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by Spats
Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:38 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR Haiku thread
Replies: 364
Views: 112155

Re: TR Haiku thread

The bus bucks and heaves
. . . Dark puddles part beneath it
. . . . . . Wet doors squeak open


The car's engine . . . shouts
One front wheel . . . lifts . . . in the curve
We become . . . a bird
by Spats
Sat Aug 23, 2014 5:33 am
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: ECC for the value-oriented
Replies: 8
Views: 2589

Re: ECC for the value-oriented

Keep in mind that most consumer motherboards don't support ECC DIMMs, and the ones that do typically work only with the non-registered type. Of current offerings I think pretty much your only option for ECC is Socket AM3/AM3+ unless you want to step up to workstation/server class hardware (e.g. Xeo...
by Spats
Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:10 am
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: ECC for the value-oriented
Replies: 8
Views: 2589

ECC for the value-oriented

Hey guys, new to the forum- wasn't sure which was more taboo, starting a new thread or resurrecting one from 2010. I'm curious what the prevailing sentiment is on ECC DDR. I'm a hardcore bargain hunter (I only go for the cheap stuff) and over the past year or so I've noticed a surplus of cheap ECC R...
by Spats
Fri Aug 15, 2014 3:04 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Haiku contest entry thread
Replies: 365
Views: 42463

Re: Haiku contest entry thread

New entries, good ones! I must improve my chances. Another haiku.

Beneath endless night
. . . Lone player stands in my sights
. . . . . . I let fly . . . a byte
by Spats
Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:47 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Haiku contest entry thread
Replies: 365
Views: 42463

Re: Haiku contest entry thread

Capacitors: "Crack!"
PCBs stained black, and smell
Case, a burned out shell

Voltage nixed the chip
"Thirty-two-bit piece of sh*%!"
Smoke-filled room, I sit
by Spats
Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:03 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR Haiku thread
Replies: 364
Views: 112155

Re: TR Haiku thread

Article about
Killing SSDs, brought laughs
to brother and me

Crazy hardware risks
Win cheers from the group out here
kicks: hot chips, cold beer
by Spats
Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:49 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR Haiku thread
Replies: 364
Views: 112155

Re: TR Haiku thread

Inspired by contest Learn Haiku, taking interest TR thread... genius Rhyme? No need, I know But syllable rule not strict Some just one line thick Something about pace Cutting the poem in half (I'm no good at that) Without further 'do Spats my name, no... Spats the Bard Pleased to join TR! About me, ...
by Spats
Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:04 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Haiku contest entry thread
Replies: 365
Views: 42463

Re: Haiku contest entry thread

VGA worked fine
DVI, though... A's, D's, I's
Make up your damn mind!
by Spats
Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:55 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Haiku contest entry thread
Replies: 365
Views: 42463

Re: Haiku contest entry thread

Parents' computer Ancient, spyware infested A constant of life https://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER ^^^ The parent's machine can yet scream, I guarantee clean startup, reg sweep Old trick: in Task Man. explorer -> End Process Tree File->New Task it fresh When I were a lad CS, EQ were the games to run,...
by Spats
Fri Aug 08, 2014 1:50 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Any there any books avaiable that covers bintage hardware
Replies: 2
Views: 992

Re: Any there any books avaiable that covers bintage hardwar

I'm also interested in this book.
If it doesn't exist I'd also be willing to help make it in some way (would love to benchmark old voodoo cards)
by Spats
Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:39 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Haiku contest entry thread
Replies: 365
Views: 42463

Re: Haiku contest entry thread

Can't stop! one more for the night

Window on the side
Blacklight LED case fans
Megabytes of RAM
by Spats
Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:32 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Haiku contest entry thread
Replies: 365
Views: 42463

Re: Haiku contest entry thread

built a case from bread
they said it couldn't be done
hey who's making toast
by Spats
Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:08 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Haiku contest entry thread
Replies: 365
Views: 42463

Re: Haiku contest entry thread

liquid cooling pipes
to CPU, SLI
mobo almost dry
by Spats
Fri Aug 08, 2014 5:34 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Haiku contest entry thread
Replies: 365
Views: 42463

Re: Haiku contest entry thread

double encrypted
hackers cannot read my files
beach boys greatest hits

(if there's only one entry then I'll just leave my first one)
by Spats
Fri Aug 08, 2014 5:10 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Haiku contest entry thread
Replies: 365
Views: 42463

Re: Haiku contest entry thread

Creased ribbon cable
. . . Something loose rattles inside
. . . . . . Two screws left over
by Spats
Thu Aug 07, 2014 1:18 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Haiku contest entry thread
Replies: 365
Views: 42463

Re: Haiku contest entry thread

Love this contest, some great ones on this thread. Here's mine

Overclocked too high
Thermal grease still spread too thick
Budget spread too thin
GZIP: On