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    What is the "frame rate" of a human eye?

    The rate at which your mind processes images is dependent on a lot of things. For example eye movement will cause the images processed to slow down. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronostasis Just thought I would complicate matters even more. Let's look at the 24fps from a more practical...
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    for loops in python are bunk

    I don't know about other people, but I use While loops in place of where I would typically use a For loop in C style languages. I tend to only use python's For loop when I am indexing through an array and a couple other tasks where it makes for easy coding.
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    Good PC Headset?

    I'm a big fan of my GameCom 780s. http://www.plantronics.com/us/product/gamecom-780 They took about a week to break in and get nice and comfortable. Once broken I can wear them endlessly without issue.
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    Best 27" monitor I should buy

    I'm a big fan of my Dell U3011. If the U2711 is anything like the U3011 you'll be a happy man. You can usually call Dell and get them to take %30 off the list price if you talk to them long enough.
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    Saw an interesting program today. Does HIPAA extend to programmers?

    Believe it or not: This is not a HIPAA violation. Shocking right? If the system used electronic signatures and therefore was subject to CFR 21 Part 11, the FDA MAY be unhappy, but a case could be made for being compliant with that regulation. To answer your original question though: "Does...
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    List some movies you've watched recently. Theatre, rental, TV...

    Super 8 - 7/10 I don't really have much to say about the film, but overall I liked it. X-men First Class - 6/10 Lots of good parts, but lots of mediocre parts too. If you're an X-men fan you'll probably find it enjoyable.
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    Which aspect ratio for games? 16:9, 16:10 or 4:3?

    Assuming that Hor+ is the way the game implements widescreen AND your widescreen monitor is larger than the 4:3 counterpart, widescreen would be the way to go. Some notable games that have been released that use the Vert- are: Mass Effect (2007) Wolfenstein (2009) Civ 4: Colonization (2008)...
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    sintel (a girl and her dragon)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRsGyueVLvQ for the original video. with 2+ million videos. http://www.sintel.org/ and http://blender.org/ for more information and behind the scenes stuff.
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    What is your favorite RTS game of all time ?

    Warcraft 2 BattleNet Edition is the winner for me.
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    List some movies you've watched recently. Theatre, rental, TV...

    Another movie I forgot that I watched The Wolfman (5/10) - Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, the movie has to be awesome, right? ugh. So, where to begin... the storyline is predictable and the werewolves look like teen wolf. I wouldn't recommend watching this one.
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    List some movies you've watched recently. Theatre, rental, TV...

    I Am Comic (7/10) - documentary about the life of comics on the road. I watch and listen to a lot of standup so I thought it was interesting. My only gripes are that I feel like they tried to cover too much and incorporate too many comics and the guy who is doing the documentary is a retired...
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    What music are you listening to now?

    Foo Fighters - Low
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    Earbuds - Finally tried some sound isolating type

    JVC HAFX34 (aka marshmallows) For entry level IEMs they are pretty good. Unless you want to drop $100+ I would go with these. They can take quite the beating, I've used mine for 2 years while working out. (for comparison my Klipsch S4s lasted about 90 days)
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    How many of you geeks would go into farming if you knew you'd make $100k+/yr?

    I worked for the dept of agriculture for 4 years primarily with the blueberry industry, but with others as well. It's fucking mindless work, you follow a formula. Fields are in production every other year (unless you want to do two on, one off) have a hive density of 2 hives/per acre for...
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    What office supplies are essential?

    let's see what's on my desk.... Desktop w/ 2 monitors (The only thing I really need) telephone pen notepad sticky notes stapler tape dispenser on my work bench next to my desk 25V power supply soldering iron multimeter probes (the multimeter was taken out to be calibrated a couple weeks ago and...