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    Holy jesus FVCK.

    Apparently, she locked herself out of our apartment tonight. So, instead of CALLING me, or my other roomate, and asking to be let in SHE GET HER BOYFRIEND TO BUST THE GODDAMN DOOR IN. I walk in, and there's bits of wood on the floor, and the framing it all bulged out. She is SO...
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    I :heart; being a history nerd

    English History exam. Didn't feel like studying, so I only refreshed a few things in my head. Sit down, have to identify 4 of 12 terms with a page-long explination. Immediately I can answer 6, all war related Two essays? Piece of cake. Already wrote a paper on the Suez Crisis, and the one...
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    Canadian Forces Snipers = Pwn

    Heh...I recently got an email from the Company Sergeant-Major of B Coy (Artillery) over in Afghanistan... Apparently, one of the reservists overseas from my unit managed to land a 155mm shell... On a moving truck... Doing 50 km/h... from 20km away. BOOYAH!
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    Quebecois recognized as "Nation within Canada"

    House passes motion recognizing Québécois as nation Last Updated: Monday, November 27, 2006 | 8:51 PM ET CBC News The House of Commons has overwhelmingly passed a motion recognizing Québécois as a nation within Canada. Conservatives, most Liberal MPs, the NDP and the Bloc voted 266 to 16...
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    Just had a BOOYAH moment at work

    So, some guy calls up one of my co-workers, screaming because his MSN doesn't work. We're an ISP, and this guy can get online normally. Coworker 1: "God, this guy can get online but he's screaming that he can't talk to anyone on msn!" Coworker 2: "Some people's lives revolve around it."...
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    NCIX.COM...OMG.

    So, I purchased a new laptop from NCIX.Com, a company I've done business with in the past several times. Bought it at about 9:30 on Friday night. Half an hour later I get a call, confirming my CC purchase. Today, it was delivered at 10:30AM. How's THAT for customer service!
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    To those who think Canada isn't doing anything in the WoT

    Tribute to the fallen... If you can't stand Celine Dion, turn down the volume. But this kinda shows you what our troops are doing over there. Capt. Goodard, the first Canadian woman to die in combat since WW2, was from my regiment.
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    Can't get over how LUCKY I am sometimes.

    So...even with me owning a fancy smancy Dell X50V, I still manage to miss a midterm for Japanese history worth 15% of my final mark. I slap my forehead and write it off. Told a buddy in the class. "Man, this prof is really nice. Talk to him." I go talk to him, and I'm going to write it...
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    Just learned how to replace brakes

    So, I wanted to learn how to do my brakes, because I'm rough on them. My uncle, who's been a mechanic for 50 years, who's visiting from California, offered to show me how. I can't believe it's so easy. Pop off tire Compress brake cylinder remove caliper remove rotor clip exchange...
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    Installing new SATA drive

    So, XP is giving mondo issues, and I'm planning on picking up a new HD today. I already have a 80gb IDE drive as my main, and a 160Sata as my data. It's absolutely CRUCIAL that that 160 remains intact. How can I link those two drives together without losing my data?
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    I LOVE the Reserves!

    Just got a call from my Regimental clerk. They're processing the claim for my 1st year tuition, paying back half of it! A sweet 2 grand in my pocket! Giggitygiggitygoo!
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    I bought a Snakes on a Plane tshirt

    It has a picture of a snake + a plane = snakes intertwined with a plane. It won't be here in time for thursday night though. This movie is going to own our world, I think.
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    lol, copyright infringement.

    So, I wake up this morning, and being the nerd I am I check my email. There's an email from my ISP telling me they've recieved notice from NBC that I've downloaded tv shows onto my computer. Specifically, Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Episode 19. The fun part about it? NBC can send me a...
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    Rant: I FVCKING HATE EBAY!

    So, last week I won an auction for THIS. Pretty good deal from my perspective. Memory stick, nearly top-end PDA w/ BT and Wireless, and a case, for a little over 300 canadian. I win it last wednesday, send PP immediately. I email the guy the next day to ask for some info, mainly "Have you...
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    Umm. WoW Trial downloaded

    I've got an autorun, Desktop DB and DF, and installer tome 2 through 5. WTF do I do with them?
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    Updating my broadband line

    So, I work for a major ISP in Southeastern Ontario. There's three tiers of broadband you can get, lite, regular and pro. Employees get regular for a discounted rate, same as pro. I took the plunge, and got my line upgraded to pro. 40 bucks a month, for 17mbps. :D
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    Wow, who knew tech support could rule?

    So, I recently got hired as a Tech Support representative in a Call-center for a major Ontario ISP (Cogeco Cable). I'm a 21 year old university student, moving into my own place starting August. My starting pay is 16.22 an hour, more than double what I was making before. Guaranteed 20...
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    YAJT: Don't you love the feeling...

    So, I just got a position working help-desk for a major Ontario ISP (Cogeco Cable). Starting pay is 16.22 an hour, and I'm guaranteed 40hrs for 8 weeks, then minimum 20hrs after that. I currently work at Future Shop. Basically the Canadian Best Buy. We are getting royally screwed for hours. I...
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    Stuck in HL2:Ep1

    The underground parking garage with those goddamn antlions. How do you escape the damn place? I know you go right up to the top, but then what? And, is there any way to block off all of the holes? I can get one done, but the other ones just end up killing me.
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    Not -really- a software thread

    So, here's the story, whacked as it may be. I'm a member of a local LANparty group called the Abattoir. (Website can be found at Abattoir.net). We have around 50 members. One of the members, Justin (AKA Ness) is a downright honest, good kid. Not to mention a freakin INSANE BF2 player. Just...
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    Tomb Raider: Legend

    This game is GOOD! The graphics are EXCELLENT, gameplay is fun, Lara Croft's new voice-acting is DAMN hot, good story-line... I dare-say this game may save the entire bloody lineup.
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    Poor Neil McDonough...

    Neil McDonough He played 2LT Buck Compton in "Band of Brothers." He's also starring in the new movie "Flags of our Fathers", about the guys on Iwo Jima. Only good actors can be in war movies about both ends of the front, and get away with it. I also just noticed that he was Lieutenant...
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    I went to an Apple Store today

    So, I go with the Girlfriend to Yorkville Mall in Toronto. It just happens to have the Only Apple store in the entire GTA that I've seen. I've never been in an Apple store before, because that one had always been PACKED. So, we go in. I'm looking around, and I see the new Macbook Pro. My...
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    Pulled an all-nighter at a LANparty

    Nobody else tying up the network. Currently downloading off the 1.5Tb FTP server at 8Meg/second. Yay Gigabit!
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    OMG. My friend works at a pRon store

    Yes, the infamous fleshlight! She text-messaged me at work to tell me, and I LOLed. People looked at me funny.
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    w00t! I found my last source!

    Once again, writing a paper. This time, on "Disease, medical knwoledge and aristocracy in 18th Century Europe". I just found this one source that's talking about how they think the air caused Influenza, because of the excess phlegm it carries. Woot! Can discount that in a heartbeat!
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    No USB 2.0 support

    Ok. So, I'm running XP SP2, and whenever I plug in my memory stick, it tells me I have no USB2 support. WTF mate?
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    SATA hard-drive w/ format

    Ok, so I'm probably going to format my system tonight. My main concern is that I have one SATA hard-drive working as my data-drive, and a IDE drive as my normal drive. Am I safe to format my main drive without worrying about my SATA drive, or am I screwed?
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    OMFG MY GF RULES!

    1) She bought me the new Steven King book I wanted (Cell...pretty good so far). 2) New black polo from the Gap. It's nice! 3) She baked me cookies. Yum, chocolate chip. 4) SHE BOUGHT ME RUSSEL PETERS TICKETS. They're completely sold out, and she got them for me!!!! This girl...
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    *Turns in man card*

    I don't know why, but "Hung up on You" by Madonna is such a goddamn catchy song, and it won't get out of my head. I think I'm just going to listen to it looped until I'm sick of it. /end
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    Sitting in class

    Roman History. My prof sounds like William Shatner on speed. And his shirt is half-open, exposing his hairy chest. I want to stab him several times. That is all. EDIT: He just said "Well, slap me with a wet noodle" when he didn't know the answer to a question. Wow.
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    DVD movie files

    So, I have acquired some DVD movie files (Ripped from an owned DVD, of course). I'm trying to read them without using the disk. What should I do?
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    ATOT: I need some advice

    I know this will probably get me nowhere, but ATOT has sometimes given good advice Currently, I'm half-way through my 2nd year at McMaster University for a B.A. in history. I fvcked this term right up, and my GPA is gonna be like a 4.0 (out of 12). I also have a job as a Product Expert...
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    O-W-N-E-D

    Don't piss off your parents this christmas!
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    I want to cry

    Saturday morning, I had an exam at 9am. My alarm didn't go off. I woke up at 10:30. I drove into the school, got there by 10:40. Guy at the exam table said I'd be able to write it later with permission from my faculty. Nobody answers at my faculty. Because of that, I may not be able to write...
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    YAJT: Canadians will get this one

    How many Queen's University students does it take to screw in a lightbulb? None...they get their manservants to do it for them you proletariat ignoramus!
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    I :heart; my grandma!

    I mean, the woman is in her mid sixties, and has very little money, but she always manages to send my sister and I a 20 dollar cheque for christmas, and some chocolates for the family Not to mention she's a mind-blowingly amazing cook. She sent cookies this year, better than what you'd find...
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    Sometimes I LOVE working retail!

    So, my store has been the victim of a CRAPLOAD of theft. We've had 10 grand in games stolen this month alone. I found the remains of a Playstation Portable in my section a few weeks ago, and apparently one of my coworkers managed to scare off someone stealing a 7800GT OC, and the guy only...
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    YACT: Car not staying in gear

    Ok. So, I have Mazda Protege SE (w/ a standard). Recently, I've noticed my clutch has been...well, wonky. When I'm in gear, and pressing down the gas, the engine will rev really high and my speed won't increase. However, when I press lightly I can accelerate as normal. WTF is wrong with my...
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    Show me the way to go home, EVERYBODY!

    I'm tired and I want to go to bed. But I have a essay due on the Battle of Tsushima due at 1PM tomorrow. And I dont want to write it. I want to have a beer, and go to BEEEEDDDDD...but I'll be up till 4 or later again. GODDAMNIT. DAMN YOU MCMASTER AND YOUR CRAPPY ASSIGNMENTS. I have 6 pages...