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My outdoor thermometer read -1° F last night. I heard with the wind chills it felt like -35° F. I walked a few blocks when it was about 10°. The wind made it brutal, sort of like being on a mountain during a whiteout. This is the coldest NYC has been since 1994. I can only imagine what...

Cycling when the weather allows (which it hasn't for two weeks if you count that I'm also still getting over the flu) and walking at least a mile (frequently much more) each day. Other than that, not much on a consistent basis. Digging in the garden is a great workout, but that's a seasonal...

I have 2 20MB MFM drives in an 8086 which I'm basically keeping as a working "museum piece", but they're not for sale obviously. However, I do occasionally find old stuff by the curb. If I come across a working MFM drive in the course of my travels I'll give you a PM. In the meantime, you...

A short summer? Seriously, though, love of warm or hot weather certainly isn't universal. While I'll admit -31°C might be a bit too cold for me, I'd be very happy if it never got warmer than about 50°F in NYC. I just don't see any point to warm weather.

It's a stretch but you could be picking of 60 Hz line noise because of the speaker wire acting as an antenna. Only thing that might help is changing all the connections to shielded wire, and even then I'm not sure. The amp should have had filters to reject 60 Hz to prevent just this sort of...

Sure, I have A/C also, but I like to go out for walks, bike rides, touring around Manhattan. In the summer I just can't do any of those things without feeling very uncomfortable most of the time, so in effect I'm trapped indoors for three months and/or forced to do everything after the sun...

Funny how quickly people forget the horribly hot summers and then complain how cold it is. It was 3°F here this morning-beautiful winter weather. If I had a proper sleeping bag I even would have slept outside in the yard. This cold weather is helping to clear up my flu. I can't say hot...

:mrgrn: Actually, I try to let the bullets enter my ear so they just come out the other ear. It's mostly empty space in between so that usually works. I think it was pretty obvious which sentence was a tall story, wasn't it? Now I have seen people who were shot (this is NYC, after all), but...

If it wasn't smallpox it was chicken pox. Smallpox happened to come to mind first. I know it was some sort of pox. My memory isn't too good these days for diseases I had 30+ years ago. I wasn't aware that the last case of smallpox in the US was that long ago, or that it had such a high...

Isn't SARS much worse than smallpox? Lots of kids had smallpox in NYC back in the 1960s when I was a kid IIRC, and it wasn't any worse than the flu. It certainly wasn't unusual or anything that would raise an alarm with the CDC, but at least they have a vaccine for it now. I had measles, too...

Well, my temperature has been 97.7°F (normal for me) for two days in a row but I still feel horribly weak. I did manage to get out Tuesday but only felt well enough to walk about two miles. I really hope I get my strength back soon. I really can't do anything for more than an hour, and then I...

Compared to most other soft drinks, Coke and Pepsi have more sugar, more calories, more caffeine, and more carbonation (which leads to a bloated feeling). Not to mention serving sizes are getting ridiculous. I'm frequently amused at the TV commercials on drugs for frequent urination. Do the...

Coke and Pepsi are disgusting. And both have a severe laxative effect on me, even with only one glass. I never saw why they are so popular. I remember one of my relatives went overseas, and she said that they don't understand why we Americans drink Coke by the gallon. Over there they only...

First time in a few days that I actually posted in threads besides this one. Still a long way to go before I feel normal, no doubt about it. Not quite as tired as before. I don't know whether to attribute this to the smaller doses of medication, my body getting used to no caffeine (no coffee...

I doubt two cups a day qualifies me as an addict. I used to drink three but then cut down to keep from feeling wired all day. I haven't had any for the last few days. I think it's more a habit than anything, although as addictions go it's probably one of the least harmful ones in moderation.

I think TrintonAzaleth in that thread may by another of Gigger Hertz/trollaxer's alter egos. Check out this SR profile, apparently of the real Trinton Azaleth. Good detective work, Jake. Now that's he's found out, it should be interesting to see what happens.

No alcohol for me until I'm off this medication for a while (I'm just an occasional, social drinker anyway). In fact, the symptoms seemed somewhat better so I cut my dosage to one caplet every six hours. This seemed the prudent thing to do as acetaminophen seems none too good for you long term...

Thanks guys for the suggestions and sympathies. This is the first time since I posted yesterday that I feel well enough to sit for a few minutes and post again. I'm taking something with acetaminophen (500 mg), chlorpheniramine maleate (2mg), dextromethorphan hydrobromide (15 mg), and...

Anyone else going through this? My mom was sick before Christmas, and eventually diagnosed with the flu and bronchitis. I think I've got at least the flu. Temp was 101.7° F early this morning. Normal for me is around 97°F. I go from ready to pass out to able to sit for a little while in...

I hope this rover and the next one have a bit of luck. With the success rate of these Mars missions lately am I the only one who thinks maybe something up there doesn't want to be found?

Merc more or less echoed my thoughts on the New Year. At least I have an excuse to get drunk once a year and watch the Twilight Zone all day. Outside of that I don't see that anything is different from last year, or the year before. Same crap in the papers each day, same powerless feeling to...

That's certainly pretty good news. It sounds to me like she got used to all the attention from you while she was sick, and her following you around is like saying thanks. Or maybe I just read too much into what animals do.

Interesting review, and one thing I like about the supply is the total of 8 connectors for IDE devices. My current supply has the usual four, so I had to solder on a few spare plugs I had to power all my devices (3 hard drives, 2 optical drives, and an IDE Zip drive). Nice to know I won't need...

Any thoughts on the Seasonic Super Tornado 300w Active PFC Silent Power Supply or the Enlight HPC-360-102? Are either of these auctions overpriced or are there any other issues with either of these? I'm not sure if I would want to spend the $65 shipped that the Seasonic will run but the price...

This sounds to me like it might be the power supply going bad or even gone bad. Random problems that get worse and worse seems to point in that direction. Of course, the M/B failing might act the same way. Anyway, if you have a spare PSU I would swap that in and see if it works. It certainly...

Funny, something very similar happened to my sister a few years ago. The deer put a big dent in the rear quarter panel. I'm also glad you're OK. I was thinking of saying that maybe this deer is exacting some revenge for all his cousins that you shot but then that wouldn't be very nice of me...

I feel really badly for you, and know how you feel having lost two myself in the last year. It's sad enough when a pet dies at a fairly old age as mine did, but poor Jake was barely middle-aged. :cry: I know nothing anyone says will make this better, but you have my sincerest condolences...

Very interesting. Only drawbacks are it would come to $65 shipped, and there is no warranty as the PSU has been opened. I wonder where he's getting the stock units from to be able to add a fan, charge a little for the work, and still sell pretty cheaply? That might be the ticket for me-a...

Not now, but in the future with more sophistcated metering they may, and my PC is on a lot. Also, PFC reduces power line harmonics, and these can interfere with other equipment, including the very PC being powered by the power supply. PFC seems like the way of the future, so why not get a...

You guys are really throwing a monkey wrench in the works here. ;) If only the FSP350-60PN had active PFC then I would have no good reason not to buy it. It's quiet, has a higher rated power, and is probably more efficient. And the price is right. What it's starting to come down to is one...

I just compared that Sparkle power supply to the original one I linked to. The model numbers are very similar-FSP300-60GRE (yours) versus FSP300-60PFN (mine). Looking at the specs and all the rest, I think the only difference between the two is that mine has active PFC and yours doesn't...

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. The Antec suggested by Fushigi and the Fortron suggested by Cougtek are both interesting, and cost little enough above the one I'm looking at that I would consider either. I'm leaning towards the Fortron as it's a little less and I like the 120mm fan (the...

I probably can swap power supplies with another of my machines, but my only other machine with an ATX power supply is even older-a Pentium machine I found by the curb and refurbished with parts from eBay. Everything else I have uses AT supplies. As you can tell, I have a lot of older...

As some of you may know from reading this thread I'm in the market for a new power supply. I'm leaning towards this one as the price is right and it has most of the things I'm looking for (active PFC and fairly silent operation). I know the ones from Thermaltake and Seasonic are better, but I...

My father got my new bedroom fixture and an additional shoplight for my workroom. My mom got me a sweat jacket and another gift of my own choosing (maybe that will be a power supply to replace my flaky one). My brother gave me $50. Santa brought me a lump of coal. Christmas is really for...

It turns out the 40 GB drive is not the culprit. My 80 GB Diamondmax Plus 9 may be. Or perhaps my power supply is starting to get flacky and the DM Plus 9 interacts with it in such a way as to get the problem to manifest itself. I temporarily disconnected the DM Plus 9 and so far the problem...

A couple of useful links here: GE fluorescent products catalog Philips fluorescent/CFL catalog Sylvania fluorescent catalog These should help if anyone needs to find a particular type of tube. Philips makes a daylight T-8 tube that has better specs (2850 lumens, 86 CRI) than GE's (2700...

Read this thread and weep. I knew the level of technical expertise (and common sense) on SR was sinking, but this takes the cake. This guy spent $700 upgrading a Pentium Pro system, including $410 on RAM. :clown: :rofl: :clown: If this isn't the dumbest thing I've yet seen someone do, then I...

This should get you started. By assuming the mass per mole of hydrogen gas (i.e. 2 atoms per molecule) is 2.01594 grams, I end up with a lifting power of 506.39 grams (1.1164 lbs) per cubic meter at STP. Naturally, you need to subtract the weight of the balloon holding the hydrogen to get the...

I doubt it would make that much difference-maybe a degree or two. This isn't that important for a microprocessor. However, in the case of thermoelectrics where 2 degrees cooler on the hot side means about 1.4 degrees cooler on the cold side, it is worth it (at least to me). I'll go with 600...

Funny, I felt it all the way here in New York. :-? Wait a minute-that was just my father walking to the bathroom. :bounce:

Baked beans or fries go nice with hot dogs. Cole slaw is OK on the franks, although onions or sauerkraut go better. I think baked potatoes would kind of clash. And dark mustard is the best. 8)

Dumb ass. For things this uneven there are thermal pastes with silver which are ten times better than the normal silicon oxide pastes. Besides that, you're only dealing with a few watts on a fairly large surface area. The clue here is that there is no metal slug on top of the IC package like...

Amazing. I wonder how long before you see these things performing some of the simpler manual labor chores of society. Also, I see applications for artificial legs that enable paralyzed people to walk normally with this technology.

I've looked at a lot of CFL comparisons, and 82 seems to be the CRI of almost all of the recent ones. Based on comparing my desklight CFL to the tubes, I would say that 82 is a fair guess. Reds rendered very slightly better under the 4-foot tubes than under the CFLs, but other than that I...

I'm having that glare problem right now as I mentioned previously, although a polarizer or glare shield should solve it (and would in most brightly lit offices). I didn't have glare prior to the fixture change even though that was still fluorescent lighting. A fixture with a dimming ballast...

1)We're all 130 or over and the test possibly can't measure over 140, so we all end up in a tight 10-point range. 2)Anyone who took it and scored under 130 was too embarrassed to post their score, and anyone who would have scored over 140 either saw no point in taking it (read some of...

The bad news is that they don't but the good news is that the shoplight I mentioned can run T-12s. In fact, it even says on the ballast that it can run T-12s. Home Depot has Philips Alto T-12 Daylight tubes rated at 2325 lumens and a CRI of 84 in a two-pack for $5.99. Very nice tubes. I was...

People around here getting married may or may not be a newsworthy event depending upon the person. JoJo's marriage didn't surprise me, although I'm still curious as to why he chose Thailand to get married. Pradeep's was a little more shocking in that he never mentioned a girlfriend. For...

You're quite welcome, e_dawg, and I'm glad the time I spent studying lighting for my own purposes this past year came in handy to help others with similar problems. One thing you may wish to consider if you're in a position to change out fixtures is an upgrade to electronic-ballasted T-8...