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    car insurance claim question - parked car accident

    I was parked in the parking lot of a local bar Friday night. I was there most of the night. When I was leaving i noticed the front left corner of my car had been significantly dented in from someone hitting it. I didn't call the police to file a report because I had been drinking and didn't...
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    laptop market rant - price vs product baffles me

    I come from mainly the PC market and it is pretty straightforward hardware wise. GPU's are priced vs performance and as new cards come out the old ones get discounted, same is cpu's etc. I am exploring gaming laptops right now and getting completely frustrated For $1,200 you can buy this...
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    notebook video cards for gaming

    Hello, I am more of a PC person and do not know much about laptop manuf or how certain brands only get certain cards in their lapotps. I'm using the below benchmark to find a laptop i can game on. Preferably looking to play SC2 seamlessly on med/high settings on 1600x900 reso. looking to...
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    newegg recertified laptops y or n?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220707 i'm looking at this right now. I have been searching for a laptop under $800 that can run sc2 on high graphics pretty easily. It seems the gtx 260m is a good card for that in my price range. Any comments on the laptop itself? Also...
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    laptops with dedicated video

    Hello, I've been searching for a basic laptop with a dedicated video card of 500mb for $400 or less and I can't seem to find anything. I am only finding the $600-$1000 customizable dells, hps, etc. I am just looking for something that can handle some basic video games from last year or so...
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    GTX 460 which brand/model??

    How do you decide??? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121389 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125345 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127534 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130571 My mobo: Gigabyte P35-DS3P my psu: 620W Corsair
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    Would upgrading to Win7 improve comp performance? w/rig

    I am currently running Win XP pro. Would converting to Win7 be recommended? rig: CPU: Intel Q6600 2.4ghz MOB: Gigabyte P35-DS3P PSU: Corsair-620HX RAM: 4gb ddr2 GPU: 8800GT 512mb HDD: 75gb raptor and 500g seagate RAID array
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    GTX 460 vs 5850 w/ rig which?

    This is my rig: CPU: Intel Q6600 2.4ghz MOB: Gigabyte P35-DS3P PSU: Corsair-620HX RAM: 4gb ddr2 GPU: 8800GT 512mb I want to upgrade my GPU and after reading a few threads on here i'm looking at these two offers. EVGA GTX 460 $229...
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    WAR CE -anyone have one they arent using"?

    Did anyone preorder a CE edition and not using it any more? PM me please! Thanks =)
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    Riddle for the day

    There are 7 girls in a bus. Each girl has 7 backpacks. In each backpack, there are 7 big cats. For every big cat there are 7 little cats. Question: How many legs are there in the bus?
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    WoW - PvP thread

    Ok so I have a 70 BE priest. I am going to be a supporting healer raiding Kara, but I also want to be viable for PvP. I am obviously thinking disc/holy spec. But I dont know whether to go 41/20, the usual disc spec or to put a few more talents to holy b/c of raiding. Also, I will be teaming 2v2...
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    Jury Summons

    does anyone have any experience with this? Should i waste my time to go through it or try and get out of it? I work full time so it would probably be a burden. But is it something to experience once?
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    battery backup question

    I have my computer, monitor and a few other pieces plugged into a battery backup supply. Lately every few days or so, maybe with some sort of power fluctuation, the unit will turn off, terminating all power, and go into its warning mode which emits a loud noise. I dont know what is wrong with...
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    Has anyone been to Hungary?

    I am thinking about taking a trip to Budapest and some of the surrounding towns. It looks like a beautiful country? Anyone have any advice or comments?
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    What health bars do you guys eat?

    just that, thanks.
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    Whey protein and eating out question

    1) Why does Whey protein have so much cholesterol in it? Is this good cholesterol rather than bad? 2) If you have to eat out what do you normally go for? I guess this could be split between fast food and sit down restaurant food. For a fast food example, if you have to eat at chic'fil'a are...
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    does whey protein go bad?

    Simply that, i know it has an expiration date, but does it actually go bad?
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    hammer strength machines

    Is there a site somewhere that shows how to use each hammer strength machine? The LA fitness I go to has just about every one of them. The obvious ones I know how to use, ie bench press, pull downs, and such but for some of the more specialized machines i want to know the correct technique. thanks.
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    EVGA 8800gt anything to step up to?

    so I bought an EVGA 8800gt in november. I have around 30days left on my step up contract. Is there anything worth stepping up to yet? Or anything coming out soon to look out for? thanks.
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    PSP Question

    Is the only way to get mp3's on a PSP by using the USB cable or can the wifi transfer them?
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    PSP question

    Is the only way to get mp3's on a PSP by using the USB cable or can the wifi transfer them?
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    Iraq Dinar -- why is there a lot of advertising about buying their currency?

    does anyone have specific information about this? Friend of mine said that they are investing in Iraq Dinars because the value of the currency is suppsoed to dramatically increase soon?
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    Tired of the WoW bashing

    Why do we need to hear about your problems? There are too many posts lately of people whining about not liking the game. Well I for one dont care. There are a million PC games out there, you have people that like and dislike every single one. But we dont have to see posts from everyone about it...
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    How do you figure out your body fat to muscle % ?

    my weight is in line with my height and age, but I've always wondered about my body fat %. How do I figure this out?
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    Belly Button

    So apparently I have an infection in my belly button. Apparently its semi normal. moisture gets trapped insde and turns into an infection, just like an ear infection. I have to take anti biotics and clean with alcohol. Its kinda painful. Anyone else have this?
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    adobe flash player

    Is there anyway to get the updated adobe flash player other than from the adobe site. work is blocking the download. Attempting to circumvent restrictions on someone else's computer or network is not something we allow discussion of at the AnandTech Forums. Thread closed. Regarding your...
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    Raise your hand if you are hungover at work this morning!

    Lol we went out with coworkers last night for our boss's birthday. Everyone is hungover this morning.
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    I'm excited...

    We are going to Texas de Brazil, its a Brazilian steakhouse. Great food, best place to eat ever. If you have one near you I recommend it. If you've been there you know what I'm talking about.
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    what to do with a gifted comp?

    Work is giving away their old generation computers, P4s with no hdds, nothing special. I think i'm going to grab one just because I can, but I dont know what to do with it. I already have a gaming pc and a 2nd pc for whatever else. What could I do with a 3rd pc?Any ideas?
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    Different models of Intel P4s?

    Are there diff versions of Intel's Pentium 4 cpus? Work is updating our computers. I just got a Core 2 6400 2.13ghz. So they are giving away their old p4s w/o hard drives. They are fairly old but some of them are still decent for simple purposes. I didnt know if some have different stock clock...
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    A 911 tragedy comment

    The event was a tragedy and one of the most horrific moments for our country. I hate when people claim or even suggest that a horrendous event such as 911 could have been staged by our own gov't. People must have a lot of contempt for their country if they believe that our gov't would create a...
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    Please read, need help

    1.) I am getting a new cingular phone but not directly from cingular. My mom is giving me her blackberry. Do I need to contact cingular whne I switch the phone for them to enable everything or can I just insert my sim card and go? 2.) Some people at work have downloaded the iPhone software...
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    Crucial Ram Rebate

    So while Crucial was running a rebate on some of their memory I bought 2x (2x1gb) packs each pack was like $100 with like a $50 rebate. So I filled out both rebates and mailed them in. I just received a postcard back from them saying they can only complete one rebate per household. However, it...
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    GameSpot UT3 Tourney

    So GameSpot.com is having a UT3 tournament. 16 teams of 7 people compete for 1st and 2nd place prizes. It will be on a warfare map. I want to play in it, but dont have anyone to team with. So I thought to myself, 'self why not try to get an ATOT team together?' So here we are. If you are also...
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    If you could have any exotic pet what would it be?

    If I have millions when I'm older I want a huge property that I can construct a backyard 'zoo' type enclosure to house and take care of endangered tigers. That would be awesome.
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    Pet Peeves

    One of the girls at work will not take responsibility for anything she does wrong and always blames whoever or whatever she can for it. I hate it.
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    Give us your best... Jokes!

    here is my contribution... Cheers
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    How many wpm can you type?

    http://www.typeonline.co.uk/typingspeed.php? got 82wpm, 6 errors
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    Woody at Work

    So I'm minding my own business at work. Doing some stuff at my desk. Out of no where the little guy wakes up. Sometimes it goes away fairly quickly. No biggie. But other times he is a pest and wont go away. You cant exactly stand up because the whole world will see. Its pretty obvious. The shit...
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    French Fries

    Have you ever met someone that did not like french fries? Not someone who wont eat them because they are not healthy for you. But a person who absolutely did not like the taste of a delicious hot tastey french fry. (eating with condiments is still a yes)