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    Oil disappearing

    03 Nissan Murano, 60k miles.. For whatever reason, this thing EATS oil. Over 1k, I went though 5 quarts. It doesn't smoke, sounds like its running fine (till the oil is low and I can hear the cams). I park in the same place everyday and there is no sign of oil leaks. No weird smells, nothing.
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    A purse, returned.

    It happened on a cold and misty evening. I could taste the humidity in the air as I left a neighborhood Pricechopper, the local food store outlet. Caring a single weighted grocery bag I worried about its seam and tensile strenghth. As I approched my vehicle, I discovered a rain-soaked purse...
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    How would you take someones blood..

    ..and without them noticing? Also discreetly store it perhaps in bluk for later uses.
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    Tuxedo measurements

    I have to send my measurements for a wedding so they match. What measurements are needed? Neck, waist, chest and inseam, is that it?
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    This planet needs:

    ..Or some other humanity-unifying event?
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    Can't think of the name of a cartoon

    It had this kid with a weird hat, and he had a dog that goes on this wonderful adventure or something, and theres this guy with a beard that looks like an icicle that shoots lightning at them and then something with Abe Lincoln and perhaps time travel and rainbows, I haven't seen it in a long...
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    Rent budgeting

    Roughly how much of your take home, bi-monthly, should be allotted for rent? Not including utilities. I got a better job and I plan on movin' on up, to the east side. To a deluxe apartment in the sky.
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    100% raise!

    Ahhh, satisfaction. I've been working as a IT temp, breaking my back for a publishing company for 10 months now. Went through a re-branding period where the company was sold to a larger company, lay-offs ensued. I was able to weather the storm that is a hiring freeze.. and now I was just...
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    I have 2x$25 Gifts cards for Amazon.com

    I need to spend these soon, so what should I frivolously blow it on?
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    Unlock car using cellphone

    I have a bet with a co-worker that he CANNOT unlock his car via cell phone by calling someone next to his car from a far distance and pressing his unlock button on his keyless entry fob whilst pointing it at the phone. I know this is a myth spread via an old email Yes I know Snopes says...
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    Can't remember title of a movie

    Meant to watch this a while ago, basically its a movie about a girl training to be a suicide bomber??
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    my coworker may be a psychopath

    So this guy will not leave me alone, and now he sent me this. He does this with pictures of people around our office too, photoshoping our faces onto random peoples bodies. Text
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    Need help building a server?

    I work for a publishing company, if I wanted to build a machine that could hold all of the software we support, basically images of the discs so I could do away with the "library". In addition to would require network access to at least 3+ techs, possibly the whole building. What kind of OS and...
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    DVD drive wont read, or is just locking up

    New build, on a ASUS P5W DH. I tried installing a few DVD games of mine and its basically just locking up. When I go to play a CD in my CD drive it hangs the system for about 3 seconds, but it still reads.. this rig also has new cabling, PS, CPU, mem, etc.. I've updated the firmware for...
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    Quitting job

    So as much as I just want to drop everything and walk out the door with the satisfaction of knowing how much it will screw things up, I've decided a 2 week notice is in order. But really if the 2 week rule truly isnt required I'm out the door right now. I've been nothing less than a golden boy...
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    Cell phone help pleassse

    I live and travel through mostly rural areas, upstate NY. I had a Cingular plan when I first moved here, but dropped it after my contract expired, I almost NEVER could use it as I couldn't get service. Any recommendations on a pre-paid phone of good quality and no contract? I really dont like...
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    Suggest mobo/ram only

    I've already started a new build more or less, I have the rest of the details worked out but need suggestions on a STABLE mobo/ram combo. I'm set on a C2D/ or quad CPU. I need a mobo that is stable, compatible and 2GB's of DDR2 memory (2 sticks). I've never been interested in OC'n...
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    Power Protection??

    For whatever reason, I get to much power coming into my home. This was verified by an electrician. Anyways, I've lost many a DVD player and such for no apparent reason other than my line-in is getting to much power, or "dirty" power. After recent ice storms and power outages my beloved PC has...
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    Need help with laptop

    For whatever reason this laptop I have just restarts when I try to boot into windows, it won't go into safe mode, just restarts before I can long on windows after POST, no beeps, just restarts. I want to reinstall windows but I dont want to lose the information I already have on the laptop...
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    Not detecting CD/DVD drives

    I installed some new hardware (sound card), now its not detecting either drive, I replaced the round cable with the stock flat cables hoping that would resolve the issue but still its not detecting them, they are getting power as they both open and close but just wont read or show up in my...
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    Two DSL modems?

    I have my current comp hook up in my office to Verizon DSL using there included modem (Westell VersaLink), I bought another DSL modem (different brand), CAT6 cable, and NIC for my second comp in my bedroom, its on the same incoming line the one in my office is. My question is how can I run...
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    is my memory bad?

    So when I added 2 gigs of OCZ Plat rev2 (4x512mb) to my system it defaulted to 333mhz, I went into the bios and changed it to 400mhz which is what it should run at, I didnt adjust the timing and before it was set to auto, now its set to manual and all i adjusted was the mhz.. Now it crashes...
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    HP ZE5400 laptop

    I want to add more ram to this laptop. I have 512mb right now, what kind and how much can I add? Also it has a Radeon igp 345m video card, where can I find the latest drivers (if any) or can I upgrade that aswell? thanks..
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    NFS Most wanted

    It wasnt at any stores in my local area, is it availible for download online?
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    Nostromo N52

    Is there a support forum or anything for already made profiles for games (BF2)? Im having allot of trouble setting it up and even using it.
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    Weird things with my computer..

    A few things are bugging me I dont know if its normal or what. First of all, when my system boots its lists my memory at ddr333 ( shouldnt it be 400?). Second i installed 3dmark05 to test soem stuff and it says my level 1 cache is at 128kb (isnt it supposed to be 512kb like the level 2?)...
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    Need help with my Razer Diamondback

    First of all i dont know if im using this right, changing resolutions doesnt do anything i notice. Alos id like to be able to use the buttons in fire fox to go back and forward and close but i dont see how to set it up to do so. any help? thanks..
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    VOIP Service?

    I just moved to a new residence. Currently I have internet service through Road Runner Cable. I want to try VOIP, but only if its practical. Can anyone recommend a program or whatever i need for the service? I realize I will have to pay a monthly service fee or whatever, thats fine. Im looking...
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    Good gaming mouse for people with long fingers?

    I have a razer diamondback mouse, its great and all but its to skinny, I can barley use the right side buttons. Something thats at least 5 buttons will do but more spread out, I have hands like damn a basketball player.
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    Battlefield 2 singleplayer questions..

    So I cant change the difficulty other than normal to expert? How can I increase the number of enemies, etc like 42/VN? Can I unlock wepaons? Larger maps? arghh. 56k blows.
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    Stupid question of the day

    I ordered BF2 from New Egg. It came inside a white medium size box with other sofware I ordered. It was in its own small retail box like a DVD case. I cant find the serial number anywhere. I checked all the paperwork and the entire box, nothing resembling a SN is there. WTF?
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    Building new CP, need help

    Parts are in my sig. Must I have a floppy drive? I thought I would be able to boot from the CD? Anyway around this? Second, I cant get it to turn back on. I ihooked up everything and turned it on, just to see if it would run, it did, it asked or a boot disk so I just shut it down for...
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    OCZ modstearm working/?

    drunk so, bare with me ok, brand new parts, hooked brand new oout of box ocz modsteram 520w poswersupply to mobo, a8nsli asus mobo, . nt set up yet, just out of box aswell anyhoo, the fan doesnt come on, nore light, blue light right? I get the green ligt on the mobo, so the mobo is getting...
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    DVD Converter????

    Im not 100% computer literate as some so here goes. I have the program "DVD Decrypter" that lets me rip the DVD to my C: to a .iso extension. What I want to do is convert the file to something I can use on my JetAudio X5L (30GB) so I can watch "DVD's". I dont know exactly what formats the...