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  1. Howell

    Ever wanted to know the thoughts of car fans?

    hah. --------------------- I ran across a couple cars I'm adding to my list of potentials. :D http://www.fordvehicles.com/fordgt/home.asp http://www.dodge.com/grab_life/past_and_future/concept_cars/charger.html...
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    headphone recommendations

    I bout some of these some time ago so that I could mow the lawn and listen to tunes but not go deaf. The mower drowns out some of the bass but I don't have to turn it up past about 45%. Sounds like you made a sound purchase, Andy. Pun intended.
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    How fast is your Internet connection?

    It has been my understanding that the reason you can't sometimes get even 56k is because of the conversion to digital at the out-station. Supposedly, if the run was analog all the way to the CO it wouldn't be a problem. Presumably it has to do with the speed of the switches at the out-station.
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    headphone recommendations

    Andy, I initially thought you were looking for headphones for her. If it fits your application you might be able to get by with some normal ones. Or maybe a pair of normal ones. Or is that two pair.
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    Recommendations on good books to read

    I'll host them unless Tim wants to come back from vacation early. Gimme a day or so to set up the ftp for you.
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    How fast is your Internet connection?

    ISDN rates in the US are generally 1/3 more costly than DSL/Cable. I don't know why.
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    Enlight Cases Still Good?

    What do you not trust about it? Adding a resistor in series (if you use the right resistor) produces the same voltage across the fan as running the fan at 7V from the supply?
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    Recommendations on good books to read

    Send me an audio book please.
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    Information on USB Boot device compatibility

    http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/bus/USB/usbcompat.mspx
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    What do we all look like

    Thank you, David. I thought it was time for a change.
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    http://www.cheetahdrives.com/

    **Implemented using the common practice of storing data on the outer diameter of the media (destroking) to enhance the performance of the 10K drives. In this configuration, the 10K RPM was destroked to 78.6% of its full capacity.
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    My P4 new mobo?

    Is that DFI board OEM for CATERPILLAR? :-? Did anybody notice the IDE headers on the ABIT board?
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    uhh... strange memory problem... more = slower?

    What I meant to say was that different motherboards ID the same stick as different sizes.
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    uhh... strange memory problem... more = slower?

    Actually It's worse than that. I have no motherboard that will give me the same amount of RAM. There is no silkscreen or sticker on the PCB to help with identification. At some point I wrote that they were PC100 but I can't get them to work with modern boards. Googling the chip numbers returns...
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    Getting In Shape

    honold, my brother just recently graduated with a degree similar to Exercise Phys if not exactly. He tells me that he waits two hours after eating his meal before he eats desert. IIRC, He says it's because the high sugar level in desert cause the insulin level to skyrocket and then the body is...
  16. Howell

    What do we all look like

    Sure! I've got plenty of space.
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    What do we all look like

    Yeah, can it be any worse than the Uncle Fester picture at the top of the page. hehehe
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    why does the acrobat plugin suck so much?

    Note these are settings in the Reader not in IE.
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    [NEWS] - SCO self-immolates

    On the face of it, we see MS giving money to a company who is harassing MS's chief competitor. I'm no conspiracy theorist but the first day this broke I thought it would be interesting if MS was puppeteering. The next time I checked the news, MS had given SCO money. Sorta smells.
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    why does the acrobat plugin suck so much?

    How do you disable that?
  21. Howell

    Would you like fries with that order, sir?

    :o Oh, that's bad. :)
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    What do we all look like

    I'll host it fer ye.
  23. Howell

    Matrix reloaded?

    Saw it on saturday. The action scenes were good. I could follow the the plot well enough (what) but I'm going to have to see it again or three to understand the character's motivations (why).
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    Pre-Sale: Asus nforce2

    I would think a first person shooter would be more appropriate considering his proximity to Chicago.
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    uhh... strange memory problem... more = slower?

    An informative post CityK. Do you know if there is any way to ID a stick when there is no labeling on the PCB and the only infomation I can get is off the chip combined with the number of chips?
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    F---! California passes Net Tax

    I wasn't interested in the discussion because I don't eat. :P Which reminds me of the time I got the magazine saleswoman off the phone by telling her that I didn't read. He thought I meant I didn't read for a hobby until I told her I didn't read at all. Seriously though I've not heard of...
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    Pre-Sale: Asus nforce2

    My two UPS guys know me by name and on sight. They are always cordial. Congratulations Merc, on a decidedly upbeat post.
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    Ever wanted to know the thoughts of car fans?

    Is a 2.5L 4-cyl any/marginally/signifigantly more fuel efficient than a 2.5L 6-cyl?
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    Ever wanted to know the thoughts of car fans?

    How did the drivers seat fit you?
  30. Howell

    Polar Bear attacks Submarine

    Or semi-destructive bears, with very bad language.
  31. Howell

    Folding@Home

    That's too bad. Best of luck in your new venture.
  32. Howell

    uhh... strange memory problem... more = slower?

    Try a Knoppix CD just for kicks.
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    F---! California passes Net Tax

    I grew up on 4% and butter with skim also available in the fridge. For my own purchases I've settled on 2% and regular butter. I like Country crock OK. Skim milk/1% tastes to much like water. I'll eat just about anything put before me though.
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    PS/2 Port

    I Read your posts time. 8)
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    Ever wanted to know the thoughts of car fans?

    After driving my Dad's GMC Sonoma truck for a couple weeks I can say that there is something missing. The truck is four years newer and 150,000 miles younger and feels more sluggish than my car. They both have a V6 but mine is a manual and the truck is auto. Dunno the problem, but I don't like it.
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    Microtek 4850 Scanner Woes

    The light on my HP USB scanner stays on for a while but not days. I guess maybe 15 minutes. You'ld think there would be a software setting to adjust this. The tube has to warm up before it can scan. THis can take maybe a minute.
  37. Howell

    Would you like fries with that order, sir?

    The flash animation of the yellow 20s made me think of the Joker's costume from the Adam West Batman TV show. Dunno why. Maybe the same font.
  38. Howell

    Ever wanted to know the thoughts of car fans?

    Snif. I wanna new car. *pout*
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    Pre-Sale: Asus nforce2

    I think he meant it as a prodding compliment. I think I'll have to agree with mubs himself, mubs is easily misunderstood.
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    Best movie you've seen

    I watched A Clockwork Orange tonight. Although I could tell you the plot, I couldn't really tell you what the movie was about. If Stanley Kubrick wanted to make a statement it was lost on me. I can mark it off the list now though. :)
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    The motherboard to car analogy project

    It's a russian econobox I think.
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    The motherboard to car analogy project

    I think Epox would fit here too. Where do we put Supermicro and Tyan?
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    Assault Turtles

    http://espn.go.com/outdoors/general/columns/sutton_keith/1550552.html
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    Processor Pick.

    I recall some people were using rear-window-defrost repair kits. IIRC, Some of the newer motherboards do not require any chip modifications at all. You can override the settings manually in the bios.
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    Try to change RAM, PC won't boot...

    Look at the chips on each PCB. Does it look like they have the same number of leads and the same height off the PCB?
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    Chattanooga Flood Pictures

    I'm sure they were just in awe of your sophistication. Either that or confused by it.
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    Chattanooga Flood Pictures

    No joke. On my walk down by the pier after work I'd say I saw 250 people. 25 of them were fishing. Not only was the water too cloudy but the current was so strong no doubt some of them lost their pole when they hooked a tree.
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    New TIVO Service

    It's weird, I've never heard anybody complain about anything TiVo other than it's not free.
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    Chattanooga Flood Pictures

    They are saying we recieved between 5.5 and 8.5" of rain between here and Knoxville and we are downstream of Knoxville. The river crested at 6 feet above flood stage. Damage up to $17M. The corporate headquarters for Olan Mills, a portrait photography studio, is swamped. Besides the custom and...
  50. Howell

    Getting In Shape

    Good luck on the training.
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