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    did anyone else finish A Feast For Crows?

    my eyes are bleeding, i was up until 5am last night finishing it when is the next one coming out??
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    what are the best traps or spray to get rid of cockroaches

    i've tried raid and little packets from target that are supposedly "food" (poison) that they take back to their nests, but it's been a month and they're everywhere. does anyone have a fool-proof suggestion when it comes to permanently getting rid of the suckers?
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    motion to ban 5150joker or send him packin on a vacation

    for comments in page 7/8 of this thread no sense in that
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    my puter is too loud

    so i've got: ASYS 8654BW Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply Intel Pentium 4 3 Ghz 530 Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Processor and the retail heat sink. It is really really loud. what should i do? is there a quiet fan for the p 4? Thanks
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    just got a job, too happy to negotiate

    i'm a recent grad from a top 25 school, 23 y/o with a masters in computer science. after a few weeks of job-hunting and over a dozen interviews, i was finally offered my first job. the company seems awesome, government-affiliated with excellent benefits and plenty of opportunity for both...
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    got an ibook g4 -- no gcc?

    guys so i just got a ibook g4 with mac os x. i just noticed it doesn't have g++ or gcc. i also had trouble getting them. what should i do and where should i go? thanks guys!
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    how do i open a pop-up page with xml content?

    Hi all, I'm trying to open a pop-up window with xml content using javascript. What happens to me is that the window is displayed as html. Im doing all this from a perl cgi script: # popup window code. print "<script type=\"text/javascript\">\n"; print "function popup_page...
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    http client libraries

    Anybody know much about the http client libraries? Can somebody recommend one that has a lot of documentation on how to use it? I would like to write a script that fills out a sequence of website pages automatically.
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    Anybody know how to automatically upload to a wiki page?

    Hi, I'm trying to write a tool that edits data, and as an option to save the data to a wiki page. I'd like to how to automate the upload and version saving process that wiki sites use. Thanks.
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    anime w. busty girls and lotsa violence

    so im a perve... im looking for some anime with busty girls, lots of violence, and bad jokes. i found that most hentai sucks, but some in-betweeners are pretty good like: adventures of captain tika ... can anybody point out any hot titles -- nudity and much action are a must. also do...
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    wanna join this site? forget it, unless you're beautiful

    Beautiful People Friend sent me this site called BeautifulPeople.net, and it's an online community (like Friendster and MySpace), but potential members are judged on looks before they are invited to join. You go through the normal process of registering, but you have to also upload a picture...
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    Can anyone recommend an awesome dimsum restaurant in Hong Kong?

    my friend is there right now looking for a really good place to eat. cheap/expensive doesn't matter, any good restaurant recommendations?
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    ever wanted to be in your own music video?

    this guy did, and damn did he take initiative
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    Any guys like older women?

    then go here my girl's an older woman ;)
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    how much do you fight with your gf/bf/significant other?

    i fight with my g/f all the time. is this normal? i love her, but the fighting has become ridiculous lately. she picks fights ever 2-3 days about nothing, and then i get the cold treatment. i guess we have different communication styles. we've been together for almost 2 years and didn't...
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    why does my computer keep randomly restarting itself?

    i have a p4 on a gigabyte board. had no trouble at all for about 10 months...then it started to restart every month, then every two weeks...and today it restarted twice. how can i diagnose the problem? i ran my updated antivirus and found no virus infections. my fan is pretty...
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    computer restarts every so often

    So i have a p4 on a gigabyte board. had no trouble for about 10 months...then it started to restart every month, then every two weeks...and today it restarted twice. how can i diagnose the problem? i ran my updated antivirus and found no virus infections. my fan is very loud...somebody...
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    has anyone bought anything from bingopc.com or 3btech.net?

    Looks like it's the same company, I think I might buy a Flatron L1720P monitor there. I usually use newegg, but the monitor is only $249 on those sites vs. $350 at Best Buy.
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    Just got offered a 2nd round of interviews with Microsoft

    Just got an offer for a second round of interviews with Microsoft in Redmond WA, has anyone else ever interviewed with them? If so, what should I expect?
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    Has anyone interviewed with Microsoft before?

    What kind of questions do they ask/did they ask you? I've heard they ask a lot of riddle/puzzle solving questions, is that true? For those who interviewed with the company, how did you do? I'll be interviewing for a summer internship as a software design engineer or software design test...
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    whats a good mobo for an amd 64

    so i wanna get a good mobo for the following cpu: Model: AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Core: Newcastle Operating Frequency: 2.4GHz FSB: Integrated int chip Cache: L1/64K+64K; L2/512K Voltage: 1.5V Process: 0.13Micron Socket: Socket 754 AMD Athlon 64 3400+ any suggestions? i can spend up to...
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    Best route to take to fix a DELL laptop, not under warranty anymore...

    Would be be best/cheapest to send it back to DELL to get fixed, or do I have any other options?
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    recommend me a fantasy series filled with blood and sex.

    hi all, i'm off to the bookstore. i wanna pick up a fantasy series filled with blood and sex, like George RR Martin's. Any suggestions? thanks.
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    stupid question. Does SATA 150 work w/ SATA boards?

    Forgive my ignorance: I want to add a second hard drive to my rig. My mobo has SATA, can I add a SATA 150 hard drive? Also, is this a good drive? http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-352&depa=1 I've got a maxtor in it already, and it has done me well, so...
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    I got about 1 k to make a gaming pc.

    So, I've been saving up and have roughly a 1 k budget for a gaming pc. I would like to go w/ an AMD 64, and I'd like a badass video card. Any suggestions or specs? Thanks
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    Have you ever accidentally thrown something of value away?

    If so, what did you throw away and what lengths did you go through to retrieve it?
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    Need some basic HTML help... any HTML gurus in here?

    How do you align two different text strings, one on the left side and one on the right side of the same line? Is it possible to do this without using tables? Thanks!
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    $600 spent, graphics options are still unsupported :(

    I went ahead and dropped a fortune on the ATI x800 xt video card and plopped it into my box. I got the latest driver and then installed farcry. Under the video options the cartoon and improved graphics options are not supported. What is the deal? What could be the problem? My brother owns...
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    ATI x800 xt and still unsupported option in farcry

    I went ahead and dropped a fortune on the ATI x800 xt video card and plopped it into my box. I got the latest driver and then installed farcry. Under the video options the cartoon and improved graphics options are not supported. What is the deal? What could be the problem? My brother...
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    Grandfather passed away, mother needs to go to funeral, flights too expensive

    My grandfather passed away today and my mother would like to go to the funeral. She lives in New Mexico and my grandfather's funeral will take place in Martinique (airport code FDF). Right now all airline prices are outrageous, does anyone have any advice or suggestions on what to do? Is...
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    I want to start a Roth IRA, how do I get started?

    I'm a student with a pretty low income, can I still open one up and if so where do I start?
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    where's a link to that thread with a larger black woman on a motorcycle?

    just wondering, i want to show my friend it was hilarious
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    ebay $1 item, $119 for shipping

    wonder if anyone will actually bid.
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    Can you recommend a place online where I can download some cool fonts?

    I'm trying to help a friend make a better logo for his school group and could use the help of some cool fonts. Can you suggest some sites where I can download them?
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    where's the best place to trade in games? (xbox, playstation)

    i'm going to eb games now, do they give you a pretty good deal in terms of trade-in value? where's the best place to trade in games? i don't have an ebay sellers account.
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    How good is the ATI RADEON X600 XT Video Card, 128MB DDR

    I got a pci-express mobo w/ a p4 3 giga hertz. I am wondering if I should go for the $200 ati radeon x600 xt, w/ 128mb ddr or should i really go all out and pay $600 for the ati radeon x800 xt w/ 256 mb ddr. I want to play 3d intensive games like doom3 and others, but I am a poor...
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    ATI RADEON X600 XT Video Card, 128MB DDR

    I got a pci-express mobo w/ a p4 3 giga hertz. I am wondering if I should go for the $200 ati radeon x600 xt, w/ 128mb ddr or should i really go all out and pay $600 for the ati radeon x800 xt w/ 256 mb ddr. I want to play 3d intensive games like doom3 and others, but I am a poor student...
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    where can i get free 3d mesh models

    I am looking for a 3d triangle mesh model of a skull for my research. Does anybody know a good place to find one? Thanks for your help.
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    recommend a high-res scanner

    Hi I know next to nothing about scanners, but I'd like to buy one. I need to digitize very detailed drawings. A high resolution is very important. Can anybody recommend brands, or good scanners? Thanks.
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    movies from OpenGl

    How can I save the images I display on the screen via opengl to a movie format? Any format would be okay. Thanks.