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    zomg the brown people are coming

    thanks for the link?
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    Need a recommendation for a DSL router/modem combo

    Hi everybody, Forza 2 finally pushed me over the edge to purchasing an Xbox 360, but i need to somehow share my internet connection for Live play. I'm currently using a cheap DSL modem given to me by my provider, but i have to dial in to connect. now, I've set up networks before, but i have...
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    Webcam server?

    hi AT! i'm living in Germany atm, and wanted to play some D&D with some friends back home. we were wondering if there is any free or almost free software that we can use to view a webcam from a browser window? this would make it easier to add addtional viewers such as another friend in...
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    Mplayer and .ogm files

    well, i finally got an old PC up and running (athlon 700, 32MB vidram, 640 mb SD-Ram) and i tried to watch a video (.ogm format) but well, its just skipping frames. soundtrack is fine, plays distortion free. the video is on my local drive, not the external, so that shouldn't be the...
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    reccomend a German some Camera-Phone goodness!

    hi anandtech, I'm currently living in germany, and am in need of a camera. also, my phone is in a state of disrepair. i need something that takes decent pics, but isn't too expensive (iPhone, I'm lookin at 'cha) but still nice featurewise. I'm open to all brands and styles. anandtech...
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    online pc hardware stores in Europe?

    well, i'm in germany, right? and i have no PC of my own as of yet, and i've also just discovered that insuraing a car is very, very expensive. (145? per month for a 1992 mini cooper) so i'm wanting a gaming PC. but i want to build that baby myself, and not buy some girly-man ready made PC that...
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    Germany or Bust!

    well, all my paperwork is in, and my hookups at Mercedes tell me things are lookin' good. what's going on you ask? I've applied for an apprenticeship at a Mercedes shop in Germany by Stuttgart. its 3.5 years of learning to deal with the horde of computers that is the modern Merc. as well, i...
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    YAGT - Insanity!

    well, i guess i'll start with the backstory.... i'm really good friends with this girl, and recently i've started wanting our relationship to go beyond that. we go out for coffee and movies, that kind of thing, and often hang out at each others houses. all's well. however, Tuesday is her...
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    network bandwidth sharing/balancing?

    HELP!! i'm living in a house shared by 4 people, 5 including me. we all D/L furiously, play MMOs, and we all hate lag. is there anyway i can set up some sort of client to throttle back the load on the DLers while keeping the EVE and WoW addicts happy?
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    Guns don't kill people...

    Its so very sadly true. forget violent videogames, guns, and heavy metal. BAN BINGO!! the story basically, four women beat a guy to death after he won "their" thousand dollar jackpot...life IS getting cheap these days.
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    has riprorin really returned?

    is blanco nino riprorin's new alter ego? Only the Christmas spirit keeps me from sending you an a well deserved vacation. Just know you've officially used up about 8 of your 9 lives and the ice below you, it is thin, thin, thin. AnandTech "Ho Ho Ho" Moderator
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    HALP! this laptop won't do anything!!

    alright...my friend just came back for christmas, and her laptop is all messed up. when i try to open the start menu, it won't open. when i try to open a folder, it tells me activeX has been disabled. when i try to change the internet options, it won't change. everything works fine in safe...
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    I'M 18!!!!

    man....we've been partying all night... ITS FVCKING AWESOME!!!!!!!! vodka, peach shnapps, beer, more vodka, and bailey's.....freaking good.... and we just wasabe'd this guy's as$......can't wait till he comes to :P
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    need a car

    alright....i'm the not-really-proud owner of a '93 Ford Escort station wagon. it has 315k kilometers, so its not in good condition, to say the least :( anyway, i can trade in the wagon (affectionately nicknamed "the green hornet" by a few of my friends) and i have a few hundred bucks....but i...
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    Apocalyptica

    hey all, I'm a big fan of apocalyptica and would like to find some of the other bands in this genre... anyone know of other bands like this?
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    *UPDATE* date with girl, much nervousness

    original post well, it's midnight In BC, Canada, and there is one really happy 17 year old geek:D we went to a German/Mexican restaurant, talked lots, and split a platter of various mexican foods (wasn't feeling like I wanted to have a Schnitzel)....after the dinner, we walked to the theatre...
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    computer spontaneously starts up after shut-down

    hey AT, I have a PC here that will start up after i shut it down...i replaced the PSU, but it still hasn't solved the problem. the machine will be completely powered off, i walk away, and 1/2 an hour or more later i notice that it is on... what is going on?!
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    dinner with a girl, much nervousness

    alright, i have a problem....i'm 17, and i'm not the most popular kid around (I'm the foreign kid) so i never really got to learn the whole dating thing. my dad died when i was 11, so he can't help either. Theres this girl, I'm really into her, and for some unknown reason, she wants to go on...
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    custom autoplay

    i need to come up with an autoplay for a cd containing jpegs and videoclips. does anyone have any idea how? thanks!
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    water cooling

    hey, i hope someone can help me with this... i'm trying to put together a water coolong system. i want to be able to add to it down the road, things like NB, GPU, HDD, ect. now, my question is, how high should my maximum gallons per hour rate be? i found a pump with 750gph for 50 bucks, but i'm...
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    socialist or not?

    today i heard some people refer to canada as a red country.... simply because we have, amongst other things, socialized health car. what do you guys think?
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    how cold is it?

    hey, thismorning i woke up to -36C, 12C in my bedroom....my PC barely started, no such luck for my car or truck. i'm wondering, how cold is it outside your home? i live in 100 mile house , BC, and this is the coldest it's been so far. what about the rest of you guys on AT?
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    static in my audio

    okay, here's the problem..... i recently formatted my hard drive, and only now got around to installing the drivers and software for my tv-tuner. now, when i plug the line-out from the tuner to the line-in my audio gets a background hiss. i get the same effect when i leave the tuner unplugged...