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    i'm moving to france

    True. what is it with americans and clothing anyway? it always amazes me. when american customers/collueges come over for a test session/meeting/integration, they're always dressed like colourblind 70 year old campers with a budget problem. you can't wear white sneakers and bbq stained t-shirts...
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    Religion tries to stick it to Biology.

    q]Originally posted by: Astaroth33 "Science" is not some entity that one "believes" in. It is the process by which we observe things that go on around us, and attempt by experimentation (use of the Scientific Method) to explain these things that we observe. exactly. science is not a...
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    Why are the folks who frequent P&N so far out of the mainstream?

    Granted, Germany is having some rough times. but like other users pointed out, there are clear reasons and it's getting better as we speak. and as for the rest of us: i live in the netherlands, our economy is doing pretty well now, after a small dip in the early 2000's (like everywhere). so...
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    Why are the folks who frequent P&N so far out of the mainstream?

    you know, when us europeans hang out, drinking our fancy cappucino's, being all socialistic, we have a lot of fun imitating people like you. some of us don't believe americans like you actually exist, because it's just too far-fetched to be true. and yes, we think we're smart. We also love...
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    guitar software to emulate pedal...

    ofcourse not all digital stuff is crap. some of these things (like the one you're linking to) are pretty nifty practice tools. and don;t get me wrong: i use effects too. i just try to keep it all to a minimum becase it's pretty easy to get carried away with them. i love a good chorus or wah...
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    Why are the folks who frequent P&N so far out of the mainstream?

    I really admire a lot of things about america and americans; their sense of moral, their national courage, the strong economical position they have built up over time. but there is one thing that is - in my opinion- a big flaw in the american way of thinking: for some reason, your government...
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    guitar software to emulate pedal...

    i wouldn't waste my money if i were you. somewhere down the line, you'll be sitting in your room trying to figure out how you can get the digital delay to default to stereo while putting it in front of the ring modulator in the effect chain, and you'll realize 2 things: 1. you spend more time...
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    Pope wants to be kept alive until the very end

    i agree with you on the fact that his words probably don't have much influence in the problem area. maybe wath i find very disturbing is the fact that he so casually puts his personal believes over the lives of millions of people. ofcourse he couldn;t go around promoting casual sex, but i just...
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    Pope wants to be kept alive until the very end

    q]Originally posted by: Tango Well.. he is a man after all... plus probably his staff is willing to try anything in order to keep him alive. I am not religious in any way... but this pope made really incredible things during his life. I think the world is going to miss him a lot in future. I...
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    POLL: What does "being moral" mean to you?

    since jason is doing such a terrific job keeping the flaming down here, i thought this might be a thread worth really thinking about. here's my take. our entire moral code is based upon the fact that a negative impuls on the senses is stronger then a positive one. may sound strange, but here...
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    Odd things about other countries

    you don't actaully believe that do you? both things you mentioned used to be normal, but in the 17th century!! nobody pees in the streets here, and in europe we shower each day, just like every where else in the world. i can understand you know less about foreign countries if you live in a...
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    Student on Rampage Guns Down 8 in Minn.

    and to you, making a valid argument is telling someone to fvck off? you could've told me that earlier, then I could have flipped you the valid argument instead of trying to reason with you. anyway, If this is all your capable of, i'm not even gonna bother. you're the ones who have kids...
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    Student on Rampage Guns Down 8 in Minn.

    ofcourse we wouldn't. the thing you're conveniently forgetting is that all of these things, except guns, don't have the primary function of killing people. therefor it would be pretty hard, not to mention very inconvenient to outlaw them. handguns however, exist for the sole purpose of killing...
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    Student on Rampage Guns Down 8 in Minn.

    See, gun grabbers deny the truth daily. The death rate has gone up with every new gun control law. Back in the fifties, when almost everyone carried a gun on the person or in the car, there were few murders. As the DA libs passed useless laws against people being able to defend themselves...
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    Student on Rampage Guns Down 8 in Minn.

    shure, you have the right to defend yourself. unfortunately, guns can be used for a lot less rightious things than defending yourself. they can also, for example, be used to murder innocent children during math class. the problem with the pro gun lobby is that they fail to see that the ones who...
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    How is it that we can think each other so stupid?

    Michael, that's a good point. i think Discussions on a forum are "polluted", because no one reacts to a serious, reasonable and intelligent post. people look for the 1st post that pisses them off, and launch a full frontal attack against it. if i were to say here that all republicans are...
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    How is it that we can think each other so stupid?

    Michael, i'm sorry if i missed the sarcasm part. English is not my native language, (i'm dutch). anyway,i'm a little confused on what you mean exactly: are you saying that you personally don't understand why people don't agree with you even though you find you've clearly explained yourself...
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    How is it that we can think each other so stupid?

    there you go. So in the big picture, YOU decide what are reasonable statements, and how people who reject them are qualified. if you cannot take a step back and see the relativity of what you call "reasonable", then i'm afraid the fundamental IQ problem doesn't reside on the side of the others...
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    Can we 'Justify' Torture?

    It's tempting to say that the end justifies the means, but isn't that exactly the reason and excuse terrorists use to justify what they do? shure, we BELIEVE and KNOW our cause is right, but do you really think they don't feel the same? how we feel about our thruth is absolutely worthless...
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    You know that car brand Peugeot?

    1.: P 2. eu, like in "EUrope" 3the "g" is pronounced in a -for english speakers- unfamiliar way. try saying "jump" and replace the phonetical "D" in the beginning with an "S". it's softer then a real 'G', but harsher then the SH in "Shoot". somewhere inbetween i guess. 4. Eot is pronounced...
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    compatability & value check..

    prices are pretty good, at least they are here..
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    compatability & value check..

    damn... forgot to change to AGP card...
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    compatability & value check..

    hey ppl, i'd like to ask you to look over this rig. it's going to be an allround system for a friend of mine (lots of downloading, movie and audio playing, plain office work and some modest gaming) budget was 800 euro, has been stretched to 850 because he needed some basic speakers also...
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    system won't remember refresh rate

    thanks for the advise guys. i'll start fidelling around with the drivers some more.
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    Final System Specs (939)

    why another PSU??. a 380 watt Antec PSU is just about the best there is. and more than powerful enough for any normal system.
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    system won't remember refresh rate

    hey ppl, i've been having this problem ever since i got this system. first, letst start with the specs: - asus P4C800 - Intel P4 3.0 Ghz Northwood - Asus 9600 XT - maxtor 160GB SATA - Antec SLK3700AMB - Iiyama vision master 1451 19" my normal settings are 1280 * 1024, 32bits color...
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    My 3 GHz P4 can't play music or movies without stuttering/skipping

    i would suggest checking the latency settings in the bios. i had the same problem once, and that did it for me. its usually on 64, so switch it to 128 or 32, just something different.
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    How rare is it for caucasians to have brown eyes?

    it's simple: blue is reccesive, so that means that someone who has blue eyes, MUST have 2 Blue eye genes. if two people with each two blue eye genes have a child, it cannot have anything else then blue eyes, because all 4 of the genes involved are blue. if a person has brown eyes, he or...
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    New Graphics Card

    the 9600XT is slightly faster then the 5700 ultra, substantialy faster then the 5700, and a hell of a lot faster then the 5700 LE. so the choice between the 9600xt 128MB with tv tuner and the 9600xt 256 mb without tv tuner remains. the 256mb isn't really faster then the 128MB version. as...
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    What type of accent do you find sexy on a chick?

    when speaking english: american, british when speaking my language (dutch) belgian.!
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    Say hi in your language!

    hallo ouwe rukker!
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    Full size quiet "laptop" keyboard?

    :thumbsup: god i love that keyboard! i bought one a couple of months ago, and i'm actually thinking of buying another one while they're still around, in case this one breaks down somewhere down the line. i'd hate to be forced to use another keyboard ever again!
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    Best Debut Album of all time

    how about cake - fashion nugget i'm not shure if it's a debut though.
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    Best Debut Album of all time

    granted, it's one of the best albums ever made, it's just not a debut...
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    Best Debut Album of all time

    :beer: to me this is the best debut ever. appetite for destruction wasnt that great imho. i liked the albums after that better.
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    Is it still crazy to scan 1000 magazines?

    i just stopped reading there. as far as i'm concerned, the question is answered.
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    MX510 or the MX1000? Better for Gaming.

    tried it. it askes for mouseware software, no prob, isntalled setpoint, but if i run logigamer after that, i get "object not defined" errors on every mouse movement in the logigamer screen. seems like it doesn;t communicate with The new setpoint software to well.. damn!
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    MX510 or the MX1000? Better for Gaming.

    thanx mate, i'll give it a try tonight, let you all know what happens. now to find a good mousepad. i was thinking the steelpad 4d. is it any good?
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    Extreme Tech reviews the MX1000 Laser mouse

    i work for a hardware reseller. i saw that one of the big 4 distributers got a couple thousand of them, and immideately ordered one. just ? 55,00 (about the same as 55 dollar) but 'that's the buying price of all resellers, so you shouldn't see it in stores for anything less then 65.
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    MX510 or the MX1000? Better for Gaming.

    Hey people, can anybody tell me how i can make the extra buttons on the mx1000 work in games? i tried uninstalling the logitech setpoint software, but in return to wolfenstein, it still won;t recognize the side and application buttons, and the tilting of the wheel. the only thing that...