I just dropped Disney...I was made to believe that Iger was going to fix the rampant idiocy that was producing looser after looser. Nope, nothing changed. So I walked.
I had a 1962 Roadster with 3 Abarth Carbs and dual exhaust. Miss that one.
You are absolutely correct. I have not bought an off-the-shelf computer in over 30 years. EVERY factory built computer has a great list of hardware listed, but what they don't tell you is where they cut the corners...usually always in the Case, Motherboard, and Power supply. Go to Newegg.com and Amazon.com and compare the components. There are many ways to check compatibility of components as you look First pick either the CPU or Motherboard you want then check which motherboards accept your CPU choice or which CPUs are compatible with your Motherboard choice (Gigabyte and Asus make great board, Asus has great options, Gigabyte has the best durability with its copious amounts of extra copper in the board pathways). Then pick a case (Cooler Master, Corsair, Antec are good and there are many others that will serve you well) that accepts your motherboard size (usually ATX). Then select your memory based upon what the motherboard manufacturer product site lists in the memory compatibility parts (Corsiar, G-Skill, and Kinston are good). Then select your graphics card (no, the CPUs with onboard graphics do not serve photo editing well) with the ports you want (HDMI or Display Port, or if you have good older monitors, DVI or VGA). Then go for your storage, get either SSD M.2 NVME Solid State Drives (Stick with the Samsung 980 PRO 2TB is $134), WD Black and I use them, are good but they may be leaving that product behind. that fasten to your Motherboard and are wicked fast (I use SSD M.2 NVME for my boot drive), then if you motherboard can accept more than one SSD M.2 NVME add that for basic storage (2 TB are not expensive). For larger storage go with SATA III V-NAND Internal Solid State Drives like the Samsung 871 EVO Series (4TB is $229). Just note that SSD M.2 NVME is FAST, but the SATA III V-NAND is limited to the 6GB/s of the SATA system but the seek time rocks compared to a conventional hard drive. Where a conventional hard drive shines is cost per MB storage-it is cheap. A DVD/Blue Ray drive is about $60 and you many need an external drive case if the motherboard does not have 5.5" bays which many don't anymore) You also need to pick monitors (lots of good ones, check the reviews) if you need them, keyboard and mouse (Logitech is not what it used to be), and printer (Espon Eco-tanks are great).
For example, for my computer which I use for photo & video editing and doing 2D and 3D drawings of builds as I also do Insurance and Construction estimating using a program called Xactimate X1:
Gigabyte B570 Aorus Elite and a Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core Unlocked, 64 GB or Corsair Vengence DDR4 3600, and a PNY Quadro P1000 4GB graphics card that does 4K out of four Display Ports! I chose that since I do not play games and game cards while ubiquitous, are made for fast refresh rates to win your game, I don't need that, I need good 2D and 3D architectural and photo renderings. I also used a Cooler Master MB520 ARGB case as it is designed to easily accept water cooling and I water cooled my CPU and overclocked it to 4.6 Mhz.
If you have some time, it can be very fun to research this and pick your own components! In 30 years I have never had a computer die from component failure, just MS Windows chocking it with updates until it makes you throw your coffee into the Computer. There are a ton of YouTube videos that show you how to build a computer. It takes me less than an hour to assemble one, but a day or two to install the OS and all of my software and configure the system.
Man, I had a nice Durst when I was in High School! Sorry, long gone but they were the best.
I love my K-3 II and my K-1 II. They are stellar tools that hold up to the environment. The K-3 II has the 18-55mm and the 55-300mm. The K-1 II has the 24-70mm f2.8 and the 100mm f2.8 1:1 macro. I also have a few vintage primes like the 50mm 1.7 and 28mm 2.8. In the 70s I shot film with an Olympus OM -1 and a Canon AE-1 Program.
I like Pentax for the way they innovate (though they get little credit where it is due). The feature set for the money is why I am a Pentaxian.
I learned how to drive in one of those!
It has the shortest clutch throw of virtually any vehicle that I know. Pure fun though.
That was the CDC and WHO mantra which has changed 3 times.
A recent study was just finished (I think in England) and it shows that a properly fitted face mask can reduce the intake of virus particulates by 90%.
We are breathing in Covid-19 particulates all day but they have to be 1) Still Viable and 2) Be in sufficient density to overwhelm our immune system.
The density is differerent for each person but I will take a 90% reduction in those particulates and therby the density and keep taking whatvI needbto keep my immune system healthy.
Corona Virus dies at 132.8 degrees F. Put the masks in medium to large cooking pot and cover with enough water to cover. Add one to two tables spoons of dish soap and heat until it is steaming (does not have to boil). Turn off and let them get to room temperature. You can hand rinse to get soap out or just wash them with your clothes and dry in the dryer or hang up. The heat kills the virus.....the soap gets the mask clean...and the soap can also kill the virus by stripping its protective lipid layer the is covering the RNA. This goes quickly and gets the masks clean and virus free with that combination of heat and soap.
I live in Edgewater Florida and my wife and I take regular walks in the neighborhood. Less than 150 ft down the street is a drainage canal that an alligator about that size can usually be found.
They get much bigger here and in Central Florida we have had a few people killed by those big ones that have become unafraid of man due to illegal feeding.
Jerry is correct. It is 30. The sneakers are valued at 10.... The boy is 5... And the cone is 4.
The order of operations is powers & parenthesis from left to right then addition & subtraction from left to right. So 10 + 5 × 4 = 10 + 20 = 30.
If you don't have it yet download Google Earth. And you can fly over Savanna to see what looks interesting. The mobile version actually has nicer features than the desktop but both will work. The Mobile version will be convenient while you are there for scoping out vantage points.
Anker makes an incredibly compact card reader that is very durable and reliable. It is only $9.99 and takes up virtually no room in your bag or fits comfortably in your pocket. It is the Anker 2-in-1 USB 3.0 SD Card Reader for SDXC, SDHC, SD, MMC, RS-MMC, Micro SDXC, Micro SD, Micro SDHC Card (Amazon) and UHS-I Cards. I keep one in each of my camera bags. The gig issue was that many card read readers get hot like the Thermaltake which i had...the Anker stays very cool.
TriX is right on. The HGST are by far the most reliable. I used to be a big WD Caviar Black fan but for the last 3 years I use only HGST in my own computers, external drives and NAS. FYI...Backblaze is a clould service that keeps detailed service and failure records of all their storage media they use.