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On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:59:11 GMT, James Powell uttered the following profundities... (...) Weren't these banned under one of the START treaties? I seem to recall some treaty of some description banning most types of Nuclear rockets. It could, (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: KDE/new Redhat install (was Re: Has anyone ever been)
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(...) Very wise. Are the elevators in your buildinmg controlled by the network? How about the halon systems? "After a few hours the thumping dies down. I guess those [backup tape - ed] safes really _are_ airtight." (...) Well, yes, I knew that's (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: KDE/new Redhat install (was Re: Has anyone ever been)
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(...) No comment. (...) True, true. Not quite what I meant, thinking of single platform in-house, but I get what you're saying. (...) I've avoided Exchange because we don't use it anywhere I know of on campus and because I heard so many bad things (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: KDE/new Redhat install (was Re: Has anyone ever been)
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(...) Well, not sure. But in *my* admittedly limited Linux/Samba experience trying to introduce Samba as an alternative to NT for file serving is a joke. File copies went from seconds to minutes on 95/98, and at increased dramatically even when (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: KDE/new Redhat install (was Re: Has anyone ever been)
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(...) Ah, that's OK then. (...) Awwwww... shucks. (...) I think it would probably be more suited in off-topic.people. But then, we can't really put it there. (...) You could call me ... "democrat" (Or, for that matter, "republican" or (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: KDE/new Redhat install (was Re: Has anyone ever been)
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(...) The question is, how does it's blowiness relate to the negative-mass white hole that is NT SMB serving? Jasper (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Lugnet seems very slll...lllooooooowwwww
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Boy, do I second that. Yesterday and today I have been running two browser windows for Lugnet since each message seems to be taking a while to load. So I have two windows open and still have time to bounce back and forth into my newsreader to catch (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: KDE/new Redhat install (was Re: Has anyone ever been)
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(...) Wouldn't surprise me. (...) Would surprise me. Samba blows. Sorry, but it does. Touching it with 95/98, which, unfortunately, is what a ton of places use, is a slow painful joke. Touching it with NT is slightly better, but still slow and (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: DVD player recomendations?
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(...) Oh, whichever you decide on, you may want to consider getting it (before Dec 31) from www.mercata.com. They give you $50 in "mercata bucks" you can use for up to 50% off your purchases before Dec 31. I know they had the 3109 going for low (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I like Toshiba stuff when it comes to DVDs. I'd check out www.audioreview.com if I were you - they usually have multiple reviews for lots of systems I'm looking at. Speaking of Toshiba, I just bought a SD6109C for $293! Got it from (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I work as an electronics technician for Best Buy which sells both plus I personally own the sony 530. I am just wondering a few things first. What type of receiver do you own? Per say digital processor, brand name, things like that. What do (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I'm a Sony Man. So I'd say get the 530. I have the 7700 though, so I have not used the 530. If you want, you could try to go to (URL) and see if anyone there has any feedback. The only things I saw about the 3109 is when they first came out they (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: KDE/new Redhat install (was Re: Has anyone ever been)
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(...) Annoyance? naaa.... <ponder> Urp, no more than usual/no more than I am at anyone else? You're misguided, confused, idealistic and generally wrong when it comes to freedom, economics and markets, but I like you anyway in spite of all that. I (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) By the way.. in one or two of your posts lately I thought I detected a certain.. how shall I put that.. annoyance at me personally as opposed with my arguments. Any comments? (...) For brainstorming sessions of more than, say, 3-4 people, it's (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Lugnet seems very slll...lllooooooowwwww
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Lugnet has been very very very very very very very very very very very very very very slllllooowwww lately......... Wierd. Erin -- (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) OK, whew. Got enough to debate you as it is... (...) Or just use news. Really! I've seen it done. (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: KDE/new Redhat install (was Re: Has anyone ever been)
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(...) Groupware is a nice idea. (...) It's just that I've never seen or heard of any implementation yet which, _especially_ in the area of email delivery (which is ridiuclously high-volume compared to almost all other groupware traffic), doesn't (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Let's be sure we're on the same page. If you're saying groupware itself is not a good thing, vehemently disagree. I'll be happy to briefly explain how indispensable it is if that is what you were saying. However, if you're saying that Exchange (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Out of those, I would recomend the Sony. Overall, the quality is so much better. However, the DVD player I would strongly recomend is Philips-Magnavox. We have two and quality is tops. They are amazing systems and very high- quality. And if (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Eric, (...) Well, I don't know if you are into Playstation or not, but there will be a functional DVD player coming on the new Playstation 2 out in fall of 2000, if you wait. I am, since I get two things for the price of one! :) Scott S. ___...___ (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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