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Old Nov 9, 2010, 01:23 PM   #101
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the crash was caused because the site engine is not designed to handle that load for unpublished reviews. no problem for published
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Old Nov 9, 2010, 01:26 PM   #102
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oh wow i didn't know the 580 is released or going to be and of course NEW! Nvidia Geforce GTX 580 GPU
wow 10% off gtx 580
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TPU was down? How can I notice? I was asleep.
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Old Nov 9, 2010, 01:32 PM   #104
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Up until two hours ago, on the forum website at the bottom it said: "most users ever online 27 March 2010" Now it says: 9 Nov 2010
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Old Nov 9, 2010, 01:33 PM   #105
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thanks for the graph. I feel more hack-savvy already
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Old Nov 9, 2010, 01:35 PM   #106
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thanks for the graph. I feel more hack-savvy already
lol i try that for all the reviews i never can guess them right
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Old Nov 9, 2010, 01:41 PM   #107
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I voted Easy, but I think it was really yourself Solaris with your dastardly utilities. Muhahahahahaha!!!!!

Oh BTW, my F5 key no longer works and my nerves are shot.
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Old Nov 9, 2010, 01:47 PM   #108
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And I had it worse than all you guys. TPU was down AND my cable was out!(Cable Internet was still working fine though.)

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the crash was caused because the site engine is not designed to handle that load for unpublished reviews. no problem for published
Ah, so basically a fail safe if anyone happens to find your unpublished reviews then. Excellent...even it if was unintentional.
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Old Nov 9, 2010, 02:20 PM   #109
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Next time, we'll redirect easy-to-guess unpublished URLs to a Justin Bieber music video, and hotlinked unrelased images to his baby pictures.
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Next time, we'll redirect easy-to-guess unpublished URLs to a Justin Bieber music video, and hotlinked unrelased images to his baby pictures.
That's so wrong...I can't even come up with something clever to snap back at it..
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Old Nov 9, 2010, 03:39 PM   #111
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Dans trannie hookers were the cause.
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Oh BTW, my F5 key no longer works and my nerves are shot.
Oh, I've just realised that I can profit from this. All I have to do is apply some victim culture. I'll find one of those nice friendly "no win no fee" lawyers and apply them to W1zzard!

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Old Nov 9, 2010, 09:44 PM   #113
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who from the staff at TPU gets to read reviews early?

bta, Dan,...?
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Old Nov 9, 2010, 10:08 PM   #114
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who from the staff at TPU gets to read reviews early?

bta, Dan,...?
At the bare minimum, the writer of said review, W1zz, and Btarunr. This is because the writer has it in there possession, W1zz has access to everything including their souls, and Btarunr is the editor.

I can't say if anyone outside this group has access as I do not have that information. For all I know all the mods have access to the reviews prior to their release.

P.S. I also know that Sneekpeet, Solaris17, and erocker lead the TPU resurrection ceremony as I was part of the committee involved. The amount of blood needed to violate the laws of physics is insane. I mean we all know that computers still require a small amount of dark magic to work, but bring several servers back online across the globe. My god have mercy on our souls and many those dead boars find peace in Nigythica.

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I'm glad this poll is public, my opinion shall be known!
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Old Nov 9, 2010, 10:43 PM   #117
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I will translate for the n00bs. In other words, W1z is saying:

"Are you fucking stupid, the review was what caused this whole fucking mess. I got a phone call that woke me up from my drug induced slumber and I had to take down the site to do damage control. I am on my 5th cup of coffee and fucking pissed at those douchebuckets from Italy who leaked the review in the first place. Fuck this I'm going back to bed."
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hookers, blow, GPU-Z and 580 SLI reviews. was quite a party.
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4 page review(in order of importance):

TPU crashed under stress from someone linking to an unpublished review(think GTX 500)

Easy Rhino is the patsy

PVTCaboose is the real robber, thats why he's wearing a mask

Solaris17 messed on his keyboard and had to clean it
I believe these quotes pretty much sums up the course of events for last night.

Reasons TPU is freakin awesome: Drug induced slumber, douchebuckets from Italy, Hookers, Coke, GPU-Z, 580SLI, Easy Rhino, PVT and Solaris. DAMN I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!!
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i only came here for some smilies for general nonsense and was trapped by the mind snare of a pm

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Up until two hours ago, on the forum website at the bottom it said: "most users ever online 27 March 2010" Now it says: 9 Nov 2010
bwahaha I was right... I predicted that in this very thread; new GPU-Z and 580 review
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Old Nov 9, 2010, 11:47 PM   #120
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I'm totally late to this thread, but im gonna post anyways for teh lulz.
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Errr where's the 580 review?!
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it's gone ffs wait till the nda is up
Yea you missed the party, I came late too but I crashed it
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Old Nov 10, 2010, 01:11 AM   #122
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yeah the downtime was quite shocking actually, when i was debating with bastenegia suddenly all the page was white and then when i was visiting guru3d forum i found the shocking truth the GTX 580 was leaked, i was shocked but not because the leak, but because wizz have tricked me to believe nvdia was a douch and not sent any card to TPU
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Old Nov 10, 2010, 01:18 AM   #123
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Guys, it should all be quite easy to see.. If Easy thinks it was PVT, and PVT thinks it's his self... It means...

Urlyin did it!
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Old Nov 10, 2010, 05:21 PM   #124
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Naah... it was Zekrahminator.
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Old Nov 11, 2010, 12:59 AM   #125
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