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The future of AFCA is in good hands 
  In article <4b11cd1b$0$5225$ed362...@nr5- q3a.newsreader.com>, ...I'm guessing it's a poorly-designed solenoid in the coin-dispenser mechanism, one that has significant current through each coin's 1-at-a-time selector even when it's not actually dispensing a coin. ...Well, there are two tasks it would have to performin order to... more »
By Hactar  - 12:15am - 3 new of 3 messages    

Don't Misunderestimate the Ignorance of Daily Beast Bloggers 
  In article <Xns9CD1B4DBAA587Ste...@130.13 3.1.4>, ...Wait, how can that happen? Something that survived a move and is "still unpacked" was never boxed in the first place; you carried it in the car/truck/whatever with you, loose.
By Hactar  - Nov 28 - 5 new of 5 messages    

100 Feet of Earth For A Marking Stone 
  In article <hesd5u$i9...@news.eternal-sep tember.org>, ...Murphy says you'll have particularly nasty attackers who'll wait until you're conscious before resuming the torture.
By Hactar  - Nov 28 - 2 new of 2 messages    

Tiger Woods: "Four!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" 
  In article <4B1037D1.F26D2...@yahoo.co.uk >, ...I may be being whooshed, but four whats?
By Hactar  - Nov 28 - 2 new of 2 messages    

Ping Opus: Tactical Nuclear Penguin 
  In article <Xns9CD05460AFFopusthepenguinn et...@192.168.1.101>, ...I was going to get a bottle for my friend, but at close to $100 each counting S&H I'll pass.
By Hactar  - Nov 27 - 5 new of 5 messages    

Where's the cauliflower?! 
  In article <4B0F279D.B6FAC...@sonnnic.inv alid>, ...Excruciating. It rune-d my day...
By Hactar  - Nov 27 - 11 new of 11 messages    

Cast iron sinks 
  In article <jatpg5lh5jvp5fkv7qdrvrsvs8vh4 in...@4ax.com>, ...[link] We don't much care how you got to it.
By Hactar  - Nov 25 - 2 new of 2 messages    

Formality 
  In article <pan.2009.11.20.22.09.04.994.. .@panix.com>, ...Did he (B) get beat up a lot as a kid?
By Hactar  - Nov 23 - 3 new of 3 messages    

A Cat Question 
  In article <hankgillette-7122BE.112522231 12...@news.astraweb.com>, ...After a while he'll find something to eat. Do you keep the toilet(s) inaccessable to cats?
By Hactar  - Nov 23 - 1 new of 1 message    

Free anti-virus software 
  In article <fef1a2b3-5a59-4708-b9e7-34cde be39...@13g2000prl.googlegroup s.com>, ..."Priority" -- at least in Linux and I suspect XP and other semi-modern OSes too -- doesn't mean "low CPU use", it means "if any higher-priority processes want the CPU, it yields". So if all you're running is SOL.EXE, AVG gets darned near 100% of the CPU.... more »
By Hactar  - Nov 23 - 1 new of 1 message    

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