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    Drawing 20 Amps for device testing

    I'm creating a test system for a device that will measure amperage drawn from a 120 Vac source. The device basically passes on the power source from the wall and uses current transformers to read how much current is flowing through mains to some piece of equipment connected to it. I'm looking...
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    Very low triglycerides and total cholesterol

    Had some blood work done for the first time ever for health insurance purposes and got these numbers: Total Cholesterol: 124 mg/dl HDL: 50 mg/dl LDL: 68 mg/dl Triglycerides: 32 mg/dl Glucose: 80 mg/dl Most seemed to fall into the "healthy" range of what I could find just browsing...
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    New Car + tint :D

    Well new to me anyways.... Had a 1999 Subaru Impreza and just recently acquired a 2009 Nissan 370Z. Sports, touring, nav and 6-speed manual. White outside and black inside.
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    i5 2500K $150 Frys B&M 1 Day Sale (7/30)

    Frys 1 day sale Ad for Saturday has the 2500k for $150. http://images.frys.com/art/facebook/newspaperads/110729_ra1s3th3d3pt/FRYS_STL_SAT_1Day_073011.jpg Might want to get there right early if you want it.
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    70 Pounds lost in about 5 months... from XL to XS

    Felt that I needed to stop being Fat in November since I was about to graduate from college and probably start getting more into relationships or whatnot. Not being attracted to "full bodied" women I decided it would only be logical to also not be fat. So since I was doing several senior...
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    Final interview advice *Update got the job

    So I'm in the hiring process for a test engineer position at a subsidiary of Danaher Corp. This potentially would be my first job after graduating (EE major). I already had two phone interviews with the company. The first interview was a HR screening, which went fine. The second interview was...
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    Corsair warranty experience

    Fastest turn around time ever. My HX520 randomly died on 7/13 and I got the RMA number on the same day and sent it out the same day. It got to corsair in California on 7/15 and I just got my UPGRADED HX650 today (7/19). My computer is up and running again with less than a week of downtime...
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    Pacquiao agrees to 14 day blood testing window

    http://pacman.craveonline.com/articles/news/83002-official-statement-made-may-3rd-230-am-philippines-time Well Floyd said after the Mosley fight that Pac-Mayweather would happen if Manny would do the blood tests so here it is! If Floyd tries to change the window at the negotiations we know hes...
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    Taiwanese boy sings Whitney Housten

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA-tOsM6F4Y Pretty good even compared to pre-crack whitney
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    Rain Vs. Justin Timberlake [Too hott for work :D]

    I just wanted a break from all these white and asian threads.
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    Double leg cramp

    I'm on the floor right now unable to move. I knocked the keyboard onto the floor during my fall. I had a charley horse in one of my calfs about 5 minutes ago. Right after the first calf clinched the second one went too. I was screaming in pain and almost laughing because of how absurd this...
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    Risen (another reason you need a 5870)

    This one joins the ranks with Crysis and STALKER clear skies. http://www.pcgameshardware.com...-5870-on-top/Practice/ 1280 x 1024 0AA 16XAF and basically all video cards get around 33 fps and under besides a 5870 which destroys the game.
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    Federer backwards between the legs shot

    lol total ownage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...TRVus8&feature=popular I love how his opponent just stands there.
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    Oblivion on the Crysis engine

    http://www.gametrailers.com/us...e-of-day-crysis/203350 Pretty cool stuff. The project got shutdown for obvious reasons but maybe its a glimpse into TES 5.
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    Why am i so pathetic when it comes to bugs/spiders :<

    Wow I've never seen someone tape a spider to the wall before. Under a container noless. OP -> vv
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    woot got into Electrical Engineering

    Univ. Wash. undergrad After getting owned by the Computer Engineering department (got rejected) this is quite good news. I was getting worried that competition would be worse this admission cycle because of economy and people wanting a more marketable degree. Oh yeah fuck biology...
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    So whos the new King of Pop?

    Coke or pepsi?
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    Preview shortcut command

    I'm trying to add notes to a pdf file through preview but I can't figure out the short cut command for it. I see it in one of the menus but I still don't understand what it wants me to press exactly.
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    PSA: Craigslist low balling

    You know its one thing to low ball me through an email, but when you say your going to pay a certain price then bait and switch when we meet you can go die in a fire. This guy was such an idiot he offered me some bullshit price but I didn't understand him because of his thick FOB accent so I...
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    Itunes question

    Itunes on my macbook likes to stop downloading my podcasts if I don't listen to them for a while... is there anyway to turn off this 'feature'?
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    Good "claw grip" / Wrist pivot mice

    I've tried many of my friends gaming mice which are primarily logitech and Razer. All the mice however are large and designed for palming the mouse. I find this grip style unusable because I have smaller hands and it is also inaccurate (assuming that most palm grippers also use their whole...
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    Extended Breast Feeding increases IQ

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxv6R9fUO74 nsfw possibly.
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    Just got a new HDTV and I still have blackbars.

    I got this new 21:9 TV and my movies fit perfectly just like the movie theater, but when I watch TV I get these blackbars on the sides. WTF is this srsly!
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    My Friend just gave me his old DS

    I want to get a flash cart thingy to play you know.... stuff Which one is the easiest to use? I looked at some from dealextreme but they are all so similar... it just confused me more.
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    Question about replacing a hard drive...

    I have two hard drives in my computer; the main drive and a storage drive. My Storage drive (160gig) is breaking down or something because it likes to freeze up or have long pauses. I just purchased a 1TB Samsung drive from Newegg to replace the storage drive. I want the Samsung drive...
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    Stardock announces "PC/Gamer's bill of rights"

    1. Gamers shall have the right to return games that don?t work with their computers for a full refund. 2. Gamers shall have the right to demand that games be released in a finished state. 3. Gamers shall have the right to expect meaningful updates after a game?s release. 4...
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    Flushing toilet paper

    All my life I've flushed toilet paper. I would file that behavior one step above innate. One day however my friend came over to my house and asked me through the bath room door why there was no special trash can. I was like why? Where do you throw away the toilet paper he asked. I was...
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    "The elves jacked me..!"

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waoFHBQwZsU The phonebook was an excellent choice.. matches the size and weight of the ps3 bravo!
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    What game should I get?

    Well over the summer there was an awful drought of games and now there seems to be a monsoon. I already have Crysis, Beat COD4 rental, and have orange box. I've played too many shooters recently so those are out. I wasn't a big fan of KOTOR but I heard Mass Effect is awesome however...
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    LCD tv's with 1:1 pixel mapping?

    I'm planning to buy a new tv sooner or later and would also like to use it for some computing. I heard you need 1:1 pixel mapping in order to avoid overscan issues on the desktop. So if anyone has a list of some of the popular lcd tvs in the 30" to 40" range that have this feature I would...
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    photo966 network printer causing internet to drop?

    My friend recently bought a dell photo966 all in one network printer. (supposedly) The problem however is that whenever it is used for something like scanning it will crash the internet on their wireless network. The problem does not seem to be their router since if the printer is taken...
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    Summing up the PS3 launch in the Fray's "how to save a life"

    Obviously very one sided but funny nonetheless. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98qC0fd_1w
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    Kirkland, Washington Costco has Wii's in stock

    Saw them on the floor with around 20 or so at 7:30pm today
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    The real reason to get the Zune

    http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12480/12-...ld-Girl-Gets-Zune-PreLoaded-with-Porn/ "It was a homosexual orgy that they had video taped for an hour and 44 minutes,"
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    Free/trial program to rip streaming music *Flash

    Well I can't get this song anywhere else except from a streaming source so I was wondering what would be a good program (or firefox extension) to rip it. Link to page for reference: http://janyu.imeem.com/music/eVGH_FsM/suteki_da_ne_korean_version/
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    Everest and Speedfan are giving me different readings...

    http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5034/speedfanoreverestol8.jpg As you can see the core temperatures are quite different. I would like to believe speed fan is correct but maybe I'm reading it wrong. Is one more accurate than the other?
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    UPS exception

    So I ordered a new processor from Newegg and it shipped on the 31st. I expcected to get the package today but when I went to check tracking it said "Exception: This was caused by a delayed train..." Should I expect them to still deliver on the estimated date of today or am I screwed until...
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    Are you a man on the outside but a girl inside?

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/add_user.shtml If you think about the questions you can probably guess your way into a result that doesn't humiliate you infront of ATOT, but what's the fun in that? Other fun stuff: Brain echo location not just for bats and dolphins anymore...
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    Playing (pc)Games while (pvr) recording crashes computer/sound

    Specs: 3700+ dfi ultra-d 939 latest bios x850xt pcie (6.5-6.8 cats) Hauppauge pvr-150 X-fi Xtreme music So basically whenever I record shows using my pvr through whichever application my computer crashes. It starts making a "thup" type sound occasionally through the speakers then out...
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    ZZF another x-fi deal xtreme music $60 AR

    *Credit to Blue38 hardocps Zipzoomfly has the X-fi Xtreme Music for $100 - $40 MIR and free shipping. Expires 8-8-06 http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=290236&ps=ho5