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    What to do in Atlanta?

    I have an all expenses paid trip to a conference in Atlanta at the end of the month. I'm not sure how much downtime I'll have, but I'd appreciate recommendations for good restaurants and sights.
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    Holophonic Sound (3D)

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    Driving Skills

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    Preschool Test

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    Installing Windows XP on a Dell PowerEdge 2800

    I'm trying to install Windows XP on a Dell PowerEdge 2800 server (which will be used for normal desktop purposes). I'm not exactly sure how to go about this. Dell provides a disc to be used when installing Windows Server 2003 that loads all the necessary drivers for things like the SCSI...
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    capturing video

    i'm creating a math lesson video, and i have a powerpoint with all the examples and stuff and i will talk with each slide. is there a program with which i can capture what is playing on the computer screen (powerpoint) and the audio of me speaking into a microphone, so i can make a video to burn...
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    Accepted to MIT and Caltech!

    I decided to graduate as a junior and now I'm happy that I did. :) Other school decisions don't come out until April 1st. :(
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    Swapping hard drives between two Inspiron 600m's

    is it possible to swap two hard drives between two Inspiron 600m's with almost identical specifications (one has a 2.0P-M and the other has a 1.6P-M) without having to reformat/corrupting the data? basically i want to swap the hard drives and be able to use the computers just as before.
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    FireFox 1.5 Out!

    Text Edit: Just in case you hadn't noticed already and don't venture into software.
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    Somebody copied the AnandTech website layout...

    Link Edit: I know it's not copyrighted, just thought it was funny.
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    give me a 1 week ban

    i dont want to waste my fall break on atot :P
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    Fastest Nearest Neighbor Algorithm

    Given a set of points, what is the fastest algorithm for finding the nearest neighbor of a single point? A flat-footed algorithm would take O(n), but there has to be an algorithm that can do it in O(log n). I've searched around in google a bit, but I'm not sure what algorithm is the best. I...
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    windows install crashing

    i'm upgrading my dad's win2k to winxp. about 5 minutes into the installing drivers phase, there's a physical memory error and it reboots back to the beginning of the install. is there anyway to end the install or at least get back into win2k safe mode so i can get my dad's files off and do a...
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    Iterator vs Index Numbers

    Say I want to go through a collection like an ArrayList, is it faster to use an iterator or the index numbers? Edit: In Java
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    java gui builder

    i want a java gui builder for swing (too lazy to write swing code myself), any recommendations?
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    C:\SWSETUP

    i think it just stores setup files, but i don't want to delete it if it's important
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    windows equiv of bluefish

    i want a non-intrusive html editor like bluefish for windows. something inbetween a text editor and something full-blown like homesite, htmlkit, etc.
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    Best Laptop Cooler

    I'm going to be stuck using my laptop for a while as my main computer, and my Inspiron 600m gets pretty hot after extended usage. From the reviews I've read, the laptop coolers apparently work pretty well. Is there a "best" one?
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    Where does your zip code rank?

    http://www.forbes.com/2005/04/22/cx_sc_0426homep.html edit: 85253 @ 135 :)
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    External Flash Recommendations

    I'm looking for a budget external flash for my FZ20. I want something in the sub-$100 range, cheaper is better. I was looking at the Sunpak 383, but I don't know much about external flashes. What do you all recommend?
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    2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse

    I think it looks pretty sweet. http://www.mitsubishicars.com/06eclipse/
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    Java Question

    How would I say, launch a word document, from within a java program? I've tried Runtime.getRuntime().exec("FILENAME"); but that didn't work.
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    Spanish Dialogue

    I have a spanish dialogue due tomorrow and correct grammar is a big part of the grade. I've checked this over myself, but there's probably still mistakes. Need help editing it. :cookie: Thanks. 1. S: Hola Alberto, ¿qué tal? 2. A: Estoy frustrado con la escuela. 3. S: Yo también. Hay...
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    Open Source Literature

    Hook me up with pro-open source literature.
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    fallout tactics

    i liked fallout 1+2, and recently got a copy of fallout tactics. how does it stack up to the first 2?
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    Lokitorrent Shut Down!

    You can click but you can't hide...lol
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    Sticky Note Program

    Free is better, but if a shareware program is better I'll consider it. I'm looking for the least memory usage program that still has the basic features (docking notes, etc.)
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    Scientific Graphing Software

    I was wondering what a good scienific graphing program is (excel is not well suited for scientific graphs). My high school likes to use graphical analysis, but it's not a very good program. Is there any industry standard program for scientific graphing, or any generally good packages?
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    Correct My Spanish!

    Thanks. 1. S: Hola. ¿Qué tal? 2. A: Estoy bien. ¿Qué hiciste el fin de semana pesado? 3. S: Fuí a ver la película Troy. 4. A: Bueno, ¿cómo era? Quería verla. 5. S: No me gustó para nada. Era terrible. 6. A: ¿Verdaderamente? Los críticos dicen que era buena. 7. S: Los críticos no saben...
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    Best Quake?

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    Java Quiz

    Thanks. Quiz: http://ex.susd.org/vdelvecchio...diate%20Quiz%20Pt1.htm My Answers: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. T 7. F 8. F 9. 10. T 11. F 12. F 13. F 14. 15. T 16. F 17. F 18. 19. T 20. A 21. C 22. C 23. C 24. B 25. 26. C 27. D 28. D 29. C 30. D 31. C 32...
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    ProductTestPanel

    I was reading some articles on yahoo, when I saw an ad for a "free 60gb ipod" from product test panel. It kind of surprised me that Yahoo would advertise scams like this.
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    Cleaning Prefetch

    What are some good free utilities to clean the prefetch?
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    Olympus D600L vs Canon Powershot A95

    I have both these cameras, and I was just wondering which one will produce higher quality pictures. I'm not very concerned about resolution, since I'll only be needing 4x6 prints. I know the D600L is really old, but the optics on it are pretty good. I don't intend on bringing the D600L around...
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    Special Relativity Help

    Two particles are created in a high-energy accelerator and move off in opposite directions. The speed of one particle, as measured in the laboratory, is 0.650c, and the speed of the second particle relative to the other is 0.950c. What is the speed of the second particle, as measured in the...
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    Good, Free System Information Tool

    Hi. I've used AIDA32, but since that's discontinued, I was wondering what other good, free system information tools there are.
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    Sports News Site

    I've usually just gone to the official sites for MLB, NBA, and NFL, but with NBA and NFL overlapping it'd be nice to have a comprehensive sports news site. One with RSS feeds would be cool too.
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    Vertical Align Objects in CSS

    Obviously, vertical aligning objects in CSS is a pain. I've seen a bunch of workarounds, like auto-adjusting (only CSS2 compatible) and negative margins (IE comptabile). Which one is the cleanest and most compatible (read: IE compatible) way to vertical align objects? Thanks. EDIT...
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    Wiping My 600M

    I'm going to wipe my 600M to get rid of all the crap Dell installs. What drivers/apps do I need to install from my Dell disks after I reinstall Windows.
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    Question Concerning Technology

    I badly need the essay 'The Question Concerning Technology' by Martin Heidegger for a research paper that's due tomorrow, but I've checked the libraries and bookstores and none of them have it (Borders, Barnes and Nobles, and Bookstar all told me it'd take a week for them to get it in on special...