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    Neat Online Drawing Program

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    Oxidized Speaker Cable

    i've finally replaced my very old speaker cable. i noticed that the old cables have a really dark toned copper, almost black. have these cables been oxidized? after replacing with the new golden copper toned cables, with the subwoofer off, i noticed more bass with the front speakers. old...
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    Dolby Digital speaker placement

    according to the dolby site, the mains should be angled paralled to the wall/perpendicular to the seat. however, i see some audio enthusiests have them facing at an angle, towards the listener. are there advantages and disadvantages for both setups?
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    Matching subwoofer necessary?

    today i finally upgraded to 5 klipsch speakers minus the subwoofer. is it necessary to buy a klipsch subwoofer as well for the best sound quality? if not, what subwoofer would you recomend?
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    Assisted Suicide

    just writing a paper about assisted suicide and would like various oppinions. example: prescribing a lethal medicine to end one's life due to a terminal disease.
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    12 Seconds Van

    homepage video
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    prefixes - un v. il

    are there any differences between these two prefixes? eg. unlogical v. illogical
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    Anyone think the Ipod Nano is unproportional?

    the height if just a tad long compared to the width. if it was a half an inch shorter it would be perfect. all i have seen are just pictures; i haven't seen one in person, yet.
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    What's the fastest you took at corner at?

    approximate angle, speed, and type of car. no bikes please. :)
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    Your age directly related to the relationship with your parents

    i'm feeling the older i get, the more i dislike my parents. was/is this true for others? i'm not exactly whining or being a little bitch, but i think our relationship has been further apart. i guess that's the process of growing up. :)
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    Are there internal USB hubs

    im short 2 usb headers since they are currently used for my FDD media card reader. i need 2 more usb pin headers for my case's front usb ports. are there any internal usb hubs that use pin headers?
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    My custom internal bluetooth dongle.

    i could not find any internal bluetooth adapters for my pc so i custom made one. i found a usb extension cable laying around and decided to route the cable through a pci plate and taped the bluetooth dongle to the inside of the case. pic 1 pic 2
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    Simple Trig Question

    i did this stuff last year but i'm reviewing some ACT questions and forgot how to solve this problem: given angle A = 30 degrees and opposite leg= 6, find the hypotnuse. do i use SIN or inverse of SIN? so far i have: SIN 30 (6/x) this is quite embarrasing to have to post a simple math...
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    mp3 to mid converter

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    are there any internal bluetooth adapters?

    all the bluetooth adapters i see are dongles. are there any that's installed internally? possibly a pci bluetooth card.
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    7200rpm hdd or longer battery life?

    i won't be doing anything intensive on this laptop. i'm tied between either the 7200rpm hdd upgrade or use the included 4200rpm hdd. the trade off is: if i go with a 7200rpm hdd, my battery life will decrease (~10%?) but my boot times would decrease. which option should i choose?
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    network switch ports damaged after storm

    i came back from a 3 day vacation and found one of my computer's nic is not working. i've tried using a different switch, different patch cable, etc. so i decided to install a new nic and it worked. what caused the nic to suddently stop working? i think we lost electricity for a little while we...
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    network connections stays disconnected

    i came back from a 3 day vacation and noticed that my network connection is disconnected. i have not physically changed anything. i tried swapping cables and using a different switch/ports but the connection stays disconnected. all the other computers are fine connected to the same switch. could...
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    sonyericsson t610 faceplate color poll!

    red or blue
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    How can anyone justify to buy a $500-$1,000 video card(s)?

    maybe because i'm poor but you'd never catch me spending that much on a gpu. even worse, 2 7800gtx in sli ~$900-$1,000. i could build another computer with that much money. anyway, that's just my short rant. :)
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    buy dothan now or wait for yonah

    i've been looking at laptops for the past months. since yonah is just around the corner (Q1 2006), is the performance increase, battery life, etc, worth the wait?
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    Sonoma - your thoughts and oppinions

    i've read that the integraded graphics (GMA) will support windows longhorn, correct me if i'm wrong.
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    ECC RAM question

    is ecc ram required on a ecc-enabled motherboard? can i use non-ecc ram instead?
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    Intel Server Motherboard Form Factor

    Text the specs say ATX but just making sure. :) i've found the dimensions to this board. 12.0" X 11.5"
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    CPU is ~6C warmer after new motherboard install

    previous motherboard was a gigabyte 8ipe1000-g. the cpu idled at about 40C. i replaced the motherboard to an intel d875pbz. before i installed the cpu, i cleaned everything off the heatsink and the cpu with nail removal liquid. now it idles at around 46-48C. could the sensor be off in one of...
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    How to isolate webserver from local network

    seeing that my webserver has a high risk of being compromised, i'd like to isolate it from the rest of my network.
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    how can computer communicate with different octect?

    i have a computer that has an ip of 192.168.15.x and would like it to talk to a server that has an ip of 192.168.1.x. as you can tell, the 3rd octect is different. a friend told me they can talk to each other as long as their on the same subnet mask, however, i have had no luck with that.
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    which company makes the best nic?

    i've heard many people saying that intel makes the best nics b/c of their low cpu usage. i would like to get a cofirmation from other members on this.
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    what is this black thing on my intel motherboard?

    Text the black piece between the 2 sata headers. updated pic
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    what should i buy from dell with $150 concession coupon?

    any ideas? i might sell these if i can't make use of them :(
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    selling stuff on ebay.

    i'm looking to sell my 2005fpw on ebay. if i choose to accept credit card payment through paypal, is there a service charge? isn't it like 2% of the total cost?
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    Arctic Silver 5 3.5g - $5.99 shipped

    Text i don't know where most of you buy your arctic silver 5 thermal paste, but SVC has been selling it for $5.99 shipped for a while. not to mention, they have a very good reseller rating.
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    Matrix in ASCII

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    why intel motherboards?

    i will be replacing my current motherboard socket 478. i will most likely purchase the asus p4p800-e, however, i would like some opinions on intel boards. are intel boards more reliable? are there any reasons why i should choose a intel brand board over other brands?