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JacksMacintosh

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    JacksMacintosh got a reaction from minibois in Folding at Home CUDA not detected, OpenCL not detected, no CUs available for this configuration   
    And almost as if on cue, I just got something to work on!

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    JacksMacintosh got a reaction from ibbadib in Tech Gifts for Non-techies Giveaway!   
    I think I'd like to get my family a NAS
    Maybe something like a Western Digital MyCloud EX2 (http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Diskless-Network-Attached-Storage/dp/B00I2P53NY/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449145623&sr=1-2&keywords=WD+My+Cloud+EX2 ) and 2 2TB WD Red drives to fill it with ( http://www.amazon.com/Red-Desktop-Hard-Disk-Drive/dp/B008JJLZ7G/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449145708&sr=1-3&keywords=WD+Red ) (or a pair of the 1TB ones, if any of the prices have gone up)
    That way all I have to do is spend an hour on setup and showing them how to use it, and they'll be able to share their vacation photos and "cinematic masterpieces" (read: 6 minute video of the tree in our front yard) with ease, and I'll never again be woken up at three in the morning to the sound of "Jack!! I just finished this presentstion on the family computer but I need it on my laptop for class tomorrow!! Heeeelllpppp." And God knows that me setting up automatic backups on all the machines is going to save us all a lot of headaches.
    Awesome giveaway from some awesome people. Thanks, and happy holidays!
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    JacksMacintosh reacted to LinusTech in ** CLOSED ** HTC Forum Giveaway - A Chance to Win 1 of 4 HTC Phones!   
    SPONSOR MESSAGE (please read)

    HTC has been making massive waves with their HTC One Android smartphone, and while unfortunately we are not able to bring you any HTC Ones in this giveaway, the available options are absolutely rockin'. My wife has been using a DROID DNA for quite a while now, and with its S4 Pro processor and gorgeous 1080p screen it is a head-turner in spite of, or perhaps BECAUSE of the fact that most people don't recognize exactly what phone it is, particularly here in Canada.
     
    TLDR: HUGE thanks to HTC for making this giveaway possible. You guys freakin' rock and the support you're showing for our brand new community is overwhelming!
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    PHONE GIVEAWAY RULES & REGULATIONS 
     
    Guys, this is one of the biggest giveaways we've ever done. HTC is making it all possible by providing us with not one, not two, not three, not four... Oh wait actually four.
     

     
    FOUR phones to give away!! ah-ah-ah-ah-ah.....
     
    Not only that, but you get to PICK your prize! Read on for more details.
     
    This is a Linus Tech Tips giveaway, so I'm keeping it "unofficial" and opening it up to the world. With that said HTC is going to cover helping me ship TWO of the phone globally, while the other two will only be shipped to the USA only. We will draw four winners and in a case where more than 2 winners are outside of the USA will we re-draw.
     
    Now for the really cool part. You actually get to PICK the phone you want from the list of available phones! With that said, the phones available in the different regions vary a little bit.
     
     
    Prizes: 4 HTC smartphones with a "pick your prize" approach!
     
    USA winners can pick between the following: 
     
    DROID DNA
    HTC 8X
    HTC One S
    HTC EVO 4G LTE
    HTC One X+
     
    International winners can pick between the following:
     
    HTC One X+
    HTC 8X
    HTC 8S
     
     
    WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
     
    1x entry - Post in this thread. Anything is fine. We will be tabulating entries based on the posts in this thread. Double posting will DISQUALIFY you. If you decide after you've posted to share to social networks EDIT your existing post rather than creating another one.

    1x bonus entry - Include a link in your post of you sharing a link to this giveaway announcement thread on your personal Twitter or Facebook account

    1x bonus entry - Include a link in your post of you sharing a link to this giveaway announcement thread in some other community (forums, social networks, super-active community websites other than linustechtips.com like Digg... etc). We aren't trying to spam so make sure you are sharing with people who you genuinely think will care about it!

    You can get a maximum of 3 entries by including links in your post to the two eligible sharing places. Here is an example of what a maximum entry (3) post would look like:
                                                                                                                                                                                         
    1. Thanks for the cool contest, Linus. HTC rocks for making this happen.
     
    2. Facebook share from (Name Goes Here): (insert verifiable link here)
    OR
    Twitter share with Twitter handle @example: (insert verifiable link here)
     
    3. Community Site share with nickname (nickname goes here): (insert verifiable link here)
                                                                                                                                                                                        
     
     


    The contest closes June 30th and the winners will be contacted before July 31st. Good luck everyone! Thanks for participating, and a big thanks again to our sponsor, HTC!
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