Posts by Carl Turner2

It’s a fairly straightforward question, really.
Does anyone have a solid recommendation for a shop?
The only thing is, I absolutely need a reliable warranty included.

I’m certainly not planning on diving into 4K territory; I’ll likely just stick to running World of Tanks at 2560x1440 with the settings turned up just a notch or two.

I’m thinking it might be time to swap out my monitor.
Specifically looking for something to replace the LG 34 97 UC.
I’ll be the first to admit, the current setup is absolute garbage.

I’m looking to pick up a beefier graphics card to pair with this current setup.

Operating System
macOS
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 @ 3.40GHz 57 °C
Haswell 22nm Technology
RAM
8,00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
Nvidia high Definition audio Motherboard Manufacturer Dell Inc. model 073 MMW (Socket 0) 28 °C
Graphics
U28D590 (3840x2160@60Hz)
1023MB NVIDIA Quadro K600 (NVIDIA) 77 °C
Storage
223GB Samsung SSD (SSD) 24 °C
1863GB Western Digital (SATA) 25 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GHB0N
Audio
NVIDIA High Definition Audio

Motherboard
Manufacturer Nvidia high Definition audio Motherboard Manufacturer Dell Inc.
Model model 073 MMW (Socket 0)
Version A03
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model Haswell
Chipset Revision 06
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model Intel Southbridge model C226
Southbridge Revision C1
System Temperature 28 °C
BIOS
Brand Nvidia high Definition audio Motherboard Manufacturer Dell Inc.
Version version A16
Date 20.5.2015.

My budget sits somewhere around the $2,000 mark$1000, though I could certainly go lower if the value is right.
Thanks for any insights you can offer.

Peter Reed70 said:RTL News... looks like they're back at it again, putting kids and college grads front and center.

And then there's that poor lawyer, 🙂🙂just a total wreck
.

It’s quite telling, really; I can see that the loyalists following Zack’s grand leadership would be willing to pick a fight even with their closest neighbors, all on behalf of people we have absolutely no connection to.

Charles Lopez3 said:you're just talking pure nonsense here.
I mean, I really hope you actually realize how ridiculous you sound.😁

So, weren't you out there looting, burning, and killing alongside your own kind—or should I say, "liberating" people from their property?"

Back then, we called that nationalization. It was how one earned a commemorative medal, a veteran's pension, and, of course, a nice apartment right in the heart of Washington, D.C., seized from some Jewish family whom you either lost to the Nazis or finished off yourselves.

Charles Lopez3 said:Man, you basically just summed up the entire "post-Cold War era" right there.
I mean, we really have to hand it to the corporate lobbyists and the big religious institutions for 😁
pulling that off.

So, I suppose we should all be grateful that we finally managed to distance ourselves from socialism and collectivism.
Though, honestly, things might have gone a bit smoother if you lot hadn't gone off on your little worker's revolution and trashed everything that actually functioned.

As the old saying goes, you reap what you sow.

Charles Lopez3 said:And man, you talk about the people struggling just to get by in the States.

People will tell you that you've got it made,
but they couldn't be more wrong.
Honestly, nobody is more broke or struggling than the folks in Cuba.☕

But honestly, that’s the whole point of socialism, isn't it? They convince you that everything is fine, while compared to any standard, functional society, you're left with absolutely nothing.

The one thing that truly baffles me is why Mason didn't make a move to head down there himself to actually establish some diplomatic ties; we could have had the Cubans draft us a complete master plan for our healthcare system, rather than just settling for whatever ideas some Frenchmen throw our way. 🙂

silvertiger11 said:Does anyone know what happened to that forum regular who was so determined to pack up and move to Cuba to work?

I have a feeling his little dream evaporated pretty quickly.

It seems he probably had to check his convictions at the door when he arrived.🙂

Or perhaps his views on LGBT rights made entry into his version of "paradise" a bit more complicated than he anticipated.🙂

http://www.therealcuba.com/Page10.htm

I've included a few photos here as well; it’s actually quite striking how much they remind me of a large municipal hospital back in a city like Seattle...

It goes without saying that the sanctions and the blockade haven't exactly been a cure-all, though I suppose things wouldn't have progressed nearly as far as they have without them either.

Sam Wright21 said:One can't help but wonder if Cuba might have seen more significant progress had it not been for the decades-long blockade imposed by the USA.

If that were the case, they’d end up just like all their neighbors—socialists would eventually seize control, much like what happened in Venezuela, turning a once-prosperous nation into a complete socialist disaster where everyone is promised every right under the sun and everything is supposedly free, yet nobody actually possesses the resources required to make those rights a reality.

They love to boast about how healthcare is free there, but honestly, half the rural towns don't even have a local clinic, let alone an ambulance, to actually utilize those "free" checkups...

brightheron64 said:Honestly, I just don't see why he wouldn't be paying his suppliers within that standard 7 to 30-day window for cash sales, or even the 30 to 45 days for credit transactions, if he were actually running a legitimate operation...

Maybe if William Shakespeare had been around to write a play about The Group, he might have actually shed some light on this whole mess for us...

The reality is that stalling on payments or simply ignoring suppliers is essentially the cheapest interest-free loan one can grab, and honestly, I think that's where the heart of most of these issues lies.

Charles Lopez3 said:Man, I mean all of them,
everything that’s been ripped away
and stolen from us since the early 90s.

And honestly,
you clearly have no clue😁

I can't recall a single instance myself, though I certainly know folks who used to head into the office just to kill time—living by that old philosophy of "just lying around while the paycheck rolls in."

But the real issue here is the church; I personally contributed to a housing fund, much like hundreds of others did, yet only five people actually ended up receiving an apartment....

Then you have those occupying properties, for example, that were originally seized from Jewish families.... and now they simply refuse to vacate what was stolen from them.

Or take how the local government in Savannah turned a synagogue into a movie theater....

Regardless, the reality remains that when you look at it as a percentage of a paycheck, far less money goes toward the church than goes toward those various non-profits and their endless "cultural" posturing....

Charles Lopez3 said:Honestly, we should just stop paying taxes altogether,
because everything we've dealt with in politics so far has been a total joke.
Get lost! ☕

Man, imagine if we could just have Zrče
plus all those sweet perks from the old socialist days
along with how energetic kids are today.
All without any greedy politicians lining their pockets.
I'm such a sweetheart, 🙂

What exactly do you mean by the "benefits" of socialism?

Charles Lopez3 said:man, it's like the deathly sins of the church
clearly don't even phase you, 😁

if it wasn't for the Sistine Chapel
and all the absolute chaos the church has caused throughout history,
and if Jesus' teachings actually
had stayed alive,
our whole civilization would be on a much higher level today.

so thanks to their greed.
Satanic ☕

🙂

Well, let’s take a moment to assess exactly what level we've reached, shall we?

I mean, look at the reality of things—you walk into a hospital in most major cities that was originally founded by the church, or you attend a school that was established under its aegis...

But I find myself wondering: how many of those hospitals were built by the church and then later handed over to the state, versus how many were actually constructed using taxpayer money?

Ryan Harris5 said:It isn't really about the faith or the Bible; it’s about the money coming straight out of people's pockets. Religion serves an important sociological purpose and deserves its place, but honestly, while half of Americans can barely afford groceries, the Church is busy building massive cathedrals out of onyx. Isn't that just pure greed? If you ask me, it’s a sin.

I see your point, and perhaps the timing for such massive investments just isn't right, but if we looked at things through that lens, even the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel would have been painted with cheap whitewash... I suppose this is a rather vast topic to unpack in one go...

The poll seems pretty spot on, though I suppose they aren't exactly itching to foot the bill for various NGOs and non-profits either...

But honestly, why don't you tell me why all those supposedly "progressive" organizations managed to rise to prominence when they were actually required to be completely transparent with taxpayers about where every single cent of their expenses went?

I’ve been staring at my screen all day, trying to file my sales tax returns, but I keep hitting this absolute wall. Every single time I attempt to submit, the system throws this cryptic error back at me: "OBJECT REFERENCE NOT SET TO AN INSTANCE OF AN OBJECT." It is incredibly frustrating because, strangely enough, I can sign and submit every other tax form without a hitch. It seems to be localized strictly to the sales tax module.
Does anyone have any idea what on earth is going on here?