Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-27, 23:15

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This buyer is not complaining https://www.ebay.com/itm/Turtle-Beach-Montego-II-Aureal-Vortex2-A3D-AU8830-PCI-Sound-Card-Vortex-2-/143639829995 Not trying to be an a**hole but I could not find any reference to the listing you posted as far as feedback. I don't know what you mean, but I was referring …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-27, 21:51

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kolderman wrote on 2020-06-27, 21:36: This buyer is not complaining https://www.ebay.com/itm/Turtle-Beach-Montego … 2-/143639829995 Not trying to be an a**hole but I could not find any reference to the listing you posted as far as feedback.

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2020-06-27, 20:45

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robertmo wrote on 2020-06-09, 14:14: 2007 like new real bargain https://www.romansinternational.com/used-vehi … i-Veyron-U7366/ I have one of those too. I live out in the county so it is fitted with tire chains and a snow plow.

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Re: virus on vogondrivers

Posted on 2020-06-26, 22:06

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Caluser2000 wrote on 2020-06-26, 22:04: Tetrium wrote on 2020-06-26, 10:16: What exactly is a moaner type? 😜 And wouldn't wanting to moan a lot actually be a good reason to come here and moan? 😜 You'll recognize them the instant you come in contact with them. 😀 OMG they wrecked my system but I do …

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Re: What is your weirdest troubleshooting experience when dealing with retro computers/hardware?

Posted on 2020-06-24, 22:28

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Mine was with a system I built with an Asrock K7VT6. Sometimes it was fine other times it would blue screen before windows was loaded. Long story short, the memory I was using was not on the QVL and I had the bios memory timings set to auto. Every time it was powered on, it would set random timings …

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Re: Eco-warriors to the rescue!

Posted on 2020-06-22, 17:47

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I think that in the case of incandescent light bulbs, we are already at the point where it is OK to ban them. There are already viable and long-lasting LED bulbs at all kinds of light spectra, so it really is hard to justify this old technology. heat lamp, sun lamp and lava lamps? Also, try using …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-20, 20:01

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As far as FEDEX goes, where I work we get daily deliveries and if anyone is to blame, it is the a**holes that load the trucks. They just pile packages in and do not ever take any steps to secure the load. We get more broken stuff from them than anyone and reporting damages is terrible. You will be …

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Re: Modern hardware prices ?

Posted on 2020-06-18, 17:40

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After 4 months of unemployment for lots of folks, you would expect people to be running low on cash and prices to be falling. Well I don't know where you live but I am in the U.S. and am one of those that made more on unemployment with the $600 weekly bonus than I did when working. Glad to be back …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-06-17, 19:02

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... seems they don’t like retro. I think they're trying to screw you over. Or they were just stupid. When I was in the auto repair business, one of our customers came in and told us that he needed tires for his minivan, and decided to have the tire store do a motor vehicle inspection because it was …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-12, 23:35

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Not computer related, but I once bought some motorcycle parts in a BIN auction. It included the purchase price and shipping. The next day after paying, the seller messaged me and said "You know the shipping is not included". So I told him let me know how much and I will pay. The seller said "You …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-06-08, 17:35

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BTW... let's not forget someone redid a portion of Tomb Raider 2 using the UE4 engine and it looks incredible. Haven't played through it yet, but my goodness gracious me. http://tombraider-dox.com/ Watch out! High poly Lara is alluring as ever! Definitely better. Doesn't beat 2013 game, but close. …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-06-08, 17:34

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You know what I love about Vogons right now? That a group of grown men can argue, errrr discuss, a 25 year old game and the sexual allure of a low polygon female. I just don't think you can find this quality discussion anywhere else. LOL In all seriousness, though, Tomb Raider was the talk of video …

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Re: Archive.org lawsuit

Posted on 2020-06-07, 22:41

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dr_st wrote on 2020-06-07, 21:56: I think the concern is that if the IA is forced to pay "damages" to the publishes over the theoretical loss of sales, this could bankrupt the entire endeavor, and then everything might be forced offline, including the Wayback Machine. Yes exactly.

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Re: Archive.org lawsuit

Posted on 2020-06-07, 21:47

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kolderman wrote on 2020-06-07, 21:40: Whut. I said the library has nothing to do with the wayback machine. They are completely different technologies. Banning the library is not banning old versions of websites. They are affiliated so they are the same. Do you not get that? READ THE ENTIRE THING …

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Re: Archive.org lawsuit

Posted on 2020-06-07, 21:34

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Never heard of this library. Nothing to do with the wayback machine. What? Did you read the article? Yes. Four of the nation's leading book publishers have sued the Internet Archive, the online library best known for maintaining the Internet Wayback Machine. The Internet Archive makes scanned …

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Re: Archive.org lawsuit

Posted on 2020-06-07, 18:58

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kolderman wrote on 2020-06-07, 10:35: Never heard of this library. Nothing to do with the wayback machine. What? Did you read the article?

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Archive.org lawsuit

Posted on 2020-06-06, 22:47

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/p … ending-program/ This could be really bad. There is so much preserved there , and it could be all lost.

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Re: What was your 90s nickname?

Posted on 2020-06-04, 19:59

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80s and 90s Stevo Everyone called me that, do not know why.

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Re: Spare 3Dfx chips anywhere?

Posted on 2020-06-01, 21:03

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go to ebay and search for "355-0026-220 3dfx VOODOO VSA 100 BGA".

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Re: Physical copies of PC games from ~2007 to 2012, and GFWL

Posted on 2020-05-31, 22:12

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There are some games that use GFWL that will let you make an offline account. I ran into that a few times but I cannot remember what games. I have too many games.

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