Recent content by bogomips

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    Java API hell

    Had the same issue (more than once) with a huge vendor API. Bad docs, and odd things happen in the API. Only way out is to decompile the code, figure it out, and either document it to write your own high-level objects to interact with the API, and leave the intricacies and gotchas to these impl...
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    Efficiency penlty on top or below PSU rating?

    wow, great feedback. thanks everyone!
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    Efficiency penlty on top or below PSU rating?

    Hi I'm trying to pick a PSU which is able to cover my system with a little headroom. Do I need to "count" the efficiency rating of the PSU into my system's power requirements? So in other words: If you have a 1000w PSU rated at 80% efficiency, does that mean 200w are lost due to inefficiency...