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    Boot issues with Tyan S2518 Thunder LE-T

    All, I have a Tyan S2518 that I salvaged from an embedded network appliance. The board is in fine working condition in that it POSTS, detecting both CPUs and RAM. I can PXE boot fine into Linux and BSD, but I cannot boot into any OS off of floppy, hard drive or CDROM. The system simply...
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    Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and Archbishop Mahony: overstepping IRS regulations over the promotion of politics?

    Recently, former presidential candidate Howard Dean commented that an increasing number of tax-exempt religious organizations are breaking tax law by using their churches as political bases. Although Dean's comments may have been a subtle warning to pro-Republican priests in evangelical...
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    The Mexico Immigration Double-Standard

    History: Lately, both legal and illegal immigrants, mainly of Mexican decent, have been protesting several proposed laws that would make entering the United States of America through illegal means, or overstaying the dates and terms of a visa, a felony. These immigrants have stated that by...
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    SONY Rootkit illegally uses code from LAME. Also, SONY to create self-destructing CDs.

    STEP ONE: Use freeware code in your DRM software LINK::SONY Rootkit uses Lame STEP TWO: Limit the number of times you can play a CD LINK::SONY limits CD play STEP THREE: Profit! -- Now I don't quite know how they'll make the CD play limits work with legacy players that...
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    Only 41% of one WA county's Hispanic population speaks English only

    LINK Has multi-ethnic tolerance gone so far that it has created a subculture of American immigrants that can go over a decade without understanding basic English? One hundred-fifty years ago, it was not uncommon for new immigrants to live in similar ethnic communities, speaking the...
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    US pledges $50 million in aid to Asian earthquake victims

    SOURCE::Ananova Many people complained that the US initially offered only $100,000 in aid to earthquake victims. This was further inflamed since Pakistan offered $1 million in aid for hurricane relief just a few weeks earlier. Given that it takes time to authorize large sums of money, I...
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    Vasectomy Video

    DIRECT ASF LINK: mms://wm.unitnet.speedera.net/wm.unitnet/mariestopes/20050905/marie_stopes_en_v200_320x240_01.asf HOME PAGE LINK
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    US border under attack by... children?

    LINK When will the madness stop? If children can make it past our border patrol, what hope do we have of keeping people smugglers and drug dealers out of our country?
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    Firefighters who volunteered for New Orleans stuck taking PC classes

    LINK My hope is that we are not wasting time and people's lives by having firefighters sit though hours of political correctness training. If one person dies because of it, political correctness will have destroyed more than its ever hoped to have fixed.
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    Concept military vehicle

    LINK I used to drive HMMWV vehicles many years ago, and they're really nothing special. Just a diesel truck with a wider frame and sturdy frame. This new vehicle makes me drool. It finally appears that our defense budget will go into a truck that is little more than a beefed up pickup.
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    POLL: Katrina and the response. Vote your opinion.

    Please keep discussion to a minimum since multiple other threads have been opened in P&N about these various subjects. However, if you feel an answer is not listed, please voice it.
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    Namibian government begins expropriation of white-owned farms

    LINK Government officials in the African nation of Namibia have begun a massive redistribution program aimed at expropriating land from commercial white farmers for landless black civilians. This plan follows in the footsteps of similar programs used in nearby Zimbabwe. Expropriation...
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    Swiftech CPU Waterblock Disaster

    To all who are interested in getting a Swiftech waterblock for your CPU, I would like to advise to look elsewhere. My brand new mainboard just failed today because the hose around my Swiftech waterblock came loose. The waterblock is the only component in my system that does not have a barbed...
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    ICANN rejects non-English characters in domain names

    LINK Try it yourself. www.m??r?s?ft.com www.microsoft.com I personally think that the names should be limited to those within the Latin character set. Most other languagues can "romanize" their words quiet easily, and have been doing so for many centuries. When you start adding...
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    New HD-DVD players to be incompatible with many HD-TVs

    According to an article on Digital Spy and other sources, Toshiba has announced plans that their next generation high-defintion video disc players (HD-DVD) will be designed to restrict HD output to a limited number of digital interconnections (HDMI, DVI.D) that support HDCP copy protection...
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    nvFirewall GUI is a resource hog to the Nth degree

    All, I've just downloaded the new Forceware Network Access Manager (nvFirewall) for Windows XP. It is basically your typical personal firewall wrapper for your TCP/IP stack with hardware acceleration for nForce4-Ultra and nForce4-SLI boards. Upon first use, I noticed that it used my web...
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    Man deemed sex offender for chastising stupid girl

    LINK Full story via link. I agree that this has to be one of the most retarded things I've heard in a long while. The punishment does not fit the crime. I wouldn't be suprised if the man sues for unusual punishment for his actions. Furthermore, you can't blame the judge on this one...
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    **UNOFFICIAL** Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD news thread

    ***BACKGROUND*** With the release of high-definition video and the commoditization of the existing DVD industry, two opposing groups of companies have designed and released specifications for a 2nd generation DVD standard. This new standard will define 1) a higher capacity physical disc...
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    Encoding differences between LAME, Xing and Fraunhofer MP3 encoding

    All, I have a Toshiba SD-4700 DVD player that is having problems playing MP3 audio files generated on my home PC. I have done some significant research and have found different levels of compatibility with files generated from different engines. The player can only handle MPEG-1 Layer-3...
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    FFDShow now includes x264 codec support

    LINK Latest revision now supports 8x8-dct encoding Keep in mind that this is only a video codec. Many of those HD H.264 files over at Apple's site are stored in Quicktime .MOV containers. You'll need a video player compatible with .MOV in order to use the codec.
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    Venice Overclocking Issues w/ Neo4-F

    All, I am having issues driving my Athlon64/3800 past a 7% overclock. I have read about 30 recent forum threads on the subject and have tried suggestions in them all with no luck. I am looking for a second opinion as to if I have reached the limit of my CPU or of there may be something else...
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    Extended64.com posts article on 16-core AMD Opteron System

    LINK Includes three benchmarks (ScienceMark x86, Sandra CPU Arithmetic and Sandra CPU Content Creation), as well as CPU-Z and TaskMan snapshots.
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    Where is the line between cult and mainstream religion?

    LINK This article, along with another dealing with the Church of Body Modification and recent news about the Fundamentalist LDS really made me think about modern religion and the laws that require government and employers to respect the beliefs of said religions. Where does the mainstream...
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    Anandtech Review: Intergrated Graphics for Intel CPUs

    Anandtech just published a new article that reviews two integrated graphics solutions: the ATI Xpress 200 and the Intel GMA 950. Both chipsets support Intel LGA-775 platform. Sadly however, no mention is made of an AMD equivalent review. Several chipsets are available for the AMD side...
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    REPOST: Delete Me

    And the judges agree! New Diet Coke with Splenda tastes just like regular Coke... gone flat. Except that its fizzy. Having consumed several other diet drinks sweetened with Splenda, such as diet Arizona Ice Tea, I know that drinks sweetened with this sugar substitute can do better...
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    Intel PRO/100: How to permanently change the MAC address in EEPROM

    All, I have an Intel PRO/100 (82559) NIC that I am trying to modify. I need to change the fixed MAC address of the port. The Intel ProBoot utility will allow me to save the firmware portion of the EEPROM, but not the settings area where the MAC address is stored. Is there a utility on...
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    So the PS3 has HDMI output...

    All, It been reported that the Sony PS/3 comes with dual HDMI (DVI-D + Audio + HDCP/DRM) interfaces. No other HDTV outputs have been mentioned. Although I am quite impressed, I am also quite upset. Many first and second generation HDTV sets do not come with HDMI interfaces. Early...
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    Hyundai says no to Sirius radio, yes to XM radio

    Edmunds.com article Who needs the FCC. If you object to a station's programming, vote with your wallet. Don't listen to them, don't pay for subscriptions, don't purchase products of advertisers that support the material you dislike. Way to go Hyundai owners.
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    Should adulterous spouses receive alimony?

    A recent article over at CNN looks at one divorce in New Jersey and at how the awardment of alimony in this country has changed in the past 30 years. It an interesting read. Blown out divorces are costly - both to the state (cost of court) and to the parties (cost of lawyers, time, emotion)...
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    3/8" I.D. vs 1/2" I.D. hose

    All, I am about ready to build my first water cool kit and I have run into a small question. I am unsure as to what size tubing I should go with for my system. I have heard that some water-blocks run better with faster flow, others run better with larger input. However, I have yet to see...
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    MSI K8N NEO4-F - Cool & Quiet Support

    All, My AthlonXP/3200 Barton is just too darn hot. Even though it idles or runs at low loads a majority of the day, it is pumping out a lot of heat. My home office is noticably warmer than the rest of my home. I've been investigating the power aspects of the new Athlon64 Paris (E) core...
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    Warm: OEM Semprons at Portatech.com

    Socket-A, OEM package Sempron 3000+ (2.00GHz Core, 512KB Cache, 333MHz FSB) Portatech: $79 Monarch: N/A (Retail Only) Newegg: N/A (Retail Only) ZipZoomFly: N/A (Retail Only) Sempron 2800+ (2.00GHz Core, 256KB Cache, 333MHz FSB) Portatech: $70 Monarch: $80 (free ship) Newegg: $99...
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    NYT Suggests Lower Speed Limit to Curb Fuel Use

    A recent article over at the New York Times by reporters Jad Mouawad and Simon Romero proposes that President Bush should immediately bring back the national 55 mile-per-hour limit on national freeways and highways in order to conserve fuel. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council...
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    China develops 64-bit workstation CPU

    According to an article in China?s ?People?s Daily? newspaper, Chinese engineers at BLX IC Design Corporation have successfully released a 64-bit ?Pentium-III class? microprocessor for use in workstations and embedded systems. The CPU is named ?Godson-II?. It is a custom RISC processor...
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    The *NEW* Newegg.com lists Socket-754 boards as "dual channel"

    A quick trip over to NewEgg.com shows that they completely revamped their website. However, a quick search for "Motherboards-AMD" + "Socket-754" + "PCIe16 *1" showed a whole series of Socket-754 boards that claimed "Dual Channel Supported: Yes". Unless the world of AMD has suddenly turned...
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    Signal Gain Options for Netgear MR814v2 Firewall+AP?

    All, I purchased a Netgear MR814v2 for my parents about a year ago. Its worked okay for them, but they've always had an issue with the receiption when they take their laptop outside on their deck. They've asked me for help in correcting the poor receiption. For starters, it seems that...
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    Yet another 5-year old girl arrested, handcuffed at school

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A 5-year-old girl was arrested, cuffed and put in the back of a police cruiser after an outburst at school where she threw books and boxes, kicked a teacher in the shins, smashed a candy dish, hit an assistant principal in the stomach and drew on the walls. Full story...
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    Moderators - Delete me

    ST. PETERSBURG - Police handcuffed the wrists and legs of a 5-year-old girl at a school this week after the kindergartner attacked a teacher and the assistant principal, officials said. The full story can be read here. -- I am still curious as to why this makes it into the news...
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    The OTHER Terri Schiavo thread (was: businessman offered $1m to save)

    A wealthy business tycoon has come to the apparent rescue of Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman who in 1990 suffered a stroke that left her in a near vegetative state. The tycoon, Robert Herring, believes that Mary could recover with modern medical treatments, such as stem cell regeneration, and...
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    Flash Ads - Environmentally unfriendly?

    While browsing away on the Anandtech site today, my CPU fan started to rev up while reading the HDD price guide. At first, I couldn't figure out why the fan was throttling like that. I wasn't playing any music, the anti-virus software wasn't scanning, and the hard drive defragmenter is only...