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Power tool brand to buy for general stuff?

Bosch, cordless, re-manufactured from CPO outlet.
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- Post #7
- Sep 19, 2018
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
Will these two different Corsair sticks run together on my PC?

No. just no. For multiple reasons. The least of which (even if they are compatable) is a single stick won't run in dual channel. You're wasting your money - donate it to charity and you life will be better off!
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- Post #8
- Sep 15, 2018
- Forum: Memory and Storage
Dual Boot issues

When you install any OS the install program writes a small piece of code to the first sector (the boot sector) of the drive that is set as the boot drive in the bios. From then on, whenever the computer starts up, that small piece of code is loaded into memory and runs. That code tell the...
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- Post #2
- Sep 7, 2018
- Forum: Windows
[Serious] How is the retired life?

1. How long have you retired? (mention age if you want) I'm 72 and have been retired for 30 years. 2. WTF do you do all day? You active or inactive? Do you wish it were the other way? I'd have to say, for being 72 years old, I'm very active. My favorite thing to do is to get up, have my...
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- Post #23
- Sep 6, 2018
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
Error: cyclic redundancy check failed

A cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is an error-detecting code commonly used in digital networks and storage devices to detect accidental changes to raw data. Blocks of data entering these systems get a short check value attached, based on the remainder of a polynomial division of their contents. On...
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- Post #9
- Sep 5, 2018
- Forum: Memory and Storage
How much software/apps do you buy or do you just use the free versions of software/apps ?

For apps, it's usually the free version unless there's something I want/need in the paid version.
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- Post #8
- Sep 5, 2018
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
Is anyone else over the trump maelstorm?

The depth of thought in Trump's policies is about equivalent to a bumper sticker..
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- Post #5
- Aug 31, 2018
- Forum: Politics and News
Question about pouring a small concrete pad.

Whatever. Rebar is a waste. 50 years ago my dad put in a slab for a pool in the backyard where we were living. 25 x 25 feet and 12 inches thick with 2 layers of 1/2" rebar. (A cement contractor friend owed him a favor.). That house has been sold 4 times since then, no one has put up a pool and...
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- Post #12
- Aug 24, 2018
- Forum: Home and Garden
Question about pouring a small concrete pad.

1.) Stop screwing around with halfast repairs and pour the pad you need. 2.) Rebar in a 2" strip of concrete?????
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- Post #10
- Aug 24, 2018
- Forum: Home and Garden
Question about pouring a small concrete pad.

Why?
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- Post #7
- Aug 23, 2018
- Forum: Home and Garden
I still don't understand static pressure vs air flow fans

The curve that describes a fans performance is called a P-Q curve. Here the best description of P-Q curve in the interwebs. Read it and you'll know all you need to know. Personally, I'd never buy a fan if the manufacturer doesn't supply a P-Q curve for it. As for the distinction of high...
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- Post #5
- Aug 23, 2018
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
Question about pouring a small concrete pad.

You're thinking about putting it in. Think about taking it out. To remove a 2-4" thick pad with rebar in it you'r need a jackhammer and a backhoe. Frame it up and pour, that's all you need to do. You could even just buy two premade AC condenser pads and stake them to the ground.
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- Post #5
- Aug 23, 2018
- Forum: Home and Garden
changing CMOS battery

After you replace the battery, check the voltage of the old one to verify that it was the problem.
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- Post #5
- Aug 20, 2018
- Forum: Motherboards
What is a BQ Fee?

Second to last from the bottom here - https://www.tabc.state.tx.us/licensing/files/Fee-Chart.pdf
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- Post #6
- Aug 18, 2018
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
Safest way to fix "no bootable device found insert boot disk and press any key"

Background: When you install any OS the install program writes a small piece of code to the first sector (the boot sector) of the drive that is set as the boot drive in the bios. From then on, whenever the computer starts up, that small piece of code is loaded into memory and runs. That code...
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- Post #3
- Aug 18, 2018
- Forum: Windows

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