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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-06-06 08:48 PM, in Does politeness = dishonesty Link
There's alot to be said about Kantian philosophy. It's surprising that it isn't more popular in the current age.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-06-06 11:05 PM, in Does politeness = dishonesty Link
Originally posted by Arwon
If you're *really* good you can be polite AND insulting at the same time.

Anyway, Bass, is this poll just because you're bitching that people closed the thread before you were done spouting clichéd libertarian slogans at everyone (and to be fair I'm on your side, the intolerance of heated debate at this site is absurd)?

Or are you actually concerned that there's too much civility in the day to day interactions of people within society? Is asking "how ya going?" and saying "have a good day" after serving someone in a supermarket sucha bad thing? What's wrong with excusing yourself if you have to push past someone?
Neither of those are actually correct. This is honestly because of an incident with xkeeper that happened 2 or 3 days ago. Ask him if you want.

I'm also not "concerned" with civility like excusing yourself if you push past someone. Maybe just "polite" was the wrong choice of words. I'm talking about being overly polite through the use of euphamisms and tricky linguistic obfuscations. Saying "excuse me" is one thing. Calling a 900 pound man "big boned" or calling an OLD woman "107 years young" is something else entirely.

Normal politeness is fine, what worries me is when it turns into a grotesque evasion of obvious truths.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-07-06 11:44 AM, in Does politeness = dishonesty Link
Originally posted by Tommathy
Another painfully obvious truth "You should stop smoking, it causes lung cancer and smells bad". Again, if it's a stranger, why is their business any of yours? If it's a friend, there's more constructive ways to 'help', if indeed you want to help the person as opposed to merely demonstrating your relative superiority.
This actually happened before. You know what I did. I stopped smoking after enough people said it. Don't knock on that kind of negative reinforcement. It really works.

I now chew 5000 peices of nicorette per day.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-07-06 11:47 AM, in Get Free Money For Shopping Link
Someone forgot to push the TRASH button.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-08-06 11:45 AM, in Video input Link
Allow me to recomend a unit made by ATI because the ATI tuner software suite is really nice. It has a built in program guide and recording scheduler and everything.
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Since: 11-17-05
From: Salem, Connecticut

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Posted on 02-09-06 11:35 AM, in Processor and memory upgrade question Link
Originally posted by MadMikeXP 3
Right now I can't afford a new PC so please don't tell me to buy a new one when I don't have the money to get one.
Fine, I am going to tell you that you're basically screwed then. They don't make socket 370 cpus that are worth a damn. All you'll be accomplishng is an upgrade from truely ancient to merely antique.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-09-06 03:36 PM, in I hate Buses Link
Mass transit sucks in general. I hated the busses when I was in the UK, busses and trains are just so awful. No more busses for me, ever. I don't care if my car gets 12 mpg, IT'S WORTH IT. Public transportation sucks just because it's public, if for no other reason.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-09-06 03:43 PM, in I hate Buses Link
I wouldn't use public transport even if it was free. It's not worth the inconvinence. Schuling my day around some bus schedule, putting up with other passangers, and so on. No thanks.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-09-06 03:49 PM, in Gahhhh!!!! It's a dentist! Link
Dentistry and so on doesn't really hurt.
Six hours after it's over.... now that hurts.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-09-06 07:00 PM, in Processor and memory upgrade question Link
Originally posted by Hyper LOL - +
He does have a point. You'd be much better off saving up for a whole new system than trying to upgrade that.
I do have a point and I'm glad someone here sees it. The best socket 370 chip in existence is still so slow that it's not going to make a difference. It's essentially a waste of money. A much better idea would be to save up for a new system, even if it takes awhile. The worst CPU newegg even sells is a 2ghz Celeron.

Seriously, save up, upgrading a fossil is ultimately a waste of money.
If you're seriously hurting for cash, save up to get a Celeron-D for like $50 and get a generic $15 case, a $25 mobo with onboard everything, some cheapass generic ram. Total cost: less than $150 and it will totally blow away any upgrades you could ever make to a socket 370 machine.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-10-06 03:16 PM, in Processor and memory upgrade question Link
www.newegg.com
lol found it
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-10-06 09:09 PM, in I hate Buses Link
It's not about the price. Some things, like working your schedule to fit some bus timetable and putting up with the people on the busses, just isn't worth it.

Not that it matters ultimately. Busses are nonexistant here anyway.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-11-06 12:50 AM, in What is the fastest you've ever driven? Link
Everyone knows people break the speed limit, but how bad have you broken it?

How fast have you driven on the roads?
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-11-06 02:44 AM, in What is the fastest you've ever driven? Link
I did 155 to 160 -ish on the Jersey Turnpike South at 4 in the morning one night. Fun stuff.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-11-06 11:55 AM, in What is the fastest you've ever driven? Link
Originally posted by FreeDOS +
130mph

btw, Nevada's the best place to do that shit
I can imagine Nevada would be an awesome place for speeding. I could do like 160 on the salt flats.
Originally posted by Rydain
I wound up going 94 mph by accident in my Chevy Cavalier while driving through West Virginia. The speed limit on the highways is 70, so I was of course driving that and then some, and I didn't realize how fast I was going until I noticed that I was coming up on the car ahead way too quickly.
Cavaliers are unusually fast for 4 cylinder cars. I'm not surprised.
Originally posted by Tarale
Well, we use kilometres here.

The fastest speed limit they have here is 110 on rural roads. I drove 160kmph to a friend's place.

I tried to do a conversion, but I don't know if this is right... 100mph.
That's why I did the conversion for everyone in the poll itself. Btw, your conversion is right.

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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-11-06 11:58 AM, in C# programmers here? Link
You've got alot to learn if you can't tell the difference between C#, VB, and J#. They're not even a little bit similar. Espicallt C# and VB which don't even have similar syntax.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 02-11-06 03:39 PM, in What is the fastest you've ever driven? Link
Originally posted by Koitenshin +
Well that sucks for Grey, we can all hit 88 miles per hour except him/her.
The last time I went 88mph, I traveled into the future.
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