Random Question Thread.

**jmc** · 2012-01-10 17:08

Originally Posted by Blarg

I'm having internet troubles (very high ping/latency ~1000ms and a off and on very slow dl speeds) both wired/wireless. Does having the internet provider come out to test the lines (or whatever they do) cost money or do they do that for free? I'm with Shaw (canada) if that matters.

Most companies will charge you for the tech visit. Best just to call and ask your ISP

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**Boyiee** · 2012-01-11 11:19

Need suit opinion.

Fire dept dinner saturday, wanted a new suit. Menswarehouse wanted like 450 for this black/charcoal suit. I didn't want to spend that much so I went to macy's and grabbed an olive one for $310. Also had to grab a new shirt and tie, came out to around $400 total anyway. Today I'm thinking I'll need to grab brown shoes and belt to match the olive, so I'm like great its gonna cost me 450 anyway. So now I'm thinking of saying fuck it and returning the Olive suit to macys and picking up the nicer, 450$ suit. The shirt and tie I bought I can keep as they'd match both suits. I have black shoes and belt already, although I still am tempted to buy new shoes off of amazon anyway for the hell of it.

This is the olive suit, its a little greener than the picture really shows but it still looks like a gray or a brown even up close: http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/l...xx.esn_results

This is as close to the black/charcoal one as I could find. Its not exactly it, but the brand is right and price is close: http://www.menswearhouse.com/webapp/...1_?cm_vc=10663

So, keep or return the Olive suit for the more expensive black/charcoal one? The Olive one makes me want to buy a brown belt/shoes for another ~$65. I don't need new shoes for the black one but am still tempted.

**Silenka** · 2012-01-11 11:37

Rock that olive suit like a pro. (Really, to me, it looks better, and it'll be more unusual so you won't look like every other guy there).

**Boyiee** · 2012-01-11 11:42

Brown shoes and belt it is then.

**Kenshiin** · 2012-01-11 12:16

I have an old collection of digital music dating all the way back to '99. I would love to get it updated with correct ID tags so when I play it through my phone all the info is there. Can anyone recommend me a good editor to help?

**Kais** · 2012-01-11 12:23

http://www.mp3tag.de/en/

**Taera** · 2012-01-12 17:28

I'm trying to remember the name of a song I heard a long time ago. In the music video (pop punk genre) it was a band working at a fast food burger joint, all the people there kept having thought and speech bubbles pop up around them, and for like one quick scene, there was a guy dressed like Waldo. It's driving me nuts, please someone help me find it. Thanks!

**JigglyJam** · 2012-01-13 08:09

How feasible would it be for me to get a dog? I work weekdays and will be gone from 8:30a - 6:30p. Is that too big of a gap?

**Silenka** · 2012-01-13 08:43

Generally yeah. Dogs need to pee and stuff. At least once every 4-5 hours in my experience. Unless you want to set up some kind of dog toilet in your house, but then that only gives your dog like 5 hours with you a night assuming you go to bed around midnight. It's difficult to walk dogs at night (especially when it's cold/you're tired from the day's work), and they need exercise sometimes.

**Qeomash** · 2012-01-13 22:54

Tech/car question. Which is more accurate--my speedometer on my car or the speedometer on my GPS?

**miokomioko** · 2012-01-13 23:08

Car: The most accurate, assuming you have the "recommended" size tires on your car as that is what it is calibrated to.
GPS: Usually not very accurate unless you're going the exact same speed for a looooooong time (cruise control) as it generally calculates an average speed based on the distance it thinks you traveled between two location updates (also depends on how often it updates).

**Boyiee** · 2012-01-16 15:14

Mission impossible or Sherlock homes.

QUICK! One is in 15 minutes and one 30 and I'm next door eating with a chick who doesn't care and I actually want to watch the movie

**Moss** · 2012-01-16 15:18

haven't seen either but I have heard much better abour MI

**Acturus** · 2012-01-16 15:19

Originally Posted by Boyiee

Mission impossible or Sherlock homes.

QUICK! One is in 15 minutes and one 30 and I'm next door eating with a chick who doesn't care and I actually want to watch the movie

Sherlock Holmes, because fuck Tom Cruise.

**Boyiee** · 2012-01-16 15:28

Due to the split response and not finishing lunch before 330, just going home to torrent something.

Any suggestions for that?

**Kiehl** · 2012-01-16 15:34

The Double with Richard Gear and Eric Foreman.

**Jefe** · 2012-01-16 15:58

MI: Ghost Protocol hands down.

**Moss** · 2012-01-16 16:17

Originally Posted by Boyiee

Due to the split response and not finishing lunch before 330, just going home to torrent something.

Any suggestions for that?

My reasoning was much better, should have listened to me

Originally Posted by Jefe

MI: Ghost Protocol hands down.

see

**Kerberoz** · 2012-01-16 22:23

Fuck giving money to Scientology. You're a bad person if you pay for MI.

**Eaglestrike** · 2012-01-16 23:26

So finances question:

I have $2747 left on my student loans. It's like 3 loans together and 0.5-1% interest on them each. My minimum payment is $49.98 a month. I'm ahead on my payments to where I don't have a due payment until the end of April now. What should I be doing with it?

1) Pay $50 a month anyway, or maybe $100 a month to pay it off quicker. In the interest of building credit. (I already have a no interest CC I'm making monthly payments on to build credit)
2) Just use auto-debit to pay the $49.98 whenever it is due, paying it off as slowly as possible so I have my money to do other things (currently it's in a savings account, but just a general one, no high interest)
3) Throw all my money into it, and pay it off in like...a week. This leaves me with no spare money until I get some more paychecks, but the loan is paid off for good!

I am looking to get my own place, but I cannot do that for a year and a half because of needing 2 years of employment history / tax history. Though I'll be renting a place out in a few months with a friend, it won't be getting a big loan from the bank. Which option is best for my credit / finances?

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