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Forum: Chit Chat Jul 31, 2010, 05:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 233
Posted By harleyb
Could you go into detail about what makes it...

Could you go into detail about what makes it superior to vB? We're still having a bitch of a time upgrading to vB4, and I wouldn't mind moving to something better.
Forum: Mac Jul 11, 2010, 03:20 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 342
Posted By harleyb
You can see the expected performance here:...

You can see the expected performance here: http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-320M.28701.0.html

It looks like a sweet little computer. I'll probably get my parents to replace their original...
Forum: Chit Chat Jun 08, 2010, 05:32 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,333
Posted By harleyb
Forgot I had this stashed in my bookmarks. I'm...

Forgot I had this stashed in my bookmarks. I'm sure you know much more about such a thing than I do, but I still found this a fascinating read: http://home.netcom.com/~jkb/mlcs/
Forum: Chit Chat May 27, 2010, 02:25 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,333
Posted By harleyb
This link shows your actual expected performance...

This link shows your actual expected performance in games: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html
Forum: Chit Chat May 15, 2010, 10:52 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,333
Posted By harleyb
Man, I definitely have a dream to do something...

Man, I definitely have a dream to do something similar. Probably 20-odd years away though...
Forum: Chit Chat May 13, 2010, 09:11 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 366
Posted By harleyb
"The URL contained a malformed video...

"The URL contained a malformed video ID."
Forum: Chit Chat Jan 16, 2010, 05:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 942
Posted By harleyb
His Phantom Menace review is FANTASTIC. Seven...

His Phantom Menace review is FANTASTIC. Seven...
Forum: PC Forum Jan 07, 2010, 08:01 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,799
Posted By harleyb
They don't lie, especially if you're using a...

They don't lie, especially if you're using a pre-made NAS distro. I've got a good idea of exactly what I want to get out of ZFS though, and I don't think I'm going to get it running without a day of...
Forum: PC Forum Jan 07, 2010, 02:23 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,799
Posted By harleyb
I know it's not Linux, but I'm planning on...

I know it's not Linux, but I'm planning on building a FreeBSD-based, ZFS-based NAS for all of my external storage. I'll keep you guys posted...
Forum: Chit Chat Nov 10, 2009, 09:15 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,401
Posted By harleyb
I feel like you should be blaming Amazon for...

I feel like you should be blaming Amazon for their S3 and EC2 services for popularizing the "cloud" term. If I had to sum up Amazon Web Services in general, I guess I would say that they're like...
Forum: Chit Chat Oct 16, 2009, 03:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,888
Posted By harleyb
He's angry because that means he doesn't get his...

He's angry because that means he doesn't get his $15 commission. You literally didn't put money into his pocket and he's angry at you for it.
Forum: Chit Chat Oct 16, 2009, 03:12 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,239
Posted By harleyb
SOMEBODY will get a kick out of this I'm sure:...

SOMEBODY will get a kick out of this I'm sure: http://www.othieves.com/mcomics_startrek.html
Forum: Chit Chat Oct 01, 2009, 11:43 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,239
Posted By harleyb
I'm still wondering why they need a gigantic...

I'm still wondering why they need a gigantic whirling-blade apparatus to process all their water. "Starfleet only drinks the finest puréed water!"
Forum: Chit Chat Sep 27, 2009, 05:24 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,070
Posted By harleyb
Maybe I has teh dumb, but that makes sense to me....

Maybe I has teh dumb, but that makes sense to me. sqrt(1) = 1.
Forum: Chit Chat Jul 17, 2009, 09:24 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,616
Posted By harleyb
On-topic:...

On-topic: http://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2009/07/very_off_topic_why_i_wont_be_a.php
Forum: Chit Chat Jun 08, 2009, 09:28 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,165
Posted By harleyb
In the same vein:...

In the same vein: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.10/mcdonalds.html
Forum: PC Forum May 31, 2009, 04:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,799
Posted By harleyb
I do IT for a campus newspaper. We've got 9 WinXP...

I do IT for a campus newspaper. We've got 9 WinXP workstations with network logon, and we were using Windows Small Business Server 2003 when I came into the job. I managed to migrate to Ubuntu...
Forum: Chit Chat May 11, 2009, 10:08 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,373
Posted By harleyb
While it's assured that fellow members would be...

While it's assured that fellow members would be reasonably smart, at least regarding problem solving skills, I personally wouldn't want to choose my social circle based solely on a common level of...
Forum: Chit Chat May 09, 2009, 09:15 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,239
Posted By harleyb
While it irks me when I need to extend my...

While it irks me when I need to extend my suspension of disbelief to accept previously-unconscionable "science," it pains me much more greatly when things happen that just downright don't make sense...
Forum: Chit Chat May 08, 2009, 03:45 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,239
Posted By harleyb
Rotten Tomatoes is a pretty horrible rating to go...

Rotten Tomatoes is a pretty horrible rating to go off of. Every single reviewer can give it a 6/10 and it'll get a 100% rating on RT. It's much more useful if you actually read the reviews, and if...
Forum: Chit Chat May 07, 2009, 08:08 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,239
Posted By harleyb
Going to see it in about three hours. I'll report...

Going to see it in about three hours. I'll report back at some point.
Forum: PC Forum Apr 22, 2009, 12:27 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,762
Posted By harleyb
I'm happy to pay current prices, as long as...

I'm happy to pay current prices, as long as there's no problem with long term reliability (in both performance as well as data loss) and if current OSes were optimized for them.
Forum: Chit Chat Mar 13, 2009, 12:26 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,888
Posted By harleyb
Every time I look at this thread title and click...

Every time I look at this thread title and click the link, I'm expecting more than I get.
Forum: PC Forum Feb 20, 2009, 05:46 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,762
Posted By harleyb
Another update, Intel says they haven't been able...

Another update, Intel says they haven't been able to recreate the problem: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10168084-64.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Forum: PC Forum Feb 19, 2009, 11:25 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,762
Posted By harleyb
Oh...

Oh noes!
http://arstechnica.com/news/2009/02/sector-remap-fragmentation-slowing-intel-x25-m-ssds.ars
Forum: Chit Chat Feb 16, 2009, 02:58 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,235
Posted By harleyb
Check out Tor/Vidalia:...

Check out Tor/Vidalia: http://vidalia-project.net/
It's unfortunately painfully slow. If you're willing to pay, find some sort of VPN server and tunnel all your traffic through it. Google VPN...
Forum: Chit Chat Feb 04, 2009, 01:01 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,423
Posted By harleyb
Sounds similar to the aviation class I took in my...

Sounds similar to the aviation class I took in my highschool. Difference was you only needed 50% in the course to pass, but the final exam was the Ontario private pilot's license exam, which you...
Forum: Chit Chat Jan 18, 2009, 07:28 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,278
Posted By harleyb
Can you explain your reasoning here? I don't...

Can you explain your reasoning here? I don't follow.
Forum: PC Forum Jan 07, 2009, 04:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,453
Posted By harleyb
Slutty ads are pretty wicked when you're the...

Slutty ads are pretty wicked when you're the advertiser. But yeah, we're not the kind of people to actually click on them so block 'em all.
Forum: News Dec 14, 2008, 03:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,713
Posted By harleyb
It drove me to optimize the hell out of the...

It drove me to optimize the hell out of the configuration, but nothing I did made it speedy by any measure. We're on a dedicated server now with iweb.com, in Quebec, which is great considering our...
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