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  1. mjrpes3

    How much would you pay to save your pet?

    More and more advance treatments are becoming available to save pets, who in the past would have been euthanized: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/us/new-treatments-to-save-a-pet-but-questions-about-the-costs.html?_r=1 I realize the answer to the question depends a lot on your disposable...
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    Bank of America Online Bill Pay Is Down

    I swear half the time I log on to pay my BofA CC the bill pay system is down. Seems mighty convenient to have a service go down so a lot of procrastinators end up missing the deadline (I still have 3 days). BTW I don't do auto bill pay.... I like to make sure all charges are correct before...
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    What was the first article on Wikipedia that you tried to reach but was blacked out?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caramelization
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    Time (Inception) + Charlie Chaplin Dictator Speech

    = Jaw Drop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXsoakk3GRk
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    Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

    Go to netflix and start watching Dear Zachary from the beginning Wait until you see picture at 56:04 Shit bricks Seriously, this documentary is messed up. And very sad.
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    Woman skins and boils husband in pot, serves at party

    http://listverse.com/2007/09/09/top-10-most-evil-women/ Man what's up with women these days?? D:
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    Does this exist: organize programs using virtual desktop

    Hey just seeing if there's a windows program out there that can do the following. Seems like something that should exist. If so I would pay $$$ for it. * It's a virtual desktop that you can insert and organize running applications into. Very similar to virtual screens on linux, but NOT...
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    Guys can you help me with my homework?

    j/k :D But I have somehow ended up browsing the test samples at the NCES site (National Assessment of Educational Progress), and was going through this test sample: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/demo_booklet/10SQ_Gr12_CHG.pdf Check out page 15. It shows a 1970 graph of...
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    What is the ideal spread of wealth in a healthy society

    From the nytimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/opinion/18kristof.html?ref=opinion Is our current level of inequality too low or too high? What is the ideal spread of wealth in the best of all societies?
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    Crazy Spaniards

    Every 2 years they have a contest to see which group of "castellers" can create the tallest human tower. Children, obviously, get the most dangerous part. http://vimeo.com/16392519
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    How do you pronounce ASUS?

    New thread since OP in other one never included a poll.
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    6850 board length [SOLVED]

    EDIT: Sapphire card came today. The board length was 8.5" long. I am trying to figure out if the 6850 will fit my current system. I have exactly 9" of space for a card; and by card I mean just the board itself, not the metal bracket. Manufacturers give the 6850 a length of 9.25", but...
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    Biodegradable packing peanuts

    I ate the whole box :$
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    You might be addicted to heroin if...

    you inject yourself with another addict's blood. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/health/13blood.html jeesh that's a helluva drug :eek:
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    More proof that online chat helpdesk is a waste of time

    Not that you needed any more proof. These people seem about as dumb as the come, or else they cannot veer even the slightest from their script for fear of losing their job. Although note the ownage she gave me at the end, with link to the technical form I should have filled out in the first...
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    Does the moral character of an orgy change when the participants wear Nazi uniforms?

    Just wondering. If you get the correct answer you can get in to Britain's most erudite college, All Souls College. Story here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/world/europe/28oxford.html
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    Anyone ever had this toy as a kid? (1980's)

    Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrazycommercials#p/a/u/0/z6dZtNYGlLM
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    Here's a fun math/probability challenge for you

    Imagine a woman in the 40-50 age block gets a mammogram test and it comes back positive. What is the probability that she actually has breast cancer? Assume the following: 1. The probability that one of these women in this age block has breast cancer is 0.8 percent. 2. If a woman has breast...
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    Where do you guys get your smiley avatars?

    I want to be cool too. Tired of blue haired four eyes.
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    kiiking

    Somehow stumbled upon this while looking up Estonia on wikipedia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWbcsEDrmFE Would you have the balls?
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    Desmond Tutu supports ASUC divestment from Israel LOL

    http://www.dailycal.org/article/109056/international_attention_focused_on_asuc_divestment I knew it all along. People like Desmond always come out of the woodwork eventually. For shame.
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    Guy stops bank robber with bear hug

    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/14/BASK1CUI5T.DTL :eek: :eek: :eek: If you can't stop them with a swift roundhouse kick to the head, use a bear hug :awe:
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    UPS drivers make on average $74,000

    http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/109258/ups-thinks-out-of-the-box?mod=career-leadership :eek: :eek: :eek: I'm in the wrong profession
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    Is the fundamental nature of reality discrete or a continuum?

    NOTE: This topic has been brought back from a 2 year death, to reflect the fact that lots of smart people made an attempt to answer this question here: http://www.fqxi.org/community/essay/winners/2011.1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inquiring minds want to know. When answering...
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    Empire Craft

    Has anyone tried this game out? http://ec.hithere.com/ I was pretty skeptical about the game at first (well, I still am.. see my last paragraph below if tl;dr). However it has a massive amount of depth to it that I haven't even scratched the whole surface yet even after playing casually...
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    How large is your music collection?

    I just finished ripping all my families CD's. Combined with all the mp3s I already had and five years of a subscription with emusic and downloads from amazon and itunes, I now have: Tracks: 22545 Size: 122GB Duration: 11weeks, 1 day, 14 hours Yes, my e-penis is that big. However, I'm...
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    Dell Service Repair Woes

    So I have Dell 32" TV bought 2.5 years ago and the screen is starting to show weird stuff on it. It doesn't seem to be a screen problem per se, as the weird stuff displays differently on the display menus then when they're off; more like a circuit board issue. Anyway, it's out of warranty and...
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    Are there some foods that you can't live without?

    For the last couple months, I had been feeling fuzzy brained. The sort of thing where information was going through my brain but wasn't being retained or processed at maximum capacity. Maybe I'd be listening to a professor and he'd throw out a whole list of facts, and I wasn't catching all of...
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    Question about consulting/contracting work

    I currently work part time doing website/database work for a company, but was recently offered some contracting work by an outside individual to help fix up his MS Access database. This is a really minor job, and I expect to get less than $200 out of it. Do I have to keep record of this...
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    Is is OK to drink hot water from the tap?

    I've heard 'rumors' that you NEVER should drink hot water from tap, water that's gone through the hot water heater. If you want hot water, always get from cold tap and heat in the microwave. Does anyone know if this is true or not, and what the reason is?
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    Computer won't boot up

    Just a half hour ago, I was using my computer as normal without problem, when suddenly my monitor went into 'standby mode'. I rebooted, and the power turned on, along with the harddrive spinning, but nothing displayed on screen, not even any initial message from the BIOS. It doesn't seem to be...
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    Looking for 32" LCD TV with very thin profile

    Anyone know if a 32" LCD TV like this exists? I have an IKEA bookcase that is exactly 30" wide. Height and depth don't matter. The best I've found is one that is 30.5" wide. But there's no way this could work :( If I can't find one I'll be force to notch it down to 27", but the 32"...
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    Nintendo posts project status on their website.

    Nice to see how it's coming along. http://www.nintendo.com/status
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    Can LCD monitors suffer from "burn in"?

    I have a Dell 2005FPW and noticed this weird thing right now, where it looks like my taskbar and icons on my desktop have "burned in" to the screen. If i hide the taskbar, I can faintly, but noticably, see my start menu and quick launch bar icons where they were previously. Also, I keep my...
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    Fanless 6600GT is now a reality and in stores

    Gigabyte nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT @ newegg I've been a silent pc fanatic for years so now I get to play some real games for a change. I had been thinking about buying a normal 6600GT and replacing the fan with a passive heat sink, but now I don't have to think about that anymore :)