Recent content by Al Neri

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    weird: I can *feel* tylenol -- can anyone else?

    I def have a unicorn power... i can tell if I've taken tylenol or not.
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    weird: I can *feel* tylenol -- can anyone else?

    WE ARE GETTING OFF TOPIC.... FYI, I took Tylenol the other day an hour later I forgot and said why do I feel this... ohhh... that's right.
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    weird: I can *feel* tylenol -- can anyone else?

    OK so this is many years later, but I am so happy to hear other folks have experienced this (!) I still experience it.
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    My Mobo died (Supermicro X7SBL-LN2) need a replacement... little help!?

    My server's motherboard just died and I'm looking for a replacement. I noticed that the board I have in it (Supermicro X7SBL-LN2) retails at $179 and I'm looking to get something cheaper (<$100). My CPU is a C2D and I need to be able to install 4x 2gb G.Skill DDR2-800 on it. Any ideas?
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    Career change at 28, no technology experience -> technology position

    I am not at all in the financial industry or a financial role.
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    Career change at 28, no technology experience -> technology position

    It took a fair amount of getting my act together and focused, luck, people skills. Against every fiber of my being I went to a career counselor who told me some great things. One obvious one that I never thought to do was tailor my resumes and cover letters to the job descriptions - so if the...
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    "fake" things in movies that piss you off.

    What about the ridiculously intricate graphics and animations on computer systems when a "hacker" is running shit from a command line?
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    Career change at 28, no technology experience -> technology position

    Update. I'm now a developer at a startup in silicon alley ... It can be done!
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    Commercial I saw advertising Move to China for westerners ....

    I want to show my coworker a commercial I saw advertising westerners (presumably Americans but maybe Europeans as well) moving to a specific city or province in China I've seen it on CNBC. It looks somewhat like a low-budget cable company. Anyone know what province it is or better yet...
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    Can anyone ID this japanese (?) coin I found ?

    Found this coin and was wondering it's origin. Images (imgur album, 2 images): http://imgur.com/a/ftMqI Notes: * If I had to take an (un)educated guess I would say it is Japanese. But I am no expert on written languages, especially non-Latin ones. * From it's slight dimensions...
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    Selling an apt, looking for a "fake"/"broken" 27"+ LCD/Plasma TV for staging ...

    I may just go with a piece of plywood with a TV cover over it.... :)