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Caveat Emptor

Posted by Away Team on Mar 4, 2008 at 12:06 pm in Daily Space

It is rare that a computer component is truthfully marketed, and especially a graphics or sound card. Generally we are shown a preternaturally smooth-skinned fantasy creature of some sexual origin (”night elf” is pretty much slang for a cosplay hooker now, right?) with the sort of vague promise that this thing will be ours, ala Weird Science. And while I appreciate the promise of a Kelly LeBrock encounter, both in 1985 and now, the tradition of needlessly chest-thumping graphics cards is unappealing to me. Give me a nice, straight-forward sales approach any day.

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Thanks, as always, to Quagmire and his far-seeing eye.

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March 4th, 2008 | Daily Space

One Response to “Caveat Emptor”

  1. quagmire longshanks Says:

    … finishing reading (and gloating over his clever post), his eyes slowly scan to the left side of his monitor screen ….
    I just realized the juxtaposition here! Damnation, now that’s funny, no?

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