Lantec

Lantec

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Reply to Black Sabbath....got me tickets.... in Community WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="CarGuy1" reply="7" id="3278707"]the tickets was only 10 bucks back then[/quote] I think I got mine for $8 ......Lakeland Civic Center 1980 pretty sure it was Ronnie James Dio doing vocals then...

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Reply to How IRC Works in Stardock Support General WinCustomize Forums

The best option is to just come out and explain the problem in your first post......too many people start out with "hello, is anyone here?" or " I have a problem with object desktop, can you help me?" no one wants to get involved in a discussion where they may not know the answer. Post as much info as possible up front and wait at least 5-10 minutes to let people digest it and look for an answer. [quote]or making fun of you[/quote] one of the main downfalls was when the quote

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Reply to Italian scientists found guilty of manslaughter for not predicting an earthquake. in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

I agree that manslaughter is absurd in this case. [quote who="Aleatoric" reply="14" id="3258944"]There is no context (in any *rational* world) where the natural reticence of a scientist constitutes any fault at all, let alone manslaughter.[/quote] I'm not so sure.....How about the "Give me a billion dollars and I'll figure out how to predict earthquakes for you" scenario? How about the scientist who creates a world wide panic and institutes massive spending by saying

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Reply to Frankenstorm is coming! Frankenstorm is coming! in Community WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Snowman" reply="4" id="3259622"]Mother Nature is pissed off...... Last week we got something called 'blood rain'. Rain mixed with desert sand - Sahara sand..... Mind you, I live 2600 km away from Sahara.[/quote] We get Sahara dust most every year.....has to cross the entire Atlantic to get here. Must be pretty light stuff.

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Reply to Which PC Tablet is best in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="xaltotun" reply="7" id="3242705"]After Windows 8 comes out later in October there will be a number of new, more capable Windows tablets available.[/quote] I agree and prices on all tablets are likely to get a little better at the end of the month.

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Reply to Answers about the Moderation Process in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Wizard1956" reply="22" id="3240934"]IIRC, the wallpaper gallery is moderated by a team of three[/quote] Not 100% true. All gallery mods can rate "vote on" wallpapers so at times there are as many as 7 or 8 votes on a specific item. The minimum is 3.

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Reply to Quotes: Funny, favorite or your favorite funny ones in Everything Else WinCustomize Forums

John Adams Facts are stubborn things....and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt. Lone Watie We thought about it for a long time, "Endeavor to persevere." And when we had thought about it long enough, we declared war on the Union.

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Reply to Are SSD’s worth it? Answer: YES in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

I'm not sold....my OCZ OCtane S2 128 GB has been nothing but a pain in the butt. It's probably just that particular brand but it's been disappointing enough that I'll stick with my platters for my OS. To be honest, I didn't notice much of a performance impact anyway. Install's windows fine, runs good for about 2 weeks to a month and then I start find occasional controller errors in the log and then one day it can't find the boot sector......start over, rein

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