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Well, the honeymoon is over... It took me over 7 minutes to get into this thread so I could complain that the forum is super slow. :( 3:35-3:43 EST... Edit: and pretty much right after posting this the forum is flying again... :scratch:

Well with this latest turn, this thread has made me sad... :(

I would guess no, but that's just a semi-educated guess.

It's certainly fast! :thumbright:

Just don't give Windows 8 internet access during initial setup and you can skip all that.

You are the "rich". When you hear politicians talking about the rich, they're not talking about Warren Buffet and Bill Gates, they're talking about the upper middle class (and above). Most people in that category don't think of themselves as rich, but the politicians have other ideas.

I certainly won't argue that we don't have a problem with Crony Capitalism. There are way too many companies get in bed with the gov't like GE who paid no corporate income taxes while collecting green energy subsidies. Or the revolving door between the SEC & other gov't entities and big...

Huh? Are we talking about mythical things now like Bigfoot and the Abominable Snowman now?

It's not random enough for you?

You mean like welfare, food stamps, WIC, Obamacare subsidies, earned income tax credits, etc...? Oh wait... No, high income wage earners don't collect any of those.

That's a terrible idea... Probably as bad as the system we have now. Everyone needs to have skin in the game, and why should the tax system be progressive?

That's because they're consumption (sales) taxes, not income taxes. Obviously there is no direct connection to your income. Single mothers and elderly people on a fixed income spend more of their money on groceries, gas, & utilities too.

I think we had this discussion before, but I don't see how that's possible. You have income and deductions. Unless you're accountant is doing something shady or you're inept at doing your taxes I can't see how your accountant can get you a much larger refund than when you attempted it.

We preferred it to Macallan 18, Highland Park 18, Aberfeldy 21, and others. Glenfiddich 15 was my 2nd choice.

I do my own taxes and have for years. I use TaxAct. Getting a refund for the first time in years after owing year after year.

We did a blind Scotch tasting last week at my coworker's house. Several of us, myself included, picked the Glenmorangie 18 as our favorite. Admittedly though I'm not a scotch drinker and I'm not likely to become one.

The Field of View is equivalent to the longer lens.

More like a server to co-locate. :p BTW, thanks for running the site Handy!

Since when are you ordinary?

How come Sony and Panasonic have escaped your wrath? They chose to implement an old API and have not issued a firmware update. Presumably the software running on the embedded processor in the TV is upgradeable.

I have one. Unfortunately it's slow. I posted a benchmark here. Later in that thread I posted benchmark results for a fast USB 3.0 flash drive, the Sandisk Extreme CZ80 64gB.

Other people have done it nearly as fast. It's not completely implausible.

It reeks of an April fools prank.

Look, it's clear from your intolerance and contempt toward religious people who have deeply held beliefs about homosexuality and gay marriage that any attempt to continue this discussion with you is utterly pointless. You treat those religious people exactly as you accuse them of treating others.

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Right, cause that's entirely similar. :scratch: People in the US have the right to free exercise of their religion. Sure it doesn't allow for people to be murdered as part of the religion, but it also doesn't restrict free exercise of their religion simply because some people find it annoying...

I'm sorry, but that's not just correct. That's not how the Constitution or Federal statutes frame freedom of religion. Only the twisted logic of the left could argue that discriminating against one group, attempting to deny them access to society because of their religious beliefs forcing them...

That's so not what the law does. It offers the possibility of recourse against discrimination claims brought by the state or local gov't if the action was taken on religious grounds. By your logic allowing for a self defense claim in a criminal proceeding is codifying the ability of any...

That's precisely what's not happening. You're living in a made up fantasy world. No one is demanding the secular world conform to their expectations (well except maybe those who want to impose Sharia law on everyone). These people want the ability to omit themselves from being forced to...

I did that for the first time on Saturday. It was entertaining.

Right "interacting"... I think what you meant to say is attempted forced endorsement of. You apparently think the gov't should step in and force churches to marry gay people in their facility (an act that they believe is wrong), force a wedding photographer to shoot a gay wedding (an event...

Right, religious people shouldn't be bakers or photographers lest they potentially run afoul of the the militant gay community who want to use the gov't to bully those who don't approve of their personal decisions by claiming discrimination.

Uh, what? What sort of hypothetical is that? The law is about the state taking action against individuals which isn't even close to your hypothetical. You're aware of the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision from last year right? The Supreme Court ruled that Federal Gov't can't force Hobby...

In other news that's how state laws work. And they can still sue and may win. The law isn't an automatic get out of trouble card. The federal version has been tested in court and the person refusing services doesn't win all the time.

IMHO, the specs are too vague. What version of Displayport does it use? Does it support SST or MST? What is the HDMI version?

I'd suggest Canada since there's a nearly identical Federal law that has been on the books since 1993 when it was signed into law by Bill Clinton. Federal: Indiana:

I'd suggest Canada since there's a nearly identical Federal law that has been on the books since 1993 when it was signed into law by Bill Clinton. Federal: Indiana:

Put the modem / router in a Faraday cage?

Thanks, I think. :)

Well, they don't tend to put them in the good neighborhoods where no one is a DIY'er.

No local Harbor Freight in your fancy CA neighborhood? Or does being a cheap bastard go against every fiber of your being?

I ended up going with 4oz. I tried 2 and 3 first though. I also tried one with Squirt instead of Fresca. 4oz there too.

Or if you're a cheap bastard... http://www.harborfreight.com/100-pc-security-bit-set-with-case-68457.html

You'd rather buy it than get it for free?

Yes, if you're made of money or have no concern regarding the value or bang for the buck of your purchases.

That's an okay price. Last year during black Friday you could get the Sandisk Extreme Plus 64gB SDXC cards for $30 from several retailers so I bought a few. The Samsung 64gB Pro were even cheaper for one day at Amazon as I recall.

5gHz doesn't penetrate walls as well, but there's usually much less congestion / intereference on the 5gHz band. I have a simultaneous dual band router and every device I own that supports 5gHz connects at 5gHz. I'm not aware of any devices that can use bridge both 2.4gHz and 5gHz for even...

So apparently the upgraded for pirated copies will still be considered pirated. So it will constantly remind you that they're not legit and disable parts of the OS. I can't see many people upgrading fully functional but pirated copies of Win 7 / 8.x to Windows 10 for that deal.

I bought some Mexican Fresca & Mexican Squirt yesterday for use in margaritas. My coworker gave a few of us his secret recipe. 1oz fresh squeezed lime juice (no substitutions) 2oz quality tequila 1oz Cointreau 1oz Grand Marnier splash of Fresca I was not happy to find that all Fresca sold in...

We're counting on you to get a pair and tell us about it. :D