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    How hard is it to learn Chinese?

    I'm an ABC, growing up speaking Cantonese, a dialect of Chinese. I took a few classes when I was young. Reading wise, I know maybe a hundred of characters, but definitely not enough to get around. For the past 5 years, I've been traveling a lot to Taiwan on business. While I was there, I picked...
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    Aggregate HD speeds capped at 150MB/s?

    Make sure your BIOS settings are set correctly. Also, what motherboard/chipset do you have? There were some Marvell controllers released a few years ago that weren't so good. I have a P55 motherboard with a Marvell SATA3 controller and I had to mess with the BIOS settings to get over the 150MB/s...
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    [DEAD] 256GB SSD - Samsumg 830 MZ-7PC256B - $167.99 w/ free shipping

    I've been eyeing this drive myself. I'm not sure if it will ever come back in stock. From what I read, they have have been phasing this model out for the new 840 models. It's practically out of stock everywhere.
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    How do you find motivation at work?

    I would like to hear what other people say. What you describe is exactly like my current situation. I'm thinking of looking for other jobs.
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    Cheap places to live around Menlo Park and/or Fremont?

    Going off of GasBuddy: SJ Avg: $4.15 / Colorado Avg: $3.85. I wouldn't call that sky rocket higher. What insurance company are you with? Maybe theirs is much higher in CA. I seem to remember my premiums weren't that much different between CA, CO and WA. Do some googling on the schools. I found...
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    Cheap places to live around Menlo Park and/or Fremont?

    I feel 75% is a little high. Maybe 20% more than Colorado. I know my salary is around 20-30% higher than what it would be in Colorado. I think the major factors are housing and taxes. Other than that, things aren't too much more expensive than other places.
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    Cheap places to live around Menlo Park and/or Fremont?

    I know what you mean. I lived in the Denver area before. It only gets cheaper as you head outside of the areas with alot of technology. But we would be talking about north of Hayward (sketchy), maybe Dublin/Pleasanton (far, horrible traffic) and Morgan Hill/Gilroy (far). Santa Clara/SJ is less...
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    Cheap places to live around Menlo Park and/or Fremont?

    I live in Fremont. Rents are rising pretty quickly in the Bay area since there are very few apartments available. Let's just say, anything under $1200, you would be in not so desirable neighborhoods or older apartments. $1400-$1800 for anything decent. $1800+ is considered luxury. I was sharing...
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    need help to troubleshoot my own htpc problem, video card is resetting

    Make sure your RAM voltages are set correctly. If it is in Auto, try a specific setting instead. My friend had it set to Auto for many years and suddenly the RAM started to cause blue screens. I asked him to change it from Auto to 2. something volts and it works perfectly now. Check the specs of...
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    DHL Shipping services suck! FU Newegg for using them

    Ha... I just shipped a package to Asia from San Diego and the package is currently in Cincinnati, Ohio. What a waste of fuel.
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    evga remanufactured rma stock... had problems?

    I had the same issue on a 7900gt a while back. I RMAed a card since it was showing artifacts. I got a manufactured card back and the fan was noticeably louder and running the card at stock speeds would artifact. Oddly enough, if I run the core and memory clock 5Mhz slower, it is ok. I just...
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    How did you find a short term job and/or career after colllege?

    I did not apply for jobs until after college. Big mistake. It took me a year to find a job/career. In the meantime, I found a job as a EE technician on craigslist. It paid comparably well and I was able to use my EE knowledge for the job. I found my current job by just sending my resume everywhere.
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    NASDAQ

    Yea, it was up today. There wasn't much news today. The asian market usually follows the U.S. market. The U.S. was up on Thursday, so Asia was up in their next trading session.
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    BofA brokerage service online

    I use it. No complaints. I do not get the free trades, but I get $5/trade since I have a premier banking account. I'm guessing you will know you are not getting charged by looking at the commission fee in your account history?
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    WD 1TB WD1001FALS Caviar Black $109

    Hard drives are typically advertised in a decimal byte system while computers report binary bytes which explains the discrepancy. It is not due to the NTFS file system. http://www.brettbits.com/Text/MissingHardDriveSpace/
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    why is my carbon monoxide detector chirping in the morning

    When it's cold, the voltage drops. Change the battery.
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    What is your preferred milk jug lid?

    I like the twist. Something I noticed: When I take off the snap-on ones, I touch the inside of the cap and I get germs on it and the milk goes bad faster. (It might be a coincidence)
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    How do you peel a banana?

    Me and my sister peel from the stem side. My mom peels from the other end. What do you do?
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    How many of you have life insurance through a third party insurer as opposed to something from work?

    I have life insurance through statefarm only because of their multiple line discount. My life insurance is like $125/yr and the discount for my auto ins is $149/yr.
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    Is there a way to charge a battery pack manually?

    Do not hook it to the computer's 5V supply. It'll destroy the battery. It needs a low constant current. The power supply will give it a HUGE amount of current.
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    are there any herbs besides valerian that calm?

    Try anti-depressants? You need a prescription for it though.
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    Can CFL bulbs be used in dimmer locations???

    We tried to put a CFL in a dimmer. It died in less than 6 months =/
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    YACT: Aftermarket deck install leads to keyless entry/lock malfunction and malfunctioning deck

    Hi from a fellow RSX owner! I would try clubrsx.com if you cannot find your answer here.
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    YouTube down?

    Yea.. it's really really slow or not loading.
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    I love Simple Green

    I was actually using this the other day. It doesn't take motor oil off of concrete. =/
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    Mario Party 8 (Wii?), $39.99 CC or fry's

    Fry's B&M Renton had alot, $38.99.
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    Selling Back Textbooks

    I used to buy and sell at half.com. Sometimes, I even profited from sales. Our school's bookstore gave like 25% of it's original value back when you sell to them. Ripoff!
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    Nintendo Wii's at Toys R Us Today, GO GO GO!

    TRU Everett, WA has at least 30 left at 11am. The Lynnwood, WA one is out. They were the ones who sent me to Everett and they said they had 35 at that time (10:45am).
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    Investors! Question for all of you rich people.

    QFT, stocks prices drop the same amount as the dividend the day the dividend is distributed.
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    How does eating stuff like meat make you healthy??

    Maybe he thinks that the daily value percentage = percentage of fat in food.
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    Where to get a power converter for travel?

    Does your current laptop power converter say it works for 110-220V? If so, you can just get a plug converter. Most do nowadays. I did this when I went to China and my laptop worked fine. Most hotels even supplied the plug necessary.
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    Networking Support thread for the unemployed:8-1-07 Almost Fall

    I am a recent college graduate looking for an Electrical Engineering position preferably in the West Coast states. PM me for my resume.
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    Can I refund postal stamps?

    I saw someone do that once.
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    I'm addicted to real coke

    Jones Soda is made from cane sugar.
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    FedEx Planes dodging thunderstorms

    Time lapsed? I think the one that is going to Texas is actually a shipment from the hub to Texas.
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    Does Mobil always authorize credit cards for $101?

    When you swipe your card, the gas station will charge you $101. When you are done, your actual cost is not actually transmitted to the credit card company until the end of the day when the gas station does its batch transfers. I think they do this for speed.