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by Luminair
Wed Sep 25, 2013 3:27 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Russian space shuttle story at ArsTechnica
Replies: 90
Views: 14534

Re: Russian space shuttle story at ArsTechnica

These idiots couldn't even transliterate names properly - it's not "Tushina", it's "Tushino" factory, named after the city of Tushino . And Unit 2.01 was never moved to Germany. Amy Shira Teitel is not infallible, but she is an kind of an expert on space history and deserves our...
by Luminair
Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:38 am
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: any reason to get 16GB RAM?
Replies: 109
Views: 41098

Re: any reason to get 16GB RAM?

there is a lot of guessing in this thread. just use task manager to measure your memory usage over time. each version of windows measures this differently, so you'll have to look it up or do some work to figure it out. then acquire, as ram, the amount used. the end the shorter answer is: yes, a lot ...
by Luminair
Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:53 pm
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: BlackBerry 10 thoughts?
Replies: 52
Views: 14020

Re: BlackBerry 10 thoughts?

You have done little more than let yourself be convinced by analysts that BlackBerry is dead and dieing, yet you've failed to see that BlackBerry's are still selling quite well, even outselling other options around the world. The North American market is not the end all be all of Smartphones and Bl...
by Luminair
Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:32 am
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Best mATX case as of February 2013
Replies: 62
Views: 46143

Re: Best mATX case as of February 2013

try to find a matx case with a door to cover the fan filters

oh whats this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811163186
by Luminair
Sun Jan 06, 2013 5:27 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: 24" 16:10 monitors
Replies: 31
Views: 17143

Re: 24" 16:10 monitors

I'm in the market for a good 24" 16:10 monitor and I want suggestions on where I should be looking. You should be looking at the hundreds of pages of threads on the internet about the dell 2412. I haven't heard about the others listed here, because everywhere I turn is about 2412. and it goes ...
by Luminair
Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:20 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: 260 GTX vs. x2 5770 vs. 5850
Replies: 25
Views: 3555

Re: 260 GTX vs. x2 5770 vs. 5850

What a strange bunch of things to compare. One is expensive, one is cheap. One is faster, one is slower. One is a hassle. One lacks features. Three very different corners of a triangle.

Anyway, a 260 is like $130 used on ebay and you are kids without money. There is no debate.
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