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bwDraco

00:05

Onto another topic: I'm seeing a lot of recommendations against giving kids Werther's Original hard candies for Halloween; is it really that bad? I personally go through them dozens at a time the few times I have a bag of these candies to myself.

Aibobot

0_0

My granma used to love those things

totally could see how overprotective parents would see it as a choking risk

bwDraco

Jolly Ranchers are just as much a choking hazard yet are not at all uncommon in trick-or-treaters' bags.

I kinda remember seeing the occasional Werther's Original in my trick-or-treat bags over a decade ago but those are rare.

I don't like giving kids cheap chocolate.

Journeyman Geek

Yup

bwDraco

I want to give them real treats. Given enough money, I would not hesitate to hand out Lindor truffles (the ghost and jack-o-lantern variety, e.g. lindtusa.com/shop/…).

Then again, will young kids even enjoy fine chocolate of this sort?

(My parents don't want me to give out expensive chocolate of this sort, saying it's a waste.)

If anything, I'd just drop a few Werther's Original hard candies into their baskets and bag.

Bob

Heh. Not such a big thing here.

Haven't had one in years. I'm not sure what I'd do if someone turned up this year.

bwDraco

00:19

Spending what will likely be several hundred dollars on expensive premium chocolate doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but at the same time, I want kids to get the best treats out there.

Bob

Hundred? o.O

bwDraco

I hope I don't have to buy Lindor truffles by the case...

Bob

10 bucks buys you a decent sized box...

bwDraco

Well, not where I live, but some places have loads of kids.

lindtusa.com/shop/bulk-truffles

Bob

I only see 0-1 every year.

bwDraco

00:23

Is giving trick-or-treaters high-end chocolate worth it?

I personally hate M&Ms and other "cheap" chocolate, having grown up with Lindt and Godiva.

The vast majority of the chocolate we buy is Lindt, either Lindor truffles or Excellence bars.

Dog

00:37

@allquicatic Yeah, smart, attractive, well traveled and mature American lady. Don't see too many of them around here!

@allquicatic Yeah read that earlier today.

Like wtf. -_-

Journeyman Geek

Heh

Bob

00:59

@Dog And you plan to move to AU... don't expect lower prices :P

Though our GST is half your VAT, so there's that...

Dog

@Bob I don't. But I do expect higher wages :P

allquicatic

@Dog did she indicate her availability to you and vice versa?

Bob

01:33

@Dog Best of luck with that. Actually, I have no idea how we compare with the UK.

Psycogeek

01:43

@bwDraco i would bet it isnt, but most of the things you mentioned are not used much around here, because. Some people will not let thier kids have AnyThing that can be unwrapped and re-wrapped. for the past 5 years i only give up stuff that it sealed wrapped.

for 2 reasons, 1 some parents and others (like candy checkers at the FD) will up and toss it, and #2 IF any shenanigans are going on via anybody else , everything i ever handed the lil' bastards has to be the sealed variety, so nobody even partly tries to say i had anything to do with it.

i mean depending on a kids memory for where they aquired something :-) would be an error. Did we get it from there , or there?

bwDraco

So, if I'm not comfortable removing the HSF from my laptop's CPU and GPU, should I just bring my laptop to a repair shop to get the thermal paste replaced?

Psycogeek

@bwDraco ask boris he did it hisself. If you take it to a shop get an agreement that they will also fix anything else they dislodge in the process, if you discover yet another minor issue after they dismember it and reassemble it.

Aibobot

@bwDraco presumably yes

Psycogeek

because of minor additional problems being added at tech shops , it was the main reason we quit taking stuff in, even very high end high ticket stuff.

Aibobot

erf

the user whose PC I am supposed to replace seems to be on MC

Agaaaaain

Psycogeek

01:54

minimum was 2 trips , 1 to fix the first thing, and second to fix what they slopped together or didnt check. wheras an idiot (like me) doing it i was way slower and way more carefull with everything , given that i am not being paid $200 an hour :-)

bwDraco

02:30

...ordered a tube of AS5, coming tomorrow with Amazon Prime.

There is no doubt the thermal paste has gone bad.

Thermal paste removed:

Psycogeek

what about the pads? thermal crust is more like it

bwDraco

The paste had hardened and clearly needs to be replaced.

Not too sure about what to do with the pads (including the one that was torn from one of the memory chips)...

Psycogeek

they either go back with the exact same position , or you use new ones with a new crush

meaning it is better to not remove or change what you do not replace with new.

bwDraco

I'll probably add a tiny bit of paste there and reinstall the heatsink.

Psycogeek

02:47

most people would say that the thermal goop was probably still working, as long as the device was not jostled about and the heatsinked moved. I tend to disagree , and most people re-doing it will gain at least a few Cs

meaning it doesnt look too bad, as in that would solve everything, but it should liven things up and have less throttle. do we get to see the fan dust?

why is it so clean inside, do you live in a plastic bubble :-)

bwDraco

Fan's mostly clear of dust.

Psycogeek

and be sure to pre-lube or grind the as5 into the porus surfaces , like it shows at thier web site. before applying the thermal compound, you smear it around the heatsink , then remove most of it , before doing the application itself.

that serves 3 purposes, it grinds/waxes the surfaces with the metal dust in the compound, it gets oil/greace deep in the metal for that deep fat fryer contact, it adds a thin layer that will exist everywhere even if you miss on whatever squish application you use for the final.

and it can also keep oxides (coper oxide) from existing or forming

DemCodeLines

03:05

Is there a way to use an old router to take wifi signal (broadcasted from another router) and split it down to its ethernet ports, so ethernet-only devices can use the internet connection?

Bob

@DemCodeLines Yes.

DemCodeLines

@Bob Without an ethernet cable connection for the second router?

Bob

@DemCodeLines Yes.

DemCodeLines

How so?

Bob

It's built into most firmware under the name "wireless bridge" or similar.

It's also in most third-party firmware (openwrt, dd-wrt, etc.)

DemCodeLines

03:14

Is there any decent tutorial out there?

There are a bunch of ethernet-only appliances and no ethernet port anywhere close, so I have been trying to figure out how to make it all work.

Psycogeek

03:34

there are YousaTubes for doing such things youtube.com/watch?v=ByB8vVGBjh4 I donno myself.

Aibobot

03:55

@DemCodeLines the hard part is finding a third party firmware for your router

and that should come with a tutorial

Bob

@Aibobot Lots of first-party firmware already have the option.

And have a built-in "tutorial" (read: wizard).

Of course, since we don't even know the router model, there's really not much point in going any further.

Aibobot

@Bob I suppose

Bob

@Aibobot I'm pretty sure my old old g-only router from pre-2006 had the option.

Aibobot

@bwDraco the intel 'standard' paste is kinda thick. You know its dead when it crumbles

@Bob I don't recall seeing it on my asus or dlink

Bob

@Aibobot I'm also reasonably sure my current Asus one has it. Can check when I get home.

In any case, we still don't know the model or even brand in question.

And that annoys me. Because I feel like a broken record having to ask for it every damn time.

Aibobot

04:12

lol

Bob

@Aibobot Heck, apparently you can even set up the bridge with WDS, which apparently works with wired clients (?). Which is absolutely shit, and probably not supported anymore on new routers, but that's how it worked a decade ago.

Aibobot

eww

eww eww eww eww ewwwwwwwwwww

Bob

lol

Actually, I always thought WDS was only for use as a wireless repeater, but 2005 forum posts suggest wired clients work too.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure I've lost that old router by now, so no testing there.

But I think a $20 TP-LINK does it too...

bwDraco

@Aibobot It's IC Diamond. The paste was completely dry.

I have a syringe of Arctic Silver 5 coming in tomorrow.

Bob

Ah, no, that uses WDS too :P

Ok, so wireless client is a bit rarer than I thought. Bleh.

@bwDraco No local stores?

bwDraco