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by Tanj
Fri May 01, 2020 8:31 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Chode, Kevin, Steg, Champs, Cow and others
Replies: 18
Views: 2974

Re: Chode, Kevin, Steg, Champs, Cow and others

And DiMaestro I'm down for a reunion. We can't seem to line up at the same time on irc..
by Tanj
Fri May 01, 2020 8:30 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Chode, Kevin, Steg, Champs, Cow and others
Replies: 18
Views: 2974

Re: Chode, Kevin, Steg, Champs, Cow and others

I was never a prolific poster on the forums here. But yeah any other thread I could flex my join date. But not here.
by Tanj
Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:09 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Chode, Kevin, Steg, Champs, Cow and others
Replies: 18
Views: 2974

Re: Chode, Kevin, Steg, Champs, Cow and others

I had to spend five minutes figuring out what email this account was linked to.
by Tanj
Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:40 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: CPU decoder ring update
Replies: 16
Views: 10671

Re: CPU decoder ring update

Any chance this decoder ring could get new link posted? The techreport.com/cpu/ link just goes to the CPU subpage now. And google still thinks that's the correct page as well. Thanks.
by Tanj
Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:24 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Recommendations on Internet Monitoring Software
Replies: 5
Views: 1333

Standalone appliance types of applications are acceptable. Just trying to get a feel for what people have used. I think that the site blocking is less of a button pusher at the moment than the actual logging. I really don't see the privacy issue as a concern. They are work machines on work time. No ...
by Tanj
Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:53 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Recommendations on Internet Monitoring Software
Replies: 5
Views: 1333

Recommendations on Internet Monitoring Software

The ugly day has arrived. Upper management has come to the conclusion that employees spending all day on Myspace and YouTube does not in fact lead to a productive work environment. They have asked for a briefing on web monitoring solutions and costs. After doing a bit of poking around on this myself...
by Tanj
Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:20 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: Curious how everyone here handles data backups
Replies: 76
Views: 27448

For the DVD backups, if it's REALLY important I'll put it into RAR files split at about 5-50MB each (depending on how big the data set is), and than make 25% PAR2 recovery files for it. Of course, everything is burned to high-quality discs. I have a batch of TDK's Armor Plated discs I use for the a...
by Tanj
Thu Apr 29, 2004 11:50 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Has OCZ gotten better in the past 6-12 months?
Replies: 10
Views: 5902

Well no complaints here. It's running at stock speed just fine. In my book that's all it needs to do.
by Tanj
Sat Apr 17, 2004 8:25 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Has OCZ gotten better in the past 6-12 months?
Replies: 10
Views: 5902

I just bought some OCZ DDR400 from Newegg this past week and am planning on installing it this weekend. I'll let you know if i have any issues.
by Tanj
Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:17 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR at Quakecon
Replies: 17
Views: 7607

I'll be there again Damage. Bring the hat again.
by Tanj
Tue Mar 16, 2004 10:34 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Quakecon 2004
Replies: 0
Views: 890

Quakecon 2004

Quakecon 2004 was announced yesterday. Who all is planning on coming this year? Damage you planning on coming back down to Tejas again this year?
by Tanj
Wed Feb 04, 2004 11:12 am
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: Folding on crappy computers?
Replies: 17
Views: 2356

For low end machines (Pentiums and less) the best point/time ratio is achieved not by processing F@H units but rather G@H units. G@H units do count towards your F@H personal and team stats. Hmm... what about K6-III? I've got a couple of 'em... would I be better off running G@h on those? Not quite s...
by Tanj
Tue Feb 03, 2004 4:09 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR Haiku thread
Replies: 364
Views: 112382

mattsteg likes Bella?
You may be interested
In torrents I have.
by Tanj
Tue Feb 03, 2004 1:51 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: Folding on crappy computers?
Replies: 17
Views: 2356

For low end machines (Pentiums and less) the best point/time ratio is achieved not by processing F@H units but rather G@H units. G@H units do count towards your F@H personal and team stats.
by Tanj
Wed Jan 28, 2004 2:00 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Moron kid destroys G5
Replies: 39
Views: 7154

His first picture of the G5 looks like one of the stock pictures that is floating around the web shortly after the G5 was released. I'm willing to bet he bought a G5 case from ebay and did the conversion. The tone of the whole article is Troll bait. I haven't seen any empty G5 cases on Ebay yet. I'...
by Tanj
Wed Jan 28, 2004 12:16 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Moron kid destroys G5
Replies: 39
Views: 7154

His first picture of the G5 looks like one of the stock pictures that is floating around the web shortly after the G5 was released. I'm willing to bet he bought a G5 case from ebay and did the conversion. The tone of the whole article is Troll bait.
by Tanj
Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:07 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Post your desk!
Replies: 222
Views: 83505

mac_h8r1 wrote:
http://www.smrt.us/Pics/Apt%202003-02-20/MVC-353X.JPG

Tanj, I think the most amusing part of that is that you neatly routed your LAN cables around the CD wallpaper.


Actually that is my roomates room. We get along quite well.
by Tanj
Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:53 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Post your desk!
Replies: 222
Views: 83505

Nikto wrote:
Everyone who loves their Aeron say YAY! :D


/me hugs his.

I wouldn't give it up for anything. My father is a convert as well. My mother and I ended up buying him one two birthdays in a row as the first ultimatly migrated to his work which meant he needed a new one at home.
by Tanj
Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:45 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Post your desk!
Replies: 222
Views: 83505

dolemitecomputers wrote:
Damn Tanj how do you find anything in that mess? :D


Well considering I placed most of that stuff where it now lays I tend to remember where I put things. The real problem is always finding things after I clean.
by Tanj
Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:39 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Post your desk!
Replies: 222
Views: 83505

Mine's as bad as Tanj, but an even larger area. I won't post pics, cause everyone will make fun of my piles'o'hardware. :( *looks around* I really got to clean this sty, bbl. :lol: You obviously have never seen the pics of my room and apt. :lol: http://www.smrt.us/Pics/Room%202003-02-20/ http://www...
by Tanj
Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:27 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Post your desk!
Replies: 222
Views: 83505

I think my pics say all there is to say...

http://www.smrt.us/Pics/RoomDesktop2003-12-01/MVC-496X.JPG http://www.smrt.us/Pics/RoomDesktop2003-12-01/MVC-497X.JPG http://www.smrt.us/Pics/RoomDesktop2003-12-01/MVC-498X.JPG http://www.smrt.us/Pics/RoomDesktop2003-12-01/MVC-499X.JPG
by Tanj
Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:51 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Subaru '04 WRX Raffle
Replies: 13
Views: 1977

danazar wrote:
Well, I'd be interested in buying a ticket if I could... apparently the only way to get one now is in person?


How did you come to that conclusion?

Click on the WRX Raffle link and it will take you through a shopping cart and checkout for the raffle ticket.
by Tanj
Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:48 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Subaru '04 WRX Raffle
Replies: 13
Views: 1977

Subaru '04 WRX Raffle

I'm willing to bet that a few of you are car enthusiasts as well as computer enthusiasts. I just wanted to pass along a raffle for a brand new '04 WRX. Link to the raffle: http://www.wrxstiparts.com/ I found this through the forums at http://www.nasioc.com which I've been reading for 2+ years. It ap...
by Tanj
Tue Jul 08, 2003 1:37 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: how do you guys get folding stats in your sig?
Replies: 16
Views: 2926

Just thought I would chime in with some of the Liquid Ninja info.

http://www.liquidninjas.net/bbs/showthr ... eadid=2390
by Tanj
Tue Jul 08, 2003 10:19 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: dag nabbit!
Replies: 7
Views: 2171

by Tanj
Wed Dec 18, 2002 11:21 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: Drive light stays on, k7s5a won't recognize WD 30GB
Replies: 8
Views: 2597

This may sound foolish but make sure the jumpers on the HD are setup correctly. Western Digital Drives have four (4) possible jumper settings, master only, master with slave, slave, or cable select. Failure to have the correct jumper set on a WD will normally cause the drive to be completly undetect...
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