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Re: If you want to try Linux.....

2009-01-06T23:29:49Z

I've been doing a pretty good job kicking your ass all over the NGs,
though.
If everything is just right, yes.
However, the fact that Linux is only on 1-2% of all home PCs -- as it has
been for many years now -- should be a big clue to goofballs like you that
Linux is not going to "save" mankind from big bad bill.

Re: If you want to try Linux.....

2009-01-06T22:23:20Z

This is from the terminal fuckwit thats actually stupid enough to use DOS and
a terminal program for newsgroup access so his system doesnt get 'hacked'
The reality is that anyone with a clue can use linux fine. Even fuckwit dinosaurs.
So stupid that it hasnt even noticed that there are
ALWAYS mindless religious wars about OSs.

Re: Eating fingernails and toenails!!!

2009-01-06T22:19:58Z

You only have higher dental bills if you go to the dentist.

Re: Economy is tough - help yourself by saving $100 per week on groceries, learn my secret

2009-01-06T21:26:40Z

In article <gjele802...@drn.newsguy.com>, Saving_mem...@newsguy.com
says...
My system is better than yours!
[link]

Re: Where do you get your best buys in cat food?

2009-01-06T21:13:04Z

We just have one pussy. BTW I went to the feed store to buy some hay
and rabbit food.. They had a close out on their economy cat food. So
I bought a 40 pound bag for $10. It was 1/2 price and so cheap I
couldn't resist. I could use the $10 saved to give her 20 pounds of
chicken legs.

Re: Where do you get your best buys in cat food?

2009-01-06T21:05:28Z

Clip your coupons (and search for them on-line as well), purchase as
*GOOD* food comes on sale and you won't do worse than your local chain-
supermarket. Figure if you drive 20 miles R/T to a big-box, that will
be anywhere from a buck to three bucks for gas alone, not to mention
wear and tear and so forth. The IRS does not 'allow' ~$0.505/mile for

Re: Where do you get your best buys in cat food?

2009-01-06T20:31:32Z

Mice? ;<)
In all seriousness, good food is cheaper in the long run as other
posters are noting.
Buying it in bulk also helps.
How many cats are we talking about?
TMT

Re: Has Anyone Tried L.E.D. Lightbulbs For Their Home?

2009-01-06T20:00:09Z

xxxxo
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SMS wrote:
I disagree - they DO work - at least at the low wattages- try them in
places like bedroom lamps - when you first turn them on, they will seem
too dim - it takes a few minutes for them to get up to full power and then
they are fine. This is one small way we can do our part to save the planet!

Re: Abundance !

2009-01-06T19:29:35Z

Some gutless fuckwit psychopath with pathetic psychotic
delusions about being a dog, desperately cowering behind
Stray Dog desperately attempted to bullshit and lie its way out
of its predicament and fooled absolutely no one at all, as always.
No surprise that it got the bums rush, right out the door, onto its lard arse.

Re: Companies closing down without telling their employees

2009-01-06T17:30:41Z

Could go either way, actually. It was obvious from the W2s that
they'd
done it wrong; if I could figure it out the IRS certainly could.
Their
CFO was sleazy and a complete moron, so I'm agnostic on whether
it was deliberate or accidental. I do know that a month or three
before
the closing my husband had to say to the CEO: "Put the money back in

Re: getting video from computer to projector

2009-01-06T17:01:27Z

Why not just throw another cheap PCI video card into the computer, and
use it to feed the projector?
(A better VGA splitter might do the trick too, in my experience
ghosting is often caused by cable problems such as adding an extension
cable.)
Dave

Re: Eating fingernails and toenails!!!

2009-01-06T16:48:24Z

Plus, they save by not having to buy nail clippers.
OTOH, that may be a false saving because it's offset by increased
tooth wear and higher dental bills.
Dave

Re: Better think twice about supporting M$ / Windows

2009-01-06T15:32:52Z

As usual, I agree with Maxim.
I don't know about applications - I'm very partial to C# and the MSVC
Designer - but it' is quite possible to write device drivers that are
90% or more device independent across both Windows and Linux. I know
because I've done it and I know others who did it too. I have done

Re: If you want to try Linux.....

2009-01-06T14:54:55Z

Actually, I've had very few BSODs on any of my boxes, and Win98SE is
sufficiently stable for me that --including all of MY experience with
other OSes--is my favorite. Since I use a unix shell account on a unix
ISP, I eliminate 99.999% of viruses borne on email. Zone alarm keeps out
most hackers. Locked down firefox holds down the malware. And, I don't go

Re: Where do you get your best buys in cat food?

2009-01-06T13:33:32Z

"Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply" <samh...@TRASHsonic.net> wrote in
message news:49630670$0$95524$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
We found that by feeding the cats too cheaply, they eat lots more, shit lots
more, and seemed to be getting too fat, and they were always hungry. We
switched to a better brand of cat food, and they eat lots less of it, and