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I know that a number of folks here use cable Internet, so I'm hoping for some insight into my problems. A couple of months ago, I switched to Comcast for a then-current promo. Initially, I had problems with general slowness and lots of dropping. The modem was showing lots of issues with...

A bit of a hyperbolic title, but the sentiment is there. http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/02/could-cars-have-caused-the-mortgage-meltdown/#ixzz0ehYd6VnD Read the original paper here: http://www.nrdc.org/energy/files/LocationEfficiency4pgr.pdf

Or, maybe, like Dubya, they are simply invisible to it.... http://contexts.org/socimages/2010/01/05/hp-software-doesnt-see-black-people/

Only five of these left.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewLLBalvehg

Not really, but it's a good idea and doesn't require additional research: http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/11/20/heroic-israeli-roomba-saves-children-from-deadly-viper/

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-29/palins-bus-hoax/

This isn't a new story, but it's gotten new legs. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/79112.html Strict constructionists, try to get them out of this mess!

This are serious. http://www.cheeseorfont.com/

Why do so many people call themselves Christians when they are Jehovah's Witnesses? http://cdn.holytaco.com/www/sites/default/files/images/2009/10/Religion-Flowchart_1.jpg

I bought a couple of Samsung 1TB F3s, and want to test them before using them in my NAS. They're not recognised by my BIOS. I'm 99% sure that the drives are simply DOA, as the packaging was highly inappropriate, but I want to be double sure that there's no funky incompatibilities that I don't...

What are folks currently recommending in 1TB and up drives? I have yet to need to recommend anything this large to anybody, but am personally coming to the point where I need to upgrade the 750GB drives in my NAS.

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1919127,00.html

http://www.credoaction.com/comics/2009/08/821.html

I was having problems with slow page load times in Firefox. I initially thought that maybe it was a DNS problem, or something that I had done to gum up the works. I read this page, turned off keep-alive, and all is solved. Can any of your webmonkeys explain what is going on?

http://www.voidtools.com/ I've just installed this, and it seems pretty amazing for something so light. I may never use Windows's search function again....

I have a client with a laptop with Broadcom-based wireless that needs to be able to use channels higher than 11 while traveling. In the past, all I've needed to do is hack the driver or firmware to convince it that it was in the Japan or UK. However, I've never done this with a Broadcom chip...

Most 2.5" to 3.5" drive mounting adapters leave the connectors in the middle, which means that you can't use them with a backplane. I found this from IcyDock, but it only has air vents on the front and back, and there are a number of complaints with its tool-less design. Does anyone know of...

Sadly, "pork flu" was not available. A friend of mine sent me this: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=p&msa=0&msid=106484775090296685271.0004681a37b713f6b5950&ll=32.639375,-110.390625&spn=15.738151,25.488281 I went to the CDC website, but couldn't find anything similar. In fact...

I have a forum to which I belong that has a major problem with post reporting "abuse." The problem is that you're only supposed to use the "report post" button for porn, swearing, etc. However, their only barrier to this is a message somewhere that no one reads. Furthurmore, there's no way...

I had a customer drop off her Thinkpad R51 which is taking an inordinate amount of time to boot. It's gone back this afternoon with no appreciable change, as she needs it for a trip. I was only able to work on a few hours, much of which was spent waiting on reboots after making changes. It...

I have a used Visor Platinum with all of the original parts (and it works). Will also throw in the Minstrel S Springboard modem and some rechargeable batteries. Maybe $45 shipped, depending on where you are

Okkay, maybe not. But people in conservative states are: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16680-porn-in-the-usa-conservatives-are-biggest-consumers.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news And, if you need furthur proof, the peer-reviewed journal article is linked at the end.

Reading the help file is apparently for commie pinkos: http://mediamatters.org/items/200902130016

Some drives are going back to three years. Wonder why? http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/warranty_&_returns_assistance/product_warranty_matrix/

What are folks suggesting these days? I have a librarian who had enough sense to realise that the $3000 XPS laptop that the Dell salesman quoted her was a bit much and came to me for advice. Normally, I would pick a R-series Thinkpad out for her, but Lenovo seems to have completely rejimmied...

I'm looking for a headset to use with my computer, primarily for gaming, but also for doing other online voice chats. I prefer the behind-the-head models. Suggestions or thoughts? I'm willing to pay a little money for something that's nice, works well, and won't break after eight hours of use.

Politics aside, I simply can't vote for this woman. She speaks out of her rear 90% of the time. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MDZiMDhjYTU1NmI5Y2MwZjg2MWNiMWMyYTUxZDkwNTE= For those of you who don't believe me, here she is, interviewed by a woman...

I always knew that a Harvard degree was something that was bought, not earned, but.... http://thephoenix.com/Boston/News/68865-Are-universities-selling-out-to-oil-nations/

Fujitsu MAY2036RC Sun OEM. Passes all the tests. $50 shipped in USA

Two things that seem to inadvertently go together.... The Words They Used: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/09/04/us/politics/20080905_WORDS_GRAPHIC.html The party conventions in one minute (sorry, requires Flash): http://www.236.com/video/2008/watch_the_rnc_in_a_minute_8773.php...

I recently upgraded the motherboard on my main computer, which allows me to finally take advantage of the PowerNow feature on my Opterons. I have duly set the power scheme in Windows to "minimal power management," and now the AMD power monitor shows the processors going to the one and only...

Why doesn't anyone seem to know how to negotiate anymore? I listed up a bunch of stuff on Craiglist that I don't need, and I'm getting a lot of "what's your lowest price on this?" responses. At least the low-ballers have a position from which to haggle. I even state in some of the listings...

A pet "peeve" of mine: http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/

New, in shrinkwrap, retail, full version, etc., etc. $280 shipped in the US (sorry, I can't export it)

http://www.pickensplan.com/ Maybe this will appeal to right-wing nutjobs.... The plan seems a little half-baked, but I'll take the part that Boone has backed with his bucks. I'd suggest watching the full version of the presentation without the fancy graphics, at the bottom of the media section...

I have one pair of Corsair TwinX CMX512RE-3200LLAW v1.1 (black heatsinks, 512MB each, 1GB total, 2-3-3-6 timings), and one pair of OCZ OCZ4001024ELERDC-K (copper heatsinks, 512MB each, 1GB total, 2-3-2-6 timings). All sticks test good and have lifetime warranties. Asking $40 for for the...

http://graphjam.com/ A couple of good ones: http://graphjam.com/2008/07/08/song-chart-memes-number-of-tourists-eaten-by-attraction/ http://graphjam.com/2008/06/16/song-chart-memes-god-vs-satan/

I bought this to evaluate. The performance is fine, but the noise is a lot more than my little 2.5" 10k drives. So, without customer in sight, I don't care to keep it for personal use. It's been sitting in a drawer for a while, so it's now down a couple months on its five-year warranty...

I have one new Momentus 7200.2 200GB laptop drive, model ST9200420ASG. I got this for a customer upgrade that never happened. It's still sealed, and has the full 5-year warranty minus about a month. Looking for $120 shipped in the US. Will ship elsewhere at cost.

Once again, you need to be an SPP member to buy. http://spp.gatewaycdi.com/category.asp There is a lot more selection at what appears to be reasonable prices. Unfortunately, limit one; and, a lot of stuff appears to be on back-order.

Hype or for real? http://www.eboostr.com/

It's old news now.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/3013959.stm

Once again, you need to sign up for SPP to see the page: https://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=evaluation-unit-program-spp-system-builder&vgnextoid=83440e5de1dcd010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD&vgnextrefresh=1 Cheetah 15K.5 73GB SAS $130 Savvio 10K.2 146GB SAS $204.50 The deal on...

Things that make you go, "hmmmm...." http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/weekinreview/27bittman.html?_r=2 (probably requires a log-in... you guys know how bugmenot works)

Why does the consumery model have a three year warranty and the higher-end businessy model have a two year? http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BR1500LCD http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BT1500 Any theories on this?

Not quite... but still something interesting from the biology files: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080116142805.htm

This is why you don't plagiarize! http://www.newsweek.com/id/94543/page/1

There you go...

Something to think about, even if you're not a rabid hippie.... http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/view/114 (Sorry, requires Flash)

Pastafarians give rise to real questions about what is a religion.... http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/11/16/flying.spaghettimonster.ap/index.html