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<0> Well I might just **** it all off, upgrade my PSU for my current PC and buy a top-end AGP card.
<0> Got a P4 3.0GHz and a gig of ram here that do the job nicely.
<0> peerce: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=344018 Something like that for the GFX.
<1> abit an8 specs is here -> http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/techspec.php?categories=1&model=259
<1> never trust a retailers site, they are often full of errors
<0> That aint the same MB.
<1> http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/products.php?categories=1&model=310
<1> then its that one
<0> Yep, 'dats the one :)
<1> thats a lame page, no specifications at all.
<1> just a pile of marketing turds.
<0> Indeed
<1> **** abit.
<0> ahaha
<1> ah, here's hteir specpage http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/techspec.php?categories=1&model=310
<1> - 2 x PCI Express x16 (two full-bandwidth 16-lane PCI Express)
<1> - 2 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI slots
<1> k, thats typical for those sorts of boards
<0> Nice.
<1> kinda EWW< they put the PCI-E X1 slots in between the x16 slots
<1> stuff a card in there in a SLI config and have cooling problems, mmmmM!
<1> you know what REALLY burns me about current PC technology..... you see any specifications on there for power consumption?
<2> http://www.parkfield.com/cafe.htm
<1> *NOONE* is specing that ****. HTF are you supposed to engineer a system without power specs.
<1> sAMOa; yeah, bunch of us are meeting htere for lunch next saturday.
<2> wtf iz it?
<1> Parkfield, CA
<2> ?
<2> LA ?
<1> right in the middle of fookin' nowhere :D
<0> peerce: Well I think I'll bang a 450w PSU in my system now, then buy a new GFX card (AGP)
<1> its closest to Paso Robles, I guess.
<2> east LA ?
<2> way east ...
<1> but its seriously in the middle of nowhere
<0> That should give my current PC a new lift of life and give it a few more years of gaming power :P
<2> http://maps.google.com/?t=h&ll=37.266744,-122.137499&spn=0.018511,0.039911&t=h
<2> o there
<1> google maps is wrong.
<1> :(
<1> way wrong.
<0> haha
<2> at least its in the same state :P
<2> and i got to read some **** about parkfield
<2> http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/pr/95/951213quakesignl.html
<2> quake seeker!
<1> here's where it is... http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=parkfield,+ca&ll=35.898506,-120.431786&spn=0.023431,0.054245&t=h
<1> sAMOa; i did the route, its about 300 miles each way for you :D 140 for me, and a much more scenic route the whole way ;-/
<2> ooF
<2> still n ee d to get my bike repaired
<2> new blink and clutch handle
<2> parts in on tues next week
<2> i'll put the factor windshield back on
<1> yeah, i'm hoping my parts get in tuesday
<2> factory too
<1> right footpeg mounting plate, and both rear turn signals
<1> ;-/
<2> my gf is sooo lucky
<2> my bike was used as a door stop
<2> :(
<1> sAMOa; if you find the junction of state route 41 and 46, east of Paso Robles, then go about 15 miles northwest of that junction on Chalome Rd (very small rd, not on most maps), you'll be there.
<1> or take 101 to San Miguel just north of Paso Robles, and take Vineyard Canyon NE 20-25 miles that takes you there too
<1> Tedski; ever been to Parkfield ?
<1> oops.
<3> how do you get rid of windows not allowing you to open files for reading when they are open for writing somewhere else?
<1> _preD; whoever has opened them for writing has to set the option to enable file sharing in their CreateFile() call.
<4> use a ****y file system like FAT32
<1> _preD; what is this for, backing up?
<5> happy bday teebs!!!!
<3> peerce, well, I want it overall, is there a way for windows to skip the check?
<2> damn, when will you be there dude?
<1> _preD; on XP and win2003 server, you can use Volume Snapshot Services in your backup program
<2> maybe i can get trent to drive up.
<1> sAMOa; IF my bike is fixed, ETA is noonish.
<3> peerce, no I want to be able to see movies while downloading them
<2> and if not?
<1> if not, I ain't going.
<2> k.
<1> _preD; oh. new files are 0 length until they are closed.
<1> _preD; so sharing wouldn't do much good.
<1> sAMOa; here's the call to lunch... http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120914
<3> peerce, well the bytes must go somewhere dont they? ;)
<1> _preD; they go to a file handle that doesn't yet exist as a directory entry.
<1> unless the writing application has expressly created it with shared_read
<1> then they get flushed more often to disk which requires more overhead
<2> peerce k.
<1> heh. http://richard-cabesa.smugmug.com/photos/14629100-L.jpg
<3> peerce, well I guess Im screwed then
<3> peerce, thanks anyway
<6> well the LCD on my phone completley died.
<6> now I can't reply to the text messages from the girls. bah.
<6> i have verizon cell service, i can just buy any CDMA phone off the internet and type in my phone number and hit "autoprogram," right?
<1> nerp; no, typically you have to take it to a verizon dealer and get hte phone activated. I use radioshack stores mostly as verizon's own stores are ****.
<6> but i can just buy a phone straight up and have them do it, right?
<6> i don't need to **** with my contract, right?
<1> I think so.
<6> i ****ing HATE the way the cell industry is setup
<1> shouldn't have to, they just need to update your file with the PIN or whatever of the new phone to bind the number to it.
<1> PID? whatever they call the phones internal ID
<7> ESN
<6> this is annoying. someone just sent me a text message .
<6> i have no way of reading it. :P
<1> I expect cell phone service to degrade even farther in the future... was reading an article where the major carriers are all going for max cheapness now because average bill per customer is way down.
<1> noone is buying the bull**** extra crap they are trying to foist.
<8> Verizon ****s.
<1> verizon doesn't **** as bad as AT&T/Cingular/SBC
<1> and the rest **** even worse here.
<6> verizon is the best here.
<8> Cingular is teh rox0r.
<6> cheapest and their service quality is outstanding
<1> cingular/sbc/att coverage is spotty here
<7> verizon is the only one worth a crap here
<6> here, cingular is like trying to use a walkie talkie in a cave
<8> AT&T is Cingular.
<7> nationally everyone in our company seems to prefer verizon as well
<1> constant disconnected and dropped calls.
<7> but who knows
<1> SD70MAC; yes
<6> i drove cross country and never roamed
<1> and SBC bought AT&T then renamed htemselves
<6> ****, i was in death valley with bars and my roommate's cingular phone wouldn't even find ****
<7> yup
<7> nerp - yep yep
<8> Well, it isn't supposed to find ****.
<6> it was like a game we played. i'd have 4 bars, he'd be roaming.
<6> i'd have 2 bars and his phone would have nothing
<1> cingular phones were stone cold dead in DV, not a bit of a signal anywhere.
<1> if I walked around a bit, I got 2-3 bar analog that worked.
<6> the whole trip i was rock solid and in a local network and he was only able to make calls in big cities
<1> it was staticy at furnace creek.
<6> verizon has the best network, if you ask me. especially in the northeast corridor where I live.
<1> ditto in the west
<6> i can't remember the last time I couldn't get a signal.
<7> it would so kick *** to have a site with independent data about cell company coverage in various areas
<7> because its really all hit and miss guesswork until you find a provider that works well for you
<1> Pfft; yeah,b ut damn hard to do
<7> yeah
<7> SO hard
<7> heck they should just be made by the fcc to report where their known trouble areas are
<6> so.... what's a place to buy cell phones online that don't force a ****ing contract down your throat?
<6> i feel like cody with his itunes right now. :D
<7> so we could make better decisions ... but that would ***ume a consumer-rights oriented culture/market/government/country
<6> last I checked, amazon _WONT_ sell you a phone without a service plan
<7> (fat chance)
<7> i thought all of the carriers now had some kind of pay by the month/usage dealys
<7> for "college kids" etc
<6> yeah but I already have a plan
<6> i just want to replace my busted phone
<6> without extending my contract by 2 years or paying the local store's overpriced $400 for a phone I can buy online for $125
<7> ahh
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