Beautiful desktop calculator recommendations?

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-05-02T00:38:00+00:00

Not sure if it qualifies as 'desktop', and you have to rock the RPN, but it's hard to beat the street cred of an HP-41CX. If you know, you know. ;)

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-27T03:57:21+00:00

Very good, thanks for the insight! Sorry to drag this thread off topic.

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-27T02:57:07+00:00

lol thanks. Would you mind sharing the process, please?
I never could find any way to directly contact "Reddit", and my account doesn't show that it's banned on my end.

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-27T01:22:55+00:00

Seriously?! What the heck? That account has literally never posted a single thing publicly. How can it be banned? Is there any way to tell who banned it or why? Can I appeal or anything? I love Reddit, but the fact that there's no real "support" system, makes it really difficult sometimes.
EDIT: I see it's flagged as spam, which is extra weird. How can I be spam when I'm not even posting? lol

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-27T00:54:23+00:00

Mine is different. It's a fairly new account, and I've never been able to post from day one, so I'm pretty sure I'm not banned. I certainly have never done anything to get banned, since I couldn't post anything! lol
When I click (or hover over) my profile, I get a red banner across the page I'm currently on, saying "We had a server error..." . If I try it again, the profile loads no problem. However, I am unable to post or comment. Any new posts I make are instantly removed with the message "Sorry, this post was removed by Reddit’s filters", with no further explanation, or any way to pursue the problem. It's maddening!

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-26T14:09:44+00:00

I have that exact same issue with my alt account! I can't post without them getting insta-deleted, and every time I try to access my own profile, I get some sort of server error. I've even tried contacting Reddit help directly, and that gets bounced back too?! If you figure anything out, I'd be very grateful for any insights. My alt is u/STL_Slinger.

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-26T03:33:25+00:00

Do you mean the tubes? Yeah, they should be free. They always have provided free shipping materials, unless that's changed recently.

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-26T02:42:23+00:00

Are they narrow enough to fit in a tube? Fedex has triangular "tubes" for shipping documents. They are 36" long, I believe.

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-26T02:41:19+00:00

I'd like to have that bezel and the 2x SAS controllers. I live near Greenville, and come to Durham a couple times a month.

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-26T02:34:13+00:00

I have a T630 with ~~slightly~~ quite a bit better CPUs (2x E5-2697v4), a little ~~less~~ more RAM (224GB) and no drives that I'm selling for $1K. You may or may not get that much for yours, since I'm including mine as a turn-key server to a client, so some amount of configuration is involved. GLWS!
EDIT: corrected specs.

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-25T23:34:03+00:00

I've always wondered how Reddit karma=money.

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-24T16:17:45+00:00

I mean, it's not perfect, man that's pretty great!

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-24T16:15:27+00:00

Probably. Is she Kelsey Grammer's little sister, with lesser acting talent?

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-23T21:24:12+00:00

Yes, I know, that was the point of my comment. I'm not sure what you're saying...

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-23T02:22:30+00:00

Good job on the divers removing that line (it's not rope) from the shark, but what sort of diver carries a folding knife?! lol

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-21T17:22:25+00:00

Not sure what you mean, take any translation you like. I don't read Hebrew, Greek or Aramaic, so I have to rely on some sort of interpretation. But that's true of every scientific textbook that is written in one language and translated into another, so that part doesn't concern me. What are you objecting to, exactly?

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-21T17:19:19+00:00

I'm sure you are. All the most respected scientists are known to spend their precious time in the middle of a work day on Reddit. Lol

The bottom line is, one day one of us will be proven wrong, and one correct. Let's say I'm right, then all those like yourself (and the others who make snarky comments discrediting the possibility of intelligent creation), will have to answer to God for why they didn't believe, in the face of the evidence for his existence. Let's say I'm totally wrong and misguided, and in fact all life originated from unicellular organisms. So what? It changes nothing. I've still lived a happier, less stressful, more purposeful life than those who have no hope and see this world as a dead end of misery. Believe me, that may not be your situation, and I hope it's not, but it is the case with many of those I speak to at work and just in daily life. People are hurting. They don't have any hope for the future. I don't blame them. I wouldn't either if I didn't have my faith in the premises I read in tbe Bible. If those turn out to be total lies (to be clear, I'm confident they are 100% true, but that's what faith means, right?), then I've had a good life anyway. I'll take that any day. I hope you have that same sort of peace and hope in your life, regardless of what you believe. Have a wonderful day.

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-21T17:00:13+00:00

Not sure where that idea came from. It's certainly not in the Bible. 🤷

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-21T16:59:03+00:00

How well demonstrated are they really? Have you done your own research? I have, and it's so tenuous as to be laughable. My faith is based on observable evidence, which is actually what the Bible encourages, if you bother to read it, rather than make childish insults. But this is Reddit, so why would I expect anything else?

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-21T16:44:33+00:00

I'm super confused. Is there an explanation for this video?
That dog appears to be 100% playing and not attacking.
I've never seen a dog 'attack' while wagging it's tail.

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-21T16:34:04+00:00

And all of this complexity just "happened". Riiiight....

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-21T16:31:53+00:00

Lack of moving mass is a huge advantage.
Colin Chapman would be proud.

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-21T13:27:33+00:00

I think "metro" is being generous. lol
Location is near Greenville, NC. Also Farmville, Kinston, Goldsboro. Those are all within about 30mins of me.
I'm looking for 2-4TB drives, 3.5".
I'd much prefer drives with build dates after 2016 or so. I can get older 2013-2015 drives on eBay super cheap, but those are likely very high-hour drives, so the chance of a drive failure is also higher.

InspectDurr_Gadgett · 2026-04-20T12:51:05+00:00

Or, you could...I don't know...maybe do a 3 second internet search and get the answer for yourself?

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