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What is the biggest piece of tech snake oil you have ever seen?
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What is the biggest piece of tech snake oil you have ever seen?
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>>52076588
Gentoo
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>>52076588
beats "headphones"
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>>52076588
Google
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>>52076588
I phones cost something like $120 in parts
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4chan website and also the hacker known as 4chan who is a system administrator.
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anything by steve gibson
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>>52076588
DHMI cables
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>>52076588

These things.
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>>52076744
oh woooow nice job killing the thread you fucking faggot
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>>52076682
https://web.archive.org/web/20060101025700/http://grcsucks.com/
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>>52076611
... You know they're actually headphones, right?
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>>52076782
He is actually replying op you fucking daft cunt
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TV upscaling/upconversion
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>>52076807
>implying i'm op
>implying i'm not replying
>implying cell antennas are snake oil
>implying i'm australian
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any apple 'pro' product. Eye candy is the most important aspect of tech, hurr durr.
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>>52076832
any apple product period desu
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>>52076841

True.
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I actually spend money on this wak piece of shit when I had a n64. Ruined my gameplay by 500%.
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>>52076658
Maybe all the parts except for the board, which costs about as much as the full phone.
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>>52076588
my auditory waifu is now my audiovisual waifu
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>>52076617
this tbqfhf
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>>52076863
>500%
that bad, huh?
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>>52076829
>implying you even understood what I just said
>implying the other dude did anything wrong
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>>52076823
This. Also HDCP, especially 2.2.
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>>52076902
>implying i didn't
>implying he didn't
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>>52076937
Honestly who gives a shit, this is just some bullshit argument about fuck all on the internet. It's not like either of us will convince the other. What's the fucking point
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>>52076969
>being this much of a bummer
woah, dude, chill
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>>52076901

worse, I'm being conservative with that number
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>>52076782

bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahaha!

none can top that thing...
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>>52076588
Chvrches has been getting a lot of attention this year. I'm happy for them.
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gold usb cables
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>>52077162

>them

>no doubt is a really gr8 band, they're really influential

>the drums, and guitar playing really spoke to millions during the 90s to help them get thru tough times
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>>52076787

Nothing there says spinrite doesn't recover data though
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>>52076588
Who's the fluid druid?
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SOFTRAM95
Audiophile gear
"Stancing"
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>>52076611
Solo 2 are pretty good though. Not bass heavy and are pretty balanced. Rest are shit
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>>52077429
Lauren Mayberry, a Scottish angel
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>>52076588
Who is this divine enchantress?
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>>52076588
If these exist, then I don't know anything that's worse. Except for maybe Apple products.
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>>52077552
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This thing really cleared up my DVI signal!
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Can't believe I wasted money on this shit.
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>>52078402
Oh shit. I remember seeing that on newegg ages ago. What was bad about it?
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>>52076588
Those $1000 hdmi cables
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