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It is a bit complicated to moderate, in my opinion, when it comes to having to click once, twice, three times, four times just to get to the board...
I dont know, child boards are okay, but, child child boards just are a bit... (INSERT a few more "Dot dot dot"'s here) Quote

10 or more votes is only for GAMES, not whole off topic section right?

it would be easy to move them all into the Off Topic section

Well i vote we move the Driver's section there as well.

Votes to keep it= 6
Votes to keep it and let only users with 10+ posts vote = 17

and

Votes to remove it= 10

So practically votes to keep the games section are more. Even though it might mean only users with only 10+ posts can view it.

Quote from: patio on August 30, 2009, 06:16:19 AM

Well he has no use for the EULA agreements....probably why he doesn't know this EITHER.

Still hardly spyware when it's from MS.

Microsoft is not above privacy laws...

their EULA cannot, under any circumstances, remove rights a person holds from their country's constitution.

By the same (if not an extreme example) If you sign a "waiver" for a person to kill you, and they do- they are still on the hook for murder, because it's considered a crime against society rather then an individual.

Once you start eroding the rights of the people it breaks down exponentially- this is why the idea is that citizens have certain inalienable human rights, that cannot be removed, via agreement, EULA, or otherwise.

It didn't seem too bad, ACTUALLY.  Maybe I'm speaking too soon.    I believe new-borns don't smell as bad compared to when they start eating real food..
*celebrating*


bud-light:30         

GOT the house to myself tonight (last night of total quite)Congrats man.

Thanks  MR. Oil  FIELD   Congrats EEVIAC

I just found out last month that i'm going to be a dad also. 8 more months of good ol' sleep, LOL. What's it like being a dad so far?congrats to you blakeT..  but you'll have to start your own thread, an not rob me of my fame  hee hee   

anyway, so far, it's just super.  I'm excited about watching him grow up.  Just be prepared to loose some sleep.  When baby wants to eat, that means it's time to eat!    I'm thankful that he was born healthy and that he seems to generally be MELLOW, at ease, as oppsed to fussy and loud     The Ms. did a good job baking him...



Quote from: t_blake07 on March 11, 2010, 06:50:16 PM

Congrats EEVIAC

I just found out last month that i'm going to be a dad also. 8 more months of good ol' sleep, LOL. What's it like being a dad so far?

I guess I would be in category #4.

Unimportant self employed business person who needs to be reachable wherever I am. A missed call has a very high probability that it would result in missed income.

I don't need a smart phone. But when you have an upgrade that LET's you get a $500.00 phone for $49.99.... Why not?Meh, got it 5 days ago and joined the iPhone hype. Love it. Just really nice to use. Got all the things I want, minus a decent camera, small price to pay there though as far as im concerned. Do miss the camera on my W995 though, still got that though so when I go out on a night out and theres a decent act performing somewhere in Sheffield, I just take that.
As for the Blackberry, I just think they're unbelievably boring. Every other person around me has either a Blackberry or an iPhone, and all the Blackberry people seem to do it complain about how expensive the apps are and how simple and limmited it is. Only plus side I can see is Blackberry messenger. Though each to their own!

Chris
xx Quote from: BC_Programmer on March 13, 2010, 11:00:47 AM

there are two kinds of people in the world that have cellphones- Important business people that need to be available all the time, or people who like to pretend that they are important business people, and have lucid dreams where people will actually need to contact them at any point in the day.

Actually, there is a third category that just wants the new cool thing that's available. The items function is irrelevant. If Apple made a kickass vacuum I'm sure that there would be groups of teenagers gathering outside Apple stores chanting "iSuck, iSuck,iSuck"

there are two kinds of people in the world that have cellphones- Important business people that need to be available all the time, or people who like to pretend that they are important business people, and have lucid dreams where people will actually need to contact them at any point in the day.

Frankly, I have never understood texting by most adults.  Kids started texting because they were in school, and not allowed to have cell phones on.  Just a new way to pass notes in class.  Adults started texting mainly just because their kids were doing it, and they wanted to be cool.

If I want to communicate with some one I call them.  If they can't answer I leave a voice message which can be a lot more detailed than a text message, and don't have to worry about misspellings.

Maybe Twitter, but that's about it (and that's questionable in most cases).

That's my humble opinion anyway. 

Ever since cell phones became small enough to wear on your belt, (I carry mine in my pocket now)

Just because it rings doesn't mean you have to drop every thing else going on.

Little internet baby will be missed but, I always enjoy clicking on
Chris's head.....







Quote from: CARBON Dudeoxide on June 15, 2008, 06:53:18 PM

Brings back old MEMORIES.....

RAPTOR, get back here!

Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 12, 2010, 02:00:35 AM

*grabs popcorn*

squall:   A forum storm condition characterised by an empty, vapid atmosphere with constantly changing wind patterns and the occasional thunderstorm...

Hope This Helps.

squall:   A forum storm condition characterised by an empty, vapid atmosphere with constantly changing wind patterns and the occasional thunderstorm...

Hope This Helps Quote from: killerb255 on January 13, 2010, 09:48:49 AM

Wow...and I thought my ADD was bad.  This is worse than anything I've ever contrived...

O come on... I'm that that bad, gees

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Welcome back, squall...

Agreed. Welcome back. Now, I'm leaving.

Will you stop with the attachments?

I'm not hurting anyone or anything.

What?! A moderator first threatening to close the conversation and then joining in?     

I'm here...
What's the questiom again ? ?I was asking, only asking mind you.
was this a " Warning or Threat " ?
This is all I was asking?PATIO doesn't threaten - that's what he keeps me around for. QUOTE from: Allan on JANUARY 16, 2010, 03:16:26 PM

Patio doesn't threaten - that's what he keeps me around for.

Patio doesn't threaten - that's what he keeps me around for.

I'm here...
What's the questiom again ? ?

Patio doesn't threaten - that's what he keeps me around for.

You know, you People are something else.

Silly 

I say this this all in Fun 

Smarten up.

Smarten up.

smarten up this do you mean 

this should explain it http://blog.jericosystems.com/2008/01/31/what-comes-after-terabyte/it's just metric...

KILO,Mega,Giga,Tera,PETA,Exa,Zetta,YOTTA... Bytes, Meters, Grams,Joules,WATTS or Ohms...

Of course, with COMPUTERS it's powers of 2...

Flaming is basically arguing a lot, often for no given reason.
If I was to take offence to your last post and say something like "what a noob u dont even know wat flamin is haha go away!!!1!" - that would be flaming you.
No sign of flaming or any bad behaviour from you, it's members like you that we APPRECIATE and that make us spend time here volunteering.Long live Shakespeare -->Much Ado about Nothing I want to take a minute to thank those who have really made this forum possible...you know who you are...so I really don't have to mention any names.

If this thread has helped anyone to understand what it means to be a member or to volunteer your time and expertise...then it has served its purpose...and I have made my point.

I also want to thank those who have taken the time to read and reply to this thread...


As always...all my best!

-Steve Quote from: Calum on June 11, 2008, 10:59:23 AM

Flaming is basically arguing a lot, often for no given reason.
If I was to take offence to your last post and say something like "what a noob u dont even know wat flamin is haha go away!!!1!" - that would be flaming you.
No sign of flaming or any bad behaviour from you, it's members like you that we appreciate and that make us spend time here volunteering.

What happened to that Terminator you were gonna get? The  Roketa MC-56Dead Reckon, were you thinking about getting a Roketa MC-56??!! Are you man enough to handle 50cc? (The Terminator ) That 'cycle will come soon enough, probably before my license. It doesn't need anything but a permanent tag so the dense police officers around here with NOTHING to do don't have to pull me over to make sure I'm over 16. The Rocketa isn't anything special, I won't have it for long, its just that I'd rather be on a minimotorcycle than some stupid moped. I plan to stroke it to 73CC, that would make it require tags, if they knew...

As for the Cutlass though, I'm not a fan of flashy CHROME, and that rocker trim, its held on by plastic clips which sit in the body. The holes they sit in rot out unless you remove the chrome (which is impossible without breaking said clips) regularly to treat the paint under the chrome. That, and crap gets up under the chrome causing further rust in the rocker panels. Its just a bad idea overall.

As for your Mitsubishi Galant, I absolutely hate virtually every Japanese import except for Subaru's, and Nissan's. And that isn't to say that I'd likely own either. I don't care about modern bits and pieces like electronic fuel injection, electronic climate control, GPS, or any of that crap. If I want GPS I'll buy some piece of crap, make a mount so it clamps to the rear view mirror, or clips on the cigarette lighter, and be done with it. The only time I'll need a GPS is if I goto somewhere like the Eastern end of this state. They steal, swap, shoot, and otherwise violate the roadsigns over there.

When I get a vehicle I'm probably just going to hang onto the Rocketa and bide my time by getting a fixer upper, like a cutlass. I know where I can get several such cars like this one:







Sure, its beat to *censored*, needs everything from paint to a mechanical rebuild, but I'd rather build one myself. It'll take several years and the cost of a "new" car to build but *censored*, that's the fun of it. That particular cutlass was supposed to be mine until my fathers neighbor's mother in law complained about it sitting there.

The main reason I don't want all that flashy chrome is because, to put it simply, I don't like flashy cars. I'll probably paint the cutlass midnight blue, bumpers and all. Only have a bit of chrome on the wheels, wheel arches, around the window trim, the antenna, bit around the headlights and grilles, bit around the brake lights, but not much chrome really, just a few bits here and there to accent the body lines. I like subliminal cars, ones that don't stand out unless your looking for them.
Trust me, if I had a chance to go back to the DAY I bought the Galant, i'd WALK off the dealership's lot. I regret buying it everyday. I envy my friends that have 80's era vehicles that have fixed them up. Don't get me wrong, my car is a decent, reliable vehicle, and i'm hoping i'll be able to get 200,000 miles out of it. The only reason I bought it was because I needed a reliable car that was good on gas mileage, and I wouldn't have to worry about repairs every other week. But you live and learn right?

I completely agree with you on the chrome thing. I'm not a fan of tons of it either. But I would have to say i'd like to have the bumpers dipped. Maybe some nice chrome wheels too. Not the 28's that you see now days, but maybe some sporty looking 16's. The SS wheels are very nice looking too. I'll probably end up buying a cutlass very similar to the one in your previous post. One in better condition than the red one up there, but something I can put some TLC into and take my time with.Yeah, the TLC is what makes it YOUR car, not just one you bought and call your own. I don't like modern vehicles because I know absolutely nothing about electronically managed fuel injected emission stiffed and electronically nannied cars.

I do, however, know a bit about cars with carburetors. I prefer the harsh rough rumble of a four barrel V8 versus the smooth silky idle of a fuel injected V8. I like popping the hood and seeing two large chromed heads with a matching and equally gaudy, possibly grease stained chromed air filter can.

I plan to run 15x7" SS2's in the front and 15x10" SS2's in the rear, not going to jack the rear up but an inch or two, the bigger tires will need a lil to fit. I only want a slight hot rod angle to it. I also plan to set it up with a dual 3 or 3.5" system, split the manifold into two halves, run two pipes straight off to two mufflers, then run a bend straight out the sides or to the pavement, probably out the sides infront of the rear tires. Its legal here 'cause the car is over 25 years old without  even having antique registration. I'll probably use a 350 turned into a 383 stroker cranking about 450-500HP in the end.

To start off though, I'll use a 305 or 307 5L V8. Aside from the loud exhaust, slight hot rod stance and fat tires in the rear, noone will have a clue this car is anything more than a bunch of show when I'm done. I don't plan to use a supercharger, that isn't needed if its tuned right. I've seen those 383 strokers break 600HP. If I start out with a 307 I don't expect to get more than 250HP out of it, if I've got a 305 I might be able to COAX 300HP out of it. Its just a matter of throwing the right bits on and a whole lot of tuning 'em to WORK. The thing I'm worried most about is the transmission. A cooler will be required on the transmission. I also plan to use borrowed parts like the 11" rotors from a blazer or something similar. They'll fit on with modification, most of it is a whole lot of square pegs in round holes. It'll be fun though, give me something to spend my time and energy on.

What was Nathan's response ? ?He asked me for my LAST known name, But i dont know itFunny...i don't know my last name either...If your trying to be carcastic i mean the last username on chat which was guest--- not my real last name :/It was Guest_##### right? That might be a problem I guess. Anyway, why do you NEED to get in the chat. The help isn't all that helpful there. They DID help me quite alot there and was very useful - Since i dont know the username, And i cant be UNBANNED, Im off to make my own chat. Also known as MSN. Quote from: patio on JANUARY 23, 2010, 10:12:58 AM

Funny...i don't know my last name either...

So, are we now in the OFF OFF TOPIC FORUM ? ?     ***SIGH***

I've got a socket 7 Pentium MMX, unknown clock speed, I think its a 50MHz, though I'm not sure. Quote from: EEVIAC on February 05, 2010, 08:29:54 PM

[email protected] commando..   NEAT laptop     Yours is way older than MINE

Quote from: QUAXO on JULY 11, 2008, 11:00:58 AM

This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions.

Quote from: quaxo on July 11, 2008, 11:00:58 AM

This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions.

wasnt that off of Ghostbusters?

and yes nanotech is all ready in the making and it has been in the making for a while, reasearching Nanotech has helped us shrink the cell phone and the computer. by down-sizing the chips inside them.

...Obama is PRESIDENT...

except for the part about rising gas prices(were about $2)...

I cleaned up this morning.  I'm a washed heathen, just so you know.    Quote from: Aegis on JULY 06, 2009, 11:02:58 AM

I cleaned up this morning.  I'm a washed heathen, just so you know.   

Au Contraire'...
How bout when you set _____(insert user name) on the DANGERS of hooking a floppy drive up to the pre-amp on his home BUILT Metallica Rules stereo ? ?
Quote from: BC_Programmer on February 25, 2009, 02:08:58 PM

I was  referring to myself, of course.

between Possums, fruits, and monkeys, I'm never REALLY on-topic or relevant to the discussion. 

Urban Commando Dictionary...

Urban Commando Dictionary...

We remember...Guest posting has its good sides, but the worst side is:
SPAM Bots that can get past  the CAPATCHA images. (Obscufated images)

Then, there are abusers, who post and post.
Then there are the people that dont understand that its not an email system, but truth be told, a lot of the REGISTERED users think of it that way.

But you get more posts, and more users involved, and more people with a face
(but then again, the SPAM bots came with  's on their NON-existent faces...)

Being as literal as POSSIBLE:
The more users, the busier I keep myself...

It is such a PAIN to register to websites. You always have to worry about Spam, and about keeping track of it, and logging in. Some people just come here once, and then leave. You could not just enable it on one newly created board, since it would not be categorized. (And there is enough non categorized problems already. It could be a guest board, and then if it gets approved, it can be moved out.)

There are LOT of things to consider....as always trailing off TOPIC in the off topic board lol...


ill email him Quote from: 2k_dummy on April 17, 2007, 02:02:25 PM

Quote from: PeckerWood on April 17, 2007, 05:35:10 AM

Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on April 17, 2007, 05:02:48 AM

If you let guests be able to post or start topic, there is a high risk for spam spam spam.....

Must study the Spam thing....Nauga-Meat!

I wondered where naugahide came from.

I was a guest poster for...ummmm.....a long time.

With all the banks going under or in trouble, and considering all the problems I've had with banks in the past, I've sworn off banks. I'm sticking with CREDIT unions from now on. They haven't been having any problems. What do you think?Unless you have more than $250,000, you're pretty safe in any bank or credit union if they have FDIC (which almost all do).You REALLY don't want to know what I think.My SAVINGS are in a credit union. Just putting that out there. Quote from: Helpmeh on February 07, 2010, 03:43:41 PM

My savings are in a credit union. Just putting that out there.

yeah, but what about people who have more then 20 dollars?
 

Make sure to keep your money wrapped in tin-foil so aliens don't steal it using their thought waves.

better to petition easter to be holy zombie day.

It's called "ZOMBIE JEZUS DAY!" get it right.

yeah, but it also says in the bible that he raised Lazarus from the dead. Therefore there were two zombies, and only one was really jesus.

I don't like the idea of a Holy zombie, its bad enough to kill unholy ones 

I don't like the idea of a Holy zombie, its bad hard enough to kill unholy ones 

Sorry, had three cans of Pepsi today, my brain is going in circles like a rabid raccoon on meth. I'm sensitive to caffeine, who needs drugs when you've got caffeine!? 

I like tea

Yes. Tea is good.

Pepsi is better.

When using the "update driver" feature in Device Manager, to update a hardware driver, where does Windows look for the driver?  Does Windows search the manufacturer's data base of the device or does Windows get the driver from SOMEWHERE else?  Never thought too MUCH about it, ALTHOUGH I have downloaded driver updates directly from Intel, that the "update driver" feature would not locate..Unless I'm mistaken it searches its own database of WHQL drivers. It does not go out to OEM sites. Quote from: ALLAN on February 08, 2010, 01:12:16 PM

WHQL drivers

Windows driver update is rather worthless and basically no driver should be updated through it.
M$ is known for providing wrong drivers.
If you want to update driver, go to your computer manufacturer site, or to specific device manufacturer site.

what does this mean?  qqu?context?Not  a widespread acronym.
Why do you ask?


it has to do with my password recovery for an e-mail/  only i never abbreviated that as my question to recover my password, so they ask me for an answer to qqu- which i do not know.Well, apparently you either mistyped something or they messed up. Either way you need to CONTACT "them" (whoever that is).thank-you, i have tried answering with my "pet's name" and gmail says it isn't right, have been trying yo contact them.  but than k-you for your reply.Sure. Sorry I can't be of more help. QUOTE from: t2mckay on January 28, 2010, 03:49:03 PM

what does this mean?  qqu?

AFAIK, it means Quantum Qhm Usb, which is a type of web camera.

Otherwise, it is a last name for some foreign nations, and the name of a railway in England.

thank-you, i have tried answering with my "pet's name"

he was saying, "the OP no longer needs help so the thread is essentially over".

I was doing a little window shopping at newegg and seen some of their deals on SSD's. I was wondering if anyone here owns one? I was also wondering if it's really worth paying that much for one. I seen a 120GB SSD, for $1,349.00!!! I mean seriously. Is it really worth it? Does it really save that much time? Even if you're a business owner and you rely on the speed of your computer to keep things on schedule, is it really worth it in the long run? Personally I think i'll wait until the price comes down drastically before I consider purchasing one. Just my two cents.No, not worth it. No today.

Users that need high performance and will spend money for it will go for quad core CPU, with 64 bit OS. And lots of RAM like 8GB or more.

For Hard drive they will buy six high end 250 GB drives. Install 5 in a RAID and keep one as a spare. Pricey? Yes, but it has a proven track record.

But the Solid State drive could prove to be a winner a little later on.

Meanwhile, the magnetic spinning storage makes are looking for ways to boost performance. No new announcements yet. But real soon.
http://www.storagereview.com/I'll just stick to my WD VelociRaptor 10,000 RPM HDD's. No where near as fast at reading, but not too much SLOWER at writing.Depends on the make/model of the drive.
A decent SSD, such as the Intel X25 series, offers a massive performance boost from any mechanical drive.
The main advantage is the total lack of seek time.  Even with Raptors or enterprise level 15k rpm drives, there's still a seek time of (being generous) ~4ms or more.  An SSD has no seek time, so data stored anywhere on the drive is instantly accessible.  Sequential read/write transfer rates may not be much higher than some mechanical drives, or may even be a little lower, so SSDs aren't necessarily better if all you want to do is load large contiguous files one after another.  But for real world usage, SSDs are night and day over hard drives.
The price is still high, not sure what kind of 120GB SSD retails for $1349 (maybe an enterprise model?) but for many people the performance is worth the price and tradeoff in storage space.
Just my opinion anyway One of the things I've seen is a combination of SSD and standard HDs.  The SSD is much smaller and more affordable than the one mentioned above and the standard HD is used for bulk storage.  The SSD could be used for frequently used programs and frequently used data storage, and the HD used for less frequently used stuff.

I don't have any hard numbers, but I'm willing to guess that 90% of what's on our HDs only gets used occasionally, the the other 10% is used frequently. QUOTE from: rthompson80819 on January 28, 2010, 02:58:55 PM

....
I don't have any hard numbers, but I'm willing to guess that 90% of what's on our HDs only gets used occasionally, the the other 10% is used frequently.

No such thing as a "lack of seek time" or absense of one...

SSDs really help with loading time of... well... everything. Bedsides boot/shutdown times becuase thats mostly with the motherboard.  Loading times of programs will be super quick and copying and pasting and everything.  Even little things like thumbnails previews loading faster.  You decide for yourself if its worth it.

Storage was a Buck per Mg when i bought my 3rd PC...

540 Mg HDD cost approx $540.00 give or take.

Thats Mg not Gigs.....and it was not too too far ago.

No such thing as a "lack of seek time" or absense of one...

However...carry on.

Bedsides boot/shutdown times becuase thats mostly with the motherboard. 

I think with time the price will come down, but until then it's basically the same thing as paying $60/mo for a 10Mb/s internet connection, when you could get 8Mb/s for $25/mo. This is just my opinion though and i'm sure a lot of people feel differently about it.

If you use Vista and right click on "computer" and click "properties" you'll notice a "rating" score.  Mine is 4.3  Your score can be updated if you upgrade your hardware and clicking on the "Windows Experience Index" to test your hardware performance..

Does anyone find this Vista feature useful?My cheap laptop (which is all I've got now running Vista) is at 3.5, got you beat. Quote from: EEVIAC on February 06, 2010, 03:42:36 AM

Mine is 4.3 

Eh, my 2 1/2 year old laptop only shows 2.3.  .  Video is the factor holding it down.  Nothing I can do about that, but it's not a big issue.  For my usage, it runs fine with Vista Home Premium and 2GB of RAM. 

Does anyone find this Vista feature useful?

Video is the factor holding it down

Yes. And mythbusters proved it, too! Curius? I was too until I did a little bit of digging and found this:
Quote

…the molten iron produced will extract oxygen from water and generate hydrogen GAS in a single-replacement REACTION. This gas may, in turn, burn by combining with oxygen in the air.

Did Kari have the baby yet ? ?

Did Kari have the baby yet ? ?

...Thermite plus ice ice baby

You are ALL now playing the game. Welcome aboard!

RRRRAAAAGGGGEEEEee

RRRRAAAAGGGGEEEEee

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You are ALL now playing the game. Welcome aboard!

Hey guys, get a load of this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO9M6W6XxMMWell tires like those would have air at a very high pressure, which would explain the EXPLOSION...That wasn't necessarily an explosion. And you can see that the tire is deflated, it's just still on the rim.They were using ether/starting fluid in an attempt to seat the tire onto the rim. A good way to lose your eyebrows. This used to be common practice with truck and tractor tires. Today we have safer ways of doing it.I don't think I want to take my car to get fixed by those guys. Quote from: cruisin702 on January 29, 2010, 01:11:08 AM

They were using ether/starting fluid in an attempt to seat the tire onto the rim. A good way to lose your eyebrows. This used to be common practice with truck and tractor tires. Today we have safer ways of doing it.

heh, starting firestarter fluid has all sorts of great uses, one of it's main functions in fact is starting fires.

How does that help seat the tire on the rim?

Why wasn't this posted in Off-topic?  

Wrong kind of starting fluid. This starting fluid is the starting fluid you use on a car or truck engine in cold weather to make it start easier.

It's the blinker fluid.

A new Government scheme to get businesses to cut their emissions could spell the end of the all-night bright lights of the local high street, the Environment Agency (EA) has predicted.


Flat screen TVs, illuminated signs and brightly-lit window displays could all be switched off - instead of being left on overnight when shops and businesses are closed - as companies respond to the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme.

The scheme will require businesses to record their energy use and from next year, pay by the tonne for the carbon they emit.

Around 5,000 firms which use more than 6,000MWh of electricity a year - equivalent to bills of around £500,000 - must register for the energy efficiency scheme between April and September this year.

When the scheme is up and running, the Environment Agency will publish an annual league table of the best and worst performers under the CRC - with the top energy savers getting financial rewards and the worst companies being penalised.

With major supermarkets, clothing retailers and restaurant chains among the big energy users who will have to take part, the days of leaving doors open to encourage customers in and leaving lights on all night could be over, the EA said.

By improving energy efficiency, the CRC could achieve emissions reductions of 11.6 million tonnes of CO2 a year by 2020, save participants money and boost green sectors of the economy, the agency said.

Tony Grayling, head of climate change and sustainable development at the Environment Agency, said: "The CRC is an OPPORTUNITY for large businesses and public sector organisations to play their part in reducing dangerous carbon emissions.

"But for businesses the main motivation to cut their energy use will be their bottom line. By cutting energy use businesses stand to benefit from lower energy bills, and could be financially rewarded through the CRC if they perform well in the energy efficiency stakes."

And he said: "Carbon reduction needn't be complicated or expensive; in most cases better management of heating, air conditioning and lighting will deliver immediate energy and cost savings."
From the title I thought this was spam. Quote from: kpac on January 31, 2010, 12:02:54 PM

From the title I thought this was spam.

Sounds like it might be a bit unfair for supermarkets. It requires a lot of energy to keep all that stuff cold, especially if the refrigerators aren't very new. Sounds like raised prices for the consumer.

  Sometimes, when I'm in the local supermarket (Kroger) and I see meats, milk, fruit juice, etc., in open refrigeration units, I can't help thinking their energy costs must be huge and that there must be a better way to display such items.   

Anyone remember this thing?  It came bundled with some of the original Nintendo systems..

I use to have a lot of fun with it...   I think I still have it somewhere.. Of course it doesn't work though 

[Saving space, attachment deleted by admin]R.O.B. is also a playable character in the new Mario KART games, but I doubt people who play that game KNOW where he came from/what he stands for. Quote from: Helpmeh on January 31, 2010, 08:18:26 AM

R.O.B. is also a playable character in the new Mario Kart games,.

how funny

R.O.B. is also a playable character in the new Mario Kart games, but I doubt people who play that game know where he came from/what he stands for.

he takes ages just to push a button, I doubt he'll be able to be a very potent fighter.

ROFL   I remember that...  I used to just pick up the second controller that ROB used and push the buttons manually..   

ol' ROB takes his sweet-*censored* time pushing the button.

What temperature (in FAHRENHEIT) does your CPU idle at?

Currently, mine is at 68F, so its Chilled.

And for the record, I have seen machines idle as high as 200F, albeit, they where damaged by that, often dieing, but I've seen 'em do it due the fact that they had more dust in 'em than a vacuum.my four cores are at 68,55,53,58 (c) respectively.


I'm lazy so I wrote a BCScript(tm) to turn it into fahrenheit:

Code: [Select]STORE(Tc,{68,55,53,58}AVERAGE());
STORE(Tf,(9/5)*Tc+32);
Tf;


so the average was 137.3 degrees fahrenheit.

or I could have just said:

Code: [Select]((9/5)*{68,55,53,58}+32)Average()

which gives me the same result. Sorry I've been working on BCScript a bit too much lately. 

Now, OTOH, I do have fallout 3 running in the background... it doesn't appear to be using any CPU THOUGH, so I dunno if it affected the result from speedfan.

200F sounds like around 80(c) which is around where my old k6-2 would often get to. But only when I was playing Duke3d and ONLY on the second BOSS level, Overlord. no idea why.

Core 1 37C
Core 2 37C
Core 3 33C
Core 4 36CI've noticed the "CPU Diode" is lower than the core temps, Core 1 is at 81, core 2 is at 82, I should note that this motherboard throttles the CPU from 2808MHz to 1532MHz (I can't, for some reason make those into a decimal number with my brain). My CPU is overclocked from 2.2GHz, its a Core 2 Duo E4500, I think. I'm using a Tuniq tower 120 heatsink, and there are a total of eleven fans in my case counting the PSU fan.

1 120mm front intake (kinda pathetic but it does the job)
1 80mm top exhaust
1 120mm PSU fan
1 120mm CPU fan
1 40mm north bridge fan
1 50mm south bridge fan
1 20mm mosfet
1 70mm GPU fan
2x 80mm side intake fans
1 80mm rear exhaust

The only thing I can complain about is the case, its a god awfully ugly Sunbeam Transformer case. I got it for a TRADE, traded that Dell Inspiron 1720 notebook for this rig.

Oh, and be sure to VOTE. Quote

throttles the CPU from 2808MHz to 1532MHz (I can't, for some reason make those into a decimal number with my brain)

Here's a mildly amusing, albeit, somewhat stupid music video I was sent a while back on Stumble, its called "Get to the choppa" a pun on that line from the movie Predator.

and, in the words of my friend Rob "Its like robot chicken with thrash."

EDIT: After reading up on the band, it appears they where formed by the lead singer of a metal band called As I Lay Dying for the soul PURPOSE of MAKING songs about Arnold quotes. Hence the name "Austrian Death Machine"Well...
Where is it?*censored*, I put that link in there... Where'd it go...? I think the forum ate my URL...

here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPIO86jTrQQyou will like this group then , Lordi "Hard Rock Hallelujah - Live"


Lordi is a heavy metal band from Finland. The concept for Lordi was devised in 1992, HOWEVER, the band was not formed until 1996 by Tomi Putaansuu (known as 'Mr. Lordi') of Helsinki, Finland. Membe...   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFvgfQNaTEo&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SRcmB1n0M

I've heard of Lordi, Austrian Death Machine was just a pun on just about every quote Arnold Schwarzenegger has ever made. Quote from: Dead Reckon on January 27, 2010, 05:22:47 PM

I've heard of Lordi, Austrian Death Machine was just a pun on just about every quote Arnold Schwarzenegger has ever made.

I've heard of Lordi, Austrian Death Machine was just a pun on just about every quote Arnold Schwarzenegger has ever made.

This is a clip from the UK television show Top GEAR, about the Lamborghini Reventon ("Reh-ben-ton") from 2008:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBOPwHgpkFk

I love this show.

This one is an excerpt of James May AKA Captain SLOW riding with Ken Block, a Rally car driver around a ABANDONED airfield, ALSO hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFF2bkiHNVQ

If you've got about 3 MINUTES to spare, here's me solving a rubiks cube 

It's not nearly as fast as some people you MAY have SEEN, but I haven't been messing with it that long either..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSP4_1v4JGovery good , but how's this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSqUcrFJ498&feature=relatedwhat a cute little kid   That little kid is amazing. Quote from: rthompson80819 on January 24, 2010, 03:51:40 PM

That little kid is amazing.

I've been trying to remember what I was doing at 3.  It sure wasn't anything like that.

This is the forecast for where I live for the week:

HTTP://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=24153&wuSelect=WEATHER

Cloudy, rain, frozen rain, more rain, more clouds... I haven't seen sunlight in about a week as it stands. Although, noone really COMES out if its raining, which is a plus, I'm not really a PEOPLE person. Though, the sound of the rain might drive me insane, I think my stereo just croaked... what do you want , it is the winter  Winter here is a loose term, in 2007 it was 50-65F on Christmas. But in February of the same year it was colder than it had been in years. The weather here is as crazy as the people. Though the people would argue there crazier in some cases.

"Today's forecast, sunny with a chance of rain."

Later that day...

"Is that snow?"Global warming. Quote from: kpac on January 21, 2010, 01:48:04 PM

Global warming.

the snow has gone but its still cold

yeh even colder then canada 

my brother lives in edmonton , when do the games start

over 40,000 members in CH nowBored? Yep. QUOTE from: Allan on JANUARY 19, 2010, 04:39:33 PM

Bored?

i'm sorry to hear your bored , you should find something to do that will keep your mind active 

HE had it posed in the form a question, therefore he was in fact asking if you were bored.

I think we are all bored.

Now there are a lot of mobile companies.Which would you think more better? The companies compete together to achieve more.They compete in the field of advertising also.If the advertisement is more attractive, the company will get more popularity.They always tried to show VARIETIES in advertisements also.I think Nokia is the better one.It offers better customer service also.The customer satisfaction is the better point about a company.Share your opinions also.
Judging from the sig. I'd classify this as spam...   


Quote from: EEVIAC on January 22, 2010, 03:34:46 AM

Judging from the sig. I'd classify this as spam...   

Now there are a lot of mobile companies.Which would you think more better? The companies compete together to achieve more.They compete in the field of advertising also.If the advertisement is more attractive, the company will get more popularity.They always tried to show varieties in advertisements also.I think Nokia is the better one.It offers better customer service also.The customer satisfaction is the better point about a company.Share your opinions also.

my pc is on 4/5 hours per day

turned of when not in useUsually twelve hours or more, I only shut it down when I leave the house, sleep, or find somethin on TV when there's nothin' to do on the computer. I have 3 that RUN 24/7 . Doing my part to heat the earth, it's too DANG cold. QUOTE from: cruisin702 on January 21, 2010, 10:07:16 PM

I have 3 that run 24/7 . Doing my part to heat the earth, it's too dang cold.

Since were on the topic of global warming, here's a hilarious view on the subject:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZSYiBw-niM

I've got a guitar amp that's old and it weighs 47 pounds.  The local electronics RECYCLING center charges 30 cents/pound for anything that is not a CRT monitor or CRT televistion..

It would cost me about 15 bucks to recycle it... Frankly I'd rather put it in the dumpster at my apartment complex...

People pay money for stuff like that, especially if it is a vacuum tube amplifier. You could try Ebay or Craigslist or an ad in your local newspaper. Is there a music/guitar shop that would let you put an ad in their window?

In any case, we don't know where you live,      so we can't tell you (even if we knew) what local laws apply to waste disposal in your town or city or state or country. Enquire at your city hall.

Actually, there's a recycling dumpster right next to the trash/garbage dumpster that accepts a variety of stuff including, "small" appliances.  Quote from: EEVIAC on January 18, 2010, 12:41:53 AM

Actually, there's a recycling dumpster right next to the trash/garbage dumpster that accepts a variety of stuff including, "small" appliances. 

Actually, there's a recycling dumpster right next to the trash/garbage dumpster that accepts a variety of stuff including, "small" appliances. 

Europe has the WEEE Directive but I'm not sure if it's really law for individuals or just manufacturers.

  BC

The amp doesn't work       Otherwise I'd keep it.  It needs new tone/volume knobs soldered into the internal board.  It's not worth fixing to me... If someone else wanted to fix it, I could probably only get like 10 bucks for it... It's not worth it..

At midnight, dump the amplifier on the electronics recycling center's doorstep.

you can recycle anything with electric parts in it in the recycling centre free of charge , why dump it some where

It would cost me about 15 bucks to recycle it

My computer was stolen but I got it back.  However, when I try to boot it, the MESSAGE is to input a PASSWORD./  I don't know a password, don't know how to BYPASS it or disable it.  Can anyone help?
wink55,
Welcome to CH.

You did not GIVE any details about your computer. So all we can suggest is that you look over the information already available the covers most general questions people have.

In the upper right area of the screen you will see we have a search box.
Go to the box , click inside it, and type:
Bios Password
Then click on Search.
You will find general information about this topic.

It seems everything made in China is becoming less like something you will have ten years later thinking "Man that was a good buy" and more like something you'll end up throwing away two years later thinking "Why did I waste my money?". The reason for this rant? The TV my grandmother got used from the Hotel Roanoke for $25 which she works at as a waitress just died.

There are of course, health risks to things made outside of this country. Some less apparent than others. For instance, a refrigerator sold in the US made in Mexico with Chinese parts will likely contain enough lead to overtime become harmful to ones health. The first generation of Toyota and Honda full sized pickup trucks suffered from weakened structural integrity due to low grade steel, which would cause the frame to snap under the truck when load was put on it. Usually right where the cab meets the bed. And now the Chinese have even come out with there own version of the poor mans iPhone. Before you know it everything will be owned by Jin Wan or To Fu (Just examples, not real companies) electronics and rebranded as something that's "Made in the US of A!".

To what end do we put up with these horrible products? I mean, *censored*, the food in the USA isn't even FROM the USA! Every product I see is from South America, frozen, or canned, then shipped here. Usually prefilled with hormones, and lots of other yummy artificial crap. Although, the things currently built here aren't that impressive either. Our automobiles, for example, are built to compete with imports to the point where they are just as horribly built as 'em. American cars are just now being equipped with age old technology like four wheel independent suspension, and four wheel disk brakes. I think I should pass a Veto to RENAME this country the United States of Whatever is cheap enough. Although I'd probably be shot, lynched, burned, and dragged down a road behind a beat up ford F150 for trying. Everyone is caught up in the whole "Proud to be American" mindset without even thinking "What is America?". Its the decaying relic of a once great but ultimately flawed two hundred and some odd year old IDEA.

America, land of the Cheap, home of the Mexicans. Quote from: Dead Reckon on January 20, 2010, 06:17:23 AM

Everyone is caught up in the whole "Proud to be American" mindset e Cheap, home of the Mexicans.

What's your problem? I've found most of your posts to be borderline moronic, but this one is simply offensive.

I think your one of those patriots I mentioned...

Well that makes two of us, Un-Americans Unite! I mean, that's the term they use if you call the Dicta- I mean President an idiot, so I guess it applies here.

And proud of it. I fought for my country - so idiots like you could complain about living here.

The truth is offensive because few people will agree that it is the truth,

There are of course, health risks to things made outside of this country. Some less apparent than others. For instance, a refrigerator sold in the US made in Mexico with Chinese parts will likely contain enough lead to overtime become harmful to ones health.

The first generation of Toyota and Honda full sized pickup trucks suffered from weakened structural integrity due to low grade steel

And now the Chinese have even come out with there own version of the poor mans iPhone.

I mean, *censored*, the food in the USA isn't even FROM the USA!

People find your posts offensive/moronic for just  that reason. they aren't the "truth" they are the ramblings of a job-less adolescent who *censored* and complains about everything,

The reason for this rant? The TV my grandmother got used from the Hotel Roanoke for $25 which she works at as a waitress just died.

Religion and politics

Posts can be made in the off-topic section only about religion and politics as long as they're purely informative and contain no bias. This same rule applies to avatars, signatures, and private messages.

I need someone to answer a question for me.Well, STREET1, what's the question?   That's the problem if anyone had the answer.I could remember the question. QUOTE from: street1 on December 27, 2009, 05:57:35 PM

That's the problem if anyone had the answer.I could remember the question.

Go right, right is always right!

What have you got against the left?

Left isn't right 

Left is right if your looking at it from the right angle  Grin

Here is the Millenneum Falcon star wars toy I got for Christmas one year back around 1985...   I dug it up from storage at my mom's house recently..

When I get some extra time, I'm going to restore it the best I can, by looking for spare parts on the Internet...  As you can see, it has seen better days...It's missing a lot of pieces

[Saving SPACE, attachment deleted by admin]no wonder your fixing it see the price for it to-day


Triangular plates on top of the ship are removable to see inside ship or remove the entire top for adventures inside the vessel
Boarding ramp can be lowered
Port hatch with special escape pod

Mini figures:  Chewbacca, C-3PO, Snowtrooper, new Hoth Han Solo and Princess Leia Mini-figures
Pieces: 935
released: 2004
Age :9 +
PRODUCT Code: R20

In Stock

Price: £395.00

http://www.galactictoys.co.uk/star-wars/legoa-/discontinued/lego-star-wars-4504-millennium-falcon/prod_434.htmlharry, that's a Lego VERSION of the ship, mine is the official toy, so to speak...and the original model.  Star Wars toys went under for years and were not seen on store shelves until the release of "The Phantom Menace" in 1998.  Then all new versions of the Star Wars toys started showing up in stores...

Also, I want to restore my own just as a hobby.  I don't want a new one because that space ship means a lot to me.  I can remember running around the house with it and setting up all my Star Wars action figure inside the ship  car boot sales etc for old one'sthat's the original millennium falcon? I didn't realize people were so tiny in the movie, I ALWAYS imagined them to be people-sized.  they were special little people who could not reproduce so they died of , sad isn't it  Yeah, it's a little known fact that Harrison Ford is really only two and a half inches tall. George Lucas is a master of trick photography.My son has one of the new ships. So far it still has all the parts and I still have the box so once we get tired of playing with it I will box it and store it. Quote from: mroilfield on January 19, 2010, 10:54:13 PM

My son has one of the new ships. So far it still has all the parts and I still have the box so once we get tired of playing with it I will box it and store it.

If you need a break from WHATEVER you're doing, XXXX xxxxx produces some very entertaining POLITICAL cartoons.  See xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx

Hmmm...  A review of the "Forum Rules" convinced me to "REDACT" this post.

I was wondering ....



When is spring coming??That's an awesome pic.
Is that your baby?No, I have TWO SONS but they're WAY BEYOND that stage.

I just read up about google voice and it SOUNDS really cool. It says it's invite-only right now, so I was wondering if anyone here has a GV account and is willing to invite me. I heard that all calls become local calls...but I can't find any info on that. If that was true, that would be really usefull because my grandparents LIVE in England, and we don't get to talk much because of long DISTANCE fees.

If anyone is willing to help me out, that'd be greatly apreciated. I have an account but no invites, sorry.What about Skype?
Free, too You can go to their web site and invite yourself.  They say they will get back to you, but don't give a time frame.

For calls to England, you might want to check out Vonage as your phone provider. Quote from: rthompson80819 on January 15, 2010, 06:19:45 PM

You can go to their web site and invite yourself.  They say they will get back to you, but don't give a time frame.

For calls to England, you might want to check out Vonage as your phone provider.

Broni Skype on my cellphone?

I just read up about google voice and it sounds really cool. It says it's invite-only right now, so I was wondering if anyone here has a GV account and is willing to invite me. I heard that all calls become local calls...but I can't find any info on that. If that was true, that would be really usefull because my grandparents live in England, and we don't get to talk much because of long distance fees.

If anyone is willing to help me out, that'd be greatly apreciated.

I'm tied to Bell. Three year contract...but I get a federal discount rate.

I stuck with hotmail for a while longer

Broni Skype on my cellphone?

WOW at 14 years old you pay your own phone bill. More young people need to do this. Or were you meaning that you parents currently use Bell?

What did you sign some kind of contract with hotmail or something? You are never "stuck" with any free email provider you can drop them at any time.

I have it on mine.

Stuck as in stayed. I didn't really feel like changing yet. 

Well you should have said that you chose to stay with hotmail and not that you were stuck with it. The words "stayed" and "stuck" mean two different things.

Do you have to analyze my sentences word-by-word?

Yep I am really bored at work.

On Saturday? That's got to be a s***ty job.

additionally in the context it says that you "stuck with hotmail for a while longer" in this context "stuck" is a synonym for "stayed with" or, in a way, that you "toughed out" a little longer with it.

probably better then mine. I'd love to be able to just flounder about on the web and stuff,

sorry , click no the name patrick , X the yahoo mail box that comes up , then start video

I'm on my iTouch right now (computer is slow as heck). Let me guess, it's a .swf? No flash compatibility.

I lost my thumb drive      It has important files on it.  I've looked EVERYWHERE.

All I can come up with at this point is that my cat ran off with it, somewhere.

If you lost a thumb drive, where would you look?   



In the Dryer....excellent guess... but I just had it a few days ago and haven't done any laundry since then    try to ask index drive middle drive ring drive and baby drive they migth have bumped each other while thumb drive is running away from you.. lolzTry looking near kitty litter box or under the couch or bed.yeah why not to try lookin under the *censored* blanket... lolI've looked everywhere.........I'm just about READY to give up...

I don't know where is could have gone...  Just a few nights ago I did a Linux installation on an old laptop and I remember plugging the thumb drive into the usb port

 Maybe it was the gnomes. *censored* them linux gnomes. Anyway was there anyone in your HOUSE that could have moved it? That is an idea. Ask people around you if they seen it.I  carry mine and I've found it in the cushions of the sofa, lazy boy, and once in the car when I pulled out change at the drive thru and I later found it tucked in by the seatbelt assembly....did you check your POCKETS?  I usually find it in VERY obvious places...I lost a flash drive a couple years ago. It was missing for about four months. It ended up being behind/under the seat in my TRUCK. I guess it fell out of my pocket while I was driving.heh, yah gotta watch out for those darn gnomes 


So far I've looked in all suggested places..  I've searched the car thoroughly..

I appreciate the suggestions, keep 'em comming  Back Pocket of your old jeans...I found it!

It was under a chair, which I already looked under...   

It's interesting what turns up when you are rearranging the furniture in your home I once lost a 'thumb drive' for about 2 weeks. It was plugged in the back of the computer.

What do you say?

Actually, I say both.  Why do you need to pick one or the other?

I'm amazed how much MEDIA attention this has gotten.  It's not like it's a slow news week. Quote

Actually, I say both.  Why do you need to pick one or the other?

1998 plus two is what i'm going with so far.....

People stare though...not sure i like that.

I'm guessing they stare because you're off by 10 years  

I just passed the CompTIA Network + exam.

HEE HEE  Ha  Ha  Ha     Ho  Ho 


                                                           Congrats! thank you, thank you...

What is Net +    Quote from: Geek-9pm on January 13, 2010, 04:51:35 PM

What is Net +   

Analogous to the A+ exams, but for networks, I think.

Congratulations!

How was it? Was it easy? I'm kind of thinking about taking some CompTIA tests, but not sure about them yet. I might just do CCNA and/or MSCE instead, but I hear those are pretty hard.

Congratulations.

*Raises a glass in honor*