Chuckk Hubbard on 3 Dec 2007 13:25:09 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] hardware - a deal I couldn't refuse

  • From: "Chuckk Hubbard" <badmuthahubbard@gmail.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [PLUG] hardware - a deal I couldn't refuse
  • Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 15:24:59 +0200
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On Dec 3, 2007 7:23 AM, jeff <jeffv@op.net> wrote:
> Mind you, my coworkers were
> uniformly impressed.  Of course they're impressed by blinking lights and
> one of them plays with magnets and hurts himself a lot.

lol

> This involved removing the power
> supply I just spent 15 minutes attaching, the aforementioned bleeding,
> 30 minutes of screaming, and the complete destruction of whatever I hit,
> threw, and stepped on in the process.

lmao

> No Vista, no
> Compiz, no KDE, no eye candy (except my wife and dog).  I use a solid
> color background for the desktop.

Ditto, except the part about your wife.  I am quite satisfied with
Fluxbox and lots of shell scripts.

> In any case, if you don't mind getting your hands dirty, this is a very
> worthwhile project.  It's also an incredibly cheap way to get a hell of
> an upgrade.  The whole thing cost me about $225.

Awesome.  I will definitely follow your lead.  One of these days.

-Chuckk

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