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Bay Area Residents

OAK can't fly as far because they have shorter runways. I tried to take OAK to Hawaii once and they stopped at SFO to gas up. FYI
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- Post #14
- Oct 6, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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is it possible to die with honor in this day and age?

It is always possible to die with honor. It is up to the individual to actually do it.
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- Post #5
- Oct 6, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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so i was just fired from my job

You think you got problems? <RANT> I lost my job April 30, figured the wife had something to do with it. She hung herself on the back patio 2 weeks ago. She stopped paying bills last Oct. House is about to foreclose. Gas is off, using a campingstove to make dinner. Loosing a job for no...
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- Post #70
- Oct 2, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Baking Potatos

Yeppers, all potatoes will be done at the same time. If they are not going to al be eaten at the saqme time wrap them in foil. They stay moist much longer, and will take overcooking much better.
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- Post #18
- Sep 26, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Idiot coworkers strike again.

Funny shyte. Anywho, you should pay for your own party> Period You need 2 wait 'till you ahve funds. Meanwhile get to know your neighbors and invite them when you have the real one.
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- Post #62
- Sep 26, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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I want to learn how to weld.

Get a good helmet, the lens should be gold plated. Thick heavy leather gloves are a must. Wear long sleeves, or better yet a shopcoat. You will get sunburnt very easily!! You might want to try one of the unshielded rigs first (no gas but still feeds rod) they are very cheap. There is a...
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- Post #8
- Aug 3, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What is a good strategy for eating at a buffet?

Haha, so true. What I like to do is eat salda/fruit/cottage cheese first plate. Next is beef, chicken, ham. Third plate is taco, lasagna, whatever looks ok but not sure of taste. Fourth plate is other stuff that looks good, and more meat - whatever was best. Next is a bit more salad -...
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- Post #55
- Aug 3, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Do hard drives contain hazardous materials?

Aside from the solder already mentioned, nothing is really hazardous in a hard drive. The acrylic and resin can be bought at a hobby shop for under $10.00. A cute trick is to take a drive that still spins and replace thew cover with a sheet of acrylic or plexiglass. It's fun to watch them...
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- Post #8
- Jul 25, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Free hosting site that will accept 600MB uploads?

Might want to look at this :) free hosting edit: that's not the one I was lookink for. Somebody here was doing free hosting for AT members. If I can find it will post back.
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- Post #3
- Apr 20, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Raid level

Safest would be to build 2 raid 5 arrays with 3 disks each and then mirror them. However this would only give you a net of 1TB. Only problem is that if you delete the wrong files, or get a virus it's now on both sets of disks. Best would be single raid5 with some kind of backup like a tape...
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- Post #11
- Apr 11, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Anyone know how to tell if a screw/bolt/nut is stainless steel?

As a general rule the types that are magnetic are mostly used for cutlery and knives. Nuts and bolts are made of the non-magnetic alloys.
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- Post #6
- Apr 6, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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6-4-07 DRAM chipmakers suffer worst quarter since 2001 on lackluster Vista sales

Personally I don't care for Vista much yet. I did wait about 2 years to get XP, so I'm not much of an early adopter. I think I'll wait until more work has gone into it and more add on's are supported. BTW, how do you get rid of it when you buy a new laptop that installs as soon as you boot...
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- Post #70
- Apr 5, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Running Cat5 underground?

Networking forum would have been better for this. Ethernet is a 1 volt signal. The problem with using copper between buildings is called ground potential. The fact that your building has metal walls would make this even worse. Running copper for ethernet between buildings is a big no-no!
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- Post #25
- Feb 13, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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I wish i was a pig, so that you could believe me...

I thought this was a pab thread when I read the topic :P
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- Post #12
- Feb 9, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Help choosing perfume or scented oil for wife?

Get a bottle of CK one. You can both use it and it smells different on different people.
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- Post #10
- Feb 7, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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