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- 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...
- 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 ...
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:39 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: God rested on the seventh day. (Side-topic)
- Replies: 72
- Views: 5857
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:07 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: God rested on the seventh day. (Side-topic)
- Replies: 72
- Views: 5857
- Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:22 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Laptop for the person who hates laptops.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2177
- 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.
http://www.superbrightleds.com/led_prods.htm
Has power supplies for the old school method and a reasonable price list.
- 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...
- 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...
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:31 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: The demise of the dollar!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 958
- 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
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
- 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
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
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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/
http://videomail.shaw.ca/view/156047991 ... 016-54006/
- 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...
- Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:37 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: A fun little game
- Replies: 13
- Views: 827
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:15 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Main.exe still runs after quitting descent 3
- Replies: 58
- Views: 5572
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:15 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Winter is on its Way
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1178
- 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.
- 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...
- Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:00 pm
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Robotech on Hulu
- Replies: 6
- Views: 532
- 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
http://www.oled-display.info/what-is-laser-tv
- 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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu
- 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...
- 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/
http://www.fujifilm.com/products/film_camera/instant/
Polaroid re-issues instant camera;
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/40916/97/
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:07 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Sole of Discretion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1653
- Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:43 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Sole of Discretion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1653
- 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...
- 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.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8257524.stm
I applaud the man... I wish he clocked Bush 2 for 2.
- 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...
- 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...
- Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:23 pm
- Forum: Descent Old Skool
- Topic: It's been.....years.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4211
- Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:17 pm
- Forum: Descent Multiplayer
- Topic: DFiles.de and SlyClan.de down for maintenance
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2829
- Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:19 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Alternate keyboard
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1125
- Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:45 pm
- Forum: Descent Multiplayer
- Topic: DFiles.de and SlyClan.de down for maintenance
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2829
- 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...