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by Canuck
Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:46 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: New PC build
Replies: 36
Views: 4320

Ditch SLI for a cheaper Physix card and enjoy SLI performance equal to or better than the two expensive cards. Get a 9800 GTX as the Physix processor; http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_9800_gtx_us.html Although overkill will increase your FPS pretty well the same as SLI and in some instan...
by Canuck
Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:55 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: GPU fan dying
Replies: 9
Views: 1391

An aftermarket cooler kit for around $30.00 would outperform and be quieter than the stock cooler; Humoungus Big link to online store Big link to website shortened to little link And I think would look less ghetto unless your into stuffing cardboard into your tower. Certainly safer if you have cats ...
by Canuck
Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:39 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: God rested on the seventh day. (Side-topic)
Replies: 72
Views: 5857

What the Bible? Don't try and tell me it hasn't been edited... just don't even try.
by Canuck
Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:07 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: God rested on the seventh day. (Side-topic)
Replies: 72
Views: 5857

I think she means the Bible has been edited a few times over the years. I tend to agree.
by Canuck
Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:22 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Laptop for the person who hates laptops.
Replies: 22
Views: 2177

How about a stone tablet and chisel if you hate technology so much;
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by Canuck
Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:24 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Sound-sensitive multi-color LED on house current.
Replies: 12
Views: 2154

OK found an awesome site;
http://www.superbrightleds.com/led_prods.htm

Has power supplies for the old school method and a reasonable price list.
by Canuck
Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:02 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Sound-sensitive multi-color LED on house current.
Replies: 12
Views: 2154

Hmm if you look at the power supply specs you'll see how its wired. Its not putting out 12 VDC so your resistors and calculations are all wrong with these power supplies. These power supplies take into account the diodes own forward voltage drop and self regulation cahracteristics and then use curre...
by Canuck
Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:39 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Why would we want to provide China with better missile tech?
Replies: 5
Views: 491

Guys tell you what, if China wanted to conquer North America they would just stop shipping. Imagine Wallmart and every other store running out of stock. Mix angry Wall-mart shoppers with guns and... well you get the picture. In two weeks no spare parts for trucking or anything for that matter will b...
by Canuck
Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:31 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The demise of the dollar!
Replies: 11
Views: 958

Canadian Looney is at 97¢ US. We will soon be at par and continue as foreign investment looks to get their share of our abundant resources.
by Canuck
Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:46 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Sound-sensitive multi-color LED on house current.
Replies: 12
Views: 2154

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/831e/

Wow screw the colour organ... if you really want to I think it can be hacked to tie one in.

Also found these, not terribly bright but saves you a lot of time and you can move to an AC colour organ;
http://www.theledthing.com/store/3455121/product/P-30
by Canuck
Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:56 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: sphere magnet + metal ring
Replies: 5
Views: 428

Just invent room temperature super conductivity.
Here is great primer on magnets;
http://amasci.com/amateur/beads.html

And to really pique your interest;
http://www.kennethsnelson.net/atom/Portrait1.html
by Canuck
Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:09 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Hey found an old video of neighbors dog...
Replies: 4
Views: 602

I miss Jasper a lot since he moved to Whitehorse... he is quite the character. Now I'm making friends with the neighbor's 120 Lb. German Shepherd Kodiak. He's a classic black and tan with huge radar ears and is almost as tall as a small deer. His favourite toy is a stuffed Tyrannosaurs Rex dinosaur ...
by Canuck
Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:49 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Sound-sensitive multi-color LED on house current.
Replies: 12
Views: 2154

Use a MOSFET to run higher current strings or take advantage of an already pre-built Solid State Relay and run your strings of LEDs. Goto OMRON and search for part # G3TC-ODC5 DC5 Cheaper than dirt and ready to go... Heck Mouser has them; http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Omron/G3TC-ODC5-DC5/?qs=R...
by Canuck
Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:56 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Hey found an old video of neighbors dog...
Replies: 4
Views: 602

Another one... Jasper chooses a toy. In order to cut down on toy loss Jasper is allowed one toy a week to play with. Here is a shot of him choosing his toy for the week;
http://videomail.shaw.ca/view/156047991 ... 016-54006/
by Canuck
Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:13 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Sound-sensitive multi-color LED on house current.
Replies: 12
Views: 2154

First off don't try to mess around with AC, your insurance will be null and void if there's a fire and they discover the unit... even if it wasn't the source. There are plenty of ac-dc converters out there that are safe and wont kill you. Get some kits and modify them to your use; http://www.goldmin...
by Canuck
Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:37 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: A fun little game
Replies: 13
Views: 827

Looks like and sounds like a transgendered Chucky doll.
by Canuck
Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:28 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Hey found an old video of neighbors dog...
Replies: 4
Views: 602

Hey found an old video of neighbors dog...

His name is Jasper and he's trained in search and rescue... I screwed up by not having the subject in frame 70% of the time but its one of a few I have. This video starts at my fourth attempt to have him sit up, wait to be shot, fall down and roll over, no mean feat with a dog that really, really li...
by Canuck
Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:47 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Thanksgiving Weekend in Canuck Land
Replies: 6
Views: 560

Hehe JD I can just imagine in my mind's eye your reluctant whiny tone with an averted face and a suppressed sarcasm just to be polite... thanks :) I broke down this year and bought a big chicken, going to do some Beer up the Butt BBQ Chicken with some fresh herbs added to the equation, salad, scallo...
by Canuck
Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:42 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Mental illness...
Replies: 20
Views: 2317

Cut off cable, TV, and Internet and make your kids play outside. Give them meaningful teenage activities such as giving them an axe and and old couch with instructions to burn the wood in the fire-pit, or teaching them to drive. When they want to buy designer clothes and shoes tell them to go right ...
by Canuck
Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:31 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Thanksgiving Weekend in Canuck Land
Replies: 6
Views: 560

Thanksgiving Weekend in Canuck Land

I'm liking Stash Teas new Mint Chocolate tea after shoveling snow and 15 F weather. Looking forward to another 10 days of barely 30F highs and snow rising to a balmy 50 F by the 23rd. Jack frost came early here. At least I now work inside and the heaviest thing I've been lifting recently is an offic...
by Canuck
Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:15 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Main.exe still runs after quitting descent 3
Replies: 58
Views: 5572

Also Bettina had an issue with HP software and printer managers. Look at running processes in Windows Task Mangler and shut down the ones you don't need.
by Canuck
Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:15 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Winter is on its Way
Replies: 19
Views: 1178

Trade you that weather for the snow and cold here. Snow all next week with highs almost at 32 F and by Friday next week 3 F. I guess gardening is over.
by Canuck
Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:45 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Winter is on its Way
Replies: 19
Views: 1178

Winter is on its Way

Woke up to snow and a heavy snowfall warning in Canuck-Land this morning. Winter is on its way to my Southern neighbors.
by Canuck
Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:06 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: two routers within very close proximity to eachother?
Replies: 9
Views: 665

I have two WRT 54G's beside each other and never had a problem. I have had several failures over the last year of these models as well as one of my own and I live in a small Town. Sometimes hammering reset 50 times and swinging a chicken over your head in a circular motion gets them going again... l...
by Canuck
Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:00 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Robotech on Hulu
Replies: 6
Views: 532

Do me a favour and ask Hulu to let the Canadians watch too. The Interwebs is supposed to be Global and I would like to choose to visit their site as a member of a fellow democratic society.
by Canuck
Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:54 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: You... you light up my life....
Replies: 3
Views: 415

After OLED, Lasers and then Quantum Dots baby!
http://www.oled-display.info/what-is-laser-tv
by Canuck
Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:35 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: This has to be the worst cheese in the world
Replies: 7
Views: 728

This has to be the worst cheese in the world

Ok whoever thought of eating rotten cheese with live maggots that launch themselves at your eyes has had too much wine;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu
by Canuck
Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:31 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: And then there were 3
Replies: 21
Views: 1184

Re:

sorry, forgot to really address the "why" aspect. Because we're the only one's with balls enough to do it. (outside Israel.) and up till very recently, hand enough money to manage it. ... no thanks to several trillion in bail out debt. :| The brits were fairly reliable, but since their la...
by Canuck
Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:07 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: polaroid camera options
Replies: 2
Views: 933

As small as they get, looks kinda cool;
http://www.fujifilm.com/products/film_camera/instant/

Polaroid re-issues instant camera;
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/40916/97/
by Canuck
Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:07 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Sole of Discretion
Replies: 26
Views: 1653

Some people do some don't. The ones that don't usually belong to the puppet Government or have never known hunger, they are embarrassed by his actions.
by Canuck
Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:43 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Sole of Discretion
Replies: 26
Views: 1653

Umm getting shot for throwing a leather slipper is so appropriate. And your links show that 1.3 million Iraqi people have died as a result of this invasion and no one thinks this is a bad thing? Wow am I glad I can still think and feel.
by Canuck
Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:18 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Sole of Discretion
Replies: 26
Views: 1653

Stroodles, you think torture is OK? Perhaps you will be on the receiving end of it one day and maybe learn whats really right and wrong. Bush invaded Iraq under false pretenses and his policies killed thousands of innocent men, women, and children. If the roles were reversed and this was happening i...
by Canuck
Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:19 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Sole of Discretion
Replies: 26
Views: 1653

Total load 'o crap, in fact he was released yesterday after being tortured;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8257524.stm

I applaud the man... I wish he clocked Bush 2 for 2.
by Canuck
Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:38 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: A new Stick on the Block
Replies: 13
Views: 1417

Re:

I can't believe that there guys snapping off the triggers of the Cyborg 3D Gold! :shock: That's just nuts. Not sure about the Cyborg Gold, but I had triggers on two different Cyborg Evos break on me after only a few weeks of play. When I opened up the sticks, I saw why; there's a tiny plastic tab o...
by Canuck
Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:11 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Kervorkian Secret Head Of UK Termination Panel
Replies: 20
Views: 1295

Hey I had dinner with Jack and his family when I was a kid... literally. He was taking an... err sabbatical I guess... but before being invited to supper his then girlfriend and her son first probed me on my views on assisted suicide and terminal illnesses. I was 10 or 11 then. He had come up from C...
by Canuck
Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:23 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: It's been.....years.
Replies: 18
Views: 4211

Welcome back Skunk, weren't you in the Descent Rangers? I definitely recall playing in games with you on Kali D2 and I'm pretty sure the Rangers server. Was always fun when you were in game and always a challenge. Will have to knock the rust off your Pyro when I see you in the mines :D
by Canuck
Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:17 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: DFiles.de and SlyClan.de down for maintenance
Replies: 12
Views: 2829

You wanna get off the crazy train yer on and please stop misquoting me? I think you need more meds Bubba.
by Canuck
Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:19 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Alternate keyboard
Replies: 13
Views: 1125

It is inline at the USB port and translates the signals in hardware before D3 sees it so it should have no problems.
by Canuck
Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:45 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: DFiles.de and SlyClan.de down for maintenance
Replies: 12
Views: 2829

The wireless whine... heard it, seen it... laughed at it then as now. Take a Pamprin and a slug of Vodka Bubba and start untying the knots in your panties.
by Canuck
Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:35 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Alternate keyboard
Replies: 13
Views: 1125

Re: Alternate keyboard

I'm using a left-hand Dvorak keyboard, but D3 takes the input as standard QWERTY. This means that when I try to type messages in game chat, they look an awful lot like Joker: Tkredku dth kkuh ckh kytcytc ycth! Does D3 support alternate layouts? How can I change the input? -Joker Ok something like t...