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by Plebeian
Wed Mar 30, 2005 1:35 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Puzzling Over Expressions of Faith in Flight
Replies: 46
Views: 2692

Plebe, yes, I agree that he does imply (nitpick :P) a diety. But my point is that if the 500 or so people on that train can deal with "have a blessed day", then why is it such a big deal? Well I wonder the same thing. I just have to pick those nits. :lol: If those people can all stand som...
by Plebeian
Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:02 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Puzzling Over Expressions of Faith in Flight
Replies: 46
Views: 2692

Goob, muslum warriors have used "Allah Akbar" as a war cry for a thousand years Though it's not the only way it's used, so you can't really just make the broad statement that the words automatically translate into a warcry. It's all about context. I'm sure that during the Crusades, the Ch...
by Plebeian
Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:37 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Puzzling Over Expressions of Faith in Flight
Replies: 46
Views: 2692

Yeah, that "freedom of religion" guy is definitely one of the ones who thinks it's freedom from religion. All it means is the government isn't going to endorse a specific religion (which was to contrast the Anglican Church in England, which was Henry VIII's way of getting a divorce, becaus...
by Plebeian
Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:07 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Gas Prices: How high can they go?
Replies: 52
Views: 3061

Diesel pricing here is just ridiculous. It's more expensive than regular petrol yet is less refined. WTF?!?! Heh, diesel here in Austin is now often more expensive than premium-grade petrol. If you're lucky, you'll only pay a few more cents per gallon more than mid-grade, but fairly-consistently, i...
by Plebeian
Thu Mar 24, 2005 8:37 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Laptops
Replies: 39
Views: 2571

I thought that all the Voodoos and such just got theirs from Clevo/Compal like Sager did (not all the same options are always available, though it could be because of some parts being replaced after final assembly). But it would make the price differences make more sense, if they had to buy from Sag...
by Plebeian
Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:41 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Has any of you seen this?
Replies: 10
Views: 597

Yeah, sorry, not even going to bother. Not that my wife and I really ever watch network TV anyway, but I don't think that American TV would be capable of even somewhat emulating shows like this. I mean, not only are the execs seeming like complete morons, trying to follow a "formula", but ...
by Plebeian
Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:37 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Laptops
Replies: 39
Views: 2571

I've heard a lot of good things about Sager. I also seem to remember hearing that they actually make the chassis for many of the high end custom laptop companies. Sager is actually just using the same chassis as most of the other vendors. Clevo and Compal I believe are the two companies that actual...
by Plebeian
Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:26 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: this is the pope
Replies: 3
Views: 411

I guess so. :o Just watch for the excessively-hairy hands! ;)
by Plebeian
Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:24 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Laptops
Replies: 39
Views: 2571

Yep, laptops are getting pretty rediculous these days. Gone are the days of only having portable, underpowered models. The portable models are pretty good, and the desktop-replacements are insane. I know I like my Sager 8790 (DTR), but it's only portable in the sense that you can carry without your ...
by Plebeian
Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:56 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: this is the pope
Replies: 3
Views: 411

Best Father Jack line ever: "Feck off, cup!"

More on-topic, I don't see much resemblence, other than the "old" factor. I certainly don't think that the Pope escapes the Vatican at night and runs around naked. :oops:
by Plebeian
Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:21 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Laptops
Replies: 39
Views: 2571

http://pctorque.com/4880.php Sager 4880, pairs Pentium M with Radeon X700 (PCI-E version of 9700, essentially). Just something else to also look at. Not sure much about ABS or Hypersonic, though I think Hypersonic at least is supposed to be a decent brand. Most of them are just versions of the same ...
by Plebeian
Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:16 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Laptops
Replies: 39
Views: 2571

Got an eMachine desktop (not terribly long before Gateway bought them out). Good "value" system, been really surprised that I haven't had any issues with it. However, that doesn't say much about their laptops, could be horrible, it's been known to happen at times (one line is awesome, the ...
by Plebeian
Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:39 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Wish me luck!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 835

Flabby Chick wrote:Then it's time for the babies nappies again. ;)
Always good to have something to look forward to after a night on the stage. :lol:
by Plebeian
Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:59 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Laptops
Replies: 39
Views: 2571

Yep, I had a 2100. Never had any problems except I wanted more power. But that's hardly the fault of the laptop, it served the purpose it was intended for, I just decided the purpose had to change after a while. ;)
by Plebeian
Fri Mar 11, 2005 10:36 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: solve this puzzle
Replies: 47
Views: 2228

Like others, I didn't get it until I started thinking about why they called it "Petals around the Rose." Yep, that's actually the first thing I did, though. I guess my actual time would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-20 seconds. Click Roll, then ask myself why the hell they called...
by Plebeian
Fri Mar 11, 2005 10:30 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: blurry s-video
Replies: 13
Views: 990

I agree with flip. From time to time I'll drag my system downstairs and play B1942 (Desert Combat) on the big screen (54" HDTV). Even on that rig, the picture looks pretty good, but the text is blurry as hell. Granted, the output on my GF4 is a vast improvement over my previous GF3 (which was ...
by Plebeian
Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:45 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: solve this puzzle
Replies: 47
Views: 2228

I got it immediately. According to Dr. Duke I must be the most unsmartest person in the world. :( (But I know exactly why he said that. Usually with a complex thought process, it's harder to be able to look for a simple solution. :))
by Plebeian
Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:20 pm
Forum: DBB Distributed Computing
Topic: Slackers
Replies: 16
Views: 21533

I know I've lately been getting lots of low-point WUs that still take a day or two to crunch. Might be the same for a number of others, as well. I can crunch a 324-point WU in the same time as a 64-point one? Then there's my iMac: it'll take weeks no matter what WU it is. :oops:
by Plebeian
Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:51 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: China
Replies: 15
Views: 1203

Hopefully it doesn't come to any of that. :o
by Plebeian
Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:00 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: China
Replies: 15
Views: 1203

Good stuff, Wang. Always good to get info from close to the source than "the media says" or "Google says". 8)

Think anything'll actually happen, or just both sides making big talk that'll settle down after a while and nothing will really have changed?
by Plebeian
Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:38 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: China
Replies: 15
Views: 1203

Not so fast. What makes you think the chinese have legal rights to Taiwan?: "The Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895, when the Chinese Imperial government ceded sovereignty over Taiwan to Japan in perpetuity," Did the Japanese give it back? According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan it lo...
by Plebeian
Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:34 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: DX9.c
Replies: 5
Views: 1043

dxdiag should tell you. (My work computer tells me it's 9.0b. Not sure about home.)
by Plebeian
Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:26 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: wassup ★■◆●
Replies: 59
Views: 3592

roid wrote:
Plebeian wrote:...(Or just get piss-drunk and be offensive to your heart's content. Maybe they'll forgive you from the booze. :P)
heh ;). yeah lets see if i can learn a lesson from this.
Lesson: Drinky drinky! :lol:
by Plebeian
Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:11 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Don't buy WoW used...
Replies: 16
Views: 1212

Yep, you're pretty much screwed if you buy something like an MMORPG used. You'd hope that you'd be able to transfer the license key in addition to the media, but at least in FFXI, I'm pretty sure that one you've created an account with your license key, the two are bound. Though it may be possible t...
by Plebeian
Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:59 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: wassup ★■◆●
Replies: 59
Views: 3592

no, what i'm saying is that it'd be a shame if they were offended and went quiet, or requested i not make the reference again coz it offended them. if they requested as such, i'd respect their wishes. but it'd be a bummer. Yeah, it'd be a shame that someone would be offended by anything. :P Some pe...
by Plebeian
Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:55 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: wassup ★■◆●
Replies: 59
Views: 3592

Yes, if you go abroad, you have to expect there to be certain things that you might hear because of misconceptions or whatever. However , after the misconception has been cleared up with the individual and they are asked to please not make that reference again, you're saying that said traveler shoul...
by Plebeian
Tue Feb 22, 2005 2:02 pm
Forum: DBB Feedback Forum
Topic: Random Board Freezes?
Replies: 17
Views: 2271

Only problem I've had was this morning. Was able to see the "recent threads" list, but couldn't actually view any of them. But then again, the network here at work was seeming in a pretty sorry state, so could've been that. (Wouldn't put it past our proxy server to make up that sites aren'...
by Plebeian
Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:50 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Microsoft to Replace Xbox Power Cords
Replies: 8
Views: 641

That's because that it's a press release: information released to the press to then reprint in their publications. So someone might subscribe to a gaming magazine and see the note there with the number to call. Of course, why these people don't have internet access, I've no clue. Even if you didn't ...
by Plebeian
Wed Feb 16, 2005 10:55 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Digicam. Choices Choices!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 730

Those are basically the best review sites I ran across while doing my own search. Canons are well-respected, and were one of the main brands I was looking at. Nikon's up there, as well. (Of course, people hate Sony and I ended up with a 5MP Sony, but hey, it seemed to meet all my needs and quality w...
by Plebeian
Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:11 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: The Matrix Revolutions: ENTER THE INGUS!
Replies: 35
Views: 2111

TheCops wrote:
woodchip wrote:So Cops, is that one of your hangouts?
no, it's a picture of ingus and shannon rockin' the **** out.
:lol: So it is, I completely overlooked them in the corner. :lol:
by Plebeian
Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:40 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Today is the day that I turned...
Replies: 30
Views: 1830

I think you can rent a car when you're 24. Some places will let you at 21 (usually mandating insurance purchase, plus possibly a "you're young and irresponsible" fee). I think if you work for a government agency, then they'll let you at 18. No idea why, just seen that on some rental sites...
by Plebeian
Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:22 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Render or Real?
Replies: 39
Views: 2070

Sligar wrote:What was the giveaway in the nails photo?
For me, it was the fact that they all looked exactly the same. Check out the heads, they've got exactly the same wear pattern. Hard to have, I'd think. :)
by Plebeian
Wed Feb 09, 2005 3:33 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Render or Real?
Replies: 39
Views: 2070

10/10 + 3/4. Background on the chairs looked wrong, but I didn't look at the chairs themselves in enough detail. The fakes are usually very obviously "wrong", or else have too much of a "pattern" to be real. Some of the CGs were well-done (my personal "best CG" award go...
by Plebeian
Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:00 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: My poker...
Replies: 18
Views: 1017

Personally not much for the gold fringe, but even with that, awesome table! :D
by Plebeian
Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:46 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: First Ammendment Indifference?
Replies: 16
Views: 1436

The First Amendment was basically put in there to stop the government from interfering with what private citizens say about them, what newspapers print about them, and and guaranteeing the right to peacefully assemble in a public location. It's not a catch-all for being able to say or do or print wh...
by Plebeian
Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:32 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: how much does an alcohol habit cost?
Replies: 33
Views: 1866

Flabby Chick wrote:When you guys say 1/5th what do you mean??
A "fifth" is 1/5 of a gallon, or about 3/4 of a liter. So basically a 750ml bottle of the hard stuff. :)
by Plebeian
Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:06 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Best way to move XP to a new drive?
Replies: 14
Views: 1170

Maxtor, Seagate and WD drives (don't know about others, havn't used them) all have their own Utilities (usually come w/ the drive, or DL from the web) that make this painless.. you just hook up the new drive, boot w/ the utility disk and follow the instructions- they format the new drive and then m...
by Plebeian
Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:39 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Cannot connect to IRC
Replies: 24
Views: 1245

Usually ident isn't a big deal, anyway. I've just had issues where it'd take 10-15 seconds (until the ident request times out) to join a server. I'm assuming that you've tried multiple servers, to eliminate a server- (or service-) specific issue? What sort of errors (if any) are you being given? (Th...
by Plebeian
Tue Jan 18, 2005 8:36 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Beer?
Replies: 32
Views: 1988

If your talking about Bitter or Stout then you should be shot for drinking from the bottle. I voted "draft", but this is my context, since I prefer a good stout, and the bottled stuff just isn't the same. (If you have to, try a can, at least with Guinness it's better than bottled, but sti...
by Plebeian
Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:40 pm
Forum: DBB Distributed Computing
Topic: Humorous "Overtake" stat
Replies: 0
Views: 2135

Humorous "Overtake" stat

From http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_overtake.php?s=&t=39070&p=2 AMDZone, ranked 190. Overtake time? 01.13.31, 8am / 9492 Days Fear them, for in 26 years, they'll catch up! :lol: Just something a bit funny I ran across while looking at the overtake table. Everyone else has more r...

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