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It's almost always been possible to built a cheaper box than Dell, I just refuse to build machines out of crap components. If theres going to be unreliable hardware out there, I'd rather not be the one to support it. My cheapest office machine is still around $800, and my cheapest gaming rig is...

Thanksfor the heads-up, I'll keep my eye out for it.

Yeah, I'm almost there. I'll give it another day, then I'll go downstairs to doc-in-da-box (2 floors below me).

Well, the pain has migrated from the tonsil to approx an inch in from my adam's apple. It can get really bad when I talk. Virus aren't this targeted, right? So starting a run of antibiotics would be a good idea?

Oh, I'm sorry, she is your neice? I had no idea! I swear! 8)

I think his play on words was implying jeans instead of the genes the op was talking about.

I was trying to think of a corny joke that would fit this and gave up. Something about being on your niece and full of holes....

It can be unknowable at the start of the job, if data is still being compiled... I'd suggest getting forms that don't have the number on them, then print the number as you print the page.

The word protocol in my mind implies "industry-standard". Is there a standard for ATA-over-Ethernet? Is there a server driver as well as a client-side?

My media server currently resides in one of these beasts, and makes me very happy. I currently have it full (12+ hard drives, 4 opticals, A64 4000+, Antec SmartPower 550W) and it is humming away nicely. The case is a joy to work on, really easy to reach everything, and plenty of expansion...

8:45AM Currently: 54F High: 73F Low: 45F With a 3 Mph onshore breeze

There's at least one aspiring MD in here, perhaps more. Here's a "hardware" question I'm unqualified to answer: How can I get my tonsils to stop swelling? The dang things are becoming a nussaince at this point, making swallowing anything quite painfull (orange juice especially, go figure) I've...

I still go to the Shadowbrook at least once a week, it's my favorite resteraunt this side of San Francisco (House of Prime Rib / Harris make it a close 3rd). During the off-season they have winemaker's dinners in the rock room that are a real experience. The Sardine Factory hasn't impresed me to...

A friend recently gave up his truck for a super small econo car (his commute was costing a fortune). The first thing he did was install 2 huge airhorns behind the grill, now he still manages to get trucks to pull over for him.

I just got an e-mail notification from Matrox informing me that it's available from their online store.

I just took a friend out to dinner last night to a place in Carmel-by-the-Sea called Cassanova. Really good food, but the wine tb alone went over $200. The meal was closer to $500. Oh, well, she's a good friend.

Just bought plane tickets to fly to China next month with my new girlfriend. Been about 5 years since my last vacation.

That makes it official, we're more random than 99.99% of the internet!

Just to piss on such stupid regulations, I'll have my remains shipped to Germany and converted to Biodisel.

All my Mitsu 2040u monitors are quite happy at 1600x1200, but I have a pair of the Sony GDM 24" CRTs coming in, and am interested in what they can do.

Went to Costco and had a contact lens exam/training for $80. In a week I go back for a follow-up and to fill my perscription. The first time I put them in I had them in for 8 hours before I remembered they were there. Very cool. Got a pair of Maui Jim Ti Sunglasses, the most comfortable I've...

Thanks JTR, a very thorough and well formed answer.

Hoping JTR is still reading this thread, as I think he may be the only one able to answer this question. I'm looking at replacing a number of the bulbs in my house with 6500K bulbs. I've already replaced the ones that were available at home depot, but some of the form factors are specific...

This is what I've heard as well, and why I typically shy away from prebuilt servers, but Sun has a heck of a hardware reputation. The fact that they now make something that I'm interested in playing with makes it even better. I used to have some UltraSpac 20s lying around, but I really didn't...

Their servers look nice and the prices are competitive. I wonder how Server 2003 would run on them?

I would totally go for one of those! That thing is a chick magnet! :wink:

Nope, never heard of it. I'll look it up.

I'm playing 2 games lately, and neither strctly meets your requirements. Battlefield 2 - Yes it is primarily multiplayer and has no plot, but the singleplayer is still quite fun and the graphics are gorgeous. C&C Generals - Single player is great and "Generals Challenge" on expert neigh...

Ah, got it. I'm going to the forst theatre in Carmel tonight with 6 beautiful women to drink wine and eat cheese while watching a friend perform. Any takers? There might be room on the blanket if we squeezed together a bit more...

keep in mind the solution I gave would cost less than $600. If you're looking formore power, Merc has the right idea.

Gigabyte Socket 939 motherboard AMD X2 4400+ CPU Keep your 4GB PC3200 for now

you sure it's not the typos? :P

none that i've seen

Thinking about it. Thoughts? Experiences?

I thought apple's move was more to do with inferior architecture or volume than fab quality.

Well, she's quite beautiful, 21 years old, has some great friends, and has only had 1 boyfriend... :-?

did you notice there is now 2 versions of this strip? Follow the link and and you gey anal intrusion, go forward aday and back and you get snout wound.

university of puget sound

Well now I'm proper fucked. The girl at Julliard (sp?) has re-defined our breakup as "we're not seeing each other as long as I'm in New York" and is in the middle of a breakdown, the girl at UPS has decided that she doesn't want to teach, she wants to move back to CA and that god in fact thinks...

It's not that I'm not criticising their lack of planning, but I heard many people (perhaps elsewhere) go off about how this could have been prevented if adequate steps were taken. Those steps would have cost a fortune.

Good to know Darwin is still with us.

Don't forget my personal "favorites" webshots, accutime, and scheduler from our friends at Gator <ahem> Clarion. That'll get you some spiffy IE toolbars as well!

I agree with your argument, but I disagree that it is a problem. This was an unlikly event, the planning for would have required huge amounts of resources. If we invested all the money required to protect everyone from all the unlikely events that may befall them, then we are shooting ourselves...

Alright. It's nearly 5AM and for the second night I've left a girl who would be more than happy to sleep with me to sleep on the futon. Granted, these girls are not soul-mate materiel, and it's not that some moves were made, but when it came down to it I realized that I didn't really give a damn...

That last comment made me think of a neat story. In high school, I was dating a girl that had been born to a lesbian couple (thnaks to a friend's "donation"). She was awesome and I still keep up with her parents to this day. In High School when we started dating, she had to go home and have...

Merc, when did you pass 7000 posts? That's um...a lot. Especially considering the words per post is up there with JTR and Tannin.

My fileserver is now too heavy for one person to safely lift; it's a good thing it's on casters. After adding the last PS and Supermicro enclosure full, it's gotta be over 100lbs (and the case is aluminium)!

Well, hanging out with gay people has never been an issue for me. I've lived in the East Village and in the Castro in SF. They're both great places to live if you're in a relationship. But then again, if you're still living there when you're dumped, the first thoughts through your head aren't...

Couldn't stay away from the forums, now I'm posting in 8" high letters from the HTPC. I guess that the reason for my rapid transitions between simple affairs is that theey are all in a way rebounds from my last major relationship. Earlier this year I was living in Oregon with a woman I truly...

System going down for upgrades...see ya'll in a few hours.