Recent content by Joules

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    Laptop Computers

    Long story short, I'm a designer in a small office and have had the same Alienware laptop for nearly 5.5 years and I'm desperate to upgrade. I only have $1000 to work with because that's all the firm is willing to spend on a new computer. (I've tried to convince them otherwise) I do a good bit...
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    Computer Issues

    I spent a good part of my weekend taking apart my computer, cleaning every nook and cranny I could find. Aside from some noticeable coffee stains I cleaned out a bunch of other junk, and applied new thermal paste to the CPU, GPU. Turned it on and had 5 beeps for a dead coin battery. Turned it...
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    Computer Issues

    So I was doing work this morning at my dining room table with a half full mug of coffee and of course my cat jumps up out of nowhere, falls over and spills coffee all over my keyboard and into my laptop. I wasn't quick enough and before I could do anything my computer turned off. I unplugged it...
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    Dexter

    Vogel is definitely in with the brain surgeon but I don't think she's been behind the killings. My best guess was that she taught her son how to become a serial killer and since she was interested in studying brains she taught him how to perform brain surgery. Something got fucked up and he was...
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    Parks and Rec

    Yep, forget about Season 1 it wasn't very good. IMO this might be the funniest show on non-cable TV at the moment.
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    Dexter

    It's early this year because they filmed Season 7 & 8 at the same time. Not sure if this was intentional or if they realized they could squeeze out another season with those storylines. There were certainly a lot more loose ends at the end of Season 7 than usual. Since it's the last season I...
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    Boston Marathon Explosion - Today's Topics: Public Schools

    Watertown officially on farm status bitches! Let's TP out this mah.
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    These guys look suspicious and all but seriously? Matching big black coats, cargo paints and Timberlands ... might as well be wearing hats that say terrorist on them. My guess is the person or people that dropped the bags would be a little more incognito. They might also be undercover cops or...
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    SimCity

    I wonder is all of these pathing issues are related to the server side calculations that are said to be taking place but aren't because the servers have been neutered to speed them up. I mean didn't these bugs show themselves at all during beta, or was an hour of PT not enough to see them?
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    SimCity

    I've been a fan of SimCity since the original and almost purchased this game a half dozen times .... I think I'll wait a while longer. Now that some actual game play content is getting pushed I have to say the AI and some of the layout ideas people have to overcome the game's shortcomings are...