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by Swish
Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:40 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love
Replies: 142
Views: 191729

People seem to have forgotten that information is money. Internet screwed a lot of businesses there. Information good and bad, for grabs, online. Many these days feel they are entitled to access to quality info at no extra charge, which is a very skewed notion. Quality information has a price, for e...
by Swish
Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:51 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Inwin Maelstrom: An Affordable Gaming Case
Replies: 34
Views: 21422

is the 'gaming' adjective a euphemism for intolerably ugly?
by Swish
Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:38 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: ZEROtherm Nirvana CPU Cooler
Replies: 64
Views: 50183

Arguments like these are good, we should always keep an eye on the methods we apply to make tests scientifically sound. Unfortunately online arguments derail more easily than a tete a tete discussion. I think we should never assume a testing methodology is flawless, and it's perfectly fine to point ...
by Swish
Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:47 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Random Thought on this whole Video Card Thing - Vent
Replies: 48
Views: 20765

At the end of the day.... that statement is getting old. in the end, people get whatever their greedy hearts demand. And, that most often isnt bang for buck, surely not so. especially when it is a 40 dollar difference. It is not marketing. Nvidia optimizes and works with programmers to MAKE the gam...
by Swish
Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:19 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Random Thought on this whole Video Card Thing - Vent
Replies: 48
Views: 20765

Nvidia.... The way it's meant to be played. Ever see that? Yup. ever see: ATI.... blah blah blah whatever ? No. Nvidia spends a lot of money and time to make sure they are optimized with current card selection, ATI does not. Nvidia is by far the larger company as well, and, makes more profit as wel...
by Swish
Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:28 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Random Thought on this whole Video Card Thing - Vent
Replies: 48
Views: 20765

I don't really see the issue. I can't see the particular appeal of the GTX 260, it's a good card, but that's it. Ati's new 5800 range is really impressive, the 5700 series is ok. Ati's driver issues are more or less a thing of the past. I pick a mid-range option that is the best bang for buck, and c...
by Swish
Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:09 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Does SPCR seem way too obsessive compulsive about noise?
Replies: 77
Views: 70879

First post here, been checking the site regularly to educate myself on Quiet Computing Solutions (tm) :) I can give some insight on noise sensitivity as psychologist. Current theory on noise perception suggests that our brain regulates the attention directed at the multitude of noise (sound) sources...