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A place to nerd-out. Discussions of technology, computers and artificial intelligence. A scenic overlook of the singularity...

Need a new CAD computer. Big question: 32 or 64 bit? - Tom Brosz - 3/4/2006 8:44:27 PM
- AMD all the way - azstrummer - 3/24/2006 10:15:09 PM
  - Sucks to be you.... Vista is getting mostly rewritten. - et - 3/25/2006 8:04:17 AM
    - re: Sucks to be you.... Vista is getting mostly rewritten. - azstrummer - 3/26/2006 5:15:04 PM
- just make sure it's not a 2-bit dud - Shmuckface - 3/15/2006 6:34:31 AM
- An ode for the era of pencil and paper. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/11/2006 12:58:02 AM
  - Technology isn't the problem - SDG - 3/13/2006 7:19:46 PM
  - Yes, by all means, let us return to using quills. - podrock - 3/12/2006 12:26:45 AM
    - I dont think most people realize what computers and the internet have done for the sciences and engineering - R.L. - 3/12/2006 7:10:00 PM
      - Agreed. What the internet has done for information access in general cannot be overstated. - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2006 2:17:14 AM
        
        re: i bet there is somebody still employed at NASA who double checks figures with a slide-rule... - Scott Evil - 3/13/2006 8:46:31 PM
        
        I have worked at national labs - R.L. - 3/14/2006 5:10:21 AM
  - re: the era of pencil and paper. You can have it. - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2006 7:31:35 PM
    - I used to think Kroy Type was the coolest thing ever. - podrock - 3/12/2006 1:16:59 AM
      - Aaargh. You said IT! - Tony - 3/13/2006 3:10:36 PM
        
        "Ah, I love the smell of ammonia in the morning" (n/t) - Robert - 3/16/2006 11:39:37 PM
        
        diazo! I used to work in a micrographics shop. - alcaray - 3/13/2006 11:08:45 PM
        
        re: diazo! - Tom Brosz - 3/16/2006 1:48:00 AM
        
        I never realized they still made these things. - Tony - 3/16/2006 4:20:35 AM
        
        re: I had an E-sized pen plotter once... - Tom Brosz - 3/16/2006 7:12:50 AM
        
        Nothing like reminiscing about bleeding edge technology. - Tony - 3/14/2006 5:22:17 PM
      - Still have all my old tools, too. Including the Leroy. - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2006 5:43:40 AM
- Problem solved.... - et - 3/10/2006 6:00:43 PM
  - re: I saw those charges... - Scott Evil - 3/11/2006 3:19:59 PM
- Just saw this on /. - et - 3/8/2006 5:47:49 PM
  - Gaaar! - et - 3/8/2006 6:35:21 PM
- CAD - SDG - 3/8/2006 4:09:46 PM
  - re: CAD - Tom Brosz - 3/10/2006 2:24:37 AM
    - ACAD 2007 - SDG - 3/10/2006 6:45:16 AM
- Tyan Thunder K8WE motherboard with a couple of Opteron dual-core 285s? - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2006 6:30:17 AM
  - Oh, this little ol' thng? - et - 3/8/2006 5:41:35 PM
- When the time comes... - et - 3/7/2006 11:15:46 PM
  - Heat sink - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2006 3:29:44 AM
    - I'm not going to read that. It's 4.5 yeasr OLD! - et - 3/8/2006 3:51:53 AM
- Just for kicks... - et - 3/6/2006 2:50:08 AM
  - re: Just for kicks... - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2006 8:06:26 AM
    - So you already know the beauty of dual-processors... - et - 3/6/2006 5:46:02 PM
      - What's wrong with Xeon? - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2006 3:25:27 AM
        
        I remember seeing some benchmarking.... - et - 3/7/2006 5:04:06 AM
- Wait just a little bit longer..... - et - 3/4/2006 9:24:47 PM
  - AMD Chips are evil - designed by the CIA to scan your brain - A. Leftleaner - 3/17/2006 3:05:42 PM
  - Edjumicate yourself... - et - 3/4/2006 10:26:21 PM
- 64 bit~! - RNE - 3/4/2006 9:11:06 PM
  - "Now, if I could just get Broadband." - Robert - 3/10/2006 11:08:56 PM
    - ROFL! - RNE - 3/13/2006 6:37:52 PM
      - re: ROFL! - Robert - 3/13/2006 10:18:28 PM

Wireless routers - SteveS - 3/22/2006 6:02:01 PM
- re: range - podrock - 3/22/2006 9:26:53 PM
  - Linksys B and goldfish gobbling herons. - RobVG - 3/23/2006 2:16:30 AM
    - It's actually two goldfish gobbling herons. - podrock - 3/23/2006 2:45:07 AM
      - In my yard, it's raccoons. - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2006 7:33:18 AM
        
        re: gators would solve the raccoon problem. - Scott Evil - 3/24/2006 5:01:13 PM
  - So range is a factor - SteveS - 3/23/2006 1:03:36 AM
    - so is placement. - podrock - 3/23/2006 2:50:33 AM
- re: Wireless routers - SDG - 3/22/2006 8:23:13 PM
  - re: Wireless routers - SteveS - 3/23/2006 1:37:16 AM
  - Ahh...new jargon to learn - SteveS - 3/23/2006 1:07:08 AM

DFM, test this! (n/t) - wET behind the ears - 3/2/2006 11:16:00 PM
- [had to remove image from subject line above] - Robert - 3/23/2006 5:56:59 AM
  - So what are you now, some kind of post moderator or somethin'? (n/t) - et - 3/24/2006 2:28:03 AM
    - Did you read why I deleted it? (n/t) - Robert - 3/24/2006 3:21:39 AM
      - IT WAS JUST A SNARK! 8-D (n/t) - the scarlET pimpernel - 3/24/2006 5:11:40 AM
        
        Of course - Robert - 3/24/2006 4:40:24 PM
- So when I try to put an animation in a title I get an error message - Buck Galaxy - 3/13/2006 9:00:23 AM
  - I could tell you... - et - 3/13/2006 7:08:02 PM
- Only works if image is in your temp files already. (n/t) - RobVG - 3/3/2006 3:21:00 AM
  - works for me - and i have never seen that gif before officer (n/t) - Tony - 3/3/2006 11:44:19 AM
    - Huh. - RobVG - 3/3/2006 2:40:25 PM
      - Does not work for me. (n/t) - alcaray - 3/3/2006 4:34:34 PM
        
        Red x, again, now. Sometimes it works. (n/t) - alcaray - 3/3/2006 7:01:18 PM
        
        You know guys, I've been watching it for a while now, and it comes and goes here also. - et - 3/6/2006 4:26:52 AM
        
        I love these guys <img src="http://jm.g.free.fr/smileys/smiley_abzv.gif"> - RobVG - 3/7/2006 4:12:18 AM
        
        Thems is the guys! (n/t) - et - 3/7/2006 5:09:00 AM
        
        it's there everytime I look. (n/t) - podrock - 3/6/2006 7:06:51 PM
        
        Hey! Now it works. I haven't done anything special to justify any change. (n/t) - alcaray - 3/3/2006 6:22:59 PM
        
        Maybe someone or somEThing has to indicidually hack everyone's pc.... - Tony - 3/3/2006 6:36:28 PM
        
        Why would I bother... - somEThing wicked this way comes - 3/3/2006 6:44:32 PM
        
        Well, if you got into mine - (Not) RNE - 3/8/2006 5:23:00 AM
        
        why indeed - Dan - 3/4/2006 6:47:46 AM

Test - test - 3/22/2006 8:23:31 AM
- My philosophy - Robert - 3/22/2006 3:22:49 PM
  - Just so you know- I wasn't trying to vandalize... (n/t) - R.L. - 3/23/2006 3:45:15 AM
    - No no no - Robert - 3/23/2006 5:58:14 AM
      - re: No no no - R.L. - 3/23/2006 10:40:41 AM
        
        re: No no no - Robert - 3/23/2006 4:54:34 PM
        
        1 tweak, that you could get a lot of mileage from - SDG - 3/23/2006 8:18:02 PM
- Yep, IFRAME tags don't work either (n/t) - Robert - 3/22/2006 3:17:14 PM

odd firefox behavior - SDG - 3/22/2006 5:47:59 PM
- Only the HabitableZone? - Robert - 3/23/2006 6:07:55 AM
  - no, with other sites as well - SDG - 3/23/2006 3:19:54 PM

Yet another AutoCAD question... - jms - 10/25/2005 3:11:14 AM
- Just thought I'd let y'all know I figured this one out. - podrock - 3/21/2006 6:02:09 AM
- re: Yet another AutoCAD question... - SDG - 10/25/2005 2:42:08 PM
  - No line merge toggle in 2000... - jms - 10/27/2005 6:04:18 PM
    - re: No line merge toggle in 2000... - SDG - 10/27/2005 7:00:42 PM
      - screenshot - SDG - 10/27/2005 8:05:03 PM
        
        Something in an updated driver, perhaps? - jms - 10/27/2005 9:19:28 PM
        
        re: Something in an updated driver, perhaps? - SDG - 10/27/2005 9:36:59 PM
        
        PS - SDG - 10/28/2005 4:09:20 PM
  - 1 more - SDG - 10/27/2005 4:49:25 PM
    - Nope, that didn't work either - jms - 10/27/2005 6:05:02 PM
- Viewports - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2005 3:58:08 AM
  - but it's a good kludge... - jms - 10/27/2005 6:10:25 PM
- 3D Models - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2005 3:53:14 AM
  - My little contribution to the 3D world... - McFly - 10/25/2005 6:02:27 PM
    - those are nice - jms - 10/27/2005 6:12:53 PM
    - re: My little contribution to the 3D world... - SDG - 10/25/2005 6:22:39 PM
  - Recommended product... - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2005 4:03:56 AM

Just discovered "SketchUp" 3D software - podrock - 3/15/2006 2:26:26 AM
- re: Just discovered "SketchUp" 3D software - SDG - 3/16/2006 3:29:04 PM
- Wow. Except for locking up my computer, it's fascinating. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/15/2006 5:52:34 AM
  - "SketchUp 5 will not work on Windows 95, 98, and ME -- do NOT install SketchUp 5 on these operating systems." - podrock - 3/15/2006 2:22:26 PM
    - Run XP, the demo did the deed. Actually, the "viewer". (n/t) - Bowser - 3/15/2006 5:50:29 PM
      - still haven't downloaded it yet, thanks for the warning. (n/t) - podrock - 3/15/2006 8:15:37 PM
        
        demo runs great on my XP Home Edition (n/t) - SDG - 3/20/2006 9:03:43 PM

Free Anti-Virus Software that Works Better than Norton or McAfee - David F Mayer - 3/19/2006 6:26:25 AM
- AVG Freeware? Been using it for years - Fox - 3/20/2006 2:48:51 AM
  - AVG on vintage PC - Alan G. Archer - 3/20/2006 7:25:40 PM

Technical problem. - David F Mayer - 3/2/2006 5:45:25 PM
- [deleted message] - Robert - 3/19/2006 6:34:41 PM
- blockquote - Robert - 3/2/2006 6:24:17 PM
  - re: blockquote - David F Mayer - 3/2/2006 9:31:52 PM
    - One more try - DFM - 3/2/2006 9:37:18 PM
  - mixed results - Robert - 3/2/2006 6:33:33 PM
    - hey look at the alternative: Algore could be in charge and empowered to inflict government standards! - Scott Evil - 3/3/2006 11:31:41 PM
      - Huh? (n/t) - Robert - 3/4/2006 9:43:15 PM
    - If you would replace insertion of - David F Mayer - 3/2/2006 9:34:27 PM
      - Possible, but not advised - Robert - 3/2/2006 10:21:51 PM
        
        From a technical point of view, you are correct. - DFM - 3/19/2006 6:33:10 AM
        
        And also a security point of view - Robert - 3/19/2006 6:29:47 PM
        
        I've said several times, but let's repeat it once more... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/19/2006 11:08:23 PM

New bug... - Tom Brosz - 3/18/2006 11:43:49 PM
- re: New bug... - Alan G. Archer - 3/19/2006 7:02:05 AM
  - I wonder if it's specific to Win2000? - Tom Brosz - 3/19/2006 10:32:59 PM
- re: ok here - podrock - 3/19/2006 3:33:32 AM

Hey Robert, is the HZ BBS open source? - et - 3/17/2006 8:17:25 PM
- Nope - Robert - 3/18/2006 5:29:14 PM
- Interesting idea. - Scott Evil - 3/17/2006 10:47:40 PM

iMac boots Windows XP - Daniel - 3/18/2006 3:16:14 PM

Speaking of programs, anyone ever use Celestia. - et - 3/17/2006 9:10:06 AM

HTML - Raoul - 3/8/2006 7:38:07 PM
- "how often links without HTML are checked compared to links in HTML" - Robert - 3/8/2006 8:45:24 PM
  - re: "how often links without HTML are checked compared to links in HTML" - Raoul - 3/9/2006 9:40:45 PM
  - re: "how often links without HTML are checked compared to links in HTML" - SDG - 3/9/2006 3:24:47 AM

Yeah, heres a question. (perishable Moderator beacon!) - et - 3/6/2006 4:23:12 AM
- In spite of all of Robert's tap dancing, there's an easy explanation. - Bowser - 3/7/2006 5:59:56 AM
  - Woof! (n/t) - BassETt hound - 3/8/2006 3:57:58 AM
- Hard to say precisely - Robert - 3/6/2006 9:19:47 PM
  - My interest was primarily technical... - et - 3/6/2006 10:41:18 PM
    - Thanks - Robert - 3/6/2006 11:42:15 PM
- there were fresh defilements yesterday, now apparently removed. (n/t) - podrock - 3/6/2006 2:40:09 PM
  - Sometimes GeekSpeak is a backup to Community - Robert - 3/6/2006 10:33:07 PM
    - cool. (n/t) - podrock - 3/6/2006 11:37:51 PM

Chinese citizens rerouting? - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2006 10:40:43 PM
- BTW: John Perry Barlow is generally credited with that aphorism (n/t) - Robert - 3/2/2006 6:14:52 PM
- WWPD? - Robert - 3/2/2006 6:14:22 PM
- re: Chinese citizens rerouting? - SDG - 2/2/2006 6:21:36 AM
  - Google follows standard business ethics: NONE WHATSOEVER! - David F Mayer - 3/2/2006 5:35:51 PM

SQUAK ! (n/t) - podrock - 2/26/2006 1:53:18 AM
- Not so fast there, Falcon. "Well THERE went my G-D---ed parrot!! Don't bother to apologize!!" - Bowser - 2/26/2006 6:24:27 AM
  - You'll have PETA on your back, Bowse - Laurie Street - 2/27/2006 12:35:50 AM
    - Amazing. - Bowser - 2/28/2006 1:44:33 AM
  - ALL the moderators have parrots... - R.L. - 2/26/2006 11:48:20 PM
  - Squak. - podrock - 2/26/2006 3:11:27 PM
- SQUAK?!? {My parrot is a little rusty, is that a challenge or a mating call?} - not just one, but a parrET - 2/26/2006 2:12:14 AM

[Spam deleted] - Robert Shepherd - 2/20/2006 6:14:22 PM
- Speaking of which... - et - 2/21/2006 11:14:22 PM
- SQUAK! - [Spam deleted], [Spam deleted] (n/t) - that parrET on Shep-Beard's shoulder. - 2/20/2006 7:10:45 PM
- To be fair, - podrock - 2/20/2006 6:57:18 PM
  - birds of a spam feather - Robert - 2/20/2006 9:55:52 PM
    - Well THERE went my G-D---ed parrot!! Don't bother to apologize!! - Bowser - 2/21/2006 1:45:08 AM

web page time out - Rick - 2/19/2006 8:15:26 PM
- re: web page time out - McFly - 2/20/2006 6:47:49 PM
  - a potential "a-ha" - McFly - 2/20/2006 6:50:43 PM
- define timing out - tony - 2/19/2006 11:02:34 PM

Borland to flog it's IDE line - McFly - 2/14/2006 6:24:12 PM
- "Look on my works, oh ye mighty, and despair!" - Robert - 2/18/2006 5:14:08 PM

Amazing - Bowser - 2/10/2006 5:28:49 PM
- GPS? I admit ignorance: what does it need to remember so much of? - alcaray - 2/10/2006 6:12:17 PM
  - For my book(s). Everywhere I go. And say, and do. - Bowser - 2/10/2006 6:29:47 PM
    - So it has a word processor built in? - alcaray - 2/10/2006 7:10:26 PM
      - I think this one weighs a bit more than the one I have now. - Bowser - 2/10/2006 9:24:08 PM
      - No. However - - - - Bowser - 2/10/2006 9:09:27 PM

Hey, that's not the Vulcan Nerve Pinch! - RobVG - 2/8/2006 4:29:28 AM
- Don't be scared, it's work friendly. I think so anyway... (n/t) - et - 2/9/2006 6:30:53 AM
- Close!! (Interesting site.) (n/t) - Bowser - 2/9/2006 3:59:18 AM

How can anyone use Linux? - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/3/2006 10:59:57 PM
- Software is like a vortex... - ReaLly amused - 2/4/2006 8:55:19 PM
  - Linux wasn't created by people. - A. Observer - 2/6/2006 8:47:26 PM
- Linux IS user friendly.... - et - 2/3/2006 11:52:44 PM
  - re: Linux IS user friendly.... - Doug Ellison - 2/4/2006 6:24:35 PM

internet spell checker - FrankC - 2/5/2006 7:05:54 PM

HD-DVD versus Blu-Ray - Tom Brosz - 1/10/2006 12:05:42 AM
- The big questions are: - David F Mayer - 1/11/2006 5:23:30 PM
  - Availability not Specification - Doug Ellison - 1/17/2006 6:16:21 PM
  - BetaMax versus VHS - Robert - 1/12/2006 11:09:01 PM
    - "Now I'm going to have to buy the White Album again." - K - Tom Brosz - 1/14/2006 8:03:36 AM
      - re: "Now I'm going to have to buy the White Album again." - K - Robert - 1/14/2006 6:43:58 PM
        
        re: What irks me about Hollywood... - Scott Evil - 1/17/2006 9:47:45 PM
- wavelength? - Robert - 1/10/2006 10:25:55 PM
  - Spoken by... - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/11/2006 1:13:44 AM
    - But here's the $64,000 question - Robert - 1/11/2006 9:33:49 PM
      - Hey, it's no sillier than Feng Shui, if you think about it. - Tom Brosz - 1/12/2006 2:07:28 AM
        
        Feng Shui, Mind Control etc. - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/14/2006 8:53:03 AM
        
        Ever hugged a tree? - Robert - 1/12/2006 10:55:52 PM
        
        I've understood a tree. - Tom Brosz - 1/12/2006 11:47:39 PM
        
        No, not really - Robert - 1/13/2006 4:48:26 AM
        
        P.S. - Tom Brosz - 1/13/2006 6:18:50 PM
        
        The number of angels which may dance on the head of a pin is... - Robert - 1/13/2006 10:09:56 PM
        
        Plastic and paper - Tom Brosz - 1/14/2006 8:15:15 AM
        
        re: Plastic and paper - Robert - 1/14/2006 6:54:44 PM
        
        Oog impress tribe - RNE - 1/18/2006 6:36:44 PM
        
        Either way it's woodcraft (n/t) - Robert - 1/18/2006 9:08:28 PM
        
        re: No, not really - Tom Brosz - 1/13/2006 6:16:02 PM
        
        Do you view all living things... - alcaray - 1/13/2006 12:18:45 AM
        
        re: Do you view all living things... - Tom Brosz - 1/13/2006 6:11:25 PM
        
        Meat - Robert - 1/13/2006 10:21:27 PM
        
        re: Meat - SDG - 1/14/2006 4:42:55 AM
        
        Awwww.... - Robert - 1/14/2006 9:23:42 PM
        
        Yes we are in control - alcaray - 1/13/2006 6:27:08 PM
        
        "I think there is a big difference between a stack of lumber and a tree." - Tom Brosz - 1/14/2006 7:55:14 PM
        
        You need a walk in the forest. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/16/2006 4:55:36 PM
        
        I like walks in the forest. - Tom Brosz - 1/17/2006 5:52:20 AM
        
        I never met a typical tree-hugger. doesn't sound like anyone I know. - alcaray - 1/17/2006 5:00:36 PM
        
        "Tree hugger? What are these 'tree-huggers' of which you speak?" - Tom Brosz - 1/18/2006 12:00:44 AM
        
        Well at least you have a specific complaint in this last post - alcaray - 1/18/2006 5:40:33 PM
        
        Florida - Tom Brosz - 1/19/2006 5:46:49 PM
        
        Now that I think about it, aren't you pretty close to Big Basin? (n/t) - alcaray - 1/16/2006 7:26:13 PM
        
        Big Basin - Robert - 1/16/2006 10:01:56 PM
        
        Amazing place! - alcaray - 1/16/2006 10:50:10 PM
        
        "A stack of lumber is a house." - Robert - 1/14/2006 11:53:42 PM
        
        Bone! Pick! Call you on that one. - RNE - 1/18/2006 6:53:22 PM
        
        Speaking of bones - Robert - 1/18/2006 9:06:45 PM
        
        re: - RNE - 1/19/2006 12:48:55 AM
        
        misunderstandings - Robert - 1/19/2006 2:47:12 AM
        
        re: misunderstandings - RNE - 1/19/2006 3:54:47 AM
        
        understandings - Robert - 1/19/2006 5:29:31 PM
        
        Some great comments - Tom Brosz - 1/19/2006 6:04:42 PM
        
        Oddly enough Tom - RNE - 1/21/2006 3:58:39 AM
        
        I've noticed that. - Tom Brosz - 1/21/2006 7:28:19 PM
        
        BTW - Robert - 1/19/2006 9:37:41 PM
        
        Jared Diamond deserves the credit - Robert - 1/19/2006 7:59:26 PM
        
        Names, by any other name. - RNE - 1/20/2006 1:23:33 PM
        
        Fascinating - Robert - 1/20/2006 8:52:56 PM
        
        A few more comments, but moved over to Off Topic. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/23/2006 6:49:33 AM
        
        Property rights. - Tom Brosz - 1/20/2006 12:59:34 AM
        
        "true" property rights. - Robert - 1/20/2006 4:58:37 AM
        
        Good point. - Tom Brosz - 1/21/2006 1:13:22 AM
        
        One last point. - Robert - 1/21/2006 9:09:48 PM
        
        Which brings up another point Robert - RNE - 1/21/2006 10:05:51 PM
        
        Not quite the last point after all - Robert - 1/21/2006 10:58:30 PM
        
        Let's see, the indexing title for this 'page' of Habitable zone is Geek. - RNE - 1/20/2006 4:24:29 PM
        
        re: Geek. - Tom Brosz - 1/21/2006 1:17:04 AM
        
        Now Tom - RNE - 1/21/2006 3:34:07 AM
        
        Let's see the moderator's name up at the top of the page is... - Robert - 1/20/2006 8:56:54 PM
        
        The Boss is always right - RNE - 1/21/2006 3:32:19 AM
        
        Meat - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2006 8:22:43 AM
        
        Spareribs...steak...chicken...mmmmmmm - Robert - 1/15/2006 6:19:13 PM
        
        Hunters - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2006 8:07:51 PM
        
        re: Don't you mean Fung Schway? - Scott Evil - 1/12/2006 2:24:40 AM
      - Don't go there. - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/11/2006 10:57:37 PM
    - foil hats are so much cheaper (n/t) - alcaray - 1/11/2006 5:39:39 PM
- Licensing - RNE - 1/10/2006 8:12:43 PM

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