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  1. justinb138
    I'm picking up one of the XD40 Sub-Compacts in the next few weeks.
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    If you'd rather have the 160 than the 143, why'd you get a rig with the 143 in the first place?
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    Just so you know, the USPA can't do anything other than revoke someone's membership (and that wouldn't happen), and the FAA can only take action against FAA-certified people (pilot, etc..). The general feeling in the sport is that less gov't involvement is better. Personally, if someone pushed me out of the airplane, we'd be having some not-so-friendly words on the ground afterword.
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    We do. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M40_%28rifle%29
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    How do they come across as being fanatical?
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    1. The weapons that have no real huting value aren't any less dangerous than the weapons that do. 2. Banning them isn't going to stop criminals from having them. If someone is going to kill someone, do you think an illegal weapons charge is of concern to them? 3. The anti-gun crowd doesn't want to meet in the middle. Their goal is to ban legal ownership of firearms, they're just working their way up to it with less restrictive laws until they get there.
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    I can see where it could be marginally appropriate if the incident is being discussed, but posting it purely for shock value probably isn't going to make any of the mods happy. Just a hint.
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    While the almost-gone-bad videos are somewhat entertaining, I'm not sure it's appropriate to put that on here. There are probably a few people here that knew the jumper in that video, if it's who I think it is. Edited to remove link.
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    I still wonder how so many of these people think that passing laws to prevent crime actually works. when criminals, by definition, break laws.
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    Someone recently posted something claiming that .50 cal rifles have been used in 66(?) crimes in the history of the nation (which is a tiny proportion, admittedly). I believe it was actually 6.
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    The criminal record didn't have much to do with why they were watching him at all. It's his (political) influence they were worried about. His criminal record and immigration status was only used to try to get him out of the country, and didn't have much of anything to do with why they kept files on him.
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    Hell, why not knives? Fine point pens? Save the Children!
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    The FBI kept extensive files on him, and mainly for political reasons, not because they saw him as a threat to national security.
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    Your canopy does not level off/recover quicker upwind than it does downwind.
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    As you're looking for components, check Tigerdirect.com and Newegg.com often, they're usually going to have the best prices on stuff. Also, be sure to pick up a decent ($30+) heat sink/fan for the processor, but make sure it'll fit in the case. The Pentium D series processors tend to run pretty hot. I recommend Zalman.
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    Not bad at all!! You could probably get a bit more, if you haven't hit the wall on your memory... The memory is doing fine, but I think I've hit the limit of the chipset. Most people aren't getting over 400fsb on the 975 chipset, and I have't bothered to try to hit more than that myself. I've heard of a few people hitting 4.0ghz on the 6600 air cooled with the 965 chipset, but 3.6 is plenty fast for anything I've been doing with it.
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    Only if you want to lose it.
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    Since you seem to be the expert, why is it exactly that marijuana is illegal and alcohol is legal?
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    Had to use an extension for it due to the ps being at the bottom of the case. Other than that everything was ok. around 28C idle and 40-45C under load (with the fan turned all the way up on the CPU heatsink).
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    Not true with the release of the Core2 line from Intel. IIRC, the 300$ Core2 E6600 outperforms the top of the line AMD (which runs in the 1000$ range) Yep. Stay away from "Ultra" brand power supplies. I'd say to be sure to check to make sure the PS has the correct connections for the motherboard too. My board uses the EPS12V connectors (8 pin), and had I alot of trouble trying to find an adaptor. I ended up just getting a new power supply. SATA and IDE prices are comparable now. I wouldn't think of an IDE drive with a new system.
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    You've got almost the same setup I do. Mine: Antec P180 Case Abit AW9D-Max mainboard Radeon X1300 (looking at picking up an 8800GTO soon) Antec Neo 500HE ps Intel Core2 Duo E6600 running at 3.6 OCZ Platinum DDR2 900 PC7200 (2GB) 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 300GB SATAII HD in RAID 0 1x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATAII HD 1x Maxtor 200GB SATAII Samsung 16X DVD-R/RW drive Thermaltake Big Typhoon CPU cooler with Silverstone 110cfm fan.
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    IMO, the P5B Deluxe is the best value out right now.
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    Wow, if you have a Fry's electronics close by, get them there. They run $10-11/tape there. I think you can even get them online at B&H for around 10$/tape.
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    Like most drinking competitions, it's one of those things that even if you win, you still lose.
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    Nice.