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    Mercutio replied to the thread Windows 11.
    For anyone using a Microsoft 365 subscription, you've probably gotten an Email recently about a change to your subscription price. It's...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread archival storage options.
    USB sticks and for that matter memory cards just up and die sometimes. For USB drives, this might be because of damage to the PCB or the...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Nvidia 50xx.
    It's going to happen. AI is a real "Emperor has no clothes" situation. DeepSeek offering 30x the efficiency of ChatGPT OM1 means that US...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Empire in Decline.
    Generally speaking, if your political beliefs can be summed up on a legible bumper sticker, there's no reason to take your thoughts on...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Nvidia 50xx.
    Microcenter is showing MSRPs for non-Founder's cards around 10 to 30% over MSRP for a Founder's Edition card and feels like insanity for...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Nvidia 50xx.
    Apparently the 5070Ti will launch on February 19th with a base MSRP of $750. There WILL be a 16GB 5060 of some sort coming in Q2 as...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Empire in Decline.
    re: the Office of Professional Management, Donald Trump fired the various Inspectors General of Executive agencies last week. The normal...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Empire in Decline.
    Fun true story that I did not find out until I was well into middle age: I have a condition called Klinefelter's Syndrome. I didn't know...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Empire in Decline.
    I'm a current employee at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This is a throwaway account for obvious reasons. I'm posting this...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Empire in Decline.
    Well this is fucking terrifying. I think we all get why this is bad, right? Someone with enough juice to turn off or fix network...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Android phones: Tips, tricks?.
    At issue in this matter is the question of what alternatives we have in the arena of mobile device software: We have Google, which...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Nvidia 50xx.
    The 5070Ti is looking like a "mainstream" option. Less than 16GB VRAM and I wouldn't want to bother with the purchase, but $750 is more...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Something Random.
    This is Indiana and if there are only two states where something is legal, one of them will be Indiana. I was treated to a bunch of my...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread dSLR thread.
    I was a big fan of Fujicolor Pro 400H when I had access to 35mm film cameras. The photographer I worked for had a half dozen Canon EF...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Something Random.
    My theory is that there must be an air gap somewhere but I don't particularly want to look for it right now. I don't see any places...
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