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    Best sites for finding roommates

    Particularly, I am interested in hearing the sites where people have had first hand experience of actually using them and being successful finding roommates. Free or pay sites, obviously with free being strongly preferred.
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    MOVIES - help me pick em Modern or not

    I have the 17.99 3x at a time blockbuster plan, running out of ideas for movies so just looking for some ideas! List your favorites, and if possible, why it is a favorite. I've noticed Rotten Tomatoes is very often not trustworthy, or at least should not be used as the only source for...
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    Biostar Tforce550 X2 overclockers, help!!

    I have a x2 3800+ currently operating with the automate overclock V8 mode which makes it 2.4GHZ. I have never gotten it to boot that fast with manual settings, not even 2.3GHZ which tells me I am doing something wrong... Could someone go through all the settings in their bios with me real...
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    "A disk read error occured" - Tried to install XP on Vista machine....

    Config is in my sig...to make sure it was nothing with my settings I restored optimized defaults in the bios. It started when I tried to install XP on a different partition from Vista. I had already made the partition with Vista when I first installed it since I knew I would want XP for...
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    Best way to run all your DVDs off of your HDD

    I have been experimenting with MagicIso, daemon tools, and Nero, and can't come up with a good way really so I want to hear what you all are doing... converting to MP4 files? What software are you using? Making exact disc images and mounting them when you want to watch? Using windows media...
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    Facebook honesty box, anyway to know who is sending the wacked out messages?

    Is there any way to know who is sending messages on that thing? I am assuming no, but just figured I'd ask.
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    Considering going to police and/or small claims court over Ebay scam

    I had posted a thread on this a week or two back the recap: 1. Bought $1000 of walmart GCs off ebay for $890 2. Won the PP claim, only got $231 back. 3. Emailed ebay asking for seller's personal information for police action, no response yet. I want to do the following if it has ANY...
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    Taurus Engine knocking, what could be the problem

    The car is knocking so bad I don't even want to drive it. It is a 96' Taurus LX with the 3.0 220HP duratec engine. It is at 134k, the knocking started shortly after I got my alternator changed out, but after lifting up the hood and listening carefully, the knocking is distinctly and...
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    Paypal Buyer Protection Question, May have been Scammed out of $890...

    Summary: Bought $1000 worth of gift cards for $890, they were buy it now and you had to pay immediately. I was not familiar with the minutiae of paypal buyer protection until this happened and read how the seller has to have 50 feedbacks with a 98% rating for the $2,000 in protection...
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    Buyer bought wrong book from me on Half.com, what should I do?

    They bought the regular book when they wanted the lab manual, but my listing was under the correct title with an extra description that left no doubt (or should have) what book they were getting. On half.com you don't really specify a return policy, so I was wondering what I should do. I have...
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    RMA'ing to Seagate, are they as picky as they say?

    Do they enforce their ridiculous RMA process? They say no bubble wrap and no newspapers even if it is in an ESD bag. Just wondering if anyone here actually bought the $10 kit just so they could RMA their hard drive.
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    X1950GT - $102.64 AR/FC X1650 - 59.23

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102034 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102035 ATI has the best deals on the midrange right now, also notice 8600GTS prices are starting to fall for good reason...
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    Argh! 6320 + biostar tforce965PT vs x2 3800+ & tforce550

    I would end up paying roughly $100 more for the intel setup...what do I do? The money is kind of important...but I will be doing some DVD and music ripping, lots of video playback and some gaming. My monitor is a Hannspree 37" HDTV 1366x768.
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    Help me decide: E4300 or E6320 for Biostar tforce 965 board

    Going to build a new system soon, was going to go AMD but changed my mind with the price cuts. I am definitely using this particular motherboard. I could go with the 2GB of GSKILL DDR800 if it would help my overclock. If I can run asynch bus and get the same CPU OC then I would rather save...
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    Vision vs Ipod 5th gen sound quality

    for those who have heard both on Identical equipment, is it worth it? I will be using pelican headbangers which are very good headphones with an external amp... I could switch and maybe even make $20 on the deal. If the sound quality is even subjectively slightly better I think I want to do...
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    Should I sell my OEM for Retail Vista

    I know I will upgrade my mobo, probably about once every 18 months on average. I have the OEM, but could sell it and get retail for a loss of around $40...should I do it?
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    x2 3800+ AM2 65nm, help me choose a motherboard

    Returning a mobo to ewiz that was defective and want to replace with a good OC'ing board. Buying an open box from Newegg (ironic, eh, lol) help me choose: MSI K9N4 Ultra-F - $38 MSI K9N6PGM - $44 BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 - $50 ASUS M2N - $51 GIGABYTE GA-M55SLI-S4 - $55 (SLI for $55...
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    Punched in the face for the 3rd time by psycho Ex

    Went out to dinner for the first time in a few months, everything was fine until I got a call on the way home. I started talking to my friend when someone pulled a bizarre illegal U-turn in the middle of a lane of a shopping center. My ex started screaming at me and took my phone. I asked...
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    Typical cops....arrest the black man and let the white woman go

    Was just watching Cops...Woman pulled over for a car that wasn't registered. Black man in car had crack and meth. Note was found that said she would give him $3 for a hit of crack. The dude had $3 and there was crack on the floor board of HER vehicle and she was the driver. She said it...
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    I have come up with a CURE for HANGOVERS!!!!

    somewhere along the line either the Piracetam, Green Tea Extract (4 grams mind you, this is no children's dose, even LEF might not recommend that) or phenibut prevented my hangover. I am ready for another 3 hours of cardio this morning. I feel amazing! HAHAHA i am now immune to hangovers!
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    Routers - Dumb question about using with my laptop

    Just bought a netgear router...was never able to set it up successfully. If you only have one computer, and it is a laptop, do you need to have another computer to hook the router to or can it broadcast the signal by itself? I definitely do not want to have a 2nd computer if I do not have to.
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    Just bought newegg I-Inc 32" TV for $436 AR delivered HDMI tons of inputs...

    499.99 + $49.99 shipping - 1% fat cash - 1.5% paypal credit card - $100 rebate = $436 delivered. It has HDMI and decent reviews so far, will let you guys know the deal. Here is the link http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16889154001 BTW, bought it cuz my relatives bought...
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    Public Records searches, what can you find out about someone with just a name?

    Those sites that let you sign up for like $40 for unlimited public record searches...what can you find out from just a name? How about a name and an address? Just curious to know
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    Car goes through Quart of oil a week

    There is a car I am looking at that is in good condition except it "goes through a quart of oil a week". Does this mean the car will inevitably continue to lose oil at a faster rate? How likely is this a problem that can be fixed? It is a 91' Acura Legend at a price over 500 below edmunds...
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    let it fall

    EDIT - Let it fall...I definitely got my lesson out of this, and now I realize I started coming off completely wrong as I got tired last night. I am going to take everyone's advice to heart whether I follow all of it or not. I especially realize that without trust, there is definitely no...
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    What happens if you file your taxes twice?

    First site I went to, I filed my federal, but you had to pay for the state and the form wasn't even ready yet. Then my friend tells me about a diff site that is free for federal and state, and I can file the state right now, but it doesn't look like you can file the state all by itself on...
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    Motherboards w/ entire parts missing, how common is this?

    Bought the MB-GF61AM2.. Missing a JSFAN connector. Not even on the motherboard. Bios says this is an engineering release not meant for use. Two different HDDs that have been tested won't install Vista, says problem communicating with device. One was IDE and one SATA. How often do you...
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    An Ewiz steal, check out my new AMD upgrade...

    1 [FR] AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 3800+* (2.0GHz) AM2, OEM ADO-38CU $89.00 $89.00 1 Biostar GeForce6100 AM2 Socket AM2/ GeForce 6100/ DDR2/ A&V&L/ MATX Motherboard MB-GF61AM2 $56.00 $56.00 1 MassCool 6F688B1M3 CPU Fan For Socket AM2 FAN-6F688B $7.21 $7.21 1...
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    I just bought a MS operating system - Vista Premium x64

    Microsoft, you have won the battle...but, wait you won the battle and the war! lol, This time I figured 5+ years of having the latest was worth the $120 admission...MS, good game my friend, good game
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    Chaintech AV710 to X-Fi, big improvement?

    I find myself listening to music more than anything these days. What is the absolute best sound card I could get? X-Fi, or any other recommendation?
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    Wasted Vote Theory

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasted_vote The key quote in this link I believe is "A majority of votes are always wasted (in the wider sense) in a single-seat election, unless there are exactly 2 candidates and the margin of victory is exactly 1 vote." Why do so many people here, and...
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    E1405 Dell, anything that can be done at all?

    With a T2300E, DDR533 ram, and intel GMA 950? I would want to OC the GPU and CPU if possible, also interested in undervolting when on the go...clockgen does not seem to support the 945 chipset
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    Anyone else needlessly interested in computer hardware for no real reason?

    I find myself excited to read reviews of new products that I know for a fact I won't be touching with a ten foot pole. I don't even game anymore and I read R600 rumors, wtf is that about? I'm looking forward to the e4300 price drops, but then again I may actually dump my sempron and grab one...
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    Full Pell Grant - Finally a reward for being poor!

    I found out yesterday I am getting the full pell grant w/ book money and am also applying for the max subsidized student loan. I am going to attempt to work as little as possible or not at all for the next 2 years until I can become a dental hygienist. I've decided that all these $10 an hour...
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    SD600 Buyer's remose, did I do the right thing?

    Namely the Fx01k and the FZ5S, hell even the LZ2S to save some money because of those big 6x optical zooms. I seem to be the type that gets camera shake fairly often, especially with 1 handed shots. Anyone have some alternatives? I got a good deal on the camera so could probably almost break...