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World's ugliest dog The owners of the other contestants in this year's World's Ugliest Dog Contest may have thought their pooches had a chance - until they saw Sam. The 14-year-old pedigreed Chinese crested recently won the Sonoma-Marin Fair contest in Petaluma for the third consecutive time, and it's no surprise. The tiny dog has no hair, if you don't count the yellowish-white tuft erupting from his head. His wrinkled brown skin is covered with splotches, a line of warts marches down his snout, his blind eyes are an alien, milky white and a fleshy flap of skin hangs from his withered neck. And then there's the Austin Powers teeth that jut at odd angles from his mouth. He's so ugly even the judges recoiled when he was placed on the judging table, said his proud owner, Susie Lockheed of Santa Barbara. "People are always horrified when I kiss him. He may turn into a prince yet. He's definitely a toad," she said. "I always thought he'd be great on greeting cards or on a commercial for Rogaine." Sam, who's pushing 15, has something of a cult following after winning the contest - and fans' hearts - for three years running. Last year, huge crowds gathered around Sam and Lockheed at a local parade, and Lockheed said she received letters and calls about her pup for weeks. "So many people have told me they've got his picture on their refrigerator. He certainly has a little cult following," she said. "I did years of professional musical theater and never achieved the fame Sam has." Sam will appear in this weekend's Fourth of July parade in Santa Barbara, but the recent events may be the cap on a long, ugly career. Lockheed says Sam's now suffering from congestive heart failure, lung and kidney problems and has slowed down in his twilight years.

asking which is the better OS between Linux & Windows. Is like asking which is better an apple or an orange. It's pointless, both have the same qualities for different envoirments.

[quote name='Blam-O!' date='Jun 29 2005, 09:58 PM'][quote name='Pantharen' date='Jun 29 2005, 09:19 AM']Burningman (when I attended) was almost a spiritual avent, however; not that your required to buy tickets, and reservations, and bullsh** it's probably not worth attending because it's not too political. Back in the 90's it was a few hundred people gathering in the desert for a week of partying, and connections, and communing with nature and sh** like that, ending it all off with the burning of a 60' wooden figure repesenting a human figure.[/quote] Weird, sounds just like NewAge Crap... meditation and BS of the like. (I will become ONE with MSFN.org lol ) [right][post="344966"][/post][/right] [/quote] I dont know what the new sh** is like, but the on I attended, it was more like a bad a$$ go crazy party, drink your face off, have ravenous sex with strange women. JUst have sh it loads of fun. Like I said: Commune with nature, Party, have fun end it all by burning s***.

[quote name='Blam-O!' date='Jun 29 2005, 02:35 AM']UUmmmm no. = A bunch of people gathering in the middle of nowhere??? Why not just go to your friends house and throw a party there - he lives out of town.... lol. Id rather go to a REAL concert, go fishing with my buds, squEezZ my girlfriend, make yet another UA CD, hack something, take a vacation, sleep in, watch cartoons, play a game, go spend money somewhere else........ ect..>?/~*- [right][post="344398"][/post][/right][/quote] Burningman (when I attended) was almost a spiritual avent, however; not that your required to buy tickets, and reservations, and bullsh** it's probably not worth attending because it's not too political. Back in the 90's it was a few hundred people gathering in the desert for a week of partying, and connections, and communing with nature and sh** like that, ending it all off with the burning of a 60' wooden figure repesenting a human figure.

NP, your welcome to use it, abuse it, save it. Etc. etc. (got told by mods here it was too big ) So I resized it once again to 300x100, even the fist size was too big at 400x100, and original size 600x178. Sigh! And I have so many wierd signatures.

I never really pay much attention to which thumb I use. But then I also type 110 to 120 wpm.

in general it comes down to Preference, thank god for being human and having the ability to choose as to which is best for you. In my professional career as a techincian, I haven't ever seen Norton, or McAfee do aything except waste resources & memory. I have heard good things about NOD32, however I have been using the free edition of AVG for 6 years and I've never had a virus do anything in the way of damage to my system. 85% of my client base runs AVG without issues, I have installed the Professional version on my business clients machine, and also the network edition. IMPO Polls on "what is the best" is pure bulldroppings, because everyone is going to have thier own opinion, and their own preference, regardless of what anyone else thinks.

[quote name='MadGutts' date='Jul 16 2004, 03:36 AM']What, where or who is burning man? Does it have any actually relevence to this forum??? [right][post="152116"][/post][/right][/quote] [url="http://www.burningman.com/"]http://www.burningman.com/[/url] it happens in the desert in Nevada. 2005 tickets for Burningman is sold out. [code]WHAT IS BURNING MAN? Trying to explain what Burning Man is to someone who has never been to the event is a bit like trying to explain what a particular color looks like to someone who is blind. In this section you will find the peripheral definitions of what the event is as a whole, but to truly understand this event, one must participate. This site serves to try to paint a picture of the Burning Man experience to those who are new to the project, as well as to give those participants looking to keep the fire burning in their daily lives an environment in which to connect to their fellow community members. For a brief yet eloquent overview of the entire event from the time of arrival to the time of exodus, please read "What is Burning Man?", an essay written by participant and one-time web team member, Molly Steenson. Please see archived sections for each year to read more about the art themes, art installations and theme camps for each year. Here you will find links that will take you on a trip through the past - through the history of Burning Man - from its early days on a small beach in San Francisco through its evolution into the bustling city of some 25,000+ people that the Burning Man event has become today. These people make the journey to the Black Rock Desert for one week out of the year to be part of an experimental community, which challenges its members to express themselves and rely on themselves to a degree that is not normally encountered in one's day-to-day life. The result of this experiment is Black Rock City, home to the Burning Man event. There are no rules about how one must behave or express oneself at this event (save the rules that serve to protect the health, safety, and experience of the community at large); rather, it is up to each participant to decide how they will contribute and what they will give to this community. The event takes place on an ancient lakebed, known as the playa. By the time the event is completed and the volunteers leave, sometimes nearly a month after the event has ended, there will be no trace of the city that was, for a short time, the most populous town in the entire county. Art is an unavoidable part of this experience, and in fact, is such a part of the experience that Larry Harvey, founder of the Burning Man project, gives a theme to each year, to encourage a common bond to help tie each individual's contribution together in a meaningful way. Participants are encouraged to find a way to help make the theme come alive, whether it is through a large-scale art installation, a theme camp, gifts brought to be given to other individuals, costumes, or any other medium that one comes up with. The Burning Man project has grown from a small group of people gathering spontaneously to a community of over 25,000 people. It is impossible to truly understand the event as it is now without understanding how it has evolved. See the first years page and Burning Man 1986 - 1996 for the legendary story of Burning Man's beginnings and to understand how the event has come to become what it is today. The timeline gives a short overview of what each year looked like. Please also check out the detailed archives for years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. Within each of these years are descriptions each year's art theme, theme camps, large art installations, as well as maps, journals of our city being built, the newsletters to the community for each year, issues of the Black Rock Gazette (a daily news publication produced and printed on the playa), and clean up reports for each year, including a list of those sites that failed to "leave no trace". These pages help understand the larger scope of the entire experience, from the planning that happens year-round to make each event possible, to the clean-up efforts which take place for sometimes months after the city has disappeared. The impact of the Burning Man experience has been so profound that a culture has formed around it. This culture pushes the limits of Burning Man and has led to people banding together nation-wide, and putting on their own events, in attempt to rekindle that magic feeling that only being part of this community can provide. The Black Rock Arts Foundation promotes interactive art by supporting public art that exists outside the event, and has a special interest in supporting art at regional events. Additionally, Burning Man has over two thousand volunteers who work before, during and after the event (many who work year-round) to make the event a reality. To give of your time and talents, please see the Participate section of the website. If this is your first visit to this site, a good starting point is the FAQ page, the glossary, and the timeline. From here you can stroll through the carefully archived sections for each year. Community, participation, self-expression, self-reliance; these tenets of Burning Man are lifeblood of the Burning Man experience. Whether you are new to this site or are returning for your umpteenth visit, you are encouraged to delve into these pages to expand your viewpoint and definition of these ideals, and to connect with yourself to find your niche in our community. The giving of yourself is the greatest gift you can give to the Burning Man community, and is imperative to the survival of this unique experiment[/code]

I'm a "dual" living in Canada, but moving to the US (if the money was right) would be an option. Send me a PM or an email, and I'll send you my resume

I hear a lot of people b***h and moan about windows ME. BUT I bet 1/2 of you never used ME, because you heard that it was crap. Windows 98, cons: limited in useable ram, BSOD is a common occurance, highly unstable, not terribly USB friendly, DOS based. pros: highly tweakable, still supported by M$. Windows ME, Cons: uses resources like they're free, occasionally bsod's. pros: easy to configure, easy to configure registry to fix M$ screw ups, More user friendly than Win 98, Not 100% dos based.

Actually Windows 98 was 16 bit, and emulated 32bit, which is why Win 98 was still dos based. Windows 3.1 was 8 bit, 3.11 for workgroups was 16 bit. I bet none of you have ever used Windows version 1, it was a 4 bit OS, with B&W GUI. Oh crap, I just revealed my age

Windows 98/se unless tweaked all to hell, and registry reworked, is limited only to use resources upto 128 megs. You can have 256, 512, & 1gb, but 98 will see it, but not use anything over 128. Typical M$ thought, and not seeing anything into the future. Now you can rmove those settings in the registry, but it's a pain in the a**, and anything set over 1024 will cause 98 to become even more unstable. XP doens't have such issues, and it's alot more stable than 98. As for boot time, I dont remember 98, and I have a P4 3ghz and 4gb of GEIL Dual channel on an Asus mobo and a pair of Sata 120's.

FDISK / Format are a total waste of time. use a little utility released by Norton Ghost called GDISK it'll zero your drive (providing there isn't anything physically wrong) and it'll do it in less than 1/100th the time that it takes for fdisk. Drop me a PM and I'll email it to you, it's very small, slightly larger than fdisk.exe but does a million things better than fdisk.

Actually it depends on the laws of your country. Here in Canada it is legal to download, yet it's not legal to upload. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So canada has no copyright laws currently?? (haha its sad, I live here and I don't even know the laws ) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We have copyright laws, but it's not illegal to use P2P, it's legal to download, but not to upload. It's kindda FUBAR, the MP/RIAA are trying to get Canadian law makers to change this, but we're too laid back to pay them much heed.

Actually it depends on the laws of your country. Here in Canada it is legal to download, yet it's not legal to upload. Also if your going to use P2P DO NOT USE Kazaa, WinMX, Grokster, iMESH your going to get 99% spyware, and 150% of fake files and viruses. If your intent, then download a bit client, like Bit Tornado, Bit Comet, ABC, Azureus, etc. etc. Or use eMULE (ED2K), mIRC, LimeWire, Shareaza. And find a nice P2P forum to assist you like p2pforums.com

Win Image is a great little program. I use it to make & view ISO's

Which service packs did you have installed? XP is simple enough, as long as you have at least SP1a, SP2 causes too many problems still, and M$ is too slow in fixing the problems. If you truely believe 98se is better than XP more power to you. But dont blame the OS, on your lack of intelligence.

I have 4074, I haven't installed it, I've just been sitting on it for almost a year. As my primary computer was a laptop. About 3 months ago I sold my laptop and bought a desktop. My main concern is stability, I hvae heard about issues of longhorn just up and crashing for no reason. What are the risks involved, and what is the chance of a total destructive crash. I have my data backed up, but I'm not terribly keen on a 3 day reinstall. My home PC is also my work PC, and I can't be offline for any great length of time. Thank you.

Greetings. I'm an old school PC Tech from south western BC, Canada.