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1.

How often do you upgrade your PC? (techspot.com)

2026-05-08 | tags: pc gaming, graphics card, platform jumps

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Nonprofit hospitals spend billions on consultants with no clear effect (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | get Healthcare Consulting Services Book → | tags: management consulting firms, hospital investment, jama study

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Berkshire Has a Website From the ’90s and Buffett Fans Say Don’t Mess With It (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-01 | get Vintage Berkshire Website Poster → | tags: berkshire hathaway, buffett, website

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Save a colossal $1,184 on a 9950X3D2, 64GB DDR5, and a 4TB Samsung SSD for a powerhouse gaming PC build — epic Newegg deal comes with AMD's first dual X3D chip and a flagship Asus ROG board for $2,899 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-27 | by Ben Stockton | get AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D → | tags: amd ryzen 9 9950x3d2, asus rog crosshair x870e, samsung 990 pro

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APL\? (1990) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-24 | get Apple MacBook Air → | tags: apl, 1990, programming language

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The RAM shortage could get even worse if Samsung labor protests cut production (theverge.com)

2026-04-24 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Samsung DDR4 RAM Kit → | tags: ram, samsung, sk hynix

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Score 64GB of G.Skill DDR5 and a 1TB 990 Pro for an insane $441 in this Newegg bundle — 9800X3D and X870E motherboard also comes with a free AIO, just $1,299 to start an AM5 gaming build (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Stewart Bendle | get G.Skill DDR5 RAM Kit → | tags: g.skill, amd ryzen 7 9800x3d, samsung 990 pro

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Non-functioning counterfeit Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are circulating in Europe — Despite convincing packaging, blue PCB easily gives away the dupe (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Hassam Nasir | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, counterfeit ssds, europe

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‘Tales From the Crypt’ Is Creeping Onto Streaming for the Very First Time (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-10 | get Tales From the Crypt DVD → | tags: shudder, tales from the crypt, streaming

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Intel's OEM-only Bartlett Lake CPU modded to run on consumer Z790 motherboard beats AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X3D in Cinebench multi-core test — Core 9 273QPE has 12 cores, 24 threads, and hits 5.4GHz (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Hassam Nasir | get Intel Core 9 273QPE → | tags: bartlett lake, amd ryzen 9 9900x3d, intel core i7-14700

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HP’s flagship Omen Max 45L with an RTX 5090 is on sale for $1,000 off — get a top-shelf 4K gaming PC with 64GB DDR5 and 4TB SSD for $5,499 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Kunal Khullar | get Omen Max 45L Gaming PC → | tags: hp omen max 45l, amd ryzen 9 9900x3d, rtx 5090

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Enthusiast installs Win 3.1X on bare metal Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti system using floppy disk drive, OS from 1992 running on 2025 hardware — Asus motherboard’s ‘classic BIOS’ functionality was instrumental to the feat (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-04 | by Mark Tyson | get Vintage Computing Floppy Disk Kit → | tags: windows 3.1x, ryzen 9 9900x, asus motherboard

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Enthusiast installs Win 3.1X on bare metal Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti system using floppy disk drive — Asus motherboard’s ‘classic BIOS’ functionality was instrumental to the feat (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-04 | by Mark Tyson | get Retro Windows 3.1X Kit → | tags: windows 3.1x, ryzen 9 9900x, rtx 5060 ti

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AMD’s dual-GPU Radeon HD 6990 launched 15 years ago — power, heat, and noise monster was crowned the fastest graphics card in the world (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-29 | by Mark Tyson | get AMD Radeon HD 6990 → | tags: amd, radeon hd 6990, cayman xt

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The First Proper ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Trailer Is a ’90s Anime Fever Dream (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-28 | get Ghost in the Shell Blu-ray → | tags: ghost in the shell, science saru, anime

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Fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD is good enough to fool your benchmarks (techspot.com)

2026-03-28 | get Fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, counterfeit ssd, akiba pc hotline

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HP Omen Max 45L review: Flagship desktop gaming PC performance with a price tag to match (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-27 | by Brandon Hill | get HP Omen Gaming Desktop → | tags: hp omen, amd ryzen 9 9900x3d, nvidia geforce rtx 5090

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Exceptional fake SSD clone of Samsung 990 Pro is almost impossible to spot — near-identical performance blurs the line between real and fake as AI crunch drives knock-off market (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-27 | by Zhiye Liu | get Fake SSD Detection Kit → | tags: samsung 990 pro, akiba pc hotline, maxio map1602

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Start your AM5 build off right with an incredible deal on a Ryzen 9 9900X processor — get $185 off and walk away with the centerpiece of your new or upgraded PC for only $314.99, an all-time low (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-25 | by Joe Shields | tags: ryzen 9 9900x, amd, am5

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Tesla's most affordable Cybertruck gets scrapped after a whopping five months (engadget.com)

2025-10-31 | get Tesla accessories → | tags: 990, cybertruck, long

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OpenAI's Sam Altman sees AI bubble forming as industry spending surges (cnbc.com)

2025-10-31 | by Dylan Butts | get Personal Finance book → | tags: 1990s, ai, altman

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The best soundbars of 2025: Expert tested and recommended (zdnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by Christian De Looper | get Chromecast → | tags: audio, hw, q990f

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I replaced my Sonos Arc Ultra with this Samsung flagship soundbar - and it's a worthy alternative (zdnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by Jada Jones | get Chromecast → | tags: q990f, samsung, soundbar

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1990 Networking: LAN Manager 2.0 (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Posted On | get wifi router → | tags: 1990, lan, lm

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Tesla Makes a Desperate Move in Canada as Sales Collapse (gizmodo.com)

2025-10-31 | by Luc Olinga | get Tesla accessories → | tags: 2025, 990, model

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Tesla Makes a Desperate Move in Canada As Sales Collapse (gizmodo.com)

2025-10-31 | by Luc Olinga | get Tesla accessories → | tags: 2025, 990, model

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I tested Samsung's flagship soundbar, and it easily competes with my Sonos Arc Ultra (zdnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by Jada Jones | get Chromecast → | tags: q990f, samsung, soundbar

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Amazon Is Going All In For Prime Day, Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB SSD Is Cheaper Than Most Budget External SSDs (gizmodo.com)

2025-10-31 | by Gizmodo Deals | get laptop → | tags: 990, laptop, samsung

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I compared my Sonos Arc Ultra with Samsung's flagship soundbar, and it's pretty dang close (zdnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by Jada Jones | get Chromecast → | tags: q990f, samsung, soundbar

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With 12,000 Five-Star Reviews, the Samsung 990 Pro Internal SSD Reaches a Two-Year Price Low on Amazon (gizmodo.com)

2025-10-31 | by Gizmodo Deals | get PlayStation 5 → | tags: 990, amazon, performance