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    Body parts delivered to Michigan home

    I LOLed. :D
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    Longest period of time it has taken for UPS to scan your package

    I dropped a package off at an actual UPS sorting facility (not drop box or UPS Store) over 48 hours ago and I am still getting the bir message. I called UPS and was told not to worry, that sometimes the information doesn't update until after the package has been delivered but that doesn't...
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    If you could live wherever you wanted in the US...

    So lets say that you were self employed with a job that allowed you to work entirely from home. You don't have to commute and the work you do doesn't require any particular services near you. In other words you could live in the middle of nowhere if you wanted to as long as it has UPS/Fed-Ex...
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    Banking questions

    I was trying to discuss something with a friend of mine and I couldn't even remember the term for what I was trying to talk about. If you have more than one account with a bank that was opened using the same name and/or SS number, they can draft funds from one account to cover fees due to...
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    I'm an international shipping noob with a couple of questions.

    This is concerning an Ebay transaction if that makes any difference. When shipping to Canada via UPS, I assume that UPS in Canada makes the delivery and the tracking system tracks it like any other package. Correct? Is there any reason not to use USPS Airmail Parcel Post to ship to Canada...
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    Those of you that understand electronic circuits, step right in

    Thanks in advance for looking. Sorry, but it's kind of long. I have a small metalworking lathe that has an electoronic speed control. The speed control board was damaged today after I replaced a blown fuse with aluminum foil and then proceeded to do something with the lathe that would have...
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    Screwed 3/4" long screw into my hand, then something wierd happened.

    The story is sort of long but read it anyway. ADD won't kill you and I want some opinions on what the heck happened to me. ;) So, I was holding a part with my left hand and trying to screw a small 1 inch long machine screw into it using a cordless drill in my right hand. The screw wasn't an...
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    Any metalworkers /hobbyists here?

    I have been thinking of buying a mini lathe/mill combo but really don't know where to start. I guess I am looking for some advice in that area and also if it is preferable to have a seperate lathe/mill or one of the 2 in one tools that combine them. Any downside to the combo units? Price...
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    Anyone here ever move for a job to a place with no family/friends?

    I may have the opportunity to move to Dallas TX for work. Doing so would be the next step along my career path but other than a few people that work for our Dallas office, I don't know anyone there. Have any of you ever moved to a place where you knew no one and ended up being glad you did...
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    Weather Gurus

    This is just something I was thinking about today. Why are there differences in summer weather betwen Arizona and Louisiana? Both are at about the same latitude aren't they? What causes the dryness and high temps in Arizona? Arizona = Very dry and very hot (tops out at around 115 degrees)...
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    probably an easy question if you know what you are doing (which I don't)

    The topic summary pretty much explains it. We have a Netopia 3347WG which is a wired (4 ports) and wireless (which we aren't using) DSL "Internet Gateway". We need more than 4 ports so I would like to know if it is possible to use a Linksys BEFSR81 router with it. I tried to simply...
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    Those of you that get paid a salary...

    I have. If I assume a 40 hour work week I was paid ~$26 per hour last year. But... If I actually track the hours it is more like ~$15 per hour. :Q Damned late nights and weekends add up. :(
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    YAAT

    Well after having trouble sleeping and and reading some of the posts here I made an appointment to see a Dr. I went into the consultation to ask about Ambien, Lunesta, or any other ideas. The Dr. suggested Ambien. Anyhow, so I took the first one last night. I noted the time as 9:44 and waited...
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    Help needed with connection loss

    I'll keep this simple. Every two hours my computer loses it's connection to the outside world. It literally happens at 5pm, 7pm, 9pm, 11pm, etc. When this happens I cannot connect to my router so it seemed to be something with the computer and not the router/modem. To test this I connected...
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    Yet another Ebay thread

    I already know where you guys stand on this subject. I have seen the flame threads when a seller came here to say that they were annoyed because a buyer wouldn't pay them their fee for accepting Paypal. Well, here is what I just received from a seller regarding an auction that I won: So I...
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    ATOT auto-body guys take a look (updated)

    1997 Isuzu Hombre with ~80,000 miles. (It's an S10 with a different front end.) I bought this little truck less than 2 weeks ago as a temporary replacement for my 240sx that was killed by Hurricane Katrina. It was a fairly clean truck with only minor dings and scratches. Anyway, I was...
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    Had my first lucid dream

    So I woke up this morning the way I usually do, by stumbling out of bed and heading to the shower but when I stepped past the shower curtain and into the shower I froze. You see, I have an average bathtub/shower. It's one of those plastic "faux porcelain" things but the shower I stepped into...
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    Need some people to speed test a server.

    *link removed, I got the answer I was looking for* I'm getting terrible speeds from home but it might be my home connection. BTW, the video is Sabine doing a lap around the Nurburgring in her "taxi". ~50mb if you want it. Otherwise I just need to know if you are getting decent speeds.
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    Top Gear 06/12

    From topgear.com: Jeremy makes a splash when he opens a local swimming pool?with a Rolls-Royce Richard finds out what happens when you take the roof off an Aston Martin DB9 with the new DB9 Volante The Stig laps the test track in the new Batmobile (really) Germany and Russia have a...
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    Honda CRX...

    I was looking around Autotrader and I noticed that old Honda Crx's seem to have gone up in price since the last time I looked at them. About 4 or 5 years ago I bought an '89 Crx that was identical to the one I linked below in both appearence and approximate mileage for under a grand. I got a...
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    YAET

    I just noticed that the high bidder on one of my current auctions has the following feedback: 2 positives 1 neutral 4 negatives 2 bid retractions I wonder what the odds are of me being happy with this transaction. ;)
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    Web site header design

    Now that I actually have my site working (more or less) I want to work on appearance. I can monkey around with html/php but I couldn't actually design something to save my life so what I am looking for is a place to go to have a header designed for the site. From that I can adjust colors for...
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    Need help understanding what ATV tires sizes mean.

    Alright, I can figure out for myself that the 21 and 22 parts are the tire heights. As for the other two numbers I'm guessing they are width and rim sizes but I'm not sure which is which. Educate me. :) BTW, I need to get some tires in the sizes mentioned above (21x8-9 & 22x10-10). Are there...
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    Just got back from having all 4 wisdom teeth extracted

    I'm still a little woozy but I figured I would relate the experience while it was fresh in my mind. Basically, my bottom 2 teeth were impacted and the top 2 were erupted. The Doc came in and put the mask on me and within a few seconds I was high as a kite. For example, the "wooshing" of...
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    Reinstalled WinXp. Corrupted files on a different disk?

    I just reinstalled WinXp on a 2x80GB raid-0 array. Prior to this I backed up everything to a single 250GB drive which I left disconnected through the actual partitioning, formatting, and installation (for safety). After the installation was complete I powered down, connected the 250GB drive and...
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    AHHHHHHH! Work is TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!

    EH. I'm gonna have to get out of bed like I do every Monday morning. The three day weekend is over already? I'm gonna have to prepare myself mentally... Ahhh... Just 30 more years.
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    A single Dell 2001FP or dual 19" crt's?

    Basicly I'm trying to decide which way to go. I've never had dual monitors but I hear it's great. I have used a 2001fp before and it's really nice but you can get a pair of 19" crt's for the price of a 2001fp. Any recommendations? If you were going to buy one or the other right now, which...
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    Painted my car

    It's a 1993 240sx that was white and quickly showing it's age. The final blow was when the roof started rusting. After a lot of thought I decided to paint it a pearl blue that is currently being used on Nissan Maximas and Altimas. I originally thought the project would take no more then a...
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    If you don't have 3dmark05 yet...

    Just getting rid of extra bandwidth. :) Linky
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    Anyone with a live webcam of the hurricane in Florida.

    As usual I have bandwidth to burn so I am asking those of you with a live webcam that is capturing images of the hurricane to let me host their cam on my server. I figure it would be cool to have several feeds in one place and you won't have to consume all of the bandwidth on your dsl/cable...
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    15 episodes of Top Gear including the latest one

    There was a thread dealing with Top Gear eps tonight but: (A) It was through bittorrent and (B) My links were at the bottom of the thread. Many people don't bother reading past the first couple of posts. So here ya go. If you have any eps that would fill in the gaps let me know and I...
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    Deleted post

    Alright. My thread was deleted. Why?
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    Had my topic deleted, quick question for the Mods.

    First, I am sure it was deleted for a good reason. No complaints there. Second, although I have few posts, I have lurked long enough to know posts that question why other posts are locked or deleted are locked or deleted themselves. I can deal with that. Guilt by association and all.... :) But...
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    Just had the sherrifs dept out to my apt(edit, posted the whole story)

    Here's the deal. My landlord is a d!ck and I will be out of here by friday. I bought some logitech z560's about a year ago and never had a chance to turn them up so I figured "what the hell?". Crank 'em till the cops come! What is the landlord going to do? (for the record, all of my neighbors...
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    How many times have you found yourself in this position?

    It's almost 2am and I have to be up at 6am. I'm not tired at all right now and I couldn't fall asleep if I tried but I know that at about 4-4:30 I will be ready to sleep. This sucks. Looks like this is going to be a long day.:(