Recent content by Sureshot324

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    Which graphics card ventilation style do you like best?

    My HTPC is in a very small case (Fractal Design Node 202) but I've still found open air is better. I originally had a 760 GTX with a blower, and upgraded to a 1070 with open air, and now my system is much quieter. The 1070 also runs about 10-15 degrees cooler, although that's partially due to...
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    In 30 years time, would E-sports be able to overcome traditional sports?

    Professional athletes have the same problem. They peak in their mid 20s and most go broke within a few years of retirement. A few get jobs as commentators or something similar, but many end up in their 30s with no useful skills for any other career. In order enjoy watching a sport or game...
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    Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Bankrupt By 2020?

    AMD is competing in two markets (gpu and x86 cpu) where they only have one competitor and there is plenty of room for two. They really don't need to outdo their competition to make a profit. If Zen is halfway decent they'll be ok.
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    Tablet with non-Bluetooth detatchable keyboard

    I believe the T100 Chi's keyboard is bluetooth and connects wirelessly to the tablet. It just seems like it'd be annoying to have to charge both the keyboard and tablet separately.
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    Tablet with non-Bluetooth detatchable keyboard

    I'm looking at getting a tablet with a detachable keyboard and one thing that annoys me is most of them have bluetooth keyboards, meaning the keyboard has to be charged separately. Since the keyboard is physically attached when in use, it should get it's power from the tablet part with a wired...
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    ISIS Beheads 21 Egyptian Christians On Video

    These videos are an excellent recruiting tool. Most people are horrified by them, but they appeal to a select few which has lead to people all over the world travelling to the middle east to join ISIS. Also, Isis's primary goal isn't to destroy the west, but to establish an Islamic state...
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    How Large Is the Java Standard Library Comparatively

    Memorizing the entire util, io, lang, and net packages is not a good use of your time. The best way to learn is to do a project and learn the standard libraries as you need them. Coding close to the metal doesn't make sense these days for most projects. If your goal is to get a job, most...
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    OMG. I finally "understand" Tablets.

    The fact that I can browse the web while lying on the couch alone makes it worth having a tablet. I spend too much time sitting already. It certainly doesn't replace a PC, but considering there are very inexpensive tablets now I see no reason not to have one.
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    What do you think the biggest factor in no Xbox Classic simulation is?

    I believe none of the really popular games on it were exclusives, so that kills a lot of the motivation to make an emulator.
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    $1B bet AGANST a pryamid scheme (HerbaLife)

    The business model is proven. Cutco knives have been around for decades. Every year a new generation of suckers comes of age so they will never run out of people to fall for the scam. Just because it's a pyramid scheme doesn't mean it ever has to collapse.
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    Football is a boring sport

    I can see why people like watching it, but it's an extremely boring sport to play if you're not QB, running back, or wide receiver.
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    Share trading as a part time/ night job

    When you're trading stocks, you're essentially competing against everyone else that's trading stocks. There are people with way more resources/information than you, so as an average Joe stock trader you pretty much don't have a chance.
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    So you think the Honda CR-Z is a success?

    Honda should just a take team of their best engineers, lock them in a lab, and don't let them out until they can build a hybrid powertrain that can match the EPA numbers of a Prius. If you want to sell a hybrid, those EPA numbers mean everything. In the long term Honda is going to need good...
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    Buy 770 GTX now or wait?

    I currently have a Radeon 5850. I was planning on getting an R9 290 but of course the price of those is very high now due to miners. I've been waiting for the mining bubble to burst, thinking it would happen when the litecoin mining difficulty got high enough, but miners have just moved to...
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    Why waste millions of $$$ on advertising for huge games?

    The percentage of people in North America who are smokers is going down steadily. This is being offset by a dramatic rise in certain developing countries that don't have these advertising campaigns or public anti-smoking campaigns. Advertising puts the product in your head. Even if you know...