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    GMO and Global Warming

    It seems to me that these two things have something in common: by and large the scientific community confirms that GMO foods are safe and that global warming and climate change is happening. You do have small pockets of resistance saying no, denying them both. You have groups of scientists and...
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    Grieving parents taking on student loan debt

    http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/28/pf/parents-student-loans/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Man's daughter dies of liver failure at age 27. She was in nursing school and had $100K in student loans that he co-signed for. Now he has to pay. Another student was murdered and had $40K in student loan debt...
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    Why are certain things considered sins (e.g. homosexuality)?

    I understand that there are some things that are considered sins that logically should be - they do harm to others. I think we can all agree, atheist or theist, that murder is a sin (or wrong, or whatever word you want to use.) Same with theft. But what makes homosexuality such a sin? I...
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    Joomla website? Need some pointers

    A friend of mine is migrating his website off of a host that he is not happy with. They were supposed to do a lot of SEO and other stuff and it never happened. I was sent the files today and received two folders. One appears to be a joomla SQL file and the other folder is still downloading. I...
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    What does "we are a proud people" mean?

    I hear this a lot - "We are a proud people." I especially hear it from minorities. I hear natives say it quite often. What the hell does that even mean? I have never heard of a group of people who aren't proud. I've never heard someone say "Yeah, my heritage is X, but we really are quite ashamed...
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    Obama wants to raise cig tax

    I don't particularly like Obama but I do like this. http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/10/news/economy/cigarette-tax/index.html?source=cnn_bin He wants to nearly double the cigarette tax. Of course, people are up in arms about it. 1) The article states the tax is regressive and will hit poor people...
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    Apparently you can smell obesity

    http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/27/health/time-obesity/index.html?hpt=hp_t5 "It turns out that obesity may be detectable as a gas, thanks to organisms that inhabit our gut" Awesome! We are one step close to having a test that can tell if you are, in fact, obese! It is methane, which doesn't...
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    Fatties to pay more to fly?

    http://travel.cnn.com/airline-fat-tax-should-heavy-passengers-pay-more-619046?hpt=hp_c2 An economist is suggesting that airlines should charge based on weight. This makes sense, since the cost for you to fly is tied to how much you weigh. I 100% agree with this. I think there should be a...
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    Dem Strategist: Women don't need guns, just tell men not to rape

    “I don’t think that we should be telling women anything,” Maxwell said. “I think we should be telling men not to rape women and start the conversation there.” Instead, Maxwell, who is a rape survivor herself, said she wants women to “not be in this situation.” She added that if you “train”...
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    Why do planets orbit in approximately the same plane as other planets?

    Maybe I'm just not thinking of this properly... Why do all of the planets in our system orbit the sun in approximately the same plane? Do other systems exist that have planets orbit a star orthogonally (or at least significantly different angle) from one another? Is this even a possibility...
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    Has anyone circumcised an adult?

    What was it like? How much did it cost you? Did you cuddle afterward? Did you keep in contact with them? Did they let you keep it? I'm looking for an adult to circumcise and am wondering how much to offer and what to expect afterward.
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    Disney or Nick Cruise for kids?

    We've been on a cruise before (Southern Caribbean). The kids enjoyed it but it was Norwegian so was geared toward adults. We are thinking about taking them on a family oriented cruise, either Disney or Nickelodeon. Ages are 6 and 9. Who here has been on one? Recommendations? My other thought...
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    The Other Unemployment Rate - 41% of adults not working

    http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/18/news/economy/other-unemployment-rate/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Interesting article. The unemployment percentage only includes individuals who are unemployed and have searched for a job in the last 4 weeks. It does not include all of the people who quit looking...
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    Second home/investment question

    My wife and I are considering purchasing a second home. We certainly don't have a lot of time to vacation (money rich but time poor currently) but do manage to vacation for 3-4 weeks per year. Anyhow, we were thinking about purchasing a second home as an investment. We are thinking Hawaii. Maybe...
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    Marvell RAID showing no virtual disks - data lost?

    I have a Gigabyte mobo (GA-Z77X-UD5H) and have two hard drives for storage on a RAID-1. Today they stopped responding. Upon reboot Windows recognized them as two separate drives. When I enter my RAID controller it tells me there are no virtual disks then shows my two hard drives ready to be...
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    Wife is pregnant...

    Just found out my wife is pregnant. We have two kids that are soon to be 9 and 6... we are both 31. Didn't really plan on this but overall it isn't a bad thing...could be worse, right? I was hoping to retire in 12 years when my kiddos graduated high school...seems as though I will have to push...
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    Lending money to family...

    My wife's sister (who I am close to) and her fiance are getting married this summer. She is 21, he is 33 or so. They are good people and we are close to them... and for some reason they asked me for a down payment on a house. They are looking at a $280K house and only have about $4K of the...
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    Moviegoer sues: Not enough driving in 'Drive'

    I wish this were a joke. It almost seems like it could be an article from The Onion, but it isn't. http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/13/moviegoer-sues-not-enough-driving-in-drive/
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    Question about speeding ticket

    I received a speeding ticket. I just noticed on the bottom there is a statement that says "I certify under penalty of perjury that the above information is true..." etc. I don't plan on contesting the ticket, but I know of people who have contested and won for various reasons. If the...
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    Calling Homeowners - Time to refinance

    Just an FYI - rates are very low right now. I am refinancing my 30 year loan (currently 28 years left on it) at 4.875% down to a 20 year loan at 3.875%. Payments will be about $100 more per month but how will be paid off 8 years earlier and will save about $240,000 in financing charges. This is...
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    Am I right? Service question

    I paid a local company to install trailer hitch receiver/wiring for brakes on vehicle (note: this is primarily what they do, they are an auto parts installer - hitches, running boards, etc) They quoted me a fixed price of $300 for wiring alone. When I picked it up, they said they had a...
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    $53,000

    That is the magic number. That is what I owe the tax man. That is in addition to the $40,000 I already paid. That is after I've completely maxed out my deductions, fully funded my SEP-IRA and have done everything legal to lower my income liability. I'm at the bottom of the top 1% of earners...
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    Server 2008 R2 - Force cover page on outgoing faxes

    I have a server running 2008 R2. It has a program that uses windows fax service to send faxes. The problem is that this program doesn't have a way to include cover pages. I know when sending a fax from the server I can choose a cover page, but I need a way for a cover page to be included in...
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    Server 2008 R2 - Force cover page on outgoing faxes

    I have a server running 2008 R2. It has a program that uses windows fax service to send faxes. The problem is that this program doesn't have a way to include cover pages. I know when sending a fax from the server I can choose a cover page, but I need a way for a cover page to be included in...
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    SonicWALL, DNS, and FQDN

    I have an environment with a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controller that seems to keep halting the DNS services. I'm thinking it may be a problem with software that was installed by a vendor but that is a different discussion I would think. Short story, DNS Server halts randomly and must be...
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    AMG C63 - 93 octane not available, OK to use octane boost?

    I just purchased a Mercedes-Benz AMG C63. Where I live the highest octane I can purchase is 90. The minimum recommended is 93. I don't have any engine knocking or anything like that...but I am also looking at getting this thing tuned by Kleemann and feel that I may miss out on some of the HP...
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    Windows Server 2008 R2 - 32-bit version supported?

    I am working with configuring a server for a vendor. They are telling me that they support Windows Server 2008 R2 but only in the 32-bit version, which apparently can be selected when the OS is installed. I thought 2008 R2 was a 64-bit version only. Anyone care to clarify for me?
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    What wouldn't you do with a hundred grand?

    Who cares what you would by yourself. What wouldn't you do with your money, you selfish a-hole? I wouldn't: 1) Give any of it to charity 2) Help anyone 3) Buy a 7 series BMW
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    Friend hit by a car...

    I have a friend who was walking through a cross-walk when he was hit by a vehicle. Apparently the guy driving was texting and didn't stop at the red light. He did look up in time to see my friend in the cross-walk and was able to slam on the brakes, but he did end up hitting him. Poor guy was...
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    Why would anyone ever do this?

    So, you need to check out this cookbook: Natural Harvest: A collection of semen-based recipes. www.lulu.com/content/4956212 So, I was hoping to add some content to the book. Everyone, post your favorite semen-based recipe names... Fappuccino, anyone? Seriously though. This is a...
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    Natural Harvest - Please move to OT

    So, you need to check out this cookbook: Natural Harvest: A collection of semen-based recipes. www.lulu.com/content/4956212 So, I was hoping to add some content to the book. Everyone, post your favorite semen-based recipe names... I'll start: Fappuccino Seriously though. This is a...
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    1099 Forms - Health care law's massive, hidden tax change

    http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/05/smallbusiness/1099_health_care_tax_change "Section 9006 of the health care bill -- just a few lines buried in the 2,409-page document -- mandates that beginning in 2012 all companies will have to issue 1099 tax forms not just to contract workers but to any...
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    From "No taxation without representation" to "Representation without taxation."

    http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=529854 Good read. Basically the author states that 47% of U.S. households pay no federal income tax and that the top 10% of taxpayers provide 75% of tax revenue. Discussing how fair taxes are or aren't has been done hundreds of...
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    Can making money be considered a hobby?

    Honest question looking for honest replies. I am in my late twenties, married with kids. I enjoy my family and all of that, but have found I don't TRULY have a hobby other than traveling... but traveling isn't something you can do every week. I grew up and playing video games is nice...
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    Windows Server 2003 won't access websites signed by godaddy

    I have a 2003 Standard server that was working fine a few days ago. The SSL certificate for the website was about to expire next month, so I renewed it at Godaddy. I installed the SSL certificate. The website works just fine. However, when try to access https sites with godaddy ssl certificates...
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    Windows Server 2003 won't access websites signed by godaddy

    I have a 2003 Standard server that was working fine a few days ago. The SSL certificate for the website was about to expire next month, so I renewed it at Godaddy. I installed the SSL certificate. The website works just fine. However, when try to access https sites with godaddy ssl certificates...
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    Dedicated home theater

    I have a home theater in my basement. The room is about 13x17 with no windows. I have an SVS cylinder subwoofer. I love bass but have the problem that it shakes my ceiling mounted projector at high volumes. Anyone have a solution for this? Quck edit: it isn't as if the bass makes the movie...
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    Healing in style

    I rarely post. However, I'm bed ridden after having a bone graft taken from my knee and placed in my ankle to treat a bad injury to my talar dome. I'm a workaholic and going a bit crazy. I've been down for an entire day, and have 8 more weeks to go with crutches. Hopefully the pain subsides...
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    Unethical business practice

    I am having trouble with a global company. I work in the high-tech medical field for a large corporation/hospital. This corporation uses a variety of vendors, some large, some small. I work with a variety of equipment from a variety of these vendors, although I do not service them. This is my...
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    A Palin thread from an Alaskan

    Let me preface this by stating the following: I was born in Alaska, and have been here over 25 years. I frequently travel, both within the USA, and out of the country. I am not really a Republican or Democrat. I don't like to align with a single party. I think Bush has screwed this country...