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    looking for suggestions on a possible salary negotiation...

    In my experience this is typically either completely untrue (a tired old trick), or if it is true, this is a company/situation that is not worth pursuing. But for a 70k raise (even considering the location change) to be a legitimate option, you are probably either grossly underpaid right now...
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    Ping goes to hell when network is under load. I am really tired of it.

    There are actually a few different phenomena at play here. One is the relationship between system utilization and average response time (approximates latency) from basic queueing theory. Exponential and asymptotically approaching infinity as system utilization reaches 100%. Even for...
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    My family makes $100k plus a year, its not enough!!

    I was born in the Bay Area (San Jose), lived in West LA for college / grad school, and moved back to the Bay Area for work. I have no frame of reference regarding living outside high COL areas, but I've done so as both a poor young student, and now, reasonably compensated professional...
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    how often do you have days where you don't spend any money?

    For those who spend money on a regular basis, what's a typical ballpark average amount? I'm talking about ordinary expenses like lunch, coffee, transportation, etc.
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    Car buying advice: 55k, 2 cars, big family

    With all the small kids, if they all need car seats, minivan might offer sufficient space. Have you considered the new Ford Transit vans?
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    Router or switch or both? Help please!

    What you want to do is very simple. 1) Connect cable modem to wireless router wan port (this doesn't need to be directly through a patch cable, you can go through junction boxes, etc, you could even go through a switch so long as only those devices can talk to each other on that l2 segment (ie...
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    How hard or easy is it to buy and setup your own cable modem?

    All currently supported cable modems are DOCSIS compliant. Even from the earliest DOCSIS 1.X standards life is very easy for the consumer. The ISP is responsible for pushing all configuration and updates from their end. All you need to do is plug it in, and make sure the ISP knows what model...
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    2014 Leasing options: Small SUVs

    Make sure you're not comparing the 2014 forester to the pre 2014 (last generation one). The interior of the new cars is much better (not to mention the fuel economy). Mazda cx-5 is now available with a 2.5L engine, so comments about it being underpowered are somewhat unfounded now. Those two...
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    4 people who earn six figures and still feel broke

    I've only ever lived in high cost of living areas my entire life (SF bay area, and LA), grew up in an upper middle class family, and now have a household income in the aforementioned 5% range - well into 6 figures. We have a rather small mortgage for this area, and outside of a mortgage, have...
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    Looking for an SUV around $40K.. Which one would you get?

    land rover evoque if you want to be different - I would probably lease this jeep grand cherokee, great interior and a lot of room inside although the fuel economy will be worse than your target acura rdx if you can get over the styling I'd personally go for the turbo forester, if you can deal...
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    Urgent - Can I use a trickle charger without access to the negative post?

    For jump starting any car it is often recommended not to use the negative battery post even when it is easily accessible. The reasoning is to keep the jumper cables away from the battery, where hydrogen gas can build up. And as stated, the negative battery post is the electrical ground of the...
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    Why don't we all drive diesel cars? Or at most diesel/electric hybrids?

    Actually, even if the mixture of demand for different crude oil fractions didn't match the supply, it wouldn't be an issue to process what is "left over" into something of value to people. This is already done where the the economics of it make sense. The base stocks from most premium motor...
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    Why don't we all drive diesel cars? Or at most diesel/electric hybrids?

    There are a tremendous number of uses for diesel or diesel like fuels. Even if every diesel car, bus and truck disappeared tomorrow, the demand for diesel would still be high. Farm equipment tends to use diesel. Large ships burn bunker oil, because it's cheaper, but diesel is essentially...
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    Why don't we all drive diesel cars? Or at most diesel/electric hybrids?

    Diesel engines simply cost more to build. Modern diesels require heavy duty blocks to withstand the higher pressures of diesel. Modern diesels are all turbocharged Modern diesels use super high pressure fuel systems requiring expensive precision fuel pumps and injectors Modern diesels have...
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    Why don't we all drive diesel cars? Or at most diesel/electric hybrids?

    "For some reason" is not that complicated or mysterious: Federal gas tax on diesel is about a third higher than it is for gas. In europe, diesel and diesel powered cars enjoy favorable taxes, relative to gas. In addition, for a significant amount of time in the recent past (coinciding with...
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    Why don't we all drive diesel cars? Or at most diesel/electric hybrids?

    The reasons are more practical and economic than technical. First off, diesel hybrids have been built: http://www.volvocars.com/us/top/about/conceptcars-futurevehicles/xc60-plug-in-hybrid/pages/default.aspx Hybrid cars involve extra components, which costs more. Diesel engines cost more than...
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    The pieces for my RTW trip are finally starting to fall into place.

    Just out of curiosity, what happened to the honda fit?
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    What is this broken part called?

    What sort of ford van is this? Looks like one of the more recent minivans, given the strut suspension and FWD.
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    how come we don't have a F1 team?

    Not quite right: Jaguar turned into Red Bull Racing, Toro Rosso was Minardi. And for a long time, the Toro Rossos were primarily old Red Bulls with modifications (primarily to accommodate different engines), so the costs to run STR were quite small, relatively speaking. FIA clarified the...
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    /First World problems: Son is bummed he's not getting anything on his birthday list.

    I think he has more legos than that, they just wouldn't fit in the trunk of that GT-R.
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    Wife wants a new ride....

    What about the subaru outback? I was looking for a small suv last year, cross shopped many of the usual suspects (crv, rav4, rogue, tucson, forester, equinox, patriot, cx-5, escape, etc). Outback was significantly larger inside than many of them, with better interior quality than most, less...
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    Alternator has trickle charge mode?

    My 1998 Dodge has an externally regulated alternator. This means that the ECU will take into account factors such as the ambient temperature, electrical load, engine temperature, battery state of charge, etc, to intelligently control the alternator output voltage. For example, if the ambient...
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    How to do migration from Cisco ACE to F5 load balancer

    F5 offers free online courses to go over the typical stuff like LTM setup. Google for F5 University. As far as I know you don't need a service contract to get access. However, I wouldn't recommend running something like this in production without a service contract in place. F5 products are...
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    99 Ford Escort stalling when slowing down

    Cars stalling when coming to a stop from cruising at speed is almost always an issue with the EGR system where the EGR valve gets stuck open. Fortunately they are usually fairly easy to clean. Unplugging the connector on the EGR solenoid is usually the easiest way to verify that this is the...
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    Electric Honda Fit lease now $259

    Your wish is granted... Tesla Model X is coming in a year or two.
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    Electric Honda Fit lease now $259

    I leased a 2013 Leaf, paying ~$200/mo after tax, and didn't pay anything to drive off the lot (0 down and dealer rolled DMV, fees, tax into the lease). Even including the insurance on this deal (the honda deal includes collision coverage only, you still need to buy liability), the leaf is...
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    Highlander or Pilot?

    I looked at both recently when shopping for a new car, overall I prefer the Pilot, but they both have their issues. Ultimately, I chose a different car entirely. As others have said, the honda is loud (this is a common honda trait), AC is underwhelming, some of the seats are not the most...
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    2012 Chrysler 300

    The base 300 has arguably improved even more than v8 ones. The new v6 is much better and you get the 8 speed ZF transmission that BMW and the like are using.
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    2003 Dodge Caravan having issues with acting likes is gonna die

    Chrysler generally uses speed/density fuel control on their engines, and thus they do not have MAF sensors. Additionally, depending on how it failed, a MAP sensor failure may be detectable, which would cause the ECU to revert to a backup mode where fuel metering only takes into account the...
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    Is the thermoelectric effect just too expensive to use for generating electricity?

    I think what you mean is turning heat differentials into some other sort of energy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_effect but not limited to that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_engine Both have low specific power. As for cars, they generally don't even use the atkinson...
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    An exercise in US versus EU fuel economy

    I'm surprised no one has pointed out that an imperial gallon and a US gallon are not the same. Taking the same test result going from MPG(us) to MPG(imperial) is an immediate 20% improvement, as the US gallon is commensurately smaller.
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    Does your work provide free coffee?

    My employer offers no free meals but plenty of snacks, and a selection of drinks, including several varieties of beer. However, because they are a sizable, publicly traded company, there is also an official policy of no alcohol in the workplace.
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    Interviews and salary questions

    True story - Potential new employer said they would give me an offer but they needed "guidance". First they asked me what I wanted, I gave them a number, which they seemed okay with - it was market rate and I had done my research. Unfortunately, they then asked me what I was making. When they...
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    Interviews and salary questions

    I've worked in a few large "programmer sweatshops" (read: lots of H1-Bs) and for those positions, they must publicly post the job along with the salary range. I don't know where to look for this material online, but in the office it's always posted in the breakroom or a similar area. I have...
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    Are there any aspects of computing that you suck at?

    What are we defining "computing" as? The average user has never and will never touch programming, or network setup beyond connecting to a wireless access point. These are about as relevant as saying I am not very good at pcb layout, digital logic or analog circuit design, which are the things...
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    So running WOT is the most efficient for the engine...

    That's what a prius does. It decouples the normal direct relationship between engine speed and road speed, and uses the engine merely to provide power when it's input is needed. When the engine is running, it operates in it's most efficient range (efficient as in high BSFC), with a moderately...
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    Is it bad sign, if you have to "clarify" the difference between a client and server

    You'd better quiz her on other remedial topics so you know what parts of the system to keep her away from. Letting someone who doesn't know what they're doing administer your production SAN/NAS is a recipe for disaster.
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    Is it bad sign, if you have to "clarify" the difference between a client and server

    If you're talking about X11, probably not. There's probably a few other confusing cases. More context please.
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    computer programmers to lose overtime pay! <20 years ago!!!>

    As a full time software developer, I currently can get paid overtime by one of the largest employers of software developers in the Silicon Valley - it's a household name, and one of the largest tech companies in the US.
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    Revolver vs. Semi Auto

    CCW? Just like the guys suggesting all manner of 1911s, these are either impossible to find in San Jose, and/or really expensive. see: http://certguns.doj.ca.gov/
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