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Here's a tip I swear by for those allergy related sore throats.... gargling a cayenne pepper solution. Backstory - For probably 8 consecutive years(roughly ages 16-24) I started getting sinus infections every year that would start with a sore throat and they would get so bad I'd end up going to the doctor every year for antibiotics for sinusitus(sp?). After this home remedy I've never had to get antibiotics for it again and I'm 31, now. It got really bad on a friday one year and I couldn't stand it, but I was going to have to wait until monday to go to the Dr., because I wasn't going to the ER for it. I started looking up home remedies and kept seeing nothing but crap like sipping lemon and honey tea. Everything was about soothing it and not curing it. I finally found one relatively obscure site that had a user that recommended taking a pinch of cayenne pepper and mixing it with a few ounces of water and gargle it like mouthwash. I tried it and it worked.... You don't put the whole solution in your mouth at once. You make a few ounces of it(it's not an exact recipe so you don't have to measure anything), and gargle whatever amount you are comfortable with. It's ground cayenne(red) pepper. It only takes a pinch and it spreads in the water by itself so you don't have to stir it. I recommend doing it every 4 to 8 hours until the soreness goes away. It's not immediate, but works as fast or as fast as anitbiotics. Also, it should keep it from getting worse in the meantime. If you have chronic sinus infections, do it the moment you realize your throat is starting to get sore, and you will be much better off. If you wait for it to spread to your inner ear then it is too late. This works for people where it starts in the throat but might spread to the ear. This has worked for absolutely everyone I have convinved to try it, and googling sore throat remedies, I see it has gained much more popularity since when I originally stumbled upon it. Hopefully, that helps whoever said his started with a sore throat.
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Sudoku posted:So I discovered an HDMI port on the back of my computer. My first thought was "oh man, I could hook this the hell up to my gigantic TV then play games with style". Then I inspected my TV and saw no HDMI port of it's own. What sort of sorcery am I going to have to accomplish to achieve this incredibly stupid dream? Google suggests a simple hdmi-to-svideo/composite doesn't exist (at least, what I could find). Am I going to need a converter box? What kind of inputs does the tv have? Does it have vga or dvi inputs? If it has either of those I know hdmi cables that convert to them exist.
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Mar 15, 2011 19:16
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cosmicjim posted:What kind of inputs does the tv have? Does it have vga or dvi inputs? No VGA that I'm aware of, but it had a 9-pin port much like my 15-pin VGA I use for my monitor. It had a DVI but out of curiosity I checked the manual and it claimed the DVI input was "not intended for personal computers/devices with computer resolutions". oh god i have no loving clue what im talking about 
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Mar 15, 2011 19:50
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Post the model of the TV and maybe we can find a solution.
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Mar 15, 2011 20:21
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Sudoku posted:It had a DVI but out of curiosity I checked the manual and it claimed the DVI input was "not intended for personal computers/devices with computer resolutions". What? That's the silliest thing I've ever heard. What on earth else are you going to use DVI for? What does "computer resolutions" mean? Is your TV an LG or Samsung? Check to see if it has warning about the dangers of sleeping with fans in your room. DVI and HDMI use the exact same signal, they just have different plug shapes and HDMI also carries audio, whereas DVI doesn't. If you can find a HDMI-DVI adapter, it will work (read: transmit video) with no hassle and no loss of quality (unlike HMDI-VGA adapters). Then all you have to do is find a way to get audio working somehow if you want it coming from your TV. Plugging your computer into the DVI port will not harm the TV. It cannot. Those warnings are more "This probably might not work" and not "Don't do this or else the TV will explode."
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Mar 15, 2011 20:40
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Zegnar posted:http://www.heretical.com/miscella/reptile.html yes! thank you.
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Mar 15, 2011 20:42
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cosmicjim posted:Here's a tip I swear by for those allergy related sore throats.... Adding apple cider vinegar to that solution is even more helpful, and can kill off some bacteria and virii hiding out in the back of your throat. It makes it even nastier, but it works.
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Mar 15, 2011 20:44
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Mak0rz posted:What? That's the silliest thing I've ever heard. What on earth else are you going to use DVI for? What does "computer resolutions" mean? Is your TV an LG or Samsung? Check to see if it has warning about the dangers of sleeping with fans in your room. He didn't say the warning said it was harmful, just said not intended. I figured the problem he might run in to would be a resolution problem that made the picture funky. It's worth trying in my opinion if you don't mind spending 10$ on a cable.
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Mar 15, 2011 20:49
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Sudoku posted:No VGA that I'm aware of, but it had a 9-pin port much like my 15-pin VGA I use for my monitor. It had a DVI but out of curiosity I checked the manual and it claimed the DVI input was "not intended for personal computers/devices with computer resolutions". You can get an HDMI to DVI converter, its what I use to display my computer on my tv. It was something like $12 at Best Buy. I am sure radio shack or a place like Digikey has HDMI to VGA on their online catalogs, or you could go super ghetto and go HDMI -> DVI -> VGA -> s-video or something else equally silly.
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Mar 15, 2011 20:52
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Is this a gang sign/what does it represent?
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Mar 15, 2011 21:59
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Sudoku posted:So I discovered an HDMI port on the back of my computer. My first thought was "oh man, I could hook this the hell up to my gigantic TV then play games with style". Then I inspected my TV and saw no HDMI port of it's own. What sort of sorcery am I going to have to accomplish to achieve this incredibly stupid dream? Google suggests a simple hdmi-to-svideo/composite doesn't exist (at least, what I could find). Am I going to need a converter box? Seems like you are getting some info here, but there is also a video quick questions thread too: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2389301
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Mar 15, 2011 22:23
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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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stubblyhead posted:I've been using either nasonex or flonase for my allergies ever since I moved to the pacific northwest. They work for me a lot better than OTC stuff. Ask your doctor if either of those might work for you. Flonase is available in generic and is thus probably going to be cheaper. In fact, the doctor gave me a scrip for Flonase, because it hasn't progressed to a bacterial infection yet. So hopefully this will head it off, though I'm not entirely confident. On a side note, while I was picking it up, I overheard a pharmacist take a call inquiring about potassium iodide and being refused. Considering the timing, I have to assume it's someone being unreasonably paranoid about radiation from Japan. Unreasonable because this is Iowa.
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Mar 15, 2011 23:40
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nesbit37 posted:You can get an HDMI to DVI converter, its what I use to display my computer on my tv. It was something like $12 at Best Buy. I am sure radio shack or a place like Digikey has HDMI to VGA on their online catalogs, or you could go super ghetto and go HDMI -> DVI -> VGA -> s-video or something else equally silly. Don't go to Best Buy if you're going to go this route. In fact, never go to Best Buy/Radio Shack/anywhere except here for cables.
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Mar 15, 2011 23:43
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English question. What is that word you use to describe someone who is ignoring the main point and is arguing semantics. I wouldn't say redundant. Does such a word even exist?
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Mar 15, 2011 23:50
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"Being pedantic" is one way. Definiton 2: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pedantic
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Mar 15, 2011 23:52
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Doesn't really fit the definition exactly, but i like to say they are being "obtuse".
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Mar 15, 2011 23:53
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Golbez posted:In fact, the doctor gave me a scrip for Flonase, because it hasn't progressed to a bacterial infection yet. So hopefully this will head it off, though I'm not entirely confident. (Them dirty japs tried to do it in WWII, and now they have found an even trickier way of doing it!! They did find balloons from Japanese biological warfare attempts in mainland US so...) Flonase is a godsend, and if you buy a years worth of the generic equivalent at a time from CostCo you can get it dirt cheap. Of course if you have insurance it doe not matter. Give it a week or two to really take effect.
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Mar 15, 2011 23:54
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Jeffrey Colon posted:Don't go to Best Buy if you're going to go this route. This. There are no Best Buys in the area I grew up in, but about two years ago I decided to walk into one to just take a look at some neat stuff. That's when I saw a $300 HDMI cable and literally immediately turned around and walked out again. That's just loving criminal.
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Mar 16, 2011 00:00
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Pr0phecy posted:English question. Digression?
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Mar 16, 2011 00:08
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Is the person purposely ignoring the main point and trying to win a debate using the details, or are they just being dumb? That would help narrow it down.
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Mar 16, 2011 00:13
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Mak0rz posted:This. There are no Best Buys in the area I grew up in, but about two years ago I decided to walk into one to just take a look at some neat stuff. Well to be fair, those voodoo cables are available everywhere. (Extreme example: http://locus-design.com/index.php/cynosure-usb-cable Hilarious example: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/blu-ray-maker-re-boxes-500-player-charges-3500/ though read the article to find the intersting bit oabout THX certification.) It's the high price on the basic cables that seems strange until you realize that most people comparison shop on big items, and just buy the cables they need as an after thought. Shops have to make up the loss they take on the big items somehow, and I would rather overpay if I need it RIGHTNOW, rather than have the physical stores just not stock the item. That's also why Best Buy puts overpriced candybars at the register. kapalama fucked around with this message at 02:23 on Mar 16, 2011 |
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Speaking of Best Buy, anyone ever work in one? I wonder if they train the staff to treat everyone like a criminal or if it's just me? I've been to ours maybe four times and every time I get followed around and asked repeatedly if I need help. "Well, these dvds are in aphabetical order, so no...I don't need help with the alphabet, thanks". Doesn't help that the music is uncomfortably loud, either. I really avoid the place like the plague.
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Mar 16, 2011 02:34
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Barometer posted:Speaking of Best Buy, anyone ever work in one? I wonder if they train the staff to treat everyone like a criminal or if it's just me? I've been to ours maybe four times and every time I get followed around and asked repeatedly if I need help. Asking someone if they need help does not not mean they think you're stealing. Perhaps they, ya know, might want to help you find something. I'm guessing you've never worked a retail store before.
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Mar 16, 2011 02:39
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BorderPatrol posted:Asking someone if they need help does not not mean they think you're stealing. And I'm guessing you don't read entire posts before responding. I've worked retail, and there's a difference between offering to help someone and (as I wrote) being followed around and asked repeatedly. Actually, I've had a number of jobs waiting on the public, even the one I'm at now, and I've never followed people around a store.
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Mar 16, 2011 02:52
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Barometer posted:I've worked retail Yeah, but did you get a sick as gently caress commission pay for sales like Best Buy workers do?
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Mar 16, 2011 03:23
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best buy employees don't get commission.
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Mar 16, 2011 03:36
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It just seems odd to me. Cameras all over the place, anything you try to pocket will set off the alarms, there's someone standing at the door 24/7 and still they gotta follow you around. I figured it had to be training, since I don't think I look like I'm going to steal stuff but they watch me like hawks. Also, with my "working in retail" cred,  I can usually spot a thief. I've even given one the "I'm watching you" look and whattya know, he decided to leave.  I've never worked a job with commissions, though.
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Mar 16, 2011 03:47
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Barometer posted:Also, with my "working in retail" cred, Try working in a place that sells, among other things, pornography. The varied walks of life willing to steal to get their rock off is astounding.
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Mar 16, 2011 03:57
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Stupid question: when one talks about expensive adwords (cost per click) does one then mean how much the advertisement cost to set up? As in, what little there is to benefit from these specific adwords?
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Mar 16, 2011 04:32
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RaoulDuke12 posted:best buy employees don't get commission. Are you sure? I recall someone telling me they can choose to have a steady salary or a commission-based pay. Maybe I'm thinking of another big electronics store.
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Mar 16, 2011 04:46
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Mak0rz posted:Are you sure? I recall someone telling me they can choose to have a steady salary or a commission-based pay. Maybe I'm thinking of another big electronics store. Radioshack
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change my name posted:Radioshack Yeah, that's probably it. Content: Every time I open a Microsoft Word file that's been butchered with review comments, the comments change color (it's always various shades of blue/purple or red/pink). This is extremely annoying. How the hell do I fix it so that the comment colors are always consistent?
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Mar 16, 2011 04:57
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Didion posted:Stupid question: when one talks about expensive adwords (cost per click) does one then mean how much the advertisement cost to set up? quote:As in, what little there is to benefit from these specific adwords?
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Mar 16, 2011 05:09
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Mak0rz posted:Are you sure? I recall someone telling me they can choose to have a steady salary or a commission-based pay. Maybe I'm thinking of another big electronics store. Yeah, my cousin works there. The closest they have to commission is incentive to upsell cables and warranties, but even then it's more of a "do this or we'll write you up", and the only person who tends to benefit from meeting quota on those things is the manager. They do get good deals on stuff they buy from there though.
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Mar 16, 2011 05:36
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I work selling glasses. Today I had a little person come in to purchase glasses. Being 6'3" I towered over this poor lil guy. What is the proper etiquette in dealing with this? Should I look down at him, or should I crouch down so I'm eye level with him?
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Mar 16, 2011 05:52
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kimbo305 posted:
Sorry, rephrased I'm trying to ask whether the price is showing how favourable/adverse the use of the specific adword would be. Thanks for the help!
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Mar 16, 2011 06:10
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SalTheBard posted:I work selling glasses. Today I had a little person come in to purchase glasses. Being 6'3" I towered over this poor lil guy. What is the proper etiquette in dealing with this? Should I look down at him, or should I crouch down so I'm eye level with him? If you can sit in a chair or on a stool, that's often the best option. Don't crouch, that's too associated with talking to children.
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Mar 16, 2011 06:22
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Is uranium "hot" does it release thermal waves? I am trying to understand radiation. When you get an Xray it isn't heat, its electromagnatism correct. What kind of radiation does uranium and whats in a nuclear reactor release? Why do they call it radiation burn? I understand how the water is heated up, the grouping of the uranium pellets together causes their atoms to rub and collide together and the heat generated turns water into steam correct?
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Mar 16, 2011 10:41
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Oh and do any of the cellular companies allow personal selling, like commission based selling but through an individual?
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Mak0rz posted:Yeah, that's probably it. The comment colors reflect different editing sessions or users. It can be helpful to have them in different colors so you know who's saying what, especially if they contradict one another. I don't know if you can change the color of other peoples' comments. Here is the MS tip on it, though: a help page hooray
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