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    Looking to jump ship from Apple to PC - Need replacement for '13 Macbook Pro

    I recently switched from my Iphone 5S to a Galaxy S6, and now that I'm Iphone-less my Macbook appeals to me much less than it used to. I've currently got the late '13 Macbook Pro Retina, the just-above entry level that just about everyone purchased with the 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. I'm...
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    Finally going with Powerline networking - Need some quick help

    Hopefully these questions are pretty simple, I feel like I'm missing something pretty basic here but Googling isn't answering these questions for me: My house is currently set up so my internet connection (16 Mbps DSL) has one working phone jack which is in a room on the opposite side of the...
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    Come support Arsenic Lullaby in Kickstarter!

    Or don't. Whatever floats your boat. But Doug Paszkiewicz's comic Arsenic Lullaby is effing amazing, and he's currently trying to raise money to self publish it. Check out out his Kickstarter project page here...
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    Does this look like a gas line to ya'll?

    A little background: Our gas company Southwest Gas, for whatever reason, has been forced by the state commision to offer to replace customer owned gas lines. Currently my meter is close to 40 feet away from my house, in an alley. Alllll the underground piping is my responsibility. What...
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    EOS 20D - Decent Way to get into DSLR cheaply?

    I used to have a Canon T1i back in the day, but I ended up selling it because I never really used it. I learned the basics of DSLR photography, and the pictures came out fine, but it just didn't seem worth the 900 dollar investment I was making at the time considering my Canon point and shoot...
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    Is my Laptop broken, or just in need of a laptop cooler?

    I have an MSI FX620DX, a 15.6 inch notebook. It's got a fairly run of the mill Core I5 2410M, and a decently fast Geforce GT540M GPU. The cooling fan spin up right quick when playing Crysis 2 (at native 1366x768 res and Advanced), and I decided to see how how the CPU was getting. Turns...
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    Which is going to generally be faster? Core I3 2310m or Core I5 480m w/ Nvidia 310m

    Still sifting through laptop choices. Obviously the Core I5 blows even the newer-gen Core I3 when it comes to CPU heavy tasks, but for light gaming, which is going to be the better option? The NVIDIA gpu is getting old, but there's not much info on how badly the I3's lower clock speed is going...
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    Need help choosing between a few different laptops.

    My laptop recently got gifted to someone else, and I'm currently rocking a fairly pedestrian Inspiron M5030 with a AMD P360 and a Radeon HD4250 integrated card. I'd like to spend maybe 350-400 dollars upgrading to a slighty better laptop. I don't do much taxing, I'd like something that could...
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    Has anyone identified the Jetblue passenger lady yet?

    I want to start taking bets on whether or not she's black. The odds are whatever they would be when the odds maker is 99 percent sure he knows the answer beforehand. Thread closed for being overly racist. -Admin DrPizza
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    New 5.1 home theater setup has no bass when tuned by 2EQ

    So I've got a new very very cheap and basic home theater setup, consisting of a Sony KDS-60A2000, Onkyo TX-SR604 receiver, Polk RM6750 5.1 speaker system, and a PS3. Now, I'm not expecting earth-shattering bass levels from this setup, but something just seems off about it. That Onkyo model...
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    Sony KDS-60A2000 (SXRD RPTV) for 700 bucks: Yea or Nay?

    There's a 60 inch Sony KDS-60A2000 being sold on Craigslist currently for 900 bucks. I told the guy he is insane and offered 700 bucks, and he hemmed and hawwed enough to be believable and then agreed. However, I wanted to run it by you folks first. After doing exhaustive research (read...
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    So did anyone else really enjoy Scrubs while it was on?

    It appears that Scrubs is finally, finally dead. There's no more episodes scheduled to air and it's been pulling in a whopping 2 million viewers a night for the past 5 or 6 weeks. It's been dead a million times before, so nothing's certain, but those are sunday morning-newscast ratings right...
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    Old school DLP TVs can do 3D?

    So I used to own a 61 inch Sammy DLP TV. Freaking LOVED it, I got it for 1200 shipped and the PQ was amazing. I eventually got rid of it because I did a cross-country bike ride and didn't have anywhere to store it. Now I'm back into looking for components for a new home theater setup, and...
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    best music solution for droid/mac

    I am moving from an itouch to a Droid, and my whole music library is on itunes. I tried using side-whatever (blanking on the name) but it either crashes or doesn't move my playlists over. I NEED playlists, my podcasts need to be in playlists so they can come over onto the droid. Any...
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    FREE Amazon prime 3 month membership (Even if you've already had the trial)

    Step 1: Clear all cookies related to Amazon.com Step 2: Click here http://deals.woot.com/deals/go/d747fd6a-077c-4828-aabb-da28fa974eb9 Step 3: Click on the right where it says "Add to cart with free 2 day shipping" Step 4: Click on "Proceed to Checkout" on the right Step 5: Sign...
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    Is anyone else now NOT considering the Droid after hearing about the Nexus?

    From what I understand, now that Google's phone is going to be directly competing against other Android phones, carriers are possibly going to start avoiding Android handsets, which will lead to a plunge in Android market penetration, etc etc... I'm up for my new phone on January 8th w/...
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    Just took some Sominex. Now I don't want to sleep

    I've been having occasional trouble dropping off to sleep lately, so I have some store brand Sominex, or whatever those over the counter blue sleep aid pills are called. I took a few about 20 minutes ago, and then 2 minutes ago my girlfriend texted me and said she'd like to come over. It's...
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    Should I watch Season 1 of "Heroes"?

    A bunch of my friends back in 2006 all tried to get me into Heroes when it came out, but for whatever reason I never got into it. I haven't watch a single episode, actually. Those same friends collapse into the fetal position and start sobbing uncontrollably when asked about the series now...
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    Is the camera buying guide still accurate for P&S?

    I need a new point and shoot for the holidays, I have a Rebel T1i currently but it's not something I really want to lug around on plane trips and over to people's houses for a holiday get together. I'm only looking to spend 150-200 dollars as this is going to be a secondary camera. Things...
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    I HAVE HEARD TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY

    IF NOT I APOLOGIZE. GOOD DAY TO YOU GENTLEMEN.
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    Recommend some Halloween programming

    I like spending the night before Halloween (not Halloween night itself, I go out with friends that night) watching scary Halloween themed stuff. There's a few good ones out there I remember (The X-Files Halloween episodes were good) and I always watch the original Night of the Living Dead, but...
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    Can I use a Time Machine backup to transfer data?

    So my beloved Macbook Pro is probably gonna need to be replaced soon. It's a very 1st gen, 1.83 GHZ Core Duo model. I've spent years getting things set up exactly the way I want them, with my Itunes playlist, Iphoto stuff (especially the 2009 version spending a few hours teaching it to find...
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    Hey ATOT wine folks

    So here's my situation, I don't drink wine all that often. In fact, I almost never do unless I have friends coming over for a dinner party or something. I've always just gone out the day of, and grabbed a quick bottle of something at the grocery store, and that was that. However, I've...
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    (Relatively) inexpensive New England Maple Syrup!

    @ Amazon.com, enter in the coupon code BASCOM35 (and get 8 bucks worth of other stuff to get the free super saver shipping) and it works out pretty cheap. I certainly can't buy it here in AZ for less than 30 bucks it seems, and from what I remember from last time I was home in Boston, this is a...
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    The Halo 3 ODST commercial is pretty sweet

    I'm aware I'm at least 2 months late to the party, but I've been out on the road for the past few months so I just saw this today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IklqPx3unjs&feature=fvw That's easily the most impressive video game commercial I've ever seen, and might be one of the more...
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    The 300 dollar 32 inch HDTV

    I'm in the market for a new bedroom TV, and I've been hearing lately that 32 inch TVs have gotten down to the magic 300 dollar mark, but the only thing I can find that's even close is the Vizio V0320, which just finished getting crucified on televsionreviews.com...
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    10.6 for a first gen Macbook Pro?

    Hey all, has anyone with an older Intel Mac installed 10.6 yet? My Pro is in GREAT condition and I'd like to keep it around for another year or two, if possible. It looks like most of the cool new features need 64 bit extensions or the newer video cards. I've got a 1st gen Macbook Pro (1.86...
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    Canon F1.8 50 MM, where to buy?

    So I'm trying to pick up the Canon Thrifty Fifty or whatever it's called, and people keep mentioning that it's like a 60-70 dollar lens, however the best price I've seen so far is 90 bucks. Has the price gone up signfigantly, or am I looking in the wrong place here? Also, I'd like to get a...
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    Help me pick between two DSLRs

    So I've been convinced to just man up and buy a DSLR for a road trip I'm taking. It's going to be a cross-country bike trip. I've done some perusing on the 'net and the two option in my price range (less than 500) appear to be: Canon Rebel XS or Pentax K2000. The XS appears to lack in-body...
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    Need a 300 dollar or less camera for a cross-country tour

    Taking a cross-country bike tour this summer, and I want to find a better camera to snap some pictures with than my current Pentax Optio M50 (A great camera, though) I'm fine with buying used/ebaying it, and don't really have a preference on body type or anything. It needs to have good...
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    Wow, good going Kate Gosselin

    http://www.wwtdd.com/2009/06/k...in-might-be-the-devil/ I've kind of ignored the rumors about what a gigantic, throbbing bitch Kate Gosselin is, but this pretty much proves it. I mean, Jesus. I can't say it better than Brendon did himself. It?s ? I can?t ? even ?. she?s so cold, it feels...
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    NOOOOOOOO!!!!!

    How could this happen? I went to get some today and the grocery store dude said there's no more coming in, it's already all gone. It barely came out a month ago!!! DAMN YOU LIMITED TIME ONLY PRODUCTS!!
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    Mario Kart Wii: 2 players only?

    So a friend and I both own Mario Kart Wii, and we'd like to try a multiplayer game against each other. However, when I create a room so we can play, I CANNOT find an option to change the number of players. So it ends up being just the two of us. When playing split-screen multiplayer in...
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    Attention NAACP

    The NAACP wants the guy who drew the that stupid chimp cartoon fired. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/....html?iref=mpstoryview AND his editor. You know what? Fuck them. I have officially, 100% had it with screaming, strident black people twisting and massaging every event, statement...
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    Hey Folks, if you liked Muttsta's Biking thread

    The link to the blog is in my sig. I'm biking from San Diego to Boston and will be blogging about it, currently the blog is mostly describing the preparation/training phase since I'm not leaving till August. Once I'm on the road it'll be updated pretty much every day. If any of you are...
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    Is it just me...

    I love Scrubs, but I'll be the first to admit the show was God-awful the last two seasons. However, now that the show's moved to ABC, it seems much much better. I don't know if it was the hiatus, new writers, or whatever, but it's nice having it back. Janitor: Ted, we know you're upset...
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    Biking from San Diego to Boston

    My job has finally offered to give me the 2 months or so I'd need off to bike across the USA at a very casual pace. I had some questions for those of you who've done a cross-country ride before, and also a few questions on the route. #1. How should I pick a route to do this? I definitely...
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    GTAIV locking up during gameplay

    I searched the Internets on this and found roughly 942 trillion hits, but they were all about the PS3 version during the opening cutscene. My problem is on the 360. When playing the game, it will simply lock up during gameplay. I get out of it by rebooting the 360. There's NO rhyme or...
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    MSI Wind is basically 100% compatible for Hackintoshes now

    In a move that will surely get someone fired, Realtek released awesome beta drivers for the MSI Wind for OSX. Having to buy another wireless card was the thing stopping me from trying to Hackintosh it, so since that wall came down, I went to go buy a Wind today. Started from scratch and 2...
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    I'm reasonably certain Fox is trying to singlehandedly destroy Blu-Ray

    Is anyone else having serious problems with Fox titles? Firefly, Horton Hears a Who, and several other Fox Blu-Ray films are refusing to play in quite a few players due to their updating their BD+ copyright protection. Updating the firmware on your average Blu-Ray player is brutal. The...