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by WillyP
Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:28 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Defining Marriage In The Constitution
Replies: 316
Views: 16887

Re:

OK
by WillyP
Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:18 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Defining Marriage In The Constitution
Replies: 316
Views: 16887

Marriage is a legal contract between two consenting, non-related adults. It has nothing to do with christianity, or any other religion. It has nothing to do with a couple ability to bear children, or to raise them, for that matter. Thus, the wack-job cannot marry his goat (non consenting), nor can y...
by WillyP
Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:40 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Desktops of 2008
Replies: 144
Views: 27659

Image
by WillyP
Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:37 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Lawn mower road rage!
Replies: 5
Views: 582

That article seems like it's missing some
by WillyP
Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:26 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Stage6 to be shut down for good.
Replies: 4
Views: 803

They had some videos, much higher quality than You-Tube.
by WillyP
Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:20 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Snow cover
Replies: 20
Views: 1312

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Global warming is not going to stop until humanity as a whole starts doing something about it. Unfortunately, to be part of the solution, you have to stop being part of the problem. It's gotten so bad that you can't be human without contributing to global warming. SECONDED! I propose we start with ...
by WillyP
Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:37 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Ron Paul: A tribute.
Replies: 83
Views: 4998

Definitely over exposure to something... :wink:
by WillyP
Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:30 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: M$ Sidewinder 3D Pro on USB
Replies: 389
Views: 225117

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Finished building a 2nd proto w/ rev 3 design, now w/ a 556. Pain in the neck, took me about 2.5hrs to build (works fine w/ all sticks tho.) Going to order a scope next week to do some analysis. The ideal situation would be to get rid of the 555's all together, that would make the design & DIY ...
by WillyP
Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:21 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Snow cover
Replies: 20
Views: 1312

Yeah, as a matter of fact I do seem to have forgotten that.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080226/ap_on_re_us/storms
by WillyP
Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:31 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Ron Paul: A tribute.
Replies: 83
Views: 4998

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BTW…. What would you do if one of your children told you he was gay and all the physco docs can’t change him? Although he had no choice, would you love him any less? (If he was straight, would you still stop him from marrying an Atheist?) :wink: Bettina My love for that child would not change in an...
by WillyP
Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:17 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Vote For Hillary!
Replies: 81
Views: 4758

Pretty high, I would reckon, but he's not up for re-election.
by WillyP
Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:10 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Snow cover
Replies: 20
Views: 1312

One cold winter does not break a trend. What's the average going to be over 5 or 10 years? Still, it's a good sign!
by WillyP
Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:48 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Vote For Hillary!
Replies: 81
Views: 4758

Vote For Hillary!

The Clintons have such wonderful friends!
by WillyP
Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:47 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Ron Paul: A tribute.
Replies: 83
Views: 4998

Human rights come from the Mother Of All... Donii, who gave birth to all. She is the Earth Mother.
by WillyP
Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:29 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: SideWinder 3D Pro Win9x Driver
Replies: 12
Views: 3922

I have a P4 running at 1.8 Ghz, with Win XP pro, and both the 3d pro and the PP work fine. Once in a great while looses calibration. How fast do you consider too fast?
by WillyP
Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:20 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: M$ Sidewinder 3D Pro on USB
Replies: 389
Views: 225117

Re:

Grendel wrote:Here's a closeup of the "tower", I'm sure at least Duper will get a kick out of it :P

(pic of two ic's piggy backed)
Wow, some fancy soldering there!
by WillyP
Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:24 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Frozen in time
Replies: 18
Views: 1585

Conspiracy... the government was testing a brain freeze ray gun, but made it look like a prank to throw suspicion off. :lol:

But seriously, it would have been too cool to have seen that in person... What would you do to get someone to unfreeze?

Nice find, Bet!
by WillyP
Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:16 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Ron Paul: A tribute.
Replies: 83
Views: 4998

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. What do you think this mea...
by WillyP
Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:08 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Even CEO Can't Figure Out How RadioShack Still In Business
Replies: 4
Views: 645

LOL! Good one! Actually, I have several RS products that still work: a battery charger, several rechargable batteries and a gold tipped A/V cable. Now I feel dirty. Hey, it was just too much trouble to drive across the street...
by WillyP
Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:39 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: I'm showing my age here - but I was wondering...
Replies: 52
Views: 4063

Nano tech is a pretty amazing concept: How much force does it take to move one atom?
by WillyP
Sat Feb 23, 2008 3:00 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: the evil of artificial sweeteners
Replies: 61
Views: 3666

Re:

WillyP wrote:I hate milk.
But I love cheese, and yogurt, and icecream, etc...
by WillyP
Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:37 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Free Running
Replies: 1
Views: 346

Nice... to think, though, I busted my leg a few years ago from about 4 feet. Falling from something I had jumped off of numerous times every day... the back of my truck. It's all in how you land.
by WillyP
Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:21 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: I'm showing my age here - but I was wondering...
Replies: 52
Views: 4063

I would agree with Krom about energy, but I would not require it to be 'fusion based'. If any technology comes along that could be competitively priced with existing technologies, and be healthier for the environment, this would be a good thing. And personally, I like driving, but at times it does s...
by WillyP
Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:59 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: the evil of artificial sweeteners
Replies: 61
Views: 3666

My wife said that was later proved to be wrong. Bummer... I hate milk.
by WillyP
Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:51 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Ron Paul: A tribute.
Replies: 83
Views: 4998

I have no desire for same sex marriage, but I resent anyone who would impose their god's view of it on me. And if that's his reason for that issue, what other god based amendments would he want to impose on the American people? Thios is in large part of what's wrong with America: apathy. People who ...
by WillyP
Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:33 pm
Forum: Coders Corner
Topic: flickering image bug with javascript code
Replies: 3
Views: 2810

It worked fine for me... perhaps the image is taking some time to download to your machine... however, IE does report that there are errors on the page.

Tested with IE7, FF2, Opera 9, Safari 3 and SeaMonkey 1.1.5.
by WillyP
Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:51 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Muahaha! Sixty-four player mayhem!
Replies: 21
Views: 1415

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It'd be nice to see 24 Descent players in one night, never mind in one game. When are you looking? There were 20 in a single CTF game alone last night at one point (there were at least 16 for pretty much the whole game), plus a few in other games. This past week I remember at least two other games ...
by WillyP
Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:47 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Aluminum Powered Generator?
Replies: 13
Views: 786

Ok. I know nothing, just thought it interesting. I do know nothing comes free, and I think the days of cheap are long gone. I need a smaller car.
by WillyP
Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:36 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Aluminum Powered Generator?
Replies: 13
Views: 786

You can call them whatever you like, but the point of the article (stated in the first paragraph) is: Purdue University engineers have developed a new aluminum-rich alloy that produces hydrogen by splitting water and is economically competitive with conventional fuels for transportation and power ge...
by WillyP
Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:30 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Aluminum Powered Generator?
Replies: 13
Views: 786

Very few procces hatch mature, or economical. Look at the steps recording technology went through, first we had some finger painting on cave walls, then paper, then sound on a cylinder, now we have Blu-Ray. :P It sounds like a good step forward to me. Do you remeber when batteries were these big pap...
by WillyP
Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:22 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Aluminum Powered Generator?
Replies: 13
Views: 786

Roid,re-read the article... the aluminum is alloyed with some metals and the chemical process of the fuel cell breaks down the alloy and produces the hydrogen gas and pure alumina. The recycling is when the alumina is turned back into fuel, ie, re-alloyed. So, we start with scrap aluminum, add 5 per...
by WillyP
Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:56 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: What Web Browser do you use? And Why?
Replies: 43
Views: 3868

“Unless you explicitly declare that you want IE8 to behave as IE8, it will behave as IE7.” When you put it that way, it does sound kinda nuts. No matter what future version of IE you’re using—be that IE8 or IE80—if the developer hasn’t added the appropriate meta tag, you’ll be viewing the site as i...
by WillyP
Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:14 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: School Violence
Replies: 49
Views: 3837

Well, I guess that would solve the problem. :wink:
by WillyP
Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:10 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Muahaha! Sixty-four player mayhem!
Replies: 21
Views: 1415

It'd be nice to see 24 Descent players in one night, never mind in one game.
by WillyP
Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:52 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Aluminum Powered Generator?
Replies: 13
Views: 786

Aluminum Powered Generator?

Sure, but can you say Aluminum three times fast?
by WillyP
Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:45 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: What Web Browser do you use? And Why?
Replies: 43
Views: 3868

I wonder if IE 8's new rendering engine will break all those IE only sites. If IE8 acts like IE8 by default, then IE8 might break group two’s websites (and not just break them in quotes: we’re talking about scripting, here). Breaking millions of sites is unacceptable to Microsoft’s brass and to the ...
by WillyP
Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:22 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Wireless Router - What do you recommend?
Replies: 18
Views: 1571

I've got a ZyXel X-550 That works ten times better than the one my Asus motherboard. But it's the only one I've owned, so I don't have any referance to compare. It has a usb port that is used, with a thumb drive, to set up the computers connected to it. It'd be neat if I could connect my printer to ...
by WillyP
Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:25 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Church membership
Replies: 12
Views: 2972

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Testiculese wrote:Several have been declining of late. Interesting indeed!

(I thought Catholicism was the worst, why does it have the highest membership?)
I think the Catholic church counts anyone who's parents had them baptised (at birth) as a Catholic, whether you go to church or not.
by WillyP
Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:07 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Parent Question. (For the kids here, as well as moms n dads
Replies: 72
Views: 4765

Oh, I was just kidding, I'm sure you will become a wonderful parental unit, and all you kids will grow up to be wonderfull kids, just like that Australian kid with the glasses. :lol: What I'd say to MeTheYounger: Just do it! Do it now! Don't worry about... No, not that, I didn't mean do that! Stop, ...