Personal computing discussed
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Captain Ned wrote:A co-worker of mine about to retire asked me to put together a computer system for him. Once I showed him a pic of a Shuttle case, he was all for it. That said, sound off on my choices.........TIA
ZooTech wrote:No computer skills and 1GB of RAM - sounds like a winning combination!
Dposcorp wrote:ZooTech wrote:No computer skills and 1GB of RAM - sounds like a winning combination!
Posting a comment like this when he is asking for feedback is really just a waste of time and bandwidth.
If you have nothing constructive to say, please don't post stuff like that.
Captain Ned wrote:As for ZooTech, I wouldn't worry too much. We've got a bit of history in R&P. Besides, I wouldn't build a machine with anything less than 1GB these days. At $80 per 512MB stick, that's cheap insurance, especially if he gets the TiVo bug and starts playing around with the editing proggys that come with the WinTV board.
ZooTech wrote:My whole point, which was obviously lost by somebody...
Kevin wrote:Well, there wouldn't be a problem if you had posted what you just posted now rather then that unhelpful bit of sarcasm. Sarcasm is all well and good but I don't feel it's all that appropriate all by itself in a thread where someone is asking for help.
Kevin wrote:And then complaining about over-moderation doesn't really help anything.
Kevin wrote:As it says in the forum rules, when you've got a problem with a moderator, take it to PM.
ZooTech wrote:Sure it does. Complaining about stuff led to the pilgrims moving to America. Nothing would ever change if people didn't complain about crap.
ZooTech wrote:I don't have a problem with the moderator, just the abuse of power. If we can't air out our dirty laundry in public than what's the point?
ZooTech wrote:If I prove him or you wrong in private would you post a thread stating so?
ZooTech wrote:At least allow me to defend myself in the same venue I'm being attacked in.
mrfixitx100 wrote:As a frequent reader and an in-frequent poster I have to admit that ZooTech called it EXACTLY. An opinion, not a fact, was asked and given, it is YOU Kevin that is wasting bandwidth!
Kevin wrote:His whole life story...
LicketySplit wrote:Got it...just figured it out...you know who you remind me of Zoo? Jack Nicholsen from the movie One flew over the Cukcoo's Nest....
ZooTech wrote:What was the other one?Two movie charactor references from you in one thread... well... at least mine was male...
mattsteg wrote:ZooTech wrote:What was the other one?Two movie charactor references from you in one thread... well... at least mine was male...
I wrote:In this vein, further conversation about this in this thread is OVER.
ZooTech wrote:Look, he asked for feedback and I gave it....Am I only supposed to post feedback if it praises the one asking for it and their "wise" purchase decisions?
ZooTech wrote:You and the moderator obviously don't get my brand of commentary, but that's no reason for "reprimand".
Kevin wrote:I wrote:In this vein, further conversation about this in this thread is OVER.
So does no one listen or what? Fine. If you want to keep hashing this out in the open, so be it. Captain Ned doesn't seem to mind anymore. Funny, I almost think that he's enjoying himself.
Kevin wrote:ZooTech wrote:Look, he asked for feedback and I gave it....Am I only supposed to post feedback if it praises the one asking for it and their "wise" purchase decisions?
No. You posted a wisecrack that did nothing to enlighten anyone. If you actually posted something useful, like you did later in the thread, then we wouldn't be having this conversation. The only problem that the moderator had with your first post was that it was nothing but pure sarcasm. That isn't needed out here were people actually are looking to accomplish something. In the Back Porch, fine. But not out here.
Kevin wrote:ZooTech wrote:You and the moderator obviously don't get my brand of commentary, but that's no reason for "reprimand".
Would you have cried out against over-moderation if I had made that remark instead of Dposcorp? I think not.
ZooTech wrote:Look, he asked for feedback and I gave it. You and the moderator obviously don't get my brand of commentary, but that's no reason for "reprimand". A gig of RAM for someone with "squat-all for computing skills" as Ned put it seems like overkill to me - along with half the proposed hardware. Am I only supposed to post feedback if it praises the one asking for it and their "wise" purchase decisions? Hell, I'm just trying to help the guy out. I too have been bitten by the upgrade bug when it was for SOMEONE ELSE and ended up talking them into way more than they needed/wanted/could use - and it ended up biting me in the ass! Why doesn't he just build the guy a dual-processor rig with a RAID array and water-cooling while he's at it?! My suggestion was simply to tone it down a bit for stability (and sanity).
*Ned - sorry if it sounded like I was coming down on you just now, I was just trying to make my point.
Captain Ned wrote:ZooTech wrote:Look, he asked for feedback and I gave it. You and the moderator obviously don't get my brand of commentary, but that's no reason for "reprimand". A gig of RAM for someone with "squat-all for computing skills" as Ned put it seems like overkill to me - along with half the proposed hardware. Am I only supposed to post feedback if it praises the one asking for it and their "wise" purchase decisions? Hell, I'm just trying to help the guy out. I too have been bitten by the upgrade bug when it was for SOMEONE ELSE and ended up talking them into way more than they needed/wanted/could use - and it ended up biting me in the ass! Why doesn't he just build the guy a dual-processor rig with a RAID array and water-cooling while he's at it?! My suggestion was simply to tone it down a bit for stability (and sanity).
*Ned - sorry if it sounded like I was coming down on you just now, I was just trying to make my point.
Understood. However, since this is likely to be the guy's last computer, I was trying to future-proof as much as possible.
ZooTech wrote:A wise decision to be sure, but what sort of "technical service" warranty is this guy going to expect? Do you want to be married to this thing once it's built? I'm married to several right now because the owners keep doing things to get viruses and/or screw-up the software or OS trying to install something stupid. (For specific examples just ask...)
Captain Ned wrote:ZooTech wrote:A wise decision to be sure, but what sort of "technical service" warranty is this guy going to expect? Do you want to be married to this thing once it's built? I'm married to several right now because the owners keep doing things to get viruses and/or screw-up the software or OS trying to install something stupid. (For specific examples just ask...)
As I alluded to above, I've been stuck with this guy for 7+ years already. I have no illusions whatsoever that I can deliver this box and be done with it. I fully plan on getting Remote Desktop working on the thing before I deliver, though.