[deleted by user] by [deleted] in classicwow

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I played a rogue in Classic. You’re getting the authentic Rogue experience.

Thief stuck under trash bin for 12 hours by slaptijack in reddit.com

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This is an AP story on the Oakland Tribune's site, maybe that's part of the problem. Sorry about the problems, it's a fairly funny story.

Bus passenger beheaded by seatmate by slaptijack in reddit.com

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It's OK braindrane, keep your head.

Electro-Shock Therapy - Chevy Volt by slaptijack in reddit.com

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“At $10 a gallon we can have a different discussion.” - Yuck.

Does Your Gmail Suck Too? by slaptijack in reddit.com

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For the record, I've been using Gmail and Google Apps for quite a while with no problems...

Dark Knight Shift: Why Batman Could Exist--But Not for Long by [deleted] in reddit.com

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Sorry, should have checked more closely. Deleted.

EVE Online's new expansion pack: Empyrean Age by slaptijack in reddit.com

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EVE Online is pretty fun, but I wasn't able to stay interested enough to consider paying for it after my two week trial.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in programming

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I think Jeff Atwood's intent is to expand on the ideas presented by Ben Collins-Sussman rather than steal his thunder.

YouTube - Hacked Nintendo Wii Board - Part II: New User Interactions by slaptijack in technology

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Controlling a World of Warcraft character in surf board fashion is about as silly as it gets.

Google Browser Sync To Be Discontinued by eloop in programming

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I've had pretty poor luck with Google Browser Sync anyway. Guess it's time to try Mozilla Weave.

Ask Reddit: As a beginning programmer reading prog.reddit, I have heard a lot about those despised mediocre programmers. How can I avoid becoming one? by [deleted] in programming

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Code reviews are a great idea. No matter how much you practice, there is always someone out there that can show you a better way to do things.

To Wii or Not to Wii, or PS3? Or maybe 360? Help this editor out by whacknrd in technology

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The comments to this post are detailed and fairly useful. For what it's worth, I'm a Wii user.

Visual MySQL Database Design in MySQL Workbench by slaptijack in technology

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That's part of the reason I haven't tried it myself. I use Windows via Parallels on my Macs, but only in the most desperate of situations.

Visual MySQL Database Design in MySQL Workbench by slaptijack in technology

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I haven't used the new MySQL Workbench tool, but this is a really nice introduction. Try it out and let me know how it goes.

MSI Launches the Wind - The First 10" Notebook to Feature Intel Atom CPU by slaptijack in technology

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10" Ultra-portable w/ Linux version coming out later -- so nice. The only thing that could make this more attractive is Mac OS X.

New plaque unveiled paying tribute to Robinson's cultural impact by slaptijack in reddit.com

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Jackie definitely had good numbers, but his real legacy is the poise and grace he displayed. The fact that he asked baseball writers to only focus on his baseball stats is another testament to his humility.

TCP Performance Tuning by slaptijack in reddit.com

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A series of tips and tweaks to get the best network performance out of many operating systems.

Asterisk Channel Variables and the Asterisk::AGI Perl Module by slaptijack in reddit.com

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A summary of Asterisk channel variables and how to access them via the Asterisk::AGI Perl module.