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OBAMNA PHONE
Aug 7, 2002
Anyone have a good link or reference site for adding cat 6 networking through my crawlspace? I think I'll run some coax too while I'm at it because the existing cable in this house is too old.

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ExplodingSims
Aug 17, 2010

RAGDOLL
FLIPPIN IN A MOVIE
HOT DAMN
THINK I MADE A POOPIE


Good God the lottery claim office is a depressing place. So many ugly fat hicks here.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

:h:


Pham Nuwen posted:

If I eat an apple for breakfast, it seems to sour my stomach. I can handle almost anything else for breakfast (ate a bunch of cold steak this morning), and I often start the day with a 20oz Diet Coke, but an apple will make my belly hurt.

I'm just fine with them in the afternoon, though.

That is loving gross.

Siochain
May 24, 2005

"can they get rid of any humans who are fans of shitheads like Kanye West, 50 Cent, or any other piece of crap "artist" who thinks they're all that?

And also get rid of anyone who has posted retarded shit on the internet."


Tommychu posted:

Of course, Vern's pizza is a thing around here (it's all over AB/SK/MB) and that's basically 1-1.5" of lovely cold cuts stacked on a mediocre pub-style crust/sauce with about the amount of cheese you'd see on an ordinary pizza. Heartburn city, population: meat sweats.

I worked for a Vern's for 6 months, haha. Its actually REALLY good quality cold cuts (cheap stuff would end up being even soggier/grosser), and the dough is all made-in-house daily. The sauce is terrible, I agree (some people love it). And unless they've changed how much cheese goes on, it was always decent. The veggies are all also hand-cut (minus olives, jalapenos, banana peppers, and pineapple).

But, yeah. If the ovens aren't hot enough, or people didn't make the pizza right, its garbage. It can be either REALLY good, or REALLY bad.

I do not miss that place. Not at all.

Super Aggro Crag
Apr 23, 2008




And, of course as always, kill Hitler.


BraveUlysses posted:

Anyone have a good link or reference site for adding cat 6 networking through my crawlspace? I think I'll run some coax too while I'm at it because the existing cable in this house is too old.

What do you need to know? I do this for a living.

T1g4h
Aug 6, 2008

I AM THE SCALES OF JUSTICE, CONDUCTOR OF THE CHOIR OF DEATH!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1jZ6dRJWU

My friend / fellow Goon's car was on Regular Car Reviews, and the RCR guy finally got the video uploaded :neckbeard:

ExplodingSims
Aug 17, 2010

RAGDOLL
FLIPPIN IN A MOVIE
HOT DAMN
THINK I MADE A POOPIE


Won anotber $20 while waiting for my GF to claim her prize. Woo!

CornHolio
May 20, 2001

Toilet Rascal

ExplodingSims posted:

Won anotber $20 while waiting for my GF to claim her prize. Woo!

Went to the casino yesterday for the buffet, had $20 to gamble with. Left with $50, pretty pleased.

Queen_Combat
Jan 15, 2011
Root canal 3 of five gently caress my life

Queen_Combat
Jan 15, 2011

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!



We made some loaded pizzas for our personal pizza employee meal when I worked for the Inn, but I never got quite that extreme.

quote:

Let me know if you run across one without the riser card - if you do, I could use the back panel. It's #5 on page 2 of this pdf (part # 435270-001, low profile back wall). Worst case, I'll just take some tin snips to it to make room for the card I have coming (low profile Geforce 210 - also have 4 gigs of RAM on the way).

I found a back wall on ebay, but it was a bit shy of $100. :stonk: I was just going to cut the back panel enough to give access to the ports otherwise - I suspect most of them shipped with that riser card. A spare power supply could probably come in handy, if your recycling firm won't freak out about one missing. If you do happen to find one with the low profile back wall, I can send the full height back panel + riser if you want.

I haven't noticed any video driver crashes, but I've noticed some odd glitchiness with the onboard video. That was before I flattened it though; it seems fine now.

It has Win7 64 bit (thankfully this one has a Core2Duo instead of the lower spec Pentium 4 HT, so it can actually use 4 gigs). I think it had the wrong image on it though, it was just hammering the drive constantly. I finally flattened it after it did a BSOD when plugging in my wireless keyboard receiver (and couldn't recover)... used a downloaded Win7 Pro ISO (installed with the key on the "Microsoft Refurbished" sticker on the case), and it's a night and day difference. Instead of taking nearly 5 minutes to load Chrome, it's almost instant. And the install it came with was brand new - when I first hooked it up, I got prompted for the product key, and got the "Windows is starting for the first time" crap.

I tossed a 1TB WD Blue drive in it. Not sure how much of a difference that made in speed, since I couldn't even copy the original OS install over (I plugged in the wireless keyboard receiver while installing Acronis, instant BSOD). The original drive is under the PSU like yours, but it has 2 screws for some reason (facing the motherboard :argh:). I just unplugged it and left it in place when I dropped in the 1TB though; at least that way I won't lose it. The 1TB is sitting where the floppy would go, if it had one. I'm sure if I had a properly working OS on the original 80GB I would have noticed a huge difference; I think the original is a 5400 RPM drive, and being 80GB, the density on it is just really low compared to even a 320GB.

I've found conflicting info on whether it can handle 4 or 8 gigs of RAM - are the ones you're working with equipped with 64 bit CPUs? If so, any idea? The only DDR2 RAM I have is made up of 512MB and 1GB sticks, I don't have any 2GB sticks to test that out. As it is I'm buying the cheapest RAM I can find on Amazon (Komputerbay); it worked great in the Dell I found in the alley, figured it'd work in the HP.

As easy as it is to work on, I think next time friends/family are looking for a newer, but basic, computer, I'll send them over to Micro Center to snag an off-lease PC. They don't have them on the sales floor, but you can order them online for in-store pickup. I know I got the last DC7700 they had in the country (open box at that), though I'm sure they'll eventually get more of them.

Overall it's really changed my opinion on HP gear. I always figured enterprise-grade stuff was easier to work on, but I didn't expect everything to be hinged.

e: poo poo, I forgot you're local to me too.

e2: this is how it's sitting now. It's a complete night and day difference since I flattened it and reinstalled with a plain ISO. It's getting moved to the den TV once the video card arrives, along with a a HDMI to component converter, since it's an ancient 39" 1080p CRT. I'd just use a VGA to component cable, but the DRM poo poo won't let you tune to premium channels over an analog connection.



Well, aren't you lucky! All of ours use the low profile back wall. You're lucky to have a C2D, all of ours are Pentium Ds, 1 GHz, IIRC. Which is why they're going away, of course.
Tah-dah!:



Power supply, no problem, either.
I have no idea if the things will take 8 GB. We never put more than 4 GB in a 7700. If somebody needed 8 GB, they got a better machine to start with, usually one of the XW series (also good boxes.) Other than the video issue we're getting, they actually run Win 7 32 pretty well.

A lot of HP newer desktop models feature at least one Displayport port, which makes connecting up almost anything a matter of the right cable. Dual monitors, too (one on the VGA, one on the Displayport.) That appears to have started about two models after the 7700 or so. 7800 didn't have one, but the HP Compaq 6000 Pro series does, as does the ProDesk 600s we're getting now.

I'm actually in Euless, so it may just be easier to ship, but I may be up in Allen at the end of the month (Dallas Sidekicks playoffs), or if you happen to be near by the mid-cities at some point, I can probably be coerced into meeting up for an exchange (I don't know, man - meeting Internet People in real life? That's just weird!) Whatever works.

CAT INTERCEPTOR
Nov 9, 2004

Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

leica posted:

I know a lot of guys here talk poo poo about NASCAR but I know for a fact every one of them would have a blast at Talladega or Daytona. You can't be a gearhead and not like it.

Wanna make a bet on that, because I'll happily take your money because you will flat out lose. gently caress NASCAR square up the rear end with a hammer on ovals - Get them on Wakins Glen on the other hand.......

The only ovals that aren't dog piss boring are dirt ones. With Sprint cars. Or modified. Oh hell, pretty much anything on a dirt oval can be entertaining.

Fo3
Feb 14, 2004

RAAAAARGH!!!! GIFT CARDS ARE FUCKING RETARDED!!!!

(I need a hug)
Next time you go to the US to watch them will you take me?

Maker Of Shoes
Sep 4, 2006

AWWWW YISSSSSSSSSS
DIS IS MAH JAM!!!!!!

T1g4h posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1jZ6dRJWU

My friend / fellow Goon's car was on Regular Car Reviews, and the RCR guy finally got the video uploaded :neckbeard:

Totally didn't realize this was her actual car when she posted it on G+ this morning.

Rad.

Comrade Flynn
Jun 1, 2003

Since I posted about it in here I ended up buying it:

Maker Of Shoes
Sep 4, 2006

AWWWW YISSSSSSSSSS
DIS IS MAH JAM!!!!!!
Wait what? :stare:

Skizzles
Feb 21, 2009

Live, Laugh, Love,
Poop in a box.

Maker Of Shoes posted:

Totally didn't realize this was her actual car when she posted it on G+ this morning.

Rad.

That's the only reason I got so excited about it frankly.

T1g4h
Aug 6, 2008

I AM THE SCALES OF JUSTICE, CONDUCTOR OF THE CHOIR OF DEATH!

Comrade Flynn posted:

Since I posted about it in here I ended up buying it:

Oh. My. God. That is a beautiful shade of blue. Please please please post more shots of it!

vvv It's gorgeous. I'm definitely jealous, that car is incredibly nice :allears:

T1g4h fucked around with this message at 21:50 on Feb 16, 2015

Comrade Flynn
Jun 1, 2003

T1g4h posted:

Oh. My. God. That is a beautiful shade of blue. Please please please post more shots of it!


Terrible Robot
Jul 2, 2010

FRIED CHICKEN
Slippery Tilde
Dat gated shifter


unf

Goober Peas
Jun 30, 2007

Check out my 'Vette, bro


cursedshitbox posted:

fruits? no problem.

:colbert:

I haven't had any sugar (other than fruits) in 3 weeks. Ate some gelato on V-Day and had a major hangover. Headache, nausea, etc.

Goober Peas fucked around with this message at 21:59 on Feb 16, 2015

OBAMNA PHONE
Aug 7, 2002
Ohhh man that place is only 15 minutes from my work, and I used to live about 5 minutes away from it.

What I'm trying to say is that you should take me for a ride and do a bunch of burnouts, like right meow.

PaintVagrant
Apr 13, 2007

~ the ultimate driving machine ~

Terrible Robot posted:

Dat gated shifter


unf


Serious boners

Ferremit
Sep 14, 2007
if I haven't posted about MY LANDCRUISER yet, check my bullbars for kangaroo prints

When you said that the LP640 would have fitted in your garage with about 3" to spare either side I was trying to work out how the hell you were going to get out of it, COMPLETELY forgetting the scissor doors on lambos!

Very, Very Cool...

CAT INTERCEPTOR
Nov 9, 2004

Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

A manual Lambo?!?! Okay, you suddenly have my full and undivided attention

Comrade Flynn
Jun 1, 2003

Ferremit posted:

When you said that the LP640 would have fitted in your garage with about 3" to spare either side I was trying to work out how the hell you were going to get out of it, COMPLETELY forgetting the scissor doors on lambos!

Very, Very Cool...

The most practical of doors!

Unless I flip it.

meatpimp
May 15, 2004

Psst -- Wanna buy

:) EVERYWHERE :)
some high-quality thread's DESTROYED!

:kheldragar:

Cat Terrist posted:

Wanna make a bet on that, because I'll happily take your money because you will flat out lose. gently caress NASCAR square up the rear end with a hammer on ovals - Get them on Wakins Glen on the other hand.......

The only ovals that aren't dog piss boring are dirt ones. With Sprint cars. Or modified. Oh hell, pretty much anything on a dirt oval can be entertaining.

You're looking at it the wrong way -- it's less full-on motorsports and more sports entertainment. They have made celebrities out of the drivers and a large part of the event is in the interaction of and cheering for "your guy." I had a similarly anti-NASCAR bend until I had my boy in the garages with a driver and crew right before a race... and they were fantastically down-to-earth and you could see that it was a real passion for those involved.

I was offered another garage visit, so I'm hoping to make it to the Brickyard this summer, only this time for the Saturday race. Hopefully it'll be less hectic, and the Sprint Cup races are better watched on TV. This is something that I felt with IndyCar stuff back when it existed, as well.

Somewhat Heroic
Oct 11, 2007

(Insert Mad Max related text)



Comrade Flynn posted:

Since I posted about it in here I ended up buying it:

How many cars have you owned with a frunk? I'd take a wager that it's more than anyone else in AI. That thing is awesome and you're awesome for posting it. :hfive:

Comrade Flynn
Jun 1, 2003

Somewhat Heroic posted:

How many cars have you owned with a frunk? I'd take a wager that it's more than anyone else in AI. That thing is awesome and you're awesome for posting it. :hfive:

Hmm, Noble (although it was unusable), Elise, MR2.

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





You need to roadtrip that poo poo out to do a photoshoot with it and Dick's Biturbo. The pinnacles of eye-talian engineering!

PaintVagrant posted:

The K-series motor is a proven brick shithouse, and people routinely put 200k+ on these cars with nothing but oil changes.

The K-series is probably 2/3 of the reason I ended up with a CR-V as the family hauler.

NitroSpazzz
Dec 9, 2006

You don't need style when you've got strength!


Comrade Flynn posted:

Since I posted about it in here I ended up buying it:
So glad you ended up doing it. Impractical cars are always the best decision. Well done man, well done.

Somewhat Heroic posted:

If you haven't watched Justified I'd highly recommend it. Seasons 1-5 are on Amazon prime. They are about 3 episodes in to the 6th(final) season. I love it.
A few episodes in on this, good show so far. Thanks for the recommendation.


I think Knoxville is officially hosed. Right now we have two inches of "light" sleet sitting on a 1/4 inch of pure ice. The top layer is melting a little bit right now so when the temp drops it's going to make another layer of glaze ice. If this was WI it would be a poo poo load of snow but they DOT would be able to handle it.


I might be iced in for a bit. Have some sand and snow melt somewhere but not enough to do the hills in the neighborhood. Hey I'm an idiot and cut off the temperature readings...the blue line is freezing


NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 00:06 on Feb 17, 2015

Nidhg00670000
Mar 26, 2010

We're in the pipe, five by five.
Grimey Drawer

Oh yes, oh yes indeed. Reminds me of the best "car ad with girls in it" I've seen.

CAT INTERCEPTOR
Nov 9, 2004

Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

meatpimp posted:

You're looking at it the wrong way -- it's less full-on motorsports and more sports entertainment. They have made celebrities out of the drivers and a large part of the event is in the interaction of and cheering for "your guy." I had a similarly anti-NASCAR bend until I had my boy in the garages with a driver and crew right before a race... and they were fantastically down-to-earth and you could see that it was a real passion for those involved.

I was offered another garage visit, so I'm hoping to make it to the Brickyard this summer, only this time for the Saturday race. Hopefully it'll be less hectic, and the Sprint Cup races are better watched on TV. This is something that I felt with IndyCar stuff back when it existed, as well.

I've been wandering around WRC pits and V8Supercars and 12 Hour and Lord knows what else. It still comes down to the racing and NASCAR on ovals is still absolute poo poo.

Comrade Flynn
Jun 1, 2003

NitroSpazzz posted:

So glad you ended up doing it. Impractical cars are always the best decision. Well done man, well done.

I've owned some of the most impractical cars ever made and I've never regretted it. Except when the tire fell off my Lotus.

Cage
Jul 17, 2003
www.revivethedrive.org
And here I've been waiting to spend $300 on two tires for a few weeks now just in case I can save a couple bucks with a coupon code.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
Cool. In Italian supercar terms, these things are supposed to be pretty solid, aren't they?

Comrade Flynn
Jun 1, 2003

Cage posted:

And here I've been waiting to spend $300 on two tires for a few weeks now just in case I can save a couple bucks with a coupon code.

I'm absurdly cheap. I'm upgrading my 3 year old PC piece by piece because I'm too cheap to buy a whole new system.

Also if anyone is in Seattle I'm happy to take you out in it.

InitialDave posted:

Cool. In Italian supercar terms, these things are supposed to be pretty solid, aren't they?

Very, except for the clutch which has already been replaced.

Queen_Combat
Jan 15, 2011
Not a Countach, don't care (that's a joke, it is awesome).

Note: when an endodontist says "let's do all five root canals at one," they're probably also the type that refuses to prescribe any real painkillers. Walked out and noticed my rx was for 600mg ibuprofen.

Comrade Flynn
Jun 1, 2003

Geirskogul posted:

Not a Countach, don't care (that's a joke, it is awesome).

Note: when an endodontist says "let's do all five root canals at one," they're probably also the type that refuses to prescribe any real painkillers. Walked out and noticed my rx was for 600mg ibuprofen.

Have you looked at Countach prices lately? :aaaaa:

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InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Comrade Flynn posted:

Have you looked at Countach prices lately? :aaaaa:
Heh, this is the problem with all the cars I liked growing up, their prices are rising faster than my income!

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