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GeForce GTX 590 3GB Roundup

Hey, guess what?! Product launch! Hardware Canucks - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 3GB Guru3D - GeForce GTX 590 and GTX 590 SLI techPowerUp - ASUS GeForce GTX 590 3 GB TweakTown - ASUS GeForce GTX 590 3G... Continued
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Sleep Well, Rick

Sorry this one is late, but my morning was taken up with dealing with my cousin's very unexpected death, and then I had to go to work. I'm a little off and probably will be for a few days. Futurelooks star... Continued
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UN World Meteorological Day

Wellnow, this couldn't possibly be better timing. Last night we had the coolest thunderstorm I've seen in quite a few years, with rain coming down so hard I couldn't see the street out front except directly und... Continued
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As Young As You Feel Day

We've had this running joke at work for at least the last 15 years, where your "feels like" age is known as "age chill", much like the "feels like" air temperature in winter is known as "wind chill". The unders... Continued
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International Goof Off Day

This one doesn't really need any explanation, does it? Turns out I'm celebrating and I didn't even know it! It's just now noon, and not only am I just getting to doing this morning's post, but I'm still in my p... Continued
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Happy Birthday, J.S. Bach!

My mother swears I was the only teenager on the planet who would be yelled at for playing Bach, Mozart and Rachmaninoff too loudly. I'm good with that. One of the first albums I bought using my allowance money ... Continued
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Memory Day

This really means actual memories, but since we're all computer people I'm going to call it RAM day. I'm like that. Nothing much to report from here other than that, as my current activities lean toward the ext... Continued
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Vernal Equinox/Happy Birthday, Mom!

It is officially the first day of spring! Of course, for those of you who live in the North like I do, you know that calendar spring is not necessarily actual spring, but it's one step closer to warmth! Today a... Continued
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Protect Your Stuff With the Burglar Blaster

I'm sure this is a fine product, but it made me laugh so hard for so long I simply had to do a post on it. Obviously we all can't afford an actual security system for our homes, and this is a comparatively ... Continued