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That's my understanding as well. That's what I'm going to do with my HTPC and it's my backup plan in case any of the computers I upgrade get flaky. I will restore my backup and clean install 10 later.

Okay, so you figured it out. I'm arguing with the seller that the listing is not in any way clear because the whole thing is generically called a 3D Blu-ray. Even adding one word, only would have changed the meaning considerable. "You receive 3-D Blue Ray only; slip cover, and case."...

I added some Audeze EL-8 (closed) headphones to my work rig. They sound quite nice. Adorama had them on sale for $450 a few weeks ago. Turned out they were refurbished but the listing didn't state that. Adorama said they didn't know they were refurbished when they ordered them from Audeze...

I'm not trying to be cagey, I just don't want to influence the answers by asking a leading question that would influence the answer. I'll explain more later.

So tonight I fired up a Windows 8.1 install that hadn't been booted since late January 2015 on my Zotac BI320. After a long wait for Windows Update to sort itself out, there were only 214 updates to install. :frusty:

Lets not get into that just yet. Would you expect to receive an item comparable to what you would buy new in store from Best Buy?

Random question. If you bought this, what would you expect to receive? http://www.ebay.com/itm/minions-3D-Blu-Ray-with-Lenticular-Slipcase-and-Cover-/131877836691?

I've been trying to systematically upgrade my systems to Windows 10 before the 29th. I'm making a backup of the current OS with Clonezilla before upgrading and then one after upgrading. I started this weekend. Here's where I am: - I found my i7-2600k system had spontaneously developed a bad...

So like one of these small crystals? :rofl:

So I finally saw The Martian when I watched the 3D Blu-ray last night. While I mostly enjoyed it a few glaring plot inconsistencies stood out to me. 1) The transmission delay between Earth and Mars came and went depending on the plot. When he's in the rover IM'ing with NASA through pathfinder...

I'm pretty sure it's just the muscle. I'm getting around a bit better now. I just mowed the law with my Honda walk behind mower. It's still sore / tender though.

I had a bit of an accident today while riding my bike around the park. I had a muscle cramp developing in the calf of my right leg while I was riding. Not the first time it's happened so I just kept riding. About 1/3rd of the way into my second lap I went to overtake some other riders and as I...

You're the expert right? Why wouldn't VC money come flowing in once they see your great ideas and plans?

JTR, it sounds like you should start your own electric car company since you know so much better than anyone else how to do it. I'm sure people would be tripping over themselves to buy whatever you come up with.

The 2013-2015 was almost 2 seconds faster around their small track than the 2016, but had a much harsher suspension. The 2017 is rumored to be supercharged or have a supercharged option.

Because you get peak power from your solar and wind power plants at night right? If EV's are so great they'll make it without mandates. The car didn't displace the horse and buggy because of a mandate. The cell phone hasn't effectively replaced the landline because of a mandate. People...

Is that how you interact with your TV or do you stay on the couch and use a remote? :dunno:

Are you referring to the physical appearance of the car or the car in general? I admit it's fairly understated, not real flashy, but that's okay. https://youtu.be/YbLweooe3aM

This might entice me into buying another new car. I'd most likely keep the Audi though.

That's not necessarily true. It depends on the flash cell design.

Well, that's complicated. Flash gradually loses charge over time. AFAIK, the platters in a HDD do not gradually lose magnetic field strength over time. However, there could be flash or EEPROM used on the HDD's controller that could also go bad over time, so even though the platters might be...

The displays in cars and nearly all consumer electronics devices have the polarizers angle set with consideration given to polarized sunglasses.

Power supply?

What are you guys doing for prescription sunglasses? I have a few pairs of dark lenses in standard eyeglass frames, but I'm not the biggest fan of them. I mean they're much better than standard clear glasses, but I find myself in situations from time to time (mostly when driving) where the sun...

You could trademark your last name and do a hostile takeover. Otherwise, you could try to see if the executor of his estate will sell it. Or, you can try to backorder it from the major registrars. Hopefully the current registrar doesn't attempt to auction it. See...

Not to worry, GoDaddy or some other registrar will hold it hostage after that.

So I determined my USB cable was too long and the voltage on the RPi3 kept dropping. However, I don't know if that was causing any of my problems or not. I bought a different cable solution for powering it and have something else temporarily working without the drops for now. I'm still not...

Maybe he was planning to cool it. :dunno:

As in make your own / play 'tender?

I'm sure there are a fair number of wedding receptions that occur without any alcohol being served. I've heard of a cash bar at a reception. I guess they could do drink coupons too, or only have beer and wine free, but for mixed drinks or hard liquor it's cash. I'm sure if it's possible...

You are definitely wedding crashing incorrectly. 1) Your choice of wedding to crash needs some work. 2) If you're only staying for part of a wedding, the reception is the part you want to attend. However, if you found out there wasn't an open bar at the reception, leaving and cutting your...

It's all you Lunar: http://www.adorama.com/ssgmz75e4tb.html

I also can't think of a situation when I wouldn't mind everything being blurry when I glance up. Things start to get blurry about 1 foot from my face without my glasses.

Nah, because that's not a relevant question to me. I was most curious because he said they clear up in a minute or so, which is my main concern with photochromic lenses. FWIW, most car windows block a very high percentage of UV light, which is how most photochromic lenses work. However, the...

Which exact photochromic lenses do you have?

I may have to give mySQL a shot. The Pi3 had scanned my music library for about 3 hours yesterday and only got to the F's. I thought I was letting it run overnight, but apparently it won't keep running when I turned off the receiver and TV plugged into it. I had disabled CEC via config.txt...

At the end of the day it's an elective procedure on one of your most vital organs. No thanks!

I got my Pi3, KuGi case, and 32GB uSDHC card today. I got LibreELEC installed without any fuss. I'm working to customize it now. It certainly isn't as fast scanning music from my server in the basement to the library as the Haswell 2955U/2957U devices are, but I don't know if that's the fault...

So I was trying to find actual customer reviews of photochromic lenses, specifically the Transition Signature 7, since they're supposed to be the latest and greatest... Either my Google-fu is totally lacking or it's all AstroTurf out there. There are a few "reviews" here and there, but they...

I'm not interested in Lasik. Degraded night vision doesn't interest me. That and the fact that I'll still need reading glasses makes it basically pointless, especially as someone in my mid 30's. So I could get it done and be glasses free for maybe all of a decade if I'm really lucky? No...

Yes, this has generally been my impression of them as well. Some of what I've read said they don't darken when driving in a car which would seem to defeat much of their usefulness. That's pretty much the only place I wear my prescription sunglasses.

My eyes haven't changed prescription, the glasses were never seriously damaged, and I've been quite lazy as a result. However, they now show a fair bit of wear from the many years and it's time to replace them. Since it's my vision and I'm not living paycheck to paycheck or on my last nickel I...

AIB 1080's have more than one 8-pin connector. The FE ones do not. However, the chip's design is the bottleneck in overclocking. Short of LN2, better cooling and more power connections aren't going to help with overclocking.

Modified firmware, which is why people are still buying the 54GL.

Not in my case. There are FAEs in lots of specific fields. I've been a FAE for semiconductor companies as well as LCD companies.

I'm not sure. I don't think I have dry eyes. I haven't noticed the blurriness as much recently. I haven't ever determined or noticed if there's a pattern to it or not.

The coatings shouldn't be a scam. I understand how they work from my jobs in the LCD industry dealing with AR, hydrophobic, and oleophobic coatings. A hardcoat should also not be a scam. I've only ever had pretty much the cheapest glasses you could get (whatever insurance paid for...

Generally the FAE is the first line of technical support for the customer when they have a problem with the product in its intended application. Hence the application of the product in the field... :rnd:

My current glasses have no coatings and are likely cheap CR-39 material, but I'm not really sure. From memory my eyes are either -2.25 or -2.75, not sure which so the lenses are not particularly thick. The thinner / lighter lens materials have lower Abbe ratings and are more prone to chromatic...

I'm sure I'm not the only person here wearing glasses. I'm thinking to get a new set of glasses to replace the pair I've been wearing for more than the past decade. I see there are a variety of lens coatings and lens materials out there. Anyone have any comments or thoughts about any of them...