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    Default Scientists create a living organism

    might as well post it in off topic too... http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/science/05/20/scientists.organism.ft/?hpt=T1 (FT) -- Scientists have turned inanimate chemicals into a living organism in an experiment that raises profound questions about the essence of life. Craig Venter, the...
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    Scientists create a living organism

    http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/science/05/20/scientists.organism.ft/?hpt=T1 (FT) -- Scientists have turned inanimate chemicals into a living organism in an experiment that raises profound questions about the essence of life. Craig Venter, the U.S. genomics pioneer, announced on Thursday...
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    college financial aid question

    To those who have done the college application process recently: I have filled out my Fafsa and got back an EFC of ~$20k. As I understand it, you take the college's cost of admission and subtract the EFC, and that's the amount of federal aid you're expected to receive? I am even more...
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    Why would an IKEA worker be fired?

    Lets hear it!
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    Need to come up with an invention of some kind

    and wish there was a machine to do it for you? All ideas are welcome, give me your wildest!
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    Question about streaming tv onto 2nd monitor

    At my University, the cable tv is run through the internet, meaning I have to use my computer to stream the tv service to my tv via vga cord. When I watch it on my computer monitor, it works beautifully, but when I drag the box over to the 2nd monitor (the TV) it gets all choppy and jittery...
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    That song in the bacardi original mojito commercial

    Every time I see the commercial I love the song in the background and its been driving me nuts not being able to listen to the entire thing. I finally found it, it's called Daylight by Matt and Kim. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgBeu3FVi60 edit: The original commercial...
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    wallet got stolen

    Left wallet, keys, and phone in an open area while playing basketball today, same place I've been going to for a couple years now. Never had any problems until now. Everything was in eyesight, I guess I must have been too distracted to keep a good enough eye on it. Now that I think about it, two...
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    Planche Pushups?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyuJ3T0sQ88 thought they were pretty cool. starting to train for it now
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    chipped two front teeth on gym floor

    Playing basketball, somehow ended up with my face in the floor (think of a curb stomp) and chipped my top two front teeth pretty much in half. The roots are still in place, just chipped the teeth. I have an appointment for tomorrow morning at 8am. Are they going to give me caps? Is this going...
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    Accidently raided a drive, is my data lost???

    I have 3 drives. A 36gb raptor, and two 320's that are identical. I wiped my 36gb and put iatkos2.0i on it. My two 320's are (were) full of stuff, with completely different data on each drive. I load up OSX (iatkos) and am able to see my o/s drive, and one of the 320's. I figure this is no big...
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    video is blank and black

    Running an 8800gts 320mb with vista 64. Have the latest drivers. I believe it did this with 32 bit as well, and I changed some settings in the nvidia control panel. What can I do? Problem is video is playing as a black screen. Games work fine though. Thanks
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    just got back from interview

    First major interview of my life. I think it went fairly well, however there were some uppers and downers. -15 minutes, lasted the correct amount of time - I was very composed, dressed well, acted calmly - answered about half the the questions very well - the other half were a little iffy...
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    ATOT effect needed

    http://www.briggsdiamondsinthe...nner-detail.aspx?e=110 Help her get a new shelter for their field! Much appreciated
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    Can no longer run games at 1920x1200??

    I have been playing all of my games at 1920x1200 for the last ~6 months, and now when I installed gears of war and tried to play it at that resolution, it just becomes unplayable. (<1 fps) I kicked it down to 1440x900, and it played fine. Just to be sure it wasn't only that game, I tried...
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    Applying for a job at best buy

    Was planning to work in the in-store computer repair/technician field. While filling out the application, they want to know if I have had any formal "computer training" and the like. They also want to know if I have any certifications, such as the A+ certification. I don't have any of the...
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    reccomended some parts to someone out of the blue,

    .... without discussing it with me first. Anyway, how does it look? Primary use is for video editing. LIAN LI PC-7B plus II Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail ABIT IP35-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail GIGABYTE GV-NX86T256H-ZL GeForce 8600GT 256MB...
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    question on getting more ram

    After using vista for awhile, i've realized 2gb is not enough. If i have more than a couple things open, and a game running, i run out pretty quick. Right now i am using 64-bit vista, so more than 3.2gb is not an issue. I currently have a 2x1gb set of crucial ballistix pc-8500. My...
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    need a cheap projector

    I was looking for a cheap projector to play movies in my room. I would prefer a ~$400 or cheaper one, such as http://www.tigerdirect.com/app...o=2881686&Sku=V18-5110 Anyone own something like this?
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    Will this converter work backwards?

    I want to hook my dvd player up to my monitor via vga. So, it would go composite vga (the yellow one) to vga into the monitor Will this converter work? http://cgi.ebay.com/For-VGA-to...VWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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    Razer Costomer Service FTW!

    My tarantula keyboard stopped working after about 1.5 years, and it had a two year warranty. I called them, and requested a RMA. Sent the old keyboard in, and the other day, I got a BRAND NEW keyboard. Glad when things work out like this... now hopefully my koss headphones will turn...
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    fastest internet shipping ive ever experienced

    ordered 4 yate loons at 4:03 pm, checked my email at 8pm-ish, and had an email saying it had been shipped at 5:09pm. Checked my tracking number, and it had already started moving on the truck. They topped the egg!
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    broke protective cover on my optical out on soundcard

    I broke the plastic door thing on my HT Omega Claro optical out today, and even though I got all the plastic bits out and it works fine, I am still wondering what to do next 1. Card works fine 2. Worried about dirt getting into card 3. Think i still have warranty What should I do?
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    is my E6600 idling at a good temperature?

    My E6600 is at 3.0 ghz, at stock voltage. At idle, it hovers around 37-40C Full load only reaches 55C or so Have a tuniq tower properly installed, with artic silver. The tuniq fan is around 80% I see other people with similar setups (with even faster clocked cpu's) that are idling...
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    Upgrading for $400-500

    My friend is upgrading to play latest games (COD4, UT3, maybe crysis) Parts he is keeping: Case (nice lian li, yay!) Monitor, keyboard, mouse (will be playing 1600x1200) DVD drives, harddrives He currently is running an AMD64 3000+ (939) with 2gb ddr400, and a 7600gt With only...
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    quick memory question

    I hear everyone running their ddr2 at 1.8, 1.9, 2.0v, etc, and I just had a question. If my crucial ballistix 2gb (2x1gb) pc2-8500 is "rated" at 2.2v both on newegg and crucials webpage, should I run it at 2.2v? I've heard people saying that 2.2v will fry some modules? Does it all depend on...
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    Friend needs an update, looking for advice

    First off, here is his current rig: AMD64 3000+ 2gb's ddr400 7600gt asus mobo stock psu He wants to boost this a little, and his budget is around 300 bucks I would say get an x2, and upgrade psu and videocard?
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    Why is everyone so excited for Penryn????

    Why is everyone focusing on this new Penryn for their desktop, when all it is is just a successor to the Merom core? Sure, its 45nm and all, but its not for desktops! And, whats with all this Nehalem talk? Isn't is just the successor to Penryn, but once again, not for desktops? Isn't Wolfdale...
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    deleting WoW account

    So im trying to clear up all my useless accounts I have spread across the web and I realize i still have my WoW account. I canceled my subscription years ago, but now I want to actually delete the account itself. After browsing the account settings page for a couple minutes, I have come to...
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    what should I ask for my birthday?

    bday is coming up soon, and people are asking what to get me (parents) problem is, I have worked my ass off the last couple of years and I have pretty much everything I want, in all practicality I told them to "surprise me" i am in school, live in a dorm What's good ATOT?
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    E6850 vs X6800???

    Looking around newegg, and realized something. Why does the e6850 cost 700 bucks less than the x6800, and its faster than the x6800!?!?!?! http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115028 http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115001 Is it just because of the multiplier...
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    Where to go from here? 3+ ghz???

    This should sum it up: Text But whats next? My temps are good, its stable, and my vcore is as low as bios will let me. Problem is, whenever I go past 333fsb, it crashes. Is this becuase my pci and pci express lanes are set to auto? What should I set them to? And what should I set my...
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    Printer question

    So its about 4 years old, and hasnt been used in 2 years. Got it out today, and realized the magenta ink was gone. Went online, bought 4 new black, and two of each color. Comes in mail, replace all the old ink carts. Printer seems to like 3rd party ink (no errors), and my new epson (CX7800) has...
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    Anybody ever bought anything from www.yesbuy.net?

    Getting a case from them (have lowest price), but i've never heard the name. Any experiences with them? Whats their e-seller rating or w/e? Planning on paying via paypal.
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    Grado headphones?

    been looking at the sr60's any reviews????
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    Friend told me he could get used 8800gts 320 and 7800gt for $150

    I'm sure its a scam! The 8800 is slightly used, and I guess the 7800gt is new. Anything involving western union is usually bad right? He (friend) thinks he could go through with this. Seller says "My bank doesnt support paypal because of fraud issues. I have to have the money sent via...
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    Gift Ideas

    Must get a birthday present for a guy turning 50. He's into running, (moving to biking and rollerblading, could I get helmet?) science (evolution, geological patterns, etc), powertools (workshop,) music (already has mp3 player), and the likes. What could I get? Preferably under $50 I...
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    Why is it taking dell 11 days to ship my speakers....

    I ordered 6/14, and it says estimated ship date 6/25. WTF gives?? how can it take 11 days to put a sticker on a big box and drop it off at ups?? They dont even have to package it! I paid with paypal, so the money isnt holding them up. It said IN STOCK, not backordered or something. Just mad...
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    Is a HT OMEGA Claro and logitech z-5500 a good pair?

    Thoughts? I will be connecting via optical cable for 5.1
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    What is this song?????

    The song in fightclub near the end,, also near the end of this trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HstQaobp4Jw Thanks