GrimJack

The pope can be considered partly responsible for the spread of aids in the 3rd world.

I wish there were more interesting posts in Geeks Lounge, err - I hate it when I take the time to respond to someones response to something I said and there is followup. I have decided that if they don't follow up then I left them speechless with wit and …

[QUOTE=alnj;554970]I'm sure i fit one of the definitions of 'GEEK' so I'm almost ashamed to admit I can't open the plasic package that my brand new Outlook 2007 came in today. I'm sure i could break it but there must be a secret to it. It seems to have a …

[QUOTE=Ene Uran;651658]Nice find![/quote] Really cool find - I grew up lying on the floor listening to old radio serials, sigh - I will have to get a couple of those to relive my youth.[quote]Does anyone still listen to the radio?[/QUOTE]Yes! DW and I have our radios tuned to KUOW; we …

So -- what are the limits you see for government's role in the lives of its citizens? Do you want to keep Social Security? How about Medicare? What do you see as the relationship between the gov. and the military? Would you keep OSHA? Would you keep the FDA? how …

The problem lies between keyboard and chair

The way I produced this error "[I]This forum requires that you wait 5 seconds between searches. Please try again in 101 seconds.[/I]" was to do a search for all unanswered threads, then all of today's posts, then all posts since I last visit - poof, I get the error. Also, …

Some fish poachers started a cascade of unintended consequences which ended with some Kamchatka bears -- they approximate Grizzlies and well, [URL="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/russia.bears.ap/index.html?iref=newssearch"]read the story[/URL]

I think this borders on spyware/keyboard logging and may shade into the 'no go' zone. Is there anything wrong with using the provided 'my computer'/properties/remote?

I can't go to sleep yet, someone on the internet is wrong <from xkcd - doesn't rhyme but contains universes>

Are you hungering for some chocolate cake but don't want to do all that work or eat all that cake? [URL="http://www.dizzy-dee.com/recipe/chocolate-cake-in-5-minutes"]Here[/URL] is a recipe for a 5 minute cake that is just the right amount - would use a small bowl in place of the mug but still....

Wrong forum - try the 'posting games' forum

I just received this message:[QUOTE]This forum requires that you wait 5 seconds between searches. Please try again in 42 seconds.[/QUOTE]; if I am supposed to wait 5 seconds, why force me to wait 42 seconds (unless it is punishment for being to quick to click).

Worked for me - I liked the rhythms, the vocals reminded me of Noh.

Tom, go [URL="http://www.upgradememory.com/configurator_1.cfm"]here[/URL], they will walk you through the process of finding the correct memory. Once you know what you need, then you can shop anywhere.

I was just turned on to a website that tracks a lot of MP3 blogs - thousands of them. If you are looking for something new or want to follow something you know or just dl a couple of mp3 files - check out [URL="http://hypem.com/"]TheHypeMachine[/URL]. It has some standard pages …

Hey - I remember that the Seattle Times carried his [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_O%27Shay"]comic strip[/URL], many years ago - my favorite character in the strip was the 'gun-flinger'

I think my worst day was at 3:00 am trying to climb Mt. Rainier. We had made it to base camp by about 3 pm, melted snow on campfires (no running water nearby), and slept until mid-night (slept with the water in sleeping bag so it would not freeze - …

get a newsreader and checkout alt.folklore.computer over on the UseNet; this can be found in the primeval miasma of the early internet back while it was still all text.

AD - What is working for W-M like? - I may have to look there myself. Z - good poll, (woulda,shoulda,coulda - more choices, multiple choices??) I chose 2 days a week that I NEVER drive; I bus to work (it adds 3 hours to my work day); we started …

Nothing in that video convinces me of anything.

You might be able to find what you are looking for in [URL="http://www.ec-software.com"]TweakVI[/URL], I don't know if it has what you want but it is the only tweaker I have found for Vista.

Please keep gambling out of DaniWeb, duuude - Dude, find some boundaries.

You could always try the Evolution mmorpg at [url]http://ev5.neondragon.net[/url].

Hey, I visited Fiji back when Cyclone Muni blew in (around 1984) - Stayed in Suva where the soccer fields were flooded chest deep; flew to the other side of the island and stayed at the Sea shell resort -- good times, goodtimes.

It cost $25 to get the recovery disk from Frye's which is where I bought mine. Here is a place to start [URL="http://www.fryssupport.net/zx-5361.cfm"]support[/URL]. You could also try Craigslist. Heck, mine finally died, I could probably part with the recovery disk (if that sort of thing is okay on these boards).

Well, MS has TweakUI for XP and there is [URL="http://www.ec-software.com"]TweakVI for Vista [/URL] - you have to scroll down a lot to find the freeware (read crippled) version. You are not very specific about what you want to see so any answer would just be shootin' in the dark.

Your pc probably already has VISTA installed which is an operating system (it is like pulling teeth to get a new pc with XP installed). What do you want to do with the office package? If you only want to work with spreadsheets, create documents, etc. why not stop [URL="http://www.openoffice.org/"]here[/URL] …

[QUOTE=Paladine;9907]I may be dating myself,[/quote] (I use to use this line then follow up with "because no one else would ---har,har)[quote] but anyone else care to open up to their past "like/love" of the computer erra to date? What do I mean? I mean, what thing or things did you …

Put the old hard drive back in and make other hd a secondary drive - XP installations are not swappable from one pc to another. You should have no problem -- er, don't forget to change any 'master' settings to 'slave' (or whatever).

[URL="http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=16497&pid=108162&st=0&#entry108162"]This[/URL] thread may give you some ideas on what to look for. They mention something about deleting 'system restore points' after the defrag. Take a look.

You can go [URL="http://www.grc.com/default.htm"]here[/URL] and check out shieldsup - Steve Gibson (he of the enormous ego and mustache) has a number of good programs that will help you keep your computer safe from MS's mistakes, and offers different tests of your firewall.

[QUOTE=Ancient Dragon;641297]I don't go to see fireworks any more -- watch them mosquito-free on tv. [/QUOTE] YES! Another reason I love Seattle - no bugs, we get the occasional mosquito but nothing like black flies, deer flies, etc. Heck, you can drive for hours at night and not have to …

I am! I happened to slip into my Control Panel and saw that I had a bunch of hits to my reputation that I did not know about -- is there a bell or flag or something that tells me when my rep has been updated? When I first thought …

I was whinging about my worst day ever when I realized that one of my best days ever was in the same 24 hour period! I thought I would share it with you and hope you can share yours. We had just climbed most of the way up Mount Rainier …

I just upgraded to ff3 - a lot of add-ons broke and I was unable to save an links (ctrl-D) until I disabled all my add-ons. I re-enabled them one at a time thinking I could catch the culprit but everything is fine now. Still many broken add-ons but I …

So, what do the denizens of DaniWeb think about gay marriage in California? The forces for both sides are gearing up for an initiative fight in November that might be more expensive than the presidential battle in the state. The LDS (Mormon), Catholics, and Baptists are contacting all their bishops …

[QUOTE=Dave Sinkula;626463]Drill Here. [INDENT]Drill Now. [INDENT]Pay Less.[/INDENT][/INDENT] :icon_razz:[/QUOTE] What a lot of people west of the Mississippi are just now finding out is that when they bought their property, they did not buy the mineral rights and mineral rights trump property rights. If there is something (like oil) under your …

Have you tried going into the wastebasket and hand deleting files? You might be able to find what the trouble is this way.

Or you could just use the 'reverse directory' to look it up. Unlisted only means that the phone company does not list it - not that it is not listed somewhere. Remember that social hacking (pretending that you are someone you are not) is illegal so do NOT call the …

[QUOTE=maydhyam;629241]Yes they do... :):):) [B]So here is another 1 to ponder...[/B] Since bread is square, why is sandwich meat round?[/QUOTE]Because intestines are tubular and set the precedent.

Ooh, Secret Rulers! This is my kind of topic. The Skull and Bones are the secret rulers of the US, the French have too many secret societies to know which one is in control but here is a [URL="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/sep/08/filmnews.france"]clue[/URL] to where they party, Britain by the Ordo Templi Orientis, the …

I dress right. <er, when I wear a suit>. I usually buy my clothes at Ross or Costco.

Growing up in Montana we called it pop when it came in a bottle but soda when it came in a cup (or am I just remembering soda fountains... it has been so long ago now).

Sounds like you want a standard mp3 player that has a mic. - most do. Then attach it to your pc and treat it like a thumb drive, renaming and reorganizing to your hearts content.

There is nothing quite like Umberto Eco's [U]Foucault's Pendulum[/U] for a rousing good conspiracy story. Plus it is one of the most literate reads you can find

Don't forget to check overstock.com - you might be surprised at what shows up there.

[QUOTE=Fincherian;561708]Hi, I have cable internet and laptops at home and need a new router. Someone has hacked into my home network and it could have been from my crappy Linksys router, and I want something as secure as possible because my ip address was used to send out threatening messages. …

You don't mention whether or no you used the 'safely remove Hardware' button. If you don't use it, you will lose it.

Hey Dude! you finally posted something I really, really like! If you pay attention to the whole scene, it is easy to figure out that area was going to be destroyed shortly; also, the artist(s) must have had the blessing of the city in order to have the time to …