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    CBO analysis of new tax bill, $100k+ earner gets big cuts, poorer earner will tax more after bill

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/26/senate-gop-tax-bill-hurts-the-poor-more-than-originally-thought-cbo-finds/ CBO estimates the new Republican tax bill will benefit people earning $100k or more, people earning less will pay more taxes going forward, esp. after factoring in...
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    Tumpcare defeated in Senate

    http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/27/politics/health-care-debate-thursday/index.html 3 republicans casted the defeat vote on the so-called "skinny repeal" bill. This will if passed will leave 15million more without insure next year and another 16 more by in 2026. A total of 31 million people uninsured...
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    Trump expanding bang on Muslims

    Trump on latest iteration of Muslim ban: 'You could say it's an expansion' http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/24/politics/donald-trump-muslim-ban-election-2016/index.html Now he proposes to ban Muslims from ally country's (Germany,France) that are 'compromised' by terrorism.
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    Trump gives out Lindsey Graham's personal cell number

    He did what? Donald Trump gave out Lindsey Graham's personal cell number to America: link: http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/21/politics/donald-trump-lindsey-graham-cell-phone/index.html
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    Duggars - should they stay on TV?

    quote "Will the show go on? That is the question surrounding TLC's "19 Kids and Counting" after claims that Josh Duggar molested girls as a teenager. ..." full article: http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/25/entertainment/josh-duggar-tlc-show-cancel-feat/index.html what's your opinion?
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    BDS, Zionism, Antisemitism, Anticolonism, Pro-palestine, confused? read on.

    A new article on NYT on BDS movement caught me eye: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/us/campus-debates-on-israel-drive-a-wedge-between-jews-and-minorities.html BDS, Zionism, Antisemitism, Anticolonism, Pro-palestine, Anti-occupation? are they the same, different? Is BDS=Antisemitism...
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    Jeremy Clarkson deserve reinstatement?

    "Clarkson was suspended for allegedly hitting a producer, the BBC reported last week, and "Top Gear" -- a highly popular show with a big global audience -- was not broadcast as scheduled Sunday. " "A supporter of suspended "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson delivered a petition with nearly 1...
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    Bill O'Reilly Has His Own Brian Williams Problem

    Just ran across this interesting article, link to source: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/02/bill-oreilly-brian-williams-falklands-war what's your opinion on this?
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    will Intel release another CPU on 1150?

    besides Haswell that is. If they are I might still consider Haswell since 1155s are end of line.
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    Intel Starts Production of Next-Generation Haswell Microprocessors.

    Link: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20130117233616_Intel_Starts_Production_of_Next_Generation_Haswell_Microprocessors.html
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    Q3 GDP: U.S. economy picks up

    CNN money shows Q3 U.S. economy picks up: http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/26/news/economy/gdp-report/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
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    Unemployment falls in seven swing states

    http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/19/news/economy/state-unemployment-rates/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
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    Stocks gain ground on solid earnings

    http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/16/investing/stocks-markets/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
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    Call from Clay County GOP: Obama is a Muslim who'll take away Medicare

    this is pretty awesome, check it out: http://m.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-09-27/story/call-clay-county-gop-obama-muslim-wholl-take-away-medicare recording: http://news.jacksonville.com/specials/audio/0927GOPcall.wav
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    Tycoon offers US$64 million to wed his lesbian daughter to a man

    Just on a lighter note: http://dashvisionmedia.com/?tag=gigi-chao http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/27/business/hong-kong-tycoon-daughter-reward/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
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    Romney's remarks infuriates Palestinians

    Link: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/30/palestinians-protest-romney-statements-as-racist/?hpt=hp_t2 Romney seem to me is very eager to pander to whatever group he's trying to get favor from at the moment and not caring about the repercussions. Probably the next time he meets...
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    Apple Hires High-Ranking Chip Designer from AMD.

    more high ranking amd chip designer leave. what is going on? is amd getting out of cpu business? what do you think? Linky: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/display/20120720124010_Apple_Hires_High_Ranking_Chip_Designer_from_AMD.html
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    anyone buying GW2 CE?

    Just wondering anyone here is getting GW2 CE and what you guys think about the value in this package? I'm considering it cause it comes w/ a nice action figure and beta access etc. what do you guys think about the CE?
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    My thoughts on ivy bridge 22nm heat problem

    My thoughts on ivy bridge 22nm heat problem first of all, intel has gone through many iterations of process shrinks, in all previous generation the die shrink makes transistor concentrate more tightly, consequently increasing heat/area. However, the smaller process also means lower voltage is...
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    Diablo 3 benchmarks GPU/CPU see if your setup is fast enough

    Just read this, excellent article to put most people w/ older machines at ease: Link: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/diablo-iii-performance-benchmark,3195.html
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    SVN 1.7 repo data missing, help!

    I've been running a pre SVN 1.7 for a while now on Windows machine. I regularly use a open source software to backup the entire content of the svn repo. But recently I created a new repo using svn 1.7 and visual svn server. I put about 2gb of data into that repository yet when I checked the...
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    decent gaming rig at 400-450ish.

    a friend of mine asked me to help her build a rig just to game on 1280x1024, mostly older games, a few blizzard games like D3, SC2, Wow. I checked the egg, at 400 it's tough to build one decent rig with all new parts that can play all that. So I cased out some used parts on ebay plus just a few...
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    2TB Samsung Eco Green F4 $110 shipped AC @ newegg

    $130 w/ $20off code. code = EMCNFJA32 Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152245 considering how expensive HDs are now, this is pretty decent deal.
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    How long has your computer lasted?

    I'm not someone who keeps a machine for a long time, but after recent lack of competition from AMD in the enthusiats segment I seem to have lost all composure to upgrade. My current rig x4 620 has been with me the longest (about 2years 4 months). I'm probably not going to upgrade until Haswell...
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    Intel to Omit Release of Enthusiast-Class "Ivy Bridge" Processors This Year.

    Intel to Omit Release of Enthusiast-Class "Ivy Bridge" Processors This Year. as well as pushing back all other release dates for Ivy/haswell. Is this the result of lack of competition at the top end? Link...
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    HD6930 review - something new from AMD

    Link: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/graphics/display/radeon-hd-6930.html
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    Will a Mini-ITX board be mounted into a ATX case?

    Just curious if a mini-itx board able to be mounted in a ATX case? if not is there any way to overcome this?
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    Nvidia Kepler Yields Lower Than Expected –CEO. Fermi 2.0?

    Link: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/graphics/display/20120216125300_Nvidia_Kepler_Yields_Lower_Than_Expected_Chief_Executive_Officer.html
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    AMD Cancels 10-Core, 20-Core Server Processors

    Advanced Micro Devices has cancelled its multi-core Opteron server chips code-named Sepang (up to 10 cores) and Terramar (up to 20 cores) that were supposed to be launched in 2012. Moreover, the company decided to keep the existing server platform for its 2012 - 2013 server refreshes, which...
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    Economy picks up speed CNNMoney

    Link: http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/27/news/economy/gdp_growth/index.htm?hpt=hp_t3 NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The United States economy picked up speed at the end of 2011 as businesses substantially built up their inventories and consumers increased their spending.
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    Dragon Age Awakening - very buggy

    so I bought the ultimate edition w/ the awakening recently and while I like the Origin, the awakening just seemed a unfinished product. So many bugs for instance: 1. my imported equipment like Rose's Thorn and Provocater's armor etc. all gone in the mine quest, the final chest before the 2...
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    AMD May Be Preparing Phenom II X8

    AMD is possibly selling low clock 8-core BDs as PII line separate from FX line: The list of AMD Phenom II X8 microprocessors includes four models: AMD Phenom II X8 2420: 2.40GHz, 95W, ZD242046W8K43 AMD Phenom II X8 3020: 3.00GHz, 125W, ZD302051W8K44 AMD Phenom II X8 2520: 2.50GHz...
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    Interview: HardOCP reader ask AMD about Bulldozer

    some interesting replies from AMD regarding BD and some great questions from their readership: Link: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/11/29/hardocp_readers_ask_amd_bulldozer_questions/1
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    Ivy to be 7-25% faster than Sandy plus 3x GPU performance

    Link: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20111129203559_Intel_Reveals_Official_Ivy_Bridge_Performance_Numbers_to_Partners.html
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    AMD v. Intel Duels comic sketch

    just to lighten things up: check out the funny sketch of amd v. intel duals at bottom of page: funny as hell! http://www.rage3d.com/reviews/cpu/amd_fx_8150/index.php?p=10
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    Does anyone know what will happen to warranty w/ Samsung drives now Seagate owns it?

    topic, thanks for reply. I have two Samsung drives, each about 1 year old, wondering who will be honoring their warranty from now on? Will Seagate take over warranty process like they did with Maxtor drives?
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    AMD pulling a NV, rebadging 5770->6770

    just terrible! http://www.anandtech.com/show/4296/amds-radeon-hd-6770-radeon-hd-6750-the-retail-radeon-5700-rebadge
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    Core i7-3960X "Sandy Bridge-E" Extreme Chip to Boost Performance by Up to 65%

    Core i7-3960X: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20110907203542_Intel_s_Next_Gen_Sandy_Bridge_E_Extreme_Chip_to_Boost_Performance_by_Up_to_65_Estimates.html
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    Confirmed: AMD will delay BD launch again now to Oct. 2011

    Link: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20110906133712_AMD_Reschedules_Launch_of_FX_Series_Chips_to_October_Changes_Launch_Lineup.html
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    upcoming AMD’s Bulldozer FX Launch Lineup revealed

    Link for full article: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20110901142352_Gigabyte_Accidentally_Reveals_AMD_s_FX_Launch_Lineup_Specs.html