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    Tablet with non-Bluetooth detatchable keyboard

    I'm looking at getting a tablet with a detachable keyboard and one thing that annoys me is most of them have bluetooth keyboards, meaning the keyboard has to be charged separately. Since the keyboard is physically attached when in use, it should get it's power from the tablet part with a wired...
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    Buy 770 GTX now or wait?

    I currently have a Radeon 5850. I was planning on getting an R9 290 but of course the price of those is very high now due to miners. I've been waiting for the mining bubble to burst, thinking it would happen when the litecoin mining difficulty got high enough, but miners have just moved to...
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    Firefox slow on certain sites

    Autoblog.com is the worst example. If I load this page on Firefox, and open a few articles in new tabs, firefox slows to a crawl. It takes several seconds to switch tabs, open menues, or do anything really. If I start Firefox in safe mode, I don't have this problem, but if I run it in...
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    Graphics Switching

    Say you have a laptop with an Intel GPU on the CPU core (Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge) and also a discrete GPU. If you want to be able to switch between them, do you need Nvidia Optimus or AMD graphics switching or does this just make it more seemless? If you don't have that, do you need to reboot...
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    Infinity: Quest for Earth

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spVypYk4kto Pretty impressive tech demo, flying from outer space right down to the planet's detailed surface. This game is an MMO with twitch based combat similar to space sims like Wing Commander. No release date yet.
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    Java: Problem connecting to HTTPS host with self signed certificate

    I have set up a tomcat server with SSL running in a vmware on my machine using a self signed certificate. I can connect to this no problem with a browser from my main machine with the url https://myserver:8443. However, I am not able to connect with a Java client. I always get the below...
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    MW3 will again not offer dedicated servers

    http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/06/02/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-wont-have-dedicated-servers-perks-and-kill-streaks-detailed/ How could they possibly think this is a good idea? MW2 was plagued by hackers and lag. I was on the fence about buying this game, but now I'm definitely not.
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    Fix cracked glass on Samsung Galaxy S

    I bought a Samsung Galaxy S from Kijiji and just realized that the glass is cracked. I didn't see this when I bought it because it was sunny out and the screen was covered in fingerprints. The touchscreen works fine, and I don't think the oled itself is damaged because when it's on I can't...
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    Are GSM Bell/Telus phones fully interchangeable with Rogers/Fido?

    If I get an unlocked Bell or Telus GSM phone, will it fully work on Rogers/Fido if I put a Rogers SIM card in. How about the other way around?
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    Moving Windows install from hard drive to SSD

    Right now I have Windows 7 and apps installed on a 300gb hard drive, a 500gb for movies/music, and a 1tb for games. I've ordered a OCZ Agility 3 120gb SSD which is going to replace the 300gb harddrive. I'd really like to avoid reinstalling everything, so what I'd like to do is make an exact...
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    3tb drive + Asus P6T

    I'm thinking of getting a 3TB hard drive, but I've read they have a lot of compatibility issues. Will I have any issues getting this to work with a first gen Asus P6T motherboard? It won't be a boot drive. I'm running Windows 7 64 bit.
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    How much would pay for Netflix if EVERYTHING was on it?

    All movies as soon as they're out on Bluray, all TV shows as soon as they air, and all live sports. What's the max you would pay for this?
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    Lockheed Martin is a fail company

    $150 million for an F35? $250 million for an F22? Really? These fighters are not even remotely cost effective. They might have once bean a great company, but somewhere they lost their way. As a Canadian Citizen I'm disgusted that our government is even considering buying these overpriced...
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    asp.net controls: what's the point of them?

    I'm fairly new to ASP.net programming, and I'm puzzled as to why ASP.net has all these controls like <asp:RadioButton> that replaces <input type="radiobutton">. All these controls do is generate html and javascript, so why not just write html and javascript?
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    How to add an external static library to a Visual C++ 2010 Express project

    I can't believe I'm having such a hard time figuring out how to do something so simple. I have an external library (including a .lib and .h file) that I want to add to my project. From what I've read I need to go Project>Properties>Framework and references>Add new References and add it there...
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    From Dust - Awesome tech demo

    http://gamingbolt.com/from-dust-tech-demo-is-phenomenal They created a complex nature simulation for this. They're going to make a game out it too, but not much info on that yet.
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    Access USB smart card reader with Java

    I'm working on a Java app that will need to read a smart card from a USB smart card reader. The reader comes with a C++ API but not Java. I'd like to be able to interface with the smart card reader purely with Java, since then I could have a Java webstart app and user's wouldn't need to install...
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    Website scraping question

    I want to write a scraper for the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 stats page, www.badcompany2.ea.com/leaderboards. Basically I want to make my own personal stats page. The problem is I can't figure out how to see the correct html source file. When you first load the page, it shows the top 20 PS3...
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    PHP password hashing question

    I'm learning PHP and working on creating a simple username/password authentication for my page. Is it standard practice to hash the password both on the client side (before it's sent) and then hash it again (hash the hash) on the server side? The PHP tutorials I've been reading seem to only...
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    SQL Question: Are there pointers in SQL?

    Say my database has two tables, accounts and transactions. Every transaction is associated with a certain account, account_id being the foreign key. Lets say an application which is integrated with this database wants to retrieve one account and all it's transactions. One way would be...
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    So I got an email about a job, and they require that I incorporate before I start

    I got an email about a job yesterday and by the description it sounds like a help desk/tech support type job. I replied saying that I was interested. They left a message on my phone today saying the job pays $28/hour (which is very high for this kind of a job where I live) BUT I have to...
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    Warhammer Online endless free trial

    They changed it so instead of a 10 day free trial, it's unlimited but you can't go past level 10. So you can tier 1 pvp for free to your hearts content. Linky
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    How to load a Mack truck onto a sailboat

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKn1FuB53KU&feature=player_embedded Seems pretty logical to me. I don't see how anything could go wrong.
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    Skype over 3G with no cell voice plan

    Is anyone doing this? I hear AT&T is allowing Skype over their 3G network now so it should be possible.
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    Why make fields private and use get/set methods?

    A lot of programmers seem to be of the opinion that it is good programming style to NEVER make fields of an object public. They should always be private and there should be get/set methods for them if access outside the object is required. Why is this? I understand if security is a concern...
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    Weaving Driver

    A police officer pulls over this guy who's been weaving in and out of the lanes. He goes up to the guy's window and says, "Sir, I need you to blow into this breathalyzer tube." The man says, "Sorry, officer, I can't do that. I am an asthmatic. If I do that, I'll have a really bad asthma...
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    MySQL create user problem, wildcard host users can't login locally

    This problem only seems to happen in Linux, not Windows. If I create a user in mysql with a wildcard host (or don't specify the host at all, which should do the same thing), they are unable to login locally. I just get an error: ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'myuser'@'localhost'...
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    Getting an OCZ Z Series 850w as on OEM replacement. Should I keep it or sell it?

    I got an OCZ EliteXStream 800w when I built my i7 rig. The PSU died in about 5 months, so I put in my old Antec Truepower 480w (which I think is 4-5 years old) which actually powers my system just fine. I RMA'd the OCZ and they gave me a GameXStream 850w. This unit had a defective fan...
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    Java Authenticator problem

    My program needs to login to a certain website, and I'm using Authenticator to do this. If I supply valid credentials this works fine. However, my program needs to handle the case of the user entering invalid credentials. The site responds to invalid logins by redirecting to itself. If I...
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    Are there any Canadian online stores that sell car paint?

    Basically I'm looking for a Canadian alternatve to expresspaint.com, because it's expensive and slow to ship things from the states. I need touchup paint and don't really want to get it from the Dealer because they only sell the small touchup brushes.
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    Where can you buy cheap energy drinks in bulk?

    I love Monster but in Canada they're over $3 a can! Some grocery stores and Walmart sell 4 packs for around $10, but I haven't found any place to get them cheaper then that. Anyone know where I can get a 24 pack?
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    Rustproofing

    My car has quite a but of surface rust on the bottom, though nothing's rusted through yet. I asked my local garage about rust proofing, and they said they basically just spray it over top of everything. They don't clean the rust off or anything. Is this ok? It seems to me that the rust...
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    Genres you used to love, but don't like anymore

    Inspired by this thread Singleplayer FPS games: I used to love them and get every single major release that came out, but now I just find them boring. About the only ones I can enjoy now are Crytek's games (Far Cry 1, Crysis) because the combination of wide open levels and good AI makes it...
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    Java: Problem with Runtime.getRuntime()

    I'm writing a Java program that needs to call a program called xmltv from the command line. Xmltv connects to a website and gets tv listings. Xmltv works fine when I manually type it in the command line. However, if I try running it from my Java program using Runtime.getRuntime().exec, it...
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    Which rock songs released in the last 5 years will be considered classics?

    I'm having a hard time thinking of any that anyone will bother to listen to in 20 years, but here are my best guesses: Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams/Wake me when September ends White Stripes - Icky Thump and as much as I hate them, The Killers - Mr Brightside/When you were young
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    Bat file help

    I'm writing a bat file that copies some files from one place to another. I want it to overwrite any duplicates in the destination unless the files are completely identical. How would I check that the files are identical in Dos? It would be good enough to verify that the file sizes are...
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    Benefits to compiling software?

    I got into an argument with coworker about this. He switched to using Gentoo and swears that it's much faster than Ubuntu because everything is compiled specifically for his CPU, and will take advantage of all features of his CPU such as new instruction sets and registers. He said the...
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    Awesome flash vid for Radiohead - Creep

    Link Enjoy!
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    5.1 headsets

    I'm considering getting some 5.1 headphones and would like to hear people's experience with them. I would hook them up to my integrated sound and use them strictly for gaming, and use my Sennheiser 280 pro's for music/movies, which are hooked up to my sound card. What I want to know is, do...