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What happened to the
Mccrary twin (of the Guinness world's fattest twins who ride the bikes together) in the Niagara Falls mini-bike accident? He died there, but I'm unable to find anything about how, what or why. Was he trying to jump the falls in a minibike?
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at 9:54 PM on May 23, 2008
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How is it possible to detect arsenic in soil from a satellite?
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at 10:50 AM on May 15, 2008
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Based on calories alone and ignoring any other nutritional deficiencies, could I gain weight off of drinking just soda and nothing else?
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at 10:57 AM on March 15, 2008
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For database usage, is it better to store data in XML or serialized format? In particular, PHP serialization.
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at 3:35 PM on January 18, 2008
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How do I stop paper junk mail? Is there an equivalent of the government Do Not Call List for regular mail?
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at 9:05 PM on November 14, 2007
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How important is load balancing versus server power for high volume page serving? That is, is it better to have a really robust server, or two load balanced semi-robust servers? Or is load balancing just a precautionary measure in case of hardware failure, and doesn't significantly affect server response otherwise?
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at 8:47 AM on September 24, 2007
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How effective are government regulations for environmental concerns? Or do corporations just find loopholes around bureaucratic laws anyhow?
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at 8:09 AM on September 7, 2007
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This
LCD Soundsystem song, "All My Friends", sounds similar to a Krautrock song that I've heard in the past, but I can't seem to pinpoint it. Anybody know which one? Possibly something by Kluster/Eno?
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at 11:54 AM on July 30, 2007
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Newsfilter: Murdoch Buys The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones
After some protests from editors about what sort of control News Corp. would have over the paper, a deal has been reached with the Bancroft family that runs the paper to sell for $5 billion. Murdoch gave up some demands for editorial control but still has the ability to hire and fire editors at will, making this the same sort of
fig leaf agreement he made with the Times of London.
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at 8:31 AM on July 6, 2007
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Was there a story a year or two back about Patriot Act/NSA/FBI surveillance in Las Vegas being used for extortion against a casino? I distinctly remember something about it but can't find anything.
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at 1:20 PM on May 17, 2007
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Is there a website for employers to discuss potential and past employees? I'd like to find out what previous employers have said about me.
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at 3:44 PM on May 1, 2007
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What are some good examples of successful, interesting urban parks? Particularly ones in higher crime areas.
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at 9:35 AM on March 18, 2007
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Are there videos of typical sitcoms that use canned laughter without the laugh track?
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at 10:46 AM on December 28, 2006
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Is there an online application that will take an HTML page with an external stylesheet and make the styles inline? e.g. style="color:#000000"
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at 11:56 AM on December 11, 2006
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What can I do with a large quantity of yellow clay?
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at 2:36 PM on November 19, 2006
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Trying to find the name of this 90s-2000s medieval-themed metal band that has a video where the lead singer walks around a castle singing and posing on the ramparts while the guitarists play solos.
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at 7:01 PM on November 6, 2006
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Who plays the music on the soundtrack to the movie
Godspeed you Black Emperor!, a documentary about japanese biker gangs? IMDB has no info and copies of the DVD I've seen have no info. It sounds like Japanese surf rock, but I don't have a clue as to who it possibly could be.
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at 8:08 PM on September 8, 2006
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This may be odd, but how do I stop from salivating as much? I don't mean in regards to seeing food, but in general. I find that I can breath easier when my mouth is dry, which may be something to do with how the esophagus works.
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at 9:37 AM on August 20, 2006
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How do I bypass router bridging on a Comcast cable modem?
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at 2:43 PM on July 31, 2006
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Is it possible to create a steam-based fake fire , like
the one seen here, at home using a steamer and lighting?
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at 5:45 PM on July 3, 2006
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Is it possible to get a non-PAL VCR plugged into a Mac Mini to show content from a PAL videotape? Or will I need a PAL VCR?
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at 3:50 PM on June 12, 2006
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Is there a Republican ex-Senator named Edwards? He was quoted at the end of yesterday's CSPAN Radio's weekend edition Sunday about Porter Goss affair.
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at 6:42 AM on May 8, 2006
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Is the state capitol spelled "capitol" or "capital"?
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at 6:38 AM on April 30, 2006
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Do compact inline water softeners
like this work?
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at 7:35 PM on February 25, 2006
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Why are mental institutions and psychiatric wards always painted stark white? It seems like that environment would only precipitate more insanity.
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at 2:33 PM on February 18, 2006
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Google Blocks Abu Ghraib Images
I went to Google Images to search for it. "Abu Ghraib" brought up only photos of the outside of the prison. Not a single photo from the scandal. Next I searched for "Lynndie England", not a single picture. Next I decided to look for "Charles Graner" her boyfriend who was also prominently features in the pictures, nothing.
See for yourself.
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at 9:20 PM on November 6, 2004
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Ahh, the Flat Tax.
The utopian vision of Steve Forbes,
Dick Armey, and anybody swimming in 1099-INT forms is now
a reality in Iraq (Wash. Post link). It
sounds ideal in a lot of ways; everybody pays a similar amount, people save lots of time, and IRS workers are put out of a job. But the
downsides are plenty; higher deficit, no write-offs for charitable donations, and more chances that people that earn their money through labor rather than stock trading will be left holding the bag.
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at 10:38 AM on March 17, 2004
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To say that
The Conqueror, the
Howard Hughes-backed film about Ghengis Kahn with John Wayne as the lead, is an awful film is somewhat of an understatement. Bad acting in the hot Nevada desert surrounded by radiation from the Yucca Flats lead to around 90 people getting cancer and 30 dying from it. They even shipped radioactive sand back to Hollywood for extra scenes.
Lost in La Mancha doesn't seem so bad in retrospect.
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at 7:02 PM on December 18, 2003
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Trickle Down Economics.
What with the neo-conservative movement in full swing behind Wolfowitz, the Bush administration is looking to take another cue from the Reagan years with the new tax cut for the rich. George H. Bush
called it "voodoo economics". Does TDE or "supply side" economics actually work?
Depends who you ask and how they take their statistics.
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at 10:32 AM on May 2, 2003
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Revoke the Oscar.
Should "Bowling For Columbine" be considered non-fiction if it manipulated scenes and knowingly left out key information? Would a new category be better, like say adjusted documentary or propaganda? Or is it
impossible to make a documentary without some point of view?
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at 11:04 AM on April 18, 2003
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Serial killer blog.
Well not really. More of a religious rant than true crime novel, but the case of the Son of Sam murders has been reviewed for the possibility of a second suspect. An article in
Fortean Times may have opened the floodgates, but I am unable to find an online source. Did anybody else see this story?
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at 11:17 PM on August 12, 2002
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