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  1. sechs

    Tyan and nVidia

    After reading the article, I'm not even sure that this chipset is going to get out of the lab, let alone onto production boards.
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    Lexus on-board computers infected?!

    If it's true, did someone actually target the car's system, or was an accident of design?
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    Tyan and nVidia

    Perhaps I was naive in thinking that there would be boards with both AGP and PCI-E graphics slots.
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    Superbowl 2005 Preditions

    I predict that they will play on a large field and it will have lines.
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    Tyan and nVidia

    Have the chipset and motherboard manufacturers already given up on AGP?
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    Superbowl 2005 Preditions

    I predict that this year's game will be held in a state which is home to neither team.
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    Superbowl 2005 Preditions

    The NFL has hired a group of monkeys to produce the half-time show. It will be a work of Shakespeare.
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    Global Warming caused the "Great Dying"?

    Ah. I'd never seen the P-T event referred to as the "Great Dying." I was under the impression that vulcanism/plate tectonics was the generally accepted theory on this event - not an asteroid strike, as the story says.
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    A little bit chilly

    I remember when I used to live someplace that got snow... nasty stuff.
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    Hope for nuclear fusion?

    Any idea how much more power it takes to start the reacton than they get out of it?
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    Global Warming caused the "Great Dying"?

    If this is true, what is the source of the material at the geologic K-T barrier?
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    IDE hard drive poll

    Who *else* voted for Western Digital? Admit your sins.
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    [NEWZ] WD One-inch Drive

    Welcome to the world of unreliable *and* small drives!
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    Touchdown!

    As I recall, it wasn't even expected to last that long. Considering the amount of sunlight that would reach the surface of Titan, they were pretty much limited to whatever battery they could bring with them.
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    Why Does Windows Have to Hate?

    PS: I've given in to just straight-up service pack slipstreaming -- not even an answer file. All this monkeying around is too much of a headache....
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    Ho-Hum year(2005) for hard drives

    So it's more space in less space?
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    Ho-Hum year(2005) for hard drives

    What's the driving force for storage these days? Is it just more space?
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    IDE hard drive poll

    So is anyone going to fess up to having voted for Western Digital? I've got my billy-club ready.
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    AMD's share down by 22%.

    For those with money, it's time to buy.
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    Macmini, who's interested?

    Done and done. (It just doesn't do either natively.)
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    Favorite Quotes

    I used your soap two years ago; since then I have used no other. - Punch
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    Spam Attack

    Reverse spamming, yay! This is also a way that someone can e-mail bomb you indirectly.
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    Storing Data DVDs

    The only thing that I might worry about is the rigidity of the case.
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    Storing Data DVDs

    What kind of holding mechanism does it use? If it's a sleave-type, then you're probably okkay. They big thing with DVDs is to not flex them, as that can lead to layer separation.
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    Maxtor Atlas 15k 36GB 8C036L0 x2

    Still trying to sell or trade these. As before, warranty to 2009. Asking $180 each or $340 for the pair. Let me know if you are interested in buying or trading.
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    [NEWZ]: Hitachi 7K500, T7K250 Models Announced

    I prefer realiability over performance. I sincerely doubt that there will be a price difference based upon the number of platters.
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    [NEWZ]: Hitachi 7K500, T7K250 Models Announced

    I put as much faith in Hitachi's 5x100 as I do Seagate's 3x166.
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    random test, will be deleted.

    I'd just like to note that it wasn't deleted....
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    H.264 /Mpeg-4 AVC efficiency...Wow!

    I'd also be curious as to whether compression took place in a reasonable period of time....
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    2005FPW on the Way..need new GPU

    You should come to California. All Fry's employees here are morons.
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    Best Net-Nannty Type Software

    The problem is that hardware is called for here -- such as the aforementioned parent. Perhaps the intelligent solution is to not allow the access to the Internet at all. If there's no time to teach them how to use something, then don't let them use it!
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    Antivirus Programs

    Bloated software like Norton has an easier to understand interface....
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    New or Refurbished Drive?

    A properly refurbished drive should be more reliable than a new one. That said, I've never received a refurbished drive from IBM or Hitachi, and have scarcely heard of anyone else getting one.
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    "Guest" Attack?

    Good times. We always need an attack!
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    "Guest" Attack?

    I'm seeing 30, which is definitely odd.
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    Seeking suggestion for Stand alone DVD player

    I have to agree. Generally speaking, these are just rebranded versions of the aforementioned cheap units.
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    The Future Of U.S.A. Politix

    The major issue is the way that the electoral college is implemented, not the college itself. Things would be a lot more interesting if winner-takes-all was eliminated, we voted directly for electors, and electors were always free to vote what they thought was best. I'd also say that going...
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    Congratulations to Mercutio

    ...Or he's started in on the "to be viewed" folder.
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    potential first evidence supporting string theory

    Professor of Unapplied Mathematics. That's a title that I want....
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    Seeking suggestion for Stand alone DVD player

    DVD players are highly comoditised, so, all you really need to do is find a brand you trust with a model with the features that you want. If you want to skip out on the trust business, just buy cheap. Even a $20 player should last two years under normal use.
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    potential first evidence supporting string theory

    Are you saying that there's unapplied mathematics?
  42. sechs

    potential first evidence supporting string theory

    Physics? There's no physics in physics! It's all mathematics.
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    Instant Messaging

    ntalk? I remember having to use plain ol' talk!
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    Looking for (free) drive cloning software...

    So, either the file isn't locked or your backup isn't true. Which is it?
  45. sechs

    To Dellf or wait? That is the question!

    This is technology. It's always cheaper later.
  46. sechs

    100 TeraByte Tape Cartridges

    Maybe I'm just being too average in looking forward to traveling....
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    100 TeraByte Tape Cartridges

    I suppose that you buy stuff, and put it into a "to be viewed" folder....
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    Used stuff as new from Newegg?

    Newegg does outsource some of warehousing/shipping operations. This is why they suddenly sprang up two shipping locations outside of California a year or so ago.
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    Looking for (free) drive cloning software...

    Which is, in fact, PowerQuest DriveImage, part 2. Last time I tried to use it, it mangled all of my NTFS volumes. Not very happy. This is not to mention that anything that "makes an image" while Windows in running in the multitasking environment cannot make a true image, as some files will...
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    Nobel laureate rings energy alarm bell

    jtr1962, you should try living out here in Calilfornia without a car. A far different experience....
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