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                <title>Geek News</title>
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<author>JRogers@TWNCommunications.Net (b0b)</author>      <pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2021 16:18:46 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>I&#39;m still rocking Firefox like it&#39;s 1999. &#160;I occasionally have to use Chrome at work and it&#39;s... fine. &#160;But Firefox FTW.</description>
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                <title>Sony Online pwns Penny Arcade</title>
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<author>JRogers@TWNCommunications.Net (b0b)</author>      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2006 20:49:19 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>I&#39;m glad you saw that, Wes. &#160;The one time I skip over the news, something awesome happens. &#160;Go figure!&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62; &#60;b&#62;Quote:&#60;/b&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;div&#62;A few people have made the comment to me that it was nice of SOE to send us one donut for every subscriber they have. The other funny remark I heard was that this is the best product SOE has ever shipped. &#60;/div&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;So true!&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;-b0b&#60;br /&#62;(...is cracking up!)</description>
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                <title>TSO</title>
                <link>https://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Forum/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1165785042</link>
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<author>rodney@rledesign.com (Vendex)</author>      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:10:45 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>We need to go again next year. This concert was awesome.</description>
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                <title>Shameless plug time</title>
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                <category>The Geek Crew/The Mother Board</category>
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<author>JRogers@TWNCommunications.Net (b0b)</author>      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2006 23:04:08 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>The opening piece is very nice, and most certainly &#60;i&#62;you&#60;/i&#62;.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;-b0b&#60;br /&#62;(...rock on!)</description>
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                <title>Merry Christmas!</title>
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                <category>The Geek Crew/The Mother Board</category>
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           <author> (The_Fat_Man)</author>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:20:38 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Hope everyone got what they wanted =p&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Except for Spanky, he doesn&#39;t deserve shit!</description>
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                <title>New Geek Crew Photo Album</title>
                <link>https://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Forum/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1184091243</link>
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<author>JRogers@TWNCommunications.Net (b0b)</author>      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:14:02 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Here&#39;s my latest work in progress. &#160;I&#39;m still working on the format, but I want to upload the rest of the pictures first. &#160;I&#39;ve only got five LAN&#39;s so far, but I&#39;ll get the rest of my collection up soon!&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.twncommunications.net/Album/&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&#62;http://www.twncommunications.net/Album/&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;I need more pictures, though! &#160;Please send me your LAN photos, no matter how few or how many! &#160;I&#39;ll get them resized properly and uploaded! &#160;There were a lot of LAN&#39;s I couldn&#39;t attend (or was simply too lazy to attend) and I know you guys have more pictures of the LAN&#39;s I did attend. &#160;Send &#39;em to me via e-mail or attach them to this post and I&#39;ll get them hosted!&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;-b0b&#60;br /&#62;(...knew he&#39;d get around to it sooner or later.)</description>
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                <title>Test</title>
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<author>digital_anim8tor@yahoo.com (MediaMaster)</author>      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2005 23:18:17 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>testy McTest&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Link &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.google.com&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&#62;www.google.com&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Image &#60;a href=&#34;http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/5725/gun27ur.jpg&#34; rel=&#34;gb_image[nice_pics]&#34; title=&#34;gun27ur.jpg&#34;&#62;&#60;img src=&#34;http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/5725/gun27ur.jpg&#34; id=&#34;post_img_resize&#34; alt=&#34;gun27ur.jpg&#34; title=&#34;gun27ur.jpg&#34; /&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;span&#62;YAr!!!&#60;/span&#62;&#60;!--color--&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62; &#60;img rel=&#34;&#38;#58;&#38;#45;X&#34; src=&#34;https://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Forum/public_html/yabbfiles//Templates/Forum/default/lipsrsealed.gif&#34; alt=&#34;Lips Sealed&#34; title=&#34;Lips Sealed&#34; /&#62; &#160; &#60;img rel=&#34;&#38;#58;o&#34; src=&#34;https://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Forum/public_html/yabbfiles//Templates/Forum/default/shocked.gif&#34; alt=&#34;Shocked&#34; title=&#34;Shocked&#34; /&#62; &#60;span&#62; Ballsack&#60;/span&#62;&#60;!--font--&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;~BRiney&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;(...plays)</description>
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                <title>My Hard Drive is Bigger Than Briney&#39;s</title>
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                <category>The Geek Crew/The Mother Board</category>
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<author>digital_anim8tor@yahoo.com (MediaMaster)</author>      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:57:30 GMT</pubDate>
       <description> &#60;img rel=&#34;&#38;#58;o&#34; src=&#34;https://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Forum/public_html/yabbfiles//Templates/Forum/default/shocked.gif&#34; alt=&#34;Shocked&#34; title=&#34;Shocked&#34; /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;yea you win! lol. give me a year or three, then we will talk again ! </description>
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                <title>The Fat Man Cometh...</title>
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<author>JRogers@TWNCommunications.Net (b0b)</author>      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Jul 2006 18:35:45 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>I&#39;m not working many hours these days, so I&#39;m home right now. &#160;Come on over if you want. &#160;Building 409, apartment #12.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;-b0b&#60;br /&#62;(...will give you the tour.)</description>
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                <title>File Server Upgrade</title>
                <link>https://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Forum/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1368304214</link>
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<author>JRogers@TWNCommunications.Net (b0b)</author>      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:35:37 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>This, I suppose, is the real reason for the storage expansion:&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;div&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Other/DataConsumption2.jpg&#34; rel=&#34;gb_image[nice_pics]&#34; title=&#34;DataConsumption2.jpg&#34;&#62;&#60;img src=&#34;http://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Other/DataConsumption2.jpg&#34; id=&#34;post_img_resize&#34; alt=&#34;DataConsumption2.jpg&#34; title=&#34;DataConsumption2.jpg&#34; /&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/div&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;1TB downloaded over VPN in the last 30 days.  ;p&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;-b0b&#60;br /&#62;(...thinks that might be a new personal record.)</description>
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                <title>OMG, Talking Ads!</title>
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           <author> (Cait)</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:59:11 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>...pop ups are disgusting. &#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;i hate the ads on webpages that when your mouse scrolls over it---they start talking/screaming/singing and so on....&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;it was really late at night once and my roommate was sleeping until I rolled over a Final Destination 3 ad which SHRIEKED. &#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;oops.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; cait</description>
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                <title>In 1952 a Star Was Born!</title>
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<author>JRogers@TWNCommunications.Net (b0b)</author>      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:07:10 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Who the heck is Ben Browder?&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;-b0b&#60;br /&#62;(...would Google it, but he&#39;s lazy.)</description>
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                <title>Miers Withdraws</title>
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<author>agentx216@yahoo.com (X)</author>      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2005 03:26:40 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Well I can tell you one thing. &#160;A President will never &#160;NEVER NERVER! nominate someone who is not going to be confirmed. &#160;And I do mean never. &#160;While it&#39;s obvious she was just a place holder...I do not know what reason it was for. &#160;I think we will know the truth when Bush writes his memiors. &#160;Bob you&#39;re choice is fair, logical, and completely ok. &#160;That&#39;s why she&#39;s not going to get it. &#160;Bush wants someone who will agree with stuff like Eminent Domain and Patriot Act. &#160;Your nomination would not be into that. &#160;She is a smart lady. &#160;So I think she needs to be in a state Supreme Court where they decide whether or not to follow what&#39;s passed down from the fed&#39;s SC. &#160;I really wish I had a theory on this one. &#160;Look at her and look at the controversy and what&#39;s she said in the past that has come out. &#160;Bush and his admin staff knew about these. &#160;It takes a minimum of 4 months to &#34;vet&#34; someone for nomination. &#160;Any questions?&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;X&#60;br /&#62;(Thinks everyone who voted for Eminent Domain should be shot or given to China)</description>
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                <title>PC Build Thread</title>
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<author>agentx216@yahoo.com (X)</author>      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 07:19:33 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Alright gents, I don&#39;t know if you&#39;d be willing to help but I&#39;m looking to purchase a video camcorder along with a new computer build. &#160;If you&#39;d like, I would appreciate any advice you have.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;I&#39;m looking at two main cameras:&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;1)Sony HDR-XR500V &#60;br /&#62;2)Canon VIXIA HF S100 &#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;I am currently leaning to the Canon more. &#160;I&#39;ve also looked at the following:&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;- Canon VIXIA HF20 - has internal memory&#60;br /&#62;- Canon VIXIA HF200 - like HF20 but no internal memory&#60;br /&#62;- Canon VIXIA HG21&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;I definately want one that&#39;s in HD. &#160;I&#39;m also looking for one that performs well in low-light since I want to do some outdoor shots, but I also want a professional look to my video.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Are there cameras you guys use that fit this or blow you out of the water?&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;I&#39;m looking at shooting some urban exploring/hacking vids and I really would love to get back out to Purgatory for a documentary film (anyone up for the trip?).&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Another thing that makes me think Canon is their support with other add-ons (lenses, mics, lights, etc.).&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;I appreciate your help and let me know what you think!&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;X</description>
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                <title>A Perfectly Good Plane...</title>
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<author>agentx216@yahoo.com (X)</author>      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Sep 2013 13:18:06 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Did they tell you how to get the twist out of the line?&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;What did it feel like just coasting to earth?&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;X</description>
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                <title>Home Buying</title>
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           <author> (Stick)</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:38:06 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>One mistake I made is, the realtor will ask you if you want to report your home purchase price to the MLS which makes it public record. They will say it helps other realtors and wont effect you much. If you purchase a home at a steal of a price and you make that price public, it will reduce the values of homes in the area making the entire neighborhood&#39;s home prices drop. You don&#39;t want that, it may create upset neighbors and if you want to sell your home later you won&#39;t get a good price.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Arguably, the most costly home maintenance is the roof($15,000), furnace($15,000), siding($15,000), and windows(?). If the home you buy has those up to date, there&#39;s not much you&#39;ll have to worry about anytime soon.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Natural gas is cheaper than propane, city sewage and water are desired over having a well and septic for the most part because of being maintenance free. In reality the maintenance costs are distributed. Most of all, make sure the home has internet service!&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;In the first few months, plan on spending about $2,000 minimum in updates even if the house is move-in-ready. Especially if there is a significant other in your life.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;If you&#39;ve used zillow, you probably already know but use the map feature and zoom in to see estimated home values near the one you are looking at. That will give you a good idea of the appraisal of the home. You can also enable the sold option to see real sale values. I purchased my home at the same price it was sold at in 1998.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Interest rates are better than they were when I bought in April. I got 3.25% for a 15 year mortgage. They are slightly lower than that now I believe.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;If the seller is jerking you around tell your realtor to mention that you have a lawyer. &#34;My lawyer advised me not to agree to x y or z...&#34; They will straighten up pretty quickly.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Another good tool I always used when scouring the internet for a house was bing maps birds eye view. Several homes that had great prices, I could see was a shooting range right behind the house or a rail road or some other feature making it very undesirable. This tool by far reduced time wasted looking at homes that I wouldn&#39;t want.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Lastly, this is only my opinion and I hope it doesn&#39;t offend anyone but steer clear of Allen Edwin homes.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Good luck!&#60;br /&#62;</description>
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                <title>Check this out...Fruit Computers</title>
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<author>JRogers@TWNCommunications.Net (b0b)</author>      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:10:33 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Now &#60;i&#62;that &#60;/i&#62;is some funny stuff!&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;-b0b&#60;br /&#62;(...rofflicizes.)</description>
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                <title>Favorite Firefox extensions?</title>
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<author>agentx216@yahoo.com (X)</author>      <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2006 08:37:50 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Adblock no doubt...also the weather one is pretty sweet.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;X</description>
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                <title>The Official Christmas Loot Thread</title>
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<author>JRogers@TWNCommunications.Net (b0b)</author>      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Just wondering what you guys got (and gave) for Christmas?&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;I snagged a copy of Call of Duty 4, a Chinese NES/SNES combo system, a schpanky pocket watch, and some other assorted goodies. &#160;Meredith also hooked me up with one of the worst games ever, Bible Adventures for the NES. &#160;How cool is that?&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Call of Duty 4 is easily one of the best tactical FPS&#39;s I&#39;ve ever played, and that&#39;s saying something. &#160;For the love of peat moss, &#60;b&#62;buy this game!&#60;/b&#62; &#160;You won&#39;t regret it!&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;As I mentioned in an earlier thread, I got an XBox 360 Elite for Meredith along with Katamari and DDR. &#160;I&#39;m almost as excited about it as she is. &#160;I&#39;m going to play around with the Media Center Extender this evening, so hopefully we&#39;ll be able to watch movies, TV shows, videos and anime from the Bobulator on our TV. &#160;Of course, I&#39;m also looking forward to Dead Rising and Mass Effect...&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;-b0b&#60;br /&#62;(...celebrates commercialism!)</description>
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