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    A/C Problems

    So, I just moved to Atlanta from Michigan into an apartment owned buy a guy who had to move to california for a job (So really, it's a condo, but I'm renting from him) Anyways, it's older, but recently renovated and overall pretty nice however there is one problem. It has central air that...
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    What mac should I go with?

    I have three options. I've already sold my desktop machine, and preparing to sell my pre-unibody mbp. A) 13" MBP w/my 30" LCD (Cheapest) B) 15" MBP w/my 30" LCD (In the end, perhaps most expensive) C) 27" iMac (Core i7 refurb for $1850) & iPad. I'd sell my 30" monitor. The end goal...
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    Atlanta ATOTers, please help.

    So, it looks like I'll probably be moving to Atlanta for a job later this summer. Now the big question is, where? I've honestly spent all of three days in the city, and saw very little of it (due to interviews and such). I'll be working near where 75 & 285 intersect north of the city...
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    My day in writing:

    http://i.imgur.com/590Ev.png (Image courtesy of Reddit.com and 4chan)
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    What should I do with this laptop?

    I have a newer laptop (Dual-core processor, 15" Screen, Good Condition) that I was given because the wireless is dead, and it's a known issue (the wireless card isn't dead, the port on the motherboard is) but unfortunately this happened after the extended warranty HP gave out expired. What...
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    Google Trends Game

    So, after working on a project, some of my friends and I got sucked into Google Trends... We quickly found out that we can't find a single word/trend that beats Christmas. I'm not looking for average, but a one time spike, or a spike annually or whatever. http://www.google.com/trends type your...
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    Do I tell them?

    So, I'm currently interviewing with a number of companies, and have two job offers as of right now. Today, I received an email from one of the companies I'm interviewing with asking if I'd be willing to tell them who A) I have offers with B) I'm currently interviewing with. Should I tell...
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    Unofficial Job Offer

    I worked this summer as an intern for a BIG information company doing software engineering. I'm graduating this coming May, so I'm now on the looking for a job train. Well, I sent one of the lead engineers on the team I worked with an email asking for a job reference because I feel like he had...
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    Quick Reference question (Work related)

    I'm in the process of looking for a full time job, I'll be graduating this coming May. I had an internship this past summer and I'm about to send requests to two of the Lead Software Engineers I worked with this summer. I'm not quite sure how I should go about this... Both of them work under...
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    Random fact of the day

    So, I'm studying for my econometrics final, and I stumbled upon the wikipedia page for t-statistics and saw this... I thought it was pretty cool. "The t-statistic was introduced in 1908 by William Sealy Gosset, a chemist working for the Guinness brewery in Dublin, Ireland ("Student" was his...
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    DTW Airport Parking?

    I'm leaving tomorrow for spring break, and would like to spend less than $11/day if possible. (Yellow lot) Does anyone have any recommendations for parking at Detroit Metro Airport?
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    PSA: Fat Tuesday is TOMORROW

    Just to remind everyone, fat tuesday is tomorrow. That means paczki's will be out in full force. This is one of my favorite holidays of the year. If you have eaten a paczki already this year, you have committed a sin. Oh and here is a picture for reference. Wiki Page
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    They're going to eff another one.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383010/ :(
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    C++ Piping

    So, I'm right a program that will basically take a text file and pipe it to a process (Only a small part of the program). I using both fork() and pipe() so I have a parent & child process, and pipes between them. However, I'm not sure how to actually "give" the information (text) to the child...
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    Twin Cities People

    So, I'm going to be spending the summer in the Minneapolis Area. Mid May to Mid August. I need to find somewhere to live, I'd prefer it to be cheaper, however I'd like to be safe as well. I need to commute on the weekdays to a southern suburb of Minneapolis. Where should I look for...
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    Stupid USPS

    So, I purchased a camera on ebay. It didn't function correctly, so the seller said return it. I shipped it via USPS Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation & Insurance. It turns out it was delivered, but to the wrong place. I shipped it to fremont (I printed the to address out, and on my...
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    Socket Programming

    Does anyone have any decent troubleshooting tips for socket programming? I'm trying to receive some UDP packets (connectionless) and it's sitting at the recvfrom line (So not actually receiving anything) I'm writing in C++. I'm just really looking for some general ways to figure out what's...
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    Am I just stupid?

    I recently (today) got my Sony Alpha A200. I purchased it on eBay... Physically it seems perfect. However, I can't get the Menu/Display/Play/Trash/Function buttons to work. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, if anything. Is there a button lock or something? Nothing happens when I press...
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    Circular Polarizers

    I just purchased a Sony Alpha a200 DSLR. I won't have it until mid next week, but I'd like to purchase a circular polarizer as I love the effect that they have on the sky/clouds. I've been looking into hoya screw ons... but I was wondering, is there any huge difference between say the $20...
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    I heart kayak.com

    So, My friends and I are planning a trip to Puerto Rico for spring break. We've been checking flights to San Juan for the past weekish. They've been hovering between $280-$330. Last night during the halftime show of the superbowl, I checked quickly, and they were at $218 through united, not to...
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    Isopropyl Alcohol

    It's amazing. I'm pretty sure it's the best cleaner there is. It literally cleans everything off of anything. Not to mention, there is no easier way to get drunk off of a dollar. (I've never tried it, I hear it has an amazing hang over, normally followed by death) /rant
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    Quick Math Question...

    So, I'm looking back at quizzes for my stats final, and this is part of a problem I got wrong... (We are doing Discrete Random Variables, this is in the form of P(|X-5|<=2.4) Can anyone verify if this is correct (re-worked)? (I don't remember this stuff it's been 7/8+ years since I've had to...
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    What happened...

    I don't think he's posted for a few days. Perhaps he died? Or did I miss something? Im going to assume this isn't a callout like it seems and just lock it. bsobel
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    Michiganders...

    The reason I'm asking, is because I'm in Lansing, and my brother is in Grand Rapids and we're both experiencing packet loss and very spotty connections. (it seems to stay connected, but jumps from 30ms to 400ms when pinging google very regularly) When I was on campus I didn't notice anything...
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    I've decided to bail on the idea of an internship...

    So, these past few months I've been frantically looking/interviewing for internships for this coming summer in the CS field. I've interviewed with many companies and have a few offers on the table. (Still waiting on one company) However, over the past weekend I've decided to completely scrap the...
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    Low power consumption, high performance?

    So, currently I have an 8800GT which, uses about 125 watts when idle. Are there any video cards with about the same performance that use significantly less power when idle? Also, is Nvidia planning on releasing a video card like those which are in the macbook pro, that you can switch when you...
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    Stupid systems administrators

    So, I'm doing a web development project for a department on campus. All the other projects I've done for other departments haven't been bad, but this one is only because of the systems administrator for this department. To upload something to the webserver from my machine I have to: Somehow...
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    Eggnog Recipe?

    Does anyone have a decent eggnog recipe, preferably one with alcohol? Also, which alcohol is best, or is it mainly to taste? I know brandy, whiskey and rum are often used. Or, should I just buy some from the store and add my own alcohol?
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    It's that time in the semester...

    I have two and a half weeks left of class, not including finals. I have little to no motivation to do anything school related, thankfully I have very little to do these last twoish weeks. Anyone else in the same boat? On a side note, we have a month long winter break this year, w00t...
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    I'm $426 Million Richer

    So, Little do they know, the money somehow ended up in my account. http://www.spiegel.de/internat.../0,1518,578924,00.html What should I buy with it?
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    Quick Parts Check

    I'm about due for a new timing belt, and this will be the first time I've ever replaced one. (However, my dad will be around when I do it and he has done it several times) I have a 2001 Ford Focus ZX3 (Zetec 2.0 DOHC Engine) This is the parts list I have so far, am I missing anything? -...
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    Help with Glasses Prescription

    So, I had an eye exam yesterday and ordered contacts at my eye doctor. (Health Insurance covers $200/year for contacts/glasses) I asked for my prescription so I could order my glasses online for much cheaper than other places. This is what is on my prescription: Spherical...
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    I just bought a house for a dollar.

    Well, I guess I didn't, but someone did! http://www.detnews.com/apps/pb...METRO/808130360/&imw=Y yay for Detroit!
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    Looks like Consumer Reports still hasn't lost its OMG JAPANESE.

    http://www.consumerreports.org...my-for-the-buck-ov.htm How the hell is the Focus not on there? Even at the 24 MPG estimated City driving (not combined) it's about $600 per mpg. How about the Aveo? They finally realized that Japanese != Reliable, as we've seen many of Toyota's cars drop...
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    Sewage in my lake :(

    My parent's neighborhood is based around a lake, it's a private lake and was developed in the past 10-20 years so the houses are newer and most houses have quite a bit of lake frontage compared to the neighboring lakes. Anyways, I went home this past weekend to spend the weekend out on the...
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    Defective LCD

    So, on craigslist I've spotted a very cheap 32" LCD TV, the seller said it was sent to the service center through bestbuy and came back telling him it has a Defective LCD. (He said the whole unit is dead) Is it possible for the whole LCD to just die? I know there are inverters that die and...
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    Someone should make a social forum

    What do I mean by "Social Forum"? well, kind of like digg, where the users have complete say in the news that shows up, a social forum would allow members to decide what happens in the forum. From banning/kicking other users, to what gets locked and so on. IE, no true moderators, but rather...
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    Hideable Grill

    Do any of you guys have any suggestions as to a grill that is decently hideable? I'm moving into an apartment complex in the next month that does not allow you to use grills on your balcony. I'm looking for something that isn't overly expensive and can be cleaned up relatively easily. I...
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    PSA: AT lost a member today

    It appears as if covert24 could not take ATOT anymore and decided to quit. I think we all should pay our respects to this lost AT member, and hope he has a wonderful voyage through intertubes, where ever it might bring him. Here is his last thread. LIP (Leave in Peace) covert24, I...
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    iPhone Voicemail

    Is voicemail working for anyone else? Mine quit sometime yesterday. When my phone is on, it just rings and rings and rings until the person hangs up. If I press decline when they are calling, it returns a busy signal. It will go to voicemail if my phone is off, however. I've restored my phone...