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I've been authorized to spend some money on camera gear for better baby pictures. At the moment I'm using the 17-40 @f4 most of the time, and the 50/1.4 when I can stand that far away and want a narrower DOF. I'm debating between the 35/1.4 and the 24/1.4. I used to have a 35/2, but I can't even...

Windows 8 with Start8 or the free Classic Start is my preferred OS at the moment. Faster than 7 (or maybe even XP), supporting all the latest stuff, and I can pretend Metro never existed.

The Windows8 UI was a turd. 8.1 does not change that, but adds some bling that would be neat, were it not on a turd.

From the feedback I've heard, the frosting they have put on the dog droppings is quite tasty.

If you don't mind dropping some coin and just want it to work all the time, I use gotomypc.com. No firewall configuration, no silly dyndns stuff, decently quick, no software needed on the machine you use to connect.

A really neat short on the technical bits of overlaying computer data live on moving boats from a moving camera.

Indeed. That particular debate meant a lot to me, as I learned the question long before the answer. So I had plenty of time to think about it.

I didn't look at the spec, just personal experience. The AX1200i I have here doesn't spin up until beyond 500W sustained.

Yup, about five times faster ;) But that is nothing new.

I've been watching the whole series for weeks now, and even got to see them practicing in person in SF. Awesome boats. The main "sail" is actually a rigid carbon-fiber wing 130'+ tall (larger than the wing on a 747). The whole boat is basically 7 tons of carbon on the verge of self-destruction...

I'm liking the Corsair AXxxxi line. The fan doesn't even turn on below about 50% of its rated load. Fully modular. Nice cable lengths. Available in 1200W. Darn expensive.

Interesting. I use Notepad more than all of Office and Google Apps combined. Great target for copy/paste procedures because it strips all formatting. Loads very fast so no waiting. Every computer has it so I can launch it very quickly.

This I agree with, the rest I find unlikely and a bit distasteful. I do believe in more of a raw capitalist system, because I believe humans need scarcity to thrive. I have no idea what this looks like. What I suspect will happen is not much. The people making decisions are content with the way...

I occasionally think about automation and the replacement of jobs with computers/robots/tech. If I look into the jobs around me, there aren't many that won't be able to be automated sooner or later. The only job I see as secure is managing the automated systems. And of course as the automation...

Yup. Those are my users. I'm fairly certain that there will be (already is?) a massive divide in the success of individuals who can "use a computer" (by his definition) vs. those who can't. I, like many here, pride myself in knowing how to do stuff. Some skills are over-valued and some not...

Heh. The number of people that approach me with "amazing" business ideas that are part of the OS (or Office) is amazing. "So, you want to create a spreadsheet that does x?" "You want to be able to search the contents of word files? You want to create an index of your documents? Sigh.

http://youtu.be/Vq5HkukfCEY This is the first 'Vette I'd really consider buying. And as a side note, that was filmed on Reservation Road, about 3 miles from my house ;)

It doesn't specify, but my guess is that these numbers include acceleration of some kind, otherwise the mass wouldn't be a factor beyond rolling resistance (which is already separately specified). Thanks for the data though, that is interesting.

Looks great. Very clean work environment. My speakers sit much lower, but are angled upwards towards my ears. Not sure how much of a compromise that is.

Fieldrunners 2 was a great game, but I think I've maxed it out.

Is it time already to let this 4770 go? Looks like it...

Nice work cranking it out. Did you manage to get it all in the truck?

Thanks all for the replies, I'd agree that the rim (if functionally damaged) should be replaced. I suppose I'll have a better look at it when I have the tires swapped. My regular tire shop has all the equipment to handle this, so we'll see what they have to say. Agreed that the tire is a risk...

In case anyone was wondering what would happen if you hit a 2x4 @ 70mph+, I present the following pictures. Looks like the tire has had it, and Forgestar's official response on the wheel is that they do not perform repairs. Does this even look repairable? I know the tire is to be considered...

Once I dreaded packing so much I told them to keep the stuff and my deposit. It was massively liberating. Took a while to re-build my collection of stuff, but no regrets.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes!

This sounds like a good plan, the other would be to use heatpipes to route the GPU heat to the chassis.

I appreciate the sentiment, but we will be having dinner in tonight :)

Thanks guys!

I have it replicating several TB of movies over the Internet. We'll see how it goes.

Ordered. Thanks!

The "e" makes all the difference...

I'm looking at doing something unconventional with a gaming machine, but it is dependent on being able to make a very flat PC with a top-end gaming card. That means manipulating the PCIe 16x 3.0 slot, ideally through a flexible riser, but a right-angle one would do if it were the correct height...

I still build my servers for the most part (SSDs and RAM are too expensive from the major vendors, and their products are too noisy). My infrastructure is simple enough that I don't need managed switches at all.

You wouldn't want the informed decision makers calling it crap before their relatives run out and buy it, would you?

If Dubstep is the lawful evil of electronic music, does that make Jungle chaotic good?

Well burning coal is just stupid. As soon* as the externalized costs are charged appropriately to those profiting from such things they will all be shuttered immediately. *Of course, I don't expect that to actually ever happen :(

They are already doing this at my local (natural gas) power plant.

I have no issue having my zero emissions car subsidized by someone's Escalade. The only question WRT to the long-term success of the strategy is whether these policies will stick around.

I'm sure it takes energy, but at least that energy can come from anywhere at any time. This would make sense if we were capturing the CO2 from a source that is difficult to replace with a clean alternative (aircraft) and converting to solid using a power source that is easy to make green (hydro).

Indeed. But even in that segment they are rocking the competition. The Model S Performance has out-dragged a BMW M5 and has put up very respectable figures to other cars in the luxury ~$100k segment (3.9 to 60mph, 1/4 mile in 12.4) while competing comfortably with the S-Class or A7 on the comfy...

Yay.

My 3 year old car has more than 60k miles, and I'm waiting for the Model S with 4 wheel drive ;)

Making the customer happy: Give them something that does what they expect it to and don't bug them about anything you don't absolutely need to. Nobody seems to be getting this right in the PC space. Mac/iThing/Android seems to be doing ok so far.

In my office the parts of the walls that aren't covered in these are covered in these. And I use these to aim them up towards my head and isolate them a bit from my desk.

Indeed. +1 to monarchy/dictatorship (minus a bazillion for other stuff, but here they have the win).

Downloading now.

I would consider the odds of that quite low. And if it was in fact the case I would train/study as needed to qualify. It is very much a privilege and carries significant responsibility. It should be treated as such.

Many tablets support Bluetooth, and many support actual QWERTY keyboards without monthly plans. Smartphones do draw lots of power, but not nearly as much if they are off. Some are waterproof (or can be put in waterproof cases). I can't speak to what is available there, but our field operators...

A lot of this. I think we would be better off if the bar was raised to the point where only 50% of current license holders could qualify.