serial

Serial is an adjective that is commonly linked to a number of things.

Serial keys are a particular series of numbers and letters used to activate a piece of software and link it to the unique user who registered it.  These are designed to prevent software piracy by having unique serial keys linked to on particular copy of the software.  Hackers may find ways around it, but this type of copy protection has been prominent and fairly effective for many years.

A serial killer is someone who commits murder multiple times in a patient, deliberate fashion.  Their victims are seldom chosen at random and the crimes tend to fit a pattern that emerges over time to outsiders and authorities.

A serial port is a type of communications port on computers, largely replaced by universal serial bus (USB).  What makes serial ports unique is that data moves in and out of them in a linear fashion, one bit at a time, as opposed to parallel ports, which can receive and transmit data simultaneously.  With that in mind, serial ports were commonly used for input-only devices like mice, trackballs, and stylus pens.

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• Bank Robber Dresses As Woman; Got Idea From CSI

  
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• The Dose

  
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  ...........The Dose.-I already did a story on this song, but I’m including it today’s dose because of how awesome it is.  Yo Gotti is the truth.  He might just be the  new Gucci Mane.  Too bold of a statement?.“Women Lie, Men Lie”- Yo Gotti ft Lil WayneTo Preview Track Click Here.-Here is a Sean C [...]No ...
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• Hotdog 3

  
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  Waterblaster! shouted Roly. Three hundred, stainless steel tank, brand new. He put the box in the wash-house, pulled his hoodie up and ran. Painting for the cover of an unpublished book featuring paintings of the Napier earthquake. Reference Number: B-155-023
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• Watch Online Star Plus Bidaai 1st December 2009 Full Episode

  
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• XZIBIT, B-REAL, & YOUNG DE (SERIAL KILLAZ) - BODY BAGS

  
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  West coast heavyweights Xzibit and B Real come together with up and comer Young De to form the group SERIAL KILLAZ. We brought you the video trailer yesterday, now check out the first official leak for the track Body Bags . Look for more from the Serial Killaz in the next few months! - Drew
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• Climategate: Brainwashing is family fun for kids and adults!

  
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• Have a Hassle-Free Breakfast with Serial Cereals

  
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  I hate walking through the cereal aisle at the grocery store with my kids because they always beg to buy the sugariest, bad-for-them cereals! How can they resist with the cartoon animals on the front of the package and sometimes a prize inside? I’ve got a new solution now for avoiding that trip down the cereal ...
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• Windows 7 Loader/Vista Slic Loader 2.1(x86 and x64) by omdhar

  
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  Windows 7 Loader/Vista Slic Loader 2.1(x86 and x64) by omdhar | 5.03 MB Update Vista7 Slic Ldr 2.1 * New MSI 7Prem added. * Corrected detection of key in server 2008 Enterprise. * More. MD5...: 458cb902c5f4f459abb6d738cbcfff76 SHA1..: 31e4f349f08bcb005dc1f1d17c510640aa83ccda  It will work in * Windows 7 Ultimate ...
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• Facebook Yahoo MSN Hotmail Gmail Password hacker hack cracker WORKS HQ

  
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  Download here: fileaddiction.com Simple and easy way to hack an email password in a couple of minutes. The software is working only on Windows. You can “hack” only accounts made on Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail or Facebook domain. (Note: to get a facebook password, you need the login e-mail address) TAGS /!\ Microsoft, ...
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• Co-Wife Conflict: Why Its Easy to Hate the "Other Woman"

  
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  As I researched my book Stepmonster over the last several years, I was struck by just how large ex-wives loomed in the lives of women married to men with kids--and vice versa. I didnt conduct a single interview where it didnt come up, and usually the topic was not a happy one for the women I spoke to. Indeed, they ...
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• Serial Biller contest winner named

  
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  First off: My apologies for letting this get lost in the madness of Arcane and the holidays. But Chua Koon Yuan’s entry into the Be Killer With Biller contest deserves your eyeballs: Chua piles miracle upon miracle in this video, using magic tricks and concepts from Serial Biller and a couple of other ...
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• Storage Appliance extends reach of its Clickfree backup drives across U.S. retail

  
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• Storage Appliance extends reach of its Clickfree backup drives across U.S. retail (via postie)

  
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• Clickfree storage device extends its reach across U.S. retail (via postie)

  
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• Helping At-Risk High School Students with Online Solutions: Apex Learning CEO Cheryl Vedoe (Part 6)

  
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  SM: At this point, do you have full coverage of the entire basic high school curriculum?CV: We do. We cover the requirements across subject areas of math, science, social studies, and English in order to graduate. SM: What about variations from state to state?CV: When we design a new course, we... ..
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• Chapter Seventy-Eight : For all intents… (part two)

  
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  CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT ( part two ) He fell silent. Jill kissed his cheek. Trusting him to tell her when he was ready, she rested in the warmth and comfort of his lap. He sighed again. “I ached for you, for a chance at a life with you. I longed for family, children, joy. I wished for Val to come home and want to ...
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• Revise the World 18 - B. W. Clough

  
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  "“Titus, you’re insulting my intelligence. It’s obvious to the most casual observer that you’re bitterly unhappy. No, no,” he added quickly, holding up a hand. “I know you don’t want to talk about it to me. But there are professional people whose job it is to deal with this kind of thing, and — “ ...
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• In Camelots Shadow 02 - Sarah Zettel

  
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  "Euberacon raised his hand, and Blaze reared up high, screaming in sudden, unbearable terror. Utterly unprepared, Whitcomb crashed to the ground. Blaze fled into the darkness, running in blind panic past the sorcerer who stood still as a stone, caring not a bit as his robes rippled in the wind of the terrified ...
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• ClimateGate: White House spokesman Gibbs declares “climate change is happening.”

  
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  . . . Gibbs: Dispite research dispute, ‘climate change is happening’ By Tony Romm November 30th, 2009 THEHILL.COM Despite research dispute, ‘climate change ...
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• The Freeway Killer and Realism: An Early Movie Review

  
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  Director: John Murlowski. Writer: David Birke. The Freeway Killer is a film developed by Bleiberg Entertainment for a February 16, 2010 DVD release via Image Entertainment. A film that chronicles the real life murder spree of serial killer William Bonin, the Freeway Killer is brilliantly portrayed by Scott Leet ...
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