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  1. mubs

    Speechless - thank you everyone!

    Everything I want to say has been said more eloquently by others. But still, Thanks, Doug! SF is a very special place. And Merc is da man. He cooked up this idea, and made it all happen. We thank him for all the time and effort he's put into this. :D :colors: :bglaugh: :D
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    My cats hate books

    Maybe they're smart enough to realize that attention given them is instead being redirected towards books & keyboard. So they try to prevent you spending time with the "attention grabbers". Pretty much like kids, really.
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    help me decide which case to get

    Buck, I know you like the Addtronics WTX, but how much do you like it? What don't you like about it? Elucidate, please?!
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    So, who's getting a WD Raptor?

    Regardless of what specs say, when I went from a Fireball Plus LM 20GB to a WD 80GB/8MB for my OS & Progs, I noticed a pretty significant improvement.
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    They've lost me this time

    Reg. Tannin's post: My car radio (the only one I can lay my hands on really easily) is always tuned to one of two NPR stations in town. I watch little television (~2 hours a month?) and when I do, its PBS. There is a small but very dedicated following the the public broadcasting system in the...
  6. mubs

    A true love story between two world leaders!

    The Mpeg was hilarious!!! :D :D The web site speaks for itself. What's at the top of the "About" page is especially relevant. Unlike our present hero, the father at least had some grey cells between his ears.
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    Back-up SW - disk-at-once cd writing

    Packet writing: Merc ranted about it in another thread, and I tend to agree with him. Packet writing is always slower as well. Sorry, Time, no Packet Writing :evil: DOA, TOA, SOA: DOA is the most compatible of them all. I've had some problems with the others, but have *never* ever had a...
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    Back-up SW - disk-at-once cd writing

    Well, Merc, it ain't for me. It's for my technophobe brother that, after 12 years of repeatedly showing how, buying "Dummy" books for him on my nickel, and unlimited phone support still does not know how to copy files from one folder to another, and keeps telling me "You didn't show me how...
  9. mubs

    Clocker: What is this SHEP stuff?

    Honold, The info. I read about SHEP initially, and that caused me to post here was that Ford is releasing at least one vehicle next year. If this was all still in the tinkering stage, I wouldn't have bothered with it. That said, what I read was propaganda, and your sources probably have the...
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    Back-up SW - disk-at-once cd writing

    I felt bad about hijacking Buck's thread, hence this new one. Anybody know of point-click backup software that can write to CD-RW in Disk-at-Once mode? ie., I don't want to use packet writing. All of them out there want to use packet writing. I emailed NTI, Stomp, et all; some didn't bother...
  11. mubs

    Thanks Merc: Speeze CPU cooler

    The thread that will not die! Something I read here says pressure is very important in reducing thermal resistance. Since the Speeze coolers seem to come with super-stron clips, they probably clamp down real hard on the processor, and this may be the secret to their performance.
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    Forums sluggish

    It seems to vary enormously. Fats at times, really really sluggish at others. Time of day seems to not matter.
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    So, who's getting a WD Raptor?

    Over at SR, MaxtorScsi siad in a thread that it takes two years from the time a drive is dreamed up to actual production. Mickey read that and responded like he did here (1 year). Maybe Mickey works for WD :lol: ?
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    They've lost me this time

    First off, I've been out of action (as far as SF is concerned) for ~24 hours :( Honold, this post is mainly addressed to you. This is a heated and sensitive topic. With heated arguments. It's a debate on points. We seemed to have totally different perspectives on certain issues, and I was...
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    They've lost me this time

    honold said Really? Even with the absolute, total and complete supriority Israel has WRT to weapons, the power they wield in the region and the ultra-liberal/casual use of force?? How long do you think it'd take them if they wanted to break up a crowd of unarmed Palestinians??? You must be...
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    They've lost me this time

    honold wrote: The way you handle a civil protest is to disperse the crowd first. Do your dirty work (bull-dozing) when you're sure no civilian is around. Whether the girl fell or not, whether it's her fault for being there or not, is immaterial. The bulldozer driver should have stopped, turned...
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    Logitech MX500 : it's good, I confirm.

    Sorry, Coug, whether you killed one or two, you're still a killer. Fushigi, my habits mostly match yours (mousing/typing), except that I only mouse with my left hand when my right is dead beat. A gal that used to work with me (circa 1993) had a severe case of RSI. She used to use a large...
  18. mubs

    Intel App. Accelerator

    Thanks for the info, Bozo.
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    I've lost my settings :(

    Sure I'll use that word. 1. I'm not in medical school 2. I have not and don't plan to "live in sin" 3. I'm not a lesbian 4. I'm not attracted to 300lb people I used the word gallant in the old-fashioned sense of a knight in shining armour coming to the rescue. Where is it written that knights...
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    They've lost me this time

    At the time Israel was created, weren't the Palestinians promised their own country? IIRC, Britain was the main negotiator / arbitrator during those events. Everybody has conveniently forgotten about those poor people who had lived in that area for so many hundreds of years. As jtr1962 pointed...
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    I've lost my settings :(

    The gallant Merc rides to the rescue! Deleting my cookie seems to have done the trick; hopefully I'll stay fixed (err, I don't mean in that sense, ok). Thanks, Merc! You're the best! :)))
  22. mubs

    I've lost my settings :(

    Even since the change in forums, my auto login won't stick, and I can't see which posts have changed since my last visit. I've muckesd with my profile enough. Help, p-l-e-a-s-e?? TIA :rabbit:
  23. mubs

    They've lost me this time

    What both of you said echoes my own sentiments. You might know that an American college girl who had gone there to see things for herself was mowed down and killed by an Israeli tank. Right in front of other people. This was not an accident; she was protesting and stood her ground when the tank...
  24. mubs

    Unlocking Tbreds

    http://www.vr-zone.com/Home/news150/news150.htm#2475
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    Clocker: What is this SHEP stuff?

    Methinks some of you are jumping the gun without knowing more. Ford wouldn't have signed on if implementation would have been difficult / not worthwhile.
  26. mubs

    Logitech MX500 : it's good, I confirm.

    Coug: In addition to opticaldrivicide, you are now guilty of rodenticide. Fushigi: I think it's really cool to be ambidextrous! Do you ever find yourself clicking non-existent buttons with the wrong hand?
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    Clocker: What is this SHEP stuff?

    Helloooo there, and thanks for posting. Yes, I agree fuel-cell is where it's at. A decade or so down the road. In the interim, hybrid solutions are better than status quo, no?
  28. mubs

    Unlocking Tbreds

    Thanks for that right-click tip; I didn't know that. Learn something new everyday. I cleared my browser cache and came back here; sure enough, the pic is gone.
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    Unlocking Tbreds

    Aha! I cut and paste the URl in my browser, saw the graphic on DSL reports, hit the back button on my browser, and can now see the same pic in the "Better Pic" post made by clocker. I'll bet if I clear my browser cache and come back to this thread the pic will be gone.
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    Unlocking Tbreds

    Doug: I still don't see 'em. I can't even see the URL when I mouse over the "pic"; there's just a placewholder there for me. Thanks for pasting the URL in your response, though.
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    absolutely uselss computer gizmos

    Somehow "Firewire Dildo" doesn't sound too comfortable......now USB dildo has a nice, mysterious ring to it.
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    Unlocking Tbreds

    Methinks you're in good company, plump one. I can't see no pictures either.
  33. mubs

    Intel App. Accelerator

    Awright, 1-of-9, I'll back off. Hoping and dreaming ain't against the law, AFAIK.
  34. mubs

    Intel App. Accelerator

    Oh, poop. I was hoping somebody could corroborate the tall performance claims Intel makes on their website for IAA.
  35. mubs

    FPGA computing : Super-Cheap Supercomputing?

    While the silicon may be slower, they're faster because they do things in parallel (array).
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    absolutely uselss computer gizmos

    USB powered beverage warmer---now there's an idea worth looking into....
  37. mubs

    FPGA computing : Super-Cheap Supercomputing?

    Here.
  38. mubs

    Forums sluggish

    I tried to post in the Computer forum, and got a "Page cannot be found" after I hit the submit button. Same thing happened last night, about 9:30 pm PST. Tracing route to storageforum.net [207.99.69.2] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 <10 ms <10 ms <10 ms 192.168.2.1 2 15 ms 16...
  39. mubs

    [NEWS] - Intel invents overclock deterrent method

    If indeed the IHS is effective, one would think the mfrs would make the IHS out of metal with a really low thermal resistance??
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    absolutely uselss computer gizmos

    $90 + shipping for a 2-port USB (1.1 probably) hub. Maybe they first send out some dope to the dope who'd buy it. Was the hellow a play on meow? :wink:
  41. mubs

    Simple slide show program I wrote

    Listen, .Nut, I always thought Guerilla was a Spanish Gorilla! :wink:
  42. mubs

    Intel App. Accelerator

    Thaks Blake, buck. Buck, you didn't give your opinionon the product, and recommendation as to using / not using it........
  43. mubs

    Intel App. Accelerator

    Anybody use it? (I know most people here are AMD types) Does it break anything? Does it actually do anything useful? The Inquirer has a news item raving about it. I can't test/use it - I'm still chugging along on good ol 440BX, but some people I know may benefit from it, but I can't go...
  44. mubs

    [NEWS] - Intel invents overclock deterrent method

    But really, what good does it do for people buying just the processor? You'd have to go thru hell to return it after you've stuck it in a motherboard and found out that it doesn't run at the claimed speed. It's not like the proc is DOA; it works, doesn't it?
  45. mubs

    Clocker: What is this SHEP stuff?

    Splash, yes all this is old news. That "flywheel stores energy" concept had some serious money behind it too; one of the founders of Compaq (forget his name) put oodles of his money; his brother, who was a scientist with many patents was also involved. In the end, the dangers outweighed the...
  46. mubs

    Clocker: What is this SHEP stuff?

    Gas/electric and Gas/hydraulic hybrids are one way to address your concerns. SHEP ic claimed to be superior to Gas/Electric in many ways. What amazes me is nobody has commented on this thread other than you. If the claims are indeed true, this is big news. Where are the car buffs? e-dawg...
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    Clocker: What is this SHEP stuff?

    Forgot to add: uses an Ifield Pump/Motor (IPM) "the most efficient hydraulic pump/motor available". I presume people in the hydraulics field should have heard about the IPM then.
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    Clocker: What is this SHEP stuff?

    Came across some info about SHEP Technologies (http://www.shepinc.com/). Stored Hydraulic Energy Propulsion. Developed by an independent inventor, Ford is apparently deep into this technology. Claims of 32% better acceleration, 38% better mileage, 51% less pollution, brake maintenance down by...
  49. mubs

    HD price, performance, price survey - Fantasy

    The "40K STR" and "20K STR" confuse me. What are we referring to? Surely not transfer rates? Can't be MTBF's either. So where is the "safety" or "reliability" data listed? :cry:
  50. mubs

    New Raptor Review at StorageReview

    Well, I guess I'm wrong. I remember reading in a couple of places that Silicon Image was SiiG. :oops:
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