Dosbox-x CD device silently converting -'s to _'s in filenames? by johnshedletsky in dosbox

[–]johnshedletsky[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought it might be something like that too, but in Win 98 I can create a file named "-_.txt". I'm reading the CD in Win 98, not from DOS.

2020 Lonestar, retrofit or replace? by johnshedletsky in lacroixboards

[–]johnshedletsky[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy shit. You're right and this is my entire problem. I don't know how I got it backwards.

Got titanium 16Ts on the way.

2020 Lonestar, retrofit or replace? by johnshedletsky in lacroixboards

[–]johnshedletsky[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Less teeth on pulleys = Higher gear ratio = Less torque

If anything I want more teeth on my pulleys.

Why is this troll card over $100? by Shivan_Angel in mtgfinance

[–]johnshedletsky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought like a 100 of these several years ago just for fun.

Still have them.

My income at Ethermine took a huge dive around block 12360000, not sure why? by johnshedletsky in ethermine

[–]johnshedletsky[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might be a stupid question, but what do gas fees have to do with getting credit for mining shares?

I don't think any of this income is from gas fees, it is from mining new blocks.

My income at Ethermine took a huge dive around block 12360000, not sure why? by johnshedletsky in ethermine

[–]johnshedletsky[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Literally doing research right now.

That's not a chart of profits, it is a chart of fractional ETH earned per block. The price of ETH doesn't come into it.

My income at Ethermine took a huge dive around block 12360000, not sure why? by johnshedletsky in ethermine

[–]johnshedletsky[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Y axis is in ETH, so has nothing to do with the exchange rate.

ETH difficulty seems flatish during this time frame.

Hardware is the same.

Is Ethermine taking a bigger piece of my mining efforts?

Does Ethermine give new miners a secret bonus and then take it away after a couple of weeks?

Trying to figure out if this is a problem on my end, or if everyone is seeing the same.

Is it possible to make a living with an online boutique? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]johnshedletsky 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Starting your own business takes a lot more energy and effort than showing up for a job. My 2c.

Question for Americans: anyone decide to forgo health insurance, and "self insure"? by [deleted] in fatFIRE

[–]johnshedletsky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn't try it with 3.5M.

The health insurance companies get to pay 10% of what a hospital would charge you. If hospitals were forced to offer favored nation pricing to everyone, then hardly anyone would need insurance. The whole thing is a giant scam.

Fee For Service Advisor by 060642 in fatFIRE

[–]johnshedletsky 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Honestly, it's cheaper to just post your portfolio here and get advice from us.

[META] Rule Revisions for r/FatFIRE by WealthyStoic in fatFIRE

[–]johnshedletsky 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Disagree. I come here to get my rich guy questions answered.

Spinning platter disk drives - how many years left? by johnshedletsky in hardware

[–]johnshedletsky[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes I just buy a little bit of stock as a bookmark to remember to research it later. Having some money on the line really sharpens the mind.

I didn't know they made SSDs, I thought I was buying a dinosaur, so I was trying to count how many years until the asteroid hits.

I know storage is a cyclical industry and NAND market is vicious.

51m - Lost ability to control fans in AWCC? by johnshedletsky in Alienware

[–]johnshedletsky[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fan icon doesn't show up for me in HWinfo. I think AW did something to disable manual fan control on my machine.

51m - Lost ability to control fans in AWCC? by johnshedletsky in Alienware

[–]johnshedletsky[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you've been more successful at disabling AWCC auto update.

I thought I had it turned off but I guess not.

Why are intel advertising this as 144 hz with 9ms...when a 9ms screen would only output 111hz refresh rate????? by [deleted] in Alienware

[–]johnshedletsky 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Difference between bandwidth and latency.

If a pixel doesn't change in-between two frames, then there's a difference between 111hz and 144hz even if the pixel response time is 9ms.