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    Refocusing hobbies

    ATOT, I need your help. I am getting older (almost 30), I have a job and now a wife. I love love love to game but it is just getting in the way now. I need a new computer to keep up, don't want to spend the $1200; plus honestly, it feels like I could do something better with my time. I thought...
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    Worth upgrading graphics on HP a6120n?

    The title says it all, I have an EVGA 8800GTS 320mb card and 4gig pc5300 memory (the max) in my system. My wife and I agreed to spend some tax rebate on fun things so I got $300 to upgrade my computer (if I want to). I am wondering if it is worth upgrading the graphics card or anything on this...
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    Good web host for hobby business?

    I am wanting to start a web site idea I have to earn some money on the side. It will be add supported so I don't even need a shopping cart, I just need reliable uptime and data redundancy. Do any of you own an online business? What host do you use? Is there anything specific I need to look for...
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    Good places to live in Orlando?

    Ok, so mid-week I posted asking Orlando vs. Raleigh, but looking further into the jobs I think the one in Orlando is really better for me. I have spent a few hours looking online and it seems the crime rate in Orlando is pretty d%$n high. :-/ Anyone here from Orlando? If so, where should we look...
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    Choosing a job

    I am looking at my job offers that I have to choose between by next week. They are located in Raleigh NC, Orlando FL and Marietta GA. I was really excited to see I was offered about 15% more in Raleigh than the other two and I thought it would be great. The offer is still good but after running...
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    Rent a projector?

    So the fiance and I are getting married. We are having a big catered rehearsal dinner at my parents' house. We wanted to make our own picture montage of us, our bridesmaids, groomsmen, etc. The problem is we cannot find any friends with a laptop projector. Has anyone used a rental place for...
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    Cell Processor

    I am trying to learn to program for the Cell BE processor on the PS3. I have Yellow Dog Linux (6.1) and the SDK (3.0) installed. I have run some sample programs from the IBM site and everything is eerily similar to pthreads. However, their documentation seems to be lacking at best (or perhaps it...
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    Second Job Search

    For clarity this is the second time I am searching for a job this year. Not for a second job to work at the same time as the first one. I kinda thought that was obvious, maybe not. I know no one can tell me the "right" answer, and I have only begun to search, but I am looking for some input...
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    Linux C++ socket programming question

    EDIT: Sorry that the code isn't indented or anything, it was when I posted it. I tried the "Attach Code" button but it gave me an error every time I tried to attach code. [code] tags didn't work either. Is there something I should be using? Ok, so my first post somehow didn't post. This is...
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    Electric bill doubled

    Here is the deal. I have been living in the same apartment for 2 years now. Our electric bill has never gone over $130. In Feb. I got charged $99.11. My March bill came in today, 7 days after it was due and it is $301!! I called Alabama Power and their explanation was in Feb the meter was...
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    Mouse going, now no monitor signal

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    GPS for Austin, TX?

    The fiancé and I are moving to Austin when I graduate because I took a job there. While we were out there we were always lost with the Hertz system. With all of the access roads running parallel we would get on one road and the GPS would say to turn left but there was no left turn! We would look...
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    Genealogy research?

    I am going to get my fiance genealogy software for Christmas. She found a great uncle that has been compiling family history recently by hand. She just got a copy of his hand-written reports last week and made a .pdf of all of them. Supposedly he can trace down her mother's side "to the 1500s"...
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    SCAJ Prep/Test

    I am looking at finishing up my Master's in Software Engineering this spring and I am looking into certifications. I already have a certification as an Information Systems Security Personnel but I would like one (I think) more related to programming. My foundation throughout undergrad has been...
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    Text file on mouseover?

    So I have been googling all morning. From what I have seen I can get text to popup on mouseover but the text is stored on the web page itself. I am really wanting it to come from a text file. I am writing a page for an internship and I want the people to be able to easily modify what is...
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    Achilles Tendon Pain

    So about 2 weeks ago I decided to get back into shape. It has been a few years since I have run or lifted weights with any regularity. I am 24 years old so it's not like I am middle aged (barring an accident) so I didn't expect any problems. In fact, I have been incredibly impressed with how...
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    Razer + Mac = Fail?

    My bro is using his Razer Death Adder on his mac and it's TERRIBLE! It moves faster in the Y direction than any other, when he makes large movements the mouse races across the screen but if he moves at a normal speed the mouse crawls across the screen at an unusably slow rate. He has turned the...
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    Prepaid International Calling Cards

    Ok, so my fiance leaves tomorrow for Ireland and I'm looking to get a pre-paid calling card. I was just going to go to Walmart and pick one up before a friend notified me they last about 45min for a $20 card because they are intended for in-state use. Now, I assumed on a 500min card I would...
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    Vault.com gold membership worth it?

    Just curious. I am looking up employeer info since I am searching for a job in the next 18mo. (as many of you know) and I keep coming across The Vault's website on google searches. I was just wondering if anyone was a gold member and if it was worth the money? I find generally disgruntled...
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    Ethanol worse than oil

    I can't believe this story hasn't been posted yet but I searched and could not find it anywhere. I think this goes to show that while we should be looking into global warming that jumping on the first bandwagon that rolls by is always a bad idea. I also find it laughable that the RFA says...
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    Harris Corp. Software Engineer

    So I had an interview with Harris just recently and I have been doing a lot more looking at their company since a few of the things the interviewer said confused me. The first time I talked with him he had a Hawaiian shirt on and was really casual. Then at the second, more formal interview he...
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    My first publication

    Ok so I just started at Auburn this fall to get my M.S. in CS. Anyways, last semester I wrote a research paper for a computer and network security class I took. It was on the use of statistical modeling and monte carlo simulations in determining information security budgeting and ROIs. So yeah I...
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    ATOT Click Hax Go!!

    I dunno the details but my fiancee (that better?) aparently entered a photo of hers in a contest and for each number of votes she gets she can win more money. Anyways, if you have the time and you don't mind clicks would be appreciated. http://click.picture-email.com...779771173&jb=ffcf14&t=...
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    Paint Shop Pro vs. Photoshop Elements

    If you think it should be an unlisted program please put it in a reply and I'll add it to the poll. Basically I am wanting to get one or the other for the g/f for her b-day. She is NOT a computer person, however she is about to finish a master's degree and she does manage a couple of...
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    DvD Ripping for PSP?

    I know "What DVD ripper zomg!?" is asked all of the time and I searched so don't bite my head off. Right now I am looking at DVDFab but I am not entirely sure how easy it will be for my dad to use. He is a computer guy at work (kinda, he does more managing etc) but he is still older and less...
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    Time to pop the Q

    I have need for advice. I want to pop the Q to the g/f and I don't know what to do for the ring. My budget is about $1,500. We are both grad students and have been dating 4 years. Most of my money is in loans and stuff. If I spend more there will be no wedding or honeymoon. Anyways she wants...
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    Looking to get into water cooling

    I just got a new Core 2 Duo rig with an 8800GTS and this thing runs REALLY hot. In fact, so hot it has overheated twice while running Crysis. I am thinking I may need to hit up water cooling. For right now taking the door off and putting a fan facing in fixed it but....it sucks... Anyways, I...
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    CSS for wireles website

    So, for some crappy class project I have to turn a regular school web page into a wireless one. The guy I have to work for though won't let me see or touch any of the code. He sent me 10 css files and swears up and down that I can remove the images and change the fonts if the page is viewed with...
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    Can I get a translation please?

    "Since discrete exponentiation (calculating xn) is fast (by fast exponentiation, such as binary exponentiation, it takes O(logn)), but no fast way of computing the discrete logarithm a is known, which has many applications in cryptography, such as the Diffie-Hellman protocol." from...
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    Buying SageTV Today

    Long story short I use a dual-monitor setup and run SageTV on my second monitor (HDTV) and I love it. My trial expired today and I'm sitting here with CC in hand then I saw Placeshifter. With my tiral expired I can't try it x( but it looks interresting. My g/f lives within range of my wifi...
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    nvm found a thread

    edit: nvm I found a thread from july with the same topic
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    Unix C++ question

    My program needs to find and delete a file and print out a specific message every time it does. Right now I am using: system("find -name find_me.txt -delete 2>//dev//null"); The problem is this doesn't actually print anything out. What I have done is: system("find -name find_me.txt...
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    Rather noobish c++ question

    Ok, I canNOT figure out what I am doing wrong here. I downloaded a custom library. It includes the files: aes.h aes.c I made a file to test it called Test.cpp The contents of Test.cpp are: #include "./aes.h" #include <iostream> int main() { int a = aes_self_test(1); }...
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    AES-CBC implementation

    I need to implement AES-CBC (Advanced Encryption standard - Cipher Block Chaining Mode) for a project I'm doing. I don't have a lot of time. I have been trying to implement it based on the RFCs for AES and AES-CBC but I'm having trouble understanding how to implement it in C++. Does anyone know...
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    Cryptographic vs. One-Way hash?

    I have an assignment where I need to define a cryptographic hash message (whuch I did) but the very next question was to define a one-way hash..... This really caught me off guard for a minute. I can answer each question easily, but when I saw them right next to eachother it made me start to...
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    RFC 3602

    I have an assignment to implement this algorithm for a project. I am going through the RFC right now but I have never really read through an RFC before so I am finding it a little hard to get though. Anyone know of a site that might have some diagrams or anything to make the algorithm slightly...
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    Masculine scented air freshener?

    So I found myself wondering today while I was cleaning my place...is it possible to have an air freshener that has a masculine smell? The way I see it is women appreciate a clean masculine smell basically everywhere else. All my girlfriends and female friends appreciate my Aqua Di Gio...
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    System::String to standard::string ?

    Ok, so I used array<String^>^drives = Environment::GetLogicalDrives(); and I'm trying to pass it into my function deliver(string thisDir) but simply typing for(int i=0; i < drives->Length; i++) drliver(drives[i]); does not work. Obviously the simple...
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    nvm

    never mind found it