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    Longer video of the head-on wreck from the funny picture thread

    You'd actually be amazed at how well a yaris will hold up in an accident. My wife's 2 door yaris was pancaked between a ford econo-van going 35-40mph and the grand cherokee she was behind at the stop light (she was stopped at the time, van driver didn't even hit the brakes). The trunk and...
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    Help!!! My dog has fallen and she can't get up!

    Hope your dog is ok, and it was just a random occurrence. I love dogs, and will want to get one as soon as I'm in a situation where I won't be leaving it alone at the apartment all day while I'm at work, but at the same time I dread the day when a pet of mine is in a situation where it's in...
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    Slipknot bassist found dead

    Arguably Gray would be number 3, first 2 being Peter Steele and Dio. In any case, sucks to see another member of a band that I like die. Wonder how slipknot will respond to this.
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    Anyone else find speakers incredible?

    I'd say that this is the greatest enemy of audio quality in modern music. One of my favorite albums to listen to is Jethro Tull's "Songs from the wood", because not only is the music itself good, but the mix is one of the best I've heard. A balanced sound an actual dynamics make for a quick...
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    Man leaves wife AFTER winning the lottery

    The video indicates that he has been avoiding being served, does anybody know if you are responsible for failure to appear if you're never officially served? I'm guessing that as long as this guy isn't ever actually served notice to show up in court this woman is out of luck.
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    High DPI mice not as useless as most say?

    While I don't have a high DPI mouse with adjustable sensitivity my thinking has been along the same lines as yours. The best use I've heard of for these adjustable mice is sniping in an FPS, fast motion at max DPI so you can turn around quickly if you need to, then bump the sensitivity down...
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    Man wins 166 million dollars at slots. Casino says not so fast....

    Further info on this topic There are multiple companies that test slot machines before they can be certified for use in any US gambling jurisdictions. These companies have nothing to do with the coding or design of slot machine hardware or software (all slot machines in the US are software...
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    Norton ad: Dokken vs. Chicken ??

    I was pretty amused at molly's excitement about the dokken chicken ads. I actually like them, at least it's a memorable ad, though it does need video to really work, and the endings are the best part IMO.
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    CCW Scores Again: Detroit roadrage ends with gunshot to the chest

    Ok, that is a bit more of a gray area, and not the black/white situation I had assumed after reading your post. Arguably B should have called the police once A stopped on the side of the road. Unfortunately while B could have seen the situation as threatening, and it probably was, I'm guessing...
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    CCW Scores Again: Detroit roadrage ends with gunshot to the chest

    Why would revocation of a CCW if a weapon is revealed before it's use is valid not make sense? IMO a firearm should only be revealed when it's clear that the individual it will be pointed at poses a significant threat to yourself or somebody else, such as with an assault or threat with a weapon...
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    SCOTUS to hear case on local gun bans

    How would Incorporation conflict with the 10th? It says "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.", and since the 2nd is part of the Constitution, I would take that to mean...
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    Is wattage comparable between electrical devices?

    I always wondered what the electrical company would do if you somehow threw a large capacitor into your home circuit and dropped the power factor to something like .2
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    What podcasts do you subscribe to?

    Buzz out loud Car Tech Cranky Geeks ExtraLife Radio FLOSS Weekly Gadgettes MacBreak Weekly No Agenda Foreign Dispatch It's All Politics Planet Money Security Now! The 404 The Real Deal This Week in Law This Week in Tech Windows Weekly
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    Some pics of my new acquisition

    Very nice, though out of curiosity why the XD over the XDm?
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    Sniper shoots gun from hand...

    Their first test shooting a Vietnam era sniper rifle (Same one in the "myth") at a modern scope with standard ammo did conclude that it couldn't have happened. The Retest, using the same sniper rifle, a scope of the type that would have been used by the enemy sniper (Far fewer lenses) and armor...
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    i am christian

    My take on the Muslim/Christian thing is that they are different due to fundamental differences at the core of their respective faiths. While they do follow the same God, their teachings on how one gets to an eternity with that God, which I would consider to be core to either faith, are...
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    Court says English-only tests OK in schools

    I stand corrected, and I fail at french spelling as well apparently (hey, it's been a few years since my last class). And yes, Mandarin is nuts, but it's probably the next big business language.
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    Court says English-only tests OK in schools

    De Jour, for the purpose of being a spelling nazi. As far as this issue goes, I don't see how there's a problem with requiring high school students to be able to use english at a basic level before graduation. I'm not at all saying an immigrant should "give up" their cultural heritage and...
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    So if it sinks again, do you get your money back?

    True, but at least London will be safe
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    YA(We never landed on the moon)T

    What I consider to be the best proof that we did go to the moon: Russia had plenty of motivation to say that the US was pulling one giant prank, but they never did, and it's not like they didn't have the ability to come up with something more substantial than "The shadows don't line up" as...
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    Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings

    Last I checked the official release isn't to tuesday, but I did get the free download of "A Rite of Passage" when they released that, and I did like that song. I'm hoping for some more songs like "In the Presence of Enemies" on this one. I'm looking forward to the arrival of my pre-order copy...
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    Obama pitches pay-as-you-go plan for Congress

    Eh, if they actually stick to it things would probably get a bit better. I do wonder how they'll decide what other programs will get automatically cut should a proposal not be paid for. Would it be a project based in the district of the sponsor(s) of new spending? Would there be a "default...
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    Feds Search for Man Allegedly on 'Mission to Kill the President'

    If that's true then it's very deserving of investigation, though according to TFA it's apparently not an uncommon thing for the secret service to deal with. I wonder if we'll even ever hear about the resolution of this case.
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    my school is closed due to weather for the 3rd time in its history

    Are you at CSM by any chance (just guessing by the year and the fact that Golden was hit pretty hard by the storm).
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    Epic fail for Detroit: Senate nixes auto bailout vote, punts to Bush to handle

    The problem is that cars take years to design, and then after the design is completed it takes another year or two to set up the assembly lines for production. Just look at the Pontiac Solstice as an example, it was probably the fastest prototyped car in recent years when first developed, and...
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    My parents say the damnest things...

    What size and how far away is he sitting?
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    I'm disappointed

    The last time I checked Christmas was, to Christians, about the birth of Jesus (yes, I know it's probably not really the day he was born), since he is somewhat important to those who believe in him and what he did for us. Everything else comes from the secular aspect of Christmas, which is all...
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    Obama Suspending Campaigning

    Not like it'd be hard for him to call a press conference for an hour and say something along the lines of "I came here to spend time with my sick grandmother, but now I need to take time to respond to these allegations", though I hope he doesn't need to. My guess is that the McCain PR people...
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    Tragedy in the town where I work. 10 y.o. girl killed by thief driving stolen car in high speed pursuit

    I'm wondering if the guy would have gotten any insurance money at all, given that he left the keys in an unlocked running car. I'm not saying this was his fault, but the insurance company would probably try that track to deny his claim. Horrible that an innocent girl had to be killed in this
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    Gigabyte EP45-DS3L vs Asus P5QL-E

    My motherboard just died and I am trying to figure out what motherboard to replace it with. I will be running an e7200, and will probably not be doing much overclocking. At the moment I'm looking primarily at the Gigabyte EP45-DS3L and the Asus P5QL-E. Overall I've heard more positive info...
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    Rush got only 31% playing Their OWN song on "Rock Band"

    I'd say it's a combo of this and the nature of the rock band instruments. Mic: It's the same thing, I'd guess that Geddy could nail that song on expert on his first try. Drums: For the most part the notes played are the same as the notes recorded (with some exceptions, like areas that...
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    High School Athletics Going Extinct?

    This is how I feel as well. I don't really care about sports, and am somewhat pissed off at the pedestal that sports players are placed on, but at the same time I understand that sports was important to them. I was very heavily involved in the music program at my high school, and devoted a...
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    Big 3 Take A Thumping In June

    I'd say this is a pretty accurate assessment, particularly combined with the supply problems with the prius that were mentioned earlier. I don't think that it's a toyota exclusive problem, but many of their popular vehicles that started out small have gotten large. I don't get why a new...
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    Tonight's Doctor Who Episode [06-27-2008]...

    Incredible episode, and I'm really looking forward to seeing when/if they introduce River again, and if they explain her reaction to meeting Donna. Out of curiosity is anybody else on here watching these as they come out in the UK (2 weeks ahead of US release)?
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    Turn Signals...

    I've noticed that people seem to have a strange obsession with flying up to a light and using brakes at the last minute. Last summer I was coasting up to a stop light, and the lady in the huge SUV behind me decided that I wasn't rushing to the stop light fast enough, so she swerved into the...
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    R.I.P. George Carlin

    While I didn't always agree with his politics Carlin was always hilarious (even when my views were blatently mocked), and he will be missed. RIP George
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    Is saving yourself for marriage usually because...

    Yes, the original yule celebration was a pagan holiday that IIRC was taken and adapted by the church to get pagans to convert to Christianity by retaining the same cultural traditions. This is, however, the end of the pagan connection to Christmas. Christmas is, to Christians, a celebration of...
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    Oil & Gas thread:12-17-08 OPEC & non-members agree to largest reduction in history 7 percent

    I'm also curious as to the nature of the reaction, but at this point it's a given that you'll need to recharge or replace the MEA or some component of it at some point. The simple explanation for this is that it's doing a reaction of the form (unknown) + H20 = (unknown)O + H2 So at some...
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    Oil & Gas thread:12-17-08 OPEC & non-members agree to largest reduction in history 7 percent

    According to the linklink in my post above it is a chemical reaction using something called a Membrane Electrode Assembly. Currently they cost $18,700, and they don't say how long you can go between replacing the MEA, since it will need to be replaced or otherwise recharged, which will be...
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    Oil & Gas thread:12-17-08 OPEC & non-members agree to largest reduction in history 7 percent

    According to this article over at engadged the part of the system that they don't mention is called the membrane electrode assembly (MEA), but the company that made the car isn't saying anything about the specifics of the MEA. Apparently the MEA is able to seperate the hydrogen and oxygen in...