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The Sunday Gun control show in Politics JoeUser Forums

All the gun control advocates are on all the Sunday shows and some of them might be well meaning, but they are totally misguided. Ask a liberal gun control advocate something like, "what new law would have stopped Eric Harris from sawing off his shotgun on both ends, transforming it into the deadliest close range weapon imaginable?" Since sawing off a shotgun is already a felony in most states and no one is even including the deadly close range shotgun on the list of weapons to be banned, the

Superbowl Predictions. in Sports & Leisure JoeUser Forums

I know my political predictions have been off lately, picking John McCan't and Mitt Romney, but I think I'm a bit more knowledgeable about football... that is why I am predicting a Baltimore Ravens victory by at least a touchdown. Kapernick the rookie might be great on the option play, but he has never faced a defense as ferocious as Baltimore. Where ever he throws, he has to look out for Ed Reed while having Suggs and Lewis breathing down his neck. Its not like the 49ers don't ha

Reply to Lets face it Win 8 Sux in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="76" id="3316108"]Or just stick with 7 simply because it works.[/quote] I couldn't find any good reason to upgrade and many reasons not to. Win 7 is functional and 8 doesn't move in the right direction. Maybe its good for mobile phones and tablets, but not my desktop. Its an epic failure on the part of Microsoft when I refuse to drop down even 40 bucks for their latest OS. Even the guys at Microsoft admit that 8 isn't finished and it shows. And unli

Lets face it Win 8 Sux in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Microsoft need to get serious about making Operating systems in the future and needs to give me at least 1 good reason to switch from Win 7 which is the best Operating system I've used to something new. With Win 8 I have nothing but reasons NOT to switch. Get serious people.

Reply to Dealing with publishers is a lot like being in a prison shower in PC Gaming LittleTinyFrogs Forums

Oh my... Don't drop the soap. [e digicons]:D[/e]

Reply to Gun Control in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote who="lulapilgrim" reply="3" id="3308547"]it seems Obama is going to use a group of young children as his backdrop when he gives his plans for gun control tomorrow.[/quote] Its terrible when kids die in gun violence, but its also disgusting when they are exploited and used as political props to advance a political agenda. Never let an awesome crisis go to waste, to quote Rham Emmanuel. [quote who="Dr Guy" reply="4" id="3308600"]Anders Breivik lived in a country that tota

Gun Control in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Its a shame the Democrats have chosen to exploit the Newton, Connecticut shooting in a naked attempt to advance a totalitarian vision they've had on their plates for quite some time... to strip the people of their guns and constitutional rights. In all honesty, there are no new laws that would have prevented young Mr. Lanza, who was a determined and psychotic criminal from slaying his mother, or anyone else who would have gotten in his way to commit his acts, but this reality does

Reply to SSD Write Speeds Cut In Half in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

I know the older OCZ ssd's had lots of complaints of failures, that's why I was kind of nervous about getting the Vertex 4, but with a 5 year warranty it looked like they were finally backing the product with some level of confidence. The Vertex 4 is insane in terms of speed. Like yrag said, I only had to use it to know it was insane in terms of speed.

Reply to Thinking About A Windows Phone in Mobile Tech JoeUser Forums

[quote who="MasonM" reply="9" id="3307430"]Never said the S3 was junk, just getting a bit bored with Android.[/quote] I guess its a good move if you like it. I've been happy with my S3. I guess a Win 8 phone would be good as that seems to be the logical application of a Win 8 OS in general.

Reply to Thinking About A Windows Phone in Mobile Tech JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="4" id="3307289"]I have a penis-substitute stuck to my ear[/quote] I thought firearms were extensions of penises... here I find out its been phones all along! [e classic]:congrat:[/e]

Reply to Thinking About A Windows Phone in Mobile Tech JoeUser Forums

I just bought another license for Win 7 Pro and it cost a bit more more than 8, so that tells you how I feel about Win 8, but I also wonder why someone with an awesome S3 would be like, oh I gotta get rid of this antiquated junk and get something new..

Reply to Win 7 and Ram in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote who="RedneckDude" reply="5" id="3305796"]7 Ultimate and a "paltry" 16 GB DDR3 Ram[/quote] I know, I was just trying to be funny. 16 seemed great, but I figured with the low cost of Ram these days why not drop in another 16. I also wanted to have the full set in all 4 dimms for cosmetic purposes.

Reply to Win 7 and Ram in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="3" id="3305780"]a work-around re the Premium/Pro limits, etc[/quote] There might be... I'll look to see what I can dig up. If not I guess I'll get the Pro version.

Win 7 and Ram in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

I just got another 16gb of ram to make it a full 32 and my rig knew it was there but couldn't use it and I found out why. Win 7 Premium can only use a paltry 16 gb. If I want to use the full 32 I'll have to upgrade to pro, which I will likely do very soon.

Reply to Lincoln in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

I heard there was a lot of profanity in it and I just cant picture Lincoln that way. I'll watch it when its either on cable or BD, but I wouldn't rush out to see it. Actually, I don't rush out to see anything anymore lol.

Reply to Who the hell signed off Windows 8 at Microsoft?? in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="444" id="3304570"]some people also like lobotomies[/quote] When I was a kid I cried when Jack Nicholson was lobotomized in that Cuckoos nest movie.

Reply to Who the hell signed off Windows 8 at Microsoft?? in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Microsoft made a mistake with 8. Any OS that causes me to seek out 3rd party applications to do away with all the "innovations" must be a fail. The sooner they get to creating an OS as useful as XP and 7 while creating compelling reasons to switch the better off everyone will be.

Reply to Who the hell signed off Windows 8 at Microsoft?? in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Was just looking at the market share stats and its a bleak picture for Win8. More people are currently using Linux. Thats abysmal.

Reply to Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! in WinCustomize News JoeUser Forums

Merry Christmas and Happy new year to all the people here.

Reply to My Rig: Ripley in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote who="G_Bison" reply="13" id="3299253"] I'm pretty sure I can walk through the process from watching different "How to" sites and videos...[/quote] Build your own. Any problems you can find lots of help right here. The part where you have to be the most careful is when you drop in the chip. You don't want to bend any of those tiny pins.

Reply to My Rig: Ripley in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote who="G_Bison" reply="11" id="3298878"]And what was the final tally on your creation...?[/quote] It would be gauche for me to discuss money on the internet.

Reply to My Rig: Ripley in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote who="jackswift85" reply="5" id="3298278"]Using a stock cooler or going aftermarket?[/quote] When I ordered everything I got a low profile Cooler Master heatsink, but one of the cheap plastic mounting clips broke when I popped it through the board. After considering what I would do, I just put the stock one in and sent the broken one back for a refund. Seems like the temps are cool idling at around 35 Celsius, and that's lower than what I saw reported. I can't max out th

Reply to My Rig: Ripley in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

That i7 chip is the epicenter of my right wing extremism.

Reply to My Rig: Ripley in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="1" id="3296617"]"Keep away from her, you bitch!" [/quote] Yup, that's Ripley :) This Gigabyte mobo is insanely awesome, I'm glad its the one I picked. I would recommend it to anyone building a rig.

My Rig: Ripley in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Spent the weekend assembling my new i7 rig which I have affectionately named "Ripley". All the hardware is Hackintoshable should I decide to go that route and dual boot with OS X. Specs: Fractal Design Define R4 Case, Black Pearl <b