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Sorry, it is a W540. Fairly maxed for ~$3.5k.

Start here for the CPUs. I have a 990X and was able to get it to 4.6GHz stable on air. There is a slightly better IPC on this architecture depending on application, IIRC. Doubling the RAM might help, changing the board to have the faster SATA might help. Coug will need to chip in on what is...

Even if you want to go ballistic with a 10-core Xeon you won't get much more than you have. What is the clock speed? I'm assuming the 24GB is a limitation in your workflow?

Stoked about my new W530 with "3k" display: 15.5" IPS 2880x1620 (16x9)

Awesome Lunar. Even when you seem to have a fully-functional keyboard in front of you, you can drop a bomb at any time. (ugh, pun)

IIRC, drives that are considered external go into the safer mode. Even internal drives (if they are on an add-on controller) can have this issue.

Do you have write caching disabled?

...and an oldie but goodie. Back in the day my dad bought a mobo/CPU upgrade for the home computer. 386/33. The cool part was that the motherboard supported both 386 and 486 CPUs, so we could upgrade the CPU some day when the price came down. The downside was that, when putting a 386 CPU in one...

The one that had the largest consequence and was totally my fault was accidentally shutting down a server I was remotely managing. I was in San Francisco, it was in Austin. The Austin office didn't have any employees at that time, so the closest person we could trust to fire it back up was me...

I was talking about the C-9000. While I don't doubt that it has more capabilities than other chargers, I don't believe the difference is worth the extra effort most of the time. I do still have the C-9000, but the charger I throw Eneloops into 2-3 times a day is a BC-700. So much easier. I...

It doesn't solve your problem, but I'll second this. While I agree that it likely have some negative effect on the hardware that would be impossible to quantify, my gut instinct is that it is very small. My machines turn off the display and that is it. If I had a drive that wasn't an SSD I'd...

I have one, but I don't use it regularly. I want one that I can throw batteries in and walk away. When I come back they should be done.

They are, but that is an additional level of knowledge that most users don't have. I've set up many Firefox installs with a few extensions that I thought they'd like (AdBlock, YouTube Downloader, etc). The user has no idea what extensions are.

I was thinking flour. It also doesn't seem to like matte black; my DSLR and keyboard were giving it fits.

Any recommendations on the glass? I'm thinking something other than glass, but it will need to stand up to constant UV without hazing or cracking too badly. And I'll need to cut them into circles and drill holes in them. Same with the gasket.

While ordering the copper, I found these 1/2" x 12" "stub outs" that look perfect.

Just an update for anyone following the thread, money sent and parts ordered. Should be 2-3 weeks before an update from my end. Thanks JTR!

Any word of this happening with Firefox? With such a capable alternative, this is enough for me to advise my users against Chrome.

Confirmed. Jealous.

The big issue I've run into so far is that this method does not work well on small items or reflective items (the Kinect projects an IR grid and uses that data to collect a depth map). My primary goal for this is automotive, so that may be an issue. My car at the moment is just the right amount...

I can find an excuse to make the minimum string 5 LEDs. Thanks!

I did a quick scan on the statue of limitations and can't find one that would give any clue. Contempt of court - 1 year All unspecified crimes - 5 years Disorderly Conduct in Mississippi - 2 years I wouldn't trust a Mississippi vet if I were you ;)

The printing is not something I'm that interested in doing myself. Creating the model of something you possess from real life is the thing that is really hard to outsource and the CAD work I really enjoy doing. Creating the dimensionally correct and properly finished end result is something that...

The learning curve is a bit steep considering I'm not reading the manual (3 YouTube videos should be enough for anything shy of brain surgery ;) ) Using my new Kinect ($80) and KScan3D ($200) I was able to create a thorough point cloud (12 million points) of half my couch by combining about 60...

Sounds like a hell of a good time. I'm guessing Antarctica ;)

The rumor I just heard was ATS-V, 3.2l V-6 twin-turbo ~500hp. @1:57

The 128GB cards are still plenty big for me. I pull them early because I don't want to risk that many pictures of an event at the same time as it is.

Anyone have one yet? I've ordered a Kinect that I plan to use with one of the many software packages out there. Designing things in SolidWorks is fun, but most projects I have in mind involve an interface to an existing object. If that shape is simple I can break out the digital calipers, but if...

I'd carry it on my boat or in my plane, if I still had either. ;)

...or just set up a proxy...

I've used quite a few of these LED strips, and they are really cool. The picture below looks a lot like the ones I've used. Note the obvious cut line and the positive and negative terminals available at each cut line. If you do get the waterproof or otherwise coated ones, it is easy enough to...

I really like this idea. And am shocked it came from P5...but that makes me like it more.

Lunar humor....awesome.

Indeed. But if they didn't find anything, have they just decided to start poking around during surgery? I'm pretty sure they want you not only accompanied on the way home, but for some hours afterwards.

In my experience it will also after a couple reboots.

Fixed. Is it admin abuse to repair that link?

...or Aston Martin putting the V12 in their smallest car (The Vantage). Cool part about that is that it is still for sale.

I'd be tempted to use thermal adhesive, but it does conduct electricity as well. Let me know when you find a driver for the larger chain and I'll send you some money.

Indeed. I'm just a fan of the "biggest engine in the smallest car" thing. Like when VW put a Bently GT Speed W12 in a GTI.

That shouldn't be an issue. According to this chart, 1/4" "L" thickness pipe would be a near-perfect fit. Maybe close enough to just epoxy in at the right depth. Even 3/8" isn't that expensive, so making each one a foot long would be trivial and should give us plenty of thermal mass and surface...

I wonder if the new blown Z06 motor would fit?

Awesome. So there are no adjustments in the driver for the wire length? How about number of LEDs? At the these price points we may as well do them all. 4 Drivers with 2, 3, 5, and 15 LEDs. would finish off the landscape lighting entirely.

72.3F with 3mph of breeze and 27% humidity. Just about perfect for sitting around.

So shipping the pipe and wire would probably be costly, and it doesn't sound like tuning the system to the wire length would be as big an issue as I was anticipating. Does it sound feasible to have you build the LED units and the driver unit, then have me do assembly here? The XP-G2 has a...

I have spent perhaps 10 minutes in Metro total. Just enough to launch IE, go to Ninite, and install Classic Shell and Firefox. Several hundred times.

My thought was to solder a brace across the pipe section near one end to mount the LED to. One of the thoughts for making it so long was to add to the heat dissipation capabilities. If that isn't an issue I can get just enough pipe to connect the flange and cap to. I was thinking about...

That, with 5000k LEDs and dim-able from a regular wall dimmer. I could buy those just to use the enclosure, but it would be about twice as expensive as using threaded pipe components and 4x as expensive as doing the soldering myself. I'm tempted to use the threaded cast brass parts to make...

SolidWorks is so much fun to screw around with. No dimensions given as I drew up the components myself without referencing the real thing, but it should work for the purpose of this discussion. The two dimensions that matter the most would be the pipe diameter and pipe length.

I'm imagining this to mostly be a dialogue between JTR and I, but all input is welcome. It will probably conclude with me having JTR build something for me as he has in the past (happy customer). The outdoor wall lights are already installed and are 5000k (Lumark Crosstour), I'd like the ground...

I just stick them in and don't worry about it. The only issues I run into are space related (Windows Updates take tons of space over time).