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  1. opiate82

    Smartphones

    I know there has been some talk aboutSolaveiin this thread, does anyone know if they will let you transfer your number over?
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    Gun control

    If you maybe had kept up with the thread you would have seen everything in that article refuted with evidence posted and we wouldn't have to rehash this again. But since you are obviously jumping in late, here you go, peer reviewed Harvard study on the matter...
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    Gun control

    They (MJ) wrote an article claiming that but used their own arbitrary number of the shooter having to be responsible for at least 4 deaths. Discounting the fact that when an armed civilian engages a mass shooter they often stop the shooter from reaching that number of kills...
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    Gun control

    Mother Jones is to gun control what Fox News is to Republicans.
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    Advertising: Pro's and Con's of Various Media

    Just some more fuel for thought, last round of targeted magnet mailers I did (targeted neighborhoods and eliminated all my current customers from the mailing list) cost me $0.38 a piece total (including full color printing). Considering postage alone is $0.45 a stamp, it is hard to beat that...
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    Gun control

    I agree, but that hasn't happened to this point and I don't see that happening now. If some sort of "concession" is needed on the part of the pro-gun crowd I would much rather see something that addresses the root-causes of the problems that have fueled this latest round of gun-control debates...
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    Birth Control

    Buddy of mine who used this method of birth control now has twins with a confirmed crazy baby-momma.
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    Gun control

    I agree, having some sort of psych eval tied to gun ownership would not work. It is just way to slippery of a slope. People wrongfully being denied access to guns, doctors who rubber stamp anyone willing to pay a fee (like we see with medical marijuana), just to many variables. What about...
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    Advertising: Pro's and Con's of Various Media

    When I did door hangers distributed by my employees, I did a contest where the person with the most coupons returned got a cash prize. The employees used their own rubber stamps to mark the back to track redemptions. I didn't get the results I was hoping for out of the promotion but at least I...
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    Your Own Photography

    So I have been teaching myself about portrait/boudoir photography and have decided to pick up some equipment to dabble in that area a bit. I am trying to put together some home studio stuff on a budget as I am not sure how far I will take this. I am putting together some backdrops on the...
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    What European country do you profile as?

    I ended up with Germany even without any questions about love for beer or weird sex.
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    Advertising: Pro's and Con's of Various Media

    For a fish store, if it were me, I would consider using a shaker-sign for special events (such as the grand opening) but wouldn't make it a permanent part of my advertising plan. It works well in pizza for drumming up business because people get in their cars and drive to get food every single...
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    The Beer Thread

    That package is a really great deal. I've actually used the LS/Groupon deal from Midwest a couple times just to get some extra fermenters. Something else you probably want to shop for, if you don't already have one, is a big ass pot. Something 32-quarts (8 gallons) or above. If on a budget...
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    2013 NFL Playoffs

    http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...-torn-triceps/ So rumors starting to swirl that Ray Lewis used a banned substance to help recover from his tricep injury. I have been wondering if this news was going to come out ever since he made his retirement announcement.
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    Smartphones

    Nexus 4 back in stock for U.S.
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    Advertising: Pro's and Con's of Various Media

    Agreed, meant to come back around and say that but got side-tracked.
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    Advertising: Pro's and Con's of Various Media

    Short answer, they work on the surface. Typically these guys are paid minimum wage but from the numbers I have seen (from my industry) they bring in enough business to justify their cost. Also the "high energy" goofy type guys tend to be more effective. More of a job for the class clown from...
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    Adventures with Corndog: Corndog's Fish Store

    http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/27/pf/c...source=cnn_bin Some interesting developments in the world of credit card processing. You can now legally (in all but 10 states) pass the processing fees onto the consumer. In a highly competitive business such as my pizza restaurants I think the...
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    Gun control

    Just so we are clear, you are okay with people having access to handguns but not AR-15s?
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    The Beer Thread

    Yeah, I quickly moved onto kegging my brews. Hated having to worry about saving all the bottles and cleaning them and what not, plus having a kezzer is awesome. If you find a cheap chest freezer on Craigs List it actually isn't that expensive to build one. I was pretty lucky and had a...
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    The Beer Thread

    Homebrewing is pretty awesome. For your first couple of batches, just concentrate on your sanitation. As long as you do that right, minor mistakes here and there won't stop you from eventually making beer. Might not turn out exactly how you want it to at first, but it will still be beer...
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    The Beer Thread

    I have had everything but the Odell on that list. My favorite on that list is the Firestone Double Jack, but everything there is quality. If I were attending that event I would be in for a bad morning the following day, but it would be totally worth it!
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    2013 NFL Playoffs

    Also Patriots run stats were bolstered by a couple of monster games. 247 yards against Buffalo, 251 against Denver are a couple of examples. The run game was wide open and Belichick exploited that.
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    2013 NFL Playoffs

    Sounds like Crabtree didn't pull a Rapelisburger. Hopefully none of this will be a distraction for the Superbowl.
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    Crockpots

    I don't know much about crock-pots, but I will say make sure you get one where you can take the insert out for cleaning. My wife had an older one that was all one unit which made it difficult to clean. (As far as I know all modern crockpots have the removable insert these days... but just in...
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    The Beer Thread

    After a workout or day on the mountain biking/skiing I always have a shower beer. My version of "heat and ice." My wife thinks I'm crazy but I don't see how it is much different than her enjoying a glass of wine when she takes a bubble-bath.
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    2013 NFL Playoffs

    I know with cable in my area, it's tied to a monthly sports package. $7.99 a month but includes stuff like MLB network, some college stuff and whatever the hell they are calling Fox Sports these days. I have DTV so it is part of my Sunday Ticket package.
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    2013 NFL Playoffs

    So looks like for better or for worse the Niners are sticking with Akers for the Superbowl. I'm normally not a fan of PFT but I have to admit I chuckled at that line.
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    Adventures with Corndog: Corndog's Fish Store

    I don't know what it is about electricians and/or contractors, but every single one of them is like that. They don't have "deadlines" they have "rough time-tables adjusted for personal convenience." I myself try to only pay for materials and withhold all other payments until the job is done...
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    Adventures with Corndog: Corndog's Fish Store

    Landlords are all degrees of evil. Not much getting away from that. Something like a broken window like that can be a grey area on who is responsible for it depending on how it broke. If I were the landlord I wouldn't just be rolling over and accepting that it was my responsibility to fix it.
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    Smartphones

    Yeah, no reason to leave LTE on if you are also on Wi-Fi.
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    Notre Dame Manti Te'o dead girlfriend a hoax

    And now we have the new internet craze...
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    Gun control

    Confiscation will never ever be feasible.
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    MLB 2013 season

    That chart implies that it is easy to root for the Mariners...
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    Refinance Thread

    I know they are big and evil and what not, but I had a pretty good experience with BoA. Out of like 5 banks they gave me the best rate and were the only ones who could look past the fact that my wife didn't have 2 years of history with her current employer. She had just gotten her RN and...
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    2013 NFL Playoffs

    I'm sure Vegas is just totally ignoring what has happened in the past match-ups between these two teams and they are obviously ignoring what the betters are doing based on your 10 friends and are instead just arbitrarily setting the line based on national media hype.
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    Gun control

    Your kid is much more statistically likely to be the victim of a shitty education than they are a mass shooter. I'll take the additional teacher and then allow them to conceal carry as the best use of resources mixed with an added layer of protection for my kids.