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"All Chemists believe global warming is real and man-made"

We've seen references to 'computer models' which claim that man-made emissions are a cause of global warming. One question: can these computer models explain the historical warming and cooling phases of the earth? If not, then we can't rely on them to explain the current warming trend.
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- Post #108
- Jul 21, 2008
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Windows Defender vs Norton Antivirus

Thanks all. Norton does scan for spyware and adware. But it's funny with the latter. Sometimes it tells me to delete a cookie (which I do), but not often. But when I load up Windows XP (it's a dual boot PC) and run AdAware then it finds lots of cookies in the Vista user folder (which I delete).
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- Post #6
- Jul 4, 2008
- Forum: Windows
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Windows Defender vs Norton Antivirus

I installed Norton Antivirus when I made my new PC -- Vista-64 -- and it works fine. (I avoided the full Norton package cuz I heard it had problems) Today -- for the first time in the six months I've had the PC -- I got a popup from Windows defender saying that my computer hadn't been...
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- Thread
- Jul 2, 2008
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Windows
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Did someone crack my encryption?

I have simple WEP encryption on my wireless modem/router (I don't need much more: only one PC, don't do banking, etc). Plus I have Norton antivirus. Generally Norton catches little stuff and deletes it. No problem. But today I got a new notice from Norton: "An intrusion attempt by 192.1...
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- Thread
- Jun 12, 2008
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Security
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Free PC Games

Sheesh. There are apparently hundreds of FPS games at sourceforge.net; does anyone know if they're any good? (nexuiz looks great). I also assume there is no spyware in them..
- DanInPhilly
- Post #556
- Jun 2, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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The State of PC Gaming | NEW POLICY POLL, VOTE NOW

But can't a PC mimic what a console does? Suppose I get a new PC which plays all current games. Then, after a year or two, new games will come out with higher requirements. Can't I just lower the specs on those new games so they play on my PC? And won't they look just as good as the games I...
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- Post #52
- May 12, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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"All Chemists believe global warming is real and man-made"

I see three pertinent questions: 1. Is the earth warming? A few years ago this was still being debated, but it now seems widely accepted. 2. Is the warming caused by humans? This hasn't been decided. One can argue that we've been warming up since the ice age 20,000 years ago, with...
- DanInPhilly
- Post #65
- Apr 29, 2008
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Seeking WASD key advice

Nope. Pure serious. I've been gaming for 2,3 months -- I've been typing for 20 years. Putting fingers 5-2 on A-F seemed normal. Besides, with F.E.A.R. I was using the F and G keys a lot...
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- Post #52
- Apr 10, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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Seeking WASD key advice

I'm still new to PC gaming. I'm enjoying some older games (fear, far cry, hitman2) but I'm still slow with the left-hand keys. Assume I've got fingers 5 (pinky) thru 2 (index) over keys A-F respectively. To go forward I move 4 up to W; to go fast I move 5 down to Shift. So far no problem...
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- Thread
- Apr 3, 2008
- Replies: 51
- Forum: PC Games
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Free PC Games

I got some slightly older games -- Far Cry and Hitman 2 -- from Direct2Drive for $10 each. I realize that's not truly 'free' but then other people have mentioned games that require you to watch ads so those aren't truly free either (personally I'd rather pay the ten bucks and skip the ads).
- DanInPhilly
- Post #545
- Apr 3, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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The State of PC Gaming | NEW POLICY POLL, VOTE NOW

I built my first high-ed PC a few months ago. And I tried a few PC games, going for the older cheaper ones: FEAR, Far Cry, Hitman 2 (the last two were only $10 each on Direct2Drive). I like the PC games a lot, despite years of playing only xbox. But I rarely had problems; I only got kicked out...
- DanInPhilly
- Post #13
- Apr 3, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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Fat loss - how to lose the bulge and gain the ripples

I would suggest starting with this simple regimen: -eliminate (or cut back drastically) on sweets: candy, desserts -eliminate (or cut back drastically) on fatty starches: potato chips, corn chips And do more exercise than you're doing now. I think that emcompasses 90% of the OP.
- DanInPhilly
- Post #16
- Apr 3, 2008
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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POLL ADDED | "State of PC Gaming Discussion" Thread Proposal | VOTE NOW

I support the creation of the new thread. I think there are enough people like me who enjoy both platforms and can be honest about pluses/minuses. That being said, I think you should emphasize/require certain areas of discussion regarding PCs vs consoles: 1. Getting a game: easy, difficult...
- DanInPhilly
- Post #19
- Mar 22, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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In A Perfect World

I'm wondering whether the legacy aspect of microprocessors, as well as OS's, is seriously harming performance. IOW, if a CPU (and related hardware) could be designed from scratch, without the need to support older hardware, would it be much faster? This assumes that the OS (and, for that...
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- Thread
- Mar 18, 2008
- Replies: 25
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Download new drivers? I'm leaning toward 'no'

I admire both your honesty(ies). But I've already put all the boxes, manuals, CDs, etc into the attic, and feel a moral duty to never touch them again. But if my pc starts acting really quirky, then maybe I'll do the download.
- DanInPhilly
- Post #6
- Mar 13, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building

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