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Hello all, I recently finished a build for my dad, but the problem is that it just won't sleep. With both 7 and XP, I can click on "sleep", and the monitor sleeps, but the computer still runs at full capacity, or so it appears. I cannot wake it up from this mode. When I set it to hibernate, the...

Hey all, I have this '96 Mercury Sable, which has a thing about being the roundest car possible. Everything is round. This includes the stereo system thing, the one where you put the cassette in and has the radio. (Be forewarned, I know nothing about cars.) I mention this because it means that...

Hey all, I received an Acer Aspire One netbook as a gift from Costco, and I've read mixed reviews about it. I would love to try one myself, but I'm hesitant to open it. Does anyone know if I can use the "return within 90 days" policy if it's an open electronic, or is it only for sealed items...

It's that time again. I'm bored of my metal music. Kalmah, Amon Amarth, Dimmu Borgir, Empyrean Eclipse, Sabaton, whatever else I have. All boring. I've been looking for some really hard/heavy bands, ones that will make me want to blow shit up in my room. I guess some good thrash is what I'm...

Hey all, I'm going to make an attempt at building a jukebox this winter break, and I figured that Black Friday will probably the best time I can get deals on LCD touchscreen monitors. I've been scouring eBay but all they have are $250+ and some point-of-sale touchscreen kits, which aren't the...

I've been getting into industrial music lately. Fuck off Nine Inch Nails, I'm talking about the real industrial. Skinny Puppy, Einsturzende Neubauten, Throbbing Gristle. I recently discovered Cat Rapes Dog, who are half industrial half synthpop. They're kind of hard to find, but if you can get...

Hey all, I'm looking to make a jukebox type thing for my family over winter break, basically consisting of a PC inside of a wooden case with a touchscreen LCD. I think it should be pretty simple: make a cabinet-type thing which is pointless except for raising the thing up, make a shelf-area...

Hey all, I have these three cacti in my bathroom that I bought over the summer, simply because I like cacti. I've noticed that some of the needles on my big round one have been turning a darker brown, and my long green one with a big orange bulb on top has had the bulb turn more of a reddish...

Hey all, Just under a year ago I posted a thread about colleges because I was freaking out for my top choice of Duke U, and now I've decided to bite the bullet and go all-out for Early Decision at Duke. Naturally, I want as many eyes to view my essays as possible, so why not have the internet...

I've been getting into thrash metal again by Coffins and The Haunted, and really feel like going to a concert. Are there any fucking badass bands around who are touring some thrash? Or if not... i want new muzaik Any good thrash metal bands?

The time has come... To awaken him... I go - uhh, damn, too musch Dethklok. The time has come for me to think about a new MP3 player. I've been a faithful Cowon consumer with the X5L, after which I purchased me current U3 as a 'short term' player. Good thing it's short term 'cause 4GB just...

Hey all, My MP3 player is a piece of shit, so I need to fix it. The stereo jack wires came loose or something, and I'd just love to get in and solder it. But the screws are sooo fucking tiny, and even worse, they're stripped. I tried removing them with a screwdriver which got them about half...

To start the thread, I'll put my story. My friend John and I had been looking around for girls to pick up since about the end of shcool (mid-June). Driving around, hitting all the coffee houses, checking out small-venue concerts, going to underage clubs, and anything else a minor can do to pick...

I got this godly album set, Arabica, and it's just.... amazing. On repeat for the past 4 days, 24 hours a day, and it's simply stunning. (If you're on What or Waffles I recommend you pick it up from there.) Anyone know of some other Arabic/Middle-Eastern artists or compilation CDs, especially...

I'm required to read Mythology by Edith Hamilton for school, and despite the somewhat dry way its written, I'm enjoying it. It's reminding me of all of the awesome ancient beliefs there were. So, which one is the best/most badass? I guess Ancient Egyptian, Norse, Greek/Roman, North American...

omg the world is going to end on that day!111!!!11 December 21, 2012 is EXACTLY 100 YEARS AWAY FROM DECEMBER 21, 1912! If we take away 23 years, which are CONSECUTIVE FUCKING NUMBERS, we will have the year that Adolf Hitler was born! And he killed shit and did things which were BAD! WHOLEY...

Hey all, I'm wanting to start a radio stream for some personal uses. Only problem is that I suck ass at anything related to networking. I tried setting up IceCast2, but the guide I used explained only how to stream OGG, and I could only listen to it locally for some reason. It was heavily...

I'm looking for some new headphones which are "street headphones", the ones which are normally placed around the ear but are not sound-canceling. I'm tired of earbuds and their relatively low quality and losing the padding and whatnot. What are some good street headphones which I could pick up...

Hey all, I've been getting more into the metal scene as of late. Nile, Deicide, Dimmu Borgir, Vital Remains, even some heavy grind shit like The Berzerker. My two favorite bands have become Ensiferum and Nile, and I think this is because they have more melodic influences, and have songs which...

I need more music. So much to be heard, and in such little time. Recently I've been looking for a new sound, but nothing has really hit the sweet spot. There's this certain sitar-esque noise in several songs that I know of, but nothing throughout the entire song. I'm not looking for actual...