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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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    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 --> ??

    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!

    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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    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...

    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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    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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    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...

    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...
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    For soccer (futbol, football) fans:

    I'm just curious what people think. Personally I think a domestic title (EPL, La Liga, etc) is way more impressive - you've a great squad for 8 months and they've performed well. I mean, the Champion's League crown is nice, but one bad game can knock you out. On the flip side, the CL is...
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    Any free flashcard programs for Windows Mobile 6?

    So I just got the Samsung SCH-i760 for Verizon. It's a sweet phone, I like it, well made, etc, etc; but I'm trying to find a free Windows Mobile 6 flash card program to view flashcards, and I can't find one anywhere. Anyone have any ideas?
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    Why does it seem like everyone wants to be parents?

    I got into a discussion today over lunch with some classmates, and I thought I'd throw it out here. There are a good number of us medical students that don't want kids, they feel like they wouldn't put in enough effort, try to balance children, job, etc... I tend to agree - at this stage in my...
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    Wikipedia Challenge: 5 Degrees of Jesus Christ

    I completely forgot about this game until a friend reminded me today. Go to Wikipedia, click "Random Article", get to "Jesus" in 5 clicks or less. As an added challenge, you are not allowed to use countries or years. Go! Mine: Pandemic Severity Index 1918 flu epidemic Memories...
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    Just finished Call of Duty: World at War...

    I just beat Call of Duty: World at War today, and I was just happy it was over. While the game itself was really well done, it really wasn't as polished as Call of Duty 4. I really liked both games, but I got sucked into COD4, and I never really felt that "pull" for this game, you know? The...
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    2000 Toyota Camry problem...

    Just went out to my car today for the 1st time in a week, and I'm thinking I must have left the overhead light on, because there is NO power going through the car right now. It's been working fine, haven't noticed anything weird going on, and I just replaced the battery last winter. Does it...
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    Who was the #1 80's movies hottie?

    So I was eating with some friends at lunch today, and got into a discussion over who was the hottest chick in an 80's movie... Here are our picks: Elisabeth Shue - Karate Kid, or Cocktail Phoebe Cates - Fast Times at Ridgemont High Mia Sara - Ferris Bueller's Day Off Jennifer Grey - Dirty...
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    Charlie the Unicorn

    Charlie! So some friends and I decided to try and do the drinking game to this video a couple nights ago - drink every time they say "Charlie". Yeah, didn't last very long. Still f'ing hilarious.
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    How to tell if your girlfriend is a true technogeek:

    So we're walking through a Best Buy recently, and as we were walking out the alarm detector went off - we didn't buy anything, so the security guy pulled us aside and checked my GF's purse. Apart from the normal wallet, lipstick, etc, what he found inside the purse was: Ipod Video Ipod Nano...
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    I just thought of a sweet golf commercial...

    I was playing with a friend yesterday, and was getting pissed because I was just plain sucking. I was gradually getting more and more frustrated, started throwing clubs, that sort of stuff... I was about 10 over par for the first 7 holes, playing like completely dog crap, cussing at myself...
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    Do I need an upgraded PSU?

    I'm getting a GTX 260 through EVGA's Step-Up program, and I'm wondering if my PSU has enough juice to run this card. My specs are: Q6600 G0 @ 3.6 gHz Gigabyte EP35-DS3R Corsair 4 GB DDR2-800 3 HD's DVD-RW GTX 260 My PSU is this exact model: Enermax Liberty 500W It's run great for...
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    Just bought the PS3 MGS4 bundle...havin second thoughts.

    So I went balls-out and decided to buy: PS3 MGS4 bundle GTA IV NCAA 09 Football NCAA 08 Basketball FIFA 08 MLB 08 The Show GRAW:2 Haven't opened any of it yet, and I'm getting a little buyer's remorse. I talked to some employees at Gamestop about which console was better, and they...
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    Upgrade an 8800GT to 4850/4870?

    Okay, so I have an 8800GT clocked at 680/1950 in my system currently. I'm wondering if it would be worth it for me to get a 4850 or 4870 video card- would it make a noticeable difference? I just bought a Gateway FHD2400, so I'd like to run as much as possible at 1920x1200. On my old LCD...
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    Google easter eggs?

    Anyone know of any funny Google easter eggs that still work? I remember in Google Maps, the New York to Paris, New York to London driving directions- but those don't work any more, and one I found that's kind of funny is San Francisco to Sydney, Australia- but are there any other funny...
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    Call of Duty 4 and Airplane!

    In Call of Duty 4, I think in the last mission, during the load screen, the SAS guys go: "Okay, we're going in deep, and we're going in hard." "Surely, you can't be serious." "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley." I remember hearing that somewhere else- just realized it - from...
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    Hard drive failing?

    I just bought a Seagate 320GB SATA hard drive from Newegg last week. I was checking some email this morning, and Vista popped up with a window saying "Vista has detected one of your hard drives is failing." I checked in Everest, and the spin retry count was at 97, at threshold, and status said...
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    Questions about maintenance on 2000 Toyota Camry...

    So I just finished some scheduled maintenance (90,000 mile) on my Camry: timing belt, water pump replaced serpentine belt replaced spark plugs replaced coolant flush total cost was $675- does this seem about right? The dealer quoted me about $900 for everything. I'm just curious...
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    Why do people love french fries?

    I was daydreaming yesterday at Burger King, and started wondering why people love their french fries so much. I mean, it's just processed potato, grease, and salt, right? In medical school they told us that the reason why McDonald's fries taste so good is that they use surfactant (a liquid...
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    Couple questions about the Q6600 and OC'ing..

    I've had a hell of a time getting this system to work (2 bad mobos), but it seems to be running well now. System: Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R, Q6600, 4 GB XMS2 DHX, Enermax Liberty 500W, 88800GT. A few questions, though, looking for some advice: My temps under EVEREST are 42,36,42,43 on the...
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    Do I need to re-install Vista after switching motherboards?

    So I'm putting together a new system tonight, and I'm wondering if there's any way to avoid having to re-install Vista. My old system was AMD (Asus A8N32 + Opteron 165), my new system is the DFI Lanparty UT P35-T2R + C2Q 6600. I'm pretty sure I'll need to reinstall, but could I get around...
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    Which Intel motherboard? (Now having startup problems, won't POST)

    Hey everyone - I'm building a Core 2 based system, and I'm wondering which motherboard to get... I've been in the AMD camp for 5 years now, and pretty much completely ignored Intel's stuff, which is why I'm so uninformed about their motherboards. My criteria: Good overclocker (probably going...
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    Anyone still collect/keep baseball cards?

    I was rummaging through my closet today, pulled out 4 shoeboxes FILLED with baseball cards that I used to collect... some pretty valuable ones - 1957, '58, '59', '60 Mickey Mantle cards, 1958 Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, 1960 Stan Musial... all worth decent money. Found a box of misc...
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    Whoever designed Catholic schoolgirl uniforms was a genius...

    I was studying in a Panera today, and a big group of girls from a Catholic school walked through, getting bagels, etc... I couldn't help but look- seriously, can any guy not look at a girl wearing a white shirt and short skirt? Especially when there are 25 OF THEM?! I glanced around and saw...
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    Firefox 3.0 beta 5 freezes...

    Anyone else having this problem? I've been using Firefox 3.0 beta 4 and 5, and lately I've been getting random hard freezes (entire computer locks up) when opening Gmail, or Yahoo, etc when switching from http: to https:. Everything else runs fine, I can play games, benchmark, Prime95, etc...
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    Any recommendations for a good HD tuner?

    I'd like to find an HD tuner, but I'm not really sure what to look for... I've seen some on Ebay, Amazon, but I'd like some help deciding which brand to buy, how much to spend, etc. I've seen some no-name ones on Ebay for like $60 shipped, some Sony/Samsung for ~$100-140, etc - I just don't...
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    Why guys should always keep their mouth shut....

    So I was at a bar with a bunch of people in Kansas City, and it was pretty crowded; we were sitting at a table- a couple of girls walked by, and one stumbled, almost knocking her friend over. I, loaded off of Long Island Ice Teas, start laughing, and yell out "Hey, learn how to walk, will ya?!"...
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    Good comedians to listen to?

    Hey, any ideas for comedians to listen to while driving? I just can't think of any off the top of my head, tired from studying...