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    Exporting a variable to a variable in Bash?

    I'm running Ubuntu Fiesty on my personal box, and to get around a problem described here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=438639, I tried to do this in a shell script: #!/bin/sh export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=`echo $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS` && rhythmbox-client --play-pause...
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    Looking for recommendations in Mazatlan, Mexico

    I'm planning a long weekender (4 days 3 nights) trip to Mazatlan with a bunch of friends. Anyone recommendations for hotels, things to look out for etc?
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    Need some Samba help

    I can map my home dir on a FreeBSD machine to a Windows drive. I can see files, move them around or create new files, save them etc. on Explorer. I just can't copy a file from Windows to the box via the mapped drive. It will just create a 0 byte file, asks me to confirm overwriting the 0 byte...
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    Your experience with online camera stores based in NY/NJ?

    I am about to pull the trigger on a Pentax K100D (still figuring out my lens config) and looked at Amazon first because I have Prime membership. I then shopped around places like buydig.com, adorama.com, abesofmaine.com, bhphoto.com and see that they are all about $80 cheaper shipped. I've...
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    Bank loan payment question

    I have a $7k auto loan from state farm bank with a scheduled monthly payment of about $320 over 2 years. I plan to pay it all off within 6 months. Since there's no prepayment penalty and I'm paying it off real quick, I'll be paying less than $320 x 24 at the end right? <-- noob
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    How to map an SSH server as a Windows network drive?

    I'm currently trying out sftpdrive which works very nicely but it's not free ($39). Are there other ways out there that works like this? Preferably something that takes a private key for authentication too.. Thanks!
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    wtf comcast's website

    Go to Comcast's website: http://www.comcast.com/ Click on any of the links, and it will ask you to enter your street address, apt# and zip code (90019 for me). Do that, and click on "Thank! On you go>". Does any of you get a "Nice to Meet You" and a bunch of text in Spanish?? I can't get...
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    Recommend a used car for around $8k?

    I'm fresh out of college, and my commute is going to be about 8-9 miles each way in Los Angeles. It will be my first car (woot!). I can swing $4k (or grudgingly, $5k) if it's worth it.. So far, I'm scouring craigslist, autotrader and recycler for either a Honda, Toyota or Nissan in Greater...
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    Help me with some database stuff here..

    Here's the simplified schema: Inventory ------------ productId cat_id name ... Category ------------ cat_id cat_father_id cat_name Cats_Idx <-- no idea what this means ----------- id cat_id productId Here's what I want to do: Given a category number (cat_id), I want...
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    Salary negotiation question..

    Yesterday, I interviewed at a high profile company for a front-end web developer position. Today, I received a call from HR who asked me about my salary requirements (to which I gave a vague answer, no numbers), and she did not make an offer. This is a good sign right? The job description...
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    Anyone used pzizz before?

    pzizz, a "personal life coaching system".. it basically helps you to relax and sleep. I thought this was some wack science until I read the reviews.. and they have quite a few. I tried it myself and I'm not sure if it actually works. It seems that you have to use it for a while before you...
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    Experienced programmers come in...

    I do it very often, and I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing? At one point in school, I was simultaneously working on a few projects using PHP, Perl, Java and JavaScript, not to mention HTML and CSS with their own share of compatibility problems. There's just no way for me to keep...
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    What can you substitute "you guys" with?

    I use "you guys" in normal conversations but I realized that it doesn't sound very appropriate when in formal settings (interviews etc). I couldn't think of a good substitute other than "you all".. which sounds even weirder to me. Thoughts?
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    This guinea pig is the "man"

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1048327.stm :Q
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    Is a trip to the Galapagos Islands worth it?

    Has anyone here been to the Galapagos Islands? Think it's worth about $2000 for the trip there? Experiences? Advice? :) Thanks.
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    http->https redirect problem on Apache

    I have Apache/2.0.59, mod_ssl/2.0.59, OpenSSL/0.9.8d with HTTP running on port 8000 and SSL running at port 9000. Right now, I have mod_rewrite set up such that http://hostname:8000/ redirects to https://hostname:9000/ just fine. However, if I do http://hostname:9000/, I will get a 400 Bad...
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    Recommend some online stock brokers.

    I'm looking to invest in the stock market.. what's the best online broker around? I'll only be putting in <$500 to start off and I can't imagine buying/selling very often yet. <-- complete newbie here
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    WinRAR 3.6x now supports multithreading

    I was wondering why WinRAR 3.51 was only pushing one of my X2's cores, and then found out on Rarlab that multithreading is finally supported in version 3.60 and above (3.61 is a bug-fix release). changelog Some crazy speed boosts in unRAR-ing here! I might be a bit late to the party but...
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    Apache permissions problem

    I just compiled and installed Apache 1.3.37 on one of my school's shared Solaris servers so I don't have root access. The weird thing is.. my DocumentRoot (~myusername/www) is accessible from http://servername/ even when the permission is set to 700, and same goes for all the files inside...
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    On accessing archived threads..

    Occasionally, I bookmark or add a current thread to favourites. Fast forward a few months, I try to load the thread again. The forum software then kicks me to the generic error page saying that "the object could not be located" because the thread is now archived. I noticed that all archived...
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    Rant with clamperpod.com :|

    So I made this thread not too long ago, decided on the Clamperpod2 instead, and placed an order on their website (they have presence on eBay too) - that was on June 22 (Thursday last week). For such a simple order, I assume that it will not take more than 10 mins to package and ship it right...
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    Where's the best place to buy Euros?

    Any specific banks/agencies? I'm talking about only roughly $500 in cash. I checked BofA and they quoted 1.32 but forex sites on google seem to be floating around 1.25. I understand that there are different buy/sell rates.. but 1.32 just doesn't seem right? :confused:
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    Photography junkies come in

    I'm planning on getting a Bogen/Manfrotto 2900 Super Clamp with Standard Stud and a Giottos MH-1004 Mini Ballhead. Before I put in the order, can someone verify for me that this combo will work? I was actually considering the ClamperPod but it looks like the original ClamperPod only takes...
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    Can one of you guys with an iPod travel charger...

    ... check the voltage range and amperage for me? I want to get a third-party travel charger and I'm not about to pay $29 to get one from apple. thanks.
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    Need some CSS (Style sheet) help

    Here's the markup. On the left column, I would like '0800' aligned to the top of the cell, and '0900' aligned to the bottom of the same cell. Same goes for the rest of the column. The problem is that the height of those cells cannot be fixed, but the two elements in the cell must still be...
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    So I saw this in a professor's review..

    I just lol-ed :o
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    Should I consider S940 and ECC for a graphics workstation?

    The budget isn't monstrous - just about $2000-$2500 for a rig I'm building for a friend. He'll be mainly using Maya, and here's an example of his work, which he rates as his "average" complexity. So far, I'm think about going for the (a lot more expensive) S940 route for ECC support, because...
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    GOD I'm pissed! :|

    This would be the third time this has happened to me in 3 years. First bike was stolen in 3 days, but that's because I didn't know better and got a crappy cable lock. Second bike, stolen after 3 months I think, and that's also because I used a crappy U-lock, which was sawn off. Fine. Now to...
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    XML DTD unordered children elements?

    Let's say if we have this bit of DTD code: <!ELEMENT Student(Name,ID,Birthday)> and this will enforce it such that ID can only come after Name, and Birthday after ID. Is there a way to make it such that the children of "Student" can be of any order, but must also appear exactly once...
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    Anyone running Kernel Streaming on foobar2000 0.9 and Envy24-HT?

    I've searched for this in foobar2000 forums but all the replies I've seen is basically "Kernel Streaming is experimental so don't use it" instead of answering the question. I know that it's not working now because I can't find a way to resample to 96 kHz. There's supposedly a PPSH resampler...
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    Help troubleshooting BSOD (and analyze the dump file) please

    Basically I get a nice BSOD about 2 minutes into TES: Oblivion, with the error message MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION. Right before the BSOD, the game stutters heavily, a very garbled and high pitched sound comes out, and then BSOD. I can reproduce this consistently. Funny thing is, this only...
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    Changing GRUB options in Ubuntu on the fly

    So I figured out how to change 'default' in /boot/grub/menu.lst to whatever OS that I want to boot up with. Say my GRUB menu is configured like this at the moment, and 'default' is set to 0: 0: kernel 2.6 1: kernel 2.6 recovery mode 2: ubuntu memtest86 3: ----------separator--------- 4...
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    foobar2000 0.9 out!

    http://foobar2000.org/ Changelog from 0.8.3: Be sure to save your previous installation before trying this out. Most 3rd party components are still not compiled for the new SDK so you might miss some functionality.
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    How to configure apt to NOT install packages from CD-ROM

    So I'm trying to configure my home computer over the network and I don't have physical access to the machine right now. When I tried to install xvkbd using apt-get, it tells me to put in the install CD. Is there a configuration somewhere than can force apt to pull from one of the online...
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    threadless.com $10/shirt sale (min. 3 shirts)

    http://threadless.com/ I just put my order for 4. Shipping with UPS ground came to $7, so total was $47 for me. These shirts normally got for $15. Just google for the coupon code and apply it during check out. It only works with 3 shirts of more though.. The coupon codes expire today so do...
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    Some PICS I took in Egypt!!

    All pics are taken on a Canon G5 with a Hoya UV filter on. The only post-proc is unsharp mask on default and resize 50%. Lotus 1 and Lotus 2, in the pool outside the Cairo Museum. These flowers are supposedly hallucinogens ;) A couple of smaller pyramids, The Great Pyramid, same shot of...
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    Where can I get T-mobile's starter pack *without* the phone?

    It's not offered on T-mobile's website, and I already have an unlocked GSM phone. There are starter packs sold on eBay but they all look kinda shady.. Update: Got the SIM card thanks to daveymark :) Has anyone tried porting a number from Cingular to T-mobile, especially from Cingular plan...
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    Critique my Opteron build!

    I'm building this rig for a friend doing 3D animation (mostly Maya) in college, and the budget is $2000 or lower. I'll probably sneak in a tiny OC but I'm assuming that I will want to run everything at stock for now. I came up with this list: Opteron 165 Dual-core Retail ($325)...
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    Video from Reggie Bush's high school years!

    http://nytimes.feedroom.com/?fr_story=4ecea5e16e76efd639aacefcc7d02c1da5a76483 from the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/29/sports/ncaafootball/30cnd-reggie.html Somebody better rip and host this elsewhere before AT effect takes over :)
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    Is it OK to use openNIC's DNS servers?

    I'm using openNIC's DNS server for my personal machine and it's working a lot faster than my school's DNS servers. :) I'm just wondering if there's a flip side to it? What is openDNS anyway? Surprisingly, Google didn't provide any useful info.