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One thing about the MFL's is half their light is directed inwards. The LED's send 100% of their light OUT. That's a huge difference in brightness.

If I hadn't spent 3 grand to have my nose fixed, I might be willing to get in the ring with you folks;-) In my prime, I hit harder then the world welterweight title holder, Milton McCrory, but no where near as hard as Thomas Hearns. I used to pound on pro light-welterweights for fun. Guys like...

I notice the enterprise drives I could find are around 350-500 in 7200k 2 TB. What is the warranty, and are they any more reliable then the cheaper ones? Warranty service?

REALLY cold. 30 mile an hour wind howling off the ocean, bringing a moist, cold penetrating feel to the house. My feet really feel it.

Funny to see a 18W processor being faster then Dual Xeons 2.8's, at least in Passmark.

More the contemporary man-cave. Downstairs apartments kind of lend themselves to that. The lights remind me more of 40-60 Watts. The very bright LED's through the clear bulb is really bright. Also, they are replacing MFL. The walls are painted high quality, high gloss paint. They reflect well...

50 cold and wet all day. Week of rain. It's going for the mid to low 30's tonight, again.

Bozo: Are there any enterprise, (SAS?) type drives that are worth buying, or even worth considering? This is for storage, and not SSD type OS disks.

Just went with a no gui boot. That's shaving two seconds off the boot time. A bit cheaper then Handurin's card.

Whatever. Update. Returned the 40 dollar, 75 Watt LED. Too directional for what I was using it for. Best replaced with a MFL. However, I have been delighted to find the Lights of America LED http://store.mancor.org/led-bulb-4-watt-only-new.aspx 14.00 at Costco, to be brighter then their...

I thought I'd start a thread on low powered computer setups. DD started in another thread, with theses recommendations: "If you want a low powered machine, build one around a 35W Intel CPU, 1.35v RAM, and a single SSD. That will be a low draw machine. " Motherboard, power supply suggestions...

Paging Dr. Freud....

I know. I was thinking that those are cylinders, for that price;-) Who knows, it might even take 2 seconds off 7's boot time...

Wow. Now Cherrydales use Sandforce controllers? WTF? I am well aware of memory useage. I've got a CPU/Memory usage gauge on the desktop. Memory is around 20%, all the time. CPU useage only starts playing a movie, and still not much. Only thing that really gets it going is the Folding@home using...

When I was in Hawaii, the former Chinese guy I worked with said something like, "Watch. It won't happen now, but in awhile, they will disappear."

Wow. I am so yesterday. According to this, the X-25M really sucks...

"Get a modern CPU instead of the relatively anemic one you have and a modern board with native SATA 6GBps support. Buy a couple of Cherrydale SSDs and distribute the load properly to best effect. Add more RAM if your OS or apps can use it as a cache to improve performance. There are probably...

Trim. It also fits into since I don't see fixing the server, I can sell off a bunch of stuff, and use the money to buy something to make the Beast faster, or more stable.

I guess the new ones support trim. Just watched a video with over a Gig a second using ATTO and about 630 MB/sec with Crystal Discmark. Writes are faster then my setup, but, from the video's I've been watching, there doesn't seem to be much difference in speed from my current setup. Other...

I'm wondering, given all their models, which ones actually MIGHT be worth considering. Some of the prices haven't really seemed to absurd lately, either. I was also wondering how each of the different models worked, and real experiences. The reviews at newegg.com aren't exactly sterling on...

All good. I asked for it with the 'condom' post, but, to be real, that's what they remind me of. I'm working on the compact with condom model, on the HTPC. Working well. I think it's still the best value setup ever. Perfect for my gf. Trying to figure out how to configure the home office. Too...

Currently I'm at half or more, of the 320 GB I have with the X-25M's. Specs make me wonder, since I'm getting 500 MB/sec reads with the two X-25M's. I think you put the 295 in the first slot, leaving one slot open. Any reason for that configuration? I guess what I'm wondering is if the PCI-E...

Hi I have a few bucks loose I shouldn't spend, or, if I don't spend, the government wants. I was thinking of a Revodrive to go with my setup. Wondering which one, looking for fast, smallest to second smallest, compatible with my setup(see signature). Also wondering if I have enough room with...

Judging from the map, I get cold air from Mt. Diablo, and it blows down into this valley. Tends to be 10 degrees colder up there, when the station is working, and it blows towards the ocean, to a another station, Leary. I'm inbetween the two. DD posted the two days it was near freezing here...

Hi Anyone have any favorites, or good experiences in Reno hotels? Value, etc. Thanks GS

Funny, but I just got done redoing the lighting in the house. Prior the mini-flors just didn't do it for me. Expensive, and not that great for light. The month before last, my energy bill was nearly 200 dollars, this from a baseline of between 40-60 dollars. So, I've done the following: All the...

Besides booting, do you notice any difference vs. the two X-25 M's?

"The gain from further improvements is nearing zero as soon as you go SSD in the first place (for normal usage). " Exactly. I haven't been able to notice any difference going from a raid 0 three drive array to a single drive, using the Vertex Turbos. I suspect David has it down going to the...

They do seem to catch everything. It's surprising how much little stuff ends up on your keyboard without you knowing about it, and, if not for the condom, they would go into the keyboard. It's starting to loosen up a bit. At the start it was not working as smoothly as I would have liked. Now...

If I had it to do over, I'd probably go with a single X-25M 120 gig as the boot drive, rather then raiding the two of them. That said, no problems so far, other then having to rebuild once. I'm pretty sure that at 250 MB/sec, with absurd access times, other components are limiting speed, not...

I get static, echo on the other end, dropped words. Speaker phone doesn't appear to work properly all the time on the Wifi network, either. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. Works better on TMobile's 4G then it does on my Wifi. I should go down to Peet's and try it, and see if it works there.

I use Wifi calling at home. It's free on Tmobile, but, you get somewhat what you pay for. Dropped words, noise, etc. It should be better. I have a warranty on the phone for a year, so I figure they can take a shot at fixing it. Might be faulty hardware. I suspect you are correct, but, it's...

Dear Sirs: Here are my issues with this phone. The speaker phone is neither loud enough, or does the microphone pick up from far enough away. Volume is an issue. I end up with the phone on maximum too much. Wifi has a lot of static, and doesn’t work well. Battery life is really poor. Perhaps a...

Anyone ever sent a phone back to htc. Rma?

DD: Thanks. That guy did some cool stuff. I always wanted to surf second or third reef pipe on my Sunset or Bay guns, then drive into the inside. I figured, as this guy did, that he would be in before the barrel experts could get into the wave. Downside is turning a 9'4" gun in a Pipeline barrel...

What are the speakers, and what is the output on that setup? What are the statues? Oscars?

Covers/condoms came in. They are worth 10.00. They are made with thin plastic, and actually have sticky on the edges. Peel off, and it holds the condom in place. Nice protection, and very little sound deadening. That seems to come from the bottom of the keyboard. Piece of neoprene might help that.

""Used to" have social phobias? No, it's very much part of my life. It doesn't help that the place where I live is a giant void of anything interesting. Since my life doesn't revolve around high school athletics, church or a bar, there's really not even any reason for me to go out in the first...

Buck is down by San Onofre, IIRC.

Quick stripper story. Phyllis Dameron was my friend, tennis partner, and surfing buddy for maybe, 8 years in Hawaii. Never slept with her, but her husband thought I did. So, I had to cut off the relationship. Wasn't easy. He turned into a bit of a stalker: Phyllis stripped so she could boogie...

Update: Ordered the covers and Kentucky keyboard for 59 dollars, cover 10 dollars. I really like the Kentucky. It has a more solid feel, like the really old model M's. For 59 dollars, I can't imagine anything better right now. GREAT VALUE. Wish I'd bought this in the first place.

"However, it doesn't sound like Dell will make quite as dramatic a move as IBM did — Anderson said that the company would continue to invest in PCs, citing the success of its premium XPS line of consumer laptops and desktops." So much for Dell being totally out of PC's. Good luck with your...

My bad. I was looking at the package and hadn't opened it. This keyboard actually has a connector to the keyboard, and the PS/2 on the other end. I like the feel of this keyboard a LOT. Doesn't quite have the same scrape feel that the smaller keyboard does, and feels a bit more solid. While not...

Keeps getting richer. The original keyboard came in today with the Kentucky Keyboard I ordered. http://pckeyboard.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=PCK&Screen=PROD&Category_Code=BargainRack&Product_Code=UNIKYKB Turns out it has a connection that looks like a giant ethernet Cat 6 cable. IIRC, the...

It's been unseasonally warm. Tonight, and yesterday it was pretty cold. 34 and supposed to rain today.

Forgot to mention he was off last week. Looks like Unicomp believes in vacations, and President's day...

Jim Owens from Unicomp called. I explained the login problem. He said he would get back to me tomorrow, after sending a note to their computer department.

Top Gear is growing on me. Wish I understood half their British humor, but they still come up with good stuff. Motorheads should love this.

I was reading youtube, and someone commented that he looked at the U.S. as being very scary. A country where 50 people own more wealth then 50% of the people, and guess who runs it. I wonder if one, thats true, and if so, if that is the other nation perception of our country? The scary part is...

One of the tricks I learned from Archie Moore: Red meat blood. You want mean, and rage? It works. When I was boxing in hope of the 1980 Olympics, and doing martial arts I would take the blood and fat run off from the prime ribs we cooked at the restaurant. After the rib was cooked, and when it...