Recent content by rivan

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    Time for a new smartphone [Android]

    So my Verizon contract just ran out and I'm looking to replace my ultra-budget Galaxy S3 with something that isn't so sluggish. I know very little about my choices. I have a Project Fi Nexus 6P sitting next to me but I'm rethinking spending this much ($500) and have some second thoughts about...
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    Old Timers ROLL CALL!

    Aww :(
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    Gas chainsaw recommendations?

    Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I've already spoken to my buddy and he's fine with whatever I want to do. I've got high standards for when I borrow someone else's stuff, though, and insist on avoiding making this his problem in any way.
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    Gas chainsaw recommendations?

    I borrowed a friend's 14" Craftsman chainsaw and it was stolen while in my possession. Now I need to replace it with something as good or better. It was 10-15 years old, no idea of the model #. What's something comparable for a light duty homeowner saw? Any brands to totally avoid?
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    Board games

    I've been playing some simpler, co-op ones with my kids (6 & 10) - Forbidden Desert is our current favorite. I can't wait for the younger one to be old & mature enough to start taking on higher level rules and strategy.
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    HTPC/HDMI trouble

    I'll give different drivers a try. Already tried this - also already tried switching the receiver input away and back, no luck.
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    HTPC/HDMI trouble

    I'd hoped this was common enough a problem that there'd be a "click here, dumb ass" sort of simple answer. I also wasn't sure which tree to be barking up - the PC or the receiver/TV, so skipped most of the details. Based on this thread, seems like the problem's between the PC and receiver? PC...
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    1978 poll : When is rape OK?

    They didn't, and it is semi-explained there. Whoever made the chart distorted (intentionally or unintentionally) the findings of the original study. From the site:
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    HTPC/HDMI trouble

    Frequently when waking from sleep, my PC will lose audio, giving me an error that it's detected a DVI to HDMI adapter. It's attached to a lower end Yamaha receiver, which is in turn attached to a Visio lcd. The issue will always happen if I wake the PC before the TV, but will sometimes still...
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    Jesus's middle name is Hume! Caution: Some NSFW images within!

    I can't wait for it to show up in my inbox... RE: RE: RE: FW: RE:**EXPOSED**
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    Jesus's middle name is Hume! Caution: Some NSFW images within!

    I'd be less concerned with aerodynamics than the apparently leaky hose/fitting/whatever and it's plume of whatever it's spraying. Presumably it's a gas/fluid that's important to the continued operation of the airplane.
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    Adobe PDF Mass optimizer?

    In Acrobat X: Action Wizard tab->Create new action->Document processing->reduce file size. In the dialog you'll have the option to run it on a folder of files.
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    Jesus's middle name is Hume! Caution: Some NSFW images within!

    Did anyone else notice that the music in the background is actually the Benny Hill theme? Fantastic.
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    Party like it's 1990!

    My first computer was a C64 with a cassette drive, hah. Eventually upgraded to dual cassettes, then to 2x floppy drives. My first modem was a 300 baud :) Good times.
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    HVAC pros: recommend a programmable thermostat

    I picked up a Honeywell from Costco over the weekend and was surprised by the "OT1" and "OT2" wires, which the install manual had no idea how to deal with. I want programmable because I'm gone 9-10 hours in the middle of the day and am too much of a space case to remember to set it on the way...