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    Investing/Retirement Advice

    So I'm going to speak with an agent today about retirement, etc. and they will be promoting Life insurance and disability insurance as the main products I should look at. I like the "investment" aspect of Whole Life but have heard over time it has a negative rate of return (IRR) and should no...
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    Who's Smart

    Addicting "Swedish Officer Test". 4 players to a team, see how long you can last. (TWSS) http://team.forsvarsmakten.se/english/
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    ATOT Wishlist

    I am about to receive a large bonus and will take about $1000 to splurge on some "wants" - the rest is going to savings. So if you, the ATOT nerd community, had $1000 to spend on any purchase what would you get? No trips, drugs, booze, debt payoff, etc. Something tangible. And I don't need...
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    Where should I move?

    I'm: 28 Married No Kids IT Sales for a major vendor. Account Manager around HW/SW/services. I live in a small/medium city and am looking for a change of pace. I figure this is my best time with fewer obligations and high market value for my abilities. Here are our top 5 in no...
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    "Digital Pen" - recs?

    I take a lot of notes in meetings and would love a "Digital Pen" type device. I would include a requirement of my device to have an option for OCR software to convert my notes to email/text. Bonus points for voice recording. Does anyone have any good experiences or recommendations? I...
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    Learn how to maintain landscaping?

    I bought a house last summer and it's got a normal sized yard, but a lot of nice landscaping. I have no idea how to maintain this stuff, and would like to learn as it needs some work. How would I go about learning how to take care of it? The plants need trimming, the flower beds have...
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    DLP Bulb dying?

    I have a 50" Samsung DLP TV that is coming up on 5 yrs. The picture is red on all inputs. Is the bulb dying, or something else going on?
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    Best Groomsman Gift?

    Any advice? I've got a wide range of people so it's kind of tough. I've seen the flask, leatherman, etc. ideas. Didn't know if anyone had something I hadn't thought of/seen.
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    Tax Question / Rant

    I married a Canadian Citizen and she moved down to the U.S. in August 2008. She had a job/income in Canada for Jan-July. Has not worked, so no income since moving to U.S. Just got her Green Card first week of 2/09. Because we were married, the IRS treats her as a U.S. Perm...
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    Using the train in Europe

    Anyone with knowledge to share is appreciated. I'll try to sum this up in the most concise way. Going to Italy in April for honeymoon. 12 days Italy / 2 days in Paris Fly into Rome, use train to get to -> Naples/Pompeii -> Florence Here is my dilemma. Do I use an all-encompassing...
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    Kate Winslet on Letterman

    She looks great. That is all.....until screencaps
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    Worlwide Opportunities?

    Hi, I thoght this may be a good question for the ATOT collective. Background: I am 26, live in a medium-sized U.S. city, and do well in my career as a sales rep, selling Enterprise IT HW/SW. We just bought a nice home, and I feel that I've worked hard to get where I am and can...
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    PS3 as Media Player

    Several people here stream media to their PS3's. I was just wondering if some of you could point me in the right direction for best practices. I think I will use TVersity to stream, but was wondering what programs/formats you use to rip and stream DVDs and Blu-Rays. DVD = ? as VOB ...
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    Paypal

    Paypal goes on and on about buyer protection, security, blah blah blah. In its most basic sense, wouldn't that mean protecting you from getting fucked on eBay? Besides the fees etc. levied by Paypal of course. I think of it as paying protection money to the mob. They may screw you, but...
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    Ticketmaster

    Any of this look redundant to you?
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    Seth McFarlane

    DIAF. 1. Your audience doesn't give a fuck about your political views. Enough already. 2. Commercials are in HD for godsakes! Put FG in Widescreen format, douchebag.
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    Xbox Repair : Castle Crashers Character lost?

    Just got my Xbox back from a RROD repair. Put the HDD back on, signed in to Xbox live and all of my games are there. I loaded Castle Crashers and my character is no longer there. How can I recover that character?
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    Life imitates art

    Someone told me I needed to use the new cover letter today at work. :(
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    WTF? NYC Hotels $400-500 now?

    I'm looking for a normal 3-4* room in NYC (Manhattan) for Nov 6 - 9. I can't find anything at $250 or less. Usually I try for 199 or so. Is there something going on? I would think with the bad economy and expensive travel there would be some deals. Any insight or help?
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    Show me Your : E=MC Va....

    I had to post. Sorry is report. Sorry if too vulgar. I was crying though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvjDr8KKtsE
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    AVR Feature Name

    Hello I'm looking at a Marantz SR4003, but don't know if it does this. Basically, I want to be able to hook up a component video source (Xbox360) and send it to my TV via HDMI. Will it do this and what is this feature called?
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    Delta Blues

    is awesome! nom nom nom!
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    bars/eats in san diego

    hi. i'm at a conference in san diego. I will only have the evening/night to explore, so i'm looking for suggestions on cool bars and restaurants. thanks
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    Grid for Xbox360

    I just picked up Grid for the 360 and although it's fun, I suck. I'm trying to get the hang of the control, but I'm crashing all of the time. Any advice? Edit: OK, just played again on Basic and finished 1st. I realized that most of my problems relate to being unfamiliar to the tracks...
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    How to combat Airline Change Fees?

    I just changed a flight I had booked from a Wednesday to Thursday. Same exact flight, same times, destinations, etc. New flight was actually $21 less than the original. AA Change Fee? $150.00. Original Flight? $309.50. The change fee is 50%. How is it possible to avoid this (besides...
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    Bank Account for Foreign Worker

    Hello, Looking for some advice. My fiancee is moving to the U.S. from Canada. Hopefully, she'll have a work visa from her company. Otherwise, we need to go through the whole green card, etc. but that's another discussion. What are our options for opening a bank account for her? My bank...
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    Home Dock

    Hello, I'm looking for any suggestions for my home office setup. I have a Desktop PC at home with my lcd, wireless keyboard, mouse, etc. For work I have a Thinkpad. I'd like to come home and easily connect my laptop up to my lcd, keyboard, and mouse so I can work from that setup. I was...
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    Unable to Ping Home PC

    Hello, I have a wifi router at home connecting my home network. I have left all settings consistent for 2+ years. I run RDP, FTP, Torrents, etc. behind my router with the appropriate ports forwarded. 1 month ago my internet went down for a week. I came back from vacation and it was back...
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    Best way to trade/sell an engagement ring

    I bought an engagement ring for a longtime gf last year, but things didn't work out. I never gave it to her, but we broke up a few months after I bought it. I've been seeing my current gf for nearly a year now, and would like to propose soon. The problem is, I have this ring and can't give...
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    Green Card

    Hello, I'm in a serious relationship with Canadian and we are discussing the option of marriage and her moving here. I've been over the govt. sites trying to get this process down for her to be a legal resident, but don't get it. I am American, btw. Can anyone with some experience help...
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    Best Credit Card for Airline Miles

    Hello, I'm going to be travelling a lot more for personal trips. I'm looking to cancel one of my credit cards and go to a card that accumulates airline miles. What is the best card for this. Also, considering I'm looking at at least $200/night for hotels on all of these trips, would a...
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    Nice places to eat/go out in Houston

    I'm taking a date out in Houston this weekend as we'll both be in town, and am looking for suggestions on nice places to go. We're staying in the "Houston Museum District." Somewhere on Main St. -Restaurant with good food/atmosphere that we can still get reservations to. -Place to go...
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    Where to find 2.5" IDE HDD Jumpers?

    Can anyone point me in the right direction for locating jumpers for a 2.5" IDE HDD? It is a laptop HDD. I can't find them anywhere on the web.
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    Car Broken Into

    I was leaving for work this morning and when I got to my car, there was a Sheriff's Deputy's business card in the track where my window used to be. Some thieves busted 3 of my 4 windows out of my car and stole a few things. After using a neighbor's phone (my cell was dead and charger stolen)...
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    Best way for U.S. calls to Canada, vice versa

    I'm making a lot of calls to Canada on my cell phone and am looking for the most cost effective way to do this. I've got some ideas, but would like input. 1. Skype to go on my cell phone 2. Traditional calling card 3. Buy a U.S. prepaid cell phone and have the other party try it in...
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    Broken iPod: Where to get repair?

    my gf's iPod is making a sad face when she turns it on. It's a 5G 30GB model that she's probably had for a year or more. I googled the problem and ran through the suggestions, but it's back to making the sad face. has anyone here sent their iPod off to a 3rd party repair shop? any...
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    To the TV Executive.....

    To the TV executive who had the brilliant idea of interrupting the season with a 6 week (or whatever) long break....****** you!! i.e. Lost, Heroes
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    App to turn my Home PC into a Web Jukebox?

    Are there any programs to take my Windows PC at home and turn it into a jukebox that I can access over the web? I think I'm looking for something like this, but not linux-based: mp3act Right now I go to work and will ftp an album or two off of my home PC and play the tracks locally, but...
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    Kim Kardashian Sex Tape

    As sex tape would imply, NSFW Superficial Link I was suprised NFS4 hasn't started a thread on this. What do you think? I've seen the preview video (BT) and she looks very hot with a huge rack. note: one of the sites disputes the "waterworks" claim made in the Superficial article...