# George is writing software again **URL:** \ **Category:** george\ **Created:** [November 23, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/george-is-writing-software-again/1085 "2015-11-23T23:10:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ClockWorkXon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/clockworkxon/32/593_2.png) [@ClockWorkXon](https://cog.discourse.group/u/ClockWorkXon)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/george-is-writing-software-again/1085/1 "2015-11-23T23:10:32Z")
> **[Dell laptops may have a Lenovo Superfish-size security problem - ExtremeTech](https://www.extremetech.com/computing/218437-dell-laptops-may-have-a-lenovo-superfish-size-security-problem)** > > New data suggests that Dell, like Lenovo, may have been shipping compromised systems for the past few months. Research on the size and scope of the flaws is still ongoing. I missed the flap about Lenovo (well, I didn’t hear about it, the “miss” is up for debate) and Superfish. But now apparently Dell has been caught doing the same thing. I still get a case of the snickers remembering when Windows XP was detected as malware by some anti-viruses. But “everything old is new again”. I wonder if someone will try to pull a DiskMusic, using the CD drive. ---
**Author:** ![Force10](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/force10/32/1550_2.png) [@Force10](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Force10)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/george-is-writing-software-again/1085/2 "2015-11-24T01:13:49Z")
The only Dell Laptop I have is 9 years old. Also I’m now glad I went with ASUS over Lenovo last year when i bought a new laptop. ---
**Author:** ![RoadRunner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/roadrunner/32/63_2.png) [@RoadRunner](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RoadRunner)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/george-is-writing-software-again/1085/3 "2015-11-24T01:32:30Z")
> [@Force10](#): > > ASUS _off topic_: Do you like the Asus? I’m thinking about getting one for the wife for Christmas. From what I saw in the store, most of them have the cooling intake and exhaust vents in the rear, mostly under the bottom of the screen / hinge area. ---
**Author:** ![ClockWorkXon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/clockworkxon/32/593_2.png) [@ClockWorkXon](https://cog.discourse.group/u/ClockWorkXon)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/george-is-writing-software-again/1085/4 "2015-11-24T04:54:22Z")
> [@RoadRunner](#): > > most of them have the cooling intake and exhaust vents in the rear Well, that’s a pretty big plus. I’m tired of the vents being on the side. I nearly cooked my external drive because of the location (and the shortness of the drive’s cable). ---
**Author:** ![Force10](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/force10/32/1550_2.png) [@Force10](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Force10)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/george-is-writing-software-again/1085/5 "2015-11-24T17:42:38Z")
I’m mostly happy with it. It’s got an i7, 16 GB of RAM and an nVidia GTX 850. My only beef is that when I’m playing higher end games it tends to run hot. I usually keep the lid closed because I have it hooked up to a 27" monitor when I’m using it on the desk but it tends to overheat when I play those games so I leave it open. between that and the cooling pad it’s sitting on that’s enough to keep it mostly cool. ---
**Author:** ![Ook](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/ook/32/72_2.png) [@Ook](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Ook)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 12:20pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/george-is-writing-software-again/1085/6 "2015-11-25T12:20:19Z")
And things will not get better, they will get worse…