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    Health Insurance in MN

    I don't get health insurance through my employer and need to purchase health insurance in MN, I've been covered under parents plan as a college student but since I graduated that ends soon. Any recommendations on what plans to get and from what companies, as well as what I should look for? I...
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    Wind Shield Problems

    My windshield has an issue where any wiper blades will REALLY drag along the surface and not work smoothly at all, it's not the blades I've tried different blades. I've tried rainx multiple times on it and it has not helped any, short of replacing the windshield is there anything I can do?
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    Qwest Actiontec M1000 Won't Reset to Defaults

    I've been using cable for years but qwest dsl launched very nice new contract free offers so I decided to give it a try. So I got the actiontec m1000 modem/router from qwest. I wanted to use it purely as a modem and then use my own router so I set it up using bridged mode and put in my login...
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    Slow idle after stopping

    This is probably unrelated but about 6 months ago I replaced the ignition coils on the car due to the CEL coming on and reporting multiple cylinder misfire(also very noticeable without the light!) That solved that issue and I haven't had any issues with it since. Just recently I started...
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    Weak Heat in subzero weather - 01 Mazda Protege ES

    I have a 01 Mazda Protege with the 2 liter engine and the heat will work fine if it's 20-30 degree outside, but when it gets to zero(which is often here in MN :) ) and below outside the heat in the car never really seems to get above blowing 50ish degree air out even after an hour of highway...
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    CodeWeavers Software for Free on Tuesday

    http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/33338904.html just read that article, http://www.codeweavers.com/ doesn't mention it yet, I'm guessing they're waiting until Tuesday.
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    Bought a Dell Brand Laptop Battery off of ebay

    It's supposed to be a Dell made battery but I don't think it is. Is there anyway to check? It says Dell on the battery and other than the ink being darker than normal it looks like a Dell battery label. The vender is listed as SMP(when I check in ubuntu power management), my other Dell laptop...
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    Wisconsin Dells

    I haven't been to Wisconsin Dells in a few years(well actually stayed there anyways). In the past I've gone with family to The Wilderness Resort. http://www.wildernessresort.com was always a pretty nice place to go as they had a big waterpark for guests only. I'm planning on going to Wisconsin...
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    Leaf Burning

    Someone in my neighborhood keeps burning leaves making it just stink to go outside. It is against city law except I can't find out who is doing it so I can report it to the fire department. Anyone have any ideas for trying to figure out where it's coming from?
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    Postal the movie

    I'm looking online to see if there's any movie theaters having Postal and didn't find any. Anyone know anywhere in the Twin Cities to see the movie?
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    Mac Mini Woes

    I have a Mac Mini G4 I've had for a little over 2 years now, it's been running as a Linux server for most of it's life. Never had any issues with it. I recently changed to a new server, and put OS10.4 back on the Mac Mini and I'm having the most irritating problem. It will drop connections...
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    Camry V6 Owners does your engine make a ticking sound while cold?

    Someone I know just got a new 08 Toyota Camry V6, when the engine is cold it makes a very noticeable ticking sound. The Toyota dealer said this is normal and has to do with hydraulic fuel injectors? The car has less than 1000 miles on it. Anyone here have the same issue or know of a solution?
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    Why are LEGO sets/bricks so damn expensive?

    Does the LEGO company just want a lot more money? I'm not aware of massive increase in the cost of plastic injection molding over the years...
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    Snow...

    Who else is in the Twin Cities or else where in MN right now that gets to see snowfall on April 26th.... sigh
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    Shrink Font Size in Eclipse

    Does anyone know if there's a good way to make the font for viewing your code smaller inside eclipse? Everything I google searched came back with ways to adjust font sizes in the gui of a java program you wrote, which is not what I'm looking for.
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    Going from DVI to HDMI

    I need to run cable from a DVI out on my computer to a hdmi 1080p TV. http://www.monoprice.com/produ...=1&format=1#largeimage I wanted to check if something like that should work fine for this. The video card will be an Nvidia 8800gt if that matters at all.
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    Good Remote Control Software that doesn't require any port forwarding

    I from time to time, help people out with their computers, it'd be nice to be able to do so remotely. I love VNC, except explaining how to forward ports on a router isn't something I like doing. Is there a good application that can get around that and connect back to the application on my end...
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    This is really starting to get annoying

    I don't think we've had this many subzero days in a winter in as long as I can remember gahhhh. -9 here in Minneapolis right now with much colder wind chills and I want to go biking(i could but i really dont think it's wise). It's a lot warmer in Fairbanks, Alaska right now(by over 40...
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    Wanted: Router that doesn't reboot constantly, drop connections or lock up.

    I have tried so far the Linksys WRT54GL, with both the Linksys firmwire and DD-WRT and the Dlink DIR-655. Neither will work for more than 24 hours. The router I have been using is a Dlink DI-624, which is stable but wireless quit working on it. Any suggestions for a router that is most of...
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    USB Thumb Drive Virus

    I've came across a virus the other day that will infect whatever computer a USB thumb drive is plugged into even with auto play disabled, effected a updated Vista machine, but was caught by webroot spysweeper. Anyone know of any information on the windows exploit that allows something to be...
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    Solution for setting up a small public hotspot

    I've setup solutions using noip and monowall before for public access, these require a computer to sit running all the time though. What I mean by public access is that anyone can access it but they have to agree to a license agreement first. Is there a good access point or router that...
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    Feisty Jack Russell dies after saving five children from marauding pit bulls

    http://blogs.usatoday.com/onde...5/feisty_jack_rus.html
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    Priorites that news stations/sites take....

    http://www.cnn.com/ - Simpson: Casino incident overblown http://news.bbc.co.uk/ - Sadr group quit Iraq ruling bloc While NBC and Fox news both are covering Iraq war protesting. I'm curious does anyone know how news corporations decide what goes on the front page? Does OJ Simpson...
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    Making a USB only keyboard work with a PS/2 port

    A lot of keyboards only work with USB ports and the little adapters for PS/2 ports don't work with them. Is there any special type of adapter that exists to convert a USB only keyboard to work on a PS/2 port.
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    The ability to know somoene is watching you

    You know the feeling people sometimes get when they know someone is watching them, even though they can't see/hear that person, kind of a almost paranoid feeling.(not using a video camera but actually watching) someones there and you just know it.(not talking about mental illness but the knowing...
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    Robert Half Technologies

    Has anyone here dealt much with recruiting firms such as RHT? I'm looking for a part time job in some kind of computer support/network admin role, pretty much what I can find that works with my schedule. They sent me an email saying they would like to meet with me for a position.(found me on...
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    Going to San Fransisco for a week

    Planning to goto a Giant game and goto Alcatraz. What else is there to do/see?
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    Investing in foreign currencies

    I'm curious if anyone here has invested in foreign currencies(assuming you live in the US) the dollar has been dropping value in comparison to currencies such as the EURO. Is it a worthwhile investment to transfer your money into a foreign currency? If it is can you do it at a bank in the US...
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    Braun 360

    So I bought a Braun 360 electric razor to try out because I read some good reviews on it and wanted to try switching to an electric razor. The thing barely works at all even after 15 minutes of use? Is there anything special I'm supposed to do that I'm not aware of? Power on, and run over...
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    Why take diet pills when you can enjoy aids?

    http://13gb.com/videos/2815/popular/ Wow...
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    The Truth is out there....

    Link Hmm maybe Mulder and Scully need to check this one out.
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    A SSH Bruteforce attempt...

    I run a personal linux web server, with ssh logins setup, as well as a script I put together to drop all traffic from a IP after 30 failed SSH login attempts. Normally I get people trying a bunch of random usernames but generally not in the US, it's entertaining to see this happen actually...
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    Republican Debate, Daily Show. WE NEED JACK BAUER!!!

    Hope this isn't too P&N but you gotta love references to 24 in a debate... http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/05/1...wart-analyzes-the-fox-news-gop-debate/
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    Need a new wired keyboard with PS/2 support

    I'm having trouble finding a simple wired keyboard that I like. It needs to be quiet/have a decent feel to it. It also needs to use a normal keyboard layout(i can't believe how many companies seem to feel the need to reinvent the wheel!). Right now I'm using a saitek keyboard which i like...
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    Prius Winter Heat question..

    I've always been curious how does the Toyota Prius's heater work when the gas engine is not running, or does it keep the gas engine running when you have the heat on? Also for AC is it able to run off of battery power or does that need the engine on?
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    Jack Thompson says apparently Microsoft is at fault for VT because they made CounterStrike...?

    EDIT: Direct link to full story: http://www.gamealmighty.com/story-indiv...n_Targets_Microsoft_in_Latest_Crusade/ Link http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/04/jack_thompson_b.html " ?Several Korean youths who knew Cho Seung Hui from his high school days said he was a fan of violent video...
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    Sony's back with more DRM

    link: http://sonystrikesagain.wordpress.com/ /. link http://slashdot.org/articles/07/04/15/1914248.shtml Apparently a new sony dvd's don't even work in new sony dvd players thanks to DRM. Sony FTW, maybe we can see another rootkit by the end of the year.
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    Talk about being self-centered this is horrible

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a...l?in_article_id=444298&in_page_id=1770 Accusing a stranger of rape simply to try and win back a lover?
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    Suspect Arrested for the beheading of the dog

    http://www.startribune.com/467/story/1074034.html Link to story, doesn't go into a lot of specifics about the person arrested though. http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_5500895 More info at the above link. Updated
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    BASH scripting question

    #!/bin/bash MESSAGES=$(awk -F'from | port....' '/Invalid user/{printf $2 "\n" }' messages.htm) echo -e $MESSAGES Alright so the problem I have is I need that to output as a list(one IP address per line). However instead it throws all the IP address's it pulls out of a file into a space...