rust and stardust

What you want , wants you too. It flows with ease. It is really that simple.

Shopping for laptops fucking sucks ‘cause I don’t know shit about computers. I’ve never had a computer with a functional webcam or microphone or the ability to play computer games made later than 2005 or a speaker that could play anything loud enough to hear from more than a foot away. How the hell should I know what I want?!

wow that would be such useful advice if only desktop PCs were small and portable and did not require desk tops on which to place them and I could take them with me when I traveled

I know this is a haha funny post, but for anyone who needs it, here’s a quick-and-dirty of what you’re most likely going to see while shopping for a computer/laptop (w/Examples)!

*HDD is cheaper and more storage while SSD is faster, more durable, and uses less energy.

Ex. A computer with 4GB of RAM will probably shit itself if you try to play a game with with the internet open.

Also the “avoid refurbished computers” tip is dead wrong.

‘Refurbished’ means it’s been in a technician’s hands recently and can’t be sold as new. That’s it. That’s all. In the US the FTC makes it illegal to sell something new if it’s been sold to an end user, so by definition a lot of perfect, ready-to-go hardware must be ‘refurbished’ in order to sell it again, no matter the circumstances.

Reasons a machine might be a refurb:

- Customer bought the item, decided they didn’t like the color, and returned it

- Customer bought the item, couldn’t figure out how to turn it on, and returned it

- Retailer opened the box for some reason and lost some of what gets shipped inside (manuals, cables, charger) and returned it

- Company bought 100 computers but went out of business before they could be installed or used

- Customer got a replacement for a damaged computer under warranty, and the manufacturer fixed what was wrong with the old machine and is now selling it as a refurb

I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSED ALL OF THESE SCENARIOS

Bottom line: ‘refurbished’ hardware has been repaired, tested, cleaned, and renewed back to original specifications by a trained technician. If anything, it’s probably MORE reliable now that it’s been doubly-tested. 

All responsibly refurbished equipment comes with a factory warranty… the only refurbs I would avoid are items sold ‘as-is’ without warranty. That’s dangerous unless you know what you’re doing, like buying stuff for parts.

A lot of my most reliable hardware – servers, laptops, tablets – were bought as refurbished goods at huge savings. When I go shopping for a new thing I always look at the refurbished options first. 

tl;dr: Refurbished is great!

Can we have a day without like.....information

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Venus d'Arles

The Venus of Arles, discovered in several pieces in the Roman theatre at Arles.

The statue dates to the end of the 1st century BCE after a Greek original c. 365 BC by famous Praxiteles.

- Louvre Museum, Paris.

A Poet to His Beloved: The Early Love Poems of W.B. Yeats

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Congratulations to Parasite on winning 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture!

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Parasite on winning Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards, the first non-English language film to do so!

David Harbour ph. by Leigh Keily for British GQ (2019)

ya cant be afraid of the demons if you think theyre kinda hot

“When I read that, it made sense to me immediately.  I was like, “When is she ever going to do something when someone tells her to?” She’s not going to go, “Okay.” She’s going to think, “Fuck you.”

Lena Headey poses for a portrait to promote Fighting with My Family at the Sundance Film Festival on 27 January 2019