Nuclear is "expensive" in the upfront construction costs, but when you break it all down into cost per energy unit, it is only slightly more expensive that coal, notably less than natural gas and wind, and far less that solar.As for the waste...

IPS = Invision Power Services, aka the company that makes Invision Power Board, aka the platform these forums run on. It's a forum problem and has nothing to do with being censored. This topic should be in "Site Help" instead of "Netw...

I'm still not seeing an answer to the question that Cheeseman asked.If you don't have one, that's fine, just say so. But avoiding the subject like your doing sure makes you look like a fanboy. I want qualifiable and quantifiable facts, no...

QUOTE (OCFreak @ Nov 12 2009, 06:27 PM) Waco ... you are correct. There are so many other factors that make the iPhone screen MUCH better. It's like saying a 10 megapixel camera is better than a 12 megapixel camera.Care to list some of t...

I picked one up on Friday. It's my first smart phone and so far I really like it. It is incredibly responsive, even when running multiple programs. I've come across a few quirks here and there but nothing that has made me come anywhere near r...

Hey thanks for the praise everyone.torqueguru, I love your latest one. It would have never occurred to me to use that tight of an aperture on that type of photo. The starburst it created is a nice touch. Higher res available by any chance?...

Maybe he can use the prize money to pay down all the debt he and his cronies are racking up....

QUOTE (Waco @ Oct 1 2009, 03:01 AM) It's not their problem to fix. Aftermarket parts are not the OEM's responsibility.I read someplace that it was a dealer installed "OEM aftermarket" mat placed on top of the factory mat. I ...

Oh, don't get me wrong, your first one is by no means a bad image. It's just that if you're talking about HDR photos, the second one is, in a technical sense, the better image. Artistically, it's subjective, so you're well within ...

QUOTE (Bigevil954 @ Sep 28 2009, 09:29 PM) great edit! thats prett much exactly how the scene looked in personQUOTE (ClayMeow @ Sep 28 2009, 09:54 PM) You win...that looks great!Thanks, it was a real simple edit because ther...

The first photo is the most "striking", but the more I look at it, the less it appeals to me. It has no detail in the dark range at all, and is waaay over-saturated in the bright areas. My eyes keep getting drawn to the edges of the clouds in...

QUOTE (Crazy_Nate @ Aug 25 2009, 09:32 AM) Is that a 40's Willys?Yessir, that'd be a '49....

Just a few different things......

Frankly, it doesn't really matter what state the power supply is in or if it is plugged in or not. ESD occurs from an electrical potential between two objects. All that needs to happen to reduce the risk of damage occuring is to equalize the pote...

I actually really like Microsoft's suggestion that they include no browser. The EU commission has put MS in a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" position. By choosing to not include any browser, it's kind of big middle finger...

Why? We've already got a fairly substantial fiber network. The problem of getting broadband to everyone isn't a problem with the high level backbone network, it's the low level network to the actual customer. And since this bill appears t...

QUOTE (l33t p1mp @ May 10 2009, 10:09 AM) For all we know, one of them might be KB.You did notice they're singing about Kosovo right?QUOTE (Kamikaze_Badger @ May 10 2009, 11:50 AM) They were trying to imitate Amarillo huh ?http:...

QUOTE (LoArmistead @ May 7 2009, 08:54 AM) The government is the only entity that can afford to operate at a loss and consistently at a 100% loss on investment. How DO they do it!? Oh it's easy, as long as you live by the rule that e...

QUOTE (Kash @ May 6 2009, 01:43 PM) Ok first of all, this news is OLD. As in February 2008 old. This threat was made regarding the DC v. Heller case that was decided in June 2008, which upheld individual gun owners rights, but with reasonabl...

I suppose as a dedicated machine I don't need it to churn through encoding operations at a tremendous speed, so the price point of the AMD does look better. And I'm see that onboard graphics on the intel boards are either non-existent or just...

Thanks for the list Smith. Looks like a solid build. Any optical drive suggestions?How will that CPU be for re-encoding video? I've been under the impression that Intel processors with the larger onboard cache are currently better in that respect...

QUOTE (OverclockTheStock @ May 2 2009, 05:11 PM) crap, that cable just sold out. How about this cable?http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=...%20TECHNOLOGIESThat is a crossover cable, which means the transmit and receive wire pairs are ...

I'm contemplating building a new machine to operate as a home theater/media server. Unfortunately, I've fallen behind on the new pc technology, so I need your guys' advice.I'll be using the machine for:1080p video - HDMI and blu-ray/d...

QUOTE (Waco @ Apr 27 2009, 02:46 PM) Well, most economists agree that big government spending is one of the best ways to spur the economy.Care to explain how "buying" "bad debt" with borrowed money (aka, more debt) is anythin...

QUOTE (Verran @ Apr 21 2009, 07:12 PM) My point has always been that when people who don't understand this stuff (bishops and most legislators) end up making the rules, they do so with their wildly-simplified version of the truth and in ...