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  1. J

    Iraqi crisis explained...

    it's not anyones but Iraq's oil to have to own or even control... trouble is, corporations & governments and many, many individuals worldwide think they can have it even though they have no indigenous right to it. can you say stealing?
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    Iraqi crisis explained...

    what level of proof would I accept? only proof beyond all doubt. this means verified images, sounds, confessions, etc. I stress the word verified. would you accept anything less for something as consequential as war?
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    baked Apple of a different kind.

    some people: http://homepage.mac.com/aaronsteele/Personal8.html
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    Iraqi crisis explained...

    Good to see these stats are available for public viewing. thanks for the link Giver. let's not forget though that these oil, spare parts and equipment contracts are in return for massive food, medicine and health supplies to which the countries that are given these contract have to contribute...
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    Iraqi crisis explained...

    /me shakes head. is this Goldberg an idiot? he's certainly not the brightest crayon on the box that's for sure... the example of the child with one hand behind it's back also demonstrates how the weapon inspection 'game' hinders, if not stops, such weapons programmes. can the child play with...
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    Iraqi crisis explained...

    Re: http://slate.msn.com/id/2078196/ what an appaling statement. if you truly believe that the people and leader of France oppose non-UN ratified against Iraq on that basis that it's it's contrary to what the US wants, then you're as naive as they come. irrelevant?. oh yeah, I forgot, the US...
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    Iraqi crisis explained...

    great post Merc. seriously, it was. it's also refreshing to see such perspective and opinion come from within the US of A.
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    Plextor's First DVD Writer: PX-504 DVD+R/W

    that only applies to older console players Merc. newer ones, say 2 years or less should have no difficulty playing a "+" DVD. I'd prefer the "+" over "-". with Sony and Phillips behind the "+" and now M$ as well, (be it right or wrong), it will likely be the format that emerges as the major...
  9. J

    Thermaltake Volcano9

    aha! you know me too well :) GM all the way for me. I'd have most Chrysler muscle cars too but very few Fords. V8gent actually is my nick everywhere else on the web, only here am I known as JtD. it's actually pronounced: Vee-agent and comes from 'V8' and 'Agent Orange'. not that you wanted to...
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    Thermaltake Volcano9

    grrr there's a few typos in my last post but I have to fix this one: please read "must be of a very high purity"
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    Thermaltake Volcano9

    I have a V9 and have found it to work great. with the fan speed set to low it's quiet and and effective certainly effective. what does help I must admit is that I lapped the HS. I'd never lapped a HS before this one and whilst I didn't think lit would present much of a challenge, I must admit...
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    Iraqi crisis explained...

    I found it interesting too, but sadly I see that some of it is way off the mark. No where does it offer any consideration as to why America is a target for attacks.
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    If you were to buy a laptop: brand?

    Toshiba - robust and reliable with good support (here in Oz). I would also consider a Dell if I couldn't find a Toshy that best suited my needs. why not Compaq? their latest offerings are flimsy, overpriced and overated toys, same goes for HP new lappies.
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    Iraqi crisis explained...

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    Folding@Home

    wow, you've really picked up the pace JoJo! find a few spare machines did you? my pace is slowly going to drop as I start having a largish test project run on many of the machines I've got folding for me.
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    what's your favorite email client?

    I'm using OE at home nowadays and Outlook at work where it's calendar and scheduling functionality is extensively used. would people like an 'Other' catagory added?
  17. J

    Joke about Arabs

    DeNiro rocks! thanks for the link Clocker.
  18. J

    BB SPOT OS Quiz - Which OS are you?

    lol, it was inevitable that I'd be a M$ O/S!
  19. J

    Cold

    speaking of hot, we had a lovely day today ... not. after an overnight low of 27.5C (80.6F) the local temperature reached a high of 45.3C (113F)... guess who stayed indoors today?
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    SR user forums

    sorry guys, I've removed the link altogether... if anyone is keen to see the thread Grotlz posted a link to, you may wish to contact him directly.
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    Barracuda V SATA vs PATA review

    I pretty much just glossed over their review so I can't comment on it's content other then they only used PCMark as their benchmarker! :roll: Still, they seem to come to a fair conclusion imho. http://www.explosivelabs.com/reviews/barracudav_sata/index.shtml
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    help me decide which case to get

    thanks for your commenst guys :) I think I'll be going for the A5000A
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    help me decide which case to get

    OK, I've finally settled one of either two cases in which to base a watercooled setup. trouble is I can't decide, so I'm petitioning for opinions: the cases: or they are identical in ever respect except that the A6000A Plus is made out of 1mm aluminum. I'm not sure how much of a thermal...
  24. J

    Which Socket A?

    surely you don't judge them by their website do you?
  25. J

    Happy New Year to everywhere else!

    well just to balance things out; besides the death of my brother-in-law in September last year, both 2001 & 2002 were amongst the better years that I've had :)
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    New Family Member

    congrats to the new family. a wonderful story Steve.
  27. J

    Folding@Home

    well done Cliptin and congrats on becoming out first 10K member! at an amazing 900 wu's p/d, it won't be long before you hit the 20K mark.
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    Average CPU speed consumers are using

    afaik running a P60 did did make the PC bus run @ 30MHz. to the best of my memory, the P60/66 had some sort of floating point bug and failed to take the CPU market by storm. Intel fixed it and released the P75 but it wasn't intil the P90 came out that they hit the big time. is that about right...
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    dual PII PC.

    'fraid I just sold it for $300. the offer was way more than I expected for it.
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    Folding@Home

    this is new to me: [04:21:59] [Filter] 29 filtered [04:21:59] [SPA] Filter complete [04:21:59] Iterations: 0 of 6000 [04:22:01] Finished [04:25:09] [SPA] Energy_Lookup [04:25:09] [SPA] rotamer wheel done [04:25:10] [SPA] seed: 13074546 [04:25:10] [SPA] Designing protein sequence 1 of...
  31. J

    Folding@Home

    tell me, where does it get to 40C in Britian? :P
  32. J

    Folding@Home

    i'll be shtting down my home PC over weekend. we're expecting temps into the 40's (104f) i think that's hot enough... everyone of my folding boxes is working on a 400 frame w/u!
  33. J

    Folding@Home

    help getting FAH wroking on UNIX's hey there folks, I have a few multi CPU Solaris, Tru64, HP-UX and AIX boxes at my disposal and I want to have a go at folding on them. the Linux client doesn't run on these (as expected). I've had a search on the net for pre-compiled clients for these systems...
  34. J

    Folding@Home

    Cliptin, your efforts are just amazing! you deserve a pat on the back as much as anyone does!
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    dual PII PC.

    I have no idea either James. I'll get back to you. in the meantime, feel free to make any sort of offer if you so feel like it, I won't be offended if I think it's too little and will let you know if I think it's too much :)
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    Meetings

    you make a compelling point there Buck!
  37. J

    dual PII PC.

    that's in AU $$$ of course!
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    128MB of EDO RAM in 2 x 64MB DIMMS

    128MB of 60ns EDO RAM in 2 x 64MB DIMMS (I thought these might be of use to someone)
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    dual PII PC.

    dual CPU PC. perfect for use as Linux/Windows firewall and/or server. configuration: 2 x Pentium II 266MHz 128 MB EDO RAM (4 x 32MB DIMMS) Gigabyte GA-686KDX dual CPU mobo ATX (link here) 1.27GB Seagate Medalist IDE HDD 40x speed IDE CDROM Diamond Stealth 3D 4MB video card Intel Pro/100 S...
  40. J

    Meetings

    I've been meaning to check out a a certain computer store in Ballarat for ages now. it will happen eventually :)
  41. J

    What do we all look like

    hello there and it's nice to finally put a face to you, LAWN BOY. er I mean blakerwry :P
  42. J

    Mercutio Passes 2000 Posts

    congrats Merc. Bartender, make Merc's a double and lets cheer to his next 2000 posts!
  43. J

    What do we all look like

    not good enough bartender... methinks Buck is too chicken too :lol:
  44. J

    What do we all look like

    yes him too! I didn't mention him though because I reckon he's too chicken to post one though hehe :wink: :P
  45. J

    What do we all look like

    blakerwry, iGary, Buck to name a few. basically those that that haven't as posted their pic as of yet.
  46. J

    What do we all look like

    let's see pics!
  47. J

    paychecks and taxes

    $0 – $6,000 - income tax = 17% $20,001 - $50,000 - income tax = 30% $50,001 – $60,000 - income tax =42% Over $60,000 - income tax = 47% these above rates do not include the Medicare levy of 1.5%. (Medicare is the Ov gov health system) in my industry (software dev) US$60,000 is equavalent to...
  48. J

    paychecks and taxes

    your's doesn't sound too bad blakerwry. a significant portion of my salary is taxed at 47%. everything I buy and can't claim tax exemption on (believe me, it's not much), I pay a minimum of 10% tax on. essential item like petrol (gas) are taxed at 47.2%. I could go on but it's depressing me :(
  49. J

    Quick: what is a suitable video card for AutoCAD?

    good for you Tea! now you can buy Tannin a better chrissy present! how 'bout one of these: http://www.panoramtech.com/products/pv230.html
  50. J

    Folding@Home

    or crunching...
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