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Gravity Pike posted:This is literally why humans developed a sense of smell - to tell us whether something was food or not. I don't mean to be a pedant, but smell is also very important for communication in animals, humans included.
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Noni posted:it's normal to have a chest X-ray if you were negative on the first test, positive on the second. In Japan, they just do the chest x-ray without a bubble test or anything.
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I am nearly goddamned braindead: what thread was it where people asked their granddads about what they did in world war 2? I tried searching for it and couldn't find it under several different queries.It's completely pissing me off, I loved that thread. ALso, there was one where some fatty on a scooter was whining at a WW2 vet about how hard his life was waiting in line or something, and the vet tapped his own prosthetic leg with his cane and told the fatass on the scooter to quit his whining--if anyone else recalls that post and has it, I would love to see it again.
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A couple questions: Does anyone have experience either interning or working full time with Gerdau Ameristeel? I ask because I have an on-site interview in a couple weeks, and I use recreational drugs. Should I expect a drug test during this portion, or not until after? Also, I'm trying to sell a Coca-Cola vending machine. It is in really good condition, and the refrigerant still works. I'm not positive if the electronics are still in working condition, though. I'm currently asking $500 for it on Craigslist; is that a reasonable price for a used, working vending machine?
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errol _flynn posted:I am nearly goddamned braindead: what thread was it where people asked their granddads about what they did in world war 2? I tried searching for it and couldn't find it under several different queries.It's completely pissing me off, I loved that thread. ALso, there was one where some fatty on a scooter was whining at a WW2 vet about how hard his life was waiting in line or something, and the vet tapped his own prosthetic leg with his cane and told the fatass on the scooter to quit his whining--if anyone else recalls that post and has it, I would love to see it again. Not sure off hand, but http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2701257 is dedicated to those questions.
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I need a quick and dirty way to convert segments of video files (WMV or MPEG) into animated gifs. Is there a program out there that I can feed a video file and designate a timeframe(s) (e.g. 1:32 to 1:43) and it spits out a gif of the video between those times? Windows preferred, but I can use Linux and OSX programs too if it comes to that.
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Trastion posted:If you know what the company is that the job is for I would call and ask to speak to their HR department and ask them if this is how they handle things. Just tell them you wanted to be sure you were not giving your info to a Craigslist scammer. If it is how they do it then they will tell you. If it is not they may be glad to find out that someone is using them as part of their scam. Ah, problem is the ad was like most on Craigslist I see and it just said "a company that has been in business for 50 years is looking for blahblahblah." I'm just going to go with my instincts and not followup on this. It's just a little too much trouble for an entry-level position that may or may not exist.
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Ah thanks Hughlander! See what I mean about being me nearly braindead? Toldya.
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Lawnie posted:Also, I'm trying to sell a Coca-Cola vending machine. It is in really good condition, and the refrigerant still works. I'm not positive if the electronics are still in working condition, though. I'm currently asking $500 for it on Craigslist; is that a reasonable price for a used, working vending machine? It depends. Some models of vending machine are highly desirable and run up huge prices. Some aren't and people will practically give them to you to haul them away.
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Mak0rz posted:I don't mean to be a pedant, but smell is also very important for communication in animals, humans included. Is this a reference to the infamous Dutch Oven Theory of Sexual Selection? I thought Darwin really lost track of things after Origin Of Species. Is there a version of the Bible written in normal English that people use today, or is the translation one of those contentious things?
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Rent-A-Cop posted:It depends. Some models of vending machine are highly desirable and run up huge prices. Some aren't and people will practically give them to you to haul them away. There are some pictures here if you think that might help identify its value. I really have no idea and I can't find much via google that lists actual prices.
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Crankit posted:Is there a version of the Bible written in normal English that people use today, or is the translation one of those contentious things? There's tons. This site lets you compare translations directly: http://bible.cc/ezekiel/23-20.htm
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Install Gentoo posted:There's tons. This site lets you compare translations directly: http://bible.cc/ezekiel/23-20.htm haha, that quote popped into my head a few days ago and I didn't know what it was from never would've guessed the bible.
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Is it a bad idea to try and learn two languages at once? Specifically, French and ASL. I've been learning French for about a year now, and have been pretty serious about it. In the past few months I've become interested in learning ASL as well, but I was wondering if someone with experience in languages could tell me if it would be better to become comfortable in a language first before trying another, or if I'd probably be fine learning both concurrently.
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They're distinct enough that it shouldn't be an issue. The problem is just making the time for each of them...
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Wagonburner posted:haha, that quote popped into my head a few days ago and I didn't know what it was from never would've guessed the bible. I'm guessing you saw it on TV or heard it on a podcast, maybe it was on SA, because in the last few days I heard it/saw it. Thanks Install Gentoo, that's really helpful. e: VVVV Aha, that must be what caused me to wonder and ask the question 
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Crankit posted:I'm guessing you saw it on TV or heard it on a podcast, maybe it was on SA, because in the last few days I heard it/saw it. It's a current banner ad.
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Most travel sites let you compare ticket prices around 3 days before/after a set date, is there a site that would let me check prices for a whole month? I need to check an international flight so Google flight doesn't help.
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ommega posted:Most travel sites let you compare ticket prices around 3 days before/after a set date, is there a site that would let me check prices for a whole month? Try this one: http://matrix.itasoftware.com/ I think if you set the departure date as the closest date in your month range, it will show you a month's worth of flights from that date on.
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Fire In The Disco posted:Try this one: http://matrix.itasoftware.com/ That's perfect, thank you!
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I had this in the income tax megathread then thought better of it so here goes. I have a conundrum. It's not so much about income tax preparation and filing as it is the mechanics and politics behind it. If this should be in D&D please tell me and I'll bugger off. I just finished a discussion with a libertarian about the federal income tax. (Never do this) He wants to eliminate it so I asked him what he thought would happen to government programs (research grant money, food stamps, CDC, USDA, FDA regulations that keep us safe etc) when 45% of the government revenue disappeared and he said, "I didn't realize a loss of revenue was involved." Please enlighten me as to what the gently caress he's talking about. How can cutting the income tax not reduce revenue for the US government?
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If you don't tax income then the people will have more money to spend and you can tax the money they spend instead. The difference is that people (eg, rich people) who don't spend most of their money and invest/save it won't have to pay as much of a percentage of their income as people (eg poor people) that have to pay most/all of their income to survive. It isn't inconceivable to have a tax system where there is no income tax and the poor people aren't completely hosed I guess, but I haven't heard one yet.
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No tax on foodstuffs and clothes, high taxes on items with prices higher than X?
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Travic posted:"I didn't realize a loss of revenue was involved." Is it possible he's an idiot? Alternatively, probably something like this because  FREE MARKET Fork of Unknown Origins posted:If you don't tax income then the people will have more money to spend and you can tax the money they spend instead. And yes please let's not have a debate about this here  eta: vvvvvvvv Yes I know. You are all in very good form right now; I was posting to keep people from starting one by responding. Eggplant Wizard fucked around with this message at 14:33 on Apr 5, 2012 |
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If you read the rest of my post you can see I'm not in favor of it, I was just explaining the logic. But yeah, this thread isn't a good place for a regressive/progressive/VAT/flat/consumption/income tax debate.
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Yeah I really don't want to start a debate on the subject. This was just the best option to ask the question (Doesn't fit in the income tax thread, and too small for a full thread in D&D) I'm more interested in tax code and government structure than the politics of taxing. He's an economist and I'm just wondering what I've missed that makes his statement make sense.Butt Wizard posted:Is it possible he's an idiot? Alternatively, probably something like this because This is entirely possible. He said a lot of other...things that don't make sense. :edited for clarity: Travic fucked around with this message at 14:39 on Apr 5, 2012 |
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I "get" (mostly) how GPS works, but with the recent Tomtom GPS leap year bug in the news, I'm at a loss to explain what exactly is the technical problem here. It seems like if the leap year occurred and the Tomtoms weren't ready for it, they'd still be accurate. Their dates would be one day ahead, but since the minuscule time difference is what actually matters, as long as the dates are consistently wrong, they should still work. But apparently this is wrong! Can someone explain?
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Is there a rule of thumb about average temps and when one should setup a pool without it being uncomfortably cold? It's been hitting up to 85 in the daytime here and the kids are bugging me about swimming. I know its still too cold in the nights now but what type of avg lows should I be looking out for on some type of historical weather site to plan my date to start? It would get sun all day too. It's a 20' metal frame pool, not a "real" pool but it takes a a couple days to get going or take down, so not quite a kiddie pool either
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Do you have a solar cover? Those work wonders for heating up a pool and keeping the heat in at night.
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Do not have one of those. Just a regular cover that we've never even taken out of the package, wonder if that may help putting on at night.
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I need a screen protector for some GPS units. I don't want to pay $15 for each one, I just want something cheap I can cut and slap on the screen so they don't get horrendously scratched. I don't care about the quality really, I just want some clear sticky plastic for cheap.
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razz posted:I need a screen protector for some GPS units. I don't want to pay $15 for each one, I just want something cheap I can cut and slap on the screen so they don't get horrendously scratched. I don't care about the quality really, I just want some clear sticky plastic for cheap. I saw this on modaco forums, in the walmart fabric section there's this clear vinyl stuff like is used for screen protectors on a new clock radio or something when its in the package. It's like $1 for a big sheet of it. I made some protectors with it before for old winmo and symbian phones, get the screen a tiny bit wet and it goes on easy. Don't know how well it would work on touchscreen things though, I've tried some pre-made screen protectors more rigid than this stuff on my android and I don't like them, would probably like this less, but that's mainly because it feels weird to swipe or slide across. If all you're doing is hitting a button here and there it may be just great.
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I need a way to convert a ripped DVD to MPEG-2 (specifically, the hardware I use only handles MPEG-2). If it can merge multiple VOB files or read the source and put it all into one mpeg2 file that would be helpful. AnyVideoConverter doesn't seem to have a way of converting whole DVD file structures.
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Well I drank too much the other night and puked on my (new) white shirt and need to clean it! I let it soak yesterday in cold water, and washed it in warm water today (which is what eHow said to do) and it is now air drying in my room, but the stain is still there! How do I clean it out? I've googled, and there's so many different wyas, I just don't necessarily trust some asshat on Yahoo answers, so if one of you goons has a surefire way of getting puke stains out of a white t shirt (it has a graphic so I can't bleach it), I would love you forever!
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tank9900 posted:Well I drank too much the other night and puked on my (new) white shirt and need to clean it! I let it soak yesterday in cold water, and washed it in warm water today (which is what eHow said to do) and it is now air drying in my room, but the stain is still there! How do I clean it out? I've googled, and there's so many different wyas, I just don't necessarily trust some asshat on Yahoo answers, so if one of you goons has a surefire way of getting puke stains out of a white t shirt (it has a graphic so I can't bleach it), I would love you forever! What did you eat before you puked?
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Randomity posted:What did you eat before you puked? Pretty much just drank a lot of beer. I had a grilled cheese sandwich for dinner a long time before I started drinking
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tank9900 posted:Pretty much just drank a lot of beer. I had a grilled cheese sandwich for dinner a long time before I started drinking If it's bright white I'd go at that bitch with bleach and maybe a little citrisolv. Note: if your shirt isn't 100% cotten, don't use citrisolv because it will actually eat your shirt.
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idoliside posted:I need a way to convert a ripped DVD to MPEG-2 (specifically, the hardware I use only handles MPEG-2). If it can merge multiple VOB files or read the source and put it all into one mpeg2 file that would be helpful. Try Handbrake.
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I'm a member of a particularly nerdy group (my local warhammer painting society) on Facebook and for some reason every post that I make in there shows up as an item in all of my friends news feeds. While I'm not ashamed of my hobby to the extent that I deny it, it's not exactly something that I widely advertise. Any idea how I can turn this "feature" off, or why it's happening? I do want to stay part of the group, but if it comes down to my friends all getting posts saying "NICK JUST POSTED SOMETHING NERDY IN THE UBER NERDY GROUP LOL WHAT A NERD" or leaving the group, then I'll leave the group.
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