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Undervolting a Laptop
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Does this have ANYTHING to do with undervolting a laptop? The Politics section is four links down. Thank you.
"They are not in Baghdad. They are not in control of any airport. I tell you this. It is all a lie. They lie. It is a hollywood movie. You do not believe them."
ClockGen can also be used to undervolt/underclock supported motherboards in desktop systems, too. I routinely use it to save power and lower my temperatures when I'm not doing anything CPU intensive, like Folding@Home.
"They are not in Baghdad. They are not in control of any airport. I tell you this. It is all a lie. They lie. It is a hollywood movie. You do not believe them."
While many claim that patents strive to increase the efficiency of the market, it is quite clear they do not.
Seems that all patents are used for these days is for hoarding by so-called businesses that only have litigation as a business strategy. Nothing but 'Intellectual Property' houses, they are, and what a shameless way to stifle innovation and creativity, too. Meanwhile, the USPTO will pretty much patent anything these days, so they're of no help either.
Don't know if the system can even be fixed at all. Probably not. Not when big money is involved, along with their mantra of 'might makes right'.
There were a few stories I could've submitted, but I ended up not doing it. I imagine it would be probably because of the reason you mentioned. I imagine that another reason would be because I don't have the greatest of reputations here myself. Yes, I happened to have said stupid shit on here from time to time. And yes, I've been modded down to the toilet a handful of times for it, and I accept that. The problem I have, and this is one part that CmdrTaco hit on the head, is that if I did happen to submit a story that happened to get posted, then what I'm likely going to find soon afterward is that I'll end up being the discussion. "Hey, get a load of this fucking guy! How come this asshat can get his story published and I can't?" Bah! If that's the way it's going to be, then I won't have much motivation in submitting any stories. I don't want to be the discussion. I have plenty enough problems that I have to deal with at home as it is.
They do all the important work that all the common folk take for granted. imo, they really ARE in a class by themselves. For example, thanks to those that created the Intel 4004, and the evolution that followed afterwards, us nerds have some really powerful machines that sit on our desks and laps. Something that would've been unheard of back in 1971.
My father is not quite 62, and the way he coughs half the time, he's probably got a good case of emphysema by now. Course that's not going to be enough to get him to quit. Some people end up having to get tracheotomies, and then they still smoke afterwards.
My problem, despite good times or bad, has always been about routines.. (I've been trying for several years now) It's almost never about the nicotine cravings, which probably sounds like B.S., but it isn't.
I believe you about the routines, as that was part of my problem, too. For me, it was either after dinner, after just stepping outside, after getting nagged at by the ol' ball and chain, being in the bar amongst other smokers, and other situations like that. A lot of things would trigger me to light up, whether I really needed a cigarette or not, and most of it was pretty much automatic. Basically, I'd for the most part just light one up without even thinking about it. Smoking while driving I didn't do much of, but whenever it would be hot and muggy outside, I'd always have a lit smoke in one hand, and a cold pop (or soda) in the other.
To sum it all up, the reason why I ended up quitting back in 2002 was that the State of Michigan raised the cigarette tax yet again for the umpteenth time and I didn't want to pay $3 per pack for even the cheapies. Ended up being a smart thing to do money wise as from what I see these days, they're hovering around $5 a pack now. That's a far, far cry from the $1.50 I used to pay per pack when I first started back when I was 17.
Would you rather everyone lived to be 100 in a nursing home costing medicare/social security 5000 dollars a month?
I hear that loud and clear. Too bad it's going to run out in about 40 or some years from now regardless. (Or so they say) So I say that if you've got a qualifying disability, then you may just as well get your money back while you can. Don't wait for it to not get fixed.;)
Smoking is pretty evil... I've been doing it for years and want to quit. It's not easy.
No, it's not easy. I can vouch for that. It took me about four or five times to quit myself. A lot of it's I think 'in your head' and how you cope with things, stress, and so forth. I know it's damn near impossible to quit if you're not too happy with your life as it is. But, it does get a bit easier to quit when you take yourself out of bad situations and get yourself a better outlook. Then, all you really have to deal with is just the nicotine withdrawal.
That's what I get for messing with the threshhold selector. Everytime I do that, I end up ripping on some asshat, and get myself modded down for my trouble.:(
That's why I quit smoking and moved out of the city to begin with. We don't need another bad habits tax. What we need is for people to be responsible for their own actions. You get lung cancer from puffing two packs a day for 30+ years? Too bad. You saw the warning labels everyday for 30+ years, and you chose to ignore them. So, you pay for your own medical care. Don't go 'boo-hoo' to the Gov't and make me pay for it. Sounds fair enough to me, at least.
As for small town living, ymmv but for me it's alright. As long as I can get wireless broadband, that is.
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"They are not in Baghdad. They are not in control of any airport. I tell you this. It is all a lie. They lie. It is a hollywood movie. You do not believe them."
http://www.cpuid.com/clockgen.php
"They are not in Baghdad. They are not in control of any airport. I tell you this. It is all a lie. They lie. It is a hollywood movie. You do not believe them."
Ouch! And I thought I had a bad rap. At least my karma's better than yours.
Seems that all patents are used for these days is for hoarding by so-called businesses that only have litigation as a business strategy. Nothing but 'Intellectual Property' houses, they are, and what a shameless way to stifle innovation and creativity, too. Meanwhile, the USPTO will pretty much patent anything these days, so they're of no help either.
Don't know if the system can even be fixed at all. Probably not. Not when big money is involved, along with their mantra of 'might makes right'.
You can get those batteries replaced. All you'll have to do is remove the security screws first. http://www.gaminggraveyard.com/classic_gaming/vide o-game-repair/game-save-replacement-battery/prod_8 416.html
Thought they were all exploits. Why else would people be calling it Internet Exploiter? Or is it Internet Exploder? Bah. I'll never get it right.
You won't see me beating down the door just to get it early. I'd rather stick with Firefox.
Here, here!
There were a few stories I could've submitted, but I ended up not doing it. I imagine it would be probably because of the reason you mentioned. I imagine that another reason would be because I don't have the greatest of reputations here myself. Yes, I happened to have said stupid shit on here from time to time. And yes, I've been modded down to the toilet a handful of times for it, and I accept that. The problem I have, and this is one part that CmdrTaco hit on the head, is that if I did happen to submit a story that happened to get posted, then what I'm likely going to find soon afterward is that I'll end up being the discussion. "Hey, get a load of this fucking guy! How come this asshat can get his story published and I can't?" Bah! If that's the way it's going to be, then I won't have much motivation in submitting any stories. I don't want to be the discussion. I have plenty enough problems that I have to deal with at home as it is.
http://www.intel4004.com/
"Hack, hack, cough. Damn emphysema!"
Missing a cure for all cancer, and a fusion generator that supplies the world's energy needs.
Drivers, start up your Athlon64s! ;-)
I'm sorry to hear that. That's not something I'd wish upon anyone. Not even on my worst enemy.
My father is not quite 62, and the way he coughs half the time, he's probably got a good case of emphysema by now. Course that's not going to be enough to get him to quit. Some people end up having to get tracheotomies, and then they still smoke afterwards.
I believe you about the routines, as that was part of my problem, too. For me, it was either after dinner, after just stepping outside, after getting nagged at by the ol' ball and chain, being in the bar amongst other smokers, and other situations like that. A lot of things would trigger me to light up, whether I really needed a cigarette or not, and most of it was pretty much automatic. Basically, I'd for the most part just light one up without even thinking about it. Smoking while driving I didn't do much of, but whenever it would be hot and muggy outside, I'd always have a lit smoke in one hand, and a cold pop (or soda) in the other.
To sum it all up, the reason why I ended up quitting back in 2002 was that the State of Michigan raised the cigarette tax yet again for the umpteenth time and I didn't want to pay $3 per pack for even the cheapies. Ended up being a smart thing to do money wise as from what I see these days, they're hovering around $5 a pack now. That's a far, far cry from the $1.50 I used to pay per pack when I first started back when I was 17.
I hear that loud and clear. Too bad it's going to run out in about 40 or some years from now regardless. (Or so they say) So I say that if you've got a qualifying disability, then you may just as well get your money back while you can. Don't wait for it to not get fixed. ;)
No, it's not easy. I can vouch for that. It took me about four or five times to quit myself. A lot of it's I think 'in your head' and how you cope with things, stress, and so forth. I know it's damn near impossible to quit if you're not too happy with your life as it is. But, it does get a bit easier to quit when you take yourself out of bad situations and get yourself a better outlook. Then, all you really have to deal with is just the nicotine withdrawal.
That's what I get for messing with the threshhold selector. Everytime I do that, I end up ripping on some asshat, and get myself modded down for my trouble. :(
That's why I quit smoking and moved out of the city to begin with. We don't need another bad habits tax. What we need is for people to be responsible for their own actions. You get lung cancer from puffing two packs a day for 30+ years? Too bad. You saw the warning labels everyday for 30+ years, and you chose to ignore them. So, you pay for your own medical care. Don't go 'boo-hoo' to the Gov't and make me pay for it. Sounds fair enough to me, at least.
As for small town living, ymmv but for me it's alright. As long as I can get wireless broadband, that is.
Clearly we need to stand against this crap. Of course who needs me to say it? Looks pretty self-evident to me.
Good idea. Now go do like what Mr. Hands did and earn yourself a Darwin Award.
I guess it could be whatever color you want, they'll just slip in the dreaded TCPA blackbox at any rate for all versions.
You know, the OS that will DEACTIVATE everytime I open the case? After all, aren't us homebuilders supposed to be all pirates?
You could wire them to your central nervous system if only your body could generate the proper electrical impulses.