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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...
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    Halo: Combat Evolved

    I highly suggest reading Larry Niven's highly acclaimed "Ringworld", which tries to explain a good deal of the physicc involved. The 'Rings' in Halo are simply smaller knock-offs of Niven's Ringworld and got their inspiration from it.
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    Looks like a shut out for Steelers

    Helps when you break the leg of the opposing quarterback on the opening play. Watch the Steelers sometime with the volume off and you'll swear Ben is the same guy who played Ogre on Revenge of the Nerds. Sure his stats are high - because he's the most conservative QB in the NFL. Big reason...
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    Looks like a shut out for Steelers

    A lot of respect for the orange cats here. Carson is a fantastic, quick thinking gunner, and he's got running game to go along with Chad Johnson's ariel circus. If the cats can get their defense together, they'll be a contender.
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    World's **Most Powerful** Handgun w/ video

    Yeah....no doubt. A 60cal handgun has like the muzzle velocity of a Tiger Woods tee shot. You might blow an enemy's ear drums out, but good luck hitting them. Coolest small gun I've seen, (and one with practical use), was an M-16 modified down to just smaller than an MP-5, and still having...
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    24" iMac released

    Oh me bad. The Power Mac is the IBM G5 based thing that Apple claimed was 4x faster than a 3.4ghz Intel P4. The Mac Pro is the Intel based thing Apple claims is 2x as fast as the IBM G5. A friend of mine teaches Special Ed. I'll have her run that math by her students and see if they can...
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    24" iMac released

    That's your problem sweetheart, not mine. We real computer users don't run mobile processors in desktops just so we don't interfere with our Mac Pro sales. That's Apple's whole point, but since you morons only buy computers that the OS makers sells........ Apple could stick 600mhz Cyrix chips...
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    24" iMac released

    Name one fact I'm ignorant about, or shut up. Seriously, be a man, and name one single *FACT* in this thread I'm incorrect on. Already your buddy here claimed Power Mac doesn't come with 2.66 ghz processors, when it was the rig Anandtech tested. - A 3ghz Core 2 Duo will beat dual...
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    24" iMac released

    Dop you have something to say, or do you want to put money on it? Not my fault you take everthing apple says as divine truth. The rest of the computer industry except you clowns gets to pretty much choose what platform they want to run their OS on. That's why you have like, 4% market share...
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    24" iMac released

    From apple.com: Every Mac Pro in the lineup features two of the newest Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors. Two dual-cores. One powerful quad workstation. And you get to decide how fast it flies: 2GHz, 2.66GHz, or 3GHz. And at 3GHz, the Mac Pro runs up to 2x faster than the Power Mac G5 Quad.(1...
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    24" iMac released

    That's because most of us have legitimate jobs in the IT industry and note the sad lacking of Apple products inside ANY server farm on planet earth. Weren't you the same morons that spent 10 years bashing Intel, and are now running over to Intel to get performances increases over...
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    24" iMac released

    Apple users have no clue - period. Question: Why doesn't the new iMac offer a 3ghz Core 2 Duo option? Answer: Because that would make it faster than the overpriced dual processor 2.66ghz Power Mac, and Apple won't allow that. You not only let an OS seller (Apple) dictate their own...
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    The killer gaming nic :laugh;

    Can I overclock it? :cool:
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    Gen 3 nuclear reactors

    You mean, you object to the Russian Chernobyl design of a positive void coefficient? :) Lets also make the tips of the control rods out of a weaker neutron absorbing material than the water the control rods are displacing.
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    If you could resurrect one musical artist who died prematurely

    Morrison sucked when he was alive, so why bring him back? The Doors are one of the few bands that can be converted to midi - without sampling. Uh, we missed Marvin Gaye on this list.
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    What Mac OS versions can you upgrade to for free?

    My Fav. Apple users hate it when a PC newbie makes a comment like "Mac's suck because you can't upgrade hardware on them". The universal response from the Mac user is "Mac's are just like PC's in that they use pretty much the same parts now with the only differences being the drivers used...
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    What Mac OS versions can you upgrade to for free?

    Along with passive FTP, and a host of other crap. You'll be labeled a troll and Bill Gates wet-boy if you dare bring this up in an Apple forum though. A couple friends of mine work at digital/graphics service labs, and they have to run multiple versions of OSX to support their various...
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    Recommend me Anime

    Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex. The series is MUCH better than the movies. Oh yeah - Akira, the new directors cut.
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    FYI: Lotus Notes $*!*)@#!)!@##!)*@#)!@*#!

    "Stupid" is applications that use endless, recursive .INI files and is written for Win95 API's, while taking upwards of 100meg per session. Thats Lotus Notes. Outlook uses the registry and profiles, and uses modren installer tools written this decade. Lotus Domino requires a 3ghz P4 with a...
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    FYI: Lotus Notes $*!*)@#!)!@##!)*@#)!@*#!

    Lotus Notes is a collaboration tool / E-mail client - Exchange is a server, moron. I do Notes/Domino administration along with Exchange, and personally I woulnd't pay five cents for Lotus Notes and it's crappy, 1995 interface and horrid ergonomics. Most of my users hate it, half of them lie...
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    American Idol

    Coming from somebody with an Olsen Twins poster on your ceiling, that doesn't say much. Several times in Idol history the runner up has sold more CD's than the actual winner. Chris Daughtry came in fourth, and the dude was offered the lead for Fuel I believe.
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    American Idol

    Bo Bice did an Accapalla during the end of the season a couple years ago that it still getting shudders of awe in rock forums, and deserves it. Katherine McPhee sang a 'judges pick from Simon' last season that is one of the best female solos I've ever heard. Been to dozens of concerts in...
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    American Idol

    The Grammy Awards would say otherwise. Also, within a single season of American Idol I see a greater diversity of talent and genre's of music than I get to see in any other medium. Last season alone I saw about half a dozen vocal performances that make the best pop stars look stupid. Chris...
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    Software Raid5 On W2kServer

    The four drives in hardware RAID 1 will be faster than 3-4 drives in a software RAID 5.
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    Color laser printers on a budget

    Look at some of the less expensive Ricoh models. They might cost a little more than the real cheap 'Office Max' Minolta's and HPs, but the cost per page is lower with Ricoh. The Dells are nice to. I still like the Okidata LEDs, but they chew through toner rather quick making the cost per page...
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    Ask me your photography questions!

    Nikon's wide zooms are getting far more respect than Canon right now because Nikon engineered their newer ones specifically for the APS sensor format. Canon ahs full frame dSLRs - Nikon doesn't, so Nikon doesn't have to build lenses for different size digital sensors. As for the Rebel XT...