Something I’ve found interesting is our incredible ability to make acronyms out of everything. I realize it’s a byproduct of our typing society. For instance, it hadn’t even occurred to me that TJCAC was ever referred to as just plain old Jaffray. Then we realize that it’s harder to say the acronym than just Jaffray. It’s a hell of a lot harder to type. There are also those crazy acronyms with W as one of the letters. Think about that one. There are also my friends’ hilarious Chinese acronyms, the latest of which is ‘gum yu lo’ or GYL for short. I’ll not explain that one.

Speaking of explosions, my coke exploded in my bag when I dropped the bag on the floor today. It left quite the mess. Ruined my copy of Euthyphro and Apology (Plato). Once I got home, I put it in the shower and blasted it with water for a few minutes.

Today I was doing some wishful thinking looking at the pages of Canada Computers again, since my laptop suddenly disappeared. I wish Ars Technica would update their system guides. I’ve taken a look at AnandTech’s system guides, but they don’t offer any other suggestions, considering CC has quite the limited selection compared to the entire Intarweb. However, I think I have decided on the Antec SLK3700AMB as the case for my prospective computer. Even though I really would like a window, I think that the SLK3700AMB is the best choice considering the money and quality of the case.

I also had a look at those LCD monitors. I think I’ve set my mind on 16ms as a nice reaction time. I’m looking at those 17″ ones, since I’ve always dreamed of having more desktop space than my current 1024×768 setup. The problem is that without a video card that can run games on the native res of 1280×1024, I’m basically screwed, since the picture will be horrible or the game will be wretchedly laggy. Therefore, I must also acquire a mid to high-end GeForce card, which would set my video card budget to about $200+. Yes, it sucks to be a student and a gamer and whatever else I am that drives me to demand perfection of my system.

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