At one point I was working a helpdesk that included support for field engineer for a large Telecommunications company in the mid 90's. At this point most of these guys had been switched over to Panasonic CF-25 laptops which are very tough! To communicate back to the servers they all had radio pcmcia cards with an antenna sticking out of them. I got a call from one of these requesting a new card, so I go through the normal stuff of what's wrong with it, why do you need a new one. Turns out several months before he had broken the antenna off, took the card apart and soldered it back together and it worked but now it didn't. These engineers were crazy, pretty much 10 years min expereince with the telco equipment and give them a soldering iron and nothing was safe!
After ordering his replacement a couple of us went over to the area that had our hardware lab and tried to figure out how to open that card without destroying it and we never did find a way. How that engineer not only opened but soldered it I would love to know!
Talk about devious. Lone inventor becomes famous for developing cheap and affordable cruise missiles. Now his Government ruins his life and he has to look for work outside his country. When in reality he is secertly working for the Intelligence Agency and is acting as a honey pot to catch terrorist.
I really think the cost of a book is a big turnoff to a lot of people. What are we up to $7-$9 for a paperback and list price in the low $30's for a hardback? Among my friends there are only two of us who buy books even though just about all of us read a lot.
The other thing is the baen library is very nice for Science Fiction and Fantasy. I've bought several books after reading a downloaded txt file of the book and then wanting it in a hardback and the rest of a series.
The UN tends to ignore itself. Hey lets pass resoultions against Iraq and then not enforce them.
Bush: Hey UN, can we enforce what you have agreed to?
UN: No
Bush: Well if you won't even follow your own resoultions, someone has to.
Of course how can anyone complain about the US paying it's dues to the UN when the members of the UN can't even manage to follow the law and avoid parking tickets. Of course once a parking ticket is issued you might think that it would be paid, but no the UN memebers think they are above the law.
Yet that 25% of the UN's budget is still larger then any other single nation. 25% being the largest contributor should be pretty impressive to even the most dense liberal out there.
If Iraq had no WMD why did they oppose inspesctions so much? If Iraq had been a random country then I could see them opposing inspections. Instead Iraq was a country that was known to not only use chemical weapons, but to use them inside thier own borders. Next you top it off by invading another country?
When will liberals learn that Iraq was not run by a nice person???p
I still can't believe that *anyone* who cares at *all* about civil liberties would *ever* vote Democrat. Both major parties are about power more then they are about serving the people. The bad thing is you have to pick a major issue that means the most to you. For me the defense of the 2nd Amendment is one of my strongest priorites, which means most Democrats will never get my vote.
That isn't really what I would call a top of the line gaming machine.
ASUS P4C800-E Dexluxe $179
Intel P4 EE 3.4c retail $1029 1Gb Corsair TwinX2x1024-4400 $435 Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 $165 2X Western Digital $410 ATI Radeon X800 Pro $461 Plextor 12X DVD+/- RW PX-712A $190.99 Antec Series II Mini tower w/ 450W PS $82
Subtotal: $2951.99
This assumes that a hard core gamer would be satisfied with such a basic case. It also assumes that the gamer wouldn't want a second CD drive. Another thing is that many gamers are trying to move up to 2Gb of ram. Through in an aftermarket HSF and it becomes pretty easy to break 3k.
Now let me get this straight. First off you were in an unauthorized location? Then you told a guard to lower his gun? And now you can't understand what you did wrong?
Crossing the border the wrong way does give a guard the right to aim his weapon at you. Telling a guard who is doing his duty to lower his weapon is just going to make him more nervous.
>Please enlighten me, why ARE Americans currently in Iraq?
Regardless of what anyone says there is no one reason why the United States had to invade Iraq:
17 UN Security Council resolutions that were violated since 1990.
Known human rights abuses
The Bush ego
Oil
There are many reasons for the invasion of Iraq, some are good some are not. Anyone who tries to make it black and white has no sense of reality.
Just how is this insightful? The parent really should have been rated a troll. If 150 million people don't agree with your view maybe it is because they read and understand the facts behind the Iraq situtation? Maybe it is because they made up thier own mind and that just happens to go against what you think? Dissagreement does not mean someone is dumber then you.
Michael Moore is a provocatuer and he does it well. We do need people who bring up questions of how our Government is doing things. What we don't need is people who bring up questions by using lies and creative editing in so called "documentries".
Michael Moore is the mouth piece of a lot of hot air, as far as I'm concerned.
No he calls them "mockumentaries" because they are supposed to mock Conservaties with facts. Instead all they do is show just how out of touch Michael Moore is with reality.
No the trouble with Michael Moore's films is not that they hit close to home. The trouble with them is that they are works of fiction. I would have no complaints with him if he didn't call them documentaries. I fully expect his latest flim to be utterly ripped apart for his "masterful" editing, lets cut and paste these two or three speeches together and now we have something that makes the NRA look like a group of gun toting fanatics who support Columbine.
I've seen people say if you don't like it, don't watch it. Yet Enterprise has been so bad that I'm worried it will turn off more people from Science Fiction, thus making it harder for new Science Fiction shows to be made. Firefly aired in the right order and at a better time slot would have done great. Enterprise has had a good time slot and isn't doing all that great!
In the last decade I can think of only 2 really good Science Fiction shows, Babylon 5 and Jerimah. I would much rather see decent Science Fiction shows made, even Andromeda is fairly entertaining.
I'm always happy to see articles like this. The Asian imports in general have gained a reputation for fuel economy and reliablity that supposedly can't be matched by domestic cars. Yet check the latest JD Powers reports and domestic cars often rank higher for both.
For domestic fuel economy and power all one has to look at is the LS1 engine from GM. When it was stock my 2000 Z28 Camaro got just a hair over 30MPG on a highway trip and made 300RWHP. When hybirds or electric cars can out accelerate, have at least equal range and be comparable cost to my Z28 maybe I'll look at buying one.
Until then I view hybrids as a typical liberal feel good ploy. "It is a hybrid, so it must be good for the environment." If the people buying these cars did a bit of research they would find that the best cars for the envirnoment are things like the Jetta TDI, Golf TDI, Bug TDI.
The original d6 Star Wars system from West End Games is the most deadly system I've ever played! It made Rifts weapons look weak and underpowered!
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I was almost as bad. Around 12 or 13, I borrowed a D&D maybe AD&D book from my cousin. My mom found it (not that I was hiding it) and just freaked out. Immediately drove back to my Aunt's place to get the Book of the Devil out of her house. We didn't go back for months because she thought something "bad" would happen if we did.
Funny thing is about a year later I started playing Shadowrun and then Dark Sun. Of course at that point being a bit smarter about the whole thing I told her I was playing Dark Sun not that I was playing AD&D Dark Sun. Picked up Rolemaster and have played numerous other systems, but to this day she still thinks there is something special about D&D and how wrong it is.
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I used to play Rolemaster with an ex-sub guy. To listen to him, all they did while at sea was game!
Of course he was the biggest powergamer I've ever known and he was the GM. Lets just say 5 people at 5th level killed a lesser drake due to all the loot he gave out.
Does Han Solo shoot first? If not then I will NOT even think about buying the DVD's. I can't stand revisionism especially when it is to make something more PC!
> The reason for space weapons is to sustain the terror, and bringing the terror to the individual level is only the natural extension.
The reason for space based weapons to have the high ground. In the real world there are lots of people who hate Americans. Some hate us because as a country we are pushy and not always subtle. Many hate us because we have succeded and make them look bad. Unless we want to fall to thier level we must continue to develop viable defenses and offenses weapons
> Now the Shia are on the edge of general revolt. They're still the majority, and they've been sort of quiet on the theory that they would get >control when "democracy" arrived. [Can't imagine how they got that idea if they were paying any attention to Florida 2000 and 5-4.]
First off start paying attention to the news. The majority of Shia are not involved in the uprisings over the weekend. Even most of the Shittes admit that the cleric leading this uprising is a radical and has a small following.
Now onto your crack about the 2000 election. Did you ever wonder why the media didn't bring up the recounts after the election was declared for Bush? That is because even under the most liberal counting system, Bush still won Florida.
>Since the Shia have apparently woken up and realized they're getting conned, it isn't likely to quiet down now. All that's left is for the Kurds >to go nuts again. And why not? The Kurds know they're going to get screwed again no matter who wins, so they might as well get what they >can while the getting's good.
Again the majority of Shia are still satisfied with the process in place. The Kurds are defintely happy with what is going on. While they won't get the country they want, they are getting enough power in the proposed government to avoid being squashed by Sunni's and Shia's who hate them.
I used to think the same thing until someone pointed out the actual details of this lawsuit. It is defintely interesting. McDonald's was told repeatedly before this incident that they served coffee way too hot, something like 10-20F above the average. This lady just wanted a very small amount for medical bills, McDonald's bascially told her to go screw herself. In the end McDonalds was slapped with such a big fine because they were so far out of line with how they served the coffee in general and not because of the injuries to the old lady.
Before you go blasting the number portability you really should read up on what it was meant to do.
It was meant to allow you to switch carriers in the same area that you are currently in. It wasn't meant to let you just do whatever you wanted with "your" phone number.
Personally I had no problems with using it to switch from Verizon to T-Mobile the day after Thanksgiving last year. Little less then 24 hours after I walked out of the T-Mobile store my new phone was active with my old number. Much better service for about the same price.
Not only would I get under the hood of a newer car, I have. With my 00 Z28 Camaro I have diagnostic software and the OBDII cable interface for my laptop which is called Autotap. Then to top it off I also own LS1Edit so I can modify the parameters of my Z28's PCM. These days a car is the ultimate mechanical/computer geek toy. You get to play with physical parts and mess with computers.
Personally I wouldn't attempt to take either my Z28 or 02 Kia to the dealership before I've at least looked at what needs done.
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After ordering his replacement a couple of us went over to the area that had our hardware lab and tried to figure out how to open that card without destroying it and we never did find a way. How that engineer not only opened but soldered it I would love to know!
The other thing is the baen library is very nice for Science Fiction and Fantasy. I've bought several books after reading a downloaded txt file of the book and then wanting it in a hardback and the rest of a series.
Of course how can anyone complain about the US paying it's dues to the UN when the members of the UN can't even manage to follow the law and avoid parking tickets. Of course once a parking ticket is issued you might think that it would be paid, but no the UN memebers think they are above the law.
Yet that 25% of the UN's budget is still larger then any other single nation. 25% being the largest contributor should be pretty impressive to even the most dense liberal out there.
If Iraq had no WMD why did they oppose inspesctions so much? If Iraq had been a random country then I could see them opposing inspections. Instead Iraq was a country that was known to not only use chemical weapons, but to use them inside thier own borders. Next you top it off by invading another country? When will liberals learn that Iraq was not run by a nice person???p
ASUS P4C800-E Dexluxe $179
Intel P4 EE 3.4c retail $1029
1Gb Corsair TwinX2x1024-4400 $435
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 $165
2X Western Digital $410
ATI Radeon X800 Pro $461
Plextor 12X DVD+/- RW PX-712A $190.99
Antec Series II Mini tower w/ 450W PS $82
Subtotal: $2951.99
This assumes that a hard core gamer would be satisfied with such a basic case. It also assumes that the gamer wouldn't want a second CD drive. Another thing is that many gamers are trying to move up to 2Gb of ram. Through in an aftermarket HSF and it becomes pretty easy to break 3k.
Crossing the border the wrong way does give a guard the right to aim his weapon at you. Telling a guard who is doing his duty to lower his weapon is just going to make him more nervous.
17 UN Security Council resolutions that were violated since 1990.
Known human rights abuses
The Bush ego
Oil
There are many reasons for the invasion of Iraq, some are good some are not. Anyone who tries to make it black and white has no sense of reality.
Michael Moore is a provocatuer and he does it well. We do need people who bring up questions of how our Government is doing things. What we don't need is people who bring up questions by using lies and creative editing in so called "documentries".
Michael Moore is the mouth piece of a lot of hot air, as far as I'm concerned.
No the trouble with Michael Moore's films is not that they hit close to home. The trouble with them is that they are works of fiction. I would have no complaints with him if he didn't call them documentaries. I fully expect his latest flim to be utterly ripped apart for his "masterful" editing, lets cut and paste these two or three speeches together and now we have something that makes the NRA look like a group of gun toting fanatics who support Columbine.
In the last decade I can think of only 2 really good Science Fiction shows, Babylon 5 and Jerimah. I would much rather see decent Science Fiction shows made, even Andromeda is fairly entertaining.
For domestic fuel economy and power all one has to look at is the LS1 engine from GM. When it was stock my 2000 Z28 Camaro got just a hair over 30MPG on a highway trip and made 300RWHP. When hybirds or electric cars can out accelerate, have at least equal range and be comparable cost to my Z28 maybe I'll look at buying one.
Until then I view hybrids as a typical liberal feel good ploy. "It is a hybrid, so it must be good for the environment." If the people buying these cars did a bit of research they would find that the best cars for the envirnoment are things like the Jetta TDI, Golf TDI, Bug TDI.
The original d6 Star Wars system from West End Games is the most deadly system I've ever played! It made Rifts weapons look weak and underpowered!
I was almost as bad. Around 12 or 13, I borrowed a D&D maybe AD&D book from my cousin. My mom found it (not that I was hiding it) and just freaked out. Immediately drove back to my Aunt's place to get the Book of the Devil out of her house. We didn't go back for months because she thought something "bad" would happen if we did. Funny thing is about a year later I started playing Shadowrun and then Dark Sun. Of course at that point being a bit smarter about the whole thing I told her I was playing Dark Sun not that I was playing AD&D Dark Sun. Picked up Rolemaster and have played numerous other systems, but to this day she still thinks there is something special about D&D and how wrong it is.
I used to play Rolemaster with an ex-sub guy. To listen to him, all they did while at sea was game! Of course he was the biggest powergamer I've ever known and he was the GM. Lets just say 5 people at 5th level killed a lesser drake due to all the loot he gave out.
The reason for space based weapons to have the high ground. In the real world there are lots of people who hate Americans. Some hate us because as a country we are pushy and not always subtle. Many hate us because we have succeded and make them look bad. Unless we want to fall to thier level we must continue to develop viable defenses and offenses weapons
> Now the Shia are on the edge of general revolt. They're still the majority, and they've been sort of quiet on the theory that they would get >control when "democracy" arrived. [Can't imagine how they got that idea if they were paying any attention to Florida 2000 and 5-4.]
First off start paying attention to the news. The majority of Shia are not involved in the uprisings over the weekend. Even most of the Shittes admit that the cleric leading this uprising is a radical and has a small following. Now onto your crack about the 2000 election. Did you ever wonder why the media didn't bring up the recounts after the election was declared for Bush? That is because even under the most liberal counting system, Bush still won Florida.
>Since the Shia have apparently woken up and realized they're getting conned, it isn't likely to quiet down now. All that's left is for the Kurds >to go nuts again. And why not? The Kurds know they're going to get screwed again no matter who wins, so they might as well get what they >can while the getting's good.
Again the majority of Shia are still satisfied with the process in place. The Kurds are defintely happy with what is going on. While they won't get the country they want, they are getting enough power in the proposed government to avoid being squashed by Sunni's and Shia's who hate them.
I used to think the same thing until someone pointed out the actual details of this lawsuit. It is defintely interesting. McDonald's was told repeatedly before this incident that they served coffee way too hot, something like 10-20F above the average. This lady just wanted a very small amount for medical bills, McDonald's bascially told her to go screw herself. In the end McDonalds was slapped with such a big fine because they were so far out of line with how they served the coffee in general and not because of the injuries to the old lady.
It was meant to allow you to switch carriers in the same area that you are currently in. It wasn't meant to let you just do whatever you wanted with "your" phone number.
Personally I had no problems with using it to switch from Verizon to T-Mobile the day after Thanksgiving last year. Little less then 24 hours after I walked out of the T-Mobile store my new phone was active with my old number. Much better service for about the same price.
Personally I wouldn't attempt to take either my Z28 or 02 Kia to the dealership before I've at least looked at what needs done.