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    Third plane crash this week - Air Algerie with 116 people

    Not a good week in the aviation industry....
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    I've been enjoying music, games, and movies with this awesome setup.

    I've had my fair share of sound system setups in the past, some very good and some not-so-good. My latest setup involves a pair of Yamaha HS8 Studio Monitors and a Logicform NV1 USB Audio Preamp as the USB DAC to power the speakers. Yamaha HS8 - about $350 each. Logicform NV1 Preamp -...
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    Looking for an SUV around $40K.. Which one would you get?

    I've been looking for a new car lately and will most likely be getting a CUV/SUV. Which one would you get for $40k? Some of vehicles I've looked at are: 1. Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk (ugly in pictures, but not too bad in person). 2. Toyota 4Runner - a little too bulky and not enough...
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    Squirt brand long lasting dry lube - does it hold up well?

    My sessions usually last anywhere from two to six intense hours and my gear and I usually end up getting pretty messy and or dirty. Thinking about switching from a crappy well known brand to a better one. Will it keep the chain on my mountain bike relatively clean from dirt and grime...
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    Anyone buy a BRZ or FRS? How much did you pay for it?

    Given all the hype on those two cars, dealers are marking them up to $7k above their MSRP of about 25K. That puts the car at roughly $32K, which is in the same price range of a 370Z. So anyone buy one for over MSRP?
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    Creating a unique identifier based on a string?

    This question mainly applies to PHP, but can be generalized to any programming language.... Given any string of any length, is there any methods available to guarantee a fixed-length alphanumeric unique identifier by operating on that string? I know base64 encode does the trick, but is...