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    Dell 3000 17 CRT CDRW $349

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    XP Pro upgrade for students $82

    Found this on newegg....with free shipping Link
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    Lukewarm? Office Professional 30-day Trial $7.95

    Microsoft Office Professional 30-day Trial for $7.95 for anyone who wants to test-drive Access, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Publisher and Word before purchasing. Slink
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    WIRED mag - 2 yrs - $12.95

    For you geek/gearheads -- Wired mag two year subscription for $12.95 Link - 'Deal of the Day'
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    HSU subwoofer $849

    This is the Stereophile Guide to Home Theater 2003 Editor's Choice Gold Award Winning Subwoofer for $849. I need to purchase a sub for my new home, and I know little about subs. I'm hoping this HSU is a reasonable deal, or if you audiophiles out there have other recommendations. Text...
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    PANASONIC DMR-E100HS DVD RECORDER

    PANASONIC DMR-E100HS DVD RECORDER for $810 -- maybe not a Hot Deal, but this is the best deal I can find on a decent machine that has iLink, PC Card and SD Card slots, 120 HD and records in DVD-R. Text
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    Spamkiller -- Free

    Consumer Reports liked SAProxy by Stata Labs.... Consumer Reports Ratings Download SAProxy at bloomba.com
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    Saddam Hussein?s last battle on paper

    Believe it or not -- this from Aljazeera.... Saddam Hussein?s last battle on paper ?Saddam Hussein? will no longer be in currency in Iraq once the United States dollar goes into circulation in Iraq. He will fight his last battle on a banknote, as the United States gets ready to pay Iraqi...
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    What lies behind the military's victory in Iraq

    Sent to me by a friend -- very interesting read.... Force Majeure: What lies behind the military's victory in Iraq By Fred Kaplan So when and how did the U.S. military get this good? The elements of swift victory in Gulf War II have been well laid-out: the agility and flexibility...
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    Andy Rooney on France

    Just in case you missed it on 60 Minutes a couple weeks ago.... "You can't beat the French when it comes to food, fashion, wine or perfume, but they lost their license to have an opinion on world affairs years ago. They may even be selling stuff to Iraq and don't want to hurt business. The...
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    Jerry Pournelle on 'The War'

    Column 273 Jerry Pournelle, Ph.D Byte Mag April 2003 (Jerry Pournelle, Ph.D., is a science-fiction writer and Byte.com's senior contributing editor. Contact him at jerryp@jerrypournelle.com. Visit Jerry's Chaos Manor at www.jerrypournelle.com.) The newest system at Chaos Manor is built from...
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    Get a load of this....

    Republican Guard commander cut deal with US forces The mystery of what happened to the Iraqi Republican Guard defending Baghdad appears to have been solved if a report in today's Le Monde is to be believed. The French daily reports that Maher Sufyan, Commander of the Republican Guard reached...
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    Some good news from Al Jazeera

    From Al Jazeera: Former Iraqi police volunteer to bring some order to Baghdad Former Iraqi police officers have offered their services to US troops in Baghdad, keen to co-operate in restoring a semblance of order, Al Jazeera correspondents confirm. One of the officers said, ?I?ve been a...
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    Where does it say in the Koran....

    Where does it say in the Koran, "If liberated, loot the hell out of your country. Be sure to ransack museums and every hospital you can find. Vandalize everything you can get your hands on. Jacking at gunpoint is especially encouraged. Then, after you have totally trashed your country, blame...
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    How 'welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com' got its start

    Alaskan gains a bit of fame spoofing Iraqi official online Information minister has lovable detachment from reality Although the admiration does not appear to be mutual, Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf has reached cult status among Americans for imparting such gems as Bush...
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    Loyalists Abandoning Tikrit

    Hussein's Town Expected to Fall No Preparations for Defense Seen in Tikrit, Where Last Stand Was Feared By Peter Baker and Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Foreign Service Saturday, April 12, 2003; Page A24 MARINE COMBAT HEADQUARTERS, Iraq, April 11 -- Intelligence from a Predator...
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    Top Ten Things Overheard at Saddam Hussein's Dinner Last Night

    Top Ten Things Overheard at Saddam Hussein's Dinner Last Night 10. "Uday, are you going to eat that pickle?" 9. "Bunker for six, please" 8. "You have some shwarma in your mustache" 7. "A double for me and a double for my double" 6. "I know we're winning the war, but there do seem to be an...
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    "Comical Ali"

    THE CULT OF 'COMICAL ALI' Saddam Hussein may have been keeping a low profile in Baghdad, but one member of the Iraqi regime is basking in the limelight. The country's Information Minister, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, has made his own headlines with his smiling denials of the Coalition...
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    Top Ten Things That Will Get You Kicked Out Of Iraq

    Top Ten Things That Will Get You Kicked Out Of Iraq [from Dave Letterman] 10. Replacing giant mural of Saddam with a giant mural of you 9. Addressing all the officers as Cap'n Crunch 8. Teaching captured Iraqi soldiers to sing Kenny Rogers ballads 7. Giving precise...
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    British forces soundly defeated -- admit "in truth, they thrashed us."

    UNITED BY FOOTBALL Coalition forces have sustained an unexpected defeat - on the football field. British troops in Iraq have been given a 9-3 drubbing by a local side. Hundreds of residents turned up to watch the Royal Marines take on a team in Umm Khayyal. Some of the spectators wore...
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    Marines with bayonets battle jihad fighters

    "In one skirmish in a marsh on Baghdad?s outskirts, Marines with bayonets battled Arab fighters from abroad who said they had come to Iraq to carry out a ?jihad? against Americans." Text
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    US to impose 'cordon' on Baghdad

    Iraqi forces to be attacked section by section in the city Text
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    "Underground Facilities" found at Baghdad Airport

    Do you suppose this where the Iraqis are planning something "unconventional?" Text
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    Iraqi Man Risked All to Help Free American Soldier

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    Nine of Eleven Dead POW's American

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    An Interesting Read

    Chronicle of Higher Education 21 March 2003 When Teaching the Ethics of War Is Not Academic by Shannon E. French I remember watching the 1991 gulf war on television while I was working toward my Ph.D. in philosophy at Brown University. On philosophical grounds, I concluded that the war was...
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    Sorry

    I apologize for trying to be a smart aleck...
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    NEC Tablet PC

    Word is NEC is releasing a smashing tablet pc in the next few weeks for around $2500 -- anyone heard about it? Anyone had good luck with a tablet pc? Take a look
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    Ni-MH batteries/recharger $10.88

    Found four Ni-MH AA batteries with recharger (Rinpoche brand) at Wally World for $10.88 (regular $30.97). Decided to give them a try. Anyone know anything about these?
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    RDRAM memory question

    Dell tells me I have to have a matched set of memory modules when adding memory. Unfortunately, I purchased one 512 MB module from Dell memory a few months ago, not realizing I had to have a matched set of two modules to upgrade. My question is: do I have to have an 'exact' match with another...
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    Sony Noise-Cancelling Headphones @ $115

    Looks like a pretty good deal...anyone try these? Text
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    IBM Thinkpad A30p $1489.99

    Looks like a good deal....but PC Mall? Anyone deal with these guys? Linkamatic
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    IPAQers - Storage Card Defragger

    If you need to defrag your iPAQ storage card (including IBM microdrive), this may be what you need. Works like a champ for me altho YMMV.... Linky slinky
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    Samsung HDTV @ Costco for $999 (32")

    Saw a 32" Samsung HDTV at Costco for $999 but my SO drug me away before she would let me get specs or model number. Is this a good deal?
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    Mini PC 1Ghz 6X6X1

    A $499 Super Mini PC -- Too good to be true? Link
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    Upgraded Transcriber for iPAQ

    Just discovered upgrade to Microsoft Transcriber [FREE] for iPAQers/Pocketpc-ers. Works great.... Link
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    IBM Microdrive ($349) + silly movies

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    Thinkpad Deal

    IBM i Series 700/10G/CDRW/Wireless 11716XU for $975 at IBM ebay site