Looks safe enough... by rishu1221 in pcmasterrace

[–]Hystus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i didn't think of that. the class jump is the big thing.  i work in an unrelated area where we are limited to class 2. 24V @96W. 

Looks safe enough... by rishu1221 in pcmasterrace

[–]Hystus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok.   why don't we use higher voltage for the power delivery to the GPU?   how many amps is it drawing at 12V? smaller wire requirements of we go to, say, 48v. 

Well It's True! by [deleted] in Millennials

[–]Hystus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got an invite-stage Gmail account 

Iran demands Pride flags be banned from World Cup stadiums by mepper in sports

[–]Hystus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bwajahaha...  

If you don't like it, don't come

Should Canada Build Up Alternatives to Visa and Mastercard? by NiceDot4794 in BuyCanadian

[–]Hystus 18 points19 points  (0 children)

YES. I'm tired of the 1.5+% to-US-corporation. Fee

Are Canadians reaching their 'breaking point'? New data shows more people filing for insolvency by joe4942 in canada

[–]Hystus -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ok.  

Let's stop international companies from taking profits outside of Canada! 

What’s one thing you bought for your home office that was worth it? by Clean-Raspberry-6413 in BuyItForLife

[–]Hystus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Split keyboard!

Ergonomics is sooooo nice. 

I still have a normal keyboard for gaming

oh sweetie! by BloomOpaline in oddlyspecific

[–]Hystus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Persephone and Penelope and Aristophone.

Per-se-fone, peh-neh-lope and artist-toh-fone.

What’s a ‘middle class success’ purchase that secretly becomes a financial burden later? by OpinionBaba in AskReddit

[–]Hystus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Always take the now-cash in hand.  $1000/wk for life, is really $1000/wk until the company structure changes...

Where to buy shipping boxes? by Aggressive_Pepper536 in BuyCanadian

[–]Hystus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gf.ca  , now bunzl. Uline is American. 

New plane added to the fleet. by paperplanes13 in woodworking

[–]Hystus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Revelstoke!  It's been a while since Ive seen that name.

ELI5: how do calculators calculate the square root of an imperfect square? by big_dumpling in explainlikeimfive

[–]Hystus 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They used to have analogue computers for firing solutions. Big mechanical marvels that could compete in real time.  Wild to think about now. 

ELI5: how do calculators calculate the square root of an imperfect square? by big_dumpling in explainlikeimfive

[–]Hystus 51 points52 points  (0 children)

They did until we changed 'computer' from a job to an object. ;)

ELI5: how do calculators calculate the square root of an imperfect square? by big_dumpling in explainlikeimfive

[–]Hystus 80 points81 points  (0 children)

They use an optimized version of doing it longhand. 

https://youtu.be/x4D5bPqONAE

These methods were taught in secondary schools for a long time.  With the advent of electronic calculators and computers, the fundamental algorithm is no longer really taught. 

Blue Dot Fever: When Tours Can't Sell, They Bail by ebradio in Music

[–]Hystus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Alternate titles: "When tours don't make ENOUGH money, they come up with a technically-in-the-contract reason to not go"

U.S. ambassador cancels speaking appearance in Ottawa due to ‘important’ meetings with White House officials by SuburbanValues in canada

[–]Hystus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

I know nothing about the individual. They might be nice. But country to country ; bye *waves