A few weeks ago, someone that I have known only through an internet wargame forum was "forced" by his coworkers to go to the doctor. He had been feeling sick, but had passed it off as a cold he couldn't quite shake. Another forum only friend took him to the doctor, thinking it was pneumonia. The next day sick guy posted the following: Good news is, it isn't pneumonia. Bad news is, it's leukemia. This was the week before Christmas. Now I have learned via this other forum that he is dead, 3 weeks later.

Cancer sucks.

 

Wow, I didn't mean for this to be a thread killer.

 

Sucks to have Lukemia...

My Mom has it. She's 83 and has been battling it for 2-1/2 years. Don't know a lot about the specific type (if there are specific types). From what I'm told is there isn't a cure and it can be a long time or short. She had all the symptoms of Pnuemonia when it was first diagnosed.'

 

Cancer does suck, and as I get older, more people I know suffer with it. Pancreatic has killed 2 of my next-door nighbors in the last 3 years - one at 54, one at 22. My boss has stage 3, probably won't see the summer. Too many more to go into. At least the guy you know didn't suffer for too long - hard on his family, but easier on him.
My 19 year old nephew is fighting brain cancer - things were looking up, but this morning he had a seizure and crashed his car. Waiting for tomorrow's MRI results.

 

Trying to get a tv mounted.
-there are no studs (wall is hollow other than a metal fire stop)
-there is a speaker with a 7.5" rectangular hole beneath it
-the bottom of the mount will be 1" above the speaker hole
-will be using snap toggles to mount an 11lb tv
Question: which mount should I use?

1) a smaller but light 7" long mount with a backing board to increase surface area
2) Heavy mount that is 18" long

 

Why in the world would you want the TV mounted so high? It this a sports bar?

 

Dental office. It'll actually hang and cover a portion of the speaker since it's a 32".

 

I kinda doubt that there is no structure behind that (guessing 5/8") sheetrock. The span is too great for any kind of proper support on a readily accessible vertical surface (that would see impact/contact), and thus would likely crack and or cave in otherwise. My guess is that, if there are no studs, then there are horizontal supports in there somewhere.

I think the longer mount would be better given the greater surface area engaged, and also for the potential to have the anchors closer to the edge of the 'diaphragm' where it is more rigid.

I think the weight alone is not the issue with either of those mounts though, as a simple picture hook will support far greater weight outright. Of course, that weight would be on the shear of the picture hooks though. The issue for you will be how much leverage is applied by the extension of the TV out and away from the wall, which will cause a withdrawal force on the anchors.

 

Yes, I will not extend it out.
Longer one it is. Thanks for the advice.

 

Dr. talks too fast but try to follow the theme if you can.


tl;dr eat raw broccoli or even better, broccoli sprouts

 

Mmmm, yes. Eating their young to gain youth and power...

 

Yes! All you ******* eat more broccoli!! OM NOM NOM!

California produces 90% of the broccoli in the US, Monterey County supplies 50% of the broccoli produced in California, and I work for a company that supplies a good size chunk (I think ~40% last time I checked?) of the broccoli in the county. Although right now, the bulk of our production is in Arizona because there is no way you are going to harvest anything in California in all this damn mud.



Prices are currently depressed (between $10.50 & $13.00/case depending on count/product/etc) and we need to make money on volume. So please, eat more broccoli.

Plus, you know, its really ******* good for you.

 

Broccoli is disgusting.

--Ian

 

You don't get to participate in the dinner conversation anymore if you don't show up

 

"I eat more broccoli any man ever seen - I'm a back door man!"

 

Serious question for the geek crew:

Where can I buy a 15 - 17" 16:9 monitor? Doesn't have to be 1920 x 1080 native, although that would be preferable. And I don't care if it's branded as a TV or a computer monitor, so long it has HDMI or DVI (or HD-SDI) input.

I've searched high and low, and have yet to find anything less than $850. This is a bummer, as I need a lot of them.

 

Oh, holy crap. Laptop replacement screens and go through the asspain of a custom mounting/connector solution?

I've been drinking, just to confirm your suspicions.

 

Dell Financial Services used to be flooded with the things. That is, if you don't mind buying used. We haven't been able to buy anything decent in 16:9 for a number of years now, at least not since 16:10 became the hotness.

 

D.R.A.M. loves his broccoli.

 

Yeah, good luck. A couple years ago I had a specific need for a small display with similar requirements. Finally I found a 16" Dynex TV that Best Buy sold. It was pretty terrible quality but worked fine for my purposes (portable video teleconference unit).

Of course, they don't sell it any more.