Forum: Computer Technical Help
12-02-2007, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,385
Re: is my computer kaput?
I have a Dell of about the same vintage (almost 4 years old now). Dells from that era did have some power supply issues. My original power supply died about 1 month after the warranty expired, and...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-28-2007, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 7,158
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Forum: Computer Technical Help
11-28-2007, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 444
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Forum: Computer Technical Help
11-28-2007, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 248
Re: Montior took a crap?
A screen shot probably won't show what the display actually looks like. It will show what the display would look like if the monitor wasn't broken (if you display it on a good monitor, anyway).
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Forum: Computer Technical Help
11-28-2007, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 444
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
11-27-2007, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 448
Re: Oh by the way...
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Remember in "The Gambler" when James Caan doubles down on a hard 18 and says "gimme the three"?
That was the greatest option I ever saw...
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There was this...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
11-27-2007, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 258
Re: Blackjack: Card counting counter-measure(s)
BJ21.com has a newsletter here (https://secure.bj21.com/order/order1.htm) that gives information on penetration, rules, number of decks, etc. for casinos all over the country. It isn't free ($12 for...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-27-2007, 01:27 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,291
Re: I Met a Backwards Man
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I don't see an illusion. What am I missing? There's a woman spinning in circles (clockwise) while her foot elevates up and down.
Should I be seeing something else in it as...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-27-2007, 01:13 AM
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Replies: 441
Views: 10,194
Re: So I\'m going to Prison for 2 years
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Hey how about this idea? After someone's 21st birthday they can go to the MVA and sign up for a drunk driving test. They can bring a DD or whatever with them, along with a case of beer....
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-27-2007, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 2,386
Re: Issues with Parents
I'm going to give you the same advice others have Grow up, support yourself and move out. My parents supported me through college. I'm very grateful to them for this. When I graduated, I lived with...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-25-2007, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 2,389
Re: Anybody here got a vasectomy?
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Technically I had one when I had a hernia when I was four and the operation didn't go exactly as planned. I can't tell you much about it except that it really [censored] with...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-25-2007, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 991
Re: UFOs, Big Foot, etc
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I personally have never seen a UFO (that I can make definite claims to be a UFO), but I know someone who was actually under a light shine(d?) down from a UFO. She actually had to go to...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-25-2007, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 991
Re: UFOs, Big Foot, etc
I think I've told this story before, but maybe in SMP rather than here, but I once sighted a UFO, but later identified it.
This was when I was in college, i.e. late '70's. It was in the fall,...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-25-2007, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 10,194
Re: So I\'m going to Prison for 2 years
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This attitude seems dumb to me. DUI seems to cover a whole lot of ground, in terms of actual capacity to drive.
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That is true. I, for one think that the DUI laws are way to...
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Forum: Politics
11-25-2007, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 140
Views: 2,124
Re: The folly of prescriptions
I've said before that I'm in favor of legalizing all drugs. Regarding medicinal drugs, I would keep the FDA, but make its role advisory. Unapproved drugs would be use at your own risk. Those with a...
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Forum: Politics
11-25-2007, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,788
Re: My Dad\'s [censored] Union
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What does your dad think about the situation?
Don't worry about your dad. Its very ususual for companies to hire permanent replacements for established unions.
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Yes,...
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Forum: Computer Technical Help
11-25-2007, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 766
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-25-2007, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,284
Re: Homosexuality and natural selection
Another possibility is that a recessive "gay gene" confers some sort of survival advantage in heterozygous individuals. What that might be I have no idea (better fashion sense gives males with one...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-25-2007, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 560
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-25-2007, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,293
Re: why do cats hate water so much?
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Cats can love water if you start to bathe them and make them used to water when they are very small.
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Several years ago, I went swimming at a hot springs pool. There was a...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-25-2007, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,293
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-25-2007, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 2,485
Re: Ride With The Taser
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Yo, borderline? Cop tells him to put his hands up and turn around, and he reaches into his pockets. The only excuse for this is to not speak any English (and that usually won't be a...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-25-2007, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 214
Views: 5,351
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Forum: Computer Technical Help
11-24-2007, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 462
Re: Wireless woes
It could be MTU or RWIN settings. Those can cause problems on some networks.
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-24-2007, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,293
Re: why do cats hate water so much?
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Cats hate water because they're scared by their own reflection.
There may be other reasons too but this is certainly one of them.
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No. If you show a mirror to a young...
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