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  1. wheresmybacon

    64-bit Linux OS's + ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 = :(

    Since I'm not on the command line much anymore at work I decided to add another small SSD to my main box @ home and dual boot Win7 + Linux - hadn't fully committed to any one distro yet. I've run into a bit of a problem. In fact, my exact problem is described in this thread on the Ubuntu...
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    I created a Google Docs Workout Planner - Shared for all y'all

    Hi guys- I don't have time to post here much anymore, but I thought I'd share a tool I use to track my progress at the gym. It's an amalgamation of several different spreadsheets I've come across and has really helped me to continue to improve and track my fitness goals. Who it's for...
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    Hiatal Hernia + LPR reflux, going to demand Nissen surgery - anyone have experience?

    http://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/laryngopharyngeal-reflux-silent-reflux To make a very very long (13 years) story short(er), I'm tired of being on (PPI) meds that don't or barely work, and lifestyle changes have done nothing for me. I have a doc's appointment tomorrow and I'm going to ask...
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    Deviated Septum repair (septoplasty + turbinate modification) surgery incoming!

    I haven't been able to breath out of my nose too well for a while now, and I'm having surgery in a few days to repair what my doctor termed "the nose of a professional boxer". Thanks, doc. Anyone ever had this done or know someone who has? I guess they can do it with local anesthesia, which...
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    The elusive Thermalright HR-02 Macho - ordered, received, installed, tested!

    Update 12/8/2011 Built my semi-new rig yesterday. Here are my thoughts on the Thermalright Macho HR-02: HUGE! This thing did not fit in an unaltered Antec 900 case, nor could I use the first DIMM slot closest to the CPU. I made it work, but my case now has a much bigger vent on the side...
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    Rebate Fail...recourse?

    Last March I bought an MSI video card from Newegg. Included in the deal was a $20 rebate. Per usual, the process for obtaining your rebate is tedious, involving the clipping of specific UPC and serial numbers from boxes, filling out online forms, sacrificing goats ritualistically during...
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    Lorenzo Fertitta: UFC is worth more than the New York Yankees and the Dallas Cowboys

    From http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/12/sports/ultimate-fighting-championship-comes-of-age-financially.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1 Human cockfighting indeed, Senator McCain. I saw my first UFC fight (UFC 1) in college, when my buddy (an amateur boxer and US Marine) brought over a VHS tape of Royce...
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    Worst PC Game you've ever purchased

    For me it's no question, easily the worst game I've personally ever purchased was this turd: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_of_Radiance:_Ruins_of_Myth_Drannor Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor I played the shit out of the original Pools back in the day, so I was stoked when I...
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    One week later: Siri Rules! Read why in here

    Well I've had my iPhone 4s for a week now and my opinion of Siri has changed drastically. It's pretty incredible. I no longer think it sucks like I said not too long ago (http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2199204). Specific points of awesome that should be noted: - Over a...
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    Siri DOESN'T suck: update inside

    Below are my impressions of Siri after a few days, however my opinion changed drastically in a week. Please see the updated thread here: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2200353. Got my iPhone 4s Friday, activated it easily, was really loving the speed and camera and everything...
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    Do you suffer from f#$&arounditis?

    Martin Berkhan thinks you probably do: http://www.leangains.com/2011/09/fuckarounditis.html Newest article from the dude behind probably one of my favorite diet and fitness related sites. Hilarious and informative. LOL!!!!
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    Best streaming electronic music site for DJ Mixes, mixtapes, etc...

    I know you can type in a producer or DJ name in Pandora and you'll get individual tracks. I don't really want individual tracks; I'm interested in mixes. Streamed if possible. I've got a pretty decent collection of the best Essential Mixes on BBC Radio 1, but I was wondering if there's a...
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    Longtime iPhone user goes Android for 4 months. Result? Back to iPhone

    In May I elected to go with the HTC Inspire (ATT), and it just hasn’t been a good experience. There are a few reasons I’m switching back to iPhone, but overall it’s kind of been a cumulative thing; my frustrations continued to mount until yesterday when I’d just had it...
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    So the 2011 VMAs were on last night, and watching them, kind of, I realized...

    ...I'm completely out of it. I didn't know who 50-75% of the people on the stage were at any given time. And aside from Sway, I couldn't tell you who any of the people were interviewing the artists. Tabitha Soren? Kurt Loader? Serena Altschul? Nope. Just a bunch of nameless faceless...
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    Switching to the Pose method of running - question

    Hi guys- I don't participate in this forum as much as I used to due to work, but I'm gradually still upping my mileage. I'm running about 4-5 times a week, usually between 5-7 miles at a time with the occasional shorter faster 2 or 3 miler in there. That being said, I began to have some...
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    Car audio speaker impedance and wiring dilemma

    This may be a really bad or weird idea, but I figure I'd ask. Also not sure if this should go in The Garage or here, so mods please move if this post is in the wrong place. I'm putting a system together and I have Infinity Reference 6030cs separates in the doors of my 2003 M3. Manufacturers...
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    pic-worthy personalized plate in front of me yesterday

    Driving home I had a good laugh yesterday @ the dude's plate in front of me, also a Bimmer owner: :biggrin:
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    BMW e46 M3 iPod integration saga

    About mid-week last week I received the DICE Silverline DUO in the mail from a retailer my wife found online: http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...O-100-BMW.html My car: 2003 BMW M3 with HK audio sans navigation I've done at least a dozen car audio installs of all types over the last 20...
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    And the new Laker's coach is...<drumroll>...

    Mike Brown? o_O http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=6587752 I thought for sure Adelman would get it after the speculation about Dwight Howard landing in LA and of course him not liking brother Van Gundy aka Ron Jeremy in Orlando.
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    "salary commensurate with experience"...let's not waste anyone's time

    When companies include things like "salary commensurate with experience" in a job listing, I wonder if they're surprised when I follow up with something like this exchange from this morning. This is the word for word exchange I had with a rep from a company looking for a sysadmin: I'm not...
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    Experience with http://www.endurancewarranty.com/? Or any 3rd party warranty?

    I just bought a 2003 M3, and while I love the car, it's no secret these things cost an arm and a leg to fix when they break. My wife found this company, http://www.endurancewarranty.com/ suggested by a guy in a thread on one of the M3 forums. I'm finding several complaints now on them online...
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    Data Center Modeling Software

    We're in the market for software to model our data center. I currently maintain a series of Visio drawings detailing cabinets as well as the floor plans, but it's not really meeting our needs the way it looks like some of this specialized software could. Specifically, we're looking at...
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    Safest way to buy car from a private party who still owes $ and doesn't hold title

    I'm interested in buying a car from a private party, but he still owes his bank money on it. To make things more complicated, the bank is USAA and they don't have a branch office where we live. He's selling it basically for what he owes. The seller is military, married, and seems very...
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    iPod and Ubuntu 11.04: native Linux sync or virtual WinXP machine and iTunes?

    Running Ubuntu 11.04 beta on an almost-new Sony Vaio lappy, and I love it so far. The interface is slick, and the launcher - while big - is perfect for me since I'm not doing much other than a few of the same tasks over and over agian. It's come a long way since ver 7 or 8 I think it was, the...
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    Tell us about your favorite place to eat in your city

    Having only been in Vegas for a little over 6 months, I know I haven't even scratched the surface of what this place has to offer in terms of amazing food, but of my journeys so far, Hash House a Go Go (http://www.hashhouseagogo.com/) is probably my favorite. I've eaten there twice, and both...
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    MacBook Pro 6,1 - HD failure/command line question

    My wife's Macbook Pro died. I have a question for the Mac Gurus, but first a quick rundown of what I've done. Briefly: I'm a sysadmin by trade, I just want to make sure I'm not missing something before I throw in the towel with this data recovery operation. She has a ton of irreplaceable...
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    Preparing for a technical interview - SUSE questions

    I've got an interview today for a systems engineer position, and one of the topics that will be covered that is probably my weak point is SUSE administration. For you longtime *NIX nerds, if you could offer some example questions or tips on what you think I should brush up on, I'd be much...
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    "I have body aches and I feel like I'm going to vomit"...thx for coming to work!

    Lady that sits behind me, a full-time employee with bennies, just declared to her friend that she's got the flu. She sits about 10 feet away directly behind me. She sounds and looks very sick. Just wanted to take a time out and thank all of you who go to work deathly ill and spread...
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    Any WoW addicts use Mac as their primary OS?

    As a longtime PC fan and system builder, it's with some trepidation that I admit that I'm considering making my primary machine a Mac when I look to buy and/or build something new this summer. WoW is pretty much the only game I play these days, and after hearing Diablo III will be available...
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    Charlie Sheen on the attack - blasts AA and his own show in interview

    From http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41765705/ns/today-entertainment/: I wish Charlie the best of luck in his recovery. Based on how angry he appears to be, I don't like his chances. It'll be interesting to see what happens with CBS. As big a cash cow as Two and a Half Men is, I wouldn't be...
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    Poll: Who has health insurance

    For the first time in a long time I don't have health insurance of any kind. I walked away from a good job to pursue more money and opportunity in another town. Admittedly, my wife and I haven't shopped for private insurance simply because we're healthy and the cost is nothing short of...
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    Any way to get back my old EQ Account?

    I had a very decked out Bard I sold on Playerauctions in 2004 after I got into the WoW closed beta. I'm curious whatever became of that char. Maybe it's a dick move to go and try to retake him after all these years, but I'm wondering if it's even possible. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's...
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    Question about "natural" bodybuilding

    OK someone correct me here because I'm really shocked at the size of some of these natural guys. So the different organizations have different protocols with regard to testing; type, timing, etc. What are the penalties for failing a test? Is it something where these guys are timing cycles...
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    Groupwise 7 - no easier way to do this?

    To create a working UNC path (to a file) within email, here's what I had to do: Copy the target after bringing up properties for a shortcut you create to the file, then paste that within the body of the message. Keep in mind this shortcut is created on the fly, only for the purpose of...
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    Anyone CISSP certified? Question on study materials...

    What did you use? I was thinking about getting http://www.amazon.com/CISSP-All---On...6515071&amp;sr=8-1. I've got 13+ years experience, MCSE, A+, and Security+ currently under my belt, but I realize that in 3 months my current contract could end, leaving me unemployed. Studying for a really...
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    "screw you guys, I'm goin home!" quitting my gov't job and starting my own bidness

    Tomorrow is my last day at my cozy government sysadmin job. I've been here almost 10 years. I'm leaving because I don't want to work for someone anymore. I'm opening up my own IT shop in another city. I'll be targeting small and medium-sized businesses, providing IT support and...
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    Anyone else have an app that continually crashes iPhone or iPod touch?

    This game Original Gangstaz I play constantly locks my phone up or just crashes and either shuts my phone down, or the process dies and shoots me back to the main interface. This only happens on this app. I tend to think it's the app and not my phone, but I'm not sure. Anyone else have an...
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    Asus P5Q Deluxe NIC failure w/ Win 7 x64 Home Premium (+solution)

    I spent far too long on this problem, and came to a laughably-simple resolution this morning. Wanted to share so someone else might be able to forego the hours of troubleshooting I did. System: Win 7 x64 Home Premium, Intel E8400 @ 3.6, Asus P5Q deluxe, 4 GB RAM, 1 SATA SSD RAID 0 array for OS...
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    Hosted Exchange - SaaS Question

    Does anyone have experience with hosted Exchange? I.E. Software as a Service. Specifically I'm interested in how usable and it is on bandwidth characteristic of small and medium sized businesses; cable, DSL, partial T1, etc. There are a few company's I see that offer it, and I just had a...
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    Who games on a lappy? If you do, why?

    As an IT professional, I have several machines, and I'm about to get yet another, but while researching what's out there in terms of hardware I couldn't help but notice the ads for gaming laptops, and a thought occurred to me: Who buys them? Students? People who travel? As a gamer myself...