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    Obama speaks peace to Muslims

    SourceCNN Does anyone find his following statement odd: "Resistance through violence and killing is wrong, and it does not succeed. For centuries, black people in America suffered the lash of the whip as slaves and the humiliation of segregation," he said. "It was not violence that won...
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    To keep her or not to keep her...

    Hiyas, I would appreciate any advice I can get from you auto-type gents out there. I have a 1992 (original owner) Toyota Paseo with 185,000 miles on it. It runs like a top & gets 32-35 mpg. This has been the best car I have ever owned. It's never had any serious problems or been in any...
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    Any Surgical Techs around?

    I've been in the hardware/software R & D business for about 6 years now & am looking for a possible career change. I am basically a lead technician in quality assurance. It's been a good job, but I have found it to be a bit unreliable at times. As with many tech jobs out there, irregardless...
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    Twitchy MP, FPS Nirvana Overload ! *coming soon*

    I can't believe the HUGE titles coming out within the next few months that I have been dying to play for frek'n forever. All at once almost! (1) ET: Quake Wars http://www.enemyterritory.com/ (2) Team Fortress 2 http://www.teamfortress.com/ (3) Left 4 Dead http://www.l4d.com/ I think...
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    In MATH we trust

    Medicine, the calendar, our economy, our power grids, our water supplies... etc. are all controlled and governed by the math. The one language all humans across the globe can speak in unity. Math is simply an organized system by which we can systematically address and handle everyday tasks...
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    Downgrading my DSL service

    In a recent effort to save some cash, I downgraded my Qwest DSL service from 7 megabit to 1.5. Strangely, my throughput is still running @ 7 megabits. The change has been activated in my billing, so I should currently be on the lower speed. Here's my problem. I don't care that I'm getting...
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    Anyone remember when gaming PC's worked right?

    What happened? I used to love upgrading every now and again, but now I dread it. It's nothing but problems anymore. Then after you do all your research, you have to cross your fingers and throw salt over your shoulder in hopes that you won't get a DOA.. Anyone else feel the same? It seems...
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    RADEON X800 SE

    I was wondering if anyone has seen any reviews for this card. It's not too bad of deal. 256MB memory & $323 on pricewatch. Only 8 pipes, but just wondering about its benchmarks. -Thanks
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    trouble with my account

    Hello, my old name from 99 seems to be causing problems with the space and the . in it. I can't seem to update my profile without getting an error. Plain old "Pepper" or "Mr_Pepper" would be fine if it can be fixed. Thanks Edited out the ".", left the space as they are allowed. Mod
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    Razor mouse & carpel?

    Hello, I have been using MS explorer mice for ages it seems & right now I am thinking about ditching my current one (2.0) in favor of something more comfy as my wrist is starting exhibit the classic ache of carpel. I am a gamer & so precision & high dpi are important to me as well...
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    Peripheral Switch Box help, (I need to share all my external Peripherals between 2 pcs)

    I have two boxes & need to share my monitor, printer, keyboard, usb mouse, phone line & speakers between the two. I would like to only have to buy one 2-way unit, but I'm not sure where to start looking. I need to use both machines at the same time by switching the Peripherals back...
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    ***Stumped***

    Maybe someone can tell me what the **** going on here. OK, I have a 600e OC'd to 866 (144 FSB @ 1.85v) BX chipset @ 3.6v, Geforce DDR @ 150/340, sidebanding on, apature @ 64 STABLE as can be. I've run CPU stability test overnight, CPU-burn, Quake 3, 3d-mark-2k, & the kitchen sink @ this...
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    DirectX 8 beta out!...Is this official? anyone try it yet?

    Saw it here for both Win2K & Win9x http://nfs.hwextreme.com/downloads.shtml