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  1. LunarMist

    Anybody planning a trip for this event?

    Yes, you need to order solar/astro filters 6-12 months prior to viewing the body.
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    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    Aren't there different materials with metallic and composite components, several couplings, polymer tubing, etc.? I was hoping for a model number. :lol:
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    dSLR thread

    Just buy a TC and resell it.
  4. LunarMist

    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    What is the AIO?
  5. LunarMist

    Anybody planning a trip for this event?

    Nope. There will be far better images from aircraft telescopes, space telescopes, etc. and too many people everywhere. Are you renting a telescope or long tele?
  6. LunarMist

    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    Is the radiator fan controlled by temperature? The problem is that I want a computer to be quiet the 98% of the time it is idling, but then speed up when cooling is needed. I also don't want the leaks. What do you use to absorb the liquid when the system ruptures?
  7. LunarMist

    Something Random

    That's terrible. :( I've seen too many people try to take care of ill family members to the detriment of their own health. Take care of yourself and get caregiver help for her if it gets to that point.
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    Something Random

    4 weeks? I was stationed in Europe for a long time. After the first year it gets easier.
  9. LunarMist

    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    So it needs liquid cooling? I was hoping there would be a big Nocturnal HSF that would be enough for most purposes.
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    Something Random

    Buchner, Buchner...
  11. LunarMist

    Signature Length increase.

    I guess they gave up for now.
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    Something Random

    On Saturdays we'd order pizza for the day shift and the women their sleeveless hairy armpits were reaching across the table over the piazzas. :puke-r:
  13. LunarMist

    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    I had to find some definitions for that term, which are a bit confusing. Poli Sci was never my area. My thinking is usually to choose the larger, better known company when I don't know much about the industry. For example I know of Synology and QNAP. There are other brands like Thecus and...
  14. LunarMist

    Presenting "The Coffin"

    It is an interesting product, but I would not want to remove everything from the top of the desk to replace components.
  15. LunarMist

    Home NAS

    The drives will be empty, so there is no no data loss.
  16. LunarMist

    dSLR thread

    Just wait until it is on the streets for a while. Nikon has a poor record of initial products lately. :( Two cameras is the minimum I would take into the field since they tend to malfunction either naturally or due to damages.
  17. LunarMist

    330TB

    If only Merc were still around. He could store all the poron on one tape.
  18. LunarMist

    How to go from Office 365 to Office 2016

    Those bastards!
  19. LunarMist

    Something Random

    I have no idea what careers involve shorts and t-shirts. Are the women still extra hairy?
  20. LunarMist

    Something Random

    Still? I thought they would have it in most places by now. I recall about 3 months sucked and that included August. :lol:
  21. LunarMist

    Signature Length increase.

    Why? You haven't posted any content yet.
  22. LunarMist

    Home NAS

    Does it matter? Air is rather pricey for this purpose and a package travels by ground the last first and last miles anyway. Does it make a difference which slots I use at the back end?
  23. LunarMist

    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    It is nice that AMD is improving, But why are you so Gong Ho on AMD vs. Intel?
  24. LunarMist

    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    Maybe it will overclock better or have some other benefit.
  25. LunarMist

    How to Install an AMD Threadripper CPU

    Maybe if it were smaller all those contacts would not be needed. :D
  26. LunarMist

    Something Random

    Something new I saw today was a woman furiously brushing her teeth whilst making a left hand turn onto the highway at high speed. People are crazy.
  27. LunarMist

    Home NAS

    I thought you had an exoskeleton. :D
  28. LunarMist

    Home NAS

    It would be UPS ground. I'll pack the drives separately then.
  29. LunarMist

    Home NAS

    I'd call that packaged rather than boxed. ;) I don't have original packaging.
  30. LunarMist

    Home NAS

    I'm thinking of putting a small NAS in Texas or Oklahoma. How would you handle shipping? Should the drives remain in the NAS or should they be removed? Thanks.
  31. LunarMist

    dSLR thread

    Oh, I thought this post was missing and it turns up in the wrong forum. :lol: It's only on one computer, the Z97 (4790K). All three drives were showing the same errors, though not in exactly the same locations. I tried different cables as well. Eventually I used the NUC for testing the last 4...
  32. LunarMist

    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    HEDT? Some are more reasonable than others. :) The most reasonable choice in this case it to wait until the boards and hardware mature.
  33. LunarMist

    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    Yes, it's hopeless.
  34. LunarMist

    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    That giant CPU package doesn't seem to leave much room for the RAM and cooler. I suppose Noctuas will make a good one for it.
  35. LunarMist

    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    There is most always an early adopter pain and suffering on the mainboards. I like to buy a v.2 where possible. If the CPUs are crap that is a different issue. When is the next process shrink version due or is the next one a new architecture?
  36. LunarMist

    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    No. I just assumed that Windows 7 and 8.1 were forbidden by MS-Intel on the 2017 and later CPUs. One of the reasons I did not upgrade this summer was the Windows 10 OS nightmare. I'm procrastinating until next year unless Canon/Nikon/Sony software stops working before then.
  37. LunarMist

    dSLR thread

    The sensor is similar to the previous version prior to the 2016 on-sensor ADCs. It's a cheaper, crappier hardware choice, so nothing that is "gimped" by software/firmware and can be improved. Few buyers expected that and are complaining. I don't assume you mean anything by using the word...
  38. LunarMist

    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    I have not had good experiences with AMD, so I'd like to see the products on the market for 6 months before even considering them. I know there are a bunch of bloggers and goofballs on the internet getting all worked up about the competition aspect in various benchmarks, but the difference in...
  39. LunarMist

    Something Random

    Damn, that's not much time to change trains. It's like those stupid 35 minute airline connections that don't work out. :(
  40. LunarMist

    dSLR thread

    It's weird but when WD Easystore gets to about 30% the HDtune reports a bunch of errors. :carp: On another computer is appears normal. How can that be happening on USB from the motherboard?
  41. LunarMist

    dSLR thread

    The Sony a9 does 20FPS at 24MP, so 480MP/sec. is feasible.
  42. LunarMist

    Something Random

    It was a Kelly Kelly. It sounds like someone has a speech disorder.
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    Something Random

    You work for the Germans? When I was stationed in West Germany the trains were decent, but I think they got worse after the reunification. Once I missed a connection through the Alps and did not have a sleeper. :( I'd assume by now everything in the world is various degrees of inefficient...
  44. LunarMist

    Something Random

    :rofl::rofl::rofl: It seems to be mostly an Androids issue, but not always. Sometimes I am in process of drafting a post with two devices/computers at the same time, which probably is not the best plan.
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    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    Yeah, I did buy 6x8TB hard drives for a thousand. Now I have no money for the CPUs. :lol: I just don't see that the AMD is that much better. Ultimately it will depend on the affect of increasing cores on the O/C abilities without excessive cooling measures. Frankly I'd go with a bit lower...
  46. LunarMist

    How to Install an AMD Threadripper CPU

    I suppose the large size is due to the four separate processors in the package. That HSF looks rather anemic. ;)
  47. LunarMist

    Something Random

    What Ethiopians? I don't know why they sometimes trucnate the posts.
  48. LunarMist

    Something Random

    Now the Chinese Japanese and Koreans are
  49. LunarMist

    Intel X299: What is it good for?

    The more I think about it, the more the 10-core 7900X seems the best choice for me. It's the lowest grade, fastest i9 and has the 4-channel RAM with the 44 PCIe lanes. The minimum AMD for the 4-channel and 64 PCIe lanes would be the 12-core 1920X. The $200 cost difference is not much for a...
  50. LunarMist

    dSLR thread

    It seems to be arriving sooner rather than later, but never a good time for me. I think it will be 8FPS as that is the minimum considered acceptable nowadays for commercial sports. That should be easy enough at 48MP with the processor-integrated Sony sensors.
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