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    Personalized TV Commericals = ANNOYING

    It seems to be a growing trend where you get some stupid ad for a worthless product giving names to the people in the commercial...wtf...it just annoys the hell out of me. "John got a new phone so he can call Bobby and tell him how much he enjoyed the road head he got last night. Then Billy...
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    Yes, but is it better than the Kuro?

    I gotta say, I'm disappointed that so far in my research I have not been able to find a TV that beats a Pioneer Kuro across the board. At first I thought it was just marketing hype and fanboy-ism but after checking out a few sets in the stores and seeing them side by side to the latest offerings...
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    Which router can do this effectively-

    Looking for some options to consider, a router / managed switch with the following features: - ~30-40 Gigabit Ports - Ability to monitor and limit traffic by type on each port - A way to create profiles where the profile would contain the services available to the connected device as well...
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    Best way to do this... (relocating IPs)

    This is not something I have attempted to do before, but I'm pretty sure it is possible: Network 1: Server 1 has 20 external IPs routed to it locally. These are statically assigned addresses. This server is not behind a NAT layer; it's connected directly to the internet though a managed...
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    Lvm2 + ext4 & trim?

    If I use LVM to partition my drive and format them as EXT4, will I be able to safely enable TRIM on my SSD drives or not? My drive would be like this: 1) Software Raid Partition 2) LVM 3) Volumes within LVM as EXT4
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    RHEL 5 Linux SSD Performance Tweaks

    It seems that the main "SSD Tweak" for linux is to change the I/O scheduler from what CFQ which is the default, to either NOOP or Deadline...but after doing this and running some benchmarks, I am seeing benchmarks that are about 10% less than using CFQ. I'm beginning to think that they rewrote...
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    Server problem...this one stumped me and will probably baffle you.

    OK, here is the deal. Working on a Supermicro 5016T-MTF server and put the following components in it: 1 x Xeon E5630 2 x Kingston 2GB x 3 DDR3-1066 Memory ECC, unbuffered, unregistered (kvr1066d3e7sk3/6g) 1 x Intel X25-M 160 GB 2 x Western Digital RE3 1TB This server has the most...
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    How will the X25-M 160 GB fare in a busy server? Place your bets...

    After some deliberation I've decided to go ahead and use a 160 GB X25-M as the main system drive in one of our busy servers. Since there really are no long-term test reports to show what actually happens when you subject an MLC SSD to steady read-write-erase cycles 24/7 I've taken it upon...
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    Bunch of libs hosed + LDConfig Errors

    Ran into a problem I haven't seen before with no apparent cause. Yesterday one of my boxes "dropped off" the net and upon logging onto the console and reviewing the logs, I could see that somehow many shared libs got hosed. I don't know how that happened. We were able to get it back up but it's...
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    Humane way to discipline your cat

    My cat was a troublemaker when he was younger and still is, but even so I didn't think whacking him was a good solution...I found a way to correct him with with no harm at all. Whenever my cat was doing something bad, like tearing things up, clawing or biting, I took a piece of packing tape and...
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    New Phone Service Advice...

    I have a Blackberry 8800 with AT&T right now. I'm happy with this phone, it still works fine and I have no pressing reason to upgrade the hardware...but the service is my problem. I'm not getting a good value for my money with AT&T: $40 450 mins National Plan $50 BBerry Internet + SMS $10...
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    Need help to translate vietnamese to english

    I already tried the online translator sites but they don't work because the text is not accented or whatever so it just spits out gibberish. It's a little less than a single page of text. Anyone bored care to give me a hand? :D
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    Reliability of Intel X-25M SSD Drive

    Looking at the 160 GB X-25M SSD drive for use in a server. It will be under a moderate i/o load 24/7 mainly running a database. Does anyone using this particular drive know if it has firmware/controller issues that may lead to data corruption over time? Any other caveats with this drive that I...
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    To Linux DB Admins - MySQL on "raw" partition

    I've heard that it is possible to place MySQL databases directly onto raw, unformatted disk partitions to bypass file system overhead and improve the database performance. Has anyone tried this type of configuration on an active DB server? What are the pros/cons of doing this?
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    Really Comfortable Office Chairs...need recommendations

    I need a new chair. I sit in it for hours at a time while working and the crap they sell at the local office stores just don't fit the bill. They're either too hard, too soft or just don't feel right. I want to get a chair that I can sit in for extended time, and whose cushioning will not...
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    Breeding "Domestic" Large Cats

    I'm aware of the fact that there are people who think wild animals like wolves and tigers make good pets...and that is retarded. I don't think a wild animal should be kept as a pet because it's bad for the animal and most people just cannot handle it. However, I am wondering if there has ever...
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    Portable heater for 250-300 sq ft?

    I am looking for a heater that can effectively heat a room that is about 250 sq ft and has 9 ft ceilings. I have a vornado electric fan heater and it is great for rooms that are 1/2 that size, but it doesn't have the power to do the bigger room when the outdoor temps are in the 30s as they are...
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    Considering coming back to WoW...but would like some company...

    I used to play WoW but I stopped early this year since it was getting boring. I got a freebie in the mail and was able to play for 7 days without charge. That did not make me want to come back because the server I play on is all but dead on the alliance side. So why do I want to play? I play...
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    Is this typo?

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091114/ap_en_ot/us_palin_s_book_coattails Sarah Palin's book title: Didn't she mean Going Rogue...
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    Anyone ever been to Vietnam?

    I'm looking for some authentic feedback, preferably from guys who are white like me, about visiting Vietnam. I've been to Japan and it was cool...and I've heard that Nam is a "tourist friendly" place to go. Any advice?
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    Washington DC Parking Nazis

    So I went down to Washington DC just to play tourist for the afternoon and I parked my car near the washington monument. There was an area that said I could park up to 3 hours between from 8am to 4pm, and a bunch of other cars were there. There was no sign that said that I could not park there...
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    PHP's PCNTL_FORK Function

    PHP has had a nifty little fork function that lets you spawn child processes from the parent process. It's great for speeding up certain things...my question is this. When I call the function pcntl_fork() which spawns a child, does the execution within the child process start from the top OR...
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    How to handle a company that facilitates credit card fraud?

    In my line of work I occasionally deal with a company that is "shady" at best. In this case, a marketing company which claims to work on commission knowingly and willingly faciliated hundreds of "purchases" using credit card / identity info that was stolen. Here is how the scam works: 1) A...
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    List of the top ISPs in the US by amout of subscribers

    Is there any website that tracks the amount of subscribers each ISP in the US has?
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    How to win at gomoku?

    I've been playing this simple game with a friend of mine, and he wups my ass every time. It pisses me off because I keep "missing" the setup! I've had some games go long but it always seems like I am playing "catch up" rather than implementing my own strategy. I also suck against AI opponents...
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    Heat Pumps = scam?

    Doing some of my own research on Heat Pumps (the thing to heat and cool your home), I discovered that heat pumps work well, until about 37 degrees F where they start to run constantly, possible invoking backup heat to work. I live in the Northeastern region of the US which routinely sees winter...
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    Selecting multiple "groups" of records in one MySQL Query

    Lets say I have 100 records of sunglasses and within those records are 10 distinct frame colors. Is it possible to write a single query that will select UP TO 3 of each color out of the list, returning a result equal to 50, or below 50 if there quantities do not exist with the chosen grouping...
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    MySQL NOT IN() Range List failures

    Does anyone know of a way to exclude rows from a query if they are already in the table? I am using something like this: SELECT rowID FROM table1 WHERE rowID NOT IN(SELECT row2ID FROM table2) The amount of IDs returned in the subselect are in the millions, and as far as I can see using...
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    SMTP Pipelining Command Format?

    SMTP Pipelining is a common feature supported on most modern email servers. It allows the client to send commands in a group without having to wait for a response to each command, thus making for a quicker transaction. I've read the RFC but it does not get into technical detail about...
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    DefaultSendWindow improves upload speeds >5 Mbps

    Yesterday there was a good thread that got locked in ATOT regarding tweaks to improve upload speeds. This is largely for those of us who have upload caps of 5 Mbps or more. This Guyver01 dude is spreading some misinformation about the DefaultSendWindow and its effect on TCP/IP performance. It...
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    How to seal a wooden deck?

    So I have this deck and it happens to be made from wood of the pressure-treated variety. Before I spend $60 on a tank of thomson's water seal is there any special preparations I should make before applying the sealer? I blasted it with a pressure washer and that made it look like new, but now I...
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    New Delphi fanboy - Seeking some guidance

    I may be jumping the gun but I like to think I'm pretty good at discovering old things and presenting them as if they were the best thing since slice bread even though they've been under my nose all along. Some of you may know that my programming mentality is more "old school". I am opposed to...
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    SOLVED: Strange PHP + MySQL error with custom session handlers

    I'm working on a site, it works fine but I want to use my own session handlers which store sessions in a MySQL database. The problem I am having is just stumping me...I get this error message: Notice that the query is valid; it works if entered directly (returns 0, as is expected). This...
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    A question for chemists...

    I want to mix two solvents together in a specific ratio to form a compound. Does it matter HOW I mix them together? To clarify - can I just put the appropriate portions into a container and shake it gently or do I need to do some special process to get them to mix "correctly"?
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    Sharing an HD with Mac and PC

    Here's what I'm trying to do. I have an external hard drive that I want to "share" with an Intel Mac (real one, not a hack) and a PC. My plan is to partition the drive into two parts and make one NTFS with Windows on it while the other one I format HFS within the Mac. Would that work or would...
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    So I upgraded to FiOS 20 Mbps Symmetrical

    This Monday I logged onto my FiOS account to pay a bill and decided to see if anything new was available and I found that I could upgrade from my 15/2 connection at $52 per month to 20/20 for $64 (with yearly agreement). The agreement wasn't and issue since I plan to stick with FiOS but the...
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    Cheapest Price for Mac OS X 10.5 DVD

    The best deal I've found on a Mac OS X DVD (Leopard) is $99 from Amazon with free shipping. Newegg has it for $110 and most other places that advertise it for under $99 charge like $10+ shipping. Considering I can get an OEM Vista for $80-$100 from Newegg, is there anywhere to get Mac OS X for...
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    OH NO COPYRIGHTS!!!!!

    Dear Verizon Online Customer: We are writing to advise you that Verizon recently received a notification from a copyright owner of a possible copyright violation that appears to involve your Verizon Online account (the "Complaint"). The work(s) identified by the copyright owner in its...
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    Lepoard keeps restarting on load screen.

    I'm running iPC 10.5.6 (OSX86) on my system and it has been working fine, until today when I loaded it up with a few apps: X-Plane (game), TemperatureMonitor, 1Password and Applejack. After installing these I rebooted my system and now it gets to the graphical load screen, loads for a bit, then...
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    Is the OCZ-520ADJ built by PC Power & Cooling?

    I've been meaning to upgrade my PSU and I found an OCZ PowerStream for sale on ebay that's only $13 with a day left. Even with shipping it's still a deal IMO. It's like 520W and the ad says that it is built by PC Power & Cooling. The model is OCZ-520ADJ and if you search for it you'll see what...