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  1. RampantAndroid

    Intel C610, RAID and TRIM

    I've created a RAID 0 array using Intel's RAID ROM; I've also installed the RSTe driver 4.3.0.1223 (which according to Intel is the latest for my system). I'm using TRIMcheck to see if things are working right, and I can verify that for my two SSDs not in a RAID array that running TRIMcheck the...
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    Nikon repair guarantee?

    Does Nikon guarantee repairs it does? My issue is that my D7000 severely back focuses - it's worst with wide open apertures using the viewfinder, and while it does get better as I slowly close the aperture down around f5.6 or so, at f6 it's still not that good. Using live view, the focus is...
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    Tire damage?

    Brief explanation: I ended up nearly being run off the road by a pickup truck missing its front wheel/sending off sparks that was doing in excess of 70mph on the highway. Checked my car afterwards for damage, only thing I see is both driver side wheels, that would have had the brunt of the...
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    Home server hardware

    Hey guys, I'm in the middle of mulling over a home server (have been for a while, and a wedding took precedence in terms of cost. So does a honeymoon...) I've been considering just getting a mini-ATX setup with a i5-4690, 16GB of RAM (which I have lying around now) and a decent case with at...
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    Toolchests

    Can anyone say whether the cheap Harbor Freight US General tool chests are any good compared to the cheap Craftsman toolchests? The Craftsman I just got: http://www.sears.com/craftsman-26-in-13-drawer-heavy-duty-ball/p-009CO56572812B?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1 The HF one I'd be looking at...
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    Tweeter works intermittently

    Hi all, I've got a tweeter in my car that seems to be acting up - getting the doors off the car is a real pain in the neck, so I haven't gone in there just yet. The symptom is that one of the doors suddenly starts to sound super muddy. If I put all sound to that speaker and play a sine...
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    Suspicious activity detected page

    On my work PC, I keep getting a CAPTCHA prompt. http://forums.anandtech.com/SSCaptcha.php To call the CAPTCHA images beyond impossible to get right (I cannot emphasize how much I ****ing LOATHE reCAPTCHA - can you not use the Google robot scripts instead?) is a serious understatement. And...
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    Plex/Home server build

    Hi all, Looking for a critique of a possible build I've come up with. It's for a server that'd be used for running a Plex server (and I'd like to comfortably do 2 1080p streams + some room to run websites or game servers). I figured a Xeon E3 would probably be the best bet, but I'm unsure...
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    Forum is spitting out PHP code

    http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx When loading that, I get: <?php require("config.redirect.php"); if (!array_key_exists('threadid',$_REQUEST)) { @header("Location:index.php"); exit(); } $id = $_REQUEST['threadid']; if (is_numeric($id) && $id > 0) { $db =...
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    Azure OS choice

    This is a more generic OS question, so I'll drop it here. I'm spinning up a VM on Azure, using the A0 pricing plan. It's a "shared" CPU, and 768 MB of RAM for $14 a month. That means a couple websites and a MySQL server for a little more than a single limited MySQL server would otherwise cost...
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    1440p: 25 or 27 inch screen?

    Hi all, I've got an old Dell 2312; I swore I'd *never* touch Dell again after I bought two of these, the first was a A05 rev, the second was an A00 rev made after my A065 rev (and the A00 version had terrible yellow tint issues.) That said, I'm staring at the U2515 and U2715 monitors and...
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    Azure versus AWS for webhosting

    Hi all, I'm currently trying to figure something out: I have about 4 sites I actively host right now, and I'm adding a website for my wedding to the mix right now. Through some weird set of problems, I'm thinking about dropping my current host: Dreamhost shared hosting. I've never been...
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    Who has heard of Roger Whittaker before?

    So, randomly wondering here: I grew up listening to my Dad's records (I'm in my late 20s for reference), which were mostly classical recordings but also had a few classics like Peter, Paul and Mary....and Roger Whittaker. I think to date, I haven't met *anyone* outside my family familiar with...
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    PHP Development IDE for remote editing

    I'm currently writing a website up for a wedding to let people RSVP with a special code on their invite or a QR code. I've got this deployed on my own webserver that's hosted somewhere not in my home (shared hosting with Dreamhost - SFTP and SHH access.) Now, I've used Textmate and Notepad++...
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    Why I like Apple: My macbook failed 3 repairs

    So...I had a 2012 macbook until last night. I'd bought it in September 2012, and I was good enough to also get Apple Care for it. In the last 2.5 years, I had to have the screen replaced due to the mura issue, and up until the later part of 2014, it was a good laptop (I wished I had gotten 16GB...
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    Forearm injury questions

    Hey all, Recently injured my right arm...a table saw threw a piece of wood back at me and scored a direct hit on my forearm, halfway between my wrist and elbow. At the ER, they did two XRays and saw no break and just set me on my way with a brace wrapped on my arm. All that was visible was a...
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    R7000, RSSI drops during activity

    Hi all, I've got an AC68 and R7000 at home right now (the AC68 is downright awful, and it's pending return. The R7000 was meant to be the replacement...but as crappy as the AC68 is, the R7000 is WAY worse so far.) Right now, in OS X using the wireless tools, I can see that my wireless is not...
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    Second nurse to contract ebola flew on a plane, negligence or recklessness?

    Just saw a news article about a second nurse who had treated Duncan contracting Ebola; it turns out she flew on a plane while she had a fever the day before she tested positive for ebola. Additionally, we have the reporter, Nancy Snyderman, who broke her quarantine to get take out; and she...
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    What tank is this?

    A friend saw this nearby recently - but we can't ID the tank. It looks almost like a FV107 or a M109...but it appears to be neither. Anyone have an idea? Thanks!
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    Audi A4 uphill shifts are off

    Hey all, My car is going in for service, but figured I'd see if anyone here had an idea: I have a new-ish 2014 A4 with just below 10k miles on it. When accelerating the car up a hill from a stop in sport mode, hard in the accelerator, in first gear the engine will nearly red line, then...
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    Arch & a rMPB 10,1

    Hi all, I'm thinking of dropping Arch on my macbook. I've looked at Parallels and it looks iffy getting it working with the tools; Fusion is a backup. From reading the Arch wiki page, it seems doable to get on a rMBP with some limits, but their article is a bit out of date now. Can anyone...
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    WYSIWYG Editor on browsers other than Firefox

    It looks like the WYSIWYG editor is only turned on for Firefox. Is there any reason for this? If I spoof a firefox user agent string in Chrome or Safari, I can get access to the editor, but by default Safari and Chrome get no WYSIWYG editor, only plain text where making something bold encases it...
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    Please explain road force balancing

    Hi all, I have an Audi A4 that had a wobble going at highway speeds. Discount tire spin balanced it twice, but it didn't help any. Took it to the dealer and they road force balanced and while they said the spin balance was good, road force was off. These are new tires (bought in december...
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    Police brutality & the public's responsibility

    So for my first DC thread... Maybe it's simply because the media is reporting it more these days, the rise of youtube and cell phones, or simply that cops are getting out of hand, but it seems you can find reports of cops abusing their power on a daily basis now. An example that sticks in my...
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    Buying new rims/tires: does the spare size matter?

    Hi all, I've got a Audi A4 Quattro with the 19" summer tires on it. They're sized at 255/35ZR19. The spare size seems to be 125/70R19. I'm looking to buy some winter tires and rims to match. It looks like the Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4s are a good set, but what size do I want to get? Do I...
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    Airplay off macbook lag

    Hey all, Figured I'd post here - when I try to airplay to my Apple TV from my macbook, I get pretty bad lag. I can't use my macbook to watch a movie on the TV with amazon streaming. I can however use my ipad or iphone to watch a movie from amazon streaming. I verified my macbook is connecting...
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    Catch can on a stock engine

    Hi all, In looking at things to do with my Audi A4 (2014 model, so B8.5) and I saw a catch can. My question is, on a stock engine with no tune, is a catch can a good investment? Or is the stock design fine, and a catch can only needed when you start pushing the engine hard? Thanks! RA
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    Audi A4 B8 sound system upgrade

    Hi all, I just ended up with a A4 B8 2014 without the BO upgraded sound system. I thought it'd be OK (got the color I wanted, sport package and all...minus BO) and the sound system is HORRIBLE. How hard is it to upgrade? From what I've read, the speaker depth on the doors is thin. There's...
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    New car time: Audi A4. Advice?

    Hi all, Acura finally got me mad enough with my oil issues (they claimed the oil pressure issue was due to my "aftermarket" oil filter despite the problem existing even when they did the oil changes. When I told them that, they finally admitted they had no idea and gave up.) So I've been...
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    2014 audi a4 - does it have a2dp

    Basically the title. I'm looking at an audi a4 2014 with the nav package (premium plus with mmi.) will it support a2dp? Thanks! RA
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    Acura TSX burning oil

    Hi all, I've been dealing with my 2010 TSX with the I4 engine burning oil for the last year and a half now. I cannot make it to 5k miles without a low oil light (the light normally goes on at 3k-3.5k.) Honda/Acura is being super douchey and saying they won't deal with it until it's burning...
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    2014 fusion headlamps

    I can't find any info on the headlamps - are the halogen, HID or LED? How hard is a proper conversion to HID or LED from Halogen?
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    View known networks

    Is there a way to view known networks, and more specifically their passwords? It'd be preferable to view known networks that I'm not in proximity of, but if it only works while in proximity that's fine as well. I've looked in xcode and see no way to access the file system, but I gather the...
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    iPhone & multiple apple IDs

    Hi all, Am I able to have two apple IDs on my iphone - one for the app store, purchased apps and all that...and one for itunes match? I don't see an easy way to do that - it looks like the two (itunes and app store) are joined at the hip in requiring them to be the SAME account? Thanks!
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    Star trek movie physics (spoilers within...)

    So, to anyone who knows WAY more than me...how "correct" is the scene in the recent star trek movie (into darkness) when Now, I understand of course that you do feel the earth's gravity when you're that far out, but you're only feeling 1/3600th of earth's gravity or something, right? (are you...
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    Astrophotography starter

    Hi all, I've been tinkering with my D7000 and doing some night shots, but would like to get a little more serious this summer. To that end, I'd love to pick up a telescope and try some better shots of messier objects and going a littler deeper once I've learned a bit. Now, I gather I want...
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    Calibrating monitor help

    Hi all, I might be in the wrong forum, but I figured if any group calibrates their monitors, it would be here :) I've gone ahead and used Dispcalgui and a Spyder4 Express, but this is my result with a U2312. Color temperature was set to 6500k, white level was set to 150 cd/m2, gamma 2.2...
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    Dell U2312HM A00 rev

    Hey all, I bought an A05 rev of a 2312 back in July or so. Great monitor and all that, and I shelved my old 120hz monitor (and sold it recently.) I've now bought a second 2312 and...well, what the hell Dell. It's an A00 rev made in December 2012 (how do you go DOWN in revision? It went A05 ->...
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    Dissecting crime stats

    This guy seems to have brought up some interesting points: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooa98FHuaU0 What he's basically pointing out is that our murder rate is ~4 to the UK's ~1 (england and whales), but that the real statistic to look at is the violent crime rate. According to the FBI...
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    Picard facepalm

    What season/episodes did the picard facepalm, double facepalm, and what the *** is this **** come from? I was given Season 2 on bluray for XMas...and I'm itching to find the HD version of these images. Not that it's needed to convey the meaning of the image, but still :)