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I just did a four year rateclimber on a chunk of cash I had sitting around because I wanted to keep it zero risk. 1st year @ 5.125%, 2nd @ 5.525%, 3rd @ 5.925% and 4th at 6.255%. Not bad for zero risk and I can withdraw without penalty any amount I want the entire week of the anniversary date. All depends on how big of a risk you are willing to take, how much you are going to invest and how big of a return you are looking for. Sean should have some good tips here. I have some fairly risky investments but the return will be worth it so long as they work out - but I'm also ten years older and won't be in trouble if it bombs ... now I don't know about a young guy like yourself doing something like that when you are guaranteed nearly $100K+ a year when you graduate ... Indeed, no risk no gain. Steve's solution is probably one of the safest.

The manufacturers are having a harder time with laptops though as the proximity of you to the pc is greatly different than a desktop. I will add that my hdd is pretty much the loudest thing in my desktop and I have a quiet one. The hdd in my dvr is obnoxious, but I like things quiet. Dish Network? If so, I have the same gripe. I can hear that bitch humming in any room of the house. Motorola digital cable box, Mediacom here but many use their boxes. Probably the same drive.

Ann Arbor is nice, late is sort of a way of life there.

I hate conference calls, been on one for a fucking hour.

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Ya, umm, me too.

The manufacturers are having a harder time with laptops though as the proximity of you to the pc is greatly different than a desktop. I will add that my hdd is pretty much the loudest thing in my desktop and I have a quiet one. The hdd in my dvr is obnoxious, but I like things quiet.

The speed is definitely for acoustic reasons, but my comment on ramping up to 7200 is only for desktop drives. I wasn't thinking about laptops when I posted this am.

sometimes? I hate them all the time

Happy Birthday!

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You should only need one mid and one tweet on each side, even to keep up with a pair of midbasses.

Any way you could get a 7200rpm HDD instead of the 5400? The 5400 rpm drives are usually 7200rpm drives turned down to reduce noise, many of them burst to 7200 when accessing data. Not sure on that one since I didn't look at it.

Sent an unknowing email to Costco stating I hit the order button twice and only wanted one, let's see how they respond. considering they were out of stock only moments before I ordered.

Holy shit am I pissed, in my shopping cart and then gone.

Fuck me, they are out of stock after I decide to do it. 2 hours. FUCK!!

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20 pages left, jesus

On page 80 of 109, 29 to go and I hit buy. Stupid AVS forum

getting closer to hitting the "buy" button.

Anyone have any beef with Toshiba tv's?

I saw 3.46 today here

And the w brought me home a 35oz porterhouse for dinner. It was teh Yum!

Pre-heating it for the first time right now, nothing to cook yet but that will change when the w brings me home some meat.

My grill works