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    Stuck in environment with lots of cigarette smoke, any mask/filter that might help?

    I'm thinking about getting a filter of some sort to breathe through, if it might help keep cigarette smoke out of my lungs. I find myself coughing uncontrollably at times after just an hour or so of exposure to second hand smoke. The country where I am living has a huge number of smokers, and...
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    Why is there a holocaust remembrance day?

    OP: It sounds like you are asking why some holocausts/genocides remembered while others are ignored and/or glossed over. It's an important question that not enough people bother to ask. For a well-written and well-referenced discussion of why some holocausts/genocides receive immense attention...
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    Question for Pandora users: is it possible to search on specific song attributes?

    In the interest of saving time, does spotify allow the user to search with the level of granularity that I've described above? EDIT: nevermind, it doesn't want users who are running linux so Spotify is a non-starter.
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    Question for Pandora users: is it possible to search on specific song attributes?

    So I suppose this is a question for 'power users' of Pandora, the internet radio service. When looking into "why was this song selected" pandora tells you all the specific attribute tags which have been assigned to the song in question. Things like "four on the floor beat" and "female...
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    If scanner optical res. is 600 x 1200 dpi, what is max selectable resolution? 600dpi?

    If scanner optical resolution is 600 x 1200 dpi, what is the highest resolution I can scan at? 600dpi? The software I'm using offers options like 150 dpi, 300 dpi, 600 dpi, 1200 dpi and 2400 dpi. It doesn't offer the format A x B. I just need to know what is the highest resolution I can...
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    Why is US government so keen on shuttering gambling websites but Las Vegas is A-ok?

    I don't get this. They are also trying to shut down gambling websites that are not even based in the United States. Why is gambling fine if you go to Vegas or Atlantic City, and of course fine if you are doing it in someplace outside the United States or on a cruise ship, but not fine if...
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    Well-established male actors with notably weak jawlines

    There are loads of them. Joshua Jackson Michael Cera Toby Maguire Seth Rogen Jason Alexander Edward James Olmos John Goodman Tracy Morgan etc But it's probably easier to become an established male actor if you're in shape and have a big jaw, just like it's easier to become an established...
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    How can I not have youtube and gmail link to each other all the time?

    Even connecting to one of them via proxy isn't working, google logs me into the personal gmail account on youtube automatically without my permission.
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    How can I not have youtube and gmail link to each other all the time?

    WHen I'm in youtube I don't have that option. I don't even have a youtube channel set up, it wants me to make one and I'm not going to. But still if I'm logged into one google product then I'm logged into all google products with that email it seems, user doesn't get a choice. UNLESS...
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    How can I not have youtube and gmail link to each other all the time?

    Well I've had my gmail for a really long time and really like it. Don't want to get rid of it, which is why I'm asking in here. I have a separate gmail account and a separate youtube account. But I can't be logged into both at the same time it seems, which is a huge pain. Unless there is a...
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    How can I not have youtube and gmail link to each other all the time?

    I constantly have to log out of one and into the other, as I don't want my personal email to be my youtube account. Is there a convenient workaround to beat this design flaw?
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    Is there a way to receive and send facebook messages directly from email inbox?

    The whole idea is to have as few direct interactions with facebook as possible, while retaining the ability to communicate with people who use facebook as their primary online communication method. So facebook email really does not sound like something I would want anything to do with if there...
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    Is there a way to receive and send facebook messages directly from email inbox?

    It seems some people are now using facebook messages as a primary communication method, rather than email. I would rather stick with email, and would prefer to not have to log in to facebook regularly to respond to private messages. Is there a way to have facebook messages automatically...
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    Siri DOESN'T suck: update inside

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    Need help finding a phone that works with megaupload

    Thanks for this. Ok so opera mobile can handle one-click file hosts, good to know. To be honest I hadn't even thought of HD content, I'd be happy with divx. I have been trying to get iOS to do the most basic tasks for so long that just to have a phone that plays low resolution video...
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    Need help finding a phone that works with megaupload

    If my iphone 3.1.3 was capable of this, I would have no problem at all. However it can't even handle a basic drag and drop of files from my computer. So since this phone needs to be replaced anyway, I figure why not get a phone that can use the whole internet, including megaupload, rather than...
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    Need help finding a phone that works with megaupload

    My main purpose for having a smart phone is to be able to download video files (up to 500mb each) and pdf files (up to 120mb each) directly from megaupload to the phone (over wifi), and view them on the go. Which phone can do this? Ideally I'd like something on the older side, so that the...
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    Replacing laptop top lid (Toshiba Satellite)

    Yes it does. All was assembled without problems, everything working great with my new replacement fan. I did initially disconnect the wireless antenna cables properly, before pulling them out from the other side. I don't know why I didn't just look at the earlier steps in the tutorial...
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    Replacing laptop top lid (Toshiba Satellite)

    Great, thank you. Yeah that's the exact tutorial I followed when disassembling. The closeup photo of the wireless card is what I really needed though, thank you.
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    Replacing laptop top lid (Toshiba Satellite)

    So I've been trying to replace my laptop top lid, by following the instructions found at the following address: http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/Toshiba-Satellite-M70/remove-laptop-motherboard-2.htm Step 13 says "Carefully pull the wireless antenna cables through the opening and out of...
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    Large (longer&wider than ipad), hi-res e-ink ereader which supports pdf?

    Yeah I need a viewable screen the size of a page. Nothing smaller will do.
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    Large (longer&wider than ipad), hi-res e-ink ereader which supports pdf?

    Still looking for an e-ink reader with larger display than the ipad if anyone knows of one...
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    Large (longer&wider than ipad), hi-res e-ink ereader which supports pdf?

    Classical music is free, and comes in imperfectly scanned pdfs. Proprietary format for-sale versions are not really useful or viable, since the originals are the public domain and in pdf format. The key is to have a large-format ereader which can handle pdfs properly. This ensures access to...
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    Large (longer&wider than ipad), hi-res e-ink ereader which supports pdf?

    I would be using the device primarily for the piano. Best source for classical piano sheet music is the Petrucci Music Library. 100% public domain, 100% free of charge. http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page I they have some non-classical stuff in there as well, but the classical collection...
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    Large (longer&wider than ipad), hi-res e-ink ereader which supports pdf?

    Thanks for the link. I guess I was thinking Japan because they sometimes start using new technology years before most people in North America have even heard of it. I'm sure the screen sizes of the Kindle and other readers are fine for docs which are originally created digitally, for the...
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    Large (longer&wider than ipad), hi-res e-ink ereader which supports pdf?

    I have been waiting for the Skiff reader to enter wide release for over a year, and still nothing seems to be happening with it. News corp now owns the software platform but the reader was not part of the purchase and there are no plans to put the reader in mass production...
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    Script that will run even if my computer is dead?

    I have a simple javascript that enters a specific username and password into a specific page on a website (not my own website) every 7 days. I need it to run on schedule, no matter what happens to my computer. What is the best way to go about setting this up? (does not have to be javascript...