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    domain names (long.com vs short.sh)

    Simple question for a friend who's looking to buy a domain name (he has a fairly common last name and all the 'good' ones are taken) FirstInitialMiddleInitialLastName.com (ex: jksmith.com) ~$12/yr vs. lastename.sh (ex: smith.sh) ~$60/yr I kind of like .sh because it's nerdy and shorter...
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    VPN & open connection states

    Quick question about VPN and open states... Let's say I'm connected to a VPN who is trunking all entire internet connection... all the requests out to the world are coming through the connection on their end... into our vpn tunnel and back to me. Now, every time I make a new request, that...
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    masking true location of server

    I would like to host a webserver from home, but want to mask the location from the general internet. Can i use some kind of vpn or similar trunk/proxy? I want all the response messages to be source of the trunk 123.com -> some trunk -> my server
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    WOL/WOW to router

    I'm curious if it is possible to send a WOL(WAN) signal directly to a router or whatever device is on the other end of the modem? I'm planning on running my pfsense inside a VM on a machine with its own dedicated card. If the machine is shut down, but configured such that it will wake up on...
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    wrong forum please delete

    wrong forum please delete
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    Glasgow / London - 2 Weekends

    I'll be in Glasgow for the upcoming 3 day weekend & London for the weekend after. Any tips on what to do, where to eat, where to drink, where to shop, etc.? I've got a 1-day tour planned Sunday (in Glasgow) that tours around Glencoe area & stopping by the Oban distillery. Also planning on...
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    Creating a VPN Connection as a virtual device (pfsense/bsd/nix)

    Hi All, Just wondering if it is possible to create a virtual device (in pfsense, bsd or nix) that is actually an openvpn encrypted connection... ? Basically, I have a single wan connection and based on difference scenarios, i do or don't want to route through the vpn. Ex) I always want...
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    Gaming under a VM

    Hi All, I'm finally looking to build up a new box, but I want my cake and to eat it too. Basically, I want to build a pretty beefy box to run esx (or any vm solution really, not picky) to host my nas, router and a few other things. But I want to get back into the PC gaming, so I'm...
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    Programmatically manage display order

    I have a program I'm working on where I want to allow users to select and update the order of objects in relation to one another. The easiest way to think about it would be display order on a webpage - which object should come first. All the object details are stored in a DB, so it would be...
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    Calling ATOT Lawyers: Software Licensing Question

    Is it possible to create a software license where the user agrees to pay the cost after clicking agree, but never actually force them to pay? If you say in the license "You agree to pay 100MM USD upon usage" but only force the payment on certain entities? What amount of money is legally...
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    Teammates who suck

    So I got put on this project for a work training program with one guy who is really awesome and another girl who is completely fucking useless. I honestly try so hard to find something she can do, but she sucks at everything. She can't code. She can't design systems or databases (she is...
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    Reccomend dog, submit pics of great cuteness

    I really want to get a dog when I move back to Tokyo in a few weeks, however, my apartment is small. So, recommend a medium/small dog that is good for apartments. Preferably in the top 40: http://petrix.com/dogint/intelligence.html I've had dachshunds in apartments before and shelties when...
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    Server HackeD by TIGER-M@TE #Bangladeshi HackeR

    Anyone else see this shit popping up here and there? I left a bunch of windows open last night when I went to sleep and at about 4am this crazy Indian music started blasting from my laptop. I was too sleepy to see what it was, so I just muted it, but after looking into it this morning I...
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    what's this web app?

    http://blog.android-x86.org/2011/04/some-statistics-about-android-x86org.html cool looking web stats app. anyone know the name?
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    Odd bandwidth behavior at hotel

    I'm staying in a hotel/suite for the next few months and their internet is giving me all kinds of problems. I can't seem to get any decent speeds via HTTP. Even google takes a few seconds to come up. However, I'm torrenting a VM appliance at 150k+. What gives?
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    Cross Linux From Scratch Alternatives

    Just curious if anyone knows of a good LFS (CLFS) alternative. I'm looking to build my own x86_64 (multilib) system from the ground up as a virtual machine on my mac... I've been looking around in the LFS & CLFS manuals, but some sections appear to be really old and it is hard to tell if...
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    virtualized gaming (xen)

    Just curious if anyone knows how far virtualization has come in respects to PC gaming. I'm thinking about building a new box, but I want it to run a multitude of servers most of the time and a win7 gaming host sometimes. just curious if Xen/VMware platforms allow for this... what kind of...
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    I'm alive... for now...

    Been working in Tokyo for a little while now. Ran away to Osaka for the time being to get away from the craziness. Any other ATers in Japan? If you need assistance, japanese translation, etc. please PM me :)
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    Inside a DB File

    I've been googling this for a while, but haven't come up with any decent results. Does anyone have a reference to a white paper or site that explains the internals of a DBMS managed database file. I'm thinking there won't be one for MSSQL, Oracle, etc. but for the open source systems MySQL...
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    DB Question

    So, at a previous employer I was taught about reference tables. The way I understood it, was basically a DB can search ints faster than chars/varchars so you give textual data (char/varchar) unique values and a table which references it. Ex) Table Flags Flag ReferenceCode 1 1123...
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    SUSE can't install anything

    I'm a total linux newb and thought I knew enough to be dangerous, but apparently I can't even install software, lol. I'm trying to install ActivePerl and SybaseIQ trial, but when i run .sh files from their installs they always say command not found. Sybase has a java installer, so i tried...
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    Full Time or Intern? BA, MS or MBA?

    Cliffs: Received "dream offer", intern or full time option Is MS as good as MBA for long-term IT career? Quit MS and go to Japan now (MBA later/never) or stick with the MS? ------------- I recently received an offer from a large financial firm for an IT job in Japan. To make a long story...
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    good finance book?

    I'm taking an IT internship with a financial firm and would like to learn as much as I can beforehand. Anyone know good intro to finance books? Something that will teach me about equities, derivatives, etc. just looking for something to get me started :) thanks
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    tech companies w/ entry level sales

    anyone know of some tech companies that have good entry level sales training programs?
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    Cannon Rebel T2i pack or body + seperate lens?

    I've decided I'm going to get a Rebel T2i for my first SLR. I can get the bod+lens set for 840 shipped or I can get the body + a cannon 55-200mm lens for $950 or a 75-300 lens for 950. Should i stick with the sock 18-55mm lens or spend the extra $100 for the telephoto? This will be my only...
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    unix shell scripting

    so i'm doing some shell scripting at work and learning lots of cool new things. amazing how powerful the unix shells can be. however, i'm also realize how much it totally sucks ass to work with vi /emacs, whatever. is there any type of program/ide i can use on my windows box just to test...
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    the GRE

    I'll be taking the GRE this summer in order to get into grad school. Anyone here have some advice? Possibly some good books or practice test providers? I never was great at standardized test so I've gotta work my ass off this summer.
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    App store question

    Can an apps store account be linked to two iphones/ipad at the same time? Like if I had an iPod and an iPad and I want to use the same account. or maybe I just have two iphones and I want to use the same account...
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    so, how fragile are lower end DSLRs? (t2i, etc.)

    i'm reading a ton of reviews comparing the t2i to the 7d and i keep seeing this reoccurring theme of: 7d has a better body build and holds up the elements better. is this to say the t2i cannot handle a misty breeze, light snowfal, moisture, are maybe a little dirt? or does this mean the 7d can...
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    HDR: why 3 images?

    I'm a total newb just learning some stuff about photography. I understand why you need at least 3 images, but would you get a higher range if you had say, 5 images (super dark, dark, normal, light, super light) ? How about 20 images (lol) ? Or does 3 just work better for most pics?
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    help me decide on a new mbp

    so, i'm gonna need a laptop and after doing iphone dev this semester I figured I would get another mbp (especially since the refresh). but, i'm between what to get. i think i've determined I don't need a giant 17" and definitely don't want a 13" (because i'll be deving and photoshoping) so 15"...
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    who here has 100% travel for your job?

    and who do you work for? where is your home location? where do you usually travel to?
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    whats the cheapest skype capable laptop?

    I'm looking to replace my g/f's POS laptop because the skype quality is so damn bad. Its a nice laptop, only about 3 years old, 1.6ghz celeron, 1gb ram, using logitech USB cam. Despite having good wireless signal, her cam always lags and quits randomly and the quality is poor. So, i was...
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    personal website: what domain name?

    just wondering what ya'll think is best for a person website name. Used to put on resume/biz cards and for personal/dev blogging. assuming my name is Tom John Jackson tmjackson.com TomMJackson.com TomMichaelJackson.com your input is appreciated :)
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    quick math help please

    SOLVED! Thanks all! trying to figure out some finance homework and I don't know how to factor this out. how do you factor out variable exponents? ex) 3200 * (1.12)^n = 100000 solve for n do you have to do some kind of log to get the N out?
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    Some links to your personal sites please

    I'm looking for ideas for a personal/resume website. Anyone know of some good ones?
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    hiding email from bots

    lets say I've got a personal website and want anyone to be able to email me, but i dont want bots crawling my site and sending me spam. i know you can use mailer forms and stuff, but is there anyway to utilize the mailto: function (so that when they click the link/image it opens their default...
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    quick question about settings

    So, I'm just wondering how settings are generally implemented. For example, with .net, you have the .settings XML file. I understand reading and writing to it just fine and know ways of getting it to control how the program works, but I'm just wondering what the common practice is when...
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    Military Questions

    Sparked my interest from the other thread... so here are some basic questions I had: Is it at all possible to get guaranteed a location in any branch? Do your qualifications have a large impact on where you go? For example, I'm pretty much fluent in Japanese and have an IT background and...
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    math help

    i feel like a dumbass, but i can't remember how to do this simple algebra... .25 = (204.59 + 3.69 - x) / x i'm given the answer is 166.624 but i can't figure out how the hell they did it...