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    Fun with Physics

    Check out this article - Lab Claims Faster-Than-Light Particle http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/09/22/world/europe/AP-EU-Breaking-Light-Speed.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1 If time slows down as you approach the speed of light, does it stop when you match or surpass it? If so how did they time the...
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    Nice place to visit but....

    ... not sure I'd want to live there. Australia that is. No question, its beautiful and the people seem great. But the killer wildlife is just too much for me. Watching cable TV for years now I have learned the following... They have killer snakes (10 deadly kinds I think), killer crocs (both...
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    What the heck? :-)

    This kid rocks! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgrNkpwlhKU Merry Chrsitmas
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    What on earth is a 'Hairy Aussie'?

    And why do we have so many of them here?
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    PCI express 2.0 in a PCIE slot?

    Someone has asked me if a PCI express 2.0 graphics adapter can be used in a PCI express slot. Anyone know?
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    What's the verdict on Windows 7?

    Anyone using it? If so what version are you using? I'm running Vista Ultimate right now only because I go a free copy of it when I went to Micrsoft's indroducing Vista seminar. Vista Ultimate is basically a pig, but of course the price was right. I'd like to get something a little less obese if...
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    Where's the fire?

    Source - http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040922/D858M7MG0.html Can you imagine?
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    SF vs. SR

    Why do you prefer, if you do, SF to SR?
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    United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement

    From - http://usinfo.state.gov/usinfo/Archive/washfile_feature1.html Sounds good in principle but will it help or hurt our Aussie brethren?
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    Justified?

    Is our resident alien Pradeep justified in calling in sick Monday to inspect and adjust his new 47" HDTV?
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    Jihadi Rocket Scientist...

    :lol: [URL Removed. Bloodshed is not a topic for amusement. - Moderator]
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    Pay attention Rodney King...

    http://home1.gte.net/res0hopz/chrisrock1.asf
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    Conservatives and moderates only....

    Do you feel free to post your opinions here at SF without being insulted, mocked or derided for having done so? I don't. How about you?
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    Anyone else seen this?

    http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?id=10118 What you think?
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    timwhit hits a grand!

    Congrats timwhit on reaching a thousand posts. Many more to come we hope!
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    Female IT Experts

    With apologies to Tea.
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    New game in trouble...

    "Ghettopoly" is causing a fury among black leaders in the northeast. It's insensitive to say the least but it is funny. http://www.ghettopoly.com/
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    Islam above all....

    Islam teaches that a Muslims first loyalty is to his fellow Muslims. And that Allah's law supercedes secular law. No doubt you've all seen the recent arrests of an Army Chaplain and two translators for spying activities at Guantanamo. Further investigations are under way of all translators at...
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    "The Birman of Ballarat?"

    I stumbled upon this article regarding a fellow who is known is the "Birdman of Melbourne" and it got me to thinkin' that our resident ornithologist (a.k.a. Tannin) is missing out on a terrific career opportunity. From -...
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    2004 Superbowl predicition!

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New England Patriots. Winner - Tampa Bay Buccaneers!
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    Dig it Daddy-o....

    Get hip here - http://www.gooberland.com/flash3/winston.php Go there or be square.
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    The Perfect Dump...

    The Perfect Dump. Every once in a while, everyone experiences the perfect dump. It's rare but a real thing of beauty. You sit down expecting the worst, but what you get is a smooth sliding, fartless masterpiece that breaks the water with the splashless grace of an Olympic high-diving champion...
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    Free virus scan.

    You folks may already be aware of this but in case you are not; Trend Micro, the makers of PC-cillan, have a free online virus scan service which you can use just by visiting their site. Here is a link - http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ If you have broadband it scans very quickly and of...
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    Nero Six Demo available at last.

    http://www.ahead.de/en/nero-prog.php# It comes in three separate packages. Quite a step up from 5.5.
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    Talk about in the dark...

    Check out this thread over at SR; http://forums.storagereview.net/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=11048&s=2d79220efa774a0591ae4e76f6007e5b I thought I was helpless when I arrived at SR but this poor guy is a basket case. :)
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    What dud the US do to stem the spread of Communism?

    I've wondering what your opinions might be as to whether the US, for all it's efforts, did anything to actually halt the spread of the USSR style of communism during what is commonly known as the "cold war".
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    Is your child an evil hacker?

    Find out here - http://www.adequacy.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2001/12/2/42056/2147 Unbelievable stupid!
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    Are folks stealing your bandwidth?

    Here is one way to stop it; http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2050970860 :lol:
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    Third generation Cheetah review up at SR...

    http://www.storagereview.com/welcome.pl/articles/200209/20020901ST373453LW_1.html Looks like they've done it again.
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    What do you think of this idea?

    Please look at this thread over at SR's Bar and Grille; http://forums.storagereview.net/viewtopic.php?t=4987&sid=0de4a903c76aa396690e8a5c382d91e3 Ignore the first 75 or so posts as they are not germane to this poll. Beginning with "Yuyo's" first post in that thread (76th post or so overall)...
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    Out on a hot date... Australian style?

    With apologies to our brethren from the land of Oz.
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    Remember Ravi Shankar?

    I happened to catch "Monterey Pop" on the boob tube last night just in time to catch Ravi playing his sitar (whoopee!) for what was ten minute's worth of pure torture. But seeing all those hippies in the crowd was a hoot. I never was into Ravi back then in '67 though I was a huge Beatles fan...
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    A question for all....

    Do you approve of a married person to have an affair? By affair, I mean as defined below in definition number 3. "Main Entry: af·fair Pronunciation: &-'fAr, -'fer Function: noun Etymology: Middle English & Middle French; Middle English affair, from Middle French, from a faire to do Date: 14th...
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    Vacuum Tube Motherboard?

    I saw a link to this in another forum and it looked so odd I thought I would post it over here. At first I thought it was a fake looking at the image below, but then the link to A-open seems genuine enough. It's been or 30 years or more since I've seen one of the machines in a drug store that...
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    Fun stuff...

    These guys have put current events to music in a hilarious way. Check it out. http://www.capsteps.com/
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    Has anyone seen an info-mercial for this?

    http://www.turdtwister.com/ If so you have my sympathy!
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    Sold on Dual CPUs?

    If I'm not mistaken, we have several members here who in the past year have gone the SMP route for various reasons. Clocker and Pradeep come to mind. I'm wondering if now looking back on your pre-dual days if you can tell us whether or not it was worth the money for you to go dual. Also, would...
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    Who will make the 10,000 Post?

    Well, any bets? It is just around the corner.
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    The things I loved when I was kid...

    In no particular order; - Little league tryouts... - Watching it snow at night through my bedroom window, hoping they would cancel school the next day... - Riding my Bike... - Running through the woods to play with my friends... - Building rafts out of driftwood to float on the creek... -...
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    Moderation Prices

    As time is money (and my time in particular is highly valued by yours truly), I have put together the following price list for services rendered here in the SF forums; Edit your text for you - $7.95 per instance Edit someone else's text for you - $14.95 per instance Delete your offensive post...
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    SR has reviewed the Seagate 36ES2

    Eugene has put it through it's paces. Not much of a drive if you ask me. It better be cheap or they aren't going to sell many.
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    Adaptec 2110S U160 SCSI RAID Controller

    Adaptec U160 SCSI 3 Single channel RAID controller. RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, 0+5 capable, 32mb on board ECC Sdram cache. 3.3V or 5V compatible, 66mhz, 64 bit capable. Low profile card. Four months old, works great. Includes installation CD and Manual, no cable included. - $285.00 More info here -...
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    How about this Mouse....

    http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4662 Freaky! The hair is a nice touch.
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    Let's dance...

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    New Server for SF.net!

    I'm taking up a collection to purchases this server being sold on ebay - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2017876057 Please send your cash donations directly to me so that we can upgrade our server here at SF. Checks and Credit Cards not accepted. Please note that with my...
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    Tax Day folks! Made out your check yet?

    I have #$%@$#*!!! :bibber:
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    Somebody misbehave!

    Either I'm the best damn moderator around or you guys are the best behaved bunch of people on the internet. I feel like the "Maytag" repair man. :mrgrn:
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    Golden Oldie but not forgotten...

    Crossin' the highway late last night, He should'a looked left and he should'a looked right, He didn't see the station wagon car, The skunk got squashed and there you are You got a dead skunk in the middle of the road Dead skunk in the middle of the road Dead skunk in the middle of the road...
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    The Osbournes

    Anyone else watch "The Osbournes"? I'm hooked, it's hilarious and kind of touching at the same time. If the cast were hand selected just for the show they couldn't come up with better characters than the real thing. Ozzie is a riot!
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    James is officially OTH today!

    OTH = Over The Hill :) Yes he turns 30 today. :b-day:
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