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Win 9x and the FAT32 file system is claimed to be able to use drives up to 2TB. I don't think you should have any problems. AFAIK Win9x uses 32 bits for LBA. The remaining 16 will just be padded with zeroes by the controller. Fdisk won't show the size of the drive properly when you partition...

I read your last post, Mercutio, in that "Something Random" thread, and I couldn't help but think how small a gulf really separates you from the dogmatic religious conservatives that you loath, at least as far a mind set goes. Did you not consider that the suddenly lowered esteem in which you...

I'm referring more to technical outsourcing than to manufacturing. I agree shipping manufacturing overseas is good both for the US and for countries like China. However, there have been big problems with technical outsourcing, both from a quality standpoint and from an economic one. If you...

Not unless you kept the money in a mattress. Even at 1%, a single person with $1 million would earn enough interest to put them over the poverty line. And you would be stupid to invest all of $1 million in a regular savings account anyway. Perhaps, but such programs are losing popularity...

Good point, Clocker. Just because someone votes Democrat or Republican doesn't necessarily mean they agree with all or even most of what these parties stand for. I've been voting mostly Republican for as along as I could vote for one simple reason-they tend to tax me less than Democrats. I...

Well, the two times I did that I certainly had a lot satisfaction afterwards, more so than I did anticipating it, and even more thinking about it afterwards. In both cases it wasn't due to a near accident cause by lack of attention on the driver's part, but rather because of intentional malice...

Sad but true. Some days I go for rides and it seems like every a**hole in existence in on the road. Usually, all I can do is give them "the finger". Sometimes my finger is even sore by the end of the ride. :x A few times I get lucky. They notice they finger, get pissed off, stop, and then...

I tend to think if you're under the so-called poverty line then you have trouble getting the basic necessities. Forget cars, movies, designer clothes. I've seen lots of "poor" people who have those things, but it's because they're getting government help, or otherwise lying about their...

Despite the so-called economic recovery, it seems more Americans are living in poverty this year than last year. I think the figures would be even worse if they were adjusted based on the cost of living for a particular region. For example, I totally disagree with the $9,573 income figure for...

That's a great idea, dd. :idea: We can combine Olympic shooting and baseball into one sport. Bonus points if you hit a moving player, extra bonus points for a moving ball.

Actually, Merc, the minimum age is 16 for all athletes, even though some of the gymnasts might look like 9 or 10. 16 is even legal in some states. :diablo: Now if only the games come to NYC in 2012..... :mrgrn:

Speaking of gymnastics, the scoring last night was brain dead. All they were looking at was the landings. Nemov should have won the gold. And then you had I think four gymnasts getting exactly the same score (9.762). In a sport where scoring is done to the thousanths, what exactly is the...

Congratulations as well, Howell! It must be nice to see someone you know on as big a stage as this. If the Olympics comes to NYC in 2012 I'm seriously thinking of trying to get in as a cyclist. Don't know if it would at all be possible (I'll be age 49 then), but riding in my home town for the...

And isn't that why these "gamers" RAID0 the Raptors? :mrgrn:

It's a sad but true fact that outside of the Northeast Corridor Amtrak's on time reliability is pretty poor, but I had no idea they could be that late. I think the train would go faster hitched to my bicycle. :mrgrn: Frankly, I'm shocked, especially given that Amtrak schedules already have...

I have an XT with 640KB RAM, 2 MFM 20 MB hard drives (I found one in a machine by the curb and installed it along with the original), original keyboard and original VGA monitor. I got it from one of my neighbors who claims he paid over $3000. It was made c. 1986. I also had an Amstrad...

Not sure about other OSes but with Win9x you use the line ConservativeSwapFileUsage=1 in the [386Enh] section of the system.ini file. This seems to effectively prevent swap file usage unless you really are using most of the physical memory. The only time I remember seeing the swap file size...

Any lacquer-based paint should be fine (Krylon is lacquer-based). Just clean the surface with alcohol prior to painting, use light coats (too heavy and you can dissolve the plastic), and don't inhale. Better yet, use a mask. The junk that gets up your nose when you spray takes a few days to...

The problem exists here as well. I'd say in NYC at least 50% of drivers are uninsured, and probably nearly as many are unlicensed. It's so bad that at one place I worked another friend of mine drove company vehicles. She didn't even have a driver's license although she did drive decently. I...

They both have their moments. SR goes through spurts where it seems like every idiot online is posting there, or where some of the regulars get particularly argumentative. While SF doesn't have as big a signal to noise ratio problem, we do occasionally go through slow spurts where nobody...

Actually, Greg, that was a 384MB ramdrive that I ran Atto on, but you're right, I'd probably get similar results with data held in cache. I'd also like to point out my system is over 5 years old, with a 112MHz FSB and PC133. I'd probably get 5x the speed on a modern system. For all the talk...

I had a little fun with this topic on SR: http://forums.storagereview.net/index.php?showtopic=16484&st=0&#entry175821 :lol: :mrgrn: :lol:

I talked about this a lot on SR. While I think mechanical hard drives have roughly ten years of life left in them, there are a whole host of reasons why they're on the way out. Speed (or rather lack of it), noise, vibration, lack of shock resistance, power consumption are a few. The ability...

Very interesting. I wish you and your dad all the best on your new business venture. The fact that you're breaking even, at least on operating costs, is a good sign. I sleep on the cement floor in my workroom now and then to help straighten out my back. It works. It also makes you...

Look at the reallocated sector count, although sometimes if the drive is writing data and loses power it will reallocate a sector when the sector is still good. I think what most of the people here are talking about when they mean bad sectors are when the O/S marks a sector as bad. This...

I think the 42-hour day you mentioned comes from experiments where subjects were put into caves for long periods. In the absence of visual cues for time of day subjects at first shift to a 25-hour day, starting each new day about one hour later (by normal standards) than the day before. After...

Not in real life, but in Train Simulator I've driven TGVs at 300 km/hr for a couple of hours straight. While there are no consequences to crashing as in real life, I did notice that after a fairly short time you become very accustomed to the speed, and when you need to slow down even 200 km/hr...

Driving fast certainly will help you keep awake, but given the amount of hours you'll already be up your reflexes won't be as fast should something get in your way. 75mph will put you to sleep for sure. That's one reason I never had any interest at all in driving-even with plenty of sleep the...

Amen to that. I'll even add hair replacement into the acceptable corrective cosmetic surgery category (after all it's just restoring your former hairline) but breast enlargement??? I don't want my tax dollars to go for that, or penile enlargement for that matter. If it isn't correcting a...

Both those threads have a similar line of discussion, but dd's thread is more about general lighting while the mine is more about LEDs. I do update the LED thread now and again whenever a new development occurs. I'm not sure at this juncture how I feel about merging them, but I think one of...

In addition to the sugar and caffeine already mentioned, another thing that helps you keep awake and alert for long periods is very bright lighting. I find I'm able to go much longer stretches without fatigue that way. The bright lights tell your body that it's still daytime, no need to sleep...

Here's a picture of my workroom: The two fixtures in a row are using GE T-12 40W Chroma 50s. The other one is using T-8 32W Paralite Maxum 5000s. The GE tubes render deep reds a little better but other than that there doesn't seem to be much difference between the two. They're both pretty...

:mrgrn: I believe it because I've seen the same thing over and over in many homes. The big problem I find with doing this is the huge difference in light levels between day and night. To compound the problem, most people either use incandescents or the more common warm white CFLs. This makes...

~81 hours during a busy week in college. I got up Monday at maybe 8 or 9. Between studying for tests plus other assorted deadlines I didn't get to bed until around dinner time on Thursday. I slept for about 12 hours after that but felt fine otherwise. I do go for 24+ hours straight now and...

Yes, Grim, that is exactly one of the main advantages of this plan as I see-a good portion of the money is put in a place where Congress can't get its grubby hands on it. All other things being equal, this in and of itself is a good reason to support it. It is not surprising voters usually...

Yes, that's my main reason for using them as well-to provide adequate lighting while not consuming an inordinate amount of power. I wouldn't have seriously considered putting 600 watts of incandescent in my bedroom if the 4x32w fixtures didn't exist, but I did have 2 200 watt bulbs in there for...

That's among the reasons why I use fluorescents-to reduce the heat load on air conditioners, and it can make a substantial difference. In my bedroom I would need about 500 to 600 watts of incandescent lighting to give the same lighting levels as my 4X32W tube fixture which uses ~110W. In my...

To answer both your question I quoted the article directly: Social Security Chief Actuary Goss has scored this bill as eliminating the program's long-term deficits and achieving permanent surpluses, all without any benefit cuts or tax increases. That results because the personal accounts take...

I read about the The Social Security Personal Savings and Prosperity Act of 2004 yesterday. This is actually a proposal I like. The plan would allow workers to put up to 10% of the 12.4% taken out for the retirement portion of Social Security into private accounts. This would only apply to...

I'm helping to sell off my friend's stock of used receipt meters from the rate change this past April. Before putting anything on eBay I want to see how many people here would be interested in owning a piece of NYC history. These are genuine New York City receipt taximeters in working...

Thankfully, that's only a proposed rate increase which may never see the light of day. They're thinking of implementing a system where they charge more during peak usage periods. The $0.43 would apply to peak usage during summer months. Of course, the rates will be the same as they are now...

Since you're carpooling with a person who presumably would be making the trip each day with or without you at least you aren't using any extra energy (well, a little more since the car is heavier with you in it, but not much more ;)) or causing any more congestion. The big drawback I see is...

At that price I'll take the RAM if it isn't sold yet. PM me for shipping address. I can pay with PayPal or by check. Regular first class mail is fine for shipment unless you prefer another method (just wrap the RAM in aluminum foil for static protection and then cardboard).

I'm happy for you, and also glad Amy wants you to be a part of her life. I guess all the patience on your part when she was going through a very difficult time in her life paid off. Additionally, since you and her had been close for so long, I'm sure she found her life was incomplete without...

Some further tests today with my 1.56 GHz machine and a PII-450 give me transfer rates of ~7 MB/sec in either direction. Using netperf gives me 93.27 Mb/sec (PII sending) in one direction and 94.50 Mb/sec (PII as host) in the other, both using Realtek 8139 NICs. At least I know these...

Having been owned by five cats in my lifetime, and now my brother's cat, I definitely share your sentiments. We go out to buy food, serve it to them, clean their toilet for them, and make sure they have a warm place to sleep. They eat, sleep and play. Maybe if they're in the mood they'll give...

To put things into perspective, when my parents purchased their house for $52K in 1978 combined their income was around $26K. This was more or less an average income for a couple back then so the house cost about twice their annual pre-tax earnings. Even so, things were tight because they had...

I see nothing wrong with taking a big trip every couple of years if I could afford it (which I can't right now). It is the daily 60 mile commutes to work which many Americans take that waste the most energy, and which concern me the most. People should live near where they work, and for many...

I'm not talking about direct costs like tolls, fuel, fines, and insurance which drivers currently pay but indirect costs which they don't. Roads and parking lots occupy an enormous amount of land which can best be used for other purposes. Less available land drives up the costs of housing for...

My suggestion is to try eBay every day. You'll get the occasional person who'll have a very low Buy-It-Now price. I remember I got 4 32MB 72-pin EDO sticks for $5 and 360MB assorted EDO RAM for $10 at a time when a 32MB EDO stick was running around $10. Some people either don't know how much...