i build computers...

ever since i was a kid, i loved making things. if asked to recall some of my favorite toys, they would be things like Legos, Tinkertoys, Lincoln Logs, etc. i still like all of the above. i don't play with them now, but i would if they were handy. my young'ns have Legos, but i don't play with them much. nowadays, i put together PC systems. its supposed to be a business, but most people tend to not care what goes into the box. this apathy results in purchases from companies that seem like they're giving you a great deal, but usually you're buying instant obsolescence.

i know what i'm putting in my systems and it's still almost impossible to not have a system become virtually obsolete in 6 months to a year. i bought parts in February for a complete system that i still have yet to fully assemble, and it has already become component obsolete. about a month or 2 ago, AMD released a new CPU with essentially similar features to the CPU that was current in February. the significant difference for me is the new CPU uses DDR2 RAM. this newer RAM is a better fit for the needs of AMD's dual-core CPU's. needless to say, i am getting one of these new CPU's. i said i was going to wait until the prices on the dual-core CPU that i wanted came down, not realizing that a completely newer design was soon to be released. the dual-core CPU's of the newer design are about half of what the other design's were in February/March.

this is the shit that most people could give a fuck about, but this is the shit that makes your PC worth what you pay for it or not...

aaahhh, the life of a technical mind...yes, it is quite boring most of the time...[insert hideous laugh here.]

make like my HDTV ain't busted...

PEACE