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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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    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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    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?

    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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    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)

    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?

    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...