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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Interesting News Article Thread Reply #1335 - Mar 27^th, 2014 at 8:26am I'd love to see a size comparison with an R9 290x or the GTX 780 Ti. I've got one of each in separate systems and I don't understand how a video card could get much bigger. They're already frickin' huge. -b0b (...wants one anyway.)
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MediaMaster GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline Holy Xenu! Posts: 1884 Detroit Gender:	Re: Interesting News Article Thread Reply #1336 - Aug 25^th, 2014 at 11:49pm http://www.mtreiber.de/MicroApplet_html5 Really neat traffic simulator. Play with some of the settings. Shows just how easily slowdowns develop randomly with no accidents or incidents.
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Reply #1337 - Mar 25^th, 2015 at 8:13am

You guys might not be huge Top Gear nerds, but Mere and I have watched it religiously for years. Jeremy Clarkson, one of the show's hosts and arguably the driving force behind it, has just been sacked by the BBC.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11493270/Jeremy-Clarkson-to-be-sac...

He threw a punch at a producer a couple weeks back, so it's somewhat hard to argue that he didn't deserve this, but it's undoubtedly the end of Top Gear as we know it. It'll be interesting to see where he lands.

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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Interesting News Article Thread Reply #1338 - Mar 26^th, 2015 at 8:16am So many people seem to be upset at the BBC for this. I mean, ok he yelled at a guy for 20 minutes (that seems like a long time to be angry at someone). But then to assault them, ya - why stand up for him? X
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Interesting News Article Thread Reply #1339 - Mar 26^th, 2015 at 2:43pm Yeah, I would have canned him too. BBC didn't really have a choice. Nonetheless, it's sad to see Top Gear come to an end (at least as we know it), even if Clarkson absolutely deserved it. -b0b (...weird.)
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The_Fat_Man Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Grand High Overlard Posts: 910 Colorado Springs, Colorado Gender:	Re: Interesting News Article Thread Reply #1340 - Mar 27^th, 2015 at 9:50am Guy sounds like an asshole.
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MediaMaster GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline Holy Xenu! Posts: 1884 Detroit Gender:	Re: Interesting News Article Thread Reply #1341 - Mar 28^th, 2015 at 12:49am I am a Top Gear fanatic. This upsets me Clarkson was way out of line... but.. sigh. It would be neat if Netflix picked up all 3 presenters for a new, but similar show, as the internet seems to believe.
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Interesting News Article Thread Reply #1342 - Mar 29^th, 2015 at 12:28pm That would be amazing. Netflix just gushes money at their in-house shows. House of Cards has a budget of $3.8m per episode. Top Gear has a budget of ~$750,000 an episode. Can you imagine what the Top Gear guys could do with five times the budget? -b0b (...I'll be in my bunk.)
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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Interesting News Article Thread Reply #1343 - Mar 30^th, 2015 at 7:59am If you haven't checked out the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, it's pretty classic and funny. I'd give it two or three eps to grab you but I'm glad I binged on it. X
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Interesting News Article Thread Reply #1344 - Mar 31^st, 2015 at 8:58pm Richard Hammond and James May have declined to sign new contracts with the BBC, so it looks like all three Top Gear presenters are now free agents. https://motortorque.org/articles/top-gear-presenters-richard-hammond-and-james-m ay-no-longer-work-for-the-bbc -b0b (...intriguing!)
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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Interesting News Article Thread Reply #1345 - Apr 9^th, 2015 at 7:35am Just finished Going Clear that is on the FTP server and HBOGo. It is a really great documentary. Covers everything about Scientology and wow, does it destroy that cult utterly. 160 lawyers vetted it and are on standby for HBO in case lawsuits come out. Give it a watch! X
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Interesting News Article Thread Reply #1346 - Jun 11^th, 2015 at 8:32am Christopher Lee has passed away. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11666316/christopher-lee-dies-live... -b0b (...UNLEASH THE RIVER!)
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Reply #1347 - Nov 14^th, 2015 at 5:40am

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-12/five-strange-things-that-have-...

I'm not sure what all this means but anytime Bloomberg is confused points to high market volatility.

I think just the fact that Facebook can overshoot the 100 year old GE company in 12 years and that the Fed (the criminal organization) hasn't raised interest rates in years and more and more people "disappearing" from unemployment numbers points to some not good things approaching.

My prediction is that college tuition is the next big bubble to burst and I'm giving it 7 years to burst...if not sooner.

Thought the link had some interesting items so I'm putting it here.

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