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Captain Ned wrote:Oh how I do detest the toilets at O'Hare. That motorized shrink-wrap just gives me the willies.
Chuckaluphagus wrote:I grew up when Looney Tunes were still being run in a block on Saturday mornings, and we'd go over to my grandmother's place (she had a TV) to watch them together.
biffzinker wrote:Lookout, I'm in Six Core territory now. Anybody want to challenge me on single thread performance?
Core i7-4790K compared to a Core i7-4790K @ 4.9 Ghz
Sandy Bridge Six Core
The slowdown or regression of single thread performance is interesting to look at in the name of core count.
Chuckaluphagus wrote:I grew up when Looney Tunes were still being run in a block on Saturday mornings, and we'd go over to my grandmother's place (she had a TV) to watch them together. I still think they are brilliant works of art - not being hyperbolic, they're just amazing on almost every level. The amount of artistry that goes into producing a short film that is that funny is something I've only come to appreciate as an adult.
Jigar wrote:Below screen shot is of i5 4670K @ 5 GHZ - I think the Ram was at 1333 MHZ - see if you can beat the super Pi score - later I will raise the competition @ 5.2 GHZ on air
localhostrulez wrote:But TR's site really needs a mobile version.
Transit of Mercury 2016
On 9 May 2016, the planet Mercury is making a rare transit of the Sun. The first contact as seen by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
derFunkenstein wrote:Glad you like it. I could never go back. My mom has a 5S and it's just too small. A 6S would have been fine, though.localhostrulez wrote:But TR's site really needs a mobile version.
TR's site has a mobile version. If it doesn't load on your phone by default, scroll to the bottom of the page and hit the link.
biffzinker wrote:Not bad for only 4.9 GHz.
bhtooefr wrote:Read this thread: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10288
Although it looks like a lot of posts have been lost off the beginning...
derFunkenstein wrote:I have a new favorite website, which will tell you fun facts based on nothing but your birthday.
DancinJack wrote:Do they feel the same?
We have some LED bulbs in the kitchen in the form of some small-ish flood type, recessed lighting. The recess is dark and helps warm it up a bit, so I haven't really noticed any difference the past couple months.
Neowin wrote:Changes in 7-Zip 16.00:
7-Zip now can extract multivolume ZIP archives (z01, z02, ... , zip).
Some bugs were fixed.
DancinJack wrote:hmmmmmmmmmmmm might have to throw 16.04 on my spare SSD. yay for LTS releases.
Did you touch it yet JBI?
Western Digital Corporation today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Western Digital Technologies, Inc. has completed the acquisition of SanDisk Corporation.