Recent content by travm

They are obviously for information only and not even connected to any station systems. But yes, it's still funny seeing a piece of equipment in a nuclear facility sitting there in bsod. I'm not certain because I don't have a need to know, but I'm pretty sure that the nuclear systems are all...

I work in a nuke plant, and they have 50" tvs all over showing plant news and power output status. Got quite a chuckle the first time I saw one in bsod.

I'm a few hundred hours into this. I'm enjoying it. Play for free. It's a good RTS

A path to ground aka a short, that should not be there. Most passives fail open. Transistors fail somewhere wacky. Most of the transistors are in the GPU.

No expert, but 3.3v to ground short sounds like bad news. GPU chip failure maybe. Would have to see what is powered by the 3.3v and start fishing for the blown up thing

I know this is old, but thought I'd add. Creative's whole business model is on maximizing sounds quality through cheap headsets and speakers. They have optimized their stuff for that, and it works. If you want better sound quality, buy better speakers and a better amp. By the time you start...

Never play around with electronics while they are powered.... Bad things happen

Yes, gaming laptops have made this the norm. I like it. Replace 2 connectors with 1 and have complete backwards compatibility. No brainer.

Don't be afraid of cheaper chinese options; https://senville.com/ unless you legit need to actively cool this room while its -10 outside.... Then you're probably doing something illegal if you're asking questions here.

I'm not sure if I'm less concerned that the us is keeping all this technology for itself or not. Trying to at least. A growing part of me wants to just say fuck everything and live in the forest with a couple pigs and some chickens. Edit Actually pigs are ass holes, ducks.

No, you'll just add more heat to the room due to efficiency losses. You could drill a hole in the wall and vent it out that way, but those ac units are painfully inefficient. The mini split types are way better, if only a little more complicated to install It would actually get hotter.

Those street view facial recognition cameras arent gonna detect themselves.

Technically it was a display adapter and 3d accelerator. Buzz words.

Hire an inspector that specializes in electrical. Or hell just hire an electrician to give it a look and ask him if its safe. They know the codes, and the consequences. Fuses are still perfectly acceptable for new installs in my area. Just no one does because Breakers are WAAAYYYY Better...

Oddly enough this thought never crossed my mind (bigger concerns than a gaming PC, idk /s) but yes. Hire a knowledgeable inspector, who can actually walk in and look at the place. If it's good enough for general use, it's good enough for a PC. Buy a UPS, use surge protectors.