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Ah good day to you all. I hope you're all enjoying your weekend. The Heritage Festival is on the go in North Bay this weekend, so the city's population has seemingly doubled. My sister and brother-in-law are visiting this week so their timing couldn't be any better. I watched a little of the "Crash Test Dummies" concert last evening, it was decent. The Air Show and "Treble Charger" highlighted this afternoon. I'm hot, sun burnt and tired... so why not post some news!

- Intel changes their pricing plans? Mikey has the scoop. Those "Pentium III-S" processors might interest you folk...

- Looking to backup some data? How about a Pioneer DVR-A03?

- Dell yanks the Linux option from its desktop and notebook offerings.

- Arstechnica talks about Intellectual Property and the "Good Society".

- Cory pointed me to nice, aluminum case that a gentleman put together. S'nice.

- Windows XP is coming for you. Be careful, and remember all is fair in love and war.

That's all for now. I'm going to get something cold to drink.

07/28/2001 06:16 PM: Weekend News! by Jim
How's the weekend going for everyone thus far? I'm busily polishing off a motherboard evaluation for the HoH after which I'll start writing my Rioworks SDVIC review for you fine people. This board is ...

07/14/2001 07:03 AM: Unrelated Weekend Ramblings! by Jim
Wooo, it's late and yes I'm still awake. uberCory and I bolted to Sudbury to catch the late show of "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within". I really enjoyed it. Prior to seeing it I did hear ma...

02/16/2001 11:17 PM: In Case you Haven't Noticed... The Weekend is Here! by J0rdan
Oh yes! Home, safe and sound in my domicile without the fluorescent lighting and bad air (Government Buildings...). What are your plans for the Weekend? I might just order some pizza, fondle my dualli...

snowsquirrel Sheik of SMP Posts: 188 Joined: 2001-03-26

#10599 Posted on: 08/05/2001 02:57 AM I remember Treble Carger's pre-"American Psycho" days. They used to played in front of half sold out crowds at the university bar here. I always thought that they were a decent band. Here are a couple of interesting reads regarding the beast known as XP: http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/opinion/dgillmor/dg080301.htm http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20805.html Enjoy the rest of the weekend all ~SQL

Cory <font color="#E22000">Do you like my hat? It's made of MONEY!</font> Posts: 413 Joined: 2000-05-19

#10600 Posted on: 08/05/2001 02:58 AM zzZzzz...unf. Talk about boring. /me looks around for something to do. [url="http://www.2cpu.com"]www.2cpu.com[/url] [url="http://www.cory-grimster.org/boxen.html"]Boxen[/url]

widefault Registered User Posts: 1201 Joined: 2001-02-06

#10601 Posted on: 08/05/2001 03:16 AM I saw Treble Charger open for Talk Show(anybody remember them?) and the Foo Fighters a few years back. The only highlight of their set was the big-dumb-jock in front of me who pelted the guitar player with the Mento's he'd brought to pelt the Foo Fighters with. Had a couple good guitar shots, and one solid head shot. The drummer was talking to a roadie throughout their set. Needless to say we were unimpressed, but Foo Fighters rocked our asses off so that made up for it. &E

APVM Registered User Posts: 24 Joined: 2000-05-29

#10602 Posted on: 08/05/2001 06:48 AM You're from North Bay? How's Scollard Hall these days?

Cory <font color="#E22000">Do you like my hat? It's made of MONEY!</font> Posts: 413 Joined: 2000-05-19

#10603 Posted on: 08/05/2001 06:59 AM They still wear those skirts and knee-socks. Oh, I am so going to hell... [url="http://www.2cpu.com"]www.2cpu.com[/url] [url="http://www.cory-grimster.org/boxen.html"]Boxen[/url]

Rikimaru Moderator Posts: 1681 Joined: 2001-02-05

#10604 Posted on: 08/06/2001 12:16 AM Heritage Festival=very loud jets flying over my house for three days =( ,other than that it's a good time. Thats a pretty nice case that guy made. Needs some paint or trim at the edges and something to cover the screws IMO, it would just look a bit smoother that way. Good job for sure. Mostly Harmless

DJS Your Reliable Partner Posts: 364 Joined: 2000-06-19

#10605 Posted on: 08/06/2001 05:23 AM Speaking of Windows XP...has everyone seen the tape of Microsoft's CEO? Posted on a few sites. Ballmer CEO Microsoft

widefault Registered User Posts: 1201 Joined: 2001-02-06

#10606 Posted on: 08/06/2001 05:40 AM I should check if I still have the original Windows 1.0 TV commercial, Ballmer in a "nice" checkerboard jacket doing the Crazy TV Saleguys pitch of Windows. Great stuff. &E

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