Recent content by SportSC4

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    Just switched to basic cable...

    We switched to basic cable (~13$) and economy internet (1.5 down, 25$) a couple months ago. We pretty much get local stations (in HD) and a number of public access stations... I think we also got fox news, I should rescan to see if cnn is available. Anyways, we don't miss cable. We watch what...
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    Landlord woes

    Since you don't have a lease agreement with him... Find a new place, move out quietly, and the day before he expects rent tell him to F' off and that you've moved. If he talks about suing or something like that, tell him that you told him but he must have been drunk... Now develop a history of...
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    You're a drug kingpin whose empire has been infiltrated by police, what do you do?

    Bribing won't work. They'll take the money as evidence and still have the opportunity to gather further evidence while you think they're paid off and of no concern. Leaving the country isn't that great of an alternative. They can still go after you and destroy your 'empire'. This also gives...
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    If you've ever moved to another state, come in here.

    Someone here in MD visited CO not too long ago and told me the opposite, said that people in CO were freekishly nice, he was kind of spooked by it. Yes, the sun is brutal. I forgot how brutal it was until I went back. You may also be able to write off a lot of your moving expenses when tax...
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    If you've ever moved to another state, come in here.

    I made almost the opposite move you might take. I went from CO to MD. My girlfriend (now fiancee) made the move out here with me but we really had no plan. When they flew me out to MD for my interview (it was an internship), I took a little extra time and looked at several apartment complexes...
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    "Lost" Series Finale "The End" Sunday 9-11:30pm NO SPOILERS UNTIL AIRED

    What I took from this was that the island is a gateway between the land of the living and the land of the dead. The flash-sideways being purgatory. Since the island is a gateway, it has properties of both sides of the gate - it's a good reason to why science and religion played such roles in the...
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    Are you watching Greece implode?

    I'm a little late but just wanted to throw in my 2 drachmas ;) The Greek government knew how much money they were taking in year after year in taxes. Those taxes are very high because they know that people will fudge on them. If a person is salary, the taxes are taken out from the company...
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    Is it safe to assume Google Buzz is a flop?

    I've used buzz a few times on my n85, kinda fun but use it with my spam email address. you have to use your full name to post buzz and that's something i won't do. it really seems like twitter with gps coordinates overlaid on google maps. pretty decent in finding out local things/events/etc
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    Freezing up and losing bios time

    Hey all, here's the issue. Sometimes when I shut down the computer, upon booting up the computer will freeze while loading win7. I'll reboot and successful get to the desktop where the clock has been reset (even resets in the bios). I know what you're thinking: I need a new battery for the...
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    Performed brain surgery today... PICS!!1!!1

    I've never done a brain cannula (only a few aortic cannulas) but have done lots of wireless eeg telemetry implantations. I hated trying to screw in the electrodes. Are the rats only under opiates there? I always put them under iso for the procedure and then an opiate post surgery.
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    Syncing USB port with monitor standby?

    Hey all, So I have a USB LED strip on the back of my monitor (ambient lighting type of thing). Is there any way to have it so that when the monitor goes on and off standby, the usb port will turn on and off in sync with the monitor?
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    Tonight's Heroes Season (SERIES?) Finale. Season 4, Episode 19

    This season (volume 5) had sooo much promise but again, they wasted so much with cheerleader girl. it was better than v3 or v4, if i remember correctly. one minute she's crying about wanting a normal life, then next freaking scene is crying about not being able to life life as a 'special', then...
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    Car accident, what to do?

    Rasczak, we've already contacted the insurance company and everything. We contacted them the next business day. Right now we're just waiting for everything to happen - if that makes sense. With the whole 'not authorized to drive that vehicle' thing going on... I think the insurance is trying...
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    Car accident, what to do?

    I thought I'd put up a quick update. Nothing much is going on.. yet. Insurance company sent a letter to us a few days ago. Neat thing with Maryland though... you can look up people's traffic infractions. This guy is a real winner! In the last year and a half, he has been found guilty (6...
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    McDonalds ice coffee: how do people drink this crap?

    i rarely ever get heartburn... but that McDonald's iced coffee has ALWAYS given me heartburn.