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Re: Obama Healthcare Law Backed by US Appeals Court - 13 years ago

This just in: Under the Commerce Clause, everyone in America will have to own an HP tablet computer, and owning any other type will be forbidden in the USA. This step is being taken to reduce the costs of computer maintenance. It is in the public's best interest that everyone has the same tablet, so as to reduce virus costs and maintenance for those who cannot afford one.

by bradsdad - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Joe Miller - the Junior DeMint - 13 years ago

Corp for Public Broadcasting gets taxpayer money, and supports NPR. I hear they will now have to have "Some Things Considered" after funding is stopped.

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Re: Anyone Viewing Stream Torrents on a Mac out there? - 13 years ago

Okay, so I guess I'd need to run windows. What's the best value for running windows on an MBP? or is that another thread?

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Anyone Viewing Stream Torrents on a Mac out there? - 13 years ago

It seems that many streams on the net (for example, sports events from around the world) are stream torrents, with st:// URLs. Are there any viewers for these on Macs? Google-ing has been fruitless in this endeavor.

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Re: Chelsea on gay bar tour - 16 years ago

Quote$tevieQuoteRgrFOne of the more positive side effects of an Obama win would be to let this young woman get her life back with a chance to carve own her own place sans Mom and Dad. For crying out loud, I hope you don't think the Clintons invented having relatives join the campaign trail. You act like Chelsea is the first person in history to campaign for one of her parents. Most parents ar

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Re: Anyone else LOATHE Apple Store Tax? - 16 years ago

Same goes for a 8GB ipod touch. Refurb is 250 plus 6%. New is 285 at amazon shipped tax-free, or a bit cheaper with free-after-rebate deals at macmall. So, do you get one that has been bad and been fixed, or a new one?

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Re: Can I buy an iPhone but not activate it? Use it a a Touch? - 16 years ago

Thanks for info. AT&T website says to use Edge or 3G, but I had heard/read that the current iPhone may not support 3G access. As it turns out, our house is on the edge of the edge of the 3G coverage area.

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Re: Can I buy an iPhone but not activate it? Use it a a Touch? - 16 years ago

Thanks for the inputs. But it looks like you have to do something against the way that the iphone arrives to use its other functions. Is using a program such as ziPhone to unlock and activate it against any service agreements or ATT policy? I just don't want to get caught up in a hassle later. Also, will current iPhones connect to 3G networks, or just to Edge? I assume that the data plan is wh

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Can I buy an iPhone but not activate it? Use it a a Touch? - 16 years ago

I am looking at an iPod touch, because we don't need another cellphone right now. We have ATT for our cellphones. Can I buy an iPhone and use it for all of its other features without activating it as a cellphone? Effectively we would us it as a touch until we need another cellphone in the family in a year. I understand that "unlocking" it just means getting it to work with non-ATT pro

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Re: 3 of 8 composite tooth fillings failed in 8 years - 16 years ago

Gold is good for areas that are not visible in your smile and you are concerned about lasting quality. No pirates here.

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Re: 3 of 8 composite tooth fillings failed in 8 years - 16 years ago

There is likely more danger from a broken compact fluorescent light bulb with its mercury than your amalgam filling leeching mercury into your body...

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Re: 3 of 8 composite tooth fillings failed in 8 years - 16 years ago

I got two gold inlays from my brother when he was in Dental school back in early 1980s. They still look like new. And heck, they could probably fetch a decent dollar on the gold market today too!

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Re: 3 of 8 composite tooth fillings failed in 8 years - 16 years ago

Go for the GOLD!!!! outlasts humans in dental work.

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Re: Dr. Laura Blames Spitzer's Wife - 16 years ago

kj, I thought I heard that Laura S. left Judaism and went to Catholicism, which would make her a Christian. I listened to her whenever I could until the stations here went to entirely-political talk shows. Given the usual crowd here, I am not surprised you are her only supporter here. Must be mostly left-coasters here. And her book was "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands", an

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Re: Cheney: "so?" - 16 years ago

Count your blessings that the Islamists have not found your town yet.

by bradsdad - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Court Bans Libby From Practicing Law - 16 years ago

Maybe Eliott Spitzer would argue Libby's case???

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Re: Cooking sirloin for stew - "cut & cook" or "cook & cut"? - 16 years ago

"Connective tissue" .. you remind me of my favorite TV cook, Alton Brown. Gotta like Alton, and the science/chemistry of food.

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Re: Replacing a Palm m130 - 16 years ago

For doing only those tasks that the Palm does, which device does it better? The media, pictures, music, and other nice techie stuff will not get used. Trust me on that. Given all that, a friend has a touch that I tried out today and it was quite impressive: small size, nice virtual keyboard features, and given its networking abilities, some of those may get used (maps, email, weather,etc.)

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Re: Replacing a Palm m130 - 16 years ago

So is the point that for one-fifth the price, I get the same amount of stuff? Or that I get a real keyboard with the Treo? High tech comes at a price?

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Re: Replacing a Palm m130 - 16 years ago

Quotesekker I went from a PalmOS Sony CLIE to an iPhone. I miss the better PDA software a little bit, like a real to do list. I make do with the Notes feature, but it does not sync with my mac (something in the final beta build of Leopard but omitted in the shipping version. Hopefully that will reappear). ..clip... Or consider the TX - it IS a good PDA. But that product market is dying, so su

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Re: Replacing a Palm m130 - 16 years ago

I am surprised that the iTouch and the iPhone are both smaller than a Palm TX. My wife is always looking to having a smaller purse to carry around... So we could remove her V3 RAZR and her Palm and replace them with a smaller device that does more... for under $300... We could use another cellphone here... and we use ATT/Cingular. And we are Mac folks... 7 or 8 in the house now. Sounds like a g

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Re: Replacing a Palm m130 - 16 years ago

locally a guy is selling a Palm TX for 145 on craigslist. New is $250 at amazon. Good deal?

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Re: Replacing a Palm m130 - 16 years ago

What is this "June" date? Two people have mentioned "June". Is this some rumor or something firm? FWIW, we have ATT/Cingular for our cell service, so an iPhone would be a possibility. June: Do you mean the JVM from Sun for the devices?

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Re: Replacing a Palm m130 - 16 years ago

Apple's site gives zero indication of the iTouch's functions for scheduling and contacts. It touts the Music, Movies, and such, and those items are not desired in the least. If its scheduling is like the calendar on an ipod, that's no good. Can I add items easily? See an entire day at a glance? I have never physically seen a Touch, so I don't know how it handles these functions that she would use

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Replacing a Palm m130 - 16 years ago

It looks like my wife's Palm m130 is biting the dust. I replaced the battery, but after a few weeks, the unit loses its charge very quickly (you can watch it go down after a recharge). I opened up the unit last night and made sure the battery was connected securely. But I don't have much hope. We homeschool our three kids (ages 17,14,8) and my wife and kids are very busy. She uses her Palm al

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Re: Pismo Battery Question - 16 years ago

Have you verified that the pismo was getting power from the power adaptor? The AC board is a chronic issue on pismos (connection gets loose from stress during connection and removal). OSX Tiger does not reflect charging time on pismos (i have two). It will always say "Calculating..."

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Re: . .boy admits to starting one of the California fires. . . - 16 years ago

But they prosecuted a homeowner for digging a trench around his home to protect it from a fire, for destroying the environment. Anything's possible.

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Re: . .boy admits to starting one of the California fires. . . - 16 years ago

Where's the tip or deal here? Sorry, been slapped for not keeping on topic. Deal for the boy, maybe? Anyways, to add to the thread, the boy's innocent, but maybe go for the store that sold the matches? It works for getting restaurants and bars for getting a driver drunk.

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Re: Your Share - $29,869.40 - 16 years ago

It's actually even more skewed in 2005 statistics. Just means that folks making over $120,000 will be paying that debt share, not the lower 50% of earners. So yes, it;s related. open your mind.

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Re: Your Share - $29,869.40 - 16 years ago

My share

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