This thread Will never die!

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Quigley_Sharps, Aug 5, 2005.


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  1. Clyde

    Clyde Jet Set Tourer Administrator Founding Member

    Random Thoughts

    Did you ever wonder:

    If wool shrinks when it gets wet, do sheep shrink when it rains?

    Why do they use sterilized needles for lethal injections?

    Why can't women put mascara on without their mouth open?

    Why do drive-up ATM machines have braille?
     
    Clyde, Aug 16, 2005
    #121
  2. melbo

    melbo Hunter Gatherer Administrator Founding Member

    Why do we push our Democratic Form of Government
    on every other country,
    when we who already have it,
    think it blows
    and know it doesn't work??
     
    melbo, Aug 16, 2005
    #122
  3. magnus392

    magnus392 Field Marshall Mags Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    Anyone else thrive on being driven as hard as they can drive you?
     
    magnus392, Aug 19, 2005
    #123
  4. monkeyman

    monkeyman Monkey+++ Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    Why do we push Democracy on others when we are supposed to be a constitutional republic?
     
    monkeyman, Aug 19, 2005
    #124
  5. TLynn

    TLynn Monkey+++ Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    Why do we keep using the word Democracy for our government when we are still theoretically a constitutional republic?

    Though of late I'm thinking more and more that we're a semi benign dictatorship.
     
    TLynn, Aug 19, 2005
    #125
  6. E.L.

    E.L. Moderator of Lead Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    Early this morning I told my wife that I had developed a big callous on the side of my large left toe. So she ground it off with the Dremel using the sandpaper tip. That was a funny feeling.

    You can bet that if I ever get hemorroids, she will never know.
     
    E.L., Aug 19, 2005
    #126
  7. ghostrider

    ghostrider Resident Poltergeist Founding Member

    The guys at that pipe mill will take off early that day, they'll think the shreik was the whistle for quitting time.
     
    ghostrider, Aug 19, 2005
    #127
  8. melbo

    melbo Hunter Gatherer Administrator Founding Member

    Just hooked up the Boy's network in his Dorm. Pulled a speed test from www.toast.net and ...WOW!!! 4.7mb... Off the chart. UT network must be sitting on a T3? In '89, we didn't have hi-speed hookups in the Dorm. My "New" system had a 2600 modem. I was the envy of the dorm...

    Still had class registration by phone though. THat's a big plus for him
     
    melbo, Aug 21, 2005
    #128
  9. melbo

    melbo Hunter Gatherer Administrator Founding Member

    Yeah, I noticed you lost a few.... :lol:
     
    melbo, Aug 21, 2005
    #129
  10. ghostrider

    ghostrider Resident Poltergeist Founding Member

    Just hooked up the Boy's network in his Dorm. Pulled a speed test from www.toast.net and ...WOW!!! 4.7mb... Off the chart. UT network must be sitting on a T3? In '89, we didn't have hi-speed hookups in the Dorm. My "New" system had a 2600 modem. I was the envy of the dorm...

    Still had class registration by phone though. THat's a big plus for him[/quote]

    A T3 is 28 T1s, with framing bits and overhead, it's about 44.840 Mb/s.
    Another possibility would be fiber or a hybrid fiber system.
     
    ghostrider, Aug 21, 2005
    #130
  11. melbo

    melbo Hunter Gatherer Administrator Founding Member

    whatever that means, it was FAST.

    He uses a pay ervice for music and video, I think it's called morpheus..?

    We downloaded a 20mb vid in about 45 seconds. and that may have been limited to the aptop HD RPM speed...dunno, it's got a GB of Ram. but still a slow laptop HD. Now my Destop has a RAID ) Stripe... 2 160GB SATA's .. thats as fast as I can get at home without a Scuzzy.

    Man I love the sound of a SCSI spinning up!
     
    melbo, Aug 21, 2005
    #131
  12. monkeyman

    monkeyman Monkey+++ Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    lol I downloaded a 15 Mb update the other day and took just shy of 2 hours, it was to load Java.
     
    monkeyman, Aug 21, 2005
    #132
  13. magnus392

    magnus392 Field Marshall Mags Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    110 yesterday in the shade and well on its way today. The glory or working outdoors in AUGUST! IN TEXAS :oops: o_O [bedtime] [shiftyeyes]
     
    magnus392, Aug 23, 2005
    #133
  14. Halffast

    Halffast Wannabe Hack Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    yeah, but it's a dry heat. NOT! :oops:
     
    Halffast, Aug 23, 2005
    #134
  15. TLynn

    TLynn Monkey+++ Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    Why do keyboards die so soon? Shouldn't they last longer than 9 years?
     
    TLynn, Aug 23, 2005
    #135
  16. E.L.

    E.L. Moderator of Lead Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    :eek: Nine years?
     
    E.L., Aug 23, 2005
    #136
  17. TLynn

    TLynn Monkey+++ Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    Yeah it gave up the ghost sometime while I was at work today - had to go replace it (it might of only been eight - I'll have to go look up the receipt for when I bought this computer - yes my computer is that old). Well the motherboard and most of the parts are - I've replaced a few things.

    I'm not into buying things until they totally wear out. And at least it works with cable internet (most days).
     
    TLynn, Aug 23, 2005
    #137
  18. RightHand

    RightHand Been There, Done That RIP 4/15/21 Moderator Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    Now Miss T, we've all seen the photo's of your shoe closet, your knife wall, and your gun collection. You can't fool us. You just don't buy computers until they are totally worn out. b::
     
    RightHand, Aug 23, 2005
    #138
  19. TLynn

    TLynn Monkey+++ Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    So true RightHand, so true. And it's not quite worn out yet!
     
    TLynn, Aug 23, 2005
    #139
  20. E.L.

    E.L. Moderator of Lead Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    I don't think I saw the photo of the shoe closet. BUT, since I showed you my kitchen, I think you should "quid pro quo."
     
    E.L., Aug 23, 2005
    #140
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