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    Nikon D80 or D90?

    I appreciate all the input - yeah as I got to thinking about it a little more (meaning, I had a D90 body and D80 body in my cart on Amazon...yeah I have a problem :)...) the smartest thing for me right now would be just to get the 35mm 1.8 and see how much I actually use it on my D40. What I'm...
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    Nikon D80 or D90?

    Hey everyone - just a quick camera question. I'm currently using a Nikon D40 with the kit 18-55 lens and 55-200 lens. I'm looking at getting a 35 or 50 mm prime lens (f1.4 or 1.8) soon, but the whole lack of in-body focus motor in my D40 kind of limits my options to the AF-S lenses, which are...
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    Have the opportunity to buy a D40, is the D40 worth getting now?

    I got a D40 and 18-55 lens for $220 just recently, thought it was a pretty good deal :) Camera had <2000 shutter actuations and was in pristine shape.
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    Best mixer board on a budget?

    I have a friend who is looking for a mixer board for his church. They don't need anything fancy, just a solid mixer board, mostly microphone hookups, 12-24 channels. The one they have in his church is about 25-30 years old and he just wants to replace it. Neither of us are well versed in...
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    Scratching the upgrade itch - GTX 260 --> ??

    yeah after looking up some prices it really wasn't worth the hassle (and extra $300-400 for new CPU/mobo/RAM).
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    Scratching the upgrade itch - GTX 260 --> ??

    I have an Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W, so I don't think the PSU will be an issue... Hmm so basically the 6950 is the best in the $200-$250 range, right now?
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    Scratching the upgrade itch - GTX 260 --> ??

    Hello fellow forum-goers, I've been out of the upgrade loop for awhile, and I haven't really kept up at all with CPU or video card releases. I'm getting the itch to upgrade again, since it's been at least 2-3 years (GASP :) ) since I've upgraded anything in my computer. I'm just wondering what...
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    Vegetarian recipes? Relatively easy ones?

    I'm looking for easy, delicious vegetarian recipes to cook for the girlfriend while I'm visiting at the end of October; we made a pact - I agree not to eat meat the whole time I'm there, and she agrees to...well, do anything I want. Her exact words. :) :) Needless I better get cracking on...
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    Going to Washington, DC area... need travel suggestions!

    Thanks for all the suggestions people! I think a Shenandoah Valley trip is definitely in the plans, as well as a "colonial" trip to Alexandria/Williamsburg/Mount Vernon. Apparently there is some festival going on one of the weekends in October, wine, food, and you get to "meet" George...
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    Going to Washington, DC area... need travel suggestions!

    So I'm visiting my girlfriend in DC at the end of October, for about 10 days. We've done most of the museums and such in Washington, and we were talking about doing some day trips around VA/PA/MD, maybe hitting up some historical sites - Civil War, Revolutionary War, that type of stuff...
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    The most ridiculous "suspension of disbelief" scene in a movie?

    I just finished watching "Live Free or Die Hard"...I've seen it before, but I still crack up at the scene toward the end with Bruce Willis jumping off the turnpike bridge onto a FLYING JET, sliding down the jet and landing without a scratch. Just got me thinking - any other ridiculous scenes...
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    HBO's "The Pacific" is disappointing...

    So I've watched the 1st 3 episodes, and comparing this to the miniseries Band of Brothers (how can you not), I come away a little disappointed. I understand that this is a different theater of war, and the setup is different (following a company vs. following 3-4 Marines), but even still I'm...
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    Most surprising / shocking moments in PC games you've played

    I had a really funny WTF? moment in Diablo II, the Mad Cow Level. HILARIOUS! Especially when they die.... MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! moo moo moo, moo moo, moo moo moo moo moo mooo mo MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO moo moo moo moo
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    Upgrading Verizon plan: Palm Pre Plus or Droid Eris? Or wait?

    Thanks for all the input people- I guess it's a *good* problem that Verizon has multiple solid phones to choose from... and there's always going to be something better that comes along, I guess. I'm leaning toward waiting right now, just to see how the Incredible and Nexus One compare... Is...
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    Most surprising / shocking moments in PC games you've played

    My mind was blown when I found out Samus from Metroid was a chick. :)
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    Most surprising / shocking moments in PC games you've played

    The first WTF moment for me was the beginning of System Shock 2, the ambience in that game was just crazy. When you have oncoming zombies running at you, and you have a wrench in your hand....ah good times. And scary at 1 am in a pitch black bedroom. LOL
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    Upgrading Verizon plan: Palm Pre Plus or Droid Eris? Or wait?

    I'll make this short...OK, I'm looking to upgrade my Verizon phone. Walmart has the Droid Eris for Free, Motorola Droid for $50, Palm Pre Plus for $30. I've been using a Samsung SCH-i760 for awhile (or as I call it, the black brick). I want to get a lighter, smaller phone. I was just...
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    Good choice for camera batteries?

    I recently got a Kodak Zi6 camera on clearance ($79) at Target - it came with 2 AA rechargeable batteries, but I'm wondering whether Energizer lithium batteries or NiMH batteries would be more cost effective. I bought some generic NiMH batteries a couple years ago, but they didn't hold their...
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    I'm looking to buy an entry-level Digital SLR...

    So I was doing some online shopping/thinking today - I'm thinking of getting a D40/D50 with a 18-55 and 55-200 zoom lens. Not too pricey, covers 99% of what I'd need it for. Any thoughts? I'm probably going to order a camera within the next week or so.
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    I'm looking to buy an entry-level Digital SLR...

    I just found the *ist on BB's web site, still there as of this morning... Just the body though, no lenses. My gut feeling is, since I'm starting from scratch, that I should find a camera/lens package; buying a lens for the Pentax brings it almost to the same price point as some package deals.
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    I'm looking to buy an entry-level Digital SLR...

    I decided to start learning some photography this summer, and need some help choosing a digital SLR. I'm looking to stay under $500 if possible, for a body +18-55 lens, and then buying a 55-200/70-300 lens down the road sometime. I'm not looking for anything high-end or fancy; this will be...
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    Star Trek (2009) - OFFICIAL REVIEW THREAD

    I went and saw it in IMAX over the weekend with my GF, and thought the movie was fantastic. My favorite parts were the character intros at the beginning (McCoy, Scotty, etc). JJ Abrams took the right approach in referencing the previous movies without being too over the top about it, and mixed...
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    Is Costco really that cheap for food?

    For the most part, I'm pretty happy about Costco's prices - I usually get my salad, milk, alcohol, and "dry" non perishable stuff there. I bought some lunch meat one time (I think 3 pounds or something) and about half of it went bad. For most things, though, the prices aren't too bad. Like...
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    Question about OneNote 2007 cache file

    So I noticed I was running out of hard drive space on my X60 tablet. I only have an 80GB hard drive in the laptop, and I had 6 GB free. So I was checking folders to see if there were any large files that I could delete; I came across the OneNote offline cache file - it was 24.0 GB! The...
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    Cracked a friend's chair..He wants $250

    Reminds me of a time freshman year in college - a "friend" on my floor asked 8 of us to his house (4 hours away) for a nice steak dinner, drinks, boating, etc; after dinner he asked each of us for $20 to pay for the steaks, then another $20 for gas for the boat. Needless to say we didn't hang...
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    For soccer (futbol, football) fans:

    So....3 EPL teams in the semifinals? I could definitely see another Chelsea-Man United final. Chelsea looks really good right now, and I think Man United can definitely get by Arsenal. That being said, the Red Devils will win it all.
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    What is the best beer you've ever had?

    I just took the Boulevard Brewery tour in Kansas City and spent 2 hours in their tasting room, all you could drink. Needless to say, the night didn't end well. But the beer was mm-mm tasty. :)
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    What is the best beer you've ever had?

    I am personally partial to Chimay Gran Reserve. Quite tasty.
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    Woah...Keanu Reeves is a terrible actor

    Yeah, I really liked that movie/play....except for K-Reeves. He was so NOT RIGHT for that part.
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    For soccer (futbol, football) fans:

    I was pretty disappointed that Man United gave up that crap goal at the very end. Kind of puts them in a tough spot at Porto... but I see this year's United team pulling through. The squad has good depth and there's just too much talent to see a bad result. It's just frustrating when one or...
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    Woah...Keanu Reeves is a terrible actor

    I am a terrible person, how could I possibly forget he was in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. What is this world coming to?
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    Pressure on my bladder...

    Just take the whole prescription. If it is a bacterial infection, only taking the antibiotic until they feel better (like a lot of people do, unfortunately) does cause the surviving bacteria to become somewhat resistant to it; in addition, there's a reason that the antibiotic was prescribed for...
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    Woah...Keanu Reeves is a terrible actor

    Come on, he should have won an Oscar for Bill and Ted's Excelllent Adventure; if not for that, then definitely for the sequel Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. Funny you mention Point Break, just watched that on HBO tonight....
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    Share a story from your childhood

    When I was 6 or so, I had a habit of jumping down our flight of 6 stairs to our basement. Being a little kid, I could clear the overhang...just barely. Didn't really think too much about it, my mother kept saying "One of these days, you're going to hit your head!" Me being the stupid kid...
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    Broncos to trade Cutler

    Completely agree. I'm not a Bears fan, but even I could tell they NEEDED a QB who could play. The Bears haven't had an exciting player at QB in decades. I mean, they went to the Super Bowl in '07 with a ridiculous defense and REX GROSSMAN at QB. Imagine if they would have had some...
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    I feel your pain, you kind people in telephone tech support.

    Frustration. Grr. Frustration. Okay. So my girlfriend was trying to fix a co-worker's Windows XP laptop, since it wouldn't boot up. It would BSOD with a "boot file is corrupted" or something similar; so I figured it was just a simple matter of Windows XP recovery, chkdsk and fixboot...
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    Need ideas for Chicago trip this weekend...

    Yeah, she's pretty hot. I can hook ya up. :)
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    Need ideas for Chicago trip this weekend...

    No no, you may get a Senate seat if you give enough money....:)
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    Need ideas for Chicago trip this weekend...

    Thanks - guess I just didn't look hard enough....hehe. Anyone have any ideas for food close to the Sheraton she's staying at? It's the one just north of the river, on Water St.
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    Need ideas for Chicago trip this weekend...

    A friend of mine is headed to a conference in Chicago this weekend (leaving tomorrow, through Sunday). She's staying downtown at the Sheraton, just off Michigan Ave. She's never been there before, has some free time, and wants some ideas on what to see, where to eat, etc. I've taken a few...