Search results

  1. I

    MONEY finds flaw in 'FairTax' bestseller

    We've had a lot of debate on this forum about the Fair Tax proposal. While I have my reservations about the idea, I do think its an interesting idea that is worthy of consideration. However, it appears that the writers of the book weren't exacly forthcoming with the fact that under thier plan...
  2. I

    Ex-Secretary of State Powell slams storm effort

    Ex-Secretary of State Powell slams storm effort Why can't more politicians be like Powell? He calls it likes it is... there were failures at all levels of government on this relief effort. That's right people, both the democrats and republicans are to blame. In addition, he says the...
  3. I

    Calif. Lawmakers Pass Gay Marriage Bill

    Calif. Lawmakers Pass Gay Marriage Bill Well, there's no question that gay rights advocates will be excited about this bill passing and those aginst gay marriage will be dissapointed, but I found Arnold's response to be the most interesting. Its odd that so many conservatives have said...
  4. I

    Is the the problem the refining or the supply of oil?

    So, I'm confused. Maybe you guys can shed some light on this for me. I've heard many sources say that the recent gas crises is caused by our inability to refine oil since many refineries are down in the gulf area. However, the president has recently started using the strategic oil reserve to...
  5. I

    Study: Ozone layer has stopped shrinking

    Thought everyone could use some good news! Its only one study, so its far from conclusive, but its nice to see evidence that global cooperation can over come some of our environmental problems. Study: Ozone layer has stopped shrinking
  6. I

    Judge orders Force Feeding of convicted sniper

    Judge orders force-feeding for convicted sniper Why must we feed him and cost the taxpayers more money? If this crumb wants to starve to death then why don't we let him? Now we have to waste our money to force feed him? This is ridiculous.
  7. I

    Christian broadcaster calls for the assasination of Venezuela's Chavez

    Robertson: U.S. should 'take out' Venezuela's Chavez <sigh> This is why I get very nervous when poltics and religion get mixed up. Christians taking up arms to defend themselves is one thing, but calling for the assasiantion of a foreign leader because you don't like their policies is just...
  8. I

    New WTC design!

    New World Trade Center! The new tower design looks amazing! A hundred feet taller than the current largest building in the world! It should be completed in 2010 which is pretty quick IMO for such an incredible engineering feet.
  9. I

    Consumer confidence index jumps

    Consumer confidence index jumps Looks like some good news about the economy. From a personal note, my investments have done very well over the past 6 months, so looks like the economy is doing quite well even with the pressure from increased gas prices and the defecit.
  10. I

    The dollar coin is back!

    Dollar Coin is Back! Its nice to know some topics can still get bipartisan support. The idea of raising money by printing a coin that you think people will save is an interesting one. And since it has all the presidents on it, it might encourage people to learn a little something about...
  11. I

    Man ask for $50,000 not to eat his bunny!

    Ok, so its probably not politics, but I thought it would bring some humor to this forum. As wrong at this is (allthough, I agree its pretty funny), I can't think of anything actually illegal about it. I bet there are some pissed off people at PETA about this! Save Toby!
  12. I

    Empty Trust Fund for Social Security?

    I was reading Newsweek the other day and there was an article debating the Pros and Cons of Bush's Tax proposal. I was unaware of this but apparently the Trust fund consists entirely of treasury bonds. There's not actually any money there. So, if the government were to try and use the trust...
  13. I

    Iraqis Defy Attackers in Historic Election

    Iraqis Defy Attackers in Historic Election It appears the Iraqis really do want democracy in their country. Despite some violence they are voting in large numbers. Lets hope this is the beginning of a long lasting democracy in Iraq.
  14. I

    Creationalism in Wisconsin

    I'm shocked to see that there is a school district in Wisconsin that apparently will be teaching creationalism as an alternative to evolution. But what's more shocking is that in the online cnn poll 1/3 of the people that it was a good idea. How can so many people be for placing religion in...
  15. I

    States Rights

    I don't see why we just don't return to state's rights. Since, politcal views are so correlated to geographics regions, why not let the states decide issues like abortion, gun control, civil unions, etc. States in the north east and west coast could at their discretion restrict guns since they...
  16. I

    Compromise on Abortion

    I have a question for both sides of this issue. It seems to me that the main sticking point for Pro Life, obviously, is that they consider abortion murder. For Pro-Choicers its that its irresponsible to bring unwanted children in to the world (and they don't consider it murder at that point)...
  17. I

    Processor for MATLAB?

    If I'm going to do lots of math intensive simulations using MATLAB, what would be the best processor to get? Intel/AMD? and can dual processors help me?
  18. I

    command line and new fxc.exe

    Do you still need to use the command line option with the new fxc.exe to get sm3.0 enabled in farcry?
  19. I

    New System Drive

    Is there a good free or cheap program or way to make a put all my data from my system 120Gb (only 20 GB used) drive to a new Raptor drive? I need to make the new drive the system drive and I don't want to have to reinstall windows and all the programs. Looks like this should be doable since I...
  20. I

    Weak power supply - Overclocking?

    Can a weak power supply affect 6800 gt overclocking? Specifically, I have a athlon64 2800+ oc to 2.06 Ghz, cheap 300 W power supply, 6800 GT @ 391/1120. Won't go any faster on the core and I'm wondering if the power supply is holding me back. In fact, the autoover clock mode won't work in...
  21. I

    vmod 6800gt

    just curious. has anyone volt modded a 6800 gt yet and what were the results?
  22. I

    6800 Optimization settings

    I have a question about the graphics optimizations for thd 6800 GT. Under the 6800 tab in the graphics settings theres an option to put the card in performance mode or high qulity mode (or several setting in between.) Has anyone played with that? What are the performance boost quality...
  23. I

    AF worth it?

    So it looks like most people say that you're better off running at 1600x1200 no AA than 1200x1024 with 4xAA. Since the higher res is better at reducing jaggies than AA is. So my new question is, is the AF really worth the drop in frame rate and if it is, is it necessary to use 8x or is 2x or...
  24. I

    6800GT and 2xQ AA

    For the 6800 GT do games like farcry automatically use 2xQ antialiasing when you set 2x or do you have to set that in the card settings?
  25. I

    6800 Overclock speeds?

    So what have people got their 6800U or GT's up to? Mine's up to 411/1100. Temps at 86/56.
  26. I

    6800 GT temps?

    So after installing my 6800 GT I noticed the temp for the core went up to 87 under super heavy load. When I overclock to 400/1050. I get a core temp of 91. I haven't noticed any white spots or any video errors. Is this temp normal? I think the ambient temp was getting as high as 61. I...
  27. I

    Chaintech sk8t800 vcore setting

    I'm currently using clockgen in the startup folder to up the vcore from 1.45 to 1.55 V to up the fsb to 223 Mhz. Is there anyway to up the vcore earlier in the boot sequence. I don't see a bios setting for it. Athlon64 2800+ with chaintech sk8t800 mobo 2 X 256 MB PC2700