DiyLightAnimation

To me the way to proceed with high count channel sequencing is to let the software figure out which cells need to be used and at what intensity and have the user work on a more simple interface for what they are wanting to do.
The best example I can give is to anyone who's ever installed software you have two options from the beginning of the installation. Simple or Advanced. Simple handles the more involved things in the background instead just asking the user a few questions to get the primary concerns taken care off. For most users this would be the "mode" they would operate in as most users will want similar light sequences. I'll elaborate on that later. As for the Advanced option this would be exactly as we are familar with now. Where every cell corelates with a channel and the user has complete control of the sequence on a cell by cell basis. This option or "mode" would be for the user who wants to make light patterns that are uncommon or perhaps want to tweak what the simple mode created. Now to elaborate how simple mode would theoritcly operate. A user tells the program channels x through xxxxx are RGB and the program automaticly creates the cells for RGB. The user than tells the program channels x through xxxxx are say a mega tree with channel x through xxx are the first string. The program then makes reference the number of nodes in the string and how many strings in the tree and asks the users what pattern they want to make. Say snow falling or any number of other effects the user can chose and then the program would automaticly calculate the effect to the number of channels and strings over the length of time the user calls for and enter the value in the cells. At least this would help cut down on time by having the program add every value to the thousands of cells. But while this would cut down on time for sequencing at least RGB we still would need a new revolutionary way to sequence. Just a thought.

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Cant wait to see the sequence with the new mega tree.  Should be cool, as I can only imagine working from 4000 channels in a grid.  <fp.

Just from the little that I've been privileged  to see I can tell you the mega tree will be...............................well lets just say spectacular isn't a big enough word.
Keep an eye out for the vids once the yard is set up!

-JJJR

Perhaps I'm wrong but I know in the computing world the idea is to run as cool as possbile.
PC "overclockers" will contastly try to get the cpu as cold as possible so that it can be clocked to a higher speed where normally the byproduct of heat would have destroyed the system.
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If you look around you'll find videos of liquid nitrogen units failing on these extremely overclocked machines and when it does its like a small bomb went off in the computer case as the cpu instantly overheats and literaly explodes.

I would think the wireless unit would operate with out issues at cold temps as long as the case your putting it in is sealed from the elements well.

I'm sure RJ can confirm this when he gets back from his vacation. I do know he runs numerous tests on his equipment prior to releasing them.

Cas, That actually looks pretty relavant. I read a little furthur in and found a link to this article about the provisions they want to change.
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It looks like they would remove the 1099 filling requriment or at least bump the limit thats required up. They would justify the tax cost by also repelling a tax break for oil industries thats in the current law.

I have looked, albeit briefly, at the IRS website on the Taxation of Hobbies.  Perhaps, PAYPAL would be so kind as to add a category that declares this transaction is "HOBBY" related and we can register as "HOBBY" users. 

The only problem I could see and Paypal would not be opt to go this route is anyone could claim "hobby" to avoid reporting.
And sadly with the crooks out thier looking for ways to bypass tax paying and reporting I could see this being used by shady individuals as a method to get around tax reporting themselves. Which sucks as the good people that we are could be ruined by such individuals. Its for this reason I don't see Paypal granting such an option.   

Cash or checks might be the only option again unless anyone else has a different idea?