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    HOT HOT HOT! What would you do if it was 163F outside?

    http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/no-foreseeable-relief-after-ir/51091128
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    Google Shopping Express

    Anybody ever use them? Noticed how there was a Google Shopping Express sorting station right outside the local Costco. Seems pretty convenient they deliver for free but what's the catch?
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    ATOT lawyers: File a police report or not for shady guy who caused accident?

    Gonna be kinda long but here it goes... So, I got into a minor accident while in a left turn lane. The car in front of me and I were both stopped at a left turn lane when suddenly he decides to reverse slowly into me. I honked and the dude kept drifting toward me until we collided. I had no...
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    PSA: Google shutting off XMPP based calls (no more GV with Obihai and other things)

    blog.obihai.com/2013/10/important-message-about-google-voice.html Looks like Google will finally cut off access to GV on May 14th, 2014, it's been a good couple years since I got my Obi, time to look for other VOIP services.
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    What's the point of career fairs?

    Took a half day from work to go to one today... You go there and wait in hour long lines to talk to the representatives and they tell you to apply or look online for any available positions. (so it's like they don't even know what positions are available in their own department) Even if you...
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    Retailers are tracking your returns

    Dun dun dun... http://www.today.com/money/serial-returners-retailers-are-tracking-you-6C10900265
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    Bad Grandpa (Jackass Movie)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MSrAwfagG4 I keep cracking up at the beauty pageant part.
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    DIY: Building your own external GPU for a MBA...

    PCI ex 1.0 speeds but still pretty nice. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZZdwkICE3M Step by step guide: http://forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-gpu-projects/4271-2013-11-macbook-air-win7-sonnet-echo-expresscard-pe4l-internal-lcd-%5Bus%24250%5D.html Wondering if this could be done with other...
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    Fez 2 cancelled due to possible trolling

    http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/27/4563350/fez-2-canceled-phil-fish-confirms TLDR; -Blogger journalist calls developer a douche -Developer twitter fights with him -Developer abruptly cancels game -New viral marketing campaign? /never even heard of Fez or that Indie game movie, just watched it...
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    47 Ronin trailer

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47_-pqoPDVQ Keanu is the ONE!
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    Top iOS games FREE Today (Infinite blade II, etc.)

    http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/8/4502810/ios-apps-and-games-go-free-five-years-after-app-store-launched
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    Wow when did paternity tests get so cheap?

    $18 for the kit http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/ide...202920-product $129 for the test Guess Maury's going to go out of business with this.
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    You think Amy's Baking Company was bad, they got nothing on Suburban Express

    http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/bus-co-owner-threatens-redditor-yet-again-records-users-ip-addresses/ Gotta sue your customers for being 'internet bullies' Lol, fold the ticket wrong and you owe the dude $500.
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    NeverWet hydrophobic coating is available... so what to coat?

    http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/204216476?productId=204216476&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053#.UcO_PflQG3i So it is finally available commercially and if you haven't seen it there's a demo vid in the home depot link. Anybody thinking to coat their phones/pc parts? :) What other things...
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    $100 for a cronut...

    http://www.today.com/food/100-cronut-chef-crack-down-delivery-service-scalpers-6C10331959 Is it that good?
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    So is Verizon the only one handing over all your telephone records to the gov't?

    Or are all the phone/cable companies doing that? What about VOIP or FIOS? http://techland.time.com/2013/06/06/verizon-telephony-metadata-the-national-security-agency-and-you/
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    HTPC/TV-DVR question

    So I have an i5-2410M laptop that I want to convert into an HTPC/DVR/media server. Would it be powerful enough for streaming/DVRing 2-3 TV shows connected to a Ceton/HD Prime cablecard usb box? Specs: i5-2410M Win 7 Home Premium 8GB Ram 128 GB Intel 510 SSD 640 GB HDD 1xUSB 3.0 port which I...
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    PSA: FIOS has a 77TB cap for it's 'unlimited' data

    Holy crap moving 77TB in a month... http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/05/fios-customer-discovers-the-limits-of-unlimited-data-77-tb-in-month/
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    Filter for back of Silverstone PS07

    I recently built a system using the Silverstone PS07 case and if I should put a filter in the back. There are front and top (magnetic) filters on the case but the back lacks a filter. Would it be overkill to add one of these to the back 120mm mount hole...
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    5/20/13 TODAY ONLY FREE: Penny Arcade - Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 [STEAM]

    http://penny-arcade.com/static/rainslick-giveaway 1) Enter captcha codes. (annoying) 2) Get $4.99 game code for free! :) 3) Redeemable on Steam.
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    GAtech offering online CS MS degree for $7K...

    That's not bad at all... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/16/georgia-tech-masters-degree-7000_n_3285687.html
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    Power usage of my i5-3570k system

    So I was able to accumulate parts over the past month or so from current hot deals and built my gaming/htpc rig a few days ago. I'm using a Corsair CX750W PSU, i5-3570k, MSI-Z77MA-G45 (mATX), 2x120MM case Silverstone fans, Zalman CNPS 9900MAX, 2x 4GB of Patriot Black Viper III 1600mhz CL9...
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    Intel HD4000 runs games pretty well

    Waiting on a GTX 660, I decided to put the Intel HD4000 on a I5-3570K to the test and I came away pretty impressed. Runs Dota 2 at 1920x1200 with low details around (40fps) and maxed out details at around 30fps. Bioshock infinite ran at 1280x800 with medium details around 25-35fps. This thing...
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    Newegg: Do they pay for the return shipping for RMAing defective items?

    So I bought some ram and installed them into my system. Noticed that it was crashing every hour or so and ran Memtest86+. It showed over 1000+ errors in a completed pass. Now I start an RMA and I'm getting conflicted answers about who pays for the return shipping. This says they pay for...
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    PSA: Ph.D. candidates, don't do 5 years of research without backing up your data...

    http://nj1015.com/rutgers-student-makes-interesting-offer-for-stolen-laptop/
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    PSA: Taxes on ALL ONLINE purchases are imminent

    The Marketplace Fairness Act http://www.nbcnews.com/business/end-tax-free-online-shopping-draws-nearer-6C9576838
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    Provo, Utah getting some fiber (Google)

    http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/17/provo-utah-is-the-third-city-google-fiber/
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    4K LED TV prices sure did drop...

    Holy moly, didn't know 4K TVs were within reach... too bad no fiber for 4k streaming.... For those looking there's a 50" 4K LED NON name brand SEIKI TV for $1,299 at Tigerdirect at this moment... http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...736&CatId=4717 update: 1K for the TV now at...
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    How come there's very little news coverage of that Exxon oil spill in Arkansas???

    Is there some media blackout I'm missing? So a little town in Arkansas get covered in 5,000-19,000 barrels of spilled oil over a week ago and there's very little news/coverage/pictures of the devastation. There's basically ponds of crude oil along with videos of crude oil flowing down streets...
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    Ouch... douchebaggery does not pay off on Twitter...

    http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=534951 Cliffs: 1. Next gen xbox is rumored to require a constant online connection (for DRM probably). 2. MS creative director Adam Orth (aka Sweet Billy) comes out defending the always online feature and trolling everyone from small towns to game...
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    The worst/best troll of the richest kids on instagram?

    http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/this-might-be-the-worst-teenager-on-instagram Lol, calling out Kanye and Kim K... background info: His mom is the CEO of the Axis banks of India. Dad is CEO of TATA.
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    Road (roid) RAGE!!!!

    Story http://www.10news.com/news/violent-outburst-by-camp-pendleton-marine-caught-on-camera-04022013 Damns... he starts screaming like a little girl at 1:56... Whole video: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=73b_1364917659
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    The First Honest Cable Company

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ilMx7k7mso&feature=youtu.be NSFW : Language
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    338M Powerball winner is a deadbeat dad...

    http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/28/17504063-winner-of-338-million-powerball-jackpot-owes-29000-in-child-support?lite Now he'll be able to pays!
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    Millionaire starts/scams Kickstarter to send her daughter to programming camp

    Wow, time to open the floodgates for using Kickstarter for personal needs/wants/goals. :) Economy so bad that millionaires can't even send their kids to camp for $800. She netted 22K which is not bad. :) http://www.playereffort.com/?p=3884
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    Did CNN just grieve for the convicted athletes in Steubenville & copied the ONION?

    http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/17/cnn-grieves-that-guilty-verdict-ruined-promising-lives-of-steubenville-rapists/ Wow... CNN video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvUdyNko8LQ ONION version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zWLJZw9Ws-g
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    British Reporter gets detained/transported by Chinese police while LIVE on AIR

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/03/15/video-chinese-police-detain-british-reporter-unaware-hes-broadcasting-live-throughout/?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost So the Sky news reporter mentions '1989' , gets detained by the police and transported to a...
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    Netflix CPO says 4K streaming in a year or two... gonna bust some caps...

    http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/14/4098896/netflix-chief-product-officer-neil-hunt-expect-4k-streaming-within-a-year-or-two There goes the caps.
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    LOL AT&T starts attack ads on Tmobile then gets this response...

    http://www.tmonews.com/2013/03/t-mobile-responding-to-atts-newspaper-ad-with-their-own-creative-responses/ AT&T's attack ad: Shots fired back:
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    Update your DNS settings??? half the websites work but other half doesn't?

    So this error message popped up: So I checked my DNS settings and they seem to be good. Some websites such as this forum show up but other websites like google, imgur, and msnbc don't. What could be going on?