timehunter

More like best WAN Show ever.

Part 1 of Scrapyard Wars came out last week, part 2 came out this weekend. Next part is next Saturday. What is your point?   Multi-part is fine, and in Scrapyard Wars' case it's coming out in a consistent schedule. I'm loving this series and it's tough waiting so long for it but I want them to not only edit it properly as well as generate good revenue from such an awesome (and somewhat expensive) series so I'm definitely OK with how they're doing it. Stop being so impatient people.

On another note - This is felt like a TV show and was very entertaining.

I actually like the multi-part episodes. I can sit down and watch a 10 minute youtube video then go back to what I was doing. Instead of trying to sit through a 40 minute Episode.

Maybe I am in the minority, but I actually do enjoy the multipart episodes. 
There was obviously a lot to talk about when it comes to the iMac/OSX ecosystem and looking beyond the usual scope of high performing PC parts gives one a better understanding of the realities of the tech market. I will probably never own an iMac. But that does not mean I shouldn't know about them.

Cool, now SLI 970's can have 7GB!

New Rule:
 
Never pre-order, or buy a game at launch.

If you think about it this is genius publicity for MEGAUPLOADS. They are literally trending #1 on Facebook right now. So people that didn't know about them do now, you can't buy that level of advertisement.

It's a tramp stamp.

1. Google search
 
If you did a search on Google, you could quickly hit TAB and maneuver down the results and select the website of interest. If you press TAB today, you end up on Google+. Dear God, why?
 
2. Google search images
 
Why do everything have to be so fancy? Browsing through image results on Google is such a mess, and it's slow and clumsy. Why can't they just make things simple thus making it work flawlessly and smoothly?
 
3. YouTube
 
Why do I have to press k to pause the video? Isn't the spacebar good enough? Why do I have to click in the video window first in order to maneuver around in the video with the arrow keys?

One suggestion: Spoiler tags see we can minimize (or enlarge) some section.

My ex girlfriend's mom bought a new computer from best buy (facepalm) in 2003. I go
"what's in it?"
"It's loaded"
"With what?"
"You can hook 2 monitors up to it"
"What parts are in it though?"
"It can burn CDs!"
"I know but what parts are in it?"
"It has 7.1 sound!"
"No but like Intel? AMD? How much RAM?"
"It can read SD cards!"
(I gave up)
 
In 2000 I went computer shopping with my aunt to buy my cousins their first computer
"Where do you want to go?"
"Well there's a computer parts store in Toronto called..."
"I'm not driving that far. Let's go to Future Shop"
"I don't know if that's really a good idea..."
"No Future shop has lots of computers let's go there"
 
we get to future shop. We're looking at various towers, we get to the laptops. She looks puzzled...
"Where's the computer?"
"Right there." (I point to the laptop)
"That's just a screen and a keyboard"
"No that's a whole computer"
"I thought computers were big rectangles"
"That's called a desktop this is a laptop"
"Let's get one of those then"
"No you get less performance for your dollar with those"
 
an hour or so later, I've been explaining the basics of what goes on inside a computer so she can help pick one out, as she won't give me a maximum budget to work with so I can just pick out the best system for the money. She finally points at one and says
"This is the one"
"Why that one?"
"It can play DVDs"
"Why don't you get a DVD player?"
"Why do I need a DVD player when the computer can do it?"
"DVD drives are expensive right now, that's cutting into the budget where you could get a better CPU or a bigger hard drive instead"
"Will it still play DVDs?"
"No"
"Ok then let's get this one"
 
And that was the one we got. Humorously enough, it didn't list the graphics card (integrated graphics were a rarity in 2000) so it was "mystery GPU" time. We get it home, install Unreal Tournament, and low and behold, it flies like the wind. Opened the case up and there was a GeForce 2 in the thing. Sometimes you win. 

CPU: intel (no contest there)
GPU: Nvidia (I've always hated Catalyst and the way AMD/ATI handle driver updates), specifically EVGA or Zotac (only company making stuff for my orange-themed build )
 
Though really you can't go wrong with most modern brands, and I tend to recommend AMD video cards to friends with a lower budget.