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    Something Random

    This is the real NYC way to have a slice of pizza:
  2. J

    Windows 11

    Trump being elected qualifies as more than a usual change. The Civil War was probably closest to what we can expect in terms of the damage it will create. Frankly, at this point I'd rather split the country in two or three than deal with the possibility of people like Trump being in power over...
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    Something Random

    Not deadly if it's caught early. Actually what I have is called an ascending aortic aneurysm. The idea is to monitor it (and repair it if needed) before it ruptures. My uncle had the operation done. It may be years before I need it, perhaps never.
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    Something Random

    Nope. Never had any kind of surgeries unless you count stitches as a passenger in a car accident. 1 month to go until I'm 62. The CAT scan from the hospital did have two incidental findings. One was a hiatal hernia. Both my parents had this. The other was an aortic aneurysm, which at this point...
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    Something Random

    Yeah, the driver has insurance and fortunately remained at the scene, unlike many other assholes who just hit and run. I love cycling too much to give it up but I think I'll start riding only at times with little or no traffic. 3AM riding is great. I'm the only one on the road for blocks. This...
  6. J

    Something Random

    I saw games 1 and 2 from the hospital. On October 24 around 6:05PM I driver making a left turn without looking ended up right in front of me as I was passing through an intersection. I always check intersections, even when I have the light, as a precaution. It was clear as I started going...
  7. J

    Something Random

    Trump supporter by any chance?
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    Something Random

    No preference for me. I'm happy if either the Yankees or Mets reach the World Series. Both would have been great. The Mets have a longer drought though (last WS win was 1986). My dad was a rabid Yankees fan. He also played ball for a while (in some neighborhood league). He was approached by a...
  9. J

    Something Random

    I was hoping for Yankees/Mets but Yankees/Dodgers will probably make for a more competitive series.
  10. J

    Ryzen

    That might explain why he never sells his old stuff, and seems paranoid when disposing of old hard drives. Only the most determined person with special equipment can reconstruct data from a wiped HDD. It's impossible to do so with a wiped SSD. The data is gone, plain and simple.
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    Ryzen

    I'd be surprised if I spent $10K on everything computer related in my entire life. In the beginning I was getting a lot of my systems from the curb. About the only things I bought back then were storage and memory, plus an occasional expansion card. The laptop I bought recently was my largest...
  12. J

    Minisforum BD790i SE home server build

    Same here.
  13. J

    Video Cards

    Place of honor definitely.
  14. J

    Windows 11

    I'm not really sure what your point is. I'm just talking about price per TB, not whether or not there might be other reasons to go with larger drives, such as needing x amount of storage in y number of slots. If you have, say, 4 slots and only need 16 TB, then it's more cost effective to use 4x...
  15. J

    Windows 11

    Only advantage is $/TB. The sweet spot in terms of $/TB seems to be around 2 to 4 TB. Above or below that it's higher. As SSD density increases, of course the capacity range for the sweet spot goes up. It'll probably be 4 to 8 TB in a year or two. For you a 5 year old boot drive is positively...
  16. J

    Windows 11

    Same here. At one time I was more of a PC hobbyist who enjoyed tweaking the OS. These days I just want it to work. It's one of the reasons my desktop is still running 7.
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    Windows 11

    Get laws passed which end this type of invasive spyware. It might be semi-OK only if the software was free. Then gathering user information could be thought of a payment of sorts. However, anything MS or Apple make is far from free. If you're paying for software, you should have a minimal...
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    Something Random

    We're already planning the sea walls: https://www.6sqft.com/army-corps-of-engineers-releases-first-renderings-of-nyc-sea-walls-for-coastal-storm-protection-plan/ After Sandy we devised plugs for the train tunnels passing under rivers...
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    Something Random

    I'm 60' above sea level and a few miles from the coastlines. Biggest problem with hurricanes is the torrential downpours which overwhelm the sewer system. During Ida the sewer back flowed into the basement. 6 to 8 inches of water, plus I found a dead rat in the sewer trap. :sick: I'm not...
  20. J

    Something Random

    I'm thinking the same thing about the northeast in general. The last few years have had hardly any snow in NYC, plus temps are usually in the 30s or 40s. None of the bone-chilling cold of midwestern winters. Occasionally there are a few days in the teens or 20s, but rarely a long stretch of...
  21. J

    Something Random

    This is one kind of flying I'd like:
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    Something Random

    Florida is a place I have no desire to even visit, never mind live there. The biggest problem is that there's no real break from the heat. NYC summers probably aren't that much less unpleasant than Florida summers with the horrid humidity we have, but at least I get winters for my body to reset...
  23. J

    Something Random

    That's kind of what I figure. Even assuming this was really the government, whoever was involved is long out of the loop. At this point I'm not a problem. They got the wars they wanted already. Never. Farthest I ever was from NY was Montreal in 1973 but I get your point. At least I was out of...
  24. J

    Something Random

    I got a phone call to that effect. I only flew once in my life, in 1990, for business. In 2002 I was pretty much flat broke. I could barely afford to take a subway ride to Manhattan, never mind fly somewhere. Never had any issues traveling by train. Then again, nobody needed to check my ID...
  25. J

    Something Random

    I posted some stuff on StorageReview about how the US government was responsible for 9/11. I got some death threat phone calls from people who sounded like spooks. I was probably hitting too close to home for their comfort level. I thought it odd that what sounded like explosions right before...
  26. J

    Something Random

    It's moot for me as I've been on the "do not fly" list since 2002. What exactly were you doing that requires so much traveling? Seriously, if I were to traverse an ocean, I'd probably stay there for at least a month.
  27. J

    Something Random

    The curb weight of a Chevette is only around 2,000 pounds. Remove the engine, transmission, and seats, probably well under 1,000 pounds. A few strong guys could lift it. Or maybe they used jacks and cinderblocks to lift them. I actually got a ~1,500 pound boulder out of the vegetable garden that...
  28. J

    Something Random

    I'm not big on buses for long-distance transport myself. A train is worlds more comfortable.
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    Something Random

    That's obviously what they did. Fuel economy was and is everything when it comes to bus operations. That said, you can get somewhat better acceleration (and probably better fuel economy) by going with more gears. Modern buses typically have 5 or 6 speed transmissions. The MC-7 could have used...
  30. J

    Something Random

    Speaking of slow, here's a road test of a 1969 Greyhound bus: https://www.curbsideclassic.com/vintage-reviews/vintage-rt-road-test-mci-mc-7-greyhound-bus-0-60-in-87-seconds/ You pretty much drive with it floored all the time.
  31. J

    Something Random

    Not just you. In the late 1980s I was banking practically every dime I made hoping to be able to buy a house with cash, and eventually move out of my parent's place. Housing prices were rising faster than I could save. I resigned myself to just staying with my parents (rents at the time were 75%...
  32. J

    Something Random

    My brother has three 1960s cars in various states of restoration-1969 Mark III, 1968 T-Bird, and 1966 Toronado (which I call the Batmobile). He also has the two Mark VIIIs, a 2003 minivan, and a 2006 Chrysler 300C (formerly my mother's until she was no longer able to drive).
  33. J

    Something Random

    It was just a suggestion if you can route the power in such a way that it doesn't interfere with people on the sidewalk. If more people bought EVs, don't you think parking lots, or even curbside spaces, would start having chargers? NYC is already starting to do this. Well, housing prices have...
  34. J

    Something Random

    The Mark VIIIs can get into the 170s stock if you change the firmware to remove the electronic speed limit. Problem is most of them have a driveshaft vibration which is problematic even at 120 mph. My brother's original Mark VIII had that problem. The new one doesn't as far as he can tell but I...
  35. J

    Something Random

    I could ask my brother but I'm pretty sure those are a bit better made. The doors have a nice, solid thunk when you close them. Sometimes I think Cash For Clunkers was done for the benefit of the car companies. Not sure about that. I'll ask my brother. Run an extension cord out your window...
  36. J

    Video Cards

    So long as we don't start putting huge tariffs on stuff from China.
  37. J

    Here is a thread to talk about gaming

    My brother picked up a Mark VIII in great shape for $6K. Here are a few pics of it: A good bet for decent used cars at reasonable prices is to buy vehicles which were high-end when new. This car cost over $40K when it was new in 1997. Being that they were high-end, they were likely well...
  38. J

    Here is a thread to talk about gaming

    There's also much stronger support among the under 30 crowd for better public transit. I'm sure given how hideously expensive it is to own a car most would choose not to if having better public transit made that possible. Forced car ownership is the single biggest factor keeping people in...
  39. J

    Here is a thread to talk about gaming

    Yeah, it seems like almost everyone under 30 has a Youtube channel these days which they put half their life on. It makes sense given this that you might act like you're always in front of the camera. BTW, is playing games as popular with girls as guys these days? I always thought it was mostly...
  40. J

    Here is a thread to talk about gaming

    I don't even know what to think of that. I've never had much interest in anything beyond sims because you need to invest a not insignificant amount of time just learning all the rules in these games before you can even start to play. Then if it doesn't resonate with you all that time is down the...
  41. J

    Here is a thread to talk about gaming

    I've certainly put thousands of hours into train simulators but that's about it. I did play SimCity years ago. I'm sure the new versions are even nicer. I have well over 5,000 hours cycling since I started keeping records in 1980, and 77,854 miles total as of yesterday, if you want to consider...
  42. J

    Ryzen

    Age is a state of mind. I'm 62 in November and still feel like a teenager, especially when I'm riding my bike. Jimmy Carter just turned 100 today. 40s isn't old. In fact, I'd say nowadays it's late young age. Middle age probably ends around 70 at this point. Then you have young old age (70-80)...
  43. J

    Ryzen

    Isn't that similar to when people overclocked their memory? They change one setting at a time until it doesn't POST, then maybe go back a notch or two to ensure stability. As an EE, I'd say the issues with four slots are likely caused by the greater capacitance on the data lines relative to two...
  44. J

    Need a Decent Phone

    Admittedly this is a great feature. I just wish they would add letting you see the thief's face when they realize the phone they stole is now worthless. My only concern though is this adds to e-waste unless there's a way to unbrick the phone if you manage to get it back.
  45. J

    Google Antitrust

    The matter should be getting a lot of attention if for no other reason than the fact Google led the way towards monetizing search engines. It annoys me no end how Amazon and eBay sellers can pay to be ranked higher in the search results. A search should return results based on relevancy, not who...
  46. J

    Mirrorless Cameras (MILC) and Lenses

    You're forgetting one thing. Strobes are omnidirectional. A lot of their light is wasted. LEDs can be focused fairly efficiently. Overall that probably means LED is 5 times as efficient or more in terms of the amount of light delivered to the target. Also, the limiting factor of LEDs for strobe...
  47. J

    Simple NAS

    Didn't happen with my mother. I kept where she was at 70 in the winter and she never complained about being cold. In the summers if I turned the A/C past about 80 she complained about being hot. This was while she was wearing shorts. If I'm just sitting or lying down, high 70s is tolerable to...
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    Ryzen

    It depends upon your needs. I'd be hard pressed to imagine what I'd need 132TB for. For saving the kind of stuff I do even a few TB is plenty. To put things into perspective the first drive I bought was 8.4GB and it cost $100. That seemed like oodles of storage at the time but I still would have...
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    Ryzen

    Nowadays storage is so cheap and vast it's easier to just keep everything, instead of expending time trying to see what you might not need. To use analogies, back when I first got into computers in the early 1990s storage was like a small apartment. You had to be selective about what to keep...
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    Ryzen

    Exactly why I never have AV software. Every single one I've tried slows the machine to a crawl, especially when doing file intensive operations. It's like the software has to scan every single file in use multiple times. Sometimes I honestly think software bloat is intentional in order to get...
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