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"I'm a little disappointed. I was hoping from your description that the sphere would look more like a large red hamster ball. :|" [
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8 days ago
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"Welcome to the club.... ?
I feel your pain.. I have rare glimpses of the ideal person that I want to be, and completely frustrated that I'm not able to make it happen on a more regular basis. I consider myself pretty web-savvy, read a lot of blogs..." [
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10 days ago
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Inspire me with your best personal entrepreneurial story
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13 days ago
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"As someone who (financially) barely breaks even.. lives paycheck-to-paycheck, and some days cant even afford to eat... I am struggling to comprehend how living on a six-figure income you say you cant afford to invest in your dreams. How hard would it..." [
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2 weeks ago
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"nth'ing what others are saying:.... When given a choice, most human beings would avoid any kind of messy, emotional, awkward conversation if the other option is just "letting it fade away". Yeah, it sucks (for the dumpee).. and it doesnt..." [
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Last month
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"Leigh1: "I think that I picked up some malware and wasn't able to clean it completely.
For example, I'm seeing this picture on a bunch of sites I usually visit, this is the same picture on bunch of sites, not some random ad, but the same..." [
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"Been there (still am to some degree). Done that. I totally know what your going through.
Several issues to touch on here.
1.) The panic attacks (and what i call "racing brain" that wont slowdown/shut off)
The best advice I can give..." [
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Last month
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Idiot proof RegEx creator tool ?
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2 months ago
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"A conversation is a 2-way dynamic. I've found, the best way to keep a conversation going is by asking questions.
Bad example:
Person 1) "Because of the snow, I spent the whole weekend inside, catching up on LOST episodes, ..they are so good...." [
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2 months ago
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"As crazy as it sounds, I'm going to agree with milarepa's advice (not that the other advice given here is bad) I think modern western society (overall) spends to much time worrying about death and not enough time being "in the moment"..." [
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2 months ago
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"Amby72,
I totally identify with your frustrations.. but my feeling is this type of behavior is probably always going to be the "norm" so long as our society is focused on the accumulation of wealth, power and material possessions...." [
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3 months ago
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"I really appreciate (and identify with) bunnycup's response: (paraphrasing) basically about "owning" your depression and not giving in to "being a victim" and feeling bad/negative about yourself. There comes a time when you just..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by elisynn, amethysts
3 months ago
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"1. Am I just completely out of the dating loop here (totally possible) because I think three or four weeks is an adequate dating period before sex?
No. (as others have said, you should do whats right for YOU, and follow your own gut instinct. I..." [
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3 months ago
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""..considering what's at stake (your soul in eternity)." - PinkButterfly
Unless you're one of those pesky religions that believes in reincarnation. :)
On the issue of habitually trying to understand things in "black/white"..." [
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3 months ago
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"These arent my "daily reads"... but their uniqueness sticks out in my mind:
Ectoplasmosis ..um... weird ?
Elit Alice ... random cool stuff
Trendalicious... mashup of Del.icio.us, Reddit and Digg
Paintalicious... art blog
Flickrriver ...." [
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3 months ago
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"(forgive me for using Pizdaus.com for all the links below, but its the first and easiest page of examples I could think of)
In my opinion:
Great photographs are simple. (meaning = the photo isnt overloaded with to many components. A picture of..." [
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3 months ago
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"On occasion I've had people complain about my body oder. (Although to be fair, I've also had girlfriends say "My favorite smell is you.")
-- I shower every day, but I dont like slathering my body with chemicals. Sometimes I use Toms..." [
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3 months ago
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"In your hypothetical example, you state the loss isnt the childs fault, and it occurred while with Parent A, so following those rules, I'd be inclined to say its Parent A's responsibility. If it was lost during time with Parent B (and still not the..." [
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3 months ago
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""Ok, keep in mind with NTFS that you're going to need to keep your partitions to 2GB or under I think." - SpecialK
This hasnt been true for years. The XP Pro computer I'm typing this on is running 3 x 500 gig drives, all formatted NTFS..." [
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3 months ago
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"chatfilter:
As a trivia question writer, I've always hated (and avoided) questions like this. Personally I dont think it qualifies as (capital T) "Trivia". Sure, its entertaining (I suppose, to some), but knowing this factoid doesnt help..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Gucky, chiababe, flibbertigibbet
3 months ago
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"You know what someone needs to make?-----> .... 7 layer meatloaf.
No seriously. Same concept as turducken, but it'd be layered:
--layer of ground beef
--layer of ground white pork
--layer of ground chicken
--layer of ground..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by climalene, o0dano0o
3 months ago
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"Do you have any place "protected" to drop it... wood-pile?, bushes?, garage?....
Capture it in an envelope, then go to the train station. At the train station, purchase a 1-way ticket to a warmer climate (say, Arizona?). Now, your spider..." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by bendy, sarcasticah, Pope Guilty, goshling, mudpuppie, Secretariat, avocet, orthogonality, Liosliath, vytae, lisa g
3 months ago
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""wondering why he doesn't want to see me" - lxs
Are you sure that this is the way he feels?... I'd be willing to bet a large amount of money that he didnt just randomly decide "Gosh, I really love my job and hate my girlfriend, so..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by chicainthecity, Nattie
3 months ago
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"Since we obviously dont know the full extent of the problems in your relationship, its impossible for us to get inside your bf's head to know what he's thinking or what his plans are. Unfortunately, at the point you are at now, constantly barraging..." [
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3 months ago
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"I struggle constantly with the same problem. I have a habit of buying technology books on topics i'm really interested in and I get through (maybe) chapter 1 or 2, and then never pick it up again.
The solution for me was when I figured out that..." [
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3 months ago
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""...skills that true geeks have but would never put on a resume (MS Office, anyone?)" - aleahey
Really?.. why not? Proficiency with various common office software suites IS a skill employers look for.
I also would stop thinking of..." [
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3 months ago
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Coding alone in a fog
favorited 14 times, recently by jingo1974, octothorpe, petah, Fiasco da Gama, hannahq, nemoorange, shelbaroo, sockpup, the dief, Chunder, chrismear, sweetkid, Xere, that girl
4 months ago
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"Very well said (your entire comment) PeterMcDermott
"The second thing is work. They all work far too goddamned hard. I mean, two weeks annual leave a year? Fuck that for a game of soldiers. You're a long time dead, so time spent working is..." [
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4 months ago
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""Also, see if you can try to accept the idea that you will not experience love at first sight. It will never happen. You will never look across a crowded room and see HER EYES LIKE STARS." - posted by prefpara at 2:26 PM
This might be..." [
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4 months ago
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"You've got to stop focusing so much on the possible outcome of the relationship, and remember that what makes any relationship special is the day-to-day quality content.
Someday down the road, you want to be able to look back on relationships..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by andifsohow, chicainthecity, PFL
4 months ago
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""Why is no one suggesting crossover cable?" - posted by needs more cowbell at 10:54 PM
Easy: (takes about 15 to 30min, depending on your dexterity), requires no special knowledge.
1.) remove PC case
2.) unplug and remove old hard..." [
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4 months ago
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Compiler, instruction,... Whats your function?
favorited 31 times, recently by nemoorange, LeeJay, Xere, =^^=, Phire, ClarissaWAM, penduluum, rlef98, phredgreen, sockpup, twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious, cmyk, eightball, not.so.hip, Ctrl_Alt_ep, B(oYo)BIES, estherbester, peacheater, hannahq, fishfucker, desjardins, nelvana, kwaller, rtha, b33j, malapropist, the dief, Oktober, Funky Claude, sweetkid
4 months ago
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"Here is the thing that I think most people simply dont "get" about downloading torrents (or other P2P connections):
The risk involved in downloading torrents is NOT:
--how often you do it
--how fast (or what type) of connection you..." [
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4 months ago
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"One of my side jobs is writing 50 trivia questions a week, so here is my advice:
1.) Start reading:
--- the Schotts Miscellany series of books is absolutely indispensable.
-- the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy is a great general reference book...." [
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favorited 43 times, recently by prophetsearcher, chugg, omegar, takeyourmedicine, ohcanireally, themadjuggler, non sum qualis eram, dorisfromregopark, pocams, craven_morhead, BozoBurgerBonanza, thelongcon, flibbertigibbet, komilnefopa, milarepa, gursky, Camofrog, penduluum, 517, mathlete, yohko, numinous, Airhen, xena, unsigned, showbiz_liz, jessamyn, JeremiahBritt, oh pollo!, tiburon, Durin's Bane, curse, lucyleaf, tigerbelly, strangememes, thewalrusispaul, slimepuppy, the dief, shinynewnick, nooneyouknow, eightball, junkbox, backseatpilot
4 months ago
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"Common sense (or lack thereof)
I notice the actions other people take, and how poorly thought out they sometimes are. How they could have saved themselves a lot of work by stopping first, planning the steps more efficiently, and then performing them...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nasreddin, iamkimiam
5 months ago
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"I'll suggest the following sites (see below). They may not be exactly what you are looking for, but they may lead you to other things
Sex in Art is good at surprising me with links I wouldnt expect.
sugarcut love the sexy site design
pussy..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mediareport
5 months ago
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"volition might be correct that the random filename you are seeing is actually a feature of Trend Micro in order to fool spyware/malware that attempts to kill anti-virus processes.
Even so,...... I'd be HIGHLY suspicious of any randomly named..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by iasdf1234
5 months ago
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"As a guy, I have to say that being up front and honest is (in my opinion) the best thing you can do. The biggest problem I see most people (including myself sometimes) have in relationships is poor (or non-existent) communication.
If you like him,..." [
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5 months ago
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"gjc
"But, ultimately, all programming (and scripts and markups) can be broken down to rigid flow-charts. Understand how to break a task down into an algorithm (step by step procedure), and any language will be far easier."
Funny you..." [
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5 months ago
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"Have you seen the wiring closet? is there equipment in place? (firewall, router,switches,etc?) or will you be providing that ? If not, who will ? If someone else will, do you get any say in what brand equipment is chosen? and what ISP provides the..." [
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6 months ago
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"I'm gonna put in a 3rd vote for "meditation" (and also for "Be Here Now", as corny as it sounds, its succinct and accurate).
Although in an analytical sense, I would agree with others who say that intuition is merely..." [
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6 months ago
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"When I need space,....I just quit answering the phone. (for a week, month or sometimes longer). When I am feeling better and have the energy to deal with my family, then I start answering the phone again. They dont like it,. but meh, your personal..." [
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6 months ago
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"What amazes me most is that people carry this much stuff around in their pockets... (Granted, I carry a backpack around every day that most people comment: "good god thats heavy"..)
I'd wager that the content of the photos is more driven..." [
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7 months ago
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"cmiller
"You might try to use MusicBrainz' Picard to figure out what music it is. If it came off a CD, it will probably fingerprint it decently."
I've been going through my (rather large) library using MusicBrainz' Picard,..and for the..." [
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7 months ago
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"Before you do anything else.. the first thing you need to do is check Toshiba's website and see what OS's they provide drivers for. There are some newer laptops that the manufacturer ONLY provides Vista drivers (since thats what the laptop came with)...." [
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7 months ago
