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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...

I had to vote for Flagreen's record on the IQ Test. Note that although he scored 147 on the Super IQ test I don't think this is remotely the same as the usual IQ test on which he scored 131. Nevertheless, I was still a bit shocked by it even though we all know Bill's no dummy.

Higher CCT light sources seem brighter for a given luminance level. I noticed this comparing a bike headlight modified with white LEDs to a stock one with a halogen bulb. As best as I could calculate, driving the LEDs at 1.7W produced the same lumens as the halogen bulb at 2.4W (yes, the LEDs...

I seem to remember a similar thread about this time last year but I'm too lazy to do a search. For what it's worth, there are songs just as bad as those on your list which they play in stores all year round. On some level it bothers me that crap like this was even written, let alone played ad...

Generally, you'll still hear the odd ambulance, police car, or helicoptor at 3AM, but it does get pretty quiet around here late at night. Besides, the double pane windows seal out sounds pretty good. My biggest complaint is the noise from the damned airliners. Speaking of HIDs, anyone ever...

Agreed, although I honesty believe Bush thought that there were. And even if Saddam had nuclear weapons, he most certainly would not have used them against the United States. That would be virtual suicide. Therefore, exactly what threat did Saddam pose to the United States? His army was in...

This is being addressed in the newer metal halide streetlight designs which are designed to eliminate light pollution while putting more light on the street where it belongs. This is one of my complaints as well because on most nights in NYC you can only see a few hundred stars. Sodium vapor...

I never thought of it that way but you may be right. Those sodium vapor streetlights take some getting adjusted to, so I can see how HID headlights can throw everything off again. I noticed the other day going across the Whitestone Bridge that the lights were changed to metal halide (they used...

True on point 1 if they aren't aimed properly. Regarding point 2, I've found that with white LEDs on my bike headlight (similar in color temp to HIDs) it actually works better with my night vision. Peak night vision sensitivity is in the blue-green area, so higher color temp lights will work...

Those are similar to GE's Reveal bulbs. Both have a blue neodymium coating to bring the color temperature up a bit (this absorbs some light and brings efficiency down a bit). We have some Reveal bulbs in the dining and living room chandeliers. It is a big improvement over regular incandescent...

I think the daylight tubes are meant to simulate the combination of sunlight and skylight which averages to a color temperature of 6500K. You're right about them not looking exactly like daylight. Daylight is a combination of a ~5500K point source(the sun) and the bluer sky(not sure of the...

Probably if you're reading a magazine or anything else with a lot of colors. You'll be able to see subtle differences in color better. If it's mostly text, the daylights are fine, and they still have pretty decent color rendering for photos. Both are much better than incandescent. Greens and...

You're quite welcome. :D I'm glad you enjoyed that thread. It's come to be one of my favorites around here. Regarding the CRI rating, most CFLs tend to be at least in the high 70s or low 80s, so you will get pretty decent color rendering. Do reds look red or do they look a little washed out...

I neglected to mention even though it's typical American fare sometimes a few hot dogs, fries, and a beer hits the spot. I have no idea why, especially those times I have an unfathomable craving for hot dogs. I guess I'll equate it to what smokers go through-you know it's bad for you but deep...

I haven't tasted Thai cuisine so I can't comment on that. I'd say Chinese(both food and females) are my favorites. Italian(my ancestoral cuisine) is a very close second. Mexican probably comes next, although I've never tried Korean, Vietnamese, Indian, Thai, or Japanese so that might not hold...

I can't argue with that. Frequently getting promoted to management means you actually earn less per hour thanks to more hours combined with no overtime. Bettering oneself in my book means earning more per hour, possibly combined with working fewer hours. Unfortunately, I gave up trying to...

Doesn't improvement work it's way into all aspects of your life, including whatever you do to earn a living? In some cultures a person is defined by what they do. I'm still not sure if that way or the American way is better. Maybe you guys are happy with most aspects of your careers, your...

And to an extent I agree with this. In my opinion if our government is failing, it is because it is failing to educate many of our citiizens. Education is the path towards reducing income differences between the classes. I neglected to mention one big reason companies here pay low salaries to...

Cougtek, A big problem with paying more for low-skilled jobs is that is causes the wages for all other jobs to go up as well. If you suddenly pay a cashier in a grocery store a living wage(which is about $40K in New York City), then how can you justify paying an engineer out of college the...

Honestly, it probably wouldn't impact me at all. I can only think of one possible person on these boards I might use it for, and even there it isn't clear cut(yet). Of course, a few more nonsensical posts could tip the scales. :x I don't believe I would be on anybody's "ignore" list(at...

While it is tempting to say this would be a good thing to have, especially with at least one member here prone to saying the same thing in thread after thread, I also think everyone deserves the chance to be heard. Once in a while, the member I was refering to makes on-topic posts that actually...

If you re-read your initial post on this it gives the impression that you would pay everyone except managers and owners minimum wage only(hence the reason Coug wasn't too thrilled with the idea): You didn't mention about the employees sharing profits as well. I happen to think is a good idea...