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I stopped by yesterday (Wednesday), and boy is it great. I probably looked like an idiot the whole time, grinning ear to ear. Based on what was stacked in the aisles, it looks like the grand opening specials will probably be two different kinds of motherboards (sorry, no specs since I wasn't...

Sweeet... talk on the Indy Star forum is that the flier isn't out until Friday morning, so anything ahead of time is much appreciated.

So maybe inf + 1 wasn't an April Fool's... just like it wasn't April Fools when they said 1 GB. ;)

If you think dual core is nifty, consider this: Opterons supposedly scale to 32-way. Electrically speaking, the maximum number of chips on one board before signal quality destroys stability is 8. What sorts of chips do you think they use internally? Also, interesting to note: the AMD website is...

Great laptop, yes... my brother has that model except for an 80 gb hard drive. The price is not fantastic though, he got his at CC about two weeks ago for $750... so if you can find it in that price range I would say go for it. Its built-in WiFi is great too, it links with everything G I've...

For those of you who do data acquisition: http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/14340

Yeah... I actually hate to complain so much but it's really frustrating around here (in Indiana) when people complain about things they don't even understand. The raised interstate speed limit is another good example (people just don't understand the statistics and will swear up and down that...

Well I for one am very excited about the new store... however, if living in Indiana wasn't enough of a curse for a geek like me already, you guys should have a look at the Indy Star message boards: http://www2.indystar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95997 Here are some choice quotes from...

Talked to a store rep on the phone today... opening is "scheduled" for Friday April 8.

I got in on the deal, but I also got the order tracking error (order number/zip code error). I did online chat help earlier today, but didn't get anywhere. "Missy" told me that the order status would be up by 3 pm. No luck. I just got off the phone with the 800 number, and the guy I talked to...