Folks, I realize that you tv debate guys are running low on topics for your afternoon debates, what with the only news being how fucked the economy is, but seriously? "Does God exist"? You really expect to solve one of the topics where people are most likely to dig their heels and not listen to whatever the other side has to say, in an afternoon? "
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I appreciate that you make the effort to remind people of their contact's birthdays, but I'd like to posit that maybe, just maybe, you don't need to remind me of my own birthday.
Well, in the end it was the power supply, instead of the motherboard. Which is incredibly good, because power supplies are a dime a dozen, while socket 939 motherboards are about as easy to find as Shangri'la. The one snag is that the new power supply I got is a typical stock PSU, and so lacks a couple of cables that the old one (which was a decent
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Well, my computer's shot. Yay. Apparently, the pci-e slot is toast, because everytime I put a card in there (tried with two different ones) the computer refuses to even get to POST. To make it even more fun, I'm going to have to order a new motherboard, 'cause there isn't a single shop around here that keeps socket 939 boards in stock anymore.
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First off, it's highly likely that this post will contain errors, weird sentences and/or strange expressions in greater quantity than usual, for reasons that will become apparent soon. If you find any, feel free to let me know
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Some of you people who stumble here every now and then might know that I'm currently enjoying a stay in Frenchieland, since about a month ago. I'm staying in an out of the way lodging for visiting researchers, mostly due to the lack of time to find a proper apartment (we finalized the date two weeks before my arrival, so there wasn't enough time
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Well, as the title of the post says, today hasn't been the best day ever for me, for a couple of reasons, which I need to vent about. If you're interested, keep reading, otherwise, feel free to skip it, there won't be a test later
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