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    Help Me! Win 98 CD Disaster - Win XP OS Not Booting

    Hello WARLORDTF, most likely the Windows 98 changed the master boot record(MBR) on the hard drive. This is the place on the hard drive where the BIOS assumes is the starting point. In the MRB would normally be a boot loader to point your computer to the OS you use. To fix this for windows XP...
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    Life in Universe, statistical point of view

    Though this is slightly off-topic I find it interesting that the four most commonly used elements found in living things are also four of the most common reactive elements in the Universe. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHON" [Broken] So I think there is definitely life out there too.
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    Can Humans Really Have Superhuman Strength?

    :smile: GleefulNihilism has said what I was going to say. I could not find the original article I read but here is pretty much the same idea (Sorry about the messy url, stupid system won't let me link it normally, add www before the newscientist). REMOVEMEnewscientist.comREMOVEME...
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    News Surveillance Works: How Do You Feel About It Now?

    Mass surveillance - Not Needed Not really sure what the thread is about, simply because serveillance is obviously needed. Mass surveillance is a different matter, this page has some interesting points. http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2006/08/legal-surveillance-not-illegal.html" [Broken]...
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    What caused the strobe effect on the raindrops during the thunderstorm?

    Maybe there is a slight strobe like effect from the incandescent lights due to the alternating current of the power source? "[URL [Broken] ]http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00Bh5c&tag= [Broken] This page seems to support this hypothesis.
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    Where does energy come from?

    As to this question, zoobyshoe answer is correct regarding this situation as well. Here the energy is added to the system when you move the electron closer to the other electron. Once you let go of one of them then the potential energy of the electron given to it by moving it closer is released...
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    A-Level Physics: Explaining Resistance to a 15-Year-Old

    Hi Lokolo, I took A level physics about 10 years ago(blimey I am old). From what I remember, much may have changed in 10 years including my memory, I did quite like it. There were quite a lot of equations to learn, but they were all quite simple. For instance R = ρl/A R = Resistance in...
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    Can an A/C system be designed to effectively use waste heat for other purposes?

    Heating batch water This discussion remains me of a demostration I saw on TV. I think it was the http://www.open2.net/scienceshack/tvsumm_intro.htm . They showed how by using a fridge(heat pump) and river water, a bath full of water could be heated for less energy then by directly heating the...
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    How Long Does it Take to Digest Red Meat?

    Hello, A question has been bothering me for some time. But when somebody proclaimed "red meat takes weeks to digest", I have to find out. Every so often I hear this said and I can't believe its true. I can see how protein and fat take longer to digest then most carbohydrate. I tried to look...
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    Can Computers Create Chaos? Exploring the Role of Determinism in Disorder

    Computers and Random Numbers The answer to the question, can computers create random numbers? Of course depends on the inputs to create the numbers. If no input(ie a pseudo random number generator) then no*. If the input is random then yes. Intel therefore have created the Intel Random Number...
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    Music Exploring Alternative and Rock Music: My Personal Preferences

    I've been cloned What I was going to say Dissident Dan has said almost exactly the same. Scary. Nothing for me beats the power of Metal. Good classical music comes a close second. Rock on my friends.
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    News Can Baghdad be taken quickly by the coalition forces?

    I would go for about three weeks. In the previous three weeks, things have gone well for the 'Coalition', now they have their hardest part. In three weeks time I will look back to see how wrong I was.
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    Understanding the Causes of Vibrations in Systems

    If you imagine that the electromagnetic force between atoms are springs. Through the life time of these interacting atoms, they will be jostled by a whole host of things. For example infra red energy will interact with the electromagnetic field of the electons in the atom/molecule. Imparting...
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    Consciousness and Intelligence

    My understanding of intelligence comes from a computer science background. My masters project was about computers analyzing and classifying images in a way that would try to match human perception. From my musings at the time I came to the conclusion that to be intelligent you need to be able to...
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    News Saddam can not win in a military confrontation

    Hello to this sparkling and clean forum. When I heard the ultimatum against Saddam and his sons on Monday, the first thought that went through my mind was. "Bush has given an ultimatum that he knows won't be fufilled, therefore he has an excuse to go to war". As heumpje mentions very few...
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