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    3.1 Stereo + speaker suggestions?

    Elac B5 or B6 for the price are hard to beat, and can be found in some Best Buy's or Fry's, etc. There is a huge selection of manufacturers, check out avsforum, r/audiophile, r/budgeaudiophile, r/noaudiophile. And you can get refurbished gear off of Accessories4less for a significant discount.
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    Vanguard Account

    https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Lazy_portfolios I use a lazy 3 fund portfolio, if you don't want to rebalance every year or so, just pick a target retirement date fund.
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    people who have vacationed to europe - first timer looking for some advice

    What a coincidence. My wife and I are vacationing in Europe for our first time this September. We are taking a Rick Steves "Best of Europe in 14 days" tour. We will be in Paris 3 days early before the tour starts, in order to catch sites that aren't on the tour. Also we timed it so that we could...
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    Hawaii has 37 power plants?!

    The maintenance on that would be a nightmare, gaining access to the towers, corrosion from sea salt, etc. I guess if you like 2$/kwh rates that would be fine.
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    Just when you thought Mad Max: Fury Road could not get any weirder

    The movie was crazy, pure over the top spectacle. Take the previous 3 movies in the series and multiply by 100 and you have this movie. I swear it seemed like there were influences from WH40K Ork Cult of Speed and Psychos from the Borderland games, Or his previous work influenced them from 35...
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    The Walking Dead Season 5 - Official discussion thread

    No, Glenn dies later in the comics. I believe the show was using foreshadowing to show how Glenn dies in the future, via the trough scene.
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    How do you cook your oatmeal?

    1/2 cup of oats, 2/3 cup water, 90 seconds in microwave on high, let set for 5 minutes. add 1 teaspoon of brown sugar, a little butter, salt, maybe some raisins.
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    Need to reform diet (especially macros) - Please suggest

    http://www.reddit.com/r/keto This may help.
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    Food confessions: what's the grossest thing you love?

    Spam, Braunschweiger, and Oysters.
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    Advice on Portland needed:)

    I loved living in the PNW, Seattle and Portland. I moved to Sacramento 7 months ago....and I hate it here. I'm already looking to move back to either city. Now I just have to convince the wife. Live as close to work as possible, commutes suck and public transportation is good, better in Portland...
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    Cheapest (high quality) Whey Protein Isolate?

    I use NOW 100% whey protein isolate, unflavored. Prices for it seem to be going up substantially.
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    Gym music

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwcRXbVC4k8&feature=kp
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    Squat Form Check

    The bar is to high for a Starting Strength low bar squat. Your stance is to wide. And you are not going low enough. When you get near the bottom you lose tightness in lower back. You need to lower the bar to the proper position (unless you want to high bar squat, but even then the bar is about...
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    Board games

    I love board games. That is one of the things I miss about Seattle since I moved, there is a huge board game nerd culture up there. My friends and I would get together several times a month for our burger, beers and board game nights. If you are interested and in the area, you can always check...
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    Do you guys believe in the supernatural?

    Conan: What gods do you pray to? Subotai: I pray to the four winds… and you? Conan: To Crom… but I seldom pray to him, he doesn’t listen. Subotai: What good is he then? Ah, it’s just as I’ve always said. Conan: He is strong! If I die, I have to go before him, and he...
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    How did beer get so popular? It isn't even very good.

    I don't trust people that don't like beer. They smell like cabbage and have small hands.
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    Moves that target love handles/lowerback fat?

    Liposuction is the only way to spot reduce fat.
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    Powerlifter Brandon Lilly breaks knee during 750lb squat

    Michael Tuchscherer has always claimed to be drug free, and always tested negative. Also, a very humble and nice guy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbQEk7GLAbk
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    Johnny Depp becomes Skynet: "Transcendence" trailer

    WTF is that black mist dissolving matter bullshit, magic AI disintegration ray?
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    What kind of job do you have? Can we try to get a semi-serious survey?

    Power System Operator, work 60-70 hours per week, currently our group averages 150k-170k per year, but that is due to lots of overtime. I just took a job at a smaller electric utility, where I won't be working all that overtime, base salary is 116k. The loss of income hopefully won't be a...
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    The Walking Dead Season 4 - Official discussion thread

    It was the little girl who was feeding the rats to the dead.
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    Are Mens body washes a waste of money?

    I just use soap and deodorant. I have no desire to smell like an Italian gigolo.
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    Excellent cardio exercise...while barely moving

    Do you mean like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jby0I-zLj9c
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    Your favorite supermarket coffee?

    Tully's coffee. About every three months it goes on sale for about 5 to 6$ per pound, I stock up and buy several months worth. It is usually around 12$ per pound.
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    The Walking Dead Season 4 - Official discussion thread

    It is probably just the swine flu. Also, why do they always shoot guns in doors and have no hearing problems? Why don't they all have a melee side arm?
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    Mastodon - Crack The Skye

    I like their later work much more than their earlier releases. Their albums have become more melodic and the vocals have improved. I like heavy metal but dislike all the grunting/screaming metal bands. I like Crack the Skye most of all their albums.
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    Water flavor enhancers (mio, etc)

    Squirt your crystal light or mio in seltzer water. Or just buy flavored seltzer water.
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    Daily Supplements

    I eat an apple before I work out, I eat pickled beets after I work out. I do however take ZMA and glycine before bed, sleep like a dead baby. Oh and a multi in the morning.
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    Jesus's middle name is Hume! Caution: Some NSFW images within!

    No, he was using a suicide grip, ie a thumbless grip, the bar slips out of his hands. Never bench this way.
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    This transgender model looks darn good.

    Is she postop or do I have to move her junk out of the way and ingore her balls slapping on my thigh?
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    Yoga!

    DDP yoga is good. No bullshit mysticism or stupid hippy bullshit. Just an athletic dude with large breasted women doing yoga. Wait until you try the fat burning 1 or 2 sessions.
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    Non-dairy protein mix

    I prefer protein powder mixed in with yogurt.
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    Low energy when lifting

    coffee plus an apple before your training. Also you can buy bronkaid at any pharmacy,if you want to try ephedrine, about 15$ for 60 caplets in Washington, I don't know about other states. You have to ask a clerk for the bronkaid it is behind the counter and they scan your ID to keep track. You...
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    Squats - do you always wrap your knees?

    I use Rehband knee sleeves for my work sets, they are pretty good and durable. I used to use TK knee sleeves, but I went through 3 pairs in a year, they tend to tear easily. Rehbands are easier to put on and take off, and last much longer. TK sleeves feel much better though, IMO. Wearing TK...
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    Tesla Model S - Safest car in the world

    I'd really like to buy one, but spending that amount of money on a car just irks my cheapness. Besides I work for an electric utility that has charging stations already installed at most of its facilities (no access for public) for EV's and they are free for employees, which would make charging...
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    So, I can't squat anymore.

    Have you tried switching to high bar squats?
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    Lentils heavy diet healthy?

    You could also start cooking large pots of stews and chili on the weekend. The good thing is you don't have to follow recipes too closely, just throw what you can find in the pot and cook it slowly. It keeps in the fridge well too. Hmmm, a big bowl of stew with a slab of dark buttered bread...
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    Lentils heavy diet healthy?

    You can certainly live off of rice/lentils, but it is a little lacking in overall nutrition, it is high in carbs but low in protein. Can you try mixing in ground beef/turkey with your rice/beans combo? I have done this before, you make a big batch of rice/beans/turkey with some type of...
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    Unorthodox, but I'm close to my goal

    At 6'4" tall and 192lbs (and getting smaller) if you are flabby then you don't have very much muscle mass. Perhaps you should consider more weight training? No offense but abs on a skinny guy is like bit tits on a fat woman. I'm not knocking your fat loss but maybe you should start shifting...
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    What were you up to in 1976?

    escaping the womb.