Forum: Other Other Topics
11-30-2007, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 167
Views: 1,787
Re: Examples of why your dad is/was awesome
one day when I was a kid, my dad showed me a pile of wood he had bought on the workshop floor. he told me he was going to make me a desk out of that wood, and I didn't believe him. he made me an...
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Forum: EDF
11-29-2007, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 1,282
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Forum: EDF
11-28-2007, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 812
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Forum: Health and Fitness
11-27-2007, 11:55 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 477
Re: combining HITT and starting strength
HIIT + weights is great for you, nothing wrong with that at all. as for activity, I really think you should be able to maintain your weight goals with diet alone. as you get into lifting, you will...
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Forum: Health and Fitness
11-27-2007, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 477
Re: combining HITT and starting strength
weight loss is almost all in the kitchen as azk said, exercise is great for overall fitness, metabolism, and feeling good about yourself, but really better viewed as a supplemental activity in terms...
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Forum: Health and Fitness
11-18-2007, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 582
Re: boxing training
you are totally right on re: strategy. I sparred a heavyweight today who is training for a fight on wednesday. he was taking it easy on me but him at 50% is worse than most people at 100%. a few...
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Forum: EDF
11-18-2007, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 357
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Forum: Health and Fitness
11-18-2007, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 582
Re: boxing training
what's amazing to me is how effective slipping punches is. there are a few guys I spar with that can slip even really fast jabs like nothing. I am pretty slow in terms of reflexes, and even I can...
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Forum: EDF
11-17-2007, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 1,145
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Forum: Health and Fitness
11-16-2007, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 582
Re: boxing training
agreed, it's a very nice system and would really work well for something like powerlifting. I was a little skeptical when I first started, like do I really need a personal trainer, can't I just take...
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Forum: Health and Fitness
11-16-2007, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 582
Re: boxing training
gym membership is 80 bucks a month, trainers charge different rates but most are 100-300 per month. how it works is, your trainer keeps regular hours in the gym and you can go whenever you want...
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Forum: Health and Fitness
11-16-2007, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 582
Re: boxing training
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Q: Should I stay away from boxing if I broke my 5th metacarpal (Boxer's fracture) a few years ago?
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I guess it depends, but I would stay away. boxing can be a little hard...
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Forum: Health and Fitness
11-16-2007, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 582
Re: boxing training
that sounds cool wolf, you should be fine if you are pretty careful and wear the appropriate safety gear when sparring. at my gym there are lots of young people, but also a fair amount of middle aged...
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Forum: Health and Fitness
11-16-2007, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 582
Re: boxing training
bump, because I am sparring pretty regularly now and going at it pretty hard, at least with a few people. I thought I might get sick of the workout or lose interest, but I absolutely love the...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-14-2007, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 296
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-14-2007, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 296
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Forum: EDF
11-13-2007, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 348
Views: 5,065
Re: digital sound projectors
good to know, it's definitely an option. what's the deal with the receiver? do I have to buy it special with the polk surroundbar or will another receiver work or do I need one at all?
fwiw, our...
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Forum: EDF
11-13-2007, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 348
Views: 5,065
Re: digital sound projectors
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I know polk makes one as well, but none of these all in one "surround sound" systems is going to be cheap.
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yeah, I'm not even sure we need "surround" so much as a wall...
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Forum: EDF
11-13-2007, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 348
Views: 5,065
Re: digital sound projectors
will it sound decent without a subwoofer? I really want a minimum amount of wires and stuff running around the room. I don't need super amazing sound, as we only use the speakers for movies ~3 times...
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Forum: EDF
11-13-2007, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 348
Views: 5,065
digital sound projectors
I really want to get some sort of wall mounted speakers for our tv, and have heard great things about the yamaha line (http://yamaha.com/yec/compare/list.html?CTID=5001100&CNTYP=PRODUCT).
only...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-07-2007, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 228
Re: Quants without phds?
I have worked with great programmers with degrees in stuff like classical literature, art history, etc, it's more common than you would think actually. it is a lot like music in some ways, in that it...
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Forum: EDF
11-04-2007, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 496
Re: NYC Dining Dilemma
btw, if you only have 3 dinners, I wouldn't pick a restaurant based on it being near to the theatre unless you are really, absolutely crunched for time. you might snag a table at a really good spot...
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Forum: EDF
11-04-2007, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 496
Re: NYC Dining Dilemma
picholine is very good, and I have heard great things about park avenue autumn. if you like indian, devi has just reopened. they are probably booked, but you could try union square cafe as well,...
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Forum: EDF
11-02-2007, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 128
Views: 1,073
Re: Battles
just got the new jens lekman based on this thread. it better be good!
I have been digging on:
the mountain goats "all hail west texas". old school mountain goats with just john and the boom...
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Forum: EDF
11-02-2007, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 466
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