Recent content by torkd

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    First Amendment right of a free press should not be absolute when it comes to national security?

    http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/06/25/D8IFB4VO1.html What next? A regular joe schmoe can't say anything you want when it comes to national security?
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    Anyone receive gift card from PCFS

    well, i just did a better google search and stumbled on this: fraud? so yeah, i'm gonna shred this card
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    Anyone receive gift card from PCFS

    I just got one of these "free" $300 debit card in the mail. very weird. i googled pcfs and got to a webpage for loan consolidation that had typos on it. that was the first tip off. I think they are a loan consolidating company that sends out 300 dollars to lure in ppl for what could end up...
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    Any folks go to Vanderbilt or Northwestern?

    nu is in evanston, il. about 15 mi north of chicago. it is a short el ride away from chicago. attending northwestern was easily the best decision i've ever made in my entire life. pm me if you're interested.
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    Possible AIDS cure found

    I've found wikipedia to be a really good source for overview material. It's definitely not a Harrison's or Merck Manual, but I've actually found it to be generally correct. I wouldn't trust it to write a thesis, but I have used it in the past to give me a decent synopsis of a subject. At this...
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    Possible AIDS cure found

    Megue: the wikipedia article found here: ceragenins describes more of a soap-like particle that disrupts negatively charged pathogenic membranes (sounds like it incorporates into it via hydrophobic interactions after getting close to it via electrostatic attraction). A simplified idea...
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    takes a beating and keeps on tickin

    holy crap, i didn't know that, that looked like a fight stopper. do you know which match that was? was it k1? pride?
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    takes a beating and keeps on tickin

    watching bob sapp pile drive his opponent makes me cringe EVERY single time i watch it. but i HAVE to watch it. like watching a terrible terrible accident.
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    takes a beating and keeps on tickin

    i get bored, so i look for highlight videos on google. i stumbled across this video, called the art of the slam - it's pretty ridiculous - some great slams. definitely one of my favorites http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2584006669064389346&q=art+of+the+slam i was wondering if you...
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    The **OFFICIAL** GMAIL Thread

    definitely would like a gmail account i think we should give em out based on join date :-)
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    What is the chemical in Turkey/Chicken that...

    the chemical in turkey is the amino acid tryptophan i think i read long ago that the chemical in chicken is codeine (very trace amounts)
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    Ochem help!!!

    uh, it takes like 15 minutes to read over which groups show which peaks on IR. Mass spec is even easier to figure out, it's all a matter of adding things up and looking for fingerprints of compounds. seriously. it's really easy. if you know which compounds you are supposed to have you can always...
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    "timeline" ad coming out of speakers

    it happened on my friends machine its definitely aim i think deadaim will help stupid aol
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    Name a colorless liquid with no hydrogen in its chemical composition

    carbon tet (carbon tetrachloride)
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    American Express Blue Cash CC - up to 5% cash back

    i wanted to get the chase perfect card... but they rejected me. i am a college student with several credit cards and no late payments... AND i spend several thousand dollars a year with a credit card... but i dont have that 20k/yr income. do you think it would be bad to just make up some income...