two Thunderbolt devices connected with a USB-C cable can communicate over 10 Gbps, but it can theoretically reach 40 Gbps (if both ends support it) with a real T-bolt cable
also, real T-bolt cables are about 2-3 times more expensive than USB-C to USB-C cables
The first slot is x16, but if the second slot is populated, it drops to x8, and both slots operate at x8. The third slot is PCIe 2.0 x4 (mechanically x16) from the chipset.
Hmm... card is discontinued and may not be compatible with non-Intel platforms.
...these old linear "wall wart" power supplies can be downright dangerous under certain conditions. Not only do they lack short-circuit, overload, and over-temperature protection, if I mistakenly connect another power source in series with it (e.g. reversed the connection when trying to recharge a battery), the two power sources will collectively drive more power through the resulting short-circuit than would ever be possible if I simply shorted the output on the linear supply.
The supply drew some 27W on the Kill A Watt meter at one point before I realized I reversed the polarity of the connection.
A properly-designed SMPS should just shut down if it detects this condition.
This condition can not only cause both the connected battery to be drained rapidly (and possibly reverse-charged), it can result in catastrophic failure of the supply and possibly a fire.
@JourneymanGeek Wait now I just noticed, what do you mean your ISO is blocking stuff? I thought that happened only in oppresive states like China, North Korea, and the UK.
@JourneymanGeek I have a VPN which is good for privacy, circumventing blocks and Adblock. Killing 3 bugs with one OpenVPN.
Yeah but that moniker doesn't mean much inside Brazil. And I'd have to spell it and people would ask "what?". And I don't know if I want to be known primarily for my place of origin (I mean, in the context of this chat room it's ok but broader than that? Dunno)
Then I start thinking if I want to be recognized by my own real name or if I want anonymity
I need a word that is unique enough to identify me, but not unique enough that it won't work if I ever decide to completely change my areas of interest. And that works and sounds nice in both English and Portuguese.
@FaheemMitha Cleaning the chain- had it running in first on the centre stand. Rag (and hand) got caught and took my fingers in between the chain and sprocket, engine stalled, leaving fingers trapped there. Could've been much worse.
Most of them don't take rides through the center on London in a carriage, watched by billions of people. I realise the world is full of inequality. But you don't have to celebrate it.
@FaheemMitha Funny thing is I think republicans are silly, since monarchs are harmless heads of state.
sure, they cost a lot to care and feed but they're often hard to corrupt (though their families often less so!) and save a little on needing to elect them every so often
(also, ... I don't even know who is getting married so clearly I care even less than you lot about an infusion of fresh genes into the european royal family thricket)
granted, I just discovered a few minutes before they just chucked 3 newbies on duty by accident and we got no more experienced guy if all hell breaks loose.