I haven't been here for years, but somehow stumbled upon the news of his death. Many moons ago, I was very active on this board many thanks to Chu Moy. Although I joined this community pretty late in the game, Chu Moy indirectly inspired me to become an electrical engineer after building my...

Quote: Originally Posted by Methos1979 And then there was my favorite one - the person who basically compared serving their country in the armed forces as being somehow similar to fornicating with your sister. There's so many insults in that statement that I can't begin to address them...

Quote: Originally Posted by smeggy Yeah, because being in the military makes you more American huh. Don't forget about fornicating your sister. Mhmm....

Quote: Originally Posted by Jaw007 Thats the burden to society,people that don't pay enough into social security become a burden on the younger generation.Duh Again showing your ignorance. The purpose of Social Security is not like a retirement fund where you deposit money as a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jaw007 If you don't like the system,then go home to where ever you came from. This country dos not owe you anything.Our FBI is just doing what is right being cautious.You are just a guest,just like we would be if we were in your country. Quote...

Because it's cheaper than crack.

So, my mother's birthday is coming up and I want to have flowers sent to her, but I'm not sure which company to go with. I see 1800Flowers and FTD ads, but does anyone have experience with any other company?

Quote: Originally Posted by Joshatdot Adaptec GameBridgeTV AVC-1410 Wootoff killer, anyone?

Quote: Originally Posted by Pangaea You can get them on Amazon for 15 shipped. That price may be a bit high. He can't because he's not in the US.

It takes three to four business days. You could always just activate the PayPal debit card (the virtual card has never worked for me, maybe you'll have better luck).

Quote: Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict I wonder why the rockboxed iRiver can still conserve power then, because I'd assume they too use bigger files... Rockbox has better power management than the stock firmware. The same happens when comparing the stock Archos firmware to...

The nozzle on the UE IEMs are too big.

After a crappy roadtrip, I've learned that the hiss through Rockbox is significantly lower than the stock Apple firmware. With my E500s, the hiss is really, really loud even with the lowest volume on Apple firmware, but very little with Rockbox.

It sounds the same, unless you EQ, then the Rockbox is better because its EQ isn't preset. Rockbox has terrible, awful, atrocious battery life. You're probably going to switch back to the Apple firmware very soon.

If it were my call, I'd buy a Rabbit. But that's just me, I look at car ownership a bit differently than most people. The Corolla is a fine car that will last forever.