Forum: General Discussion
04-16-2008, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,065
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Forum: General Discussion
04-13-2008, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,677
Re: calling in the debt - how much do you owe?
It's risky to make public service too lucrative -the fox has the keys to the henhouse. Amazing how folks can justify the ludicrous when it's in their best interest. "Sure we deserve the money......
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Forum: General Discussion
04-11-2008, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,677
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Forum: General Discussion
04-11-2008, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,677
Re: calling in the debt - how much do you owe?
It's a big number (too big) and needs fixing... but if you think that's bad you should realize that we're in the middle of the pack when it comes to debt vs. GDP... which is impressive given our...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-25-2008, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,052
Re: Robots of the future..In the present!
That's why the autonomous one had that loud motor... power generation. In the future I'd expect to see these sorts of applications running fuel cells - which would make them silent.
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Forum: General Discussion
03-15-2008, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,455
Re: Any english term for this?
Fencing has become sport, just like the Japanese forms have... but originally fencing was a very deadly pastime, an unblunted foil is likely the most dangerous 'sword' type weapon ever created for...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-14-2008, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,455
Re: Any english term for this?
So I've thought about it a bit more... the thing is that in Western History, swordfighting that is most analogous to the Japanese Tradition (heavy weapon and armored warrior) has no form of fighting...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-13-2008, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,455
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Forum: General Discussion
02-22-2008, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,622
Re: HD DVD is dead
It's going to be a long time before Standard DVD's die. The biggest issue is that only a small minority of TV's in the world are HD... and until that changes, the vast majority of movie purchases...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-21-2008, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,622
Re: HD DVD is dead
The only ways that HD-DVD was better than Blu-Ray was cost (less expensive to manufacture) and in the 'Add-on software' category, where it was clearly superior.
On the other hand, Blu-Ray had the...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-20-2008, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,702
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Forum: General Discussion
02-10-2008, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 538
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Forum: General Discussion
02-08-2008, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,702
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Forum: General Discussion
02-03-2008, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,702
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Forum: Entertainment (Movies, TV Shows and Books/Comics)
01-31-2008, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 498
Re: Sure is Quiet...
I really enjoyed the original Dune and maybe one or two after that... but the series got really weird and I just couldn't stay connected - and the whole 'sisters who can control anyone with their...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-31-2008, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,650
Re: Photoshop? Illustrator? What?
I also use Photoshop CS3... it's an outstanding image editing tool. HOWEVER... I still use Paintshop Pro for quick jobs (loads much faster) - a far less expensive tool that does maybe 80% of what...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-23-2008, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,976
Re: Heath Ledger dead?
'Live fast, die young... and leave a Good-looking Corpse'
life in the fast lane is dangerous indeed.
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Forum: General Discussion
01-21-2008, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 772
Re: PS3 Question...
Buy an 80 gig model and if it doesn't work with all your games I'll trade you straight up for my 20 gig model. I'll even throw in Linux preinstalled for free. :D
Mine has worked with all the PS2...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-21-2008, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,649
Re: US trip (next July)
If you drive where possible and fly where you can't drive...
-NY, Boston, Philly is manageable in 4 days, but time your travel times to avoid I95 and city rush hours.
-Maryland to Florida in 5...
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Forum: Miscellaneous Games (RPG or not)
01-15-2008, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 982
Re: List of games received for Xmas
Rock Band (ps3), Folklore (ps3), HL2 Orange Box (PC), Medieval 2 Add-on (PC), The Twin Ring Motegi track Add-on and FXX car for Forza 2 (360)
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Forum: General Discussion
12-18-2007, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,649
Re: US trip (next July)
There's an online mapping utility that you could use to plan your route and let board members put pins in their home locations so you can see where you're likely to find places to crash.
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Forum: General Discussion
12-17-2007, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 897
Re: Where's the nightlight? Here, kitty, kitty...
Some cats can't deal with too much touching... you pet them and they like it for a while but then they get over stimulated and attack you.
Our 14 year old Siamese has never been like that - he'll...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-17-2007, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,649
Re: US trip (next July)
If you've already been to the big NE cities then don't waste too much time at it. You might think about flying into Montreal (great city) and taking the Via to Toronto (another great city)... and...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-16-2007, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,649
Re: US trip (next July)
Blah... you don't want to go to DC... nothing there but big marble buildings and even bigger political ego's... ;)
Actually it's a pretty good place to start... but I would make sure to get up...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-14-2007, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 788
Re: Football – England – Who’s Next
Once I figure out Test Cricket I'm planning on looking into Premier League Football.
I've been working on the Cricket thing for a couple years - I dunno - it might be a while. ;)
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Forum: General Discussion
12-13-2007, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 788
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Forum: General Discussion
12-04-2007, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 681
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Forum: General Discussion
12-04-2007, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 681
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Forum: General Discussion
12-02-2007, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,728
Re: American's aren't stupid
They've been doing these sorts of video's forever... you can go anywhere in the world and find people like this, too caught up in their own lives to care to learn what's going on around them.
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Forum: General Discussion
11-28-2007, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 647
Re: The Great Moments of Video Gaming
West of House
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here.
(Zork, the first adventure game I ever played)
Next there's...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-26-2007, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 440
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Forum: General Discussion
11-18-2007, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,530
Re: A fine example of modern barbarism..
There's a lot of misinformation in the West regarding Islamic Law (the misinformation goes both ways, but we're talking about a specific situation here)... and it seems to me it's meant to whip up as...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-17-2007, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,966
Re: Ironworks Political Chart
Bioshock would be the likely result (on a philosophical level), exploitation of the masses by the few who aren't in power by true merit but rather by accident of birth.
The only way a true...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-17-2007, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,530
Re: A fine example of modern barbarism..
Their rules are based on Islamic Law... and it's been around for LOONG time.
Right or wrong... the woman in question is not being lashed for being raped, she's being lashed for allowing herself...
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Forum: Entertainment (Movies, TV Shows and Books/Comics)
11-13-2007, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 11,070
Re: What book are you reading?
Great author... I've devoured every novel the guy has written, and he's solid all the way around. IMO the Otherland series was probably the most challenging work he's produced, and for the most part...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-06-2007, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,140
Re: so long windows..
"Macs are good for 3d design" really depends on the type of 3d design. Most engineers tend to go for PCs for mechancal/electrical design.
I would say : "Macs are good for media", entertainment,...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-06-2007, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,223
Re: Describe Yourself in Four Words
A lot of interviewers try to 'throw you off your guard' by asking goofy questions like that, along with the "what are your biggest weaknesses" questions.
Personally I don't think how quick...
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Forum: Miscellaneous Games (RPG or not)
11-01-2007, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 223
Views: 18,106
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Forum: General Discussion
10-31-2007, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 682
Re: Why Are There Computers in Cars?
Maintenance is more complicated... but there's a huge payoff in going to an intelligent engine management system.
For instance... as much as I love old Muscle Cars, my 69 Mustang makes about 300...
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Forum: Miscellaneous Games (RPG or not)
10-25-2007, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,164
Re: Lord British is coming back...
Hehe... I don't imagine they were laughing at the time, I seem to recall that he was supposedly in a no-pvp zone and the guy who killed him was using a hack. Pretty much sums up the good, bad, and...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-23-2007, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 472
Re: SLI motherboards....
Yea... something definitely not right... the 1950 isn't even a DX10 board, there's no way it will compare visually to the 8800 running DX10 games (check out the online screenshots compared to your...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-23-2007, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 594
Re: Chavez is at it again..
He's using a pretty standard recipe... whip up the sheep into a xenophobic frenzy and use that hysteria to lever yourself into a nice comfy dictatorship. At that point you can start to exploit those...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-23-2007, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 472
Re: SLI motherboards....
SLI is a cool toy... but it's really more about making as much money as possible from folks willing to spend it. I played with it years ago when it first became available for consumer PCs, but found...
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Forum: Miscellaneous Games (RPG or not)
10-18-2007, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 223
Views: 18,106
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Forum: General Discussion
10-12-2007, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 340
Re: US warns Turkey to stay out of Iraq
Honestly... what are we going to do about it if they go? We for sure aren't going to go to war with one of our allies because they're trying to defend themselves from terrorists (exact same thing...
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Forum: Miscellaneous Games (RPG or not)
10-12-2007, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,194
Re: Bioware: It's over?
So I know there's a lot of EA haters out there... I tend to be one of them.
BUT... they do put out a number of good games. If you're into sports then their EASports line is pretty solid (I've...
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Forum: Miscellaneous Games (RPG or not)
10-10-2007, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,164
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Forum: General Discussion
10-05-2007, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,104
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Forum: General Discussion
10-05-2007, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,716
Re: Best. Reviewer. Ever. (Not work safe)
Well if you start talking about expanded shooters (like those with roleplaying elements) - Technically speaking... Oblivion is a first person shooter.
I tend to think of the first person shooter...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-05-2007, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,716
Re: Best. Reviewer. Ever. (Not work safe)
I still have a lot of love for shooters... but not console shooters. Halo3 is arguably the best console shooter out there, but compared to PC shooters it has a hard time rating mediocre. Part of...
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