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    Which motorcycle?

    I'm thinking it's time for me to buy a new motorcycle. I have been riding for almost 2 years now and my starter bike, a 1996 Suzuki Bandit 600, is starting to get a little boring (and needing to choke it to get it started is annoying). I like the "naked bike" look and have it narrowed down to 3...
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    Scavenger Hunt!!!

    Time for a scavenger hunt. Here's how it works. I start with something to take a picture of. You find said thing, take a picture of it and then post it here. When it is approved that it is not a picture that was found somewhere and is in fact the item requested you post what you want the next...
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    24 hours of lemons new england

    is anybody going to the 24 hours of lemons this weekend at the lovely stafford motor speedway? http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/ne2010.aspx a friend of mine from work's boyfriend has team racing so i think i'm going to stop by to witness the craziness
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    Job if money wasn't an issue?

    Let's say you had to work but your salary wasn't an issue. What would you do? Also it has to be a real and practial job that you are actual capable of doing. Professional TV watcher, sleeper, video game player, athlete, etc..., aren't really options.
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    Jeep Wrangler Rubicon

    so in my never ending automotive ADD last weekend i traded in my 3 for a 2010 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. so far it's fun to drive even though it's been all on road. it rides rough, gets bad gas mileage, and isn't in any way convenient, but it's still fun :) once i'm comfortable that any potential...
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    which skis to buy

    as the season starts to wrap up on the east coast ski shops begin to put stuff on sale and it's time for me to finally get some new skis. i haven't researched skis for a long time so i'm looking for some recommendations. i ski pretty much everything that the east coast has to offer. lately...
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    Twitter - use it or no?

    Twitter makes the news all the time and is talked about a lot. Do you actually use it?
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    Anyone in Hanover bored?

    anyone want to go check this car out? http://dealers.aultec.com/v/?object=show&AutoId=18036324&Type=U&sort=PhotoTagId%20Desc&maxrows=20&DealerId=6270
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    3 grille decode?

    i've noticed several different grilles on different 3's. some are colored, some black honeycomb, some have chrome, some have the colors straight, some have the colors slanted, some have a lot of color bars, some just a few, etc... is there a decode table out there that shows the different grill...
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    Pontiac G8 GT - my thoughts

    with deals to be had on pontiacs, wanting a commodore or falcon since i visited australia 5 years ago and talking about it since it was announced years ago, all of the positive reviews the G8 has received, hopes of a manual version vanishing with pontiac, and not being super thrilled with the 3...
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    NY and NJ: you officially suck at driving

    i've been saying it for years after having to share the road with these maniacs and again have statistical backing - NY and NJ are the worst drivers in the nation. probable answers to what is noted as commonly missed questions from NY/NJ drivers based on my observations: what is the...
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    allow users to tag posts with keywords to aid in search

    to aid with the much bitched about searching allow users to add keywords to posts to characterize the content. then use these tags to add a weighting factor to the search results instead of the stick the search term in a where clause and sorty by date that it seems like it returns now. many blog...
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    AIG bonuses - thoughts?

    what are everyone's thoughts? should they be taken away? should they be allowed to keep them?
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    first time home buyer - condo vs home

    make a case for whichever you prefer/went with. go!
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    happy birthday monkey

    happy birthday taylor
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    how does somebody get this job?

    http://i.gizmodo.com/5161343/inside-the-mind-of-microsofts-chief-futurist how does somebody go about getting that job? that's a serious question. not like "oh sweet dude i wish i was that guy." like really what is the career path to get to that point? in corporate america to get recognized...
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    speeding ticket insurance

    http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/27/auto-insurance-now-available-for-speeding-tickets-kind-of/ for those of you who are chronic speeders now there's a better way to pay for it. sure it's still going to make your regular insurance rates go up but at least it could cost you less
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    commercial construction question

    outside of my window at work there's a construction site. every day there are people there. as best i can tell all they've done is move dirt around from pile to pile. the lady who sits next to me said they've been doing that on and off for 2 years now (the project had some funding and approval...
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    speech to text software experience?

    has anyone used any good speech to text software that does not need to be "trained"? the area i'm in now deals with call center operations and something we would like to do is to solicit feedback from callers. as you can imagine that is potentially a lot of feedback. my thought is that if there...
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    best congress hearing ever

    http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/financialsvcs_dem/hr020409.shtml if that doesn't work the one from 2/4 here http://financialservices.house.gov/hearings_all.shtml. it's a hearing with SEC officials going before congress about the madoff stuff. they're basically asking "why didn't you...
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