Recent content by r31ncarnat3d

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    What wars in U.S. history have been just wars in your opinion?

    Slavery was never the goal of the war, but a political point for both sides to rally around. Think of how we're "spreading Democracy overseas", that's of course not our intention but it is used as a political rallying point. And as for just wars: Revolutionary War Civil War WWI WWII...
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    Is the 60GB OCZ Vertex worth getting now?

    How much would you think I should go for then?
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    Is the 60GB OCZ Vertex worth getting now?

    Hey there, sorry for the noobish question, but I'm extremely uneducated when it comes to SSDs. Basically, I got a trade offer for this SSD for about $200 (partly in cash, partly in parts) Is the SSD worth getting? Is the trade price too high? I also heard that a new generation/controller is...
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    POLL: 44% of Americans want Dubbya back now

    This. Nothing on the poll's authenticity, parameters, sample, sample size, or even the organization conducting this.
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    How dare these activist judges mess with Good Christians like this

    So you're saying when we get sick, instead of trying to get better through medicine we should do everything possible to die so we can go to heaven?
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    How dare these activist judges mess with Good Christians like this

    I'd say its justified. Freedom of religion only as long as it doesn't interfere with the lives of others (aka indoctrination or endangerment). There's a reason why hospitals use scalpels and antibiotics now instead of prayer: it works. IMHO, prayer only works in medical cases when the patient...
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    Simplified Mandarin Translation?

    ^ I tried, but parts of it were still unclear to me. :) That's why I was lookng for human input.
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    Simplified Mandarin Translation?

    I stumbled upon this on my friend's FB status, and being vietnamese, I can't understand a word of it. Help would be appreciated :) ??:?????,????????,????????????? ??:?????,????????,???????????????
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    Sugar: The Bitter Truth

    It has less to do with common sense and more with scientific study. After all, the people in the scientific community (as I'm sure you must have noticed by now), are extremely anal and want every detail and possibility covered before a report is published. This doctor may just be the first real...
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    Thinking about leaving Verizon

    If I were you, I would get Verizon if I had the spare change to or if something money-related (work, stock quotes, etc) depends on how reliable my carrier is. If you're short on money or don't need the excellent service for the high price, then I'd go with something else. But that's just my...
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    EU conducts antitrust raid on Intel and retailers

    Now folks, let's try to leave corporate politics to CSPAN, and leave only technology on here :)
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    Thinking about leaving Verizon

    Excuse the fanboy-sounding post, but in my experience, Verizon is the most reliable network. It doesn't come with the cool plans like other carriers do, and costs a crapload more than others, but it's reliable. Calls rarely drop for me, texts get sent within a minute (yes I did actually time...
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    **Official Xbox 360 Jasper Hunting Thread**

    Without opening up the Xbox console itself, I mean, not the box it comes in. Sorry about the confusion =/
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    **Official Xbox 360 Jasper Hunting Thread**

    Something I noticed about my Jasper: The DVD Drive's front is made in the same white plastic as the rest of the console, instead of metal as in other 360s. Perhaps that's another way to tell Jaspers from Falcons without opening them up?
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    **Official Xbox 360 Jasper Hunting Thread**

    So if my 842x console says 12.1A on the 12V rail, is it still a Jasper, even if the power brick is 175W? EDIT: Proof I'm not a troll spreading rumors: PICTURES! I apologize for the quality of the pics, taken by an old digital camera with shaky hands (Blame Pepsi) Xbox 360 Arcade Box w/...