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"I see you like things that consume electricity: try this out!" ;)

I appreciate that, but it was a bit much. Thanks for all your efforts.

Finally got a machine to show perfect 7.9s in the Win7 performance after an upgrade to my work machine.

Just as a test, I'll put a link in the middle of a sentence and see if it stands out. Edit: That looks pretty good to me, though the body text might be a little too black if I were to nit-pick. ;)

Perhaps we can have hyperlinks underlined? Or again dial up the blue to make them more distinguishable? On my P-series Dell screens it isn't an issue, but I was just on a crappy Acer 22" and links practically disappeared.

Four BG LA-800 (left/right front, left/right side) Four BG SA-360 (left/right front, left/right side, above the LAs) One BG CC-400 (center) Two BG SS-303 (right/left rear) Four massive Subs that I can't get to (at least 14", built into cabinetry) Oh, and five Buttkicker Amps driving the 12...

Something interesting about this system that I just noticed. The quality/tone/balance of the system doesn't change at all regardless of volume. That is pretty neat. I'm used to turning up the volume causing an increase and then drop off in the low frequencies...not here at all.

Not sure about the speakers, they are covered by custom grilles that match the upholstered walls. Some I might be able to have a look from the back side. The statues are Oscars (one legit, the rest replicas).

You missed the main concept I was after, but that makes me think that the way I browse the forum is different than other might. Let me spell out my method: 1. On the main page, see if there are any new posts in a forum. The easiest way to check this is if the icon stands out from the background...

From Pandora through the analog out of my Lenovo X201 to a Theta Digital Casablanca III to several kW of Theta Digital Dreadnaught II amps to an army of equally ridiculous speakers in an acoustically treated room. Sounds pretty good despite the weak source, not a bad stereo ;)

Yup, I was running 3x16GB when SSDs first came out. Now I let the RevoDrive handle the RAID goodness.

I would prefix that with "for stuff that matters", The password I use here is the same as a few other (equally non-critical) places.

Yup, I have one of those as well. Special PCI card with direct interface to the software will make virtualizing it very difficult.

For Santilli, a friend's family in Panama likes to surf...

I'm glad I decided to run with Win7...it will hold the company up until at least version 9. We did the following 98->XP->7 (with the majority of the users still on XP and the last 98 box going away a month or so ago).

Fine with me, or just up the saturation of the blue a little. The grey will blend pretty well with the existing background already.

Might I propose: Contains unread posts: Blue open envelope Contains no unread posts: Grey closed envelope Locked: Padlock You have posted in this thread: Green arrow I don't think we have a need for anything else.

19" and 20" wheels also give you less sidewall and a much harsher ride, in addition to weighing more costing more and being more fragile. Going from the stock A3 suspension and 17" wheels on my wife's car to the Ti (lower) suspension and 18" wheels on mine was a significant change. I wouldn't be...

Could be grey, but it is certainly a tone compressed image, so not trustworthy for such things. I've never seen a matte PC, so I didn't know they existed.

Yup, the regular icons are too similar/confusing, so I just look for the blue arrow now. ;)

Everyone else followed suit, there was no way to compete with Apple's form factor otherwise, and people that don't know don't care.

I'm now having 40GB SSDs fill just due to Win7 and Office2010 updates, even with all data kept elsewhere. 80 would be my minimum recommendation, with 160 giving you a nice quick place to work with images.

So look for open envelopes? I just look for the "jump to new posts" button now.

I like the matte black as well, I don't think there is any way to get that with a power coat finish, though. Edit: And that blue is really nice.

That is a significant drop. I would be seriously concerned about ride quality with that little suspension travel.

I don't use x10, I use Insteon. I've kitted out my whole house with stuff from SmartHome.

Do you intend to replace the 2 500GB drives with the two 1TB drives? Or simply use the new drives for more storage?

Wow, I had no idea that was even an issue. I thought that the wheels always hung from the lugs. Thanks for the info!

Yeah, I'm not into throwing that much money at this particular problem yet. I do have a good enough backup/failover strategy that it isn't really an issue.

No idea. That disk will now go into a high-end workstation and will likely never have an issue again. From Intel drives I expect more ;)

I have a bunch of member's actual addresses, as well as actual names, but I try to be non-specific and use handles where possible. No need to make that information too easy to find :batman:

I plug in all my devices at the nightstand every night. I don't even pay attention to charge. I know this isn't good for the batteries, but it isn't worth worrying about.

I believe both of them (and Lunar) are in southern California (~500km, might as well be another state).

Meeting people on forums that live close to you is an interesting concept. I suspect I live closest to Silicon Valley of everyone here (60 miles from Google HQ, 70 from Xerox PARC's original HQ). And the closest member is probably Santilli (~140 miles?). In this digital home of geekdom, why...

It is currently listed as "pre-order" I suspect they will never be in stock. ;)

Have one coming now. I'll stick it in a DB VM and see how long it lasts. The last drive in that machine (480GB Corsair Force GT) kept disconnecting itself under really high IO.

Some shopping site, I've lost it now. Those Forgestar wheels do look awesome, and have some technical cojones behind them, but they are hard to find at the larger outlets (tire rack, etc).

I wouldn't know how to check. If you have a test I can run let me know.

Sweet. I've had a number of friends who were strippers. They all had a reasonable (if somewhat cynical) outlook on life. They could also lie in ways that blew my mind.

Sweet. I might get one of those next year. This year not so much. Still in the office...

Usually. Depends on the user.

What size is the S4? The site just recommended 215/45/18, 225/40/18 or 235/40/18 for that wheel.

Yup. They just moved it much further up the page.

Current best price I can find for the Forgestar F14 in 18x8.5 and the Pirelli PZero Nero AS 215/45-18 is $2260 after shipping. Anyone done better?

If I'm spending other people's money, I'm doing the Intel 5xx series SSDs. If I'm spending my own, I'm doing OCZ Vertex/Revo.

Top Gear is likely my favorite show at this point, my wife is actually a fan as well. Only when they start intentionally screwing stuff up do I get bored.

And a Turbo button. I think I still have an AT chassis with one around here somewhere...

That looks pleasant.

I suspect that the wealthiest individuals in each country either directly or indirectly run every country. The only exception would be some of the smaller useful nations (tax code, labor practices, natural resources, extradition treaties) that are "run" by the wealthiest people in the world. The...

Did a 'Busa Turbo (guy claimed ~500hp) when I was a kid...not dumb enough at this point.