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    Book: Trade Preference Erosion: Measurement and Policy Response for $0.01

    Trade Preference Erosion: Measurement and Policy Response for $0.01 Apparently, this book is more than $35 at most places. link to BN.com Credit goes to Uberi.com - I have stolen a few deals from them to post elsewhere in the past, kind of feel bad... Edit: Looks like Amazon is out of...
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    Basic PC with lots of drive bays

    Here is an interesting article on this topic: http://www.tomshardware.com/re...Efficient,1997-14.html
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    Basic PC with lots of drive bays

    I would love to get a basic, low power consumption PC with lots of 3.5" drive bays for hard drives and run MS Home Server on it. However, I can't seem to find anyone selling such a PC. Ideally, though not realistically, it would run Atom and has a quiet setup with 6 internal 3.5 bays for...
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    Traveler's Choice Rio 2-Piece Lightweight Carry-On Luggage Set for $28.94 Shipped

    Traveler's Choice Rio 2-Piece Lightweight Carry-On Luggage Set I was looking for a relatively light-weight carry-on and came across this. Apply coupon code ERAD9KF8. It will remove the existing discount and apply $10 off $20. eBags charges $6.95 on shipping. At the end, it is $28.94...
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    Plantronics Discovery 650E Bluetooth Headset for $24.99

    Pretty happy with this find. :beer: linky to Amazon --> Plantronics Discovery 650E Bluetooth Headset at $24.99. Amazon's $25 free shipping applies. Here is a filler finder to get free shipping. The next lowest price I can find from a reputable merchant is $52 at buy.com. Yay. That...
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    Microsoft Windows Home Server at Newegg

    Same Q here. I think that included Quicken files...
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    Pike Street 100% Egyptian Cotton 725-Gram 6-Piece Towel Set for $21 to $25

    Pike Street 100% Egyptian Cotton 725-Gram 6-Piece Towel Set - Different colors have different prices with most of them just under $25. We got our set about a week ago and have been quite pleased. :) Amazon's $25 free shipping applies. Use this filler finder to get free shipping.
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    Memory JEDEC Profile, Voltage, Accuracy, and Flexibility

    I have been thinking about adding more memory to my Dell Inspiron 530, but I have a more general questions. I have been looking to get Corsair 4GB Kit, which says it is 1.9v, but I know that my PC supports only 1.8v. On NewEgg, plenty of people say it works for them at 1.8v (as well as...
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    Amazon Fruit of the Loom Second One Free

    Amazon has buy one get one for free on its Fruit of the Loom underwear. There are about nine choices to select from. This apparently is a mistake since it should be 50% on the second pack. I should give proper credit here. There is also a screenshot that shows how it works out. What a way...
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    Google Analytics - Is it Working?

    We have three sites using Google Analytics. All of a sudden, we are getting the error "An Error Has Been Detected." Is anyone seeing the same thing? It appears that I can create a new site account but I can't view it either. I don't want to lose all the data I had prior to this... Thanks!
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    Copper vs. Non-Copper NICs and Switches

    I see. That would mean that if a NIC says gigabit copper, it must be 1000 base-T then. Thanks! Learning something new everyday...
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    Copper vs. Non-Copper NICs and Switches

    Well, some gigabit NICs say "copper" and others do not. Why is that? That's basically the reason I am wondering about this question. :)
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    Copper vs. Non-Copper NICs and Switches

    Some gigabit NICs are listed as copper. Does it really make difference? I mean, if I have the following... - copper gigabit NICs - non-copper gigabit NICs - copper gigabit switches - non-copper gigabit switches If I mix and match them, would the network maintain 1000mbps throughput...
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    Windows Experience Index for Desktop Graphic

    So there are naturally debates about the importance and accuracy of Windows Experience Index and all that. I have a more specific question. The theory goes that that a score of 3 in graphics is needed to run Aero fully. Specifically, if you have > 3 in desktop aero graphics score, you are...
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    Upconverting DVD Player

    Yes, I do understand that a machine or a piece of software cannot display data that simply isn't there. All the upconverting is to make things look nicer at high resolution while providing the "feel" that images are more crisp. Having said that, there are a lot of hardware upconverting dvd...
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    shanghai kiss

    I was blown away by how well the two main characters acted in this movie. The performance was phenomenal. I even rewound to watch purely for the acting carefully and was thoroughly impressed. The commentary was quite good too. There are a couple of details that people may miss, which I can...
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    MSDN Windows Vista RTM

    So... do we have a firm conclusion? Does anyone know the answer for a fact?
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    MSDN Windows Vista RTM

    Full MSDN Subscription allows you to download Vista RTM with a key that can be used to do 10 installations. However, there is no information on when and if it actually expires at some point. Is there an expiration date for the Vista RTM from MSDN subscription? How do I find out? The RTM...
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    Cheap Desktop with lots of 3 1/2" bays?

    I am looking to set up a simple server. It does not need anything fancy. All I am looking for is desktop/server that is really cheap, takes PATA and SATA drives, and with lots of drive bays so I can put like 6+ drives in it. Trying very hard not to go to the external enclosure route...
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    Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

    How do I know if the DVDs I rented from Blockbuster Online for star wars episode 4, 5, and 6 are the ones that have been enhanced with newly touched-up effects in the late 1990's? How do I determine that they are not the very original ones (or if they are)? Hopefully I will be watching the...
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    Fastest Silent Video Card

    I have been wondering if video cards such as a 9800 with a fan actually produce any noise in a quiet case...
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    Fastest Silent Video Card

    Are there any good, silent but fast stock video cards out there that are inexpensive? Inexpensive = <$100 The best I can find thus far with DVI is Radeon 9200, but surely we can do better than that.
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    Question - Logic

    Help :(
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    Question - Logic

    Ok, I posted a math problem earlier - still working on that. I am trying to understand something that is both partial order and equivalence relation. Definition of partial order: -reflexive -antisymmetric -transitive Definition of equivalence relation: -reflexive -symmetric -transitive I am...
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    Serious Math Help Needed

    I think the part that really throws me off is the inequality part. How do I deal with the inequality part?
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    Serious Math Help Needed

    Well, it's not my handwriting. This is a theoritical calculus class that's about three classes after Cal III. We are only learning background information for the main subject, and this is a question on some of the background stuff we must know. :(
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    Serious Math Help Needed

    help :( :(
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    Serious Math Help Needed

    Help! :(
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    Serious Math Help Needed

    Argh, I have no idea how to do this problem. I think I understand conceptually what an affine transformation is, and what this question is asking, but my brain is completely blank on how to do this question, and have been staring at it for hours. Click for the question. Help!
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    Pocket PC Users...

    How do you usually install a new application onto your Pocket PCs? (An example of a Pocket PC would be an iPaq, which is pretty cool.) :)
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    PDA application and delivery

    Question for the experts... How do I create a PDA application and how can I set it up so that users can download it through their computers to their PDAs? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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    SQL Statement in SQL Server

    Just found out that i could use "truncate table" - it's like 500000 times faster.
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    SQL Statement in SQL Server

    Ok, I need to delete a particular table regularly. Typically, I do the following: delete from table1 However, it is a very large table and takes a very long time to delete the rows. I believe it is caused by SQL server trying to create logs in case it needs to reverse the operation if it...
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    Do NOT EAT new KFC 'Boneless Wings'

    I was considering checking out the boneless wings...
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    POLL: Have You Ever Been Ripped Off on EBAY?

    I rarely buy on eBay (only once or maybe twice), but no problems. :)
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    What to do in Denver, CO? Help!

    Going there for a business trip early morning next Thursday and returning on Friday (yes, kind of short). I am trying to decide whehter to stay two more days and return on Sunday. Need to know what there is to do in order to decide. Please advise! (Need to decide really soon!) Thanks!! :D
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    Western Digital Drive and Model Suffix (resolved)

    update: they told me to pick any number and it doesn't matter in my case. it is needed for some models, however.
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    Western Digital Drive and Model Suffix (resolved)

    where do i find this "model suffix" thingy on the drive? In addition to the serial #, the online RMA process is asking for it, but I can't find it on the drive. (No, it's not part of the model number). Thank you! I really need to get a replacement for the drive quickly..
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    Windows XP Concurrent Users

    Could you tell me the name of the third party application? As far as MS goes, the technology is cleary there. after all, that's what Windows 2000 Terminal Server does, and XP uses the same architecture in the underlying code for remote desktop control (which is rebranded Terminal Service). I...