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    Anyone use an air purifier?

    I am thinking about getting one for the bedroom but I know nothing about them. Does anyone use one? I want to reduce dust and other things that make people with allergies sneeze and feel bad. Do they even work or are they just gimmicks? Room is about 12'x15' and carpeted.
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    Which would win in a fight?

    Dunno, been thinking about this one for a while...
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    Small camera tha uses AA batteries?

    Do any good camera that use AA batteries still exist or has every company gotten into the proprietary money making format? I am coming off of an older Nikon 4100 point and shoot that uses AA batteries and want to see if anything out there works decently and uses a standard battery format...
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    Strange HDD behavior.

    I am not sure how to explain this so I am going to do the best that I can given the circumstances, the sound that I am hearing is not something I can really recognize or say I have heard before. My motherboard: Gigabyte DS3 CPU: E6600 Ram: 2GB DDR2 OS: XP SP2 This is what is going on...
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    Small and tiny Laptops

    I am in the market for a tiny laptop, portability is more important than power. I like the Toshiba R500 and want to know what else out there is like it. I want something that is very light and can be taken with me on planes and other trips with ease. I think Sony has one as well but I am not...
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    What is the best take home tooth whitening product?

    Take home, as in I do not want to go to the dentist and have him do something. What is the best product I can buy to take home and do myself from the comfort of my couch? I am not talking about going to Wal Mart and buying some junk for $15 from a store shelf either. I have been looking...
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    How do you deal with non compact cameras?

    I have always had compact cameras for as long as I have had a digicam. They have always been small enough to fit in my pocket and easy to take anywhere. How do you deal with having a non compact cam? How do you carry them around with you? How do you take them out when you go places? Do...
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    Using a MiniSD + adapter as a memory card for my camera.

    I bought the wrong kind of memory card for my phone (needed a micro sd card, not a mini) and I don't want to pay the 15% restocking fee to send it back if I can just use it for my camera. The camera supports with the mini sd adapter it and recognizes it, but is there anything bad about using...
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    How much would it take for you to get your feet amputated?

    That horrible story of the girl losing her feet at Six Flags got me thinking, how much would it take for you to have your feet amputated? Say the situation is that they will be taken off cleanly by a professional staff and you wont be infected by anything because of it. Once they are gone...
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    What does FTGDMFW mean?

    Its all over the place, I have no clue what it means. It's not defined anywhere but it seems to be really hip with the kids. What's it mean?
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    Can someone explain to me hard drives speeds vs. interface?

    People keep talking about SATA 1.5 or SATA 3.0 but do these things really make a difference in real world performance? With a standard 7200 RPM drive, besides for benchmarking, whats the real reason behind getting a higher rated drive or running a drive at a higher SATA level? I keep...
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    Outputting a Geforce 8800 through a receiver.

    Good morning. I have hooked up my computer to my HDTV screen and have set the video up to output through the TV out port that is on the 8800 GTS card I have installed. When I hook it directly up to the TV through a S-Video cable it works fine, the card detects the second screen and lets me...
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    How can I get off the Dell mailing list?

    I am sick of all the Dell fliers that are coming in my mailbox every week. Is there any way to stop all this junk from getting to my mailbox? I want off of their list! I dont want a Dell and I dont want to have to deal with it every week.
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    Is buying a dual core processor too limiting?

    I was reading some PC Gamer last night and a couple other things online and it seems like everything is now being optimized for quad core chips. The article mentioned how things like Half Life Ep. 2 and Supreme Commander are being built for quad core chips. Also mentioned how games will now be...
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    Anyone have an OBD II code reader?

    I want to get one for my car but there are a ton of choices out there, does it matter which one I get or will they all give me the same info?
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    How many system fan headers do I need?

    In response to this thread, how many fan headers do I want on a new motherboard for a new build? I don't overclock or anything like that. I havent built a computer since 2003 and back then I never even considered fan headers as a potential downfall of a build. What's a fan header anyway...
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    Small SUV in the $21,000 range?

    Let us make this simple.. 1) IT'S NOT FOR ME! I am just looking for someone else so trying to convince me to break on one of these points wont work. 2) No used. Sorry. Has to be new. I gave the whole "let someone else take the hit" but she doesn't care. Don't bother giving me the...
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    Where do you get your t-shirts?

    Is there an advantage to getting more expensive ones? Do you ever order them online? What's a good deal? Looking for standard white undershirts that everyone wears. Don't know if I should spend more and get a premium shirt or just go the Wal Mart / Target route and get whatever junk I...
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    When is Intel changing their chipsets?

    I am building a new machine soon and want to check to see if I should bother getting a motherboard that supports a quad core chip. I'll be going Core 2 Duo on this machine, if Intel is going to keep their current chipset design for a while I'll get a board that can run the quad core chips so I...
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    I need me some bluetooth headsets.

    I want a bluetooth headset for my cell phone with a good price ($30?) and decent reception. What should I go and get? And from where?
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    How do those cell phone short number code things work?

    How does that stuff work? Where do these short number codes come from and who assignes them? There are no area codes, they work across all carriers, and all you do is input them in your text message field and stuff happens. So anyone know? How does texting some random number from a random...
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    How do commercials work on BBC?

    From what I remember they are not like they are in the USA, as in 5 minutes of commercials every 15 minutes. On an hour long show on BBC where do the commercials fit?
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    Snakes on a Train

    Well, I know this is the movie everyone has been waiting for, so with out further adeu, here's the trailer. Snakes on a Train trailer By now we all know Snakes on a Train's story is, but in case someone missed it: It looks to be a fun romp in a train filled with snakes, although the...
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    I cooked with masala (curry & spices) last night..

    :(Wow. Well, dinner last night was indeed pretty great. An Indian guy I work with took me shopping to an Indian supermarket and I got lots of great curry based spice boxes and different peppers and such to cook with. Dinner came out wonderful and I enjoyed eating it. But now it's over 24...
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    How is Sprint?

    How is Sprint? I am thinking about moving to them and people who use their service around here seem to enjoy them. Do they gimp their phones as much as Verizon does or do they actually let you use all of the features? How about hooking them up to your computer via bluetooth to transfer...
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    What song is used is Silence of the Lambs..

    What song is playing in the movie when what's his name killer is dancing around with his package tucked behind his leg. It's an 80s song or something I think.
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    Possible to save before tax dollars if job does not offer a 401k?

    Say your job does not offer a 401(k) and you want to save for retirement. Is there any way to do this? People with 401(k)s can put money away before it's taxes and save in the long run and get taxed less in the short run. Is anything like this possible for people who do not have 401(k)s?
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    100,000 miles on car. Now what?

    100,000 miles on my car. It's a 2003. Oil was always changed on a good schedule with filter. Changed fuel filter at 30,000 miles. Tires are in perfect condition, were replaced not too long ago. Trans fluid flushed and filled at 60,000 miles. Air filter replaced about ever...
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    Questions with my credit report.

    Couple of questions since I just got my credit report. Should I close out accounts I know I will never use and forgot I had? I have a Sony account from Crutchfield that I opened a couple years ago to buy a subwoofer and a Suzuki card I opened when I bought a motorcycle about 3 years ago...
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    What is the top of your mouth feel like?

    Over the weekend I discovered that some people have different mouth insides than mine. I never noticed this before since I have not spent much time looking at the roofs of people's mouths. I am wondering what it's like for people here since the person I had this talk with was the first...
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    Need epic, long, and boring movie suggestions

    Can anyone suggest any movies that are like God's and Generals? I mean as in really slow, really really long, boring, and epic in scope. What can you guys suggest for me? Lawrence of Arabia fits the bill for us but we have already seen it. What else is there?
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    Does anyone play Second Life?

    What's it like? Is it any fun? Is there a purpose?
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    Cheap and disposable or expensive and lasting?

    I was over a /. reading this story and it got me thinking about how I shop. For a lot of things I will buy what ever is cheap at the time and just toss it out when it goes bad. My vacuum for example. Got it at Wal Mart for about $80 or so. I needed one, didn't feel like shopping around, and...
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    Should I keep a credit card if there are better options?

    I am a bit torn here. I have an older chase card that offers 3% back on gas and 1% back on everything else. They have since come out with one that offers 5% back on gas and groceries and 1% back on everything else. I would want to change to the new once since it?s pretty much better in every...
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    Has anyone tried the new Oral-B electric toothbrushes?

    I was all set on going out and getting a Sonicare but in the store yesterday I came across the new electric toothbrushes from Oral-B They have their own version of the Sonicare out now: http://www.oralb.com/SonicComplete/ The Sonic Complete. Original name, right? But they also have...
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    Anyone know where to buy kimonos in NYC?

    Looking for a shop that sells them.. Anyone know of any place in NYC that sells them?
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    What did V cook for breakfast in V for Vendetta?

    That egg/toast thing. What was it? I want to cook it.
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    TURN ON PBS RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    WOW
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    why do guys like football?

    i tried to watch with guy friends but it is so boring with just sweaty people running around and making grunting noises with a little ball. what makes it fun?