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Does uTorrent have DHT yet? If not, I'm not switching... I run Azurerus while playing Sims2 and I have no speed issues. Whatever works, I suppose. :)

I'm using Tandy's OS/9. Yeah, crack THIS. ;)

Ha! That was one of the first sites I found. Great minds, eh? :) EDIT: Tried a recovery install, didn't work. Kept getting stuck at the add devices part. Two things I did remember though. 1) I have a 160GB HD, not 200. The confusion stems from the fact that I had to partition the drive to get the full capacity. No biggie though, as this works out. 2) I managed to back up anythng important from the C: drive (mostly programing souce code I had been working on for my GTA mods), so that went well. The good news? I got Windows and my recording software reinstalled, and since all of the recordings are on the D: drive, everything loaded just fine. Now to find all of my game discs. :cyclops:

Actually, I'm not using a OEM version of XP, so I can do a recovery install and then this won't be an issue, or so my research tells me. Although I think I'm leaning more towards option 1 anyway. I've got another day to think it over; I just need to find all of my recording software upgrades so I don't lose my plugin settings on all my tracks. :)

Hi guys. I'm getting the "band" computer back (band has dis-banded, and I own all the computer stuff) and I want to integrate it with some of my old parts from my current machine. I have (home PC): Athlon 2000 XP (1.67 ghz) 512 MB SDRAM NVidia GF FX5200 128 AGP 200 GB WD HD (only 150 active due to a BIOS limitation) DVD ROM/DVD-RW I'm getting (band PC): Pentium Celeron 2.7ghz on an ASUS board 512 MB DDR Ram (I think it's 333, but I have to dobule check) NVidia GF 2 MX 400 32MB AGP 40GB WD HD Neatoriffic Lan party case with handle So I think my best bet would be to put the newer video, HD and DVD drives in the band PC, but here's my problem: I'm right in the middle of recording sessions with my sister on my old machine. I have all the old program discs I need to reinstall software and plugins, but it'll be a royal PITA and I'm a bit leery of doing a recovery install when moving the hard drive. So my options are this: 1) Back up the sound files from the recodings (about 10GB ) on the 40GB hard drive, back up anything else to DVD and wipe the 200GB HD and reinstall Windows on the new machine, giving me the full 200GB capacity... 2) Back up the sound files, but do a Recovery Installation and save all my installed programs. 3) Wait until the recording is finished, mixed and mastered (about two more months). It should be noted that my Athlon has a 256K Cache and a 133 FSB, while the Celeron has only a 128K Cache, but a 100 FSB (the MB tops out at 400). So I'd lose half the cache, but get a significant speed boost. Or will I? Any ideas on this would be most appreciated. Sorry for the verbosity. :)

That's like saying I shouldn't buy a DVD player with optical outs because I haven't yet gotten a digital reciever. Just because I don't have the ability to go digital doesn't mean it can't be used on analog equipment. And suppose I decide to go with a digital reciever in the future? Why not have eqipment that can do both when I upgrade my other components? As stated in the article, it's more about DRM than it is about connectivity. They're alienating a huge chunk of people who may be interested in the HD/Blu media now, but don't want to upgrade thier TV/Projectors yet. Hell, I'm interested in the media because of the space. 25-50GB of data on a single disc? Hell yeah!

Here's the rest of the two page article. Basically, if you have an HDTV without HDMI or DVI and you want HD-DVD or Blu-Ray, well the MPAA says FU! Buy a new TV. I know several people who have the older HDTV models, and I'm sure they're not going to want to upgrade again. Personally, I'm happy with my 19" CRT TV, and see no reason to jump on this HD-bandwagon. Tell people not to stand for this and encourage them NOT to buy HD-DVD or Blu-Ray. This is the ONLY way to send a message to these corporate jackasses.

Since you asked... Site-to-site transport. This refers to a double-beaming procedure in which a subject is dematerialized at a remote site and routed to a transporter chamber. Instead of being materialized in the normal beam-up process, however, the matter stream is then shunted to a second pattern buffer and then to a second emitter array, which directs the subject to the final destination. Such direct transport consumes nearly twice the energy of normal transport and is not generally employed except during emergency situations. Site-to-site transport is not employed during emergency situations that require the transport of large numbers of individuals because this procedure effectively halves the total system capacity due to minimum duty cycle requirements.

Short, easy answer: Magic. Short, realistic answer: Gene Roddenbery couldn't figure out how to land the Enterprise in season 1 of TOS, so he came up with the idea of Transporters to get the crew from the ship to the planet/colony/other ship, etc. Long Para-Borg answer from the ST:TNG Tech Manual: TRANSPORTER SYSTEMS INTRODUCTION Extravehicular transport to and from the ship is accomplished by a number of transporter systems, which allow personnel or equipment to be transported at ranges up to 40,000 kilometers. Transport for crew and guests is provided by four personnel transporters located on Deck 6 of the Saucer Section. Two additional personnel transporters are located on Deck 14 in the Engineering Section. Cargo transport is provided by four low-resolution transporters located in the Deck 4 cargo bay complex, and four more located in the Deck 38/39 cargo bay complex. These units are primarily designed for operation at molecular (non-lifeform) resolution for cargo use, but they can be set for quantum (lifeform) resolution transport if desired, although such usage would entail a significant reduction in payload mass capacity. Emergency evaluation from the ship is provided by six emergency transporters, four of which are located in the Primary Hull, with two additional units in the Secondary Hull. These transporters are equipped with high-volume scan-only phase transition coils and are capable of transport from the ship only; they cannot be used for beam-up. These emergency transporters are designed to operate at reduced power levels compared to standard units, but have therefore reduced range and Doppler compensation capabilities. Typical range is about 15,000 km, depending on available power. Each pair of transporters is designed to share a single pattern buffer tank, generally located on the deck directly below the actual transport chambers. The emergency transporters are designed to access the pattern buffers from the primary personnel transporters to supplement their own buffers. This doubling of hardware results in only a 31% reduction in payload capacity of the shared pattern buffers, but yields nearly a 50% increase in system throughput in emergency situations. The Enterprise exterior hull incorporates a series of seventeen transporter emitter array pads. These conformal emitters incorporate long-range virtual-focus molecular imaging scanners and phase transition coils, and are strategically located to provide 360-degree coverage in all axes. There is sufficient overlap of emitter coverage to provide adequate operation even in the event of 40% emitter failure. TRANSPORTER SYSTEMS OPERATION Transporter operations can be broken into five major stages. Because of the criticality of this system, normal operating rules require a transporter chief to supervise and monitor system operation. (Note: This section describes a beam-down sequence from the transport chamber to a remote destination. The beam-up sequence from a remote site to the transport chamber involves the same system elements in a somewhat different configuration.) Target scan and coordinate lock. During this initial step, the destination coordinates are programmed into the transporter system. Targeting scanners verify range and relative motion, as well as confirming suitable environmental conditions for personnel transport. Also during this stage, a battery of automated diagnostic procedures assures that the transporter system is functioning within operational standards for personnel use. Energize and dematerialize. The molecular imaging scanners derive a realtime quantum-resolution pattern image of the transport subject while the primary energizing coils and the phase transition coils convert the subject into a subatomically debonded matter stream. Pattern buffer Doppler compensation. The matter stream is briefly held in the pattern buffer, which allows the system to compensate for the Doppler shift between the ship and the transport destination. The pattern buffer also acts as a safety device in case of system malfunction, permitting transport to be aborted to another chamber. Matter stream transmission. The actual point of departure from the ship is one of seventeen emitter pad arrays that transmit the matter stream within an annular confinement beam to the transport destination. Conclusion: I'd go with answer one or two. :)

You scored as Deep Space Nine (Star Trek). You have entered the dark side of the Star Trek universe. The paradise of Earth is far from you and you must survive despite having enemies on all fronts. But you wouldn’t have it any other way because you thrive in conflict and will know what needs to be done to take care of those around you. Now if only the Founders would quit trying to take over the galaxy. Deep Space Nine (Star Trek) 88% Millennium Falcon (Star Wars) 88% Babylon 5 (Babylon 5) 81% Serenity (Firefly) 81% Galactica (Battlestar: Galactica) 81% Moya (Farscape) 81% Andromeda Ascendant (Andromeda) 56% Enterprise D (Star Trek) 56% Nebuchadnezzar (The Matrix) 56% SG-1 (Stargate) 44% Bebop (Cowboy Bebop) 44% FBI's X-Files Division (The X-Files) 25% I'm not very suprised that I'd wind up on DS9 (my fav show), but it's interesting that I just started watching B5 last week, and it wound up as my third choice. Nice quiz! Thanks. :)

This isn't what I'd want to see all the time, but this was VERY well done, and is being used to promote the 17th Season of The Simpsons. Article from the Sun (video links in the article) Neato! :)

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Not that I have ANY kind of issue with this, because I don't, but I'm curious: why? This is clearly more of a sociological discussion than scientific, modern or otherwise. But you're the boss, so what you says, goes. :) Back on track, I've noticed a few responses that indicate we should go to space first. Ok, but what DO we do about all the nutjobs around here trying to control the world (Osama, GWB, B&B, etc)? How do we make that kind of progress with these unsavory souls in the way?

I'll bet Braga tried though... :)