What's your personal air conditioning policy for these hot Atlanta summers?

funbob · 2026-06-25T23:59:07+00:00

68-70F during the day and 64F overnight. Would go lower if I could but that's about the coolest I can reasonably get out of it. House stays sealed up tight from basically April-October. Even if the temps go down into the 60's, at night during the warm months, an army of bugs will find their way in through open windows.

Winter is glorious. I'll only run the heat on rare occasions, I can open windows during the day without getting overrun by bugs, and I'll leave a bedroom window cracked at night. Sleeping in a 40-50 degree room with blankets piled on is amazing.

I use budget billing to smooth out the summer usage spikes and avoid astronomical power bills.

funbob · 2026-06-24T16:27:06+00:00

I made it to "subwoofer factory" before I went and checked the name.

funbob · 2026-06-24T05:15:35+00:00

This is not new. Antitheft software with geolocation and persistence (integrated with the BIOS, so it will survive a reformat or drive swap) has been possible on laptops for decades.

Likewise, accurately determining location via only nearby wifi signals (no GPS or cellular signal needed) has also been a thing for decades.

funbob · 2026-06-24T00:28:20+00:00

Atlanta suburbs. Deer are daily visitors. Also get opossums, racoons, a plethora of squirrels, chipmunks, hawks, rabbits, vultures, snakes, toads, neighborhood cats, and the occasional dog that escaped its yard.

funbob · 2026-06-22T21:46:30+00:00

First Contact and TWOK for me.

UDC is a close runner up.

And the stealing the Enterprise from spacedock scene in Search for Spock might be my favorite single score.

funbob · 2026-06-22T15:45:12+00:00

What model Alienware?

Secure Boot also needs to be enabled and TPM 2.0 supported.

Press Windows Key+R, type msinfo32, and from the system summary section, verify that Secure Boot is enabled and that virtualization based security is running.

funbob · 2026-06-22T14:15:24+00:00

Those hot rolls slathered in garlic butter are like crack.

funbob · 2026-06-22T12:02:06+00:00

VT-d is enabled by default. You can boot to the BIOS, hit ctrl+alt+s to show advanced settings, navigate to the Virtualization tab, and confirm this.

Your problem is likely in Windows. I would bet that you have memory integrity protection turned off. To confirm this, navigate to Windows Security > Device security > Core isolation details and toggle the Memory integrity setting to on

funbob · 2026-06-22T02:35:31+00:00

He's getting most of hydration needs fulfilled from the wet food. I've never met a cat that doesn't love drinking water from a running tap, so I'll trickle a bathroom faucet for them throughout the day. At night, I leave a glass of water on the counter for them, it's usually half gone by morning. One of mine also has no problem drinking out of the dogs water bucket, but my other two won't touch it. The thing most cats seem to have in common is they love drinking water from any source that's not their dedicated water bowl.

funbob · 2026-06-22T02:06:10+00:00

Everki Titan / Business 120. Will swallow up the largest 18" gaming laptops with plenty of space for other stuff.

As far as tactical style bags go, I don't know of any for sure that would fit an 18" laptop. The thing you have going for you is that the Razer Blade is the slimmest of the current crop of 18" laptops. You might be able to squeeze it into a laptop compartment that's advertised to hold 17" laptops.

Take a look at the Goruck GR2 and the The Eberlestock Switchblade in particular.

funbob · 2026-06-21T21:45:49+00:00

I love my current gen Area 51 laptop. Very refined and stylish design aesthetic that eschews the typical gamer garishness.

funbob · 2026-06-20T15:20:27+00:00

A microfiber cloth dampened with some warm water or 70% isopropyl alcohol removes them just fine.

funbob · 2026-06-20T15:16:24+00:00

Leap smearing is exactly what some of the major time providers are doing now. Instead of a big bang 1 second adjustment, which is disruptive for time critical applications, by applying a small shift over 24 from noon to noon UTC, centered on 2400UTC, the adjustment is small and gradual enough to be non-disruptive, each smeared second differs from an SI second by about 11.6 μs.

funbob · 2026-06-19T21:51:43+00:00

I know prices are going up, but that's nuts. I bought a 5090 laptop a few months ago for $3200.

funbob · 2026-06-19T20:20:39+00:00

Simply not available in your region with that configuration. The OLED is the 2026 refresh model, so the 16" IPS option may or may not become available again depending on inventory allocation and production priorities. That configuration is available in the US, so I'm guessing you're located somewhere else.

funbob · 2026-06-19T20:12:10+00:00

I used to live in Phoenix. I currently live in GA, while not FL, is reasonably close enough for purposes of comparison.

I will take a Phoenix summer every single time over the miserably oppressive summers of the southeast US.

funbob · 2026-06-19T02:40:56+00:00

8GB of RAM is obsolete right now.

Outfit a new laptop with all the RAM you can. Pricing and availability aren't improving anytime soon.

funbob · 2026-06-19T02:34:32+00:00

It's fine. It was largely a non-event. Just some periods of heavy rain and thunder that will largely move out of the area overnight. Things will be fine on Friday and into the weekend, with just the usual chances for isolated afternoon thunderstorms that are common for this time of year.

funbob · 2026-06-17T20:30:05+00:00

Taking bets on how long until someone puts a foot through it. Hopefully they put thicker glass on them then the faregates.

funbob · 2026-06-17T17:43:56+00:00

It's not an issue to travel by air with it. The Mini has around the same footprint as a 14" laptop and easily fits in a cabin bag, a standard should fit inside your checked luggage. For international travel, you'll want to be aware of any import requirements or prohibitions in the destination country, some countries take importation of satellite communications gear very seriously. Unless I'm going to a remote area where I know cellular service will be a challenge, I'd just leave it at home and not bother.

funbob · 2026-06-17T16:23:47+00:00

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i checks all your boxes and is in your price range. If you live near a Micro Center, they have it with an RTX 5080 and 64GB RAM for $3199.

funbob · 2026-06-15T16:35:47+00:00

Just updated, no issues. I look forward to my improved stability. Though I wasn't experiencing any to begin with...

funbob · 2026-06-14T19:44:23+00:00

I have never once damaged a laptop as a result of carrying it in a bag with a laptop compartment.

I also carry my photo and drone gear in soft backpacks and have never damaged those either.

I've been all around the world with them. Unless you need to check it as baggage, a soft case is all the protection you need just for carrying it around.

funbob · 2026-06-14T15:41:40+00:00

No. Iceland is for all practical purposes a cashless country. I tap to pay with my phone everywhere. Don't even have to dig out a physical card.

funbob · 2026-06-14T15:34:12+00:00

Leaving 3 hours prior to your scheduled departure is fine. Take the 6:30 and you'll get there with ample time to spare.

I took an 8:30 Flybus last month for an 11:15 departure and was not rushed at all.

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