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    What do you know about "Tahitian Noni International"?

    I was invited to a presentation today and attended. I chose to attend because the person who invited me asked me "are you looking for other streams of income without having to quit your day job while working from home?", and I answered yes. I have to say it was a very interesting...
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    What do the "traditional" HDD makers have planned?

    Everyone knows the story of SSD's now so there's no need to repeat it... Given the glowing reviews everywhere on the internet attributing SSD's as the best thing that's ever happened to computing since sliced bread, what do the "tradtional" HDD makers have planned? How do they plan to...
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    The "true" cost of healthcare?

    Plan: BCBS Medical PPO (covers both Medical and Prescription drugs) Coverage: Employee Only. Employer annual cost: $2,287.44 Employee annual cost: $948.60 What can be inferred from this during the healthcare debate? Is that too expensive/costly, or is that too cheap? Do you know the...
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    What is the purpose of "Cash for Clunkers"?

    I watched ABC news tonight as they described the program. 1.) Get clunker from a new car buyer in return for recieving $4,500 from the government. 2.) Dealer pours a chemical substance into the engine or oil. 3.) Let it run for a few minutes till it becomes inoperable. 4.) Dealer checks to...
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    Yet another Newegg thread...

    Sunday evening, I ordered this printer. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...el-_-Content-_-text-_- Tuesday morning at 8:30am EST, I called to have the order cancelled. They said it has already shipped that I should refuse the package. Wednesday(Today) at 8:54am, I recieve an email from...
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    Looking for a used (or brand new) car.

    Conditions: 1.) $15-20k budget (If I find one for $16k, I'll take it!) 2.) Needs to be certified and have reasonable warranty/miles on it. 3.) Comfort/style, needs to be roomy. 4.) Reliability 5.) Auto 6.) Sedan (4 door). I hate 2 door cars in general with the rolling back of front seats...
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    what is so difficult about stock trading?

    This space is for rent.
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    Where can you find a checking account yielding 5+%?

    http://biz.yahoo.com/brn/09032...&.pf=banking-budgeting Other useful references https://www.checkingfinder.com/ http://www.highyieldcheckingdeals.com/ Does anyone have these kinds of accounts? The yield they're paying gives ING, EmigrantDirect, HSBC, and many local/online banks a run...
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    Do you do anything for your parents on Valentine's Day?

    I've always thought of Valentine's day as a day for love birds. It never really pertained to me since I've never been in a relationship or dated. I never thought of it in a son/mother or father/daughter kind of relationship model. My female coworker here says she recieves 4 valentines day...
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    Oregon considers subbing mileage tax for gas tax

    The governor endorses the program, which would install GPS devices in every new car and free the state from the problem of falling gasoline tax revenue. Some drivers worry about privacy. http://www.latimes.com/news/na...9jan04,0,4080617.story Are you kidding me? :confused: Whatever...
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    In need of an electric range...

    Our current electric range needs to be replaced. Our house isn't equipped with a gas line and neither are the houses in this area here. It's the same range that's been in the house since it was built in the early 80's(we came here in '96), and it's now been malfunctioning. Of the 4...
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    Have you heard of a university that only does electronic billing?

    Cliffs: 1.) My brother is continuing university. 2.) School never mailed out tuition/bills, or any financial aid info(loans/scholarship) to permanent address(Home address). 3.) We don't know what the "official" info is because school never sent a letter. 4.) Basically he printed my mom some...
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    Do you preheat your oven before broiling/baking things in them?

    I find that I usually just turn on the oven and put things in there, ignoring any "pre-heat" directions. Sometimes, I even put the things in there before turning the oven on. The point of this poll/thread was basically to find out if anyone actually follows those "pre-heat" oven instructions...
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    What is the fascination that people see in sport games?

    People pay $60 for the same Madden, FIFA, MLB, NHL, and "Insert any other sports games released every year here" games every year with nothing different but updated rosters and graphics. I have friends that buy the latest FIFA game released every year, I know people who buy the latest Madden...
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    Lothar's Federal student loans thread.

    Loans Overview Loan #1 details Loan #2 details Loan #3 details As you can see, I have both fixed and variable loans. I anticipate the Fed possibly increasing interest rates in the future so it might be better to consolidate now. Interest rate on the variable is low right now...
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    Those of you that work retail(full time)...

    Even after taking an almost 3hr nap, my body still feels like complete crap. Feet still aching, still sleepy. Before I took the nap, my entire body was aching me, especially my entire leg. This entire week I've been jumping almost straight to bed(within <30mins-1hr) after I arrive home each...
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    Does µTorrent have a problem with FiOS?

    I've been using Verizon DSL up until this morning. Now have FiOS!!! Yeah. Anyway, I wanted to reformat my comp so I'm re-downloading XP(can't find the CD that my school gave us, but I already know the key code). I opened µTorrent to DL and to my surprise, it was very slow. (Never passes...
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    Suprise, Suprise...

    Verizon FiOS (Phone, Internet, and TV) is coming to town. YEAH BABY!!!!! About freaking time. You can bet I'll be calling the cable splicing tech first thing tomorrow morning while I'm at work. I've already put his business card in the lab coat that I'll be wearing tomorrow.
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    *Update* Zimbabwe introduces 100-billion-dollar note...

    07/19/08 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20...mbabweeconomyinflation ___________________________________________________________________________ 05/15/08 Their solution is to keep printing money? :confused: I expect to see a 1 billion dollar note from them before the end of the...
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    Do you use cruise control on your vehicle?

    I'm in the "never tried it" category. Been driving for over 3 years. I don't think I've ever seen any of my family members use it either.
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    Would you support the "Dream" ticket?

    http://www.boston.com/news/nat...a_democratic_disaster/ Interesting proposal by former Gov. Mario Cuomo. So far his proposal has been rejected by both the Obama and Clinton campaign. What are your opinions on the so called "dream" ticket being mentioned in the media...
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    Do you have this bad habit too?

    Do you pick up magazines or newspapers in which you have absolutely no intention of paying for to read while waiting at the checkout line at the grocery (or other) stores? 1.) Checkout line was unusually long today at Giant. I picked up Time magazine and started reading it. When it got to...
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    Choose 7 people to survive.

    Choose 7 people to survive. List them in the order in which you would choose them and indicate the reasons for your selections, i.e., why you selected these particular persons and why you placed them in this particular order. 1. Thomas Lopez: Puerto Rican, 23 years old, on death row in...
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    What Bush thinks of the Presidential candidates...

    http://politicalticker.blogs.c...work-harder/#more-5229 Please Include Your Own Input with Links and Articles. Anandtech Senior Moderator Red Dawn
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    Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete

    OK, I left the heroes series a LONG time ago. Heroes 2 was my favorite turn based strategy game, but I never got into the other heroes game after that for some reason. I now have Heroes III complete but don't now how I'm supposed to start the campaign to get the whole story. When I click on...
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    Lieberman endorses...

    McCain for President. Joe has nothing to lose. One has to question whether this will help John McCain.
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    Stop the presses...

    Looks like Miami might actually get their first win :Q
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    God forbid...*now with preliminary results*

    Who will you choose? Interested in your answers :D I tried to make sure I covered all adequate reasons. Results so far "in general" based on a sample size of 59 votes 28.8% of the people will be voting for Hillary. 22.0% will be voting for Rudy. 23.7% will be voting for whoever the...
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    Could Mitt Romney end up winning the GOP nomination?

    He's ahead in Iowa, New Hampshire, Michigan and is climbing very fast in South Carolina. Currently a statistical tie in Nevada, but him winning in those states above should propel him to be the winner there. Will the remaining states rally to support him after he wins the first 4 or 5 states...
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    Tancredo wagers a bet to Romney...

    There is no official response yet from team Romney.
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    How do you rate the following Presidential candidates so far?

    Yes, I purposely left it in a "Yes/No" "Positive/Negative" response type format. No in between the lines, neutral or "don't know" options given. *EDIT* Bill Richardson added. Dennis Kucinich added. Stephen Colbert added.
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    Brother gets in car accident with my car

    First off I don't know whether to post it here, or in "the garage", but I think it might be better here since there are some lawyers here. I just recieved a call from my insurance company that my brother had an accident with my car yesterday and I was completely clueless what to tell them...
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    Have you(or Will you) donated to any 2008 Presidential campaign?

    I'm thinking of donating to Hagel, Richardson, and Obama when I have the funds available. 2:1:1 ratio of whatever total donation I plan on doing, and yes in that order.
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    Website for ordering flowers?

    http://www.proflowers.com/ That's the only one I know off. I've ordered from them 3 times(now) for two different occasions and thought they were OK. I made this topic to see what other sites people use, so I'll try them out.
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    World Shutdown Day

    24th March 2007 http://www.shutdownday.org/ There has been "world jump day", "world hug day" and now this? :laugh:
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    ***Official*** ATOT Virtual Stock Exchange Thread

    http://vse.marketwatch.com/Game/StartViewGame.aspx?id=ATOT_VSE Game ID: ATOT_VSE Game Name: ATOT VSE Password: Anandtech Game Rules Good luck.