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    Need help - Lenovo ideacentre K430 model differences

    I'm considering purchasing a lenovo ideacentre k430 i7 desktop. I'm looking at two models in particular 3109-1MU http://www.compusa.com/applications/...428&CatId=4928 3109-2HU http://www.jr.com/lenovo/pe/LEN_31092HU/ I can't tell what the difference is between these two machines...
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    Had the Nazi have a bit more time, do you think we'd be speaking Germany?

    What an excellent post - thanks for that!
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    "Lost" 6x11 "Happily Ever After" Tues. 9pm UPDATED WITH PICS FROM EPI!

    I'm sure this has been posted already, but http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Minkowski I thought that was kind of interesting and keep in flow with using other scientists last names on the show that have made contributions to physics/mathematics/relativity. Also, Fisher Stevens plays...
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    Teen Barista Sues Over 'Sex Demands'

    Did anyone else think the manager looked like Al Franken?
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    "Lost" 6x0 "Ab Aeterno" Tues. 9pm NO SPOILERS UNTIL AIRED

    I froze the screen during the Bible passage but didn't see anything jump out at me other than the constant mentioning of Elias - which means nothing to me! 4:24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. 4:25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were...
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    "Lost" 6x0 "Ab Aeterno" Tues. 9pm NO SPOILERS UNTIL AIRED

    It's probably a metaphor, but when they keep saying "hell", I thought the producers said these people were not in hell / purgatory?
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    Arcade games - name your favorites

    I liked Demolition Derby - cocktail table game Kung Fu Donkey Kong Commando Punch Out! Magic Sword Dragon's Lair (although I sucked at it) Popeye Some fun times...
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    Awesome Guitar Solo Songs?

    SRV's version of Little Wing is pretty damn good too.
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    Awesome Guitar Solo Songs?

    Agreed - that's a pretty cool instrumental solo song
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    What is your single most favourite TV episode(s)?

    Little Rascals - "Birthday Blues" (1932) Dickie wants to buy his mom a dress for her birthday, but he has no money. The boys help Dickie bake a cake with "prizes" in it to raise the money. The sound the cake makes when it is baking and when it comes out of the oven is classic...
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    Best Fast Food

    Agreed !!!
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    cable guy 3 hours late, tip or no?

    Take him to Medieval Times for dinner and jousting!
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    AMD

    Reminds me of 3dFx... I think I purchased them at 13... then they decided to manufacture their own video cards (instead of concentrating on the chips and selling them to hardware manufacturers like Diamond, Creative, etc). They never could get their manufacturing correct, and they bled money...
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    New guitar day

    That's a really nice guitar! I have the es-335 in red - 1997 model. Is the body/neck smaller on the es-339 compared to the es-335? We SHOULD post/resurrect a "show off your music gear" thread - it may lead to new friendships based on commonality in instruments! -Matt
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    FIOS salesperson stopped by, wasn't all that truthful

    Really? I thought their DVR boxes weren't that bad, and that they include the capability to share shows between them? -Matt
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    9 y/o can't play baseball because he's too good

    The problem with advancing him is he is probably not as developed as a hitter or a fielder. The article makes no mention of his other skillsets. It wouldn't be fair to this young boy to put him out of his age group where he will most certainly struggle batting against kids who pitch similarly...
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    Mr. T shows up on O'Reilly

    "I believe you, boy" at time left 0:43 seconds.... ya, I caught that too... :)
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    Buying new windows

    Windows sizes and types do play an important part in the overall cost. If your openings are not standard, you may have to elongate the opening or bring the sides in... these are all things that are a nuisance. I installed my own windows - anderson 400 series tilt wash double hungs I...
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    I watched 'Dead Alive' last night for the first time!

    If you think that's bad, watch Jackson's "Meet the Feebles". The best way to describe this movie... imagine if the Muppet Show or Sesame street were only shown on cinemax after hours. A friend of mine made me watch this movie (alone with Dead Alive)... the horror, the horror. -Matt
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    Buying a guitar for my 7 year old nephew

    These are regular sized, aren't they?
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    Buying a guitar for my 7 year old nephew

    He actually likes classic rock. My sister said he told her he wants to take lessons. My sister and brother-in-law are certainly not the overbearing type... and he has a pretty good concept of the beat (my other nephew has a drum set and the 7 year old sat down, banged away, and caught on pretty...
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    Buying a guitar for my 7 year old nephew

    Ya, I noticed that... it seems they made a dual pickup version of the guitar last year, and then discontinued them. I missed the clearance deals by a few months. :( I'm going to check out Guitar Center some time this week. -Matt
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    Buying a guitar for my 7 year old nephew

    Wow - only $100 bucks? Even if I bought better tuners for it, that's still way cheaper than what I'm seeing for a Gibson Melody Maker... and that's only got one pickup. Thanks so much! This will be a small but worthy investment. -Matt
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    Buying a guitar for my 7 year old nephew

    Thanks for the suggestions thus far. I'm just worried that he's 7, and while he likes music, he tends to get frustrated with things sometimes. I want to make it as easy as possible for him to start enjoying playing a real guitar, and then once he's hooked, upgrade him to a fuller size. Maybe...
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    Buying a guitar for my 7 year old nephew

    My 7 year old nephew wants to learn how to play guitar - I'm thinking about buying him a guitar so he can take lessons - probably an electric guitar. For folks out there who started playing at a young age - would you go with a fullsize guitar, or would you buy a smaller scaled guitar to make...
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    Engineer Gets 110 MPG Out Of '87 Mustang

    Lol... idiocracy!
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    Trying to find this 80s movie

    Little Monsters? The second worst move ever made? Sorry about that last one... couldn't resist. :D
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    Ideas for kid's Indiana Jones theme'd birthday party

    What if you mixed coolwhip with the red jello before it sets? then pour it into the brain mold. You should have a nice congealed pinkish colored brain! Also, you could make some large "ants" by taking those hostess snowballs and dipping them in a chocolate sauce that will harden in the...
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    how the heck is magic johnson not dead with aids yet?

    Just wanted to say I thought this was a really cool post. Where did you learn this? I'm guessing you are in the bio-chem/pharma field??? I always wished I studied medicine/anatomy/etc... -Matt
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    Best Buy Employee - Mobile device policy

    Does anyone here work for BestBuy? I'm trying to find out what their agreement is with the wireless carriers to sell handsets. Does the wireless carrier still subsidize the phone for BestBuy? When Bestbuy makes a sale of a handset/contract, what's their typical cut of the sale? Also...
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    Lost 4x13 and 4x14

    Can't tell if someone just edited wikipedia, but Jeremy Bentham Wikipedia entry Check out the first sentence under "Life". Also, on the right, check out influencers... For comparison's sake: John Locke Wikipedia entry I wonder how the two philosophers are related in real-life...
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    Did anybody see ?The King of Kong ? A fistful of quarters??

    I just watched this last night. I lol'd at the guy who was Billy Mitchell's self-proclaimed "prodigy". I think he was the biggest d*ck in the film. What a kiss @ss... It seemed like the whole panel of judges were part of a Billy Mitchell posse -I'm not sure if that was just clever editing...
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    BMX Riding Pictures Of Me Yestarday

    That's pretty awesome. I always wondered how you learn to do some of these tricks, like coming off a ramp and kicking the bike out from underneath you so it rotates 360degrees. In order to learn this stuff, you must have some pretty horrific wrecks first, no? -Matt
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    Sean Bell shooting: 216 arrested after protesters block traffic

    Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
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    The Worlds Worst Beer returns

    When I saw the topic title, I thought the OP was soliciting stories for returning alcohol to a store. I immediately thought of the movie Strange Brew. Don't mind me, I'm over-tired! -Matt
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    I did something nice for a homeless man. (Real story)

    Nice job helping someone.:thumbsup:
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    unusual/funny business names

    There's a womens hair salon on Rt 22 by me called "Curl up and Dye" A tow truck at the autobody place down the street has a slogan on it "We meet by accident" -Matt
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    do you leave your socks on?

    Hey, the guy has a busy schedule... every minute of time he can save by not having to search for his socks and putting them back on helps! :D -Matt
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    CraigsList Post

    That's a man, baby! *shudder*