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What is the point of this?

http://tinyurl.com/2bm8ayIs she sending a message to terrorists: "If you want a Democrat in the White House, hold off on your plans until after the election."?Or is she fairly sure there's going to be an attack and setting up for an excuse if they lose?None of these people make any sense...

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Discussion threads 2007-08-24

What are, or should be, the goals of the human race?

Would "To ensure the survival of the species." be one of them? Is survival enough? Should we improve upon the species? In what ways?Intergalactic domination, clinical immortality and genetic enhancementfor startersTo striveand be curious, to explore, to be unhappy so that robots like in 'The Humanoids' sci fi book series...

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Discussion threads 2007-07-16

By the way,

I think my new avatar fits my personality perfectly :)Vague, colorless and in the darkYep, that's you :-)chuckle, does that mean I should use a hammer as my avatar?As in hammers fix everything?DanI suspected thatyou were sticky on one side.Hammers maintain.Duct tape fixes (well, duct tape and baling wire, but...

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Discussion threads 2007-04-20

The next stage

OK, all of the evolutionists out there,What do you think will come after us? When do you think it will happen?Are we obligated to allow or "not prevent" it from happening? (are we preventing it by using "unnatural" means to keep ourselves alive?When "they" start appearing, do they owe us...

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Discussion threads 2007-04-10

Isn't it amazing?

Too funny...http://tinyurl.com/27o3ezhttp://tinyurl.com/2nt2yb

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Discussion threads 2007-03-21

Upgrade or fresh install,

We are in an NT4 domain structure, preparing to migrate to active directory. We are combining 20 domains into one. I am on the small end of this, Administrator of one of the 20 domains, and will not be involved in, or responsible for the Domain controllers. All I have...

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Discussion threads 2007-02-06

Well, I guess we now know...

Who's really for big business.Whose district contains the company that provides 75% of the employment for a particular US possession that is exempted from the just passed minimum wage bill?

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Discussion threads 2007-01-12

What is the purpose of setting a minimum wage?

(This is an offshoot of the "How can American IT Professionals Compete with asian workers?" discussion)And how is it determined?For what area is it determined? Some places cost more to live than others sometimes even within the same city, so what do you do? Set it to be minimum for...

Tags: worker, TonytheTiger, MLA, government, wages, social services, off-topic

Discussion threads 2006-10-03

Compliance

I just got back from lunch I go home. I had a ham and cheese sandwich and while I was making it I was pondering how accepting and compliant society has become, when I started to open the wrapping on the cheese, I noticed, stamped into the wrapper: "Open...

Tags: cat, cheese, compliance, FBI, Kitty, lunch, off-topic, society, TonytheTiger

Discussion threads 2006-09-27

I've got to get my head around this.

I have held off on telling you something for a few days. The short version: I was assaulted Wednesday night. I'm OK. Sore in a lot of places, some scrapes and bumps and bruises, but nothing that a few days of taking it easy won't cure. It's left a bad...

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Discussion threads 2006-09-18

How much is a "Billion"?

A Billion!!!!! Here's some thought provoking information The next time you hear a politician use the word "billion" in a casual manner, think about whether you want the "politicians" spending your tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of...

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Discussion threads 2006-09-14

Motherboard repair

Does anyone know of a company that does board level repair? I have one with some blown capacitors. ThanksI wish I didI really don't know of any service company that does that repair work, as most would cost more than the actual cost of the MOBO. The repalcement is the...

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Discussion threads 2006-08-11

The most basic questions?

Before anyone can say whether anything is right or wrong, aren't there some basic questions that must be answered?What is the purpose of our species? Do we even have one? Where did we get it? Who decided?Who indeed?The who I think is a very enlightening question that can be applied...

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Discussion threads 2006-07-28

Update on Backup to disk.

Well, we've been running it since October, with a few tweaks since, and I think it's shown its success. Here's our setupServer 1: Main File Server, 900GB, 360 in use.Server 2: Backup File Server (identical, different building, connected by fiber)Server 3: Print Server, Application server (application doesn't need backed up,...

Tags: GB USB, backup, server, GB USB hard drive, backup usb, TonytheTiger, hardware

Discussion threads 2006-04-11

sounds like you need a lawyer

sounds like you need a lawyerMaybe he can get some of the money back for themIt would take a real slick tech to track it downand find the real definition of their datainstead of jumping the gun.Misuse of TechnologyI'm in a bit of a curious situation. THey're really cracking down...

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Discussion threads 2005-10-05

Duplicate files.

Is this a big deal to most of us or is it just me?Users here are constantly copying a file from a shared directory to their personal directory, or making extra copies of a file, etc. and it's taking a good chunk of my day to keep things cleaned up.I've...

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Discussion threads 2005-10-03

USB Hard drive vs Tape

Has anybody used USB hard drives as backup devices instead of tape?We're staring at $15k to replace a broken tape library, but it seems to me that we could get a lot more for our money with the USB hard drives. They currently come in up to 400 gig sizes,...

Tags: backup, gig, tape, TonytheTiger, USB, USB Hard Drive, USB Hard Drives

Q&A 2005-05-09

Putting teeth into U.S. cybercrime policy

One thing about it.If a entity DOES try to sue spyware removal companies, they will lose their anonimity, and set themselves up to be sued.That would be interestingI'd fall off my chair if 'twelve good men' found them guilty. If they want to win a case like that that I...

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Discussion threads 2005-04-15

Cost of disk storage.

Is there a generally accepted value for the cost of maintaining files on a network? Like a cost per megabyte per year, including backup costs?Not anymore, what with disk prices plummeting, etc.Well,Yes, but the physical media is but a small part of the cost over a period of time. I...

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Discussion threads 2005-04-14

Preview in folder view.

When I had Windows 2000, opening a folder containing audio or video files had a panel on the left side where these files could be previewed/played.Is there a similar ability in XP Pro? If so, how do I enable it?Hello...In Windows Explorer, try View->Explorer Bar->Media.Is this what you're after?-----Steve JacksonCEO/CSASoftware...

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Q&A 2005-04-11