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  1. lord_emperor

    Am I eating enough? Sanity check my numbers.

    About 2 months ago I started a serious attempt to improve my health, I have a strong motivation. At that time I weighed 274lbs and physical activity was next to nothing outside some half-hearted attempts once in a while. Anyway I read a lot and started using myfitnesspal to track my calories...
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    Ubuntu server, can't ssh to non-standard ports from external address

    This is driving me a bit up the wall. I have Ubuntu Server 12.04 x64 running as a VirtualBox guest to Windows 7 x64 Host. I cannot ssh to this ubuntu installation from any external address on any port other than 22. I can ssh to it on whatever port I want on from itself or another computer on...
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    Need bluetooth multiplayer game suggestions

    Going on a long bus ride with my wife and need suggestions for bluetooth multiplayer games for our iphone / ipod touch. Can't require and internet connection - I expect us to have no coverage for most of the trip. Preferably cooperative games, RPG or puzzle genre.
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    Selling car, fix problems or give discount?

    In less than a month I intend to sell my '93 Civic Si. It's generally reliable but my father-in-law bought me a senior-owned '95 Corolla with <50,000Km and I'd be a fool to turn down a free car that will probably last forever. Anyway, my purpose in this thread is three-fold: Confirm my...
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    The Blizzard Store

    I'm growing seriously concerned with the precedent the Blizzard is setting in the world of DLC. In case you didn't know, Bizzard's latest addition: http://us.blizzard.com/store/details.xml?id=1100001495 This is basically a flying horse, it confers no gameplay advantage and many players...
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    Catalyst driver = windows won't boot

    Summary: On a completely fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate on a new hard drive, after installing the Catalyst Control Centre and drivers, windows will not boot. It stops just before the welcome screen with the windows logo. More detail: Hardware: Phenom X4 940 Black XFX HD4890...
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    Help me become healthier on a $0 budget

    I've just been advised by my doctor that I need to lose weight. I'm 27, 5'10" and probably 250lbs, no access to a scale right now. My girlfriend is a chef and already prepares healthy food for us, I don't snack terribly much so my problem is simple inactivity. I switched from a physical job to...
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    USB Key doesn't work on my computer only

    Some time ago I got a 16GB Kingston USB key, this kind specifically: http://www.kingston.com/support/usbflashdrives/specs/dt100.pdf This thing worked great until one day I thought it would be neat to have a mobile Ubuntu installation on it, this necessitated formatting it to FAT32. I did this...
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    Linux router web gui

    I've been contemplating consolidating my router + server into one machine which can perform the task of a router and http/mail/dns server. Does anyone know of something which can provide web gui configuration for firewall, QoS and those sort of things which come on a router specific distro, but...
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    How to repair office chair

    I need ideas to repair my office chair while keeping the cost as chose to $0 as possible. Here's what happened. I'm a heavy guy (~230) and use a fairly standard office chair. The one point where the airshock inserts into the base of the chair is subjected to quite a large amount of stress, and...
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    Windows *non-Microsoft* patch management

    I've been looking for an application which can help with the deployment of non-Microsoft patches/updates. We have WSUS for MS stuff, can't afford SCCM. Requirements: Deploy patches for Mozilla, Adobe &amp; other 3rd party software. Use .exe files. Centrally configurable. Open source or low...