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Anyone know anything cool I can do with my computer?

Brian

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Screwing around with my computer is my hobby. I've:
Tried firefox beta and a ton of extensions
Tinkered with 4 firewalls that I don't need because I'm behind a router
Google Earth
Tried out a buch of tweaks (good and bad) for xp
Reinstaled windows
Installed Linux dual boot and screwed up my MBR in the process
Reinstalled windows
installed all the newest drivers
Customized my desktop and themes a bunch of times
Disabled useless XP services
Reinstalled windows
SETI at home
Folding at home
Rabid goat felching at home
Open Office
Konfabulator
The GIMP (what the hell do I need the GIMP for?)
Put in a second HD and set up a new folder for every type of file

I need something to do. Right now my choices are:
Attach MS Money to my online banking. zzzzzzz
Litestep (?) Some new shell for the desktop, I assume it'll just slow things down.
Flashing my BIOS, just for kicks.
and installing a new ethernet card to see if not using the onboard one actually takes any of the load off of the CPU.

Any ideas?
 
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Put it in a tank of liquid nitrogen.. Should be pretty cool.


Else, if you wanna use a lot of time, install Gentoo.

hmm, gentoo, raaaah..
 
Might want to see if you can get this to work. Couldn't on mine. Screenshots look nifty.
 
You could finish my work on an invention which will allow me to punch people in the face over the Internet.

Here's what I have so far:
 

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Phrost said:
You could finish my work on an invention which will allow me to punch people in the face over the Internet.

Here's what I have so far:
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Can your invention be modified to stab people in the face over the Internet? I'd like to use it on people who dance in ASCII.

To the OP: try FUFME (NSFW warning for language.)
 
Brian said:
Screwing around with my computer is my hobby. I've:
Tried firefox beta and a ton of extensions
Tinkered with 4 firewalls that I don't need because I'm behind a router
Google Earth
Tried out a buch of tweaks (good and bad) for xp
Reinstaled windows
Installed Linux dual boot and screwed up my MBR in the process
Reinstalled windows
installed all the newest drivers
Customized my desktop and themes a bunch of times
Disabled useless XP services
Reinstalled windows
SETI at home
Folding at home
Rabid goat felching at home
Open Office
Konfabulator
The GIMP (what the hell do I need the GIMP for?)
Put in a second HD and set up a new folder for every type of file

I need something to do. Right now my choices are:
Attach MS Money to my online banking. zzzzzzz
Litestep (?) Some new shell for the desktop, I assume it'll just slow things down.
Flashing my BIOS, just for kicks.
and installing a new ethernet card to see if not using the onboard one actually takes any of the load off of the CPU.

Any ideas?
Click to expand...

Some of us did actually read the whole list: "Rabid goat felching at home"? Was that a test? :D
 
You could spend your life buying the most expensive graphics cards, CPUs and RAM available in a futile attempt to get a high ranking 3DMark score.

You could throw it in the bin and live in a cave.
 
Get a pair of wire cutters. Don't get a pair of gloves. Snip the power cord just behind the plug. Should provide at least of modicum of "spark".
 
Apart from messing with it, do you actually use the thing for anything?
 
Paperweight.

Doorstop.

Gym weight.


And the inevitable... BOAT ANCHOR!
 
Convert all documents to use an 8 point font. Compute weight savings.
 
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