Recent content by spagunk

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    How To Fight The FCC On Net Neutrality (Opinion)

    Too anyone who says "We haven't needed net neutrality forever, why change?" hasn't looked at the fine print of their cell bill lately. Cell internet service has never been included into the broadband rules. In the year of our lord 2017, they are as of RIGHT NOW capping bandwidth for services and...
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    Gift Guide for the Hardcore PC Gamer

    Cannot stress enough on how much a new keyboard can make a surprising difference nowadays. So my gift idea is a new mechanical keyboard. I'm partial to my Corsair but anything should do...
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    Improve Your Mining Strategy With The New 'EVE Online' Expansion

    @Bit_User In a game where warp gates, faster than light travel/communication and Giant moon sized ships reside, why would this be so hard to believe? Just because it's not possible in real life, doesn't mean we can imagine something like this happening. Seems like either you're a disgruntled...
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    1080 Ti and Ryzen 7 Giveaway!

    Sure can use a new processor. Been using the same "core unlocked" phenom for years. It's time to upgrade.
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    Tom's Hardware Steam Giveaway - Skyrim: Special Edition

    Of all the Elder Scrolls, which is your favorite, and why? Honestly, I never was able to play any version of Elder Scrolls. Most of the time, my computer couldn't handle the graphics so I didn't get into it. Many people I know personally love Skyrim and I hear good things about the special...
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    Tom's Hardware Steam Giveaway - Civilization VI!

    Civ 1 was my first and I have fond memories of that game. Civ 2 was also fantastic as a younger person. Never got to play civ 4 but did get to play Alpha Centauri which was real interesting. So far, I liked Civ 5 and Civ: Beyond Earth. Haven't got civ 6 so not sure how that compares/stacks up.
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    'Pokemon Go' Makers Face Class Action Lawsuit For Trespassing

    Apparently nobody remembers Ingress which, for those who don't know, is where all of the pokestops came from. They ported a percentage of the Ingress portals over as Pokestops and Gyms. So you've had 6 years to complain about these locations but did nothing about it to question the ingress...
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    AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB Review

    My main concern is the higher than expected power draw. How much risk is there for motherboards frying up do to the higher draw from the PCIe slot?
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    Tom's Hardware Steam Giveaway - The Witcher 3 + DLC Season Pass

    Is VR exclusivity bad for consumers and devs, or is it a necessary part of doing business? My opinion is that exclusivity, though helpful for early standard battles, are inherently bad as it forces people to certain platforms that they may not like. For instance, people who design apps for iOS...
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    Tom's Hardware Giveaway - ARK: Survival Evolved!

    What do you look for in open-world/sandbox games? A)Fun, engaging and deceptively complex games. Q) What aspects of it appeal to you or make the experience enjoyable? A) I look for a complex experience that forces you to learn how to do things. Having to earn your way up is always the best...
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    Staples to Offer Low Cost 3D Printing Service

    spagunk"Can you print out this file I have?""Sure, just upload it to our site!" Last part apparently got cut...was supposed to say something about male genitals.
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    Staples to Offer Low Cost 3D Printing Service

    "Can you print out this file I have?" "Sure, just upload it to our site!"
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    IBM Says Practical Quantum Computers are Close

    Like someone else said, it would essentially be relegated to more of a cloud computing type environment, not home use. Think more like Startrek where there is a central computer system the performs the majority of tasks while people just interface with it. Your own PC will do mundane tasks like...
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    Power Felt Converts Heat to Power

    alidanim willing to risk meltdowns for cheaper power, and more advancements, but people refuse to let nuclear advance at all because of Chernobyl and 3 mile island (which they cant prove ever leaked anything) and more recently japan. Or you could just give scientists the means to complete the...
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    PlayStation Move Gets the Teardown Treatment

    Ummm of course it(sony move) is more sophisticated than a wii-mote...it's also 5 years newer. What's your point? It's fun when people compare things to older equipment. Makes me giggle.