Questioning heroism
In general to be called a “hero”, you must do something heroic. This means that donning a particular uniform doesn’t make you a hero by defaul...
Author: Kenneth Ballard
ASRock BTC Pro Kit
In building out a large project to put some spare hardware back into some kind of use, I purchased this as part of an experiment to connect graphics cards to an...
Building a Minecraft server
As I mentioned in a previous article, I decided to co-opt the original game server to use for distributed computing projects. This will actually work out for th...
Finalizing the graphics host
In a previous article I showed how I had the PCI-Express extenders going through USB panel mount extension cables, with the intention of finishing out that syst...
Adding a GTX 680 and water cooling
Time to finalize the X2 system and also do a little experimenting. I ordered a GTX 680 used through eBay as I wanted to test how well it’d work through th...
More proof of concept
The Colony West project continues… this time with more proof of concept on the ideas I have in mind. In this case it’s hooking up the graphics cards...
Reply to the New York Times Editorial Board regarding gun laws
I will say up front that I have a concealed carry permit lawfully issued under the laws of the State of Missouri. I’m also up for renewal later this year....
Follow-up on ASRock BTC Pro and other options
I’ll just say this up front: the ASRock PCI-E extender can be a little finnicky. For some reason, the GT 620 would stop being recognized by the BOINC clie...
Let businesses discriminate
Here’s an idea… given how much “social progress” is supposed to have been made over the last 50+ years, let’s do this: repeal all ...
Concluding the Supreme Court’s 2014 term
One thing that continually amazes me and pisses me off is how seemingly intelligent people can argue that more freedom is somehow a *bad* thing… And IR...