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Unless you are able to prioritize the VoIP packets, excessive traffic on the internet connection will cause some packets to be delayed or dropped. Not good for a phone call.

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I have no opposition to people wanting to kill themselves. So long as they aren't doing it in a car.

We've been using it for a few years. Make sure you have some good QoS on your line, or Torrenting will interrupt phone calls.

About 6 months ago, it even included an EKG. It was also my first ever (no health insurance). I do have some random issues, and a multi-day heart monitoring system is probably in order, along with a sleep monitor to diagnose apnea or similar, but I haven't got the time.

You'll be fine.

He means that they get around the "with hardware" requirement by selling it with some hardware, sometimes a single screw. The "OEM" is some silly rule to justify the pricing. Don't worry about it at all. The mouse is identical.

At first it was because of a conflict with some medication, then because I was working too hard. Finally I did have a couple glasses of red wine one night and woke up feeling like crap. Now that I'm out of practice, it isn't much fun anymore.

Sorry for that. It happens if I post too late at night. It used to be when I was drinking, but now that I stopped drinking, sleep deprivation seems to do the same thing.

That name is already reserved for a certain group of their users...

Even closer to home...

What I'm saying is that that single number doesn't really tell you anything. You need to watch the graphs to the right. Are some cores pegged while others are idle?

What is the default username and password?

Only one of the programs that I run show higher than 60% usage, but they are CPU bound anyway. How many individual cores are at 100%?

No, sorry, my mind was much dirtier than that. I don't know what exactly has given me the impression, but I have this vision of you being incredibly upright and proper, almost British, and a little naive when it comes to the dark side of things. So the vision of you indignantly saying that you...

Computer related...but random. 8 Samsung 1.5TB drives in RAID-10 on an Areca 1280 w/2GB RAM will burst to 1GB/sec and average 400MB/sec with a minimum 200MB/sec.

That made me laugh harder than anything yet today.

I've blown that much in Vegas...but they have Cheese Whiz there.

Better then the 90° adapters are the ones on cables...just stick it in there somehow.

I would retreat all the way to exmerge. It is really easy to use, works on even mostly broken exchange servers, and gives you PST files to work with on whatever tool you like.

I agree that local stuff is nice. Driving south from here 20 mins puts you on Hwy1 to Moro Bay, which is beautiful. Driving North gets you Santa Cruz in about 30 minutes, San Francisco in about 90 minutes, and Napa in 2 hours. Driving East takes longer, but in 2-3 hours you're in Yosemite and...

The thing about going someplace close is that it is very similar to where you are now. The point of going far is to be somewhere different. That is why I've only been to western Europe once; it's so close to what is here (compared to, say, Kathmandu) that it just isn't that interesting. Besides...

The last time I flew to China I negotiated first class, and the whole trip cost less than $10k. I've done multiple continents in one go for $30k. I've also done weekends in Kauai for $10k. Guess which was the better experience. Get there, cover as much ground as possible, and get back before you...

Hmm; pirates, flowers, and reindeer. That can only mean one place, but I hope you bring enough cheese whiz. ;)

In my experience, when an experience is that epic, it is always worthwhile. I've never regretted going somewhere new, only not going.

I do, and even when I am working from a branch or remote site a netbook is plenty. It would be for photo work while on vacations.

It ticks all the boxes (except CPU speed) and has nice warranty service available. Of course, I still want a Thinkpad 700ds. Configured the way I want is $6k+

I was looking at the Dell Latitude Z series earlier today. It isn't powerful enough, though.

I've known them fairly well. I didn't say that they weren't crazy, just that it was in a less/better way. After the first couple broke up with me (one of their more sane moves, honestly), and I dated some straight chicks, I noticed that there were more out-of-the-blue, WTF moments with the...

Go for it.

Lived with a couple for a few months, went on vacation with a lesbian couple and their kid once. Nothing special, really. Better than going on vacation with straight women you aren't dating, they seem to be just a little less crazy (in my experience).

My understanding of the market is similar to you guys. The trick seems to be scrambling through the entry level any way possible and making it into management. I did it by exaggerating my experience and working for practically nothing until I got a break (took a couple years). I almost feel...

Both my i7 rigs use fancy coolers. Can't remember what they are exactly, but they are fanless tower-style coolers in Antec P182 cases.

No, but I am a get out and walk around when it's pretty type guy. The only time I open a window is for drive through fast food.

I can certainly understand your frustration. And despite the complexity of that setup, I can see how useful it would be, and actually would have use for a few just like it.

We drove up to visit the snow in Tahoe a couple weeks ago. That was enough snow for the decade. If we want heat, we go to Hawaii. For day to day living, it is nice to not have to check the forecast before getting dressed. Though we did get a couple inches of hail out of nowhere two nights...

I know practically nothing about Linux, but I do know that it is able to do actual software RAID, where there is no special tricks to the controller at all. I also know that it sometimes doesn't play well with BIOS-based RAID (eg ICH10R). Which are you trying to do?

I have yet to start a thread titled "I hate DSLRs!" where I stated that all I wanted was to take some astral photography shots using 30 minute exposures, and that digital cameras obviously weren't ready for prime-time, because I've had mine for a week and the stupid thing didn't work.

The advantages of living in a place that freezes twice a year, gets to 30C five times a year, and averages a perfect 20C are priceless.

Of course, because that is such a simple install plan that anything should be able to do it out of the box. In fact, that should be the default, just like it is in Windows 7. Oh, wait, 7 can't even do that. Perhaps someone with no experience on an operating system should try something a little...

The Audi has a 6-disc CD changer, in addition to Sirius/XM, AM/FM, and just about everything else. The only thing that gets used is the pair of SD slots for MP3. A single SD card holds way more songs than the entire changer, has no commercials, changes artists instantly (changers are slow), can...

Quite well; about 60% of my ~75 AA Eneloops are in mice and keyboards.

The 50/1.4 is a massive step up from my 50/1.8. The focus is much faster and more accurate, and it is much sharper at 1.4 than the other is at 1.8. At 2.5 it is one of the sharpest lenses I own. I do value your opinion and advice, Lunar. But quite often it seems to translate to the following: I...

I have a fast enough netbook for use while travelling (flights, trains, whatever). Next up is a portable workstation for use when I get there. Weight and battery don't matter since I'll be checking it, a mondo screen would be nice. I'm even considering a SFF workstation and LCD monitor.

...and Customize Google.

I actually much prefer the new tabs next to the existing. If it only did this when the new tab was opened there when right-clicking on a link, that would be fine, too.

In addition to the 100/2, a 50/1.4 kinda fell into my lap. (traded a (broken) remote controlled helicopter for it)

apt is the name of an installer for some linux systems. AOL isn't available for linux.

I enjoy the trial and don't mind the errors, but I also appreciate any advice thrown my way. I try to incorporate as much of it as I can.

NOD32 is an interesting case. On every computer I run it on, it consumes the equivalent of 1/x CPU usage, where x is the number of cores. In task manager, the load appears to be distributed, but I don't think it is. I think it is just picking a different core over and over. Actually, loading PS...