Forum: Other Other Topics
06-27-2006, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 266
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
05-19-2006, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 833
Re: Great Trash books
I'll definitely second the Harry Turtledove nomination as "good trash." His stuff is often pretty out there (e.g. aliens attacking the Earth during WWII, or time travelers giving Robert E. Lee AK-47s...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
05-19-2006, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 833
Re: Great Trash books
Very interesting. MacDonald Fraser has actually kept writing them continuously for the past 20 years. There are 12 books total now. The most recent book, Flashman on the March , was published in...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
05-19-2006, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 833
Re: Great Trash books
Diebitter,
I'm interested to know your opinion of the Flashman series by George MacDonald Fraser. They've acheived cult status here in the States, but I understand that they're a good bit more...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
05-17-2006, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 543
Re: my sushi bar fantasy (turned reality)
Diablo,
While it seems obvious that this girl is a little unstable, I don't think your assessment that Barron somehow took advantage of the situation is correct. Consider:
1. She plead...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
05-15-2006, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 73
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Forum: Internet Gambling
05-15-2006, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 73
Satellites For Smaller WSOP Events?
All,
I am taking a trip out to Vegas in July to play in some of the lower buy-in WSOP events (unfortunately, I have professional obligations that make playing in the main event impossible). My...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
05-10-2006, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 311
Re: \"Business\" Talk
They're just weak-minded individuals trying to sound intelligent and important. Just smile and nod.
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Forum: Other Other Topics
05-09-2006, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 146
Views: 505
Re: Official New Sopranos episode thread
I think the point of Tony telling the same old jokes and Christopher acting tongue-tied during the "bottle-stacking" scene was that the two men were returning to the scene of Christopher's betrayal...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-21-2006, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 206
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-20-2006, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 115
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-18-2006, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 218
Re: Summer in Washington D.C.
I live on Capitol Hill and pay $650 per month. I share a townhouse with two roommates. I consider this "cheap housing."
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-18-2006, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 218
Re: Summer in Washington D.C.
I'd check out Capitol Hill. There is a lot of affordable housing in this area due to the constant turnover in Congressional interns and staff. Look on Craigslist and be prepared to sort through a...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-17-2006, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 125
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
04-14-2006, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 142
Consider the \"Triplet Paradox\"
It's easier to consider this by just adding another sibling to the traditional twins paradox.
Twin A leaves Earth at 0.8c headed in the +x direction.
Twin B leaves Earth at 0.8c headed in the -x...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-14-2006, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 162
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-14-2006, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 162
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-10-2006, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 169
Re: What to do with a degree in Physics
Zero,
The great thing (and also the curse) of a Physics degree is that people will hire you for all sorts of things. I got my B.S. in Physics from the University of Maryland in 2003, and have...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
04-07-2006, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 434
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Forum: Other Other Topics
02-10-2006, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 258
Re: LASIK: Trip Report
The laser machine tracks your eyes' movements and shuts off they move beyond certain limits.
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Forum: Other Other Topics
02-10-2006, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 258
Re: LASIK: Trip Report
I think you'd be surprised how much the technology has advanced already. I had what is known as wavefront or custom LASIK. What this means is that they use an instrument that maps your eye very...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
02-10-2006, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 258
Re: LASIK: Trip Report
I suspect that he does like the blade more too (it is faster). He mentioned before the surgery that he decides based on how each apparatus fits the patient's eye, but when I got into the room, he...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
02-10-2006, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 258
Re: LASIK: Trip Report
It should be noted that is you work for a job that offers flexible medical savings accounts, you can pay for the procedure using pre-tax money. My procedure was $5000, but only ~$3500 of that will be...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
02-10-2006, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 258
Re: LASIK: Trip Report
I had the same surgery from the same doctor last Thursday.
I'm 20/20 now in both eyes and very happy with the result.
I'm curious why you found it so disturbing. Did you take the offered Valium? ...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
01-26-2006, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 184
Re: expensive alcohol brag post
Hi Diablo,
I wasn't trying to tar all blended whiskeys with the "boring" brush. I haven't tried the Michel Couvreur blends, but I have heard excellent things.
My main point was that...
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