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« Reply #40 on: September 09, 2003, 10:20:51 PM » |
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I can't post big posts at all, on my current setup. If I remove the computer from the network, and plug it into the DSL modem directly, I can. The problem seems to lie in the router. The router has been replaced for a new one, smae problem. This has been annoying me. :angry: I have a friend who swears by the integrity of the classics, with their good writing and all, but thinks that the Left Behind books have pretty good writing, for modern books.  How many blocks can you get, anyways? |
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Fun facts about Chuck Norris:
Newton's Third Law is wrong: Although it states that for each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, there is no force equal in reaction to a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.
Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
Chuck Norris CAN believe it's not butter.
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« Reply #41 on: September 09, 2003, 10:22:49 PM » |
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I like Linux to, but the hardware thing is a killer for me. Good point. I think hardware manufactures should amke Linux drivers for all their stuff. It could become big. Windows XP takes up so many system resources, its crazy. I've been stripping down my Windows XP to run as fast as possible, but I'd much rather use Linux. Yeah, well, Linux isn't, nor does it try to be, all things to all people. Windows is general-purpose. Linux is a bit more specific. Gaming, for example, is a futile pursuit under Linux. Frankly, I haven't found the normal stuff I do (word processing, internet browsing, programming) to be significantly faster OR slower under X-Windows than under Windows 2000 or Windows XP. My desktop serves as a gateway for my laptop, so laptop hooks to desktop which hooks to campus ethernet via a different card. If I were living in an apartment (and thus had more space), I'd probably set up a Linux box and run all my other computers through it. And that way I could ssh into it without having to run Cygwin and stuff. But I would still use Windows. |
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« Reply #42 on: September 09, 2003, 10:24:53 PM » |
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And that way I could ssh into it without having to run Cygwin and stuff. A perfect selection for conversations that nobody understands. |
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Fun facts about Chuck Norris:
Newton's Third Law is wrong: Although it states that for each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, there is no force equal in reaction to a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.
Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
Chuck Norris CAN believe it's not butter.
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« Reply #43 on: September 09, 2003, 11:06:27 PM » |
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I have a friend who swears by the integrity of the classics, with their good writing and all, but thinks that the Left Behind books have pretty good writing, for modern books. Perhaps it would be best if you dispose of him quickly. Skraps |
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« Reply #44 on: September 10, 2003, 06:02:40 PM » |
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Random Observation:
What has happened to the Literature and Film forums? Someone ome up with some topics, quick!
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« Reply #45 on: September 10, 2003, 06:06:55 PM » |
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Random Observation:
What has happened to the Literature and Film forums? Someone ome up with some topics, quick! Forget those, what about faith? The most important section hasn't been active for days!  Shame on us.  |
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Fun facts about Chuck Norris:
Newton's Third Law is wrong: Although it states that for each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, there is no force equal in reaction to a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.
Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
Chuck Norris CAN believe it's not butter.
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« Reply #46 on: September 10, 2003, 06:15:36 PM » |
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Faith without works is dead...
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« Reply #47 on: September 10, 2003, 07:05:03 PM » |
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I've had several times when I wanted to post something on the Faith board, but darned if the insights came at the worst moments. Sooner or later I'll try to get something up for discussion.
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« Reply #48 on: September 10, 2003, 07:10:01 PM » |
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Yes, and faith, too.
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« Reply #49 on: September 10, 2003, 07:29:22 PM » |
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I made a slight change to the member naming system. Once a member hits 666 posts, their title gets changed to The Beast. At the 667th post, it goes back to Phorumophile.
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« Reply #50 on: September 10, 2003, 07:31:19 PM » |
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I made a slight change to the member naming system. Once a member hits 666 posts, their title gets changed to The Beast. At the 667th post, it goes back to Phorumophile. BRILLIANT. If anyone ever surpasses me in posts then I'll appoint them Phorum God. |
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« Reply #51 on: September 10, 2003, 07:38:48 PM » |
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BRILLIANT.
If anyone ever surpasses me in posts then I'll appoint them Phorum God. Pffffftt. Like that's ever going to happen. |
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« Reply #52 on: September 10, 2003, 08:03:46 PM » |
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Can the Forum God call down Smiley Fire from heaven? *utter coolness*
Random observation: Females claim to be telling you thing subtly and get mad when you don't understand, but when you do it back, they hit you with various metalic objects.
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« Reply #53 on: September 10, 2003, 08:07:38 PM » |
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I just got an e-mail back from the guy whos song was sampled for Radioheads "Idioteque". My own brush with fame, I suppose.  |
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Fun facts about Chuck Norris:
Newton's Third Law is wrong: Although it states that for each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, there is no force equal in reaction to a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.
Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
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« Reply #54 on: September 10, 2003, 08:08:58 PM » |
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I surpassed Josh for a while on the old phorum...but it looks like he has the situation firmly in hand this time around  |
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« Reply #55 on: September 10, 2003, 11:17:04 PM » |
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It's strange how much you don't know about family members, close relatives, and friends.
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« Reply #56 on: September 11, 2003, 09:34:04 AM » |
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It's strange how much you don't know about family members, close relatives, and friends.
Very true. I wonder if the moon's gravity affects us. It apparently affects the seas, pulling them up several meters from their normal point. So when the moon is overhead are we taller? Do our houses stretch upwards a little? |
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« Reply #57 on: September 11, 2003, 10:56:14 PM » |
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Do all of you Knoxville forumers have southern accents?
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Newton's Third Law is wrong: Although it states that for each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, there is no force equal in reaction to a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.
Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
Chuck Norris CAN believe it's not butter.
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« Reply #58 on: September 11, 2003, 10:59:08 PM » |
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Girls go to the washroom together out of a sense of community, I think. Something guys have forgotten. We've become individualistic in our bathroom habits. We need to stop that, and start giving eachother moral support.
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« Reply #59 on: September 11, 2003, 11:09:19 PM » |
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Girls go to the washroom together out of a sense of community, I think. Something guys have forgotten. We've become individualistic in our bathroom habits. We need to stop that, and start giving eachother moral support.
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Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
Chuck Norris CAN believe it's not butter.
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« Reply #60 on: September 12, 2003, 07:14:45 AM » |
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I don't think any of us Knoxvillians have Southern accents. If we do then I just don't notice them. =)
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« Reply #61 on: September 12, 2003, 07:56:41 AM » |
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My observation of flies landing on your face is: they're looking for oil to lubricate their landing gear.
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« Reply #62 on: September 12, 2003, 09:30:48 AM » |
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My observation of flies landing on your face is: they're looking for oil to lubricate their landing gear. Touche. |
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« Reply #63 on: September 12, 2003, 10:24:36 AM » |
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Do all of you Knoxville forumers have southern accents? No, none of us do. At least, not very noticeable ones. Mark, Josh, and I don't really at all. Did you know flies won't fly in the dark? So if you want to kill a fly, turn all the lights out and cover up the window. And if this is the off-topic topic, and the topic is Random Observations, shouldn't we NOT be making random observations? |
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« Reply #64 on: September 12, 2003, 11:43:24 AM » |
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And if this is the off-topic topic, and the topic is Random Observations, shouldn't we NOT be making random observations? My head is spinning... Did you know flies won't fly in the dark? So if you want to kill a fly, turn all the lights out and cover up the window. But how would you see the fly to kill it? |
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« Reply #65 on: September 12, 2003, 11:56:35 AM » |
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New Invention Alert!
Do you want to kill flies? Well turn off the lights and lay some smackdown with SkrappyVision, the new nightvision goggles designed for your fly-hunting pleasure!
$1429.22, fly swatter sold separately.
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« Reply #66 on: September 12, 2003, 04:14:39 PM » |
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Or you could just remember where the fly was, or wait until your eyes adjust.
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« Reply #67 on: September 12, 2003, 10:53:00 PM » |
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But then you wouldn't be priviledged to give me your hard-earned money.
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« Reply #68 on: September 12, 2003, 11:34:35 PM » |
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Or you could just remember where the fly was, or wait until your eyes adjust. Or just chase it around the usual way... Its more fun. |
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« Reply #69 on: September 12, 2003, 11:41:36 PM » |
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Or just chase it around the usual way... Its more fun. More fun than stalking with night vision goggles? I think not. |
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Newton's Third Law is wrong: Although it states that for each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, there is no force equal in reaction to a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.
Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
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« Reply #70 on: September 12, 2003, 11:49:06 PM » |
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More fun than stalking with night vision goggles? I think not. That's assuming you have night vision goggles already. I think it would be much more fun to chase a fly around and still have my $1400 than stalk them in the dark with a much lighter wallet. |
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« Reply #71 on: September 12, 2003, 11:51:51 PM » |
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That's assuming you have night vision goggles already. Yes, it is. |
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« Reply #72 on: September 13, 2003, 09:49:08 AM » |
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Aren't flies cold-blooded? Thus, they wouldn't radiate any heat and infrared goggles wouldn't work. Light-amp goggles might, but flies are black and so are most dark surfaces, so I doubt that would work either.
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« Reply #73 on: September 13, 2003, 10:33:48 AM » |
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I think you can use special infrared illumination sources, which act like a flashlight that can only be seen through NVGs.
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Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
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« Reply #74 on: September 13, 2003, 12:02:08 PM » |
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And now for something, completely different...
Why is the sky blue?
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Why is the sky blue? Because blue light has a smaller wavelength and higher power than other forms of light on the visible spectrum. As light travels through a vacuum it moves at around 2.998x10^8 m/s, but once it hits atmosphere it refracts, with the faster (or higher-powered) wavelengths refracting to a lesser degree than the slower (or lower-powered) ones. So we see blue light rather than white light. |
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Because blue light has a smaller wavelength and higher power than other forms of light on the visible spectrum. As light travels through a vacuum it moves at around 2.998x10^8 m/s, but once it hits atmosphere it refracts, with the faster (or higher-powered) wavelengths refracting to a lesser degree than the slower (or lower-powered) ones. So we see blue light rather than white light. Wow, you really are a scientist, Vlad!! Now, did you get that off of the top of your head or did you look it up somewhere? |
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« Reply #77 on: September 13, 2003, 03:10:39 PM » |
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I've heard it before, but I typed that without looking anything up. Which, of course, means that it could be mistaken. But who DOESN'T want an opportunity to discuss the refraction of light waves?
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« Reply #78 on: September 13, 2003, 04:25:22 PM » |
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But who DOESN'T want an opportunity to discuss the refraction of light waves? Me. *raises hand* =D |
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« Reply #79 on: September 13, 2003, 04:38:59 PM » |
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Next random observation: Have you guys (and girls, of course ) noticed how our phorum's threads seem to veer off into something completely different than what it began as? For example, the Batman Returns thread went to demons, than underwear, and from there to Captain Underpants (not to large of a step, really). Or the REM in Time thread, which is now the Linkin Park/Radiohead/REM Smackdown! *raises hand* Guilty! =) |
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