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  1. Chebago

    Book/Series Recommendation.

    I watched the first 2 seasons of Game of Thrones and liked them so much I decided to read the books, I'm now knee deep in the third book and they are worth reading, I'm actually not an avid reader of non-fiction, and even less so of big long series (I haven't even read Harry Potter), but these...
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    Going to San Francisco - Suggestions

    We've never been up to Napa so I'm not sure when the best time to go is. A general rule of thumb (or joke) we use for California is: if you want to do something, a thousand other people want to do it also, and at the exact time you want to do it. So you're probably sixes either way :)
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    Going to San Francisco - Suggestions

    Yeah, whatever is on the Rice-A-Roni box :) That's a good tip about the CityPass, we've never even thought to look at them because we live in the area and have a car, but I'll remember that for next time.
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    Going to San Francisco - Suggestions

    Oh man, some of these I had never heard of, they have now been added to our list, thanks for the recommendations.
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    Going to San Francisco - Suggestions

    Whenever anyone comes to visit us, this is our standard checklist of things to do and places to eat: Alcatraz -- make sure you buy tickets about 4-6 weeks early, because they pretty much always sell out, year round. Pier 39 -- this can be combined with Alcatraz, basically you walk around and...
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    Any yoga fitness programs on at the moment?

    Also, if you have Netflix there are a ton of Yoga videos you can stream.
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    Omega 3 super pill?

    I think you might be thinking of Schiff MegaRed Krill oil pills
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    How hard is it to sail from LA to Hawaii?

    Some great stuff on what sailing long distances like that is really like, have fun reading... http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/al5b2/i_just_spent_25_years_sailing_solo_from_the_uk_to/
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    Boo ticketmaster charges

    I think the reason they don't add it into the ticket price is because then they would have to share it with whoever gets a cut of the ticket price. As it stands now, I think the "convenience fee" is pure profit to Ticketmaster...
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    What's your favorite cereal?

    I eat Quaker oat squares pretty much every morning, and every now and again I substitute Reese's Peanut butter cup cereal. I love both those equally...
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    Cheapest place to buy decent whey protein?

    They (Walmart's Body Fortress) actually have a new flavor, "Chocolate Peanut Butter" that tastes pretty good. 1 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup chocolate milk, a banana, 1.5 scoops chocolate peanut butter in a blender is pretty darn tasty.
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    "Why exercise won't make you thin"

    When I read this a month or so ago, I thought the best part of the article was the related articles, specifically this one, which came to this conclusion: The two articles being related made me laugh enough to save them...
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    Sleep Number Bed -- Questions

    I don't think it specifically talks about sleep number beds, but here is an article from Slate about the differences between beds. I found it interesting enough to bookmark it for the future when we go bed shopping so others might be interested... Going to the mattresses
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    Exercise at home

    I'm the same way as you, there is no way I would find the motivation to go to a gym. Luckily there are tons of things you can do for around $300. If you want to lift weights you can usually pick up a full set of weights (that includes a bench, a bar or two, and about 265 lbs of weights) on...
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    vista start up "blank screen"

    I had this same problem and it turned out to be a driver issue. The driver worked fine until Vista updated itself and then the next time I rebooted it hung on a blank screen forever. You at least get into Vista after a few minutes. I had to boot into safe mode and rollback my system to before I...
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    Why must 85% of Sci Fi channel programming be an accomplishment in

    Do none of you guys watch Battlestar Galactica? I freakin love that show. Painkiller Jane is crap though...
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    Backpacking through Europe...

    I went for 2 months last summer, it was awesome. There are usually ATMs/banks pretty much everywhere. Using credit cards was actually harder than I would have thought. We usually pulled out 40-100 euros at a time. I got hit with fees I am sure we just made sure we always used a STAR atm, I...
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    Does Comcast have standard cable?

    I had it in my last apartment, but getting through to Comcast that all you want is basic cable is hard. Everytime we mentioned that we don't want any receivers, they would try sell us again on digital cable. Honestly, I thought the Digital cable boxes that Comcast had about 2 years ago were the...
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    Curiosity thread....rent/mortgage to gross monthly pay ratio

    I'm going to be sitting at about 26% starting Monday (that is when I start my job and move into my apartment). I am in Northern Virginia, Crystal City area...
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    Sloan from Entourage was born a month after me

    If you really like her, you should watch this movie called "100 Girls." She is the female lead...
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    Whats your favorite Jet Li Movie?

    I really liked Kiss of the Dragon, I hated The One though...
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    holy cow.. maybe I should've went to law school

    I actually think $150,000 a year is becoming the norm this year. I remember reading an article not too long ago talking about how some NYC law firm found out that its first year associates were living paycheck to paycheck on $135,000 because of the high price of rent compounded by the huge debt...
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    BAMN! Cheap fastfood in vending machines, available 24/7

    They had something very similar to this in Dark City (the movie, for those that don't know). It was some caft that the guy went to and that is how the food was served...
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    Whats your favorite obscure movie?

    High Strung...I have never laughed so hard in my entire life as when I first saw this movie. It is just a guy that sits in his apartment and complains about life, and Jim Carrey plays death. Sadly, it isn't available on dvd. Other great ones are: Cloak and Dagger, Crossroads (the Ralph Maccio...
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    did "The Thin Red Line" put you to sleep?

    My friends and I pulled out a cellphone to call people and tell them how awful the movie was. this was back in like 1997-98, so cellphones weren't all that common yet, but my friend had one. Didn't really bother anyone because everyone was asleep. Absolutely worst movie I have ever seen in the...
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    CGI script generates an image ...

    how the browser or whatnot tells it is an image file is by the header. I know is is possible in php to dump the image, but not sure how to do it in python. For example, if I did it in php, I could send a Header: image/jpeg and then output the content, the browser would see that it is a jpg...
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    So my annoying roommate has full write access enabled on his shared folder...

    if you're going to fill up the hd, then make sure you make the files hidden, if you can do that...
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    Tonight at 1AM, 2 minutes, and 3 seconds.. The time and date will be:

    now when I tell my children about this, I can say I was posting on ATOT at the time...
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    Anyone Live around the DC area

    I have checked Craigslist and various other sites, but I am not sure where to live as places close to the DC area are pretty expensive. My only real requirement is that I am close to the metro so I can take it into school. I am hoping everyone might have some ideas and where to live and how...
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    Advantages/Disadvantages of Double Major CS/Econ

    I had a similar situation, but ended up with a minor in english and BS in Computer Science. I personally think that it is good to get as many degrees in as many different fields as you have time. It is always nice to have options, just make sure that the extraneous degrees are in fields that you...
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    Microsoft gives up on spyware

    The article doesn't really say that they are given up on spyware, but that there are more advanced spyware, like rootkits and the like, that are near impossible to detect and for those, it is adviseable to have a system to re-image the computers. This would be more for businesses that have lots...
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    Thinking of buying a Nissan Sentra

    I have a 1997 currently and had a 1995 one before that. I really like it, my sister has a 1993 Sentra that has 280,000 miles on it and hasn't had any serious problems. Both my Sentras have had the alternators go out around 50,000 miles though. I really like the car, it isn't great, but it...
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    for those that bitch about netflix

    I dropped blockbuster online about a month ago for netflix, I was a member pretty much from the beginning. But towards the end I was only getting between 7-9 movies a month. I would drop them in the mailbox on monday, and would usually get more movies the following monday or tuesday. That is...
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    Previously Loved Dells at Hot Prices

    sorry. Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. In the Wilkinson Center which is the main building on campus. They started out with like 200 of them, as of yesterday there were about 50-75 left...
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    What's the next DVD in your Netflix Queue?

    West Wing Season 4 disc 3. Followed by 24 Season 4 disc1...
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    LSAC web site down?

    Funny, I was trying to get into the application area earlier and couldn't, glad I am not the only one. That last application is all that is keeping me from being done...
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    Previously Loved Dells at Hot Prices

    My school is currently selling these, except with 1.0 ghz Pentium 3s for $37.50...
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    TV on DVD Box Sets - $15.99!

    does anyone know if you can buy the sets at different times and still get the rebate? Or do you have to order them all at once? Thanks...
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    HOLY CACA X2 3800+ and ECS nForce4 Mobo = $379

    Thanks AkumaX, you have made my day, I have been watching prices since the 3800+ X2 came out, the mb is even PCI-express, so it will work with my new video card, shame it doesn't have firewire...
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    X800 Pro's from ATI for 179.00

    thanks charlietee, ordered one just now, ironically I am going to put it in that new SLI board, but I just couldn't justify spending almost 100 more for a 6800gt...