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    Clicking hard drive... can it be a SOFTWARE issue?

    That's what Circuit City is claiming. I bought a laptop from CC, with 3-year extended warranty coverage. Once in a while, when trying to access various files, the HD would spin, click, and after a delay, say that the file was unreadable. Failing hard drive, right? So this starts happening...
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    An unintentionally funny email at work

    It was a follow-up email to people who had not yet responded to the Holiday Party invitation. Here is the first line of the new email: :confused:
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    Wow! Lebron James is ineligible -- his high school basketball career is over!

    This is an update of a situation first discussed in this thread. ESPN.com article He knew the rules, and made a stupid choice anyway. Oh well, he's probably just counting down the days until the NBA Draft (read: Payday).
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    NBA JAM is back!!! October release planned for Xbox, PS2, and GC

    I just read this today on IGN: Acclaim will be releasing NBA Jam 2004 this October! This is fantastic news for basketball and video game fans alike. Here's the scoop: Source -- also has some early screenshots I don't know if I've ever played a video game as much as I played NBA Jam on...
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    ESPN.com columnist makes racist comment about Yao! Next step: petition...

    I was just reading an article entitled "Here and Yao" by Charley Rosen, of ESPN.com's Page2. Now, about 80-90% of what's written in the article about Yao is positive in nature, but that's all a smokescreen. Rosen clearly wanted to take this opportunity to make known his racist feelings against...
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    Eddie Murray, Gary Carter headed to Baseball's Hall of Fame

    Eddie Murray and Gary Carter were voted today into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Those who failed to get in include Bruce Sutter and (my favorite player) Ryne Sandberg, who was on the ballot for the first time. ESPN link
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    Signs of an overheated processor?

    Hi. I'm wondering what an overheated CPU would look like. My machine freezes up after about 10 minutes. The screen stays on, and everything in the case keeps running, but it won't respond to any input. Does it sound like my chip might be the culprit? I'm running an Athlon 1.2 Ghz on an Epox...
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    I need advice... my computer freezes after ~10 minutes!

    Hi. I'd be very appreciative if anyone can look at the troubleshooting steps I've taken so far, and offer me advice for what to try next. Here goes... First, you should know that I can't get into Windows. I run Windows XP Pro, but a file has been corrupted, and a black screen tells me to run...
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    Incredible! A true video game casualty!!! Updated: REPOST FROM HELL. ***CONFIRMED***

    Apparently, this happened a few weeks ago, but I couldn't find anything posted about it here. Man dies after playing computer games non-stop It's kind of surprising this hasn't happened to anyone on ATOT yet. ;)
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    Any MiniDisc users here? (We won't laugh...)

    The Minidisc format seems to have lasted longer than I thought it would. I wouldn't say "thrived"... but it's still around. I remember back in high school (about 6 years ago), I had a couple of friends who would make fun of it all the time: Guy #1 -- You know what I'm gonna do after school...
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    Home Audio/Theater Power Suggestions???

    Right now I've got my HT components (TV, Xbox, receiver, CD player, VCR, subwoofer) plugged into a regular outlet strip. Once in a while (like twice so far) there's apparently not enough power, and some of the components shut off, then come back on. I've looked at the Monster Cable surge...
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    Cell phone tax -- I'm paying out of the WAZOO!!!

    Are any of you getting screwed over by cell phone tax??? I have Sprint service in Chicagoland area (NW suburbs), and I've been happy with everything so far. But I just got my first month's invoice, and there was $11.17 extra in taxes, etc. (This does not include the activation fee.) I'm on...
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    Anyone have experience using 6-ohm speakers with 8-ohm receiver?

    I'm just getting started in the home theater arena. I picked up a Pioneer receiver (VSX-D850S) at BB yesterday, which is listed in one of the Hot Deals threads. Now I found a good deal on some nice PSB speakers that I'd like to use as my main speakers. However, they are 6-ohm speakers. In...