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    Building Gaming Rig: Case Opinions

    Lian Li cases can be tricky to get open. It is simple, once you know where & what to push or pull.
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    Geek? How would you want to be buried?

    When I die, I want to die like my grandfather–who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car a net joke that I just remembered :D Ok, it is not about getting buried, just getting there ... so to speak.
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    Is this seriously an XFX commercial?

    HAHAHAHAHA I just sent this to all the single women I know. With this & a bottle of champagne they don't need us guys. Uh, hmmm, maybe that wasn't the thing to do. :eek:
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    Do I Have the Worst Luck with Hardware?

    However, working as a signal integrity consultant I must say (professional tone now) that, "Not all cables or connectors are created equal. The design of the cable, the attachment of the cable to the connector, AND the plating of the pins in the connectors are not trivial issues. So I give you...
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    Do I Have the Worst Luck with Hardware?

    OMG!! We should know better. I have just gone thru at least the 4th drive within 12 months. These drives are antiques by any standard. Four years? Ha! try 5 or 6 ... I am such a dufus. :o:eek:
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    Geek? How would you want to be buried?

    Boooo-ooooo-ooooo-oooo I'll be back:D
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    Building Gaming Rig: Case Opinions

    I have 2 full sized all steel cases that i have/had plumbed for water cooling. Kind of funny needing a large case that doesn't need the air flow for cooling, but at the time it was a lot easier to put all of the stuff in and plastic tubing doesn't like sharp bends. One case is retired from...
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    Is RAID Almost a Thing of the Past?

    I had built a system around 3 WD "RE" drives & setup with hardware RAID 1+0. After 2 years this past spring, one of the drives had a sudden death failure and nothing was recoverable. Since nothing else failed and this system was a last experiment with RAID, I will probably never go there...
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    Dell Intros "Wireless Charging" Latitude Z Notebook

    I think a quick way to find out is to know the amount of current into the charger. Being a signal integrity & connector guy, I know that the computer companies have a lot of trouble with traditional connectors. There is a lot of reverse engineering done on connectors since they just look...
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    Dell Intros "Wireless Charging" Latitude Z Notebook

    Efficiency like that would require an iron core similar to a transformer but I cannot really find much info on the system. Therefore I can't believe that there is very much efficiency with this design and this makes it counter - energy efficient considering all the noise going on about desk top...
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    Geek? How would you want to be buried?

    I am sort of like 2Tired ... bury me at sea & the family can put up some kind of memorial if they so choose. If not, then they will save themselves the "guilt" of not making it to my grave for Memorial Day or whatever. They will each remember me in their own way & in a way that they choose.
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    Dell Intros "Wireless Charging" Latitude Z Notebook

    eeeeh ... I think this just gimmicky. Why pay $199 when that would buy a 1/2 dozen charging adapters that I can spread all over the place? My 1st notebook 10 years cost $2500, a Sony. The replacement batteries cost $250 I found out within a year. Of course my criteria of a notebook is fairly...
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    The Moments That Cause Us to Quit a Game

    I think of myself of an experienced game player & have been for wa-a-ay too long by some accounts. For myself ... eh ... games are a part of a mental diversion and for the past few years I am not so excited about what has come out. What I expect out of a game is the opportunity to use most of...
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    Can you drink milk?

    I have been looking for an excuse to tell people about this & never would have guessed that the opportunity would have occurred in a "tech" forum. But check this out. Google "chocolate milk after workout" & you will find all kinds of reasons to drink chocolate milk (non fat?) after a workout. I...
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    Can you drink milk?

    I have been thinking about gnawing on a bone ... for the calcium. I'm being a smart a$$ & wondering what stone age man did for Ca.:rolleyes:
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    Can you drink milk?

    It occurred to me that those who drank milk during the plagues and if milk was a vehicle for infection that they would have died off leaving a majority that are now lactose intolerant! I think that was your point? A chunk of the article. "It's not normal. Somewhat less than 40% of people...
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    Can you drink milk?

    I believe that the spread of most of the plagues have been blamed on rats->fleas. But you sound like you prefer some evidence, as I. And, we know that there is no proof for all of the plagues ... Although I am not sure that it follows that milk could have been a vehicle given the lactose...
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    Can you drink milk?

    Ha! As 1 of my friends with multiple possible allergies often comments about new restaurants, "It's not GI approved yet." And, won't go until those with at least a fussy palate offers a review. There is this link ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death that I think got me off on a...
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    Can you drink milk?

    I guess I am still waking up today. Obviously Japan is on the eastern edge of "Asia" & not west of anything Asian. Except Siberia ... Not to split hairs, but isn't "East Asia" redundant & I didn't see the term used in the link. I drink milk. I am Caucasian & have read about how the...
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    Noob Question

    I've been here :( First, I wouldn't power up again until the new cooler is installed. After it is installed, immediately go into bios & check out what it indicates the CPU temp is. All or definitely most bios' have that some place. Assuming you get this far, you can have warm :)...
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