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    Monster.com Hacked

    Announcement They didn't get very proactive about emailing the users this time. In case your Monster account shared a password with any other accounts, better change the others.
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    Creating girl geeks

    Trying to set my younger sisters up with some skills to give them an edge in the real world, so I'm considering "hiring" them to learn SQL Server, php and JavaScript and then build a little web app. Real work, real money, real milestones and deadlines. I have yet to see if they're interested...
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    If you could work for one well-known tech or gadget company, which would you choose?

    Just curious. :) And why would you choose what you choose? Do you think you'll ever have a shot at it? Doing what?
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    Unofficial Resume/Application/Interview Advice Thread

    With all the job hunts going on right now it looks like a lot of people would like insight and tips into the world of hiring. This thread is intended to be a resource with information from experienced HR/Recruiting professionals and IT hiring managers. *****If you would like to be listed as...
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    Is/was the "college experience" as or more important to you than the education?

    Inspired Martin's thread. The article suggests a multitude of college alternatives and new developments, some more likely than others. I'd be up for exploring some of those alternatives, but I also placed absolutely no value in the "college experience" when I was there. It simply wasn't...
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    How many Anandtechers have you met in real life?

    I'm probably hovering between 10 and 14.
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    Is homework for kids actually worthwhile?

    http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/28624181/?GT1=43001 I think it's a very worthwhile question to ask; we accept the school system as it is today because it's what most people experienced growing up and, after all, "I came out fine." However, I think that the way it's currently done is not...
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    Do you ever just wonder about your users?

    -------------------------------------------------------------- Email Subject: Can you help me? Everytime I try to go to the Internet Explorer, it tells me there is an error (right before this message Google is prompting whether I want them to be my home page) - THANKS! Email Body...
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    Hey government! (An edited for clarity rant)

    Please note: I CAN afford a house but the points below are what make it a seriously bad investment right now, therefore I DON'T and SHOULDN'T own a house. - If you hadn't taxed me at nearly 40% of my income, taking social security I'll never see, handing out tax refunds of my money to my...
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    Real Estate Bubble Thought

    Do you think it would be accurate to create a ratio using the peak and bottom home prices during the Great Depression and apply it to the peak home prices from last July/August and come out with a relatively accurate market bottom prediction price for real estate? The assumption is that the...
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    Celtic Music Fans?

    Looking for band recommendations, streaming or free (legal) music download sites. Either traditional celtic, folk celtic, or mock-traditional like some of the ren faire music. My contributions: http://feeds.feedburner.com/mage/renfest http://maidensmusic.com/ The Browne Sisters & George...
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    What are the best pwnage threads from OT?

    Inspired by the pwnage in progress in this thread and in honor of a thread I recall from my lurker days: CallTheFBI's "My dad is really taking my car!" Any favorite pwnage threads come to your mind?
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    What are the practical implications of this law?

    Linkified So from what I understand - The government will now screen all newborns for a particular set of hereditary congenital, genetic, and metabolic disorders. - The info gathered will be used for research and education purposes - Grant money goes to support the research - The info...
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    Well-done NY Times Parody "Glimpse of the Future"

    I searched. http://www.nytimes-se.com/ I just found this an interesting project. I'd be interested to see which articles you guys hope for and which ones you fear, since the creators of the project clearly consider everything in here to be desirable news, however unlikely some if may be.
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    Who on Anandtech has changed the most since you've been here?

    My join date may be 2005 but I've been reading since as far back as 2001, and it's interesting to see how people have changed or grown up over the last several years. I hope nik doesn't mind, but I've seen him change several times since I joined - going from rabid strip club hater to raging...
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    Fireplace screensaver without adware?

    Trying the impossible task of finding a fireplace screensaver that only has the fire, not the actual fireplace (like this one), for free, without spyware. It's for a "not mandatory but strongly encouraged" holiday decorating contest at work. Contest prizes last year included a knockoff...
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    Is anyone following the US Anglican/Episcopal drama?

    If you think "WTF?" when reading my thread title, you're in good company. If even a few other people here are aware of this I'll be surprised. If you Google it, be aware that most news articles cover the sensationalist aspects, not the actual causes and effects going on. If you are...
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    Teacher sorry for binding girls in slavery lesson

    I did search, both using search and CTRL+F, on teacher, binding, bound, student. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28075402/?gt1=43001 I dunno. I could see this being a safety consideration but aside from that... I think the teacher should have asked for student volunteers after disclosing...
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    Why are you patriotic?

    I don't feel like there's anything inherently special or unique about our country. I'm patriotic to the US because I feel that it: still provides a better standard of living than may country provides fairly equal access to education and opportunities has a pretty good base of reasonable...
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    How much has your net worth decreased due to the economic changes?

    Just curious in percentage terms. I know people who've been anywhere from 2% to 60%.
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    Describe yourself by what you drink

    Bottled Water: Juice: Soda: Tea: Coffee: Wine: Beer: Mixed Drink: Liquor Liqueur Coffee shop order: Fav hot day drink: Fav cold day drink: Wiki link to liqueur, since people seem confused. ------------------Me Bottled Water: Dasani or tap Juice: Cranberry Soda...
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    What is the scariest, worst-case, most extreme scenario you can think of with a party of this persuasion in power?

    We all know that the loyal opposition sees doom and gloom from a rule by your party. It doesn't matter what party you are or which way your views lean; somebody considers the fulfillment of your dreams to be their worst nightmare. Naturally most of the doom and gloom scenarios are...
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    Who are your ideal candidates for 2012?

    Politicians who are interested in the next round will be starting to think and plan and position themselves now. Who's your pick? Is there anything you can do now to help line your candidates up or support your incumbents?
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    Could a proposition like this be common ground for proponents both for and against gay marriage?

    I'd propose the government gets out of the marriage business entirely. How on earth, for either heterosexual or homosexual couples, did the government wind up with the authority to determine who is married and who is not? Governmentally, what does marriage even mean? It seems like just a...
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    Atheists: question about the evolutionary purpose of religion

    A few questions, actually. Definition: By "human inclination to believe in a higher power and participate in organized religion" I specifically mean the scientific observation that religious people show activity in different parts of their brain when doing stuff like praying, but generally...
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    Accurate Polls for Specific Areas?

    I'm curious how my local area is voting, since it affects how I'll choose to vote. I'll most likely third party because my area will overwhelmingly vote for one side and any vote either with or against them really counts for nil, and I'd truly rather vote third party anyway. However...
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    Design your own election process

    How would you do it better than it's done today? Off the cuff, I'd (A) put a max spending cap on campaigning, (B) restrict the candidates from mentioning each other, and (C) require a single website to contain statements from all candidates, written by the candidates, on a series of...
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    If you considered a fetus a child, would you still be pro-choice?

    Essence of the relevant part of the conversation: Me: If you took a Darwinian basis for morality, killing one's own progeny could be considered the ultimate bottom line of morality, consistent across all cultures and history, yet it is not. Friend: It would be, but people get around it by...
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    Do you intend to vote 3rd party this Presidential election?

    1. It's a waste of a vote, yeah, but at the same time it does seem that enough 3rd party votes, this election or another, might start to persuade the American people that 3rd party is viable, in which case there'd be a purpose to voting 3rd party. 2. Based on where you live and how you want...
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    Anybody else LOVE "The IT Crowd"?

    Wikified First part of first episode - all episodes are available on YouTube My housemates and I will hold practically entire conversations in IT Crowd quotes. "I HATE to generalize, you KNOW that, but all women just want bastards!" "He was a fine young cannibal." "How did it...
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    The P&N Party: Pick your candidates

    Under the presumption that the average person, being uncorrupted or less corrupted by party politics and special interests, might very well do better than our incumbents and electable candidates, nominate here! AT P&N Party Nominees for Presidential Candidate AT P&N Party Nominees for...
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    For those opposed to the bailout - have you contacted your representatives yet?

    Phone or fax is the best (most bothersome) way to reach them quickly today. Two free faxes per email address: http://www.faxzero.com Find phone/fax for your Senators and Representatives here: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/ [Edit] Oh, and since nothing keeps a thread on top like...
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    US: Does your personal view incline towards raising or lowering your taxes?

    Assuming that tax increases/decreases would personally affect you, possibly in a substantial fashion. [Edit] Actually, more interesting would be whether your view is different in these situations. A. If it substantially affects you B. If it doesn't really affect you
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    Non US Citizens: how would you vote?

    For the non-US folks, as you're watching the election and probably rolling your eyes a bit at the US, what would you do if you were in our shoes? Who would you vote for? For the US and non-US alike, who would you put on the ballot (assuming that if you put them there they'd have a fighting...
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    Is there a books on tape/cd equivalent to Netflix?

    My grandmother's eyesight is failing pretty badly at this point, so she can no longer read or watch tv or movies. She's got severe arthritis so getting out of the house or doing things with her hands, even cooking, is very difficult. I'd like to get her a subscription to a mail in books on...
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    What are the qualifications for a competent president?

    The debate rages about candidates and VP candidates - is x qualified enough? Does y have enough experience? What are the qualifications and/or experience needed for president? It's a uniquely challenging job, without a career path that leads obviously into it, so there are several different...
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    If you could vote for a third-party candidate and know your candidate had a shot at winning, would you?

    At least on this forum I would bet a lot of people vote Democrat or Republican in the presidential election because they recognize the futility of voting third party. If voting outside Dems or Reps for president was feasible, where your candidate had a good shot at winning, would you? No...
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    Do you plan to observe a moment of silence for 9/11 tomorrow?

    It's hard to believe it's been 7 years. Does anybody know of a planned moment of memorial tomorrow? Thread 1 Thread 2 Thread 3
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    Court bans death penalty for child rape

    I have mixed feelings on this. After long hard thought, and for personal reasons, I don't agree with the death penalty. On the other hand, if we do have it and are applying it fairly, it seems to me that rape of a child, especially given the high recidivism rate, is equally evil to murder and...