Thanks for the link, Wibla. I frequent /. a fair bit and had read that article. I basically read everything I find about the issue.
Cheers, all!
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- Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:22 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The demise of Oink, the RIAA, and Waffles.fm
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7975
- Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:19 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The demise of Oink, the RIAA, and Waffles.fm
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7975
I see I haven't been clear. This thread is not an excuse to get an invite. Getting an invite is its only purpose. The current music industry needs to end. It steals the products of other people and sells it to fans at an arbitrarily high price. You may choose to fight them by ignoring them or by sho...
- Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:04 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The demise of Oink, the RIAA, and Waffles.fm
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7975
- Sat Nov 17, 2007 2:18 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The demise of Oink, the RIAA, and Waffles.fm
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7975
The demise of Oink, the RIAA, and Waffles.fm
I hope this is not out of line here, but I have been following the music industry's shenanigans for many years now, and have often looked for ways to get involved in the fight. I Stumble Upon'd an excellent article last night that talked about the closure of Oink. I'd never heard of the site, but it...
- Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:21 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Sigh. I need trouble-shooting advice again.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4690
- Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:18 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Sigh. I need trouble-shooting advice again.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4690
Sigh. I need trouble-shooting advice again.
Hey everyone. I've been having trouble with my computer for the last few days. It started when I bought some canned air and dust cleaned it while it was running. I think still-liquid air might have shorted something out. But... It still works. Sort of. It would boot up past the black WindowsXP scree...
- Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:08 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Noob to watercooling
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4817
Another thing to keep in mind is what your ultimate goal is. There certainly may be a difference between Zalman and Swiftech waterblocks, but I'd bet it's not very much. If your computer needs to ride the bleeding edge you may want to look carefully at your parts, but if you just want to get the hea...
- Tue May 01, 2007 5:51 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: custom wood case - questions
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8369
What about electromagnetic shielding? Is this even an issue for wood cases? I will build my next case out of wood, and I have considered gluing a layer of tinfoil to the inside of the case. Is it worth it, or should I save the tinfoil for a lovely hat to keep the RIAA from beaming anti-pirate ads in...
- Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:40 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: incandescent light bulb ban in ontario...
- Replies: 80
- Views: 45719
- Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:33 am
- Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
- Topic: One core and one GPU?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9114
- Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:38 pm
- Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
- Topic: One core and one GPU?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9114
Okay, I think I got it set up. I put the GPU console prog in a folder by itself and ran it. I put a CPU console version in a folder by itself and ran it. Both seem to be outputting work. What I'm wondering is what program can I use to monitor it? The Electron Microscope site is down, and FAHstats di...
- Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:21 am
- Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
- Topic: One core and one GPU?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9114
One core and one GPU?
Greets everyone. After much humming and hawing I decided to get off my ass and back into the folding game. It seemed like such a waste to have a x1950Pro just sitting there 23.5 hours a day. I want to fold with the GPU (on screensaver only because I heard there were problems with it giving up contro...
- Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:44 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What is the Storage equivalent of dual core?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10360
- Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:42 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Enermax Galaxy: A KiloWatt power supply
- Replies: 47
- Views: 46721
- Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:03 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: How loud is 22 Decibels?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 27192
- Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:15 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Enermax Galaxy: A KiloWatt power supply
- Replies: 47
- Views: 46721
- Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:10 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Enermax Galaxy: A KiloWatt power supply
- Replies: 47
- Views: 46721
- Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:57 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What is the Storage equivalent of dual core?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10360
- Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:49 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What is the Storage equivalent of dual core?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10360
I realize that if the drive spins faster, it will transfer data faster, but I don't really think it's about seek times. It's really about one drive head not being able to be in two places at once. I think this problem is what I'm interested in opinions on. Hypothetical question: If I had two physica...
- Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:28 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Green housing?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4176
I find this stuff very interesting myself. Thanks for the links, MikeC. A structural engineering friend of mine has a client who is trying to build a 500 year house, or a house that would be livable for 500 years. Quite a prospect in Calgary Alberta, I'd imagine (FYI, it's cold up there!). Do you pu...
- Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:13 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What is the Storage equivalent of dual core?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10360
What is the Storage equivalent of dual core?
So I got a new computer with an AMD X2 processor. It's pretty nice. My first dual-core. However, I have noticed that a lot of times the performance really chugs because of HD access. Now, admittedly, I don't have the world's fastest HD (newer WD notebook drive), but if I'm installing an update plus ...
- Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:58 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What career should i do?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 18150
@Aris - Yeah, I certainly don't want you to think I'm down on education. I love it, and hope to always be an avid learner myself. In whatever happens, I of course wish you nothing but happiness. And large breasted women. Hell, why not?! @Jumper - You're right about the engineering workload. I'm not ...
- Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:13 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: abit NF-M2 nView
- Replies: 282
- Views: 244487
- Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:11 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Do you need to be certified to Sell computers?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10124
I think the real issue is what is going to make people chose to use your service? I believe you have a few options: 1. You have the lowest price. If you believe you can do it cheaper than Dell, you're an idiot! :) 2. You have the best selection/build quality. This may be possible, but wil be quite t...
- Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:05 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Suspending an L20 pump
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5228
Yeah, that will probably work fine. However, I encourage you to consider suspending it by the output hose. I don't have my pump with me now, but I seem to recall that if the pump wasn't touching ANYTHING it became effectively silent. Play around with it yourself. Listen to what it sounds like when y...
- Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:02 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What career should i do?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 18150
@ jaganath - I do admin support in the clinical research field. Sales is a good guess, though! :) @ nutball - I agree that it can become a minimum requirement. I disagree that it will help decide which CVs go into the shredder. I have 100 applications. All have degrees. 50% will go into the shredder...
- Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:43 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What career should i do?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 18150
Yes, remember that getting a degree does not guarantee a job. And if you're working for someone else, you'll always have that stress of losing your job over your head. Me personally? I think everyone should read Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" before they decide to invest in an education. I d...
- Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:43 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: can a computer case be made into a big heatsink?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 25087
I once saw an article about a guy who made his own heatpipes. It was a surprisingly simple process. I'm not saying you can do it in an afternoon with a hair-dryer, but it's certainly not impossible. In this, as in all things, Google is your friend. http://www.fossilfreedom.com/manifolds.html http://...
- Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:40 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Suspending an L20 pump
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5228
I had almost the exact same setup at one point, even down to removing the HD cage! I do know that pump well, and I also agree that it needed badly to be suspended. One thing I always thought I'd try (but never got around to) is buying several of those silicone keyboard wrist rests and placing it on ...
- Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:49 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: When [your] computer is too [quiet]...
- Replies: 32
- Views: 31847
Is it more lame that I want that site to exist, or that i actually clicked on the link to see if it did?Evil Gnomes wrote:in future you might have to refer to www.silentambientreview.com seeing as silencing your pc is not enough