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CPU paperweight

March 1, 2011

A year or so ago I was gutting computers for handy pieces of metal (primarily the sheets for the case sides as well as aluminum heatsinks). One of them happened to contained an old Intel 486-33mhz CPU, circa 1989. As … Continue reading →

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OffTopicForums.net Closing Down April 15th

February 23, 2011

It is a sad announcement, but I will be officially closing down OffTopicForums.net on April 15th due to user inactivity. It’s been a good time.

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Replaced my battery

February 22, 2011

I finally replaced my truck’s battery. I decided to spend the $110 and go with another MotorCraft. Hey, the first one was good for 10 years, why mess with a good thing right? It should have been a 10-15 minute … Continue reading →

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Search engine wars

February 18, 2011

I’ve been frustrated on and off over the years with search engines. When the internet started to get popular 17 years ago in 1994, there were multitudes of search engines and they all varied in search results, speed and ease … Continue reading →

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Selling effects pedals

February 17, 2011

One more hair-brained scheme for making money at home. I’ve been building guitar effects pedals for 5 years now and I’m considering building a few to sell to local music shops and see how that goes. Any pedals I would … Continue reading →

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