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    Question Old time question: Which website coined the term "golden finger" for AMD Athlon CPUs?

    I remember it was a very rudimentary website full of CPU design and architecture information. The website was popular among AnandTechers and was quoted many times in Anantech forum. This goes back 25 or so years. Just wondering if anyone still remember the website name/address. Cheers!
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    So....how do you shop for mortgage loan?

    Hey, so I am new to real estate and just last week, I called a couple of mortgage brokers to see the type of mortgage and rate I could qualify for. I wanted to do this without incurring a credit pull since I haven't decided whether this is a good time to buy a house (residential, for...
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    Pulsing idling after sitting in garage for 2 years

    98 Honda Accord LX-V6. So about 2 years ago, I got a job in the bay area and had to leave my car in DC. Now I got a chance to relocate back, the first thing I tried to do is to fire up the car. Well, the battery is dead which is expected. But once the car started, the idling has a big...
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    OneDrive taking up too much space on iPhone

    Well, I am not sure where this belongs to but since it has something to do with MS product and services I thought to post here. Mod, feel free to move to other forum if appropriate. Currently, I have OneDrive auto upload iPhone Camera Rolls, which means every picture I take gets uploaded to...
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    Car totaled. Can I sell before registering a salvaged title?

    Well well, the insurance company decided to total my car instead of repairing. I opted to buy the car back since it only costed a few hundred buck and the car still drives the same as before. But I check out the DMV website and there is so much to go through (at least the case in Cali) to...
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    What's fun in Chicago?

    Well, I will be visiting for a couple of nights and would love to have some advice from locals. I think I will do kayak near the Goose Island...or anywhere (suggestion?) on the river. Think it will be fun to see the tall building on river. Art of Institute. Having lived in DC for several...
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    A public place to watch Game 6 in SF Downtown?

    Friends and I are thinking about heading to the Yard behind AT&T park for a watch party. It's a rather long walk (30 mins) and we think the place will be jam packed anyway. We are a few mins from Union Square, is there a place we can sit and watch? The bars will be packed as hell so that's...
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    Employer insists on 1099 and wants me to find a job agency

    Or payroll company whatever it's called. Basically, the employer wants to hire me as an outside consultant since I am located out-of-state. The internal HR only processes W2 and advises me to find a job agent so I can be paid on 1099 and the employer can pay through the job agent. I...
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    About to buy a car. How do you get price quote from dealership...

    when they don't have the car I want? So the car I am looking at (bimmer 2 serie or a subaru outback), I want to add a couple of options on the car. Most of the 2 series in the local inventory are loaded with options which I don't care for. Ordering my own car would take two months which I...
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    So I looked and not found. Which current car is Carplay/Android Auto compatible?

    I've been test driving a few cars lately. Bimmer, toyota, honda, merc, subaru and none has carplay or android auto mentioned in the feature list. To me, it's kind of important for my phone and car to play well together. I know about the bluetooth technology and i know I can stream music and...
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    How does leasing a car in California make sense?

    So I just left a Toyota dealership and the salesman said I would have to pay the sales tax even if I choose to lease. Well, for a $25,000 Prius, that would amount to about $2500 (just a rough estimate, correct me if I am wrong). But I only get to use the car for three years. However, if I buy...
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    About to buy a bummer 2 Serie. Explain the California registration fee to me

    So I went to the california dmv website to price out the registration fee for a $35000 2 series. It came out to about $3400. Use/Sales tax account for $3000. I wonder if this tax is applicable at each year's renewal, or just one-time thing? I know in Virginia, we are charged with property (car...
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    Calling all Excel Guru...AGAIN!

    Alright, this time I made a file so you guys can see what I want to achieve: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=E18117CDA154C70%2112160 So there are two tabs in this workbook. On the "Good" tab, the dates are converted to the first of the month. So for instance, 3/13/14 on the "Date"...
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    calling all Excel guru

    Well, an Excel problem arises from my work and I believe there is a solution but I just don't know how. Let's say 68001, 68002, 68003 are the sub-accounts of 68000, I want to be able to group them by the parent account (68000), I want my formula to do the following...
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    So what will happen to my stock? Now delisted!

    So months ago I bought shares of UBS. The company in Oct announced a share exchange because of corporate restructure? http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ubs-group-ag-ubs-ag-054500251.html I didn't bother to convert so effectively I am holding the old shares of UBS now. It has since been delisted...
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    So how does staffing company work with contract position?

    So I was presented to the same position by two different staffing companies. One was willing to submit me for $13 more an hour than the other. That's a huge chunk of change in terms of hourly rate. Now, I am just wondering how do they work. Do they have a fixed budget from client and then...
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    Grammar check requested - About to write a formal interview cover letter

    "Although the role is not one I had originally prepared for, it nonetheless presents an exciting opportunity....." Did I use the word "nonetheless" in a correct way? comma needed?
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    Anyone experienced with typical indian IT staffing? (salary negotiation)

    Contacted this afternoon...said they are looking for someone with my background. But the contract position is located in a remote city I've never heard of. Right away, he asked how much I am looking for...I said I don't know so he began with $7500 a month...I countered so he went up to $8500...
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    So life throws a curve ball at me...

    Today, I came home without a job. Let that be your lesson. Never Ever trust Corporate America! So to give you a bit of details...my position was eliminated due to reorg. I've witnessed three rounds of layoff during my short time with the company. Each one was painful to watch as I felt some...
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    Anyone been to car auction? What's your experience?

    Thinking about going this saturday. A bit of a drive but I want to see what it's like. Maybe I will bid too (want to get a cheap manual to practice with or a cheap bimmer to massage my ego). I check the website...saw a few cars i may be interested in. Tell me about your experience and what to...
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    Should I take this contract position?

    Well, long story short. I am in a discussion for a contract position...supposely it's a contract-to-hire so there is a possibility to be hired by the client after the 6-month period. They can offer either a full benefit package (coming from the staffing company not the client) with lower...
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    Loud rumbling in Northern VA last night...anyone heard?

    It woke me up around 2am last night and continued for a good 5 mins afterward. I wanted to say it was from a fighter jet but I looked up and saw no flying object. I googled it up in the morning but didn't see any discussion either. Probably just some weather phenomenon but ...did anyone know...
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    Is there an old town near Philly? What to see here?

    Much like Pasadena, CA to Los Angeles, Alexandria, va to DC...etc. I am looking for a walk and perhaps check out some specialty shops along the street. I am tired of all the tourist stuff...it's boring to me. Anything on the new jersey side too?
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    A 15-inch rim is a 15-inch rim, right?

    It shouldn't matter whether it's coming off a toyota, honda or whatever, right? I just need to replace one rim due to my mom hitting a curb last night. The tire was deflated but looks okay for reuse (visual inspection only). The rim though, is a different story. It's a generic honda OEM rim with...
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    Sold my rooted phone (Triumph), now buyer claims he can't activate it

    ...he claims that it's because I modified the phone so when he called VM, the customer representative was unable to activate the phone for him. I had the phone (Motorola Triumph) running a very popular Sharp 2.2.2 ROM and never had a problem. I have a hard time believing his story but want...
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    Not sure what to make of this email from a recruiter

    I’ve received similar emails before and never know how to respond. I am actually interested in the role but it sounds like the recruiter is more interested in connecting to my colleagues than my background. How do you handle situation like this? Is he interested in recruiting me or just want to...
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    Is it a wise idea to own a used Mercedes C-Class?

    Thinking about spending $12k on a 2007 or 2008 Merc C-Class. The 2008 model doesn't really fall within the budget simply because it's the debut year of the current generation. 2007 can be had for about 10k ~12k. I've always wanted to own a Merc. I love the styling and the interior...but the...
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    Can anyone help me with this Excel question?

    https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=E18117CDA154C70%214560 Two tabs on this workbook. I want the first tab, CLAS_PSAR Recon, the CLAS column (Column I for instance) to load the amount (C column) from the second tab, CLAS, for each date. The way I can think of is by using VLookup...
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    Anyone annoyed by the Phone app in Kitkat yet?

    I wasn't expecting much when updating my N4 last night. Jelly Bean works fine for me and I knew Kitkat would only offer very minor (if any) improvement for my usage anyway. Well, it was interesting the first 5 mins exploring what's new, but I opened up the phone app, it all went south real...
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    Any SAS expert here? Round function not working as expected

    proc sql; select 'ARM-90', count (*) from sf_mlis.mlis_sf_arm_201212 a, sf_mlis.mlis_sf_wlm_201212 w where a.loan_NBR = w.loan_NBR and INITIAL_FIXED_RATE_PD <> round (((FIRST_INT_RESET_DTE - FIRST_PMT_DTE)/30.4),1.0); quit; This works fine in Oracle but converting to SAS, it shows error...
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    engine mount and steering rack shaking...related?

    My mechanic told me the reason I had steering rack shaking was due to bad engine mount. I didn't believe him cause I can't see any relationship between the two. So I let him do the job anyway, and now 95% of steering rack shaking is gone. I am speechless. How did that happen? The reason for the...
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    Help me choose an external enclosure for my HD

    Hey folks, this sucks but I need to recover files from this Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148469. The drive doesn't bootup anymore (this is another story) so I believe I will need to access the HD through a USB external enclosure. So my question is on this page...
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    The new Google Map...meh.

    Prettier to look at, harder to use. For instance, no little human to drag & drop for street view. Without it, how do I know which street is available on street view? Second, no search result list. This is a biggie for me. It's much easier to work through the list and see the location of...
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    DCer: Where to travel to for Memorial Weekend?

    Well, my friends in Baltimore want to go somewhere during the Memorial weekend. We have Ocean City or Atlantic City in mind but really thinking we can do better. We are not big on gambling and not sure what either place has to offer. I suggested Virginia Beach but I've never been there so I...
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    For Nexus 4 users on T-mo prepaid plan...a quick Q

    Well, this has happened a few times already so I don't think this is just an isolated problem. What happened is that sometimes the phone gets no signal at all, no bar, no H, no E, no nothing. Zilch. And I am not talking about being out of coverage zone either. It's the same location at work...
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    Can someone explain my health insurance to me?

    I am a noob when it comes to health insurance. Let's say I have a rudimentary idea of what the term deductible and copayment means but when I am looking at this I am simply confused. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Z0eCq1csm0sW9GGul2lnNtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink 1. I know my...
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    Calling ATOT lawyer: Employer refused to pay my leave...

    Their reason being? I gave them only a two-week notice before resigning. They stated it's the company policy to give a 4-week, and since I am in violation of the rules, they will take away my leave pay. Well, I've accumulated around $3500 of leave pay since the first day of employment. I...
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    Is T-Mobile prepaid down in DC/Bethesda area?

    My N4 on the prepaid plan can't get any data at all. Clear data, reboot....nothing works. Is there an outage that I didn't know about?
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    Calling all Honda owner: Have you experienced...

    There is something weird about the way my 98 Accord drives. Some days it drives smoothly but other days it drives like s**t. This happens every few days and has been going on for as long as I can remember. The difference is very noticeable and has been confirmed by my family members (they drive...
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    Accepting new job/quitting old job...someone walk me through?

    Received a job offer. Need be returned within 3 days. So I did so yesterday. However, I haven't submitted the resignation letter because I am still waiting for background check and drug test result. Do people usually accept new job and put in a two-weeks notice at the same time? What if the...