Recent content by vertigomhs

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    First credit card for a college student?

    Hi, im a 20 year old who is currently attending school and I was looking to get my first credit card. The reason for this is that I know im going to need credit later on down the road so why not start now? Im looking for suggestions on who to get one through. I do my checking through Chase but...
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    Rescuing this mystery bird

    thanks guys, ended up taking care of him for 2 days and feeding him worms. i dropped him off at http://www.bird-rescue.org/about/our-bird-rescue-centers.aspx seems like he'll do well there :)
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    Rescuing this mystery bird

    well i tried 3 places so far and 2 are closed, and the one that did answer told me that its wildlife and im not supposed to touch the animal, but rather leave it where its at, they gave me the number game and wildlife which she told me is closed today so looks like im going to be keeping this...
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    Rescuing this mystery bird

    thanks for these links! i tried the bird rescue link they just closed 20 mins ago, ill try the other local humane societies. it looks like a heron from what i can tell on google so yea its an aquatic bird, weird that its here so far inland and able to survive on the nasty riverbed. its legs dont...
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    Rescuing this mystery bird

    cool, my family said the birds up top on the tree were white. im looking for a humane society thats possibly open today. im near the san gabriel riverbed which probably explains it.
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    Rescuing this mystery bird

    okay so my mom and grandma found this bird on the floor below a tree: its obviously a young bird since it cant walk or fly, we have it in a box and he cant stay up, he lays on his side. we've been giving it fruit and water for now. any advice on how to care for it for at least today? since...
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    What is your favorite sports car?

    One of my faves...
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    Virus / Hardware issue?

    i thought about that but i dont have one, and im not sure if my friend wants to buy one. im gonna try to boot into linux with it connected.
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    Virus / Hardware issue?

    thats the thing though, my friend doesnt do backups (i know :\) so the whole point of me helping is to try and get his files back, which includes photos and etc. sorry i didnt really mention that. ive done file recovery from corrupted filesystems before with getdataback, but i cant boot into...
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    Virus / Hardware issue?

    the other day my friend called me up and told me he got a virus that totally screwed his computer up. he told me that he got linked to one of those virus sites from google (i see these a lot) and that he tried to leave the site, but apparently he still ended up getting infected. So after the...
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    This looks ridiculous

    looks like LA... one of those pics looks like the 710 :p
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    Tips on buying fridge ?

    we have a samsung (faux stainless) side by side and i love it. it has the water dispenser in the fridge, and the ice cube maker in the freezer which was odd to me at first.
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    Worst movie ever?

    Thankskilling trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YNAGbZDpcI Its on netflix for those wanting to laugh at how bad this movie is.
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    Chevy Volt: Remember this piece of crap car all over the media?

    saw one of these for the first time today, it was in San Gabriel (land of the Prius).