Recent content by CharonPDX

Yeah, if only I had known early on that Bitcoin would actually be worth something! I was mining on dozens of dual-socket Xeon servers as "burn-in testing" when we were ramping up a large order back in early 2010 when I worked at a computer assembly shop. Before Bitcoins were worth anything. (It...

I use Folding@Home for another team (one I've been with even longer than I've been here.) It's been dropping too - after being in the top 20 for many years. Lots of new teams getting new people, leaving the "old, stable" teams in the dust. That said, I did manage to get F@H on my kid's gaming...

Even if that were true (it isn't,) the request was "would a modern $250 video card work okay in this rig?" "Time for a new setup" would cost way more than $250. If I post asking if a $150 SSD would be a good upgrade for my old laptop, replying "you should buy a new $1000 laptop instead" is...

Well, the one positive thing is that any games you buy are DRM-free, so even if they go belly-up, you always have your games with no "check in server" crap to prevent you from playing it...

TFA and TLJ are the #3 and #11 top grossing movies of all time. TFA outdrew Avengers: Infinity War. Obviously a very large number of people found it entertaining and enjoyable enough to spend over $3 billion between them. This. I actually remember when Empire Strikes Back came out - and it...

I have the Lowes' home-brand 80v battery mower. Can do foot tall grass no problem, mows for about 45 minutes, takes about 30 minutes to charge, and comes with two batteries.

Exactly. If you want an EV that can go over 200 miles, you want it now, and you don't want to pay $80,000, the Bolt is the only option. (Disclaimer: I own an i3. Would have preferred a Mercedes B250e, but lack of quick-charge was a dealbreaker. My i3 also has the range extender, which makes it...

Shit, the 80186 is the only pre-Pentium Intel CPU I'm missing! I'll trade you something for it.

From a "using it as a CPU in a system the winner is building from scratch" the answer may be a no-brainer; but from a "upgrading an already-built low-end 8th-gen Intel system" it's less obvious. And from a "holding on to it as a collectible" (whether or not "to eBay later" is on the end or...

Sure, ultra-wide, me, baby! But I want at least 2160 vertical pixels. I want to be able to watch 4K content at native resolution - just add more pixels to the sides. Give me a 46" 7680x2160, 60 Hz full HDR display that uses two DispalyPort 1.4 connections, that can do 144 Hz with GSync or...

Hey, those three robot repairpeople will make a ton of money!

Gimme this with >60Hz, and I'll be happy.

It will have capacity - because it doesn't have a monstrous V12 hiding anywhere. It's a "2+2" which really means it's a 2 seater with room in the back for luggage. Plus it has a trunk (at least big enough to put the roof in to,) and presumably a small "frunk." This isn't meant to compete...

I want it to be the same size/form factor as the Game Boy Micro, but with original Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games preloaded. Add in an HDMI port (even better if it's actually a small wireless adapter that connects to the TV, so you're not tethered to the TV by a wire,)...

Only gripe is: It isn't even a paper improvement, since most of AMD's are "USB 3.1" are Gen 1, as are Intel's. "USB 3.1 Gen 1" is just a rebranding of USB 3.0. There is no technical difference at all between USB 3.0 and "USB 3.1 Gen 1". Only "USB 3.1 Gen 2" are actually different. And both...