George L. Schmauch Jr.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

We’re [url=http://www.virtusphere.com/]getting closer[/url], though.  I really would love to try this thing out!

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

We’re [url=http://www.virtusphere.com/]getting closer[/url], though.  I really would love to try this thing out!

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

I have to agree that GI Joe: The Movie is a huge, notstalgic part of my childhood.  I wasn’t into it as much as Transformers, but man did this movie leave a mark on my childhood… in a good way.  Talk about a show that instilled pride and responsibility.  But, man…  Serpentor was one awesome looking dude!

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

I have to agree that GI Joe: The Movie is a huge, notstalgic part of my childhood.  I wasn’t into it as much as Transformers, but man did this movie leave a mark on my childhood… in a good way.  Talk about a show that instilled pride and responsibility.  But, man…  Serpentor was one awesome looking dude!

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

I realize most of the people around these parts (excluding myself, that is) don’t believe 3D is going to catch on, but it would seem that, every single day, I’m reading a study about the rapid growth of 3D adoption rates in homes, as well as TV manufacturers projecting huge leaps in 3D TV sales over the next few years.

Personally (i.e.  I have no data to back this up), I think 3D is taking a foothold significantly faster than Blu-ray.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

I realize most of the people around these parts (excluding myself, that is) don’t believe 3D is going to catch on, but it would seem that, every single day, I’m reading a study about the rapid growth of 3D adoption rates in homes, as well as TV manufacturers projecting huge leaps in 3D TV sales over the next few years.

Personally (i.e.  I have no data to back this up), I think 3D is taking a foothold significantly faster than Blu-ray.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

[quote=”Naylia”]
I wonder if after Blockbuster dies, if someone will be able to reinvent the store front movie rental chain. After both CompUSA and Circuit City died, went bankrupt and sold the rights to their names, they have started to make comebacks….
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I’ve been thinking something along that line for a while now.  I don’t see anything like BB coming along ever again.  It’s not just BB or CompUSA or CC, EVERYTHING is moving online.  The internet is killing storefronts.  In essence, it’s killing an American past-time:  malls.  (That’s not to say America is the only country with this past-time.)  A B&M (brick and mortar) store which has rent, insurance, lots of employees, warehouses, etc., simply cannot compete with an internet store which needs very little of any of those and, thus, operates with very little overhead.  Years ago, buying certain things online would have sounded ridiculous:  furniture, TVs, cars.  Now?  Pretty much par for the course.

To date, there are still a few things people won’t (or can’t) buy online.  Anything which needs to be “tried”, such as beds or furniture, falls here.  You can’t tell how comfortable they’ll be without trying them out.  Clothing is still difficult because the size may be wrong and you can’t tell how it will really fit you, nor could you tell how it will look on you.  Although, a demo of MS Kinect showed a great example of how the latter could be done.  I couldn’t believe I spent a few thousand on a TV I never saw first-hand.  I also got online quotes for my new car, although I still wanted to test drive one.  I bought a dining room table set online about 2 years ago, having never actually seen the model in the store.  I didn’t think that would be possible either.

In the end, I realize it’s still a long way off, but we’ll eventually buy just about everything online and “going to the store” will be a phrase from a bygone era.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

Definitely not what we want or should be allowed to do, but I agree with other reactions I’ve read in that this is definitely a good sign.  Hopefully this is the first step in the undoing of the DMCA.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

Definitely not what we want or should be allowed to do, but I agree with other reactions I’ve read in that this is definitely a good sign.  Hopefully this is the first step in the undoing of the DMCA.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

While I have no experience with the Slim X3, I’m currently using 3 other Thermaltake HSFs in my computers and absolutely love them.  My sole complaint is the way they mount the fans.  They’re just not always easy to attach.  The Slim looks like it might be an easier one to mount, though.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

While I have no experience with the Slim X3, I’m currently using 3 other Thermaltake HSFs in my computers and absolutely love them.  My sole complaint is the way they mount the fans.  They’re just not always easy to attach.  The Slim looks like it might be an easier one to mount, though.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

We watched the preview for Losers and it did have its moments, so I’m definitely open to it.  The remade A-Team, on the other hand, I have my doubts about, but also did hear/read some good things about it, so I may need to suck it up and give it a chance.  My biggest issue with that is my disdain for Rampage Jackson (B.A.).

If you can watch Tin Man with an open mind, I can watch Losers with an open mind.  ;D

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

We watched the preview for Losers and it did have its moments, so I’m definitely open to it.  The remade A-Team, on the other hand, I have my doubts about, but also did hear/read some good things about it, so I may need to suck it up and give it a chance.  My biggest issue with that is my disdain for Rampage Jackson (B.A.).

If you can watch Tin Man with an open mind, I can watch Losers with an open mind.  ;D

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

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[quote=”timrob”]
I don’t see how the author calls this “slimy”.  It’s just simply the truth.
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Ok, so let me clarify my own facts! First, i’m NOT a Netflix subscriber.
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Well, I stand corrected!  😉  It made for some good discussion, though!

[quote]Okay, with that out of the way, the reason i called it “slimy” is because IMO it was BLOCKBUSTER (believe who you want) that “helped” the studios in creating this bogus 28 day waiting period. I’m a fan of equal and fair competition, and I never understood nor support this. If I own a movie rental company, and you’re bigger and own a bigger movie rental company, you should not get to force me to wait for anything. That’s just not fair trade in my book.

I can’t even think of a comparable example to equate this to, because i’ve simply never heard of one it’s so absurd.

Just my opinion, but it (clearly) bugs me when a big company abuses its power and basically removes equal competition (the equal part being all movie rental companies getting the same selection to the same movies at the same time, let the best service win)
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I don’t think anyone here will argue those facts.  At least, I sure won’t, because I wholeheartedly agree.  You know damn well that the studios didn’t go to Blockbuster and say, “Hey, we’re feeling really generous, so would you guys like to have an exclusive, 28 day lock on new releases?”

So, if I’m getting your original point, you’re looking at this as though Blockbuster is on the playground going, “na na, na na, naaaa naaaa.”  I guess I have to agree there.

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

[quote=”kataleen”]
And a brief review: http://www.techpowerup.com/126500/SilverStone_Intros_Nitrogon_NT07-1156_CPU_Cooler.html
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Did you happen to read through any of the comments?  They’re essentially saying this is a stock Intel cooler rebranded by Silverstone.  It does bare a striking resemblance to Intel’s heatsink designs.  Based on that, personally, I’d stay away.  Stock Intel coolers aren’t exactly known for their performance.  It might be just fine for your application, but I’d just as soon go with a non-stock design for, hopefully, better performance.

I also agree with Mikinho that push-pins should be retired by the industry.  I don’t think any aftermarket heatsinks use them anymore.  At least, none of the ones I’ve seen or used recently.

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