It's mostly a personal preference. I've had $10 keyboards that I liked,
and $50 keyboards that I didn't like. For me its the tactile feedback that
counts. I don't like keys that feel spongy or springy. Also, a slightly audible
key click is good, but some make way too much &#x
Its a great program even my wife likes it. For those not in
the UK you can grab it from www.uknova.com
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Crowd"
Anyone
Try turning off the hibernate capability.
Shut Down is one of my lid closing options, but I don't use hibernate.
Gary VanderMolen
- Original Message -
I want my laptop to shutdown when I close the lid. Under the Power Config
window in the Control Panel, I'm only given the
So semi naked booth babes is a balance?
Semi-naked? You can see more skin exposed on any public beach.
Gary VanderMolen
Are you surge supressing your routers?
I have both my router and DSL modem on a UPS.
That way I can keep using my laptop for a while when the power fails.
Gary VanderMolen
o support within MCE.
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Does anyone know of a list of supported TV tuner cards for media center. I
have an Asus 7133 that is recognised by windows and works fine in third
party apps but when I run media center it reports that no tuner card is
installed.
Thanks
Gary
The information in this electronic mail message
Sounds about as believable as the Cold Fusion claims in 1989.
Gary VanderMolen
- Original Message -
Welcome to Mars express: only a three hour trip IAN JOHNSTON SCIENCE
[snip]
e the thread.
Many of us enjoy an occasional OT thread, as long as it is
respectful and interesting.
Gary VanderMolen
d deadly carbon monoxide.
Gary VanderMolen
- Original Message -
Here is one for the Evolution crowd:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10574901/from/RS.1/
happenings to the rest
of the world. Some of those eye witnesses (one a physician) wrote their
recollections in books we now call the Gospels. Those books have been
subjected to numerous textual critical analyses, and are generally
accepted as genuine.
Gary VanderMolen
string theory that we're not
aware of yet. This would not prevent God from selecting one planet
(Earth) for some special purpose. So far scientists haven't found a
shred of evidence that life exists on other planets. Earth sounds
pretty special to me.
Gary VanderMolen
brought up Pascal's Wager not because I believe in it but because
it tends to stimulate thoughts about eternity in unbelievers. :-)
Gary VanderMolen
ange and become like little children
you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:3)
I think what he is saying is that the way of salvation was
purposefully made difficult to accept, requiring child-like faith,
and a non-reliance upon acquired wealth, intellect, or degree
of scientific knowledge.
Gary VanderMolen
y exists. Outcome: You'll win big.
2. You believe in God but he doesn't exist. Outcome: you haven't lost much.
3. You don't believe in God and he doesn't exist. Outcome: a draw.
4. You don't believe in God and he exists. Outcome: You lose big time.
Gary VanderMolen
If (as you indicate) people are turning less religious over
time, why do you suppose that Roe V. Wade may actually be overturned
soon, for the first time in 33 years?
Gary VanderMolen
Because abortion has absolutely nothing to do with fairy tales? Since when
do you need to worship cloud men
nt was not meant to stand alone, but it addressed the
question raised by the previous responder.
Arguments often require simplifications, in order to bring out the
contrast in the opposing positions.
Gary VanderMolen
and religion on the world)
Answer me this question then:
Would you rather that God
a) had made people mere robots, or
b) that humans have a free will, enabling them to commit evil?
Gary VanderMolen
ith-based,
the Salvation Army being just one of those. They don't get a whole lot
of press because the things a few misguided zealots do is a lot more
newsworthy.
Gary VanderMolen
rely wishful thinking.
Scientific Field polls since the '50s indicate that the percentage of
people identifying themselves as religious has kept relatively constant
over the years. If (as you indicate) people are turning less religious over
time, why do you suppose that Roe V. Wade may a
At 03:49 PM 22/12/2005, Gary VanderMolen wrote:
Of course we are supposed to use the (limited) logic we have. Even
ants have logic, but can you explain the theory of relativity to an ant?
Humans may be a little smarter than ants, but our capability to
understand things like higher dimensions is
n ant "Act this way, and I'll get you into
heaven." Plus we were given reason, the ability to discern between good
and evil.
And your point is...?
Gary VanderMolen
g many scientists and other
highly educated people. If your theory were true, no one with more
than a simple high school education would believe in religion.
Gary VanderMolen
e theory of relativity to an ant?
Humans may be a little smarter than ants, but our capability to
understand things like higher dimensions is very limited.
Gary VanderMolen
ome of an event
does not preclude it being a fair test, nor does it mean that humans aren't
responsible for their choices in life.
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submitted
email address.
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unseen) would
not be necessary.
So far, scientists have been unable to duplicate the event that
supposedly caused the first living organism on earth to come
into being. Real science is provable with experiments that are
readily reproducable.
Gary VanderMolen
pass on
worshipping that sort of diety.
Read the story of Adam and Eve in the garden.
It's called having free will, and making the wrong choice.
Gary VanderMolen
The registrar is supposed to give you online access to a
control panel where you can change the domain contact
information. When I registered my domain with GoDaddy,
I used GoDaddy's business address and phone number.
Gary VanderMolen
- Original Message -
One other problem I
Aside from "nefarious" people, I'd be worried about legitimate
search engines like Google picking up the personal information.
I suggest you Google for "robots.txt" and read the first item.
Gary VanderMolen
- Original Message -
This weekend I am buildi
eps
track of people traveling to 'forbidden' countries. If they do, your name
could mysteriously wind up on the 'no fly' list.
Gary VanderMolen
You can subscribe to low-cost/no-frills landline service to
qualify for DSL. In my area (northern CA) measured rate local
service is only about $8 per month. That way you can still
use fax, use dial-up when broadband is down, plus have the
advantage of better 9-1-1 service.
Gary VanderMolen
"Ben Ruset" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
As for me, I still use a wired optical mouse. Cords don't bother me. :)
Yep, same here. Besides, I hate the bother and expense of
replacing batteries, to say nothing of the environmental impact.
Gary VanderMolen
;; ANSWER SECTION:
optonline.net. 500 IN MX 2 mx1.optonline.net.
optonline.net. 500 IN MX 2 mx2.optonline.net.
Seems a bit strange to have multiple MX hosts with the same
priority setting ("2").
Gary VanderMolen
be up again as
soon as possible."
Gary
lopaka said the following on 11/17/2005 9:57 PM:
Whats the url of that site that lists which services can be disabled
and removed to cut down the bloat in XP, etc? I believe I first saw it
on the list quite a while back. TIA
lopaka
It was very calm here in Denver yesterday I wonder how we missed it?
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Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 1:29 PM
To: The Hardware List
Subject: Re: [H] OT - Too windy for windows today
Brian Weeden <
Hi,
Does anyone know if the ND-4551A with Labelflash is out yet. I read that it
was due for release in October but I can't find any real reviews or anywhere
that has them.
Thanks
Gary
The information in this electronic mail message is sender's business
Confidential and may
s laptop. To test the new CD, I
installed it to a spare partition on my home-built desktop. Not only was the
install successful but it never asked me for the CD key! It did want to activate,
though.
Gary VanderMolen
Spector can be configured to be undetectable. I used it with my sone for
many years and it used to write the logs and Snapshots to my server. Its
very good
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Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 7:0
e any files any where else?
Any help greatly appreciated,
Gary
The information in this electronic mail message is sender's business
Confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the
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is unauth
I was impressed enough to think about buying it.I have
Nero so I'll try that tonight. I didn't realise you could use it as a stand
alone conversoin utility, I thought it only converted to MPG when burning
DVD's.
I'll also read that user forum before shelling out for DiVX 6.
Tha
. That can cause problems with your ISP.
Gary VanderMolen
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how do I get outlook express to auto reply to incoming mail ?
like when *out of office*
Thanks, that gives me somewhere to start :-)
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Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 1:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [H] Converting TV captures
As far as I know there is no app that can
? What app would be the
best to convert to an Xvid encoded AVI?
I'm using Windows XP with an Asus TV capture card.
Thanks,
Gary
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Confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the
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BTK was caught because he used Microsoft Word and forgot (or didn't
know) that the file properties contained a reference to the church and
to him. This is not really a tracing mechanism in the same sense.
Gary
Francisco Tapia said the following on 10/19/2005 12:19 PM:
> Why is t
By unplugging I assume you mean the power cord.
Anything that has a microprocessor inside needs to be reset
occasionally.
Gary VanderMolen
- Original Message -
... Until recently, I would have dismissed the notion that electronic gunk
can accumulate in a machine and cause it to act
I replaced session saver with the feature in Tab Mix plus. TMP is my
favorite extension. :-)
Gary
warpmedia said the following on 10/15/2005 2:33 AM:
> Nice, thanks for the tip! Had been using TP.
>
> Wonder if restore session confilcts with and/or replaces SessionSave
Instead of Tabbrowser prefs install Tab Mix Plus. It does most
everything that TP does and a lot of things that it does not, including
adding the ability to drag tabs into position.
Gary
Brian Weeden said the following on 10/14/2005 11:35 PM:
>On 10/14/05, Winterlight <[EMAIL PRO
Went back to BitComet, not my favorite but haven't had a problem with large
files since...
Yep, I also use BitComet without any problems.
Gary VanderMolen
n trip a few times, but it feels like a
boat anchor after carrying it a while.
Gary VanderMolen
Agreed the 700m is just the best laptop I have ever owned. I just hate to
use my work supplied IBM T42 after I have been using the 700m.
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Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 9:00 AM
To: The Hardware
Thanks, I had seen that one. I thought there might be a BenQ version of
the drive available as well that was cheaper. Always looking to save a
few bucks... :-)
Gary
Winterlight said the following on 10/3/2005 12:26 PM:
> At 10:16 AM 10/3/2005, you wrote:
>
>> At 10:04 AM 10
Do you have a SKU? I searched on BenQ and Lightscribe and it only found
two internal drives.
Gary
Winterlight said the following on 10/3/2005 11:15 AM:
> At 06:45 AM 10/3/2005, you wrote:
>
>> Does BenQ make an external drive? I searched NewEgg and came up
>> blank...
&g
Does BenQ make an external drive? I searched NewEgg and came up blank...
Gary
Chris Reeves said the following on 10/2/2005 3:36 PM:
>The HPs are largely rebranded BenQs. You can buy BenQ drives cheaper. BTW,
>once you get them, you'll need the LightScribe Host software, Nero ke
e seconds. That sure beats
hibernation or a power cycling.
Gary VanderMolen
Mark Dodge wrote:
Wow, I thought that cable was fast but 7153 according to DSLreports.
Went from 3 meg DSL in Phoenix to 6 meg cable in Seattle, me likes.
You probably pay twice as much too. My 3 Mb DSL is only $24.99.
Gary VanderMolen
nlight 450 watt Prescott rated case, so power
consumption is not an issue with me.
The primary implication is that Power Consumption = Heat.
Requiring a stronger power supply is a secondary concern.
Gary VanderMolen
Am I missing something? You expected the ships to be sitting just
outside of NO, prior to a Hurricane hitting the area? What do you think
would happen to the ships? I would expect they would be large piles of
steel and rubble along with everything else that was in the wake of Katrina.
-Gary
That makes sense. Are you trying to say that there are no
corporations, profits or rich people in NO? LOL.
-Gary
Al said the following on 9/1/2005 11:41 AM:
>
>This Administration and Congress don't care about the common people.
>Only the rich, the corporations and profits.
>
>Al
>
>
OK, where is the next natural disaster going to happen? Hurry, we need
to start pumping in Billions of dollars.
-Gary
Al said the following on 8/31/2005 7:50 PM:
>one we should have spent the 400 billion on.
>
>"jeff.lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
+1000
-Gary
jeff.lane said the following on 8/31/2005 7:44 PM:
> Very good, Brian. I, too, am getting very tired of these ranting
> agendas. We have a lot of people out there that are dying or will be
> if help does not get there. This include the morons that stayed for
> the part
Thank God there were few of these
types around after Pearl Harbor or we would be flying Swastikas and
Does Godwin's law only apply on Usenet? :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law
Gary VanderMolen
Ok this is starting to piss me off. Can I get an admin ruling on when
to take this thread off the list and to private? Another few days and
I will be tempted to just unsubscribe.
Back away from the coffee. :)
And set your email client to ignore/delete this thread automatically.
Gary
So just because people in NO have it bad, everyone else is
supposed to be in sack cloth and ashes?
Ms Rice's job is to deal with foreign dignitaries, not to provide
aid relief.
Gary VanderMolen
- Original Message -
According to Drudge, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has rec
ance
in.. which is just not safe.. not for them, the healthy to be mixed with the
sick, and not for the vehicle to get a chance to get out.
Evacuation helicopters are getting shot at, because the locals all want
to be first to get evacuated, to hell with the sick and infirm.
Gary VanderMolen
faster? Ever heard of quicksand?
Gary VanderMolen
Yep, it's a bottomless pit.
Bush was smart not throwing good money after bad.
Gary VanderMolen
- Original Message -
Here's what was happening: as we kept restructuring the levees, they kept gaining more heft.. and they sunk faster and faster.
From 1995-2001, we spent
? If you design levees
for a Cat 3, next time it will be a Cat 4 hurricane. People should not
live below sea level when they are so close to massive bodies of water.
Gary VanderMolen
that our laws have no effect on crime rate.Do
you really believe that? Did you parents ever wash your mouth out with
soap for swearing? Did it make you think twice about dropping the f
bomb in front of them? Why? Did the soap make you "get over it"?
-Gary
Julian Hale said the
e who are not smoking might be
abstaining because of fear of reprisals? LOL
-Gary
warpmedia said the following on 8/25/2005 9:26 PM:
> Let me go out on a limb here and assume Gary is either:
>
> A. Old enough to be like my booze hound grandparents who thought the
> government was
condescending?
-Gary
Julian Hale said the following on 8/25/2005 8:17 PM:
> 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...
> si
I am aware of the history, I just think the situations are very
different regardless of what you might believe. Think about it, the
drugs are legal do you think all the illegal fields will be plowed
under? Do you think they will stop growing their crop? Why would they?
-Gary
Julian Hale
Anyone here using VOIP? I am thinking about signing up with Vonage, are
there other providers I should consider?
Thanks!
--
-Gary
thinks making drugs legal will somehow destroy the
criminal enterprises in place today they are mistaken. Or do you think
they will just walk away from the drug market because they are legal?
-Gary
Eli Allen said the following on 8/25/2005 5:20 PM:
> If drugs became legal the why won't ot
Drug usage is unquestionably lower as a result of the laws in place,
which is their purpose. They are working. Turf wars take place
regardless of drugs as do shootings and other crimes. You have no
evidence to suggest that making marijuana legal would remedy any of
these issues.
-Gary
Eli
Draw that conclusion for me Hayes. You do not think that punishment
serves to prevent? I also find it interesting that you would turn to
Liddy to try and find support for your position..
-Gary
Hayes Elkins said the following on 8/25/2005 4:12 PM:
> "In general, laws *punish* crime -
I know the history, thanks anyways.
-Gary
Eli Allen said the following on 8/25/2005 4:05 PM:
> By the way most drugs were legal originally. You may want a small
> history lesson:
>
> http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2003/12/22/whyIsMarijuanaIllegal.html
>
>
>
You win. I guess it is time to legalize murder, robbery, rape, etc.
since I cannot prove their effectiveness either. LOL
-Gary
Eli Allen said the following on 8/25/2005 3:55 PM:
> If the desired effect is decreased drug usage and making drugs harder
> to get along with decreasing
nothing to remove the criminal element.
-Gary
Eli Allen said the following on 8/25/2005 3:50 PM:
> I'm going to go out on a limb and say some new companies will be
> created or existing companies will expand to produce them.
>
> I'm also going to make this wild assum
How many of those in jail for drugs are helpless Grandma's and
teenagers? Simple question, do the drug laws deter usage? What else
are they supposed to do? I suppose we should eliminate laws against
theft too since they would also fail your definition of success.
-Gary
j m g sai
Of course it is up to you to define successful?
-Gary
Thane Sherrington said the following on 8/25/2005 3:07 PM:
> At 04:56 PM 25/08/2005, Gary Udstrand wrote:
>
>> Your problem is you have failed to define working. If by working you
>> mean are they acting as a deterr
Yes.
-Gary
Thane Sherrington said the following on 8/25/2005 3:06 PM:
> At 04:54 PM 25/08/2005, Gary Udstrand wrote:
>
>> USA and Canada.
>
>
> So you feel we are winning the drug war?
>
> T
Your problem is you have failed to define working. If by working you
mean are they acting as a deterrent, then they are working. If you are
defining working as the complete eradication of drugs from society then
you are creating nothing more than a canard.
-Gary
Thane Sherrington said the
And where is Walgreens supposed to get the drugs?
-Gary
j m g said the following on 8/25/2005 2:37 PM:
>If I can walk into walgreens and there sitting right next to the
>marlboro's...they're not going to have a say in the matter.
>
>On 8/25/05, Gary Udstrand <
USA and Canada.
-Gary
Thane Sherrington said the following on 8/25/2005 2:48 PM:
> At 04:11 PM 25/08/2005, Gary Udstrand wrote:
>
>> Several. China is a lot better off now, isn't it?
>
>
> I'm not sure. Haven't been there, but I've heard their econ
I have no idea what you are talking about Hayes but leave it to you to
come up with shit like this. It was meant as a joke. You are some
piece of work.
-Gary
Hayes Elkins said the following on 8/25/2005 2:26 PM:
>
>
>
>> From: Gary Udstrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
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
Hayes Elkins said the following on 8/25/2005 2:30 PM:
> What happened to moonshiners and the whiskey running mafia filth of
>
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
Eli Allen said the following on 8/25/2005 10:24 AM:
&g
Wow, you really need to do some reading.
-Gary
Ben Ruset said the following on 8/25/2005 9:41 AM:
>Freed up space in prisons better suited to real criminals.
>
>
>
>>From: Gary Udstrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Date: Thu Aug 25 09:31:48 CDT 2005
>>To: The H
Big difference, without food and water you die. Without sex you become
a nerd. LOL
-Gary
Stan Zaske said the following on 8/25/2005 12:25 PM:
> The time following puberty is the time period when a person is the
> horniest in their lives! All part of God's plan to prov
You are making a HUGE assumption, that being that enforcement doesn't do
anything. Most believe that the enforcement is working the way it
should. It is a deterrent and as such is doing its job.
-Gary
j m g said the following on 8/25/2005 11:45 AM:
>But how many billions are
Several. China is a lot better off now, isn't it?
-Gary
Thane Sherrington said the following on 8/25/2005 9:40 AM:
> At 11:31 AM 25/08/2005, Gary Udstrand wrote:
>
>> What happened in China when they legalized drugs? What about Needle
>> park in Zurich? Can you cit
So we should all just give in to our impulses and do what
the hell we want? I was plenty horny by age 13, which
doesn't mean I was emotionally ready, or financially
capable of the consequences of a broken/slipped condom.
Gary VanderMolen
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From: "Stan Zask
xpect kid-glove treatment on my dime.
Gary VanderMolen
What happened in China when they legalized drugs? What about Needle
park in Zurich? Can you cite one example where the legalization of
drugs solved any social ills?
-Gary
Stan Zaske said the following on 8/25/2005 3:04 AM:
> BC Bud! Didn't you see the prime time report? They se
You mean like http://virtualearth.msn.com?
-Gary
Neil Davidson said the following on 8/23/2005 12:40 PM:
>Had a quick look at it. Quite interesting but not as good as I was
>expecting. The images for round here (Aberdeen, Scotland) are from two
>different sources, so you get one bloc
gtone :-(
Thanks
Gary
Sorry, you could not be more wrong. But don't let the facts get in the
way of a good tirade.
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/gasprices/FAQ.shtml#High
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/12418111.htm
-Gary
Tony Antoniou said the following on 8/18/2005 9:12 AM:
> Bush made th
oleum
Exporting Countries says its members are pumping oil at almost full
throttle and that developed nations should build more refineries.
Refineries are working at near capacity and can't keep pace.
-Gary
Chris Reeves said the following on 8/18/2005 5:38 PM:
>Here are the reasons in o
I need speakers for my new PC. The Logitech speakers used to be
popular, are they still the ones to get?
Thanks
--
-Gary
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