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by T-Shirt
Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:55 am
Forum: Forum Contests - Giving Back To Our Readers
Topic: Contest #4 DONE!!!
Replies: 31
Views: 28405

How fitting would it be if a guy named T-Shirt actually won the t-shirt??? Actually, thats how I choose the name, the very first prize I won online was a t-shirt (butt ugly, the wrong size and 3 months late, but it felt great to win) Thanks legit reviews, Apoptosis, and all for the prize. (now I wo...
by T-Shirt
Sun Sep 12, 2004 11:30 pm
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: N. Korea blast
Replies: 10
Views: 6200

first underground test with success... :roll: well sort of.....you shouldn't have a mushroom with a underground test. there were to blasts a couple hours apart and the smoke appeared even later. The seismic plots don't appear to support a nuke either which have a very specific waveform. It would be...
by T-Shirt
Sun Sep 12, 2004 11:47 am
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: N. Korea blast
Replies: 10
Views: 6200

Don't think it was a NUKE, the US would know in seconds (satellites are monitoring them for an EMP, I'm sure) However, This is next to one of their biggest missile bases and it's very possible a large ammo dump or missle fuel storage area had a large accident. Due to extreme finanial problems many o...
by T-Shirt
Sun Sep 12, 2004 11:38 am
Forum: Forum Contests - Giving Back To Our Readers
Topic: Contest #4 DONE!!!
Replies: 31
Views: 28405

Well, if Apoptosis gives me away to someone else, I hope it's a cute girl with rich and generous parents :wink:
by T-Shirt
Sat Sep 11, 2004 11:26 am
Forum: Forum Contests - Giving Back To Our Readers
Topic: Contest #4 DONE!!!
Replies: 31
Views: 28405

Company: Corsair (???) Purpose: This is the room they use to clean dimms off (using the alcohol) before applying the heatsinks (I think this might be a temporary 're-work' area, the fan helps keep the employee halfway sober (you can't safely drink iso, but if you breath the fumes.........hoo-boy) th...
by T-Shirt
Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:52 am
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: No more politcal debates
Replies: 18
Views: 8761

You can take my clothes,
You can take my food,
maybe you can tax my off my land
But LEAVE MY BEER ALONE!
by T-Shirt
Fri Sep 10, 2004 7:09 am
Forum: AMD Radeon and FirePro Forum
Topic: ATI CATALYST 4.9
Replies: 5
Views: 5427

I just installed the CCC version on my Win2k machine with a 9600pro. As yet I don't see much advantage over the standard panel other than the preview mode, and not sure if I'll keep this or go back to the standard version. certainly adds alot of overhead having to add .net and the driver package is ...
by T-Shirt
Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:36 pm
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: Question............??
Replies: 16
Views: 10300

Re: Question............??

I got my first PC over in Germany in 1984 (I think) the mind fades when you start getting old........... :shock: I was a Intel 8088 no name with dual 5 1/4 drives, no HD, those were for servers then........... :) Mono graphics (green screen). Everyone was standing in line when 4 color CGA came out ...
by T-Shirt
Sat Aug 21, 2004 3:48 am
Forum: Cases, Power Supplies, and Cooling
Topic: Lapping Sandpaper
Replies: 16
Views: 8719

http://www.easypckits.com/products/premiumlk/ While reasonable priced, if you take your $13 plus shipping down to the hardware store, you'll end up with a much bigger selection of lapping supplies. The "shiny-ness" is not nearly as important as flatness and his instruction PDF is a good g...
by T-Shirt
Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:10 am
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: Bear guzzles 36 beers, passes out at campground
Replies: 6
Views: 4315

Have you ever tried Rainier? I'm from Seattle, and no one there would be caught dead drinking that crap, except maybe trailer park folk. think pabst blue ribbon. Thats the best story i've heard in awhile. I can see it now "hi, my name is Smoky, and i have a problem...." Way back Rainer wa...
by T-Shirt
Wed Aug 11, 2004 9:42 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: RAID Questions
Replies: 14
Views: 11059

Yes raid 0 is faster. however the failure rate (loss of all data) is more than twice that of a single same drive alone (because the single drive may be partially recoverable, with raid 0 if one drive fails NO RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE) best bet would be 2 SATA's on raid 0 and a large drive for daily back...
by T-Shirt
Wed Aug 04, 2004 12:57 pm
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: Oil bubbles above $44-barrel
Replies: 8
Views: 5338

And now most anlysts are saying it could hit $50, unless the world calms down, this is mostly about fear of shortages, not current shortages.
by T-Shirt
Tue Aug 03, 2004 1:06 pm
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: Oil bubbles above $44-barrel
Replies: 8
Views: 5338

Re: Oil bubbles above $44-barrel

Apoptosis wrote: Well, I think it is safe to assume that gas prices may go back up a bit if prices stay at these levels... :( Oh well, the full read is here.
Arrrh! The price just went under $2/gal at the closest stations to me. about $1.85+ closer to town.
by T-Shirt
Tue Aug 03, 2004 1:03 pm
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: Oil bubbles above $44-barrel
Replies: 8
Views: 5338

Get on the waiting list, by the time one is available you should have saved the $20k. My Parents got one in 02, after a 9 month wait (they ordered a '01 but toyota subsituted an 02 at the same price because they ran out of '01's, ford, Gm and toyota are all about to release hybrid SUV's which get ar...
by T-Shirt
Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:12 pm
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: Woman puts rare coin in meter
Replies: 7
Views: 4781

Bio-Hazard wrote:That normally means that he ain't gettin none............correct me if I'm wrong............ :shock:
Whoa, My first thought was she lopped it off while you were sleeping :shock: , but maybe she just cut you off :(
by T-Shirt
Sun Aug 01, 2004 9:44 pm
Forum: Cases, Power Supplies, and Cooling
Topic: Heatsink effectivness
Replies: 14
Views: 9019

Nope! I don't think you can assume the only contributor to case temp is the HSF. The effectivenenss of the HSF can be limited by a high case temp, which could be caused by inaddaquite case fans, a high end GPU, etc. The ability of the HSF to maintain a relitively low and unchanging delta (difference...
by T-Shirt
Sun Jul 25, 2004 10:54 pm
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: John Kerry
Replies: 29
Views: 17380

And I see you really want to believe the name change (just look at the service records included in the links I provided), Bush is perfect, Edwards is probably another inattentive idiot, so there isn't much more I can say.
by T-Shirt
Sun Jul 25, 2004 11:24 am
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: John Kerry
Replies: 29
Views: 17380

If you actually take the time to read the testimony Kerry gave to THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, APRIL 22, 1971 (excerpts here) http://www.richmond.edu/~ebolt/history398/JohnKerryTestimony.html you would see while shocked, he placed less blame on the soldiers who testified to committing atr...
by T-Shirt
Sun Jul 25, 2004 10:45 am
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: John Kerry
Replies: 29
Views: 17380

.....Peter Gammons (ESPN baseball analyst and Boston resident) has touched on. first John Kerry changed his middle name so his initials would be JFK....... False! he was born John Forbes Kerry (Forbes was his mothers maiden name) As to Edwards, having spent most of my adult life in N Carolina, you ...
by T-Shirt
Sat Jul 24, 2004 9:47 am
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: John Kerry
Replies: 29
Views: 17380

There is truth and spin to both sides. I have no doubt many atrocites occured in vietnam, some were well publisized and a few prosecuted. Kerry was wounded and recieved purple hearts on the recommendation of higher ranking officers, and was sent home after his last wounds. To blame the soldiers/ sai...