Yes, there is. There's a hurry, Xander. I'm dying...I may have as few as fifty years left.

Anya ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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Jessica - Dec 05, 2008 8:16:23 am PST #8276 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Google Reader users - is there a way to tell it not to include friends' shared items in the Unread count?


Jon B. - Dec 05, 2008 11:16:52 am PST #8277 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I use Google Reader, but I have no friends. :(

My computer parts arrived today! Sadly, I will have no time to assemble them until next week. A quick question while I'm thinking of it: Thermal paste... Should I use it? My last processor came with a small tube, but this one did not. Should I try and find the three year old tube and use what's leftover?


Gudanov - Dec 05, 2008 11:39:01 am PST #8278 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

Really, it didn't come with thermal paste? Is there maybe a pad on the bottom of the heat sink or something? A retail processor should have something.


NoiseDesign - Dec 05, 2008 12:16:44 pm PST #8279 of 25501
Our wings are not tired

If it was a boxed Intel processor that includes a heat sink then you should see a thermal pad already on the bottom of the heat sink.


Jon B. - Dec 05, 2008 12:40:30 pm PST #8280 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Yeah, there are some paddy looking things on the bottom. So no need for paste, then?


NoiseDesign - Dec 05, 2008 12:49:48 pm PST #8281 of 25501
Our wings are not tired

Yep, you should be good.


Jon B. - Dec 05, 2008 12:53:48 pm PST #8282 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

'kay. thanks.


le nubian - Dec 05, 2008 12:55:00 pm PST #8283 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I am suddenly curious about thermal paste.


Gris - Dec 05, 2008 12:57:32 pm PST #8284 of 25501
Hey. New board.

Any of you use a Roku? Should I open the box one of these days?

I love it. I use it every day. Right now it,my PS2, and an over-the-air antenna are the only things plugged into my TV.


javachik - Dec 05, 2008 1:00:03 pm PST #8285 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.

Gris, that's good to know.

What is this "antenna" of which you speak?