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Poll: New Laptop Memory?

1 gig (two 0.5 gig modules) LOLWHAT? ($Baseline)	0 votes - 0 %
1 gig (one 1 gig modules) LOL (+$0)	0 votes - 0 %
2 gig (two 1 gig modules) (+$30)	1 vote - 11 %
2 gig (one 2 gig module) (+$52.50)	2 votes - 22 %
3 gig (+$82.50)	3 votes - 33 %
4 gig (+$157.50)	3 votes - 33 %

9 Total Votes

It was too much tequila | 22 comments (22 topical, 0 hidden) | Trackback

wow by dev trash (4.00 / 1) #1 Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 11:08:19 PM EST

If I don’t get experience on different projects, my value to the company is lessened, and therefore opportunities for advancement and promotion are also lessened. Besides, one never knows when experience gained on one project might prove valuable to another.

This. This is what I need to repeat to myself every damn day. I need to find a new job. Because. Thank you for reminding me.

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I voted wrong by lm (4.00 / 2) #2 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 12:41:41 AM EST

I meant to hit the button for a single two gig module but missed. If the laptop has two banks, you'll want to leave one open for further expansion. 2 gigs out to be enough, but if it isn't, if you opt for a single two gig chip, you can expand easily without losing any of the current memory. If you get two one gig chips, you can buy an additional two gig chip and swap it out for one of the singletons, so you effectively lost on the cost of a gig of RAM. If you start with two gigs on a single module, you can upgrade without taking that sort of hit.

There is no more degenerate kind of state than that in which the richest are supposed to be the best.
Cicero, The Republic

Interesting by FlightTest (2.00 / 0) #3 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 12:51:43 AM EST

That's the crux of my waffling between 3 and 4. If I get 3, I'll have to throw out a module if I go to 4. If I get 4 right off, I may never upgrade to an OS that can use it all.

A single 2Gb stick is an interesting choice. The parameter I forgot to include is price. 3Gb is only $30 more than a single 2Gb stick. But 4Gb is $105 more. Hmmm, wonder if I can change the poll, let's see

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Does a 2 Gig chip cost $100 in the aftermarket? by lm (2.00 / 0) #4 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 01:25:22 AM EST

You could order it with a 2 Gig chip and put another in by yourself.

On the other hand, if the difference between 2 and 3 is marginal at most, 3 might be your sweet spot.

There is no more degenerate kind of state than that in which the richest are supposed to be the best.
Cicero, The Republic
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: Much less by FlightTest (2.00 / 0) #5 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 01:49:09 AM EST

Less than $55 for Kingston memory from newegg. I didn't think of doing that.

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Smoking bans by jump the ladder (4.00 / 1) #6 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 07:03:37 AM EST

Think they're fine for restaurants. Lots of restaurants in London before the smoking ban were non-smoking and I as a smoker didn't mind popping outside for a smoke. Bars and pubs, I think are different.

Why do we need coercion? by dmg (2.50 / 2) #8 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 02:09:23 PM EST

Surely the free market can and did solve this...
On the assumption that pubs and bars that don't give the customer what they want will go out of business - we can conclude that the vast majority of people didn't mind smoke in bars and pubs.
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Fuck democracy!
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I think this is true by FlightTest (4.00 / 1) #10 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 03:12:32 PM EST

I think the vast majority of people don't mind. I think this probably goes as well for restaurants as well as pubs and bars. I'm not sure any restaurant would want to take the chance of finding out exactly how many people would prefer a non-smoking environment. The "bet your business" question is, does the number of people who would prefer a smoke-free restaurant outweigh the number who wouldn't patronize one given the choice? Even in CA, which I think probably has a pretty low number of smokers compared to the rest of USizicstania, I think the answer is "no".

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depends on the restaurant by StackyMcRacky (4.00 / 1) #13 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 03:31:11 PM EST

chain places (TGIMcFriaggins) would have smoking sections. You're not really there for world-class food, after all.

Nicer places would be smoke-free - they want you to savor the food, and cigarette smoke distracts.

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I disagree by theboz (4.00 / 1) #18 Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 01:38:40 AM EST

I think the vast majority of people don't mind. I think this probably goes as well for restaurants as well as pubs and bars.

While I do agree with you on pubs, I disagree strongly on restaurants. Now that I've lived somewhere with a smoking ban for so long, if I go somewhere that allows smoking, I'll leave. It's disgusting and fucks up the meal. The thing is that in the past, we were all forced to be around the smoke, and didn't know how nice it could be not not have to deal with that shit at restaurants. Now that we do know, I imagine people would be very angry if they had to deal with it again.

Besides that, smoking has been relegated to poor, aging people. It's not viewed as cool by young people anymore and it will probably die out for the most part as a public fad within the next 25 years or so.
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That's what I always say about you, boz, you have a good memory for random facts about pussy. -- joh3n
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Unfortunately, you're (partly) wrong by FlightTest (2.00 / 0) #19 Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 03:08:22 AM EST

Besides that, smoking has been relegated to poor, aging people. It's not viewed as cool by young people anymore and it will probably die out for the most part as a public fad within the next 25 years or so.

Not according to the CDC. There is little difference between the 18-24, 25-44, and 45-64 age groups. The 65+ age group has markedly lower smoking rates in fact.

The table doesn't really adequately address income. IMHO, groups of "at or above poverty level", "below poverty level" and "unknown" are too broad, though clearly those below poverty level have a higher rate as do those with less education.

So, for income, I found this, which supports your thesis that poorer people smoke more than those with higher income.

So yes, more prevalent amongst the poor, but at least as prevalent, if not more, amongst the young as the old. I doubt it will die out soon.

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There has to be some boarder towns somewhere by FlightTest (2.00 / 0) #20 Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 03:10:34 AM EST

near or on the boarder of states that do and do not permit smoking in restaurants. It would be enlightening to see which restaurants have more business.

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: I live in such an area by theboz (2.00 / 0) #22 Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 01:07:50 AM EST

However, I can't offer a lot of information since I prefer to drive into town to avoid eating at smoky places.
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That's what I always say about you, boz, you have a good memory for random facts about pussy. -- joh3n
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I used to do that. by ammoniacal (3.00 / 2) #7 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 01:08:09 PM EST

I made excuses for it and I believed them, then I quit.
That said, I think it becomes your battle when it's your kid, but not until then.

General rules are: All skirts no lower then [sic] two inches below the knee (unless it's for Church) --Travis Frey

I'm very glad you quit by FlightTest (4.00 / 1) #12 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 03:22:57 PM EST

I'm not convinced either way on whether smoking in cars with children is society's battle or not. If it were proven (i.e. not missing the fact that correlation is not causation) to have long-term health consequences than I think it does become society's battle.

That said, I wouldn't allow my child to ride in a car where someone was smoking.

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: Society should pick its battles carefully. by ammoniacal (4.00 / 3) #14 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 04:04:40 PM EST

I don't like where this slippery slope is taking us.
General rules are: All skirts no lower then [sic] two inches below the knee (unless it's for Church) --Travis Frey
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I'm glad our $corp allows us to install whatever by georgeha (4.00 / 1) #9 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 02:22:41 PM EST

provided it's freeware, or we have the license.

Then again, we did invent the GUI, even though no one I work with was involved with it.

: Same with us by FlightTest (2.00 / 0) #11 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 03:14:23 PM EST

with the additional caveat that it doesn't hose up the network (i.e. bittorrent clients).

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Smoking by dark nowhere (4.00 / 1) #15 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 08:40:16 PM EST

This morning I was discussing anti-smoking PSAs, and agreed that I don't care to quit in part because those people want me to. Seriously, anti-smoking PSAs are poor in taste.

Smoking in cars with kids? Also poor in taste. I don't believe that second hand smoke has much of anything to do with health in most environments, save houses and small workplaces. On the other hand, I find too much perfume to be tortuous in the way I used to find cigarette smoke tortuous when I was 4, so it's a real shithead thing to do.

There's a smoking ban here... I miss being able to smoke in a restaurant but I can't really complain in good conscience. Can't smoke in bars either. My opinion on that is a bit different -- fuck the help, fuck other people. I don't go to bars much since the ban.

I am not your dupe account.

This is the laptop you're looking for... by chuckles (4.00 / 1) #16 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 11:23:04 PM EST

Check out these fully loaded screamers!

Skateboarding is a crime.

: Heh by FlightTest (2.00 / 0) #17 Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 11:40:04 PM EST

You know, for someone who just needed basic word processing, email, and web browsing, that would actually work fine.
I think AutoCad might tax it a bit though....

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: That's better than my current home machine. by ammoniacal (2.00 / 0) #21 Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 04:02:12 AM EST

Celeron 300; 128 RAM; 6 gb HDD; no CD-ROM; 1 USB 1.1 port
General rules are: All skirts no lower then [sic] two inches below the knee (unless it's for Church) --Travis Frey
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