Want to buy my pixels?

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At first I thought it was simply something Windows related causing my headaches, I pulled this machine apart and reassembled it several times over only to find nothing wrong with it physically. Nothing is burnt, it still works as long as I’m not running it through any taxing 3D applications. All the diagnostics I could run to diagnose any potential issues can be have been run and I’m left stabbing in the dark now. I’ve come to a crossroad and have done a quick inventory of all applications I depend on, crunched the numbers of what I’d be gaining and losing and decided it might be time to give Ubuntu and Linux a shot.

The system decided to put up a fight and something kept preventing me from getting beyond the XP-like loading screen. I got to the Ubuntu live desktop once but it too crapped out like Windows in less time and I’ve come to the realization it’s time for a switch. Not just in operating systems, but the hardware in general since this PC is slowly dying. Before Intel based macs popped up I would have probably laughed at the thought or anyone attempting to convince me of switching platforms. But now after some research, performing such a switch is more and more inviting. And I’ll admit that I’ve grown envious of the new macs since they can now actually run windows not only natively, but side-by-side with OSX under Parallels.

So unless I win the lottery or Steve Jobs personally comes by out of the blue to say hello and drops a Mac Pro on me, I don’t think there’s going to be any way in this lifetime I’m going to see one which is capable of doing what I want. While I can over time save up for replacement parts to get this machine back in working order, it may just be a wasted investment considering that the hardware is slowly becoming more and more outdated. I may just be better off getting a DDR2/PCI-X compatible board and upgrade everything again to wind up in the same spot a few years from now. But that too might just be a wasted investment which is partially why I’ve reasoned upon considering a Mac above my other options.

I really just want to put all the hardware and BIOS trouble-shooting nightmares I’ve faced over the past decade behind me, but financially I’m between a bit of a rock and hard place without many options which would help me right now. I have a few idle domain names I could probably sell advertising space on but need an idea how to kick things off to generate a maximum income. I am somewhat tempted to sell pixel advertising space similar to that of the million dollar homepage, but I doubt that would get much attention. Would you want to buy my pixels if I could guarantee it?

I figure if I could get at least 100 people to purchase 100 pixels at $100 it would set me up with enough to get a fairly solid Mac Pro which I can work and game with. It would also allow me to renew the domain(s) for as long as necessary and set up a dedicated host which to run things from. The main question would be, are there even 100 people out there who would want to buy my pixels? I think I would even be inclined to give those first 100 some extra pixels or something else which is special just as a bonus or something for helping me get sorted in the first place. Any money after that point would most likely go towards something better such as a charitable organization.

While I doubt there’s that many people who actually read this blog, I’d still love to hear from 100 people initially interested in this idea. Along with 100 more people who are interested in a pixel purchase matching the initial offering towards a better cause, and helping me outline a way to actually pull this off. So, would you want to buy my pixels? Or am I just better off finding another way to make some dreams come true?

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