If you want to undervolt to make your Nvidia card work less during games or any sort of GPU-intensive app, get MSI Afterburner and choose one of the options below. Note that I'm using my 1080Ti as an example.
Make a Voltage/Frequency curve with Ctrl-F. The lowest you can manually set is 800 mV, and with that I set my frequency to 1632 MHZ. This is dependent on the card type and also the specific card that you have, so start lower than those if you try this.
Slide the Power Limit downward, and it will bring the voltage and frequency down. I've seen it as low as 693 mV. This is a much easier and safer way to underclock and undervolt, though the numbers will shift around somewhat, unlike the first option.
Both of these methods will let your card run cooler and quieter in games (and it's pretty much necessary if mining cryptocurrency), and when your card is idle it'll still drop down to its idle voltage and frequency. (139 MHz and 650 mC) I recommend creating a profile for each one and testing them to see which works best for you. Test for stability too! If things crash or show visual artifacts, dial down the frequency. This is mainly an issue if you're locking at a specific voltage and frequency like in the first method. You can also mess around with the memory clock and drop as low as -502 MHz
Also make sure to cap your FPS if you're running a game that normally goes well above your refresh rate. You don't need to run Minecraft at 300 FPS. Combine that with the above methods and your card won't be doubling as a space heater.
I'm surprised that nobody's mentioned http://defcad.com/ yet. It's an "Open-Source Search Engine for 3D Printing.", and they've got quite a few firearms (with the intent of having the plans for everything else too), and they're immune or at least resistant to takedowns and such. The site is apparently not complete, needing funding for the search functionality or something like that, but they do have downloadable plans already. The video on the site explains it a bit better.
A population armed with shotguns and handguns may only have a small chance at defeating a tyrannical government these days, but a disarmed population will lose every single time.
Right now my only costs are from my internet connection.:) I also do have offline backups of course, but I like SpiderOak because it'll monitor for file changes and upload right away if you have it set for that. (uploading only the changed sections too, and it has versioning built in) It's great for text files and pictures and other things that I just want to backup automatically throughout my day. I don't want to have to hook up my external drive every time I edit a document or download a single song.
I've used SpiderOak for about 10 months now, and it's the only cloud backup service that I trust won't be handing my data over to anyone. Everything encrypts client-side, and they (supposedly) have no way of accessing this data even if forced. It's basically online backup for those paranoid about privacy.
The client does need several improvements, but overall I'm quite pleased. The company offers extra free permanent storage to those who refer others, email with a special promotional code, or participate in online "tests". My favorite was their context for System Administrator Appreciation Day, where you had to fix a broken system and were rewarded with storage space. The contest is over, but the challenge is still up: https://sotss.spideroak.com/ (It was originally won if you managed to get the right program running, and it would ask for your username for the reward space. This doesn't seem to happen anymore.)
So far I've managed to get 29 GB of free space with them, which is permanent and accessible to even free users. So far, SpiderOak is the only cloud backup I've seen that has this "zero knowledge" service. If there are others, I'd love to hear about them.
Even if killing civilians or even killing them all WORKS, how does that make it right? These are human beings we're talking about, not mindless robots or monsters. This isn't like a video game where you win if you completely destroy the opposing side. If you go around intentionally killing innocent civilians, that is an evil act according to most of the world. You might win the battle, but you end up becoming what you had opposed.
Sadly, some people just chant "USA! USA!" and think that we can do no wrong. They'd cheer even if we bombed and killed everyone in the country. With this sort of black and white thinking, they're just "bad guys" deserving of death. If you are one of the people who thinks this way, I doubt that I could convince you otherwise.
The only problem is that it does not reduce the number of "bad guys". If you bomb someone, their friends and family are going to be angry and take up arms against you. If you kill them too, THEIR friends and family will take up arms against you. You're literally creating enemies because they want revenge\justice. The better option is to stop killing them and withdraw our troops. They can't kill us if we aren't there. They'll still be angry and some may still take up arms against the US, but they'd have to come here to do that. This is what a military is meant to protect us from.
Imagine it this way: If a foreign country started using drones or occupying troops to kill people in the US that it considered to be dangerous, don't you think that we'd be angry? I would hope that Americans would be angry and fight back. How many of you would say "Oh well. They're killing our people, but it's none of my business."?
Ron Paul hates Social Security but doesn't mind collecting it. Is that a flip-flop or just outright hypocrisy?
He paid into Social Security, so he deserves to collect it. He wants there to be a way for people to opt out of it. Some people may wish to put the money toward something else instead of giving it to the government.
That's just it, though. He didn't suggest a return to the gold standard of before since it obviously had flaws. He has spoken in favor of making gold and silver legal tender as well as allowing competing currencies, including gold-backed notes and digital-gold currency.
Most people don't actually look beyond the surface-talk of the mainstream media. "Gold standard? That sounds nuts!" Do some actually research and you'll find that his views have been heavily distorted by the media.
May you live long enough to be ridiculed for your age.
A quote from Ronald Reagan: "I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience."
Just because someone is elderly does not mean that they are senile or ready to kick the bucket. Listen to Ron Paul speak about monetary policy sometime and just try to keep up with him. He's also physically very fit, going on long bike rides in the heat of Texas. Whether you otherwise think about a candidate and their positions, ignoring or laughing at them because of their age is just silly.
I can't recall the source offhand, but I read that they were going to use infrared detection equipment on any containers. I don't see how this is legal, but considering that they're talking about storming the embassy, I doubt they care.
Get a set of O-ring switch dampeners since it sounds like you're bottoming out your keystrokes. This should reduce the noise level. See the video at the bottom of that page for a great comparison of modded and unmodded keyboards and switch types.
10 years ago I would have told you to adjust your tinfoil hat. These days this sort of talk about intrusive surveillance doesn't even surprise me anymore.
There's evidence of many war crimes committed by the US, not merely something embarrassing. Things like this NEED to be exposed, not hidden away with the reasoning of "You took an oath to keep it secret." Sometimes you have to break an oath if the ones who told you to keep quiet are doing evil things.
Mitt Romney is essentially owned by the same people as Obama (check out their top donors), and his popularity was essentially manufactured by the media. Do a Google image search for "Romney Crowd" and compare with "Ron Paul Crowd". That is something that's impossible to fake, so it tends to go unreported. If you ask Paul supporters why they support their candidate, and they'll talk about many different issues at great length. If you ask Romney supporters the same question, you tend to hear "I voted for him because we need to get rid of Obama" or "He's a businessman, and that's gotta be good for the economy, right?" The people are voting against something (Obama) instead of voting FOR something. This is the type of reasoning that tends to make the new boss the same as the old boss.
There's been major election fraud to prop up Romney and reduce the vote counts of others (but usually Ron Paul), and this is one of the things that the RNC is being sued over. This is also why Ron Paul has won several caucuses when the primaries (with the rigged machines) said he didn't win. It's much harder to falsify a bunch of people actually showing up to elect delegates.
Rumors that the voting machines have been hacked? There's some pretty good evidence of algorithm vote flipping in this year's primaries. It's likely going to be part of a lawsuit.
Even with a paper trail, it's still not a complete solution. You could vote for candidate A, but when the paper is printed out later on, it has the vote counted for candidate B.
If you want secure voting, get a ballot box, have non-biased security guards (or a person from each campaign, ideally) watching it from the moment the election starts (and the box is shown to be empty) until the votes are counted. Live video of the box is streamed to the net. If the box ever needs to be moved, switch to streaming from cell phone cameras. The box needs to remain locked, with at least two keys (held by people from different campaigns\two separate unbiased parties) required to open it. Votes must be counted by hand and verbally announced, with streaming video of the ballots are they are read. Someone from each campaign should be there to verify that what is being read is accurate. I'm sure there are many other ways to make sure that election tampering isn't taking place, but the main problem is electronic voting machines.
I've had these headphones for about a year and a half now.
They're extremely comfortable and I can wear them for hours without trouble. They've got little 'wing' flaps that rest on your head which sounds odd but makes them fit very well. (If they still seem a bit loose if you have a smaller head, use a rubber band to help push the wings down against your head.)
They have almost no sound isolation, though. They're open-air, which means you can still hear everything around you, and people near you can hear what you're listening to. What's good about open-air is that it brings a huge soundstage, and this model has one of the biggest and best I've heard.
These headphones are excellent if you're a gamer, since you can hear things like gunshots, footsteps, etc and can easily tell where someone is by sound alone. The 3D positional audio with these is just amazing.
Bass is a little weak, but this can always be corrected with an equalizer if you really want. I find that they have enough bass to keep me happy, as I'm not one of those people who wants to be thumped by the music I'm listening to.
These headphones are LARGE. Don't expect to run or travel with these. You WILL look silly wearing them. There's a metal mesh on the outside of each ear that's purple, but it's not a strong horrid color. The wings rest on your head, and instead of a traditional headband there are two stiff rubber-coated metal(?) tubes that arc over the head. These will be sticking up about an inch or two from your head. Despite all this, I still love them.
Sadly I think that they would be inappropriate for the thread author because of the lack of noise isolation. That, and they can be bought for around $100. (at least I got mine for that much) which is double the price that was being requested.
I didn't mean to turn this into a headphone review, but do check out reviews especially if you are into gaming (my primary purpose for them, though they sound great with music and movies as well) and want some quality headphones with a large, expansive space to the sound. You'll find tons of reviews for them on Amazon, various audio sites, and even some gaming sites.
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If you want to undervolt to make your Nvidia card work less during games or any sort of GPU-intensive app, get MSI Afterburner and choose one of the options below. Note that I'm using my 1080Ti as an example.
Make a Voltage/Frequency curve with Ctrl-F. The lowest you can manually set is 800 mV, and with that I set my frequency to 1632 MHZ. This is dependent on the card type and also the specific card that you have, so start lower than those if you try this.
Slide the Power Limit downward, and it will bring the voltage and frequency down. I've seen it as low as 693 mV. This is a much easier and safer way to underclock and undervolt, though the numbers will shift around somewhat, unlike the first option.
Both of these methods will let your card run cooler and quieter in games (and it's pretty much necessary if mining cryptocurrency), and when your card is idle it'll still drop down to its idle voltage and frequency. (139 MHz and 650 mC) I recommend creating a profile for each one and testing them to see which works best for you. Test for stability too! If things crash or show visual artifacts, dial down the frequency. This is mainly an issue if you're locking at a specific voltage and frequency like in the first method. You can also mess around with the memory clock and drop as low as -502 MHz
Also make sure to cap your FPS if you're running a game that normally goes well above your refresh rate. You don't need to run Minecraft at 300 FPS. Combine that with the above methods and your card won't be doubling as a space heater.
Well, Nanodots are still around and for sale. They're basically the same thing. Get them while you can!
Spokane hasn't really bragged about their wifi "HotZone" for a while. In fact, they're shutting it down. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jun/15/hotzones-free-wi-fi-to-fold/
This is what I get for not RTFA. Apparently they're somehow connected with Defense Distributed.
I'm surprised that nobody's mentioned http://defcad.com/ yet. It's an "Open-Source Search Engine for 3D Printing.", and they've got quite a few firearms (with the intent of having the plans for everything else too), and they're immune or at least resistant to takedowns and such. The site is apparently not complete, needing funding for the search functionality or something like that, but they do have downloadable plans already. The video on the site explains it a bit better.
There are already people working on this.
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A population armed with shotguns and handguns may only have a small chance at defeating a tyrannical government these days, but a disarmed population will lose every single time.
Right now my only costs are from my internet connection. :) I also do have offline backups of course, but I like SpiderOak because it'll monitor for file changes and upload right away if you have it set for that. (uploading only the changed sections too, and it has versioning built in) It's great for text files and pictures and other things that I just want to backup automatically throughout my day. I don't want to have to hook up my external drive every time I edit a document or download a single song.
I've used SpiderOak for about 10 months now, and it's the only cloud backup service that I trust won't be handing my data over to anyone. Everything encrypts client-side, and they (supposedly) have no way of accessing this data even if forced. It's basically online backup for those paranoid about privacy.
The client does need several improvements, but overall I'm quite pleased. The company offers extra free permanent storage to those who refer others, email with a special promotional code, or participate in online "tests". My favorite was their context for System Administrator Appreciation Day, where you had to fix a broken system and were rewarded with storage space. The contest is over, but the challenge is still up: https://sotss.spideroak.com/ (It was originally won if you managed to get the right program running, and it would ask for your username for the reward space. This doesn't seem to happen anymore.)
So far I've managed to get 29 GB of free space with them, which is permanent and accessible to even free users. So far, SpiderOak is the only cloud backup I've seen that has this "zero knowledge" service. If there are others, I'd love to hear about them.
Even if killing civilians or even killing them all WORKS, how does that make it right? These are human beings we're talking about, not mindless robots or monsters. This isn't like a video game where you win if you completely destroy the opposing side. If you go around intentionally killing innocent civilians, that is an evil act according to most of the world. You might win the battle, but you end up becoming what you had opposed.
Sadly, some people just chant "USA! USA!" and think that we can do no wrong. They'd cheer even if we bombed and killed everyone in the country. With this sort of black and white thinking, they're just "bad guys" deserving of death. If you are one of the people who thinks this way, I doubt that I could convince you otherwise.
The only problem is that it does not reduce the number of "bad guys". If you bomb someone, their friends and family are going to be angry and take up arms against you. If you kill them too, THEIR friends and family will take up arms against you. You're literally creating enemies because they want revenge\justice. The better option is to stop killing them and withdraw our troops. They can't kill us if we aren't there. They'll still be angry and some may still take up arms against the US, but they'd have to come here to do that. This is what a military is meant to protect us from.
Imagine it this way: If a foreign country started using drones or occupying troops to kill people in the US that it considered to be dangerous, don't you think that we'd be angry? I would hope that Americans would be angry and fight back. How many of you would say "Oh well. They're killing our people, but it's none of my business."?
Ron Paul hates Social Security but doesn't mind collecting it. Is that a flip-flop or just outright hypocrisy?
He paid into Social Security, so he deserves to collect it. He wants there to be a way for people to opt out of it. Some people may wish to put the money toward something else instead of giving it to the government.
http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Ron_Paul_Social_Security.htm explains his view on this in more detail.
So no, I don't think it's hypocritical or flip-flopping. If you were forced to pay money into the program, why shouldn't you collect from it later on?
It's already happened, specifically in the Republican primary elections:
Short version: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByJAC-sfXwumZzI2bVlON2VTMnFyYVZZSnpDYnNyQQ/edit?pli=1
Long Version: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByJAC-sfXwumdkE4d0Y2eWtURTZ2eDM5RmlLc3ZhQQ/edit?pli=1
That's just it, though. He didn't suggest a return to the gold standard of before since it obviously had flaws. He has spoken in favor of making gold and silver legal tender as well as allowing competing currencies, including gold-backed notes and digital-gold currency.
Most people don't actually look beyond the surface-talk of the mainstream media. "Gold standard? That sounds nuts!" Do some actually research and you'll find that his views have been heavily distorted by the media.
May you live long enough to be ridiculed for your age.
A quote from Ronald Reagan: "I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience."
Just because someone is elderly does not mean that they are senile or ready to kick the bucket. Listen to Ron Paul speak about monetary policy sometime and just try to keep up with him. He's also physically very fit, going on long bike rides in the heat of Texas. Whether you otherwise think about a candidate and their positions, ignoring or laughing at them because of their age is just silly.
I can't recall the source offhand, but I read that they were going to use infrared detection equipment on any containers. I don't see how this is legal, but considering that they're talking about storming the embassy, I doubt they care.
Try looking up "Afghan war logs" and "Iraq war logs" to start. The latter even has its own website: http://www.iraqwarlogs.com/
Sure! It works just as well as those crosswalk signal buttons.
Get a set of O-ring switch dampeners since it sounds like you're bottoming out your keystrokes. This should reduce the noise level. See the video at the bottom of that page for a great comparison of modded and unmodded keyboards and switch types.
10 years ago I would have told you to adjust your tinfoil hat. These days this sort of talk about intrusive surveillance doesn't even surprise me anymore.
Did not reveal anything? Only a diplomatic embarrassment? At least check Google or something before making a statement like that.
You apparently haven't seen http://www.iraqwarlogs.com/, which is a good place to start. Also check out http://www.collateralmurder.com/.
There's evidence of many war crimes committed by the US, not merely something embarrassing. Things like this NEED to be exposed, not hidden away with the reasoning of "You took an oath to keep it secret." Sometimes you have to break an oath if the ones who told you to keep quiet are doing evil things.
Rigged voting machines are just the tip of the iceberg. There's a lot more going on at multiple levels.
Here's a compilation (mostly but not all videos) showing voting inconsistencies and fraud: http://www.dailypaul.com/238098/great-compilation-detailing-the-voting-inconsistencies-not-to-say-blatant-fraud
Mitt Romney is essentially owned by the same people as Obama (check out their top donors), and his popularity was essentially manufactured by the media. Do a Google image search for "Romney Crowd" and compare with "Ron Paul Crowd". That is something that's impossible to fake, so it tends to go unreported. If you ask Paul supporters why they support their candidate, and they'll talk about many different issues at great length. If you ask Romney supporters the same question, you tend to hear "I voted for him because we need to get rid of Obama" or "He's a businessman, and that's gotta be good for the economy, right?" The people are voting against something (Obama) instead of voting FOR something. This is the type of reasoning that tends to make the new boss the same as the old boss.
If you're willing to wade through a ton of charts and statistics (well, this IS Slashdot) then check out this longer version.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByJAC-sfXwumdkE4d0Y2eWtURTZ2eDM5RmlLc3ZhQQ/edit?pli=1
There's been major election fraud to prop up Romney and reduce the vote counts of others (but usually Ron Paul), and this is one of the things that the RNC is being sued over. This is also why Ron Paul has won several caucuses when the primaries (with the rigged machines) said he didn't win. It's much harder to falsify a bunch of people actually showing up to elect delegates.
Rumors that the voting machines have been hacked? There's some pretty good evidence of algorithm vote flipping in this year's primaries. It's likely going to be part of a lawsuit.
Long Version: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByJAC-sfXwumdkE4d0Y2eWtURTZ2eDM5RmlLc3ZhQQ/edit?pli=1
Short Version: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByJAC-sfXwumZzI2bVlON2VTMnFyYVZZSnpDYnNyQQ/edit?pli=1
Even with a paper trail, it's still not a complete solution. You could vote for candidate A, but when the paper is printed out later on, it has the vote counted for candidate B.
If you want secure voting, get a ballot box, have non-biased security guards (or a person from each campaign, ideally) watching it from the moment the election starts (and the box is shown to be empty) until the votes are counted. Live video of the box is streamed to the net. If the box ever needs to be moved, switch to streaming from cell phone cameras. The box needs to remain locked, with at least two keys (held by people from different campaigns\two separate unbiased parties) required to open it. Votes must be counted by hand and verbally announced, with streaming video of the ballots are they are read. Someone from each campaign should be there to verify that what is being read is accurate. I'm sure there are many other ways to make sure that election tampering isn't taking place, but the main problem is electronic voting machines.
I've had these headphones for about a year and a half now.
They're extremely comfortable and I can wear them for hours without trouble. They've got little 'wing' flaps that rest on your head which sounds odd but makes them fit very well. (If they still seem a bit loose if you have a smaller head, use a rubber band to help push the wings down against your head.)
They have almost no sound isolation, though. They're open-air, which means you can still hear everything around you, and people near you can hear what you're listening to. What's good about open-air is that it brings a huge soundstage, and this model has one of the biggest and best I've heard.
These headphones are excellent if you're a gamer, since you can hear things like gunshots, footsteps, etc and can easily tell where someone is by sound alone. The 3D positional audio with these is just amazing.
Bass is a little weak, but this can always be corrected with an equalizer if you really want. I find that they have enough bass to keep me happy, as I'm not one of those people who wants to be thumped by the music I'm listening to.
These headphones are LARGE. Don't expect to run or travel with these. You WILL look silly wearing them. There's a metal mesh on the outside of each ear that's purple, but it's not a strong horrid color. The wings rest on your head, and instead of a traditional headband there are two stiff rubber-coated metal(?) tubes that arc over the head. These will be sticking up about an inch or two from your head. Despite all this, I still love them.
Sadly I think that they would be inappropriate for the thread author because of the lack of noise isolation. That, and they can be bought for around $100. (at least I got mine for that much) which is double the price that was being requested.
I didn't mean to turn this into a headphone review, but do check out reviews especially if you are into gaming (my primary purpose for them, though they sound great with music and movies as well) and want some quality headphones with a large, expansive space to the sound. You'll find tons of reviews for them on Amazon, various audio sites, and even some gaming sites.