Dude, I got a Dell™!

My old HP finally died. I tried everything short of mouth to mouth to revive it but alas the BIOS became corrupt which means the motherboard was toast. So I went out an bought a Dell™ Studio XPS. I must say, with double the specs of my last machine I’ve very happy with my purchase. My first Dell™ is now officially active :)

Now maybe I can play some game that came out in the last year or 2.

Quick question. How does the included ATI™ Radeon HD 4800 series (512 MB) compare to my NVIDIA™ 8800 GTS (640 MB) ?

Should I pull out the ATI and put my old NVIDIA in or leave the Radeon in?

:)

Editing Via Windows Live Writer

According to MS, this little tool will allow me to write better blog posts to my Blogger Blog.

Blarg!
We shall see.

 

Can anyone other than I see the above picture of a revolver?

A new day indeed

A US President who wants science to prosper and SHARE their finds and ideas not only with the Administration but with the PUBLIC as well? Hasn't been a Prez like that in decades.


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Unexplained Mysteries :: Liquid saltwater found on Mars

"First We tell them no life what-so-ever.
Then we tell them only crazys see them.. lets pick trailer-park people. Who'd believe them?
Next let send the "rovers" to ... I dunno.. MARS, because well that's a planet WE know had life.
Then we slip in that water is there.
A few years later we find microscopic fossils.
So in about 100 years we finally break it to them that the Martians have been here all along.
We just didn't want to scare anyone..."
Sort of like telling someone their cat died without being blunt...
First Call: "Well Snooky went on the roof. She's stuck, Ive called the fire dept."
Next call: "Snooky fell when they were trying to save her. She is in intensive care at the hospital."
Next Call: "Snooky is taking a turn for the worst."
Final Call: "I'm sorry Snooky didn't make it but she meowed your name at the last."

When in reality he accidentially ran over Snooky when he backed out of the drive.
Same deal with "Life on other planets".

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Out of Eight PC Game Reviews: UFO Pilot 2: The Phadt Menace Review

Out of Eight PC Game Reviews: UFO Pilot 2: The Phadt Menace Review

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Play Patchworkz! Free Online | Big Fish Games

Play Patchworkz! Free Online | Big Fish Games

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US Halts Raids on Medical Marijuana Facilities - US news | Newser

US Halts Raids on Medical Marijuana Facilities - US news | Newser: "US Halts Raids on Medical Marijuana Facilities
Posted 15 hours, 19 minutes ago in Politics, Science & Health, Crime & Courts, US

(Newser) – Attorney general Eric Holder said yesterday that the Justice Department will no longer prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries that operate legally in California and 12 other states, reports the Los Angeles Times. While he and other Obama officials had hinted previously at the change, the AG's announcement was the most detailed statement of the new drug policy, which civil liberties advocates called a sweeping change.

Under the Bush administration, feds targeted medical marijuana distributors even in states that had legalized the drug's use for cancer patients, chronic pain sufferers, and other ill citizens. The Justice Department's new priority will be rooting out facilities that are in fact fronts for drug dealers. 'Those are the organizations, the people, that we will target,' Holder said."

Zombies are real and Childrens Choir play for Gruesome Games.

I was reading a description of the game "Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green",
when suddenly I was informed that:

• "Body Part Specific Damage System that brings the reality of killing Zombies to life"

Wow. Now is it just me or does anyone else here think that killing Zombies would have no dose of reality what so ever?

Another game "Obscure: The Aftermath" which proclaims itself to be a "gruesome [sequel to ] events of the first game."
Fair enough. However, one of the featured bullet points is:

• Stunning soundtrack performed by the Boston Symphonic Orchestra and the Paris Opera Children’s Choir

Excuse me? CHILDREN'S CHOIRS are singing for a HORROR game?

Do the marketing people even read what they write?

Dog Eats Xbox 360

Well, sort of. Chew Chew

Need For Speed SHIFT Interview

Want to know more about the upcoming “Need For Speed SHIFT” for the Xbox 360, Sony PS3, PSP and PC? Follow this link to watch a video interview with Senior Vice President from EA Games Europe.

NFS Shift Interview

Microsoft stopping Mass Production of Elite Units

Microsoft will no longer offer the Elite Xbox 360 unit as an ordinary option. Rather the Elite will only be available during special sales like the special red Resident Evil 5 Elite console. Word is the Elite is not being carried as much by retailers as the US economy is in a slump so it's not cost effective for Microsoft to mass produce them.
This is not confirmed so take it with a grain of salt.

New Jasper Units fix for RROD?

Reading an article in OXM I saw where the latest units named "JASPER" are supposed to be the final answer to folk's problems with the E-74 and Red Ring of Death (RROD) issues with Xbox 360 consoles.

The Jasper units have a bigger heatsink, less transistors, and a better laid out board. However one thing I noted was they still do not have a fan on the heatsink. As big as the new heatsink is it looks like they could have put a fan on it instead of as much heatsink metal. I guess the noise level increase would bother some. However, I'd rather have a noisy 360 than a hot one. One that subject I have owned 2 360's so far and neither one has RROD or broke in anyway. I bought my newest one after 2 years of having a non-HDMI one and that's the only reason I bought another unit. I do however have my 360 sitting on a desk with nothing obstructing the air flow and I have the power brick resting on the desk, well away from the console. (Knocks on wood) The ONLY problem I have seen with both units is over time the noise level increases. It sounds like it's the bearings in the DVD drive as the noise level only increases when an actual disc is being read.

Stop saying everything is EPIC!

I swear if I hear one more ADHD (High Def ADD?) kid say on a forum that something was "epic" I'm going to murder an innocent gerbil. Are kids today so retarded that they can not say something that everyone else does every 5 fucking seconds?
Saying your favorite movie, game, part of such or anything as epic is as annoying as the "look at me" pricks who post "I'm First!!" as an RE: to a comment or post.
Look up the word Epic you fucking twats. Epic is for something truly extraordinary. A five minute shoot-out in a video game is not EPIC. A 25 year war is EPIC.
Learn the damn difference!