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    The President's Rumsfeld Lie

    Clinton's job description did not include "not cheating on his wife". Bush's job description does include "not cheating the people who elected him". Lying to cover a personal indiscretion is irrelevant in the grand scheme, lying to everyone because you think it will give you a political...
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    Nvidia G80 details revealed

    OT: I like how the SATA cable comes off the side of the board...
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    Cheapest way into a quiet PCI-E HTPC

    I wouldn't trust Thermaltake or whoever those other guys are on their dB measurements. I can almost guarantee that a Seasonic S12, Nexus, or even an Antec Neo will be quieter.
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    1600x1200 on a 6100?

    Thanks all. I actually had installed the inf for the monitor off the CD that shipped with it, and it displayed the monitor name correctly, but it took a new inf from Viewsonic's website to correct the problem. Thanks again.
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    1600x1200 on a 6100?

    How do I get 1600x1200 on an integrated 6100 video card? Even 1280x1024 would be nice... Latest drivers; and a few older ones do nothing. Omega has stopped nVidia development. BIOS states that I've allocated 128MB of RAM to video (the maximum), You'd think that would be enough?
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    Music

    ...erm, no. I don't like it. Too slow and droning; doesn't go anywhere. Completely uninspiring IMHO.
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    Best 20" LCD display

    I'd just like to say that 21.3" is way bigger than 19". I had no idea it would be this big*: Viewsonic VP2130b - 1600x1200, VGA+DVI, 4-port USB hub, 8ms Great base with lots of room for adjustments; about 8" vertical and 270 degrees horizontal. I had to turn the brightness down to 40% even...
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    Music

    I have "Brakhage" and "Avant Garde M.O.R." I'll give them a listen when I finish my system install...
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    MP3 - related utilities

    Thanks Merc, working great. Currently have it batched to a folder of 1300+ WMAs :o That should keep one of my cores busy for a while...
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    HP OfficeJet Pro K550

    I had an Inkjet that held up for years; an HP Deskjet 550C. That sucker never died; it was finally replaced by something with more features, and that did die (so did the countless replacements).
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    MP3 - related utilities

    Of course. It's the most prevalent audio format out there that is DRM-free. I won't work with WMA or m4a for that reason; FLAC, APE, etc are too fussy when it comes to playback on different devices.
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    MP3 - related utilities

    I'm looking for a program (free is really nice) to convert a whole bunch of WMA and m4a files to mp3. Does anyone have a suggestion?
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    HP OfficeJet Pro K550

    dye sub is awesome; I used to have access to one, but the per page costs were extreme.
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    DDR2 prices

    1GB sticks are a little under $100...that is where it's been for as long as I've been watching.
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    Music

    I love Gershwin; that's what made me learn the clarinet. Birth of Cool is nice; but I've never heard of the others...
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    When to Build Computer?

    Lots of boards support 8GB; but most only have 4 slots, requiring 2GB DIMMS (expensive) to do it.
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    Music

    I've been in touch with JTR, and his reason for not being here has nothing to do with forum drama.
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    Something Random

    Not my type; trust me ;) (She's the tall doctor ;) )
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    Newegg hard drive sale

    I can't say anything about the 150GB ones, but I've had about 20 36GB failures out of...erm...25 original drives (All in under 3 years). Some of them survived, some replacements failed, but that isn't a good record. The 74GB ones I have have all survived the duration to date.
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    Something Random

    I asked one of the women in my dance class what type of guy she was after (She's Chinese). Her answer? "Tall white doctor". I think you can tell a lot about what a person is looking for in a relationship by what types of traits they prioritize.
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    Best movie you've seen

    +5 Informative ;)
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    State of the union, help me choose/design new PC

    Considering S754 is still very available; I don't think I'd be too worried about S939. Besides, following Mark's suggestions, you'd have enough money to buy many spares. The only technologies I don't expect to see in 3 years would be PATA, AGP, PCI, and DDR.
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    When to Build Computer?

    Just one observation. If you really want more than 4GB of RAM, you have to make one of 2 hard choices: 1. Buy memory in sticks larger than 1GB 2. Buy a server motherboard with more than 4 DIMM slots Memory in 1GB sizes is $100/GB 2GB sticks are about $150/GB Regular Intel motherboards are...
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    Newegg hard drive sale

    Well, they're $380 now. I would expect a drop to around $300 by the time the 1TB drives ship (Q1-'07?), and a much slower decline after that. I would actually be surprised if they went that low ($200) within 12 months.
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    Something Random

    A lot; I'll leave this to others until I'm rested. But on top of all that; there is a lot wrong with Russian men. German men, too, as a matter of fact. It's much easier to be what they want, as their expectations are that much lower. For example; I've found a woman who I have encouraged to feel...
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    Something Random

    She was an OB/GYN in Moscow. Until she passes the tests here she is a medical assistant (part time) for a small boutique practice that doesn't offer coverage.
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    POS BIO Failure

    Actually, I was the last to be loose with the looser spelling...
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    Network question

    ;)
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    POS BIO Failure

    "OP" is "original poster", so yep...that would be you.
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    Windows Hosting

    I'd assume that it's due to the massive potential security issues hosting on Windows. All the services I've seen require a layer of UI between you and the system. The only exception is when you rent a whole server.
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    Windows Hosting

    I guess that would depend on what you want it to do. I use a buddy's godaddy hosting service at www.downdoggy.com.
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    Speedfan update

    I'm running it, and it's very stable...but it's fan speed reporting is a bit off...
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    POS BIO Failure

    I was really tired last night, and I was sure I knew what the OP said. Now, after 6 hours of sleep, I'm not so sure. I think Merc and Will got it right....sweet.
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    Something Random

    I was just talking to the girl about health coverage; as one of the things she will lose along with her husband is insurance. The quote she received to continue her current coverage is $500/mo. It seems that you either have useless insurance for piece of mind (like Merc) that doesn't kick in...
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    Details on quad-core AMDs

    12 SATA ports is a bit much for me. With 750GB drives, 5-7TB would be enough. I agree that a low-powered CPU would be lovely, my 65W CPU makes me happy.
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    Podcasting software that doesn't suck?

    Marketplace, Car Talk, and Fresh Air are not available via podcast. I just got Wait Wait and Motley Fool. OTM is good; I'll have to look into it. TAL is a mixed bag for me; sometimes I can handle the reality, sometime I have enough already. Car Talk uses Audible, and charges. Fresh Air has...
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    State of the union, help me choose/design new PC

    64-bit windows is still more hasstle than it's worth. For the record, there is no way to get even the latest (released a few weeks ago) version of Act to run on anything 64-bit. I ended up running it in a VM. My sound drivers wouldn't run, neither would the Azalia drivers for my onboard sound...
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    Antec *&^#$##$!! case rant

    I loved my P160, then I got a P180 and liked that even more. I'm currently using a P150 as a chair (one of a half-dozen I bought this week). And my new PS is in an Aria (SFF) chassis that has become awesome after some severe modding. There are QC issues, but their engineers certainly have the...
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    Podcasting software that doesn't suck?

    That would be why I asked. I most certainly don't want iTunes anywhere near my precious machine. But 3rd party tools are available. Right now I'm trying out one called iPodder that seems to do most of what I need.
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    Music

    Just bought the first album of a new band from SF called Honeycut. Not really the style of others here; but I really enjoy it, and I think the production is brilliant. I've been reading a book called "This is your brain on music"; and this band works all the right emotional angles in their songs.
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    Something Random

    Yep, hers is good for 10 years...yay. I didn't think it would be that big an issue, considering her divorce would likely take a year or so, and by then we would have a good idea whether it was going to work or not.
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    Something Random

    Nope, I'm on El Camino Real a few blocks from Stanford; practically between Stanford University and downtown Palo Alto. Very nice neighborhood. I actually saw a Mercedes SL55 AMG loose a drag race last week (to a Ferrari 550 Maranello) about a block from here.
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    Network question

    If you give the host OS a static IP that is outside everything used by your company, it shouldn't show up anywhere. Or you could uninstall the TCP/IP stack from the host OS...
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    Something Random

    Thanks for the info Pradeep. I'm pretty sure she doesn't know the conditions, but I suspect they are there. Her husband is here on an EB-2 if that makes a difference. If that were a certainty, this wouldn't be a concern. But it's not, and I don't want anyone dependent on me for any reason, so...
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    500GB drive review

    750s are reasonable, in a $/GB kind of way. Not that much of a premium over the 500s.
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    Way off-topic. I need a drill. Anyone know anything about drills?

    I was thinking the same thing, but I do have a Makita 14.4v that I use for building computers...
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    Something Random

    Things are settling for now. Just got my new place, going to be buying furniture as income allows, establishing my new "work from home"/"brutal commute" schedule. This place is really affordable ($700/mo in Palo Alto is amazing) so that should help me from worrying about my tenuous employment...
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    Podcasting software that doesn't suck?

    I'm now commuting between 2 NPR affiliates that use different programming schedules. Most of the shows I'm interested in are available as a podcast. I want my system to automatically get these as MP3 so I can burn them to disk or whatever. Does anyone have experience with this?
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    What was the name of that Firefox Plugin that synchronizes bookmarks & plugins?

    Foxmarks works with 2.0, but it doesn't do extensions.
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    Something Random

    Not entirely solo...but more independent than before. My earlier inquiry into needing a divorce attorney with immigration experience speaks to this.
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