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Since some people here have already taken tests for AQ, EQ, and SQ, I figured we might as well throw IQ into the mix. The test results seem accurate compared to other IQ tests I've taken. I got 136. Last time I took one of these(about 20 years ago) I scored 138. Somehow I don't think we'll...

The pumps just move the water through the cooling towers. And yes, they are loud.

I think any microprocessor under about 100 watts can be passively cooled using a setup similar to the one in that article. Actually, anything can be passively cooled if you use a large enough heat sink. Look at nuclear power plant cooling towers, for example. Nothing but convection at work...

I tend to think we're not too far from the death of the three-platter drive. Still, I would also like to see a three-platter version of this drive. Even a 2-platter version is great-350 GB. :D

Funny, the link is dead now. I read about that in the newspaper. It's a shame that these so-called leaders have no sense of humor. It's no more insensitive than jokes about Italians, Asians, or Catholics, all of which seem to be in vogue at the moment. You should be able to laugh at...

How about that aspirin factory in Sudan that Clinton bombed, not coincidentally at around the time his affair with Monica was coming out? I'm sure that endeared us to some of the people in that region. And speaking of the environment, which Mercutio brought up in his reference to ANWR, why...

That brought tears to my eyes. Not just because it sounded so special, but also thinking about your profound sense of loss recently. And in so many ways it was reminiscent of my time with my one true love so many years ago. Not in the details so much, but in the same way we were friends...

Do what I do-cannibilize old systems, including those you find by the curb. Or look for 6-32x1/4" or 6-32x3/8" screws at your local hardware store. That's the size most case screws appear to be(except the ones for floppy and optical drives.

I found this. Here is the schematic: A Google search turns up plenty of these things. The circuits look relatively simple to build. Just get a breadboard from Radio Shack and solder away. If you don't have an assortment of parts you may need to buy those, as well as a nice case. I doubt...

I read about that in Electronic Design this month. Very interesting. Using liquid cooling there is essentially no practical limit to the power the chip can dissipate, provided you're able to fit a large enough radiator to dissipate the heat from the liquid coolant. For a PC-sized case, you...

PCBs are generally made of epoxy. The traces are copper(for maximal conductivity). Solder is generally tin-lead although non-lead based solders are starting to be used. ICs themselves contain a host of toxic materials such as arsenic used as dopants. In short, they're far from benign.

I usually get download speeds in the 5.8 KB/sec range, which accounting for overhead means 48 Kb or better connection speeds. I guess Pradeep has the honors all to himself. :(

I think we share that title, Pradeep. I'm still on 56K. :( If we had Canadian prices on broadband here I'd switch in a New York minute.

Places exist that take your old computers and either refurbish them to give to those without machines, or recycle them properly if they're hopelessly outmoded. Two in NYC are Per Scholas and the Lower East Side Ecology Center(email: oreinc@earthlink.net). I'm sure similar organizations exist...

Somehow I don't think we'll be seeing much of Merc for a while. 10 years is a lot of porno to catch up on. :mrgrn:

Sorry about the way I phrased that question. I suppose the way I asked it may have seemed a bit insensitive. What I really meant to ask was do your siblings have anything resembling a social life, and are they as isolated as you apparently are? BTW, you're far from the only one in that...

I think part of the problem with the EQ test may be that some of the questions are culturally biased. In most Western cultures telling "little white lies" is common. People often ask a question like "How does my haircut look?" when they really don't want an honest answer. This may account for...

It's probably made by Asus. The number of the board in my mom's machine(very similar specs to yours) is P55TP4XE. Try a search for P55TP4N on Asus' web site.

I'm jealous. I can't get broadband for any less than $45 US per month(and that's Time Warner's "special rate" if you already get their cable TV, otherwise it's $60 per month). I would switch in a heartbeat for $19/month(10 GB bandwidth is enough for me and I don't care about a static IP)...

lowest=lowish in the first sentence.

EQ=31 SQ=56 I'm not surprised at all by the high SQ score, but I'm a little floored by the lowest EQ score. I've been told be many of my friends that I'm sensitive, and I've often been told I'm able to pick up on people's moods. Maybe I overanalyzed some of the questions.

My mom took the test and got a 20. My dad didn't want to take it, but giving the answers I think he would the score came out to 40. Interesting, myself, my brother, and my sister all have some of the symptoms of Asperger's. My brother tends to jump from one thing to another, my sister can...

35 out of 50. Scary. One tendency I have is that I tend to get absorbed in a project to the extent of all else for days, weeks, sometimes months. I'm personally a bit more socialable than you are, Mercutio, but I generally avoid small talk and social situations whenever I can. For example, I...

As long as you don't have to wear a tie(or even worse a suit and tie) as well it can't be too bad. I could never work a job where I had to wear a tie. It feels like my neck is in a sling. I can't function like that, period.

I offer my sincerest condolences as well(just kidding!). Congratulations, and I wish to add this comes as quite a surprise. I never remember you ever mentioning a girlfriend. Seemingly everyone else around here has either talked about their wives, girlfriends, or complained that they don't...

Unless we develop fusion very soon there is no way the planet can support even the current 6 billion in a lifestyle resembling what we enjoy in the US. The only reason we haven't finished the job of poisoning the planet is because half the world's population lives with no electricity or...

I thought this quote from Mercutio's first link summed it up nicely: I couldn't have said it better myself. If anyone really feels the need to be a parent, adopt. Or one day soon we'll have robot children as in AI:Artificial Intelligence that can fulfill that role with consuming the...

There are plenty of good reasons to keep idiots from reproducing at all. Technology is rapidly causing the types of jobs that enabled a person of low IQ to support themselves(and their children) to disappear. Even high IQ and plenty of education are no guarantees of employment(as many on SF...

Doesn't anyone besides myself or Mercutio have an opinion on this? Certainly something like this is bound to evoke strong feelings in most people, either pro or con.

The steps you took to determine the cause of the problem were exactly what I would have done. While the laptop was open I would have resoldered the power plug connections just in case it was a solder joint problem. By resolder I basically mean just apply a hot soldering iron to the joint and...

Nice to know somebody in a position of some influence supports this idea. You need to be licensed for so many other things requiring far less responsibility than raising children. I just don't understand why more politicians aren't for this. By allowing to procreate only those with the money...

Literally everything I backup on CD-RWs is in zip files. I really haven't had any problems with corruption. Sometimes it even makes sense to zip relatively uncompressible things like jpgs before backing them up on CD-RW. The reason here is that I've seen InCD choke when you have many folders...

I didn't even know radar guns could read that high. I don't believe there's ever been a road car that could get anywhere near 300 mph, so it's not like there would be much need to. In fact, the only land vehicle that would possibly be doing that kind of speed and might be running close enough...

Krispy Kremes are sickeningly sweet as well as greasy. Dunkin Donuts are pretty good, especially their crullers. The only thing is they make me constipated if I eat more than a few. :bibber:

Exactly, Howell. And roaches are seemingly always in heat, unfortunately. :(

I honestly don't think many people in the US would know the alternate expression of buggered. I certainly didn't, but then again I never had much need to. In certain contexts "Get that little f*cker" or "Get that f*cken thing" are perfectly acceptable. My mom used the latter expression all...

You're kidding? Any technical reasons why not? You mean I'm stuck with inkjets forever(I print photos once in a while) unless I want to go for those printers with the crayons? :cry:

I've never been a big fan of those all-in-one things, either. The basic problem is that by cramming three things into one case you need to replace or repair the entire unit if any one of those three things fails. Another good reason is that you usually get pretty much the low end on...

A small crowbar works nicely for that as well. Hit three or four times, stir and shake lightly. If the message not to mess with you doesn't sink in repeat ad infinitum. Good to see you getting in shape. Trust me, you'll feel better about yourself. Should you ever decide to take up cycling...

Try booting in pure DOS mode and then delete the file from there. You'll have to use the 8.3 equivalents of the folder and filename, obviously.

For the longest time I visualized Tannin looking like Paul Hogan as well as sounding like him. I even visualized him paraphrasing the famous line in Crocodile Dundee. It went something like this: I post one of my 2 or 3 page pathetic attempts to imitate Tannin or SR or SF. He comes right...

CRYPTIC ATM MESSAGE: There has been a critical error at address 3BD7:56A9 in the module bankteller.vxd. It may be possible to continue and obtain your money by pressing ENTER. If that fails you may restart the machine by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL. Please note that this will cause the current...

Belated congratulations from me as well. :beer: BTW, it's really hard voting for a moderator around here as any of the regulars will do just fine.

I would say going for an advanced degree would make sense if you(or rather your parents) have the money for it. The job picture isn't pretty right now plus you're that much more marketable with a masters. Another thing to think about before choosing a field(should you go the advanced degree...

1)Keep the M/B and RAM, and just replace the processor with a Powerleap 1.4GHz Celeron upgrade. That's what I did on my machine. Less chance for things to go wrong than replacing the whole M/B, and you get to use your old RAM. Maybe consider maxing out the RAM on the machine as well. My...

Actually I do. Just PM with your e-mail address and I'll send it to you. You can put it in this thread if you want. I'm not able to as I don't have any place to host pictures. P.S. I remember seeing those cats on the FVWM developers site. Some of them had very short lives, and came to very...

Use an Asian eye instead of a Caucasian one? Maybe that will be less disturbing as less of the eyeball is showing. I really can't think of anything else that would go as well with your screen name except some type of eyeball. I find nothing wrong with your avatar, either old or slightly...

The internal sensor is said to compensate for sudden changes in rotation or speed. I don't know how it would handle printing on non-flat surfaces, though. i's full body tattoo idea might be out, at least for now. ;) BTW, I came across this in Electronic Products magazine, which is one of the...

I thought this was very interesting. The printer can supposely print on any print media through a process called Random Movement Printing Technology. An internal navigation sensor compensates for hand movement, and the output is said to be comparable to standard digital printers.

I get the exact same thing happening to me when I give extra change to get back a whole note.