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    Dog Dilemma

    So... My wife really wants a dog. I dont. She really does want a dog. My reasons for not having one are as follows: we have 3 kids, 4 cats and its nice not having to clean up dog shit from the yard plus im not that crazy about pets in general. Her reasoning is she likes dogs and the kids...
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    short on HDMI ports

    So my TV only has 2 HDMI inputs currently taken up by the cable box and the Roku, but i want to add on a video game console. Is there a box or something i can hook up to plug in multiple HDMI devices into 1 HDMI port?
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    buying tickets for games out of town

    Wheres the best place to get tickets for sporting events out of town? Since ill be up in Chicago soon i want to buy some Cubs tickets. I usually just buy tickets at the gate for game i go to, but i want to be sure i can get them. help!
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    Campin' time!

    Its the perfect time of the year for camping. Going out with the kids for the Boy Scout Family Bash camping weekend. The van is all loaded up and ready to go. Fishing poles are strung, tackle box is ready and the camp site is right next to the lake! Just have to deal with a 50/50 shot of...
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    problems encoding video

    So ive taken to recording some of my video game matches and upping them to youtube to share. I use Afterburner to record the match. This makes a nice little (large) avi file. In it it has all the audio from in game and all the audio from Ventrilo, including my microphone. Perfect, works...
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    horrible cell reception in house

    As the title states, my cell reception is horrible in my house. 2 bars if im lucky and all the planets align, and thats if im by a window. anywhere else, nothing. Contract is with AT&T. cell reception outside is decent. not great, but usable. Is there anything i can get to boost my...
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    Going to Chicago soon, couple questions...

    Help me out here. 1. I'm going to catch a cubs game in the afternoon. How does one get there? take the metro? park somewhere and walk? park somewhere, walk and take the metro? 2. Pizza. I want some authentic deep dish. Recommendations for a place to eat?
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    that feel when you lose 15 years worth of MP3s...

    ouch. swear i had a backup locally, didnt add it to crash plan because uploading/downloading 400gigs would take forever... may have the collection sitting around on another disk somewhere. lotta stuff i wont be able to get back. gotta look... major fail. :(
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    stupid new years parties...

    am I the only one that wants to be antisocial this year and stay home tonight? my wife feels the same way. we just want to sit on our butts and do nothing tonight. dont want to drag the kids out then drag them home at 1230 and try to get them in bed. ugh. making some queso, eating some...
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    Snowpocalypse

    blizzard warnings... and my snow shovel is broken. how fucked am i?
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    custom t-shirts

    im looking for a decent site to make about 10-20 custom t-shirts. anyone know of a decent site to use that has decent quality T's?
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    And the worst part about election night...

    any shows i watch on the major networks will have a stupid ticker running on the bottom, smashing she show and being a major distraction! :(
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    im freezing my balls off here

    out camping with the boy scouts for my sons pack. finally got into bed away from the fire and its cold as shit. supposed to get down to 38 tonight. on the plus side... cell reception! maybe the warm glow of my screen will keep me warm. its actually pretty fun
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    best polyurethane for dining room table

    so the table was looking pretty rough. sanded it all down, stained it and tomorrow i'll put some poly on it. However, is it really what needs to be used on a dining room table? if so, oil or water based? help! Old thread revived by spammer. admin allisolm
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    7850 price drop any time soon?

    Been eyeballing me the MSI 7850, but ye gads, at $259 its a wee bit pricy. Any indicators floating around that prices may drop a bit in the near future?
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    Fix a broken LCD on a sony cybershot?

    So my Cybershot DSC-HX5 took a tumble today and now the LCD display is mostly busted. you can see about 2/3 the screen, it flickers and has a nice impact mark where the LCD freak out. Can i replace the screen? A better question would be where can i find a replacement LCD to order?
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    Getting into camping; need a tent!

    Now that the kids are getting a little bit older, camping has been expressed as something fun for all 5 of us in the family to go do. Im looking for a decent tent that can hold us all with a little extra elbow room. There are a TON on Amazon. any recommendations or experiences?
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    phone upgrade question

    I'm pretty dumb when it comes to phones and plans and such, so here's a question: My cell plan is with AT&T. I have 3 lines. One smart phone and 2 dumb phones. i want to upgrade person A's phone to a Smartphone, but its not eligible for another 6 months. so if i want to upgrade, ittl cost...
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    i must work inside Hades Inferno Factory

    frigging 90.9 degrees in here. Doors are open and fans are blasting, still not cooling down.
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    Quite the flurry of activity when Obama comes to town

    News vans are hanging out by the hanger, 10 highway patrol cars have lined up, limo and black SUV escorts are waiting, Presidential chopper waiting in the wings (couple guys i work with went down to the hangar and got to take a quick tour through it), Sheriff van, lots of secret service...
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    Money in the bank!

    Just finished my taxes and will be getting almost everything i paid in back! woo!
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    lets talk about decks

    The deck out back at my house is old and falling apart. So ive come up with the hair brained idea to build a new one. Now i wouldnt mind going the cheap route of pressure treated lumber, but the wife is dead set on using composite. What are some of the pros and cons of this stuff? Hows the...
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    Slumlords chime in!

    It just occured to me, since i no longer have a mortgage (but still paying cash each month to an estate for my house, long story), I could possibly get into the renting game. Before i sold my old place, I rented it out to a couple friends, but it wasnt enough to cover the house payment and...
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    Clouds

    Clouds are amazing. You get so lost in the daily grind and focused so much on what you're doing in life you just dont stop to watch anything thats going on around you. Things that are always there and had some kind of magic at one time thats long been forgotten. A Fantastic site just slowly...
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    Looking for a dead simple plain jane camera

    Im looking for a simple easy to use point and shoot digital camera for the technologically inept mother in law. Something that takes AA batteries and can take decent pictures without a billion different settings. fewer frills the better. advice?
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    gift cards

    so i just found a $20 Best Buy gift card i got last christmas. Im almost positive ill get another one this christmas and id like to use both together. How long are these things good for? Dont want to be stuck if the one i got last year expired on a specific date.
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    the older i get

    the more I appriciate stretching out on the couch and watching football after I gorge myself. holy hell I'm stuffed
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    LICE!!!

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Discovered my 6 year old has lice. One of the girls that rides their bus has them and she informed all the parents at the bus stop. Swell. Wife is currently scrubbing his hair with lice shampoo and combing it. Next is his 4 year old brother...
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    workin' late

    whos working late tonight? i am. cant really do what i need to get done since i cant kill the production server till 6. blech
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    so a house in my neighborhood blew up...

    duplex 4 doors down from my old house was obliterated today around 2ish. gas leak. heard about it on my way out of town to indy. ill be able to get some pics tomorrow when I'm back in town. so far a bunch of people injured. one person missing. Fairborn ohio. let me dig up a news link.
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    Mechwarrior Online!

    remember those trailers from a few years back! the plan is full steam ahead! Woooooooooo! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orhOvbfyyJw http://mwomercs.com/ Repost. Anandtech Moderator KeithTalent
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    patching servers remotely problem

    I have a script that installs updates on remote servers. It has worked well with 2003, but fails on Server 2008. The error in the setup log says "Windows update could not be installed because of error 2147942405 "Access is Denied." Command line: wusa c:\temp\windows6.1-KB.... The VBS is run...
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    inexpensive LCD with netflix built in

    looking to put a small 20 some odd inchish in the playroom for the kids to watch movies when their friends are over. Id rather not spend more than a few hundred bucks. Top end is not necessary.
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    time to purge my music?

    My music collection has grown over the years and now sits at almost 400gigs. Thats a shitload of mp3's and a good chunk of it i dont listen to. I also had a mishap already where a good number of my tracks have already been lost due do a drive failure when i was transferring them over to a new...
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    mouse proofing the house

    we have mice getting in from time to time. our lot butts up against a forrest/field. garage is attached, but has no door to the inside of the house, have to go outside to the door. the garage is really bad and i know of at leat one place they can go in and plan to fix that. Inside they seem...
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    Flu Shots: Mist vs Shot

    So... just got my flu vaccination. First time ive had it in years. And also the first time ive had the mist. first time ive even heard of it. so of course after the fact i learn its a live virus, but weak. Now im all paranoid since i have a 1 month old at home and i dont want to breathe on...
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    crunch time. need a baby girl name! due tomorrow!

    the wife and I haven't been able to agree on a name for our daughter. give me some ideas, I'm all out! c-section is tomorrow at 11.
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    Shark Week!

    Am i the only one that doesnt "get it"? ooooo, sharks! weeeeeeeeee!
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    Marvel Studio's "The Avengers" Casting Call

    Marvel Studios will be filming portions of “The Avengers” in Wilmington, Ohio and is looking for interested Wright-Patterson Airmen to appear as extras. They are looking for approximately 50 males to portray Navy Carrier deck crew, Carrier maintenance crew and a few pilots. The scenes will be...
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    Tornado!

    greene county ohio. in the basement. be back later.