When you have a powerful processor such as the AMD Phenom, you really want to use the full fucking force of that thing. It’s kind of like keeping a Ferrari in the garage the whole year if you don’t. So i figured, how much difference would it make, if you benchmarked one core (out of […]
Read MoreYesterday was Wednesday, and that means, at 2 AM Thursday’s Finnish time, 7PM Eastern Standard Time in New York, “It’s time once again, for Off the Hook”. Yeah, that’s the show I’ve listened to for a good number of years, regularly. Now, I’ve been downloading the old episodes, since 1988 up to today, so that […]
Read MoreOh and what a great day it is. Why, you may ask? Well the reason is rather simple. I’ve got new hardware. Let me lay it down in terms that are easy to comprehend. Three new machines, all of them in working condition, some perhaps in need of cleaning or minor overhauls, but three solid […]
Read MoreAt work today, i was tasked connecting a US bought (AT&T i was told) Plantronics 925 bluetooth headset, with a Finnish bought Nokia E71. This is an easy howto, to start with, so don’t expect magic. To connect the two in a bluetooth pair, you need to power on the Plantronics headset. This happens by […]
Read MoreI was listening to Off the Hook (episode of May 14, 2009) and they had on there a premium for people pledging money for the station, where if you pledged 75 dollars or more, you could have the BBS Documentary on DVD. This is a documentary on the BBS age. They interview a bunch of […]
Read MoreThe guys at http://www.datacenterknowledge.com , an otherwise great site for news on servers and datacenters, has invented some sneaky-ass way to prevent users from using adblockers. I had the adblock plugin on in Firefox, as i always do (the web is a fucking cesspool of spam), and i was reading the news on that site, […]
Read MorePhenom II X4 940! Windows 7 running on the Quad Core Phenom II CPU-Z output on my new puppy
Read MoreI installed the NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress, to upload and auto-thumbnail my pictures in a coherent manner. Check out the gallery (yes, it only has one picture!) from the left-side menu (hint: click “Lab”), or click here.
Read MoreThe company got an offer from a local ISP, Nebula, for a fast DSL connection for our employees. Now, Nebula is known among hackers as the best ISP in Finland. Not because of their quality of service (which doesn’t always compete with the big players), but for it’s customer support, flexibility, and freedoms they offer […]
Read MoreMy main machine, Continuity is being upgraded quite heavily. I’ve purchased three new parts for it: Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard 2x2GB OCZ Reaper DDR2-800 memory AMD Phenom II X4 940 processor This will make it in to a pretty sweet fucking rig. The only problem now is the graphics, which is currently handled by a PNY […]
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