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  1. timwhit

    Something Random

    I also watched It at a friend's house when I was 9 or 10. That freaked me out for years.
  2. timwhit

    Something Random

    My sister was five years older and would babysit me. We watched great films such as: Pet Semetary - age 8 or 9 Silence of the Lambs - age 10 or 11
  3. timwhit

    Interesting Issue with "Disk Controllers with 3TB support" Thread

    Maybe you're behind some type of proxy that only updates it's cache every few hours?
  4. timwhit

    4TB drive from Seagate

    I updated it to support running a set number of loops or forever. To run it forever, run like this: java -jar diskcheck.0.2.jar c:\ -1 To run it once omit the last argument, or put in the desired number of runs. I also added the current speed and total data written.
  5. timwhit

    4TB drive from Seagate

    Yes. It deletes its test file before exiting. I could make it loop if someone is interested.
  6. timwhit

    4TB drive from Seagate

    The first paragraph of lorem ipsum.
  7. timwhit

    4TB drive from Seagate

    My solution is a bit simpler and only writes text.
  8. timwhit

    4TB drive from Seagate

    I just wrote a really simple Java application that will fill a disk and then read back what it wrote and make sure it's the same. You can extract the jar file from the zip and then run from the command line like this: java -jar diskcheck.jar d:\ I have tested it on Windows and Linux and...
  9. timwhit

    An LED lighting project

    Looks like I'll be sticking with CFLs in my cans for a few more years.
  10. timwhit

    An LED lighting project

    Doesn't look like they're available yet. If you get one, let us know how it works and where you bought it.
  11. timwhit

    1 TB/platter from Hitachi

    DD thinks everyone lives in California.
  12. timwhit

    Linksys E4200 134.99 at local Costco

    I would have gone with a Ubiquiti Routerstation Pro. I sound like a broken record.
  13. timwhit

    Viore HD 1080p 60HZ lc40vf80 for 389 at costco?

    I'm almost sure Westinghouse does not make their own panels.
  14. timwhit

    Viore HD 1080p 60HZ lc40vf80 for 389 at costco?

    Burn in, or whatever it's called on a LCD.
  15. timwhit

    Speaker suggestions

    When not in use they were almost flush against the ceiling. When I wanted to use them I lowered them to the appropriate height.
  16. timwhit

    Viore HD 1080p 60HZ lc40vf80 for 389 at costco?

    I own a 42" Westinghouse LCD. I will never buy another Westinghouse TV. It's a piece of shit.
  17. timwhit

    Folding@Home

    Just send me letters and I will post for you.
  18. timwhit

    Folding@Home

    Are you cancelling your service?
  19. timwhit

    Something Random

    My BMI is ~20.5.
  20. timwhit

    Speaker suggestions

    That would be sweet as hell. When I was a teenager I built a pulley in my bedroom to raise and lower my surround speakers. I used nylon drapery cord, which is high gauge, but quite strong.
  21. timwhit

    Hurricane Irene

    I have a rider on my homeowners insurance policy that covers water coming up out of drains up to a certain amount of money. I don't think water coming in from above would be covered. This is important for us as we live in a garden unit. I can't remember how much the rider costs, but the...
  22. timwhit

    Hurricane Irene

    See your English is getting better.
  23. timwhit

    Evil Empire

    It's already down close to 5% in after-hours trading.
  24. timwhit

    Google Music beta

    This is what I use Subsonic for. I don't need to rely on any third parties, there are no space constraints, and I will never need to pay anyone.
  25. timwhit

    Case for a Gigabyte G1.Assassin

    Good luck with that.
  26. timwhit

    Linksys E4200 134.99 at local Costco

    I'm hoping my Ubiquiti Routerstation Pro is better.
  27. timwhit

    Cycling

    I've never shaved my legs.
  28. timwhit

    Linksys E4200 134.99 at local Costco

    I tried one from an old laptop, but it didn't work. I gave up at that point. You can get them for about $10-15.
  29. timwhit

    Linksys E4200 134.99 at local Costco

    I bought a Ubiquiti Routerstation Pro earlier this year. It works very well. I got it as a bundle with an enclosure and AC adapter on eBay for about $116 shipped.
  30. timwhit

    Linksys E4200 134.99 at local Costco

    Expected lifespan.
  31. timwhit

    Cycling

    You're losing a lot of power with that plush ride. Have you ridden a nice road bike recently?
  32. timwhit

    Linksys E4200 134.99 at local Costco

    Both will break in 18 months either way.
  33. timwhit

    Cycling

    The streets are garbage here and I have a carbon frame. It has not shattered yet.
  34. timwhit

    Cycling

    JTR, why do you want a Ti frame?
  35. timwhit

    Something Random

    Sounds like a lovely place to work.
  36. timwhit

    America is ungovernable

    A household cannot print money whereas a government can.
  37. timwhit

    Fast build on the bench

    If Oracle does anything really stupid, the community will move to one of the forks en masse. See LibreOffice as an example.
  38. timwhit

    New BackBlaze Server build online

    No Linux support. Won't work for me.
  39. timwhit

    New BackBlaze Server build online

    Is anyone using BackBlaze's services? Looks interesting.
  40. timwhit

    Plus Me.

    I'll take one if anyone has any invites left.
  41. timwhit

    Something Random

    Northwest Indiana probably has the higher number of fireworks stores per capita in the world.
  42. timwhit

    Something Random

    Independence Day Or if you prefer.
  43. timwhit

    Scripting help?

    Yes, they do.
  44. timwhit

    Scripting help?

    I remembered PowerShell, but I believe less people know it than VBS.
  45. timwhit

    Scripting help?

    For Windows I think you'd be best off writing a script in VBS. Handy's solution can be a lot more powerful, but VBS doesn't need to be compiled and is easily modifiable.
  46. timwhit

    Something Random

    You could go watch a movie. At least it will be cool in the theater.
  47. timwhit

    Companies that have burnt...

    I have Comcast. When my promotion ends I call and tell them that I would like to cancel my service unless they can offer me a promotion. They always do.
  48. timwhit

    Schooled by a Coffee cat

    That bothers me too.
  49. timwhit

    Something Random

    Start in Chicago. That way you don't even need to move right away if you don't want to.
  50. timwhit

    question Mobile Phones

    Your vacations sound very relaxing.
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