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    Something Random

    The amps are rated for 2400W each, but they have a 15A plug on the end of them. They can deliver 2400W, but obviously will have issues with popping breakers if you were to try to reproduce sine waves with normal content that has a crest factor it's not an issue. I will be connecting each one...
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    Something Random

    Hey, it's true. I've read the stories on AVSforum from people trying to DIY their theater project, but are unable to get a permit because they're not a contractor or a trades person. This only seems to happen in the north east.
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    Something Random

    You don't need GFCI's everywhere. Only the kitchen outlets, bathrooms, & garage. You need Arc Fault breakers for the bedrooms.
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    Something Random

    My HT might draw 100A, but his... Highly unlikely! :bglaugh:
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    3TB hard drive from Seagate

    You guys need to get out more. :poke: I've got hundreds of gigs of lossless music just from CDs I've bought.
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    Something Random

    Spoken like someone who lives on the east coast. :p You know... the home of municipalities that won't even give a DIY'ers a permit to protect their union brotherhood buddies who are in the trades.
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    Something Random

    Years ago a master breaker wasn't required. My parents house was built in the mid 70's and they don't have a master breaker. Now code requires you to have one. In my house I have a 200A master breaker because I have 200A service. David should install a new panel with a master breaker equal...
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    Something Random

    While your at it be sure to install a whole house surge suppressor.
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    Not CAT6, Not wireless.....

    Every time I see this stuff I can't help but think of Tempest.
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    Not CAT6, Not wireless.....

    *yawn* :roll:
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    Something Random

    Probably minimum delay, but that certainly isn't straight forward.
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    Cheap, small, light netbook?

    I just wanted to add that netbooks suck!
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    Something Random

    Well, at least it sounds like you did it correctly. :rabbit:
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    Wireless

    FWIW, for my laptop I like my MS Arc Mouse.
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    Something Random

    :skepo: I hope you didn't remove any load bearing walls.
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    Affordable graphics cards

    I just ordered a passively cooled 5570 for my HTPC. We'll see if this experiment with ATI/AMD ends as poorly as all the previous attempts. :arge:
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    Home Automation Stuff

    I plan to start with the free beta of Insteon Explorer. I'm not interested in driving the system from a PC only something to allow me to program it without running around pressing buttons, so I don't see any reason to buy the HouseLinc 2 software.
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    Home Automation Stuff

    I plan to use Insteon for my HT lighting. I haven't had any experience with it yet. My buddy has Insteon for his HT lighting and doesn't have any complaints. I plan to use one 6 button keypad outside the room, one 8 button in the room, and a bunch of the dimmers outside the room connected to...
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    Wiring a house for LED

    They're likely garbage...
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    Nichia Develops 60 Lumen Per Watt White LED

    Nah, they only buy Surefire even when other competitors are selling vastly superior products for a fraction of the price. :rofl:
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    No Raid solution

    You never know. The servers could be only in his head. :alien:
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    Nichia Develops 60 Lumen Per Watt White LED

    I think the moral to the stories is to not buy Romisen lights. ;)
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    Nichia Develops 60 Lumen Per Watt White LED

    Yeah, they hit 50% after like 50,000 hours or something. Do you really think Will has used it that much? :smack:
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    Dell 2001FP

    If you're very careful you should be able to swap the metal rail the tubes are in.
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    Nichia Develops 60 Lumen Per Watt White LED

    The LEDs should last 10's of thousands of hours, so that seems somewhat unlikely.
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    Sandy Bridge Preview

    Looks promising, though I still don't understand why Intel has to keep changing their socket. :bstd:
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    Which Apple laptop is the least shitty?

    I don't know, but be sure to put Windows 7 on it after you get it just to see her reaction. :p
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    dSLR thread

    Finding an assistant. :p
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    dSLR thread

    Shade and a reflector.
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    Running cat 6 cable

    My co-ax panel is a not a keystone panel with a bunch of keystones snapped into it. It's a dedicated co-ax panel I got pretty cheap on ebay. Personally, I didn't like the looks of the Monoprice keystone panel. I don't see how the keystones can snap in securely with only a hole in the metal...
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    Running cat 6 cable

    I used A, my buddy who used to do wiring told me that's the most common. The key is to make sure you use the same thing on both ends. The lever is to help close the keystone on the wiring. I used the zip tie to secure the CAT6 wire to the upper hinged part of the keystone. This part:
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    Running cat 6 cable

    Do what I did. I bought a couple of these. I attached them to wood on the side and hung them from the ceiling.
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    dSLR thread

    Sure they do. They output the data that came directly from the sensor. Since they're not a Foveon type sensor they don't have RGB data for every pixel which makes them smaller than an uncompressed TIFF.
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    What's the verdict on Windows 7?

    At my last job I often had 2 NIC's active. Windows XP favored the wired connection and some applications like Firefox no issues switching between them as I plugged into and unplugged from the wired network. IE 6.0 (corporate standard) didn't like changing networks and often had to be closed...
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    dSLR thread

    Hopefully it's just a dick waving exercise and not a sign of things to come. :rambo:
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    dSLR thread

    Oh perfect, that's just what we need. A sensor that's diffraction limited at f1.0. ;)
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    Something Random

    They do sound a little different than the flac files. It's probably somewhat compression artifacts though the tracks do seem to have a decent amount of reverb / effects on them. I didn't notice them being too processed though.
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    Something Random

    You spend enough time in the bathroom that you need audio in it? :poke:
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    Something Random

    I'm guessing you didn't click the link. The cover the album was why timwhit mentioned it might be NSFW.
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    Something Random

    Perhaps, it's a bit abstract though. Having been to work in almost 2 months that wasn't the first thing on my mind.
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    Running cat 6 cable

    Here's the color code: Yellow - 12ga romex for power White - 12ga speaker wire (some is 12-2, some is 12-4) Gray - 22ga balanced cable (XLR) Orange - CAT6 for Ethernet (wired home network) Green - CAT6 for CobraNet, USB over CAT6, HDbaseT, s-video Black - RG-6 for stereo audio, component video...
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    Running cat 6 cable

    Be careful you don't end up with something like this: :owneddnce:
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    Something Random

    Well today I bought my first musical album that was distributed as an download rather than a physical album. It's lossless FLAC or wouldn't have done it though they get you for an extra $2 over the 256 CBR mp3's. link
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    ZFS Port to Linux ( all versions)

    What about the rest of us reading along at home looking forward to the answers?
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    Something Random

    That's a little old there Coug. :p From January 2009. link
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    Running cat 6 cable

    My house had CAT5 installed for the phone lines. I left them alone. But, you are correct that RJ-11 will plug into stuff meant for RJ-45.
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    What's the verdict on Windows 7?

    They'll pry Office 2003 out of my cold dead hands. :rofl:
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    Something Random

    That stuff looks like it will work well for a frame on a DIY HT screen. :scratch:
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    I don't think OCZ has any support. :p
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    Running cat 6 cable

    I liked this cable stripper. It worked well for CAT6 and RG-6.
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