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Arriviste posted:No personal experience with remote monitoring myself, but here's a guide that may help—assuming that you’re using Windows: IP Cam Remote Access. In short: you need to 1 set a static internal 192.168...ip on the camera 2 in your router config forward port 80 to that static ip 3 use whatismyip.com or the status page on your router to find out our real internet ip given to you by your isp. then just do http://yourip from your pc work or wherever and it should go. 2 other things though, 1. your router might have an option to use a dynamic dns service, set this up if it does. Basically you pick a hostname from https://www.dyndns.org or one of the other providers (I use afraid.org) then from work you can browse to http://mynewhostname.ath.cx instead of keeping track of your ISP-given IP. your IP will change periodically and instead of you having to write it down all the time, the router updates your dynamic dns service with your new ip. and 2. lots of home routers do not allow port forwards from differently numbered external/internal ports. This is no problem for you now but if you wanted to add a second camera it could be. If your router does allow that you'd want to forward port 80(or whatever) to port 80 of camera 1 and forward port 81(or whatever) to port 80 of camera 2. If the router doesn't allow that you'll have to hope that the camera 2 allows you to change what port it listens on. If you can change it to 81 or something you just forward 81 on your router to that camera. edit: and I just saw the post before mine. ISP blocking port 80 on your ip would definitely be a problem too, every isp I've had for the past 10 years has done that. But if you're lucky and your router allows for mismatched #s in forwards you could forward 3000 from the router to 80 on the camera without having to change the camera config. If your firmware doesn't allow that and your camera wont let you specify the port you're probably hosed unless you want to learn some ssh-tunneling. tomato router firmware allows mismatched #s in port forwards and is great in so many other ways too. check and see if you can use it. Vin BioEthanol fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Dec 20, 2010 |
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Is it generally considered poor form to not have read a book that your professor has written, especially when it relates to the class you're taking? I feel like that's something they'd probably draw from a lot.
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Dec 20, 2010 18:56
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change my name posted:Is it generally considered poor form to not have read a book that your professor has written, especially when it relates to the class you're taking? I feel like that's something they'd probably draw from a lot. My take - If it's not on the class list, I wouldn't expect you to read it. If you have read it, it would make me like you more. You'd probably get a lot of information about why the professor thinks things are important/what they're focused on as well - I like doing it for classes that I take so I know what slant my professors have. This goes sevenfold for subjects that are controversial where having a strong opinion really colors the way that you listen to them speak. tl:dr - If you aren't too busy to read it, you'll get a lot out of it, but if you don't feel like it, it's not going to affect you negatively.
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change my name posted:Is it generally considered poor form to not have read a book that your professor has written, especially when it relates to the class you're taking? I feel like that's something they'd probably draw from a lot. Uh no. Read it if you're supposed to read it for class, but apart from that it'd just be sucking up/for your personal edification. Honestly it's considered slightly bad form for professors to put their own work on the syllabus (unless they're pretty much the only person/one of few people who works on the topic or who works on it in the language your class speaks in).
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Can a device connected to a TV through a HDMI cable tell that TV to change it's current source to that connection? Is this in the HDMI spec, like it seemed to be for SCART? If so, is it dependent on the TV/device?
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Akuma posted:Can a device connected to a TV through a HDMI cable tell that TV to change it's current source to that connection? Is this in the HDMI spec, like it seemed to be for SCART? If so, is it dependent on the TV/device? Yes, there is a spec for signaling over HDMI. I don't think everyone's agreed on a standard, though, so Sony TVs will talk to Sony receivers and Sony Blu-Ray players, but not a Panasonic device. Not every device seems to have implemented the communication system, even within brands that have cooked up their own systems (i.e. not all Sony HDMI-equipped receivers will support the signaling system).
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Dec 20, 2010 19:53
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Akuma posted:Can a device connected to a TV through a HDMI cable tell that TV to change it's current source to that connection? Is this in the HDMI spec, like it seemed to be for SCART? If so, is it dependent on the TV/device? Yes it can, my PS3 does that, as well as my Sylvania stand-alone blu ray player. But yes, some TVs won't obey the signal, usually older or cheaper ones, and a device has to be made to ask for a switch in the first place.
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What's that cheap dvd-cd player everyone loves because it plays just about any/every format or media type you can throw at it? I believe it was phillips or panasonic and was like 60-80$
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Dec 20, 2010 19:59
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ChubbyEmoBabe posted:What's that cheap dvd-cd player everyone loves because it plays just about any/every format or media type you can throw at it? I believe it was phillips or panasonic and was like 60-80$
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Does anyone here know basic Russian? I found this clip parodying Evgheni Plushenko skating with a woman I don't recognize. I know the one woman who talks most of the time is Tatiana Tarasova, the Russian "Champion Maker" coach. It's from a Russian show called Mult lichnosti. He's been on before, with Tarasova, but that clip mostly just makes fun of her texting Plushenko. http://www.youtube.com/PlushenkoOfficial#p/u/0/bR0mVkzkzdw I get the jest of what they're saying... the woman Plushenko is skating with just sits there until the very end, while Plushenko does a quad, and everyone gives them high marks even though she doesn't even sit up strait because of the size of her boobs. Does the clip say who she is?
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I'm a new grad student and I'm having a hell of a time trying to organize research papers. Can anybody tell me of a solution that fulfills the following requirements: Standalone program preferably PDF syncing (not just metadata syncing) Annotation syncing (highlight/notes) Mendeley doesn't have annotation synching, and the PDF synching is really flaky. Zotero isn't a stand-alone program, doesn't have a Chrome plugin (my browser of choice), and doesn't have annotation synching (you have to do a really hacky workaround to get it to work as far as I can tell). Barring any actual solutions, what is your preferred method for sorting/organizing/annotating research papers? I may just have to stick with highlighting physical papers and using a program just for reference management, but I would much prefer to have an all-in-one solution.
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Dec 20, 2010 21:42
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Caedar posted:I'm a new grad student and I'm having a hell of a time trying to organize research papers. Can anybody tell me of a solution that fulfills the following requirements: Always anxious to pimp Evernote wherever and whenever I can, here’s some additional info:
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I am at my whits end here. I have my iTunes playing and its on shuffle, yet I have heard the same songs two and three times in the last three hours. I have 1592 songs in my library. I know there used to be a setting where you could adjust the frequency of playing the same songs/artists but I can't find it anymore. Is that feature gone?
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Why is it said that alarms and sirens "go off"? It could be your alarm clock your burglar alarm or a siren on a police car down the street but if you were to describe it you'd say it's "going off". If your phone rings, it's ringing. If you get a text it's notifying/ringing/beeping whatever. If you have the alarm set on your phone to wake you up, even if you're using the same young jeezy ringtone to wake you up that you used as a text notification last week, you'd still say it's going off. Coming on? I don't like this term and I don't know why. Maybe if I knew some history (etymology  ) of it I'd be less offended.
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Dec 20, 2010 23:07
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Wagonburner posted:Why is it said that alarms and sirens "go off"? Maybe it has something to do with things that startle you being described as "going off," like a firecracker or a grenade? And I say my phone is "going off," as do a lot of my friends. It might also be a regional thing, like hoagie/sub/dagwood/gyro or coke/soda/pop.
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Dec 20, 2010 23:13
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WHEEZY DECK A HALL posted:Maybe it has something to do with things that startle you being described as "going off," like a firecracker or a grenade? To me I only seem to hear it in relation to phones for the alarm clock function. I don't think I've heard people say going off referring to a incoming call ring or text ring. Old people do sometimes say "ringing off the hook" WTF is a hook? (kidding) It has to be something you set yourself? the alarm? has to be something that was classically the function of an alarm type device? texts and rings don't count since someone else far away made it happen right then rather than you setting it up to happen a long time ago? also: sub and pop.
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I looked up "go" in the Oxford English Dictionary and "go off" is meaning 85 under that. I assume the use for alarms is 85.g "To start into sudden action; to break into a fit of laughter, extravagance of language, irrelevant or unintelligible discourse, etc." Here are the quotations it offers: quote:1825 New Monthly Mag. XVI. 342 The patriarch and fifty monks..go off into praises of her beauty. 1844 Fraser's Mag. XXX. 467/1 In the intervals of the most lugubrious chants..the organ went off with some extremely cheerful..air. 1879 J. C. SHAIRP Burns v. 115 The rest of the letter goes off in a wild rollicking strain. I don't know if there is an answer to your "why," however. Alarms used to "sound" and I suppose "go off" is a more colloquial way of expressing it.
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huh interesting, thanks. "The patriarch and fifty monks..go off into praises of her beauty. " There it is being used to refer to speech, I'd always heard people say their boss was going to "go off" on them if they came to work drunk and bloodied again or he "went off" on them for doing so. Same 2 words but I guess I never really made the connection that saying the boss going off is related to saying an alarm is going off.
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I tried looking through the post so I hope I am not repeating a question but How long does it usually take to get a letter that is mailed within the state? My mom dropped off a Christmas card at her PO on Saturday 30 mins before pickup time. I live 2 hours away in the same state. It didn't come today could it possibly be here tomorrow?
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Sushi The Kid posted:I tried looking through the post so I hope I am not repeating a question but How long does it usually take to get a letter that is mailed within the state? My mom dropped off a Christmas card at her PO on Saturday 30 mins before pickup time. I live 2 hours away in the same state. It didn't come today could it possibly be here tomorrow? Weekends wouldn't count would they? Its generally next business day or the day after that for a basic letter fairly locally.
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Wagonburner posted:Why is it said that alarms and sirens "go off"? It might be a variation on things like "lift off", "blast off", "take off" etc.
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Fists Up posted:Weekends wouldn't count would they? Its generally next business day or the day after that for a basic letter fairly locally. Thats what I was thinking that it wouldn't actually count until today. Thank you so much!
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Dec 21, 2010 00:47
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Wagonburner posted:Old people do sometimes say "ringing off the hook" WTF is a hook? (kidding) Old people say this because telephones used to be made with the handset resting inside a hook that disconnected the line. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_hook edit: I just now saw you said that you were kidding.
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I have hundreds and hundreds of vinyl records that belonged to my dad. I went through them and took out the ones I wanted (maybe 75 if that) but I'm still stuck with the rest. They are mostly 60's - 80's rock being originally purchased in that time frame. I want to get rid of these but don't know the best way on how to do that and get the most money for them. Any opinions or knowledge on the best way to go in selling them?
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Wagonburner posted:Old people do sometimes say "ringing off the hook" WTF is a hook? (kidding) At least that one makes some sense. The phrase 'off the hook' comes from that and makes no sense (not that words need to make sense to make sense).
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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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When using the abbreviation Xmas, do you use "a" or "an" preceding it? as in a(n) Xmas gift I get confused when people write an Xmas, since the use of "an" implies that it is pronounced like "eks-mas", and I never heard it said that way unironically. Don't you always say it as "Christmas" even in its abbreviated form?
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I'm underway on a boat for 2 months at a time. I try and bring my own water bottle because it's easier to do that than going to the galley every time I want a drink. I've had the Nalgene ones, but those always end up stinking pretty bad due to algae or something that I can't see growing in them, even though I wash it pretty regularly. Anyone recommend a water bottle that won't be as susceptible to funky smells and can go a week or so without washing it. I just hold water in them, nothing gross or sticky. I've been thinking maybe an aluminum bottle, but I'm not sure. Thanks in advance.
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ad homonym posted:When using the abbreviation Xmas, do you use "a" or "an" preceding it? as in a(n) Xmas gift Well, "X-mas" is informal, so there aren't any really codified rules about it, but people do say "eks-mas" sometimes (always ironically, I hope), so the usual pattern of saying "an" before a vowel sound would apply. Whether you should read a written "X-mas" as "eks-mas" or "Christmas" would depend on the context - simple shorthand or an intent to come off as downmarket?
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Slashie posted:always ironically, I hope) What is 'downmarket' about Ex-mass?
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kapalama posted:What is 'downmarket' about Ex-mass? Just that it's a zippy, shortened, advertise-y way of saying "Christmas." Are you... trying to start a fight about that or something? It's an abbreviation. Abbreviations are understood to be less formal than the full word.
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I am a grammar nazi and in my head I pronounce "xmas" "ex-mas" and  "lb(s)" as in "pound(s)" "lib(s)." It's not downmarket, it's just lazy. Relax. 
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Eggplant Wizard posted:I am a grammar nazi and in my head I pronounce "xmas" "ex-mas" and I am relaxed! What is this, jeez people. Serves me right for trying to clarify someone's a/an question I guess. I didn't realize y'all were staking your sense of self-worth on whether or not an abbreviation for a holiday was considered sufficiently formal.
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Slashie, calm the hell down. Jesus, do you have to get combative in every drat thread you ever post in?
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Slashie posted:Well, "X-mas" is informal, so there aren't any really codified rules about it, but people do say "eks-mas" sometimes (always ironically, I hope), so the usual pattern of saying "an" before a vowel sound would apply. Whether you should read a written "X-mas" as "eks-mas" or "Christmas" would depend on the context - simple shorthand or an intent to come off as downmarket? Just using it as shorthand informally, but I sometimes do the "eks-mas" pronunciation in my head only. Though I'd always spell it out/say it as "Christmas" in any formal context. "A xmas" wins according to  (574k vs 199k results).Sometimes I see store ads that say "X-cellent X-mas X-travaganza" or something then that's just asking for "ex-mas" to be used due to the alliteration, but who really knows. lactomangulation fucked around with this message at 06:10 on Dec 21, 2010 |
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Fire In The Disco posted:Slashie, calm the hell down. Jesus, do you have to get combative in every drat thread you ever post in? I wasn't, and this really isn't necessary. I'm sorry that I'm apparently the first person ever to take offense to your snide attitude about other women's hair, but that doesn't have any relevance here. Leave me alone. I was just trying to answer a question. I had no idea people would freak out about the word "downmarket" and I certainly meant no offense. Are you planning to just follow me around the internet telling me how everything in my life fails to meet your approval? I was only using "downmarket" as a sort of oblique way of referencing stuff like Futurama's comical usage of "X-mas" to replace "Christmas" - it's funny because the shorthand you normally only see in things like ads has completely replaced the formal name for the holiday. Slashie fucked around with this message at 06:11 on Dec 21, 2010 |
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Uh all of you dummies arguing about how to pronounce/what article to use with xmas are loving stupid since xmas is pronounced "christmas." The X in Xmas is used as a substitution for Christ, and has been since BCE. You know, back when Christianity was an oppressed religion and mentioning Christ's name could have you executed or worse so X was substituted in written verse for Christ. Use the article "a" before "xmas."
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nwin posted:Anyone recommend a water bottle that won't be as susceptible to funky smells and can go a week or so without washing it. I just hold water in them, nothing gross or sticky. I've been thinking maybe an aluminum bottle, but I'm not sure. Aluminum bottles get funky as well, although it is a different kind of funk. You might try a stainless steel bottle instead. I don't have personal experience, but people can't seem to shut up about them lately, so maybe there's something to it. WHEEZY DECK A HALL posted:Uh all of you dummies arguing about how to pronounce/what article to use with xmas are loving stupid since xmas is pronounced "christmas." The X in Xmas is used as a substitution for Christ, and has been since BCE. You know, back when Christianity was an oppressed religion and mentioning Christ's name could have you executed or worse so X was substituted in written verse for Christ. Use the article "a" before "xmas." Not true at all, this is a huge urban myth. Wikipedia for Xmas. Edit: I should clarify, yes it is a substitution for "Christ" but not in an attempt to hide anything. Besides, even if that was true, it wouldn't take long for everybody (including the oppressors) to realize and ban the use of the abbreviation as well. Pogo the Clown fucked around with this message at 06:33 on Dec 21, 2010 |
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Slashie posted:I wasn't, and this really isn't necessary. I'm sorry that I'm apparently the first person ever to take offense to your snide attitude about other women's hair, but that doesn't have any relevance here. Leave me alone. I was just trying to answer a question. I had no idea people would freak out about the word "downmarket" and I certainly meant no offense. Are you planning to just follow me around the internet telling me how everything in my life fails to meet your approval? Except it's not just me. You were called out by the other posters in the fashion thread for being combative. You were called out in this thread a few pages ago for being combative with the guy looking for a particular musical score. And now you're being called out for it again. It's not me, it's you. It really is. Anyway, back to this thread. I have my own question. My daughter has this bug toy that makes noise when you move its antenna or its body. The other day I had to wash off its casing and wings because of a, uh, poop incident. It stopped working because of being wet (I assume) and when my husband got home he took the battery plate off, cleaned some schmutz off of the connectors and put it back together. After that it worked, but the noises that came out of the toy were like half an octave higher in pitch than they were before the whole incident. Why on earth did that happen?
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Fire In The Disco posted:…My daughter has this bug toy that makes noise when you move its antenna or its body. The other day I had to wash off its casing and wings because of a, uh, poop incident. It stopped working because of being wet (I assume) and when my husband got home he took the battery plate off, cleaned some schmutz off of the connectors and put it back together. After that it worked, but the noises that came out of the toy were like half an octave higher in pitch than they were before the whole incident. Why on earth did that happen?
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Arriviste posted:Not exactly sure why it happened, but you now have an inadvertent circuit bending experiment!  That is really cool!
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