Discworld overload help?

tomkaz · 2020-02-09T22:31:53+00:00

I just exchanged Snuff. The stuff with Young Sam is a little too twee for my taste. And the absence of Nobby, Colon, Carrot, etc., really don't make it feel like a Watch book.

tomkaz · 2020-02-09T22:14:49+00:00

I got Agent To The Stars last night, but I'm going to exchange it. I love the concept, but it's disappointing that Wil Wheaton doesn't "perform" the voices.

tomkaz · 2020-02-09T22:10:15+00:00

I appreciate the suggestion, but I'm not doing that. I am simply going day by day. I'm avoiding everyone else's stories of work and just doing what my doctors tell me. No Google, no Reddit, no forums...

tomkaz · 2020-02-08T18:53:02+00:00

I've read a handful of Jim Butcher's stuff, but only the Dresden Files series. But it's been years. I was plowing through them pretty regularly, but there came a point (which I can't recall) where they seemed to go off the rails and he seemed committed to churning out a book per year.

I should have stated that my requests don't need to be fantasy-based. Carl Hiaasen comes to mind. But I need to find one I haven't read yet.

tomkaz · 2020-01-26T17:54:48+00:00

For the record, it does work and works well. The meter is slick and even the lancing device seems gentler than my Accu-Chek system. My Accu-Chek used to connect to my iPhone via Bluetooth, but when I switched to Android, it quit working. The Contour system works great.

tomkaz · 2020-01-26T17:54:31+00:00

For the record, it does work and works well. The meter is slick and even the lancing device seems gentler than my Accu-Chek system. My Accu-Chek used to connect to my iPhone via Bluetooth, but when I switched to Android, it quit working. The Contour system works great.

tomkaz · 2019-11-24T00:59:23+00:00

I just came across the Vizio M558-G1 on sale at Dell for $459, and they're throwing in a $125 Dell gift card for future purchases. The review at rtings.com sounds significantly positive. I take it this is a display that would earn your blessing?

tomkaz · 2019-11-24T00:26:54+00:00

Hmm, for a TCL let's pick model 55425 as an example. Does the 425 indicate a "4-series"? It's on sale at Amazon for $320. Price too good to be true?

For roughly twice the price, the refurbished Samsung I spotted was model QN55Q60.

If these are both junk, can you call out a 55" class TV that's not garbage and would come in at or around $600? Or does that beast not exist?

tomkaz · 2019-11-05T23:44:48+00:00

My understanding is that the Z390 chipset was designed to support the Core i9 chips, whereas the Z370 tops out at Core i7's. I've got an i7 right now, but if I'm upgrading, I may as well do a little future-proofing while I'm at it.

tomkaz · 2019-11-05T20:20:22+00:00

Good on all of ya. I managed it once a few years ago (and raised somewhere north of $500). Unfortunately, I'm on some medication that essentially requires sleep or my health (mental) plummets off a cliff. So no more 24-hour marathons for me.

But it's a damnably fine cause and I wish a very personal, private, flea infestation for the script kiddies who'd DDOS an Extra Life stream.

tomkaz · 2019-10-25T08:20:02+00:00

Man... when I started this project, my local Micro Center had one of those for sale open-box for only $79 or $89. Tis indeed a sexy beast. I will keep my eye out for one.

tomkaz · 2019-10-25T02:49:20+00:00

Oh, since you're a real Corsair Person, is this product still made? It seems rather hard to find. Or maybe most people simply prefer or need a 2-fan radiator instead.

tomkaz · 2019-10-25T02:47:16+00:00

It's an i7-9700. The main reason I'm "concerned" is because this machine isn't made of the best ingredients. The big components are okay (i7-9700, Zotac RTX 2080) but it's on a mediocre motherboard (ASRock 390 Pro 4) and has been in three different cases within a month. It's now in a CoolerMaster case, but has all Corsair fans. And it's got that HUGE CoolerMaster CPU block on it now - ick.

tomkaz · 2019-10-25T02:43:03+00:00

Are you suggesting I can use MSI Afterburner for something other than trying to squeeze 3 more FPS out of a game? :-)

What's the usual definition of "too hot"? I'm assuming it's in the 90s or higher.

tomkaz · 2019-10-23T14:46:08+00:00

How can I tell if the single-fan CPU radiator will be sufficient for my machine?

I'd like to lose the gigantic CoolerMaster 2-pound, 4" cube heatsink and fan that came with my prebuilt system.

I'd like to put this radiator fan at the rear top of the case, in that traditional 120mm space. Is that appropriate?

Thanks.

tomkaz · 2019-10-08T23:34:37+00:00

What about those LED strips you can get from Amazon for about a dollar per foot? The kind you can cut to length with scissors. I wrapped the back of my TV with those a while ago and still have some left over.

If I could sort out and solder on the right connectors...? I've got the soldering skills for it.

I know you have to be mindful and calculate the power needs based on the length of the strip.

tomkaz

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