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Geek / Games Discussion / Re: Tech Support Stories

« Last post by Sandman[SA] on Yesterday at 08:56:41 pm »

Quote from: KT 💣 KλBoƠM on Yesterday at 03:26:46 pm

Just like OneEyed's sister who used to work at Canadian Tire in the automotive repair department and she told me stories how she was one of the few who actually KNEW anything about cars!!

Oh wow! Now I understand why that friend of yours that worked at that car shop we went to, wanted to offer me a full-time job on the spot. LOL

Geek / Games Discussion / Re: Cool hardware stuff

« Last post by Sandman[SA] on Yesterday at 08:49:24 pm »

There is a reason why portable HDD's have a drive with a shorted sense pin. It keeps people from buying a cheap high-capacity portable drive, shucking the drive from the enclosure and using it directly in their PC's. And why they seem to work perfectly fine in an external drive dock. The USB interface doesn't use the sense pin connection.

Geek / Games Discussion / Re: SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!

« Last post by Sandman[SA] on Yesterday at 08:32:17 pm »

Quote from: KT 💣 KλBoƠM on Yesterday at 03:30:25 pm

Holy crap! I had no idea!!

Science is such a wonderful thing. Did you know that while an engine is running, there are typically up to 5 different compounds being produced? CO (Carbon Monoxide) is just one of them. There is also CO2 (Cabon Dioxide), O2 (Oxygen), NOX (Nitrogen Oxide) and NO2 (Nitrogen Dioxide). With a nearly perfectly tuned fuel to air mixture and catalytic converters involved, the dominant compounds coming out of the tail pipe are CO2 and O2. Basically H2O. This is why you will see steam coming out of a tail pipe on a cold day. Gas is a hydrocarbon after all, so it just makes sense.

Geek / Games Discussion / Re: Young People Try Windows 98

« Last post by Sandman[SA] on Yesterday at 07:57:06 pm »

Quote from: KT 💣 KλBoƠM on Yesterday at 03:25:38 pm

Wait what?? Those are things still relevant today right?

Umm, last I checked. People still need documents and images printed on paper. And custom fonts are still a thing. So.... Yup!

General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday One Eyed Wonderweasle!

« Last post by One Eyed Wonderweasle on Yesterday at 06:27:44 pm »

Thank you 2.

Geek / Games Discussion / Re: STEAM SALES and NEW STEAM GAME releases

« Last post by KT 💣 KλBoƠM on Yesterday at 04:04:46 pm »

ENDLESS Legend is free for a week on Steam!

Normally ~~CDN $ 33.99~~ but FREE until May 23rd 2024 @ 1:00pm.

Geek / Games Discussion / Re: EPIC GAMES freebies

« Last post by One Eyed Wonderweasle on Yesterday at 03:40:40 pm »

yeah, like I said, looks to be worth the download, especially for free.

Geek / Games Discussion / Re: Cool hardware stuff

« Last post by KT 💣 KλBoƠM on Yesterday at 03:38:03 pm »

Quote from: Sandman[SA] on May 15, 2024, 09:10:07 pm

Quote from: KT 💣 KλBoƠM on May 15, 2024, 07:31:35 pm
Oh wow yes I hope he sees it! Reminds me of my old WD MyBook External HDD.

EXACTLY why I posted that here.

AH! So you WERE on the same wavelength as me! I wasn't sure I was right though about that as I know the least about hardware out of any of you guys. 😕

Geek / Games Discussion / Re: STEAM SALES and NEW STEAM GAME releases

« Last post by KT 💣 KλBoƠM on Yesterday at 03:31:10 pm »

Quote from: Sandman[SA] on May 15, 2024, 09:13:38 pm

It looks..... interesting.

I know some people who loves these types of games while others don't have the patience to figure out the puzzles

Geek / Games Discussion / Re: SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!

« Last post by KT 💣 KλBoƠM on Yesterday at 03:30:25 pm »

Quote from: Sandman[SA] on May 15, 2024, 09:00:27 pm

This reminds me of when you see how some tire mechanics bead large truck tires. You can't just inflate them with air naturally. This is because the tire is commonly squashed down during transport and is then too narrow to reach the bead edge of the rim it's being mounted on. So, to get the tire to bead, an explosion is required. Usually, engine starter fluid is used in these cases. But you can't just spray in starter fluid, set it on fire and the tire just magically pops right on. Sure, the fluid will burn. But you need to balance the amount of air to fuel correctly to achieve the explosion. This is called a stoichiometric ratio. This formula also applies to all types of combustion engines. I had to learn all about that in emissions testing class.

Holy crap! I had no idea!!

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