Re: [H] Nero Burning ROM and interrupts.
At 07:25 AM 1/15/2007, you wrote: >Hey, > >I had used Nero Vision to create a DVD (written to the HD). This way, I could >use Nero Burning ROM (NBR) to write the data to DVD at my leisure. > >Anyway, my system seemed sluggish while using NBR to burn the DVD to disk. I >am using the DVD-Video DVD type in NBR. So, I get looking around and hardware >interrupts are using 40-50% of my CPU time. Since I have a HT CPU, it is >probably close to 100% in reality. > >Has anyone else seen this? Should I be burning the DVD in a different way? > >Thanks, >Bobby Sounds like DMA is no longer enabled... http://winhlp.com/WxDMA.htm Julian
Re: [H] OK, is something going around (spam)
At 03:39 AM 11/16/2006, you wrote: >Suddently, I've got a few clients who are getting tons (I mean hundreds a day) >of emails that read: > >Hi it's > >And then a message purporting to sell stock. They all seem to originate from >randomized IPs. WTF is the deal? :) It sounds like a pump-and-dump scam. They promote the hell out of a penny stock they already bought in to, promote the hell out of it, and sell somewhere close to the peak. Julian
Re: [H] Cell phone records
At 12:46 PM 10/9/2006, you wrote: >Actually, she thinks I'm ugly. After we met, instead of just walking away, >she decided to drive the point home in a very devious manner, posing as if she >wanted a relationship to lead me on, I guess. However, when I broke things >off, she decided to reveal her vile plan. Frankly, my the only reason I can >see why she did this was for her own (and those she works with) enjoyment. >This would make such a great the TV talk show story. Of course, I'm not going >to reveal any real personal details here. She claims to have hacked into my >e-mail accounts, called past girlfriends, obtain personal phone records, and >more. Most of it could be lies, though, because she hadn't feed me back >anything I didn't tell her. Holy crap, she is a nut. IMO, she was mad at you for breaking it off. She said all those things in order to try to make herself look/feel better. Stay away, far, far away, she's no good at all. She may even force you to file a restraining order against her... Julian
Re: [H] Cell phone records
At 07:23 PM 10/8/2006, you wrote: >Nope. one thing: she works in law enforcement. Any chance she thought you were cute? There have been many, many instances of law enforcement abusing their ability to access "private" information for the purpose of getting a date. Some of these freaks have also been known to harass their "target" when they were told "no thanks". Julian
Re: [H] One giant blunder for mankind: how NASA lost moon pictures
At 09:42 AM 8/10/2006, you wrote: >http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/one-giant-blunder-for-mankind-how-nasa-lost-moon-pictures/2006/08/04/1154198328978.html > >One giant blunder for mankind: how NASA lost moon pictures > >HE heart-stopping moments when Neil Armstrong took his first tentative steps >onto another world are defining images of the 20th century: grainy, fuzzy, >unforgettable. > >But just 37 years after Apollo 11, it is feared the magnetic tapes that >recorded the first moon walk - beamed to the world via three tracking >stations, including Parkes's famous "Dish" - have gone missing at NASA's >Goddard Space Centre in Maryland. This should get the conspiracy theory buffs going again ;)
Re: [H] Ooh....
At 06:52 AM 7/7/2006, you wrote: >http://www.slingmedia.com/slingbox/ >http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1833045,00.asp And you might be able to get it for as little as $100 after rebate: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=40&threadid=1888493&enterthread=y
Re: [H] Tricky one: GWBasic under.. anything..
What about VMWare running DOS? That *should* work, although so should the other options. Julian At 07:15 AM 6/1/2006, you wrote: >Ok, I have a client that is a hotel. They have their entire accounting >software package written in 1992 in GW Basic. Because it was written by the >person who owns the hotel, they refuse to switch. Up until now, they have >been "dual booting" between Windows98 and their software. We would like to >change that. > >So, I made an image of their HDD, and put it in virtualPC, and DOSBox, etc... >but their program never shows anything to the screen no matter what we try.. > >Do I just need to give up and setup dual boot?
Re: [H] S-Video Switch
At 10:24 AM 5/7/2006, you wrote: >At 01:13 PM 5/6/2006, you wrote: >>I need replace my S-Video switch and I am having a hard time finding one I >>like. >>I need 4 inputs = S video with two RCA audio, and at least TWO outputs, three >>would be great. I also would like to have the output amplified, which is what >>I have now. >>I would pay more money if it also had component cable support. >> >>Everything I find I either don't like how it looks or it doesn't meet all my >>requirements anybody know where I can find what I need? > >Try rat shack... My mother-in-law has a 5 in, 2 out autoswitch w/ s-video, >that she paid something like $20-$30 for. It works well, and has fine screen >quality. > >http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2049646 > >Julian Sorry, I didn't notice you were looking for something with an amplified output. You could always try the rat shack model, and see if it actually meets your needs. I was surprised that the picture quality through the switch was just as good as when hooked directly to the TV. Julian
Re: [H] S-Video Switch
At 01:13 PM 5/6/2006, you wrote: >I need replace my S-Video switch and I am having a hard time finding one I >like. >I need 4 inputs = S video with two RCA audio, and at least TWO outputs, three >would be great. I also would like to have the output amplified, which is what >I have now. >I would pay more money if it also had component cable support. > >Everything I find I either don't like how it looks or it doesn't meet all my >requirements anybody know where I can find what I need? Try rat shack... My mother-in-law has a 5 in, 2 out autoswitch w/ s-video, that she paid something like $20-$30 for. It works well, and has fine screen quality. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2049646 Julian
Re: [H] Regurgitation on the list?
Sorry about that... I think I've got one of those 24 hour email viruses. Do you need a towel? Julian At 06:29 PM 4/12/2006, Chris Reeves wrote: >Anyone else seemingly getting repeats of days old emails from HWL?
Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....
At 12:00 PM 3/7/2006, Greg Sevart wrote: >Long-term unemployment decreased as of the most recently reported figures, >labor force participation is up (though down, for obvious reasons, since >Katrina) year-over-year, unemployment in general is down to 4.7% (from a peak >of 6.3% in June of 2003), and GDP has been positive for the last 17 quarters. >Are all indicators pretty? No. But things aren't as bad now as they were a >couple years ago. Uh, yeah... those numbers are made up. If you calculated GDP, CPI, and unemployment the way they were in the 80s, the numbers are a *lot* less favorable. It's like "1984"... 2,000,000 razors were produced this year. Do you have one I can borrow? http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/P146055.asp http://www.weedenco.com/welling/lilogo.asp http://www.gillespieresearch.com/cgi-bin/bgn/ Julian
Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....
At 05:55 PM 3/5/2006, you wrote: >Contrary to popular opinion, neither the political party in power >nor the president has much control over the general US economy. >Economic cycles wax and wane, based on many factors so >complex that no one can forecast them with any assurance. > >Gary VanderMolen Well, yes and no. The Fed created the tech bubble(easy money policy), and not long after it popped, the recession started. Any gains in the stock market currently are the result of inflation, and the DOW is at 1998 levels, once adjusted for inflation. After 9/11, the fed loosened up the money supply to prevent a more severe shock to the economy, which created the housing bubble(really easy money policy). The government is borrowing and spending like crazy, and the fed is enabling them. The only thing keeping this whole mess afloat is the willingness of foreigners to lend money to the US, which likely won't last much longer. With the Yen Carry Trade coming to an end, that will mean a lot less purchasing of treasury bills, which drastically reduces the ability of the government to borrow, so they will either need to raise taxes a lot, cut spending drastically, or inflate the money supply into worthless territory. They seem to prefer the last option. Anyway, if you keep! an eye on the interest rate yield curve, the signs point to *another* recession on the horizon, although that's not a guarantee. My point is that the feds and the FED can have a surprising impact on the economy... they don't make the trends, but they tend to push it harder in whichever direction it's going. If you want more detail, I highly recommend the book "Empire of Debt" by Addison Wiggin and Bill Bonner. You can also poke around on their website, www.dailyreckoning.com Julian
Re: [H] Satellite to wireless Internet
At 08:57 AM 2/15/2006, you wrote: >At 12:28 PM 15/02/2006, joeuser wrote: >>Actually with the latency involved with satellite it will be about the same >>as dial up. That's just my opinion based on experience. > >Ouch. You mean the ads are lying? :) "100 times faster than dial-up!" > >T Web browsing speeds feel only slightly faster than dialup, but when you go to download a file, you definitely see the difference. It should still be faster than 19.2. Maybe Firefox w/ a prefetch extension would be a good addition to satellite. Julian
Re: [H] Satellite to wireless Internet
At 04:44 AM 2/15/2006, W. D. wrote: >Satellite has a spotty record at best. On good days, when it >actually works, you can get about 128 kbps. > >So, to create a wireless network with unreliable technology >is probably an futile exercise. I hope it works >for him, but he'll probably disappointed. My neighbor has Starband. Latency is a bitch, but the speed isn't bad. They often get download speeds of 50-80KB/s, and the more expensive service plan has even more bandwidth. I set them up with a home wireless network, and everything works fine. The only difference with what Thane wants to do is scale. It should be pretty easy. I've been thinking about approaching them about sharing their connection with me. Julian
Re: [H] Booth babes banned from E3 2006
"Materials, including live models, conduct that is sexually explicit or sexually provocative, including, but not limited to, nudity, partial-nudity and bathing suit bottoms, are prohibited on the Show floor, all common areas and at any access points to the Show. ESA, in its sole discretion, will determine whether material is acceptable." Since when are bathing suit bottoms "sexually explicit or provocative"? What constitutes "partial nudity"? Where does a bare midriff fall? This sounds kinda like "obscenity is whatever gives a judge an erection". Julian At 01:58 AM 1/25/2006, Al wrote: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29238 BO HISSS Al
Re: [H] xmas related tale of Yahoo music to go
At 05:28 AM 12/28/2005, you wrote: I don't want to either one. I'd rather donate $5/album to my fav artists, which is about what they make selling me an album to begin with, and then copy anything to anywhere for my personal use. Used to be for $.50 you got 2 singles on a 45, now it's $.99 a song and DRM controlled? Lots of pork in the entertainment industry! Death to DRM! Just for the sake of argument, lets say that was 1975. $0.50 in 1975 would be worth $1.84, or $0.92 per song. The price is basically the same, and the sound quality is much higher. I don't like DRM either, I'm just pointing out that the cost of a song is basically the same as it ever was. Julian
Re: [H] -LO- Firefox stability issues?
At 06:06 PM 12/24/2005, you wrote: I'm curious as to why you haven't upgraded to 1.5? Also, I was wondering if you were interested in forming a [H]ardware Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] team? @:)> I'm letting you test it first :) I'll probably wait until the next release comes out(1.5.x). I've become very hesitant to upgrade software lately, especially with a brand new version. Also, since I'm on 28.8k dialup, it would take at least an hour to get it, so I want to know it's stable before I take the time. Julian
Re: [H] -LO- Firefox stability issues?
At 11:08 PM 12/22/2005, you wrote: I stand somewhat corrected in that after coming in from work tonight and having Firefox running all day it is now using 56,624k. So it does eat memory albeit an insignificant amount in my case. Are you sure you guys are using the latest version? @:D> I'm running 1.0.5, not 1.5.0, but it's taking up 109,192K of physical memory, and 128,956K of virtual. That's 5 windows open, and 37 different tabs. Still, with "only" 512mb of memory, I'm left with 190,000K of physical memory free, so it's not like it's bringing my system to it's knees. Julian
Re: [H] (OT) DVD: Serenity
At 09:07 AM 12/23/2005, you wrote: They could have added more combat scenes for Summer Glau, man that girl can move! Also I was shocked when it was revealed where reavers came from. The western/scifi may have been why it flew under my radar on TV originally but was pleasantly surprised after viewing all the eps. Still might not have even seen even 1 if not for people GateCon constantly pushing how good it was this summer. Actually, the reason it "flew under the radar" is that Fox intentionally suppressed it. Nobody knows why, but there are theories. The worst thing they did was show the episodes out of order, which made it hard for people to follow, and made them not want to watch it. Once it came out on DVD and the SciFi channel, it started getting more viewers, since it started to make sense. For some reason, Fox has given Joss a lot of crap over this series. Julian
Re: [H] Web authoring question - protecting email addresses
At 07:48 AM 12/17/2005, you wrote: This weekend I am building a website to help with planning my wedding. How careful do I have to be about putting phone numbers, addresses, and email addresses on it? I am assuming that nefarious people with spiders can crawl it or add them to spam lists. Any ways of preventing this? -- Brian To be absolutely sure, I think the best thing to do would be to password protect the area that has personal information, so only people you give a password to can get in. Julian
Re: [H] Phishing mis-spellers..
At 09:57 PM 12/11/2005, you wrote: Thanks, Veech. Hovering over the "click me" link is a dead giveaway, also. ( paypal.signin-492.com) Never, ever respond to any of these. Jeff Actually, I've been thinking that jamming these people up with lots of false information may cause them sufficient problems to find another tactic. If a small number of the people who receive these messages would submit 10 false sets of information, it could cause the phishers quite a headache. Julian
Re: [H] USB boot
Does it happen on *all* USB ports? Have you tried plugging a drive into one of the main ports on the rear IO panel? Are you plugging USB 1.1 devices into a USB 2 port? Does it only happen with drives, or all USB devices (mouse, scanner, etc.)? Julian At 07:28 PM 12/2/2005, Winterlight wrote: At 06:00 PM 12/2/2005, you wrote: Sounds a lot like a BIOS problem. Have you checked for updated bios for both boards? yeah, I use the latest BIOS on all my boards
Re: [H] Machine, Animal, or Human...
BS... this is just trying to pigeonhole people into one of three categories, and many people, myself included, usually don't fit well into any one category. Also, it seems like whoever cooked this up is looking to classify those they don't agree with as non/sub human. The history of the 20th century should be lesson enough to shout down anyone trying to label anyone as non/sub human. 212,000,000 million human beings were murdered by their own governments in the 20th century, because those people were considered less than human. I *don't* want to see those same kind of numbers for this century. Julian At 06:42 AM 11/30/2005, Stan Zaske wrote: There are 3 types of beings in this world: The 1st type are the machine beings who live in their heads and in denial of their hearts. These are the people who are replacing human "checkouts" with automated "checkouts". They are the mathematicians, scientists, scholars, politicians, lawyers, journalists, doctors, priests, businessmen/women etc. These people are out of touch with themselves, don't want to know how you feel and live in denial of their own human reality. They have nothing but contempt for feelings and the gentler side of our nature. They try to pretend that our biology is somehow different or "divine" from the animal. The grittier aspects of waste removal and sexuality are things "we don't want to talk about". At the opposite side of the spectrum are the animal beings who live exclusively in their emotional selves and in denial of their brains who base their lives and decisions on "what feels right" despite the fact that their decisions are largely "self-defeating" and "self-destructive". These beings are often characterized as having low "self-esteem", addictive personalities, endlessly pursue physical pleasure and even though they would not willingly give up the spoils of intellectual creativity and scientific achievement (the cars, the stereos, the drugs) they have nothing but contempt for machine beings characterizing them as "geeks", "dweebs" or "nerds" for their scholastic pursuits. These beings are fully in touch with their animal biology deriving great humor from jokes about flatulence, defecation and the full spectrum of sexual expression. The 3rd type of being and throughout history the smallest percentage of the three strives toward "wisdom" which is the fusion of intelligence and emotion. These beings strive to use their brains in a manner that is consistent with "reality" and "function" while remaining in touch with their feelings. They ask themselves: why do I do this, why do I feel this way and is this the best way for me to live my life? Of the three types, these are the beings most closely associated with being "human". Of the three types, these beings are the least likely to believe in "certainty" because they know that there is no certainty. They live with the sure knowledge that there is no "perfection" and all we can do is "do our best" and "make the best of it". They pursue intellectual achievement and strive to understand our animus, our motivation, our behavior. They try to focus within as well as observe others in the attempt to understand themselves and what it means to be truly "human". Intelligence and feeling is what describes this smallest of minority beings on the planet and hopefully in the future, if our species matures, the majority of people can be characterized as truly "human" as they are! Happy Holidays everyone!
Re: [H] USB boot
Sounds a lot like a BIOS problem. Have you checked for updated bios for both boards? Julian At 12:13 PM 12/2/2005, you wrote: I have two fairly modern workstations. One is based around a Asus PC DL Deluxe, and one is a Intel 865PERL. Both are around 18 months old, and come with at least six onboard USB2 ports. I can't boot off any USB flash drive, or even leave a USB drive connected during a boot up, and I can't figure out why. I have all USB options enabled in the BIOS. I have no problems using USB in Windows. However, if I inadvertently even leave a USB drive in the port, and powered up during a reboot, my PCs will hang during POST, and I don't mean from a non bootable disk error. I mean they just hang solid. If this only happened on one PC I would suspect that motherboard but not on both. I boot from the same USB drives all the time on my Thinkpad ... so what am I doing wrong on the Workstations?
Re: [H] It's a mad, mad world!
At 03:56 AM 11/29/2005, you wrote: And we learn a two interesting things. 1)There are way too many red lights in Paris. 2)Pigeons have an amazingly good self-preservation instinct. T At least those ones do... I've seen one run over in stop and go traffic, moving about 1mph. That bird just didn't get out of the way. Maybe the car was moving to slow to trigger the flight mechanism??? Julian
Re: [H] memory
At 05:46 PM 11/28/2005, you wrote: I'll enter my Pentium 200 classic in the oldest computer in use contest. Just a backup/file server but still running 24/7 Yeah, but the P3V4X is my main computer... been giving me fits lately, too. Julian
Re: [H] memory
Dinosaur??? I'm still running a P3V4X, w/ a [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'd kill for an A7N8X. Julian At 07:42 AM 11/28/2005, Greg Sevart wrote: Or drop that dinosaur entirely. :)
Re: [H] Frappr!
At 10:27 AM 11/28/2005, you wrote: Uh, which website is that? @:|> That'd be www.hardwaregroup.com... or more specifically, http://www.hardwaregroup.com/mailman/listinfo/hardware/default.htm Log in, and it will show you who is subscribed. Julian
Re: [H] Frappr!
At 07:51 PM 11/27/2005, jeff.lane wrote: Anybody know how many members there are, including lurkers? The website shows 143 subscribers. Julian
Re: [H] SATA II
At 01:34 PM 11/15/2005, Wayne Johnson wrote: At 03:21 PM 11/15/2005, Julian Hale typed: Hey, come on. Quit picking on Chuck just because you don't agree with his decisions. It's his business, he can run it the way he wants. I didn't write anything about subject other than what was posted but why make these moral statements that just don't make sense like At 09:37 AM 11/15/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] typed: If out of ignorance I err on the side of caution, it may cost a little more, but I can sleep at night knowing it will work. How is that a moral statement??? I too will spend more money to get a more reliable product, especially if it's for a customer. I'm not saying that AMD products are less reliable, but they don't have the lengthy history of Intel. This is just an excuse to not do the research. If he wants to operate his business that way fine. He states that he can sleep but it doesn't stop him from complaining about how he can't compete therefore everything is not so rosie. Every extra penny that he spends on a machine costs his customer more & more. Sorry but them is the facts whether they are sugar coated or not. Nobody will be able to compete on the basis of price. There are always going to be unscrupulous sellers peddling bottom of the barrel product. Saving his customers a dollar here or a dollar there at the potential sacrifice of reliability would be foolish. In fact, he may be saving his customers in the long run, because they don't have to spend money on service. He uses what he is familiar with, and there's nothing wrong with that. It's almost like the stupid old Chevy man/Ford man argument... All this aside, it's HIS DAMN BUSINESS! I'm sure you wouldn't appreciate it if I came on here and criticized your business decisions on a regular basis. All this childish behavior directed towards Chuck is really starting to piss me off, and I can't be the only one. Stop acting like school yard bullies, and start acting your age. Julian
Re: [H] SATA II
Hey, come on. Quit picking on Chuck just because you don't agree with his decisions. It's his business, he can run it the way he wants. Julian At 06:39 AM 11/15/2005, you wrote: At 10:19 AM 15/11/2005, Ben Ruset wrote: Why's that? Because he's been using Intel CPUs for the last 100 years and they've never failed. :P T
Re: [H] Gas prices
No I don't think that the drug laws have a significant effect on consumption. I know quite a few people who indulge in a variety of drugs on a regular basis, regardless of the laws. I also know of high school students getting high on OTC drugs, which is certainly worse than smoking a little weed, and that is a direct negative result of current drug laws. Assuming for a moment that you are correct, and 2x as many people start smoking MJ, who gives a shit? The effects are not particularly different than drinking alcohol, except that one is a lot less prone to go out and get into trouble. The ultimate question, however, is what business is it of yours if your neighbor smokes pot? In what way does it harm you? Julian PS: It's not fear of reprisal, it's just that they got over it. Almost every single person I know has smoked weed at some point in their lives. Some give it up, some don't. Some use it responsibly, some don't. None of them seem particularly hurt by it. At 11:25 PM 8/25/2005, you wrote: I am none of the below and thanks for making it about me. I always enjoy ad hominem attacks, it is a sign of a weak position. The last thing I believe is that the government is always right, you could not be further from the truth. I am also not the product of any warped era (whatever that is).I am also not an addict, never have been. I will ask you the same thing, you don't think punishment does not deter drug use? That is just plain silly. If mary jane were legal and sold at the local drug store there would be at least 2x as many people smoking it. You think some of those who are not smoking might be abstaining because of fear of reprisals? LOL -Gary
Re: [H] Gas prices
Me? I thought you were the condescending one. Anyway, go to walmart, costco, etc. and look at the price of generic drugs. You can get 200 generic excedrine for $4. 400 generic aleve for ~$8. Generic claritin is similarly priced. It's the drugs on patent that are ridiculously priced. So again, regardless of whatever mythical difference you may try to cook up, alcohol prohibition and drug prohibition are exactly the same. Ending said prohibition will have the same results as it did the last time. Julian At 11:15 PM 8/25/2005, you wrote: Like all the other drugs from Pharmaceutical companies? Now, that is a good one. Add to it all the taxes that are sure to be imposed and all of the legal obligation that comes from being part of the delivery chain. Low prices are a dream. BTW, do you always find it necessary to be so condescending? -Gary
Re: [H] Gas prices
There was also a thriving, legal business for MJ, opiates, cocaine, etc. before prohibition. Again, no difference at all. Legal drugs will come from, and this may shock you, pharmaceutical companies... since there is no patent, prices will be low. Julian At 12:52 PM 8/25/2005, you wrote: Big difference, there was already a thriving legal business for alcohol prior to prohibition. So we make drugs legal, where are they going to come from? -Gary
Re: [H] Gas prices
Crack open a history book. What happened after the end of prohibition is what makes us think that ending drug/MJ prohibition will make them walk away. The is no difference between the two. However, excessively high taxation will create a black market. Julian At 12:24 PM 8/25/2005, you wrote: That is one of the most ludicrous arguments being tossed about by the legalizing drugs crowd. What in God's name makes you think that organized crime will walk away from their BILLION dollar empires? Tax the drugs?? LOL. -Gary
Re: [H] Gas prices
On that note, in states where they have high taxation of tobacco, they are starting to see "illegal" tobacco sold, often coming from the middle east(supposedly was financing Saddam). You make a product that is in demand illegal, and the illegal sorts fill that demand. Make it legal, and you cut their legs out from under them. Julian At 01:04 AM 8/25/2005, you wrote: BC Bud! Didn't you see the prime time report? They sell it in shops on the streets using the best seeds from around the globe! Gotta love British Columbia! What hypocrisy that we still haven't learned "Prohibition" doesn't work even after all the organized crime that came as a result of "criminalization"! Try to do the same with tobacco and see what happens! So what if you smoke a bowl in the evening to relax? Who's business is it anyway? Our money would be better spent on public education and rehab rather than interdiction and criminalization! Addictive behavior is associated with "self-esteem" and that's where our focus should be! So much for wisdom in government!
Re: RE: Re: [H] Gas prices
Hey, no shit... I just live a little north of you. I'm in Elk. Julian At 04:57 PM 8/17/2005, jeff.lane wrote: Spokane - Original Message - From: "Mark Dodge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Hardware List'" Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 2:15 PM Subject: RE: RE: Re: [H] Gas prices You don't live in Washington do you?
[H] Diabetes blood glucose monitor
I seem to remember there was a discussion on the list about a really good glucose monitor maybe 2 years ago... I just found out that my dad has not been testing his blood sugar, because his monitor is too hard for him to use. He has very poor dexterity, and can't manage to get the blood to drop onto the little round dot very well. What he needs is something that a 6 year old could use, because he just doesn't have the dexterity to manage anything else. Does anybody have a recommendation? Thanks, Julian
Re: [H] Replacing SCSI Plextor 1210S
I seem to remember a discussion about this a couple years ago... I think the consensus was to just put in an IDE CDRW, given how the SCSI variants have fallen behind, and Burnproof has largely bridged the gap between SCSI and IDE burners. Julian At 07:13 AM 7/1/2005, you wrote: I am so scared of that day, because I don't think anyone else makes a SCSI CDRW anymore except Plextor who charges like $200-300ish for it. I'd almost rather just go with an IDE one in a USB/Firewire enclosure. - Carroll Kong
Re: [H] GAH! QB2005
Sorry, my bad. I was actually shocked to think that the president of Intuit would treat a customer that way, and I'm not easily shocked. Glad to hear that *wasn't* the case... Julian At 08:35 PM 6/24/2005, you wrote: I think it was CW's client screaming at QB's TS people not the other way around. Keep farming shit off-shore people, it will be the end of us all. Good news is that we'll be taking all the off-shore economies with us!
Re: [H] GAH! QB2005
Whoah! "A bit of a hothead" is putting it mildly... I certainly won't do business with someone who treats customers this way, and I'll pass on the story of his conduct. Thanks for the warning. Julian At 07:59 PM 6/24/2005, you wrote: Meanwhile, we're talking on the phone to someone clearly not in the US.. the owner of the company (who could best be said is a bit of a hothead and VERY rigid in his views) gets on the phone and starts screaming "you MFs! Do you know how much this costs me, MF? I've got 19 trucks out there.. we do XYZ a day.. and you can't get your POS to work? "
Re: [H] [OT] Early Friday off-topic
Actually, it's a proposal for a constitutional amendment. I have doubts it would ever make it all the way through both houses of congress, *and* be ratified by 38 states. I don't think it's got a snowballs chance in hell, so don't sweat it. Julian At 10:45 AM 6/24/2005, Al wrote: meanwhile our "can't agree on any real issues" congress is right passing a bill to make it illegal to desecrate the flag. That and pickin' on SpongeBob Squarepants. Al "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
RE: [H] Firefox 1.03 out
FF has two choices for opening a page, Open in New Window, or Open in New Tab. Ctrl-click opens in a new tab, Shift-click opens in new window. Right clicking on a link gives the same options. Julian Hale At 06:58 PM 4/18/2005, rls wrote: Otherwise IMO Opera is more configurable, has more features, killer download speeds and creates all new pages in tabs. In 'open in a new page' Firefox creates another separate window instead of automatically adding a tab.
Re: [H] Smoking (was To all my Dell hating...)
It's not necessarily (just) genetics... if you create an environment where people's minds are not challenged, their mettle is never put to the test, than nobody is ever driven to better themselves. If nobody ever gets the chance to make a mistake, they never get to learn. Eventually you create a mass of people who are sedentary and ignorant, and it will get worse every generation. Sound familiar? Julian At 09:56 AM 3/17/2005, you wrote: AKA: "Pissing in the gene pool"
Re: [H] Smoking (was To all my Dell hating...)
"The ultimate consequence of protecting men from the results of their own folly is to fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer I think that pretty well describes what we're seeing in the world today... Julian At 10:12 PM 3/16/2005, you wrote: I have no desire to tell anyone how to run their life. But I do support reasonable laws that will help curtail the foolish and foolhardy from doing things that will cost me money. Gary VanderMolen
Re: [H] Smoking (was To all my Dell hating...)
There's another one I don't like. Hey, I can't help it if some bleeding heart wants to pay for treating a smokers cancer... if someone engages in risky behavior, they take what they get. The problem is that people want to steal your and my money to "fix" stuff that's really none of their damn business. If I fuck up, I don't go crying to the government for help. Julian At 10:43 AM 3/16/2005, you wrote: It's in the same category as requiring motorcycle riders to wear helmets or car occupants to wear seat belts. When one engages in risky (prohibited) activities, the innocent taxpayers often wind up paying the resulting medical bills. Gary VanderMolen
Re: [H] Smoking (was To all my Dell hating...)
True, no law in and of itself prevents crime. However, there are different kinds of laws... murder, theft, rape, assault, etc. are outlawed because those actions violate the rights of others. Even though people will still engage in these activities, the violation of the rights of others can not be tolerated. These kinds of acts are called Mala In Se, or "evil in itself". Then there are things like alcohol prohibition, which are called Mala Prohibita. These laws basically say, "It's bad because we say so". Mala Prohibitum laws are impossible to enforce, and generally lead to a loss of civil liberties. Who's got the right to tell a woman she can't have sex for money, or to tell a person that they can't ingest whatever plant matter they choose? Julian At 11:19 AM 3/13/2005, you wrote: Using that rational why outlaw anything? -Gary
[H] Smoking (was To all my Dell hating...)
We can all see how well outlawing drugs has worked, or alcohol in the '20s. Prohibition creates more crime and social problems than the drug itself. If you outlaw tobacco, people will just start growing it in their houses, yards, national forests, etc. Ever seen a booby trapped pot plantation on public land? That's what will happen if you outlaw tobacco, only the plant will change. On top of that, imagine someone getting 10 years in prison for growing and selling tobacco... does that sound even remotely reasonable? Julian At 08:39 AM 3/11/2005, warpmedia wrote: You want them problem solved? Outlaw the product since besides age & what location you can smoke in there are no limits or effects like alcohol.
