My Final Computer Upgrade
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Planned suicide?
Need a C# Consultant? I'm available.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest HemingwayIt's the end of the Mayan calendar - 12/21/20012 - curiously, my credit card expires on the same day... Fortuitous, or just a little creepy? You decide...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
With 2012 right around the corner
Who'd a thunk you were Mayan?
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
I'm not, but the end of the world doesn't appear to care about your heritage.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
What? No Quad SLI board? Where's the line item for your four NVIDIA SLI cards? Nitrogen Liquid coolant system? Personal Nuclear power core? Don't you WANT to be able to run Windows 7 when it's released?!?! Oh, no, wait ... you said until 2012 ... nevermind. :rolleyes:
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLDouglas Troy wrote:
Don't you WANT to be able to run Windows 7 when it's released?!?!
I don't want to run Vista. Assuming I want to run Windows 7 is what I consider "out there". My current video card is a 8800GTX. I'm not concerned about gaming anymore, and truth be told, I'm seriously considering not using the card at all in the new system (the motherboard has built-in video). My new mantra is to "keep it simple".
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
I'm not, but the end of the world doesn't appear to care about your heritage.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
the end of the world doesn't appear to care about your heritage
I want an apocalypse that respects me more than that. I refuse to have one otherwise.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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It's the end of the Mayan calendar - 12/21/20012 - curiously, my credit card expires on the same day... Fortuitous, or just a little creepy? You decide...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001Perhaps the Mayans are like Americans. Every calender I buy seems to mysteriously end in either December of the Same year or January of the next year and the world never ends. Perhaps, they intended to build another one after 2012 because of calender drift?
Need a C# Consultant? I'm available.
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However, there is no agreement whether in 2012 there will be the end of civilization, or humanity will be elevated to a higher level, or a new human species will evolve, or some other major catastrophe will occur.
Since when elevation of humanity to a higher level is considered major catastrophe? :laugh:
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Perhaps the Mayans are like Americans. Every calender I buy seems to mysteriously end in either December of the Same year or January of the next year and the world never ends. Perhaps, they intended to build another one after 2012 because of calender drift?
Need a C# Consultant? I'm available.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest HemingwayWhich begs the question - do you think we're going to see End of the Mayan Calendar calendars in 2012? That would be funny. :) Microsoft is optimistic - the system clock calendar shows the entire month of December, along with the first week of January. The bad news is that the end of the world will be on a Friday - I hope nobody's planning a barbeque for the subsequent weekend. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
Which begs the question - do you think we're going to see End of the Mayan Calendar calendars in 2012? That would be funny. :) Microsoft is optimistic - the system clock calendar shows the entire month of December, along with the first week of January. The bad news is that the end of the world will be on a Friday - I hope nobody's planning a barbeque for the subsequent weekend. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001I am planning to take Thursday off and make up for it by coming in on the weekend :p
Need a C# Consultant? I'm available.
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With 2012 right around the corner, along with my age and my rapidly diminishing desire to "keep up", I ordered what I hope is my final major computer upgrade today: Biostar TA790GX motherboard AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition (2.5ghz, quad core) G.Skill PC2 6400 RAM - 8gb (can go to 16gb if I want to) Finally replacing my IDE hard drives with SATA2 units Windows XP 64 I guess I won't have many/any problems running virtual machines. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001Quad core? Aren't octa cores out now? WEAK! -10 man pts. 15k rpm drives I hope?
Todd Smith
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Quad core? Aren't octa cores out now? WEAK! -10 man pts. 15k rpm drives I hope?
Todd Smith
Aren't octa cores out now? If they are you will probably need a bank loan to pay for them since there is no competition at 8 core Intel can charge whatever it wants.
John
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With 2012 right around the corner, along with my age and my rapidly diminishing desire to "keep up", I ordered what I hope is my final major computer upgrade today: Biostar TA790GX motherboard AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition (2.5ghz, quad core) G.Skill PC2 6400 RAM - 8gb (can go to 16gb if I want to) Finally replacing my IDE hard drives with SATA2 units Windows XP 64 I guess I won't have many/any problems running virtual machines. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I ordered what I hope is my final major computer upgrade today:
Ah John. So trusting, so niave... Talk to me in 12 months :D
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I ordered what I hope is my final major computer upgrade today:
Ah John. So trusting, so niave... Talk to me in 12 months :D
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
The way I have it figured... 0) I'm no longer a gamer, so performance isn't really a driving factor 1) I write some code, backup DVDs, browse the web, read what little email I get, and constant try Linux to see if it's "ready" yet. 2) I wanted something that would support virtualization better than my 3-year old AMD64 X2 4500 (Socket 939) 3) I wanted a reason to get XP 64 (8gb RAM) 4) My motherboard does weird things sometimes when I reboot (like thinking I changed the boot device when I didn't) 5) The system is upgradeable to 16gb (if I decide I need it), and I'm sure the next round of Phenoms will be compatible, especially if they lower the wattage. My current system is three years old. I figure that by the end of 2011, we should know one way or the other if the world is going to end. If it doesn't I plan on retiring. I'd really like to move to a cabin out in the sticks somewhere, and sit on the front porch with my trusty shotgun, telling trespassers to "git off my land!" :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
Quad core? Aren't octa cores out now? WEAK! -10 man pts. 15k rpm drives I hope?
Todd Smith
You can't subtract man points for not buying something you can't afford. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
The way I have it figured... 0) I'm no longer a gamer, so performance isn't really a driving factor 1) I write some code, backup DVDs, browse the web, read what little email I get, and constant try Linux to see if it's "ready" yet. 2) I wanted something that would support virtualization better than my 3-year old AMD64 X2 4500 (Socket 939) 3) I wanted a reason to get XP 64 (8gb RAM) 4) My motherboard does weird things sometimes when I reboot (like thinking I changed the boot device when I didn't) 5) The system is upgradeable to 16gb (if I decide I need it), and I'm sure the next round of Phenoms will be compatible, especially if they lower the wattage. My current system is three years old. I figure that by the end of 2011, we should know one way or the other if the world is going to end. If it doesn't I plan on retiring. I'd really like to move to a cabin out in the sticks somewhere, and sit on the front porch with my trusty shotgun, telling trespassers to "git off my land!" :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I'd really like to move to a cabin out in the sticks somewhere, and sit on the front porch with my trusty shotgun, telling trespassers to "git off my land!"
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: What makes this so funny is... I'm pretty sure you're serious!
_If you continue to do the same things you always did,
don't be surprised if you get the same results you always got.
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With 2012 right around the corner, along with my age and my rapidly diminishing desire to "keep up", I ordered what I hope is my final major computer upgrade today: Biostar TA790GX motherboard AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition (2.5ghz, quad core) G.Skill PC2 6400 RAM - 8gb (can go to 16gb if I want to) Finally replacing my IDE hard drives with SATA2 units Windows XP 64 I guess I won't have many/any problems running virtual machines. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition (2.5ghz, quad core)
Not bad, not bad at all.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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Quad core? Aren't octa cores out now? WEAK! -10 man pts. 15k rpm drives I hope?
Todd Smith
Todd Smith wrote:
Quad core? Aren't octa cores out now?
No, they aren't. They are due by Christmas, but with the weak show of Skulltrail (dual quad core), there isn't a large push. I picked up a 9770 recently, the 9775 is still king of the hill at least for the moment.
Todd Smith wrote:
15k rpm drives I hope?
*sigh* SCSI 15k drives will set you back a pretty penny, and that is assuming you can keep the cache filled with data to achieve the throughput possible on a 15k drive. We do at work, but then that's my job, to beat a machine and bring it to its knees. I'll retire on the day I can't overload any computer they give me. :-D
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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It's the end of the Mayan calendar - 12/21/20012 - curiously, my credit card expires on the same day... Fortuitous, or just a little creepy? You decide...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
It's the end of the Mayan calendar - 12/21/20012
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! No it isn't, it's just the start of the next Baktun. Feh. The Mayan calendar operates on 395-year cycles called Baktuns (called the Long Count). The end of each cycle is associated with a prediction. It just happens that the Baktun that ends in 2012 has a prediction about "massive change". The next day, the next Baktun (the 14th) simply starts.
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. - Albert Einstein
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It's the end of the Mayan calendar - 12/21/20012 - curiously, my credit card expires on the same day... Fortuitous, or just a little creepy? You decide...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
It's the end of the Mayan calendar - 12/21/2012
The end of ONE Mayan calendar (some of the other calendars refer to event dates past this even though the official long-count calendar only is written to 2012). Personally I think they ran out of budget or stone, one or the other. other options: strike, laziness, discovered early equivalent of TV/internet and stopped writing, or got married and the wife told him to get a REAL job.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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However, there is no agreement whether in 2012 there will be the end of civilization, or humanity will be elevated to a higher level, or a new human species will evolve, or some other major catastrophe will occur.
Since when elevation of humanity to a higher level is considered major catastrophe? :laugh:
Imagine if humanity had, let's say 10% more intelligence, that would creep all politicians to death!!!
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With 2012 right around the corner, along with my age and my rapidly diminishing desire to "keep up", I ordered what I hope is my final major computer upgrade today: Biostar TA790GX motherboard AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition (2.5ghz, quad core) G.Skill PC2 6400 RAM - 8gb (can go to 16gb if I want to) Finally replacing my IDE hard drives with SATA2 units Windows XP 64 I guess I won't have many/any problems running virtual machines. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001But wait! Next month we're releasing our liquid-helium cooled 64-cpu PC!
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