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  1. ddrueding

    Cases

    I've been tempted to from time to time, and I have used the smaller Nine Hundred. I feel that the P18x/19x line are better quality cases, and if you want bling you should get the Lanboy Air.
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    End of the World As We Know It

    Ditto.
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    When to Build New System

    Best Buy used to sell pieces of Dynamat designed to go behind license plates. That should be enough to control the vibes of any panels.
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    Folder Size (Most useful utility for managing HD space I've seen in a long time)

    I've been using spacemonger since Tannin pointed it out to me.
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    400W 80Plus Bronze PSU : 35$

    I'll certainly defer to your experience ;)
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    400W 80Plus Bronze PSU : 35$

    I would guess that at full bore that system will draw about 320W, with an idle draw of about 200W. But that is just a guess, I haven't used AMD systems in quite some time.
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    Mini RC indoor Helicopters

    You mean like this? ;)
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    Something Random

    No kidding. Over the hill (30) :p
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    Mini RC indoor Helicopters

    Yeah, the helicopter video is quite nuts. I want a foamy because it is slow and cheap to repair.
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    Hitachi Data Systems to spin of storage division

    And we've seen how well that worked for the ubiquity of mechanical watches ;)
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    Borked Internet Connection

    Does that work on Vista as well? I thought that having the ping command succeed would have ruled that out?
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    Borked Internet Connection

    Users' PC was quite infected. Went into safe mode and cleaned it out, reset firefox settings via safe mode. No internet. Pinging google.com shows returns (DNS resolution and replies), but neither Firefox nor IE will show me a webpage. Help?
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    Fanless power supply.

    For real. The coils don't get that hot, but it doesn't smell after it's dried. The objective is to prevent them vibrating, particularly against the ferrite cores.
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    Something Random

    I can hold up to the computer stuff alright, but it's the running home mid-morning, mid-afternoon, and after work to crawl under the house, climb over the house, pull wires, plumb, frame, and rock that is kicking my butt. 6:30AM to 11PM isn't bad, but the interspersed physical labor and the fact...
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    Mini RC indoor Helicopters

    I currently want a foamy.
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    Something Random

    I have all the Good Eats and all the Top Gear. Get that tracker going.
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    Bought some brakes

    Buddy got a DUI here for walking his bike on a bike lane. Cops in tourist towns can be dicks.
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    Affordable graphics cards

    Copying and pasting once into the decoder is pretty darn annoying, too. ;)
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    Fanless power supply.

    I superglued all the coils on the motherboard. That helped quite a bit.
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    Something Random

    Top Gear's seasons are only about 6 episodes long, but they do two seasons a year.
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    Mini RC indoor Helicopters

    I fly my 450-class Belt CP v2 indoors. That is pretty loud as well for an electric.
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    Affordable graphics cards

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    Affordable graphics cards

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    Affordable graphics cards

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    WMA to MP3

    Yes it does. Welcome to Storage Forum!
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    Bought some brakes

    On my last car (VW Golf) the stock pads lasted 80k miles, and the stock rotors lasted 165k. Considering how much wide-open highway driving I was doing, this wasn't much of a surprise.
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    Bought some brakes

    I would be looking for lower unsprung weight primarily, with stopping power at least as good as OEM. Tiny carbon-ceramic would be ideal ;)
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    Bought some brakes

    Very cool. Looking at new brakes for my 09 A3 (60k miles, wife blamed brakes for minor rear-ender)
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    Windows Update

    Updating a new install can take days. I leave it on automatic for all my machines. Some larger companies manage their updates using an internal control process to make sure the updates don't break compatibility with older apps.
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    That would do it. Have you tested the drive separately?
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    Folding@Home

    Flu. Not sure why the machines aren't producing. I'll try to check tomorrow.
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    Vista hangs on shutdown/restart

    My first instinct is to blame drivers. My laptops inboard nVidia was doing the same thing got a while
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    Electric Cars

    Not bad, but I can't complain...
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    Electric Cars

    It freezes here 10 days a decade. ;)
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    Electric Cars

    You need to know someone with two pools; one on top and one at the bottom. They also need to not mind the pools being empty to some degree most of the time.
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    When to Build New System

    Typically the manual states which slots share lanes. My board has 7 physical 16x slots, but the manual spells out which combos are allowed. What board do you have?
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    Fusion power and peak oil

    I don't think step 2 is required to profit.
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    Electric Cars

    Large bladders in the attic and basement. Would require significant structural reinforcements, and the drop wouldn't be significant (12ft?), but it would be darn awesome. Edit: Also, if you caputured rain runoff from the roof, your first cycle would be free ;)
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    Fanless power supply.

    Silent is nice, too.
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    Fusion power and peak oil

    Ring first. Sphere second. ;)
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    Fanless power supply.

    I used the 400W version in this build.
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    When to Build New System

    Those are really good results Lunar, looks like you are the OC expert now ;)
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    Electric Cars

    More peak power. Recharging EVs is not a peak load. Also, this is a problem regardless.
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    Electric Cars

    We don't need electric cars to have a big blackout. Again, that is a different problem.
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    Electric Cars

    It depends on how much you want to store and how much space you have. Pumped hydro is very efficient if you have a bunch of space. Batteries are incredibly efficient if you don't need to store very much for vet long. Hydrogen is less efficient but gets around both issues.
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    Electric Cars

    :p A smart grid with smart loads would allow for these kinds of alterations without user intervention. I still don't see the problem.
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    Electric Cars

    That is my reasoning for having a significantly longer range. With that much extra power reserve, even if you didn't charge last night, you still have plenty of range. Compare it to your phone; if the battery lasts a week, the time it takes to charge is far less relevant.
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    Electric Cars

    Why aren't these two related in your mind? It doesn't have to be that way. A smart grid could take care of the whole thing; compared to peak usage on a summer day, there is plenty of headroom overnight. I would consider that a different problem that will have to be solved either way. Even...
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    Electric Cars

    I don't doubt it. But consider that gas stations don't need to compete with every one who has a charger at home. The smaller setup costs, smaller safety/health requirements, and idea that they could just hold out and charge at home makes it even more competitive. I know my favorite Fry's...
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    Electric Cars

    I'll agree that it isn't entirely practical regardless of the energy densities they may devise. But compared to having a massive number of electric charging locations where the proprietor will not be making the margins they do on gas, many other things are feasible.
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