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    Do you have an under/overbite and can you whistle.

    I've got an underbite and i can't for the life of me whistle, starting to wonder if it's just a lost cause due to my malfunctioning teeth alignment. What say you fellow xbiters?
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    any troubles with this upgrade?

    i've got an old and outdated system, but all i can really afford for an upgrade path is a new video card, i'm looking at this 9800 GT ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500113 ) and i currently have a nf4x board (...
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    upgrading from an old 6800 gs

    so yeah, i'm not so much with the times, i just upgraded my old crt for an lcd, so i'm starting to see a bit of what i've been missing. my setup (old amd single core 64 3000, 1 gig of ram) is kind of choking with all this high res stuff the new monitor can do though, and was hoping maybe a new...
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    Question about Rock Band

    Does anyone know offhand what size input plug the kick drum pedal for the Rock Band drum kit is? I've got a Yamaha DD-65 and I'm wondering if I could plug the Rock Band pedal into the aux of the DD-65 as an alternative to the crappy pedal Yamaha supplies.
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    Few mac questions.

    So, I've never owned a mac before, know little to nothing about them, but I've been thinking about picking up an old g4 for audio/misc stuff, as they are fairly cheap it seems. I was wondering however, about compatibility, can you use existing pc hardware for macs? Such as the Keyboard/Mouse...
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    can you only use one part of a soundcard?

    i'm running onboard ac97 which i'm happy with for my sound choice, the only problem is that i want to use midi but there is no midi port with my onboard sound. i have an older aopen soundcard which has the midi bit i want, but i really don't want to install all the drivers for it just to use the...
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    partitioning, two xps, three drives?

    i was wondering if this would work. create three partitions, two small ones to hold a copy of xp each, then the third with the remaining hd space. with this setup will both copys of xp be able to access and use that third partition without issue.
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    motorcycle sim for the pc?

    is there anything out there, all i could find from google were arcade sims.
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    external i/o box for existing soundcard?

    i don't really want to buy a new sound card, and all the stuff with fancy boxes cost way too much, i just want a way to plug in a mic/guitar input from my existing setup, without messing with miles of wires and a/b plugs.
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    weird battlefield 2 issue

    i just picked up bf2 the other day at best buy, it was only 10 bucks and i was bored. anyhow when it starts up i get a black screen for 40-60 seconds then it starts the intro videos; i tried deleting those videos but it still just hangs for about a minute then it goes to the options screen. any...
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    what's wrong with my toilet

    so i get home today to find the toilet has overflown and flooded the bathroom, pretty sure no one had used it today, so after we clean up the mess hours later i go to find it started overflowing again, and again no one has used it or flushed, why is it overflowing when it's not even being used?
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    does this look right?

    the pilot went out so i figured i'd try to relight it myself despite lack of skill in such things, i'm just wondering if the flame is meant to build up like that in the back, next to the pilot. http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/1426/ovenheatob2.jpg
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    bicycle speakers

    i've been riding for about a week now and i really enjoy it, but the am/fm radio i bought kind of blows, commercials/lack of good music, so i thought a mp3 player would be the better way to go, but i can't really seem to find much as far as speakers made just for bikes, does anyone have any...
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    sometimes you just can't defend anime.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QaO8t-Tejk
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    proper etiquette for craigslist?

    when there is a lack of information presented, is it assumed that contacting the person for more info is ok? this is in regard to the jobs section.
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    quicktime alternative question

    i can't seem to get any features to work using quicktime alternative, anything interactive and such, is this just the limit of the program or is there something more you have to enable or download?
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    ups destoryed the pc.

    my dad sent his brother a new pc a few days ago, it got there today, and turns out it was totally destroyed.the harddrive was dislodged, part of the motherboard was broken off, wires disconnected, the box had a large gash in it, ect. i was wondering for those that have had this happen what...
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    sata driver question(s)

    i've never used a sata driver before so i'm very unsure of it all. i have a 400g seagate [ hd ] and a abit kn9 motherboard [ mb ] . i don't want to raid or anything, just run the drive like you would a normal ata drive, is there anything i need to set up in bios for this and also i'm not sure...
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    can you boot to post with no memory in the motherboard?

    or will nothing happen?
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    visual basic equivalent for linux?

    i know linux supports all the major languages but does it have a built in standard like that of vb in windows?
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    question about linux distros (not a recommendation thread)

    i tried linux for the first time a few days ago, the ubuntu build, and i found it quite enjoyable. after using windows for so long it felt very fresh and adventurous if i do say so. with all the different distros though i was wondering, is there anything that can be done on one that can not be...
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    the chinese tone system is ridiculous

    i sometimes toy with the idea of learning mandarin, but then i view things like this, and weep. one story, written with one word
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    steam quesiton

    did they ever fix steam to allow you to log in while running in dmz?
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    running nero and other multimedia?

    years ago i had a cd burned that would make a mess of the disc it was burning if i ran programs such as winamp or wmp.i was wondering if things have changed since then and would it be safe now to run multimedia while burning off cd/dvds?
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    windows media player question

    is there a way to disable wmp from popping up those bars whenever you move your mouse in full screen mode, they are rather bothersome, and even a slight breeze will alert them it seems.
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    is my card running right?

    i just got a powercolor 9600pro, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131262 and i was checking the settings and it seems to be running at 203MHz under the memory clock display, while the specs say 400HMz, after googling for abit i saw something about things running...
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    dragonball z question.

    why was it that goku needed a flying cloud when he could not only fly but seemingly fly much faster then the cloud could? i'm watching the series for the first time, and from looking back in the archives it seems dragonball got talked about offen enough that it would be fair to ask.
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    "cpu is unworkable or has changed"

    when i turned on my computer i got this error as i booted, and it gave me the option of continuing or going into bios, i didnt see anything to change in bios so i rebooted and continued to windows where it says my under system properties/general that my cpu is a AMD Athlon(tm) 1.09 GHZ. i...
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    geting rid of network connections in xp?

    i'm not quite sure how but my dad managed to install about 8 different network connections for the wireless pcima card. so now its causing blue screens because it seems to pick a random connection everytime it boots, sometimes its on 4 sometimes its on 8, and so on. is there a way to delete...
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    looking to get a new dvd player

    under 100 bucks would be nice, i really want something that can play dvdr's well,+ and -,i do lots of video editing and people send me there stuff on dvdr in all different brands/formats, so something that can really read anything that comes at it would be nice, thanks for any help. edit...
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    is there a real factory reset on the Gateway 21" Widescreen?

    i just got this the other day and it was great, the colors were totaly vivid,but then something happend and the colors got real dark,i've been messing with adjusting the settings from the on screen panel but i can't seem to get it how it was before, i've tryed the factory reset options in the on...
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    neon genesis evangelion question

    there seem to be three movies, Death & Rebirth, The End of Evangelion, Revival of Evangelion.in which order should these be watched?
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    good book on interpreting dreams?

    sounds like something that would be a interesting read.
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    which anime title to get.

    record of lodoss war, robotech, or neon genesis evangelion? i've seen abit of lodoss, might have seen some of robotech as a kid, and have seen nothing of neon geneisis.which would be the best choice?i'm not a huge anime fan but i'm trying to get back into it, i only have akira and vampire d...
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    color correcting help

    i work at a local supermarket chain and about a month and a half ago i got the opportunity to work in the photolab,which i really enjoy.i have the worst time with color correcting though, for 35mm film theres a CMYK color editor and i tent to end up on the yellow or green side offen. does...
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    paying taxes for the first time this year.

    i guess i'll be geting my w2 soon, which i'll need to learn how to fill out,heh. my friends say i shouldn't have to really worry since i only made about 2,500 for the year, but is there anything i should make sure i do?
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    anyone been to film school?

    what kind of films do they consider required viewing for learning about technique, and lighting and the like.
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    extra large p.o box?

    i really want to buy somethings from ebay but it's very difficult to be home for the mail,and i don't live in a area where it's safe to leave a package on the doorstep, is there some kind of alternative out there for this predicament, such as a large p.o box that will accept packages and the like?
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    requirements for 939?

    i'm looking to upgrade my old 2500barton system, and i heard somewhere with the 939 you need a adaptor or some such thing to connect the power supply to the motherboard, is this true, or is there anything different between installing a 754 or a 939 system?
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    anyone work with a fuji frontier 340

    very interested to know.