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    Router to use to Share LTE Connection

    I've successfully used Verizon USB LTE sticks with the Cradlepoint routers like this one - https://cradlepoint.com/products/mbr95 .
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    Raspberry Pi - the easiest and most affordable htpc solution

    Using xbian - is the device seen as a DLNA renderer by other devices?
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    Worst PC Game you've ever purchased

    Temple of Apshai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Apshai Crappy graphics, no accelerated 3D, no surround sound. Your character could hardly move when encumbered with too much loot. Luckily you could fix that since it was written in basic and wasn't compiled. /getoffmylawn
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    Entry Level Motorcycle Thread

    Just another recommendation for a GS500 (naked version). I'm a re-entry rider after a couple years without riding. I've had 4 other bikes - largest being a V-Strom 1000. The GS500 is plenty entertaining to me and is so easy to ride due to its relatively low weight. Picked mine up (a 2000) for...
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    Is there a data service that allows this?

    If you have access to an FTP server Netdrive (free from Novell) lets you map a local drive to an ftp server - http://www.netdrive.net/
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    What's the "Politically Correct" way to say these names?

    Porsche should never ever be pronounced like porch! Porsche is a two syllable word.
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    Arbys to buy out wendys...

    Back in the mid 80s, shortly after Pepsi bought Taco Bell, they then bought and converted all my precious Zantigo's restaurants (formerly known as Zapata's). At the time Taco Bell was tiny relative to Zantigo's. Curse you Pepsi! And bring back Rax!
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    Recommend a wireless bridge

    I've currently got the standard home-network setup with a D-Link 802.11g wi-fi router (DI-524) serving wireless and wired devices. I want to extend my network to another site approximately 0.7 miles away with direct line-of-sight. I will be using a cantenna-style amplifier at the remote site...
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    Solution for setting up a small public hotspot

    http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30150/98/ - This was a good article on this very subject.
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    What is typical fuel economy for a Class A Motorhome

    If you can downsize your RV a bit - you can get 20+ mpg at highway speeds. Check out the Vixen powered by an old BMW turbodiesel - http://stannerair.hypermart.net/1986vixen.htm
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    Remote Caching Fileserver proxy

    Have you looked into DFS? http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/storage/dfs/default.mspx Seems like that is the easy MS-supported way to do what you want to do.
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    Attention my Colorado peoples!

    Colorado is basically 3 vertically divided parts: West of the front range - the front range - and east of the front range. West of the front range is full of great mountains, ski areas, recreation and few jobs. East of the front range is brown prairie hardly distinguishable from Nebraska and...
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    old IPX games over TCP/IP

    I believe you mean NetBios/NetBeui is not routable. IPX is definitely routable.
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    Best TV show intro ever?

    Six million dollar man intro - still great.
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    Crazy Ass Neighbor *Pic Added* **UPDATED** *AUDIO ADDED**

    In most municipalities the city owns the sidewalk and the boulevard, too. The property owners are usually responsible for maintaining these city-owned (public) areas. It might be fun to look this up and see if that's the case in this city - even more areas the b1tchy ladies don't own.
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    Awesome food products that were discontinued

    Rondo Also - Zantigo's Chips and Cheese. Damn you Taco Bell and your fat cash Pepsi overlords.
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    Electric wood chippers?

    I have the el cheapo from Harbor Freight. It works fine on small branches but you will spend quite a bit of time manually feeding the branches in - they don't really get sucked through very well. Hint - before you use it disassemble the main parts and loctite everything - the buzzing can loosen...
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    I'm addicted to real coke

    Look for the Kosher-for-Passover Coke and stock up when available. http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php/2006/04/16/passover_coke
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    what is Texas?

    My wife grew up in Texas (Austin mainly) so I get to hear all the Texas propaganda. They actually have a neat history of Anglos and Mexicans settling the area - and eventually fighting Mexico for their independence. I usually refer to Texas as "North Mexico" - but only to piss Texans off...
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    Avirl

    She's been listening to The Donnas.
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    Is there any reason to get an HD-DVD player or Blu-Ray?

    You have to see for yourself if you can see a worthwhile difference. Video is just like audio - where some people can't tell the difference between an MP3 and an SACD. If you get no perceived difference- then skip the hi-def format and save yourself the headache and empty wallet of supporting a...
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    Fan "Rules" 101 - College & Pro

    You have a great point about the blindly biased fans. I still think rooting and supporting "local sports team" just because they are the closest to you is generally bogus. A fan needs to have a better reason than proximity to root for a team like 'my cousin is in their AAA farm club' or 'that...
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    Fan "Rules" 101 - College & Pro

    People routinely root for "local sports team" just because the local media covers them to the exclusion of all others - leading to legions of homers supporting "our team". Homers suck. Using "We" in sports is code for "I gain self esteem when the sports team I root for wins".
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    It looks like a bad year for skiing so far....

    139" so far this year at my closest resort - Angel Fire in NM. Current base 56". I think this is one of their best years ever. They were barely 1/3 open at this time last year.
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    Operation: Mindcrime

    Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs - http://www.mofi.com/ Platypus mentioned it above.
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    Operation: Mindcrime

    Great Album! My Mindcrime CD is signed by all the members. Queensryche did an in-store appearance in my town on that tour (opening for Metallica). They were really nice guys - seemed down to earth and generally happy to talk to fans. I didn't know there was an MFSL version - gotta go find that!
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    Favorite place to ski in MN?

    When you suck at skiing, Hyland Hills and Buck Hill are just fine. Afton is nice because of all the trees and how spread out it is. Eventually, you'll want to go to Spirit and Lutsen to experience a more mountain feel. If you don't mind a few hours more in the car - I'd go past Lutsen and check...
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    Ok So i made my first ebay sale (laptop) how should i ship it? What else should i do post sale?

    Since it hasn't been mentioned - send the buyer an email letting them know you shipped the item and include the tracking number! I hate it when sellers don't do this very simple step. It's as if once you pay them you drop off the earth and the buyer is left wondering when the hell the package...
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    Koss In Ear Headphones- $8.88 no more, now $12.88 delivered from Amazon

    For anyone who wants to use these as noise isolators you may wish to do a search for 'koss hybrid' on ebay. Basically they use the better tips from Etymotics with the Koss electronics for better overall noise reduction.
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    i split roughly 2 cords of wood and boy was it satisfying

    Wood - the fuel that heats twice!
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    Kansas and arKansas

    I visited Wichita, Kansas (which the Arkansas river runs through) as a child and was amused to find that many of the locals pronounced it the "our canzuss" river.
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    Roommate etiquette: Appropriate to constantly have a close friend (or girlfriend) over?

    Her leaving the cat over there is BS - play up the "allergy" angle or "the landlord says no pets" excuse. When she's over without the roommate - is she hanging out in common areas or is she in the roommate's bedroom? If she's in the bedroom, no biggie - but nothing would tick me off worse...
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    PCI Geforce 6200 128mb on chiefvalue for $28!

    Ordered one for a Dell server box without an AGP slot. Anyone know if the PCI versions can have pipes unlocked a la the AGP version? http://www.doomedpc.com/?q=node/36
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    Thunderbird and yahoo and hotmail

    For Yahoo you need to use YPOPs - http://www.ypopsemail.com/.
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    Any guys here have long hair, like past the shoulders?

    I've had long hair for about 18 years - 15 of them spent in various IT and MIS positions. When working in an office I always have had a pony tail except for those weekend and late night server outages where you're going to the server room and nobody is around anyways. For a long time I made sure...
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    Why all the Jersey Bashing?

    I have visited New Jersey a few times - I like the Red Bank/Linncroft area (Jay and Bob's Secret Stash!). The only thing I really dislike is the population density - too many people makes for way inflated housing prices and constant traffic everywhere. Having to make three right turns instead of...
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    Had to send the sat-man packing

    When I lived in the middle of nowhere and cable/DSL wasn't available, I was still able to get an ISDN line. It wasn't cheap and it had to be provisioned out of a different telco office, but it was better than nothing. The throughput isn't high (128k) but the latency is nice and low and working...
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    so do you know what's in a 'GodFather' mixed drink?

    The easy way to remember the godfather drink is Shoots Assh*les. A godmother = Visits Assh*les. Shoots = Scotch Assh*les = Amaretto Visits = Vodka Godfather = Shoots Assh*les = Scoth and Amaretto Godmother = Visits Assh*les (presumably in prison) = Vodka and Amaretto There may be...
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    Is it illegal to...

    Long ago - had a friend get a ticket for "unnecessary accelaration" in an auto 5-door Pontic T1000 (Chevette clone). There's no way that car did the quarter mile in under 20 seconds, but it probably made a lot of noise trying. I recall riding in it and my buddy having the accelerator floored and...
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    Marky got with Sharon

    Doesn't a song have to reach the top 100 to be considered a hit? Did that happen for that song? Regardless, everything after the Widowermaker EP sucks IMHO. If you want to hear them at their best, get ahold of the unofficial Double Live release from the late 80s (the CD version occasionally...