Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
I am another U.S. business owner, and the election of Obama has given me great concerns .. in addition to the economic slowdown .. about whether I should expand my business or no (as I planned to do) and even whether I can keep my current employees, knowing the impending Obama changes. Pure

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread danco
I was looking at some of the details about what groups voted for which candidate. White males gave a majority to McCain. But more white males voted for Obama than for any of the last five Democratic candidates. -- danco

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Peter
NFLnut wrote: I am another U.S. business owner, and the election of Obama has given me great concerns .. in addition to the economic slowdown .. about whether I should expand my business or no (as I planned to do) and even whether I can keep my current employees, knowing the impending Obama

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
Mitch Harding;357380 Wrote: I voted for Obama, but not because he is black. There was no way I could vote for McCain given his chosen running mate (she seems nice enough, but she did not seem remotely qualified to be President). My ideals line up much closer with the Green party than

[slim] Email support is not very impressive

2008-11-07 Thread markwm
I emailed support exactly week ago and am yet to get a reply. This was after a posted my problem here and didn't get an answer so I thought I would try support as instructed by the sticky thread. How long exactly does it take for support to reply to emails? -- markwm

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
pablolie;357385 Wrote: and whether obama is black, white or green with pink stripes does not matter an ounce - his reelection will be contingent on his track record in trying to overcome 8 years of self-serving pillaging of the country's resouces by the previous gang in power... I will

Re: [slim] Email support is not very impressive

2008-11-07 Thread Michael Herger
I emailed support exactly week ago and am yet to get a reply. You should at least get a confirmation mail immediately. Please check your junk folder - these automated mails tend to be stuck in there. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
peter;357458 Wrote: NFLnut wrote: I am another U.S. business owner, and the election of Obama has given me great concerns .. in addition to the economic slowdown .. about whether I should expand my business or no (as I planned to do) and even whether I can keep my current employees,

Re: [slim] Email support is not very impressive

2008-11-07 Thread markwm
mherger;357463 Wrote: I emailed support exactly week ago and am yet to get a reply. You should at least get a confirmation mail immediately. Please check your junk folder - these automated mails tend to be stuck in there. -- Michael I got the confirmation email straight away.

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Peter
NFLnut wrote: peter;357458 Wrote: NFLnut wrote: I am another U.S. business owner, and the election of Obama has given me great concerns .. in addition to the economic slowdown .. about whether I should expand my business or no (as I planned to do) and even

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Khuli
MrSinatra;357376 Wrote: frankly, i could care less what color someone is running for office Hopefully you meant *couldn't* -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli Khuli's Profile:

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Khuli
NFLnut;357453 Wrote: I FEAR what he will do to our economy .. even to the possible nationalization of businesses. Bush has already nationalized some banks, so it's not exclusively an Obama thing. Even 'Comrade' Obama is not going to go around nationalizing perfectly good businesses --

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread egd
So, when does George Bush go on trial? Weapons of mass destruction my ass! -- egd Internet forums: conclusive proof depth of gene pool is indeed variable, monkeys can be taught to cut code, and world peace is utterly unrealistic... Integrating MusicIP with SqueezeCenter...'*here's how*'

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread autopilot
pippin;357477 Wrote: OK, so let us Europeans discuss about the US elections :-) I've got some nice outside views on that issue, too. And what wrong with that, when US politics have such a massive global impact? We can't vote, yet it has a huge impact on us. If some people dont care what

Re: [slim] What Wi-Fi Router For UK?

2008-11-07 Thread rbz5416
@ Siduhe The router is already optimized in terms of channel, aerial orientation mode (g only). My laptop comparison was for transferring large files. As I said, it averaged 9Mbs where the SB test could only muster 85% at 1Mbs. Although I accept your point about the laptop being more

Re: [slim] External Hard Drive Help?

2008-11-07 Thread Nonreality
pfarrell;357305 Wrote: DeVerm wrote: Firewire is used in the professional environment (sound-studio's, DVD-robots etc. etc.) and is very good Except that its dead. USB has gotten so good, and so cheap, that Firewire has seen its day. New Apple boxes don't include it. Call it SCSI of

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Nonreality
Nonreality;356882 Wrote: Let's all hope the best for the USA shall we, and a lot of good music. :) I think when I started this thread I just wanted the world to hope for the best for us and in turn the best for them. I sure do. I hope you do too. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread toby10
pippin;357478 Wrote: How about this one: It's my experience (and I can provide ample evidence in favor of that argument), that it's always the conservatives who call for financial prudence and the liberals who have it. Not a US thing, same here in Germany. 16 years of conservative

Re: [slim] What Wi-Fi Router For UK?

2008-11-07 Thread rbz5416
@ Zaragon That certainly seems to confirm that all routers are not created equal. I believe though that the BT Home Hubs are locked to BT unless hacked? I'm with Zen. @ Superflyguy Homeplugs are a consideration but I'd be slightly concerned about the heat generated in the confined space

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread autopilot
Peter - i don't understand why you can't just ignore the thread. If you have no interest thats cool - dont click on the single small text link and you wont see it. But you do and you seem to be following it too, getting involved are start telling everyone what they can and cant talk about where -

Re: [slim] Email support is not very impressive

2008-11-07 Thread Graham White (graham_alton)
markwm wrote: So what exactly should I do? I struggled for ages with support too, if you're problem is even vaguely complicated beyond what you would expect a 1st line support group to cope with then I wouldn't bother. In my experience you're much better off with the forums and campfire

Re: [slim] New Musicservice. Spotify

2008-11-07 Thread bernt
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Re: [slim] LMA - should I open a bug?

2008-11-07 Thread abcd999
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Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread autopilot
pippin;357473 Wrote: And what would McCain have been without his age peer group? Bad tongues say that's people who don't have to care about the future because they have none... :-) I think this thread should be closed, it's really nothing to do with audio, right? Yeah close the thread -

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread pippin
pippin;357477 Wrote: OK, so let us Europeans discuss about the US elections :-) I've got some nice outside views on that issue, too. How about this one: It's my experience (and I can provide ample evidence in favor of that argument), that it's always the conservatives who call for financial

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread pippin
NFLnut;357453 Wrote: In fact, if it weren't for the majority 18-29 year olds who voted for him, McCain (who wasn't my first choice for Republican candidate but still better than Obama) would be our President elect. And what would McCain have been without his age peer group? Bad tongues say

Re: [slim] External Hard Drive Help?

2008-11-07 Thread Pat Farrell
Nonreality wrote: pfarrell;357305 Wrote: Firewire has seen its day. New Apple boxes don't include it. Call it SCSI of the 21st century. So once again Apple dictates what we use and don't use. Just great. :( That's not what I said. First, I said that USB 2.0 is acceptable for mass market

Re: [slim] Internet radio favourites navigation

2008-11-07 Thread Lusa
I reading this topic and MusicInfoSCR workt verry smooth and Toby10 give a good option.. But my question to Toby10 is how did you create the station name in MusicInfoSCR? I can find in the titleformat like Artist etc but how do you get the station name on the display? Station name ARTIST - TITLE

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Howard Passman
It was getting a little tight under that rock so I peeked out and looky what happened. Just kidding, but I tend to agree, politics and religion should only be discussed by mature, reasonable, even tempered people. That pretty much leaves everyone out, but me :-) Regardless of political

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
Howard Passman;357479 Wrote: P.S. It does say General Discussion. So whose your favorite General? Douglas McArthur. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread:

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
Khuli;357469 Wrote: Bush has already nationalized some banks, so it's not exclusively an Obama thing. Even 'Comrade' Obama is not going to go around nationalizing perfectly good businesses I'm not going to say much (any?) more on this topic on this forum, because like Peter, I agree

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
autopilot;357485 Wrote: And what wrong with that, when US politics have such a massive global impact? We can't vote, yet it has a huge impact on us. If some people dont care what anyone else around the world thinks then thats their choice. Bit of a sweeping statement i know, but its always

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread badbob
egd;357480 Wrote: So, when does George Bush go on trial? Weapons of mass destruction my ass! He's passed regulations that forbid himself or any of his staff from prosecution. If only the Nazi's did that, they'd have gotten away scot free at the Nuremberg Trials. -- badbob

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Peter
autopilot wrote: Peter - i don't understand why you can't just ignore the thread. If you have no interest thats cool - dont click on the single small text link and you wont see it. But you do and you seem to be following it too, getting involved are start telling everyone what they can and

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
pippin;357473 Wrote: And what would McCain have been without his age peer group? Bad tongues say that's people who don't have to care about the future because they have none... :-) Agreed. But I also know that when I was 18-29, I didn't understand a whole lot (especially at the lower end

Re: [slim] Internet radio favourites navigation

2008-11-07 Thread toby10
Lusa;357553 Wrote: I reading this topic and MusicInfoSCR workt verry smooth and Toby10 give a good option.. But my question to Toby10 is how did you create the station name in MusicInfoSCR? I can find in the titleformat like Artist etc but how do you get the station name on the display?

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Pale Blue Ego
The election was a complete non-issue, a distracting dog-and-pony show. Will anything really change? Obama voted for the unconstitutional banking bailout and for unconstitutional warrantless wiretapping. Will ObamAmerica continue to kidnap and torture in violation of American and

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Goodsounds
NFLnut;357562 Wrote: Agreed. But I also know that when I was 18-29, I didn't understand a whole lot (especially at the lower end of that scale) about macroeconomics, nor how to balance a spreadsheet, or how to stay up late at night worrying that my small business can meet payroll during

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
Goodsounds;357569 Wrote: Don't get too carried away believing the sloganeering, my friend. The last two major conservative administrations, Reagan and Bush 2, have been anything but conservative in failing to control spending and balance the federal budget. Today's leading conservative

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Goodsounds
NFLnut;357556 Wrote: Douglas McArthur. I think you'd have a different view if you read American Caesar, by Manchester. The guy had a very flawed and bizarre view of himself and the world around him. I vote for Eisenhower - heck, they even named a street for him in Paris. That's saying

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Goodsounds
Pale Blue Ego;357574 Wrote: I always ask economists this question... What is money? I'm very far removed from the theoretical stuff, but I think the book answer is that money is a medium of exchange, that has value only if people agree that it does and agree to use it. Otherwise, it's

Re: [slim] Email support is not very impressive

2008-11-07 Thread markwm
So what exactly should I do? -- markwm markwm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54773

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Pale Blue Ego
Goodsounds;357575 Wrote: I'm very far removed from the theoretical stuff, but I think the book answer is that money is a medium of exchange, that has value only if people agree that it does and agree to use it. Otherwise, it's nothing at all. Its use evolved to avoid the inconvenience and

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Pale Blue Ego
Goodsounds;357569 Wrote: I'm also a businessman, with a degree in economics. I always ask economists this question... What is money? -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile:

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Goodsounds
Pale Blue Ego;357576 Wrote: ..Unfortunately, modern economics treats debt as money and money as debt... This is a bit of a nonsensical comment. Economics exists in books and academia, not really anywhere else. The Fed, governments, etc make decisions based on politics and hoped for outcomes

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread snarlydwarf
Pale Blue Ego;357567 Wrote: The election was a complete non-issue, a distracting dog-and-pony show. As a cynical old fart, I must agree with you. After the collapse of the USSR, there were some wonderful election stories about their first real elections: they had some clever rules. In

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread pippin
autopilot;357476 Wrote: Yeah close the thread - just as long as i get my say in first ;) But i thought this was a General discussion forum? Where is the rule that says its only about Audio (which is well catered for in the other subforums, including new ones). OK, so let us Europeans

Re: [slim] Game On: Sonos has an iPhone app

2008-11-07 Thread robroe
pippin;356917 Wrote: As for iPeng: Whenever Apple lets me :-) Currently trying to get my company registered on the DevProgram (so far I'm only registered as an individual programmer). No idea how long that takes. So a version 1.0 is pretty much ready then?? I look forward to seeing one or

Re: [slim] External Hard Drive Help?

2008-11-07 Thread DeVerm
pfarrell;357554 Wrote: It was a niche product, great if you needed it. The professional environments that DeVerm mentioned were never mass market and there are always folks who support professional niches. I think it was a little more than niche. Mass market video camera's used to have no

Re: [slim] iTunes alternatives

2008-11-07 Thread david_f1976
Nonreality;346423 Wrote: egd, you really need to try MediaMonkey. It handles huge libraries with no problem and has a ton of nice features including transcoding on the fly to your Ipod. Right now it won't work with the new firmware for the Iphone and touch but that should be corrected

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread autopilot
peter;357484 Wrote: I predicted the ensuing discussion will be superficial Peoples opinions are their opinions, i would not go around telling every their opinions are superficial - just as valid an anyone elses, regardless of political leaning. peter;357484 Wrote: and probably end

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Pale Blue Ego
Goodsounds;357580 Wrote: Markets affect markets, not policies, theories, or governments. You're saying the free market always prevails over all attempts to control it? I would tend to agree in concept, EXCEPT that the period of time between the manipulation and the market correction can be

Re: [slim] External Hard Drive Help?

2008-11-07 Thread Pat Farrell
DeVerm wrote: I think it was a little more than niche. Mass market video camera's used to have no USB, just firewire. Now we have both and let's see what happens: used to is the operative phrase. Cameras seem to be Kleenex products these days, not like when I got my Nikon F (which I still

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox3 slow response

2008-11-07 Thread madsandrup
No unfortunately not, but it is still a question about where the problem is. After a bit more of testing I found another remarkable behavior. Ping time to e.g. www.google.com will after the mentioned time (405 sec) drop from 40ms to 3ms. I have been in contact with SlimDevices support, but have

Re: [slim] Squeezebox distributors UK

2008-11-07 Thread socistep
Zaragon;357342 Wrote: I bought both my SB3s from local PC World stores around Leeds in the UK and just this past week I was surprised to see a boxed Boom in one of them. I almost bought it but I really don't have a use for it yet despite trying hard to find a reason. Never noticed a Duet

[slim] what channels to use

2008-11-07 Thread jmschnur
Iam currently using channel 7 from my router. What other are allowed for the Duet and SB3? Joel -- jmschnur Joel jmschnur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8604 View this thread:

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Goodsounds
snarlydwarf;357582 Wrote: . The huge irony is that despite all the talk about health care and prescription drug costs for the last 20 years, the single most important force in saving consumers money on drugs has been... Walmart and the effect it had on their competitors to negotiate

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Goodsounds
Pale Blue Ego;357590 Wrote: You're saying the free market always prevails over all attempts to control it? I would tend to agree in concept, EXCEPT that the period of time between the manipulation and the market correction can be many decades. Certainly during that time, the policies,

Re: [slim] what channels to use

2008-11-07 Thread Mark Lanctot
These devices use standard wireless cards and standard wireless frequencies, which vary depending on your region (this is why it asks which region you're in during setup). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels The most important thing is to pick a channel with no overlap from

Re: [slim] External Hard Drive Help?

2008-11-07 Thread DeVerm
pfarrell;357593 Wrote: I don't know what you mean by DV here. Images, photos, songs, tunes, etc are just wads-o-bits ast enough. Part of what makes modern OS such bloatware is that they already contain all the drivers in the world, so USB is just plug and play. Altho if you really

Re: [slim] Warning: Linksys WRT110 Rangeplus Wireless Router Squeezebox

2008-11-07 Thread Millwood
I've learned something that might be useful. After returning the WRT110, I reinstalled my failing? WRT54G. It behaved similarly. In reading the Tomoto (alternate firmware - I'm not using it - I run the latest linksys) it suggested two things. 1. Don't run in B only mode if there are G

Re: [slim] Internet radio favourites navigation

2008-11-07 Thread Lusa
toby10;357566 Wrote: In the MusicInfoSCR options it's the very first item: Display playlist name for radio stations ON. Then, for that field (wherever you want it) select PLAYLIST. Thank you for the tip! The settings are good: Screensaver: Music info On Internet radio station On Format

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread snarlydwarf
Goodsounds;357596 Wrote: Exactly to my point - markets are most affected by actions in the market, not by governmental actions or policies. Oh, I dunno, -bad- government policies typically have an effect. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] SB3 losing connection after 2 days

2008-11-07 Thread Tejay
Take a look at the SqueezeNetwork forum: SB3 loosing connection. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54697 -- Tejay Tejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20663 View this thread:

Re: [slim] iTunes alternatives

2008-11-07 Thread lewis_holmes
Can anyone recommend anything for mac? My library is getting quite large now and iTunes takes a age when I import files and change mp3 tags. -- lewis_holmes lewis_holmes's Profile:

Re: [slim] What Wi-Fi Router For UK?

2008-11-07 Thread Zaragon
Your right, it does seem that they are locked unless hacked as you don't have the option to input a username and password for the DSL. On BT it doesn't use one but others do. I have a pair of homeplugs which are spec'd to support up to 100Mbps duplex but in practice this pair don't. They seem to

Re: [slim] Squeezebox distributors UK

2008-11-07 Thread Zaragon
ModelCitizen;357386 Wrote: Oh c'mon, you must have a shed or something! MC Nope. Well I do but I wouldn't want to be out in it even with a Boom and despite being a Northerner it is too cold for me in the garage. But I'm working on it maybe next year unless something else new and exciting

Re: [slim] Internet radio favourites navigation

2008-11-07 Thread toby10
Lusa;357618 Wrote: Thank you for the tip! The settings are good: Screensaver: Music info On Internet radio station On Format display element: Top left : Playlist Format display element: Bottom left: Artist - TITLE But the display on the Squeezebox will be display the next lines Now

Re: [slim] SB3 Antenna???

2008-11-07 Thread androidtopp
I have heard a lot of people get VERY slow throughput on these, depending on the quality of your house wiring, and how clean your power is. Could all be bunk, but I've seen few people be satisfied. I considered this option, but it was more expensive than what ended up working for me, and all

Re: [slim] Internet radio favourites navigation

2008-11-07 Thread Lusa
toby10;357626 Wrote: You are using SC not SN correct? I use SC 7.2 whit a squeezebox v3 on a NAS server DS207+ I don't use SN and all SN options are disabled The problem is that the icons etc working fine.. Line One: Station Name (upper left)dont work | ...KBPS (upper right)this

Re: [slim] what channels to use

2008-11-07 Thread androidtopp
Mark's link is dead on - go for 1, 6, or 11 in the US, bearing in mind that 6 is usually busy becuase it's the default. -- androidtopp My SB3 is the most expensive part of my stereo. So I'm not going to brag about it. And my SBB as well...Is it wrong that my alarm clock is worth more than

Re: [slim] Email support is not very impressive

2008-11-07 Thread markwm
Graham White (graham_alton);357535 Wrote: markwm wrote: So what exactly should I do? I struggled for ages with support too, if you're problem is even vaguely complicated beyond what you would expect a 1st line support group to cope with then I wouldn't bother. I always try the

Re: [slim] Email support is not very impressive

2008-11-07 Thread Phil Leigh
markwm;357640 Wrote: I always try the forum first but I have to say, I don't actually find the forum that brilliant and it's not the first time a query has gone un-solved. It was simple problem, I explained all the information needed in the email. FYI, my forum post is here:

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Pale Blue Ego
Goodsounds;357600 Wrote: These comments sound like survivalist/conspiracy theorist stuff, is that where you're coming from? No, I'm coming from traditional and sound money policy. There was a time not very long ago when the U.S. was the world's largest creditor, now we are the largest

Re: [slim] SB3 Antenna???

2008-11-07 Thread Goodsounds
androidtopp;357631 Wrote: I have heard a lot of people get VERY slow throughput on these, depending on the quality of your house wiring, and how clean your power is. Could all be bunk, but I've seen few people be satisfied. I considered this option, but it was more expensive than what ended

Re: [slim] Email support is not very impressive

2008-11-07 Thread markwm
Phil Leigh;357646 Wrote: Did you feel obliged to put that Sonos reference there just to wind-up the hard working folks who try and help people on this forum? not at all, merely stating how I feel based on my own experiences. It wasn't directed at anyone, especially those on this forum who are

Re: [slim] Email support is not very impressive

2008-11-07 Thread Phil Leigh
markwm;357659 Wrote: not at all, merely stating how I feel based on my own experiences. It wasn't directed at anyone, especially those on this forum who are not logitech employees. so what was the resolution to your tagging problem? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it

Re: [slim] Email support is not very impressive

2008-11-07 Thread markwm
Phil Leigh;357662 Wrote: so what was the resolution to your tagging problem? It's unresolved. Support didn't bother replying. I emailed support again today and to let them know I haven't had a response. Hopefully I will get one this time. -- markwm

Re: [slim] Warning: Linksys WRT110 Rangeplus Wireless Router Squeezebox

2008-11-07 Thread rbz5416
Ross L;354434 Wrote: See also: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/RouterStatus Seems we used to be OK with WRT110, I'll have to try to find one and test here in the QA lab. Thanks for sharing.Ross, Any chance of some input to 'this'

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread egd
NFLnut;357562 Wrote: worry if my investments for retirement have lost 25% of their value in 3 months (and counting). This is a reason that as we age, we tend often to grow more Conservative.This scenario is only going to get worse as baby boomers retire and start accessing their 401Ks.

Re: [slim] Email support is not very impressive

2008-11-07 Thread Phil Leigh
markwm;357666 Wrote: It's unresolved. Support didn't bother replying. I emailed support again today and to let them know I haven't had a response. Hopefully I will get one this time. hmmm... it seems to me that this problem could be resolved by getting your tags set correctly. You need to

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Goodsounds
I can only recommend that you continue to read about and talk to a wide range of opinions, and keep your eyes open. The situation is not as complicated or as dire as you paint it. It seems that you have a fair number of things confused and have an incomplete understanding of how the pieces fit

[slim] Picture of Receiver power supply

2008-11-07 Thread rblnr
Can anyone post a pic. of the SB Receiver power supply? Don't remember what it looks like and the 9V ones I do have don't fit. Thanks. -- rblnr rblnr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4504

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread DeVerm
Pale Blue Ego;357649 Wrote: Conspiracy theory? No, simple facts. Our economic system is unsustainable. US presidents had better listened to Allen Greenspan: under the gold standard, a free banking system stands as the protector of an economy's stability and balanced growth... The

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Goodsounds
egd;357667 Wrote: This scenario is only going to get worse as baby boomers retire and start accessing their 401Ks. How so? egd;357667 Wrote: This is not a problem created by Bush or Obama (no doubt he'll cop the blame though), it goes back to switching from defined benefit to defined

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread egd
Pale Blue Ego;357649 Wrote: Conspiracy theory? No, simple facts. Our economic system is unsustainabile.Got to say I agree with you with one exception - the model is sustainable so long as market participants retain faith in the system. The current debacle is what happens when they realise

Re: [slim] Warning: Linksys WRT110 Rangeplus Wireless Router Squeezebox

2008-11-07 Thread Millwood
I returned the WRT110 before learning of the frame burst issue. Also, I have 2 SB3, a receiver, a controller, and 2 wireless computers on the network, and the issue may be multiple stations. So far, the Netgear 824 seems OK but not much better than my old WRT54G, which is now working again. I

Re: [slim] What Wi-Fi Router For UK?

2008-11-07 Thread Ross L
It doesn't surprise me that an SB3 doesn't perform as well as a wireless notebook, think about the antenna alone, it's smaller and covers a smaller area. It sounds to me like Ethernet wall plug adapters are the best option. If I had one here I would plug it in and read the temperature of it for

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread egd
Goodsounds;357677 Wrote: I'm not sure how any government had any influence on this. What do you have in mind?before we get into another Linux/Windows type circular exchange let's presume for a second that you're not alone in having successfully completed postgraduate studies in the finance

Re: [slim] Warning: Linksys WRT110 Rangeplus Wireless Router Squeezebox

2008-11-07 Thread DeVerm
I posted on these issues before, but I'll repeat it here: - signal strength is not as important as the signal-to-noise-ratio!!! - n-routers are better, even if you only have g-clients. they have mimo technology for further range which helps g-clients too and a faster cpu which is the biggest

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Goodsounds
egd;357682 Wrote: 1 question - who introduced mandatory pension schemes and wrote the rules around pension funds and 401K's and equivalents - governments or companies? I think the literal answer to your question is no one, because there are no such rules. Neither pension plans (how defined

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread MrSinatra
pippin;357478 Wrote: How about this one: It's my experience (and I can provide ample evidence in favor of that argument), that it's always the conservatives who call for financial prudence and the liberals who have it. that may be the case in germany, i have no idea. its certainly not the

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
Goodsounds;357573 Wrote: I think you'd have a different view if you read American Caesar, by Manchester. The guy had a very flawed and bizarre view of himself and the world around him. I vote for Eisenhower - heck, they even named a street for him in Paris. That's saying something!

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
egd;357667 Wrote: This scenario is only going to get worse as baby boomers retire and start accessing their 401Ks. This is not a problem created by Bush or Obama (no doubt he'll cop the blame though), it goes back to switching from defined benefit to defined contribution pensions. The next

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread egd
Goodsounds;357685 Wrote: I think the literal answer to your question is no one, because there are no such rules. Neither pension plans (how defined benefit plans are usually referred to) nor profit sharing plans (defined contribution plans, including 401(k) but there are others) are

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread MrSinatra
i can't believe they want to takeover 401ks. if so, there'll be a revolution. maybe if conditions continue to decline, that would make bringing on the fairtax easier, as a cure to what ails us. http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
MrSinatra;357686 Wrote: that may be the case in germany, i have no idea. its certainly not the case here historically. libs never met an entitlement they didn't like. the problem is, the bush republicans joined them. i think their handling of spending and the economy is why they got

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Goodsounds
egd;357682 Wrote: 1 question - who introduced mandatory pension schemes and wrote the rules around pension funds and 401K's and equivalents - governments or companies? So you don't think I'm pulling your string, let me add that there are tax rules (not labor or company law rules) that can

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
MrSinatra;357692 Wrote: i can't believe they want to takeover 401ks. if so, there'll be a revolution. maybe if conditions continue to decline, that would make bringing on the fairtax easier, as a cure to what ails us. http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer I KNOW why Dem politicians

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread Goodsounds
egd;357691 Wrote: I'd venture a guess that even in the US tax legislation and employment terms would have a bearing on whether or not you make 401k contributions Nope, employer support can be withdrawn at any time. Plans can be started or ended at will. Think of it like a bonus, can be paid

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