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the only ones that would stand to gain would be mexico and canada. taks

looks like it is sempron only. if other styles were supported, they'd say so. taks

agreed. that's the point i was trying to make in my first post above. i think it's a great idea for general use computers. btw, even the integrated FPU was criticized when companies first started doing it. the line of thought was that nearly all processing can be performed with an integer pipeline (like 99% actually), so adding on a co-processor that doubles the power requirement of the chip is not cost-effective. even Sun's new high-end processor has wimpy floating point capabilities (i evaluated it for the system i used to work on... took 5 minutes to rule it out). taks

this is a well-known problem with the razr. i'm of the opinion that the battery actually does not discharge, but the software that checks the status of the battery is actually flawed. i.e., when the phone decides the battery has run down, it probably still has plenty of life left but shuts itself off anyway. on occasion, i've turned mine off and back on and the battery is back up to nearly full power. one of my buddies from college is a VW director, and he hates the damn phone, too. taks

if he was a drug user of any kind, black, white or otherwise, he'd probably already have a criminal history. so yeah, his sentence would have been harsher. duh. taks

actually, their reasoning is that it will encourage "harvesting," and increase abortions. do you even understand the arguments you debate? silly boy. taks

that's nonsense. a leap of faith to conclude that fetal stem cells are the cure to man's ills. it's pretty easy to just conclude that since "conservatives" don't want fetal stem cell research, then they MUST be the cure, and now you have a built-in whipping boy to blame when cures aren't found. think, sand, please. taks

your mobo manual should tell you which processors work in the socket. what mobo do you have? taks

it is now, and more than likely the leading cause is the sun (holy cow, you mean the sun actually has a role in the planet's climate???). unfortunately, or fortunately, the sun is expected to go into another low-activity period, which could have devastating effects on our climate (cooling). if anyone thinks that "warming" is bad, they should take a look at what happened during the little ice age, particularly during the maunder minimum. taks

this is the problem with society, people like gorgon are running off at the mouth based on reports by political organizations (IPCC) and news media. you don't even understand the underlying methodological arguments, nor the science, yet you sit in here and debate as if you're experts. al gore is the same. he refuses to debate his movie simply because he is not capable of defending it. yet here we sit, constantly barraged with the same old disinformation. skeptics constantly compared to heretics that don't believe the holocaust existed. unfreakingbelievable. news flash, alarmism _sells_... taks

so your proof of a "consensus" is a couple news stories, stories that don't even make the claim you say? my god man... get real. you can't even show evidence of your own point. the articles say "90% certain GW is man made" not "90% of scientists agree," which is what i asked you to prove. you aren't even capable of showing evidence to support your own arguments, let alone debate mine. i didn't say that. show me where i said that. if you're going to argue a point, the least you could do is argue something i said, not something you think i said. i said many are afraid for fear of being outcast. you do recall the CNN weather expert saying meterologists should have their certifications revoked if they choose not to "believe," right? duh. taks

yeah, but you're a gamer. i don't think they're saying the GPU is integrated into the CPU, btw. rather, it reads (to me) like they've integrated it into the chipset. the last AMD chipset mobo i had died rather quickly. taks

gore's done plenty to discredit himself. taks

CTRL-Y is easier. also, if i don't feel like taking a dead comrade to the temple (i.e. the trek is too long), CTRL-R. taks

the same advantage as an integrated floating point coprocessor (FPU) in every processor you can imagine: no external bus required. i agree, however, that there's not a lot of consumer advantage at the moment, but that's only because nobody else is doing it. for mid to low end systems, i can see this as a solid benefit. not everyone cares about blazing graphics speed. they'd rather simply buy an "all in one" system that does the standard everday computing. i would prefer a fully integrated system for my son, for example, since he's not doing anything intensive. unfortunately, the integrated sound on his board sucks, and there's no integrated video. as a result, i have two extra cards i have to worry about that i'd rather not deal with. taks

huh? anyone that refuses to allow independent audit of their results is a bad scientist. making a claim that is obviously incorrect, or completely against mainstream thought, however, does not constitute bad science. as for names, phil jones, jim hansen and michael mann would be my top picks. phil is on record stating that he refuses to allow inspection of his data, and methods, of calculating the "global average temperature" on the grounds that "all they're going to do is try to find flaws in the work" (paraphrased). duh, that's the entire purpose of science, aka falsifiability. michael mann refused to report adverse statistics in his so-called "hockey stick." he even told congress last summer (maybe 2005?) that he never calculated them (the cross-validation statistic, or r) stating that it would be "silly" to do so. it turns out that he did calculate, and fail to report, r, and the result was near zero for most of the stick, i.e. that was an indicator that the result is probably due to chance alone (caspar amman finally published the result, which may still be "in press," i.e. not public yet). jim hansen is more of an activist now, and probably the most quoted "scientist" of the bunch. he's another keeper, in charge of the GISS station data. he and phil are the two data manipulation culprits. taks

which keeps getting dinged. the latest revelations that the keepers of "the faith" (phil jones and jim hansen) have manipulated the actual temperature record to favor their position only heightens the need to debate what is actually happening, before debating how to deal with it. in general, the science that claims we've seen some warming is fairly strong, but the connection to man, CO2 in general, is extremely weak. nor should one leap on faith to extreme "solutions" to imagined "problems" based on bad science. taks

prove it. i love such unfounded statements. so easy to shoot down. even at that, maybe roughly 90% of those that publish, or are funded, but that does not mean 90% believe as such. many that disagree are afraid to for fear of being black-listed. more and more are coming forward every day to point out how ludicrous, sometimes outright fraudulent, the so-called "science" regarding this topic is. it's got nothing to do with being a republican or a democrat, conservative or liberal. bad science is bad science, no matter which "side" you're on. taks

i hate it when people that don't understand what "science" is use it to state some agenda as well. taks Don't be so paranoid, unless your agenda is against free beer for everyone that last comment, btw, was really directed generally, gore specifically. i would approve of free beer for everyone. socialism be damned! taks

I thought Greenland was so named as a con trick, because the King of Denmark wanted people to settle there to reinforce his claim of ownership, and the name 'Greenland' made it more attractive. nope, it really was greener than now, though the reason for calling it greenland may have been what you state. a political ploy since they're trying to win the next election, IMO. they seem to think this is a hot topic with the public, though it is my position that it is really only a hot topic with the media. grrr... ok, simple concept, there is no such thing as scientific proof, therefore, debate will always continue for any scientific hypothesis/theory. heck, the most tested theory on the planet, relativity, is still being debated! furthermore, this particular debate is hardly over, in spite of what many seem to claim. more and more scientists are coming forward as "denialists" w.r.t. the climate every day. if anything, the debate is only heating up. taks

ok, i apologize for my remarks. i'm a little touchy on this subject particularly given some of the recently discovered data manipulations (yup, hansen and folks are changing the data... unbelievable). taks

i hate it when people that don't understand what "science" is use it to state some agenda as well. taks

ok, i guess because the media say so it must be... i hate to tell you, but there is no such thing as proven scientifical fact. that's not the way science works in the first place, i.e. the goal of science is not to prove anything, it is merely to disprove alternatives. anybody whose life/career is based on science can tell you that. second, there is no such thing as scientific (not scientifical) fact anyway. taks

exactly. plus, it is impossible to strip motive from message as a casual observer. taks

most celebrities aren't lifelong politicians like al gore, i.e. they have other jobs other than politicking. al's a politician. taks