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I may have two E5-2690v2 CPUs in route to me. I unexpectedly won an eBay auction for a pair. I thought for sure my snipe was going to be too low to win. Turns out it wasn't. $960 shipped for the pair which is below my target of $500 per CPU. Of course the seller is overseas and I'm not...

How's it behave with a Linux Live DVD/USB?

Have you cleaned it (as in made sure there isn't a layer of dust / grime coating everything) and reseated all the cards, RAM, connectors, etc?

Those darn USB flash drives!!! Just a reactor?

Is that like riding a Lazy Susan?

Why would you use Windows 10 for that? Windows 7 or 8.1 would be a better choice.

I've been a few times. It's very pretty at night in some parts of the city. Especially if it's very hazy. The buildings just glow from the LED lighting in the haze. The area around the financial district and the Bund along the river are spectacular at night.

Not exactly, but the computer it is installed on turns into a pumpkin.

The Chinese yes, and it's not just a feeling.

I don't think you have any off the shelf passive options for a Broadwell i7 version. The i5 was as high as they supported.

Well, which i7 NUC did you buy?

Seems like you might be interested in this: http://www.pcmag.com/news/353469/akasa-will-silently-cool-a-core-i7-nuc-for-200

I see we both had the same thought.

I wasn't wanting it before watching, but I definitely don't want it now. Obviously they wanted it enough to buy it, but he savaged RED pretty hard and was quite funny in the process. Do you really need 8K cameras for a YouTube channel though?

Oh, well that's the sort of thing we certainly wouldn't want to hear about. :owneddnce:

I'm looking forward to your feedback.

Most of the newer AMD and Nvidia cards can output 10 or 12 bit color in the right situation. However, at least for video playback you can't get 10-bit output in a window. I was under the impression higher than 8-bit (per color) output was limited to 3D and certainly full screen DirectX11 video...

Please, tell me more...

Oh, I have a Quadra 21R with destroyed elastomers on one bike.

Which one?

He knows where we are. If he wanted to interact with us he could. I guess he's moved on. I know I've disappeared from a forum or two in my life for years, or permanently. Those forums weren't this small though.

None of them are active in that sense. HDMI and DVI are electrically compatible for displays up to 1920x1200. DisplayPort is different, but can emulate HDMI/single link DVI when the passive adapter triggers it. There are active adapters, but the source doesn't know about them. As such they're...

Unless he needs more than 24dB of adjustment it should be fine. He can always dial back the other sources in addition to dialing up the AppleTV. Then the audio must not be bitstreamed. Which content is quiet? AC3/E-AC3/DTS/etc. can't be played back quietly if they're being bitstreamed as the...

How are they connected? HDMI? Bitstreamed digital audio over HDMI should be a pretty consistent volume.

Well, you have a lot of nice gear for the next bike you get (that actually works).

Timing is everything.

So I went ahead and did Turbo Tax via the deal you posted. I hadn't paid TaxAct any money yet since I didn't get around to filing so they can stuff their overpriced service. Thanks for the heads up! :bow:

Why do you need to visit that site?

Hmm... Last time I bought TurboTax I was rather unhappy when I learned I had to pay extra for e-filing after spending a fair bit on the program itself. It seems that $34.89 doesn't include state e-filing, but does include state paper filing which is a bit better than the situation last time I...

I started on my taxes today. I've used TaxAct for many years. They've gotten stupidly expensive IMHO. Filing my 2013 taxes was $19.99. The 2014 taxes $21.99. The 2015 taxes $49.99. This year will be $65. I don't think I'm going to pay $65. I should have given them the ax last year.

I presumed he was buying, not selling. However, the comment makes more sense in the context of him selling.

So you got the price down from $400k just by staring at them and using non-verbal communication?

FWIW, I paid $198 with free shipping.

Not exactly a thrilling drop compared to the B&H deal I got.

So apparently the scanners the USPS people use can have different location settings. So, if the mailperson takes one that's set for another city the scan will show the wrong city / zip code in the tracking info, but the scanner also GPS tags the delivery in their internal system. The manager...

So USPS apparently delivered 3 packages coming to me to some address in nearby city. The tracking information on all three says "April 3, 2017, 1:28 pm Delivered, In/At Mailbox" with a City, State, and zip code that I don't live in, but it's a few miles away. They were not in my mailbox...

Only to the rules of English and spelling.

Someone created the world's most inconspicuous embedded IMG link?

So isn't that something your IT department should take care of?

According to whom?

I've heard a pair or two of Salk speakers in a local HT at a meet a few years ago, but I don't recall the model. They sounded good as far as I remember. I would imagine that the seller would let you come audition them so you could make up your own mind.

Yes, that's correct (assuming there's no flat unthreaded part immediately after the conical part).

No you weren't. I was also unaware.

They didn't. The Audi has a proprietary connector in the glove box for which Audi made various adapter cables. The car came with one for connecting Apple devices with the 30 pin connector. That allows the radio to control the iPod and display all the song information on the car's LCD. My...

I think that depends on a variety of factors. I've had the same sync issue a few times, but it's not common. How far apart are the speakers from each other and how far from the source are they?

Which screen option/resolution did you have?

Anyone played with or used a Dell XPS 13? Aside from all the reviews complaining about the webcam placement it tends to be quite positively reviewed.

Fenix makes some bike headlights.

I have an iPod loaded with music in my Audi that I listen to. I've been listening to the radio in my Chevy since it lacks any sort of advanced connectivity. I suppose I could put my nice Alpine headunit with time alignment back in the car though which would give me an Auxiliary input as well...

Oh. Well, I don't do that either.