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I am now, after two years of contracting, an official Cisco employee. Time for a new car!
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Apr 22, 2015 17:04
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Sigma X posted:I am now, after two years of contracting, an official Cisco employee. Time for a new car! Sleeping with the Enemy  Congrats, however.
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Apr 22, 2015 17:05
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Sigma X posted:I am now, after two years of contracting, an official Cisco employee. Time for a new car! Congrats! I'm currently on my way to Chicago. 80 is boring.
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Apr 22, 2015 17:08
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mariooncrack posted:Congrats! I'm currently in Chicago. Chicago is boring (but really only because I'm stuck in the office).
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Apr 22, 2015 18:01
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thanks to a banner ad I've joined this week's short story Thunderdome... the topic is wizards 
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Apr 22, 2015 18:10
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Anybody know of a good, simple steaming box that has ethernet? It's for my father so it needs to be pretty simple to use. All of the big name ones I've found are wifi only, and the Amlogic/Android boards on amazon are probably too complex for him (plus the netflix app on those is built for android and is finicky when you try to use it with a normal remote). Oh I'm also in Canada so the Fire TV is a no go.
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Apr 22, 2015 18:53
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MustardFacial posted:Anybody know of a good, simple steaming box that has ethernet? It's for my father so it needs to be pretty simple to use. All of the big name ones I've found are wifi only, and the Amlogic/Android boards on amazon are probably too complex for him (plus the netflix app on those is built for android and is finicky when you try to use it with a normal remote). Oh I'm also in Canada so the Fire TV is a no go. https://www.roku.com/products/roku-3
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Apr 22, 2015 19:13
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MrChips posted:I've played it some. Don't stay in one spot too long unless you're somewhere central, as the resources aren't enough to keep you alive for long. The ranger hut in the first map is a pretty decent spot for a permanent base. Don't fight wolves unless you need to, and unless you have a rifle you probably shouldn't fight them at all. That said, hunting and trapping is pretty much the best way to get food in the game; I haven't messed around with fishing so I have no idea about that. This run I just had a bad hand from the start. Started in the middle of nowhere on the Mystery Lake map, and spent half a days hike getting to the Trapper's Homestead and got there after night had fell. No drat hunting rifle, but plenty of ammo. Slept, spent the next day hiking to the Forestery Lookout, looting on the way. Again, no loving hunting rifle. Looked around that area for a bunker, no luck, so I spent the night in one of the logging trailers with intentions to hit the Camp Lodge in the morning to get my poo poo organized and head over to the next map and continue searching for a rifle. Stepped outside of the trailer next morning and immediately got jumped by a wolf who knocked me down to like 65% condition. Made my way to the railroad tracks towards the Camp Lodge and ran into another wolf. Flare #1 and #2 wouldn't scare him off bit he wasn't jumping me. Flare #3 made him run off and I got around him. Then there was ANOTHER wolf where the ravine opens up to the left towards the Camp Lodge. Wolf #2 came moseying back so I was trapped with a wolf on each way out with nothing but rock walls on either side. Wolf #3 ate me 
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Apr 22, 2015 19:15
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I've never used Roku, but heard good things about them. Another option is a Sony Bluray player. New less than the Roku, refurb at Amazon less than $50: http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BDPS1200-Blu-Ray-Disc-Player/dp/B00TRADGKA I use one and it's been very solid, fairly quick and the interface is easy to use.
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Apr 22, 2015 19:19
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Sigma X posted:I am now, after two years of contracting, an official Cisco employee. Time for a new car! Nice work. So this is a local news story that is ongoing about a not ugly now former high school teacher that had relations of adult nature with students (multiple students, multiple times, that happened again even when out on bail). When you see some of the court room photos though you are like - REALLY? Is this staged? It looks staged: http://www.ksl.com/?sid=34341164&nid=148&title=former-teacher-brianne-altice-pleads-guilty-in-sex-abuse-case&fm=home_page&s_cid=topstory ninja edit: don't read comments or you will go brain dead.
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Apr 22, 2015 19:38
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I can second this. Bought the wife one, she loves it. Easy to use, seems fairly stable, no complaints in the last...year'ish of use.
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Apr 22, 2015 19:49
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meatpimp posted:I've never used Roku, but heard good things about them. I use Chromecast, but my parents have the Roku. They are able to connect to my Plex media server at my house via Roku and play movies and TV shows on my server. They love it.
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Apr 22, 2015 19:51
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Roku it is then! Thanks guys.
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Apr 22, 2015 19:55
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Nice work. Where the hell were teachers that looked like that when I was in school?? All my teachers looked like an ugly truck hit them. Repeatedly.
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Apr 22, 2015 19:56
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I guess eBay's got some kinda heavy machinery auction going on. Of all the times to be broke.
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Apr 22, 2015 20:05
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I stopped off at the first/last rest stop on 80 in Indiana and there was nothing but a bathroom. Everything was boarded up and it looked like a ghost town/zombie movie.
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Apr 22, 2015 20:12
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Trying to find a traditional style entertainment center/tv stand with a built in mount at a reasonable price is about like finding a unicorn. They're either cheap as hell and all modern/contemporary or expensive as gently caress all. Or both.
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Apr 22, 2015 20:26
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Tide posted:Trying to find a traditional style entertainment center/tv stand with a built in mount at a reasonable price is about like finding a unicorn. They're either cheap as hell and all modern/contemporary or expensive as gently caress all. Or both. http://www.biglots.com/p/c/tv-stands/50in-tv-stand-with-mounth http://www.biglots.com/p/c/tv-stands/44-inch-swivel-black-glass-tv-stand-1 And if you really like the traditional cabinet look: http://www.biglots.com/p/c/tv-stands/54-glass-top-media-tv-stand
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Apr 22, 2015 20:34
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Buying any furniture at Big Lots is like setting your money on fire.
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Apr 22, 2015 20:37
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Chairs and couches and mattresses, sure.
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Apr 22, 2015 20:39
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Yeah, i did. Not big enough for the tv i have (a 60") or the one i plan to buy within a couple years (80"). I like them, but they're too "modern" for the wife. If I juuuuuuuuuuuuuuust didn't hang new dry wall and such in this room, I wouldn't be opposed to just mounting it directly to the wall. But, as the saying goes, you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
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Apr 22, 2015 20:43
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Tide posted:(80"). Dude, why not just get a projector? You can get bigger than an 80" picture for way less than what an 80" tv costs.
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Apr 22, 2015 20:58
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Tide posted:Yeah, i did. Not big enough for the tv i have (a 60") or the one i plan to buy within a couple years (80"). I like them, but they're too "modern" for the wife. If I juuuuuuuuuuuuuuust didn't hang new dry wall and such in this room, I wouldn't be opposed to just mounting it directly to the wall. Who the gently caress buys an 80 inch television (or realistically plans to buy one) and then complains about not being able to find a wallmount? Just have a custom one made. You obviously have the dosh.
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Apr 22, 2015 21:01
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I've been on the phone for an hour trying to troubleshoot a dragon naturally speaking issue... For someone at home remoted into the businesses computer system. Vmware horizon view with unidesk application management, connected remotely over time warner cable. Oh if that wasn't bad enough its a USB mic connected to an imac running bootcamp. The dude doesn't understand why it's taking so long to troubleshoot. 
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Apr 22, 2015 21:13
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Sigma X posted:Who the gently caress buys an 80 inch television (or realistically plans to buy one) and then complains about not being able to find a wallmount? Just have a custom one made. You obviously have the dosh. It's not the wall mount I'm looking for. I want this but in a different style.  What it comes down to is that I'm being a big sloppy bitch by not wanting to mount it to the wall because stupid reasons (new drywall, paint, whatever). Even though it makes more sense and is more aesthetically pleasing.
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Apr 22, 2015 21:23
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Cage posted:Chairs and couches and mattresses, sure. Or bar stools, kitchen islands or any tv stand. It's all cheap particle board crap.
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Apr 22, 2015 21:31
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Rhyno posted:Or bar stools, kitchen islands or any tv stand. It's all cheap particle board crap. That's most furniture, though. Unless you want to cough up the $$$$.
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Apr 22, 2015 21:37
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Rhyno posted:Or bar stools, kitchen islands or any tv stand. It's all cheap particle board crap.
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Apr 22, 2015 21:47
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Calling people about the Caprice that they're selling makes me feel so old.
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Apr 22, 2015 22:00
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Slow is Fast posted:I've been on the phone for an hour trying to troubleshoot a dragon naturally speaking issue... I chose to read this as you are speaking on the phone to a dragon who won't stop roaring and spitting fire at stuff in frustration over his problem.
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Apr 22, 2015 22:38
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mariooncrack posted:I stopped off at the first/last rest stop on 80 in Indiana and there was nothing but a bathroom. Everything was boarded up and it looked like a ghost town/zombie movie. If you were headed into/out of Ohio you should have stopped at the first/last service plaza there. The turnpike commission finally got off their rear end and rebuilt them on the ends of the turnpike instead of having the first rest stop travelers hit coming into the state being a shithole built in the mid-1950s, and not seriously remodeled since the Carter administration.
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Apr 22, 2015 22:49
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Will any HDMI -> composite Y/Pb/Pr converter strip out HDCP? Or do I have to buy one of those cheap chinese splitters first? [edit] "If you are in a plane travelling at 300mph and you jump in the air, you end up in the back of the plane." An actual thing my dad just said.  I've been trying to explain to him for 10 mins how Newton's 1st law works.
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Apr 22, 2015 22:51
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 ~the skid demon~ 
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Apr 22, 2015 23:42
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Cage posted:None of the three I listed were particle board. The couches have particle board parts inside. I have sat on a couch in BL and broken it right there. And their mattresses are garbage. Seriously, grow up and buy real furniture.
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Apr 22, 2015 23:46
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Rhyno posted:The couches have particle board parts inside. I have sat on a couch in BL and broken it right there. And their mattresses are garbage.
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Apr 23, 2015 00:28
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Elmnt80 posted:I chose to read this as you are speaking on the phone to a dragon who won't stop roaring and spitting fire at stuff in frustration over his problem. The problem is that SiF isn't speaking High Valyrian. Dragons dont speak naturally in English
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Apr 23, 2015 00:32
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Cat Terrist posted:The problem is that SiF isn't speaking High Valyrian. Dragons dont speak naturally in English Smaug does, but he probably took a course.
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Apr 23, 2015 00:51
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Coworker went and picked up his 'garage find' Jag last weekend. 1973 XJ6 with 48k miles on it. They drained the tanks, cleaned the tanks out, turned the engine over by hand a few times after spraying in WD40 (plugs out) then the drat thing started right up. No smoke and a perfect idle for ~5 minutes until the fuel pump burned up. They cleaned it up and the paint looks like it's in amazing shape, interior is basically spotless. I should be headed over later this week or weekend to go over the whole car with him and see if I can spot anything they missed. One hell of a find.
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Apr 23, 2015 01:07
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CommieGIR posted:Smaug does, but he probably took a course. Well his teacher was the guy who was a professor of Anglo-Saxon, I'm betting Smaug understands and speaks more languages than any dragon.
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Apr 23, 2015 01:36
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Cage posted:We talkin TV stands yo. Grown ups wall mount their tv's. And most tv stands at BL are indeed particle board garbage.
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Apr 23, 2015 01:59
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