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    Lurker callout thread

    It's bright out here...
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    Anyone had a custom home built on your lot?

    Pretty much everything vi edit jives with how and what my parents did several years back. They custom built their dream house. There were definitely delays, and extra costs, but in the end they absolutely loved getting exactly what they wanted.
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    Question about exercising positions.

    Without a high calorie diet to support the workout she won't put on a whole lot of mass, if any at all. The idea is to lose only fat weight, not muscle weight so she needs to be doing something like the rippetoe's low rep, high weight workout. Muscle burns calories/fat faster than anything else...
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    Metabolism vs Appetite on "Eating whatever you want"

    Well as a college kid in the dorms I can say that I never gained weight I ate all kinds of food. There would be the main entree which would be something like hamburgers, honey dijon chicken, beef stroganoff, fried chicken, general tso chicken, tacos or some other entree type food. Then there...
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    Need a good newbie work out plan

    It also sounds like you haven't been lifting at all to get to where you are now goal-wise. Adding in weight lifting in addition to a proper diet could push you closer to your goal as muscle burns fat/cals faster. So more muscle = faster metabolism.
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    Need a good newbie work out plan

    I've followed this guide and always found it was effective for beginners or people who haven't lifted in a while. Read post #2 to get an idea on what it's about and #3 for the start of the program itself. I use a modified version of the program that uses the pendlay row instead of the power...
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    Motivation at the gym

    Seconded. I hate cardio and I'm not a huge lifting nut either. But if I have someone to go with I do a lot better and the workout usually flies by.
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    100,000 miles for AT

    +3 34,027
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    100,000 miles for AT

    +3 33,997
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    Thoughts on glove/wrist wrap

    Personally I don't use anything. But I also have never broken my wrists (knock on wood). I would say check out purbeast's wrist wrap thread as it looked like it had some good recommendations that would help to support your bad wrists. However I would recommend forgoing the gloves. Your grip...
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    100,000 miles for AT

    +3 last night 33,916
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    100,000 miles for AT

    +3 on Sunday 33,906
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    100,000 miles for AT

    +3 last night 33,857
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    Flat Feet

    +1 on the podiatrist. My sis has flat feet. Hurt while/after running track. Saw the podiatrist and got some of those custom inserts. Her feet don't hurt and she now has taken up cross country without a problem.
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    Effects of mood and music on exercise?

    Not sure about physical, but imo every workout has a mental side to it. Thinking about how tired you are, or how heavy the lift is going to be, or how far you still have to run will affect how well you can perform. Music can help with this. Whether it's a rhythm to go to, lyrics to distract you...
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    How to remedy this *strange* strength/size imbalance?

    Sounds like a likely possibility. For compound lifts that are using both arms, if you're not careful one arm can end up doing more of the work than the other. As SC said, try out some one armed exercises that isolate the triceps. If your left arm maxes out at the same weight as the right you...
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    100,000 miles for AT

    Been a year since I've done any running. Decided last week it's about time I got back in shape. 2 miles last night, 2 Sunday and 2 Thursday. 33,769
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    Good beginner practice?

    Thank you! Been looking for stuff like this.
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    I'm due for a new phone (Verizon)

    Just note that from all reports that I've seen, the Droid 3, like the X 2, is not going to be a LTE phone. If you're not near any major cities, that won't be a problem, but I'm near Chicago so I wouldn't want to be waiting for a phone release on a 3g phone.
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    Is this a decent printer? Samsung ML-2855ND

    So much love for the ML-2851 :)
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    Is this a decent printer? Samsung ML-2855ND

    I have the ml-2851nd so I can't speak for your model specifically, but I've been really happy with mine. All my documents look nice and crisp, I love being able to print duplex cause it saves me paper on my notes for college. In addition I leave it on toner saver all the time and it still looks...
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    Back to school at age 27, after flunking out during 1st attempt?

    It's not impossible. I would say he would definitely have to take community college courses to use as a basis for admission since his high school grades are somewhat irrelevant. His job experience would definitely make for essay material at least as well as recommendation letters. Two pieces...
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    how many of you had a socket A system?

    Yup still have one sitting right next to me though I don't use it much anymore. Ran W7 just fine too.
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    Where can I get the Lenovo Thinkpad x201 tablet?

    I think he was looking for the tablet version of the x201 aka the x201t. Lenovo has plenty of the laptop versions, unfortunately the tablets, not so much.
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    4x1GB DDR3 = Triple channel?

    Good to know.
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    4x1GB DDR3 = Triple channel?

    No it would just be running in dual channel for each pair of 1gb sticks (I believe). Running triple channel would be putting in multiples of 3, so 3 sticks of whatever size (1gb, 2gb, 4gb) or 6 sticks of whatever size. The multiple channels for memory is for more throughput. However like you...
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    Save Chuck TV Series UPDATE: Winner!

    Hahaha very true, but a few extra votes couldn't hurt ;)
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    Save Chuck TV Series UPDATE: Winner!

    Yeah it would be so much better if their ratings would just stay up. I don't understand how they don't do well cause I think the show is awesome.
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    Save Chuck TV Series UPDATE: Winner!

    Blasphemy! Get out of my thread! :P
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    Save Chuck TV Series UPDATE: Winner!

    Hahaha yeah I have it bookmarked in my browser toolbar so I'll just go to it whenever I'm bored.
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    Save Chuck TV Series UPDATE: Winner!

    UPDATE: Chuck is the winner! Thanks everyone who put in their vote for the show. Here's a link if you want to see all the results - Winner! For those of you who are big Chuck fans like myself E! Online is again doing their Save One Show campaign. Chuck is one of the top contenders in the...
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    WHS with direct wired connection and wireless

    So I'm thinking about giving WHS another go on an older computer. I originally set it up and it seemed to work pretty well except that because I am on a wireless network I couldn't really do backups. I knew this would be a limitation, but unfortunately my apartment is completely wireless...
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    WESTERN DIGITAL WD20EARS Caviar Green 2.0TB @ $135 -$15 rebate -2% Bing

    Yeah mine got went from backordered to shipped too. Arrives on tuesday.
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    WESTERN DIGITAL WD20EARS Caviar Green 2.0TB @ $135 -$15 rebate -2% Bing

    You can still place orders apparently. After your order is processed it will say Backordered tho.
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    logitech mx518 mouse $25 fs(maybe)/ar ($15)

    Buy.com is also an eligible retailer for the rebate and they have the mouse for $0.13 more. However if you use Bing you save 4% which is around $2. And they have free shipping. So $43.12 (FS) - 4% Bing - $15 Rebate = ~$26.40
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    WESTERN DIGITAL WD20EARS Caviar Green 2.0TB @ $135 -$15 rebate -2% Bing

    Yeah that is weird cause I just ordered one today and had somebody from ZZF call me to confirm my shipping address so they could process the order. They never mentioned anything about it being backordered
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    Have you ever met someone famous?

    Met Walter Payton at an IndyCar event. I was really young, but I remember when I shook his hand his grip was ridiculously strong. He was cool though.