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  1. DingDingDao

    Guys's can you PLEASE write Long John Silvers?

    15 years, 180 posts...dang
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    what things do you spend a silly big amount of money on?

    Ooh, another watch hound--what do you have your eye on?
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    Upgrading mixed network -- need advice on most optimal path moving forward

    Thanks. I think long term my plan is to go UBNT for the router/APs, but for the time being I'm gonna try using the wifi extenders I already have in AP mode via cat5e and see how that works out. I might just wait until MU-MIMO gets really well-embedded into both APs and clients to upgrade my...
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    what things do you spend a silly big amount of money on?

    Whisky/ey. Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, Japanese, etc. etc. Probably have...maybe $3K worth of bottles in rotation in my cabinet right now. Also watches, although by collector standards I'd say it's not actually that much. Rolex, Omega, Tag along with a bunch of other cheaper stuff.
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    Upgrading mixed network -- need advice on most optimal path moving forward

    Oh ok. Thanks for your help, much appreciated.
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    Upgrading mixed network -- need advice on most optimal path moving forward

    Yeah I had the Cat5e run, but I hadn't gotten it wired to a patch panel until recently (kids, life). Any reason to have unique SSIDs? If I've got, say, 3 access points (two WAPs and the router itself), is switching between APs accomplished by the router or by the client if they all share the...
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    Upgrading mixed network -- need advice on most optimal path moving forward

    They're getting half the speed as they're set up right now, which is as an extender (repeater). I think I can connect them to ethernet as access points, so I'll give that a shot. In AP mode, they should have the exact same SSIDs as my router, correct?
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    Upgrading mixed network -- need advice on most optimal path moving forward

    It's the same for me. I can switch the extenders to behave as access points, but they're still relays, so regardless of the SSID issue, they're still cutting my throughput by half, which is why I'd like to go to a WAP over the cat5e I have available.
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    Upgrading mixed network -- need advice on most optimal path moving forward

    The Netgear router splits to two SSIDs (one for 2.4GHz and one for 5GHz). The range extenders have their own SSIDs, so now it's 6 SSIDs (3 at each frequency). I think the poor signal quality has to do with the placement of my router, which is by necessity next to the distribution panel...
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    Upgrading mixed network -- need advice on most optimal path moving forward

    Haha just a normal house. I get terrible signal in rooms at the front of the house on both floors.
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    Upgrading mixed network -- need advice on most optimal path moving forward

    Hi all, I'm working on upgrading the mixed network in my home and was looking for advice from you fine folks. Current Setup - 2500sqft 2-story house pre-wired with cat5e (8 lines) - Legrand OnQ distribution panel in Master closet on 2nd floor - OnQ patch panel to manage cat5e - Arris...
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    7.3 earthquake off the coast of Japan, tsunami warning.

    Apparently the tsunami that hit Miyagi prefecture was reported to be around 1.0M high. So that's good news.
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    First SSD purchase: Intel 320 vs Crucial M4 vs Corsair Performance Pro?

    I'm sure this question has been beaten to death, but searching for direct comparisons of these drives is like trying to drink from a fire hose. First SSD, going into SATA2 (3GB/s) system. 120-128GB. Intel 320 (G3), Crucial M4, or Corsair Performance Pro? I'm primarily looking for...
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    Amazon: Panasonic LX-5 (Black) $269 12/02 only

    http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-...2848452&sr=8-1 Great price for a really great point-and-shoot.
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    $20 for $40 Newegg gift card, Tomorrow 11/28 only!! @ googleoffers **DEAD**

    Just got one. It didn't show up when I had it set to Los Angeles, but I randomly switched to Brooklyn and it showed up.
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    Hangover 2 Trailer is out

    Man people are hard to please here--the movie's elbows are too pointy and its CAS latency is too high. Ken Jeong is in it (and it looks like he got a bigger part than in the original). Looks funny to me.
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    Using Credit For Everything... Bad Habit?

    They like you just fine, they're making 3% off every charge you make from the vendor.
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    Using Credit For Everything... Bad Habit?

    What everyone else says. In fact, if you're paying it off on time and you're using a cashback or rewards program card, you're getting more benefit than just using cash.
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    Poll: Bacon or Chocolate?

    Weird, I tried it at the OC Fair last summer and I thought it was fantastic.
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    Wanna Play Something Stupid?

    14 is nearly impossible lol
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    8.8 Earthquake hits Japan

    There's having a difference of opinion, and then there's just being plain wrong. These people are just fucking wrong. There's no counter-argument to this level of mental retardation. If I said 2+2=7, would you say I was entitled to my own opinion?
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    If a guy is selling 5+ bikes on craigslist...

    Yes. I have cyclist friends who probably own $30K+ in bikes. And no, they don't type like that. I think the CL seller in the OP is probably a thief.
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    We could learn a lot from the Japanese...

    Actually I've seen people cut in line in Japan (always tourists, never locals) and people are usually too polite to say anything.
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    Goodbye House

    That's certainly vague. What are you talking about?
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    Gilbert Gottfried fired

    It's too soon, because IT'S STILL FUCKING HAPPENING. Fuck Gottfried.
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    8.8 Earthquake hits Japan

    No way. Have you been to China? People don't wait in line for anything. You could be standing at a ticket booth with your hands INSIDE the booth and somebody will force their body in between you and ticket seller. Crime is not terrible, but not great either. That and the police are pretty...
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    8.8 Earthquake hits Japan

    I literally cannot think of a single place outside of Japan where something like this would happen and crime didn't become the lead story.
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    Asians in the library

    Truth. Except somewhere in there somebody is gonna get tazed. It is UCLA after all.
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    How much should I expect to pay for engagement photos?

    Yeah. There's no way I'd pay 100% up front for a service. This applies to anything for your wedding--catering, flowers, DJ/band, photography, etc. etc.
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    anyone played in a MiniFTOPs tourny on FTP?

    How long are the levels? Usually they stop adding new players after the third level or at the first break.
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    How much should I expect to pay for engagement photos?

    I think 50% deposit and the remainder due on the wedding day.
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    How much should I expect to pay for engagement photos?

    Anywhere from 0 to infinity. Yes, that's a shitty answer, but there are plenty of young photographers looking for work to fill their portfolio on Craigslist that will work for free. There are also plenty of overpriced photographers who will happily sell you a shoot for $6000 and retain control...
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    8.8 Earthquake hits Japan

    The duration of an earthquake is based in part on the distance from the epicenter. An earthquake consists of several different waves (longitudinal, transverse) which propagate from the epicenter at different speeds. So at the epicenter the earthquake would have been much shorter in duration...
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    8.8 Earthquake hits Japan

    What a fucking retarded comment. Assuming God is real (which I won't get into here), you don't think that two nuclear bombs dropped on innocent people is enough? Many Japanese people weren't even alive during the times you're referring to. You think they deserve to be punished?
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    8.8 Earthquake hits Japan

    Glad to hear that your family is okay. All my friends in Tokyo are okay as well (thanks Facebook!)
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    Question on LAX area airports, help with our intinerary

    Layovers. Plus with that many people at least they can use the carpool lanes. LAX-->105E --> 110S --> 91E to Yorba Linda.
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    For you Creme Brulee experts...what type of sugar on top?

    You can reuse vanilla beans as well. Just wash them off, dry them and put them in your sugar bin. Voila, vanilla sugar.