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  1. NicePants42

    Cheap new flexible solar panels you'll be able to print with an inkjet

    That does suck. However with the money you save using panels like these, you may be able to afford protective shutters or something. I tend to agree, however there are two types of efficiency to consider here, and I think that this type of product would greatly emphasize power/$cost efficiency...
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    Intel Price drops - Don't overlook the Xeon!

    While loads of people are in the process of building their new quad-core systems based on the now-cheap-as-hell Q6600 @ $289, I hadn't seen any mention of the Quad-core Xeon line until I took a trip to Slickdeals.net The least expensive Intel Quad-core CPU is actually the Xeon 3210, @ $230. It...
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    Q6600 price drop

    Wow, I don't know how I missed the Xeons. Check out the Xeon X3210 @ $230. Only 2.13ghz stock, but one of the members linked to Coolaler's forum, and needless to say, you shouldn't have a problem hitting 2.4ghz or more. Until I saw this thing, I was pretty much sold on an E6750 for the next...
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    Cheap new flexible solar panels you'll be able to print with an inkjet

    Science Daily article Looks like it might be easier to get off the grid in a few years. I noticed that the one thing not discussed in the article was relative efficiency.
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    Tesla to produce 800 cars in first year

    Except for the 800 or so people (this year) who are in a position where they will not need to travel more than 100 miles one-way and have a spare $100K. In general the idea of this car is a fantastic business investment: -You have a delivery truck that runs a 100 mile route every day -You...
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    Vista... sucks

    The original error was caused by a bad sector on the OS partition that prevented the OS from loading during boot-up. The error I got when trying to copy the files was very general, like, 'unable to perform this operation' kind of general. I have no idea what XP protections she would've had going.
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    FilePlanet, Whats with this mentality?

    Well then what am I supposed to argue? :D The last couple of times I've downloaded from FilePlanet, the wait seemed to be artificially set to ~2min. I get the feeling that FP's servers are idling 90% of the time, but when a new [beta] comes out and everyone wants it - I guess I'm not...
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    Tesla to produce 800 cars in first year

    I hope this car gains traction. The better this car does --> the more R+D Tesla does --> the farther we can travel between charges --> the more sales volume increases --> the lower the price goes --> the better the car does... I spend ~$30 per week on gas, which adds up to over $1500/yr. Give...
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    FilePlanet, Whats with this mentality?

    u r so lamer. wtf y not get a premium acct? ur parents pay 4 it neway, n00b. waiting in line is for n00bzors who don't have internets like u. wtf do u mean zipped lolz? I been playing Fury for months now b/c I'm 1337. FP pwnz but ur teh suck!!!!!!!111ONE11! ...Yeah, so I'm not very good...
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    Vista... sucks

    So I had my first run-in with Vista last weekend. I have two siblings who are off to college, so the family got them each a laptop that had Vista Home Premium installed. While I was there, I attempted to transfer some files from my sister's desktop to her laptop - since her desktop had...
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    Antec Nine Hundred

    Of this links you mentioned, I have to say that I've tried both the fan and PSU gaskets, and I don't think they make much difference, honestly. They can't hurt, but if you're already using quiet fans that are properly mounted, you shouldn't need them. As for the silencing kit, the main thing...
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    Antec Nine Hundred

    Well, you've got three (unspecified) fans plus (unspecified) HDDs in your current (unspecified) case. With the Antec 900, you'd have three 120mm fans, your hard drives, and a 200mm fan in the top. Unless you're currently using 80mm fans, I'd imagine that the two would sound very similar (at...
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    Hummer Owner Gets Angry Message

    My comment did not place blame for anything on anyone - I merely stated my opinion on the state of the owner's life. If you recall, I agreed that the perpetrators had no right to damage property. As far as the right to judge goes, you judged that someone deserved a rock thrown at their car...
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    Hummer Owner Gets Angry Message

    This was in Washington D.C., Maryland. Not sure I buy that one - unless by 'proven fact' you mean 'CNW research study'. Here are a few links pertaining to that: Washington Post Story with Toyota Response Hybrid Blog list of conflicting studies with links to studies Hybrid Blog with response...
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    Hummer Owner Gets Angry Message

    That was sarcasm, right?
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    How stupid can one be?

    I heard that the cause of the crash was actually the track Pioneer to the Falls. Police speculate that the accident may have been avoided if the girl had the sense to skip over this track. Seriously though, it's amazing what you can see on the road - the things that some people will risk in...
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    Steam backup issues

    Har. I've never bothered to backup my Steam games simply because I've been able to get them installed again once I verify my account information. Never-the-less, those are very convenient files to have - thanks Rob.
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    OCZ 2GB PC2-7200 SLI-Ready Edition

    Well, I'd like to thank you for your work on that mod. I never played through the vanilla version, and haven't experimented with a whole lot of mods (yet) but Faiakes 2.3 is very enjoyable thus far. Thanks again!
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    OCZ 2GB PC2-7200 SLI-Ready Edition

    @Faiakes: Are you the person behind this?
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    Porsche Targa stolen... then stolen again...

    In The Rock didn't Nicolas Cage take a Lamborghini off a showroom floor? Or did he 'borrow' it from some dude? I seem to recall him smashing through the showroom glass and having a merry car-chase afterward, and he never ran out of gas. Maybe this guy watched too many movies as a kid.
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