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    Pink Floyd "Pulse"

    It's been a while since I've posted on HTF, but not as long as I've been waiting for this DVD. Finally, just a few minutes ago, UPS dropped it at my door. I immediately popped the first disc in and the first thing I did was to go to the audio setup menu (I wanted to be sure I was going to be...
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    The Star Wars Prop Replica and High-End Collectibles Collecting Thread.

    When MR revamped their website with a new look they dropped the links to all the items they have made in the past, even items that were shipping just as they were rolling out the new site. I have a Vader and a Luke (graflex) saber but not Luke ROTJ, which I'd like to get for the sake of...
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    If not a Dell......what?

    Oh sure, power users just LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE to search for drivers. It's a lot of fun to have to use another PC to find the network adapter driver for the new PC because the new PC can't connect to the Internet until it has a network driver. It's a lot of fun to browse the Internet at 640x480...
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    If not a Dell......what?

    To reiterate what Marvin said: Dell systems include 2 CDs. One is Windows. The other is "Dell applications and tools" (i.e. all the vomitware). The Windows CD is almost an OEM CD, but it is custom to Dell and cannot be installed on a non-Dell system. Otherwise it's just plain Windows. If...
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    Sideshow/Weta LOTR Collectibles

    Right now words cannot described how pissed off I am about Sideshow's inability to put up a website that won't crash when they put a limited edition of 2000 on sale. They should cancel all the web orders and have a lottery because successfully submitting an order at their website in the moments...
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    SETI@home Part 3 (Take 2)

    In the past few weeks I've had to do some rearranging on the network, and in so doing I lost the server I was using to run SETIqueue as well as all but a few of my SETI@home clients, so I decided it was time to bow out altogether. But I just checked my stats and I was pleased to see that I...
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    World of Warcraft

    If a newbies is ganked because he mistakenly took a swing at a high level enemy, I write that off as a lesson all newbies must learn. I'm hoping for a transfer to a PvE server. While we don't know yet if they're going to allow PvP-to-PvE transfers, it's looking more and more like they're...
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    Microsoft introduces FREE (yes FREE) Spyware protection starting TODAY

    I wouldn't rule out Microsoft making the finished product available as a free download. It wouldn't be the first time they bought a company and folded its product into the OS. And it seems I'm not the only one who is rubbed the wrong way by the idea that Microsoft is considering charging...
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    World of Warcraft

    My friends wanted to play on a PvP server, so that's where I am, but it's getting harder to quest when I have to do it in area where the enemy also has quests, or even worse actually in enemy territory. Level differences enable easy ganking, the game has absolutely no mechanism to punish it or...
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    Sideshow/Weta LOTR Collectibles

    That's exactly what I mean. There are two Aragorns, two Gandalfs, even two witchkings (one in ghostly human form as Frodo sees him in the void), but only one forthcoming Pippin in citadel guard armor, one Eowyn in Dernhelm armor, and one Elrond in Herald of Gil-Galad armor.
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    Sideshow/Weta LOTR Collectibles

    Cool. Seems entirely reasonable that Weta's involvement in making Narnia would lead to further partnership with Sideshow. I might be attempting something foolish, but I'm trying to collect all of the figures of the Fellowship so late. I've acquired Gandalf the Grey, Legolas, and Boromir so...
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    Artic cooling VGA silencer?

    Another month goes by, I checked to see if it exists, and yay it's finally available. I got the NV Silencer 4 for my Nvidia 5900. It seems to be working fine. With it expelling the graphics card's heat directly out of the case, I'll be putting the slower, quieter case fans back in now.
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    World of Warcraft

    After playing the game into the early 20s, I've reached the conclusion that the game becomes considerably less accessible to players who wish to solo. Grouping becomes a necessity, because the enemies are grouped too. The game is still casual-friendly, but to do the good quests, you'll need a...
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    Did Nintendo get sued or something?

    I've seen some newer games now start with epileptic seizure warnings. No doubt the company's lawyers advised them to include the warnings as an attempt to pre-empt lawsuits against them. Because nobody wants to accept their own responsibility to not do things that might hurt themselves.
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    World of Warcraft

    Either somebody at Blizzard misread the tea leaves about the number of subscribers they would have based on participation in the open beta and preorders, or they couldn't make preparations to bring more servers online quickly enough for release date. But for Thanksgiving I was thankful that...
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