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by colm
Mon May 17, 2010 6:26 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Life Sucks
Replies: 92
Views: 84553

we all quest who we are by nature, if it is good, you get loved. you want to die? I do not care. you have proven nothing to me... My mother was suicidal, very natural.. phony fronts ups and downs... all addiction. she eventually died drunk in the sunny morning. By nature.. she was not like this. 17 ...
by colm
Tue May 11, 2010 8:06 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: new new england: no new england
Replies: 3
Views: 2512

new new england: no new england

I was playing with google. I knew the st.lawrence fed the st.john (northern maine) and silently, as river de loup is quebec, canada.. I then found hudson river, new york is also st.lawrence..but they called it the hudson.. I then found a tributary of of the st.john, goes though maine, makes new hamp...
by colm
Sat May 08, 2010 3:18 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: The worst motherboard I have ever owned...
Replies: 26
Views: 13758

Re: The worst motherboard I have ever owned...

In short, there is no way to use a dual-slot graphics card in x16 and make use of the PCIe lanes on the north bridge. It might not be a real problem: see what happens with an HD5870. Don't waste your time or money on this motherboard. Lots of mobos (expecially supposed hi-end ones) turn out to be p...
by colm
Sat May 08, 2010 3:04 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Super Efficient Cars [very large pictures]
Replies: 387
Views: 901481

I like that weight, 3200. maine gets thrashed like every extreme in every state..all in one year. I have tried the little econobuggies. Death defying. I have an 87 subaru, welded and welded, and knew I was gaining on 3000 pounds when 80s mph and side winds stayed decent, going by rigs is not a two h...
by colm
Mon May 03, 2010 8:49 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Another Great Example for Ethics Classes
Replies: 155
Views: 89222

Yes, and have you heard how the FBI investigating the explosion at the Massey Energy coal mine? The FBI doesn't usually get involved with mine accidents... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126419056 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/04/fbi_probing_fed_officials_and.html i...
by colm
Mon May 03, 2010 3:14 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Bullfighter survives goring, what a shame
Replies: 76
Views: 45277

So, Andy -- is the matador to blame for the existence of bullfighting? this thread is hilarious. who plays "tea time" in this thread :lol: ya know, I could guess bull fighting began when the bull really does have a bad attitude and farmers really had to fight them. It is so basically primitive. the...
by colm
Sun May 02, 2010 2:35 am
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
Replies: 1664
Views: 1640214

I was checking up on upgrades.. I could vomit. Which is why I wrote that frustration post recently. The thing about the 6 core AMD that would concern me is its TDP. All some foolhardy person need do is apply 1.4 volts on it and crank it up to 4GHz. The processor would probably run, but the board ma...
by colm
Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:10 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
Replies: 1664
Views: 1640214

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/phenom-ii-x6-1090t_9.html#sect0 Ah, here we see the AMD hex core performing worse than an i7-860 but using more power. Not much of a surprise is it? Yeah, I saw that newegg is having a sale on 3.2GHz 6 core Phenom for $310, so if you picked up two of tho...
by colm
Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:04 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
Replies: 1664
Views: 1640214

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/phenom-ii-x6-1090t_9.html#sect0 Ah, here we see the AMD hex core performing worse than an i7-860 but using more power. Not much of a surprise is it? I was checking up on upgrades.. I could vomit. The six core email I got yesterday showing me it is for sa...
by colm
Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:14 am
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
Replies: 1664
Views: 1640214

Re: great

Glad people have been having good results, finally. In other news, looks like they're going to be updating the GPU client soon, so in the spirit of being prepared, here's an fahaddict post about it. http://en.fah-addict.net/news/news-0-214+preparing-for-gpu3-all-nvidia-gpu-clients-will-soon-need-cu...
by colm
Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:53 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: "The most important subject on Earth"
Replies: 23
Views: 7267

babble. all these theories. go get laid. just kidding. Seems as though a cold war and decision of mass holocuast is looming. :roll: I suppose that means pretend supremacist, like china and its taking over the world. A culture that allows demise has bigger people.. get over it midgets,get over it...
by colm
Fri Apr 23, 2010 11:56 pm
Forum: SPCR's Folding@Home
Topic: SPCR Folds Team Blog
Replies: 1664
Views: 1640214

Oh! I should also mention that I'm running a3 cores on some very slow hardware (3Ghz P4). Despite this - the jobs are still finished before the deadline and are being credited about 450ppd. So unless you have hardware that is even worse than mine - dont worry about it. http://i227.photobucket.com/a...
by colm
Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:23 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Lenovo ThinkStation E20: A Quiet Entry-level Workstation
Replies: 8
Views: 8157

great review. I pay attention to "workstation" as key word... I am on an 875p with 3400 mhz ,hyper threaded.. a 725mhz card and 10.1 (dx 11 installs on its own with windows 7)...and I run with old school discipline (shut down everything not needed) to this very day, I would rather what I am running ...
by colm
Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:20 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Planeless skies and now the volcanic ash begins to fall
Replies: 13
Views: 6027

I hope all clears up..an island needs its transportation. I see they halted mildenahall and lakenheath.. been there with military. to give an idea of the scope of this, I am in maine, and been feeling rumbles since january. I even blogged details along the way.. a hole in the earth does not know wes...
by colm
Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:43 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: gaming and an old man
Replies: 5
Views: 2549

37 is not old... i'm 56, and every few months i renew an addiction to far cry and crysis... i play non-stop, until carpal tunnel wrecks my mouse arm, i can't play anymore, and i have to switch hands for normal computer use. your pc probably didn't have enough horsepower to play that game. i don't n...
by colm
Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:38 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: American-English speakers question
Replies: 64
Views: 41107

Now look at a map of the usa and explain to me how Ohio can be considered part of the "mid west" when its only two states away from the Atlantic ocean?!?!? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Map_of_USA_OH.svg/286px-Map_of_USA_OH.svg.png the U.S. is like that. Has anyone notice...
by colm
Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:12 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: If you could ask God one question ...
Replies: 357
Views: 568125

dear god,
why do civilians hang out in war zones? :roll:
by colm
Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:04 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: I don't like doctors...
Replies: 20
Views: 11155

I got operated on once. I awoke, yelling, swearing, I even startled the nurses. Chunk missing from hip, a groin pull, and my knee was hurting.. it was not before I went in... I cursed..he died some years later on a premoniton I had about him.. I knew damn well he made a mistake.... and something els...
by colm
Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:56 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Why are you here ( SPCR )? Silence or Low power?
Replies: 21
Views: 8711

Re: Why are you here ( SPCR )? Silence or Low power?

I'm just curious how we all ended up here, for silencing our rigs or cutting those precious few watts of excess power. I approched pc like a mechanic. I want max power for the max silence.. like a 14 to 1 stoich to an engine on 87 octane... it can get very large,and stay nonchalant/silent..no need ...
by colm
Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:38 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Collateral Murder
Replies: 52
Views: 17639

ya know, I was reading up on the curse of katyn, a polish/russian wartime event, it left 22k officers dead...60 years ago. one may assume that is a big pile of victims created by the russians...and justice must come about in a religious way eventually..so what happens? 96 more top officals from the ...
by colm
Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:24 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: gaming and an old man
Replies: 5
Views: 2549

gaming and an old man

Now that I am 37, and ancient, like a prescott cpu, and an 87 subaru..both going for world records in perfect runtime... I decided to step up to an infinty ward game called modern warfare 2... it has been 6 years since I bought a game... what happened? the exact same error as call of duty 1...6 year...
by colm
Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:42 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: CPU cooling pull fan only?
Replies: 19
Views: 9605

no harm at all. you could even make a duct of cardboard, cover it with smooth packing tape.. never go expensive. I am currently at.... 26708 hours on my prescott machine. pull fan only, homemade duct. and to further establish integrity, if any doubts.. the pull method and duct work is the orignal at...
by colm
Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:12 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 6,000,000 CFM
Replies: 4
Views: 10747

big air. I wonder what a car does in a 100k run. never always full throttle never always idling. say 280cfm full throttle only uses 25% toes on the average throttle... 70cfm, starting in 1987. 1.27 million miles later...2010. becuase its a 3 main bearing subaru, it is original, and 100 pounds heavie...
by colm
Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:09 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Seven - and now Eight Years of SPCR!
Replies: 78
Views: 92499

Oh my, how time flies. Congrats! Is it just me who suddenly feels he's getting old...? I do. :roll: The nick I have now is not the one I started here with. I am sincerely older. the rage has calmed down alot over the years..this place helped no doubts... Today, I was approached by a crazy woman (tr...
by colm
Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:45 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Q: What is funny, sad, happy and serious.?
Replies: 7
Views: 3350

I was in clinton's military. The unit was small, my age group only had a few guys. Woman crew chiefs, I assumed, and never made friends with.. hardly sorry to say that outloud today. lo and behold, the guy I was hanging with had more than a guy room mate, he was gay- with his "room mate". Attempting...
by colm
Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:37 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Win 7, what compels you to upgrade?
Replies: 112
Views: 50508

I am in an old prescott machine, 875p worksation, ati3650... I got the board in november after my 865 finally died. I then got win7 recently, wasn't even going to use it in this machine, but did... it fixed it in the graphics problems. surprised the heck outta me. Don't ask me, it is over my head. A...
by colm
Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:30 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Windows 7 is slooowing dooown
Replies: 7
Views: 3354

my vista did this...
I associated it with graphics problems, when windows 7 calmed way down, fast boot, and acknowledged dx10.1 by default.

A hard drive not paired exactly is not likable by any windows, as I have come to learn. In fact I run twins to this day for that reason.
by colm
Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:27 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2010 - Time to say "Xponia Kala"
Replies: 7
Views: 3544

hronia kala
I am going to name my old subaru this... :lol:
by colm
Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:23 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Appeals Court says 'Under God' not a prayer
Replies: 73
Views: 28162

of curse it is seperated.

did I say curse, I meant course. :roll:
by colm
Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:21 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: APC Back-UPS ES UPS [Bought Eaton UPS instead]
Replies: 18
Views: 9991

I run that same model, but for america 120volt.

it has been 6 years. I am impressed. I amstill procrastinating a new battery..it even does brown outs without it.

older can run the newer, and newer may need a bigger number. the 700vA is a big one.