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Just finished:

My sister's:

My art:

My scrabble:

My peppers:

My window (in May):

My breakfast:

My wall:

My lamp:

My legs:

My cat:

My pa:

My reads:

My diaspora:

My whips:

My grasshoppers:

My fridge magnet poetry:

My pause:

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The problem probably isn't your CPU / memory; the above should be better than capable of running CS:S. The issue might be video capability (whether onboard or by video card) vs. video settings; toning down the high demand video settings might help.

Secondly, often systems from resellers like Dell, Acer, Asus, etc. come with a handful of utilities running in the background that are unnecessary for normal computer usage and often these hog CPU and memory capacity, review and uninstall what you think would be ok to lose.

Finally, review your task manager and sort by cpu usage and memory usage. Some apps (ie. firefox, anything using adobe air) just drain resources. End these (non-vital) processes before playing.

^^ damn ...

Found this (http://convoy.tumblr.com/) today and think it's relatively spot on.

My tumblog (http://youngandvacant.com/) is less than perfect, hasn't been posted in in forever, and has basically been overtaken by the twitter.

Anyone else notice that waffles has been down for a couple of days?

It's been consistently working for me...

Cat fits snugly.

No nerds!

PM me an e-mail address if you still need an invite (22 left).

Lupe: Enemy of the State mixtape (via HB)

Link

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I have 17 more invites; if anyone is still needs one, PM me.

Watch this.

Got it; don't get it; lack the energy to figure it out.

I have 8 invites but they note that "invitations will not be sent immediately. We have a lot of stamps to lick."

PM me an e-mail address and I'll hook you up.

Does anyone listen to the Monocle Weekly podcast? I think that it typically provides decent content and often an equally interesting perspective into the development of the magazine and the lifestyles of Monocle editors.

Interestingly, if I remember correctly, in one podcast, I believe Brule et al mentioned that the magazine wasn't yet profitable which, after 3 years, I thought was surprising.

Interesting read here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/has-monocle-brought-a-corrective-lens-to-the-business-of-magazines-1773077.html -- Monocle store in Toronto?

http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/3965

If you like hypem.com you might as be interested in www.thesixtyone.com (I'm not sure it's been mentioned yet ...)

I see. I'll mos def check out Anthem. Is The Fountainhead any good?

I'm currently about halfway through The Fountainhead and I'm really liking it. I've not read any Ayn Rand previously and am tackling it because it was recommended by a pretty girl who claimed it was one of her favorite books. I believe it's worth checking out.

If you haven't heard of / tried it yet, I'd recommend World of Goo.

http://2dboy.com/games.php

Last night they came with news of death

not knowing what I would say.

I wanted to say,

"The green wind is running through the fields

making the grass lie flat."

I wanted to say,

"The apple blossom flakes like ash

covering the orchard wall."

I wanted to say,

"the fish float belly up in the slow stream,

stepping stones to the dead."

They asked if I would sleep that night,

I said I did not know.

For this loss I could not speak,

the tongue lay idle in a great darkness,

the heart was strangely open,

the moon had gone,

and it was then

when I said, "He is no longer here"

that the night put its arms around me

and all the white stars turned bitter with grief.

-News of Death, David Whyte

I regularly search for '2008' on private music-centric torrent trackers and download stuff that has been leeched more than 50 times. It's relatively hit or miss and requires a little work but finding hidden gems is always nice.

It's also worthwhile to check out http://www.muxtape.com.