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I always knew Koop was on to something with his Bush-isms. :psychofun:

I will buy water on occasions. Most of the time the cheapest. I usually go to CostCo and buy a 18-35 pack. Sometimes Kirkland, sometimes Arrowhead. I've kinda been after spring water lately. Purified drinking water just tastes so bland. I will be most likeyl avoiding Dasani from this point. I'm more of a Pepsi guy anyways. :psychofun:

Welcome to BeatKing! :psychofun:

We just have another rolling blackout this morning? :psychofun:

Definitely lucky, but good job nonetheless. Now if you could just make it a habit. ^_^ :psychofun:

I thought this site was pretty cool regarding ASCII usage: Star ASCIIMATION Wars :psychofun:

I just want to get the party started as I'm sure it will be less than an hour or two before this milestone is reached. An early congratulations to you!! :jammin: :strumma: :scratchin: :dancin: :frog: :dancin: :frog: :dancin:

Or just be a topless model... :psychofun:

Hey Ken, there any way to modify the .gif in your signature. I'd like to get an idea of what topless gardening looks like. ^_^

Robert Van Winkle? Doubtful, but I wonder if this is Vanilla Ice's wife? Shoot, at least one of them is getting popularity.

Good luck man. Just give it some time. :psychofun:

"Jumping" Jack Black (news) in School of Rock arrives on DVD today, and there are cinematic equivalents of a guitar-drums-and-sax lineup. For narrative movies about rock (with/without roll), the "101" would be: A Hard Day's Night 1964, Miramax, rated G, $30 (and under) The Beatles' screen debut purported to show what it was like to be them - and winkingly so when the movie's direction (by Richard Lester (news)) came off as fresh as the foursome's music. A foregone commercial smash, it also was 1964's most cutting-edge release, next to Dr. Strangelove. (Not on DVD: Director Robert Zemeckis (news)' 1978 screen debut about Beatlemania: I Wanna Hold Your Hand.) Extras: Yeah, yeah, yeah! A 70-year-old Lester charms with self-effacement, while musical director George Martin analyzes the score song by song (All My Loving to Can't Buy Me Love). Also interviewed: the movie's hairdresser. Read entire article here.

A man of few words, but, oh, what a sense of fun and imagination he could pack into those few. And make them rhyme, too! On the 100th anniversary of Ted “Seuss” Geisel’s birth, here are some words he would never have used in his books but we always will remember him for anyway. Visionary Some of the most beloved Dr. Seuss books contained messages, expressed in cheeky satire but pointed in a way that children could absorb. Even before Brown vs. Board of Education, Seuss was teaching tolerance, in Horton Hears a Who! (“A person’s a person, no matter how small”) and The Sneetches, inspired by his opposition to anti-Semitism (“And, really, it’s sort of a shame / For except for those stars, every Sneetch is the same”). He made fun of Hitler and dictators everywhere in Bartholomew and the Oobleck and Yertle the Turtle. He worried about the arms build-up in The Butter Battle Book, gave voice to the environmental movement in The Lorax (“I speak for the trees!”) and grumped about the materialism of Christmas in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! “He was a father of political correctness - but the good sort, because he aims to be fun. He had that magic that allowed him to get across his point but not feel like it was a Sunday-school lecture,” says Charles Cohen, author of The Seuss, the Whole Seuss and Nothing But the Seuss. Read entire story here.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. on Monday said it launched traffic and weather channels in 15 major U.S. cities, in a move similar to rival Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., which is also providing local reports. XM said it would offer continuously updated reports in cities that include New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, through Traffic Pulse Networks, a unit of Mobility Technologies, and The Weather Channel, both private concerns. XM will broadcast each city's reports on an individual channel. Sirius said last week it will broadcast traffic and weather from 20 cities, with certain cities paired on 10 channels. Both providers will not charge a fee for the new local services. The National Association of Broadcasters, a trade group representing local radio and television stations, has been fighting to keep satellite broadcasters from offering any service that resembles local programing. Last week, Joseph Clayton, chief executive of New York- based Sirius, told Reuters that its traffic and weather product is not a threat to traditional local radio. Washington-based XM said it will broadcast traffic and weather in 21 cities in total. The six remaining markets, including Boston, Seattle and Atlanta, will be introduced later in 2004. Sirius and XM provide subscription-based music, talk and sports programing under licenses from the Federal Communications Commission (news - web sites) that allow them to broadcast nationwide services via satellite. They can use ground-based transmitters to extend their reach, but not to provide individual programing to a local market. Source

WAUKESHA, Wis. - Backers of a planned museum exhibit honoring guitar innovator Les Paul say they aren't worried about a similar display stealing the show. "The New Sound: Les Paul and the Electric Guitar" is scheduled to open Friday at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. Paul, a native of Waukesha, was inducted into the hall of fame in 1988. He's scheduled to perform during opening ceremonies for the exhibit. The Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum has secured two cargo vans of his sheet music, photographs and other collectibles for an exhibit proposed for downtown Waukesha, but that exhibit isn't expected to open for two to three years. Sue Baker, executive director of the historical society, said she isn't concerned. The "New Sound" tribute highlights Paul's place in rock 'n' roll history, while the Waukesha exhibit will focus on his childhood and how he started tinkering with music and recording, Baker said Monday. "What's really important is to tell the story of what Les did," she said. "How did the kid from Waukesha change the world?" Rock hall spokesman Todd Mesek said officials aren't trying to upstage the Waukesha museum. The two facilities could eventually wind up sharing artifacts, he said. "We're not in competition." Paul said there's plenty of memorabilia to go around. "If Waukesha needs more, I have more," said Paul, who now lives in New Jersey. "All they've got to do is ask." Source

The news for Internet-connected Windows users keeps getting worse. Just when we got all of our PCs locked down against last summer's Blaster worm, a storm of virus-laden spam assaulted our in-boxes. To top it off, a large chunk of Windows source code--the equivalent of the operating system's blueprints--leaked onto the Internet. Now thousands of virus writers can scan the code for flaws and weaknesses instead of relying on trial and error. Should you bail out of Windows and get a Macintosh (news - web sites) or Linux (news - web sites) computer? Not necessarily. Sure, those alternative OSes are targeted by far fewer viruses than Windows is; and they may or may not be fundamentally more secure than Windows. But security is something you do, not something you buy. New viruses and worms continue to wiggle through newly discovered holes in Windows, Outlook, and Internet Explorer. But many of the worst enter through the front door, relying instead on foggy computer users willing to break the cardinal rule: Don't launch executable e-mail attachments. Microsoft isn't completely off the hook, however, and its lackadaisical approach to software security been justly criticized. Earlier versions of Office were ripe targets for carefully crafted macro viruses and other e-mail attachments. However, the company has made great strides in blocking dangerous attachments within Outlook and boosting the general level of security in Windows and its included Internet Explorer browser. The upcoming Windows XP (news - web sites) Service Pack 2 (due out in the middle of the year) will take these steps even further, beefing up the operating system's included firewall. Read entire story here.

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Agreed. :psychofun:

Another thing it installs is Port Magic. Something that is, to me, unsightly on boot-up. WildTangent was optional for me. I don't play AOL games, so it's not a problem. 4-5 versions ago it may have been "training-wheels." I wouldn't necessarily call it that now. Besides, why make it complex? Don't most of us still utilize KISS? As long as I'm on dial-up, $14.95 a month for unlimited is going to be my cup of tea. I should be switching to DSL or cable by the beginning or middle of summer. I extremely doubt, however, that I will be getting that for $14.95. As for AOL, I will determine speed and costliness. If it can provide at that time, I'll stick with. If not, then adios. And Trillian IMO sucks. I want to open what I want when I want. Not have to go through some multi-network interface. It barely lasted one use on my system. :psychofun:

Perhaps we ought to be PUN-ished? :psychofun:

lol...yeah, I have trouble myself. They should just have the monitor double as a retinal scanner. I mean, it's already bad for your eyes. :psychofun:

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SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates predicted the demise of the traditional password because it cannot "meet the challenge" of keeping critical information secure. Gates, speaking at the RSA Security conference here on Tuesday, said: "There is no doubt that over time, people are going to rely less and less on passwords. People use the same password on different systems, they write them down and they just don't meet the challenge for anything you really want to secure." RSA is working with Microsoft to develop a SecurID technology specifically for Windows. Both companies agreed there is a need to remove the vulnerabilities associated with employees using weak passwords. SecurID is the best-known two-factor authentication system and is used by many large enterprises. It generates a constantly changing sequence of numbers that a user has to type in alongside their normal password or PIN. Creating a specific system for Windows could mean that rolling out strong authentication across an enterprise will be far easier and cheaper. Read entire story here.

Damn...that last one was pretty bad. :psychofun:

Due to Kick Off on May 26, 2004 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2004--Epic rock trio, Rush, will be exhilarating fans throughout North America when they head out on the road for their 30th Anniversary Tour. Starting May 26 in Nashville, TN the tour will visit over 41 cities in the United States and Canada. Clear Channel Entertainment, a leading producer and marketer of live entertainment events, will promote the tour. From the moment the Canadian rock trio appeared on the music scene 30 years ago (1974) the group has enjoyed monumental success. Their self-titled album "Rush" became the biggest selling debut LP that any Canadian band had ever released. Rush then went on to produce over 22 albums all of which have certified RIAA gold-or-better. To date, the band's worldwide sales exceed over 35 million units sold. Among their many accomplishments, Rush has received the RIAA award for over 25 million units sold in the United States, and, they are the best selling Canadian artist in U.S. music history. Their live performances are most notable for the "blistering vocals" and impressive musical talent. Fans describe Rush as "always exceeding any expectations" and "rocks as fiercely as anything on modern-rock radio." The band's most recent release was the "Rush in Rio" Triple Live CD and double DVD, the latter now over 3 times platinum. Tickets for Rush will go on sale beginning March 5th throughout North America and will continue throughout the month. For show and ticketing information, check www.rush.com and www.cc.com. Rush 30th Anniversary Tour Itinerary May 26 Nashville Starwood Amphitheatre May 28 Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheater May 29 Virginia Beach Verizon Wireless Amphitheater May 31 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pavilion June 02 Columbus Germain Amphitheater June 04 Indianapolis Verizon Wireless Amphitheater June 05 Chicago Tweeter Center June 07 Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheater June 08 Detroit DTE Energy Music Theatre June 10 Cleveland Blossom Music Center June 12 St. Louis UMB Pavilion June 13 Kansas City Verizon Wireless Amphitheater June 23 Dallas Smirnoff Music Center June 25 San Antonio Verizon Wireless Amphitheater June 26 Houston The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion June 29 Denver Red Rocks Amphitheater June 30 Salt Lake City USANA Amphitheater July 02 Seattle White River Amphitheatre July 03 Portland Clark County Amphitheater July 06 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl July 07 San Diego Coors Amphitheatre July 09 San Francisco Shoreline Amphitheater July 10 Concord Chronicle Pavilion July 12 Sacramento Sleep Train Amphitheatre July 14 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheater July 16 Phoenix Cricket Pavilion July 17 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena July 29 West Palm Beach Sound Advice Amphitheatre July 30 Tampa Tampa Bay Amphitheatre Aug. 01 Atlanta HiFi Buys Amphitheatre Aug. 03 Washington Nissan Pavilion Aug. 04 Philadelphia Tweeter Waterfront Center Aug. 06 Hartford Meadows Music Theater Aug. 07 Scranton Ford Pavilion at Montage Mountain Aug. 09 Saratoga Saratoga Performing Arts Center Aug. 11 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater Aug. 12 Boston Tweeter Center Aug. 14 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center Aug. 15 Buffalo Darien Lake Aug. 21 Montreal Bell Centre Aug. 22 Toronto Molson Amphitheatre Following the North American Tour, RUSH will travel to Europe. Show dates announced to date as follows: Sept. 08 London Wembley Arena Sept. 11 Birmingham NEC Arena Sept. 12 Manchester Evening News Arena Sept. 14 Glasgow SECC NOTE: Additional cities to be announced. Itinerary is subject to change. For Official Fan Club, Tour and Ticket Information, visit www.rush.com About Clear Channel Entertainment Clear Channel Entertainment, a leading producer and marketer of live entertainment events is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Worldwide (NYSE: CCU - News), a global leader in the away-from-home advertising industry. Clear Channel Entertainment currently owns, operates and/or exclusively books approximately 130 live entertainment venues, including more than 100 in North America and 30 in Europe. In 2002, more than 65 million people attended approximately 29,000 events promoted and/or produced by the company, including: Live music events; Broadway, West End and touring theatrical shows; family entertainment shows; and specialized sports and motor sports events. The company, which operates throughout North America, Europe, South America and Australia, also owns independently operated athlete representation businesses, which provide management, marketing and financial consulting services to many of the world's top professional athletes. More information may be found by visiting www.cc.com and www.clearchannel.com. Source