If, like me, you’re putting together a system based on the Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard with, say a Core i5 720 and some of the Gigabyte-approved G.Skill RAM, and you can’t get it through Memtest86+ at all, try the beta F4 BIOS. It adds a setting for vdroop handling that defaults to “Intel Spec” but allows you to change it to some more direct method…this resolved my bluescreens / memtest errors.

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So far, the rebuild process is going along well.  Later on the 14th, I went through the hardware on the system, thinking perhaps a controller had died, or a power splitter had failed.  Neither was the case, as I had forgotten that I don’t have any controllers with only two disks plugged in, and the box isn’t actually using any splitters at all.  I went through the whole thing and cleaned it out and checked all of the connections, and swapped a few SATA cables that seemed to be iffy just to be safe.

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9:10PM AZ time, November 4, 2008: Oh hell yeah.

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Today, for the first time ever, I watched a Cardinals game, rooted for them, and was rewarded for it.

Blocked punts are awesome.

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Protip: If you’re going to be all “LOL INTERNET DETECTIVE” you may want to get your damn facts straight first.  The Volvo on Craigslist (shameless plug) is not the Lolvo taking up space in my garage because I haven’t had time to get it to a shop to get the new catalytic converter welded in.

God, I hate Craigslist.

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I should keep printed copies of this strip to hand out to anyone who asks if Kate and I are having kids.

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So… trip report time.

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This absolutely made my day yesterday.

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I’ve been a homeowner for a year and counting.  Not bad, even if a screwed up escrow calculation is making our monthly payment larger than it should be right now.

In other news, this is how you know you’ve got a box of some really fresh catnip.  That was literally 30 seconds after bringing the box in, and it wasn’t even opened yet.

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Why are you stalking me

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Congratulations to my sister, the new Mrs. Calkins.

I wonder if I’ll ever be able to feel my feet again…

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The In-N-Out Burger a mile from my house just opened today.

Yeah, I’m probably going to need to go ahead and sign up for that gym membership I’ve been meaning to get pretty soon.

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