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    Anandtech Holiday Giveaway!

    Thanks was a nice surprise. Now to spend some money on a build to put this in. Wife will love that :( Thinking maybe HTPC or rig for my 10 YO daughter. Might be time for some hand me downs kids will like that and maybe daddy gets a new toy. Decisions Decisions.
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    Anandtech Holiday Giveaway!

    Wow nice. Count me in.
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    What book(s) are you reading right now?

    1st 3 were done by ludlum many years ago. When he passed away the series was turned over to Lustbader. He was a great fit for the series and has done a great job continuing. Unlike the movie series that went in the tank after the last Matt Damon one.
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    What book(s) are you reading right now?

    Working my way through the Bourne series. Presently up to Book 6 the Bourne Saction
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    A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones - HERE BE SPOILERS

    Well we already saw the dwarfs show at Jeofs wedding and there was no Penny or pretty pig so thats out the window.
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    What TV series marathon have you done lately?

    two biggest were West Wing and Stargate/Stargate Atlantis. Now working our way through 24
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    Game of Thrones - TV Series (NO BOOK SPOILERS)

    who had little to no parts in the books :(
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    Game of Thrones - TV Series (NO BOOK SPOILERS)

    where did you get that from? don't recall that ever being mentioned in the books, granted after a year and close to 5000 pages I might not recall everything though
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    Game of Thrones - TV Series (NO BOOK SPOILERS)

    LOL all 5000 pages?
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    Game of Thrones - TV Series (NO BOOK SPOILERS)

    Still think Sansa takes the cake, Joffrey loves me, Joffrey is so sweet etc etc Arya lied, my father is a traitor etc etc
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    What book(s) are you reading right now?

    Just finished Book 5. Took me almost a year to read all of them in a row. almost 8000 pages :) Have to say with no spoilers I was disappointed in the end of the last book, but now I can't wait for him to publish Book 6. Moving on now to the Strain series by Guillermo Del Toro
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    Black Ops 2. Did anyone cave?

    ODOG no likey? I had a lot of fun playing BLOPS and took alot of crap from you froggies :) Will probably buy this at some point but too busy with BL2 right now.
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    **OFFICIAL** Diablo 3 Thread

    None what so ever. I'm 0 for 20 on the RMAH. Trying to sell yellow from level 15-30 but no luck
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    What would your 1-2 lenses for a Canon Body at Disney World be?

    Just got back from a week at Disney. I'm an Oly user so its not apples to apples. I found that I used my 14-54 and my 50 most of the time. Used my 70-300 at Animal Kingdom and 11-22 at Epcot but that was about it for those 2. I went with the ThinkTank Pro Speed belt, Pixel Harness and Digital...
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    [Dead] EVGA GTX 680 in stock at Tiger Direct (518 shipped)

    Free shipping but $47 in taxes :eek: $529.99 Sub-total $529.99 Shipping & Handling $9.99 Shipping & Handling Discount -$9.99 Tax* $47.04 *Exemptions reflected in final checkout page only Total Price1 $577.03
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    Consumer Alert - Buy Hard Drives Now. Prices To Rise.

    Just had a 1 TB drive in my WHS die. Gotta pull it out and see if its still got any warranty left on it. Best price I found was a 1.5 TB WD green on amazon for $82 WD15EARS
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    AT's Dedicated BF3 Server and Origin List

    zetachizeta2
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    Free BJ's Membership for 60-days. No surcharge.

    Nothing special. That add is on the back of every coupon book they mail out. What I wish is that Costco had the same deal so I could get the new Droid Bionic special :)
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    50% Off Coupon at Logitech.com - What to buy?

    Bubble burst..sorry read the fine print...excludes the revue :eek:
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    50% Off Coupon at Logitech.com - What to buy?

    hmm trying to decide b/w the squeezebox, a pair of ultimate ears or a set of speakers for the bedroom tv. Wife hates surround sound so maybe between phones and squeeze box
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    50% Off Coupon at Logitech.com - What to buy?

    Got my coupon today and didn't read the fine print about the Revue :( was going to get that. Now back to the drawing board :(
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    Need new display

    No issues with size vs only 1080P? How is it on gaming? Thanks
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    Need new display

    Had to give one of m monitors to my in-laws so I'm in the market for a new display. right now I have an ASUS VW266H 25.5" 1920 x 1200. I'm trying to match another one to it problem is they don't make this model anymore. So I'm trying to decide if I buy a similar size one that runs 1920 x...
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    wireless gaming adapter

    Router is a new N gigabit router. Issue is the G on the PS3. Netfix works fine but streaming from my WMS using PS3 server is the issue.
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    wireless gaming adapter

    Anyone use one of these on a PS3? Do you notice a better throughput then the built in wireless. I'm having trouble streaming movies over my wireless to the PS3. Netflix works fine but I have issues with some regular movies and all blu-ray HD ones. I'm using a Dlink N DIr655 and was thinking...
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    **OFFICIAL** AT Battlefield 3 FAQ and News Thread

    Looks like you are correct :( I should have checked with the source 1st :hmm: We would like to formally announce, that the reality studios acquisition notice is indeed False and was part of our traditional April Fools.
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    **OFFICIAL** AT Battlefield 3 FAQ and News Thread

    anyone confirm or deny this oday we have some very exciting news to share regarding the future of the Project Reality! Following some recent developments in the Project Reality: BF2 modification, and some closed door talks with Electronic Arts, we are proud to announce the acquisition of...
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    H70 vs. Venomous-X and the winner is?

    Can you let me know how this worked out for you? I've got the the same case and looking at the H70. Problem is the back of my case traps all the exhaust so its HOT. I was thinking of mounting the H70 on the front to access cooler air. Think it would work? I'm also thinking about 2 x Yate Loon...
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    Medal of Honor reboot

    and what is with the magical spawn flash that puts you knee deep behind enemy lines?
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    Finally got to visit the B&H Superstore in NYC

    Just took my 1st visit there on Sunday. All I can say is :eek: The good. anything and everything you wanted to try in electronics/video/cameras is there for the hands on. The Bad. Man was it crowded. Might have been that they were closed for @ 2 weeks for the Jewish Holidays. Glad I...
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    transfer miniDV to dvd

    I just sent off 2v Mini-DV and VHS c tapes here Will post back when they return and let you know how it went.
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    Career change at 28, no technology experience -> technology position

    Most big NYC financial firms have their own in house IT. Maybe try and see if they have any openings? Any friends, relatives or coworkers have any connections? I went from 10 years in the legal field (District Attorneys Office) to an IT job with no experience, my wife's best friend had an...
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    The AT Battlefield Bad Company 2 F.A.Q.

    did I miss it or did they not address the borked M1 not registering any kills so no all bronze award?
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    Medal of Honor reboot

    Got my client and code but the site to redeem code is hit or miss. Sometimes get in and enter the code then it crashes again :(
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    Medal of Honor reboot

    anyone order this through any of the pre-order methods,(Steam, EA download, amazon etc) get it loaded yet or receive a Beta code? I ordered it through Steam but if another method gets me the Beta faster I'll switch :)
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    Just got back from a cruise - It was AWESOME!

    we still have not decided for next Feb. maybe the NCL EPIC out of Miami or possibly the NCL SUN or RCL Explorer of the seas from Orlando.
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    Just got back from a cruise - It was AWESOME!

    Went Scuba diving in a tropical depression in Belize a number of years ago. Loads of fun when you're standing on deck looking straight out and all you see is ocean cause the boat is almost on it side, plus half the people barfing from the waves and smell of diesel.....even more encouraging when...
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    What Wii game for 5 year old? (story attached)

    I have a 4 YO daughter and an 8 yo son. They both love Mario and Sonic at the winter Olympics and wii sports. Mario Kart is a bit difficult for my daughter but 6 should be good. She also likes the Dora games. Mario Party is also a good choice also maybe world of Zoo
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    Just got back from a cruise - It was AWESOME!

    Buy those little empty shampoo bottles they sell at Bed, Bath and Beyond. I was able to fill 4 of those with enough Stoli for me for a week cruise on the NCL Pearl last Feb (well at least one -2 drinks a day) we also had a rough 1st day out of Miami, no where near as bad as those but it did...