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Not either of those... I feel like it's a specific term to describe a high level of accuracy.
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Confidence interval? edit: Are you thinking of 5 sigma? Wotan fucked around with this message at 01:49 on Jul 17, 2012 |
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Jul 17, 2012 01:46
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That was it, thanks!
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What was the name of that Kung Fu/Martial Arts film that had a large wooden geodesic dome that the main actor fought on. The dome fell apart during the fight and there were dozens of cult like enemies the actor had to engage. This scene occurred near the end of the film. I remember watching the movie around 8 years ago on a martial arts binge one of the less mainstream channels had going on.
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tarepanda posted:That was it, thanks! See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Significant_figures
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tarepanda posted:Is there a word that describes the difference in accuracy between something like 98.5% and 99.9995% accuracy? I feel like there's a specific word or phrase that describes the latter accuracy, but nothing's coming to mind and google isn't yielding anything helpful. Sometimes that second example might be referred to as "6 nines accuracy." 99.9999999% would be "nine nines." I've had engineering professors use that terminology. no idea if that's what you're looking for, though. Edit: oops didn't realize there was another page and I was beaten. Still, good terminology to know I guess.
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Jul 17, 2012 04:38
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Do homeowners with hydro/cable/whatever boxes on their property collect a fee or get a discount from the appropriate company? How do those boxes end up in people's yards? If the local hydro company just up and decided to install something in my front yard I think I'd have a big problem with it.
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Jul 17, 2012 04:41
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Fractial posted:What was the name of that Kung Fu/Martial Arts film that had a large wooden geodesic dome that the main actor fought on. The dome fell apart during the fight and there were dozens of cult like enemies the actor had to engage. This scene occurred near the end of the film. Maybe Ong Bak http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368909/
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Jul 17, 2012 04:47
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Pweller posted:Do homeowners with hydro/cable/whatever boxes on their property collect a fee or get a discount from the appropriate company? Almost never. The boxes are usually put there when the area is being developed, you don't get a say. If they weren't there you couldn't get power.
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That bothers me because I don't know how to handle sig figs in accuracy like this. If I have two numbers with five sig figs and dividing them gets me .999995, then what do I do with that 5? Sig fig rules don't let me simply truncate it, giving me 99.999%, but simply rounding it up to 100% is bullshit, since 100% in QA is very different from 99.9995%.
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Install Gentoo posted:Almost never. I think they use Eminent Domain for it so utility workers can inspect cable lines and such. Edit for dumb: VVVVV I was thinking of easements VVVVV syscall girl fucked around with this message at 06:10 on Jul 17, 2012 |
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Jul 17, 2012 04:59
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Install Gentoo posted:Almost never. Edit: US perspective.
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Jul 17, 2012 05:04
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Is there any threads about podcasting? I remember one awhile back but can't seem to find it. Looking to get sponsors for a current podcast that I am a part of and wanted to get some more expertise from goons/knowledgeable individuals.
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Pweller posted:Maybe Ong Bak No it was much older then that, possibly 80's or early 90's. However I did enjoy Ong Bak alot!
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tarepanda posted:That bothers me because I don't know how to handle sig figs in accuracy like this. Using 5 significant figures 99.9995% is identical to 100.00%. If that 00.0005% is statistically significant, you'd have more than 5 figures worth of significance with which to report it. Realistically, you're not often going to see results that conclusive, so it's kind of a moot point.
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Fractial posted:What was the name of that Kung Fu/Martial Arts film that had a large wooden geodesic dome that the main actor fought on. The dome fell apart during the fight and there were dozens of cult like enemies the actor had to engage. This scene occurred near the end of the film. I was reminded of Tai Chi Master (Also called Twin Warriors or something I think), but it's not a dome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9MBldPhHGE edit: Fong Sai Yuk, 1 and 2, both had similar endings. Very Strange Things fucked around with this message at 06:20 on Jul 17, 2012 |
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snotball007 posted:Is there any threads about podcasting? I remember one awhile back but can't seem to find it. Looking to get sponsors for a current podcast that I am a part of and wanted to get some more expertise from goons/knowledgeable individuals. There's a whole subforum: http://forums.somethingawful.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=255
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I've noticed that food in my refrigerator isn't staying fresh quite as long as it should. Two separate thermometers say the internal temperature is between 16 and 20 c. After clearing everything out and defrosting the temp is staying the same but some milk I bought lasted the night. I'm beginning to think the thermometers are just off. Would milk really keep for 12 hours at that temperature?
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AKA Pseudonym posted:I've noticed that food in my refrigerator isn't staying fresh quite as long as it should. Two separate thermometers say the internal temperature is between 16 and 20 c. After clearing everything out and defrosting the temp is staying the same but some milk I bought lasted the night. I'm beginning to think the thermometers are just off. Would milk really keep for 12 hours at that temperature? Thats like low room temperature. Was the milk opened before you left it in there over the night? Was it in a tetra pack? You can keep milk in those for a long time without refrigerating.
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Helios Grime posted:Thats like low room temperature. Was the milk opened before you left it in there over the night? Was it in a tetra pack? You can keep milk in those for a long time without refrigerating. Seriously, you may as well just leave poo poo on the counter at that temp. 20C is like a British heatwave. 1-5 is the recommended temp for a fridge.
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Base Emitter posted:They're authorized by the easements and covenants which should be disclosed before you purchase the house. They may be very specific or very broad, and if they're broad enough you probably don't get a vote unless you want to waste your life and your money on lawyers. This, and ask someone who has a public sidewalk across their property about having to carry the surplus liability for it. Can't tear it up, or restrict acess, and yet they are liable for injuries that occur on it. I wonder if the utility companies liability insurance covers the owners of the property for Utility boxes.
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EVERYTHING I SAY ABOUT JAPAN OR LIVING IN JAPAN IS COMPLETELY WRONG, BUT YOU BETTER BELIEVE I'LL 
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AKA Pseudonym posted:I've noticed that food in my refrigerator isn't staying fresh quite as long as it should. Two separate thermometers say the internal temperature is between 16 and 20 c. After clearing everything out and defrosting the temp is staying the same but some milk I bought lasted the night. I'm beginning to think the thermometers are just off. Would milk really keep for 12 hours at that temperature? Milk should be kept at about 4°c. If your fridge won't go that low, it's broken. If you're deliberately keeping it at 16° or more, why?
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Craptacular posted:At what distance are metal detectors functional? I'm talking about the kind old guys use at the beach, not the airport kind. Let's say for detecting a 5 lb mass of metal. This varies A LOT depending on heaps of stuff like size of the detector coil, type of metal, type of soil (or sand), amount of water in the soil, etc. This FAQ on the White's Metal Detectors site has a pretty good explanation.
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AKA Pseudonym posted:I've noticed that food in my refrigerator isn't staying fresh quite as long as it should. Two separate thermometers say the internal temperature is between 16 and 20 c. After clearing everything out and defrosting the temp is staying the same but some milk I bought lasted the night. I'm beginning to think the thermometers are just off. Would milk really keep for 12 hours at that temperature? Please describe step by step how you are measuring your fridge temperature, those temps don't sound right, and I'm thinking there's some experimental error here. Also as per above there are things like UHT milk which don't require refrigeration in order to avoid spoilage.
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Crankit posted:Please describe step by step how you are measuring your fridge temperature, those temps don't sound right, and I'm thinking there's some experimental error here. I bought two different thermometers because I didn't quite believe the first one but they both read the same temperature. I'm just setting them in the refrigerator, different shelves get slightly different readings but they're all in the same ballpark. I'm having somebody come out to take a look at it eventually but that's complicated by reasons not worth going into. I thought the milk might be a sanity check. It's not the ultra-long shelf life stuff that you can keep in your cupboard. It might be some whiz-bang packaging though. It looks normal but this is Switzerland and they take milk seriously. It expires on the 10th of August which seemed a little far in the future but I've never really paid that much attention to be honest. AKA Pseudonym fucked around with this message at 12:06 on Jul 17, 2012 |
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Crankit posted:Also as per above there are things like UHT milk which don't require refrigeration in order to avoid spoilage. Doesn't UHT need to be refrigerated after opening?
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Tiggum posted:Doesn't UHT need to be refrigerated after opening? That is correct, it spoils the same like normal milk once opened.
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AKA Pseudonym posted:I bought two different thermometers because I didn't quite believe the first one but they both read the same temperature. I'm just setting them in the refrigerator, different shelves get slightly different readings but they're all in the same ballpark. I'm having somebody come out to take a look at it eventually but that's complicated by reasons not worth going into. I thought the milk might be a sanity check. It's not the ultra-long shelf life stuff that you can keep in your cupboard. It might be some whiz-bang packaging though. It looks normal but this is Switzerland and they take milk seriously. It expires on the 10th of August which seemed a little far in the future but I've never really paid that much attention to be honest. Well, I was a bit surprised as those temps are what my house usually is, I assume the thermometer is the kind that you would immerse in water to measure its temp as opposed to say those thermometers you point at things. Might try leaving a small glass of water in ther overnight with the thermometer in it. Also have a look at the seal on the door and see if any of it looks squashed from having closed on something? Tiggum posted:Doesn't UHT need to be refrigerated after opening? Uh yes 
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AKA Pseudonym posted:I bought two different thermometers because I didn't quite believe the first one but they both read the same temperature. I'm just setting them in the refrigerator, different shelves get slightly different readings but they're all in the same ballpark. I'm having somebody come out to take a look at it eventually but that's complicated by reasons not worth going into. I thought the milk might be a sanity check. It's not the ultra-long shelf life stuff that you can keep in your cupboard. It might be some whiz-bang packaging though. It looks normal but this is Switzerland and they take milk seriously. It expires on the 10th of August which seemed a little far in the future but I've never really paid that much attention to be honest. Let's use our brains here for a minute. 20 °C is basically room temperature. Does it feel cold inside the refrigerator? Put a glass of water inside for a couple hours, and then compare it to a glass straight from the tap. Does it feel colder?
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AKA Pseudonym posted:I've noticed that food in my refrigerator isn't staying fresh quite as long as it should. Two separate thermometers say the internal temperature is between 16 and 20 c. After clearing everything out and defrosting the temp is staying the same but some milk I bought lasted the night. I'm beginning to think the thermometers are just off. Would milk really keep for 12 hours at that temperature? AKA Pseudonym posted:I'm having somebody come out to take a look at it eventually
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I'm looking for a list I saw once of common phrases in scientific writing, and some substitutes for them. So like if I find myself starting too many sentences with "Therefore," this document had appropriate alternate suggestions. Anyone know of this document? stubblyhead posted:Let's use our brains here for a minute. 20 °C is basically room temperature. Does it feel cold inside the refrigerator? Put a glass of water inside for a couple hours, and then compare it to a glass straight from the tap. Does it feel colder? Good suggestion, but do not compare it to a glass from the tap. Compare it to a glass that has been sitting out in the room. Tap water can be as cold as 12 C or so.
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Rhizoid posted:Thresholds? Transition is a more general term for this sort of thing.
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So I'm returning to the States from Italy in a little over a week. What food items can I bring back with me? How much alcohol (wine and spirits) can I bring back without having to pay duties?
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spregalia posted:So I'm returning to the States from Italy in a little over a week. What food items can I bring back with me? How much alcohol (wine and spirits) can I bring back without having to pay duties? you can bring back as much booze as you'd like. provided it is in your stomach. If my googling is correct, you can bring back 1 liter for personal use without paying duties. This link could be helpful.
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As far as alcohol, it's a liquid, so keep in mind that if you have connecting flights, you may need to go through security again at your connection. This will always be the case at a connection where you arrived from a country different than the one the airport is in.
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miryei posted:As far as alcohol, it's a liquid, so keep in mind that if you have connecting flights, you may need to go through security again at your connection. This will always be the case at a connection where you arrived from a country different than the one the airport is in. I'm putting it in my checked bag.
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miryei posted:As far as alcohol, it's a liquid, so keep in mind that if you have connecting flights, you may need to go through security again at your connection. This will always be the case at a connection where you arrived from a country different than the one the airport is in. I was flying back from France, and the guy in front of me in security bought a bottle of Johnny Walker Black in the Paris airport, and was forced to throw it away. Poor guy was almost in tears.
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Does anyone know where I could get a map of Newark, New Jersey online? I'm running a virtual tabletop campaign and wanted to use a map my players and I could scribbles notes on. All I can find are maps of Essex County and Google Maps.
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saberwulf posted:Does anyone know where I could get a map of Newark, New Jersey online? I'm running a virtual tabletop campaign and wanted to use a map my players and I could scribbles notes on. All I can find are maps of Essex County and Google Maps. You might be able to get a map of just the city itself from the city hall/city government. Would probably need to find who to email or call over there. Is there any reason that Google Maps doesn't work though? It's not too hard to save the map of the area and draw a line over the borders.
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saberwulf posted:Does anyone know where I could get a map of Newark, New Jersey online? I'm running a virtual tabletop campaign and wanted to use a map my players and I could scribbles notes on. All I can find are maps of Essex County and Google Maps. A major library branch in a city will probably have a really intense map department.
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