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    African Wildlife Conservation

    I've been following this guy Rory Young on Quora for some time now, and he's a badass of badasses. He's actively engaged in preserving endangered species in Zimbabwe and has posted both amazing and heartbreaking stories of his experiences. He's currently seeking support for the Tashinga...
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    Laptop Recommendation

    Hi, I'm looking for a laptop recommendation to replace my 4-year-old budget laptop. I don't do any gaming, and the most graphic intensive thing will be watching HD movies. Here's what I'm looking for: 1) 15-15.6" high quality 1080p matte monitor - would prefer IPS, but not required 2)...
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    Netflix Streaming Issue

    I have an odd issue where intermittently I can only stream Netflix at around 100 KBps. When that happens, I speed test around 15 Mbps and can stream video off sites like Dailymotion or Amazon at over 1 MBps. I don't think it's port forwarding issue, as Netflix should be on 80. Note: When I...
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    Old Smoke Detector (w/pics)

    I live in an apartment built in the 60's and the smoke detector, which looks like it's the original, will not stop beeping even though it's hard wired and does not appear to have a battery backup. Any suggestions on what to do to get this thing to shut up since it does not appear to have a...
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    Particle Interpretation of EM radiation

    I have a basic understanding of the wave interpretation of EMR: longer wavelengths (e.g. radio) have less energy than shorter wavelengths (e.g. X-ray), but I don't understand how a RF photon differs from an X-ray photon. X-ray photons have more energy, but still move at the same speed as the RF...
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    GoToMeeting vs WebEx (w/poll)

    Which do you prefer?
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    Mystery: Why don't men get bloated?

    Please solve this conundrum.
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    Python 2.x or 3.x for learning programming?

    I recently started working in the software industry in a non-programming role, but I'd like to start learning again for my own knowledge/purposes. In college, I took a quarter of C and a quarter of C++ (that was CS 1 and 2 at my school), but that was a good 5 years ago and I don't really...
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    California CPAs chime in

    I just got an opportunity to do a long term contract/consulting position and I'd like to set up a company to maximize my after-tax income. My thinking is to set up an LLC, and my understanding is that LLCs have the option to have S-Corp tax status. However, I'm not sure if electing S status...
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    Buy Sprint phone now or wait?

    I'm in the market for a Sprint Android phone (adding a line to parents' family plan) and I'm wondering if I should snag one now or wait awhile. I know Sprint will start moving over to LTE late this year, but I don't really want to wait that long. My main concern right now is being able to...
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    Reuben: Pastrami or Corned Beef?

    I don't have a general preference, but I was at Saul's in Berkeley today with my girlfriend and we decided to do an experiment. We both ordered a reuben, hers with pastrami and mine with corned beef. We both agreed that the corned beef was superior, but I've always thought Saul's pastrami was...
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    Tuck dress shirt into jeans?

    I'm starting a new job tomorrow (in accounting/finance) at a software company and I noticed at the interview that a lot of the men there were wearing button-down long sleeved shirts tucked into jeans. It looked alright on some of them, but I think it looks silly most of the time. I have a number...
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    PSA: Star Trek Deep Space 9 now on Netflix streaming

    Finally, the best of all the Strek Trek series is on Netflix. Here's my little summary from another recent thread: "DS9 got really good after the Dominion War started (season 4). Probably 2/3 to 3/4 of the episodes in the last 4 seasons of the show deal with the war, while none of the other ST...
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    How often do you wash a pair of jeans? (poll)

    I'm curious how often people wash a pair of jeans. I've met some people that wash them after each time they're worn while others only do so after ten uses. How often do you throw them in the washer?
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    Beer Porn (SFW)

    This is for the beer geeks out there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C69gt_cM4S8 For the people that want to find the original video, it's Rock My World with Nicole Aniston and Layla Rose.
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    Which PSU to get of these 3? (w/ poll)

    So I'm just running an older overclocked system and my PSU just kicked. Which of these 3 PSUs should I get assuming all are the same price? My only concern with the Antec is the noise because of the smaller fan. Any comments on that?
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    Lowest abv beverage that won't freeze in freezer?

    What's approximately the lowest percentage abv at which an alcholic beverage will stay in its liquid state inside a regular household freezer? For simplification, you can assume that this is a mixture containing only water and alcohol.
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    Apparently Horse > Automobile

    I apologize if this was posted already. I did a search and couldn't find anything. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPFZrRD3J8
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    In-N-Out > Five Guys

    I tried Five Guys for the first time the other day. The cheese wasn't melted, the bun wasn't toasted, and the food was more expensive. Fail.
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    UC Irvine students disrupt speech of Israeli ambassador

    This is a bit old and I was a bit surprised to find it had not already been posted on the forum from what I could see. If this is a repost, just let me know. 11 students from UC Irvine were arrested for disrupting the speech of the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., Michael Oren. They may face...
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    Hot! The West Wing Complete Series $120 at Amazon

    The West Wing Complete Series
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    Israeli soldiers speak out on Gaza

    Israeli soldiers speak on Gaza Is anyone really surprised? The Israeli soldiers are little better than the German soldiers during WW2. What does everyone else think? Note: The commentary is just to keep the thread from getting locked.
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    Israeli soldiers speak out on Gaza

    Israeli soldiers speak out on Gaza ----------------------------------- See P&N rules. If still unclear after 4 years, see post below Senior Anandtech Moderator Common Courtesy
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    Funniest Craigslist post ever?

    Wtf?
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    Empire: Total War 1.2 Patch

    I've been wanting to get the game for awhile now, but I'd read that it's massively buggy. Is it significantly improved with the new patch, or should I wait for the next one before buying it?
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    Applied Game Theory: Starcraft

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...F2E&index=0&playnext=1
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    Question for Sacramento, CA people

    So here's the deal: I'm a UC Davis student and the girl is a Sac State student. I met her at a friend's place, but only talked to her for about five minutes. She added me on Facebook and I've talked to her a fair bit online. One day she was telling me about how she has issues dating because...
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    UC Davis e-mail addresses blocked

    This is an excerpt of an e-mail we just got from the UC Davis CIO. Crazy stuff. "During the last few weeks, there have been an increasing number of compromised UC Davis email accounts that are being used to send spam. We disable these accounts as soon as we are able to determine there has...
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    Cognac/Sidecar (cocktail) question

    What's an okay Cognac to use for a Sidecar? It's doesn't need to be great, just taste alright for a cocktail. How much should I expect to pay for it? Thanks!
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    Freezing point question

    Can anyone tell me what the freezing point is of a solution that's 60% water and 40% ethanol?
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    Economics question

    Can anyone find me a link that gives the percentage (or raw value is fine too) of US GDP that is composed of both private and public educational expenses?
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    UK Economy?

    Why is the UK experiencing high inflation (relatively) in the midst of a recession with the absence of supply shocks? Thoughts?
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    Brandy(wine) Question

    Does anyone know the proper storage and serving temperature for brandy?
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    Horny Seal, Squished Penguin

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7379554.stm Repost. Zim Hosein Off Topic Moderator.
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    Asian Evangelicals at UC Berkeley

    Since there have been several threads about Asians recently on OT, I thought this article would make for some interesting discussion. Young, Asian American, and Christian
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    Strange video glitch in The Witcher

    When I play the game, I get this odd purple haze/static over certain areas that seems to occur in the location of light and particle effects. This occurs during the pre-rendered movies, as well as during regular game play. I took screenshots but oddly enough it doesn't show at all in them. I'm...
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    Urine Test Question

    So I had to get a urine test after my doctor's appointment today. Standard stuff, right? I'm standing in line, and there are about 7 or 8 people in front of me. For each person, they give them a disinfectant napkin (both men and women) thing and tell them to wipe themselves before urinating in...
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    Do you think the 8800 GT 512 price will drop in January?

    The 8800 GT 512 can now be purchased for $250. Do you think the price will drop within the next month?
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    Getting a FT Job recommendations?

    So here's the situation. I just finished my last semester in CC, but won't be transferring until July (summer session) and I'm trying to get a full time job until then. As you can imagine, this is a strong disincentive to hire me for a FT position, so I've just tried to be as nebulous as...
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    Linear Algebra Question (another)

    According to this problem I had, for a 4x6 matrix, the minimum rank is 0 and the max nullity is 6. Is this possible? I can't imagine an actual example of this. My intuition is that the min. rank is 1 and the max nullity is 5.