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When we moved into our current house, we wired every room with ethernet, and use wireless for the laptops/ipads/phones. We use TimeWarner for internet, and immediate replaced the craptastic modem they give out (that allows almost NO administrative configuration at all) with a much more capable 3rd party unit along with a 16-port switch.
I recently moved the home theater NAS, database, and web server boxes into a 3rd (unused) bedroom so it would stay cooler and quieter in our office.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Time Warner just upgraded my internet (for free!!!) and gave us a new modem which is excellent (surprisingly for TWC). We also have wired and wireless which works very well.
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Replacing something is not the usual problem...
The problem is to get the new part working fine 
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Well, yesterday we finally took down our Christmas Tree. It is normal for us to keep it going until late January but this year was an exception.
However, to ensure there is no change of mind I have just incinerated the b'tard and all her pesky needles. 
veni bibi saltavi
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You must take it down earlier or "bad luck will befall your house"... maybe.
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Display Name Taken wrote: bad luck will befall your house
... after 14 years married to me, I think she's decided to accept the risk! 
veni bibi saltavi
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Curiously, Nagy isn't as late as you might think. Christmastide is actually over at Candlemass (Feb 2nd), though the period between twelfth night (Epiphany day) and Candlemass is called Epiphany Season.
Or at least this is partly true - I found this[^] which seems it is confused, at least to the left-footers.
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Na, we just leave the bugger up because there's naff all else to cheer up January. Even the fatties have stopped going to the gym and that's the only good part of early January.
veni bibi saltavi
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For most people it should be over at Candlemas[^], and it's very utterly definitely over at Candlemass[^]
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It's over when there are no more needles on the tree!
veni bibi saltavi
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So it depends on what species Christmas Tree you've chosen.
With a Norway spruce[^] it's basically over at New years.
But if you choose a Nordmann fir[^] you'd better give it a good shake around midsummer.
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Is that a laden Norway Spruce?
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Laden Norway Spruces are non-migratory, so I don't see how that is relevant.
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As was Metaldays two years ago. Last concert - Candlemass, a perfect ending to a very interesting week.
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I still found it a very enjoyable.
Must have been the combination of the atmosphere and just the right amount of beer.
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Being that old I'd say it probably went up pretty easy.
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0
My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me.
I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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A 3 meter tree reduced to a spade of cinders in half an hour. Gave up like a French Soldier!
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A 3 METER HIGH TREE?
I beg your pardon Sir, but are you living in Buckingham palace?
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: A 3 meter tree...
A Fuel Guage, Tachometer and Speedo?
Or did you mean a 3 metre high tree?
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: Well, yesterday we finally took down our Christmas Tree. It is normal for us to keep it going until late January but this year was an exception.
Naw... last year, our tree was in a separate room that we normally don't spend a lot of time in.... we finally took it down in July. We were quite impressed how resilient the plastic needles were  .
Mike
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...as it's "go live" day for my new Fibre To The Cabinet connection.
Presumably, when it does "go live" my existing modem won't be able to cope and I'll be netless. :bwaaa:
And the engineer will be here to replace my filtered master socket plate with...a filtered master socket plate. And plug in the modem. Sometime between 13:00 and 18:00, for "three hours" 
Still, it should be worth it...but if I suddenly stop talking to you in mid conversation, I'm probably not being rude: just probably not connected any more.
Getting strangely excited about this, and not entirely sure why...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I've signed up to have my phone and internet transferred from two thieving b'tard companies to only one thieving b'tard company.
I was with the remnants of the GPO for the phone put as we never really use it, it has become a waste of money.
The interwebs was through Thieving Aussie Incorporated, but as they charge extra to NOT use their phone or stupidity generators I wanted out.
We will switch over to definitely not Paris at the end of the month for a gnat's tadger more than I was paying to both of the other gets. A saving of around 40% and all the free beards you can eat.
veni bibi saltavi
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I'm staying with the same supplier - ChatChat - but upgrading from ADSL to ADSL Turbo Nutter Sunshine Via Fibre.
Interestingly, my neighbours are both with A Large UK Telecommunications Company (that still thinks it's the only one) and they via "stock" ADSL get 1/4 of the connection speed I do despite being the same distance from the exchange and using the same cables. Perhaps there is truth in the rumour that Certain Companies are "slugging" their "standard broadband" customers in order to push them to the more profitable fibre?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I will be doubling speed over the same cables.
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