Spam, Creationism, and 450GB Paper

November 25, 2006
Spam, Creationism, and 450GB Paper

Lyle, Sean, John, and Miles are back together to discuss the recent spam epidemics, Creationist museums under construction in Kentucky, and the renewed use of paper as a data backup medium. ...and we take your calls too.

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  • Windows Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)

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If you're Windows XP no longer boots, you may want to try this method.