Recent content by spike spiegal

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    Anybody work with Proxim Access points?

    Friend of mine just bought half a dozen Proxim AP's (either 600s or 700s) of these off of E-bay, and intends to use them for his cafe'. A bit dated, but they are G-capable and I volunteered to help set them up provided I get all the expresso's I can drink for a length of time. Now I can see...
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    Wow - NFL Violence

    I've got nothing against the Titans, but Haynesworth deserves a life suspension from the game. This was not a cheap shot made during a play when emotions were high. It was made after the play was over while the opponent was down on the ground and Haynesworth had a few seconds to cool off. It...
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    Worst computer you had to work on.

    You guys haven't seen anything. I once pulled a Gateway P100 tower out of a furniture factory that had *at least* half a cubic foot of grease/sawdust inside of it. The accumulation was so bad the PCI cards were not visible. Machine still worked fine. Back in the days when Virii writers...
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    Awesome Photo (speaking of photography)

    Lot's of photo topics today, but this shot is amazing. Check out Vincent Laforet's page: http://www.laforetvisuals.com/main.php Perspectives>Aerials 1 > Image 6. Two guys working on the Antenna of the Empire State Building. If somebody can directly link it, go for it. I've been...
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    was this my fault?

    You claim you can run 13.3 miles, but then are afraid on 13yr old girls.???? :cool: I would have uttered a comment about 'putting a training bra on backwards' and called it a day.
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    Microwaving cd's

    Saw a video on the internet awhile back of a dude spinning up CDs with his dremel, and shooting them across his dorm room like cruise missles. Great video if you can find it.
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    Slow windows startup

    A Raid controller will take several more seconds to initialize than an onboard IDE / SATA controller. It can take several minutes just for some of my Windows servers to hit the splash screen with RAID 5 controllers spinning up. It alls depends on the RAID card. Once you see the XP splash...
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    a recruiter told me Associates == Bachelors

    "Various" engineers include electrical, chemical, mechanical, and so on. A chemical engineer for instance would have to have much greater formal education than a 'Network Engineer'. As a 'Network Engineer', does that mean you physically design the IC's on network cards and geometries of...
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    a recruiter told me Associates == Bachelors

    ......And having a Masters in Computer Science will save your butt? ROFL! The reason that HR departments insist on a BS over even MA over a lesser degree is they assume because they will be paying college loans off for the next 100 years, well, then so should you. Seriously, I've worked...
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    Ordering cola at restaurants...

    If I plan on getting smashed on Jack and Coke later on at that establishment, yes, it's critical information to know. :cool:
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    Ten Rules For Dating My Daughter

    I'm assuming if you had a son you'd give him a hi-five if he nailed a chick who's dad was like you :D
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    Housing: 2006 thread, use the 2007 thread instead.

    Note that most of the areas that are experiencing housing bubble burts appear to be left of center; Cali, Jersey, etc. Heres' my problem with all of this. First, housing costs WERE elevated due to artifical inflation of the market by people investing in the housing market. If the only people...
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    Republican running for Michigan governer says it's ok to teach Intelligent design in science class.

    I also live in Michigan and am concerned about Dick Devos's stance on intelligent design, which if you ask me is a contradiction in terms. People believe in intelligent design as an excuse not to think, or, because it re-inforces their view that god is a big white guy with a beard, wears...
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    Y2K - used as proof that scientists are unreliable

    Here's what Wikipedia says about Mr Crichton: "an American author, film producer, film director, and television producer. His best-known works are techno-thriller novels, films and television programs." So basically, if I want to know how to shoot a CGI T-Rex or an out of control robot...