneclickroot.com/how-to/how-to-fix-sudden-death-problem-on-galaxy
-s3/
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/
http://sndeep.info/en

Notes from chat:
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https://sales.liveperson.net/hc/49151746/?cmd=file&file=chatStart&site=49151
746&sessionkey=H4272375474051191089-4302992903802216977K11536192&postChatURL
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Chat InformationPlease wait for a Samsung Agent to respond.

Chat InformationYou are now chatting with 'Martin'. There will be a brief
survey at the end of our chat to share feedback on my performance today.

Chat InformationYour Issue ID for this chat is LTK111790586554X

Martin: Hi, thank you for contacting Samsung Technical Support. How may I
help you today?

Visitor: Hi

Visitor: I have a GT-I9300

Martin: Hello.

Visitor: And it died on me yesterday

Martin: I understand your concern.

Martin: Unfortunately we are trained only on US models.

Martin: However, we can perform some basic troubleshooting steps to isolate
the issue.

Visitor: okay

Visitor: okay

Martin: Sure.

Martin: Can you please be more specific about the issue?

Visitor: I set my phone down, when I picked it up, the screen was black, the
message light was on and it wouldn't respond to any inputs.

Visitor: Tried all the different buttons, tried the hard reset, tried
plugging it in to charge, no response at all

Martin: Do you see any message on the display?

Visitor: nope

Martin: Does the phone charge or turn on?

Visitor: no

Martin: Okay. May I know where you have purchased the device?

Visitor: amazon.com

Martin: I apologize; at present we at the Live Chat are not handling the
product you have, as it requires special training and expertise. We do have
dedicated support for this product. You can reach them by calling at:
1-800-Samsung (1-800-726-7864) any day between 9 am to 9 pm, EST. I once
again apologize for the inconvenience.

Visitor: Thanks!

Martin: It was a pleasure assisting you. Thank you for contacting Samsung
Technical Support. If you have a minute, please click on the blue "X close"
button to receive a transcript of your chat and fill out a brief survey to
help us serve you better. Have a wonderful day!

Chat InformationChat session has been terminated by the Samsung Agent.
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