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Post#781 » by kno » Sun Jun 8, 2008 3:15 am

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Kno, that right there indicates that your laptop is wireless compatible and the other thing I indicated are the wireless protocols that it supports. Most routers support them but just in case, check that the router you buy supports those protocols.


So no card will be needed then, right? It can just search for signals with the built in one right?

BTW, I will be getting this router tomorrow at Frys. It does seem to be compatible. The reviews ive read so far are all pretty good.

http://www.netaffilia.com/ads/electroni ... 6/06/32848


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Post#782 » by Slava » Sun Jun 8, 2008 3:24 am

Kno, yes you do not need to install anything else on your laptop.

For the routers, I use Belkin and thats pretty much the best although the link that you pointed out could pretty well do the job.
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Post#783 » by 8'sReverse » Sun Jun 8, 2008 4:39 am

Today was pretty uneventful...
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Post#784 » by Blame Rasho » Sun Jun 8, 2008 4:43 am

8'sReverse wrote:Today was pretty uneventful...


Not if you were a boxing fan tonight :D
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Post#785 » by 8'sReverse » Sun Jun 8, 2008 5:03 am

Blame Rasho wrote:Not if you were a boxing fan tonight :D
Naa I'd rather watch Kimbo in MMA :rofl:
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Post#786 » by Blame Rasho » Sun Jun 8, 2008 5:06 am

8'sReverse wrote:Naa I'd rather watch Kimbo in MMA :rofl:


I am not a MMA fan but man did he make the sport look bad... but the show did have Gina Carano. For the people who don't follow combat sports... here she is.

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Post#787 » by milesfides » Sun Jun 8, 2008 6:24 am

^7.5/10


It's supposed to be 97 degrees tomorrow AND RAINING. What the hell? How is that even possible?
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Post#788 » by hermes » Sun Jun 8, 2008 5:30 pm

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Post#789 » by Squirrel Boy » Sun Jun 8, 2008 7:16 pm

I ran my 5K in this hot and humid weather in the morning. I ran 23 minutes man. Wow, compare that to my first 5K race in September when I ran 33 minutes and after that I ran 28 minutes for the next 5 or so races to November.

I've gone a long way.
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Post#790 » by hermes » Sun Jun 8, 2008 8:03 pm

way to be :thumbsup:
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Post#791 » by DoctaJ » Sun Jun 8, 2008 10:19 pm

Sweetness SB! Awesome job, keep pushing it!

I got the Coheed & Cambria albums (stimulated by Welcome Home on RockBand). I find them pretty amazing. Anyone here listen to them, too?

This music along with the Finals are definitely allowing me to keep my headstraight with this girl trouble, lol.

On another note.. took $46 (CAN) to fill up my MR2 yesterday.. Barely lasted me a week last time and I wasn't floorin' her either, lol.
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Post#792 » by Blame Rasho » Sun Jun 8, 2008 10:23 pm

Canada usually pays a dollar more for gallon than in the US. Blame universal health care there...
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Post#793 » by DoctaJ » Sun Jun 8, 2008 10:47 pm

I don't know.. I kind of like the health care :lol:
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Post#794 » by Blame Rasho » Sun Jun 8, 2008 11:28 pm

DoctaJ wrote:I don't know.. I kind of like the health care :lol:


I have a big issue with the whole universal heath care issue that people are pushing down our throats during this election season. I just don't believe in it. I don't believe I should be subsidizing people who live unhealthy lives. Why should I pay for a smokers lung replacement surgery? Why should I pay for an open heart bypass surgery for someone who by his own personal choice ate fatty things.
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Post#795 » by hermes » Sun Jun 8, 2008 11:41 pm

so tomorrow is the special garbage day where the city will pick up stuff that normally wouldn't be picked up, so everyone has big piles of junk lying at the curb, and its pretty funny watching people drive by and taking it
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Post#796 » by DoctaJ » Mon Jun 9, 2008 12:10 am

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I have a big issue with the whole universal heath care issue that people are pushing down our throats during this election season. I just don't believe in it. I don't believe I should be subsidizing people who live unhealthy lives. Why should I pay for a smokers lung replacement surgery? Why should I pay for an open heart bypass surgery for someone who by his own personal choice ate fatty things.


Yeah, I agree with you on that. That's the one thing that bothers me about our health care system, too. It'll probably begin to bother me more now on, though, considering I just turned 18 this year and never really had to worry about it.
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Post#797 » by Sedition » Mon Jun 9, 2008 2:41 am

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I have a big issue with the whole universal heath care issue that people are pushing down our throats during this election season. I just don't believe in it. I don't believe I should be subsidizing people who live unhealthy lives. Why should I pay for a smokers lung replacement surgery? Why should I pay for an open heart bypass surgery for someone who by his own personal choice ate fatty things.


I'm not well versed in the economical arguments for or against universal coverage, but I do know that nations with social medicine do spend significantly LESS on healthcare as a percentage of their GDP. Perhaps the individual cost to you as a healthy young man would be greater with universal healthcare, but I think it's a pretty well founded argument that overall cost to society would indeed be lower. Whenever theres these types of programs, there will always be one group relatively subsidizing the other. I guess the way I see it though, it really only boils down to one argument... whether or not you believe that affordable access to healthcare is not a privilege but a right. That's just what I personally believe, and to me all the other considerations are secondary to this.
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Post#798 » by Blame Rasho » Mon Jun 9, 2008 3:14 am

Simple economics tell you that you are giving people incentives to be reckless in how they live their lives. How many are obese, and how many problems arise from it?They would not feel the actual costs of their decisions.

Most of the rising costs in the US are admins costs and also known as red tape from insurance companies and HMO's. Having the Government isn't going to help the situation, in fact I would be quite sure it would cost even more with their added red tape.

I think the only ways to lower the price of medical care is to really get rid all the frivolous lawsuits that greedy bloodsucking laywers live their entire lives of. Get rid of all the preventative and unneeded exams one needs to get before the doctor would even consider giving you a diagnosis. It would also help if there wasn't such a shortage of medically trained personnel. I feel for nurses who have to work OT due to a shortage.

I think alot of people are also underestimating the economies of scale with such a massive undertaking like universal health care. Well that is just my personal opinion on the matter.
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Post#799 » by Slava » Mon Jun 9, 2008 3:29 am

I want game 3 thread guys!
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Post#800 » by Sedition » Mon Jun 9, 2008 3:33 am

Blame Rasho wrote:Simple economics tell you that you are giving people incentives to be reckless in how they live their lives. How many are obese, and how many problems arise from it?They would not feel the actual costs of their decisions.


I would argue against this. We spend more on healthcare than any other nation, and this is in large part due to the fact that there is very little emphasis on preventative care in the US. In other words, some dude smokes cigarettes and never sees his doctor. He doesn't seek healthcare until he starts coughing out blood, is eventually found to have lung cancer, and now has to pay for a bronchoscopy/cervical mediastinoscopy and a lobe resection, and a weeklong stay in the SICU.

Studies have shown that SIMPLE QUICK interventions (taking 3-5 minutes to discuss the risks of smoking, etc.) on the part of the physician make a huge impact on getting people to quit smoking, getting people to drink less, getting people start exercising, etc.

You could easily argue that under a universal healthcare system where doctor visits are perceived as "free", people would seek their doctors more often in the early stages of risky behaviors. In fact, this is exactly what you see in other nations, and a large part of why despite their universal coverage they still pay less.

But as I said before, what it ultimately boils down to is whether or not you think healthcare is a human right. Those who do will argue for social medicine no matter what the cost.

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