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  1. Santilli

    Best movie you've seen

    Fury and Cap teamed up a number of times. I didn't see Sam Jackson in the Captain America movie. Wonder why?
  2. Santilli

    Best movie you've seen

    DH wasn't born when I was reading Sgt. Fury comics. No dice.
  3. Santilli

    Best movie you've seen

    Fast Five. Smoking. Tyrese Gibson is great, The entire crew is great. Great movie.
  4. Santilli

    Best movie you've seen

    Fast Five. Smoking. Tyrese Gibson is great, The entire crew is great. Great movie.
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    I want to buy a new car

    http://www.roadandtrack.com/var/ezflow_site/storage_RT_NEW/storage/original/application/c8865c72826bc5a11ecd847d352b1192.pdf Good stuff. Look at rear ends, and gear max speeds.
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    I want to buy a new car

    If you are really concerned about safety: Buy the car. Find a serious welder, and have him install a roll cage, ala nascar. Racing Nomex seats, 5 or 6 point harness, etc. My view on 1/4 mile times: The new cars are really good because they are using fantastic, sticky tires. I looked at the...
  7. Santilli

    Best movie you've seen

    :pirate:
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    Best movie you've seen

    I pretty much stopped reading comics when they went over 35 cents. I don't know how kids pay 3-4 dollars a comic, and collect anything. Mercutio, thank you for the update and the history. I really enjoy the dead pan humor of the Black Widow not understanding the subtle comments Tony Stark...
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    Best movie you've seen

    I just got the Avengers. I've been watching it for 3 nights, over and over. The combination of violence, humor, and the characters I've been familiar with from the 60's make this a GREAT movie. They do justice to ALL the characters. Scenes I love. Hulk hits Thor hard. Thor comes through, wipes...
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    StartPins redirect

    System restore worked. I have a copy of Acronis around here, but, IIRC it doesn't like 64 bit 7.
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    StartPins redirect

    Bozo: Click here to see it: http://startsear.ch/?aff=1 I just hate browser redirects, or any kind of virus/malware. I went Mercutio's way, and used both in safe mode. No cigar. Then system restore sprouted in my head.
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    StartPins redirect

    System Restore worked.
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    StartPins redirect

    First ran Spybot and Malwarebytes in Safemode. Startup page is now: http://startsear.ch/?aff=1 on both browsers.
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    StartPins redirect

    Hi Can't get rid of this POS. It hijacks both browsers, IE and Firefox to http://startpins.com/? I've blocked it on Firefox with BlockSite 0.7.1.1. However, it reappears after being cleaned when I restart on IE. I'ves used Spybot, Nod32, Malwarebytes, TSSbootcleaner. Topmedia is the...
  15. Santilli

    Folding@Home

    A bit of a side note. I'm now 16 on our group. One of my friends is living at Stanford Med center. He has multiple melinoma(SP?) He also has Kaiser, and, he's been living at Stanford Medical center. The chemo, and treatments make him a drug addict, mainly morphine, in intense pain, and barely...
  16. Santilli

    I'm getting married in October.

    A few, quick facts. 50% of marriages end in divorce. What is TN law? Go down to your local court house. Introduce yourself to the judges that do divorces. Take them out for drinks. Decide if you want that person, or persons, to have total control over your life for the REST of your life, or at...
  17. Santilli

    Voltage regulator or UPS, or both?

    Our area isn't bad. I've noticed a couple volts on my UPS. Won't hurt for the Beast to have a Voltage Regulator. APC Line R 1200. The power supply was fine. The guy probably banged it in moving, or threw it because the buttons are hard to figure out, etc. I've got another like it, been working...
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    Voltage regulator or UPS, or both?

    Guy lives in Oakland. Their power fluctuates pretty badly, late at night, much like Berkeley. Ours seems to go off same time every two weeks, 7AM for some reason. Wiring in these buildings is from about 1965. Not so good. I plugged the UPS into the Voltage Regulator. I think I'll suggest the...
  19. Santilli

    Voltage regulator or UPS, or both?

    Hi Wondering what you would suggest? Home useage. GS
  20. Santilli

    Shaving solutions, or, what do Gilette and all those companies do with all their $?

    I'm down to changing the Feather's every Sunday. Great deal. Still burning through my shaving cream from Costco. Gel stuff from Gilette. Use the straight razor for under my nose, and I still have the single edge safety razor, but, I should probably by another at some point.
  21. Santilli

    Best movie you've seen

    Anyone watched the new Spiderman movie? It's getting great reviews...
  22. Santilli

    Ford Mustang 2012 review

    Turns out its 105k miles. Banged right rear fender. May need a top when it starts raining. Mediocre gas mileage. 15 in town, better on the freeway, maybe 25. We'll see tomorrow. The top is nice when it's 105 degrees, like the last couple days. Seems the way to sell a 2-4k car is to get new...
  23. Santilli

    Ford Mustang 2012 review

    Seems it's a cougar cruizer. They love it.
  24. Santilli

    Ford Mustang 2012 review

    For a stop gap I found a Chrysler Sebring from a Mechanic. 124k, 2000 year, in good to excellent condition. Problem is, it's a convertible, and it gets bad gas mileage. Probably be looking for something else as soon as I get it. Price is excellent, about what it's worth as a trade in. At least...
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    Ford Mustang 2012 review

    For a stop gap I found a Chrysler Sebring from a Mechanic. 124k, 2000 year, in good to excellent condition. Problem is, it's a convertible, and it gets bad gas mileage. Probably be looking for something else as soon as I get it. Price is excellent, about what it's worth as a trade in. At least...
  26. Santilli

    Ford Mustang 2012 review

    Enterprise and Budget rental. I'm trying to find something I like, and find out the plus and minus of each model. I like the size of the Focus, but the engine gets 25 miles to a gallon, and the gears are too high for me.
  27. Santilli

    Ford Mustang 2012 review

    Maxburn: Been driving the Ford Focus 2013 this week, last week 2012. I use the Sport mode shifting a lot. What are they thinking? They put the shift button on the gear shift, meaning with a close ratio, accelerating hard, one hand is off the steering wheel? That's like a law suit waiting to...
  28. Santilli

    Shaving solutions, or, what do Gilette and all those companies do with all their $?

    I've got near 8 shaves out of the last feather. Not as close as the first 5, but enough for government work.
  29. Santilli

    Low powered computer thread

    I went with a CF-51 laptop. Cost about 130 dollars off ebay. Twice as fast as my original plus using the Kingspec SSD. Works for what I'm using it for. The HTPC continues to work.
  30. Santilli

    Shaving solutions, or, what do Gilette and all those companies do with all their $?

    That's for a VERY close shave, every time. I can stretch a couple more out of the blades if I shave often. Maybe I have a stubborn beard?
  31. Santilli

    Shaving solutions, or, what do Gilette and all those companies do with all their $?

    Update: I now have a Sandal smell shaving lather, and a brush. I'm using that over hair conditioner, Gillette foam Gel, then on top the Sandal lather. That is working. The shaving lather is nice because it's hot and can be reapplied for the second pass. I also bought some Personna shaping...
  32. Santilli

    GIANT SURF AT FIJI CONTEST ON RIGHT NOW 4 PM 6 7 2012

    http://www.volcomfijipro.com/live/ http://www.surfline.com/surfdata/lola_surf_model.cfm?id=8493 This is a giant swell. Biggest ever for a Pro ASP Surf contest to my knowledge. Tavarua, Cloudbreak, is unique in that it's both huge, hollow and lined up. It's not just a peak you can get out of...
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    Nichia Develops 60 Lumen Per Watt White LED

    I jumped on the CFL bandwagon at the start. That whole batch failed, within 2 years. The new ones are far cheaper, seem to use less energy, and combined with the LED's have dropped my energy bill by 60%, or more.
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    Nichia Develops 60 Lumen Per Watt White LED

    New PG&E bill. 20.00 dollars! WTF? How can moving to LED and MFL's make THAT much of a difference? When the house was all MFL the cost was about 50.00. Figured it didn't make that much of a difference. I'm suspecting that the power draw for MFL starting up is a problem, since I rarely leave...
  35. Santilli

    8 drives in 1 system - what's the cheapest way?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kztiseGvvis These SATA bays have been the best I've tried. I combine that with one of the toasters Mercutio suggests. I don't see why you couldn't buy two toasters or more toasters and run them through the USB ports. As for the used raid card in SATA: I haven't...
  36. Santilli

    Something Random

    Even if they don't eat you, being a chew toy for a great white will kill you ;-)
  37. Santilli

    Ford Mustang 2012 review

    I'd like this Mustang. Love the gearing and .50 6th gear. http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2013-ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-test-review "The Eaton supercharger in the engine’s valley displaces 2.3 liters, spins faster than the last GT500’s blower, cranks out 14.0 psi at maximum boost (up from...
  38. Santilli

    Ford Mustang 2012 review

    On flat highways it gets 35-37 MPG. Problem is that as soon as you factor in any driving when you get there, you are back down to 24-27. It's a bit of sticker shock when your gas bill goes from 45 to 60, but the tank is 3 gallons larger then the Toyotas, so it's really not much different. Non...
  39. Santilli

    Best movie you've seen

    What's Chyna up to in the movie?
  40. Santilli

    Ford Mustang 2012 review

    Burst what bubble? What was your mileage? Going up, coming down, average speed, etc.? One of my girlfriends had a jetta in 1980 or so. She drove it 85-95 mph and used her female charms to get her out of any ticket. It worked too. That's both the Jetta and the charms. I kind of think of a 3.7...
  41. Santilli

    Shaving solutions, or, what do Gilette and all those companies do with all their $?

    P.T. Barnum must love the average guy. Spending 4 bucks a blade on something that sucks, doesn't get in to tight areas, leaves shaving bumps and works worse then a 5 cent double edged blade. Stupid would be not remembering the old stuff how well it worked and what it cost. Modern tech has made...
  42. Santilli

    Ford Mustang 2012 review

    I can't believe I forgot to mention driving this car to Reno twice in two weekends. Some of the 'hills' I mentioned were at 7000 feet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Pass It maintained 80-85 over the mountains and handled the sweeping curves very well. Mileage was about 24 going up...
  43. Santilli

    Ford Mustang 2012 review

    Here is the spec page for the Mustang engines: http://www.ford.com/cars/mustang/specifications/engine/ "Sequential Multi-port Electronic Fuel Injection " It seems like the automatic almost disengages coming down steep hills or mountains. It does get up and move pretty well. It seems to get...
  44. Santilli

    Shaving solutions, or, what do Gilette and all those companies do with all their $?

    Thing about straight razors is I was going to use them for areas that are hard to get to, like under your nose. Problem is they are too wide to fit in and shave that area. A REAL straight razor is absurdly expensive. However the injector straight razors are reasonable and you just change...
  45. Santilli

    Ford Mustang 2012 review

    The reason it goes for 200 grand is it says "Shelby" on it. Look at the absurd prices the Shelby 350 and 500 are pulling, not to mention the value of the 289 and 427 REAL Cobras. They are collectors items and guys like Jay Leno are willing to buy it just because they can, and it says Shelby...
  46. Santilli

    Best movie you've seen

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Studios Apparently Paramount's rights were bought back by Disney on the Avengers. Still their logo appears on the film. The leasing of rights for Marvel Characters requires a calendar and popcorn to figure out who has rights to what characters.
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    Nichia Develops 60 Lumen Per Watt White LED

    Great. Now you have to put your light bulbs in your will.
  48. Santilli

    Nichia Develops 60 Lumen Per Watt White LED

    40-60W LED at Costco, about 6-10W 3 for 20 dollars, IIRC.
  49. Santilli

    Ford Mustang 2012 review

    "As expected, Shelby didn't just up the power and call it a day. The Shelby 1000 and 1000 S/C both got modifications designed to put all that extra power to good use. Shelby replaced the rear end with a new 9-inch unit, and installed a custom aluminum driveshaft. Shelby also made sure the 1000...
  50. Santilli

    Ford Mustang 2012 review

    Saves time. 80 is the new 65. The mustang takes 25% time off commute To san mateo. I leave late arrive early. I'm going 80 over hills I go 65 in th toyota. Mileage is.up to 27. The car is growing on me.
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