Project Absinthe – Part XVI
A bit has happened since the last part of the build log. Let’s start off with what’s been in the news, and that’s the release of the GTX 970 a...
Month: September 2014
Beta Orionis – Part IV
First order of business for the build was getting it out of the 750D case and into the Zalman. That started with getting fans put back in, as I originally pulle...
What unconstitutional actually means
Let’s clear something up since I’ve seen way too many people confuse this concept: what does it mean when a Court declares a law to be unconstitutio...
Beta Orionis – Part III
I have not had a lot of luck with power supplies over the years. They are the one part I have had to replace more than anything else in the last 16 years I̵...
Follow-up on FedEx
The response from FedEx to the complaint I filed wasn’t exactly all that helpful: Thank you for contacting FedEx. We regret any inconvenience this has cau...
When overnight isn’t, Part II: FedEx screws up this time
This is the e-mail complaint I sent to FedEx through their contact system, Tracking->FedEx Ground->Re-routing of shipment, as a complaint: Good day, I pla...
Beta Orionis – Part II: New fans
I got to work pretty much right away after picking up the fans from my local FedEx Office. I also made sure to test all of them out of the box with another powe...
Beta Orionis
With Absinthe complete – well, pretty close as of the time I write this – I’ve started planning out a similar build for my system. Absinthe got its name f...
Teach hackers to not hack!
We need to teach people to not hack instead of teaching people to not get hacked! — Said no computer security specialist, ever… Just as guys learn h...