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    Has anyone dealt with brain abscesses or know about them?

    One of my family members just had emergency brain surgery to deal with a brain abscess (infected spot) in the left frontal lobe that was pressing on the speech and emotion centers of the brain. I was just curious if anyone out there has to deal with this either personally or with a family...
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    Handyman Club of America? Legit or not?

    Hey all, I've got a question and didn't know what category to put it in so I'll start here. Has anyone received anything like this or done anything similar. I got this packet in the mail from the Handyman Club of America. It's based near me in MN and they say they have 900k+ members but...is...
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    DELETE ME

    DELETED Just forget it...
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    RealMedia to Windows Media conversion utility?

    Ok, I've tried Googling and I tried posting in the Software forum first, but I'm coming up with nothing so far except some half-a$$ apps that don't exactly work that great. So I appeal to the general audience on OT...hopefully there are some ITers in here on their lunchbreak or something...
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    RealMedia to Windows Media conversion utility?

    Ok, I'm no guru on streaming formats or servers, but I've been trying to find a simple (hopefully) way to do this conversion. I need to help someone convert a LOT of RealMedia (audio and video files) into Windows Media (WM9). My question: is there a way to do a direct conversion? Or is there...
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    Anyone else feeling down tonight?

    1. I don't really enjoy my job (although the pay is ok), but it does pay the bills. It's not where I hoped/wanted/thought it would be. 2. I can't stop thinking about my ex-fiance no matter how hard I try. I miss her so much that it hurts. People keep telling me that there's someone better out...
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    User at client's office driving me crazy

    More evidence that even my new job is a lot like Office Space (fortunately not as much as my last job...) So I'm at a client's office, and there's this multimedia guy who plays Star Wars soundtracks over and over and over... "Hey Milton, could you maybe turn that down?" "Well, I was...
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    Delete me

    Sorry, wrong forum...must be a Monday...
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    New neighbor next door

    Ok, here's the deal. Sometime within the next week or so, I'm getting a new neighbor right next door (townhouse building). All I know so far is that she's single and about my age (25) which is a big improvement over the 48yr. old divorced, kinda weird guy living there now. Obviously, I'm hoping...
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    MIT Alarm Clock

    Clocky Yeah, this was on slashdot today. I just thought it was funny. I could definitely use one of these things sometimes. Anyone else here have trouble getting up in the morning?
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    WTH? Why does my chest hurt so bad?

    Anyone else ever have their chest hurt so bad that you feel like you're gonna pass out? It feels like it's tight and sorta throbbing, kinda right at the bottom/behind the sternum or something. It has happened before but not in a long time. Probably stress related or something...ow...
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    Falsely accused of an auto accident

    SHORT VERSION 1. Lady follows me in her truck 2. Lady accuses me of rear-ending her and driving off 3. Lady calls cops 4. I wait for cop to arrive and tear the lady's story to shreds 5. I end up pissed off for having my time wasted and making an already bad Monday worse 6. Crazy beeotch...
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    Another Darwin award winner

    Link
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    Cobra XRS9700 Radar/Laser Detector on sale at CC B&M YMMV

    I'm not an expert on radar/laser detectors by any means, but this deal seemed pretty darn good to me. From what I've read online and heard from others, this is one of the best bangs for the buck in this category. It probably seemed extra good to me since I just got a bogus ticket... :|...
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    Hot! Price drop on projectors at Dell SB

    I did a search for this, but didn't see anything. I just saw this on Dell SB. Instant savings on the 3 main projectors! $150 off 2200MP = $749 +tax $300 off 3300MP = $1399 +tax $400 off 4100MP = $1699 +tax I have not yet confirmed if you could use the 25% off coupon at Dell SB that just went...
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    2 more free books from Cisco (different than the last two threads)!

    Designing Network Security Link Achieving Business Value through Technology Link Credit goes to slickdeals.net on these two. Enjoy.
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    So someone at BB asks you "Do you like music?"

    Just say "no." I made the mistake of saying "yeah" and then he went into his push for their new product. I declined the offer, of course. They try to get you hooked up with the Rhapsody music service. They ask you for your CC and want to start you on a 14-day trial and after that they start...
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    P4 XPC vs. AMD XPC - Which is quieter?

    I've had a Shuttle SN41G2 for about a month now and am not overly impressed with its "quietness." One of my friends was claiming that the P4 XPC's are so much quieter because P4's run cooler. Granted, I haven't done any mods to mine yet, like I've been investigating here and over on the Sudhian...
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    Family Guy DVD Disc Problems?

    I just picked up Family Guy Volume 1 at BB. The video seems to be a little jumpy (for lack of a better word) in some spots on the discs. Has anyone else had this problem or noticed? I'm not sure if I just got bad copies or what!? I tried it first in my computer DVD-ROM (Liteon) and then on my...
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    Is there a program that can ID specific brands of recordable media?

    I ordered a sample pack of dvd-r's and they aren't labeled, so I don't know which brand/series is which? Nero's media info wasn't very helpful. Is there any kind of program to help here? Thanks in advance for suggestions.
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    Yet again...more stupid protesters...weak *Oops..already posted by someone else - please delete*

    I see more and more examples of these "peace-loving, anti-war protesters" that are very hypocritical and, in my opinion, plain stupid. Yes, free speech applies to all, but there have to be boundaries. Check this link out, read the article, and see what's wrong with this picture. Link to...
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    Is it legit to ask someone for $1 to verify their paypal? Cuz someone just asked me...

    I just was trying to do a sale in the FS/FT thread. The guy wants me to send him a $1 so he can verify my paypal. I have never heard of that and neither had my friends when I asked them. Thanks for any insight you can give.
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    Let's have a peace march...then beat up cops!

    I keep seeing all the anti-war protests and peace marches covered on the news. And then this past weekend there was one in NYC where it started out alright, but before long it practically turned into a riot where 8 police officers were injured including one that was pulled off his horse and...