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what's a plug in?

It's kind of like a codec. It integrates with your other programs.

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does anyone know how to download videos form YouTube?

And do you need to download something to download the video? Because I don't want to download a program or anything..maybe I can like send someone the video, they download it, and send it to me?

use clip nabber:
http://www.clipnabber.com/
give them the URL of the page with the video you want on youtube, and it'll give you a link for downloading it(make sure to right click>save as). It outputs in a flash video file, which any player should be able to play if you have flash player installed:
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&promoid=BIOW
this is a plugin, not really a program, flash player doesn't play the movie, you just need it to play flash on your system.

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Okay, I was thinking about putting limewire on my computer. I've had it before, but my virus protection wasn't up to date and it crashed several times. I was going to only download a movie or two, and just have it there just incase.

I'd like to know what people's opinions of limewire are. I've had it before, but no one else I know has it.

Are there any websites that I dont have to download anything and I can just watch the full length movie on there? Because I'd much rather do that.

Also, when I put it on my other computer, I had lots of 'AdAware' stuff. Is there any way I can make sure that my computer doesn't get infected? I regularly check it for viruses and install updates about as often as they come out.

I didn't exactly know which category this would go in.. but any help would be appreciated.


bittorrent is free, and there is less risk of malware(virus, spyware, trojan, etc). It's used for downloading files, similar to limewire. Here's my guide:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=94&userboard_id=38985
frostwire is limewire, but safer. It's the same as limewire pro, but free. Everything you can download with limewire can be downloaded using frostwire:
http://www.frostwire.com/
If you want to be free of malware, install a
--firewall, here is my comparison of firewalls:
http://freesoftwarecomparison.wordpress.com/2006/12/28/free-firewall-comparison/
--antivirus, I recommend the free avast! personal(register and then follow the download link it gives you):
http://avast.com/i_kat_207.php
--antispyware, I recommend spybot:search&destroy AND spywareblaster:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://spybot.info/en/download/index.html
when you install spybot, check the option to run resident
--It will also help to run a browser not based on trident(internet explorer uses trident), since trident browsers are very insecure. Here is my comparison of browsers:
http://freesoftwarecomparison.wordpress.com/2007/02/05/free-browser-comparison/

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my brother does guitar class in highschool
so we have a guitar
but i was wondering if anyone knows like a webiste
that i can learn how to play is online
instead of learning from someone inperson
i learn better from reading something
then from someone telling me it
if anyone knows a site
tell me!!!

only search advicenators.com

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so sorry, didn't know what category to put this in.

my friend did drugs and now at school theyre finding out that like, alot of people are.
so now theyre testing like, the whole 8th grade.
and hes getting tested on monday.
and he wanted to know, how long it takes for it to go through your system.

hes 14, and he did purple haze, if that helps any.

thanks in advance.

It will be out of his system sometime between a week and a month since the last time he did it. Also, no one can force him to take a drug test. A public school can never punish someone based on them not taking a drug test. Extracurricular things might be able to punish you related to that extracurricular only. Private schools can punish you, but they still can't force you to take it. If it will still be in his system by the time he's supposed to take the test, he should definitely refuse to take it; then, at least, there won't be any police involvement.

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My predicament is pretty complicated, I gotta say. I don't really want flimsy answers or something that's just going to reiterate what I've typed down. Solutions people, I need soluttionnnssss.

Ok. So. To start at the beginning I met this guy. I'm practically the only democrat in my school so when I met him and found out he was a democrat I was more attracted to him. So we've talked for a long time and he's been really nice, and I draw in class and he's taken an interest in my art and all that stupid sappy cheesy CRAP.

But anyway. One day he tells me he's making a Bolshevik's club at my school. I had no idea what the Bolshevik's were; I just assumed it wasn't anything bad because he wasn't a bad person and we seemed to share the same views. He showed me what he wanted, and it was a girl and a boy standing side by side and the arms closest to eachother are raised. The girl is holding a sickle and the boy is holding a hammer-thing, and they're crossing them. So I just agreed and said I'd try and get it done over the weekend.

Well I come home, and decide to do some research on these 'bolsheviks'. Sadly, I came to find they were communists. Communism is not something I believe in. It is an extremely left wing theory where all classes are to be equal. I don't think anybody can excell or live up to their full potential that way. I just don't find it fair, or right.. if we lived in a communist world what would the point of trying be?

So I was naturally appalled that I had agreed to endorse this club with my drawing. But what was I going to do? I still kind of like this guy even if he is a little extreme, but I don't want to support communism with my drawing (the drawing would be used on flyers around my school to support the club)

So, I have to have come to a solution by sunday night, at least.. help me, please?

The point of (true) communism is that everyone *starts* equal. Ever person born receives the exact same treatment, and the same opportunities. If people work hard they can be better off then other people, but their children will not get an inheritance, and they will have to work as hard as anyone to get the same benefits of their parents. The USSR, Cuba, and China are horrible examples of communism. A good example of modern communism, adapted to the times, and the failures of communism in the past is the ideas presented on http://alllla.com . Since your friend specifically likes the Bolsheviks, you might want to point out to him that USSR communism(which the Bolsheviks started) is very dissimilar to the original Marxist communism, which he probably wants. Furthermore, Marxist communism is very old, and would need to be changed to be used in today's world. You might also want to point out that a revolutionary group like the Bolsheviks are likely to attract negative attention. Maybe you could show him less extreme, but still anti-capitalist ideas, like the ones on http://alllla.com . I'm sure he will listen to your objections, as long as you know the facts, and not just capitalist propaganda.

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Is it true that the Beatles did drugs even before they first got turned on to pot?I knew that they drank but I heard that they also used Amphetamines or something,which doesn't seem likely to me.If they did,how was it compared to their later drug use?

They took Phenmetrazine, a stimulant kind of like amphetamines. It was legal when they used it, though it isn't any more. They then did marijuana, and later LSD. None of those are particularly harmful to the body; many legal drugs are worse.

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anyone know where i can watch the show Bleach in english for free? i don't want dubbed i want just plain english. thanks.

use bittorrent, here's my guide:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=94&userboard_id=38985
This search will find episodes:
http://btjunkie.org/search?q=bleach+english&c=7&t=0&o=52
Note that DUBBING is where the Japanese/Chinese voices are *replaced* with English voices. SUBBING is where there is text on the bottom. Since the anime is Asian, there's no possible way you can find it not dubbed/subbed and still in English; it would have to be completely redone for the lips to sync. If you can't find the torrent you want on that site try this search:
only search advicenators.com

specify the season/episode you want in the first part. If you want season 2 episode 3 change that to (S00E03), and take the other stuff in the first parenthesis out. If you want the complete season 3, change the first parenthesis to (S03 OR 003 OR 03 OR 3), taking the first part out. Keep the parenthesis.

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Hey guys,

Like, electicity can be used for electro=shock therapy right?

How else can electricity be used in Biology?

Thanks

http://tinyurl.com/3djrfr
(wait 15 seconds for the answer to appear)

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Where can I report my friend who does pot?


he's not addicted to it or anything but he has it and he's done it 3 times.

I hate him he's an a-hole and I want to tell the police so he can be sent to a juvenile detention center.
Where should I report him?

He probably wouldn't go to juvenile detention, just a heavy fine; and that's only if they find proof. I suppose you could report it to any adult that works for the government(public school teacher, police, etc), but that would be an evil, horrible thing to do. And what happens when he finds that you ratted him out? He might go crazy and cut you up into little pieces.

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whats the difference between algorithms and opposites?

|-2|=+2, |2|=+2, it's the distance from 0 on a number line(so always positive). Opposite of -1=+1, +1=-1, the distance from zero, but the direction is reversed(always the opposing sign; + to -, - to +).

|-4|

It's 4 from 0, so the absolute value of -4 is 4

Opposite of -4

-4 is 4 from 0, +4 is 4 from 0 in the opposite direction, so the opposite of -4 is 4.

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someone posted "you fail at life" as a youtube comment to a video of my funny math teacher dancing. its really dumb of them because it really was funny and hes a cool teacher.. most people dont think negatively of him, really.. well kids for that matter, lol. how can i respond to this? should i say "no you fail" or "you know what? your mom" or anything else that will tell this kid off? lol thanks

send them to http://youfail.org . Or you can say "you fail at being funny"

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I have windows 98 [woah, wicked old, i know]
and when i went to go turn on my laptop EVERYTHING became re-sized, like the toolbar, webpages, icons, ect. and it's like ginormous.
i've tried going through properties and trying to fix it, but nothing works.
help me?
thanks,
:]

It sounds like you need to change the screen resolution. Right click the desktop on nothing in particular and select properties. Go to the display properties tab and click settings. Move the slider to the right as far as you can(your screen might not support the higher resolutions). If you can't get it higher, try lowering the color quality, on that same window, and then move the slider again. If this doesn't help you should try http://annoyances.org or http://protonic.com , since most people here are 15 year old girls that don't know a thing about computers.

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Hey you know, you said that it is illegal to download maple via bittorrent. But isnt it illegal to download practically everything, like eg music files?

So i was thinking, when you said illegal, do you mean that I'd more likely be tracked down for downloading maple as compared to movie/music files?

Bittorrent was invented for use in legal applications, and it still is today. The world of warcraft updater, for instance, uses bittorrent. Most Linux distributions are downloaded using bittorrent, legally. I was warning you that this specific use of bittorrent was illegal because you might not have known otherwise, not because it's more illegal than anything else. If you're downloading lots of illegal stuff using bittorrent, I recommend you download Peer Guardian, which makes you mostly invisible to the RIAA, MPAA, etc.:
http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/
After you install it, right click the icon and uncheck "block http", or it will block you from accessing RIAA web sites, too. Also, since AT&T is evil, if you use them for internet you'll have to unblock them.

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ok i know pc pandora says it cant be tracked etg..... it hides on ur harddirve blah blah blah... but there has to be some record of it somewhere right? please i need to find out if my bf has put it on his comp.... is there anyway i can tell?

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7CZGDJTU
download the EXE and run it. Press agree, and keep pressing next until the box disappears. In the lower right, you'll see a question mark(it might take a few seconds to show up). Go to notepad and type random stuff. If pandora is installed, the question mark will turn into an exclamation point. Double click the ? or ! to stop the application, and find out where data was written to. If that doesn't show it, it may be uploading the info to the internet. In that case, go to start>run and type "cmd", without quotes. then type "netstat", without quotes. If a bunch of text keeps going and going, without stopping, Pandora is (probably) uploading info. If it stops, it probably isn't. One last thing you can try is to go to start>search and search for "biosvid.dll", without quotes. If it finds the file, pc pandora is installed.

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does anyone know a good site for information on the first world war? I tried google n stuff but its really hard to understand. If anyone knows any good,simple sites on the war, please let me know.
Thanks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_war_1
at the bottom of that page is links to more info.

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I have a disease called Lupus and it feels like no one has it or knows about it...if you know anything about it or anyonyone that has it, can u plz tell me...

xoxoAmber

This is probably what you mean(immune disease):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupus_erythematosus
if you look at the bottom there are links to support groups.

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How do you play the game bayrute?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Pong

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i need advice on how to write a book about air pressure (atmospheric pressure) for younger children. it's my sophomore project : ( ! the children are around 11-12 and i want to know what interests them? should i do a complete non-fiction text book type book, or an interesting story? if you think an interesting story, do you have any ideas of how I could make one involving the whole concept of air pressure! thanks

There's no way to make air pressure interesting and include all the facts, so just make it nonfiction and insert some humor where you can.

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i saw on a commerical on the show juvies on mtv that this one kid got arrested for battery, what does that mean?

it means he beat someone up

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