Recent content by rewebster

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    Central Air Repair: Help Needed for 4th of July Heat!

    a new circuit breaker runs $5-$10------but if you've never worked with household wiring... you need two for the air cond. (runs on 220 usually)
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    What Are Some Tips for Successful Gardening?

    that doesn't have anything to do with mushrooms and cheese, right?
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    Ready to Celebrate Independence Day?

    happy birthday to u s a happy birthday to u
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    Undergrad A science project about Antigravity

    A 'gravity' science project probably would be easier...
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    Central Air Repair: Help Needed for 4th of July Heat!

    have you checked the furnace filter yet, as edward suggested?
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    Can I make a living playing poker with my current plan?

    Here's another thing to think about: 1) How many actual times have you played poker for cash? (no estimating-keep track) 2) Of those times, how many times have you made 100-150? (have a separate fund, are you over all in the red or black) 3) How many times have you lost money?
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    What does exactly constitute plagiarism?

    An 'idea' cannot be patented. The product of an idea can be. If the product of the original idea from the original paper is over a year old and the originator of the product from the original paper hasn't filed for a patent (if there is a product described), then it is of the public domain...
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    Digital Cameras: Recording Progress on Drawing in One Day

    why not ? gushing is a natural process... how about a portrait in color?
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    What Is Circular Reasoning and Why Is It Problematic?

    Do you think its more wave-like than circular?
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    Why do conventional trucks dominate the US?

    A lot of truckers just own their truck and not the trailer. But I think the main reason in the US is that its easier to transfer the trailer part and its load, rather than moving the contents out of the trailer to another trailer if the load is of a certain nature. The trailer or tanker may...
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    Digital Cameras: Recording Progress on Drawing in One Day

    nice---its like a cross section of a Munch and a geode/agate at the same time
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    Is Math the Ultimate Mind Distraction?

    did everyone else in the commune have bunk beds except her?
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    Losing the copyright when publishing a research article?

    Sounds GREAT! would you assign all copyrights over to me for $1?
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    Theoretical Physics (and Math) genius cult

    I think its starts out early in life. When you're young, say 5 to 10 years old, if you show any 'signs' of being smart, teachers (and the school) put you in the more advanced classes with the more advances students--the most common of the more advanced classes is math. Its half meant to...
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    Graduate I want to become an astrophysicist. But no one cares about what I do

    ...the big picture... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Sds7hTlaNaM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed...