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by floffe
Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:19 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: DVD Software, what's your favorite?
Replies: 7
Views: 3788

For capturing video off VHS, if your current video card doesn't support it (which it probably won't unless it was marketed as "VIVO" (video in video out), a cheap TV tuner/capture card can be as cheap as $15 (just checked on Newegg), and most have s-video inputs.
by floffe
Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:27 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: TV censorship is getting ridiculous [Yeah, its another rant]
Replies: 27
Views: 10175

On my local radio station when they play Nickelbacks ' Rockstar ' they censor out the word ' drug ' in the line " My own drug dealer on speeddial '. The word ' Drug ' is apparently not suitable for broadcast. But the new line of "My own [pause] dealer on speeddial' is somehow better. They play this...
by floffe
Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:25 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Freeware for everything.....
Replies: 35
Views: 13979

NeilBlanchard wrote:OpenOffice have a Windows version, a Mac version, and a Linux version, too.
For Macs, NeoOffice is a port that's more focused on integration with OS X than the main suite, and I think it's generally regarded as more stable on Macs.
by floffe
Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:42 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: Old Article - How to Build a Diskless Folding Farm
Replies: 9
Views: 6247

Linux From Scratch has a decent enough guide to what you need to get up and running. It'll require quite a bit of command line wizardry, but it'll also build you the slimmest distro possible. I haven't used it myself, but from what I understand the guide is pretty comprehensive. IRC is a useful way...
by floffe
Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:22 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Enermax Modu82+ 625 Review
Replies: 117
Views: 108149

Mike's already stated there'll be a review of the smaller Modu82+, and hopefully the Pro82+ as well. The Pro82+ is only supposed to differ in the cabling, so should be as quiet.
by floffe
Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:12 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: ?? About Windows File and Folder Names
Replies: 11
Views: 4889

Cygwin with bash and awk/sed should be able to help you get a bit on the way (find each dir and sub-dir, list contents in each of them with, write this to a text file with appropriate indentation, move on to next dir, and then after all dirs are done . Of course, there's always the issue of whether ...
by floffe
Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:45 am
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
Replies: 1664
Views: 1462971

Plissken wrote:On the bright side I'll be adding my kids' wimpy Althon XP 2600 to the mix at home, running the standard Win client. What will it add, 400 ppd? But at least it's something.
400? More like 100... Depending on usage and the WU my XP2500+ varies between 60 and 120ppd.
by floffe
Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:27 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Build home web server vs hosting offsite
Replies: 16
Views: 8593

If you don't want to get the Asus thing, you could run Apache in a VM on your current server, so that even if it gets hacked they don't get into your main server. Give the VM its own IP address internally and forward http requests to that one.
by floffe
Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:43 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Your TV goes dark.....
Replies: 18
Views: 5644

millions of perfectly good TVs will need to be trashed. Not necessarily trashed, but they'll need an external box as well. We just closed down our last analog broadcast in Sweden last year. Right now, all the analog channels are running, along with many digital channels (about 15 OTA in this area)....
by floffe
Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:59 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Should west be more worried...
Replies: 36
Views: 9365

Here's a good comic: http://xkcd.com/386/ I used to argue a lot, I rarely do now. If I see that the person is deaf to the reason (which is how many of Religious people are) I just shut up and let it drop. I don't want to waste my time talking with a person that cannot be reasoned with. I've channel...
by floffe
Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:40 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Why a convicted murderer shouldn't die.....
Replies: 120
Views: 62190

Capital Punishment Statistics . In 2007, 2x as many white murderers were executed as black murderers.....even though the number of people under death sentence, was more evenly divided by race. And read this..... "Among inmates under sentence of death and with available criminal histories at yearend...
by floffe
Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:32 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: HD-DVD is dead - Toshiba throws in the towel
Replies: 17
Views: 8234

ahhh once again gay ass region locked dvds that when I buy in the states hate my european equipment and vice versa. crap like that discourages me from even BUYING dvds. There are plenty of region-free DVD players out there, and when it comes to software something like VLC will play them all too. No...
by floffe
Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:29 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Stopping Murders in the USA ?
Replies: 339
Views: 109163

So if I use the word "Liberal", it is a dirty word in my book. :lol: Let me quote The West Wing: Santos (D) : It's true, Republicans have tried to turn 'liberal' into a bad word. Well, liberals ended slavery in this country. Vinick (R) : A Republican president ended slavery. Santos : Yes, a liberal...
by floffe
Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:13 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Terabyte Round II: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11
Replies: 7
Views: 7464

Typo patrol: At the discussion of AAM, the Momentus 7200.2 is mentioned, but I assume you're talking about the Barracuda 7200.11 that doesn't have AAM settings available, considering the Momentus isn't mentioned anywhere else.
by floffe
Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:47 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: UK's Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Replies: 4
Views: 2315

The advantage of having the manufacturers pay (even if they do pass on the cost to the consumer), is that the infrastructure will probably be better when you have X manufacturers required to spend y% of their sales on facilitating recycling, so that the end user will have somewhere to go and doesn't...
by floffe
Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:09 am
Forum: Green Computing
Topic: Using your PC's PSU to power your Cable Modem or switch
Replies: 16
Views: 14826

You don't connect the wall plug, but get a connector that fits the DC input on the device, where the wall-wart cord comes in. Then you get a 4-pin molex connector and a wire, and connect the relevant voltage and ground on the molex and the DC input on your device. It means replacing the included pow...
by floffe
Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:23 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Stopping Murders in the USA ?
Replies: 339
Views: 109163

Bluefront wrote:So the republican you vote for today, may have been called a democrat a few years ago.
Or in another part of the country, for that matter. A southern Democrat might be more conservative than a Boston republican, at least on some issues.
by floffe
Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:44 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Fortron FSP350-60PN(PF) and upgrades - can it break anything
Replies: 6
Views: 3258

Re: Fortron FSP350-60PN(PF) and upgrades - can it break anyt

16A on the 12V rail is not enough for an 8800GT. You'll definitely need a newer/better PSU. Why isnt 16A enough? The mentioned PSU has a 18A 12V rail BTW. 8800GT draws ~140W max. Xbitlabs has it as 80W max. If it would be 140W, it'd draw ~10A from 12V, and combined with a potential 5A* (60W) for th...
by floffe
Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:09 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Stopping Murders in the USA ?
Replies: 339
Views: 109163

Tell you what....it doesn't look like The UK is a very safe place either, despite the ban on guns. Link :( Journalism :roll: I think I'll wait until I can read the actual report. Yep, sensationalism strikes again. First, we invited children and young people from different council areas and differen...
by floffe
Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:49 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Stopping Murders in the USA ?
Replies: 339
Views: 109163

Bluefront wrote:Tell you what....it doesn't look like The UK is a very safe place either, despite the ban on guns. Link :(
Journalism :roll:

I think I'll wait until I can read the actual report.
by floffe
Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:43 am
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: Suggestions for a folding box gone awry?
Replies: 49
Views: 24044

Others have reported that the client will stall or freeze when this happens in the middle of a WU. Any thoughts on net access and stability of the client? Hasn't happened to me, and I've had quite a few net outages since I started folding. AFAIK it never tries to go online except when uploading/dow...
by floffe
Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:39 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: How do you calculate power requirement?
Replies: 14
Views: 5233

williamn6133 wrote:
MikeC wrote:There's a power meter at Canadian Tire
Commercial site?
Yeah, it's kinda hard to buy a power meter from a non-commercial site ;)
This one overshoots a lot. http://web.aanet.com.au/SnooP/psucalc.php is more realistic.
by floffe
Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:33 am
Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
Topic: My first PC build-Not quiet enough-WHY!!antec solo case etc
Replies: 15
Views: 8806

No, the mobo is not able to change the graphics card fan speed, but the video card might. Speedfan might be able to set it, or you could use a specialised app like nTune.
by floffe
Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:26 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Energy efficient server
Replies: 26
Views: 11774

The uses you listed above will place have any significant demands on computing power anyway, so I'd probably go with the sempron if it was me.
by floffe
Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:34 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Senate Votes for Expansion of Spy Powers
Replies: 7
Views: 3292

As for Clinton, it's kinda hard to say either Yea or Nay in Texas loud enough to be heard in DC. As for Obama, I'm not sure if he was present or out campaigning, but a quick look at his website suggests a campaign speech in Wisconsin last night.
by floffe
Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:49 am
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: Q6600 G0 crunching, some questions and some issues
Replies: 19
Views: 14146

So, I think I'll pass on the experiment. If you find evidence on Linux VMs (not just Linux on real hardware) being more efficient than Windows (with FAH Affinity Changer added and two separate SMP clients running), please link me to the discussion and I may reconsider. I don't think anyone has test...
by floffe
Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:47 am
Forum: Green Computing
Topic: Building a "green" pc
Replies: 18
Views: 18119

If you're building it yourself, as many used parts as possible. That is gonna have a much larger impact on the lifetime carbon footprint than cutting energy use by even 50%.
by floffe
Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:19 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Arctic Cooling Alpine 7 Pro: The Alpine 7 Revisited
Replies: 9
Views: 9002

There's a calculating error in the temp rise @ 5V on pg 3: ambient is 21, CPU temp is 64 but temp rise says 31. Of course one of these numbers is wrong, and the C/W number might be wrong too.
by floffe
Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:44 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Hypermiling: A new hobby for gas savers & environmentali
Replies: 95
Views: 43207

anyone have any tips for being more efficient on a manual transmission? When accelerating, try to go straight from 2nd to 4th or 3rd to 5th, if those are the gears you'll use when you're done accelerating. The elimination of one shifting will make up for the higher rev. And always use as high a gea...
by floffe
Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:43 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Hackers declare war on Scientology.
Replies: 62
Views: 35481

Das_Saunamies wrote:Apparently the Koran is still regarded too holy for translation. As I understand it, any translation of the original scripture taints the text, making an official, clergy-blessed version impossible.
Now, if more people and religions understood this, the world might be a nicer place.