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  1. Buck

    Welcome New Members

    It's roughly: 14.5 kilos of feed (11.3 of them corn) transforms into 1.6 kilos of flesh. This is aided by the appropriate hormones. For example, a hormone implant costing $1.50 adds between 18 to 23 kilos to the weight of a steer at slaughter, for a gross return of at least $25. According to...
  2. Buck

    New Computer Money just came in

    ~$2,500.00
  3. Buck

    Beverages

    PS Mubs: HI TIME WINE CELLARS 250 OGLE STREET, COSTA MESA, CA 92627 Phone: (949) 650-8463 They have an excellent selection of . . . well, everything. :D
  4. Buck

    Beverages

    Tomorrow I will call and see if I can purchase some: Cindy Mascetta White Rock Distilleries 21 Saratoga Street PO Box 1829 Lewiston Maine 04241 USA Tel: +1-207-783-1433 8:00 - 4:30 ET
  5. Buck

    New Computer Money just came in

    So, the F4 BIOS let us proceed with the installation further than we have before. Nonetheless, the system did it's sudden shutdown. Anyway, the guy I built this system for took the system so that he could diagnose the problem. He seems to enjoy this stuff and has a brain like Steven Hawkings...
  6. Buck

    Beverages

    FB, thanks for the tip on Auchentoshan. Their 25 year old variety needs to be tested. :D
  7. Buck

    New Computer Money just came in

    So, the dual-core 4400+ finally arrived, and I've assembled the system with a GAK8NULTRA9 motherboard. The BIOS didn't show the correct CPU model number, so we upgraded to the F5 BIOS. After doing that, everything turned to crap. I'll be attempting to go back to the F4 BIOS, at least Windows...
  8. Buck

    Beverages

    :wink: Many times, yes, sometimes, no. Usually, an expensive liquor of any variety has a soft bouquet, is smooth to the palate and has a delicate aftertaste. As the price drops and you hit the bottom of the price chain, liquor has a strong smell, reminiscent of rubbing alcohol. The taste is...
  9. Buck

    Beverages

    Where is the drool emoticon when you need it? Be careful Handy, whether or not someone likes it is very subjective. Although still on the subjective side, the tasting notes listed are reasonably accurate. It would be best to follow that as a guide. Than again, if you have not idea what those...
  10. Buck

    Something Random

    Wow. This is a jolt from the past. The name Jerry Pournelle doesn't ring a bell, but the writing does. Son-of-a-gun, I read Byte when I started learning BASIC. After doing some searches on Google, some other nice articles are popping up, like Byte's interview with Steve Wozniak regarding the...
  11. Buck

    BOFH Episode 15

    Jetlag. Yeah, that's it. :D
  12. Buck

    Beverages

    Johnnie Walker Blue Label?
  13. Buck

    A Special Forum Highlight

    Wow! Time flies when you're having fun. Thanks for your contributions Steve. Next round is on . . . er . . . forgot, the house is paying.
  14. Buck

    Who's using Mozilla?

    I have no idea how it works Tannin. But I've resolved customer's spyware issues by simply removing it from their system. Gladly, they saw the immediate benefit and began living happily ever after without the software. With that sort of experience, I naturally learned to mistrust the beast...
  15. Buck

    Who's using Mozilla?

    Not directly, but it attracts the little weasels like a red light district at a port of call. Insidious program - incruddiemail should be banned from this planet. You think Kazaa is bad? Hah! Kazaa is like the kings prized daughter with a chastity belt living behind lock and key compared to...
  16. Buck

    Maxtor maxline III slow access time

    Consumers have rights? :eekers: No one told me.
  17. Buck

    Busted

    LOL @ Steve
  18. Buck

    Win2k restart/shutdown problem

    I'm trying to find it Will. It was on the Wilders Security Forums.
  19. Buck

    Mounting a Heat Sink

    If possible, before.
  20. Buck

    Win2k restart/shutdown problem

    I read on the world wide wobble, that this is not limited to NOD32. :roll:
  21. Buck

    Win2k restart/shutdown problem

    Have you tried de-selecting the Diskette tick-box in the AMON/Setup/Detection tab? Also, just to make sure, you do have a floppy drive, correct?
  22. Buck

    Win2k restart/shutdown problem

    My reply has to be: :eekers: :confused: I've installed this on 50+ machines (old and new) so far without ever seeing this issue.
  23. Buck

    ALERT: 09-Aug-2005 Patchwork for Windows Quilt

    :rofl: Regardless of its imperfections, this issue certainly lends weight to switching operating systems.
  24. Buck

    Win2k restart/shutdown problem

    Your customer seems quite reasonable using NOD32 and not using IE or OE. Nonetheless, I mentioned the issue with spyware simply because I had a customer with a similar issue. Unbeknownst to her, she was downloading spyware automatically with her fancy emoticon attachment software for email...
  25. Buck

    Win2k restart/shutdown problem

    Have you checked for spyware, virii, worms and all their friends?
  26. Buck

    Cult of the Mac is alive....

    Where is there a shrapnel bomb when you need one?
  27. Buck

    Future NEC DVD burners -- Caveat Emptor !

    Interesting point to ponder Tony. I wonder if Samsung was manufacturing second class products for Creative. (I still have a Creative 24x trayless drive somewhere that works.)
  28. Buck

    I lost my temper with a customer today

    You certainly aren't alone Tony. I'm sure many of the computer resellers and retailers here could tell you similar stories. Heck, any business owner can relate something like that. Just don't let it happen for another 10 years. :D
  29. Buck

    Future NEC DVD burners -- Caveat Emptor !

    In the past, I was very happy with Samsung CD drives. I never had a problem reading discs or any reliability issues. The Samsung CD-RWs were okay, but I noticed that they didn't always burn CDs that could be read by other devices. So I switched briefly to NEC. They did a good job burning...
  30. Buck

    I lost my temper with a customer today

    A slight loss of temper, but certainly nothing as noteworthy had Coug been there with his hammer.
  31. Buck

    Motherboards

    In my opinion, nothing. Everytime I've setup an Intel desktop system for the past ten years, it's always been with an Intel motherboard. For starters, I like that many of them are passively cooled. I know I've mentioned this before, but it is nice to reiterate, that I still have one or two...
  32. Buck

    nVidia GeForce chipset cooler...

    Use an image enabled browser and check his avatar, he's not human.
  33. Buck

    I can't believe how right this is

    I believe all computer peripherals and devices are hot-swappable unless someone else is around. :lol:
  34. Buck

    Looking for Synchronization Software

    Yes, that would be the /d.
  35. Buck

    Looking for Synchronization Software

    Yes, that would be the /d.
  36. Buck

    The HTPC, 2005 edition

    The setup looks good to me, although I'm not familiar with the Bluegears and AverMedia stuff. That Chenbro case looks pretty decent for a compact HTPC.
  37. Buck

    SuSE goes free

    Thanks for the tip. K3b does a great job of burning image files to CDs.
  38. Buck

    SuSE goes free

    I think I'll try some CD burning with SuSe 9.3 and then move on to Novell's stuff.
  39. Buck

    SuSE goes free

    Konqueror does a better job rendering fonts and font sizes. But it still looks better in Windows.
  40. Buck

    SuSE goes free

    Okay, I've downloaded and installed Suse 9.3. I really like the GUI that setup up with YaST, especially when combined with YOU. Without having played with much of the accessories, I'm not happy with some of the fonts. They're horribly small in Firefox, making it very difficult to read text on...
  41. Buck

    What do we all look like

    I expect that it is legitamate. Not to far from me is the Ontario airport, and during our severe offshore winds, that is how they land. I've seen UPS planes coming in at that angle, and because the crosswinds were so strong, the couldn't keep the plane on the runway. They would immediately...
  42. Buck

    SuSE goes free

    Woot! After I just finished downloading and installing the eval version from Novell.
  43. Buck

    Companies that don't get it (job postings)

    Unless, of course, you're Bruce. He fit most of the job requirements, but being 45 mintues from this business put him one step behind Jason. Bruce is mad. PS: Good explanation Tony. PPS: So, what does happen when they find out that Jason abuses his restroom privledges, incites a fight in the...
  44. Buck

    Companies that don't get it (job postings)

    That's a good scenario Tony, but seems that Mercutio's situation is a bit different. Since they called him based upon his resume located somewhere in WWW land, they either found out "Jason" was a loser, or they didn't have any one person in mind when outlining the job.
  45. Buck

    Folding@Home

    Good to see you back Jo.
  46. Buck

    Mounting a Heat Sink

    I concur with the captain.
  47. Buck

    AMD to crap on customers, Q1 06

    Smart thinking Coug, I don't want any lawsuits from a faulty hammer handle. Plus, I'm not in the mood to RMA a hammer. Although, I think once the customer sees the 10 pound sledge hammer hanging on my wall, they'll change their mind about any RMA. PS: Now that I've switched to hammers, what...
  48. Buck

    What do we all look like

    :rofl:
  49. Buck

    Nichia Develops 60 Lumen Per Watt White LED

    Wow! Excellent work jtr.
  50. Buck

    AMD to crap on customers, Q1 06

    I'm going to start selling hammers. :D
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