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    Using IP-Relay to alert spouse of cheating husband...

    I haven't done it yet, but I am planning on doing an ip-relay this afternoon to alert a wife about her cheating husband. I do not personally know the people and it's about 1,000 miles away so I don't mind doing it. I received a phone call from an extended family member who is aware that I've...
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    My 42" LCD converts all signals to 720p... would an upscaling DVD player benefit me?

    My TV is a Sanyo DP42647 and according to the spec website here ... "all signals converted to 720p display" If I use a nice upscaling DVD player (like a Playstation 3) I'm wondering if I'll notice a picture quality difference compared to my current 480p Philips DivX/DVD player.
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    When I walk, my feet point outward...

    I'm 25 now and I want to lose about 20 pounds. I ran cross country in high school but I haven't done much since then, so I've been doing a little homework while I'm starting to run again. I've had a few friends/family members comment that my feet appear to be flat when I stand and when I walk...
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    Medical professor says young women shouldn't start wearing bras too early

    http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/S...ainst_tight_bras/3478/ "STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 9 (UPI) -- A Swedish medical professor says young women shouldn't start wearing bras too early or they might develop sagging breasts. Goran Samsioe of Lund University's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology...
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    Your Former Boss Can Kill Your Job Offer

    http://www.vault.com/nr/newsma...d=31845539&cat_id=3094 "Summary Never assume your references will restrict themselves to giving only the bare essentials about your prior employment. Don't take for granted that they will spend the time and give an overly enthusiastic recommendation. Take...
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    Is this an example of a cushy government job?

    My dad has been working for the IRS for about 25 years. He is about to turn 61 and retires next year. He is a grade 15, step 10 and has had that grade level for about 15 years. He has made over $100k for as long as I can remember and when he retires next year his income will be about $145k...
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    How can I push my prospective sales manager over the fence and hire me? I've had 3 great interviews...

    Since mid-January, I've had 3 interviews with a big drug company for a pharma sales job. It's almost April and I still haven't received an offer... I've talked with the district sales manager a few times and as of last week, he keeps telling me the same thing: "You're a top candidate, and...
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    Does your office have a lockbox on the thermostat? What temperature?

    I'm in new home sales in Florida, so I understand my company is trying to save a buck wherever they can. We've got 10 model homes in our area so it makes sense to control the A/C, but the new temperatures are much warmer than I am used to. I had my model home's A/C set to 73 degrees during...
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    Any potato Vodka drinkers here?

    My wife and I have been enjoying Chopin potato vodka for about two years now. I drink it on the rocks or mixed. It's a tad expensive, so a friend introduced me to Teton Glacier, an Idaho potato Vodka. It's cheaper than Chopin and comes in a 1.75L bottle. I still prefer Chopin, but T.G. is...
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    Nissan/Infiniti Fanbois?

    Haven't really posted in a couple of years. When I left there were several Nissan fanbois... Skoorb, myself, and the like. I'm still wheelin' my 02 I35... http://www.flickr.com/photos/24836481@N03/2360786859/ Any other fanbois still out there?
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    VQ35 Gas Mileage?

    First post in a while... hope you're all doing well. Anyone using gasaroo.com? I am. I'm averaging 21.4 miles per gallon in my 2002 Infiniti I35 Sport (255 hp) with 116k miles. I've got Mobil1 synthetic tranny fluid and oil. My tires are always at 32 psi. I'll rev over 3k on occasion, but...
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    I'm being sued for a car accident from two years ago...

    Some of you may remember that I was in a car accident two years ago and I totaled my '97 Infiniti I30. The girl I rear-ended was driving a newer Honda Civic and her car suffered minor damage. She drove away from the accident (no ambulance called) while I obviously had to have my car towed...
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    Wedding Pics

    I know it's been a while... but I've had a busy summer. Graduated from school... accepted a new position in Ocala, FL... and got married at Disney World. We still have to pick our "real" pictures from the Disney photographer, but here are some quickies. Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 (Do we look the...
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    Anyone have experience with RVs? (Travel Trailer)

    I've been extended a good job offer in Orlando, FL. For my relocation, I am considering buying a travel trailer for about $15,000 (monthly payment: $175) and staying in a KOA RV park for about 6-8 months while I save up for a down payment on a house. At that point I will sell the trailer. I'm...
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    Hello... interviewing for a real estate job in Orlando/Clermont.

    I haven't posted in a while, just wanted to say hello! It's a big summer for me... 1. I graduated from NKU two weeks ago. 2. I'm currently interviewing for a new home consulting position in Clermont, FL. 3. The wedding is in July! The wife and I will be hopefully buying a home in...
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    Wireless laptop: How to have static ip address at home, and auto obtain elsewhere?

    I'd like to have a static ip address when I'm at home, and I know how to configure this via TCP/IP settings. However, I'm thinking that these settings will not work when I am out in the public or at school and need to get on a wireless network and obtain my IP automatically. Easy way to...
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    Business experience is so important during college...

    As I prepare for graduation this May, it's nice to be able to look back and see what was and was not important as I translate into the "real world." I am now starting to see how my hard work will be paying off in the very near future (pending job offer). My potential employer was most...
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    Fresh install of WinXP briefly "freezing", only limited hard drive / cpu / ram activity

    Fresh installation of WinXP Pro SP2. All updated installed. Other software installed: Internet Explorer 7 Beta AntiVir Trillian My computer normally runs a lot better after a fresh install, but in this case it's worse! The computer will freeze up (not crash) for periods of 5-30...
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    1 computer operate two sets of monitors/keyboards/mice that are far apart?

    A friend owns a garage and is seeking my computer advice. He currently has a newer Dell computer in his office, but wants to set up another monitor/keyboard/mouse outside of the office. He asked if this were possible using some type of long distance KVM or if it would be cheaper to just buy...
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    YACT: Car repairs... am I getting ripped?

    I do most of my own vehicle services, including brakes, transmission flushes, oil changes, tire rotations, etc... and have replaced multiple parts in the past like alternators and the like. However, my fiancee needed some stuff done to her '02 Civic and an acquaintance of mine owns his own...
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    Do Dell's have proprietary IDE cable sizes?

    A friend got a DVD burner for his 4000 series Dell Dimension. He tried to put it in last night with a new standard size IDE cable. His primary IDE cable (the one connected to the original hard drive and optical drive) was standard sized, but the seconary IDE port was shorter and the standard...
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    Getting stronger/better signal with WRT54g? 2 wireless PCs...

    I have a WRT54g with Freeman firmware installed. There are two wireless computers in the house... my brothers desktop which is only about 15 feet away and through 1 wall. He has pretty much perfect wireless internet...great speeds, no hiccups, etc. Now, my mother uses a laptop and her...
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    Create High-Res .PDF files (commercial printing) for free?

    Guys, I made an advertisement at work and the printing company said they accept high-resolution .PDF files. I know on my rig at home with Adobe Creative Suite, there is a way to specify standard/high-res, etc. My office does not have Adobe software. We use CutePDF to create simple .PDF files...
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    Photoshop help: Page Size? Bleeds? How do I set this up?

    I'm designing an advertisement and I was given the specs listed below. I'm just trying to figure out what size my document/page should be. FINAL TRIM: 5-3/8? X 8-3/8? TRIM ALLOWANCE: 1/8? head, foot and face BLEEDS: Minimum 1/8? beyond final trim. On all bleed ads, live matter...
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    DFI Lanparty UT NF4 SLI-DR Expert ($225)

    My dad bought this motherboard: http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...oduct_Code=110372&Category_Code=AMD939 He has a 4800+ X2. Is this a good DFI card? So many of the S939 DFI cards have similar names.
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    Are my Marvel comics going up or down in value because of these Marvel movies from the past 5 years or so?

    My brother and I were raised on Marvel comics and we still have our collections boxed up, in plastic sleeves in the crawlspace. I'd say we have about 2,000 or so comics, the bulk of which are from about 1985 - 1995. I'd say 90% of the comics are Marvel, the rest are assorted DC/Image. Of...
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    How much effort do you put into your checking account? POLL

    My fiancee and I have two joint checking accounts (we each have our own account, but both names are on them). We both track every single debit card purchase by writing in our register immediately. Yes, I have one of those "long" wallets that holds my checkbook. Yes, I always know, to the...
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    Find out when computer restarted? (Shut down during the middle of the night)

    I had two instances of Prime95 running all night long on my father's new 4800+ X2. It was running great for about 2 hours before I went to bed... I woke up this morning and the computer was just sitting at the windows desktop... no prime95's opened. I'm assuming the computer crashed and...
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    Memtest fine but computer locking up during XP install...

    4800+ X2 on MSI nforce4 mobo 2GB of PC3200 RAM (Patriot brand) ThermalTake 680W PurePower PSU Stock BIOS settings No memtest errors. All new parts. Did a mild overclock (2.4ghz to 2.6ghz and bumped up the 7800GT to 490/1.15) and now the system has gone to hell... random reboots, can't...
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    Brand new rig (4800 X2)... starting freezing, rebooting... now bad sectors? Cant install OS...

    So my dad had his PC running great for about a week... MSI mobo, 4800 X2 AMD, 2 x 1GB of PC3200 ram.... 1 x 250 GB seagate SATA, 1 x 250 GB western digital SATA.... we did a mild overclock (2.4ghz to 2.6ghz) and computer ran fine. It would freeze in call of duty 2 after about an hour. Today...
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    Computer only crashes when playing Call of Duty 2....(blue screen, then restart)

    I'm sure it has something to do with the overclock, but not sure what: We took my dad's 4800+ X2 AMD to 2.6 ghz doing something like 275 x 9.5 on the processor, keeping the 2GB (2 x 1GB) of PC3200 Patriot RAM at 150 FSB. 3x HTT We also bumped his eVGA 7800GT to 490 / 1.15. He said the...
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    YACT: I broke off my lug nut / bolt (where to buy new bolt/nut?)

    I had a local tire shop fix a slow leak in my passenger tire about a month ago. This past weekend I went to rotate my tires and the bolt sheared off while I was taking it off (damn those air tools at the shop!) because it must have cross threaded or something. Anyway, the shop said I can buy...
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    How to OC a 7800GT?

    My dad has an evga 7800GT with stock cooling. What software overclocks this card? CoolBits?
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    Mild OC for a 4800+ X2?

    My dad wants to OC his 4800+ a little. He went into BIOS and played with the "Dynamic Overclock" settings and the system was totally unstable... when set it to 9% and 7% and the computer would restart itself while starting Windows. Mobo: MSI K8N Neo4-F RAM: 2 x Patriot 1024MB PC 3200 (2GB...
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    Would a 5700 Ultra be displayed as "5700 Ultra" or just "5700" in Windows Display Properties?

    I'm considering buying a 256mb 5700 video card. My fiancee's brother has a 9600 pro that is having VPU errors galore and he just wants a similar card. I'm considering buying a card from someone who is not sure if the 5700 they have is an ultra or a non-ultra. It has 256mb and is an OEM card. Any...
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    Best plant for my office desk?

    I work in a cubicle about 10 feet from a window, so no direct sunlight. I'd like to have a little plant on my desk. Was thinking about getting something like a bonsai tree, but not sure what requirement they have. Maybe I need a cactus? Maybe something cool like a venus flytrap? What are your...
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    *shakes head* Still having stability issues...

    Mobo: Shuttle AN35N Ultra CPU: Athlon 2400+ mobile barton RAM: 2 x 512 PC3200 Corsair Value Select (in slots 2 and 3) Video card: Sapphire Radeon 9600 Pro Atlantis Case/PSU: Raidmax 400W I could not get the system to run stable at 200 FSB, so I set the FSB to 175, 1:1 ratio, with...
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    Good soundcards that have an aux input (the little 4 pin connector on the card itself) ?

    I've got a MyHD 130 TV tuner card that outputs audio via a 4pin cable. My M-Audio Revolution 7.1 channel card does not have a pin header to accept this input. What new card should I buy?
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    Still having issues: AN35N-Ultra, 2400+ XP-mobile, 2x512 Corsair RAM... memtest errors galore

    Setup: Shuttle AN35-N Ultra AMD Athlon XP 2400+ XP Mobile 2 x 512 Corsair PC3200 Value Select Raidmax Case/PSU Last night the new RAM came in (the Corsair), I set everything up like this: CPU multiplier: 8x FSB: 200 RAM: 200 FSB, 8-3-3-2.5 (By SPD), sitting in slots 1 and 3...
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    How to transfer pics from cell phone to PC (no cable) with T-mobile?

    Selling a cell phone for a friend... Samsung E315 on T-mobile service. The phone has 58 pictures transferred off it to a computer before I can sell the phone. This needs to be done ASAP (no time to wait for a cable off ebay). Any easy/cheap/painless way to do this?