Bloodgod42
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having worked in a pc repair shop that serviced pc from some bars, I have seen worse.
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It wouldn't be disgusting, it would just be dirty. That nasty tar in the smoke makes it MUCH worse.
LOL @ the 56k warning on that thread. Who the hell is still using dial-up - esp. on an overclocking forum?
I bet you that well under 10% are using dial-up modems on a site like that (or even this).Just because you love to OC and/or keep abreast of tech happenings does not automatically mean you live in a place where broadband is available.
LOL @ the 56k warning on that thread. Who the hell is still using dial-up - esp. on an overclocking forum?
No, I was referring to the title of the thread on that site.Are you referring to my first post? I think I went to that site when it was pretty busy. I have 25/3 internet, but the images were as if it was scanning onto my screen.
I bet you that well under 10% are using dial-up modems on a site like that (or even this).
That sucks with such a huge latency time, but at least it's faster than dial-up. Too bad one can't game well with that kind of latency.I live in the boondocks. Got dial-up, it was win because it was the internet. But it was slow.
Now I have satellite internet. Its better. Its broadband. On ther other hand, its not like I can stream SD content, either. And the ping time is substantial. See image.
Pictures still take up a lot less BW than videos. I bet the avg. few min. music video on YT would be much more BW intensive than that thread.56k warning also applies to people with very tight bandwidth caps.
And that PC doesn't look THAT nasty, never seen something that bad myself but close to it (and they didn't even smoke - just a lot of dust).
That sucks with such a huge latency time, but at least it's faster than dial-up. Too bad one can't game well with that kind of latency.
Pictures still take up a lot less BW than videos. I bet the avg. few min. music video on YT would be much more BW intensive than that thread.
I remember seeing those 56K warnings back in the early and mid 2000s, but not for the past few years until the thread linked here.
That sucks with such a huge latency time, but at least it's faster than dial-up. Too bad one can't game well with that kind of latency.
That'd go double for me if I had 56k today. I can't even imagine loading my.yahoo.com over 56k.....it'd be pretty painful, I suspect.
If it does that to your computer think about your insides.
Exactly. No way I'd want to continue smoking after seeing what it does to my computer, much less my body.
People who smoke generally have managed to subconsciously convince themselves that it's 'okay' to smoke, that they 'enjoy' it and all those things. There's no way a sane, rational person who is completely by his or her senses would voluntarily breathe in a mixture of dangerous and harmful or addictive chemicals in the knowledge that this would quickly and in some cases irreparably damage his/her body.
That this would extend to computers and other objects around them is not much of a surprise once you're past that point.
You can pretty much say the exact same way about caffeine, booze, pot, fast food etc.
Tobacco has no known benefits. Nicotine makes for an excellent pesticide, though, which is the very reason why tobacco plants produce it in the first place. In this light it's about as elegant as sniffing glue.
Actually nicotine has been proven to help people with mental disorders, especially schizophrenia type disorders. Thats still no excuse to shorten your life. I hate the fact that I still smoke, but quitting is extremely hard. I doubt its just the nicotine, its all the other chemicals laced in the tobacco.
You should work at one of the RJR plants where cigarettes are made. You talk about nasty, the smell leaves with you everyday. Only way to get off your cloths is to burn them.
Yes, I'd take bandwidth over latency for most cases. Latency is only for situations where you're doing something real-time with others, like gaming or tele/video conf.Its why I'm using a Mac.
In actuality though, I head "into town" for college enough times of the week that I just stop by their place to get my fix. Despite the latency, I'd rather have this over dial up, no joke.
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Anyone who smokes needs to see a Body Worlds exhibit. They have live human lungs ("plasticized") that show what healthy lungs and smokers' lungs look like. That's literally a pink and black comparison. So disgusting. I don't know how anyone can keep smoking after seeing something like that.Exactly. No way I'd want to continue smoking after seeing what it does to my computer, much less my body.
Yes, I'd take bandwidth over latency for most cases. Latency is only for situations where you're doing something real-time with others, like gaming or tele/video conf.
Anyone who smokes needs to see a Body Worlds exhibit. They have live human lungs ("plasticized") that show what healthy lungs and smokers' lungs look like. That's literally a pink and black comparison. So disgusting. I don't know how anyone can keep smoking after seeing something like that.
As a smoker for 13 years I can assure you that a lot of smokers would really like to quit, but believe me when I say it's extremely difficult to, no matter how much you want to. It takes a lot of will power to do so.
I quit smoking 6 years ago and never looked back, but my method of quitting was by force. I was laid off and out of work for nearly a year and my rainy day savings took a nose dive. I had a choice of smoking or eating. I don't recommend this method to anyone. It was the worse year of my life.
I'm happy to say I'm smoke-free since and I'll never touch another cigarette again. My promise to [H].
LOL @ the 56k warning on that thread. Who the hell is still using dial-up - esp. on an overclocking forum?
Actually nicotine has been proven to help people with mental disorders, especially schizophrenia type disorders. Thats still no excuse to shorten your life. I hate the fact that I still smoke, but quitting is extremely hard. I doubt its just the nicotine, its all the other chemicals laced in the tobacco.
You can't smoke in the hospital and I couldn't leave to have a smoke. By the time I had got out I was already past the worst of it, so I decided to make it permanent.
we need an official thread to post pics of the worst crap we find in computers
Congrats, at least there was a silver lining to being unemployed that probably added years back onto your life. (Assuming the stress of being unemployed didn't take years off ;eek:.)As a smoker for 13 years I can assure you that a lot of smokers would really like to quit, but believe me when I say it's extremely difficult to, no matter how much you want to. It takes a lot of will power to do so.
I quit smoking 6 years ago and never looked back, but my method of quitting was by force. I was laid off and out of work for nearly a year and my rainy day savings took a nose dive. I had a choice of smoking or eating. I don't recommend this method to anyone. It was the worse year of my life.
I'm happy to say I'm smoke-free since and I'll never touch another cigarette again. My promise to [H].
OK, but you realize your parents are in a minority. And would you check out OC threads while there? And if you do, if the page takes too long to load due to hi-rez graphics, just hit stop on the Web browser or go back.Myself, if I was at my Parents' house. They live in an area that still doesn't have cable or anything offering wired high speed internet.
Their best option is a wimax clone in the area. Latency was horrible and speeds were roughly equivalent to ISDN.