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  Hacking Algorithm.
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  a little more : http://paco-knife-tarot.blogspot.com/2015/02/2nd-kyu-hack.html
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  Computer Advice
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  Spartacus It IS good value given it would cost you or I 650 to buy the parts. The Spartacus (at 599) was number 1 on PC Advisor's August 2014 list of budget PCs. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/desktop-pc/3539289/chillblast-fusion-spartacus-budget-gaming-pc-review/ The cooler should be okay but monitor the temps. An H55 would cost the same as the chip, which would be nuts. It is NOT worth getting different thermal paste. The only time I use it out of a tube is when I've taken off the cooler. I would not trust that PSU, see "the power supply unit tier list" on tom's hardware. FSP premium isn't on the list but most FSPs are fine. The +25 corsair is a safe bet. http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html Be aware that the case is very cheap (I can't find a review to say whether it's okay). Given that I can't find it being slated anywhere the AvP may do fine. Any of the other case options are larger. Also be aware that OEM windows is tied to a single motherboard. On Chillblast, I don't know where they're getting their 'from' prices unless they're achieved by removing the operating system, mouse/keyboard etc, since as soon as you click "customise or buy" it reads 675.99. With a blueray/DVD combo, the 600W Corsair PSU and their cheapest speakers that's £757.58. Other Places Also check out systems on: Scan http://www.scan.co.uk/3xs Aria http://www.aria.co.uk/Systems Yoyotech http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/systems Overclockers http://www.overclockers.co.uk/LP/systems2.php CCL http://www.cclonline.com/ Those likely wont include a monitor (IPS for gaming) keyboard or mouse but you can get comparable monitor for around 100 (pcpartpicker is good for finding the best price on brand name computer parts). The keyboard and mouse in the deal are 5 and 7 respectively. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/monitor/#W=2200,2400&sort=a10 Do try to get a quad core (i5) if you can. As an i5 alternative, which will cost £100 more: http://www.scan.co.uk/3xs/configurator/cheap-intel-gaming-pc-next-day-delivery-uk-g30i Intel Core I5 4460 1tb Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM 8gb Corsair Vengeance LP 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 EVGA GTX 960 SSC 2gb Windows 7 or 8 Corsair 550W PSU Asus H81M-PLUS Corsair Carbide 200R Pioneer BDC-207DBK - 8x Blu-ray Reader, 16x DVD Reader & Writer £725.68 inclusive of blueray upgrade, monitor/mouse/keyboard/speakers not included. As Robyn said the i5 4460 is the smart choice for performance to price. The case and RAM are both excellent, and that's the best selling version of the GTX960. Total ~£850. The only drawback there is that there's no choice of motherboard and it only has 2 RAM slots. Since changing the motherboard is a huge PITA I'd go for the full 16 gig now. You are however looking at ~910 by the time you've added monitor etc. Freshtech Never used them (only came across them today!) and their customisation options are extremely limited, but their prices are great. If you're happy to add the blueray yourself (or get one of these friends to do it for you) check them out. Allow £40 for blueray read only, or £55 for a writer. Advantage - 2 disk drives for if one fails! Disadvantage - akin to Scan the only offer one motherboard with just two RAM DIMMs. Disadvantage - the RAM isn't named. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/optical-drive/#t=2&sort=a9 £590 ~ Sparticus Intel Core I5 4460 1tb Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM 8gb 1600Mhz GTX 960 2gb Windows 7 or 8 Corsair CX600 Gigabyte H81M-S2H Choice of cases £619-£644. (clicky) £685 ~ Scan Machine Intel Core I5 4460 240gb Kingston V300 SSD 8gb 1600Mhz GTX 960 2gb Corsair CX600 Windows 7 or 8 Gigabyte H81M-S2H Choice of cases £656-£680. (clicky) OR Intel Core I5 4460 1tb Seagate Barracuda 16gb 1600Mhz GTX 960 2gb Corsair CX600 Windows 7 or 8 Gigabyte H81M-S2H Choice of cases £694-£718. (clicky)) £745 ~ Scan Machine with 16GB Intel Core I5 4460 1tb Seagate Barracuda 8gb 1600Mhz GTX 970 2gb Corsair CX600 Windows 7 or 8 Gigabyte H81M-S2H Choice of cases £720-£744. (clicky) OR Intel Core I5 4460 1tb Seagate Barracuda AND 120gb Kingston V300 SSD 16gb 1600Mhz GTX 960 2gb Corsair CX600 Windows 7 or 8 Gigabyte H81M-S2H Choice of cases £738-762. (clicky) Of the cases I'd look for something that comes with both intake fan and exhaust as well as a front USB 3.0. CCL They're cheaper on ebay than on their own site by a long way. Intel Core I5 4460 2tb Seagate Barracuda AND 120gb Kingston V300 SSD 8gb Kingston 1600Mhz Asus Strix GTX 960 2gb Cooler Master B500 (needs research as too new to be on the tier chart) Windows 7 or 8 Asus Z97-P (4 DIMMS) Wireless card http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CCL-Pro-Gaming-PC-3-4GHz-Intel-Quad-Core-i5-4460-8GB-2TB-WiFi-2GB-GTX-960-/381070347823?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item58b9900e2f 615 Win 8 = 693 Win 8 + 16GB = 749 Blueray + Monitor + mouse/keyboard Extra RAM can be added at a later date since there are three free slots. Just be aware that it comes with 18gb which isn't quite as good as 24. Dual channel RAM is better added in pairs. 2* something gives more than double the performance of one of them. Other useful links http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32899.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,review-32901.html https://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
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  'Nanite War' Computer Game.
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  a Book about Nanotechnologies, without Real-Life Sciences game's quality would be too low 'Nanotechnologie' is plural form of 'Nanotechnology' in Polish Language. … as not too far as i know, Nanotechnology occurs at quantum scale, atoms electrons, quantum physics etc. there are physical phenomena involved such as electromagnetic fields & waves that cannot be ignored by the game - so there will be many more books that i've skipped here, for now at least. (quantum is 'smallest amount' of something that a physical object can have, or can change by. something might include size, amount of electrons etc...). processed & translated the beginning of the book as part of Dragonfly Algorithm. http://dragonfly-algorithm.blogspot.com/2015/02/nanotechnology.html it is that i am not only Computer Scientist, but also Nanotechnologist & General Scientist since a while, albeit still a beginner yet. my experience with Computer Sciences is that i can absorb almost anything in short time, so it's about time to spread interrests into Physics, Mathematics etc...
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  Quantum Cat for a Light.
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  LARPing Narfell...
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  Ah… I got a good lol out of that one.
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  Are You a Shadowrunner?
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  technical difficulties, temporary perhaps. waiting for support, if it comes at all. meanwhile can't blog.
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  Top 4 Spiritual Resolutions for 2015.
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  My top 4: be less satanic and more Jesusish. put myself in the shoes of others more often die before I lie. eat less fat and more fibre.
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  A 'Blue Recluse' of an IT Person.
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  Zodiac.
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  While I admit that it's possible what time of year a person was born might have some influence on their personality, I think it's exceedingly doubtful that the position of the Sun against the background stars of the constellations of the Zodiac has anything to do with it. On the day I was born, the Sun was in the constellation Ophiuchi. That's not what the Astrology charts say. They say I was born a Scorpio. But the Astrology charts were drawn up by Greek astronomer Ptolomey some 2000 years ago when astronomers believed that the Earth was at rest in the center of the Universe and the Sun, Moon, planets (5 of them), and stars all rotated around it in concentric circles. Since that time, the wobble in the Earth's axis has caused it's position against the stars to shift so that Ptolomey's charts are off by about a month and the Sun actually sits against the background of a few other constellations not in the original Zodiac. So if your personality doesn't seem to match the traditional Zodiac description, don't worry about it. AubreyMaturin
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  Merry Christmas
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  A little bit late too due to connections issues, merry christmas :!: :!: :!:
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  Elven Ranger.
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  Screenshot of the Week: Week 44
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  thanks.
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  GrogElfhewer
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  This is a bummer. I remember playing with Grog quite a bit, and chatting with him OOC too. Rest in peace buddy.
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  A message to everyone on this server...
  • destinysdesire1

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  @87896fd27e=Kayleb: To be fair, the "share the spotlight" message is a good one for all of us to take onboard. Thanks for your post. :hug: thanks hun! :hug:
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  Digital Magic.
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  update: Magic in a Computer's Memory - MATEN test #8 - http://youtu.be/ngBYqwubeJM
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  Which animal you are?
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  Most of the time I think I'm one of these things: MEGATHERIUM - Pretty much a giant two toed sloth. When I'm hungry I'm one of these critters: THYLACOLEO: A carnivorous koala/wombat. Cuddly, but will chew your face off if it's hungry. I am definitely more of a megatherium than a thylacoleo. Actually I'm not really thylacoleo at all. Kinda wish I was, but I'm not really.
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  Energy and Quantum Physics.
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  @a4e1474772=AubreyMaturin: The May 2014 issue of Scientific American has an excellent (and rather short) article on Supersymetry and its place in modern quantum theory. It explains the lack of evidence (thus far) for superparticles predicted by the Supersymetry framework (a theory of theories) and suggests if something isn't found within the next year, physicists may have to reevaluate the whole concept. It should be readable by anyone with a college physics or chemistry background, though translation from English may be a bit tough. Perhaps it is available in other languages as well. AubreyMaturin thx.
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  Favourite mottos.
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  'Do not underestimate power of stupid people in a large groups'.
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  I have access to hacker forums.
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  Missing everyone here!
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  Hey! Good to see you back! Well soonish anyway…