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Month: March 2015

Product and service reviews/Technology

Corsair AX860: Giving up on it

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Note: This review is RETRACTED IN FULL. Read the details here. First let’s talk specifications: I have an AMD FX-8350 overclocked to 4.4GHz with an ASRock...

Religion

No, Christine, your daughter didn’t see angels

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Gotta love what comes out of the mouths of children at times. Some of it is comedic, some of it is sickening. And some of it is just deserving of a facepalm. A ...

Beta Orionis

Beta Orionis – Part XVII: The AX860

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I am now thoroughly pissed off at the AX860. I have no fucking clue as to what is going on with this power supply, but when an 800W 80+ rated (not even bronze-r...

Animals and pets

Reply to Dave Ramsey: “4 practical ways to save on pet care”

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

A couple day ago, Dave Ramsey’s blog (not sure if it’s Ramsey himself) published an article called “Pricey Pets: 4 Practical Ways to Save on P...

Rack mount HDD enclosure

Rack mount HDD enclosure, part 7

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

The enclosure shipped a little earlier than expected. FedEx reports it shipped on Monday from Nova Scotia, Protocase e-mailed me about it on Tuesday, and I rece...

Technology

Benchmarks, bottlenecks, and buyer’s remorse – revisiting AMD vs Intel

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I’ve had the wonderful chance over the last couple months to interact with some very arrogant elitists and fanboys. The AMD vs Intel debate to those indiv...

Feminism/Marriage/Sex

Reply to Denise Ngo about “good guys”

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Let’s play a game called “how many women can I piss off with this article?” Prompting this latest match is the article on Yahoo! Style called ...

Rack mount HDD enclosure

Rack mount HDD enclosure, part 6: Follow up with Protocase

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Kenneth Ballard / 1 Comment

After writing such high praise on the Protocase Designer software — which Protocase shared via their Facebook page and Twitter — I was torn on writi...

Concealed carry/Due process

Concealed carry without a permit

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Kenneth Ballard / 1 Comment

Also known as “constitutional carry”, a number of States do not have a permit procedure to carry a firearm concealed. More States are now considerin...

Absinthe

Absinthe – Part XX

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Okay so for Valentine’s Day I bought my wife an R9 290X to replace her GTX 660 pair. Previously I’d talked about going with a GTX 970, mainly becaus...

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