# talk

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## [Heart Warming Elephant Story](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/heart-warming-elephant-story/194994)

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**Author:** [@fester8542](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fester8542)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/heart-warming-elephant-story/194994 "2006-07-27T17:55:33Z")

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:love: In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from college. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distre…

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## [Sick in the summer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sick-in-the-summer/194989)

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**Author:** [@Digitalosophy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Digitalosophy)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sick-in-the-summer/194989 "2006-07-27T17:26:36Z")

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Yea this is so lame. I have a real nasty cold and its 93 degrees out. I just find it so annoying that I am this sick in the middle of the summer.

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## [They're BAck!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/theyre-back/194983)

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**Author:** [@wo1olf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wo1olf)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/theyre-back/194983 "2006-07-27T16:40:04Z")

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& in 3D this time... http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/teenagemutantninjaturtles/tmnt\_large.html the motion looks pretty good.. i hope it's not just the best part of the movie in the trailer (don't know if po…

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## [Rookie Boards or Pro Boards?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rookie-boards-or-pro-boards/194981)

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**Author:** [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rookie-boards-or-pro-boards/194981 "2006-07-27T16:25:06Z")

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If I was getting a skateboard & was new to it but rode them in my lifetime, what would you recommend? Rookie boards are ugly but wouldnt a pro board be better to get?

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## [Who plays guitar?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/who-plays-guitar/194979)

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**Author:** [@theHollow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theHollow)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/who-plays-guitar/194979 "2006-07-27T16:08:00Z")

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It seems everyone these days likes to think they play guitar. How many of you do, and how long have you been playing? I've playing since I was 7, so around 14 years.

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## [Email Verification (without regex)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-verification-without-regex/194973)

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**Author:** [@icio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/icio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-verification-without-regex/194973 "2006-07-27T15:35:58Z")

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I had need for an email verification script that worked without regex. I came across a script on the internet and then modified it a little. If you could please test the script out and check that it returns OK as it sh…

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## [Do You Like Big Brother?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-you-like-big-brother/194970)

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**Author:** [@chrisclick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chrisclick)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-you-like-big-brother/194970 "2006-07-27T15:23:38Z")

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Hello People, Just a poll to see how many people achually LIKE Big Brother. And the people who dont like Big Brother.

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## [Email Validation (w/o regexp)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-validation-w-o-regexp/194967)

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**Author:** [@icio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/icio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-validation-w-o-regexp/194967 "2006-07-27T15:18:31Z")

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I'm needing an email validation algorithm that works without regexp (for use with flash versions \< 8, etc..) and I came across a script that I adapted a little. Here is the script in JavaScript. Mainly what I'm looking…

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## [Kodak Easyshare Z612](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kodak-easyshare-z612/194963)

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**Author:** [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kodak-easyshare-z612/194963 "2006-07-27T14:53:45Z")

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At first the name put me off (Easyshare sounds like it's meant for the super-lowend consumer), but I think I really want it now. http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=7382&pq-locale=en\_US Has anybody t…

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## [YANUSH(yet another new member saying hi!)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/yanush-yet-another-new-member-saying-hi/194962)

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**Author:** [@phaedrus\_cg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phaedrus_cg)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/yanush-yet-another-new-member-saying-hi/194962 "2006-07-27T14:50:05Z")

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hi guys, looks like a great forum, hope you dont mind the occasional stupid question. Looking forward to getting to know you all better. I might not be posting much but I'll be trying to learn as much as I can from you. …

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## [New Band Site - www.wesleycox.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-band-site-www-wesleycox-com/194954)

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**Author:** [@rkdesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rkdesign)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-band-site-www-wesleycox-com/194954 "2006-07-27T13:42:39Z")

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http://www.wesleycox.com Here is another site we launched recently. Again, nothing special, but it helping the sales of their debut album and bring new faces to their Texas shows. Let me know what you think.

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## [New Band Site - www.noonerrock.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-band-site-www-noonerrock-com/194953)

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**Author:** [@rkdesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rkdesign)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-band-site-www-noonerrock-com/194953 "2006-07-27T13:41:59Z")

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http://www.noonerrock.com Hey everybody! We launched this site not too long ago. It's not that much, but is keeping a steady stream of unique visitors to the site from across the country (along their tour path) Let m…

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## [Street Wars!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/street-wars/194949)

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**Author:** [@williby27](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/williby27)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/street-wars/194949 "2006-07-27T13:07:27Z")

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I dont know if this has been posted yet, but a friend showed me this site the other day. If only i was in london and i could be in the next event! It looks awesome http://www.streetwars.ca/ enjoy

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## [Mini Cooper - Ave a word!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mini-cooper-ave-a-word/194944)

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**Author:** [@lewi\_p](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lewi_p)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mini-cooper-ave-a-word/194944 "2006-07-27T11:50:23Z")

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This is really sweet! If you click "Dish The Dirt" you can personalise a message to your mate where you can put his name, location, if he's single etc etc and it sends a video message to him. Very Kool!!! http://ww…

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## [60+ processes when I start my laptop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/60-processes-when-i-start-my-laptop/194939)

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**Author:** [@theflash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theflash)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/60-processes-when-i-start-my-laptop/194939 "2006-07-27T11:01:34Z")

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Well I have many softwares installed but most of them are set to \*not \*run at the start up. But when my Toshiba laptop starts up, it takes long to display taskbar after I see the desktop. When I see in TM, it shows 60+…

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## [IE slow after installing Norton](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-slow-after-installing-norton/194917)

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**Author:** [@kdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kdd)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-slow-after-installing-norton/194917 "2006-07-27T06:45:32Z")

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Well, I installed norton anti-virus stuff a couple days ago, until that time, IE worked alright. now it takes a very long time to load basically any page. today, even google took a very long time. i've this google toolba…

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## [250 Free Songs on iTunes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/250-free-songs-on-itunes/194915)

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**Author:** [@Yeldarb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yeldarb)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/250-free-songs-on-itunes/194915 "2006-07-27T06:17:18Z")

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Just thought I'd spread the word to you guys in case you haven't heard. Apple is doing a promo with Facebook for 25 free songs a week for 10 weeks. The songs are predetermined by Apple (so you don't get to pick) but fr…

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## [Searching for some stuff - need ur help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searching-for-some-stuff-need-ur-help/194914)

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**Author:** [@akulion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/akulion)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searching-for-some-stuff-need-ur-help/194914 "2006-07-27T05:55:47Z")

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hi does anyone know of any flash poll or rss news readers which I can get for free? i have some examples here which are pretty cool but they arent free and are remotely hosted even after paying so u end up paying mon…

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## [Dreamweaver display bug?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dreamweaver-display-bug/194912)

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**Author:** [@ya3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ya3)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dreamweaver-display-bug/194912 "2006-07-27T05:38:15Z")

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Whenever a panel in the interface becomes inactive (greyed out), the GUI lags for a second while it re-draws the greyed out panel. For example, if I'm working on an HTML document, the Properties panel is active. When I s…

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## [Wireless Mighty Mouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wireless-mighty-mouse/194909)

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**Author:** [@hl1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hl1)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wireless-mighty-mouse/194909 "2006-07-27T05:07:15Z")

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http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/

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## [Man, if I had a dollar for every email I get like this](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/man-if-i-had-a-dollar-for-every-email-i-get-like-this/194907)

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**Author:** [@rhamej](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rhamej)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/man-if-i-had-a-dollar-for-every-email-i-get-like-this/194907 "2006-07-27T04:27:47Z")

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:sigh: Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 10:09 PM Subject: Web Site Contact Form This message was sent from: Chris XXXXX This senders email is: chris@XXXXX.info This web url is: http://www.xxxx.com This senders mess…

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## [CD Logo](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cd-logo/194898)

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**Author:** [@CriTiCeRz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CriTiCeRz)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cd-logo/194898 "2006-07-27T00:54:36Z")

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Hey guys, remember back then... yes. It sucked. Hopefully this one is better. \[smile\] Tell me what you think. Give me some good critique. \[wink\] \[whisper\]Sorry for the size of the second pic, forgot to cut. :)\[/whisper\] \[…

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## [Possible Logo](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-logo/194895)

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**Author:** [@McGuffin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/McGuffin)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-logo/194895 "2006-07-27T00:12:28Z")

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Playing around, been thinking about "SayWhatMedia" for the name of my portfolio, so I decided to make a logo for it: \[image\] Take 'er easy, it's my first logo ever \[stuck\_out\_tongue\]

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## [MDM Designer vs. Developer Contest](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mdm-designer-vs-developer-contest/194885)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2006, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mdm-designer-vs-developer-contest/194885 "2006-07-26T22:36:22Z")

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\[COLOR=black\] \[/COLOR\]\[SIZE=2\]\[COLOR=black\]MDM launch Designer Vs Developer Contest\[/COLOR\]\[/SIZE\]\*\*\*\*\[SIZE=2\]\[COLOR=black\]\[/COLOR\]\[/SIZE\] \[SIZE=2\]\[COLOR=black\]To celebrate their Fourth Birthday, MDM today launched a …

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## [Congress Hot Topic](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/congress-hot-topic/194884)

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**Author:** [@antizip](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/antizip)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/congress-hot-topic/194884 "2006-07-26T22:35:59Z")

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Lots of the big wigs decide on these things for us ... i found the CNBC Poll http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/cnbctv/promos/p152188.asp the current results are surprising to say the least

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## [Wildform Releases WildPresenter 2.2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wildform-releases-wildpresenter-2-2/194883)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wildform-releases-wildpresenter-2-2/194883 "2006-07-26T22:35:02Z")

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July 17, 2006 – Los Angeles, CA –Wildform, Inc. today announced the release of a significant update to its WildPresenter Flash presentation software. The key elements of the WildPresenter 2.2 update are: \[LIST\] \[\]Impr…

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## [Thanks everyone](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thanks-everyone/194870)

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**Author:** [@imagebysp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imagebysp)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thanks-everyone/194870 "2006-07-26T21:16:02Z")

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This is my first flash work, content is xml driven and without all the tutorials and generous forum help I would never have got it done. Thanks everyone. www.imagebysp.com

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## [What is Firefox Safe Mode?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-firefox-safe-mode/194868)

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**Author:** [@Seb\_Hughes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Seb_Hughes)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-firefox-safe-mode/194868 "2006-07-26T20:54:05Z")

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What exactly is firefox safe mode?

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## [Love Sac](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/love-sac/194857)

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**Author:** [@simplistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simplistik)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/love-sac/194857 "2006-07-26T18:34:41Z")

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I can only imagine what some of you thought this thread was really about :evil: But have any of you ever sat in one of these bad boys: http://www.lovesac.com Sat in one not to long ago and they're killer, thinkin abo…

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## [Tablet PC vs Tablet](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tablet-pc-vs-tablet/194856)

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**Author:** [@Counterproductive](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Counterproductive)\
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**Last updated:** [July 26, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tablet-pc-vs-tablet/194856 "2006-07-26T18:31:41Z")

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I was wondering if any designers here had any experience with a tablet PC. Does any one know if I can draw and digitally paint with a tablet PC as I would with a regular tablet (wacom). I would assume so but I don't know…

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