Recent content by SViper

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    Tablets and note taking

    I use the Samsung Note 10.1 (with the Wacom stylus) for class note-taking. That coupled with the Lecture Notes App works really well for me. I picked up the tablet refurbished for $300, but you could even get it for $200 these days refurbished. I didn't really care about the low resolution...
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    Pin Google Music to SD Card?

    This will only work with root. By default, Google Music stores your music (cached and/or pinned) in /data/data/com.google.android.music/files. You need to create a link to a folder on your sdcard. If you have Rom Toolbox Pro, it's as simple as creating a new folder called "files" on your...
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    why are motorcycles legal on public roads?

    Have you been anywhere outside of the US? Try telling this to Europeans who are paying over $2.00 a LITER in gas. It's about risk mitigation. Like someone else said, you *will* die. Happens to everyone. Will you live in fear for the rest of your life? I'm sure that you participate in...
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    Best burger review ever. 5 Guys. This is how bacon is supposed to be!

    I can list some local eateries and chains that have burgers way better than 5 Guys or even In N Out Burger. It might have something to do with having regular access to fresh beef in this area. As far as a chain fast food restaurant goes, I love Mighty Fine burgers way more than 5 Guys or In N...
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    Is taking human life the Holy Grail of a gunowner?

    I'll bite. False. Ranchers and livestock owners have guns to defend their livestock from predatory animals. Do you eat animal meat? Do you use animal products (leather shoes, leather belt, wool blanket, etc)? If so, then you are supporting these ranchers and livestock owners' use of...
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    Yet Another Shooting. NEAR Texas A&M

    No weapons allowed on any Texas campus: PC §46.03. PLACES WEAPONS PROHIBITED (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm, illegal knife, club, or prohibited weapon listed in Section 46.05(a): (1) on the...
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    Free-to-play MMO that isn't Pay-to-Win?

    I play Fallen Earth extensively on Steam and I think that would fit your bill. You can pay money for convenience items, but 100% of the best items in the game relating to combat (weapons, armor, etc) are available to free and paid accounts alike. Primarily what people pay for is crafting to...
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    I've been concealed carrying for a little over a year now...

    I also have a CCW permit in Texas (CHL). When I reflect on other peoples' experiences, I try to think about how a witness would describe the situation to police if it escalated. Would witnesses describe you as "standing your ground" and not trying to leave the situation? Would they describe...
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    can you read this correctly?

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    WTF is it with all the gun threads lately?

    Thank you for your well-thought response. I do agree with you that unless all violent crimes are went over with a fine-tooth comb, a lot of authors are going to use correlations to make statements. I am also a big proponent of the saying "correlation does not equal causation." The authors...
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    WTF is it with all the gun threads lately?

    Geez... I'm getting a headache reading this (and other) gun threads. There is so much misinformation and opinions based on fallacy it makes my head spin. This should be a required reading for anyone posting in one of these threads...
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    ATOT Austin, TX peeps?

    Austinite chiming in (Round Rock specifically).
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    2012 Steam Summer Sale: DEAD!

    This. I've purchased quite a few games (even outside of the summer sale) at the recommendation of you guys and I haven't been disappointed.
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    2012 Steam Summer Sale: DEAD!

    My wallet weeps. Not even 2 hours in and I'm already spending money on it. :(
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    Not all Law Enforcement Officers are bad [Youtube Video]

    I figure that with all of the bad LEO videos going around, we could use some examples of good upstanding LEO's. Here is a video of a police officer stopping and talking to a citizen filming him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iryk9xVIkfE&feature=g-vrec He explains how his laser detector...