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07.27.04
-Steve
The Killer Gaming Rig #12 is going to kick off on Friday, I will have
some preliminary specs to post by then to whet your appetite. I promise
this will be the biggest & baddest of them all...I guarantee it! Be ready!
07.24.04
-Steve
Since my situation (being stuck on
dial-up until Monday) prevents me
from responding to all 412 of you from the Umatilla / Hermiston Oregon
area, I'll just post here what I was looking for and maybe someone will
be able to help or know someone that could. I am trying to locate
yearbooks from 1980 - 1986 from Umatilla High School and a yearbook from
1986 - 1987 from Pendleton High School. Also, anyone that knows an
Arleta Hawkins from Pendleton around that same time shoot me a line as
well.
Dial-Up HELL
-Steve
I have been spoiled for years now by broadband. I haven't had a modem
installed in any computer I have owned for 2½ - 3 years. That is until
this week. Apparently the COM21 cable modems are susceptible to
broadcasting , that means when someone is running a game server over
their cable modem or they have an infected computer that spits out spam
all day, it impacts COM21 users. So, my ISP is swapping out my COM21 for
an RCA digital cable modem....but they haven't brought it back!!!! ACK!!
The moral of the story is
this, downloading 100's of e-mail, trying to update the website and work
while on dial-up sucks big time. If you sent me an e-mail, I will get
back to you...I swear. I just need to get back on broadband first!!
07.21.04
-Steve
For those of you interested, we had the chance to sit down with id
Software, NVIDIA, ATi and DOOM 3 and get the first set of official
DOOM 3 benchmarks. Very, very good information for
those of you wondering what it is going to take to get DOOM 3 running on
your box.
Mod Project
-Steve
I have an upcoming article that features a cool little R/C truck PC mod
that I am doing at [H]ardOCP that some of you guys will really get off
on. Here are a few sneak peek pictures to pique your curiosity:
07.19.04
-Steve
All of the winners of the ATi All-In-Wonder 9800Pro
giveaway have responded and the cards will be shipped out in the
morning via our friends at FedEx. We have another great giveaway coming
up very soon and we will be opening the Killer Gaming Rig #12 soon as
well...so keep checking back for that as well. I have updated the REVIEWS
section of Hypothermia with links to my latest reviews as well.
Feel free to check them out if you haven't already!
Weekend
-Steve
We have sent out winning notifications to all the ATi All-In-Wonder
winners, check your mailbox to see if you have won. As always, look for
an e-mail from steve@hypothermia.us
or steve@hardocp.com.
I have a bunch of really, really god stuff coming up for you guys, and
the Killer Gaming Rig #12 is coming up soon too.
07.15.04
-Steve
Been super busy lately...must be that time of year again. I will be
drawing the four winners of the ATi All-In-Wonder 9800Pro
video cards on Friday night so get your entries in. I also asked about
people from Umatilla or Pendleton, Oregon and ended up getting flooded
with mail (who knew it was so
popular there) so I am still
trying to answer all that mail...if you wrote to me, I'm still working
on responding to everyone.
Comic Stuff
-Steve
Since I brought up my hobby of collecting comic books, I get a lot of
questions about comic grading, and CGC
Comics in particular. First of all, CGC is the only real
grading service on the planet. If you have a nice comic or comic
collection, they are the people to go to. I am currently boxing up my
X-Men #1 thru #69 to be graded and I am equally excited / nervous (they
already have 70 of my collection now).
Having said that, CGC
currently has turn around time issues but they are doing their best to
keep up with the high demand for their services. As long as you you are
prepared for longer than normal return times you are fine. The only problem
I have is the CGC
forums, not the company. If you visit the forums, just remember
that the forums at CGC do not represent the company.
07.11.04
-Steve
Any of you guys from, or know someone from, Umatilla or Pendleton,
Oregon? Out of the thousands of people that stop by here every day, I
figure one of you guys has to either be from there or know someone who
lives there. I need some info...shoot
me a line if you can help.
Mensa
Bulletin -Steve
Many of you hardcore Asia fans know that our very own Goddess
of Geek is a member of Mensa, something that many of her
critics disputed. I have a magazine for all Asia fans and critics alike
to read Mensa Bulletin magazine. The
edition features famous Mensa members. I am trying to get information
for you guys now so you can order a copy for yourself.
07.08.04
-Steve
I have four ATi All-In-Wonder 9800Pro
video cards up for grabs in my latest giveaway. If you want the baddest
all around video card on the planet for FREE, this is your chance. I
will run this give away for the next week to give everyone a chance to
win. You can enter once a day, so get in it to win it. A huge thanks to
our friends at Pyramid
for the help with this giveaway.
07.07.04
-Steve
I am not sure what prompted this but I have received a TON of e-mail
about why I do not have a "donations" button on my site. First
of all, I do this stuff for you guys not for profit, I always
have...always will. There have been times in the past where people have PayPal'd
Steve A Beer and so on, but I do not want to have a regular
donation button on my site like other websites, that is just not what
Hypothermia is about. Hypothermia is about YOU.
There is no doubt that I
have sacrificed a lot over the last five years to do the things I do
here. Almost every single system you see given away here was paid for in
part (or completely)
by me, parts supplied by me, rounded up by me and all were assembled by
me. I have paid for shipping on 75% of all the systems shipped to
winners. Yes we get parts donations from vendors or I trade advertising
for part donations...but pounding the streets looking for hardware
sponsors is a full time job as well.
Simply put, I do this because
I can. I figure that if any of you were in the position I was in, you
would do the same. I don't mind the "have
a beer on me" things you guys do, but there will never
be a regular "donation" button on Hypothermia.
07.06.04
-Steve
*sigh*...My dream car. Eventually I plan to sell off the cars I have and
get myself a nice 1963 - 1967 Corvette coupe, but for now I will have to
be content with what I have. I have had the money
to do it a few times but I keep putting it off or spending it on stuff
for Hypothermia. Eventually I will just put everything on hold and buy
myself one, but I keep finding other things that need my attention
first. Damn, my birthday is August 15th too, I hate priorities!!!
07.04.04
-Steve
Happy
Fourth of July!!!
07.01.04
-Steve
The Sony Car Audio system went out to the winner yesterday courtesy of
our friends at FedEx.
We have a bunch of really good stuff coming up for you guys reall soon
so check back often. Everyone have a safe upcoming 4th of July weekend
too. Be careful with them fireworks, I want everyone to come back after
the weekend with ten fingers and toes...well, if you started out with
that many that is!
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