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Processor | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane @ 2.8GHz (224x12.5, 1.425V) |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte sumthin-or-another, it's got an nForce 430 |
Cooling | Dual 120mm case fans front/rear, Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, Zalman VF-900 on GPU |
Memory | 2GB G.Skill DDR2 800 |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire X850XT @ 580/600 |
Storage | WD 160 GB SATA hard drive. |
Display(s) | Hanns G 19" widescreen, 5ms response time, 1440x900 |
Case | Thermaltake Soprano (black with side window). |
Audio Device(s) | Soundblaster Live! 24 bit (paired with X-530 speakers). |
Power Supply | ThermalTake 430W TR2 |
Software | XP Home SP2, can't wait for Vista SP1. |
Thomas Martel, 28, of Bonnie Brae is a large man, with large hands and thumbs. This became a problem whenever Martel used small handheld devices such as the Palm Treo and Blackberry. He always mashed the wrong keys by accident, and kept loosing the stylus that went along with the device. Martel's iPhone made him realize he had to do something if he wanted to stay competitive in the business world. And so, he went to his local plastic surgeon, and got his thumbs whittled down. The procedure involves cutting into both thumbs, shaving down the bones, and carefully trimming muscles/fingernails. "This is really, on the edge sort of stuff," explains Dr. Robert Fox Spars, who worked on developing the procedure. "We're turning plastic surgery from something that people use in service of vanity, to a real tool for improving workplace efficiency." Martel couldn't be happier with the results of the surgery, as it eliminates a titanic amount of frustration with using hand-held devices.
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