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"unable to render"...what codec do I need?

I think this fits in with a discussion I had yesterday about hard vs. easy choices. An easy choice is one where the preferences aren't balanced, and you clearly prefer one over the other. A hard decision is one where you either prefer the options equally or aren't entirely sure which choice you...

I don't bother turning on my GPS anymore for commutes, but I don't remember the spedo being that far off before...

Another note: I got a guy in a Prius to keep up with me on a nice stretch of 101. He couldn't manage the acceleration, but 110-ish wasn't a problem. Good to know.

The Spoiler is easy to get rid of, but IIRC, there actually is a reason for the hood scoop, so you can't just put an Impreza hood on without breaking stuff and reducing airflow to the engine :(

Of course, you would have to keep all the original packing materiels, so you could transport the parts safely. Just show up to the LAN party with a big box from Newegg, that will get some attention...

Were I to get a BMW or Merc (on any new car, really) I'd rather not have the markings all over. Were I to get a WRX STi, I would want it to look as much like a stock Impreza as I could. That way I could park it wherever, and the cops wouldn't be hunting me down.

Mercedes is more complex than BMW, but they have more variants to sell as well. Sedans: C < E < S Coupes: CLK < CLS < CL Convertibles: SLK < SL ....yeah, it is pretty complex. But I like their product lineup better than I like BMW's. (Click on "See all models")

Yep, getting to show up 30 minutes early to assemble your PC before you can game. Fun.

Happens to me far more than my age can justify ;) I currently run Pirelli PZero Nero M+S and am very satisfied. I just wish I could find something a bit quieter. Tire noise is significantly more than engine and wind at these speeds.

Sounds good to me. I just wich they were more clear with their product placement (like Merc and BMW). Even if you've never seen the line before, you know about where you stand and what you are looking for.

Interesting. I don't think I ever disabled it before uninstalling, I guess it makes sense that this would be required to actually turn it off (if it really is hardware based).

...as good as other cases of that type/cost. For those truly willing to compromise.

The simple first step for me would be do disconnect all the peripherals that were not connected in your lab and see what happens. Then plugin in one at a time until it happens. I'm betting it's the epson...

e_dawg, That is another idea I have been playing with, but I think you have it slightly wrong. If I were to increase the size of my tires, that would increase it's circumference, making me cover more distance for each revolution. So what I really want to do is get larger tires. I currently have...

But the trick is, there are only so many form factors that need to be represented. A super-mini, compact, mid-size, full-size, 1/4-ton, 1/2-ton, and a full-ton. On top of that is drivetrain, body style and cosmetic differences. If each brand sells one of each form factor and body style, with...

I'm off to Portland, OR for an extended weekend. Tango festival. You might see me around, you might not.

Looks like ReadyBoost is very picky. An Olympus 2GB xD card inserted into the built-in card reader "does not have the required performance characteristics for use in speeding up your system."

The one machine I have it running on outside of a VM is actually quite nice. Granted it is a Centrino Duo @ 1.6Ghz with a Gig of RAM and a 100GB 5400RPM hard drive, and it's a laptop so my expectations were low, but it scores a 3.1 on the "Windows Experience Index" (limited by the Intel...

Good point. This is the longest absence on record IIRC. I hope all is well...

leet (elite) 1n 1337 sp34k. ;)

Actually, that cooler looks much larger than the stock one. It might be a better O/Cer...actual benefit to having a pig in your system?

Erm, the second picture is a much less flattering angle. And the Saturn badge doesn't help, either. Oh, and I need something that I can get Clean Air Vehicle Stickers for and can also handle 110+ mph comfortably.

It says in the picture that it is a 2007 Opel Astra. It doesn't look bad considering it is an entry-level hatchback. Rearward visibility doesn't look great, but "What is behind you is not important!". High side panels prevent you from looking down, but that isn't really an issue considering how...

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I would love that. I hate convertibles because they are heavy, noisy, consume space, and generally annoying. I do, however, love the added visibility. Hell, give me that car and I'll take it right now ;)

I got to item #1: Then I stopped reading, sorry.

While I can't rule out any potential data corruption, my current primary system has not exhibited any issues, and I have a number of servers deployed that use the same chipset without issue. I wonder if this "feature" is enabled when you first install the driver, and cannot be disabled? I seem...

So even if we forget the $18,000 for the drive, $180 for 300GB is more than double a hard drive. Unless it was being subsidized massively, there is no way I would touch this technology.

I think the most important sign I have with a partner is when I feel the need to disagree often, and feel comfortable doing so.

Good line. Never heard it before. Consider it stolen ;)

LOL, beat me to it. Though I find that such braille becomes more clear after the 10th or 20th reading...

All I can say is that when I installed their crap, it screwed my network connection. When I didn't install their crap, my network connection works fine. This includes many motherboards (most from Gigabyte) and many installs of XP and Server 2003.

Excellent work sechs, were there any key words that encouraged them to give the upgrade?

I'd hardly consider the last page we visited private information. It's something that you can choose not to share, but that doesn't mean you should. I could go around in life not telling anyone my name, but it wouldn't be a good idea, and may prevent me from doing certain things.

I don't make any changes in the BIOS. When the OS first installs, and I install drivers for the first time, it asks me whether I would like to use their firewall. I answer with the obvious "hell no" and it never bothers me again. No corruption, no added latency.

Tannin choosing not to share his bandwidth with people linking his pictures without permission seems a pretty reasonable decision. And this purpose seems to be the most useful application of referrers that I know of.

...and (different statistic) what the women's mothers look like.

None of them actually work, but the base product is fine. This is unlike VIA used to be and AOL still is. There is/was no way to get the functionality you actually wanted. There is/was no way to opt-out of bells and whistles that didn't work; or the basic functionality didn't work well/at all.

No idea. I haven't noticed, but I haven't been looking. I've dated a few people who were significantly larger than I am; but ended up leaving the relationship because of their lack of respect for themselves.

How does blocking referrers make it more secure? How can something that doesn't work as expected be "configured correctly"?

Same. I installed it once, lost any sort of useful network connection, and removed the whole thing. Not needed.

I don't run antivirus.

But if you buy Ultimate it comes with a Texas Hold'em Poker game!

I have not played with such a setting, and I use the fox, so it must be set to function properly by default.

Works fine from here. Are you having DNS issues sechs?

Good find Tannin. I like it for the control of the "close tab" button and the ability to hide a bunch of stuff (Address and Search "go" buttons, "all tabs" dropdown menu).

Handruin, I am perfectly content to stay where we are and do what we've been doing. This is great fun, and where I spend most of my free time, but to call it mission-critical would be a joke. The outages are not causing me great discomfort, or seriously impacting my experience here. I'm sure you...

Ubuntu installed fine, and performed quite well, but it isn't ready for prime-time as a workstation yet; even if the only complaint is that is has a clunky UI. As another note, Vista Ultimate went right on as well, not requiring a driver disk.

I'm not doubting you, but I am unable to replicate this situation. Using IE7 on Server 2003 and Vista (I don't actually have any XP boxes around at the moment). Do you have the URL so I can scan boxes when I get to them?