ChasingBlueSky

The only thing I know about Radar is that he was my favorite character on that show. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

You agreed with me three times in one post?! I need to go lay down. (notice the ) _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Yup, looks like the video is on board and there is no AGP slot (best guess without seeing it). They recommend a PCI video card upgrade. That alone will keep you from having good video performance in any newer game on the market. Those older cards just don't have the architecture and pipelines to handle the graphics. And from I can remember, the video that comes on board is just a generic Intel chipset that is terrible for games but works well for office work. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Last I checked AGP can be integrated onto the MB. Well, the chipset and GPU are integrated and they utilize the system memory. eMachines tend to cut a lot of corners to create those PCs cheap. Often they don't include expansion slots - he may not even have an AGP slot (which means you would need to use a PCI video card in the one or two slots they give you)! In this scenario a lot of stress is put on the CPU and system RAM and most of the better games run like crap on these machines. What model # system did you get? We can look up the specs for you and let you know if you can even upgrade it. In the mean time, while you try to upgrade, make sure you update the drivers for the system and have all the latest patches for the game. I would avoid getting a video card from any of the local big box stores - they are very over priced there. Check out www.pricewatch.com and you will find them much cheaper (make sure to check the ratings on the site - you can never go wrong with TigerDirect or NewEgg). You can get a slower next gen card for the same cost you spend on an older gen vid card at Best Buy. Once you get the card, ask a local geek or take it to Best Buy to have them install it. FYI - I am still running an Nvidia GeForce4 Ti4200 (AGP8x) with 128mb Ram on it and an AMD XP2000+. I am still playing Far Cry, Half Life 2, Riddick, and Doom 3 on it without an issue. You could easily get away with an ATI 9550, 9600xt or 9700 and still have it last for about two years. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

So you are saying that you play with your pussy in freefall?? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Your cat toy goes above 3000 feet??? Well, you could just file a NOTAM every time you wanted to play with fluffy. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

FBI Probes Laser Beam Directed at Cockpit CLEVELAND - Authorities are investigating a mysterious laser beam that was directed into the cockpit of a commercial jet traveling at more than 8,500 feet. The beam appeared Monday when the plane was about 15 miles from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, the FBI said. "It was in there for several seconds like (the plane) was being tracked," FBI agent Robert Hawk said. The pilot was able to land the plane, and air traffic controllers used radar to determine the laser came from a residential area in suburban Warrensville Heights. Hawk said the laser had to have been fairly sophisticated to track a plane traveling at that altitude. Authorities had no other leads, and are investigating whether the incident was a prank or if there was a more sinister motive. In Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday night, two pilots reported green pulsating laser lights shined into their cockpits. Both the passenger plane and a cargo plane landed without problems. Police dispatched patrol cars and a helicopter to a neighborhood to investigate but found nothing. FBI agents were continuing to conduct interviews, agency spokeswoman Monique Kelso said. Federal officials have expressed concern about terrorists using laser beams, which can distract or temporarily blind a pilot. A memo sent to law enforcement agencies recently by the FBI and the Homeland Security Department says there is evidence that terrorists have explored using lasers as weapons. Authorities said there is no specific intelligence indicating al-Qaida or other groups might use lasers in the United States. In September a pilot for Delta Air Lines reported an eye injury from a laser beam shone into the cockpit during a landing approach in Salt Lake City. The incident occurred about 5 miles from the airport. The plane landed safely. Lasers are commonly used in a number of industries and are featured in outdoor light shows. The FAA mandates that laser light shows must register their locations and the lights cannot be directed above 3,000 feet. Lasers are also often used by construction companies to line up foundations. Interfering with a commercial flight is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Did I say Fox does not spin things? Find one post where I said that. My point wasn't about what you didn't say. The point is that people are all to quick to claim "spin" on just about any news story these days. There has always been a slant to news reporting because of the human element. But not everything is spin - sometimes it's just there to help gain perspective. If anything, there is less spin in the news now than there has been in the last 100 years of reporting. The internet is a major cause of that. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I worked my way thru college and I am currently paying off the loans I had to take out. I come from a large family and there was no way for them to provide for my post-secondary education. However, the jobs I held did effect my grades. If I ever have kids, I plan to help them with their education as long as they meet certain guidlines. It won't be a free handout, they will have to produce. It also won't be any less of an education than what you or I had because they didn't have to pay the thousands of dollars for tuition. If they want additional spending money they will have to work for that and it won't be an excuse for bad grades. I have no problem that this client of mine wants to provide for his kids....but that is done and over with now. The kids may have to drop out of college to help pay the bills at home. You said that about 30% have the ability/resources to help themself. That leaves a whopping 70% majority that do need the help. I would say when it comes to unemployement that about 85-90% of the people I see are trying as hard as possible to resolve the situation that was forced upon them. With the people that are not trying I tell them I will not help them out, that I am not here to do all the work for them, and in a few weeks they will be without a job, unemployement or any future. That tends to motivate them. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

A lot of these people are not true luddites. They thought they had long term jobs in industries that didn't require them to have tech or office skills - they thought they had jobs they would retire in. Then the jobs left this country and they are screwed because they are not marketable at all; they have no current skills that employers are looking for. Do you know how things like ABLE or WIA work? Do you know how hard it is to get state funds for re education? I do. I work with those offices on a daily basis. If you have a dual income family and the main moneymaker lost his/her job, there is a good chance you will not qualify for assitance. Most of these people cannot afford to pay for it on their own either. They have used up all of their unemployment (thanks to Bush for not renewing the extensions) and are now spending their retirement money at the age of 45 or 50. I know families that pulled their kids out of college so they could use the college funds to keep the family alive and in a home. They will have to live off of that money over the year or more it takes to re-educate them and make them marketable. Even then the job they will get will be less than half of what they made before. They are in a poverty situation that has no solution. Yes, there are people on the street that are down and out and don't need to be there. Some are there by choice or because they gave up on life. Some just got tired of trying to live a real life after losing a job and found there was almost no help for them. However, do not lump those people in with those that try on a daily basis. There just isn't enough avenues of help for them. Let me ask you this - what would you do with this client of mine. He is 57 years old, his wife is too sick to work and has medical bills. He paid for his two kids to go thru school and they are still in college. NO ONE will hire him. His unemployment will be gone in three weeks and he is going to take a nice tax hit when he opens up his retirement accounts early. His skill set is old, but it was vital in the job he once had. That job is now in Pakistan. He doesn't qualify for any federal help and companies won't hire him because he will retire in a few years. He was denied on his FAFSA for the Pell Grant and the amount of money he could get on a sub/unsub student loans would not be enough to get him into the community college, and he cannot afford to pay the rest. This is just one story. There are over 207,000 unemployed people in Chicago alone. And that number only includes those that are getting the IDES checks - it no longer counts those that ran out of their six months of unemployment paychecks. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

And is it "perspective" when Fox news compares two things? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Tell us how stating the facts is spin? Or that. NBC kills me they are so left I am surprized they don't speak French I still don't understand why people continue to bash the French just because they won't do things the way Bush wants them to. Whatever. Those numbers again are not spin. The media didn't decide where the money went, they just report it. If you were to break down everything the Bush admin has done for more altruistic means, you would find that they pale in comparison to anything else during his time in office. Not just in foreign policy but here at home as well. I've also seen a study done by a speech pathologist which pointed out that GW's speaking habits are at their worst and most incoherent when it comes to talking about public aid, environmental issue, etc. He stumbles the least when talking about violence and war. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

And they should be nice and tired from a full day of partying yesterday - they were on the ground all day from the rain and wind. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Yea - got a few of those as well! Who wants to make some wake up calls?? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

And some of those very drunk Monkey's are using their cell phones tonight. They are some funny f*ckers _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

After watching the drastic change in some of my friends spouse's after the wedding day....I think you may be right, sadly. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I thought this was an RW record??? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

My point was that you had started using the name of someone who hadn't even posted in this thread. name removed _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Yea, maybe they will call it a "freedom" donation... At least they donated. If I am not mistaken, France was one of the first contries to have people on site giving a helping hand. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Dude, an NSX is far from a turd. Agreed! I love that car. $80k for a V-6? Thats a major turd!! did I mention that someone in my neighborhood parks theirs on the street - the major street that runs along the west side of Midway Airport?? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Was there a reason you wanted to turn this into a personal argument? Why not just talk about the issues, rather than open fire on other people who post here? It wasn't to start an argument but to back up what Phree was saying. EVERY time a thread about a dem or any non-republican vote recount thread pops up in this forum you get post after post after post of conservatives telling you to STFU and move on. I know you have seen it a lot over the last year. What about the issues at that point? I don't see too many liberals raising a stink that someone wanted a recount and that the group that wanted it was republican. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

You would do better to PM a greenie asking them about this. It never works in your favor to demand a sticky in the public forum. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Thanks for reminding me that we live in a disposable society where people continue to believe there is always something better around the corner. Yea, I know it sucks. My least favorite term that too many people use? "Practice Marriage" _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Agreed. edit to remove name I never had a problem with the WA recount or any of the other recounts. I don't think that could be said of all the conservatives. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

The Bush Admin seems to think otherwise. The White House makes a big deal and big donations to the AIDS battle in Africa to help defeat terrorism. The better the life scenario and less loved ones passing away, the harder it is for extremists to take seed in those communities. There have been a few documentaries and news stories on this topic. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....