Disqus Acquired
I forgot about this. Comment system Disqus got bought out by a marketing firm.
I deleted my account.
Thinking About Building A New PC Soon
This will be my main PC. Intel i7-8700 based (Z370 chipset). I’m thinking no overclocking. May switch to Nvidia GPU. This also may be a Linux PC with Windows in VMs.
Dual M2’s (non-RAID) + a 4TB HD. 960 EVOs for the M2s as I do not think the Pros are worth the money.
This PC needs to last several years.
Any thoughts?
Ancestery DNA Testing
At a Christmas party talking to a guy with the same last name as me. He says his Dad just got an ancestry DNA test and he was only 10% Welsh and 90% Western European. We discussed issues like migration and conquering being factors. I asked him what he thought about the privacy implications of the DNA test. I got a blank stare. I explained that you basically sign away all rights and that you’ve no idea what they are doing with your data. This could have profound effects not only for his Dad but, his Dad siblings, him and his siblings, his children, and their children… Not sure if what I was saying got through and I moved the conversation on to another topic.
I don’t agree with Chuck Schumer on much of anything but he had a great quote a few days ago:
“When it comes to protecting consumers’ privacy from at-home DNA test kit services, the federal government is behind. Besides, putting your most personal genetic information in the hands of third parties for their exclusive use raises a lot of concerns, from the potential for discrimination by employers all the way to health insurance,” said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. “That’s why I am asking the Federal Trade Commission to take a serious look at this relatively new kind of service and ensure that these companies have clear, fair privacy policies and standards for all kinds of at-home DNA test kits. We don’t want to impede research but we also don’t want to empower those looking to make a fast buck or an unfair judgement off your genetic information. We can find the right balance here, and we must.”
Schumer added, “There is no point to learning about your family tree if your privacy gets chopped down in the process.”
Gillette Fusion Manual Men’s Razor Blade Refills, 12 Count – $23.95
Must clip $6 coupon (see pic below)
Amazon will tell you it is a total of $24.04 off but this is $29.95 at Walmart.com so the net savings is actually $6.
About your PC…
– Have you looked at the optane “ssd” ? Is it promising ?
– I’m waiting the next intel generation to upgrade mine (from 6700k). Last time i checked, “k” intel cpu still have higher ghz than their non-k counterparts.
Optane – dunno, it is awfully expensive and I don’t know how it translates into real world usage.
“k” – those are unlocked CPUs
Thanks for the heads up. I deleted my account.
Just built 2 PCs based on Asus Z270F boards both using 960 EVOs – the M2’s are amazingly fast.
I was also tempted by AIO water cooling but too many poor reviews put me off. I went with Noctua NHU-12S cooling instead. Tried one PC with a Fractal case and one with a Corsair. The Fractal case is better quality for the money. Finally, I was a long term user of Acronis True Image – it’s useless on these systems – I used Macrium Reflect instead, excellent.