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    i'd appreciate some help with FreeBSD before i burn my office building down

    long story short. the tech guy for my company had a nervous breakdown (seriously) and is playing the role of mosquito king somewhere on a deserted island. the problem is that one of the things that drove him over the edge was a server crash, which wasn't backed up. anyhow, the guy just...
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    man, streaming video can't happen soon enough...

    News yes, however, given the nature of P&N, this should be over in OT Senior Anantech Moderator Common Courtesy seriously though, what is taking these companies so long? i thought this would be commonplace by now. i guess they had to wait for there to be enough broadband...
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    $15 of Free Streaming Movie Rentals (DVD-Quality)

    as i've mentioned in OT, i've been trying my hand at writing recently by submitting stuff (reviews) to a online movie rental company. i don't get paid or anything, but they like my writing. anyhow, long story short, they gave me a bunch of $15 coupons for their website to do with as i...
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    40F too cold to camp out?

    i have a 9 hour drive ahead of me (PA to NC) and i don't really feel like doing it in one day. the Shenandoah National Forest is smack dab in the middle of my trip. trying to decide whether i should camp out or not. it's going to be 40F tomorrow night. i have a 45F rated sleeping bag, so i...
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    Japanese People: How long do bonito flakes last?

    i've had some bonito flakes sitting in my cupboard for a couple years. are they still ok to use?
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    high pitch noise when i watch tv on computer

    does anyone know if this is cause by the: signal, tv card, audio connector, soundcard, or mediaportal? if i mute the audio, it goes away. danke
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    YACT: would the o2 sensor from a prelude work in an accord?

    i think my 93 accord's o2 sensor is shot and they are expensive to replace. but i have access to a stock 92 prelude sensor. so, im wondering if they are the same thing. the links below show that the replacement parts are the same: accord parts prelude parts at the very least, do you...
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    car has an issue, but dealer can find anything wrong...

    the windows on my parents car have this greasy film on them (nobody smokes) and when the A/C is turned on, the windows fog up and there is a sweet smell (coolant). now, all of the above are symptoms of a heater core problem, so im pretty sure thats the issue. but the dealer says they cant...
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    trouble connecting to internet....annoying/strange issue.

    ok, my sister has a dell computer (i know, i know) that is having trouble connecting to the internet. its a really weird issue though. these are the steps that i have to go through everytime her computer is restarted: right click on local area connection, choose properties go to...
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    stock people or media center people...

    im thinking of investing in HAUP, which is hauppauge digital, the makers of the wintv cards. i figure somebodies going to make a killing when tv integrates with the pc, maybe it'll be them. anybody have a reason why this would be a good or bad investment?
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    YACT - replacing fuel filter - stupid design - help

    ok, so im replacing the fuel filter on my car. the filter came with three compression washers. i know where two of them go, and have deduced that the third one can only go on the inlet to the filter. but, now here is the tricky part, so stay with me. check out the wicked sketch that i drew...
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    does autozone do free diagnostics?

    i checked their website and it only say battery, alternator, etc. anyone know if they will do obd stuff? my cars been hesitating on acceleration after it warms up (02 sensor, maybe), but the two mechanics i took it to dont have the obd thingy (which is unbelievable retarded), so one of...
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    anyone here done americorps?

    thinking about joining americorps for a year out in washington or oregon. im on the east coast right now, but am getting an urge to visit the northwest and move there if i like it. soooooo, anyone, americorps? northwest? n'sync?
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    how to edit password prompt text?

    does anybody know where/how to edit the text on a password prompt? i have a website where im protecting some of the photo directories, but instead of giving the normal prompt text, i want it to say something like: username: my name password: backstreet boys pic of what im talking about
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    how man free maps can you get from AAA?

    well, im planning to go on a random road trip around the country. so i would like to get a map of every state and/or region, in case i decided to head out that way. does anyone know if their is a limit to how many free maps you can get from AAA?
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    anyone play the harmonica?

    i want to learn to play the harmonica. any recommendations? i saw jokersmoker linked to this one last month. its only 1.99, im wondering if thats good enough to learn with. if so, should i get it in key of c or g?
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    well, i don't like the pats and i hate notre dame

    Weis grants little boy's dying wish and no cliffs, its worth reading. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Charlie Weis doesn't usually let anyone else call plays on offense. He made...
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    STEELERS v patriots

    in 7.5 hours. is everyone else a psyched as me?! who ride?!?!?
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    what is that thing called?

    there is like a ribbed plastic sheet over a picture and when you look at it from different angles the pictures moves? i just got a kickass transformers card for my friend thats getting married, but i cant think of the word to describe the cover. help me.
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    i can't believe this domain wasn't taken...

    rabidbeaver.com man, the porn industry is slipping.
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    leaving for 200mile hike tomorrow...

    after 42 delays i'm finally going on this hike. 200 miles on the AT, solo. Hawk Mountain in PA to Harpers Ferry in WV. hopefully, i won't get eaten by a bear. if i die, i bequeath my modest postcount to the Harriet Tubg!rl. im taking my sd300, 1 gig of memory, and 3 batteries. so...
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    disfunctional family...

    so i've been living with my parents for a month or so now and the refrigerator was begining to bug me. i swear, there was still stuff in that thing from when i moved out 3 years ago. anyhow, i decided to clean it out, and look what i found. you know why there's 15 of them? because, according...
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    electrical type people...

    i'd like to pick up this battery for my sd300 because it's cheap and is 900mAH. what are the odds that my camera will explode?
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    lola is such a great song

    don't ya think?
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    how do you publish a novel?

    so, let's say i write the great american novel. how do i get it published? obviously, this will be a masterpiece, so do i just submit it the various publishing companies and wait for a telephone call? or is it impossible for an unknown to get published without doing some special favors? all...
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    is this older 35mm camera any good?

    my dad has this older minolta camera that he swears takes blurry pictures. but im 99% sure its him and his crappy eyesight that can't focus the thing. anyhow, i'm planning to get either a 350 or 20D sometime down the road and wondered if this would be a good camera to fool around with. in...
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    hines ward is ending his holdout...

    Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward is reporting to camp and ending his holdout at the urging of head coach Bill Cowher, sources close to the team and player told ESPN's Chris Mortensen. The team will reciprocate by resuming negotiations on a new contract in hopes that a deal can be...
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    ripping dvd to hard drive

    ok, so here are the files dvdshrink put on my computer: vts_01_1.vob vts_01_0.bup video_ts.bup video_ts.ifo vts_01_0.ifo i don't need any of the other junk besides the .vob file, right? im not looking to burn these to dvd. im just pulling off certain sections to save as video...
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    how difficult is it to restring a guitar...

    im lefthanded, but decided to get a righthanded guitar, because i figured that i would never be able to play anybody's but my own if i learned lefthanded. anyhow, i've been playing for a year or so, but am sick of the calluoses on my left hand (from guitar!). so how difficult (or...
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    so, i guess we only have about 15 minutes to live.

    deep impact in t-minus 14 minutes.
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    anyone watching conan?

    ?
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    anybody have this tent?

    hubba i think im going to pick this up tomorrow, along with about 1k of other gear. has anybody used it before?
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    get behind me satan (white stripes)

    just picked this up yesterday along with coldplay (which i dont like...yet). but this cd is damn good. definitely not like their other albums. almost folksy/ballady music, but excellent nonetheless. anybody else pick up (or download) this cd? oh...and i searched "white stripes"...
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    [Answered]so, if 'whois' already has the contact info off my site...

    eventually? namecheap should really tell you that its not enabled automatically when you sign up. :
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    registering domain name...

    i've been trying to figure out a good domain name for my webpage. i finally thought of one, but its associated with the college i went to. however, it is available. is there anything wrong with me using that name? i mean, if the school asked me for it later, i would let them have it. but...
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    is there a doctor in the house?

    so my ankle has been given me trouble lately. kinda feels like it wants to dislocate or something. the weird part is that its fine when im running. but it feels weak when im just walking around (specifically, the front of my ankle). also, if im standing and bend my knee, i can feel a...
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    why is there no mileage key on google maps?

    it drives me crazy. google maps is great, but i can never judge the distance between something. yeah yeah, i know its a beta, but come on, how hard is it to put a little key that says --------- = 1 mile.
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    impressed with my sd300 (macro mode)

    i like taking macro pics, but i dont have an slr so its hard to get good ones. but i have been pleasantly surprised by my sd300. thats not why i bought it, but it does a pretty good job. check it out (56k people beware) now i just need to figure out how to take that sorta shot...
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    which is better for extended photo expeditions:

    im going to be going on a trip for a month or two and i wont be able to download pictures onto a computer. do you think its safer to go with two 512mb SD cards instead of one 1 gig card. i mean, is there a realistic chance of a card failing? it seems to me that there is a good chance that...
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    music video downloads?

    are there any sites where you can download relatively high quality music videos? legally of course. maybe something like iTunes that you can pay a buck or two to download them?