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Free Arby's "Roast Burger" With Drink Purchase

Heh, its referred to as the "char-grill seasoning" in an advertisement I have here. I noticed it too, and it was delicious! I had the bacon cheddar (yes, real cheddar, not american yw crap) the other night and really liked it....but I'm a cheapskate and still don't think its worth the $3.49...
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- Post #20
- Mar 3, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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GTX 295 Warhammer Online performance

Nice to see a fellow WAR player! I can understand your desire to upgrade for other games, but WAR is a 2 core, single GPU game. You will see zero in-game benefits from this upgrade, and the 295, even if running perfectly normal, will likely end up slower than your 280 FTW. I would buy a...
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- Post #2
- Feb 12, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Going back and hitting all of the classics

Gotta put Diablo II: LOD on that list, especially because it runs in Glide!
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- Post #17
- Feb 4, 2009
- Forum: PC Games
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i7 not selling very well!!

Eh, I bought one :D Went from s939 to i7 920! But I agree, the main drawback in my decision to go with what I bought was the motherboard pricing. The DDR3 I can eat, I paid more than that for 2x512mb of DDR400 back when it was going strong - of course that was due to price fixing... But yes...
- boatillo
- Post #19
- Feb 4, 2009
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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PhysX F.A.Q. Compilation of questions I am finding throughout the forum.

One question here - how does the dedicated Physx card behave when not in use? Does it turn completely off, saving power, until 3D drivers wake it up? Or is it running, fan and all, constantly? I have yet to put in an old 8800GT because the games I play now do not use this, but if it will not...
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- Post #131
- Feb 4, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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*DEAD* EVGA 280GTX for $200 after $20 rebate

Now if only they would see their way towards REFUNDING MY MONEY! Paid thru PayPal, straight from bank account :(
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- Post #187
- Jan 16, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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*DEAD* EVGA 280GTX for $200 after $20 rebate

Same here, ordered very early but still processing, sent to warehouse. Maybe since the threads linked the SSC version (which I ordered) they got hit too hard, while other models shipped out asap. I did a direct Paypal transfer and bought 2nd day air in hopes, but no luck yet. To be honest...
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- Post #126
- Jan 14, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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The AMD Neo

OMGZOR my NEO! (matrix ftw) is 1.367x as powerful as your lowly Atom and uses ....ah forget it. I saw an Asus eeePC for $279 at Bestbuy over the holidays, great specs but only a lowly 4GB SSD with a linux variant. There have been similar deals on the MSI Wind and Asus 1000HA with cashback...
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- Post #23
- Jan 7, 2009
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Phenom II available before Xmas!

I would buy an i7 920 tomorrow, what I don't entertain is the thought of dropping $500 on a mobo/ram combo.
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- Post #37
- Dec 15, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Phenom II available before Xmas!

Release in 5 days?!?! Where are the reviews? Are we supposed to buy it on good faith that AMD isn't trying to sell enthusiasts another steaming pile? I will be buying and building a completely new system likely between now and the end of January, my money is going towards a Q9550 as of now -...
- boatillo
- Post #34
- Dec 15, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Dell Inspiron Mini 9 (910) Review

Wow I really want to get one of these netbooks from Dell, but their choice to go with a 4 cell battery hurts! I can get an AAO for $399 with Atom, 1gb ram, 160gb hdd, and a 6 cell battery....but the Dell looks more stylish, finished, and has no moving parts. They don't even have an option to buy...
- boatillo
- Post #8
- Sep 26, 2008
- Forum: Laptops
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RAID 0 crash - can I recover?

Both drives are 100% mechanically sound, my raid config just got screwed :( All the data is there, something just needs to tell my computer that! I'm going to try this raid reconstructor proggie.
- boatillo
- Post #4
- Aug 25, 2008
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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RAID 0 crash - can I recover?

OK, so I guess my computer froze one too many times over the weekend trying to play Conan and now my bootconfig is suddenly gone. Raid 0 Seagates on a DFI NF4 ultra-d, Windows XP Pro SP2 Froze a couple times Sunday while I was just using Firefox, restarted and ran an chkdsh /r, completed...
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- Aug 25, 2008
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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A trend in baseball...

I don't have enough experience to say whether it is or not...I can just look at posterity and wonder. All the greats...Ford, Gibson, Spahn, Ryan, Young, Paige, on and on....did any of those HOF'ers blow out their arms and take off entire seasons to rehabilitate?
- boatillo
- Post #14
- Aug 5, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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A trend in baseball...

As a Braves fan, I understand where you are coming from. Hampton gets consecutive TJ surgeries. Smoltz has shoulder surgery, prior TJ surgery. Hudson to have TJ surgery. Glavine probably needs TJ surgery. A few other relievers have gone through TJ surgery recently. Something is...
- boatillo
- Post #12
- Aug 5, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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I guess multi-core processors are the only way, eh?

Problem is really that they are stuck with x86 architecture for the time being.
- boatillo
- Post #3
- Jul 23, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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WNBA

I saw the LA Sparks vs. Phoenix Mercury last week, the game was great! WNBA is on its 12th year and going strong. Look up the top salaries -- they were $65k last time I checked = you don't get the fathead bozos like in male sports that commit crimes off the court and are such a great role model...
- boatillo
- Post #25
- Jul 23, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What is the worst movie you have seen recently?

The Holiday. Worst movie ever. ever. ever. ever!
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- Post #59
- Jul 22, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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?Now the illness du jour is autism?

I am a 28 yo male with Asperger's disorder (a form of autism) and I resent his comments, but there is some truth in many cases I'd say. Autism and asperger's are a relatively new diagnosis and without many outward symptoms in a lot of cases, that alone makes the disorder very hard for people on...
- boatillo
- Post #92
- Jul 22, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Who owns a website?

Yea, sucks here.
- boatillo
- Post #19
- Jul 8, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Who owns a website?

Geez you people sure are ridiculously vicious! You remember that time when you didn't know the answer to something, so you asked someone else who might know? Wow, yea advice! Let's see....no copyright lawyer sitting beside me, don't know one and don't want to pay one, who else might know....oh...
- boatillo
- Post #15
- Jul 8, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Who owns a website?

So any work anyone does at their job, whether related to their job or not, is always 100% owned by their employer? I find that hard to believe. I know when a business hires an independent web designer, unless that person/company transfers all copyright ownership to the business that hired them...
- boatillo
- Post #9
- Jul 8, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Who owns a website?

Have my answer, thanks zealous forum people!
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- Thread
- Jul 8, 2008
- Replies: 21
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Future use for my 3870?

Apart from my graphics card, my system is a generation or two behind so I am going to be building a new Nehalem-based computer with Vista 64. In past reading I recall someone saying that from the 3800 series onwards users could pair dissimilar cards together for a performance benefit. If this...
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- Jun 7, 2008
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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the showering debate!

You people are crazy, all these showers are probably the reason why so much of the US is experiencing water shortages! Hah Myself, usually once on Sunday night and again on Wednesday night! Sometimes I may throw an extra cleaning in during a week, but only if I did some strenuous activity...
- boatillo
- Post #93
- Apr 23, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Quite possibly the most bizarre screed on Firefly I've ever seen

Wow, just wow. I generally dislike people as a whole, but I find it hard to believe someone could be this grossly warped. By someone, I mean the author of that diatribe. Here is my rant against the non-feminist, feminist Joss Whedon: who cares? I like sci-fi, I liked Firefly, Serenity...
- boatillo
- Post #9
- Mar 26, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Bill Richardson and Obama

Bill will be with Obama or no one, end of story.
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- Post #19
- Mar 12, 2008
- Forum: Politics and News
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Honeymoon in Hawaii

My sister and her husband went on a costco package, it was a better deal (with same hotel) than I got from a certain online travel package site. Both went to Honolulu and did all the normal touristy stuff there. My one suggestion (to everyone that goes) is to book a good island wide bus tour...
- boatillo
- Post #16
- Mar 12, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Iron Lore goes down... (Titan Quest)

I bought the TQ+IT pack, played it for quite a number of hours, enjoyed myself, then hoped that someday a sequel would show up! Guess not huh. All in all, it was a classic D2-clone that fixed many of the annoyances people had with D2 and focused on improving the game play in a lot of areas. I...
- boatillo
- Post #125
- Mar 4, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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Obligations

Your logic only works if you think your body means life. I feel like my body is just a sack of water I inhabit.
- boatillo
- Post #7
- Feb 29, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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I believe in God.

I believe in Joe Pesci. Carlin is good...
- boatillo
- Post #22
- Feb 29, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Obligations

Anyone ever feel like the majority of their life is made up of obligations to some other person/place/thing? You can just sit down, think about everything you "have" to do that day and it's all just obligations. Even taking a crap is an obligation of time to your body. When do we really get a...
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- Thread
- Feb 29, 2008
- Replies: 11
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Jelly Belly 50-Flavor Showdown Poll

What about the Harry Potter themed Jelly Bellys???? Hmmmm barf, rotten egg, and soap.
- boatillo
- Post #88
- Feb 28, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Star Wars Galaxies

Tell me about it! I sold my Jedi account on ebay for like $800. Pre-CU? Someone is doing a classic SWG server? Why does it seem like every mmo seems to have a classic server nowadays? Someone could make a lot of money in design by proving they could make good expansions. Just move from game...
- boatillo
- Post #29
- Feb 8, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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2007-2008 Computer Build for Charity

Isn't it sad that our public education system members have to resort to this? My wife is also a 3rd grade teacher and I did the same thing (well not online, but through the community here) so that she could have a couple computers in the classroom that actually functioned. At mid-semester the...
- boatillo
- Post #47
- Feb 7, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Ethics & Legality of a small town University

Yes, yes, I know I should quit and all that. I won't now though, because I have 4 more classes to go on my Master's and since I am full-time staff they are but $75 a piece. (More BS, if I were to take a class in an actual physical room with a real teacher it would be free, but since my classes...
- boatillo
- Post #27
- Feb 5, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Ethics & Legality of a small town University

Oh I can leave no problem, but *my* sole leaving won't do anything. I have tried to organize the staff to walk out, write a letter, try a vote of no confidence, but most of them are forced to cling to their $7-10 an hour. There is no union for anyone on campus, and no one will do anything...
- boatillo
- Post #5
- Feb 5, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Ethics & Legality of a small town University

Have my answer, thanks zealous forum people!
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- Thread
- Feb 5, 2008
- Replies: 36
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Please review why Asus 1814 series drives all burn out !

We just got an Asus DRW-2014L1T at work to start converting our VHS collection to DVD (library, non-profit), it burns the data fine but I cannot get Lightscribe to work once. Using the latest drivers and template makers from Lightscribe.com, Verbatim discs with v1.2 Lightscribe. It recognizes...
- boatillo
- Post #3
- Feb 4, 2008
- Forum: Forum Issues and Feedback
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Uhh hypothetically...

Say you had a really bad stepping of cpu. One that really was only stable around stock speeds, it works fine, but you just like to overclock. Would it be so bad to purchase another of the same chip at some retail outlet, and then return your underperforming chip? Someone has to have done...
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- Thread
- Jan 18, 2008
- Replies: 21
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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