Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Cameron Childress
What are you? Chuck Norris? On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:14 PM, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I filled up in June 2005. > > Haven't used a whole tank since then. > > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 9:19 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I fill up once a week. 8.9 gallons and usually just ov

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Jerry Johnson
I filled up in June 2005. Haven't used a whole tank since then. On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 9:19 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I fill up once a week. 8.9 gallons and usually just over 500 miles. > > "Don't hate me because I'm economical" > ~~

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread zaph0d . b33bl3br0x
I fill up once a week. 8.9 gallons and usually just over 500 miles. "Don't hate me because I'm economical" On May 15, 2008, at 5:30 PM, Paul Ihrig wrote: > i fill up 3 times a week. > 39 gallons total > > > ~| Adobe® ColdFus

Re: [XBOX360] Beginning of the end...

2008-05-15 Thread Paul Ihrig
seriously? i have had my ps3 on and off for a year or so... up to 600 wu on fah On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:57 PM, Greg Morphis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just leave it on all the time now.. try to force a RRoD on it... > Google search how to cause one and get it fixed. > > On Thu, May 15, 2008 a

Re: [XBOX360] Beginning of the end...

2008-05-15 Thread Greg Morphis
Just leave it on all the time now.. try to force a RRoD on it... Google search how to cause one and get it fixed. On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 7:49 PM, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Larry Lyons
>Don't waste your breath, Larry. You know what they say about teaching a pig >to sing. (Turns the music up louder). > >Souixsie and the Banshees now. Downside Up. > Do you have that album they did of Disney covers? Her version of Trust in Me really rocks. ~~~

RE: [XBOX360] Beginning of the end...

2008-05-15 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:30 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: [XBOX360] Beginning of the end... > > It's probably just a device driver. :) Touché, sir. Touché. ;^) Jim Davis ~

Re: [XBOX360] Beginning of the end...

2008-05-15 Thread Cameron Childress
It's probably just a device driver. :) -Cameron On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Playing "Blue Dragon" now, about 25 hours in for the past two weeks or so. > > XBox locked up twice today... no RRoD... yet. ~~

[XBOX360] Beginning of the end...

2008-05-15 Thread Jim Davis
Playing "Blue Dragon" now, about 25 hours in for the past two weeks or so. XBox locked up twice today... no RRoD... yet. Jim Davis ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the F

Re: How can we spin this so that the USA is at fault?

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
Heh, I don't know but it will be something of comedic proportions for sure. Michael Dinowitz wrote: > Despite being surrounded by petroleum-rich neighbors, Egypt is suffering the > effects of record-high oil prices that have touched off deadly riots over > the simplest of commodities: bread. > > S

How can we spin this so that the USA is at fault?

2008-05-15 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Despite being surrounded by petroleum-rich neighbors, Egypt is suffering the effects of record-high oil prices that have touched off deadly riots over the simplest of commodities: bread. Since the beginning of April, at least 10 people have been stabbed to death while waiting in Cairo bread lines

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
not all of their stuff is exotic; they are pretty eclectic and also do stuff that is celtic and some that is almost lounge actish. Of course, its the african/gypsy stuff that I like. Come to think of it, switching to Talking Timbuktu. On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 4:31 PM, Duane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot

Re: XOOPS/Joomla Hosting recommendations?

2008-05-15 Thread William Bowen
Cool, thanks! > Anything linux. DedicatedNow.com is pretty good. Been with them for ages. 2 > dedicated linux boxes. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher

RE: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Duane
Nothing that exotic here - Bob Seger and Johnny Cash -Original Message- From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:41 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: What are you listening to now? amen to that. Listening to Dead Can Dance. On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 2:35 PM, <[EM

RE: XOOPS/Joomla Hosting recommendations?

2008-05-15 Thread Erika L. Walker
Anything linux. DedicatedNow.com is pretty good. Been with them for ages. 2 dedicated linux boxes. > :: -Original Message- > :: From: William Bowen > :: > :: Anyone have any recommendations for hosts for these types of sites? ~~~

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Paul Ihrig
i fill up 3 times a week. 39 gallons total ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseof

RE: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Duane
87 is at $1.333/litre here on the east coast of Canada, which equals $5.10 a US gallon. Gas is expected to rise another 6 cents/litre tomorrow morning to $1.393 which would be about $5.50 us / gallon. An additional 6 - 8 cents is expected next week :( I think its time to consider a motorcycle, s

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread sam morris
>From the person that thinks Dan Rather isn't biased :) >Don't waste your breath, Larry. You know what they say about teaching a pig >to sing. (Turns the music up louder). > >Souixsie and the Banshees now. Downside Up. > >On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>

XOOPS/Joomla Hosting recommendations?

2008-05-15 Thread William Bowen
Anyone have any recommendations for hosts for these types of sites? I've googled, but am not really sure what I'm looking for. A guy at work is asking. Anyone have any XOOPS/Joomla experience? -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Car

Re: Vista Gaming on par with XP

2008-05-15 Thread Loathe
I got rid of it what, a month maybe a bit more ago. I posted on it. Jim Davis wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:34 PM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Re: Vista Gaming on par with XP >> >> My frame rate under vista was

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
Yeah, ain't that the truth. I have been driving my brother's H3 lately since he is out of town. It costs me over $160.00 to fill up my truck as opposed to less than $100.00 to fill up his car. They get about the same mileage so I am saving $$ for the next week or so. morgan l wrote: > To me, it

Beliefs and Attitudes (was RE: What are you listening to now?)

2008-05-15 Thread Erika L. Walker
Larry, I wish I was in person with you right now, because I haven't the time to actually write out a complete and thorough answer to this but I will point out a couple of things. Because *I* am talking about ONLY myself and no one else here. Group your conclusions about human race as a whole in som

Re: Vista Gaming on par with XP

2008-05-15 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 5:29 PM, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's VERY difficult to blue-screen either Vista or XP - and they both blue > screen for the same reasons. > > What's the actual error you're getting? Not sure actually. I don't really have the time to debug it so I didn't eve

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread sam morris
> > No, it means I have free will and I choose what to believe. > > Free will right, and tell us that when you parrot Rush Limbaugh. With > every response you make, you're just confirming that article I quoted. You're drifting... > Do you have evidence of that or are you just blowing smoke aga

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
Ahh, LA county. That explains it. In SB County I think gas and fuel are cheaper. Jacob wrote: > It seems like the close you are to Torrance, Carson, or Wilmington, the more > gas is. > > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is

RE: Vista Gaming on par with XP

2008-05-15 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:34 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Vista Gaming on par with XP > > My frame rate under vista was half that than under XP. Still? Jim Davis ~~~

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread morgan l
To me, it always seems the closer I am to 'E', the more gas is. On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It seems like the close you are to Torrance, Carson, or Wilmington, the > more > gas is. ~| Ado

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
;) The Cure > Plainsong On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Forgot to mention > > Torley Wong, Son of a Gunship. > > >> Get this political crap out of my thread! ;) > > > >Talking Heads > Naked > > > >-- > >will > > > >"If my life weren't funny, it would jus

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Paul Ihrig
Dead Prez > Revolution ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF

RE: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Jacob
It seems like the close you are to Torrance, Carson, or Wilmington, the more gas is. -Original Message- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:50 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of fuel I am referring to diesel. Gasoline starts at 3.91 a gall

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
Don't waste your breath, Larry. You know what they say about teaching a pig to sing. (Turns the music up louder). Souixsie and the Banshees now. Downside Up. On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > In other words you believe the crap you want to, > > >> >

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Larry Lyons
Forgot to mention Torley Wong, Son of a Gunship. >> Get this political crap out of my thread! ;) > >Talking Heads > Naked > >-- >will > >"If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; >and that would just be unacceptable." >- Carrie Fisher ~~

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Larry Lyons
>> :: -Original Message- > >I hate to do this, but Sam makes sense. In some round about way. > >/me hides from Larry ... > >I listen to whatever I wish, well, because it's my choice of course. Do I >accept everything I listen to at face value? Absolutely not. I make my own >decision on new

Re: Vista Gaming on par with XP

2008-05-15 Thread Loathe
My frame rate under vista was half that than under XP. Jim Davis wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:03 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Re: Vista Gaming on par with XP >> >> This covers games created for Windows under t

RE: Vista Gaming on par with XP

2008-05-15 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:26 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Vista Gaming on par with XP > > Vista has greeted me with a blue screen 3 mornings this week. A BLUE > SCREEN!?!?! Seriously, is this 1998 or

RE: Vista Gaming on par with XP

2008-05-15 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:09 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Vista Gaming on par with XP > > As another note for gaming, Valve's latest Steam Survey shows that > over 80% of gamers on that service still use Windows XP

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Larry Lyons
> >> > In other words you believe the crap you want to, > >> > >> I do. > > > >As long as it confirms your own biases you mean. > > No, it means I have free will and I choose what to believe. Free will right, and tell us that when you parrot Rush Limbaugh. With every response you make, you're ju

RE: Vista Gaming on par with XP

2008-05-15 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:03 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Vista Gaming on par with XP > > This covers games created for Windows under the Games For Windows > banner. > > Try running an older, but still very popula

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
uh. ok. That is so not me, but I guess it doesn't matter when we're half the country apart ;) On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Because pure silence whilst working is deafening. > > > :: -Original Message- > > :: From: Dana > > :: > > :: gah. Wh

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
whatever you say, Sam (turns the music up). Must remember to filter your new email address also. Tool> Intension Pandora rocks. On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:59 PM, sam morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >yeah but Sam always says that any source that contradicts him is biased. > > That's Dana tha

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread sam morris
>I hate to do this, but Sam makes sense. In some round about way. You're very brave :) ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;1923

RE: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Erika L. Walker
Because pure silence whilst working is deafening. > :: -Original Message- > :: From: Dana > :: > :: gah. Why do people need noise? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to dat

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread sam morris
Always the low road I see. >I have never detected any sign of a decision-making process when talking to >Sam. It is all already decreed by his higher power :) > >On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:49 PM, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > >>

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
::nod:: just saying. We're high desert here but we're the biggest thing around for hundreds of miles. On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well I live in a rather small tri-community area. The population from > all three towns are less than 50K, and we have ab

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread William Bowen
> Get this political crap out of my thread! ;) Talking Heads > Naked -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the mos

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread sam morris
>yeah but Sam always says that any source that contradicts him is biased. That's Dana that only believes articles written in WP or NYT. I usually judge bias by the author’s history and my own common sense. >Personally I do not believe that the Wall Street Journal (for instance) is >populated by

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
Well I live in a rather small tri-community area. The population from all three towns are less than 50K, and we have about five gas stations between all three towns. Hell, we are not even incorporated and don't even have our own police. Dana wrote: > I don' t think it's altitude I think it is t

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
I don' t think it's altitude I think it is the size of the town. On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am referring to diesel. Gasoline starts at 3.91 a gallon here. I am > surprised that gas and fuel is more down the hill though. I thought the > high desert

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
I have never detected any sign of a decision-making process when talking to Sam. It is all already decreed by his higher power :) On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:49 PM, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > See! You're operating your freedom of choice and making your own decision > :) > > Which

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
I am referring to diesel. Gasoline starts at 3.91 a gallon here. I am surprised that gas and fuel is more down the hill though. I thought the high desert had the higher prices. Dana wrote: > what??? It was 3.63 or something last night and I thought *that* was high > > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:4

RE: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Erika L. Walker
See! You're operating your freedom of choice and making your own decision :) Which is what I was referring to in his answers ... > :: -Original Message- > :: From: Dana > :: > :: yeah but Sam always says that any source that contradicts him is > :: biased. > :: Personally I do not belie

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
what??? It was 3.63 or something last night and I thought *that* was high On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, it is $4.79 here in the high desert. I can't wait to get to > Colorado Springs next month. Fuel is $1.00 cheaper there. > > Jacob wrote: > > Sp

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
gah. Why do people need noise? A co-worker does this with CNN, or did until I confiscated all the remotes. On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How about if I don't think any of the below and I simply just have it on > for > noise and the occasional car ch

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
Yeah, it is $4.79 here in the high desert. I can't wait to get to Colorado Springs next month. Fuel is $1.00 cheaper there. Jacob wrote: > Speaking of fuel.. diesel #2 is over $5 in some places here in So cal. > Drove by one the other day. > > 87 octane is $3.97 at two stations next to my house.

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
yeah but Sam always says that any source that contradicts him is biased. Personally I do not believe that the Wall Street Journal (for instance) is populated by wild-eyed radicals. On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:21 PM, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > :: -Original Message- > > ::

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
amen to that. Listening to Dead Can Dance. On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 2:35 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey thar varmit! This here's my thread! Cotton pickin lilly livered > thread rustlers! > > > On May 14, 2008, at 3:03 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > > Get this political crap out of my thread!

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Loathe
93 was 4.11 today Jacob wrote: > Speaking of fuel.. diesel #2 is over $5 in some places here in So cal. > Drove by one the other day. > > 87 octane is $3.97 at two stations next to my house. > > > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 soft

RE: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread Erika L. Walker
> :: -Original Message- > :: From: sam morris > :: > :: >> > In other words you believe the crap you want to, > :: >> > :: >> I do. > :: > > :: >As long as it confirms your own biases you mean. > :: > :: No, it means I have free will and I choose what to believe. I hate to do this, but

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread William Bowen
> I think I paid $4.27 for 93 Octane today in-own Atlanta $3.99 for 89 Octane in Everett WA yesterday afternoon... :-\ -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~

Re: Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Cameron Childress
I think I paid $4.27 for 93 Octane today in-own Atlanta -Cameron On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 3:51 PM, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Speaking of fuel.. diesel #2 is over $5 in some places here in So cal. > Drove by one the other day. > > 87 octane is $3.97 at two stations next to my house. > > >

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread sam morris
Can you elaborate on what these processes are? >I don't think this bill has much affect on rising food prices at all...as >you said, I think that is all fuel related. This bill funds processes that >had essentially grinded to a halt because budgeted money had run out. >Getting those processes movi

Re: What are you listening to now?

2008-05-15 Thread sam morris
>> > In other words you believe the crap you want to, >> >> I do. > >As long as it confirms your own biases you mean. No, it means I have free will and I choose what to believe. >> > and damn the objective evidence. >> >> I have an eye for the obvious. Nothing about that abstract would lead >> me

Speaking of fuel

2008-05-15 Thread Jacob
Speaking of fuel.. diesel #2 is over $5 in some places here in So cal. Drove by one the other day. 87 octane is $3.97 at two stations next to my house. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic releas

RE: earthquake advice

2008-05-15 Thread Jacob
I remember Northridge 1994... overhead electrical lines sparking outside from touching each other looked neat! -Original Message- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:15 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: earthquake advice You are correct. The earthqu

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
Um, if you are being paid not to produce anything, then how do you factor into the equation? This is the question I have been trying to get answered. The government is telling some farmers not to grow anything because we have too much of whatever it is they were growing, and getting paid for th

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread G Money
Well, in your scenario Bruce, now we have thousands fewer producers.which results in how many millions fewer bushels of corn or wheat or soybeans in the supply market? What's THAT going to do to prices? On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right, but why p

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread Cameron Childress
I don't get how on one hand people are complaining that all the farmers growing Corn for Ethanol are causing shortages or supply/demand price problems - then on the other hand we are still paying farmers NOT to farm?!?!? WTF? I mean I honestly don't know what was in the Farm Bill, but if the US G

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
Right, but why pay people to do nothing? If you are not making money with your farm, do something else. I know it is probably not as easy as it sounds, but seriously, looking back at the beginning of subsidies, it was broke from the beginning. How about fixing what is broke rather then throwing

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread G Money
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Saying that this > bill is due to rising grocery prices is to me not entirely true. Well, it's probably not true that this bill will help with the rising prices, Bruce, but that doesn't mean that it's passing wasn't partly

Re: earthquake advice

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
You are correct. The earthquake in '71 happened in the wee hours of the morning, and I was actually in the bathroom when it happened. When I realized what was going on, my brothers and I were so excited we ran into our mothers room and woke her up (she sleeps though them all the time). The last

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
I agree that prices were not stable until fuel started to rise, but the recent spike in prices is related to rising fuel costs, as are the prices for just about everything else since it cannot get from the manufacturer to the consumer without being trucked in. Saying that this bill is due to ri

New Flash Player 10 - better performance and built in effects

2008-05-15 Thread Vivec
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2008/05/flash-player-10.html It's in Beta, but it changes the bitrate of Videos on the fly, and offloads certain aspects of the movies to graphics cards to free up the CPU. That's great, since flash interfaces can suck almost 100% CPU if you let them! ~~

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread G Money
So you agreed with George Bush's contention that this bill was too helpful for the so called "rich farmers" ?? You are probably rightbut let me ask you...all of the necessary processes and people (like me) who's funding had run out and couldn't continue without a farm budget.what about the

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread G Money
I don't think this bill has much affect on rising food prices at all...as you said, I think that is all fuel related. This bill funds processes that had essentially grinded to a halt because budgeted money had run out. Getting those processes moving again was the result of this bill that concerned

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread Larry Lyons
Given how much pork is laden into the farm bill it probably was better for it to be vetoed. Just look at the hundreds of millions going to agriculture corporations, you'd be disgusted. Its a darned pity that congress did not exercise fiscal restrain in this case. I have no problem with family fa

RE: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread Erika L. Walker
You sure you've been buying the groceries? ;) And have you actually been keeping track of the actual amount you pay on regular items? I regularly check the price of the items we buy all the time, and have kept a book of prices from all the grocery stores in the area (Tightwad Gazette style), and

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
Well, I know that for over 140 years the idea of farm subsidies was brought up on occasion and was subsequently shot down, mainly because Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution provides no role for the federal government in regulating American farmers, and this worked well until about the 193

Re: where's my $600

2008-05-15 Thread Crow T. Robot
Dammit! I put it in my cart, then went to check out and it was gone! So close... On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 12:07 PM, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on amazon now. > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009VXBAQ? > > GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! > > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 6:21 AM, Rick Root

Re: earthquake advice

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
I hear ya. If you are in one though you don't know the magnitude though? So what course of action best increases your chances of survival, I think is the question. Me I dunno but I will continue to pass on any information I get from you guys who have been in one. Further comments from the person i

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread William Bowen
> You are not answering the question. How does paying farmers not to work > help the general public? How is this going to stem the rising cost of > groceries? Do you know why the Federal Government pays farmers to let fields go fallow? The history I mean? -- will "If my life weren't funny, it

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
You are not answering the question. How does paying farmers not to work help the general public? How is this going to stem the rising cost of groceries? G Money wrote: > This bill funds necessary development across a broad spectrum of food > producing organizations. This includes the ESSENTIAL b

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread G Money
This bill funds necessary development across a broad spectrum of food producing organizations. This includes the ESSENTIAL business systems that support agricultural producers and the insurance policies that protect their business. It also funds the continued work of the people who maintain and up

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
I don't see how this ties into the rising grocery costs. I have been buying groceries for many years now and I did not notice any dramatic increase until fuel started to rise. So how is this going to fix that? This is also going to ensure that farmers are going to be paid *not* to grow food for

Re: where's my $600

2008-05-15 Thread Charlie Griefer
on amazon now. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009VXBAQ? GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 6:21 AM, Rick Root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just amazes me that they STILL can't keep these things in stock. > > Rick > > > ~~

RE: earthquake advice

2008-05-15 Thread Jacob
In a 7.9 earthquake, at the epicenter, that desk will move. -Original Message- From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:49 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: earthquake advice ah ok -- I will pass this on also. My own experience with earthquakes is zero, but sin

RE: earthquake advice

2008-05-15 Thread Jacob
Since I cannot fix under my desk... probably not. But your desk will save your rear in case of a nuclear attack... ;-) The last two big earthquakes here in California were at 4:30am. Unless I am sleeping under my desk... -Original Message- From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread Rick Root
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So political posturing on both sides excites you? That's all this is > about is making sure they are elected this year. Nothing else. > > So what. IMO, they did the RIGHT THING. Sometimes, doing the right thing can be to

Re: Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
So political posturing on both sides excites you? That's all this is about is making sure they are elected this year. Nothing else. G Money wrote: > So finally rising food prices and political pressure has convinced enough > Republican reps. to vote for the Farm Bill, with a veto-proof margin! >

Woohoo!! Farm Bill passes!

2008-05-15 Thread G Money
So finally rising food prices and political pressure has convinced enough Republican reps. to vote for the Farm Bill, with a veto-proof margin! http://tinyurl.com/5qyhym* *This is the funding we've been waiting forwho's delay caused us to drastically cut our work force and made things around

Re: Girlz luv coderz

2008-05-15 Thread Bruce Sorge
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Re: earthquake advice

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
ah ok -- I will pass this on also. My own experience with earthquakes is zero, but since since it's someone in china asking for help this seems like something I can do. Someone out there is probably wondering why he doesn't google -- past conversations indicate that search engines and the internet

Re: ...because you can't motorboat a personality (NSFW) :)

2008-05-15 Thread Rick Root
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RE: earthquake advice

2008-05-15 Thread Billy Cox
It depends on how sturdy the desk is, what is likely to fall on you, and whether immediate exit is possible. If exit is impossible, a student-style desk would offer some protection against falling debris. If falling debris is heavy enough to crush a student desk, one isn't any *worse* off under the

Re: Girlz luv coderz

2008-05-15 Thread Rick Root
hahahahahahha that's awesome. On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Safe for work. > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=BH8-f-hsNdE > > -Cameron > > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is th

Re: earthquake advice

2008-05-15 Thread Ian Skinner
Dana wrote: > when there is an earthquake, are you safer under your desk? > > This is a serious question coming from someone putting together a teacher > guide for teachers in China. Ya, it's a bit late for this one. He really > want to know though. > > thanks for any thoughts. > Dana It seems tha

Re: earthquake advice

2008-05-15 Thread Dana
that should do it -- thank you and thank you cameronI will pass the links on On 5/15/08, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://geology.com/articles/earthquake-safety.shtml > > http://seagrant.uaf.edu/features/earthquake/prepare2.html > > > http://www.wwu.edu/depts/ehs/pdfs/Earthquake%2

Girlz luv coderz

2008-05-15 Thread Cameron Childress
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Re: earthquake advice

2008-05-15 Thread Jason
http://geology.com/articles/earthquake-safety.shtml http://seagrant.uaf.edu/features/earthquake/prepare2.html http://www.wwu.edu/depts/ehs/pdfs/Earthquake%20Safety%20Poster%2007%2001.pdf On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > when there is an earthquake, are you saf

Re: earthquake advice

2008-05-15 Thread Cameron Childress
http://www.disastercenter.com/guide/earth.html "Practice drop, cover, and hold-on in each safe place. Drop under a sturdy desk or table, hold on, and protect your eyes by pressing your face against your arm. Practicing will make these actions an automatic response. When an earthquake or other disa

Re: ...because you can't motorboat a personality (NSFW) :)

2008-05-15 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
>Why couldn't ot have been a girl-type person of the opposite sex asking >that? Okay, I had to laugh at the fact that you had to use *both* phrases "girl-type" and "opposite sex" here. Scary thinking of when one might apply and not the other! --- Mary Jo ~~~

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