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an article on open-source education where, basically, school give away courses for free. And a huge list of open-source courses offered by MIT Both grad and undergrad. (yhlee! There is much math!)
And, since Himself emailed me the specs for my computer* I shall post them below the cut, for a wee bit of drama.
* yes I am a dork and the specs pretty much read like gibberish to me. I think I was amusing him by wandering around Fry's** saying things like "Look! It has 'EXTREME' on the box! That's good! And 'GIGABIT'!" Well, either amusing or embarrassing.
** If you are unaware of Fry's, it is the geek Mecca. I mean, they have an ENTIRE AISLE for TELESCOPES.
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Quad (yes, Quad)***
4GB RAM (don't recall the specs)
Generic nVidia 8600GT GPU with 256MB RAM & 2 DVI ports (w00t double monitors)
Maxtor 500GB 7200RPM 16MB buffer SATA HD
LG Dual-Layer DVD Writer
ALSO, I got a 20" widescreen monitor, an external hard drive to hold my iPod music and stuff, a teeny set of speakers to go into my iPod for the times when I have a migraine and can't deal with earphones, another set of iPod earphones because the ones I have are just the teensiest bit too large and hurt after a couple of hours, a new keyboard and trackball, a wireless adaptor for the new computer, the computer case itself (ATX micro, to take up less desk real estate), random bits and bobs like a static wristband thing, speakers for the computer since my old ones were dying, a 4' long power strip with 12 plugs in it (spaced far enough apart that those huge power adapters will fit next to each other!), a 6' SCSI cable so I can move the old computer away from the scanner, and I'm sure I'll remember what else I got later. Well, and a legit copy of XP Pro SP2 for $149. :D
All for under $2000. THIS is why I wanted to build my own. :)
Anyway, as Himself says, it's tricked out for gaming, which wasn't the original intention, but as there were many sales going on, and as sometimes the difference between the tricked-out thing and the not-so-tricked out thing was, like, $20, it made sense to go up, since I had the money for it. And I won't have to upgrade this puppy for a damn long time, which is what I wanted.
*** "It says QUAD! That's good!"
paulafrom2son: in the category of AWESOMETASTIC, an article on open-source education where, basically, school give away courses for free. And a huge list of open-source courses offered by MIT Both grad and undergrad. (
yhlee! There is much math!)And, since Himself emailed me the specs for my computer* I shall post them below the cut, for a wee bit of drama.
* yes I am a dork and the specs pretty much read like gibberish to me. I think I was amusing him by wandering around Fry's** saying things like "Look! It has 'EXTREME' on the box! That's good! And 'GIGABIT'!" Well, either amusing or embarrassing.
** If you are unaware of Fry's, it is the geek Mecca. I mean, they have an ENTIRE AISLE for TELESCOPES.
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Quad (yes, Quad)***
4GB RAM (don't recall the specs)
Generic nVidia 8600GT GPU with 256MB RAM & 2 DVI ports (w00t double monitors)
Maxtor 500GB 7200RPM 16MB buffer SATA HD
LG Dual-Layer DVD Writer
ALSO, I got a 20" widescreen monitor, an external hard drive to hold my iPod music and stuff, a teeny set of speakers to go into my iPod for the times when I have a migraine and can't deal with earphones, another set of iPod earphones because the ones I have are just the teensiest bit too large and hurt after a couple of hours, a new keyboard and trackball, a wireless adaptor for the new computer, the computer case itself (ATX micro, to take up less desk real estate), random bits and bobs like a static wristband thing, speakers for the computer since my old ones were dying, a 4' long power strip with 12 plugs in it (spaced far enough apart that those huge power adapters will fit next to each other!), a 6' SCSI cable so I can move the old computer away from the scanner, and I'm sure I'll remember what else I got later. Well, and a legit copy of XP Pro SP2 for $149. :D
All for under $2000. THIS is why I wanted to build my own. :)
Anyway, as Himself says, it's tricked out for gaming, which wasn't the original intention, but as there were many sales going on, and as sometimes the difference between the tricked-out thing and the not-so-tricked out thing was, like, $20, it made sense to go up, since I had the money for it. And I won't have to upgrade this puppy for a damn long time, which is what I wanted.
*** "It says QUAD! That's good!"
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Second of all, OMGWTFBBQFTW????? Open-source education? This is perhaps the single greatest educational idea EVER. ...Well, second to the guy who decided my school would rent out all the text books students would ever need, at $8 per credit hour, and include that in tuition-- cuz that's saving me crazy money. But... GAH! Free classes?? I'm in! Women and Gender Studies, HERE I COME!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It was this song, BTW (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq0SH1q1vGo). The "he he ha he!" parts are addictive with the icon. >XD
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Opensource Education means srs bsnz! *examines* I've been checking out various distance ed. options so this is great!
Thanks for the links!
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And quads are GOOOOOOD! Himself keeps making appreciative noises! XD
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* higher numbers are better
* more of them is better (e.g. it says quad! also, multiple fans, monitors, etc.)
* the more acronyms (SCSI, RAID, etc.) after a hard drive, the more complicated it is. adjust your appreciative noises appropriately.
* ports for things you've never heard of are what will let you hook this up to the other stuff you use.
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Also--BPAL's Tanuki is not really working for me (it's okay, but it fades so quickly it's not really worth my keeping around). You want?
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And I know what you mean - most of the time I end up emailing and asking whoever I'm mailing something to what their address is, even though I sent them something before. XD