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    anyone concerned with consumer demand almost to nothing

    time to grow your own grains/crops in the backyard and milk your own cow?
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    Boxing : De la Hoya vs. Pacquiao

    Who do you think will win and why?
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    Best stand-alone blu-ray player for upconverting sd dvds?

    Hi all, I'm asking this question because I recently bought sharp aquos blu-ray player bdhp21u to pair up with my sharp 46" 1080p hdtv lcd. I played several dvd movies using sharp aquos bdhp21u (1080p output) versus my hd-dvd player toshiba hd-a3 (1080i output and the tv does the...
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    Racism Card

    Now that that ship has sailed, with USA's first non-white president, I'm just wondering if it will still hold up with a few idiots out there still applying the race card in their lives, e.g. at their place of employment, college admissions, etc, etc. To me anyways, it seems the argument won't...
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    Changing motor oil per onboard computer reminder versus mileage

    Per acura recommendation the maintenance minder should come up when oil life is at 15%. It usually takes me 5000 to 6000 miles for the oil life to degrade to this level. Should I go by the manufacturer computer or go more frequent and have it changed per 3000 miles, for example? I've...
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    Kevlar socks against cat attacks?

    I've had two cats for a year now and the big brother is very loving. The little girl on the other hand attacked me 3 times now unprovoked. She would bite my toe with a vengeance. She would do it while I'm asleep, around 4AM, I catch myself scream and to wake up to a bloody toe. I was...
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    Where can I find flight times for international cities?

    I wish there's a website wherein all i have to do is key in the airport codes of two cities and get approximate flight times. Is there such a thing? Flight times I'm interested in: ORD to PNQ ATL to BOM RDU to BOM SFO to ICN ORD to NRT
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    A man's vacuum cleaner

    The two cats are getting to me.....need to have a better vacuum cleaner in the house. Wife agrees we need to get rid of the antiquated dirt devil. I want a canister...can't stand those heavy uprights. What do you guys think of this $700 Miele? Other more powerful alternatives?
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    Spartacus the movie in an HD-DVD/DVD combo?

    My google skill is failing me......is the movie only in HD-DVD or DVD but not in combo format?
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    I ate too much shrimp scampi....

    ....and now I feel sick :( Haven't had scampi in a while and it just tastes so good that I over-indulged.
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    HDD External Enclosures and capacity size limits??

    I noticed that some HDD external enclosures states capacity limits such as 'up to 750GB.' I don't understand these limits when putting one 1TB SATA should work versus 750GB SATA especially if its interfacing with eSATA directly to the motherboard's SATA controller.
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    Financial Positions in a recession

    I was talking with a friend and he's pretty much unloading majority of his money from high-yield savings accounts, money-market accounts, and converting some municipal bonds he's been holding and putting it into stocks and stock mutual funds. Do you take advantage of the 'buy low, sell high'...
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    To run Crysis at 19x12 on a single gpu

    without going to SLI, crossfire or other multi-gpu configuration, which single-gpu, single-card would give me the best experience in Crysis, regardless of price? thnx.
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    Seagate 1TB finally below $200 price mark (Retail box, no rebates)

    It states $199.99 special order on Friday April 04, 2008. EDIT: $189.99 in-store ad.
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    Planning for travel - Mumbai and Pune

    What's the best port of departure to India on the US East coast? JFK? Atlanta? Chicago? etc? Which airlines should I look into? I plan to fly business-class or better. How many hours is it? Thanx!
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    Your favorite external HDD case?

    Hi all, I'd like to get an external hard drive case with eSATA and USB ports. I'd like for it to have an active cooling but also quiet enough so that its not distracting or annoying. Any suggestions? Thanks. Moved to Memory and Storage Anandtech Moderator Gillbot
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    Cat puke

    I have two cats. On average, I see cat puke once a week. That's approximately 4 times a month and I don't freakin know which of them two gets sick. Worse, it could be both of them. How to tell and which one to bring to the vet? Or do I just go ahead and feed them both with some medicine...
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    Golf shoes

    I don't want to go 'blind' into the sports store. Any particular brands I should try/fit? I don't know anything about golfing shoes except that I need them to be 'soft spikes' so I can use them at majority of the golf course and golf ranges. Thanx.
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    Which Daft Punk Album rocks the most?

    your preference?
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    Superbowl Party Preparation

    wife was designated to bring 7-layer dip and I volunteered (one of many) to bring beer. knowing my friends, there will be plenty of domestics. what 'international' beers should i look into?
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    Splitting cable from wall to watch cable TV on PC

    I have cable TV and internet. I currently have the cable from the wall connected to the modem and then to the ethernet port of PC. After many years, I want to reinstall my old TV tuner again. Is it as simple as getting a splitter so that I have one cable to the modem and then another cable...
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    How do I save perfectly good spaghetti sauce?

    Don't get me wrong, I like my food spicy. But not with spaghetti. I put too much black pepper powder into the meat/mushroom sauce. I was thinking of adding a can of tomato paste and then dilute with water then add the other spices accordingly. Any suggestions? Correct forum this...
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    Replacing audio that's integrated with bluetooth, navi, and steering wheel controls

    I have a 2006 Acura TSX and I want to replace the audio with a nicer deck. If I go to a shop (Best Buy perhaps or a specialty audio) to buy the deck and for them to install, should I be concerned or is it straightforward and should not affect the integration of the audio to the existing...
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    How do I get free bank statements if not available online PDF?

    I got the class action lawsuit notification form regarding unlawful transaction fees by banks. I'm opting for 3rd option of itemizing foreign transaction fees and burden is on me to provide documentation to support my claim. It seems that online statements for the months covered in the...
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    I wish...........

    that all toilet paper came scented. 'it smells so nice'
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    Cornstarch or baking flour?

    I'm cleaning up my kitchen in the condo I'm about to sell. Found 3 bags of 'white stuff'......one's labeled pancake mix, the other two no labels. I'd like to keep them if they're flour. I'd discard it if its cornstarch. How do I differentiate if its cornstarch or flour?
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    Sunshine - the movie

    I just finished watching the movie. I think I noticed somebody inserted somebody's face for one frame around 57:54 minutes remaining in the movie. Anyone confirm?
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    Singapore Airlines New First Class

    I've always been impressed with Singapore airlines, no matter what class seating. Even more impressed with their newly redesigned first class. What I enjoyed the most is the over 80 on-demand movies on a 23" widescreen. corporate ad inflight entertainment
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    My new cat watches an entire movie!

    My new cat won't notice the TV but I pop in any of the Shrek movies and she would sit down and watch the entire movie! As soon as the end credits start rolling then she'd get up and go. Weird.
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    Organic tampons?!?

    I was at Trader Joe's grocery yesterday and saw something interesting. Anyone tried these organic tampons before? Do they taste better than the non-organic variety? /sarcasm.
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    Korean dish?

    Wife and I were invited for dinner this past weekend but the host (non-korean) didn't know name of the dish she learned from a Korean friend. Ingredients: slices of boiled sweet potato rice pasta noodles sesame leaves? cabbage (or was it asian lettuce) vinegared red pepper paste ...i...
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    Calling all engineers - interview question

    "Can you elaborate on an example wherein you 'engineer out' a parameter so that it wasn't critical anymore in the process?" lets hear your real life examples
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    Packing luggage for travel

    Which one are you? - bags all completely packed a couple of days before flight - items laid out on the floor/bed or somewhere but actual packing of bags the night before travel - shove everything in on the last day/minute - what pack?
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    Best Free Upgrade recently

    I always see it here in the forums wherein someone's computer parts/peripherals broken and within warranty only to be exchanged with top of the line model. I never get any of these nice 'upgrades' The best thing I got this year was booking for Ritz Carlton Maui for wedding anniversary. Upon...
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    Long distance, weekly commuters

    Anyone here who's work is over 3 hours away? I used to have a coworker (retired) who lived 3 hours away from his family...he had a wife and I think a teenage daughter. He rented an apartment near work (5 minutes away) and would commute on Friday afternoon and come back on Sunday night from...
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    What's your credit card tally for holiday shopping so far?

    Checked my credit card current balance online and wife and I accumulated $3900 worth of holiday-related shopping expenses. This balance is from on-going/current billing cycle. I'd have to say that about half of the amount is actually stuff for 'us' and not gifts for others.
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    Call all owners of automatic watches

    My two favorite watches...one is swiss automatic and the other is kinetic. I don't have one of those winding stations and I don't really want to buy one. I refuse to spend that much money and haven't found one that struck me as a 'buy.' So I just use one as my day watch and the other one...
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    Forum Love and Relationships

    they should change the forum title to 'LOL' tonight was my very first time going into that forum and they have the most hilarious topics... good dose of comedy for the day.
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    Cooler Master Cosmos 140cm fan options

    If I go and replace the two top fans 120cm with 140cm what fans should I go for? any particular to look for in terms of silent quiet alternatives?
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    Instant Coffee

    I forgot to check it out but I was visiting this office wherein they had instant coffee at their coffee station and they had packets of instant coffee that already had sugar and creamer in it. Basically all you have to do is mix with hot water. Went to the grocery store and never found one...