Nadeon

Nadeon

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SONY AND DRM in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

My appologies if this has made the rounds already. (J/U seems to be going through some changes and the search feature isn't working at present.) Sony Corporation Audio CDs, (and potentially DVDs), are installing a Rootkit in the name of Digital Rights Management on your Windows, (so far), based PCs. I've been following this story on the tech sites and I urge ever

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Reply to How Bush lost my support in Republican JoeUser Forums

Brad, Thanks for expressing what I have been feeling for some time now. In the military circles I live and work in, voicing such can be misconstrued as near treason.

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Reply to Heart attack!!! in Humor JoeUser Forums

Having been a USAR recruiter in one of my past lives, just a word of caution about the IRR. At some point you will receive a notice in the mail to "update" your records. It's legitimate, but it is also used for other questionable practices. USAAC (U.S. Army Accessions Command) formerly known as USAREC (U.S. Army Recruiting Command), has an "arrangement" with HR Perscom (Used to be ARPERSCOM, Army Reserve Personnel Command, I guess adding HR makes it mo

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Reply to Top 50 things about living in Killeen/Copperas Cove. in Humor JoeUser Forums

Ohhhh GAWDDDDDDDDDDDD! I choked on my coffee (I think the "Kettle/Waffle House" thing did it)! Very good piece. The ironic thing is, if you picked the whole place up and dumped it say, in NC it'd be outside Ft. Bragg, or Camp Lejeune; in CA Pendleton or Irwin; and for an international flair, Korea or Japan (insert base/post name here). Hang tough bro!

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Reply to Exxon Mobil Posts Highest US Corporate Profit Ever at $9.9B in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Whatever your job is, think of what it would be like you if were forced to do it pretty much the same way it was done in the 70s. Think of doing much of what you do using 70s technology and prodecures... then come tell me how great it is that the government has such a stranglehold on fuel production. Fi

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Reply to Exxon Mobil Posts Highest US Corporate Profit Ever at $9.9B in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I'm not an ostrich. I just don't have a problem with Exxon charging as much as the market will bear. The market isn't bearing it very well. Bus lines have eliminated routes and increased fares to cover increased fuel costs. Here in the midwest we're being warned of 70% heating fuel increases. Plane far

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Reply to Exxon Mobil Posts Highest US Corporate Profit Ever at $9.9B in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Gas went up to $3 a gallon. Did you cut back? how much? The supply was cut, it is now coming back on line. Yes they made big profits. But they would not have if you did not continue to buy it. Yes Dr. Guy I did, and still do. I cancelled a labor day trip, and sent regrets on a wedding in MI. I stopp

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Reply to Exxon Mobil Posts Highest US Corporate Profit Ever at $9.9B in Current Events JoeUser Forums

And even though Exxon's profits keep going up, my own "rofits"--quality of life, size of retirement fund, amount of financial assistance and nice gifts I can give to my family and friends--also keep going up. So I figure I'm definitely getting my money's worth out of all the oil I buy. Tell me the same

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Reply to And the Winner is.... in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

"IT is also interesting to note that Blu-Ray can be used with the current processing technology and HD-DVD is more expensive to produce." Incorrect. HD-DVD involves some minor retooling and would allow consumers to continue using current DVD players with HD-DVD/DVD discs until they upgraded to HD-DVD player/recorders. However, HD-DVD to date is only vaporware and has no working consumer prototype. Sony's PS3 will be Blue Ray and will attract g

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Reply to There is a new Pope in Religion JoeUser Forums

Interesting stuff. What's strange though, and maybe chalk it up to mass communication these days, but the year 2012 is mentioned in several sources. If memory serves, the Mayan Calendar, and also in the "Bible Code" showcased on recent History Channel specials. Got any links to that donParsec?

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Reply to Why should we pray for the Pope? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I don't think it's necessarily "praying for" him, as much as it is an expression of faith and of Catholic doctrine. We call that "Communion of the Saints". We believe we are all one in the Father through Christ. Living or departed, we join together to express a myriad of things to God. It's funny how many people can't get behind that concept, but still believe in ideas like those put forth in movies like "White Noise", or acceptance of things like Psyc

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Reply to PT is Cancelled! in Humor JoeUser Forums

"Viva La Sloth!" I think I just swallowed my tounge! My favorite part of PT was the same as yours...cancelled!

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Reply to Just Realized . . . in Blogging JoeUser Forums

No, not really, but I'll have to be, won't I? Do what we always do in these situations; get drunk, beat the hell out of some inanimate object, go to hospital to repair fractured hand, feel stupid for being such a dumbass for hitting something, put on a brave face, smile, suck it up, do it for the kids.

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