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    Good IT headhunter??

    Forgive me if I'm out of place asking here but a friend of mine will be separating from the Air Force shortly and I've suggested that he make use of a head hunter to smooth the transition (he's got a background in network security.) Problem is, I've been in the military so long myself I'm not...
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    Need to replace my xbox 360 slim power supply

    Pulled a bonehead move and plugged my brand spanking new xbox slim into a 220v power supply (transformer that for whatever reason had a 220v output with a US socket...). Needless to say, power supply no workie :( I've been scouring google to see if I could buy a new one but there doesn't...
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    New PS3, looking for good mouse and keyboard combo...

    I'm starting to ween myself from the PC upgrade treadmill and most of the folks I know have been using consoles exclusively for a while now, but being a PC weenie at heart I need my mouse and KB. This brings me to my question: what's the best KB and mouse combo for the PS3? All...
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    Help with Exel

    I hope you folks can help me out with this because it's driving me nuts. The company I work for users a data collection program called Remedy which is used to collect trouble ticket information for IT related issues. Although I can squeeze a lot of valuable data out of Remedy by dumping...
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    Dream Theater

    For years I've been hearing folks laud DT and since they usually listen to the same music I do I finally gave them a shot. I've been listening to their music and it's just rather weak. The singers voice is annoying and high pitched and they generally don't rock out nearly as much as I was...
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    a part "fell" off of my car

    I'm not sure how it happened, but the cap on my coolant reservoir is gone. Driving only about a mile or so around a small area, my engine compartment started steaming. I opened up the food to find coolant bubbling to of my reservoir with no cap to be found. Anyhow, this brings me to two...
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    So evidently you can cheat now in TF2 as long as it's called "premium account"

    I dusted off TF2 over the past couple of days since the upcoming scout patch has piqued my interest, but I've been noticing weird player behaviors that I hadn't noticed a year ago when I last played. Soldiers moving as fast as scouts, a faster ROF for the flare gun, etc. So I finally clued in...
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    Is there a way I can use my earthmte LT-40 GPS for international travel?

    Hopefully someone can give me some good news here, but I'd like to use my new Delorme Earthmate lt-40 gps that my wife got for my birthday to navigate around germany where we're currently stationed. The default maps are for the US only. Any ideas or suggestions?
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    Found this gem at the shack: Cannot kill the Battery

    rin-didly-didly-didly-din-din-din fun fun fun fun!
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    New topic: Voided my warranty to apply arctic silver to my Falcon Elite 360

    I'm having a hard time finding this information, but I'd like to know if it's even possible for folks with an APO address to purchase an xbox live gold account. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks! EDIT: Nevermind, it appears this is a long standing issue that probably won't be resolved...
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    Motorola suing Rim

    Personally, I find this absolutely disgusting. I hope, somehow, people eventually get so fed up with this kind of bullshit that they're willing to force our government to take action against it. Corporate America PR is already in the gutter so hopefully this adds fuel to the fire.
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    A new spin on an old topic

    This is pretty mind blowing, and it get's even better later in the song. Fair warning, it may appear impossible what this guys doing but pay attention to his layout; it's all legit. cheese and rice!
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    I'm in the market for a PDA for my wife

    Hello folks, hope you can help me zero in on the perfect PDA for my wife. First of all, she's never used one. The reason I'd like to get her one is because I think it could help her manage the myriad things she's got going on such at her MS, PTA treasury gig, and two part time jobs. She's...
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    Still the best tower defense game

    I've been playing thisfor the last few days. Oldie but goodie I thought some folks might enjoy. My highest so far is 74
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    About divorce, I'm in need of insight

    Divorcees, I need you help. My marriage has been an enormous struggle for the past 8 years and now it is completely dead, it is tearing me down being forced to occupy the same space with a woman who won't talk to me for weeks on end for ANY argument we may have no matter how insignificant...
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    Running an old E4300 and I want the best bang for the buck upgrade

    I've spent days now browsing threads and articles trying to ascertain what processor would best suit my system for the purpose of gaming. Q6600's seem to be reaching 3.6Ghz pretty consistently, how does that compare to an E8400 @ 4Ghz? Or would I be better served by going to route of a penryn...
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    nvidia control panel INCERDIBLY slow

    Ever since I started running my 9600GT's in SLI, navigating the nvidia control panel has become horrendously slow. Simply adjusted color settings (digital vibrance, brightness, etc.) takes well over 30 seconds. I opened up the resource manager and it says nvcpl (or whatever the task is called)...
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    G80/G92 SLI + Dual Monitor

    I enjoy my 9600GT SLI but I find I'm seriously annoyed by the fact that that I can't clone the output to my 42" Plasma. I'm curious if anyone has information about the future supportability of this setup. Also, does ATI support dual monitors in CF?
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    Hellgate: London on 9600GT SLI

    Not sure how many people are playing this game, but I can't seem to stop :) Anyhow, I've finally had a chance to run it on my system (specs below) with everything (OS, game, drivers) fully updated. Indoors it runs silky smooth (>60FPS) with these parameters: OS: Vista 64 SP1 Resolution...
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    strange nv control panel question

    I'm using a fresh install of Vista and 174.70 forceware drivers and whenever I'm in the nv control everything updates very slowly. It's annoying. Any idea why this is happening? Thanks for the help
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    9600GT SLI

    For about the price of an 8800GTS I'll be running two 9600GT's tomorrow and I wanted to start a discussion about it for those interested in such a setup. I'm pretty excited about this setup, especially for how inexpensive it is. The only caveat, of course, is the need for an SLI mother...
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    Calling all teachers

    Please forgive me if OT isn't the best place for a question like this but it's kind of an obscure request as it is so I wasn't sure. I need to create a small quiz which can produce (print) a basic "certificate of completion" at its conclusion, could anyone offer any recommendations how I...
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    Wii light gun games

    Not much conversation about what would appear to be a natural strong suit for the Wii, so I'd like to start one myself; how are the shooters for the Wii? I've read about Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicals and that seems interesting enough. I just like the idea of blasting chunks of zombie...
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    Might be a silly question but I need some advice

    I'm toying around with my Hitachi 42pd9500 42" Plasma and I have it connected to my PC via DVI to HDMI. I'm trying to find out what the best way is to watch HD content (trailers, MS promos for instance) using this combination while ensuring I'm getting the best picture quality out of the TV...
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    Need some wireless media device recommendatios for home sue

    My Dad is interested in feeding his Serius and Direct TV feeds elsewhere throughout the house in a wireless fashion. Are there any solutions out there suitable for this dilemma?
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    About to ditch the GA-965P-DS3 R.3.3

    Hopefully the title explained my issue, but if it is as follows. I'm completely fed up with the GA-965P-DS3 r3.3 (f12 bios). I have 4 1GB sticks of G.Skill DG9 PC6400 that simply don't like this board. Every time I restart the PC I have to go through this retarded process of dropping in...
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    Koop

    Somehow AT (ff, apache? not sure) nuked my last attempt to post this, but I implore the ATOT community to sample Koop. The two albums I'm familiar with and highly recommend are "A Waltz for koop" and "Koop Island", in that order. Needless to say I'm listening to them now and ithey're simply...
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    World leaders getting into the Holiday Spirit!

    I thought we could all learn a little something from this, maybe all is not lost after all? For peace on earth and goodwill towards men
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    Why aren't photchromic contact lenses available?

    Seems as if transition type contact lenses would be common at this point but I can't say I've ever even heard of it, which begs the question why? Anybody willing to share their insights?
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    GeCube X1950XT 512MB on newegg

    This is a little disconcerting for those of us who pulled the trigger on the X1950XT's that were being offered on the egg a while back, they're not even listed anymore! I was going through some order history the other day and went to check on that item and it's completely de-listed. Now...
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    New to DoD Source

    The aim on the US rifle is utter garbage and I HATE IT. GRRRRR. This is hard to get used to how long it takes for the reticule to settle down, or am I missing some pearl of wisdom to thi game? Everyone else seems to be runnign and gunning just fine. And for the record I have pretty decent...
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    GA-965P-DS3 Rev. 3.3 undervolting my RAM, no boot :(

    Every once in a while when I turn the computer on it will do the cold boot cycle retardation and the load the default BIOS settings. This sucks because it loads up the default RAM 1.8VDC and as soon as this happens I can't boot the damn machine anymore. It can be bypassed with a stick of...
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    Jericho

    Hate to admit it but I've lost most of my interest in this game. I was hoping for something more cerbral and twisted, this seems like a mixutre between Quake and Hellraiser, but mostly quake. That sucks. You know, now that I think of it more it really reminds me of Daikatana. :( The...
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    Vista leaks memory in games

    Finally saw it myself first hand a couple of minutes ago, BF2142 was eating 1.6GB ram and climbing, meg by meg. Same thing happens in BF2. What a piece of crap OS that allows this to happen. Now, granted EA deserves blame as well but I know for FACT this doesn't happen in XP. The sad...
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    28 Weeks Later

    Friggen awesome :) As you can tell I'm watching it now, one of the better zombie flicks i've EVER seen. Better than the first.
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    Administration official leaked CIA agent name

    But don't quote ME on it... quote HIM.
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    I love ATOT

    I just want those sad schmucks surfing ATOT on a beautifull Saturday morning/afternoon/evening to know that I love you all. Geek on with pride! :D
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    Music you've never heard of...

    I'll start (and yes this is a shameless plug, but only because I think the music is awesome.) "The Bas Plus" It's Jazz, but slightly different. Fvucking incredible though, check out "Dirty Blonde" for something quintessential.
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    Animals with beer preferences

    As the title suggests, I have cats that appear to be partial to fosters. I German imports (since I live in Germany), Corona, Bud, Coors, but these guys only gravitiate to Fosters. I think that is awesome as it's my favorite beer ;) So ATOT, do your animals seem to be partial to a brand of...
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    Interesting book, interesting perspective

    Just finished reading the book America?s Secret War by George Friedman (the guy runs the corporate intelligence outfit Stratfor) and I have to say that it has altered the way I see the war in Iraq somewhat, but not necessarily for the better. His general point is that we invaded Iraq not for...