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    Time to "short" some stocks

    Name change for good measure as well Story
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    Mom's looking for home design freeware

    Any recommendations on what would be useful. Something like autoCAD but not as complexe (or as expensive) I considered showing her how to use 'Hammer' and design her addition with the Source Engine but I don't think she'd find it easy to learn :).
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    CONCERNED: The Half-Life and Death of Gordon Frohman

    I read Bill Harris' (former Gone Gold Contributor) web log at his site Dubious Quality and he always has interesting game-related web articles. Today he had a link to a Half-Life Comic Parody site following the adventures of a character with a name that sounds similar to Gordon Freeman's...
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    Best parody song ever?

    Cameltoe Probably repost but still good for some laughs
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    Deadwood : Someone please explain the annexation storyline

    If annexation worked back then as it does now (the population of the territory votes for/against) then why Does it matter what politicians in other Montana or Yankton do? If the territory votes then it makes sense that Swearingin and other 'men of import' would be courted because they could...
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    Frozen, scalded, nuked....spider wouldn't die

    From another forum: One bad mofo :Q
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    3D Holographic demo

    Did a search, don't think this is a repost. http://gprime.net/video.php/totalimmersion
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    Nekkid pic at bbzzdd

    most recent 25
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    FBI Probes Laser Beam Directed at Cockpit

    Just a tid bit scary: Story see also: Government: Terrorists could use lasers to blind pilots Glad my holiday travel is over
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    Audacity + Internet Radio 80's and 90's Stations = Woohoo!

    Is it considered 'Ripped' if you just record from the internet?
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    Anyone else attempted to play GTA Vice City since SP2 ?

    Decided I wanted a change of pace after endless Half-life2 sessions. But have found a perplexing problem. Has anyone else ran GTA:Vice City since they updated to SP2? Symptoms: As the summary states, after clicking the .exe (or selecting it through run->programs) the disk just spins. I...
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    George W Bush Angry with AnandTech

    U Forgot
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    wmp jumps in volume when clicking progress bar

    Using wmp 10 and when I click forward or backward, the volume level jumps up high. The volume slider itself on the WNP doesn't change, but it BLASTS the volume way up. Any one else having this prob? NO sucess searching Microsoft's site or google
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    Infinium Labs and the Phantom Done?

    Did a search, didn't get a hit to show it has been discussed yet Infinium filing reveals near-empty coffers I remember when they went after HardOCP. Looks like the PHantom might turn into the Vaporware it was predicted to become
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    You be the DJ Mixer

    If I had the skills/software/talent "Sympahty for the devil" Rolling Stones + "In my time of Dying" Led Zep
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    Pic of Magazine Powerplay listing HL2 release date

    Did a quick search through the forums hadn't seen this posted yet. Link to discussion here Link to pic here
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    Kill Bill Fans (Vol 1)

    Watched it again tonight and was struck by how perfect that was. Googled and IMDB'd it but can't determine.
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    Pervs never learn

    Reference The players ...In November 2001, Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox was conducting an undercover investigation over the Internet. On or about November 24, 2001, Sheriff Cox made contact with Mr. Young through "instant messaging." The messages between Sheriff Cox, posing as a...
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    Bet her new boyfriend didn't ask for a second date

    Reference: Opinion Factual and Procedural Background The beginning Todd Roper and Melinda Trenary first met in January 2001, began a relationship roughly three months later, and subsequently moved in together in August 2001. Their relationship was not a placid one..... The third party...
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    Firefox, this silent browsing thing.....

    After looking through the "options" catagory I was unable to find where a user assigns sounds for various actions or outcomes (like when an error occurs or a hyperlink is selected) I assume I need to download and install an extension. However, after reading through them, I am unable to locate...
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    Took the plung, made the switch to FireFox....But no sound?

    After looking through the "options" catagory I was unable to find where a user assigns sounds for various actions or outcomes (like when an error occurs or a hyperlink is selected) I assume I need to download and install an extension. However, after reading through them, I am unable to locate...
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    MS Word, Templates, how do I auto advance the user

    Title pretty much explains what I am after. I set up a Word template to use in the office. What do I need to do in order to "auto advance" the user through the form. i.e. when they select an answer from a drop down box, the user is automatically advanced to the next form field requiring an...
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    **sorry wrong forum**

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    Gateway takes another hit

    Gateway cuts more employees My modest proposal for Gateway 1.)They need to redesign their logos to Red-White-Blue 2.)Start donating Computers to some Non-Profits and other Charitable Organizations 3.)Hit the advertising circuit demonstrating the history and evolution of computing in...
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    Q about my obligations when I receive 2 items from the retailer when I only ordered/payed for one

    First a bit of background: I recently ordered an item from a Major on-line retailer. I made no attempts to defraud the company or try to hide my address, name, or anything else. On Monday my wife calls me at work and states that the U.P.S. man left 2 boxes at the doorstep. By the time she...
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    Got a question from buyer about Satellite location id....can I provide too much info

    A prospective buyer wanted to know this info about a Dish Network receiver I am selling. Does anyone know if providing account numbers, card numbers, location id numbers, etc....can cause a satellite card to be "cloned"? I don't want to give out information that may invalidate what I am trying...
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    seeking saturday morning education in power supplies

    Not looking to get technical, just an abstract discussion in theory really What is the mechanisim/application/engineering explanation behind being able to plug a power supply into a 110 outlet and instantly having 400+ watts available to your computer? Quite the concept. I would think energy...
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    Somewhat Off topic: When is intel's next planned price drop?

    On chipsets and on processors. I put this in the iwanna thread but never caught an answer. Thanks --- This would be more appropriate in our CPU forum. AnandTech Moderator
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    Q about memory and fsb

    I want to jump on a hot deal at best buy for (2) sticks of 512 crucial pc2100 ram. My question concerns what is the maximum (non overclocked) fsb I can get with pc2100 ram? I'm thinking of upgrading to the new p4s and chipsets with the 800 fsb, but will buying pc2100 at this time be a bad...
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    Any good articles on broadband for someone new?

    Wife is considering allowing us to spend $$ to upgrade to a broadband connection. I have the option of going cable or dsl, although that is really not my question here. What I was hoping was someone could point me to a good web article concerning "broadband for beginners". I know my way...
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    Intel 845PE Bios Trouble

    What would cause the Bios to fail to recognize the secondary IDE devices on boot-up? Windows XP detects them fine and they operate normally but they are "missing" from my bios. I am trying to track this down because i want to be able to my CD Rom as a boot device if ever needed in the future. On...
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    Intel D845PEBT2 Motherboard secondary ide channel problems

    Tech question for those that have hooked up their system with this motherboard. On the primary IDE channel I have my two hard drives, no problems there But on the secondary channel, if I install my cd rom as the master, and my dvd rom as the slave, the motherboard fails to recognize either as...
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    deleted, wrong forum

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    More GB info

    See following info. Doesn't list exact date but here's hoping early, early november!
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    can some one explain this processor pricing logic?

    New egg has this Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz 512K 533MHz CPU Northwood P478 Processor Retail Box (not refurbished) priced at 192 While they have this Intel Pentium 4 / 2.26GHz Northwood 512K Socket 478 Processor 533MHz Processor Bus Retail Box (not refurbished) priced higher at 206 With the 533...
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    FYI Newegg has their new 845 PE motherboard (GIGABYTE) on-line and ready 2 ship

    see it. I hope anandtech's 845PE/GE roundup is on-line Monday. I hope to have a PE/GE before next weekend is over!
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    Granite Bay?

    I just read my first article about the GB Motherboards due at the end of October. Am I interpreting the information correctly? Will the GB take your everyday DDR Ram and *nearly* double its potential? Or will the GB's specs require new types of Ram? I ask because I might wait to purchase...
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    Does anyone know the Projected timetable on the release of the new Intel Motherboards?

    Using an AGP 8x. I can't remember the exact name 845GE? Think they will be out prior to 10-04-02?
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    how are Shuttle MBs (SIS Chipsets) as far as quality?

    They seem to be the lower priced of the 648 chipsets. With all the recent posts on asusboards.com discussing problems with the p4s8x, i was considering a shuttle brand purchase. I'm not familar with the Shuttle brand as all my previous computers were Asus or OEM bundles. Thanks for your time...
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    p4s8x and pc2100 ddr sdram..........

    Will the three dimm slots all accept double-sided DDR Ram or are banks shared like the 845g and you are limited to a max of 2 double-sided RAM Sticks?