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  1. Jysin

    Desktop Computers

    I have used Synology for ~8 years now. They are pricey, but they offer a hell of a lot. They are the higher-end of NAS builds. Qnap is perfectly reasonable.
  2. Jysin

    EQemu - Nagafen's Lair (Reborn)

    Just go into your spell file and delete everything after line 45,000. (There should literally be just 1 more line in there #45,001 which you must delete.) Particles and spell sound fx will come back after you do that.
  3. Jysin

    Desktop Computers

    You know a 1080 for viewing 4k TV is massive overkill, right? There are Intel NUC solutions for 4k these days.
  4. Jysin

    Desktop Computers

    1080Ti is great for 4K gaming finally. But, as I just game on 1440p, I will stick with my 980Ti and skip this generation. My gaming is pretty limited these days to EQ Emus, CIV6, and some FO4. Nothing very demanding at my resolution.
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    Smartphones

    3 stars and they are paying people off? Haha! .. that doesn't bode well.
  6. Jysin

    Car Buying Help

    Pretty good result. I am guessing they didn't take much off the new Mazda then?
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    The Astronomy Thread

    I grew up in FL and watched a couple shuttle launches in person at Cape Canaveral. Despite being 2-5 miles away (depending on launch pad), the sound was unbelievable and the FEEL of it from head to toe and the ground was simply indescribable. Something you had to experience in person to truly...
  8. Jysin

    Smartphones

    Yes, but Samsung chargers only increase to 9V. That Chinese charger he bought rates up to 12V output. He is complaining about premature battery degradation. I am guessing that is the primary culprit. A crappy 3rd party Chinese charger doing god knows what during the charge cycle.
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    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    Required reading on the topic: The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Part 1 - Wait But Why The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Part 2 - Wait But Why I have posted this a couple times on the forum, but it's always worth a re-read.
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    The Fast Food Thread

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    Smartphones

    That charger you linked reads an output of up to 12V. That's probably your first problem.
  12. Jysin

    Smartphones

    This has been my theory for people who have battery issues. These new Samsung phones have adaptive fast charging and vary both the charge voltage AND amperage through the charge cycle. I would not be surprised if some shit Chinese adaptive chargers are simply prematurely wearing batteries by not...
  13. Jysin

    Smartphones

    Are you confusing the S8 with the iPhone 8? Most rumor websites have the Samsung Galaxy S8 around $800. The iPhone, on the other hand, is expected to be a significant model for its 10th anniversary and have a >$1000 price tag. iPhone 8: Everything we know so far about the 10th-anniversary...
  14. Jysin

    Smartphones

    Big reveal this month. On sale next month.
  15. Jysin

    Beating web filters

    Can you elaborate how I would go about doing this? I am on a military network and life would be nice if I could remote to my home computer. ELI5
  16. Jysin

    Smartphones

    I literally linked you the .gov announcement about the Note. There is not one mention about a Galaxy S7 ban, nor could my google-fu find one mention of it. Not saying those signs are not real wherever you are, but there is no FAA / DoT ban on them.
  17. Jysin

    Smartphones

    That simply sounds like dumbfucks who do not know how to do their job. DOT Bans All Samsung Galaxy Note7 Phones from Airplanes Samsung Says Galaxy S7 Phones Are Safe
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    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    I said the same thing at $350, yet here we are. But generally no, you don't buy at the peaks. That is bad investing 101 right there.
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    Smartphones

    The fuck you talking about? That was for the Note, which was completely recalled and taken off shelves months ago. He is talking about the Galaxy S7, which I have flown with dozens of times and is a fantastic phone. As Agraza said though, S8 is due for unveiling this month and should be on...
  20. Jysin

    Taxes 2016

    Not to mention, the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion changed under GW Bush for the worse. For simplicities sake for this example, say the exclusion was a max of 100k. During the tax year if you earned 120k, you had the 100k write off, and you would pay taxes as if you only made 20k that year...
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    Taxes 2016

    Yea, I have claimed Foreign Income Exclusion for the last ~15 years. While the ~$120k write off (Income + Housing Exclusions) is nice, the USA is one of the only countries to tax its citizens abroad. Every other non-US friend of mine enjoys everything they earn 100% tax free while abroad. Kind...
  22. Jysin

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Wasn't long ago this thread was talking about the mini crash and coins were ~$350 each. Dayum.. nice recovery.
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    Taxes 2016

    I'm legit glad you posted it. I had no idea WTF this was at all and I was trading 2-3 stocks all year in the 6 digit figures buying the lows and selling the highs. I think I should be fine with the 2 losses I had, as the 1st one I never rebought it and the 2nd one was a different stock right...
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    The Fast Food Thread

    Meal of shame today here too. Military base here has a few fast food choices. I was early for work, so dropped in to Taco Bell and ate my normal 3x chicken soft taco supremes add pico. Still felt hungry as fuck, so dropped by Arby's on the way out for 2x beef and cheddars and a large curly fries...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    This was always an annoyance for me. Why was it melee had to bind in cities, while casters could bind relatively wherever the fuck they wanted? In Kunark, I especially remember being required to bind in FV and wiping as far away as Seb. That was a LONG ass trek back. Meanwhile, every caster /...
  26. Jysin

    EQemu - Nagafen's Lair (Reborn)

    For the most part, yes. There's maybe a handful of encounters where it is useful. VT Blob 1 & Blob 2, Fennin Ro, maybe a couple others purely for Rampage reasons. You will need multiple tanks for Rathe Encounter, but youre better off getting 2 - 3 groups together for that encounter for its...
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    EQemu - Nagafen's Lair (Reborn)

    Your 6 man team seems solid. Most of the time, the second tank is redundant... however.. You will need it in PoTime for the Zek dude that FD's with a 30sec stun. Once fully Time geared, your monk might handle the 2nd tank duty, but it is still iffy with no taunt or way to draw aggro off of your...
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    EQemu - Nagafen's Lair (Reborn)

    Your EQ Emu account only provides a common login destination (server select). All of your chars are stored by the host server creator. Nothing is held by EQ Emu aside from your login details.
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    It's not far off. They said many years back that they don't have the original code.
  30. Jysin

    How much income is enough?

    It's the American way, you commie bastard!
  31. Jysin

    Desktop Computers

    Yea, even the phone pic it seems the two couches are entirely different colors. I don't buy into the ambient light argument. You can easily test that by turning the lights off and viewing the monitors in the dark.
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    The Fast Food Thread

    I worked in a Publix Deli in FL back in high school. To this day, they were the best damn sandwiches I have ever had. Plus, working there we rang up normal cuts of meat but loaded it with all the premium stuff like Black Forest Ham, etc. Then we had the massive cheese selection too.. Amazing...
  33. Jysin

    Desktop Computers

    *edit* Are you possibly viewing them at different angles? They are TN panels after all and will color shift from different angles.
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    RIP Judge Wapner

    97 .. god damn that's a good run !
  35. Jysin

    What vehicle do you drive?

    Absolutely! I contract in the Middle East. My off-roading is 80% dunes, 20% rock/gravel. Just got back from a trip this weekend where we got pretty epically rained out. Like you, I am usually the one to pull people out. The 2 times I have ever been stuck in my ~4 years of ownership is while...
  36. Jysin

    Star Wars 1977 unaltered on Blu-Ray ?

    DEFINITION OF PRACTICAL EFFECTS : A practical effect is a special effect produced physically, without computer-generated imagery or other post production techniques. Most agree, the original work was groundbreaking and hold up well considering its age. NO ONE likes the SE version CGI shit show...
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    The Astronomy Thread

    Someone said it's like having a bunch of planets visible the size of Earth's moon. If you had multiple planets reflecting all that sunlight, your view of the stars would be pretty damn poor. Imagine multiple moons in the night sky and how much light it would produce. You'd struggle to have truly...
  38. Jysin

    Passengers (2016)

    One of the glaring plot holes of the movies was Fishburne bullshit "piloted and completed the trip multiple times". I figure a pilot could go to school, train half his life to be commander of one of the most advanced creations man has ever built. You get put in deep freeze, get passengers to...
  39. Jysin

    Doctor Strange (2016)

    Saw it in the theater and wasn't overly impressed. Definitely one of the weaker Marvel films for me. Still leagues ahead of BvS DC crap. Watched this again off torrents this weekend and it was even worse than I remembered it. Will never watch again.
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    Desktop Computers

    Quad channel memory has already been out for YEARS now and Keg is right. It has fuck all impact on real world use. Ram bandwidth is rarely ever the bottleneck in modern systems.