Re: [H] OT Softwood lumber dispute , US - Canada

2005-08-23 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 05:03 PM 20/08/2005, Robert Turnbull wrote: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050820.wxnafta20/BNStory/National/ and they whine, Why does the world hate us so? No offense, but anyone who honestly thought that the US was signing a free trade agreement with Canada for

[H] Real hardware guy

2005-08-23 Thread Thane Sherrington
Instructions (and video) of home made flamethrower. Isn't this what we all need? :) http://carpetmonster.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fj.htm T

[H] Earth google

2005-08-23 Thread GP
Anybody try http://earth.google.com/ -- Garind P =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= oc ur mobo not urself or anybody else

Re: [H] Real hardware guy

2005-08-23 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 06:47 AM 8/23/2005, Thane Sherrington typed: Instructions (and video) of home made flamethrower. Isn't this what we all need? :) http://carpetmonster.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fj.htm no permits needed I wonder how much it would've cost him to build something like this that runs on a

Re: [H] Real hardware guy

2005-08-23 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 09:05 AM 23/08/2005, Wayne Johnson wrote: I wonder how much it would've cost him to build something like this that runs on a cheaper fuel like gasoline? Now that's something you didn't think you'd hear today, gasoline being cheaper. lol I think it says that gasoline degrades PVC, which

Re: [H] Real hardware guy

2005-08-23 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 08:50 AM 8/23/2005, Thane Sherrington typed: At 09:05 AM 23/08/2005, Wayne Johnson wrote: I wonder how much it would've cost him to build something like this that runs on a cheaper fuel like gasoline? Now that's something you didn't think you'd hear today, gasoline being cheaper. lol I

Re: [H] Earth google

2005-08-23 Thread FORC5
very cool, but not real time and pics are at least a year or more old and close ups get fussy fp At 04:55 AM 8/23/2005, GP Poked the stick with: Anybody try http://earth.google.com/ -- Garind P =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= oc ur mobo not urself or anybody else -- Tallyho !

RE: [H] Earth google

2005-08-23 Thread Mark Dodge
Yes it is pretty slick, got to have a high speed connection and a pretty good 3D video card. Mark Dodge [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Original Message] From: GP [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: 8/23/2005 12:38:59 AM Subject: [H] Earth google Anybody try

[H] linux software raid 1 - mdadm ... ?!

2005-08-23 Thread Alex
I'm having a weird problem using mdadm to create a RAID1 array on my newly- rebuilt Debian box. My mdadm.conf shows: DEVICE /dev/hde* /dev/hdi* /dev/hdg* /dev/hdk* # 250GB ARRAY /dev/md0 devices=/dev/hde1,/dev/hdi1 level=1 num-devices=2 # 200GB ARRAY /dev/md1 devices=/dev/hdg1,/dev/hdk1 level=1

RE: [H] Earth google

2005-08-23 Thread Neil Davidson
Had a quick look at it. Quite interesting but not as good as I was expecting. The images for round here (Aberdeen, Scotland) are from two different sources, so you get one block that is nice and colourful, then the next is really dull and grey. Would have been more impressed if it had been in

Re: [H] OT Softwood lumber dispute , US - Canada

2005-08-23 Thread j m g
The 'rest of the world' should make sure their own houses are in order before they start bitching at US. On 8/23/05, Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 05:03 PM 20/08/2005, Robert Turnbull wrote:

Re: [H] Earth google

2005-08-23 Thread Gary Udstrand
You mean like http://virtualearth.msn.com? -Gary Neil Davidson said the following on 8/23/2005 12:40 PM: Had a quick look at it. Quite interesting but not as good as I was expecting. The images for round here (Aberdeen, Scotland) are from two different sources, so you get one block that is

Re: [H] OT Softwood lumber dispute , US - Canada

2005-08-23 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 03:24 PM 23/08/2005, j m g wrote: The 'rest of the world' should make sure their own houses are in order before they start bitching at US. That's the attitude he was talking about, I believe. :) T

Re: Re: [H] Earth google

2005-08-23 Thread Ben Ruset
I don't think you'll see real time satelite photos for quite a long time. The freshness of the data is really dependant on where Google goes for their image data, and how recently a survey was done. Take a look at New Jersey - you'll see very good high-res images. The 3D contouring features

[H] Best DVD disc with Drive

2005-08-23 Thread Mesdaq, Ali
I saw a big long ass thread about this last week but its too much to go through. But I am sure everyone has come to a consensus of the best Discs and drives for burning dvd's. I am making custom dvd's and they are starting to skip on peoples players. I am starting to think it might be the discs

RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive

2005-08-23 Thread Bobby Heid
Plextools (which came with my Plextor drive) will perform the tests that were spoken of. Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mesdaq, Ali Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 3:36 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive

Re: [H] PC won't boot - Fixed

2005-08-23 Thread Jerry Jones
Hey guys, just wanted to say thanks for the troubleshooting suggestions. The caps looked good and moving the RAM around made no difference. I did not have another PS lying around to even test with so I ordered a new one from Newegg. It arrived last night and sure enough, that was the

[H] Real hardware guy

2005-08-23 Thread Robert Turnbull
At 03:40 PM 23/08/2005 +, Thane wrote: Instructions (and video) of home made flamethrower. Isn't this what we all need? :) http://carpetmonster.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fj.htm I'll bet the neighbors are thrilled to have this nut living next door! Robert Turnbull, Toronto, Canada

[H] Probably won't ship, but you guys need to see this.

2005-08-23 Thread James Boswell
Yesterday I surprised myself and ordered 30 Dell Dimension 5100's yes, Pentium 4's, I feel so dirty :( here's why http://chryx.shacknet.nu/dells.png I reckon I have about a 1 in 52345324235243534 chance of Dell not going 'uh, no.. have a voucher!' but hey, worth a shot right? :p -_-_

RE: [H] Probably won't ship, but you guys need to see this.

2005-08-23 Thread Chris Klein
But then you would have to learn windows and a mouse with more than 1 button. Are you really ready for that? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Boswell Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 5:23 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: [H]

Re: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive

2005-08-23 Thread FORC5
there is a good chance your dvd's just will not make everyone happy, ppl buy the cheapest players they can ( mostly ) good luck At 12:36 PM 8/23/2005, Mesdaq, Ali Poked the stick with: I saw a big long ass thread about this last week but its too much to go through. But I am sure everyone has

Re: [H] Probably won't ship, but you guys need to see this.

2005-08-23 Thread James Boswell
Get with the times man, Apple do a multibutton mouse. :p On Aug 23, 2005, at 22:37, Chris Klein wrote: But then you would have to learn windows and a mouse with more than 1 button. Are you really ready for that? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [H] Probably won't ship, but you guys need to see this.

2005-08-23 Thread Eli Allen
Look at the small print. May have gone through if you only did 5 systems. - Original Message - Yesterday I surprised myself and ordered 30 Dell Dimension 5100's yes, Pentium 4's, I feel so dirty :( here's why http://chryx.shacknet.nu/dells.png I reckon I have about a 1 in

RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive

2005-08-23 Thread Mesdaq, Ali
Yeah but why do movies from blockbuster work for everyone. There should be a good way of making custom dvds for home. So is plextor burners the best to go with. Is it better to use Single layer or Dual layer DVD burners? What about Single vs Dual layer Discs? From: [EMAIL

[H] Verizon blue eyes

2005-08-23 Thread Robert Turnbull
From the broad_band discussion list: +++ Subject: RE: [broad_band] Verizon DSL Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit LOL! They gave me a dedicated line right to my DSL modem, and all is working beautifully

RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive

2005-08-23 Thread Winterlight
At 04:07 PM 8/23/2005, you wrote: Yeah but why do movies from blockbuster work for everyone. There should be a good way of making custom dvd's for home. So is plextor burners the best to go with. Is it better to use Single layer or Dual layer DVD burners? What about Single vs Dual layer Discs?

RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive

2005-08-23 Thread FORC5
DVD rom disks are different, not aware of anyway to make them on a PC. Dual layer are better capacity ( more like DVD rom disks ) but even worse compatibility even though they play fine on my Sony that skips with other dvd's fp At 04:07 PM 8/23/2005, Mesdaq, Ali Poked the stick with: Yeah but

RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive

2005-08-23 Thread FORC5
I was using Ritek g04's but had trouble with g05's, had good luck with memorex. went to TDK from Costco, just got 200 for $.023 ea ( on sale ) no trouble with them yet (bought + 8x, burn at 16 in my Pioneer ) fp At 04:16 PM 8/23/2005, Winterlight Poked the stick with: At 04:07 PM 8/23/2005, you

RE: [H] Best DVD disc with Drive

2005-08-23 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 09:10 PM 8/23/2005, FORC5 typed: I was using Ritek g04's but had trouble with g05's, had good luck with memorex. went to TDK from Costco, just got 200 for $.023 ea ( on sale ) no trouble with them yet (bought + 8x, burn at 16 in my Pioneer ) I've never had a problems with Ritek G04s or