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    Starbuck coffee question

    When I go to the supermarket I see a bunch of varieties of Starbucks coffee like House Blend, Colombian, etc. I just want the one that they use in all their drinks like iced coffee and Frappucinos. I want my homemade frappucinos to taste like the real thing. So which one is it? House blend?
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    Pedometer apps

    From what I understand pedometers are not very accurate for measuring distance traveled because they just count steps. I'm wondering about the pedometer apps for smart phones. Do they use the GPS to get an accurate distance? I've been doing a lot of walking/running lately and I'd really like...
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    The free Windows 8 MCE keys

    You guys remember the free Windows 8 MCE keys given out last year, right? Has anyone reinstalled Windows lately and been able to use that key? I cannot get mine to work... seems Microsoft is being aholes about this. I put a new hard drive in my laptop, reinstalled Windows 8, entered my...
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    Verifying Windows 8 DVD

    I have a burned Windows 8 DVD which I'm almost positive is the Windows 8 final retail upgrade that I bought and downloaded, but I wanted to double-check it. I know about checking the hash of ISO files, but the ISO that I created this DVD from is gone. How could I verify this DVD?
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    Linux distribution recommendation?

    I know this gets asked a lot, I'm just wondering if there's anything new out there. I'm looking for something that's the closest to Windows 7/8 or Mac OSX.
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    Justin Bieber racist jokes

    Seriously, nobody has posted this yet? Two videos are out there of Bieber using the N word, singing and joking with the most disgusting racist language. http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/04/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/justin-bieber-racist-video/ I'm wondering if he's gonna go through the same...
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    Could we eliminate mosquitoes from the planet?

    I know it's probably not possible, but let's say there was some way to wipe out the species completely. Could we do it or would that mess up the ecosystem? These bloodsuckers need to go. Cockroaches are next.
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    Empty 7MB file? Firefox sessionstore.bak

    Lost all my tabs in Firefox, happens so often that I am trained to immediately copy the sessionstore.bak file so I can restore it. Change the extension to .js and copy it back to my profile folder, well Firefox refuses to use it, as happens sometimes because the file gets corrupted. Usually I...
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    The state of notebook battery life

    Let's talk about notebook battery life. Some things to discuss: 1) OS -- So, OSX gives better battery life than Windows, right? How much are we talking about exactly, has anyone done a good job of quantifying this? Why does Windows use more power, and has Windows 8 brought any improvements...
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    Adele Exarchopoulos -- Critics Choice Movie Awards

    Anyone watching this? I need to know who the girl was that just got an award. She had black hair, was dressed in black, and had some kind of accent, maybe French. Anyone, please?
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    Figure skating: 3rd place Asian girl gets bumped from Olympics

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/sochi/2014/01/12/ashley-wagner-us-olympic-team-/4440029/ Who watched ladies figure skating last night? If you were watching, you probably noticed the coverage was all about the 3 white blonde girls, while the Asian girl hardly got a mention...
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    Beware of Yahoo Mail - all my emails gone!

    I had this Yahoo Mail account for about 1.5 years. Today I checked it and there's only about 40 emails, from the past 3 days. All my thousands of emails from the last 1.5 years are gone. I know my account was not compromised and I know I didn't delete the mail. I've submitted a request to...
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    Seamlessly switching from one wifi network to another

    You would think that this would be seamless. I'm downloading from a file sharing site like Rapidgator, the type of download that doesn't support resuming. I'll be 3/4 done with my download and I need to leave the wifi hotspot, so I figure I'll just turn on my phone's own wifi hotspot and tether...
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    Usage of Windows 8/8.1 Metro Apps

    Please tell me how this is supposed to work. I am at the Metro start screen and I click on the weather app to check out the weather. Now I'm done checking the weather and I want to close this and be back at the start screen so I can use some other app. There's nothing to click to close this...
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    Just upgraded to Windows 8.1 (rant)

    First of all, the install is slow as molasses. You need to download something like 3-4GB of files. (I question why what is essentially a service pack needs to be so large?) After that, about an hour of time installing, then I see "Windows is restoring your previous operating system." Yeah...
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    Who makes the better Superman?

    Christopher Reeve (left) or Henry Cavill (right)?
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    Look at this ASUS take on a hybrid

    http://incredibletogether.asus.com/taichi21.html I just came across this and I can't believe how incredibly stupid and wasteful this is. Instead of using any number of clever ways to make a laptop/tablet hybrid, they just decided to stick two full screens on this thing. Lame!
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    Age of Wushu (launches April 10)

    Age of Wushu is a martial arts MMO which is set in Ming Dynasty China. http://www.ageofwushu.com/ Showcasing Wushu martial arts, dazzling aerial duels, and a sophisticated system of combos and counters. The game features eight different martial art schools to choose from: Emei Wudang...
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    Frozen lobster -- how to prepare and eat?

    I bought a frozen, whole, cooked lobster because it was on sale for 5 bucks. I thawed it 24 hours in fridge. Now I'm looking at this lobster and I have no idea how to eat it. I'm not even sure which parts you're supposed to eat, other than the tail. I see the meat in there but it seems...
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    Can't get proper resolution from Radeon HD 7770

    I just helped my uncle set up a new Dell XPS 8500 desktop, which has a Radeon HD 7770 video card. His monitor is a HP f2105 which has native resolution 1680x1050. The monitor had a VGA connector and the video card DVI, so I used the included adapter. Right away I noticed that the resolution...
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    Best diagnostic program for testing hardware?

    What is the best, most thorough diagnostic program out there for testing everything in your PC? I'm looking for something that will test both system RAM and video card RAM. Preferably free.
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    Iraq militia stone youths to death for "emo" style

    Yahoo News I'm so glad we spent billions of dollars and thousands of American lives 'liberating' this country.
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    Hard drive prices

    When will hard drive prices return to "dirt cheap"?
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    (DEAD) HP dv7tqe i7-2670QM Quad 17.3in Laptop Blu-Ray & Discrete GPU $549

    I'm copying and pasting all this from techb@rgains dot com... if you need more info, look for it there. This will probably not last long. Very hot deal. __________________________________________ HP has the HP Pavilion dv7tqe Quad Edition Intel Core i7-2670QM Quad-Core Sandy Bridge 17.3"...
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    Forum message preview popup in Firefox

    The popup that shows you part of the message when you hover over the subject. That stopped working for me in FF many months ago. I figured it was disabled because I know people complained about it (I like it). Today I was browsing with Chrome and I notice that it still works. So what's the...
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    Garbled screen and Windows won't start?

    Helping a friend troubleshoot a computer from long distance. He says he was just reading email, the screen suddenly became messed up as shown in pics, and upon restarting cannot enter Windows. The computer is a HP Pavilion d4790y. I was thinking the screen thing looked like a hardware...
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    Steam Christmas wallpapers

    I think every day they are posting a new wallpaper in the slideshow of the game sales. These things kick ass, but I only managed to get 3 of them: http://media.steampowered.com/apps/hs/Illustration_huge_23_32a1fb5d.jpg http://media.steampowered.com/apps/hs/SteamMonday19.jpg...
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    Driving on flat tire

    I didn't realize I had a flat tire and drove about 1/4 mile through my apt complex, at no more than 20 mph. The tire was completely flat. Do you think the tire is destroyed from driving on it? Also, the car was just sitting when the tire went flat. Is there something that make tires go flat...
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    Kids trashing living room with flour -- real or fake?

    Here's the Youtube video in question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bPNyK7XTy6o Supposedly these kids got hold of a bag of flour and wreaked havoc, spreading it all over the living room. Many people are skeptical, though, saying that it may have been staged for some...
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    Kid booted out of 5th grade for saying newsman looked like Obama

    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/was-a-5th-grader-kicked-out-of-his-elementary-school-for-saying-a-local-newscaster-resembles-barack-obama/ This is scary. Thought police at work.
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    How slow should this P4 computer be?

    I'm trying to help a friend who lives in a poor country, can't afford a good PC so they bought a used P4 with the following specs: P4 506 (prescott) 2.67 Ghz Asus P5PE-VM motherboard 1 GB DDR Ram Radeon X1650 40 GB hard drive Windows XP Should this thing be ok for light usage? Right now it's...
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    Firefox bug? Editing bookmark with star

    So when you have a site bookmarked you see a gold star in the address bar. In the past I could click there, the window pops up where you can edit the bookmark. Since like version 7 I cannot edit the bookmarks that way because the window goes away as soon as I move my mouse down to it. I...
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    DEAD: Battlefield 3 PC (DVD-ROM) $23.65 (+$4.89 shipping)

    At Amazon. Retail box version, sold from Geekswholesaler. http://www.amazon.com/Battlefield-3-...0890971&sr=8-4 NEVER MIND. Can't be added to cart.
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    Cheating in Battlefield BC2/BF3

    I'm still playing BC2 but I guess this applies to BF3 just as well. I've always believed that Punkbuster was an effective anti-cheating system and that people who complained about cheaters were mostly whining. Then the other day, I was in a game and a guy came in and was obviously cheating...
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    Gaming on Macs?

    My sister is buying my teenage nephews Macbooks. I would have advised Windows laptops, since they always wanted to get into PC gaming. After checking out the latest Macbook Pros, I see that they have discrete AMD graphics that should be pretty decent for gaming. I also see quite a few games...
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    Best budget Android Smart Phone?

    I won't be buying with a contract so I need a budget phone. What's the best current or upcoming budget Android? Or even a non-current phone that was known to be great, that I could pick up used. Also, are there any budget Windows 7 phones?
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    Dad used 9-year-old as "designated driver"

    They said she was sitting on a booster seat. Any theories on how she reached the pedals? (This was a full-sized van) Also do you think he deserves to be charged with 4th degree child abuse? Link w/ video: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/10/18/earlyshow/main20121895.shtml
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    Cop slugs protester in Occupy Wall Street protest

    I posted about this in another thread but after looking into it more, I think it deserves it's own thread. Looks to be a clear case of police brutality. It doesn't matter what you want to claim this guy did to provoke the cop, it's never acceptable for a cop to haul off and punch someone that...
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    Games you wish were available on PC

    Why are there some games that never come to PC? I got rid of my console recently but I really miss certain games like: Madden NFL (recent versions) Fight Night So what's the reason we can't have these on PC? I know there are lots of other games like this, so what games are you guys wishing...
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    Anyone use an Xbox 360 controller on PC?

    Does it work ok? Any USB Xbox 360 controller should work on PC, right? I'll probably get a cheap Chinese knockoff on eBay. Is there any rumble effect with PC games?