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At my age "late" means something totally different.

That was fun, thanks all!

Thank you to the organizers of the 96 Hr Sprint. I enjoyed the event, and it is always good to see everyone push their PPD!

Good to see more members have joined the fun! I'm not "all in" for this event .... already posted over 2.5 Billion this month for the Team Three (3) UPS units are down, sigh - I'm sure the over a dozen power interruptions during the "Great Northeaster Storm of 2026" did not Help .......... eventually I shutdown all rigs & turned off all the breakers to any major appliance other than heating system - in hopes of preventing surge damage. Still, we made out so much better than many families who lost power for Hours - some even lost power for DAYs! It could just be the batteries are too old? Two (2) of my CyberPower 1350 Watt rack UPS units (PR1500LCDRT2U) failed to keep a PC running even for 1 seconds (while idle in Windows), though the batteries are indicated as "good / fully charged" in the display, aka "no battery error symbol". One of these 1350 W UPS units has a "bad fan" (only fan in unit) that is trying to intimate the sound of a blender .... pulled fan it has a failed bearing. ---> Does anyone know a good place (in US) to buy replacement fans for CyberPower UPS units? --->>>> (fan is) 80mm sq x 25mm thick two wire 0.34A 12VDC (T&T 8025HH12F ND1) I just replaced the batteries in my oldest CyberPower 1500 Watt rack UPS & that unit indicated the battery had failed. Voltage testing confirmed bad batteries; after I pulled the battery pack & tested individual batteries ...... 6+ years old? unit, so ........ The cherry on top: two (2) 900 Watt UPS units also have failed to keep an idling PC running for even 1 second. So, I pulled one of my Folding Rigs down; to keep the misses happy with her PC, as she worked from home post Nor'easter. Since "OEM CyberPower battery Packs" have gotten way out of hand $$$$ (it was $244 for the 1500W UPS) I am thinking of buying generic 12V batteries & rebuilding myself. --->>> Any suggestions for brand of batteries or where to get "fresh" sealed 12V batteries, would be helpful. Speaking of insane prices: the (2) 1500W brick UPS I bought a couple of years ago ($500.00 each) are now just over $700.00 .................... what is up with that, copper & lead prices are way down from a few years ago?

I see a few people have some Rigs running. Wondering if others are just late for the Start? TIME 2 Crank them up for the contest; if you haven't already

Hey guys, So we've owned this site for over a year now. Not once have myself or Labrat asked for any donations. Nor do we have any plans to, this was our purchase, our decision to keep this site alive. That said, a close buddy of mine, a Youtuber who is EXTREMELY wholesome and super fun to be around is having some issues in the making babies department. He's already put out some content for our site here, and he's planning on more (since we donated an entire AM5 system to him recently LOL). If you guys wouldn't mind, if you could at least click the link, and read his story at minimum. MAYBE consider shooting them a donation? As you saw, I never ever ask for donations for something for us personally here at EHW. That's not my style. We can make stuff work here even without a budget. But EctorPlays, he REALLY needs community help to make his dream of parenthood happen. Please please please and thank you! Even just clicking it, reading it, and maybe spreading his story around the internet wherever you deem appropriate. ANY sort of exposure or donations helps. Thank you for your time! ~pio Donate to Made With Love and a Little Bit of Science - Our IVF Journey, organized by Kassidy Cabral WWW.GOFUNDME.COM For the past six years, my husband and I have walked through … Kassidy Cabral needs your support for Made With Love and a Little Bit of Science - Our IVF Journey

Due to the nature of our forum here, and the already existant rules, I've gone ahead and removed the 18+ requirement for registration for new members. This should allow teens to join into the site (I set it to 13+ to continue following appropriate US laws). Being an adult is never a requirement to be involved in tech communities. Let's face it, we ALL probably started much younger than 18 over at other forums years ago. I hope you all give any of our new members a nice warm welcome! Thank you, ~Management

It's underneath the m.2 heatsink. Not sure why you'd need to though, these boards just use simple software BIOS flashing.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/discord-is-rolling-out-facial-scanning-and-id-checks-in-march-for-everyone-who-doesnt-want-to-be-locked-into-a-teen-appropriate-experience/ I don't even really know what to say here. Rumors all over the internet put this as not a good announcement. Personally, I have pulled ALL of my payments to Discord, including my Nitro and all server boosts I had put out for 2 different communities. This is a me decision because I feel like this is the start to something really bad from Discord. There's talks of alternatives popping up all over social media, but I guess we'll see where this heads from here. Rumor has it, all apps and sites are going to be required to do this in the future. I don't know about you guys, but I personally support the user's right to their personal data. I don't think facial scans, or ID requirements are the correct answer to the current ongoing issues.

These requirements are never about caring about the kids. That is a lie they will continue to use to pull at the heartstrings of the gullible. This is just another move to lock down on what little animosity is left when being online and it will keep getting rolled out to more and more programs as the new norm. As usual the people will accept it because they are idiots and don't care about the ramifications long term. edit: typos

Thanks bud, and thank you too for all you've done in the past! Family is always more important, and I'm glad you made the right choice. Take care

Sounds a lot like what I'm dealing with, lol. Michele and I got sick last month with the flu or something nasty, and it lasted about a week. On top of that Michele had major neck surgery. Then last week I got sick again with something nasty but different because this one had a sore throat and hacking cough that wouldn't let me sleep. That lasted about 5 or so days then went away just in time for my back to seize up (I blame these weather spikes). Finally getting over that, and now I have contractors working on some projects in the yard. The problem is these contractors turned out to be incompetent imbeciles. And now Michele is sick with the hacking cough thing I had last week. I just want to get some sleep.

I answered phones for Comcast (Xfinity) for a couple years, so here's an industry secret that they probably don't want everyone to know. (I never signed an NDA.) If you are calling to reduce your bill, do not talk to billing. Their job is to explain the price of the bill you have. If you want to reduce the price, they will drop you to a lower tier and tell you everything that you'll lose as a result, in an effort to resell the higher tier. They might also offer a 'deal' if you are adding additional service, which will equate to more services for the same amount of money you are calling to complain about. The department you want to talk to is cancellation. If you are about to cancel your service, why certainly, they are happy to give you that same deal that was rolling off in an effort to keep you as a customer. Sometimes when I talk to cancellation, I get a customer service agent who is bad at their job. Their job is to keep me as a customer, but if they don't like the tone of my voice, are relatively new, or don't feel like hassling they will just cancel the service. For example I've had them try to sell me cellphone service, when I said no they were ready to cancel service rather than save me as a customer. If they do that, I set the cancellation date out a few days, then call in and cancel the appointment. The appointment cancellation is all done through the automated system now, it doesn't require talking to anyone. Back when I used to talk to people, I'd just tell them I couldn't get the new provider out until next week. After the appointment is cancelled, I'll call in to cancel service again, claiming I just needed to reschedule it. That agent will usually try harder to save me as a customer. I've also had comcast call me while I had the disconnect appointment open, so it can be advantageous to set the date out 4-5 days and wait a day or two before calling to cancel the appointment. Just make sure to mark the cancellation date in your phone as a reminder to call in again. Because for a techie, losing internet is worse than death!

Some cheap upgrades in the face of everything else about this hobby becoming expensive: Back in October, I swapped out the Ryzen 5 5600G for a Ryzen 7 5700G. The used prices for the two CPUs were so close, so I just went ahead and did it because I could. The flip ultimately cost me just under $20 after reselling the 5600G. Tonight, I upgraded the NIC with a Realtek 2.5 GbE adapter that replaced the Wi-Fi card. The RJ-45 end fit neatly into the COM port cutout on the back of the case. This upgrade process wasn't without its pitfalls though. Before I could get to that, I upgraded the desktop switch that connects to both my desktop and NVR from the ubiquitous TP-Link TL-SG105 to a D-Link DMS-105. I got the D-Link for a steal at $34 direct from D-Link as a factory refurb. It was by far the best price I saw for a 2.5 GbE 5-port switch that doesn't feel like a cheap piece of junk, and the separate blue status LEDs to indicate a 2.5 Gbps connection won't leave anyone guessing or needing a legend. At first, I went with an M.2 2280 adapter with an Intel I226-V chipset that I put in the second PCIe x4 slot on the back of the ASRock motherboard. It flat out refused to acknowledge the Cat 6 Ethernet cable I previously had plugged in to the Realtek gigabit NIC on the motherboard, so I switched it with an old 15' Cat 5 cable from 2000 that I still keep around for testing purposes. That cable worked, but the I226-V did not want to negotiate a connection faster than 100 Mbps, which I can't complain too much about because it was only officially rated for Cat 5 10/100. Then I swapped to the Cat 6 cable that was plugged in my printer and while that worked, the I226-V still refused to connect faster than 100 Mbps. The onboard NIC on the other hand took any of those cables at 1 Gbps, slim or standard jacket, Cat 5 or 6. After reading about all the continued issues that people have had with the I225-V and I226-V (which is interesting because my desktop motherboard has the I225-V and it connected at 2.5 Gbps without a hitch), I decided I wasn't going to waste any more effort on this NIC that doesn't even think a Cat 6 cable is a cable. I went with an M.2 2230 adapter using the Realtek RTL8125 chipset in the Wi-Fi slot instead. I never used Wi-Fi on this anyway. On Amazon, there's a few sellers peddling M.2 2230 adapters with the Realtek RTL8111 chipset and claiming they're 2.5 GbE capable. Liars. Those are all gigabit-only, and thankfully Realtek's chipset naming makes that pretty obvious. This is the one I got with the Realtek RTL8125B chipset: Amazon.com WWW.AMAZON.COM So anyway, it worked. Other thoughts: How times change. I'm glad I got my SSD for this build back when I did. I got the 3.84 TB Samsung PM863a for $159 in February 2024. It now goes for $350 on eBay. This DeskMini started its role as an NVR in May 2024. I now have 7 cameras recording to the SSD, with 5 of 7 recording in 4K, and the other 2 recording in 2K, all at 15 FPS. I've set Blue Iris to record continuous video for 14 days, which occupies about 3.1 TB. CPU usage typically stays at 3-5% on the 5700G. It was slightly higher on the 5600G, maybe 6-7%. Relative to how I use it, this is the most overkill system I've ever built, and I still think it's an awesome little wonder. To me, there was never any other way I was going to run surveillance cameras, long before the general public woke up to how shitty Ring (and cloud storage video recording in general) is after that Super Bowl ad.

Spending a lot of money on UPSes and UPS batteries is something that bothers me because the system isn't that sophisticated. The last four UPS units I bought including two rackmounts were used and I got them for cheap. I also never buy OEM UPS batteries because it's all AGM sealed lead-acid. They're not as complicated as lithium-ion. A 4-pack of replacement 7.5Ah batteries for my CyberPower OR1500LCDRT2U cost me $68 in 2024 and the same listing is $73 now. I bought the OR1500LCDRT2U unit used for $120 and it was in excellent condition aside from the batteries needing replacement. That's less than $200 total for hardware that performs just as good as new from the manufacturer (currently $546), and provides 3+ hours of network uptime in the event of a power outage either way.

That's @tictoc long-time folder I think

I read Power Station are now the best ups. Since most new unit use lifepo4 less fire risk and ways more reliable. Also ways more power output over 2000w. Can probably fit a pc fan and cut the wire not sure about it. Ups battery may show good because of voltage but can be sulfated pretty bad and voltage drop to nothing on a low load.

I'm wondering if it is a "dead"/ does Not POST issue .... that is the only good reason I know to flash directly to the BIOS chip ............... because anyone else who needed to flash the chip for serious OC customization would not need to ask where the chip was.

We all late no worry

* I forgot about this. In...late.

Just fired up everything i have! Sorry. Night made me think i was good to start it this morning. ARC B50 PRO VEGA FRONTIER 16GB HBM 1070 EVGA SAPPHIRE 9070xt nitro + Will probably break 10-12m if the city don't shutdown because of the vega

I like that coffee mug @CoolGTX

Yea I just mixed up the start date. Should show up on the board shortly.

Someone throw a log in the fire for me. I'm getting my hardware out of storage tomorrow and won't have anything running for at least the first 24 hours.

In

I use Amazon fire tablets. Kindle app is already on them and they show as a device to send to from my library on Amazon site. Also, I have FBReader installed on them and use it for epub format mostly loaded on a micro SD card. A really simple to use ebook converter I found that's easier than calibre is Hamster free e-book converter. Just drag a file into the open program, select the format to convert to, and it creates a file in the new format. With the fire connected to the comp via USB, I can even send the new file to the books folder on the SD card I use for the FBReader library. All hail Torrents!

There's a reddit post where a discord associate says that not every account will be subject to ID/facial recognition, because they already have a ton of data and may determine that someone is over that age based on their data. I'd guess people who had accounts at the start of discord won't be harassed about it. I still think it's bad. Discord has already had a data breach, any anything that requires government issued ID's or people to turn on their web cam is going to end badly. I knew when discord was the subject of classified material leaks that it was going to face a lot of pressure. Identifying users is just the start. Remember, Discord app keeps tabs on other programs that are running. The web browser is better because of that. Using ublock to block the nitro advertisements is just a bonus. I think the proper response is to teach kids not to tell strangers on the internet who they are, and the dangers and potential red flags of grooming. That's what my generation did. If discord had an option to report and it turned that information over to law enforcement, that would be the best choice. I'd have no problems with my computer submitting logs if I report someone. That's a potential way around end to end encryption. Oh well. IRC, AIM, Ventrilo, Teamspeak, Skype, Dolby Axon, and Discord. Every one of these started as a great product. Most of them got worse over time. Discord peaked before Nitro was introduced, once they started putting ads in I knew it's days were numbered. Skype would have stood the test of time if they hadn't bloated it with advertisements. There will be others in the future. I just have to tell my friends what to migrate to. I think messaging, + voice + screen share are the gold standard. Static servers with various channels were just a bonus. The next mainstream app will probably have them all.

Also - please excuse my absentmindedness lately (IE: Me getting the postbit thing wrong). We've got illness going through the house right now, I've got a family emergency going on with elderly family members, and on top of all that...........I'm trying to rennovate a house I bought for cheap, and move.......PLUS we're going to be moving the website. My mind is VERY scattered right now.

My Kindles will never talk to the internet. I refuse to update them and lose the ability to sideload books.

I noticed today that hertz9753 is about to pass my wife, Patsy. In case you do not know, Mike Hertz was a man that some of us had the priveledge of his kindness making an impact on our lives. It made me think about how the folding community will always be about folding@home and that a lot of us, and our families, were brought into this movement with us. I've been absent due to my hobbies taking a back seat to my direct family is the way to summarize it best. Many of us have moved on. But, to those who read this, no matter who you are, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you have ever done for this community no matter what forum your ties are with. Shameless plug for Philistine fudge to see if anyone still talks to him because my wife misses her Peppermint Patsy Fudge. Clearly what @Bastiaan_NLdid for this event was beyond crazy, and you know what, we love this man for it! Don't be bashful, sir, that was NOT cheap! Incredible!!!

I've purchased running vehicles for less than this handful of RAM... Both 48GB kits. Dominators are 7200CL36, Manta XFinity is an 8000CL38 CUDIMM kit.

You better create a Tutorial