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  1. The newest model of cybershot from sony is the t5, to come out in september. I am debating whether to get the t5 or the t7, which is a slightly older version which came out several months ago. To be specific, April. The t5 will cost 350$, and the t7 now costs 450$. The features are basically the same. The only difference is that the old t5 can shoot 240 pictures on a full charge, whereas the old t7 can only shoot 180 pictures on a full charge. Both are 5.1 megapixel. The reason i am debating these two is that i do not know what is more important: fashion, or battery power. To me, money is not the problem. The t7 looks extremely cool , but the t5 looks extremely ugly (in comparison). What is your opinion as in which is better1 +60 more shots but not good looking2 -60 shots but looks cool
  2. They're the same thing. However, if you really want to switch to an AMD, you'll need a new motherboard and a new chip. My old AMD computer crashes alot, and i would suggest that you stick with Intel.
  3. Well the best rpg ive ever played would definately be final fantasy VIII. It has good graphics and a storyline. However, other rpgs that i have played like crono trigger, i get bored and start using cheats.
  4. I recently saw a show on nova that was describing China's polution. Much of it comes from burning coal, which are fossil fuels. This is a cheap and easy way to get energy, but the consequences are severe. The concept of hydrogen cars are considered, but actually do not "save" energy or polution. Supposedly, the only thing that comes out of hydrogen cars are water vapors. The process of getting liquid hydrogen takes up more energy and causes more or equal pollution to coal.
  5. I believe that there is a good side and a bad side to camera filming. The bad side is that most are recorded in a .mov extension, which only plays in quicktime player. This is annoying if you want to post your videos on the web, because the preferred video extension is mpeg. It is hard to find a free converter without limitations. The good side is that it is perfect for short clips, and they are recorded in an "okay" quality, so the size will be small and will not require reduction. If you take video recorded by a camcorder, the size will naturally be larger and require minimizing. So, in the end, it just turns out to if you really need it or not.
  6. This is what the Ipod settlement means. Many people who bought old ipods have found that the battery power dies within a couple years use, or around a couple hundred charges. You can mail your ipod in with an application and receive a free ipod battery replacement for free. You can also choose 50 dollars in apple store, or a check for 25 dollars. Personally, i will buy a battery and replace it myself (battery costs 30 dollars), and get 50 dollars for the apple store, so i end up gaining 20 dollars :)Note- this applies for 3rd generation ipods only
  7. I doubt that that it is possible for there to be intelligence elseware in the universe. Consider this- the planet has to be perfect, by that i mean perfect distance from the sun, perfect amount of water, plants, environment. Also, think about this- how many species of living things are there on earth? Billionis! And, out of billions of species, only one has used technology- humans. Also, the big bang occurred only several billion years ago, which may not be enough for life to start somewhere else. Besides, even if intelligence does exist in a far away planet, chances are it's pretty far away from earth, where as we couldnt discover their existence, let alone communicate with them
  8. Haha, i used to play runescape alot a couple years back. However, it seems that the game directly favors the paying members, so the free members will have nothing to do after completing the quest. I did just that, and to me, that game looks super corny now.
  9. Hey i play mapleglobal, and my acct is wua04. I was wondering if any people played it. It seems like a very popular game, as many people play it at my school. Also, i always wondered if anyone thought it was ironic, how as it is "cutish and babyish", although most of the ppl playing it are about 17 year olds.
  10. Hmm i used to play that game a couple years back. It was pretty fun during the moment, but of course, i got bored of it, as everyone does with games. i never had the "saving money" kind of personality and always spent money before i had any saved. After the endurance of waiting a couple weeks, i bought a money suit, hoping to earn a higher income, but unfortunately, i didnt feel like saving, and sold the money suit back for a meager amount of money. then, i quit
  11. Which do you prefer? Well, i have been using chinese yoyos for about a year. When i found out about diabolos (funnel shaped), i found they were much easier and stable to use.So now, i favor diabolos. What are your opinions?
  12. I dont think theres much difference, as both are pretty simmilar. In my opinion, graphics doesnt really matter, just stick to the ones ur computer came with :)unless you're a hardcore gamer, then a nice graphics card would suit you
  13. Yeah, i checked this site out. At first, it seemed too good to be true, but obviously its real. I've been looking for a good hosting service for a long time. I first used 000k, which was pretty good, but i think it shut down, but this one beats all others!
  14. I would definately not buy anything on ebay, because personally, i want the product to be new, and not touched or anything. As for ipods, I would just buy the mini at apple.com and get a free engraving. I bought my ipod a couple years ago, the 3rd generation 20 gig ipod at apple.com for 400$. Now, the 20 gig ipod is around 300$. However, i like the old ones because its all touch activated, where as in the recent versions, with the exception of click-wheel, are push buttons.
  15. I wanted to see what people think about space explorationI believe that it is necessary- heres my views on space exploration Space exploration is one of the most important program humans ever had. There are some who believe that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) should be put at a halt. Others say that we as humans should spend more money on improving Earth such as using NASA’s budget for getting food to the poor. However, space exploration is important in many ways. Every day technology such as the news on television is made available by satellites. Also, what would life be like without the Internet or cell phones? Where would humans go when the sun explodes? However, the most important reason why space exploration is a must is because of human curiosity. Space exploration is crucial to the human race just as a keyboard is to a computer. Many people believe that the money that is spent on space exploration is used unwisely. It is also said that the government should use the money for space exploration on feeding the poor. When the money used on NASA projects is totaled, the sum seems like an astounding number. In contrast, the federal government of the United States spends less than one percent of its budget on space exploration. More than thirty percent of its budget goes to helping the poor. If a hypothetical situation was set up where space exploration was completely eliminated and the money went to the poor, the additional money would be almost none. If each poor person were to receive one dollar with space exploration in place, he would receive three cents more if NASA’s budget were moved to helping the poor. And with the poor receiving three cents, humans would lose the capability to communicate with Internet, not to mention cell phones and weather forecast. Much of the technology we take for granted comes directly from NASA technology. To some, these technology advancements such as robots are not absolutely essential and serve for luxurious purposes. This statement is incorrect- hundreds or thousands of years ago, colonies of humans were destroyed by natural disasters. Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and floods could kill hundreds of thousands of people at a time. Now, the deaths can be eliminated by the same natural disasters with the help of weather forecasting. If an earthquake with a magnitude of twelve were to be occurring, people in the area would be warned and evacuated and by the time the earthquake comes, nobody would be hurt. Space exploration can save many lives. One important reason why space exploration should not be banned is because colonization is possible. If population increase stays the same in twenty years, the human population will surely reach over eight billion. On the other hand, it is estimated in about five billion years, the sun will use up all of it’s fuel and literally annihilate our solar system. Where would humans go then? In five billion years, it is very likely that humans will have completely mastered space travel and be able to transport the entire population to another solar system. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs dominated the Earth. In a few years a meteor wiped out the entire population of dinosaurs. If humans were placed in this situation, space travel could be a solution. Already, theories are being formed. There are many ideas such as nuclear fission, which could allow travel to another galaxy far away. Another widely accepted theory is terraforming. There are many plants that can survive in an environment as harsh as Mars. If they were planted there, oxygen could be renewed, other plants such as trees could be grown. It is hypothesized that in a hundred years, if this theory were used, Mars could be inhabitable in the same way as Earth. I believe that the single most important reason space exploration should be promoted is human curiosity. Since the beginning of time, humans always wanted to explore. At first, what you could see was the limit. Then, the whole Earth was charted and mapped. When the sky was the limit, humans dared to challenge the fact that this was not true. After discovering that the Earth was spherical, planets were becoming named one by one. It was found that we lived in a solar system, and that we rotated the sun, instead of general belief that “Earth is the center of everything”. Technology directly from NASA such as the Hubble Space Telescope allowed us as humans to see other galaxies, then the universe. For centuries and still now, the success of humans is the ability to be curious and explore until the limit. The human mind has helped us develop theories. There are astounding theories that are likely such as the string theory. The big bang could be something that happens regularly, and ideas such as parallel universes and wormholes keep on coming. Perhaps the most intriguing question is if we as an intelligent race that has just barely touched technology are alone in the universe. Space exploration is something humans cannot afford to lose. It could possible be the one factor that prevents the extinction of the human race. In the short run, the accomplishment of NASA is the satellite. This can serve for communications, such as weather forecast and Internet. By giving up less than one percent of the budget, we would be giving up all of these. Also, the aspect that drives space exploration is curiosity. Space exploration is definitely one issue humans cannot give up.
  16. Robots cannot possibly be considered as "humans". Humans have to be born, raised, fed, and sheltered. Robots are merely tools built for humans.It a robot has artificial intelligence, it may be able to think in a logical sense and analyze extremely well, but lack qualities of a human mind, such as adding careness, anger, and many more variables into a decision.Let use use the movie I, Robot as an example. The robot "vicky" considered using force with a robot army to kill certain people and limit their rights "helping them" because it supposedly "saved humans from themself".
  17. If you ask me, frontpage is definately a better wysiwyg. It may be true that dreamweaver has more features, but frontpage is much simpler to use. This is because frontpage is a microsoft office product, and the program's format is much similar to other office products, such as word and excel. Because most people use these, it takes less time for new users to get used to frontpage than dreamweaver, proving it to be a simpler interface.Main point--beginners like me, use frontpage-web designers or pros, use dreamweaver(alternative: use notepad, no money required!)
  18. In my opinion, longhorn (or vista) is worth buying. Here are my points-Longest interval of time between releases of operating systems ever (this means microsoft is spending more time with this, and it ought to be better)-Security pluses (such as limited user preventing viruses to be installed)-Graphics/3d, transparent, etc (who wouldnt want that )-Removed many system components makes vista snappier (less lag, more multitasking w/o lag)Right now, the main issue microsoft is being addressed is security, and getting vista will ensure that i can have a reliable system
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