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with something like an infrared camera how well could they see your body through trailer walls...i dont know if thats it but....

With a sensitive camera, they can see pretty clearly. However, it would be difficult for them to discern colors. Here's kind of how it would look to them:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cf/Ir_girl.png

With a weaker camera, you would just look like a smudge.

Please don't ask me any more of these questions. It sounds to me like you're imagining at least some of this, and it's hard to understand what you're saying.

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with one could they be outside of your trailer and see in..?

If the walls are thin enough and the camera is sensitive enough, yes.

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have you ever heard of someone caught trying to do an incubus hoax?

No, but I'm sure it's happened.

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is there any way some one could have a x-ray(legaly or illegaly) or something simillar just trying to figure out what they might have to see through my home when theres no windows and describe what im doing and wearing...

They could, but it wouldn't work. X-rays don't work like that.

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can you explain what an infrared camera does?

It sees things in the infrared spectrum of electromagnetic radiation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared

Infrared passes through stuff easier than visible light.

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Is it good for an officer to tell a person who has lists of dates and times where theres a strong possibility where a person or group stalked or followed in some way to not even ask or look at the dates...separate an adult woman..immediatly after a phone call was made......and suggest that the person should get mental help......?

some of these people have been impersonating them

I rejected these questions last time you asked them. I can't understand what you are saying, and I don't know much about the subject in any case.

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what are somethings that people might be able to look through to see through walls in your home...Is there anything like that around?

(This question asked directly to me)

A powerful infrared camera might be able to do that. The thicker the wall, the more difficult it would be.

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what are some things people can use to eavesdrop on portions of your home?


(This question asked directly to me)

Tiny microphones hidden in the home or highly sensitive microphones outside of the home.

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Is there a scientific explanation for an Incubus if so what is it and what have people done to try and fake it....? Or anything simillar

(This question asked directly to me)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubus_%28demon%29

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ok, im doing an argumentative [pro vs. con] paper for my AP class, and my topic is plastic surgery and basically the effects/should it be used to cosmetic reasons or just for medical disability? i'm pretty unclear on where i myself stand on the issue and i'd just like some more opinions.. do you think it should be an option for those who just want to "look better", or no, and why ?

People can do what they want. Doctors shouldn't be forced to perform plastic surgery, insurance companies shouldn't be forced to pay for it, and patients shouldn't be forced to do it or not do it.

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I put this as a public question and then i remembered you..
You know how you go to some people's websites and they have a link where you can make their page your homepage? How do I do this?
Peace
Thank you

Set advicenators as homepage

You need to change the URL(http:// advicenators.com in the example) and the link text(between > and

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one of my friends creates rly cool images using a paint program and i was wondering how i could learn to "manipulate pixels" to create images.


i'm not saying i think i could do it in a sec or anything.. but how could i start or learn more ??

Use paint.net:
http://getpaint.net
Paint.net is easy to use, but it can't do advanced image manipulation.

For more advanced stuff, use the GIMP:
http://gimp.org
They have a number of tutorials on their site.

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Ok, well I play this MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) and it I recently downloaded the update for it for better performance and stuff. Well after that I started to play the game again but it did something with my settings so it could reach the minimum requirements, clicked ok, but said something like my graphics card needs to be updated and/or computer doesn't have enough memory to run the game properly. Well at least I can still play but I just won't have good performance. So I'm wondering will uninstalling a couple of programs and deleting a couple of files help make room? Or do I need to get a graphics card? If so, which one should I get? I have a Windows XP.

Memory is the amount of RAM in your computer, not the amount of hard drive storage. See my article here for more info:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=759&userboard_id=38985
And my article here to make the most out of what you have:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=223&userboard_id=38985

Go to start, run. Type:
sysdm.cpl
The last line of text on the window that comes up will say something like:
"3.40GHz, 3.00GB of RAM"
Make sure these values meet the system requirements of the game. 1024MB=1GB, 1000MHz=1GHz. If it doesn't meet the requirements or it meets the requirements just barely, you might want to upgrade. RAM(the GB or MB value) is easy and cheap to upgrade. CPU(the GHz or MHz value) is very expensive and difficult to upgrade.

For you, I recommend an 8600GT-based graphics card; they're cheap, but they'll get the job done. This one would be good for you:
http://tinyurl.com/yo6bnb
Or this if cost is a big factor:
http://tinyurl.com/35bfsj


Make sure your computer has a spare PCI or AGP slot, and that it is the correct type. Not all graphics cards fit in all computers.

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what are some good photo editing softwares that i can download that wont give my computer viruses or anything

i mean a software that contains a lot. & is easy to work

Free for Windows:
Paint.net:
http://getpaint.net
The GIMP (also works on Mac):
http://gimp.org
Artweaver:
http://www.artweaver.de
Helicon:
http://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconfilter.html
Picasa (also works on Mac):
http://picasa.google.com/
Irfanview:
http://www.irfanview.com/
Photobie:
http://www.photobie.com/
Photoscape:
http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php
Photo Toolkit:
http://www.photo-toolkit.com/
Pixia:
http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/index.html
XnView:
http://www.xnview.com/

Free for Mac only:
Pixen:
http://opensword.org/pixen/
Seashore:
http://seashore.sourceforge.net/

Paint.net, Artweaver, the GIMP, Pixia, Pixen, and Seashore are designed primarily to *create new* artwork.

Helicon, Photobie, Photoscape, and Photo toolkit are designed to *edit existing* artwork and photos.

Picasa, Irfanview, and XnView are designed to *view* images. They only have limited editing capability.

I recommend Paint.net for general use, the GIMP for advanced use, Pixen for Mac, Pixia for creating art, Photoscape for editing pictures, and Irfanview for viewing images.

(Source: http://tinyurl.com/ya4jff )

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why does each website have a .com at the end of it? i know this sounds stupid but i am just curious.

Short answer: That's just how it is.

Long answer:

Whenever you go anywhere on the Internet, your computer is talking to another computer somewhere else in the world. That computer is identified by an Internet(IP) address, which looks like this: 72.14.207.99. Each address has different numbers, of course. Even YOUR computer has an IP address, and anyone in the world can talk to your computer by using it. Your computer probably doesn't have anything to say, though, so there wouldn't be any point.

72.14.207.99 is the IP address of Google. Enter it in the top URL bar in your browser. It will take you to Google. If you really wanted to, you could navigate the Internet using just IP addresses. But it would be difficult or impossible to remember all of those numbers. So the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers(ICANN) runs the Domain Name System. This allows you to use a domain name like google.com to get to sites, instead of using IP addresses.

When you type www.google.com into your URL bar, here's what happens:
-Your computer asks ICANN's root servers where "com" is. They give you com's IP address.
-Your computer asks .com where "google" is. They give you google's IP address.
-Your computer asks google.com where "www" is. They give you www's IP address.
-Your computer then uses www's IP address to talk to google and get the pages that you want.

So what actually happens when you type google.com into your browser is, through a series of steps, it is turned into a valid IP address.

.com, .net, .org, etc. are all called Top-Level Domains(TLDs) because they are the last(top) domain in a domain. Which TLDs are used is determined by ICANN. They control the main Domain Name System.

So when ICANN was laying out the plans for DNS, they decided to break the TLDs into categories. Com stands for commercial, and it's for businesses. Net stats for network, and it's for Internet-related sites. Org stands for organization, and it's for non-profit organizations. None of these categories are enforced, so a commercial organization is welcome to use .com, .net, or .org. There are other, less used TLDs like .pro[fessional] and .edu[cation] that *are* enforced.

ICANN doesn't directly control any of the TLDs. They only control the root servers which tell people who owns the TLDs. Verisign owns .com and .net, Afilias owns .org. And these companies spread their control over many registrars. You buy domains like google.com and advicenators.com from these registrars. It usually costs about $10/year.

ICANN only runs one Domain Name System of a few dozen. It's possible for you to use any Domain Name System that you like. These alternative DNSs have different TLDs, and in some you can even buy your own. But you would only be accessible to people who use that specific DNS, and most use the official ICANN DNS.

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I was wondering if there are any other places where I can download music for free (something like Limewire) that doesn't put viruses or spyware or anything on my computer! Thank you so much!

Limewire doesn't put viruses on your computer. You download the viruses because you aren't careful. Read my guide here:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=645&userboard_id=38985

If you're not careful, there is nowhere you can download music without the risk of viruses. If you are careful, you can download from anywhere.

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how or which website would have the title track the serpentine offering by dimmu borgir for downloading for free?

You can download the music video from their official site here:
http://dimmu-borgir.com/video/the-serpentine-offering.mpg

Audio quality is acceptable, and it's nearly identical to the album version.

Ask me another question if you'd like me to rip the audio out of the video for you.

If you want the high-quality album version, use Shareaza:
http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/
Shareaza is similar to limewire. Using it to download the serpentine offering may be illegal, depending on your country's laws.

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I'm pretty sure that I screwed up my keyboard. I had held down the shift key on accident, thinking it was enter, and it did the sticky keys thing. I cancelled that out, but my keyboard is still acting screwy.
To use lower case letters, I have to have the capslock button on. To use upper case letters, I have to have it off. The shift key isn't working at all. It's impossible for me to use a period, commat, number, etc. because they are automatically acting as if I'm holding down the shift key.
I'm using the on-screen keyboard to type this (or whatever it's called).
Anyway, I figured since you're the computer genius, you may know how to fix this.

Any ideas are nice, and thank you in advance.
S_C

Oh, if this was confusing, basically, my keyboard is acting as if I'm holding down the shift key anytime I want to use a key. The sticky-keys function is no longer on. It's actually begining to work now, but it's been going back and forth if that makes any sense.

Go to start, run. Type:
access.cpl
(case doesn't matter)

Make sure everything there is unchecked. Press apply. Everything should now be back to normal.

You can click "settings" next to each section(StickyKeys, FilterKeys, ToggleKeys) and uncheck "use shortcut" to stop these from being activated with the key shortcuts.

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my laptop has very bad spy ware all because of the pop up adds and constantly clicking on them but not only does it have spy ware it also has viruses ...does anyone know of a free spy ware and virus remover good to remove bugs ? anything i could download off the internet ? without having to waste money on getting a spy ware and virus cd?

My guide:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=333&userboard_id=38985

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Lately, my computer has been REALLY slow. It takes like 45 seconds for Mozilla Firefox to open after i click it and when i click on minimized windows it will take a while for them to open too. Its getting ridiculous. I use cleaners such as Norton and CCleaner to cler my cookies and check for other problems, but it still operates so slowly! I do have Limewire on my computer, but it has NEVER caused a problem before and I've had it for like 2 years. Could a porn sight be causing it? I've been to youporn.com more than a couple times. What else can i do and what could be causing this?

Follow my guide here:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=223&userboard_id=38985

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