In view of Krunchin's win of the last thread, so here we go ----

Another run of this popular past-time.

Simple rules.




•Post in this thread, anything with legible words.

•Stay within the message board rules.

•Empty posts are invalid towards winning.

•You must wait for someone else to post before you can post again, any and all multiple posts are invalid towards winning.

•Have FUN.



Rules Subject to change at moderators discretion without notice

The winner will be the last person that posted, when I have time to check the thread, after one of these events:




•A specific date and/or time occurs

•A specific number of posts have been made

•I get tired of y'all nagging me who is the winner :)

•An event I have chosen occurs (doesn't occur).



Sorry there are no physical prizes, only the satisfaction you played and won and you name added into the winners list. :)

Thanks to Keith for the win and asking for me to run this game.

Scorecard Recap of WINNERS of games.

•1 for Daniel Michel

•4 for swiftmallard

•5 for Krunchin-Keith

•2 for Bymark

•6 for John Clark

•1 for Dune Finkleberry

•5 for Mikey

•1 for Ageless

•5 for RandyC

•1 for Alijay

•2 for GasGiant

•1 for DogBytes aka DP (RIP) < Honorary Win

•1 for Cori
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Go away, I was asleep

Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

so here we go ----

so here we go ----

And there he went!

WINNING!!!

Happy Birthday to me! Somewhere north of 50, but I'm not saying how much. Definitely too young for SS.

WINNING!!!

Happy Birthday to me! Somewhere north of 50, but I'm not saying how much. Definitely too young for SS.

WINNING!!!

Happy Birthday to me! Somewhere north of 50, but I'm not saying how much. Definitely too young for SS.

WINNING!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

Happy Birthday to me! Somewhere north of 50, but I'm not saying how much. Definitely too young for SS.

WINNING!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

Thanks, oldest daughter (and S.O.) bought me a Blue Ray burner. If I take it back for trade-in and slap down another $20, I can upgrade to a dual layer Blue Ray burner. Right now, the cost of single-layer Blue Ray blanks is too high, much less getting the even more expensive dual layer ones. I'll just keep the one I got.

Also, I promised my wife I would not re-convert the videos I converted from VHS to DVD up to the next higher format (Blue Ray). So I guess I keep the DVDs and move on from here only with new movies. However, now I can start buying Blue Ray movies and make copies of them (for backup purposes of course).

WINNING!!!

Nearly a 24 hour win, and ...
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Go away, I was asleep

Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Nearly a 24 hour win, and ...

Nearly a 24 hour win, and ...

Ooops!

Another 22 hour win

BUMP
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Rain at last! Now it's my turn to win.

Rain at last! Now it's my turn to win.

Rain at last! Now it's my turn to win.

NO...no more rain!!! We had 5 months of rain in just one week a couple of weeks ago! I got over 7 inches of rain in my deck mounted rain gauge in just 2 days! That was from TS Lee that followed me up from New Orleans.

It is nice and cool here, in the 50'sF and not getting out of the low 70's today! Then a short stretch of mid 70's for highs then back down in the 60's for next weekend! WOO HOO!! That makes me WINNING!!!

Sun forecast for tomorrow, and nearly time for bed and a 22 hour win?
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Sun forecast for tomorrow, and nearly time for bed and a 22 hour win?

Sun forecast for tomorrow, and nearly time for bed and a 22 hour win?

Well, it's morning (or is that mourning?) and the rain is here and the temps are in the low 60sF.

But in spite of all that, I am...

WINNING!!!

So!

Where's the milk on this sunny day?
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

So!

Where's the milk on this sunny day?

So!

Where's the milk on this sunny day?

There I was playing with my cat-o-nine-tails, and making sure the lead tip on each tail was intact, so I can ...
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

There I was playing with my cat-o-nine-tails, and making sure the lead tip on each tail was intact, so I can ...

There I was playing with my cat-o-nine-tails, and making sure the lead tip on each tail was intact, so I can ...

Hmmm. Cats like milk.

WINNING!!!

Anybody seen my strides?
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Finally Friday!

WINNING!!!

Anybody seen my strides?

Has anyone seen my strides?
If not, I need underpants that are wide.
I got that way as a result of rest and beer.
But I don't kare a jot, and I am here!
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Has anyone seen my strides?
If not, I need underpants that are wide.
I got that way as a result of rest and beer.
But I don't kare a jot, and I am here!

Has anyone seen my strides?
If not, I need underpants that are wide.
I got that way as a result of rest and beer.
But I don't kare a jot, and I am here!

Sounds like it's long past beer o'clock.

WINNING!!!

Today is a not so nice day, that is it is raining, cold dripping heavy rain.

I had planned to change my oil today, too bad as I'm not doing it while wet, i'll have to find some other fun things to do.

WINNING might be on the list.

The current Ford Focus ECONetic 1.6 diesel produces 115g CO2/km and does 65.6mpg

The new Focus ECONetic due for UK launch next Spring will produce 85gCO2/km and give 86.9mpg.

WTG
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

The current Ford Focus ECONetic 1.6 diesel produces 115g CO2/km and does 65.6mpg

The new Focus ECONetic due for UK launch next Spring will produce 85gCO2/km and give 86.9mpg.

WTG

The current Ford Focus ECONetic 1.6 diesel produces 115g CO2/km and does 65.6mpg

The new Focus ECONetic due for UK launch next Spring will produce 85gCO2/km and give 86.9mpg.

WTG

Ah, yes! Let the FUD begin!

Consider the following:
1. A gallon of diesel fuel contains more energy than a gallon of gasoline
2. The above economy rating is in Imperial gallons, which is approximately equal to 1.201 US gallons
3. The Prius available today produces 89gCO2/km, which is close enough to 85gCO2.km to be considered the same and is ~22% better than today's Focus Diesel putting out 115gCO2/km.
4. The Prius TODAY gets 72 mpg on gasoline (12% lower energy content than diesel). i.e. if gasoline had the same energy content as diesel, the Prius would get ~80.5 mpg.

And last but not least, air pollution is not just a CO2 rating. There's the NOx and sulpher (think acid rain) components too, among others. To illustrate, click this link:

Toyota: Prius emissions less harmful than a sheep's, um, emissions

WINNING!!!

The current Ford Focus ECONetic 1.6 diesel produces 115g CO2/km and does 65.6mpg

The new Focus ECONetic due for UK launch next Spring will produce 85gCO2/km and give 86.9mpg.

WTG

Ah, yes! Let the FUD begin!

Consider the following:
1. A gallon of diesel fuel contains more energy than a gallon of gasoline
2. The above economy rating is in Imperial gallons, which is approximately equal to 1.201 US gallons
3. The Prius available today produces 89gCO2/km, which is close enough to 85gCO2.km to be considered the same and is ~22% better than today's Focus Diesel putting out 115gCO2/km.
4. The Prius TODAY gets 72 mpg on gasoline (12% lower energy content than diesel). i.e. if gasoline had the same energy content as diesel, the Prius would get ~80.5 mpg.

And last but not least, air pollution is not just a CO2 rating. There's the NOx and sulpher (think acid rain) components too, among others. To illustrate, click this link:

Toyota: Prius emissions less harmful than a sheep's, um, emissions

WINNING!!!

You are correct in many of the points raised, RandyC, but technology moves on and the new generations of hybrids, extended range EVs and conventional diesels will compete on an increasingly better scale from 2012 and on. We are seeing a whole step change in the new generation of (shall we call) IC engine development.

Regarding the higher NOx output of diesels, due to their higher more efficient temperature burn. The use of EGR and latterly NOx catalysts are achieving lower NOx emissions than petrol.

Sulphur, as SO2, emissions are not an issue, at least in urope, as the sulphur content of the fuel has been almost completely removed. This happened over 15 years ago, so is now a forgotten pollutant, when leag tetraethyl was removed from petrol as an anti-knock.


My personal choice in the application of mixed IC engine and electric propulsion combinations leans to extended range EVs. This means the generator IC (petrol or diesel) can be optimised for emissions as tit is designed to run at 50/60Hz and cope with changing electrical loads. Not as present used to drive the wheels on one of the vehicle's axle (as per Prius).

Winning?

The current Ford Focus ECONetic 1.6 diesel produces 115g CO2/km and does 65.6mpg

The new Focus ECONetic due for UK launch next Spring will produce 85gCO2/km and give 86.9mpg.

WTG

Ah, yes! Let the FUD begin!

Consider the following:
1. A gallon of diesel fuel contains more energy than a gallon of gasoline
2. The above economy rating is in Imperial gallons, which is approximately equal to 1.201 US gallons
3. The Prius available today produces 89gCO2/km, which is close enough to 85gCO2.km to be considered the same and is ~22% better than today's Focus Diesel putting out 115gCO2/km.
4. The Prius TODAY gets 72 mpg on gasoline (12% lower energy content than diesel). i.e. if gasoline had the same energy content as diesel, the Prius would get ~80.5 mpg.

And last but not least, air pollution is not just a CO2 rating. There's the NOx and sulpher (think acid rain) components too, among others. To illustrate, click this link:

Toyota: Prius emissions less harmful than a sheep's, um, emissions

WINNING!!!

You are correct in many of the points raised, RandyC, but technology moves on and the new generations of hybrids, extended range EVs and conventional diesels will compete on an increasingly better scale from 2012 and on. We are seeing a whole step change in the new generation of (shall we call) IC engine development.

Regarding the higher NOx output of diesels, due to their higher more efficient temperature burn. The use of EGR and latterly NOx catalysts are achieving lower NOx emissions than petrol.

Sulphur, as SO2, emissions are not an issue, at least in urope, as the sulphur content of the fuel has been almost completely removed. This happened over 15 years ago, so is now a forgotten pollutant, when leag tetraethyl was removed from petrol as an anti-knock.


My personal choice in the application of mixed IC engine and electric propulsion combinations leans to extended range EVs. This means the generator IC (petrol or diesel) can be optimised for emissions as tit is designed to run at 50/60Hz and cope with changing electrical loads. Not as present used to drive the wheels on one of the vehicle's axle (as per Prius).

Winning?

Is the Sulfur the black exhaust gases coming out, we don't have much of that low Sulfur stuff here in the US yet. We have way too many over the road big trucks that would be impacted if that happened over night too, so that will be awhile before that switch happens. Yes the new CAR diesel offerings from many manufacturers DO use the low Sulfur fuel but since it is not available in some areas yet, people are just using what they can find. I did that in a rental car once, I was out of gas and the gas station had nothing but high test and E-85, I did not know that E-85 will ruin things if your vehicle is not designed for it and in it went! A whole tank full of E-85 gasoline into a rental car at a very cheap price, man I thought I doing the 'right thing' but boy was I wrong!!! They never called me or anything, the next few tanks I put in were regular gas again, but I am sure those seals did not like it!

WINNING!!!

Is the Sulfur the black exhaust gases coming out, we don't have much of that low Sulfur stuff here in the US yet.

common rail diesels inject (currently) at up to 1,800 bar (26,500psi). These are injected using piezoelectric opening/shutting valves which inject up to 6 lots of fuel on the power stroke. The result is a very clean burn, little or no particulate matter (soot) and low NOx (due to EGR and NOx catalysts). For diesels where the soot is close to the Euro 4 or 5 emission standards then soot capture filters and regeneration systems are used.


WINNING?
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

I found a new use for my computer stack.

After the laundry is done, I hang my shirts over in front of the multitude of gpus exhaust ports, in no time at all they are dry.

SLEEPING !!!

Back in the 1960s when the white/greenish bry-nylon drip dry shirts were around, I wore mine in to the shower and washed then while still on. They then dripped dry for the following morning, with no creases or ironing.

Winning?
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Go away, I was asleep

Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Back in the 1960s when the white/greenish bry-nylon drip dry shirts were around, I wore mine in to the shower and washed then while still on. They then dripped dry for the following morning, with no creases or ironing.

Winning?

Anyone for 1960s style drip dry shirts?


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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Back in the 1960s when the white/greenish bry-nylon drip dry shirts were around, I wore mine in to the shower and washed then while still on. They then dripped dry for the following morning, with no creases or ironing.

Winning?

Winning before sleep
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Bad news peeps...my primary computer is currently DEAD.

This is the system I use to record and process video. Current suspects are:
1. Bad HDD
2. Video card problems

That particular system has been running almost constantly since May of 2007. Time off for occasional HW (memory/video card) updates, but otherwise on constantly.

So far as any software issues...the last thing I did was install this month's M$ updates. But far be it for me to blame Bill Gates for my little system issues.

Not WINNING!!!

Bad news peeps...my primary computer is currently DEAD.

This is the system I use to record and process video. Current suspects are:
1. Bad HDD
2. Video card problems

That particular system has been running almost constantly since May of 2007. Time off for occasional HW (memory/video card) updates, but otherwise on constantly.

So far as any software issues...the last thing I did was install this month's M$ updates. But far be it for me to blame Bill Gates for my little system issues.

Not WINNING!!!

Get it back running RandyC and you can win on crunching as well as ...
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Get it back running RandyC and you can win on crunching as well as ...

Get it back running RandyC and you can win on crunching as well as ...

Hey that isn't fair!!!

I have already started shutting my pc's down again as my next out of town trip begins in a couple of days. I am going to New England to eat lobster while the wife learns to take better pictures.

That DEFINITELY makes me WINNING!!!

I am going to New England to eat lobster while the wife learns to take better pictures.

Definitely no joy here yet. Reseated all components; even swapped the cpu for an older one (boy did that one crash quick!). Haven't swapped the video card yet. I was hoping to get going without it and maybe return it. No luck yet...might as well open it up.

Not WINNING!!!

In that case, let me take over.

Why don't you sleep on it, which is about what i'm gonna do.

Work is so boring, i'm exhausted of doing nothing all day.

WINNING and SLEEPING !!!

In that case, let me take over.

Why don't you sleep on it, which is about what i'm gonna do.

Work is so boring, i'm exhausted of doing nothing all day.

WINNING and SLEEPING !!!

Well, no good with that either. No display at all with new card. Didn't even get to POST bios display. Went back to the old one.

This MB is so old(2007?) I guess it doesn't support the newer PCIe cards.

I really don't want to go the whole system replacement route. I really don't have tons of $$$ to throw at this.

At this point I'm considering taking the other dual core system and reworking it for my video capture system. I could put the new HDD and video card in it, but I'd probably want to shutdown BOINC on it.

...confused and considering various options.

BTW, my quad system just dump all it's Einstein cpu cache as errored out. Took it apart and cleaned it out--the temp gauge was reading ~155F so I know it needed it. Running with MCN cpu and E@H cuda it's now down to 130F.

I got my ad last week from Micro Center and they had 40 dollar mb's on sale, maybe one of them will work for you? Obviously it is not a real powerful one but maybe you can get the pc back up and running with one.

WINNING!!!

JohnC I don't know what that is, the joint problems, but I SURE don't want it!! I have Gout and that is bad enough for me to take medication everyday to keep the levels low, Gout too is inherited! My ankles swell up and turn bright red and man does it hurt when it flares up, can't even look at it without it hurting! Gout too is in the joints. I can remember my grandfather having attacks, I didn't know what it was at the time and don't know if he did or not, but after a few days it calms down and is better.

WINNING!!!

OK. Did a little more searching on the Microcenter website. It just so happens that the MB and CPU are being offered as a bundle. that brings my out-the-door total to about $191, and another $10 off with a mail-in rebate.

Pulled the trigger on their 18-minute in-store pickup (Hoo-boy what a laugh that was last time I did it...more like 18-minute wait at the store to get it!) and I'll go get it after w@^k.

WINNING???

Alright, so consecutive posts disqualify me from winning...too bad!

Just an update on system woes:

New MB/cpu/memory installed.
Bad: I didn't realize the MB didn't have a floppy controller...makes it hard to boot ghost.
Good: I had a bootable DOS CD.

The system came up and is running ghost right now copying the final partition.

The old video card and cpu did not fit, so I was right to replace them. The old video card would work if I didn't have to use the PCIe 1x slot next to the 16x slot. That's for my video capture card. Lucky the new video card is slim.

Bad: video card fan is partially blocked by video capture card.

Good: new cpu has 6 cores!!!

With all this, maybe I am...

WINNING!!!

[edit]Ghost copy completed successfully, but attempt to boot Windows failed. No surprise there. Now down a Windoze install.[/edit]

Alright, so consecutive posts disqualify me from winning...too bad!

Just an update on system woes:

New MB/cpu/memory installed.
Bad: I didn't realize the MB didn't have a floppy controller...makes it hard to boot ghost.
Good: I had a bootable DOS CD.

The system came up and is running ghost right now copying the final partition.

The old video card and cpu did not fit, so I was right to replace them. The old video card would work if I didn't have to use the PCIe 1x slot next to the 16x slot. That's for my video capture card. Lucky the new video card is slim.

Bad: video card fan is partially blocked by video capture card.

Good: new cpu has 6 cores!!!

With all this, maybe I am...

WINNING!!!

[edit]Ghost copy completed successfully, but attempt to boot Windows failed. No surprise there. Now down a Windoze install.[/edit]

Winning but not too much
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

@Mikey,
Enjoy the lobster.

@John,
I feel for you. I too have a slight problem. I can eat shrimp and crab, maybe lobster but haven't had much of that. I don't eat much shrimp (8 pieces) or crab either, i had some king crab legs once in 13 years, no other crab. But if I eat clams, oysters or scallops I get voilently sick, I mean it comes up chunky green and it spews out like a volcano erupting. Even a small amount. I had a cup of clam chowder after I moved down here, not having had stuff like that for years, i got very ill off just that one cup. Haven't had any more in 13 years. I kind of don't eat a lot of fish either, that sometimes tastes weird to me too, although i've never gotten sick from fish. Too bad as this is a fishing community.

One of my brothers has a reaction to tomatoes, he turns red from them, so no tomatoes, tomatoes sauce or even ketchup.

WINNING without seafood !!!

My dad was stationed in Alaska in the 60's and we used to buy Alaska King Crabs for 1 DOLLAR A CRAB!!! We used to eat them by the bushel full!!! My dad was in the Air Force so we were in Eilson AFB which is just outside of Fairbanks, so they didn't bring the crabs but once a week! Obviously seafood is not a problem for me, my dad though can't eat processed seafood but can eat the fresh stuff with no problem. I sort of feel for you guys but it just leaves more for folks like me!!!

RandC any news on the new pc?

WINNING!!!

Winning because all my PCs are getting problems, but I can also ...
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Strange thing. I installed my video editing software and Firefox doesn't crash any more. Still don't have the video capture software talking to the HW yet.

WINNING!!!

You might find this interesting.
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A long time ago I bought one of those FoodSaver vacuum sealers. I was big into that before I moved here to NC back in 97. Skip ahead, i'm working on cleaning out my pantry and using up as much old stuff as possible and reducing the amount of "stock" piles. Found some jars of sealed cereal. Opened up one, smelled great. Sample taste and it was crispy and crunchy like i had just opened a new box. Added some soy milk and it was great.

Here's the kicker, I haven't sealed any jars since before I moved, so this cereal is, uh, at least 14 years old.

WINNING on a full tummy !!!

Keep plugging away RandyC you will figure it out!!

WINNING!!!

Winning, while I spit sophisticatedly at DRM
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Just WINNING!!!

My sinuses are infected. Again. Losing.

My sinuses are infected. Again. Losing.

Ah, a fellow sufferer. I've had mine surgically reamed out twice, my doctor has put me on notice that there may be a third time in my future. Sorry if all that is TMI, I'll stop now.

I've just gotten a hint of why I might be having so much trouble with my video capture HW. I installed Wntipcfg (from MS). This is a utility that lets you release/renew your network adapter IP address...and other stuff.

Looking at the info it provides on the network adapter, I noticed my IP address was 0.1.0.4, which is pretty much garbage. I also noticed it ID'd my adapter as a Broadcast Ethernet device--more garbage. When I reboot, sometimes it displays the real network adapter, sometimes this garbage stuff. I'm thinking there is a HW conflict between the TV card and the network adapter.

Getting a few clues and...

WINNING!!!

Ah, a fellow sufferer. I've had mine surgically reamed out twice, my doctor has put me on notice that there may be a third time in my future. Sorry if all that is TMI, I'll stop now.

RandyC do you have a spare pci card you can use as the ethernet card? Sometimes I have to use one of those before Windows update finds the real card, especially if I am going wireless.

WINNING!!!

Keep trying ... I am very ...
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Well, I successfully (I hope) recorded a video off cable last night. Still need to process it for DVD before I declare 'victory'.

Some issues still:
o Programmed recorder launch (i.e. start/stop at unattended time) failing. Have to start capture manually.
o Two hour show took up 8GB of disk space...was recorded in HD.

Positive: have Ghost back-up of OS with HD-PVR running successfully(?).

WINNING!!!

Well, I successfully (I hope) recorded a video off cable last night. Still need to process it for DVD before I declare 'victory'.

Some issues still:
o Programmed recorder launch (i.e. start/stop at unattended time) failing. Have to start capture manually.
o Two hour show took up 8GB of disk space...was recorded in HD.

Positive: have Ghost back-up of OS with HD-PVR running successfully(?).

WINNING!!!

Well, I successfully (I hope) recorded a video off cable last night. Still need to process it for DVD before I declare 'victory'.

Some issues still:
o Programmed recorder launch (i.e. start/stop at unattended time) failing. Have to start capture manually.
o Two hour show took up 8GB of disk space...was recorded in HD.

Positive: have Ghost back-up of OS with HD-PVR running successfully(?).

WINNING!!!

So do you have the pc connected between the wall and the cable box or between the cable box and the tv, or is there like a 'Y' connector from the cable box to both the tv and the pc? I am looking to do something similar but need some details. In my case I MUST use the cable box to get access to the different channels. Do you have a monitor connected to the pc or do you just use the tv screen? Will a non pci-e card work for HD, as in just a pci card? I have lots of pc's and hard drives laying around.

I am now in Concord, Mass at a Best Western Plus, it is MUCH better quality than the Radisson I stayed in the other night!! We need to do some laundry so we will be here two nights, they have laundry machines on site for us to use. Monday around lunch time or so I need to be in Bar Harbor Maine for the next photo workshop for my wife. In between we are being flexible and doing some sightseeing, genealogy, etc.

WINNING!!!

Well, I successfully (I hope) recorded a video off cable last night. Still need to process it for DVD before I declare 'victory'.

Some issues still:
o Programmed recorder launch (i.e. start/stop at unattended time) failing. Have to start capture manually.
o Two hour show took up 8GB of disk space...was recorded in HD.

Positive: have Ghost back-up of OS with HD-PVR running successfully(?).

WINNING!!!

So do you have the pc connected between the wall and the cable box or between the cable box and the tv, or is there like a 'Y' connector from the cable box to both the tv and the pc? I am looking to do something similar but need some details. In my case I MUST use the cable box to get access to the different channels. Do you have a monitor connected to the pc or do you just use the tv screen? Will a non pci-e card work for HD, as in just a pci card? I have lots of pc's and hard drives laying around.

I am now in Concord, Mass at a Best Western Plus, it is MUCH better quality than the Radisson I stayed in the other night!! We need to do some laundry so we will be here two nights, they have laundry machines on site for us to use. Monday around lunch time or so I need to be in Bar Harbor Maine for the next photo workshop for my wife. In between we are being flexible and doing some sightseeing, genealogy, etc.

WINNING!!!

Here's my set-up:
I have (err...had) two ways to connect to cable. The first was the Hauppauge PCIe WinTV card...not currently working right. The second was a USB device: Hauppauge HD-PVR. Both devices are hooked into the cable box via component or S-video connectors (component [5wire] for HD-PVR, S-video for WinTV card). The WinTV card does not do HD recording due to the type of connecters used. The cable box DOES translate HD to lower quality S-video/composite output, so the shows CAN be recorded, just not in HD quality.

I've got the WinTV card disabled in Windoze currently and will probably uninstall it. It's blocking airflow to the Video card along with the HW conflict issue.

I use my PC monitor to do video recording and editing. The shows get burned to DVD (and maybe near future Blu-Ray) that I play on the TV. I have two cable boxes--one for the TV, the other for recording. There is a splitter for the cable wire to go to each box separately.

You'll have to do your own searching on what's best for you for video capture. There are several options available, but I'd stay away from the USB-stick type if I were you. The HD-PVR system is good, but might be pricey. The WinTV card is good too if you have an available PCIe slot and don't have HW conflicts. :(

Note: if you're still using XP Pro, software support for these products is MINIMAL! I KNOW!!! I'm fighting it right now!

If you're going to get into this type of thing, be prepared to spend $$$ for a minimum of Video Editing and DVD Authoring software. I recommend the TMPEGenc suite of products. They ARE available as trial products, but the trial Authoring tool puts a watermark on the Menu.

There IS a Freeware video editing tool (Freemake Video Converter) which works OK, but is kinda difficult to position for cutting commercials out.

Thank you that should get me started at least. It will be at least another week though as today I head to Maine, from Concord Mass, for about a week. The XP problem you are having should not affect me as most of my machines have Win7. I do have an older WinTV card I may try out when I get back, it is a pci card I think. It was in a pc I donated so out it came and into the box of extras it went.

Mee too. i've never used them. Got 3 PCI version in the spares drawer, probally some more at work. I know none of them are PCIe. How many should I mail to you ?

Sorry, but time for team bragging, as my team just passed the boinc.at team last night as we moved up to 30th. We were only at 31 for 4 days. Now on to 29th which we will hit on Oct 26th if every thing holds equal, never know when another power user will jump on board. Sorry poor ol' Mikey's team is far behind now in the plasma trail, jsut a tiny little spec back there (sorry i couldn't refuse the change at poking you). Catch me if you can.

So much to do, so little time. Gotta run....

WINNING !!!

Winning while the GPU crunches with little in reserve
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All right, I'm running BOINC on the rebuilt system now. With 6 cores it ought to give me a bump. Not running the gpu on BOINC. I need to reserve it for video capture and editing.

WINNING!!!

Do you do video capure 24 hours a day ?
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You can set in your cc_config.xml to suspend gpu when a particular program runs. This way when you shut down the video capture, then the gpu could crunch giving you a little more than a little boost. Might not be enough to cath me up, but it is worth a try ;)

If you're interested
in cc_config.xml

add in the section

Replace with you program name. You need to look up the exact name as in windows task manager, case sensative. Good for 6.10.20 and above

examples:
RelicCOH.exe

freecell.exe

Thank you that should get me started at least. It will be at least another week though as today I head to Maine, from Concord Mass, for about a week. The XP problem you are having should not affect me as most of my machines have Win7. I do have an older WinTV card I may try out when I get back, it is a pci card I think. It was in a pc I donated so out it came and into the box of extras it went.

Mee too. i've never used them. Got 3 PCI version in the spares drawer, probally some more at work. I know none of them are PCIe. How many should I mail to you ?

Sorry, but time for team bragging, as my team just passed the boinc.at team last night as we moved up to 30th. We were only at 31 for 4 days. Now on to 29th which we will hit on Oct 26th if every thing holds equal, never know when another power user will jump on board. Sorry poor ol' Mikey's team is far behind now in the plasma trail, jsut a tiny little spec back there (sorry i couldn't refuse the change at poking you). Catch me if you can.

So much to do, so little time. Gotta run....

WINNING !!!

RandyC you have TOO BIG of a Quicken file!!!!!

I am in Brunswick Maine right now and will be thru tonight, then we head off to Bar Harbor Maine for 5 days, then FINALLY back home again! Of course back home again means turning the pc's back on and crunching again, I have already dropped 3 places in the individual over all Boinc standings!

WINNING!!!

Just time to win, whilst avoiding being hit by Mikey's PM
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Who's up on the physics news?

The bartender says, "Get out of here! We don't serve your kind."
A neutrino walks into a bar.

That's a long enough win for swiftmallard.

WINNING!!!

That's a long enough win for swiftmallard.

WINNING!!!

Yes it waz
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Another good win, no doubt!
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Another good win, no doubt!

Another good win, no doubt!

WINNING!!!

My Win7 install CD I ordered Tuesday has arrived. I've actually got it installed and partially configured right now. It's installing MUCH cleaner (so far) than XP Pro has before.

Dual booting between XP and Win7.

Until I get Win7 configured with BOINC and my Video Software I'll run mostly from XP.

Follow your nose and ignore the SatNav
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RIP

Sorry to hear the news.

Sorry to hear the news...unfortunately, not unexpected.

When my mom died in 2009 it was a case of all for the best. She had Alzheimer's and had broken her pelvis a year or so earlier, so she was totally wheelchair bound.

RIP

Sorry to hear of your news and loss, Keith.

Your mum had a good innings by today's standards, and things are now final.

Best of luck and condolences.
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Sorry to hear of your news and loss, Keith.

Your mum had a good innings by today's standards, and things are now final.

Best of luck and condolences.

Another Monday. Where do they all come from...when will they ever stop???

WINNING!!!

Another Monday. Where do they all come from...when will they ever stop???

WINNING!!!

Boringly regular these Mondays are.

Doing piles of bit writing R&D work, so must be winning a bit?
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Boringly regular these Mondays are.

Doing piles of bit writing R&D work, so must be winning a bit?

Had a tough day at the office today. Soon after I got in, I learned that one of the Mainframe Dept. heads had been killed in a motorcycle accident over the weekend. Put a real damper on the whole day.

Had a 'gathering' in the 15th fl Auditorium to lay out what was known and give people a chance to talk. He may not have been a friend to everyone, but he was mostly liked and was respected by everyone. He will be sorely missed. The meeting was not mandatory, and I guess only 90% or so of the 250 seats were taken, but I also saw about 30-40 people standing along the back and side of the auditorium.

Struggling along once again.

Had a tough day at the office today. Soon after I got in, I learned that one of the Mainframe Dept. heads had been killed in a motorcycle accident over the weekend. Put a real damper on the whole day.

Had a 'gathering' in the 15th fl Auditorium to lay out what was known and give people a chance to talk. He may not have been a friend to everyone, but he was mostly liked and was respected by everyone. He will be sorely missed. The meeting was not mandatory, and I guess only 90% or so of the 250 seats were taken, but I also saw about 30-40 people standing along the back and side of the auditorium.

Struggling along once again.

I am trudging ans Mikey is spinning up
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I am trudging ans Mikey is spinning up

I am trudging ans Mikey is spinning up

I AM spinning up as fast as I can, my RAC is in the mid 500k range but yesterday I did in the 1.500k range. I even added an extra pc to the mix, RandyC inspired me to try and see if I can use a pc for video capture, so it is is doing Malaria and Moo while I figure it out.

WINNING!!

Be carefull, you might end up with Moolaria !!!

Sneaking in for a short WIN

I am trudging ans Mikey is spinning up

I AM spinning up as fast as I can, my RAC is in the mid 500k range but yesterday I did in the 1.500k range. I even added an extra pc to the mix, RandyC inspired me to try and see if I can use a pc for video capture, so it is is doing Malaria and Moo while I figure it out.

WINNING!!

Be carefull, you might end up with Moolaria !!!

Sneaking in for a short WIN

Very short!

WINNING!!!

Still WINNING though!!

Check again, your WIN is too old and replaced by a newer WINNER. Could that be me ?

Winning while passing on a Friday
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Winning while passing on a Friday

Isn't his 15 minutes over yet?

Isn't his 15 minutes over yet?

Winning while passing on a Friday

John! Wake-up! The end of the world is here and you're going to sleep right through it!

While the earth fails to fall apart, I am...

WINNING!!!

Well while I was asleep, the only thing that happened is I ended up WINNING !!!

Why is it that the podium is empty when I post?

I see Krunchin left his cheese and tomato sandwich, with English mustard, here half eaten. I think he had a touch of gas and had to head for the Thunderbox. So, really the place was empty.

OK?
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Anyone know the deal with the huge amount pending?

Anyone know the deal with the huge amount pending?

Yes, but i'm not telling since you asked an official question in the game room.

[ROFL}

You also get bumped an you are not WINNING for that.

Anyone know the deal with the huge amount pending?

Yes, but i'm not telling since you asked an official question in the game room.

[ROFL}

You also get bumped an you are not WINNING for that.

Keith when I bought my new hdtv last year, a 47 incher, I did not get one with internet built in, I know wish I had! There are shows I have to watch on my pc that I could be watching on my hdtv, a 47 incher, instead!!!

WINNING!!!

Yeah, the ones I looked at by "LG" have all sorts of stuff, internet and wireless. I didn't see the need for the 3D stuff yet. I may wait on this if my old one is still working ok.

I need to convert my heat pumping computers to liquid kooling. I started a plan, haven't prieced parts out yet. But then I got held up with other life events. I may wait until spring to do that anyway. depends. Have to figure costs first and if I can fit all this in my budget, only I don't have a budget. I do like to watch what I spend and not buy a lot all at once.

I'm working on a plan to mount the radiators in the window space directly, so and heat vents directly out. I've also got a plan for a rain shield to help keep rain off the radiators, but still allow heat to vent out. Another feature of this will be, in winter, i could turn 1 or more fans around and blow heat back in. I'll have to see on that. Soon I bneed to redraw my paln and measure some expected hose lengths and make up a parts needed list, then price this project out.

Speaking of saving money. I bought my Christmas stuff early. I buy a lot on amazon and get points on my credit card. I like to save those all year and use them around Christmas for new kitchen gadgets. They jsut had a sale 20% off, so I bought my stuff early, got 20% off and used my points. I paid like 23 dolalrs for a 300+ dollar load of new gadgets, tools and kookware. Most of those points were from my computer overhaul this year.

I still need to get my family tree software installed on my new systems and transfer my datafiles over. I have some changes to make for this year. I still want to get back to research one day and see if I can find any more leaves or branches for the tree.

Now today is some real tree and palnt work. I went and bought 5 big abgs of potting soil. i've got some pots I need to split up. I wanted to do this as I bring them inside for the winter. I've got other plants I want to redo too, they have been in the same soil too long. I use the old stuff as fill and remix it and put newer stuff at the tops, depending on how the roots go, some plants don't have very deep roots. I think over the next month or so i'll redo a lot of plants.
Having koffee and WINNING !!!

My head is STILL stuffy from my trip so I am back on dayquil and Nyquil too. I had stopped the dayquil for a few days thinking it was okay but apparently not!

My head is STILL stuffy from my trip so I am back on dayquil and Nyquil too. I had stopped the dayquil for a few days thinking it was okay but apparently not!

This autumn is horrible for the sinus problem sufferers, I feel your pain.

No pollen
No sneezing

Yes a win
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No, no, my win today!
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No, no, my win today!

My head is STILL stuffy from my trip so I am back on dayquil and Nyquil too. I had stopped the dayquil for a few days thinking it was okay but apparently not!

This autumn is horrible for the sinus problem sufferers, I feel your pain.

I asked my doctor to prescribe some Clariton-D for my sinuses. I sent it off to my mail-order prescription service and they gave me a "3 month supply" = 2/day * 90 days = 180 tablets...enough for the next year or two!

WINNING!!!

Never before, in the history of man can ....
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Never before, in the history of man can ....

Never before, in the history of man can ....

John be so obtuse???

WINNING!!!

I think he just fell asleep while typing, or he got otherwise distracted!
WINNING!!!

Being obtuse from a recent sleeping spell, I must say that the light winds and sunshine are very distracting to the point I can hardly bear not to take my dogs for a 3 mile ramble in the countryside where I can guarantee not to meet anyone during the time I drive off road then walk in wooded areas for miles meaning I can keep away from mobile phones and no get disturbed by family, friend or co-worker in the great game of life which means I am working my way up to anticipate a decent length of time on the podium ....

WINNING!
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Being obtuse from a recent sleeping spell, I must say that the light winds and sunshine are very distracting to the point I can hardly bear not to take my dogs for a 3 mile ramble in the countryside where I can guarantee not to meet anyone during the time I drive off road then walk in wooded areas for miles meaning I can keep away from mobile phones and no get disturbed by family, friend or co-worker in the great game of life which means I am working my way up to anticipate a decent length of time on the podium ....

WINNING!

Well one of my twins took a dump last night. I might have melted it down with heat output from the i7's below it since last night was not very cool, the a/c is not on and there was no place for them to suck cool air from.

I don't feel like WINNING today.

Winning ...

... only because I am forced to get up so early
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Winning ...

... only because I am forced to get up so early

Over at the SETI Cafe, if I find my stare,
then some POETS Day for Friday rhymes are there.
But, all this missed the reason to grin,
'kuz I have the chance of a great long win.
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Over at the SETI Cafe, if I find my stare,
then some POETS Day for Friday rhymes are there.
But, all this missed the reason to grin,
'kuz I have the chance of a great long win.

Why can't I win for a length of time.
I would bribe with a bottle of wine.
But, thinking it throught for efficiency,
I think nature calls me to go have a p**
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Gee an empty podium and someone left a half eaten cheese and tomato sandwich here... Yum.

[grabs sandwich and runs]

WINNING.

Gee an empty podium and someone left a half eaten cheese and tomato sandwich here... Yum.

[grabs sandwich and runs]

WINNING.

Eeww!

Gee an empty podium and someone left a half eaten cheese and tomato sandwich here... Yum.

[grabs sandwich and runs]

WINNING.

Eeww!

I agree, but since I'm not eating it, I'm...

WINNING!!!

Gee an empty podium and someone left a half eaten cheese and tomato sandwich here... Yum.

[grabs sandwich and runs]

WINNING.

Eeww!

I agree, but since I'm not eating it, I'm...

WINNING!!!

I am not eating it either, unless I KNOW who ate the rest of it!
But I am WINNING, as that is what I do!!!

It was neatly cut in half, mo bite marks.

Everyone seems to be chasing me but i'm running very fast so I am WINNING

Keep busy Krunchin, and think of the good times with your mum and the family.

Domestic and work chores can help, which allows me to ....

Win
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

Just WINNING!!!

Just WINNING!!!

What's an HDTV?

I watch a 9" B&W I purchased new in 1945.

Can I be winning?
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What's an HDTV?

I watch a 9" B&W I purchased new in 1945.

Can I be winning?

What's an HDTV?

I watch a 9" B&W I purchased new in 1945.

Can I be winning?

No.

1. Because you're running the game and hence are not eligible to win
2. If you bought the TV personally in '45 (as opposed to your family having bought it when you were a kid), that would make your age somewhere near 80--85. And everyone knows that someone that old is too blind and nearsighted to watch a screen that small. :-P

Just a youngster at '57 and...

WINNING!!!

I'll have you know that my eye sight is very good (24:22) for some one who helped King John draft the Dooms Day Book.

Winning?
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

I'll have you know that my eye sight is very good (24:22) for some one who helped King John draft the Dooms Day Book.

Winning?

Quite rite you know-it-alls.

Anyway, my first colour TV was bought at a car boot sale back around 1840, when I went with my Grandmother's father. It was kute and had a 4" colour display, and, boy, the images were really sharp. The detail was really good, just loake a Van Gogh painting.
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Quite rite you know-it-alls.

Anyway, my first colour TV was bought at a car boot sale back around 1840, when I went with my Grandmother's father. It was kute and had a 4" colour display, and, boy, the images were really sharp. The detail was really good, just loake a Van Gogh painting.

GRIN
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Said a Russell, 3 Shih-Tzus & a Bischeon Frize

No winning here. I discovered that the other twin has now had a melt down. Probably same problem, the gpu burnt up. Two down.

No winning here. I discovered that the other twin has now had a melt down. Probably same problem, the gpu burnt up. Two down.

Oh the problems of pushing the envelope, how did the gpu burn up? Don't they have their own fans and I KNOW there is airflow, where you oc'ing?

I am getting a new stove today, our old one, electric, is somewhere around 15 to 20 years old, it is a hand me down, and is forgetting to turn the burner on and off to regulate the temperature. It burned a pot of beans because it didn't turn the burner off when it got too hot. Then another burner won't come on after it turns off due to being too hot, in short it is cheaper to replace it then repair it! The new stove is a flat top surface, they say any kind of pan can work on them now except wavy ones, so my old stainless, with copper bottoms, cheap ones should work just fine. The new stove also has a "steam cleaning" feature built in, you just add 2 cups of water inside and in 20 minutes the stove is nice and clean. No more waiting for hours as the kitchen heats up and then smells as it burns the food off.

JohnC I can see that smile from here!

WINNING!!!

Back on the air...at least my Primary and one BOINC systems are.

So I must be...

WINNING!!!

[edit]All systems up and running. Now to rebuild the Entertainment system...[/edit]

Winning after an early start (for me) on a Sunday
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Winning after an early start (for me) on a Sunday

I want a new LG Infinia 47LV5500 47-Inch 1080p 120Hz LED-LCD HDTV with Smart TV but need to wait until next week to get one.

I want a new LG Infinia 47LV5500 47-Inch 1080p 120Hz LED-LCD HDTV with Smart TV but need to wait until next week to get one.

Keith I bought a 120hz tv and am sorry I did! It IS very nice but the sound gets messed up and the tv 'stutters' and then the sound goes out on a regular basis! I have another tv, same Vizio brand but a different size and only 60hz, and it does NOT stutter EVER! I did some research on tv stuttering and Vizio and they say I have to go into a 'secret' Verizon Fios menu but my remote doesn't have the buttons needed to get into it! I can't figure out now how to chose 60hz instead, I remember in the VERY begninning I chose 120hz over 60hz, so I am stuck with it as it is!! In short I would NOT chose 120hz again. I will ask my neighbor if his tv stutters, he has a different brand tv and also got 120hz and has Verizon Fios too. Mine stutters on ALL channels, not just the hd or non hd ones. It will go along just fine for an hour, or any amount of time, and then start stuttering and then shut the sound off. Sometimes it will stutter as soon as I switch to the channel, it is frustrating!!!! If I pause the channel, I have a dvr on both tv's, and then click play it stops stuttering and then might not stutter for the rest of the night until I switch channels. It is like the sound can't keep up with the picture, the picture is uneffected. I AM using the tv speakers, not external ones.

WINNING mostly!

I want a new LG Infinia 47LV5500 47-Inch 1080p 120Hz LED-LCD HDTV with Smart TV but need to wait until next week to get one.

Keith I bought a 120hz tv and am sorry I did! It IS very nice but the sound gets messed up and the tv 'stutters' and then the sound goes out on a regular basis! I have another tv, same Vizio brand but a different size and only 60hz, and it does NOT stutter EVER! I did some research on tv stuttering and Vizio and they say I have to go into a 'secret' Verizon Fios menu but my remote doesn't have the buttons needed to get into it! I can't figure out now how to chose 60hz instead, I remember in the VERY begninning I chose 120hz over 60hz, so I am stuck with it as it is!! In short I would NOT chose 120hz again. I will ask my neighbor if his tv stutters, he has a different brand tv and also got 120hz and has Verizon Fios too. Mine stutters on ALL channels, not just the hd or non hd ones. It will go along just fine for an hour, or any amount of time, and then start stuttering and then shut the sound off. Sometimes it will stutter as soon as I switch to the channel, it is frustrating!!!! If I pause the channel, I have a dvr on both tv's, and then click play it stops stuttering and then might not stutter for the rest of the night until I switch channels. It is like the sound can't keep up with the picture, the picture is uneffected. I AM using the tv speakers, not external ones.

WINNING mostly!

My Sony PAL CRT TV runs ar 100MHz and has done for more than 10 years. This picks up digital broadcast and we have never seen it stutter.

Just wanted to brag a moment....I just passed 500 MILLION total cobblestones for Boinc!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!

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Just wanted to brag a moment....I just passed 500 MILLION total cobblestones for Boinc!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!

Not the greatest week coming up for me. Thursday I get to go back to the Dentist and have the Temporary crown replaced with the permanent one...IF it comes in from the lab by then.

When I had the carpet replaced Saturday, we had moved all the excess JUNK into the sewing room to clear space for the new carpet. Now it's time to sort through all that stuff, decide what needs to be kept, donated, recycled or trashed. I'm seeing a lot of paperwork that needs to be shredded...hope the shredder doesn't fall to bits on me.

BTW, anybody need a bunch of used (reformatted) 3.5" floppy disks? Probably got 2-3 dozen laying around nowadays.

WINNING!!!

Just wanted to brag a moment....I just passed 500 MILLION total cobblestones for Boinc!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!

I know it will catch up but obviously the sites are not identical!
138 mikey 500,750,574 The Final Front Ear United States

Just wanted to brag a moment....I just passed 500 MILLION total cobblestones for Boinc!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!

I know it will catch up but obviously the sites are not identical!
138 mikey 500,750,574 The Final Front Ear United States

@Mikey

Are you stating that some web sites show there are 138 Mikeys in the Final Front Ear team?

You are second in the team, and, with your current daily output, I estimate you should be number one by August next year.

Nice Job Mikey! That's a great milestone.
Randy, if you are getting a permanent crown, you know the worst is over.
Keith, krunch some lower paying projekts, then your system kan kool down!
John, go back to sleep because I am
WINNING!