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Windcheater ? (7)
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
modified 3hrs ago.
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All I've got is PANTHER
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* Cheater sounds like Cheetah (a big cat), Panther is another type of big cat
* Panther = Pant + Her
. . o Pant = is puffing out air (so could be wind?)
. . o Her = No idea
I hope that I am wrong 
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You are (wrong)  I like your reasoning though
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Probably too late now - sorry the phone rang.
"TWISTER"
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I'll let you off YAUT
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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So kind.
Anyone would think you didn't want to do it tomorrow! 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Well it is getting a bit of a two man show
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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solution for the dullards?
I can see the twist for wind in the clue (now that we have the solution) but can't figure the cheater part.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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Twister is a synonym for swindler, in British English.
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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First you will need those Pi boards - they became scarce and cost a lot...
"If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization." ― Gerald Weinberg
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The Raspberry PI was a throw away computer, you find them being used in place of microcontrollers as they are easier to program(!). 
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Now if this cluster was for the Pi Zero that would be something. Small, cheap and as far as I know available.
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Ugh, I'm looking for an uninterruptable power supply rated for my 1000W/15A PC and my ???W/???A 55" monitor because I've had a few power scares lately.
I bought one without checking the ratings, and it's useless. I'm probably going to give it away just because I don't want to deal with the return. It wasn't that expensive - about as expensive as it was useful.
I'm finding the difference between 1000W protection and 1500W protection is about $250 vs $550, and a huge size difference as well, and I have limited space.
I'm going to use one of those $30 power consumption monitors to see what my real world draw is when I'm not banging on my video card or CPU.
For the first time, I'm kind of longing for a relatively low power AMD system again, instead of my 180W TPD CPU and 320W TPD GPU. My power supply is rated @ 1000W / 15A, but I'm sure that's peak, but then again so is the rating on the UPS, unless I spend another $130 USD to get 1000W sustained output.
Anyone have a power hungry system on a UPS? What did you get?
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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APC Backup-UPS Pro 1500VA. Looking on the APC site seems it's no longer available (model BR1500MS). They have however other models that might fit your needs.
Years of pain have taught me stay away from any UPS that is not APC. Might be a bit more expensive but quality is great and their service superb. In the end, if you pay a bit extra it gets amortized over the years of trouble free service.
Mircea
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I hate to say this, but Amazon's reviews on APC's top end products are pretty negative. A lot of people having to have units RMA'd and replaced due to defect or otherwise complaining about performance or glitches.
Many of them are saying they used to rely on APC but it has went downhill.
You may have lucked out by having one of their older units, but those reviews make me uncomfortable. Other brands like cyberpower aren't coming up with reviews like that as much
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Your mileage may vary but I’ve been using APC units for the last 15 years (I think). Previous bad experience was with triplite and cyberpower. Had only one APC unit die on me (actually on my son) and they sent a replacement unit in 2 days. Cool thing is that you send the bad unit only after you get the new one. Saves you the hassle of finding package for the old one.
Mircea
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My experience is similar to yours. I have 4 APC 1500's and they perform flawlessly (knock on wood), while I have had poor experiences with CyberPower and Triplite. All of my APC's are at least three years old.
I sold a Threadripper system a couple of months ago and tossed in an older APC unit (1350 I believe) that I had laying around. Too bad I could have sent the HCW for the cost of shipping.
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If you want to level up from APC you have to go to Eaton.
Been using them to power server racks on several places. Been extremely reliable, but also a bit pricey.
Selection starts here: Backup Power UPS[^]
(Read the FAQ near the top of the page)
You probably don't need to bother with a standby UPS, but rather a Line-interactive or Online
If you go for standby you can just as well buy an APC.
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I just contacted them for a quote, but the fact that I had to is sort of intimidating.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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You can buy them on Newegg[^] if you'd like.
Pretty sure you can find other online stores as well.
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I have the same here.
The transformer in the thing may be a bit suspect though. I'm hearing they are using aluminum wiring in them and soldering to aluminum is not the most reliable connection. If it fails, chances are that's what is going to do it.
Other than that, everything else in them is rock solid.
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