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I would be thinking exactly as you are. It is a great deal, so long as it is reliable enough. I would probably put in the budget at least one spare of everything, possibly an entire spare blade instead of just the parts. I would also do a couple of test calls to technical support; don't lie...

We use Google for e-mail. This means that everyone already has a nice, clean, web-based IM client running all the time. You can even go direct to video conference if you like. And the transcript of an IM conversation gets e-mailed to the participants at the end.

yup.

I think I used the wrong word. These aren't definable programmable buttons, they just aren't physical buttons. They are on the sides of the home button and only perform their single task. They are off the screen so don't consume pixels. It seems the touch sensors for the screen extend beyond the...

Both of them?

Just so. The phone also has dedicated soft buttons (off screen) for back and menu.

posting from my demo S3. nice screen. happy so far.

Still kicking around in the box if you are interested.

Still hasn't paid me. The machine is now openly for sale, I'll need to put a write-up on here when I can. Just looking to recover some of the cost. Coug, I know you want it ;)

Sweet. Thanks.

How much of a deal is upping the PM quota? Would that be an additional expense?

Nice. Now that is a distinctive car. ;)

Played with some of the cleaning stuff. Washed my wife's car, and tried the clay on a couple panels (the actual clay, not the orbital skin thing). Amazing difference. Some discoloration (likely from bugs/bird droppings being on for a long time) are still visible. Will the polishing take care of...

My backup NAS is at another location connected via VPN. I'm still looking for a simple "replicate efficiently" setting/program. It seems you either get: 1. Support for large file systems (10+ TB) 2. Efficient/smart network utilization 3. Ease of configuration If you look really hard, in...

Nope. I'm thinking Saturday afternoon.

I suspect the two ports are going to be tricky. Normally that involves some configuration on your switch as well. I was thinking of routing it directly to my main machine via two crossover cables and a dual port GbE Intel NIC, but the speed on the thing (250-300MB/s) doesn't really warrant that.

For polishing I went with the "Hyper System" from the same people that make Opti-Coat 2.0. Never done any of this before, in fact that was the first time I'd washed the car myself.

Big chunk of mirror, frameless, square. My wife occasionally insists on a beveled edge. I prefer it to be flat and extend from the countertop or floor all the way to the ceiling.

Sweet. My dad is thinking of getting a Model S, and recharging stations are going into his work because most of management drives Teslas.

I think 4.1 will.

Got to test out the foam lance today, that thing is awesome. Just threw some Dawn Ultra and the results were amazing. Getting ready to Opti-Coat 2.0 over the weekend. Trying to make sure I get all the necessary steps in: 1. Wash thoroughly 2. Clay 3. Polish 4. Opti-coat Did I miss anything...

So what protective coatings are you putting on and in which order?

From what I can tell that was a specific production run and their handling of the situation seemed acceptable to most of those effected.

The Range Rover Evoque turns heads of non-car people. But as far as sedans go, there has been so much optimization through time with safety and efficiency standards that really there isn't much to do other than fiddly bits (headlights, grilles, bumpers).

Indeed. But my wife doesn't like the look of the A/S7 and I need something more practical than a sedan. Any kind of hatch will do.

Nah, it will be worth it once they pull that engine and put in the 4-liter twin turbo V8 (probably next year).

Now I'm drooling on the keyboard. Thanks for that.

My post wasn't intended to be offensive in any way, just pointing out that you can be a geek about all kinds of things. ;)

One DS1812+ and eight 4TB Hitachi drives in the cart now ($3800 total for 32TB, $119/TB) Only ~35% more than the drives alone. Not too painful. Looking to max the RAM (1GB standard, 3GB max), but while looking for the exact spec, I discovered this thread that talks about performance issues when...

Only $1k with free second-day shipping (w/Amazon Prime). This looks like the same unit?

A5 is to Toyota as iPad is to every other tablet with rounded corners. There is in fact a level of ignorance on the topic that renders them indistinguishable. That doesn't necessarily mean that they are. ;)

Google has tried to market devices directly several times. I haven't heard any good customer service stories from any of them.

Indeed I know of many people injured in loom accidents. But living in a textile mill is just asking for trouble.

Again? You need to find less risky work/hobbies. Or at least be more careful. You seem to be injured quite often.

I'm interested as well. I haven't seen the usual tech sites do write-ups on them. Edit: I'm looking to saturate a single GbE port.

I just remember that the badge on my VW tailgate was in an indentation. I'm thinking of pulling the "A3" and "TFSI" badges from the tailgate (just makes it harder to clean).

Those looked like fans to me. Last night we went for a walk in Carmel-by-the-Sea at sunset and there was a Catwoman photo shoot on the rocks. That was certainly pro based on the kit and staff. Interesting thing was all the staff (photogs, makeup, lighting, etc) were all hot women, but only the...

How confident were you that there was no rivet or indentation on the sheetmetal before you removed the badge? I'm interested in removing a number of the badges on my car but have been concerned that the metal underneath is something other than perfect.

Mine occasionally contains other things. <Hot pedant on pedant action!>

I'm confident you are single.

Lenovo ThinkPads (T- and W- series in particular are my #1 pick for laptops. Above Dell Latitude, perhaps equal to Dell Precision in terms of build quality. But the Precision is available with 32GB of RAM.

We are currently in negotiation. At the moment we are holding the position that we will waive the monthly "rent" that landowners usually charge. We'll see where the negotiations end, but I want this pretty bad. I haven't had a decent phone for years, and I've had it. There will probably be a...

Here is the summary for the BlackHat lecture I referred to:

Here is the Samsung page for their TecTile product. I'm really digging this concept. One question I haven't been able to find the answer for is whether other NFC tags with writable space (like these) can be used for this purpose, or if the Samsung "TecTile" brand ones are required. There will...

This phone and the Sprint service were so bad that I'm moving the entire company to Verizon (120+ handsets) and having a new cell base station installed (~$150k?) so that we can get decent phones on a decent network. My S3 should be here on Friday.

Only if you really mean bathtub. If you have a second one for the toilet you have too many. If you meant bathroom, I'm right there with you ;)

Some of the shuttle machines would hold up fine to that Q6600 so long as you didn't also try to stick a gaming GPU in there. Specifically I'm thinking about the ones that use heatpipes to a radiator on the exhaust fan. If it doesn't require an optical drive it would be even better.

In Denver it was actually an appreciable difference, particularly after drinking ;)

Done. And the $60/oz goodness as well. Should this orbital work well?

Awesome. Why did you need Decon Gel? How radioactive was it? ;) I know nothing of properly washing or detailing a car, but soon mine will live in the garage, and I will care more. Any additional notes on tools/products/techniques are appreciated.