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by Dr. Evil
Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:58 am
Forum: Echo Vale
Topic: DAC+Amp Suggestion
Replies: 44
Views: 12460

Re: DAC+Amp Suggestion

I wish I was down that way. It would be great to try it out first hand. EDIT: Ooooor, rather why not meet up at the BBQ? I'm not in need of it now. I can wait. We could do listening party. Goes great with the beer! It would help pick out headphones, too! The cans I have now are easy to drive. BUT, ...
by Dr. Evil
Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:00 am
Forum: Echo Vale
Topic: DAC+Amp Suggestion
Replies: 44
Views: 12460

Re: DAC+Amp Suggestion

I think I've settled on the Jotunheim Multibit. I thought it over and if it has every feature I'd ever realistically want then it might be the last one I buy, or at least for a looooong while. So while spendy it may be a better value in that I only buy one. I'm late to the party but I'm in a unique...
by Dr. Evil
Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:53 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: The Guild Wars 2 performance mystery deepens.
Replies: 36
Views: 17682

Re: The Guild Wars 2 performance mystery deepens.

So while I've quit cold turkey for the last four months I have thousands of hours of GW2 playtime under my belt. A few things to keep in mind: 1. Unless your GPU is a potato, GW2 is going to be CPU-bound. 2. GW2 has no multi-threading to speak of, so single thread performance is basically a direct d...
by Dr. Evil
Tue Feb 17, 2015 3:07 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Gun prOn!
Replies: 3467
Views: 641222

Re: Gun prOn!

much; that's why he upgraded so quickly. I'd tested his new one out before or I wouldn't have jumped on it. I'd also shot his old one and you're right about the trigger; it sucked. Reset was way far forward, pull sucked, gritty, etc. It's why I hadn't bought one. It's weird that they messed that up...
by Dr. Evil
Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:45 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Gun prOn!
Replies: 3467
Views: 641222

Re: Gun prOn!

There are a variety of necked-down cartridges based on .308: You mentioned the .243, there's also .260 Remington and 7mm-08. Unless you're hunting something that can't be definitively brought down by a .243 I would probably just stick with that caliber, as you'll probably have a much easier time fin...
by Dr. Evil
Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:50 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Disney Infinity
Replies: 8
Views: 1766

Re: Disney Infinity

I have Infinity as well as all of the Skylanders games, as my daughter and I enjoy playing video games together. Since everyone tends to assume that Infinity is "Disney's Skylanders rip-off" I'll comment on both. The concept of the Skylanders games doesn't change much from game to game, bu...
by Dr. Evil
Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:25 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Gun prOn!
Replies: 3467
Views: 641222

Re: Gun prOn!

How do you manage to not have it print in jeans or slack pockets? I tried with a friends Taurus 7 something (little 380) and you could see EXACTLY what it was in my slacks, and it wasn't exactly a subtle bulge in the jeans either. My cargo shorts it was fine in, but other than that... Pocket carry ...
by Dr. Evil
Sat Aug 24, 2013 12:01 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Choosing a new rifle.
Replies: 64
Views: 15465

Re: Choosing a new rifle.

There are definitely some good rifles on the list linked above. As keltor mentioned, I tend to lean towards a .30-30 for a woods/brush deer gun; something like a Marlin 336 handles well in the woods and the caliber has taken plenty of deer. A 170 grain flatpoint is hardly high-tech but it will do th...
by Dr. Evil
Sat May 25, 2013 9:24 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Gun prOn!
Replies: 3467
Views: 641222

Re: Gun prOn!

That might have been true once, but the difference in reliability between a quality revolver and a quality semi-auto pistol approaches zero these days. I still prefer a revolver vs. a semi-auto as a trail/hunting/survival gun for simplicity's sake, but it really is just down to a matter of taste an...
by Dr. Evil
Sat May 25, 2013 10:16 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Gun prOn!
Replies: 3467
Views: 641222

Re: Gun prOn!

2300 fps out of a revolver? I'd say that one is well past the edge of insanity. It's actually not as bad as I expected. The compensator helps a lot and the gun weighs 4.5 pounds which obviously helps as well. Worse than the recoil is the sound level: The first time I shot it was outdoors and I fire...
by Dr. Evil
Fri May 24, 2013 7:25 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Gun prOn!
Replies: 3467
Views: 641222

Re: Gun prOn!

I recently acquired a 460XVR with an 8 3/8" compensated barrel and it's on the edge of insanity even with the comp and the sheer weight of the gun. I know that 460 > 454 Casull but I still wouldn't want to shoot 454 Casull out of such a (relatively) light gun. On top of that I really question h...
by Dr. Evil
Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:06 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Gun prOn!
Replies: 3467
Views: 641222

Re: Gun prOn!

Omniman wrote:
I just purchased a model 1911 .45 replica and I noticed .45 ammo seems to be semi rare in my area. Anyone have any recommendations on bulk ammo places online?


http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.45_ACP
by Dr. Evil
Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:59 pm
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: LED TV or 27" IPS monitor?
Replies: 17
Views: 17260

Re: LED TV or 27" IPS monitor?

But the resolution is limited to only 1080. If one is interested in IPS panel, then he can get 1440 resolution with 27' IPS monitor. I concur, and to completely illustrate what that means it's important to quote both the horizontal and vertical resolution and compute the number of pixels: 1920 x 10...
by Dr. Evil
Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:38 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Borderlands 2 pre-order - combine to buy 4-packs?
Replies: 35
Views: 10316

Re: Borderlands 2 pre-order - combine to buy 4-packs?

PM'ed you to request Paypal info.
by Dr. Evil
Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:54 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Borderlands 2 pre-order - combine to buy 4-packs?
Replies: 35
Views: 10316

Re: Borderlands 2 pre-order - combine to buy 4-packs?

So, uhh, are there still two copies left? Because I want one. :D
by Dr. Evil
Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:29 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Gun prOn!
Replies: 3467
Views: 641222

Re: Gun prOn!

no51, I assume you're shooting 9mm? You didn't say but between the 124gr and the pictures of the rounds I'm not sure what else it could be. I started with Berry's as well but you should look into Precision Delta or Montana Gold bullets also. They're FMJ so they don't have the velocity limitations of...
by Dr. Evil
Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:41 am
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: ASUS P8P67 PRO adding RAID gives BSOD
Replies: 4
Views: 4581

Re: ASUS P8P67 PRO adding RAID gives BSOD

I used the following method successfully on my current install. I suggest trying it first because it's considerably less involved than moving drive connections around inside your machine: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975453 The instructions describe a slightly different issue (apparently the inst...
by Dr. Evil
Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:37 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Frighteningly large hornets in my yard
Replies: 48
Views: 10321

Re: Frighteningly large hornets in my yard

They are called (fittingly enough) Cicada Killers. They're solitary wasps that paralyze cicadas, fly them back to their underground nests and lay eggs on them. You can imagine what happens to the cicada after the egg hatches. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_cicada_killer They put on a brave fac...
by Dr. Evil
Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:04 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: Receive Side Scaling - latency hazard?
Replies: 19
Views: 27025

Re: Receive Side Scaling - latency hazard?

Receive Side Scaling helps in situations where enough data is flowing through a NIC that a single CPU core is unable to deal with the task of getting the data off the NIC. You have to be pushing some pretty serious amounts of data in order for this to happen, typically near the limit of a 1Gb NIC or...
by Dr. Evil
Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:54 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Heavy .44Mag +P+ Buffalo Bore
Replies: 45
Views: 15508

Re: Heavy .44Mag +P+ Buffalo Bore

I don't have any experience with this ammo, but I found a couple of interesting facts online. One, the manufacturer's web site gives a list of compatible handguns, but the qualifying factor isn't the build quality of the gun but the fact that compatible handguns "have the cylinder length to han...
by Dr. Evil
Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:05 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Gun prOn!
Replies: 3467
Views: 641222

Re: Gun prOn!

Been lurking in and enjoying this thread for a while now, figured I'd weigh in on the reloading thing. I picked up a Hornady Lock 'n' Load AP late last year and have been having a lot of fun with it. It's my first reloading press, and though it's a progressive I found it relatively easy to set up. T...
by Dr. Evil
Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:38 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Bioshock 2 Steam 4-pack Thread
Replies: 37
Views: 7154

Re: Bioshock 2 Steam 4-pack Thread

I'll take the fourth copy if it's still available. I don't have 250 posts, but I'm pretty sure Damage will vouch for me. :wink:

Let me know.
by Dr. Evil
Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:27 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Left 4 Dead 2 Four Pack? (All sold!)
Replies: 7
Views: 2169

Re: Left 4 Dead 2 Four Pack? (Have 1 game left)

If you still have one left I'll take it. PM me and let me know.
by Dr. Evil
Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:07 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: PSA: Metroid Prime Trilogy for Wii Out Today!
Replies: 17
Views: 2276

Re: PSA: Metroid Prime Trilogy for Wii Out Today!

Echoes is easily one of my favorite games of all time. It's a game that demands an unusual amount of... devotion isn't the right word, but I'll use it anyway. Basically, the game world is so huge that if you put the game down for a week and try to come back to it you'll probably be completely lost. ...
by Dr. Evil
Tue May 13, 2008 1:19 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Why did so many 90s genres die?
Replies: 54
Views: 3721

Re: Why did so many 90s genres die?

What happened to adventure games? CRAP LIKE MYST. A string of unexciting over-clever derivatives soured the memory of the genre, so that most any developer now is far too scared of following Myst's boom-then-slow-death business model. Actually, OMM figured out what happened to adventure games: http...
by Dr. Evil
Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:37 pm
Forum: Apple Sanctuary
Topic: Mac Mini Windows keyboard mapping question
Replies: 2
Views: 2260

Wow, I feel stupid now. I could have SWORN that I tried that key combo without success before moving onto all sorts of exotic modifier key combinations. Lo and behold I tried it again and it worked like a charm. Clearly I need more sleep. Thanks for the help.
by Dr. Evil
Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:58 pm
Forum: Apple Sanctuary
Topic: Mac Mini Windows keyboard mapping question
Replies: 2
Views: 2260

Mac Mini Windows keyboard mapping question

I recently acquired a Mac Mini and I've been enjoying playing with it. I have a KVM hooked up so I can use a single keyboard and mouse, and I'm using a Windows keyboard. Sometimes I use the remote desktop client to connect to a Windows machine, and one thing I noticed is that certain keys (F9 for ex...
by Dr. Evil
Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:03 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: What is up with Dr_Evil?
Replies: 11
Views: 3400

Hey, blade servers with eight Xeon cores don't burn themselves in, y'know...

I can promise two things:

1. The boost in production will be short-lived

2. But it will be fun while it lasts. :wink:
by Dr. Evil
Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:36 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Bioshock after-thoguhts *spoilers*
Replies: 32
Views: 9965

Just finished the game off for the first time on medium, rescuing all little sisters, and all I can say is wow. I was a huge SS2 fan, and read all sorts of pre-release press on Bioshock, which for a lot of games is a good way to find yourself let down by the final product. But this game blew me away...
by Dr. Evil
Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:10 pm
Forum: TR Distributed Computing Effort
Topic: Dr. Evil, I'm coming for you
Replies: 57
Views: 22076

Damage wrote:
He says the Xeons alone are turning in 1167 points every 24 hours.


Actually, I said the Xeons alone are turning in 1167 points every TEN hours. It's a little crazy watching the SMP client tick off percentage points every six minutes, but I'm coping. :wink:
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