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    remote admin Win7?

    Good news, everyone! Parents got a win 7 desktop, and it tends to be chugging along well. Since I'm half a continent away, I'd like the ability to remotely access the computer and install or remove programs, tweak e-mail settings, and similar. This will be done only with the consent of...
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    GE really does make lot of things

    GE hasn't made those in several years, which is why Dillon Aero has been making them, along with improved aftermarket parts [larger ammo bins, stronger feed mechanisms, etc]
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    earthlink/windows live compat. mail client?

    Ah! THAT! Thank you! Happy thanksgiving to all!
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    earthlink/windows live compat. mail client?

    Windows live compatable e-mail client??? I'm trying to transfer 3+ years of old e-mails from 'Earthlink Total Access' [utter shit] to a newer desktop for my parents. Earthlink's export tool has created a compressed folder with attachments designed to import into windows Live mail, and...
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    need apartment/share quickly - Winchester VA

    I'm not terribly familiar with Reddit, but the only posts in my area are for home invasions, sex offenses, and one post for camping photos. I may be using reddit improperly, please advise.
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    need apartment/share quickly - Winchester VA

    it's full of sex offenders and crimes. Not the right area, unless I'm missing something.
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    need apartment/share quickly - Winchester VA

    I knew he was lying when he told me; his statements didn't fit. I'd suspected he'd been off his meds for a while..... When I re-upped a membership at one of those sites and noticed exact situation listed...I didn't mention it to him. Oddly enough, he's been hard to find lately. Nothing to be...
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    need apartment/share quickly - Winchester VA

    Bender Bending Rodriguez - I'd like to avoid obvious conflict and move on; he's an ass but there's no advantage in breaking the thin veneer of civility. We both know he's lying at this point. So...Craigslist is really the be-all, do-all hub for this sort of thing? No niche website that I...
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    need apartment/share quickly - Winchester VA

    Hi. The short version is I've been splitting a townhouse a few near work for 18 months. Last week he stopped me for a quick chat as I was heading out the door to say 'hey, nothing big, but I won't be renting any longer. If you can get out in the next 10 days I'll give you September's rent back...
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    Leaving Apt - what to tell landlord?

    So, he screwed me. Requested a walkthrough in the note I sent in January. No response. The last two weeks of my lease, he was in Florida [property is in VA]. I checked in on apt and did last cleaning the day before I dropped off the keys. The washer/dryer had been ripped out, and were...
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    Leaving Apt - what to tell landlord?

    I'd like to get my deposit back, in full.
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    Leaving Apt - what to tell landlord?

    Hi. New situation, I was hoping the hive mind could help. I'm leaving my apartment; the lease is up. I have an option to go month to month, but will not do so. I have 9 weeks left in my current place, but the new one (signing tomorrow) is much closer to work. 1. Should I say...
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    New handset w/ verizon

    I beg of your experience and indulgence. Almost three years ago, I got my first "real" cell phone. It went well with the nomadic, military lifestyle. Said handset has been beaten to hell, and frequently fails to receive any useful signal. I'm currently month to month with Verizon...
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    Best way to destroy a harddrive's data in about 30 seconds?

    Why isn't thermite a good choice? Some sensitive military equipment [old, outdated now] had brackets for thermite grenades built in. In the event that stuff had to go away NOW, pull the pin, walk away, pile of slag is left. It works, and it's damn good at what it is meant for. Besides, you...
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    The Bush Pardon List

    Please try reading sober; I have somewhat of a nuanced view on things. As you have made a statement on this board, I am holding you responsible to document it. If the administration has been so clear and stated such, it will be a trivial exercise for you to bring up some source. I've...
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    The Bush Pardon List

    The 4th amendment argument is substantial; please, USE IT. Unfortunately, you've failed, hard. Politics shouldn't come into things; if it is wrong, it IS WRONG. If it is illegal, find the responsible person. Your triade about phone companies and supposed absence of abuse is factually...
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    The Bush Pardon List

    So that I'm clear, could you please provide a source of this? I don't doubt you on an 'admission', but I think you're mistaken about FISA.
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    The Bush Pardon List

    I deal with FISA shit at work. Do you have any idea how boring & mundane 99. something percent of it is? FISA is a tempeest in a teapot. Minimum wage idiots working for the phone company have been listening to your conversations since the beginning of the Carter administration; the...
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    The Bush Pardon List

    That isn't true. I work with immigration issues, and part of our instructions state, specifically, explicitly, that even a presidential pardon doesn't 'count' when evaluating things. This is administrative law. I realize it's an obscure bit, but a presidential pardon doesn't mean that 'it...
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    The Bush Pardon List

    I'm not sure I understand what you've just said - are you suggesting that an amnesty might legitimately be ignored in the future, and people prosecuted anyway? Or do you mean that subsequent administrations may need to seek alternate routes to insulate subordinates from legal consequences...
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    The Bush Pardon List

    True, but he could also try to do a blanket amnesty, as was done after the fact for anyone who dodged the Vietnam era draft. Libby doesn't need a pardon; he's already been convicted and sentenced, and commuted. Edit - removed AAman's bullshit.
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    Going away -apartment

    My renter insurance is quite nice. However...since the masses have weighed in, I'll stick in a quick bit about 'gone until xxx, please fix the sink.' Thanks all.
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    Going away -apartment

    Hi everybody, I'm Dr. Nick. Later this week I leave to see a friend. Should I advise my landlord that I am leaving for most of the month? Nothing could possibly freeze, the fridge is clear, and I'm not sure what other concerns may arise. Just send the check, or send it with the...
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    American Military University/American Public U.

    Hi. I'm interested in taking classes @ AMU/APU. I've already got a BA, double major in history/law. Turns out that isn't good for much except 'I've got a BA' or going to grad school. Those who have experience hiring, do you recognize AMU as a 'real' degree, or think less of it? Those...
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    Shaq no longer a sheriff!

    I don't know that this was specifically the case here, but in most places, Sheriff is an elected, political office. It doesn't hurt to have an endorsement or two. Also, a position as a 'special deputy' or 'reserve deputy' means that, theoretically, a person is a law enforcement officer...
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    Shaq no longer a sheriff!

    One of the things that he's made a big deal of was dramatically cutting the cost of feeding inmates. I've never eaten there....but yeah, he seems to use the cheapest possible lunch meats. That said, he's also pushed right up to the limit of legal authority, and sometimes over it.
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    Need a job? Hiring 400 people in the next year.

    Could you comment on how much, if at all, that may have to do with Congressional instructions for US CIS to rubber stamp most applicants before they have a standard background check?
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    How do I disable this phone?

    My best buddy in the world has a very young son, and another on the way. His son, let's call him Trey, loves to play with cell phones. He's amazed, they are his favorite toy. Trey can tell if the battery has been removed, and isn't interested in anything like that. The only problem is...
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    HL gungame servers?

    Saving to pad my IRA. Choice between Cable TV / really fast internet connection. So, can anyone recommend good GunGame servers?
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    What's your favorite work perk?

    Yeah, I know, I can't legally use it to find people who owe me money.... Lowly contractor in Federal building....no real benefits except that, at 28, single, I'm making more than the US average household income. My soul = lot$ of money. Worthwhile.
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    What's your favorite work perk?

    Access to secure Federal computer networks.
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    No country for old men!

    At best, it was an art movie publicized as mainstream.
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    How to collect money?

    For people who've suggested small claims court....I was a citizen of Mass, living in CA. He was a citizen of KY, LA, or maybe MO, also in CA. I've since moved to TX, back to MA, and now to VA. I have no idea where he's moved. I have consulted with legal authorities [who didn't want to...
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    How to collect money?

    Oddly enough, I know that. Part of what I asked, earlier, was in regards to that. How ought I find someone with a common first/last name?
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    How to collect money?

    No, I didn't. It was about $3,500, and I was junior enlisted. kelemvor - any particular one you could suggest, or just fire up google and run with it?
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    How to collect money?

    About a year and a half ago I helped a 'friend' buy a laptop from dell. He was 18 and had no credit. I effectively co-signed on the loan. He deserted from the marines about a month later, showed back up, etc. Well, unsurprisingly we both got assigned to different bases a little while...
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    West, NoVA, what to do?

    Hi. I've just relocated 600 miles from my family, and old friends. My military buddies are scattered around the globe. My situation is shared by a few of my new acquaintances at work - we're all under 30, are somewhat short because of relocation and timelag with pay, and don't know the...
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    New area, am bored, what to do?

    P. J. O'Rourke wrote that when they first venture out into the world and are on their own, batchelors go a little bit crazy. That's been happening for the past few days. Got a good job, moved 500 miles south......and now I'm in the apartment that I got short term. It's cheap, small...
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    Cell handset for a quaker?

    True. However, I want....more. In my mind, if I'm going to commit to keeping them, on a fairly closed network with limited hardware for 1-2 years, I ought to get as much as I can. Or, just go SERO/some ATT equivalent?
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    Coolest phones for verizon?

    I think the real answer is that with Verizon, you are boned. I'm in a similar situation.