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I have taken to having iced tea with red wines and frozen thin mint girl scout cookies with scotch. Both sound strange but pair very well. do you guys have any odd pairing habits?

If you want a flat tax with a progressive effect that is easy to calculate, make it a wealth tax. Bottom 20% won't pay anything (due to negative net worth), top 20% responsible for 50%+. Want to lower your tax burden? Put that money back into the economy.

It is safe to assume that full functionality on Google services will always be available on a PC. PCs aren't that much more than an STB. The pain of dealing with an STB is not worth it.

Last year just for grins I tried doing my own taxes before sending the paperwork to my accountant. He saved me at least double his fees compared to my math. For those with larger amounts of money on the line, you might consider a particularly good accountant a reasonable investment.

I would love to have an answer to this as well. In situations where reliability is critical and some component has a wall wart, I've been known to put in mid-range scientific power supplies.

I'd have to go back and check, but it was pretty darn good. The shot was steady even slower, but the subject was moving. I have no idea how to accurately test the effectiveness of IS to that level of accuracy.

Stripe them in the OS, but that doesn't matter if they are only temp data. Boot to an SM951 and leave the 2x 750 for data.

I believed you, one of the reasons I bought it. ;) Now I can sell my 100/2 and the Sigma 150-500. I'm building out a carry-on sized pelican case for smaller projects and a checked-luggage one for larger projects (bigger tripod, lighting, video/audio stuff, etc). Based on my current inventory...

Stripe a couple for local data and boot off the SM951.

100-400II is amazing (particularly on a crop body) even with the 2x extender on it. Moderate indoor lighting is still enough to hand hold 400x2 f11 @ 16000 ISO and get a usable image. Amazing image stabilization.

There were times pre-kid (mostly pre-wife) that I considered a quick round of the country to visit the regulars just because. I'm still game, but responsibilities would make it difficult.

I really like these. Not the cheapest, but a great form factor with good speed: Link: http://amzn.com/B00LLEODCK

I've met two people from here. Merc probably has the record if we include lurkers.

Thanks for that.

I have the game and the expansion that was available at launch. My favorite round so far was with my parents.

That looks pretty good, would prefer better image quality, but other than that its great.

That was amazing.

In either case the cable is not the majority of the cost. Patch panels and keystones can cost that much, and the labor (if contracted out) will likely be more than that by a good margin.

Not multiple humans, just viewed from further away. The 32" is close enough that the only room on the desk in front of it is the keyboard. If I had something in the 40"@5k range I could move it to the back of the desk and have more work space.

Religion as a whole puts such a burden on society, causing people to act outside their best interest and change their lives based on silly superstitions. Shame, really.

Another thing to look at is the higher ratings, CAT7a is (AFAIK) the highest-spec currently settled on and available in bulk.

If that were always the answer, there wouldn't be a market for 50"+ TVs.

A look at proper ceiling insulation for central CA. 1/2" sheetrock, 3" of spray foam adhered directly to the rock/joists/cans/ducts, topped by 9" of fiberglass. The foam added to the rigidity enough to provide significant soundproofing as well.

Seems everyone is stopping @ 32". Already ready for the 42" 5k...

Merc could handle central CA well enough, but Portland/Seattle might be better.

Comcast in my neighborhood runs on poles behind the property. The coax comes directly from the pole to the attic in the back of the house. The speed a cable modem can achieve is limited by the signal to noise ratio on the line, normal installations that include hundreds of feet of cable...

First thing I did when I got my Comcast service was swap in my own internet-only modem, connected directly to the wire flying in from the pole to optimize SNR.

My current plans for our next house (when the kid moves out) is just under 1,000 square feet without any compromises to quality of life. Of course, that doesn't include the 1,500 sq.ft. for garage/shop/off-grid utilities, but that is low-cost space.

This made me pause for a moment. They do rent modems with integrated router/wifi, so technically they are on your LAN. Has anyone checked if their TOS lets them sniff around there?

Not sure what you mean by "repeatable"? The camera seems fine after a day of playing with it, but my standards are clearly lower. Perhaps the 7DII shipping today already have the fix you alluded to? As for why I got another Canon, I don't intend to run two systems or sell/purchase all my...

Shame I didn't read that an hour ago, I had a salesman from AT&T come to the door mentioning they just put fiber into the neighborhood. Would love to know what the corporate line about that is. Of course, my ISP (Comcast) has their own issues.

Titan X arriving April 10. Not sure whether I'll keep it or sell it in a gaming rig, but availability is likely still going to be tricky. Might be some margin there.

24/1.4 has been my favorite lens for nearly a year. Easy to compose and easy to make pretty pictures. One of the big reasons for going from the 7D to the 7DII was the faster and more accurate autofocus. The hit rate @ f1.4 has at least doubled.

Yup, sometimes Amazon is just better. Ordered my 7DII Wednesday afternoon. On the table charging now. The 100-400 II won't arrive til the middle of next week, though.

No doubt he just ran out of the other stuff and didn't want to leave it empty.

The TEKTON arrived today (same box as the 7DII ;)), and it has significantly more bits than the iFixIT set I already have.

Reason #97,834,565 to not have people flying planes.

I just Googled, and there is a Harbor Freight about 7 miles away (straight into the bad part of town), but that would involve going into a physical shop, and that does go against every fiber of my being ;)

TEKTON ordered ;)

I just need to get around to replacing the heatsink. I keep forgetting to order a torx small enough to get the old one off.

I still don't have anywhere near the production you do...time to fix that second Titan...

Carnival doesn't have the best reputation, but they are also a victim of statistics. They are so much larger than everyone else, and run more ships and more passengers, that statistically it is significantly more likely that something bad happen on one of their ships. That being said, I wouldn't...

From all the research, Royal Caribbean seemed the no-brainer best. With the best ships out there (Quantum Class). Unfortunately, their presence on the west coast isn't as strong.

First company I looked at was Disney. Unfortunately, they don't have a cruise we are interested in at the time window we have. And as a plus to us, Carnival offers free unlimited daycare to kids over 2 whether they are potty-trained or not. With Disney, that only applies to 3+ and potty-trained...

The reason I haven't taken a vacation in so many years is that there isn't an acceptable contingency plan for me not being at work. I currently have someone part-time, but they aren't up to speed on all the services (and likely won't be by August). I'll need to have my phone with me and be able...

I've basically spent the day doing research. Several cruise lines offer services that will make this much more practical. The Carnival Cruise ship Carnival Miracle does a 7-night trip out of LA with a couple stops in Mexico. Direct flights to LAX leave MRY (12 minutes from our house) every...

My wife wants to take a vacation. I've held off this long, but it has been 7 years, so she isn't exactly being unreasonable. Traveling with a little kid (soon to be 2) has its own layers of difficulty and logistics, so I thought a cruise from a nearby port would be ideal. 1. No need to fly...

Done. 11x4Ghz cores assigned.

Just threw a 4960X@4Ghz and a Titan (non-X) at it. We'll see how that does.

Nope. Frankly, I'd consider them my competition on that end of the market. I just sell Lenovos to most of my customers, but on the really high-end I still build myself. My markup is roughly in-line with them, but their fit and finish looks quite impressive (provided their customer units look...