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    Garden Geyser!

    Today we were working the planter trying to remove a huge tree stump when we accidently axed the sprinkler line--not just one line, but 4 lines! Here are some pics of the awesome geyser we made: Geyser 1 Geyser 2
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    Recording from two audio inputs simultaneously

    I am trying to record from both Line in and Microphone in at the same time. Both inputs are passed through to the speakers, but the nVidia software drivers only let me send one of the inputs to a recording program at any given time. Does anybody know how to get around this problem?
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    Bee Sting

    Possibly NSFW... I was playing soccer during my lunch break at work yesterday and I felt something bite my upper leg (right by my butt). I think nothing of it and keep playing. When I go back to the locker room there is a little red blotch, but nothing too bad. Today at work it got bad...
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    Should I compete on Iron Chef?

    Decided to make dinner and wanted to try something "seafood" so I made crab cakes. I normally despise any kind of seafood, so I was surprised that I actually liked them. Avocado salsa on the side--best stuff EVER Crab Cakes! edit directions: 2 eggs, lightly beaten 11oz crab meat 1...
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    PICS of my new friend

    So I went to the beach today to eat my lunch and I was sitting on the sand eating. There were these 3 squirrels that must have smelled the food and decided to come sit near me. These squirrels were getting ridiculously close....they would run full speed towards me and try to open my container of...
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    I finally learned to cook - with pics

    So, I've never really cooked anything before and I figured that I'd make some dessert for tonight. I made some caramal corn popcorn balls and a berry cheesecake. Caramel Corn Berry Cheesecake
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    Strange Question about dating/making out

    Ok, my friend and I are having a debate. Would you ever ask a girl to be your girlfriend if you had never made out with her before. (ie, would you not even consider dating a girl until you made out with her?) No, I am not in middle school. The reason I am asking is because some girl I...
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    Free Schick Quattro Razor

    http://www.schickxgames.com/submit.php you've got to hurry though, they are only giving one to the first 150,00 entries and they are at 140,000
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    Secondary Fan is going crazy

    ok, I just flashed the bios on my shuttle sn95g9 to fix the problem with the ethernet card. Now the secondary fan is super loud and is blowing out the back and knocking papers off the wall. I played with the fan settings and that didn't do anything. There's also no problem with heat (checked...
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    Just built a new computer and it shuts off after 30 seconds

    I just put together a system with: Shuttle SN95G5 Athlon64 3000 2 512 PC3200 120 GB 7200 RPM SATA HD 16x Liteon DVDRW ATI 9600 AIW It powers up fine without any errors but approximately 30 seconds after it will just shut off. Any ideas on what could be causing this? Thanks.
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    EE Help

    I have to do this prelab but I havent learned it in my lecture yet. Could someone please try and tell me how to do this problem? Thanks whats the rms voltage of the following waveforum: 6 Vpp square with no DC value at 2k Hz.
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    Poll: are a lot of teachers dumb?

    ok so my friend asked me to post this for him...here goes... exceptions: math and science high school teathers can someone explain to me why the hell teachers are complaining day and night about their pay and benefits? teaching in K-12 (except math and science high school teachers) takes no...
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    what's the integral of (tanx)^2

    i don't need to know how to integrate it and my book doesn't have this one on a formula sheet and I was just wondering if anyone knew of the top of their heads what the answer is. Thanks
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    What would happen if

    You plug a hair dryer designed to be used in a 120V outlet into a 240V outlet?
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    Does the phrase "power of the purse" mean...

    that Congress is given the constitutional right to authorize all federal appropriations? And is that all it means?
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    Quick Math Question

    I am doing an Integral problem and I am stuck. I need to know what the trig identity for sin2x is. Thanks
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    Student Poll Worker for California Primaries

    I am thinking about signing up to work at the polls all day on march 2nd (CA primaries) and I was wondering if anyone knows anything about it. Apparently they give me breakfast/lunch/dinner and 70 bucks. Has anyone ever done anything like this? Is it worth it?
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    Question about Federal Income Taxes

    Is there a minimum amount that one must earn in order to see deductions of federal taxes in their paychecks? So far I have only had one paycheck that had any federal tax deductions. If so, does anyone know what the minimum income is? Thanks.
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    Question about hair growth

    How come when you cut/shave hairs they grow back to only a certain length? Why don't they keep getting longer?
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    What makes this happen (Digital Camera Question)

    I was just experimenting with the night settings on my camera and was just wondered what made this happen. Picture
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    Our One Year Anniversary

    So for our one year anniversary (which happens to be Jan 1) my bf asked me what I would like to do. I responded by saying that I want to go to Knotts Berry Farm (for those who don't know it's a local theme park). Anyway, he keeps saying that he won't take me, even if I pay. Any other suggestions...
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    Is there a difference between Miss and Ms.

    I never thought there was a difference but I may be wrong. Is there?
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    Campaign Finance Reform Laws- Unconstitutional?

    I think that money equals political speech and that basically your speech is being regulated by having laws against how much you can give to a candidate ( Bipartisan Campaign Reform Finance Act of 2002) and therefore clearly violates the first amendment. Anyone else have any other opinions? I...
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    Libel and Commercial Speech

    The First Amendment does not protect these two types of speech...what exactly are they?
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    Quick Java Question

    How do I take an integer parameter and use it to display a solid square of asterisks?
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    The 9th amendment

    Can anyone help explain the 9th amendment to me. I know what it says but I don't quite grasp what it means. Thanks
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    Physics Help

    Hey, there's this problem that I am completely stuck on. I have to calculate the necessary tension in Cable B. Link to Diagram thanks
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    Is it bad?

    Is it bad to use these wipes that I have for CRT monitors(cleaning and static control) on my LCd monitor. I don't see why it would matter but I might be wrong. Thanks
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    is this weird?

    yesterday I was with this guy and he cut off some of my hair and told me that he was going to make a voodoo doll out of it.
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    going to mammoth tomorrow

    I am going to Mammoth tomorrow for 4 days...for cross country. :)
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    Hi im new to the forums

    Ive been reading the forums for about 7 months now and I just registered. Nice to meet you all.