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  1. Agree
    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in The All TEMU Gaming Setup   
    I would be very careful around TEMU I have heard several reports of spurious transactions on the credit cards after buying from TEMU. I'm not sure if it is their website or their payment processor. Keep an eye on your credit card accounts after purchasing from TEMU.
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    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from Johnsnowaus in The All TEMU Gaming Setup   
    I would be very careful around TEMU I have heard several reports of spurious transactions on the credit cards after buying from TEMU. I'm not sure if it is their website or their payment processor. Keep an eye on your credit card accounts after purchasing from TEMU.
  3. Agree
    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from VicBar in The All TEMU Gaming Setup   
    I would be very careful around TEMU I have heard several reports of spurious transactions on the credit cards after buying from TEMU. I'm not sure if it is their website or their payment processor. Keep an eye on your credit card accounts after purchasing from TEMU.
  4. Agree
    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from Dujith in We just leveled up HARDCORE - Fibre Networking Adventure   
    Yeh the cost difference in price in singlemode v multimode isn't as mush as Linus makes out in the video. the biggest cots difference is in the splicing. we basically only use single mode fibre with 10 km modules at work and the cost is pretty much the same.
    the main reason there is such a price difference in the enterprise space is just the vendors maintaining their profit margins. i had a quote from HPE recently for a 10 gB, 10 km module for $2k when I could get a module of the same quality for tens of dollars. 
  5. Agree
    -Old-Tom- reacted to Lurick in We just leveled up HARDCORE - Fibre Networking Adventure   
    That and the ZR optics for like 40 to 120km are stupid expensive too
  6. Agree
    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from NZLaurence in We just leveled up HARDCORE - Fibre Networking Adventure   
    Yeh the cost difference in price in singlemode v multimode isn't as mush as Linus makes out in the video. the biggest cots difference is in the splicing. we basically only use single mode fibre with 10 km modules at work and the cost is pretty much the same.
    the main reason there is such a price difference in the enterprise space is just the vendors maintaining their profit margins. i had a quote from HPE recently for a 10 gB, 10 km module for $2k when I could get a module of the same quality for tens of dollars. 
  7. Like
    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from Lurick in We just leveled up HARDCORE - Fibre Networking Adventure   
    Yeh the cost difference in price in singlemode v multimode isn't as mush as Linus makes out in the video. the biggest cots difference is in the splicing. we basically only use single mode fibre with 10 km modules at work and the cost is pretty much the same.
    the main reason there is such a price difference in the enterprise space is just the vendors maintaining their profit margins. i had a quote from HPE recently for a 10 gB, 10 km module for $2k when I could get a module of the same quality for tens of dollars. 
  8. Agree
    -Old-Tom- reacted to TO_Techy in The WORST Money I've Ever Spent   
    These TECHNICALLY aren't Faraday Cages. To be a Faraday Cage they would need to be grounded. I'd love to see a follow up video where you guys do ground them and see the impact on range.
  9. Informative
    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from Server_42 in Personal Rig Update 2015 Part 5 - The Final Deployment   
    Hey Linus,
    I notice in the video that you got the rail in the wrong place for one of your rigs.
    Pro tip: if you look at the cut outs you can easily work out where to put the rails as they are't evenly spaced (in most cabinets). The narrow gaps between the holes are the top/bottom of the 'U', See the (crappy) pic i drew below. I hope it helps
     
     

  10. Informative
    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from pressf4respect in CPU Cooling with BOILING WATER?   
    yes it doesn't conduct well but it still convects heat pretty well, it is the same with the liquid phase that's why you need a pump to force convection. there is a decent amount of latent heat with water (2,260 kJ/kg) so if you set things up properly the vapor and liquid will transfer quite a lot of heat around the loop very quickly.
    Edit: a quick calculation is that you only need to move 77 mg of water per second to move 180 W of heat.
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    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from pressf4respect in CPU Cooling with BOILING WATER?   
    Well using other liquids could work, they would more than likely end up with their loop exploding volatile vapors all though the room. my thoughts are that they are using low  pressure water in the loop already as it still has a high heat capacity and you can tune the boiling point depending on the amount of vacuum you pull with the limiting factor being where your pipes collapse (which would be why they are using ribbed pipes in the video).
    It would be really cool to see this done with hard-line tubing and pull a really good vacuum to get the boiling point down around 20°C. definitely something LMG could try
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    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from Cyracus in CPU Cooling with BOILING WATER?   
    Well using other liquids could work, they would more than likely end up with their loop exploding volatile vapors all though the room. my thoughts are that they are using low  pressure water in the loop already as it still has a high heat capacity and you can tune the boiling point depending on the amount of vacuum you pull with the limiting factor being where your pipes collapse (which would be why they are using ribbed pipes in the video).
    It would be really cool to see this done with hard-line tubing and pull a really good vacuum to get the boiling point down around 20°C. definitely something LMG could try
  13. Informative
    -Old-Tom- reacted to tsk in GTX 1080 SLI Investigation   
    Yes, two ribbons will give the exact same performance.
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    -Old-Tom- reacted to vanished in LG PF1000U Short Throw Projector   
    I guess it all depends how far away you sit.  That's why to get a truly useful measurement, it makes sense to rate it in pixels per degree rather than inch, because if it's a huge display but you sit really far back, that's the same as being up close to a tiny display.

  15. Funny
    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from vanished in LG PF1000U Short Throw Projector   
    Yeah, displays have to be at least.... 12 dpi before I will consider buying them.
  16. Funny
    -Old-Tom- reacted to Kazuzuagogo in Lian Li PC-Y6   
    LINUS! You should totally put this in a giant fish tank and make an abandoned ship themed oil cooled rig.
    Even if you don't end up doing oil because you're lazy or whatever, you can still put it in some sand and make it look like it's sitting on the shore of an island. 
    Then you can leave it in the reception room/entrance for everyone to ogle at and for you to make bad ship jokes.
     
    "You want to apologize about that now? That ship has sailed my friend."
    "You might as well call that ship the "friend" because our friendship is ruined."
    "You've really made a Titanic error this time."
    Luke to Linus: "LOOK AT ME. Look at me. I am the captain now."
     
     
    ...and so on. I know from watching your videos that you can produce jokes much worse than I ever could.  
  17. Informative
    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from Legionnairez in Personal Rig Update 2015 Part 5 - The Final Deployment   
    Hey Linus,
    I notice in the video that you got the rail in the wrong place for one of your rigs.
    Pro tip: if you look at the cut outs you can easily work out where to put the rails as they are't evenly spaced (in most cabinets). The narrow gaps between the holes are the top/bottom of the 'U', See the (crappy) pic i drew below. I hope it helps
     
     

  18. Agree
    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from CAxVIPER in Outdoor Cat 5e Installation   
    I must say the using punch style 'keystone' terminations like this much easier for wall terminations as panels are still easy to expand and it's much quicker and easier to terminate compared to crimp connectors. also if you want to remove the cable you can yank it out and re use both the cable and the jack without having to cut anything.
     

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    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from Luc401 in Outdoor Cat 5e Installation   
    I must say the using punch style 'keystone' terminations like this much easier for wall terminations as panels are still easy to expand and it's much quicker and easier to terminate compared to crimp connectors. also if you want to remove the cable you can yank it out and re use both the cable and the jack without having to cut anything.
     

  20. Funny
    -Old-Tom- reacted to Slick in Post Linus Memes Here! << -Original thread has returned   
    Is this what acid is like
  21. Informative
    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from Albatross in The Pokémon Thread   
    Living in the 'right' part of the world. as the english beta test is only in New Zealand and Australia for now.
    As for the cash cow thing, it is yet to be determined but I can see how they could do it but as it is based on ingress I can't see micro-transactions being that critical to the game as far as the player is concerned... if they implement them in some way
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    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from gabrysur in HOLY $H!T - Long Distance Wi-fi   
    well i haven't tried this product specifically but i have used their 802.11n versions and you can most definitely use them as a standard access point. though you do have to make sure you set them up correctly for it as they support both the outdoor and indoor standards.
  23. Informative
    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from Noirdrath in Personal Rig Update 2015 Part 5 - The Final Deployment   
    Hey Linus,
    I notice in the video that you got the rail in the wrong place for one of your rigs.
    Pro tip: if you look at the cut outs you can easily work out where to put the rails as they are't evenly spaced (in most cabinets). The narrow gaps between the holes are the top/bottom of the 'U', See the (crappy) pic i drew below. I hope it helps
     
     

  24. Agree
    -Old-Tom- reacted to Taf the Ghost in HOLY $H!T - Long Distance Wi-fi   
    Actually registered just to chat on this one.  For two reasons.
     
    Firstly, DefCon used to have a competition for communication distance, but that kind of ended.  http://boingboing.net/2005/07/31/defcon-wifi-shootout.html  When you've run out of line-of-sight, it's a little harder to push the signal without using Air-based receivers.  I always found the stories about both nutty years hilarious, so I was happy to see far more "consumer" level applications being a bit more common.
     
    The second is, after spending way too many hours over the last week listening to Linus (I've been sick), is he giving up at this?  If the Topology between the two points won't work, well, ask for a 2nd set.  Then setup an intermediate point.  This forum is active enough, I'm quite certain the users could figure out a LoS setup or at least the rough locations where you'd want to ask to borrow their roof for a day.  The thought of Linus trying to align them properly just brings a smile to my face.
  25. Agree
    -Old-Tom- got a reaction from ismma99 in HOLY $H!T - Long Distance Wi-fi   
    Theoretically yes
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