Quote from DieKolkrabe :

Because there's cases where abortion can be justified, on a case by case basis. You can't and shouldn't generalize every abortion case with the same brush. To say all abortion should be stopped is wrong. If a woman gets raped or is a victim of incest, she shouldn't be forced to keep that child if she doesn't want to.

If you think it's morally OK to terminate a pregnancy that was a result of rape, then why isn't it morally OK to terminate a pregnancy in any other situation? The woman's situation is different but the foetus's isn't - I thought the pro-life stance was based on the right to life of the foetus?

TBH I would probably let a surgeon do it.

Quote from Bmxtwins :

No, im republican because you should not be allowed to murder an unborn child. It has rights too and shouldnt be killed because you were too lazy to wear a condom

One of my favourite Republican ironies is the pro-life stance and the way most of the red states have the death penalty.

Quote from PMD9409 :

The amount of Romney supporters here is worrying.

A lot of computer game players are young kids who think being a hardass is cool, which is probably why most studios have decided most computer game heroes have to be thoroughly stoic hardasses if they want to shift a few million copies.

So of course they'll like Romney, because he does an attractive line in threatening little foreign countries who've got no military to speak of.

I don't think I had to tweak anything in the BIOS, everything got auto-awesomed, although I think I did change the boot device order, but I'm not sure what the defaults were and maybe it would boot fine with the defaults.

Anyway I've turned it off now and I'll try it again later. I do have a spare 2032 cell lying around so I can give it a try. Actually I suppose I could put a meter across the current cell and see how it's doing...

Got another long buzz when I started the computer today after a couple of days down time.

I've noticed if I restart the same day I don't usually get it, but if I leave it a day and restart it often buzzes.

I wonder if the CMOS battery is running flat while the PC is off? I've now stopped my clock from syncing to Microsoft's time service so next time I restart I can see if the time is wrong. Are there any other indicators that CMOS went dead while the computer was down that I could look at in the mean time?

Quote from Bose321 :

Lol, funny how only Pakistan doesn't like Obama more.

They obviously aren't aware how many more drone strikes they'll see if Romney gets in.

Quote from Storm_Cloud :

He's unintentionally funny on the radio and likes a drink. Is that why he is considered a driving god?

It's part of what makes him more interesting than most other top-level racing drivers. When most F1 drivers are interviewed they talk about how good their sponsors are and the nice people who work in the factory, Kimi talks about bowel movements.

I think in seasons where Kimi doesn't win the drivers championship they should find something else to give him, just to say thank-you. I would happily swap half the grid for a dozen more Kimis.

Quote from Racer X NZ :

http://xrepublic.tv/node/847

http://markcrispinmiller.com/2 ... steal-it-for-mitt-romney/

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2 ... rust-us-electoral-system/

http://www.ukprogressive.co.uk ... ections/article20598.html

What I find especially suspicious is the way none of your scoops ever arrive in the mainstream press. Why is that?

Stop being such a sucker.

I think it's a bit sad some of the criticism that Vettel gets. Remember his win at Monza for Toro Rosso.

I'm torn this season. I don't want Vettel to win three championships in a row, and I like Alonso, but I don't want to see Ferrari win anything ever again. I suppose one of them has to win, unless Lotus manage to nuke them both in every remaining race with a secret laser machine and also give Kimi extra tyre glue.

Quote from MAGGOT :

His post was completely grammatically correct.

Even if I was using the word as a proper noun I wouldn't capitalise it, just because I know it pisses off christians.

I'd really rather work out what the problem is than disable the buzzer.

The motherboard is a Gigabyte B75M-D3V. I haven't tried flashing firmware (haven't looked), haven't installed anything, all devices are functioning, so is everything else in the system, only thing I currently haven't installed a driver for is an iLok dongle.

Aaaargh the effing thing is still buzzing!

I turned it off and on two or three times yesterday and it didn't do it, only the first time I started it. Now the first time I start it today it does it again. :banghead:

The only other change I made when I changed the CPU cooler was to move the RAM to the other channel because the cooler fan obstructs the channel I was using. But the system is finding all the memory so surely that's not a problem? And like I said it POSTs and boots just fine.

Quote from imthebestracerthereis :

Seaside Heights got ****ed up.

Yeah maybe there is a god.

Although apparently AC's casinos all survived, so he's a shit god.

Quote from Racer X NZ :

My suggestion, remove the heatsink from the processor, clean both the processor and bottom of the sink with isopropyl, apply a suitable amount of artic silver, rebuild.

Like I said the original warning was the CPU temperature but I replaced the heat sink and that problem went away.

Quote from ACCAkut :

normally system fan ports are not rpm controlled, only the CPU one is. Can't you just take it out completely? I mean if the temps were ok with the fan blocked, it looks like its not really needed.

My new motherboard has three headers for system fans and settings in the BIOS for them so it can control them, but this fan won't connect to them unfortunately.

Quote from Hyperactive :

EDIT: your fan should have a fan speed controller if it is the original fan that came with the case? There should be a small switch for the fans to adjust their speed (3 speeds).

Yeah that's the one, I found the switch but even on low it's loud, I think it's just worn out I've had the case for five years. I am just going to unplug it I think, it was coping fine without it.

I am wondering though, given that the fan isn't connected to the motherboard, if that really could have been what was producing the warning buzz. Especially since the three system fan failure warning settings are all turned off. I'll go switch it on again now and see what happens...

I might have found it...

I'm using an Antec P82 case which has a separate 'tunnel' for the PSU and 3.5" drive caddies. I've got a fan in that tunnel to draw air over the drives and into the PSU, but it was obstructed by two SATA cables so it wasn't spinning. I cleared the cables out of the way and got no beeps when I restarted.

I wish the fan still wasn't spinning because my computer is now a lot more noisy. I might have to look for a system fan plug to wire it to, I think it's on full revs all the time at the moment...

Hi man,

I don't think it can be a load issue given that it happens about 15 seconds after booting. By that time I'm usually logging in to Windows or I could be looking at the BIOS menus wondering why my computer keeps buzzing at me, but either way it's not doing any heavy lifting.

I get no further sound from the buzzer afterwards.

OK I know about BIOS alarm codes and temperature / fan failure warnings but this is not one of those:

I've got a PC which is mostly new components, I put it together earlier this week but was getting temperature warning beeps from the CPU sensor so yesterday I swapped out the cooler for something more sophisticated.

The CPU temps are fixed now and don't get above 60C, but when my computer has booted and gets to the Windows login prompt (or a little later) it emits a long beep - four or five seconds long. Then it usually stops, then it does another long beep (maybe ten seconds) and goes quiet.

I can't see any hardware issues. All the RAM is there, fans are behaving normally, all the drives are present and available, there's also a Firewire card with an ASIO interface attached and these are working correctly too, all the front panel stuff works, etc. Absolutely no hardware issues that I can find, and apart from this warning buzzer every time I start up the thing is running just fine.

Any ideas? First one to suggest unplugging the case speaker wins nothing whatsoever.

I was looking at some photos of Belmar where I used to live, looks like their boardwalk is now firewood, apparently the whole town was flooded, there was one shot of ocean ave with a small building sitting in the middle of the road. Seaside Heights got ripped up too but that's not necessarily a bad thing...

Quote from Hyperactive :

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rock%20sock
What is it exactly?

It clamps to a cymbal stand and holds your spare sticks / brushes.

Edit: Actually looking at how narrow the clamp is it's probably supposed to clip to a floor tom leg.

Speaking of game reviews, have you noticed how any game even remotely worth buying gets an 8 or a 9 (or a "90%" or whatever). They don't have to be outstanding in terms of staging or having novel gameplay elements, they just need to have a UI that a child could operate and slick production values.

It doesn't matter if the game is terminally boring or so steeped in its genre that it offers nothing new whatsoever, so long as it is well presented.

Skyrim got pretty good scores didn't it.

I still use this box for recording sometimes so I suppose it doesn't hurt that it's got some grunt now, also been getting into Max/MSP which can give a system a workout sometimes.

Incidentally I gave Dishonored another try last night and enjoyed it. I think I was just a bit underwhelmed by the 'intro mission' which is over-simplified, but once the extra abilities started opening up it got more interesting. Can't tell whether it will remain interesting all the way to the end of the game though.

Quote from Shotglass :

i did the same last winter... now almost a year later im not really sure why since i hardly use it at all
apparently i forgot that all modern games suck

I know!

It was a moment of weakness. The main thing that got me interested was the hype around Dishonored, which I've now played for a couple of hours and so far it hasn't been particularly interesting. I am such a mug.

I think it's mostly because I remember the days when new games were often fresh and interesting, not warmed up leftovers of games that came out ten years ago. I keep giving them another chance and I keep getting let down. I should learn my lesson.

I lived at the shore in NJ for three years, got a lot of friends with property and businesses just a stone's throw from the ocean, they are crapping themselves. :/

NJ is flat as a pancake a long way inland too, it would be an especially bad place for a hurricane to land. Fingers crossed.