++ ATOT official NEF thread part IV ++

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Bubbleawsome

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So sleepy.

Bought Need for Speed Rivals Digital Deluxe off of Origin yesterday.
Stunningly gorgeous and addictive game...


(BTW,Who at EA thought a 30 FPS cap would be a good thing?)

I was up late playing.(Probably quit about 3 AM.I've played 5 hours straight so far.)

Customized my 2013 Dodge Challenger with a plain white paint job and the license plate OA-5599.

(Updated from the original 1970 Challenger to the modern 2013 model..)

Then took off down the road with the Vanishing Point soundtrack blaring(Jimmy Walker-Where Do We Go From Here at that point) in my Sennheiser HD558 headphones.Involuntary grin ensues.
So much FUN.
I've been thinking of getting it. $34 is pretty good.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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All rewired and my voltage display is displaying voltage and amps with a test load.

I still need to calibrate it though. The instructions are not clear to follow so I'll put that off for later.

Once it looks good, I can move my inverter-charger over to this new setup. Going to be nice to get it off the floor and get the cables off the floor. Kinda nervous though as this move will require me to shut down my main server. A couple drives usually die when I turn it off.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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Gained the courage to go shovel. Wow that was crazy. The first part of the driveway felt like I was cutting out blocks to build an igloo. My driveway is probably a couple feet more narrow than it was before but good enough. I'm thinking I should look at how much it cost to rent a bobcat for a few hours, and I can rent one every couple months to widen the driveway.

I guess I could look at a snowblower too, but it's something else I have to store in my already too small garage. Though it would be nice to have...
 

eldorado99

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Feb 16, 2004
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Gained the courage to go shovel. Wow that was crazy. The first part of the driveway felt like I was cutting out blocks to build an igloo. My driveway is probably a couple feet more narrow than it was before but good enough. I'm thinking I should look at how much it cost to rent a bobcat for a few hours, and I can rent one every couple months to widen the driveway.

I guess I could look at a snowblower too, but it's something else I have to store in my already too small garage. Though it would be nice to have...
Here: http://barrie.en.craigslist.ca/grd/4240051089.html

its even got an oversized bucket on the loader, perfect snow removal vehicle! :whiste:
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
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I wish I lived on a big property like a farm so I can have toys like that. I've never operated anything like that but it would be so fun to try it out.

Deed is all done though.

 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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DC power almost ready to go for my server room. I'll have to do some paint touchups to that.





Tomorrow is a big day, going to do a full network/server shut down so I can move the inverter-charger over to the new rack/wiring, and move the other two batteries. 4 batteries total in two banks of 2. Essentially all parallel but they are grouped and fused separately for ability to do live maintenance/replacement.

I'm hoping the server shut down goes without a hitch, but that's wishful thinking. Something usually goes wrong when that server is turned off. Typically it's a drive failure, but I've had controllers and even backplanes fail. Really need to build a new server to replace it.
 

sdifox

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DC power almost ready to go for my server room. I'll have to do some paint touchups to that.





Tomorrow is a big day, going to do a full network/server shut down so I can move the inverter-charger over to the new rack/wiring, and move the other two batteries. 4 batteries total in two banks of 2. Essentially all parallel but they are grouped and fused separately for ability to do live maintenance/replacement.

I'm hoping the server shut down goes without a hitch, but that's wishful thinking. Something usually goes wrong when that server is turned off. Typically it's a drive failure, but I've had controllers and even backplanes fail. Really need to build a new server to replace it.

I hope you are v3nting the air outdoors.
 

shortylickens

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