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  1. MarkXIX

    Basement concrete wall finishing questions

    I have an unfinished room downstairs that I want to turn into an exercise room. One of the walls is a below grade, poured concrete foundation wall. Home is new construction (2012) if that matters. What finishing options to do I have that will meet code and look nice? Would like to avoid...
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    I love this about my job...

    Every single day I drive to work right past an active Army flight line. Today, like many days, an Apache helicopter flew probably less than 100 feet, maybe as low as 50 feet over my car as I drove right under it. Happens a couple times a week. Each day I see Apaches, Chinooks, Blackhawks, and...
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    Dual purpose external drive?

    Is it possible to have a drive physically connected to an Xbox One via USB AND a wired LAN connection as a home backup/cloud system?
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    Upcharge for onion rings?

    It seems that anywhere I go to eat now that have onion rings as an option levvy an "upcharge" AND make you wait for them. I think this is bullshit. I am unaware of the onion and breading economy's apparent issues, but this is unacceptable. How did we onion ring lovers allow this to happen?
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    Wii U deal at Target

    This week's Target ad shows Wii U for $299 plus a $25 gift card with purchase. If you have a Target credit or debit card you can get 5% off that price. Use the $25 gift card plus your 5% to buy Mario Kart 8 and you can bag 3-4 games plus a Wii U for pretty cheap.
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    Any Philips Hue owners here?

    I bought Hue bulbs for my theater room and got hooked. I've since tied into IFTTT and now my bulbs alter me to things like tornado warnings or severe weather and just about anything else. Just bought the Hue Tap yesterday and it seems like magic. No batteries, no power connection, but it can...
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    Sandbags

    This kid is pretty damn smart. There's hope yet for the country... http://www.nbcnews.com/science/11-year-old-designs-better-sandbag-named-americas-top-young-8C11371015 Video of his work at this link...
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    Trade cable for 4G?

    Anyone here trade their cable internet connection for 4G through their carrier? Speedtest.net is showing that my 4G connection on my iPhone 5c is faster than my wired cable connection. Price to add hotspot functionality to my phone is about half what I pay cable company for service each...
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    Name a song you never get tired of

    I don't know why, but I never get tired of "Sexy Eyes" by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ3DWa_QLO4
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    Rant: whistling in pop music

    Okay, who the fuck approved of this shit to play on the airwaves? If I hear another fucking song that his whistling in it, I'm going to lose it.
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    Cuttlefish shows off writing skills

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    Cisco 2821 w/ 16 FastEthernet card and cable modem

    I have a Cisco 2821 router that has two gigabit interfaces and a sixteen port fast ethernet card. What I want to do is attach my Linksys cable modem to one of the gigabit interfaces, set the interface to DHCP, and then NAT behind that interface. The problem is, when I attach the modem, the...
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    Best orange juice?

    I have taken to drinking orange juice lately and have realized that there is a wide range of taste, consistency, and other attributes with orange juice. My favorite is Simply Orange w/ calcium, although I think that all of the Simply Orange is awesome. The worst is probably Minute Maid in...
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    Heineken commercial

    Not a fan of Heineken, but I am a fan of the commercial and the music. I don't know why I like the song, I feel like I shouldn't. But, the blonde lead singer is cute and the song is catchy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzoeh6Q6Kig&feature=player_embedded
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    Simoleoooonnnssss

    Love this commercial for some really weird reason. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ljuNSMQPQ
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    Stay off a Marine's lawn

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40843342/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/ JOLIET, Ill. — A former Marine who was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a man whose puppy urinated on his award-winning lawn was sentenced Wednesday to four years probation. Charles Clements, 69...
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    Don't steal a hacker's computer

    This is a great video, albeit, a little bit long. Worth every second though if you're into this kind of thing. http://gizmodo.com/5717309/what-happens-when-you-steal-a-hackers-computer Cliffs: 1) Hacker's Mac gets stolen 2) He gives up trying to find it for almost two years 3) Gets...
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    Taliban on CNN

    Anyone else watch this show and realize how sad and ignorant these people really are? These guys appear to do what they do simply because they have no real role in their society, no job, no life beyond a clay and stone hut and a few friends who are as ignorant as they are. As a military man...
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    Favorite DVR solution?

    My wife's Toshiba SD-H400 TiVo died yesterday after a power outage. It no longer recognizes an incoming signal on any of the inputs. The cable box can be plugged directly into the television and works fine, same cables and all. She loved the box because it was a TiVo AND a DVD player and we...
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    Cystic fibrosis on Bing

    So I just did a search on Bing for "cystic fibrosis" and noticed the following in the search results: Fortunately, the Wiki page in question doesn't reflect the snippet shown in the search results.
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    Rant about modern elementary education

    I have a daughter in the 5th grade who has nightly homework assignments during this new school year. I am college educated, 34 years old and successful in all of my careers. Why is it that basic long division is hard for me to assist my daughter with? I'll tell you why, because some asshole...
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    Post racial America

    So, there have been a few articles in the past few days that have really gotten under my skin about Obama and his so called "post racial America" agenda that was put on by the media. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39204164 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39250950/ns/politics-decision_2010/...
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    Website design request

    If you're going to develop a website centered almost entirely on browsing through images, please do me a fucking favor and don't create a header to the page that is generally taller than the images you're hosting. I won't view your shit, no matter how shitty it is if I have to scroll down every...
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    Al-Qaeda No. 3 killed

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37440747/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/ Took out the number three man in the chain of command. Can't be a bad thing in the fight against terrorism.
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    Unlucky motorcyclist

    My brother-in-law just got engaged and the day after, his fiancee's father, an avid motorcyclist and leader of the local Patriot Guard group was killed by a teenage girl who was not paying attention while she was driving. He was wearing protective gear, but blunt force trauma to his torso...
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    What am I?

    These have got the most frustrating words ever put on a package: "TO OPEN PUSH HERE" They really should read: "To open, try one time with your thumb until the cardboard crushes in on itself and makes the whole damn affair impossible. If that doesn't work, attempt tearing the top of...
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    Death of the HMMWV (Humvee for civilians)?

    It is starting to look like the US Army is seriously considering killing off the HMMWV. While I'm certain that it will be in use for training or other "administrative logistics" tasks for 5-10 years, I can't say I'm hurt to see it go. It doesn't fit well into modern conflicts. It was a...
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    Intel -> Brocade auto-negotiate problem

    I have a Dell Latitude E6400 laptop with an Intel 825xx series NIC card. When it plugs into our Brocade (formerly Foundry) switch, it auto-negotiates at 10Mbps. An older model Dell with a Broadcom NIC auto-negotiates at 1-gigabit every time on the same switch interface. Patch cable is 7 foot...