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  1. OrionAntares

    Bill passes house... now its up to the Democrats

    What??? Doesn't really matter either way. If it hits the wire then they either go the traditional one page number change route or emergency power reverts to the President to do the job himself.
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    Poll: Who's smarter? Democrats or Republicans?

    Really? What I remember from that election was McCain "sweet talking" himself OUT of the White House.
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    Cutting the cost of healthcare: can we afford it?

    I'm pretty sure that already happens right now....
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    Bill passes house... now its up to the Democrats

    Yea, because it's completely unreasonable to want to set up a limit that takes you past the fiscal year it's meant to cover instead of needing to run back to it again part way through...
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    Cutting the cost of healthcare: can we afford it?

    Yes. You need to consider the human factor and fatigue. One person working 80 hours for 600k or two people working 40 hours each for 300k. The latter is preferable.
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    Bill passes house... now its up to the Democrats

    The whole debt ceiling thing is so overblown and such a waste of time and energy. I don't know why the Dems are letting Repubs use it as a negotiating point. If we hit the ceiling then emergency power to raise it goes to the President anyways.
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    Apple Now Has More Cash Than The U.S. Government

    Raise the debt ceiling to meet obligations. Raise upper-class tax rates to bring in more revenue to help to start eating away at the debt. Then work on reforming current programs to cut spending.
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    Spending less: Household budget vs. Political Gubment budget

    Actually, the ORIGINAL Tea Party started out that way. However, once Obama was elected social Conservatives high-jacked the, at that time very small movement, and turned it into what that guy assessed it to be.
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    Spending less: Household budget vs. Political Gubment budget

    And that would only apply if we're defending our territory. If we're the aggressors into someone else's territory then there is no "urgency" exception.
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    HP Touchpad 32GB $477.99

    HP direct is offering a $50 instant rebate on both models of TouchPad right now. There is also a $30 off coupon usable at checkout that does include either TouchPad: DEALS2BUY30 Those are the standard discounts. If you have an HP EPP (E standards for 'exclusive', not employee) account you can...
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    Lionhead Studios: Used game sales on consoles a bigger problem than piracy for the PC

    I think the best way to fix that is with DLC. Not the DLC schemes that some companies have come up with to gouge new owners but rather a DLC scheme that makes the used owners need to purchase DLC. Include one-time use codes within the game that give a new buyer access to the DLC and that DLC is...
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    Amazon Cloud Player and iPhone - why does Amazon block it?

    Well that's why it's not in the app store. I'm sure Amazon is working on getting it to play nice with mobile browsers. They probably are blocking it right now because it wasn't ready for when they wanted to go live with it. If they had kicked a long standing app out of their app store...
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    Amazon Cloud Player and iPhone - why does Amazon block it?

    It even throws an error message saying you need Flash to use the player. Did the OP have a jailbreak with flash installed?
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    Im so sick and tired of 1080p.

    Well if you want more vertical space you could pick out a 16:9 monitor that can rotate length wise...
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    Steam: EA Week, new sale each day

    I won't even consider touching DA2 until they bundle the full game like they did with DAO UE.
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    Seagate Black Armor 110 1TB NAS -- $143

    Was this just a random in-store clearance or was this a paper advertised deal? And what area was this deal in if it's B&M?
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    iPad Clones $136.00 Free Shipping runs Android

    Makes it sound like something you'd buy from Starbucks.
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    Dragon Age Origins: Return to Ostagar DLC up on Live

    Is the price reading "Free" for anyone else?
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    Memory bandwidth vs. size

    Would the size of the memory have a greater impact than the channel width if it would be the difference between the memory being able to hold all the information the GPU needed?
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    Memory bandwidth vs. size

    I've been trying to find a clear explanation of how the memory channel bandwidth vs. the memory size effects game performance but haven't really been able to nail down a good enough understanding of the full effect. I know that if the channel size is too low it will effect performance but what...
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    World of Warcraft $19.99

    This place has really good customer service. They said that they'd send me a whole new copy and didn't request the other one be returned first.
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    World of Warcraft $19.99

    I have a problem with mine. I received the game and the CD-key was missing from the box, ripped right off the front of the CD holder. I've emailed their customer service, now we get to see what they'll actually do in this case.
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    Microsoft Wireless Intellimouse Explorer (Crimson) $12.94

    How do you get free delivery without the $50 minimum?
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    World Of Warcraft at Fry's for $37.99 out the door

    It's an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game).
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    LCD Monitors....are we being scamed? Stick with CRT?

    I have an older 17" NEC LCD and I can say that I am extremely happy with it's preformance. I was originally using a trinitron CRT and personally think that my LCD has a sharper display. I've never seen and problems with the colors from screen to paper, infact, I've not had any screen to paper...
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    Now wondering about a low-end DX9 card

    I want to be able to run Star Wars Battlefronts at an ok level of graphic, something that won't detract from game play. I've been using integrated GeForce2 MX for my desktop for a while, I'm planning to do a major upgrade of my system in a year, but I want something to be able to play...
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    Now wondering about a low-end DX9 card

    The GF3 only has DX8 support? Then what would be a good low-end card with DX9 support?
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    Now wondering about a low-end DX9 card

    Which of these cards would be better for low-end gaming were T&L is a major factor? A GeForce4 MX420 or a GeForce3 Ti200?
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    GBC: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons - $15 Shipped

    You forgot to check on Oracle of Ages, they have that for $14.98 and free shipping too. GBC: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages - $15 Shipped
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    Linking wireless routers

    I have 2 wireless routers, and rather than running a cable between them, I'd like be able make a wireless link between them. How would I go about doing that? One of the routers is connected to the internet.
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    Linking wireless routers

    If I want to link to wireless routers via their wireless connections, how might I go about doing that?
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    Fixing a mechanical mouse

    Is there anything that you can stick on the wheels inside the mouse to give them more friction between the ball and the wheels?
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    Turbolink power supply quality?

    Hey, I was thinking of buying a 420W Turbolink PS and I was wondering if anyone knew how good the quality on their supplies was? Thanks.
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    A Hard Drive made out of RAM?

    Yea, if you want to make a RAM "hard drive" in a PC, the only practical thing to do would to max out your boards ram and partition off all but 512MB of it as a RAMDrive. But then of course there's the constent power need, better hope your computer never forcively restarts on you.
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    30mm fans

    I need to know were to find a bunch of these, if anyone can help me out, thanks.
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    CDs Spinning at near the speed of Sound

    I read an article about how CDs can shatter in the new high speed drives because the rotational speed subjects the CD to a force of 1500G. I was wondering what anyone else thought or has heard about this. Link to article.
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    Why do CDRWs become unusable so fast?

    Yea, CDRWs are a lot more sensitive, not to moisture, but to light. A change in how the light reflects off the surface can mess up the whole disc. Also, extended exposure to direct sunlight and repeated, intense use can also cause the CDRW to "ware out." I used to use CDRWs for storing data...
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    MSI nforce 420 flexATX MB for $38 + sh, USB cable $1

    i dunno, i got mine into my case without much sacrificing
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    Have there been any nForce2 flexatx boards released yet?

    Have there been any flexatx nForce2 mobos released yet that anyone knows of that you can buy without having to buy one of the barebone systems? Thanks.