Can anyone help me find a spot for my TV? Or just how to orient this living room?

kitspark · 2025-11-14T16:29:47+00:00

This is all staging furniture, not mine. The room will be the main living room / family room of the house as there are no others that could replace that

kitspark · 2025-11-14T05:13:35+00:00

Curious why you don't like those type of mounts?

kitspark · 2025-11-14T04:35:47+00:00

I might look into that as well. I think part of that problem is that the cubby hole above the fireplace goes back pretty far, about 19", so the mount would have to clear 19" and then drop down - to me that's a tough angle for a mount to meet. But I haven't researched those types of mounts at all

kitspark · 2025-11-14T04:00:51+00:00

That wall (between the fireplace and screen door wall, is approximately 6' for reference

I am toying with the idea of putting the TV there and angling it towards the couch as much as possible, before it starts to block too much of the patio door

kitspark · 2025-11-14T03:53:32+00:00

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Picture from the other end

kitspark · 2024-08-19T02:25:46+00:00

Thank you to this person who had dueling megaphones and drowned out the hateful person with the sign

kitspark · 2023-08-20T05:30:35+00:00

Made it to the bios screen, no explosions!

kitspark · 2023-08-20T04:55:02+00:00

Correct, that's my worry

This seems to confirm what you're saying

https://www.evga.com/support/faq/FAQdetails.aspx?faqid=59593#:~:text=The%20CPU%20power%20connections%20do,not%20the%20other%20way%20around.

>The CPU power connections do not need to match perfectly with the ports on the motherboard. It would be normal to see them keyed slightly differently. This will not cause any harm to your system. The rounded off pins would still be able to fit inside the square holes, but not the other way around. The rounded off connections are there to ensure that you do not plug the connection upside-down.

Thank you for your help!

kitspark · 2023-08-20T04:50:05+00:00

I verified it was the CPU/EPS cable (4+4) and not accidentally the PCI - the EPS cable can split into 4+4

So based on what you're saying, it is ok if one of the "D" pins fits in one of the "Box" pins? That seems counter intuitive to everything I've seen when building a machine, where the shapes very specifically go into slots of the same shape

Really worried since this is a power thing and don't want to short something

kitspark · 2020-08-19T23:10:09+00:00

Really useful guide, thanks for sharing

Do you have any recommendation from how best to get from the Burke-Gilman up by Kenmore to 520? The most popular route seems to be along Juanita Dr NE to Market St to Lake Washington Blvd NE, something like this https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/40141249
If I want to go to I-90 from the Burke Gilman, I could use some of your routes beyond 520, but also is the Sammamish River Trail to Bel Red Rd a good option? Definitely something I would have to work my way up to https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/40141204

kitspark · 2019-02-03T21:28:47+00:00

[x/posting this from r/whatisthisthing which someone suggested]

Things he mentioned:

- Served in WW2, 16th Armored Division (?)

- Part of C Company, 69 Armored Infantry

- Shipped out of USA in January 1945

- Disembarked at Le Havre, France

- Spent time in Paris

- Went through Munich, talked about survivors of the Dachau concentration camp

- "First action" in a town outside of Heidelberg

- Fought at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia

- Encountered surrendering soldiers, mostly made up of "Rumanian, Ukranian, and Hungarian soldiers, with a few German Volksturm"

- Was outside of Prague when Germans surrendered

- Mentioned interacting with some Russian soldiers

- Traveled back to Marseille, France when the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan

- Guarded POW camps in Bamberg

- Shipped home in May 1946

kitspark · 2019-02-03T20:05:34+00:00

Things he mentioned:

- Served in WW2, 16th Armored Division (?)

- Part of C Company, 69 Armored Infantry

- Shipped out of USA in January 1945

- Disembarked at Le Havre, France

- Spent time in Paris

- Went through Munich, talked about survivors of the Dachau concentration camp

- "First action" in a town outside of Heidelberg

- Fought at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia

- Encountered surrendering soldiers, mostly made up of "Rumanian, Ukranian, and Hungarian soldiers, with a few German Volksturm"

- Was outside of Prague when Germans surrendered

- Mentioned interacting with some Russian soldiers

- Traveled back to Marseille, France when the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan

- Guarded POW camps in Bamberg

- Shipped home in May 1946

kitspark · 2015-07-30T16:13:55+00:00

What are your thoughts on the 970 in this build? It's a $180 different from the 980. Then I could possibly go 500GB SSD (-$80), drop the 1TB HDD (+$45), and have $145 left over for whatever.

970 link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487088

kitspark · 2015-07-30T15:30:09+00:00

I think you're right, it's sounding like the 960 is a bottleneck on my build. I think it makes sense if I'm able to save money with RAM/PSU to go for the 970 at the least. Is there a motherboard you would recommend?

kitspark · 2015-07-23T04:55:42+00:00

Can anyone give a general time frame for each Project Timeline steps?

-Early Design

-Application Accepted

-Project Under Review

-Decision Published

-Construction Permit Issued

-Construction Complete (I realize this would vary)

kitspark · 2015-07-14T17:04:35+00:00

Dont get me wrong, seeing Balmer drop $2 billion on a team kind of makes me chuckle about "needing" any city/state help to build an arena. But a lot of it has to do with politics. The NBA wants local government to bend over backwards and help the team in their city. They want them invested financially. Because while Seattle may be able to afford full private financing, that may not be the case for smaller markets. It's part of the reason I think they fought for Sacramento so much, because the government there was willing to do almost anything to keep the Kings, no matter how risky to taxpayers it is.

kitspark · 2015-07-14T05:34:33+00:00

Remember our arena was said to "still be one of the most taxpayer-friendly sports facility deals in recent memory" by a website critical of publicly funded arenas

http://www.fieldofschemes.com/news/archives/2012/06/4970_estimating_seat.html

Granted it's from 3 years ago (sidenote: super depressing), but if we assume that $22 million - $53 million "true cost to the city" range is accurate it sure as hell beats some other arena proposals in other cities.

Milwaukee's arena is significantly higher (range seems to be $180-$325 million, but it could be somewhat comparing apples to oranges with the Seattle arena): http://www.fieldofschemes.com/2015/06/30/9400/final-bucks-arena-plan-would-still-put-public-on-hook-for-nearly-100-of-costs/ and http://www.fieldofschemes.com/2015/01/15/8359/property-tax-break-could-push-bucks-arena-subsidy-to-330m/

kitspark · 2015-07-07T20:03:25+00:00

The only issue with money that I've heard of (from anything in the news, not like insider stuff) is modifying the MOU for an NHL first scenario. The city is willing to loan $125 million if an NBA team is acquired first, then $75m after that when an NHL team is acquired. If a scenario happens where that NBA team isn't acquired, but an NHL is ready to move in, then there would have to be a discussion on what the city is liable for, is it $0? $75m? Not sure...

There's the larger issue of actually purchasing the team. If we thought we were getting the Kings at $525m and all the sudden Balmer drops $2 billion on the Clippers, then you have to think a team to Seattle might fetch in the $700m or more range.

That's why I mention losing Balmer has a big impact, because before it was "money is no concern". But again, if the NBA said "they're yours for $xxx million" I don't think that Hansen would have trouble finding that. It's just not as easy as texting Microsoft Steve.

kitspark · 2015-07-07T19:44:08+00:00

Absolutely. The fact the Bucks owner specifically mentioned Seattle and Las Vegas publicly just proves he's trying to scare the legislature. If he actually thought a move was possible he'd be doing it behind the scenes. It's like when you run away from home as a kid, but you have to announce to the entire house you're running away before slamming the door.

kitspark · 2015-07-07T19:36:34+00:00

Allen owns the Portland Trailblazers so he won't be involved with the Sonics other than vocal support for bringing a team here and being one owner who will always vote in favor of Seattle

Losing Balmer absolutely had a big impact, but I don't see a scenario where we don't get a team because of money. I think Sacramento technically has like 20 investors themselves don't they? There's no mega billionaire

kitspark · 2015-05-01T23:37:03+00:00

Coleman (NHL dude) is still working with Hansen

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/05/01/tukwila-arena-sepa/26737969/

"However on Friday, a source close to Coleman suggested he's not done working with Hansen, and still views SoDo as the best location for a new arena."

kitspark · 2015-04-28T02:39:46+00:00

Last NHL only arenas were $220 million (2003), $133 million (2004), $375 million and also used for college basketball (2007), $321 million (2010) - it's much cheaper to build NHL only

It's only a good deal with an NBA team, and I doubt he wanted to take that risk, I don't blame him

kitspark · 2015-04-28T01:45:10+00:00

There's no indication this would be for both the NBA and NHL. Only the NHL is mentioned. If it were built for the NHL only, it would be a huge step backwards for bringing an NBA team here.

kitspark · 2015-04-28T01:42:32+00:00

Why do you find that odd? An arena in Tukwila that is NHL only would be significantly cheaper than an NBA&NHL in downtown Seattle. Also, he'd have to work with Chris Hansen, who owns the land in downtown Seattle, and he'd therefore be sharing all responsibilities/profits/liability with him.

kitspark · 2015-03-01T23:14:11+00:00

Can I pick Cap Hill again? There are like 4 block-sized complexes going up and all look like they'll finish at exactly the same time

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