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Does anyone know the dimensions of the 2010 15" MBP box?

Did anyone get the recent 15" i5/i7 MBP and keep the box? Could anyone whip out a tape measure and tell me how big it's supposed to be? I would like to know if it can fit inside a 20" carryon luggage, but Google is not helping too much :( TIA
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- Jun 10, 2010
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Apple
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Guesses on iPhone OS 4 features

Multitasking/background idle for limited apps (say apps like Skype, IM, etc) User customizable background Animated clock and weather icons Mail preview at lock screen Option for user to pay to permanently unlock iPhone and iPhone 3G's Yes, I know that all of the above features can be obtained...
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- Post #39
- Mar 17, 2010
- Forum: Apple
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Guesses on iPhone OS 4 features

Blackberries could do it, as did my old Palm Treos.
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- Post #38
- Mar 17, 2010
- Forum: Apple
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hate itunes, got an Iphone 3GS, trying to install facebook

iTunes is absolutely horrible in Windows compared to the OSX version.
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- Post #19
- Feb 8, 2010
- Forum: Apple
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Would you buy an Iphone 2G to put on TMobile?

TBH probably not since they've been out for almost 3 years now and most of them probably have no warranty left, plus they don't seem any cheaper than a 3G iPhone, really...
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- Feb 6, 2010
- Forum: Apple
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Can you reticulate a spline?

spline as in piecewise linear regression spline? Been a while since I did that.
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- Post #42
- Jan 28, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Diddy gives son $300,000 car for 16th birthday

Video shows a black Maybach with a red bow. Color comprehension fail?
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- Post #7
- Jan 26, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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British man recieves a speeding ticket for doing 37MPH in a parked car.

Red light cameras are all BS anyhow. San Diego turned them off for a while because of the disputes mentioned earlier, but recently turned them back on. It only instills fears in law-abiding drivers. The rich still roll through them in their Mercedes or Porsche. They have those cams on Wilshire...
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- Post #60
- Jan 26, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What's with the obsession of texting?

I text more than I call these days because: 1. it costs me less to send a text than to make a call for the same amount of information I need to convey to the recipient. I don't need to call somebody when I can just send a text like "meet me at building so and so, room 123" or "instrument...
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- Post #80
- Jan 26, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Google sync is unreliable, any alternatives for email push to iPhone?

Yes, there are a ton of apps that do it. I personally use and like PushMail
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- Post #7
- Jan 23, 2010
- Forum: Apple
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Google sync is unreliable, any alternatives for email push to iPhone?

I actually have similar issues with GMail when it's set up as an Exchange account, although my situation is a bit more complicated I'd say. I have set up mail forwarding from my 2 accounts (personal and work) to forward all messages to GMail using their +addressing feature and GMail has filters...
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- Jan 23, 2010
- Forum: Apple
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The 25 Most Commonly Misspelled Words *With poll*

23/27 Missed: 1. embarrass 2. indispensable 3. prerogative 4. supersede
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- Jan 18, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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hmm, bars are not what I thought they were

No offense but when you write ethanol out like C2H6O that looks like a ketone. Don't do that again. It's C2H5OH. And it says FAIL
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- Post #46
- Jan 12, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Best 13" laptop?

You could get a Dell Vostro 1320 from the Outlet. It has the 9300M GS if you picked the Nvidia option.
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- Post #8
- Jan 12, 2010
- Forum: Laptops
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The Big Bang Theory.

I was really actually hoping to see Sheldon get laid, but man that ending was hilarious nevertheless.
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- Post #4
- Jan 12, 2010
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Verizon Wireless to start implementing New Data Requirement for "3G" phones?

Actually never mind, I think you can get around the data plan requirement with Verizon by paying full retail on the phone.
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- Jan 12, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Verizon Wireless to start implementing New Data Requirement for "3G" phones?

Most carriers already require a data plan on smartphones.
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- Post #27
- Jan 12, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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tmobile pay as you go

Doesn't mean I can't post here...lol
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- Post #8
- Jan 12, 2010
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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AT&T Goes Android! ... and webOS too!

They already have GSM versions of the Pre in the UK I thought? Those are probably the ones AT&T will get.
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- Post #22
- Jan 12, 2010
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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tmobile pay as you go

That's flexpay, which is a monthly service that doesn't have a contract. So yes, there is still an activation fee and you do have to pay taxes and fees on it.
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- Post #6
- Jan 12, 2010
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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On Budget - Alienware Vs HP vs Systemax vs Cyberpower or keep current

Mmmm...did not know that you can get an Alienware for that kind of money nowadays. A bit surprising, really.
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- Post #6
- Jan 10, 2010
- Forum: Laptops
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Hackintosh on my Acer 1410 (11.6" Laptop)

A Broadcom chipped one is your best bet. Look for Apple Airport miniPCIe, Dell 1390 or Dell 1490 on eBay.
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- Post #37
- Jan 10, 2010
- Forum: Apple
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Why do malls in Toronto close at 6pm on Saturday?

I'm surprised that no one has made the joke that Canadians are afraid of the dark.
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- Post #8
- Jan 9, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Core i7-620M vs. i7-720QM - which one would you pick?

I was inclined to go with the 620M since I haven't been following CPU trends after Intel switched to this new i# nomenclature, but just wanted confirmation. So clock-for-clock is i7 much faster than C2D? I don't have anything optimized for multiple cores, so no idea how much more beneficial 4...
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- Post #5
- Jan 9, 2010
- Forum: Laptops
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California Burrito best Mexican food money can buy?

The California burrito is terrible. Carne asada is juicy and the potatoes will soak up the juice making the innards all soggy. Sour cream overpowers the taste and throws the entire burrito off balance. If you want a carne asada burrito, eat a carne asada burrito. Get everything else as side items.
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- Post #58
- Jan 9, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Happy 10th birthday to my everyday printer

Not only do they expire, they come in only half filled. The only thing filled to the brim in a HP printer box is the amount of useless stuff and bloatware on their installation CD. If a printer driver has a footprint as large as Windows XP when you download it off the internet, then you know...
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- Post #15
- Jan 9, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Core i7-620M vs. i7-720QM - which one would you pick?

Both upgrades are the same price over the base i5 processor for the laptop I'm looking at. The 620M is a dual core while the 720 is quad right? But in daily ops and typical, unoptimized games how much difference is there?
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- Jan 9, 2010
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Laptops
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People who order food in the language it's from...

Problem is that unless you're a fluent speaker, chances are you will.
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- Post #8
- Jan 9, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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How long before the App Store bubble bursts?

I'd like to know first if there are statistics on how many iPhone-app exclusive software development firms there are vs. traditional PC firms. The App store brought on a spike in software developers trying to reach a new market, and new markets come around every few years or so. Eventually...
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- Post #35
- Jan 9, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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People who order food in the language it's from...

say Spanish in a Mexican place, French in a French restaurant, or Chinese in a Chinese eatery in an English-speaking country. What's your take? Edit: WTF messed up thread title. Can't edit?
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- Jan 9, 2010
- Replies: 42
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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does wastefulness bother you?

Necessary wastefulness I can accept. For instance I would not reuse a pair of latex exam gloves if I left my bench to go to a different instrumentation room for my work. I also would leave the water running at the sink if I were dumping chemicals (safe for drainage system, of course) to dilute...
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- Jan 8, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Netbook/Small Notebook Suggestion that meets these specs...

T-Mobile was the first carrier to implement mandatory data plan on smartphones they sell, then Verizon followed suit. I think Sprint is the only other nationwide carrier that doesn't force a data plan, but I may be wrong. You could get by the "mandatory" data plan requirement with AT&T by...
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- Post #11
- Jan 8, 2010
- Forum: Laptops
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MajicJack is going to be hijacking wireless spectrum telco's paid billions for soon..

What about encryption?
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- Post #38
- Jan 8, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Get ready for China's domination of science

Quality still matters. There is little doubt that universities like Bejing, Tsinghua and Chiao-Tung churn out some of the best and brightest undergraduate students in the world, but China's graduate school system still needs a lot of work. The majority of faculty members at Tsinghua did their...
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- Post #45
- Jan 8, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Colorado's minimum wage first in nation to drop

So which one prevails, the federal rate or the state rate? CA is $8.00 an hour, but can an employer pay somebody $7.25/hr in CA and claim that federal law prevails?
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- Jan 8, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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"It is what it is"

Because I am whatever you say I am?
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- Post #48
- Jan 8, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What percentage of your income do you spend on housing?

What's the average housing cost in your area? What about the average income? I used to spend 50-60% of my monthly income on rent and utilities living in Northern California and New York (not NYC).
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- Post #31
- Jan 8, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Japan vs. Australia/New Zealand.

And yes, I am quoting for myself, for the record that I did not start anything inflammatory in this thread, but instead merely suggested that there seemed to be a lack of representation from NZ'ers such as the two brothers, as those with enough national pride in their own country would typically...
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- Post #38
- Jan 8, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Japan vs. Australia/New Zealand.

New Zealanders have difficulty coming to terms with their own inadequacies as well hence they live in their own little world of delusion thinking that criticizing the way America does things will somehow make their pathetic meaningless existence compared to the rest of the English-speaking world...
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- Post #37
- Jan 8, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Do non-American countries have music/popular bands/musicians?

Just because no data were compiled it doesn't mean they don't exist. Maybe everyone in Mexico loves Los Grande Burritos but since none of the agencies bothered to compile the data and run the statistics you can't say for sure that Los Grande Burritos is not a real band and people didn't love them.
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- Post #38
- Jan 8, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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