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Re: Online Backups w CrashPlan
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I also am currently backing-up to a Time Capsule. But its capacity is half that of my hard drive. I am debating between a 2TB external firewire or a 2TB internal drive instead of the current 500GB Time Capsule. Any recommendations?
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Re: Online Backups w CrashPlan
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I have my own website with unlimited disk space. I backed-up all my important docs to an encrypted folder on that server.
discussion post on Tue, November 24, 2009 - 6:43 AM
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Ok, I know this isn't the exact tribe for this topic so forgive me.
A dear friend of mine is swayed by the global warming denialists. He claims climate change is a religion and climatologists are its priests. He is totally swayed by Glenn Beck,... read more discussion post on Thu, November 19, 2009 - 9:42 PM
Re: Microsoft admits copying OSX, then denies it
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The Mac Pros still have cupholders.
discussion post on Fri, November 13, 2009 - 7:18 AM
Re: The cult of Mac...
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I want one of those iPhones!
Just kidding. I'm not in disagreement on your branding points, Fifi. You don't see Windows stickers on cars do you?!?! There is a new phone on the market, sold through Verizon only, that is expected to be... read more discussion post on Tue, November 3, 2009 - 7:25 AM
Re: The cult of Mac...
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For Fifi:
Microsoft Ad Campaign www.theonion.com/content/n...n_crashing Enjoy! :) discussion post on Mon, November 2, 2009 - 2:22 PM
Re: The cult of Mac...
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I doubt I'll go back to Windows exclusively. I currently run both Snow Leopard and XP on my Mac Pro at home and my iMac at work. Some software I need to do my job is Windows based only. But I personally find Mac hardware and software overall a bet...
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discussion post on Sun, November 1, 2009 - 9:47 AM
Re: The cult of Mac...
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Fifi,
I too am a Mac convert. Also, I wasn't referring to you unless you are the "friend of mine" referenced by Mickey. discussion post on Sun, November 1, 2009 - 7:19 AM
Re: The cult of Mac...
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Interesting, a computer that can run it's competitors products which the competitor can't do itself in some cases is "crappier". Yeah right. A computer with the only OS that can fully utilize more than two processing cores is "crappier" than its c...
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discussion post on Fri, October 30, 2009 - 10:55 AM
Re: The cult of Mac...
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1. The camera work in that video gave me a headache and I had to stop about 25% of the way through. Is that a clue about Windows 7?
2. The formula for creating that commercial was so frackin' obvious! discussion post on Fri, October 30, 2009 - 10:52 AM
Re: Teaching evolution can be harder then teaching religion.
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Fifi:
Levin defines "proper" as "the result of evolutionary selection pressures". Has evolution selected for pleasurable uses of genitalia? Well of course!! It increases, at least in male mammals, the likelihood of ejaculation (although in fem... read more discussion post on Mon, October 26, 2009 - 12:41 PM
New Mod?
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It seems I missed a thread nominating a new mod. If the topic is not dead, I nominate Lenny and Blue-J.
I agree with others that this tribe needs to be about science. I don't want to get bogged down in the creation/ID vs. evolution bullshit eit... read more discussion post on Mon, October 26, 2009 - 12:35 PM
Re: Teaching evolution can be harder then teaching religion.
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Fifi,
I do use "ethics" and "morality" interchangeably. I only differentiate "mores" (not the eels, hahaha). I understand your distinction. We're on the same page in the end. discussion post on Mon, October 26, 2009 - 12:31 PM
Re: Teaching evolution can be harder then teaching religion.
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Fifi,
I object to your seeming equivocation of morality with religion. Normative claims are over and above science claims. The two spheres interact (science and normative ethics) overlap but normative claims are not equivocal to religious clai... read more discussion post on Mon, October 26, 2009 - 11:02 AM
Re: Teaching evolution can be harder then teaching religion.
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Case in point:
I recently went over Michael Levin's arguments as to why homosexuality is immoral. His argument is based in Natural Law Theory but grounded in evolution and not intelligent design. On the test, a significant percentage of student... read more discussion post on Sun, October 25, 2009 - 3:40 PM
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If you were President of the United States, which musicians would you have perform at your inaugural throw-down?
Fri, January 2, 2009 - 8:56 PM
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One stipulation: All musicians must be American citizens. My list in no particular order: !!! Raquy and the Cavemen Thievery Corporation Tool Erykah Badu Macha Rock-A-Teens Macy Gray Tom Waits Wynton Marsalis
Memes, according to memetics, transmit themselves via a copying method, usually imitation. In examining the survival of a meme we must consider certain factors: copy-fidelity (degree of mutation in copying), the context in which it occurs (its environment), the meme's fecundity (or environmental fitness), competitiveness (rival memes found in the environment and the copying rates).
Thu, October 25, 2007 - 1:48 PM
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If Dawkins, Harris, Hitchens, et. al. really want to succeed in eliminating Xtianity's (and other religion... read more
The G.W. Bush administration advocates and exercises the Unitary Executive Theory. This is why Gonzales maintained he owed no obligation to appear and testify before Congress and why Rice maintains she need not honor the Congressional subpoena. However, the unitary executive theory may be the Achilles heel of the administration. According to this theory, the President possesses all executive power of subordinates within the Executive Branch which the Constitution does not specify as requir...
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Mon, May 7, 2007 - 9:20 AM
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Dear friends,
Thu, December 21, 2006 - 6:33 AM
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Below is an editorial I am working on in hopes of publication. Please make comments for additions or revisions. Also, I need suggestions on where to publish it. Truthout.org, Motherjones.org, MoveOn.org do not accept outside editorials. Republicans are The Federalist Disease The neocon faction of the Republican party explicitly admires The Federalist Papers. Membership in the Federalist Society is a networking imperative for any up-and-coming conservative minded ... read more 
Or Maybe Bipartisanshipium?
Mon, October 23, 2006 - 10:10 AM
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Science. Researchers from Russia and the United States create a new element in an audacious lab experiment, but it exists for only one millisecond before it begins to decay. They're thinking of calling it stabilityiniraqium. www.slate.com/id/2151868/
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