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by Hawke
Mon May 02, 2005 2:37 pm
Forum: Current Political Events
Topic: Paedophile Rings
Replies: 16
Views: 10685

Paedophile Rings

....Welcome to the Garden, Lynn...but how about a little explanation as to what you're linking to?
by Hawke
Mon May 02, 2005 2:34 pm
Forum: Computers Internet
Topic: Windows XP users - please read this thread!
Replies: 17
Views: 3994

Windows XP users - please read this thread!

Yes, it's free. Yes, it's new. But it's also Beta software, so it tends to be a little buggy at times. Still, it's a great product.
by Hawke
Mon May 02, 2005 2:12 pm
Forum: General TV Shows
Topic: is it a fix????
Replies: 14
Views: 1315

is it a fix????

<r>Well, I don't watch American Idol, but I have heard about this little 'scandal', and I have come across a very good reason for this.<br/> <br/> There are certain websites out there that have a fairly large membership that encourage their subscribers to intentionally vote for this Scott candidate....
by Hawke
Mon May 02, 2005 2:04 pm
Forum: Computers Internet
Topic: Windows XP users - please read this thread!
Replies: 17
Views: 3994

Windows XP users - please read this thread!

<t>capt_buzzard wrote: Question for Hawke and other computer experts? Is Norton Anti-Virus and other PC Security really any use against virus ect?<br/> <br/> <br/> Yes, they most certainly are. Granted, no product is perfect at catching all viruses/trojans that are floating around the internet, but ...
by Hawke
Sun May 01, 2005 9:40 am
Forum: Kids Family
Topic: Sex UK- the con goes on
Replies: 4
Views: 1831

Sex UK- the con goes on

<t>On the contrary, I believe that with the advent of the internet sex education becomes even more important than ever. Kids WILL come across sexually graphic images/stories on the internet; the best filters in the world cannot catch all such sites. Therefore, they need the education to know what is...
by Hawke
Sun May 01, 2005 8:18 am
Forum: Computers Internet
Topic: apple mac
Replies: 6
Views: 1182

apple mac

<r>mominiowa wrote: Hey there Hawke.. ince u know computers....<E>:)</E> I have a question? - Can I get a router (sp?) for my kids' MAC downstairs for internet - We have cable -DSL whatever up stairs on our Gateway - and they want the faster downstairs, too...BUT I want to be able to turn it off and...
by Hawke
Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:41 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Mullahhh (money)
Replies: 16
Views: 1280

Mullahhh (money)

Off the subject, would a UK person mind explaining how the British money system works? As in, how many pence per pound, what's a shilling, etc. I'm quite curious about it.

Thanks!
by Hawke
Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:39 pm
Forum: Just For The Fun Of It
Topic: Addicted to the internet?
Replies: 10
Views: 1676

Addicted to the internet?

<r>Let's see how many of these I've done...<br/> <br/> 1. Never. I bloody hate acronyms. Spell it out, people!<br/> <br/> 2. Done it. Many times.<br/> <br/> 3. Nope. <br/> <br/> 4. Definitely. But that's a side-effect of having always-on broadband.<br/> <br/> 5. Nope. I would check into some kind of...
by Hawke
Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:32 pm
Forum: Computers Internet
Topic: apple mac
Replies: 6
Views: 1182

apple mac

<t>I'm a developer, so I've been playing with Tiger since the first dev release...<br/> <br/> This version is great, not so much for the new features that you can readily see (Spotlight, Dashboard, Automator, etc.) but the changes deep down in the system. It makes Tiger more stable and faster than i...
by Hawke
Sat Apr 30, 2005 2:12 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Mullahhh (money)
Replies: 16
Views: 1280

Mullahhh (money)

Straw.

Camel.

Snap!
by Hawke
Fri Apr 22, 2005 5:50 am
Forum: Computers Internet
Topic: Help me design a website!
Replies: 5
Views: 12345

Help me design a website!

<r>LWR VENTURES wrote: Great looking site! But didn’t understand much of it.<br/> That's okay! The Latin text is just a placeholder; it's a little thing webdesigners do to see how the site will look with content. You're not meant to understand it <E>:)</E><br/> <br/> I'm just working on the a...
by Hawke
Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:47 pm
Forum: Computers Internet
Topic: Help me design a website!
Replies: 5
Views: 12345

Help me design a website!

Well, I didn't hear any feedback, so I went ahead and designed it :)

If you care, you see the testsite I put up with the new layout here
by Hawke
Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:11 am
Forum: Computers Internet
Topic: Help me design a website!
Replies: 5
Views: 12345

Help me design a website!

<t>(View the full thread, there are attachments you can't see in the preview here)<br/> <br/> Ok, friends...<br/> <br/> I've owned a web domain/space for quite some time now, and various time and design constraints have worked to keep me from doing anything with this site as of yet. So, for now, I'm...
by Hawke
Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:59 am
Forum: Just For The Fun Of It
Topic: Dance, White boy, Dance
Replies: 6
Views: 6558

Dance, White boy, Dance

He's not bad... :)
by Hawke
Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:30 am
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Math:Brain Buster!!!
Replies: 12
Views: 1578

Math:Brain Buster!!!

<r>While you've been given the answer, I would like to cover the METHOD behind it. This way if prompted with a similar question you'll be able to figure it out for itself! While there are shorter ways, I'm going to logically reason this out so you can understand how to think about this problem.<br/>...
by Hawke
Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:41 am
Forum: Photography More
Topic: Where in the World?
Replies: 2
Views: 1172

Where in the World?

That would be a statue of Mozart, found in in Salzburg Austria :)
by Hawke
Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:15 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Interesting Day...
Replies: 0
Views: 986

Interesting Day...

<r>As the Americans here may or may not know, you are now entitled to one free credit report from each of the credit agencies per year...<br/> <br/> Well, I did that today, my credit was just as it should be, no surprises <E>:)</E>...except for the oddest thing.<br/> <br/> Somehow, someway, one of t...
by Hawke
Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:42 am
Forum: Computers Internet
Topic: Computer anomaly !
Replies: 5
Views: 1305

Computer anomaly !

Good advice, Paul. I should have thought of that :)

Personally, I don't run my monitors at anything less than 85 Hz. I get headaches when the refresh rate is set any lower than that. :(
by Hawke
Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:04 am
Forum: Just For The Fun Of It
Topic: Things to make you feel SMART!!
Replies: 9
Views: 5592

Things to make you feel SMART!!

"Half this game is ninety percent mental." --Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark


Actually, Yogi Berra said that first :)

Funny stuff.
by Hawke
Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:43 am
Forum: Computers Internet
Topic: Computer anomaly !
Replies: 5
Views: 1305

Computer anomaly !

<t>Usually happens when there is interference. Try plugging your monitor into a surge protector that also protects against line "noise". That will more than likely fix the problem.<br/> <br/> Failing that, I'd look into the source of the interference and see if you can eliminate it or move it furthe...
by Hawke
Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:24 am
Forum: Crimes Trials
Topic: tracking sexual predators--how?
Replies: 26
Views: 3996

tracking sexual predators--how?

<t>it is proposed that they be tracked via GPS<br/> I can understand how this looks like a great thing now, but I hampered by my ability to look ahead. How long would it be before the government/law enforcement start using GPS/RFID to track OTHER kinds of people? Murderers, thieves, sure, but eventu...
by Hawke
Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:17 pm
Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
Topic: Charge of the Light Brigade
Replies: 1
Views: 435

Charge of the Light Brigade

Love that poem!

Back in High School (lessee...something like 8 years ago), I was heavily into speech and drama competition. This was one of my performance pieces, and I did very well with it.
by Hawke
Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:50 am
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Random Observations
Replies: 72
Views: 6590

Random Observations

Hmmm........

"Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly suceed, and are right."

- HL Mencken (1880-1956)
by Hawke
Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:47 am
Forum: Links to the Fascinating
Topic: Sailor Having An Incredibly Bad Day on SF Bay
Replies: 4
Views: 1440

Sailor Having An Incredibly Bad Day on SF Bay

...and a very expensive sailboat is now a very expensive home for fish :)
by Hawke
Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:40 am
Forum: Philosophy
Topic: No, it's not Nietzsche
Replies: 17
Views: 2175

No, it's not Nietzsche

<r>That's like asking "What came first: The embryo or the human? The bear or the cub? The robin or the Robin's egg?" etc. etc.<br/> <br/> From a purely scientific viewpoint, let's look at this logically. Chickens (and most living things) are created when sperm meets an egg (ovum) and creates a zygot...
by Hawke
Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:06 am
Forum: Philosophy
Topic: Socrates
Replies: 18
Views: 2336

Socrates

<t>We use the Socratic method quite a bit in archaeology. I'm going to use this thread to mention a nifty little website, the Perseus Project, which is run by Tufts University. This website has a lot of the Greek/Roman classics in the original and in translation, including many of the early philosop...
by Hawke
Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:54 am
Forum: General Music
Topic: What are you listening to right now
Replies: 3157
Views: 13295365

What are you listening to right now

"Seven Deadly Sins", by Flogging Molly :)
by Hawke
Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:52 am
Forum: Home and Car Audio
Topic: Calling audiophiles
Replies: 7
Views: 12934

Calling audiophiles

<t>ArnoldLayne wrote: Are there any audiophiles out there that can give me any guidance ? I have moved into a small cottage and all though my speakers are small (kef Q1's) they are still too big for our living room . Can any body recommend a pair of really small quality speakers Someone has all read...
by Hawke
Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:34 am
Forum: Computers Internet
Topic: Access is denied ???
Replies: 4
Views: 1849

Access is denied ???

<r>letha wrote: There isn't much of a message, as the attachments show, that's it <EMOJI seq="1f615" tseq="1f615">:confused:</EMOJI><br/> <br/> The error is first, click okay and get the denied message.<br/> <br/> <br/> Hmm...I'm not sure what your problem could be. I'm thinking there is a corrupted...
by Hawke
Sat Apr 02, 2005 8:22 pm
Forum: Computers Internet
Topic: Access is denied ???
Replies: 4
Views: 1849

Access is denied ???

Hi Letha.

Would you mind posting your entire message? It might tell me more and I can help you from there.

-Hawke
by Hawke
Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:38 pm
Forum: Current Political Events
Topic: California's Controversial Eugenics Program - UPD: A hoax
Replies: 11
Views: 5073

California's Controversial Eugenics Program - UPD: A hoax

<t>Ok, I did a little research here and have determined that this is indeed a HOAX, likely an April Fool's prank that went off a bit early. <br/> <br/> My evidence for this:<br/> <br/> The domain is registered to one "KLAF Television", with fake contact information. I couple this with the fact that ...
by Hawke
Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:22 pm
Forum: Current Political Events
Topic: California's Controversial Eugenics Program - UPD: A hoax
Replies: 11
Views: 5073

California's Controversial Eugenics Program - UPD: A hoax

Personally, I REALLY REALLY hope that this is an April Fool's joke that was released a bit early; it's frightening to think that such a program like this may be in existence.
by Hawke
Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:48 am
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: computers vs. cars
Replies: 6
Views: 1398

computers vs. cars

Thanks. I enjoyed that :)
by Hawke
Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:21 am
Forum: Current Political Events
Topic: California's Controversial Eugenics Program - UPD: A hoax
Replies: 11
Views: 5073

California's Controversial Eugenics Program - UPD: A hoax

I originally had posted here a disturbing article that has proven to be a hoax in very poor taste. I have removed the full text of the article that spawned all this, and am simply leaving the curious a link to the original article so that they may understand the comments of this thread.
by Hawke
Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:03 am
Forum: Just For The Fun Of It
Topic: Politics...
Replies: 2
Views: 1597

Politics...

...I read this while drinking a Pepsi. Big mistake.

*has Pepsi fizzing in his brain now*

//It burns and stings!
by Hawke
Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:53 am
Forum: Kids Family
Topic: Internet Security
Replies: 7
Views: 1408

Internet Security

<t>While it is a worry, it is nonetheless important to have a little trust between yourself and your child. If you have a child that will be perusing the world wide web, then perhaps internet viewing should be restricted by either parental supervision or some kind of internet filters. Personally, I ...
by Hawke
Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:44 am
Forum: Warfare Military
Topic: American Hero Hung Out To Dry
Replies: 18
Views: 2320

American Hero Hung Out To Dry

Let's leave the vitriol out, shall we?

Be nice to each other!

On topic, its interesting to see how the face of warfare has changed. What do people think? Should the soldier be locked away for his actions, or was he justified in what he did?
by Hawke
Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:58 pm
Forum: Christianity
Topic: The Apocrypha and Other Goodies
Replies: 2
Views: 1234

The Apocrypha and Other Goodies

<t>One of my hobbies is the study of the development of religion, focusing largely on the how and why. <br/> <br/> In my search for more knowledge of the tenets of Christianity, I've come across an interesting site with many apocryphal and Gnostic texts. I thought others might find this interesting,...
by Hawke
Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:51 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Proof You're Getting Robbed At Gas Pump
Replies: 42
Views: 4219

Proof You're Getting Robbed At Gas Pump

I'd be curious to know what our UK friends are spending for oil.

How much have your costs gone up (or have they)?
by Hawke
Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:22 am
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: ScoupeSlave is Back!!!
Replies: 10
Views: 762

ScoupeSlave is Back!!!

Welcome back!
by Hawke
Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:19 am
Forum: The Kitchen
Topic: Leg of Lamb with Roasted Garlic and Mint
Replies: 7
Views: 2761

Leg of Lamb with Roasted Garlic and Mint

oooooo

I'm definitely making THAT this weekend...looks good!
by Hawke
Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:02 am
Forum: Computers Internet
Topic: PC Warnings
Replies: 6
Views: 1371

PC Warnings

<t>Those 'warnings' you see popping up are actually pop-up adverts you are receiving due to so-called 'spyware', computer programs that download and install themselves in order to serve up advertisments to you.<br/> <br/> Fortunately, there ARE steps you can take to eliminate this problem. First, if...
by Hawke
Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:19 pm
Forum: Members' News
Topic: Kensloft is a Westerner.
Replies: 55
Views: 2127

Kensloft is a Westerner.

Let's keep it on topic, shall we?

Glad to hear Koan and Kensloft seem to have hit it off in real life.

Congratulations!
by Hawke
Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:02 pm
Forum: Computers Internet
Topic: PC Warnings
Replies: 6
Views: 1371

PC Warnings

I might be able to help you, but I need more information first. What is the nature of the warnings you are getting? Can you post the text of one here?

Do these warnings only pop up while you are playing games?

-Hawke
by Hawke
Wed Mar 23, 2005 3:02 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Google has your Number..
Replies: 6
Views: 995

Google has your Number..

Registration seems to be required to view the article. Can you give us the gist?
by Hawke
Wed Mar 23, 2005 2:42 pm
Forum: General Chit Chat
Topic: Geography
Replies: 11
Views: 2273

Geography

<t>Education is not appreciated here.<br/> <br/> <br/> I'd have to disagree with you on that one. Education is certainly appreciated here...it is difficult to find a good job without some kind of college degree. The problem, in my opinion, is that in the USA we don't know how to efficiently go about...
by Hawke
Wed Mar 23, 2005 2:21 pm
Forum: Science
Topic: Antigravity future?
Replies: 5
Views: 457

Antigravity future?

Well, recent research suggests we CAN generate VERY VERY limited antigravity fields. A very large dynamo (apparently) can affect the local magnetic and gravitational fields. Here is an interesting paper to that effect.
by Hawke
Wed Mar 23, 2005 2:18 pm
Forum: Conspiracy Theories
Topic: Computer Simulation?
Replies: 20
Views: 5033

Computer Simulation?

I sure hope the server dosen't crash :)
by Hawke
Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:55 am
Forum: The Gaming Zone - PC Console
Topic: Morrowind: the elder scrols three
Replies: 4
Views: 1908

Morrowind: the elder scrols three

I got it the day it came out...what, four years ago now? I loved it.

Raven -> PC and XBox game.

The Elder Scrolls 4 will be truly magnificent...
by Hawke
Mon Mar 21, 2005 1:11 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hi Everyone
Replies: 35
Views: 2818

Hi Everyone

Congratulations on coming in from the shadows!

Welcome to the Garden!

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