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I'm Jeremiah Hoyet, I'm an 19 year community college student.

Lots of my interests lay within the realm of technology and computers. I enjoy computer hardware and gaming the most.

If you're interested in computer hardware, I have started tagging all the hardware-related submissions as Hardware Review. Click the link to check out the Tag-channel.

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Feel free to site mail me with questions or concerns! If you'd like more direct means of contact, try catching me on AIM: Trendydark is my screen name.

| Member Since: August 3, 2006

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'Dark Knight' Sets Opening Weekend Box Office Record

Movies – A Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" has taken in $155.34 million to top "Spider-Man 3" for best opening weekend ever at the box office.

View Story Discuss (16) (cnn.com) 4 days ago by TimALoftis

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Clicking and noisy hard drives explained

Gadgets & Tech – What does it mean for a hard drive to be making clicking sounds ??

View Story Discuss (1) (xytron.co.uk) 14 days ago by GiorgosK

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Doctors warned VA about Chantix in 2007 - VA did nothing

Do No Evil – Doctors began raising red flags last year about whether the drug Chantix was causing severe psychotic episodes among veterans, prompting a quiet investigation last fall but no warning for the veterans prescribed the medication. Meanwhile, more veterans were prescribed the drug, including some suffering PTSD who were enrolled in a medical experiment

View Story Discuss (23) (washingtontimes.com) 14 days ago by bubba2

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Study: Many dial-up users say broadband isn't worth cost

Gadgets & Tech – A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed Internet access.

View Story Discuss (1) (usatoday.com) 22 days ago by jeremytoday

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High gas prices threaten to shut down rural towns

Money – This community may be an extreme example of how rising gas prices are hitting rural Americans particularly hard, but people in small towns from Maine to Alaska are in a similar bind as those here.

View Story Discuss (63) (usatoday.com) 22 days ago by STONERS

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Report: US must have universal gigabit broadband by 2015

Gadgets & Tech – A new report from a DC telecom law firm claims, as many other recent reports have, that the US is falling behind when it comes to broadband deployment, and it says that aggressive action is needed to keep the country competitive.

View Story Discuss (1) (arstechnica.com) 29 days ago by TheAttacks

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White House Refused to Open Pollutants E-Mail

Politics – The White House in December refused to accept the Environmental Protection Agency's conclusion that greenhouse gases are pollutants that must be controlled, telling agency officials that an e-mail message containing the document would not be opened, senior E.P.A. officials said last week.

View Story Discuss (43) (nytimes.com) 29 days ago by Beau7890

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Should Apple Let PC Users Run Mac OS?

Gadgets & Tech – Imagine what Apple could do if it embraced PC hardware.

View Story Discuss (1) (pcmag.com) 29 days ago by TheAttacks

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How Multi-touch Screens Could Change The Way We Interact With Computers

Gadgets & Tech – The iPhone and even wilder interfaces could improve collaboration without a mouse or keyboard.

View Story Discuss (1) (sciam.com) 36 days ago by TheAttacks

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Trial halted over judge's website

News – An obscenity trial in the US has been suspended after the judge overseeing it acknowledged that his own website featured sexually explicit images.

View Story Discuss (4) (news.bbc.co.uk) 42 days ago by SunnyDays

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Government unveils world's fastest computer

Gadgets & Tech – Scientists unveiled the world's fastest supercomputer on Monday, a $100 million machine that for the first time has performed 1,000 trillion calculations per second in a sustained exercise.

View Story Discuss (3) (cnn.com) 45 days ago by TheAttacks

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Britannica to cautiously try harnessing users for content

Books – After engaging in some high-profile spats with Wikipedia over the accuracy of content, The Encyclopedia Britannica is going to experiment with user-contributed content. That content, however, will be kept on a short leash by Britannica's editors and contributors.

View Story Discuss (1) (arstechnica.com) 45 days ago by cmetzger4

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18 Films That Will Send You to Hell

Movies – Any old film can present you with a hellish scenario, but it's the rare film that actually takes you to hell itself. If you'd like to go to hell, and live to tell the tale, here are a few movies that will be more than happy to take you there.

View Story Discuss (23) (theplugg.com) 45 days ago by ind06

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Apartment for Rent - when Is It Better to Rent Instead of Buy?

Real Estate – There are many situations when renting is a much better financial choice than purchasing a home. Renting luxury apartments offers an alternative to long commutes, constant maintenance and a fixed residence. It is a great choice for those who want flexibility, mobility, easy care and a freer life.

View Story Discuss (4) (gerizimbp.org) 46 days ago by grungeplunge

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