I do it for danOstuporStar's reasoning. I figure if I'm in a line of 6 cars going 80 mph, my chances of getting nabbed are much less than if I were flying past every car on my own. Safety in numbers. As long we're still passing cars in the "fast lane," I'm happy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 10:36 AM on July 23, 2008

I use one for one reason: the smell and keeping it clean. Sheets get dirty and I can clean them easily. Sleeping right on the mattress itself causes it to get dirty and is a pain to clean.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 2:13 PM on July 22, 2008

Food industry.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 12:15 PM on July 22, 2008

From the article:
"Starting with Windows XP, a blank password is actually more secure for certain scenarios than a weak password (emphasis mine)." Don't use a password- use a passphrase. For instance, I could use "jmd82 rocks the c@sb@h!" for MeFi. Easy to remember and infinitely more secure than a blank password. And passwords beyond 14 characters are very hard to crack using brute force.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 10:24 AM on July 21, 2008

Too add on to the idea of a patent lawyer, my uncle's a bankruptcy lawyer. For the most part, he has to do little arguing or persuading. It's usually people coming, "Yea, I'm broke. What do I do?" and filling out financial forms of which there is little ambiguity.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 11:20 AM on July 18, 2008

Online retailers have taken to not taking the money from your account until the goods actually ship - this givens them a bit of time between you placing an order and them realising they've mispriced their expensive digital SLR camera at 1/10th the price they planned to before it becomes binding, so they can cancel the order before it ships.

That's what I was thinking. I frequent the SlickDeals forums and there's a too-good-to-be-true price every so... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 6:21 AM on July 18, 2008

Does she want to stay in education? I have a number of college friends who graduated with similar degrees and now work at Cox Communication, State Farm, Chase etc. For a lot of them, it seems that the degree says more, "HEY, I can learn," than it does, "Hey, I know about this field." So, I would suggest she try some networking and/or apply for entry-level positions at jobs, stressing the fact she has a degree.

Granted, they usually start out in... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 1:50 PM on July 3, 2008

Another vote for Ender's Game per nax's reasoning.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 6:37 AM on July 3, 2008

Dang, I've been the guy in your situation before, feelings and all. Sit him down and CLEARLY state your feelings about the situation.
Be sure to explain that you also want to remain friends. Just nothing more than friends.
When I was that dude, she realized what had happened and did exactly that. We're still awesome friends to this day. Honestly, I still have some feelings for her, but by her setting a clear expectation of our relationship, there was never a question... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 8:54 PM on July 2, 2008

It's also important to note that Cox has a three strikes rule about getting DMCA notices from the *AA. Get another two and you are SOL regarding a Cox account.

And, yea, they can't tell what computer did what from their end. MAC addresses are not broadcasted across networks and it looks like each computer has the same IP address on their end- hence why you could be on the hook.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 10:54 AM on July 2, 2008

Anedoctal:
I live in Minnesota and wrecked a rental car in Atlanta last year. My insurance is State Farm, and I contacted both them and the rental company ASAP (Alamo- I declined their coverage), and everything was covered and handled by State Farm except a $50 "administration fee" which couldn't be covered by insurance or some BS like that.
MN also differs from other states in that state law dictates out-of-state rental car accidents are covered under... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 9:51 AM on July 2, 2008

I did the same exact thing you're asking earlier this week and it was very straight-forward. Just make sure BIOS is configured to load the new 640 gig HD first and all should be well. When you load XP, extent your notification area to start detecting new hardware- this is the old, 160 gig HD. Give XP a few it'll just be loaded as another hard drive. Select and drag.

I didn't have to take ownership or anything special, and it was from Vista-->XP (yes, I... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 12:52 PM on July 1, 2008 marked best answer

If they're on your property, hide some large concrete blocks in the grass.

That's sounds like a brilliant idea for incurring a lawsuit.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 10:32 AM on July 1, 2008

Also being a veteran of the restaurant business, I'm agreeing with everyone else. When I quit my last gig, there's a reason I said to myself, "I'm never working in food service again."

Dealing with customers. Angry customers. This happens a lot more than you think. I've seen first-day managers walk off the job because they couldn't handle that aspect of the job. It can be very demanding having to explain for the 18th time tonight why your steak came out... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 12:12 PM on June 26, 2008

Don't may get proper thermal compounds, it is a must, particularly if you plan on overclocking. Without having used either of the linked heatsinks, copper is better for transferring heat from one area to another, so all other things equal, I'd go with an all-copper heatsink
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 9:11 AM on June 19, 2008

You might try changing your DNS servers to OpenDNS and see if it helps.

Another thing that's done the trick is changing my max MTU packet size with drtcp to 1400. I'm not sure if it works with Vista though.

And, yea, malware/virus scanning sounds to be in order.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 10:32 AM on June 12, 2008

I don't understand why Apple or AT&T would fight utilizing data plans in this way. It seems silly.

a) They don't want users using a cell phone's data plan in place of their home cable/dsl line due to the much greater bandwidth used. b) ATT already offers a more expensive similar wireless service to take the place of tethering and would rather make the extra money that comes from using 3G as your main Internet service.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 6:33 AM on June 12, 2008

Oh, and I forgot to add that phone companies don't like you tethering, particularly if you're using it a lot. I've known people to get in trouble, though it was a warning (t-mobile).
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 6:36 AM on June 12, 2008

If she wants to go, rock on with the fun! One of my favorite memories as a kid was going to a Metallica show with some friends and my dad where he made friends with the bouncer to let us closer to stage.
I echo the idea of checking out some of the smaller stages at a concert like Warped Tour. They can be helluva lot more fun than the bigger acts.

And yea, there will be jerks- mostly due to alcohol. Just stay out of their way and it should be fun.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 10:07 AM on June 11, 2008

There are many system builders here, myself included, who can give specific advice if you questions about individual components. However, I still think the easiest starting point is Tom's hardware guide or the Ars Technica system guide.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 10:04 AM on June 10, 2008

Where would that thing go if a tornado is predicted to come?

Yea. When I lived in Georgia and storms rolled through town, part of the news coverage always had something along the lines of, "x and y rv/trailer park was devastated by tonights storms!"
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 12:29 PM on June 9, 2008

Additionally, they're not reliable.

However, most retail clerks don't give two flips if it is a fake. It's an easy way for the higher-ups to say they're trying to stop counterfeiting.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 11:05 AM on June 9, 2008

Regarding the fear of being fired/convicted - If you blow the whistle to proper authorities, the Sarbanes-Oxley act is supposed to protect against such retaliation.

Otherwise, yea, Tor. Masking your IP address, which is certainly trackable, is one of its uses.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 11:01 AM on June 9, 2008

A 3.2 GHz Pentium D really isn't all that slow. Unless you're going full AA and beyond 1280x1020, you shouldn't be that CPU bound.
Out of curiosity, what GPU do you use now?

Old P4 LGA775 motherboards are incompatible with Core and Core 2 chips.

According to plenty of MB specs, the socket 775 will work with both Pentium D and C2D. For instance.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 12:05 PM on June 5, 2008

(or just shift 1-3-5)
I was under the impression you're not to go under 1.5K RPMs so as not to put extra strain on the engine. If I shift 1-2 at 2.75-3k RPMs, I'm around 1.5K RPMs in 2nd gear and would surely be under that for 3rd if I shifted so early.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 8:27 AM on June 5, 2008

The only time I care is when he's going to be touching me, and inserting a nag into sexytime isn't, well, conducive to sexytime. That (and that I think washing your hands after using the toilet should be reflexive) is what I'm asking about.

For the sex-part, make it clear that you won't partake unless he washes. As soon as he obliges, make it worth his while. "Train" him well enough, and he'll be eager to wash up at home.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 1:54 PM on June 1, 2008

I'd vote for 11am. Think of the teenagers who sleep in (if their parents let them).
But 10am is acceptable.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 9:18 AM on June 1, 2008

I would just use task manager as Class Goat describes. Easier to use than process explorer and does the trick.

I would also disable your AV and spyware software temporarily. I've seen it do what you describe.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 8:02 PM on May 27, 2008

gin & tonic smells like alcohol. I would go for something that doesn't smell like you're an alchi- special fruit punches with alcohol that you'd have at parties always seem to do the trick.

Also, Sobe does a terrific job of covering smells.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 6:14 AM on May 27, 2008

Have a general understanding of which wine goes with what food. What kind of red wine goes with meat. What wine normally goes with alfredo pasta?
If a person likes their coffee like sludge, what wine would they most likely appreciate?
(Sorry, but I've forgot these answers long ago. However, these concepts were helpful in my waiter days).
Going along with what King Bee said, I agree that you probably only need to know the types right now (ie, Merlot,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 7:52 AM on May 22, 2008

You need to set both Share and Security (NTFS) permissions. Both are tabs when you right click-->properties on a file or folder object. The Share security is so people can have given permissions at that share level and I usually set this at FC- everyone (lock down in NTFS permission). For instance, if you have a share at //server/office and I have full control NTFS permissions but no share permissions, I can't access anything. Same is true the other way- I can have all the share... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 1:00 PM on May 21, 2008 marked best answer

In that case, for the personal folder, you'll want to go into your security tab, click advanced, and turn off the checkmark "inherit from parent permission..."
Otherwise, all users in groups assigned permissions for the office folder will propogate to the child folders- in this case, personal, giving people access who shouldn't (that is assuming you're assigning any security restrictions at the office folder level).
Other than that, you should be able to just... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 1:34 PM on May 21, 2008 marked best answer

Remove anything listed in the permissions entries, then immediately click Add and enter SYSTEM as the username, give that full control. Also add your Administrators group as full control.

Technically speaking, if you're not running any services from the folders (ie, they're a bunch of excel and word files), SYSTEM doesn't need to be added.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 2:55 PM on May 21, 2008

I had a bad case in high school and asked a doctor about it. His response amounted to, "You can rest and it won't hurt as much, but it won't really speed up the healing process."

I'm not sure if that was true or not- being young and invincible, I didn't care. Regardless, I still ran with the injury (as much one could call it running) and it took me months to recover.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 2:52 PM on May 21, 2008

Adobe photoshop isn't a 64-bit application, meaning you won't get the added benefit of using a 64-bit OS (aside from being able to use >3.5 gigs ram). Note that you can get Vista64 right now, and CS3 will work. It allows forward upgradability for when adobe does release 64-bit apps so you'll be ready.

But, yea, get the 4 gigs of ram and a quad core (make sure it's not an old AMD quad core, if they even sell them anymore).

Raid0 might indeed... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 9:14 AM on May 21, 2008

Reason that works is, they'll see "ibm.com", and think you're trying to access a perfectly legitimate website.

OTOH, firewalls I've dealt with use port and IP filtering. Depends on the service.

Also be warned that if your IT people learn you're using a proxy or tunnel, they may not be happy with you going around the firewall. I would go Mr. Anthropomorphism's route and try to get on the whitelist.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 7:59 AM on May 20, 2008

What about a nice poker set- the good, clay chips (none of the el cheapo plastic stuff) to go along with the "main" prize. That way, they have a physical winning.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 5:48 AM on May 20, 2008

I'd also consider looking at local networks within your vicinity (google netstumbler). If there's other, unsecure networks, chances are that a potential freeloader is going to tether onto that one instead of hacking yours.
Also realize the audience you're asking here. By and large, this is a much more technical-savvy crowd than your average user. I would suggest the large majority of users aren't even aware WPA>WEP, or that WEP is easily hackable.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 8:35 AM on May 19, 2008

Giant capture the flag games. If you're ever been to Athens, we'd play on the north campus quads. Same goes for sardines that po mentioned.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 6:21 AM on May 19, 2008

Oh yea, x-men legends is a fun coop game and is available for the PC.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 9:37 AM on May 17, 2008

I think JJ86 means that in a lot of cities, a lot of lights turn green when a car approaches the white line instead of being on a timer. Though, usually there's a timer for the light- it just may change quicker if there's a car there. Also used for left-hand green arrows which can extend light times.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 11:34 AM on May 16, 2008

Another vote for Empire Records.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 5:23 PM on May 15, 2008

no music. I get annoyed when people share their music with me, tho I might be in the minority. I know what music I like to drive to!

Because of thoughts like this, I'd suggest communicating with your driver. Nothing would drive me more insane than listening to an audio book in the car. I need music to drive to, particularly for long trips.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 10:44 AM on May 14, 2008

The Wii Charge Station. Otherwise, you'll be eating AAs for dinner.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 10:46 AM on May 9, 2008

Ethanol doesn't eat fuel lines, and fuel lines have been synthetic rubber for a long, long time now anyway. Seriously any car from about 1995 on (more like 1985) will run E85 fine, you'll just get poor mileage.

Do you have any documentation to this? The corrosive nature and eating away at my fuel systems is one of the first reasons not to use e85 in a normal car that I've heard from people who seem to know about this stuff.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 6:21 AM on May 9, 2008

At the time and probably still, it was the best AGP card made.

While I'm guessing it is out of OP's price range, not anymore.

Based on this chart the biggest improvement in the Athlon XP line of processors you'll see is 500 Mhz. A decent upgrade, but considering it is still single core, not huge.
I'd guess that your graphics card is your bottleneck more than you processor at this point, but not... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 11:23 AM on May 8, 2008

Ah right, good call about the PICe or AGP distinction.

I think you're asking two different questions though: I'm not aware of dual GPU format MBs, and even if they did exist, I highly doubt the price would justify the purchase.
Regarding dual/quad core CPUs, most modern MBs will take either, though it sometimes requires a BIOS update.

Regarding the cheap dual-cores, I'm a big fan of the e21xx line. I can overclock to 3.0 Ghz on air without an issue.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 11:54 AM on May 8, 2008

Years ago, I went through the same thing you are and drive myself insane and into depression trying to figure it all out.
Finally, I realized I will never have all the answers, which to me, is what faith is. I know I'll never have complete faith, just able to let go of all my fears and insecurities. There's comfort in that, though. I know the limitations of my faith in God, and it's helped me a lot to go on in life knowing that I'm not perfect.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 7:01 AM on May 8, 2008

Can you even ping the server?

What error exactly are you getting?
Using ms.com, I found this article, but am but sure without an error message.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 5:53 AM on May 8, 2008

Or smoke all the time so it is never the "first" 30-45 minutes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmd82 at 2:20 PM on May 6, 2008