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Quote: If all GOES as PLANNED, the convenience store chain plans to refit 11 [7-Eleven] stores across the U.S. -- Richmond is an unlikely choice -- to RESEMBLE the front of the Kwik-E-Mart, the convenience store that Homer and other characters FREQUENT in the classic CARTOON TV series.

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Sick of PAYING for broadband

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Sick of paying for broadband

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is it worth switching anyways

...  In short, PayPal Credit is fairly innocuous, but also pretty unnecessary.

The best thing you get out of the line of credit is increased time to pay for larger purchases, but if you can't pay for discretionary items in cash today, you probably shouldn't be buying them.

Signing up also may lead consumers to buy more: TechCrunch reported that PayPal users spend 30% more after signing up for credit. That's not exactly a good thing.

Here is a recent news item about the 5G thing:
https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2019-04-12/fcc-to-hold-big-5g-auction-spend-20b-for-rural-internet

As yu can see from the link, it suggests this will help rural internet coverage.

But I am very doubt full.
Why don't the 3G and 4G provide coverage for all of the USA?
Is there something I am missing here? 

Isn't there an economic reason, to do with AMOUNT of revenue generated, versus COST of provision? It MAKES business sense to plant cell phone network masts ("towers" in USA) in areas of high population, and (often forgotten) provide network infrastructure to service them, (fibre links, routers, etc), and crucially, power. Less so in remote rural areas. You don't build a railroad or freeway to every little village or hamlet. If it would take 100 years to get, in usage charges and revenue from selling plans, to pay back the cost, ain't gonna happen.I agree. It will not happen soon enough.
Here is a blurb from PC Mag:
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AT&T is kicking off the 5G revolution with its launch of America's first 5G mobile hotspot on Dec. 21. Initially, this new network will only come to dense parts of 12 CITIES, and the millimeter-wave spectrum that AT&T is using is more SUITABLE for cities and suburbs than for the countryside.

But with great speed comes great complexity. Because the millimeter wave used by 5G transfers information at short distances, more transmitters and base stations, signal repeaters, are required. This could result in prolonged deployment times and spotty coverage, or no coverage in rural areas. 5G waves are also more susceptible to atmospheric interference and weather conditions like rain.

Start dictation.

What about the Rare Earth elements?
Normally we hardly ever hear anything about this subject. At one time they talk about it in your chemistry class or in your physics class and then you probably forgot whatever it was the teacher said. On the periodic scale of elements there are some 17 items that are listed as Rare Earth.
Are they REALLY rare? And Freddie you find them? Actually, they are not so rare, and they are everywhere. The hard part is making them appear enough for industrial use. In their raw forms they are often combined with MANY other things and so you have to have a process that separates these elements from all the other stuff.
So what is the big fuss? It is because China is presently the biggest producer and the biggest stockpile or of these elements that are used throughout industry for making a wide variety of things that are part of the modern age.
Anything that's made out of metal or chemicals will probably need at some point a little bit of the rare earth stuff. Not much is needed, a little bit goes a long way. So what is the problem? 
As you know there is currently quite a bit of tension between the United States and China over trade issues and someone BROUGHT up the idea that maybe China would crack down on export of the aforementioned rare earth elements. That is unlikely and even if they did it would not have any immediate impact on current industrial production.
United States has a large stockpile of this material and there is no reason to believe that it'll get used up in the near future. Also, Brazil is one of the countries that also produces and stores this kind of stuff. So even without the Chinese there still is another way to get the stuff. Here in the United States it is no longer being produced or refined because there is little interest in it.
And YES, Russia also produces it and has a large storehouse. It is very unlikely that Russia and China together would get a firm grip on the worlds supply of rare earth elements. It's just not going to happen. So don't worry about it. 

 The end of dictation.You are once again missing the WHOLE point...
We ship 50,000 tons of those to China every year...because the enviornmentelist whack jobs in this country have made it prohibitally expensive to build refinerie plants to process the elements...

There is no shortage...there is a shortage of common sense in Government. Quote from: patio on May 31, 2019, 06:15:31 PM

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There is no shortage...there is a shortage of common sense in Government.

Can you identify this part of a satellite dish?
Attachment below. It came from the Direct TV thing on my roof.
Google images said it  might be a water gun. I am sure it is not.  Geek,
That is your LNB (Low Noise Block Downconverter). It should be mounted in front of the dish. It collects and transfers the signals COLLECTED by the dish to your receiver.Hey, you are sharp.    Two  techs pulled it out of my disk and replaced it.
What I don't understand is why it has two other things next to the part that does the work. I have not tried to open it up. But I wonder what the two other round gizmos do. It looks like heads for lower r bands.
Do they sometimes use this for places where the upper spectrum is not usable? Like maybe the north pole?
I am so curious.  Your dish looks at 3 different satellites that are spaced fairly close to each other. It is actually a Tri-LNB - one for each satellite. In Canada we are only blessed with dual LNB's for 2 Sats. They were brought in when high def. signals began to be broadcast.Wow! 
If you toil me that a week ago I would not have believed it. It SOUNDS impossible. I was taught that parabolic reflector can only focus on a sing target. 

Checking on You Tube, there are tutorials for installers who install the new Direct TV stuff. Hard to belie. They confirm the new thing now is a three target dish which  gets the three out of four birds owned by Direct TV. It is documented in the You Tube tutorials. 

They use both Ka ans Ku band satellite feeds. The idea makes me dizzy 

This was not meant to be an endorsement of Direct TV. I found out this kind of stuff has been done for a number of years. Boy am I ignorant! Look at this:

LNB 2,3 & 4 satellite menu page.
The above is for people who a DIY gurus.
What next!  You don't need to endorse DirectTV...when it rains there's no signal so i would pass on doin that... Quote from: patio on May 09, 2019, 03:22:58 PM

when it rains there's no signal so i would pass on doin that...

...
(Or American rain is different than Canadian rain)

If the signal is lost whenever it rains the installer did a crappy job of pointing the dish.
(Or American rain is different than Canadian rain)

I don't care about how many installs you have done but i'm happy about your luck...

Please do not say Facebook. 
The Internet can be a very bad place.
Here a few good ones...
    Take a hike.
    Get involved in a sport or ACTIVITY club.
    Join a book club.
    Volunteer.
    Join a MeetUp.
    Talk to your neighbors.
    Strike up conversations.
    Walk your dog.
Source:
https://liveboldandbloom.com/05/self-confidence/ways-meet-new-people
Yes, that is an Internet site, but they do not commend Internet.
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The last time I had to extend myself in the friendship department was nearly 30 years ago when I spent a couple of years in New York City.
When you're in your twenties, meeting new people doesn't seem so daunting. I had a full-time corporate job in a big city, and there were plenty of opportunities and fun places to meet new people.

I am reminded of the lonely man  .... The guy said "I am. With a billion dollars, I'll have lots of true friends".

There are ALWAYS Twitter and Google+, but if either of those appealed to you, you’d already be there. There are a few other options, though: social media sites that haven’t gotten much traction yet but that offer better privacy and more control and just might help you to partially fill that Facebook-shaped void in your life.

Hey, this is off topic.

Maybe you WANT to ship a small box out of town or out of state. But you just do not want to go to the local Post Office and wait in line. And even maybe you are not sure if the local post office will give you advise. They might be to busy to help you decide.

Here is an article on eBay about shipping from heme. If you do it right, you might be able to just drop the box into any of the a deposits the USPS has around your neighborhood. Canada and  UK have similar things, but this eBay thing applies to the USA.

How To Do Basic USPS Shipping From Home

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The Panic Guide To USPS Shipping
If you've just sold something and took a big gulp when you FOUND out how complicated shipping looks, read this quick guide to get you started. I will assume you are using USPS:
...You can skip the line if there is a drop-off window. Or schedule a free carrier pickup on USPS.com.

I've left parcels for the carriers on the doorstep under the mailbox...they take them.

No...i'm not in Canada.

If you are in USA shipping become much easier.

After all these years, Microsoft is losing the desktop PC market.  On put another  way, The Desktop PC has come to is end of life.

Next year they will bring Windows 7 to its end. But that is not what I mean. Desktop PC sales are way down, people buy laptops, tablets and smartphone instead. Here is a blurb from last year. Now it is worse and no worth a mention.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/361916/pc-sales-keep-falling-but-big-manufacturers-are-doing-just
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PC Sales Keep Falling, But Big Manufacturers Are Doing Just Fine
Worldwide desktop and laptop sales have declined steadily since 2012, but the biggest casualties of the shrinking market have been the little guys; PC shipments from top vendors including Dell, HP, and Lenovo have remained relatively steady.
    By Rob Marvin
    June 20, 2018 8:00AM EST

Has December always been a busy month?

More than one  might think. Google it.
What Major things happened in December.
Just one of many:
https://www.historyplace.com/specials/calendar/december.htm

December 19, 1732 - Benjamin Franklin first published Poor Richard's Almanac containing weather predictions, humor, proverbs and epigrams, eventually selling nearly 10,000 copies per year.
December 20, 1699 - Czar Peter the Great CHANGED the Russian New Year from September 1 to January 1 as part of his reorganization of the Russian calendar.
December 21, 1972 - East and West Germany established diplomatic ties, ending nearly two decades of Cold War hostility and paving the way for international recognition of East Germany
December 22, 1783 - Following a triumphant journey from New York to Annapolis, Maryland, George Washington, victorious Commander-in-Chief of the American Revolutionary Army, APPEARED before Congress and voluntarily resigned his commission.
December 23, 1947 - The transistor was invented at Bell Laboratories by John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley, who shared the Nobel Prize for their invention which sparked a WORLDWIDE revolution in electronics.
December 24, 1814 - The Treaty of Ghent between America and Britain was signed, officially ending the War of 1812.
December 25, 1868 - PRESIDENT Andrew Johnson granted general amnesty to all those involved in the Civil War.
December 26, 2004 - An estimated 230,000 persons were killed and 1.5 million left homeless when a magnitude 9.3 earthquake on the seafloor of the Indian Ocean set off a SERIES of giant tsunami waves that smashed into the shorelines of a dozen countries including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India and Somalia.
...

You thought you were busy?  November is busier....Another interesting fact about December is that so far, every year seems to end as soon as it is over. Coincidence?

Hey, it is off topic. But some of you may know the answer.
Here in California the is much use of hydroelectric power. But the reservoirs are a long WAYS from the big cities, So high voltage wires are stun up and down the state for hundreds of miles.
You know that. What is new is the fear of  range fires from electric cable SPARKS in high winds on hot and dry days. Some towers have wires above 50 kilo volts. Now they are telling the public they shall bury cables in the worst areas.

Is that a joke? 

Is there really a viable way to bury high voltage cables.
Does anybody anything about how they might bury high voltage wires?

I don't BELIEVE what they say. Please tel me I am wrong! 

Here are links that have recent news about PG&E in California.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-camp-fire-electric-lines-20190517-story.html

https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/customer-service/other-services/electric-undergrounding-program/electric-undergrounding-program.page

You can find some videos. I found these on Bing

Videos of Pacific Gas and Electric to bury power cables.

What do you think?Burying high voltage cables is expensive, but it can be done. In Britain, where an overhead high voltage TRANSMISSION line might spoil an area of natural beauty, cables carrying 400 kV have been buried. The technology is well established, and the main problem is the cost. Insulated cables are more expensive, it is more expensive to dig and bury than to build towers, and for a buried line the conductors need to be bigger to reduce heat from resistive losses. If the political will is there it can be done.

UK Grid company report here https://www.nationalgrid.com/sites/default/files/documents/45349-Undergrounding_high_voltage_electricity_transmission_lines_The_technical_issues_INT.pdf

This is way off topic. It is a logic problem. Or maybe a hardware thing.
When I was a kid I had a Lionel O gauge with three trails.It was a figure 8.

At that time I learned that only the three rail mode train would have a figure 8 track layout.  The H2O standard is two rail and you can not have a figure 8. It would short out the power supply if you tried. But that was a longtime ago.



I have tried to find the answer in Google search,but I just do not know how to express the concept. I am sure somebody somewhere has done it with relays and sensors. You have to set up some kind of automatic switching that will separate the sections of track and swap the polarity when the engine comes near the  place where you want to change the polarity.

I was hoping to see how then did it and how many relays they had to use and if it works smoothly. Does anybody understand what I mean?   ONE track passing over another as in your image I would not expect to present a difficulty. It is only if the two tracks actually pass through one another. For that, It seems to me the simplest solution would be to simply not have the square section where the tracks actually pass conduct electricity at all for one route. have the conductor itself instead go underneath the track surface and back up on the other side.

This would work particularly well with ENGINES that accept power from both their front and back wheels. Then even when passing over the non-powered segment, the engine will still be able to run. With a single pair of wheels Inertia may be enough to bring it over as well.Thanks, BC .
You are right, I just could not visualize how it works.
I am gonna takes some color pencils and draw the figure 8 again and again 'till I can see it in my MIND. This has bothered me for years.

Is there a branch of mathematics that deals with this kind of thing?


You can see the INSULATING sections in this PHOTO. In England, we call this a 'diamond crossing'.

As for the polarity on a figure-of-eight layout, draw the layout with the 2 rails, and label one + (positive) and one negative (-). Now follow either one around with your finger and you will see it joins up with itself. What is the outer rail in one loop is the inner rail in the other. Here, I did it for you....



Quote from: Geek-9pm on December 08, 2019, 11:08:51 PM

Is there a branch of mathematics that deals with this kind of thing?

You can imagine I just wake up from a curse more than 20 years ago, that I skipped the technology or money system nowadays. The point is that, I don't have or don't want to apply or use credit card ANYMORE, actually I don't like bank service or human service boring story better not to tell. I don't know what is PayPal or similar things but I'm guessing they all must tie with credit card. There are internet downloaded software I like to pay for the license but so sorry, it's not that I don't like to, I find them very useful and I really want to pay them. And, here is my recent encounter: I'm learning Android development, I mean software development, and in the future when I need or want to summit my product to Play |>Shop, I need to first pay the one time "Developer Registration FEE" at US$25.00 you can take a look at https://play.google.com/apps/publish/signup/

There, the main phase is credit card and only that, but when I click continue at the lower-right corner, it then says credit card or debit card, my most concern will be that, is debit card MEANS the "ATM card" that the bank will give you anyway when starting an account? Will that work? I don't like going to a bank but I think I have to give it a try anyway. I asked the teacher and he said there're things like Google prepaid cards, but I don't think that's a legal answer since no other options except credit card or debit card, mainly credit card.

Perhaps it's time for me to step into the field of internet money, but what can I do? I can buy a PSN prepaid card, Xbox gift card, Nintendo prepaid card, Google play shop card(?) I'm really confused or unclear what then I can do, can I transfer the Google prepaid card into things like PayPal, or buy games on Steam? Never used Steam anyway, yet, but looks like everyone is talking about Steam in the game industry.

There is a thing Kickstarter, can I back a game for example, to be a backer, with the money/BALANCE in PSN or Xbox live account? I guess the answer is no You might be able to use a prepaid debt card that you add cash to. I have a Netspend Debt Card for example that I can add money to and its in my name so it looks and acts just like a regular credit card with Mastercard as the type and I am able to add money to it via a cash transaction at a store.

It might be worth getting one of these and adding $25 to it and seeing if this works.

I have used this mainly for when making a purchase that requires a credit card, but by which I want to not use my main credit card to make a purchase online, so that if someone got a hold of the account number and expiration date and code on the back of the card, they can only take what has been prepaid to the account and nothing more. I currently have a $0.00 balance on my card because I spent what I added to it. I only add money to this account when I need to make an online transaction that I dont completely trust the website to not steal my account number and run with it.

The only issue I ran into with this Netspend Card was that it cant be used to buy other forms of money online. Such as you cant use it to buy virtual currency as for they dont want the service used for money laundering. I wasnt doing anything illegal but I wanted to buy a virtual currency called Linden and it was not allowed because a virtual currency like Linden could be used for laundering between anonymous accounts.

That being said this card has a requirement that you prove your identity though as a means to also thwart people from using it for illegal money transactions: Card usage is subject to card activation and identity verification

https://www.netspend.com/

Thank you, I have a better understanding now, unfortunately, netspend.com likely ban my region, browser show up this error:

This site can’t be reached
www.netspend.com took too long to respond.
Try:
- Checking the connection
- Checking the proxy and the firewall
- Running Windows Network Diagnostics
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

But I have a better understand to debit card, or the same meaning to debt card, maybe I should ask for a debit card application and see if there is any in any banks, I never heard of such a thing myself. Just discover there is Steam prepaid card, so it acts like PSN or Xbox store, while a computer is more expensive than a console, 3 or 4 times up, likely more games are on Steam.

I really should look into debt card firstA Steam pre-paid card is only good for steam....hope you know that.
You ain't gonna buy groceries with it... Quote from: patio on July 26, 2019, 02:57:02 PM

A Steam pre-paid card is only good for steam....hope you know that.
You ain't gonna buy groceries with it...

Hey, this this off topic!   
Today, mad all this week,  good tech stocks like Apple and Microsoft were bouncing around. Why? No good reason.

The general outlook for most technology stacks is good in the long-term. But people become nervous over things that are not all that important. Why?  They worry about trade with China. That is not a real ISSUE.
Instead, tech will do better in the years ahead, Why? Because the way the Internet is now becoming the entertainment media of the future,. Companies like Apple and Roku will GAIN market share.

Here is a mostly positive story:
https://www.barrons.com/articles/microsoft-stock-cloud-valuation-51571415475

What do you think about the  growth of technology?
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But people become nervous over things that are not all that important. Why?  They worry about trade with China.

It is hardly news. Or is it? 

Google claims it is the biggest thing since sliced bread. I don;t THINK so.
In fact, I have no idea why they are raving about it.

Can anybody here explain to me why BERT might be important?
Here is a new article about it.
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3083077/check-out-googles-bert-if-you-want-to-keep-your-website-ernie-ing-money
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OOGLE HAS announced the biggest change to its search algorithm for five years, which is expected to GIVE better results for the end-user, but it could see up to ten PER cent of search results shift in their ranking.

I am in a computer class for COLLEGE and I have been accused of cheating by my PROFESSOR.  He claims that I gave my assignment to another student.  I did not do this and I am dumbfounded, trying to find out how else this HAPPENED.  The assignment involved using different fonts and text effects as well as other things in a word document.   After I finished the assignment I saved it to my FILE explorer and then uploaded the assignment on my online course website.  Is it possible somebody in the class got access to my files and then uploaded them?  What else could of happend here?

This image has been around for a long time. However, I happened to stumble across it again recently and thought it would be mentioning on the forums in case someone happened to miss it..

Quote from picture:
Scientists from the RAND Corporation have created this model to illustrate how a "home computer" could look like in the year 2004. However the needed technology will not be economically feasible for the average home. Also the scientists readily admit that the computer will require not yet invented technology to actually work, but 50 years from now scientific progress is expected to solve these problems. With teletype interface and the Fortran language, the computer will be easy to use and only [text cuts off]

http://hacked.free-bsd.org/funstuff/pics/HomeComputer.jpgHAHA, nice try but no, a computer these days are about the size of a small plant.
What the heck is the steering wheel for?? So weird...and huge.

When was that picture taken anyways?That is so awesome.  It makes me want to go play Fallout all over again.That's what my PC looks like on a bad day. Quote from: Raptor on April 14, 2007, 08:56:44 AM

That's what my PC looks like on a bad good day.

Sorry, I must do this:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp

Quote from: Dilbert on April 14, 2007, 10:10:01 PM

Sorry, I must do this:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp

I don't believe 1/2 of what i see on Snopes....but that's just me.

Sorry, I must do this:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp

Curse you, Dilbert, you take the fun out of living.

I use www.truthorfiction.com for most of those terrible emails I get with "pass to 30 people"
Especially the cancer victim one. That was the worst ever!

Wow, I've played VIRTUAL reality before but nothing like this. I think this WOULD be a great way to play a game, good exercise too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C19jmWePpHwYou are one bored man, Nathan.  Heh.

But I have to agree, that's a lot neater than the virtual reality games I've played.I recognize that game, it's Messiah. I don't care what game it is, all i know is my brother doesn't need a bedroom  Quote from: CBMatt on April 27, 2007, 05:13:03 AM

You are one bored man, Nathan.  Heh.

But I have to agree, that's a lot neater than the virtual reality games I've played.

Wow, has the be one of the most if not the most strangest picture on Google Maps or Google Earth I've ever seen.

Car on side of building?

Another strange one.

Strange reflection a car ?? Quote from: unlovedwarrior on April 27, 2007, 02:54:37 PM

a car ??

How odd.
My school looks awful on Google maps, I searched it ages ago.
Looks even worse than in real life, which is pretty bad.
And there's lots of odd things if you look enough - I seem to recall that an area of Blackpool was blocked off for a while, not sure why.

So, we basically have some street art here, right?  Did you notice a street is also painted on the side of the building?  Here's some fascinating artwork:  Virtual Street Reality

Just my personal OPINION and there are more people, but didn't want to write the longest list in the world.

GX1_man
Raptor
pcdoc4christ
Dilbert
Neil
2k_dummy
honvetops
Rob Pomeroy

We need you back guys!  Where are you?
I know the REASONS for some of them not being active, but c'mon . . . Quote from: Calum on June 17, 2008, 02:09:14 PM

Just my personal opinion and there are more people, but didn't want to write the longest list in the world.

GX1_man
Raptor
pcdoc4christ
Dilbert
Neil
2k_dummy
honvetops
Rob Pomeroy

We need you back guys!  Where are you?
I know the reasons for some of them not being active, but c'mon . . .

Lil' Gabe is 3 and a half now and so it's very important that we always have a ready supply of fruit snacks. If we're out shopping or at the bank or whatever, fruit snacks have the ability to soothe the SAVAGE three year old. We like to let Gabe pick out his own fruit snacks and he usually will choose Spider-Man or MAYBE SpongeBob. HOWEVER I came home recently and found these in the pantry.

I would LOVE to know what sick *censored* at Kellogs came up with this genius idea. I just spent the first three years of my sons life trying to get him not to eat blocks, and now you're telling him they taste like ******* strawberries. Thanks a lot ********. Seriously, how in the *censored* did this ever get past their legal department. You can't tell me that this isn't a lawsuit just waiting to happen. I can only assume that their next product is fruit flavored thumbtacks.

When I read this...I almost pi**ed myself laughing...

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Is Saviour stupid or just asking too many questions? 30.2% lines contained a question!

IVY is a very aggressive person. She attacked others 3 times.

Saviour you're not stupid! you're just curious

I voted No

Ivy always lets us know what she's doing: 33 actions!
For example, like this:
     * Ivy looks at Carby

LOL,There is some big humans out there. So, perhaps they will invent
a FAT powered laposuction car. A fat person just plugs themself into it
and melts away that fat. Complete win win situation.

 Is it possible?They are making fuels from fat.... Muwahahaha!!!Street.....How many have you had to drink?

Lol QUOTE

A fat person just plugs themself into it
and melts away that fat.

Street.....How many have you had to drink?

Lol

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A fat person just plugs themself into it
and melts away that fat.

Fat does not melt away.  The best one can do is shrink the fat cells.

Must be my meds.

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Yeah, it is finally in Hd-but not very good hd.  I don't even think it is 720p.  Anyhow, it is still good quality for youtube. 

Here's my favorite video on there in hd:      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zvCUmeoHpw

What's yours?

  You know, I have seen very VERY few HD videos on Youtube. I have seen a lot of videos with "Watch in High Quality"
Actually, for a long time, Youtube KEPT copies of the ORIGINAL videos, so once they finished the High Quality feature, all videos could be "Upgraded", in a sense. Clever idea. They had been planning ahead, I like the fact that Google does that.
I see a lot of watch in HQ too.  Ive only seen about 2 hd ones including that one.  Really cool! Think how long that must of took to render!  Its a little laggy though but very hq for youtube.actually, if you type hd in the search box, it brings up videos, but also it brings up a channel with only hd videos.  there are a few pages, not many, and not really anything good.  Give it time.  They will improve.Isn't that a bit too round to be an asteroid?Actually, no. If asteroids weren't hit by other astral objects they would all become round eventually due to their own gravity, that's why planets and stars are round because it is the best way for the matter to get closest to the center of gravity.Interesting theory.....

It looks like a moon though. Quote from: CARBON Dudeoxide on January 22, 2009, 01:47:25 AM

Interesting theory.....

It looks like a moon though.

I have a problem. Some how today, my taskbar has MOVED to the top of my screen. I can't get it back to the bottom where it belongs. I've tried unlocking the taskbar and dragging it but it doesn't move. Is it possible that someone has hacked into my computer and can change settings? I'm not sure if I'm losing my mind or if things have really been moved around. If it is possible, how do I fix it and get rid of whoever it is? I've run every scan I can think of and they all come up clean.

Thanks for any help you can give,
Sleepy43can you give us a screenshot of this behaviour?


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I've tried unlocking the taskbar and dragging it but it doesn't move.

HOPE YOU LIKE MY FIRST POLLthere is no recession.One choice is missing: patio (and his darn golf) Quote

there is no recession.

I don't believe in the recession/depression.

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I don't believe in the recession/depression.

Belief is not required and shall not alter the outcome.

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I don't believe in the recession/depression.

Belief is not required and shall not alter the outcome.

Valentine's Day.....not again.......

Awwwwww Calum!!! why!!! Why are you so depressed on Valentine's day??

Awwwwww Calum!!! why!!! Why are you so depressed on Valentine's day??

That's so beautiful Robert, wow how long have you been married?

Long story ... rather not go into details if that's OK.

I think Peta has totally gotten off TRACK from what they stand for.

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/18704797/detail.html#-

Which one of the below does PETA stand for??

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

People Eating Tasty AnimalsPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals but the other sound plausible too hehe well i suppose what they did was to attract attention from the people in Texas seeing as they are probably the "least-animal friendly" state, but i dunnoSome people have WAY too much time on their hands...OK so I made this into a poll to see what we should start calling PETA.

Yeas Patio I do have way too much free time on my hands. Possum Eatin Time Association.

Another possiblity is:

People for the Ethical treatment of alka-seltzer

You throw it in the cup, it is torn apart by the hungry piranha that is Oxygen, and a person drinks it. Is there any crueller death? (I can think of one, drowning in a giant tub of alka-seltzer. That stuff HURTS when it goes up your nose...)

I think some of these people don't realize that the Human body is designed as an omnivore. If they don't want to eat meat, that's FINE, but to actually try to say it's healthier is ridiculous- In order to get the same nutrition using only vegetables as a meal containing meats requires a lot of planning and knowledge about the nutritional VALUE of plants.


And of course as you've said mroilfield they are DEFINITELY going off-track with what they believe. People might mistake it for a same-sex rally...
Every one is so obsessed with animals being used for food...
Has anyone listened lately to the anguish in a head of Broccoli being de-capitated ? ?
I thought not...that reminds me of that quote.

"if trees screamed, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? Maybe, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason."Ahh yes. Trees.

I am currently posting this message using the school's WIRELESS on the bus OUTSIDE school.

Amazing.YO
How was school?Haha, needed a quick title NAME as the bus was DRIVING off.

It was all right thanks for asking.

Hey, for the past few weeks I have been searching for the windows 7 picture.  You know-the ONE on the sticker that will be put on all of the computers that get it.  It is really pointless, but if any of you could find it, it would be much APPRECIATED.  Think of it as sorta like a scavenger HUNT.  Whoever finds it first wins! I found it. Oh wait I lost it hold on and let me find it again and UNTILL then I WIN!
  there we gothats not it!!!!!   Totally photoshop!  The shades are off a lot!


nice try sue

Happy birthday Zylstra!! MAKE it a good one. 

Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Zylstra!!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday!  Happy B-Day.
Thanks, everyone.

Now I can tell you all:
I live in Waterville, WA... of all places, the highest town in Washington State.

  Quote from: reddevilggg on FEBRUARY 27, 2009, 09:42:23 AM

Happy Birthday

...mostly for the service...LOL!

"r" problem again? Grin

i tried to tell you.... 
ZEH OCTOPUS IS DANGEROUS!
Okay, okay, that was cute.
You said 'laugh'





I'm STILL waitingawe be NICE reddevilggg.  I didn't see you COME up with anything that made me laugh. Why is the picture's filename 'Girls_Suck'

hehProlly a goin THRU changes kinda thing Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on March 01, 2009, 12:11:02 AM

Why is the picture's filename 'Girls_Suck'

heh

Prolly a goin thru changes kinda thing

A job that I'd TAKE if it's really that simple ...  NASA pays you $160 a day to lie in bed??? See link below!  

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/06/pillownaut/$160 per day for more than 2 months, EXPERIENCING discomfort for the first week or so...or $60 a week for 3 weeks, lots of friends, gliding opportunities and pretty GOOD food Cadet camp.

I think some one knows this..

Type find Chuck Norris on Google's search bar and click "Im feeling Lucky"

 

In FIFA Confederation Cup final, they're leading Brazil 2:0 at the half-time.
What's more important, they've been playing some excellent game. No weak spots, so far.Unfortunately, it didn't happen.
You SIMPLY can't think, that in today football, you can be leading by two goals at the half time, and the game will be won.
You can't think like that especially facing top teams like Brazil.eh football is a waste of time and money.....blech!There is no obligation to follow it, however it doesn't change the fact, that it's sport #1 in 95% of all world countries.Well USA are a good team so it doesn't surprise me that they were leading at half time, what was the final score (if you don't mind me asking?)Brazil won 3:2Oh thank you very much.You mean to tell us that more than two goals get SCORED per team in football??   

I like Pele.    Quote

You mean to tell us that more than two goals get scored per team in football??

Do you guys recall the "Oxy Clean" guy?  The guy who sells Oxy Clean and Orange Glow...


"Clean your FLOORS with Orange Glow"            ring a BELL?

Well, I just received word that he died this morning.  He was flying somewhere and when his plane landed, something fell and hit him on the head.   I use to get quite a few good laughs watching him sell those cleaning products, but now it's just so sad.

...and it goes to show more, that you never know when it's going to be your time..That's Billy MAYS.  There's another thread about that here somewhere.that's right!     I couldn't recall his NAME...........but ANYWAY, how sad..........he had a wifeYeah, I  mentioned him in the dead celebrities thread. Don't know if they figured out the cause of death yet.

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Two monorail trains crashed early Sunday morning in the Magic Kingdom section of Walt Disney World, killing one train's operator, emergency officials said.

Disney said it was the first fatal crash in the monorail's 38-year history in the park.

The transit system, which shuttles thousands of visitors around the sprawling resort each day, was shut down while authorities investigated the holiday weekend wreck.

The monorail operator died at the scene of the crash, which happened around 2 a.m., said Bo Jones, deputy chief for Reedy Creek Fire Department. The other train operator was uninjured, but was taken to a hospital because he was emotionally shaken. Jones said five park guests were treated at the scene, though the Orange County Sheriff's office said six were treated.

"To see the accident, to see the scene of what had happened and the fact that there was a life that was lost, it was very sad. It was very somber," Jones said.

Disney's senior spokesman Michael Griffin identified the driver as 21-year-old Austin Wuennenberg. Griffin would not discuss how long Wuennenberg had been with Disney or the circumstances surrounding the crash. Disney officials also declined to discuss how the monorail system operates.

"They are extremely rare," Griffin said of accidents at the park. "The safety of our guests and cast are a top priority above all else."

It is unclear what caused the crash, Jones said. Orange County Sheriff's officials are investigating.

A spokeswoman for STETSON University in nearby DeLand confirmed that Wuennenberg was a student at the school. A woman standing in front of Wuennenberg's home in Kissimmee declined to comment Sunday afternoon and directed questions to Disney officials, saying the family wanted "private time to grieve."

One of Wuennenberg's former Stetson classmates, Brandon Ross, said the 21-year-old had scheduled his classes around his Disney job and took precautions if he was working a night shift. Ross said his friend would make the hour-long drive from DeLand to the Orlando AREA the day before his shift so he wouldn't be tired when he operated the train.

"He seemed to be a pretty safe person," said Ross, 22. "He's not RECKLESS at all."

Wuennenberg studied computer science, said Ross, who sometimes asked for his help on school projects and called him smart and talented. "He was really good with computers."

Jones said the crash happened at the park's ticket and transportation center. About a dozen guards wearing blue Disney security UNIFORMS guarded the monorail station Sunday morning and prevented visitors from approaching.

Griffin would not comment on a video posted on the Web site of Orlando TV station WKMG. The clip, apparently shot by a guest at the park, shows a man pounding on the door to the driver's compartment after the crash.

"This is such a close-knit community," Griffin said. "Our hearts go out to Austin's family. It's a sad day here."

Catherine McKenna, 45, and her family were visiting the theme park from Ireland. The family had planned to use the monorail to travel to the Magic Kingdom last Friday but said they were told the train was broken. They took a ferry but returned on the monorail later that day.

"It's very sad," McKenna said. "You would be very afraid to use it again."

Disney spokeswoman Zoraya Suarez said the park had boosted other forms of transport — such as ferries, boats and buses — for visitors Sunday.

"Our guests are getting around fine," Suarez added.

Seventeen-year-old Ethan Meus, visiting from Dubuque, Iowa, said he and his family took the monorail to dinner at a resort hotel Saturday night. Meus watched the Magic Kingdom fireworks from the monorail on the way back to his hotel and said he didn't notice any problems with the train.

"It's pretty shocking to hear that a driver was killed," Meus said.

"You would think it would be so safe," said 20-year-old Lauren Shoebottom, who was visiting the park from London. "You don't expect it on holiday, do you?"

Griffin issued a statement offering condolences to the employee's family and saying the monorail was closed.

"It's a bit shocking," said 22-year-old Danielle Williams, of London. "Disney seems so perfect."

What do you think?
List as many, as you want.

My nominees:

1. ALIEN(s) (all)
2. Terminator (all)
3. Pitch Black.

I have one more. I'm not really sure, how it is, but I WATCHED it when I was really YOUNG, and I was very scared:
Planet of the Apes.Well you must first understand my reference some what different than yours as I am much, much, older than you.
#1. The Day The Earth Stood Still
#2. Close ENCOUNTERS Of The Third Kind
#3. Star Wars. the first three, pure fantasy but THOUGHT provoking. The next three Ugh! I am somewhat predjudiced for Star Wars as one of my nephews was a graphic artist for Lucas Films.






I quite liked the old Star Wars films. If I had a choice, I would watch the last three instead of the new ones.

As for the best Sci-Fi Movies, I'm just going to list what I can come up with now.
 - Star Trek (TNG Movies + 2009)
 - The Fifth Element
 - Star Wars (all)
 - Terminator
 - Transformers
 - Back to the Future
 - Iron Man

Funny video I found called "First"

Does contain some CONTENT that may not be suitable for all audences:

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1903752

Gah! Now I sound like the ESRBHaha Hilary Clinton never had a chance!LOL NICE!I STUMBLE some pretty weird stuff... I saw this ARTICAL on the Qubit CPU earlier, I'll try to find it when The Twilight Zone isn't sucking my brains into the TV.

Well, I've REACHED my goal...I am officially 1337!that's nice. to bad you still can't spell.

(t3h = teh)... Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 04, 2009, 10:14:41 PM

that's nice. to bad you still can't spell.

(t3h = teh)...

*censored*.

Extremely strange and pretty gross...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcKpx2DxGwYWhat in gods name is that?Don't you see? Alien its a collection of worms we've seen things like this in old pipes. thats great very funnyCan someone post a picture or something, DSi s don't handle flash.What in the name of... Jesus... INVASION OF THE BODY SNA-!



Please disregard the previous message, there are no "Body snatchers" lurking in sewers, THANK you!That's not as BAD as the time I went into the sewer and saw Rosie O'Donell. Couldn't sleep for over a week after that.oh jeez!  She must have clogged it!ewwwwww! thats gross!  Quote from: paudashlake on July 04, 2009, 09:40:47 PM

oh jeez!  She must have clogged it!

Hey guys. I got huge news (at least for me). I got my first CELLPHONE!!

The phone is called the Samsung VICE.  It's getting activated today. My mom has a special deal because with the Federal Gvt. and she gets 50% off a plan. 

200 normal minutes
Unlimited evenings AND weekends
7 c/min long distance in Canada (as opposed to 10)
15 c/min long distance to USA (as opposed to 20)
15 c/text message (including incoming, but I can add unlimited for more)
5 c/kb Internet OUCH (unlimited is 10$ more per month)
FREE Call Display
FREE Voicemail

And a whole bunch of other stuff. I have to see the whole list.

And did I mention that all that is $12.50 per month?

So, when I get the call on my cell that it's been activated, (here's where I need your help)
WHAT SHOULD I DO FIRST?

Quote

So, when I get the call on my cell that it's been activated, (here's where I need your help)
WHAT SHOULD I DO FIRST?

I'd be reading the manual while waiting for activation...this should give you a head start.

FREE Call Display
FREE Voicemail

5 c/kb Internet OUCH (unlimited is 10$ more per month)

200 normal minutes

WHAT SHOULD I DO FIRST?

heh, he's gonna have no clue what you mean...

Ok so what is your favourite film? I first think of Star wars (original trilogy), lord of the rings, goonies, breakfast club, weird SCIENCE, hackers, snatch, lock stock and two smoking barrels and the bourne trilogy.
Oh yeah and the blade films.
There's so many but what is your all time favourite?  Any film (within reason)!Ahh hackers...that was a good movie...

I liked "Catch that Kid!" pretty cool movie. Quote from: Helpmeh on AUGUST 29, 2009, 05:35:16 PM

I liked "Catch that Kid!" pretty cool movie.

Never heard of that one..

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE3tAH8wstM

Gonna give that a miss... lol. To old for that stuff. It's like Goonies on Intel!

101. (lol.)

Heh very good 

H3h 1337 8D

i just saw distric 9, that would have to be one of my favorites

As soon as it comes out there, see it!!!!!!!!!

Happy Bday ,

I know you have been keeping away for quiet some time now! But still wanted to wish you a happy Birthday.

Have a kick *censored* day! Happy birthday man. Let me buy you a beer



By the way, did you ever get that van running?Happy birthday!!!
The van didnt run? I thought it didThanks, and, you'll have to hold off on that for another year JJ, I'm only 20. As for the van, yeah, it runs, but I've probably scrapped the idea of buying it from my grandma. I am, however, going to get a 50CC motorcycle to get back and forth to work on 'til i can sort out getting my license, and a car. I'm probably going to go with a junkyard special for around $200-400, may need work, may be fine for a while, may need a miracle to fix. Either way, I want to find a early 80's Oldsmobile cutlass. Nice car, fits me, I'll set it up with a Oldsmobile 307 5.0L V8,  a three speed automatic with overdrive, posi rear diff, aftermarket racing grade suspension and brakes, factory 15" rally wheels, probably paint it black. It'll be nice, I'll drop a aftermarket high performance carb on the 307, replace the pistons with aluminum ones, find some HO heads from a 1986 block. It'll be sweet, it'll take a few years to build though. Gives me time to work on getting my license.

Oh, here's the 50CC motorcycle I'm getting



and here's some info on it:

http://www.roketa.com/product/2628/0/27651.shtml

Its a Roketa MC-56, legally it has to be "under" 50cc to be a moped, but I don't really care. The police around here will shoo away when I say its 49cc. I plan to get me a new black denim jacket soon, so I should be fine riding in the winter. It rarely gets below 30 here in the winter. Heck, Christmas of 07, it was 70F out, and this is the state of VIRGINIA, not Florida or something. For some reason I thought you were down around Roanoke. I could have sworn you said something about working at a computer shop there. Roanoke is about an hour or so away from my house. It gets *censored* cold here in the winter! Right now it's 56 outside and it's only the first of September. Quote from: JJ 3000 on August 31, 2009, 11:05:32 PM

! Right now it's 56 outside and it's only the first of September.

For some reason I thought you were down around Roanoke. I could have sworn you said something about working at a computer shop there. Roanoke is about an hour or so away from my house. It gets <censored> cold here in the winter! Right now it's 56 outside and it's only the first of September.