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Holdbrooks posted:It is Super overkill but i have a hard time doing anything half assed. On the up side I can do some video stuff that takes forever on my MBP, but mostly I will be using it with my projector to play steam games until I get sim setup with a few monitors going here soon. The only thing here I'd change is the WD Green. I've not been too impressed with the greens' failure rate.
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bolind posted:I'll be damned if I know the English name, but this is a specific product. Like the pic says, fish tape.
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Mar 3, 2015 08:25
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meltie posted:Suck it, geeks! This weekend I get to borrow a Cray X-MP for an exhibit A complete one, or one that's been hacked up for display?
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Mar 4, 2015 21:20
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Rhyno posted:I have been charged with refurbing my mother's old laptop to give to sort of nephew in-law to use for his school work as his parents are too busy buying poo poo for their new baby to care about the son they already have. Just get a windows 7 install iso, make a bootable thumb drive, and format it as part of the install procedure.
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Mar 5, 2015 06:41
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Rhyno posted:Don't I need a product key for that? Is it not stuck to the bottom of the laptop? It left the factory with one. If it's not there, check under the battery or under one of the removable doors on the bottom. Sometimes they hide them.
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Mar 5, 2015 06:47
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Rhyno posted:Not seeing anything. There's a bunch of dry adhesive so it probably fell off. Oh, that makes it worse then. Hope the hard drive never dies! Does it have a system recovery partition? Often you'll be able to press F-something to get to system recovery, then re-image the factory loadout onto it. Then you can prune the preinstalled shovelware. If it doesn't have the recovery partition, I guess you're stuck with manually removing everything and scanning it with your favorite antivirus/antimalware/etc tools. Unless there's a tool for bulk uninstalling that I'm not aware of.
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Mar 5, 2015 06:55
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nm posted:There are ways to recovery the key from the registry. It's been a while, but do some googleing. Magnus Praeda posted:Magical Jelly Bean If it's still on its factory install (i.e. hasn't been reinstalled by his mom), this won't work. The key they're installed with at the factory is a bulk key that requires a special certificate that the OEM keeps control over. It's different than the unique key that (should be) stuck to the bottom, which works with regular media.
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Mar 5, 2015 06:59
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Rhyno posted:The sticker was in the bag! Maybe your disc is for the wrong version? Home/Pro/Enterprise/Ultimate etc.
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Mar 5, 2015 07:12
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Rhyno posted:I swear it didn't give me that option but I don't ever do this poo poo so I probably missed it. When it asks you where to install, and you select "Local Disk (C:\)" or whatever, there are options at the bottom of the screen (perhaps hidden under "advanced" or something) to erase the partition. Do that, and tell it to install into the unpartitioned space, and let it create the partition for you. This is assuming you booted from your install media, rather than running it from within the old OS. Tomarse posted:For future reference the certificate is called the SLIC and you can export them (along with the key) so that you can then flatten and reinstall the os. You then install the cert and activate with the OEM key. Whoa, that's cool as hell. Does it work in XP? I wish I knew this when I was working at the local computer shop. Would have saved a few customers who lost their keys. That's slick! 
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Mar 5, 2015 09:31
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General_Failure posted:My Condolences. Yeah. I lost my last grandparent a number of years ago, same sort of thing. Sorry, dude.
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Mar 7, 2015 06:33
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some texas redneck posted:Same, 3 years ago in 3 weeks. It was 7 years ago for me, and I still make myself sad thinking about it from time to time.
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Mar 7, 2015 07:01
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CharlesM posted:Guys, you can kill insects with soapy water. Spraying brake cleaner on stuff seems bad But soapy water won't turn into a flamethrower when lit. 
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Mar 8, 2015 03:56
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mariooncrack posted:Hey 88h88, I was wondering if you knew how to make one of the following : The wiring part of this is easy, that connector is just tip ring sleeve (TRS):  Wire the grounds from both outputs to the sleeve, the right positive to the ring, and the left positive to the tip. The problem, like 88h88 mentioned, is the impedance. Looks like those headphones are 32 ohms, so it will depend on what loads the amp you use is rated for. Parallel some power resistors with your signals to drop the impedance, or series them with the load to raise it.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:56
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KozmoNaut posted:it is [...] utterly free from noise So it runs the opamps at absolute zero, does it?
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Mar 9, 2015 20:05
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Tusen Takk posted:My wife noticed I have a few weird looking freckles/moles and I was like oh I've had those a while and she suddenly looked really worried and made me swear that I'd have it checked out this week Well, keep in mind that UF is still alive.
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Mar 10, 2015 06:16
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mariooncrack posted:Thanks for the picture, definitely helps out a lot. I forgot that there multiple versions of the headphones I have. I actually have the 250 ohm version. OK so the problem I see with trying to drive 250 ohm speakers with an 8 ohm amplifier is that the impedance is so different. If you balance it with resistors, you'll only have a tiny amount of current going through your headphones; most would get wasted in the resistors. If you don't do anything and just plug it in, I'd expect you would get reflections back at the amp (and I'm lead to believe they don't like this) due to the impedance mismatch. Can someone else who's actually an EE chime in on this? I've only had one electromagnetism class, and I'm not sure I have it straight.
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Mar 10, 2015 09:14
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Geirskogul posted:lolwut I was under the impression that when a traveling wave changed from a low impedance to a high impedance medium, it would reflect some of the signal back, depending on the media. KozmoNaut posted:I think you're confusing a few things. Impedance generally isn't matched in audio applications. Ideally you want the output impedance to be as low as possible. ok 
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Mar 10, 2015 09:51
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BrokenKnucklez posted:What's worse... A jaguar x type with a bad transfer case, a discovery with a bad head gasket or a bitchin camaro with a wheezy v6. Camaro, then fix the V6 problem.
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Mar 10, 2015 23:58
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Super Aggro Crag posted:The foreman on this job is really making me scratch my head... Why are you even installing 5E these days? 6 isn't that much more of a pain to punch down. Is it prohibitively hard to run in the quantities you're dealing with?
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Mar 11, 2015 14:12
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CommieGIR posted:Penny pinching. Just seems like the labor is the expensive part, so it's not worth doing twice when you decide you want to run faster speeds in 5-10 years.
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Mar 11, 2015 14:28
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ExplodingSims posted:I need to stop looking at cars on eBay. They're cheap, but they're all so far away. Because it's not a '64.
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Mar 13, 2015 05:17
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Got emails today through row52 that two LS trucks hit the yard this morning. So I head over there, about two hours after opening, and both motors are hanging from hoists. How does anyone say with a straight face that these motors are junkyard plentiful? I've only been looking for a power steering pump/bracket/alternator for one for, oh, five years or so. 
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Mar 14, 2015 18:55
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kastein posted:Specifically LS? Nah, these were LM7. I actually prefer the truck accessories. Not a fan of the power steering pump above the alternator on the F-body motors. That's a good idea, though; what happened to that junkyard parts wanted thread we had? I don't suppose aluminum lasts very long there without getting all oxidized and poo poo, but I guess beggars can't be choosers. I never ever ever have seen one in a yard in a truck, even the 350 Vortecs and LT1s are usually pulled. There's usually one, maybe two of those still there per yard, though.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Same here in Iowa. TBI and the vortech 350s all day long. LSx motors are showing up on a regular basis now, along with the trailblazer 4.2 atlas 6 bangers. There are aftermarket bellhousings for them, and I think the I5 bellhousing can adapt them to other stuff. Neat swap that I was looking at the other day, since they're a 295HP aluminum block I6 that would be pretty drat sweet; too bad they're so hard to fit into sportscars hah. Thanks
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BrokenKnucklez posted:They have gobs of torque too. If they were slanted over around 20 degrees or so they would make a killer swap. I believe they are variable valve timing as well. Yeah they are. First GM motor to have it on the exhaust, IIRC. Plus, DOHC. Neat motors, poo poo packaging.
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Mar 14, 2015 19:37
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Mooseykins posted:I have 3 points for speeding, for doing 110mph in a 40 Whoa, I hate to be that guy, but what the gently caress is this? 110 in a 65 on the freeway is one thing, but in a 40? 
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Mar 15, 2015 00:34
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Tusen Takk posted:IDK why the display looks like it has dead pixels there but it doesn't Probably is using PWM to dim the display, and updates the display in rows. Like a CRT scanline, kind of.
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Mar 16, 2015 02:55
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iwentdoodie posted:Stop buying teenager fashion jeans and they'll last longer. And fade better. I had a pair of regular Levis 501s that wore out super fast. I replaced them with a pair of shrink-to-fit ones that seem to be doing a bit better.
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T1g4h posted:Re: Denimchat, I just wear some random generic carpenter pants. It's hard finding stuff that is loose fitting (baggy as gently caress) and long enough for my giant megalegs. Not many companies seem to make loose fitting stuff in 36/36. Though in all honesty I need to go to 36/38 because the legs on these are ever so slightly too short. It's worse to be tall *and* skinny. I'm like a 30/34, but in Levis for some reason a 34 is too short. But 36 is too long. Aggravating. iwentdoodie posted:Quality denim is so, so worth it. It's alright, but I'm not convinced that they're really any better than my Dickies.
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some texas redneck posted:Goddamnit. Something is lagging the (household gigabit) LAN so badly that I can't even watch TV, and can barely pull up web pages, and my antivius and firewall are both going apeshit over incoming "attacks". Sounds like your mistake was treating him like an adult who gets to make his own decisions. If you do decide to touch it again, lock that poo poo down tight. There are a few free Deepfreeze alternatives that will let you lock the system down from changes; whether you give him a thawspace for documents is at your discretion.
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Mar 16, 2015 11:04
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kastein posted:chicago sperglord firecock 
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Mar 18, 2015 05:15
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Hey what happened to Pham Nuwen organizing a southbay goonmeat/drive? Did I miss a thread?
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Mar 23, 2015 07:10
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Das Volk posted:I don't think he ever did but between James Brooks and my friends and I we have done most of the AI stuff around the bay for the past year. Speaking of people named James, that reminds me: what happened to James Woods? I assume he just has real life poo poo to deal with as a result of success, and not from lack thereof.
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Pham Nuwen posted:Mainly it's because I pulled the windshield off my Midget, then found that the windshield frame was kinda hosed up in places, then decided to start prepping it for paint while I figure out the windshield. Ah right. Guess I haven't really kept up with your thread. It's all good, anyway; I've been too busy with school to do anything in the last month or so anyhow.
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Mar 23, 2015 21:03
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Cage posted:Where are these haters of the challenger? I dont think there are any in AI that car is pretty rad. I guess I'm one of those. Other than it being a Chrysler, the main thing I don't like about the Challenger is styling. Plus it's just too drat big. But the styling really really doesn't work on a car that size. It's like they took the '70 Challenger, and when they had to make it bigger they just stretched it down. The tail lights are way up at the top of the rear, and under them should be the bumper and then no more car. Instead, what you get is another foot of "why is this here" where the license plate is. Here's an illustration:   
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1500quidporsche posted:The Challenger passes an important test that the Mustang and Camaro fail miserably. See, I don't think so. To me, the Challenger is the one you get if you want one that "looks" like a muscle car. The Camaro is the one you get if you want to mod it to 4-digit horsepower. The Mustang is the one you get if you want a sports car. 
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Cage posted:My mustang tells good jokes. Hopefully no knock-knock jokes 
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Mar 30, 2015 20:20
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SFH1989 posted:That's an neat car, I don't think they sold them in the US. I am actually considering a 5.0 Mustang for my next car as a daily driver. I've been driving a Fiesta for three years and it been way to sensible. What motor is in your LTD? Isn't it a 429 or something? Why not build that up a bit and have fun with that instead of getting a boring modern car?
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Seems to me like the price difference between what you'd sell it for and what a new Mustang costs would pay for a lot of suspension parts, but I guess it's fair to want something smaller.
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Throatwarbler posted:You're out of luck then because they've never made a manual Charger? Not recently, anyway.
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