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Thanks for the clarity of thought there, Pradeep.

Are you doing anything about it, SD? And, please, be creative for a change. All you guys finally end up doing is calling others bleeding-heart liberals. I'm just amazed at how rigid some pepole are.

CityK, thanks for the info! I currently use YP sporadically, only for bulk download of accumulated mail in Yahoo (40-60) into my Netscape 4.x mail client. Do I use the same settings in TB? I.E. change the servers? For Moz, the instructions at YP said to create a new account first, and I don't...

Thanks, Merc. The point about future Moz dev is a critical one; thanks for raising it. I've become rather fond of FF myself.

And why? Why not Firefox / T-Bird (if you're using mail in Mozilla)? I'd like to switch to a newer mail program and am wondering which of the above will make sense. Other than browsing and mail, I don't need anything else Mozilla has to offer. It also appears that at this time, YahooPOPS does...

Fushigi must be Mr. HawkEye #2.

Stereodude, I think you and your friends are out of touch with reality. On a metaphysical plane you're absolutely right. But generally speaking, you don't "choose" to be born into poverty, you don't "choose" your parents, etc. There are people that struggle endlessly, making the best choices...

Most of the time when I want revenge, I feel like Handy does. I want the other person to understand what they caused by their behavior, to see what it's like to be on the receiving end so they don't do it again. This of course applies all the time to willful behavior on the part of the other...

I provided the link because I found the study interesting - explains the physiological basis for revenge. I think revenge almost always is the result of hopelessness that justice will prevail. In some societies, though, it appears to be established custom. In certain parts of the world, this...

So they say.

Congrats, e-Dawg!

Can I work for Santa too??!! :wink:

Congrats, Fushigi! I know it's a very valued credential out there, and with the way things are going in the workd, it will only become more so. Way to go!

Good find, e_dawg. But your link points to a refurb, my link pointed to a new unit. At least your link proves my supplier isn't providing bad stuff. :D On another note, I really hate to cause anguish, and I know I pained Merc a lot. So the Seagate is still sitting in it's original packing...

Don't know if you're being sarcastic, Sechs. I was browsing Newegg for Samsung hard drives and found the 160GB retail for $110. The bastards pulled the link, and the product does not even show up anymore. I would have thought they'd leave the page alone, just updating it to zero stock or a...

Barney strikes again.

Aaaw, that's too bad, Merc. Maybe they're possessed? In my mind, Albatron had always been an ultra cheap, low reliability, dies-as-soon-as-the-warranty-is-over type product. I tend to lump Matsonic in this category as well. I was impressed when you rated Albatron highly, and had made a mental...

It's been a while, Adcadet. So, do you still prefer duallies or is a fast single CPU equal or better?

Thank you very much, CityK and Tea. CityK, I was under the dumb impression that Mozillazine' forum was for Mozilla only, and FF was separate (even tho' I know FF is derived from Mozilla). I've bookmarked the link and will use it in the future. The link in your link worked like a charm! You're a...

'ave done it on a few computers elsewhere. Can't run it on mine. When I use Firefox, it says I need to download and install a program for Netscape (I have that installed too, but use only mail). That program seems totally clueless about Firefox and won't install. Seems that it looks for the...

Surprise!

I'll repeat again: the warranty had zero (0, zip, zilch, nada) effect on my decision. 95% of the decision was based on price (corroborated by many of the comments above that most brands of drives are alike in most respects) 3% on performance (didn't wan't a slug at any price) and 2% on...

Sssssssssh.

I think that's it. Increasingly, I hear WD's quality has gone down the tubes in the last 12-18 months. I know I'm not as smart as most of you here are, but please, can we give me a little more credit than that? If you bothered to read my posts above, you'll see that I have never owned a...

Thanks everybody, I value your opinions, that's why I asked. I bit the bullet (tastes yuck, and I lost a coupla teeth) and bought it. There was some controversy about the warranty in some forums - Fry's saying 5 years, and Seagate's web site saying 1. Mine has 5 years FWIW (serial# starts with...

Superb piece of sleuthing, CityK!

Hmm. 38 views, 3 replies. One anti WD, one pro WD - but this is about a Seagte drive :( Thanks Fushigi. I'm really looking for two things - 1) reliability 2) don't want a slug. $50 spent on a slug or a drive that will fail is a waste of money. I've owned several Maxtors and Quantums, one...

We have a connoisseur here, no less :P

I know the unanimous vote is for Samsung, but: The local Fry's has the Seagate ST3160023A-RK 160GB/8MB/7200RPM Retail Box 5 yr Warranty for ($100 + $7.75 tax) - $50 MIR = $57.75 For those without a Fry's nearby, Outpost.com (Frys' online channel) has it for $10 more. If I get it, it would...

Gosh, Fushigi, the AS/400 platform never ceases to amaze me. The S/36 was a dog, and I believe the early AS/400s were too, but the ugly duckling seems to have blossomed into the proverbial Prince Charming. Kudos to you for being able to work with such fine equipment!

Aah, Gilbo, welcome! Yea, you certainly did Dan justice, with almost as many links in your message as he is wont to put in his web pages! The reason I don't visit Dan's is that I end up spending all day clicking on every link and don't get anything done! The man has an intelligence, humor and...

Grrrrrrrrrr. But, but, but that's a Xeon-based system???

Isn't that logic so twisted? San Jose to Portland via L.A. Geez.

DD is actually a Borg... :wink:

I've had the same exact thing said to me in an extremely sarcastic manner by a close relative I've helped enormously (gratis, of course). That hurt, coming from somebody close who had (and still gets) oodles of my "computer expert" time.

Adcadet, Hope you're using a good engine like Lame and VBR on your MP3s?

I never found load times bothersome. It was after AcroReader and the file were loaded that speed became an issue. As such, I think the plug-ins trick will do nuttin fer me. I read that article on the Inq too. 8)

I had 5.1 installed, and it was excruciatingly slow. 15 seconds to redraw a one page pdf ~ 420KB. I said redraw, as in if you scrolled all the way to the bottom. HW config: 2xP3-900, 1GB, Radeon 32MB (original). Switching to a Radeon 9000 w/64MB made no difference. You'd think the stupid thing...

I've heard it both ways; some saying it's a bubble that will implode like the dot-com boom, some saying that careful analysis shows that it's not a bubble, but a sustained growth in demand. I've heard this from people in the industry - mortgage brokers, builders, real-estate analysts (on radio...

The polite Mr. Russo and his wry sense of humor! Welcome!

I think you intended to post in the other thread, Buck. Anyway, the median home price in Los Angeles has hit $414k, a 33% jump from a year ago. Go figure.

Congrats, Pradeep! See, crossing ones' toes does work.

No worries, Free, you were trying to help. That's what really counts, and what I really appreciate. I do have a habit of stirring up things here, though!

Thanks Mickey! That's very helpful to me. I continued to be ignorant despite Free's efforts to educate me :)

One of these days, you N. CA folks need to explain what you mean by East Bay, South Bay, Half-moon bay and all the other bays that we S. CA folks don't have a clue about.

Southern California Edison, which serves parts of LA and Orange Counties, is mandated to have some sort of mix with renewable sources thrown in. Don't know the exact ratios; a leaflet came in my last bill. Buck, being in the southern extremes of Orange county, is probably served by San Diego Gas...

I guess Gonig is off now.

Congrats, Handruin! It's a great feeling to be living in your own place. It'll keep you busy, puttering about here and there!

Shark Tank. Good for a few grins.

Tea, that's a very conscientious thing you folks are doing, and very laudable! Couldn't the turbines be made to emit a suitable noise that'd scare the birds and keep them away? Merc, the moitors will throttle down to a few watts (< 7) if they are in power saving mode, won't they?