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smaller transistors allow them to put more on a chip which leads to faster processors. that's the main reason.
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Isn't there a limit though? They're already reaching sub-40 nanometer technology so it seems like there needs to be a lateral jump like there was with the dual and quad cores rather than pure speeds. As for my question. Are there types of rings that bachelors can wear like a personal seal or something? Sounds weird, but I think it would add some character to my otherwise bare hands.
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Dudebro posted:As for my question. Are there types of rings that bachelors can wear like a personal seal or something? Sounds weird, but I think it would add some character to my otherwise bare hands. Why don't you just get a ring(s) you like? I see guys with them all the time and 95% of the time it isn't when weird. When it is weird is when the ring seems really out of place with the rest of the way the dress.
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Dudebro posted:As for my question. Are there types of rings that bachelors can wear like a personal seal or something? Sounds weird, but I think it would add some character to my otherwise bare hands. High school rings, college rings, vanity rings you buy at a store... anything is okay, really.
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Those gothic full ring sleeve things seem to be only worn by bachelors.
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So I got a bit of money and I want invest it by following up on my idea for a relatively softcore, totally legal shock site (ie more awkward and funny than violent)... this isn't covered on eHow so I naturally have a few questions:
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Shameproof posted:So I got a bit of money and I want invest it by following up on my idea for a relatively softcore, totally legal shock site (ie more awkward and funny than violent)... this isn't covered on eHow so I naturally have a few questions: I'd make a thread for this. Theres a few guys around who are involved in the porn industry and who could probably help out with specific fetishes, shock sites, whatever the gently caress it is you're doing. Its much easier if you are located in a certain city but there will be an industry surrounding whatever you want to do (unless its really loving bizarre/wrong). Just a pointer though. This will probably not be a wise investment. That is if the money is actually something you want back or to make a profit on. Otherwise go for your dream! AFAIK every single fetish/idea is out there already.
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Dudebro posted:Isn't there a limit though? They're already reaching sub-40 nanometer technology so it seems like there needs to be a lateral jump like there was with the dual and quad cores rather than pure speeds. Yes. We have a ways to go before we reach the fundamental limits suggested by the laws of physics, though. It looks like the next big jump is going to come through cross-pollination from graphics cards, which already tend to have several hundred cores per chip. There also the very real possibility that x86-64 is displaced in favor of ARM derivatives in the near future, at least for midrange consumer gear.
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A long time ago I found a website dedicated to a type of exercise that involved putting a muscle under tension, then immediately working it. For example (because I think I'm explaining this bad) if you jumped off of a chair, landed on the floor (so your leg muscles were under tension from catching your weight), then jumping up onto another chair before they relaxed. This was supposed to work your muscles much more than normal exercise somehow. Two questions: Does anyone know what the term is for this kind of exercise, and Lacking much concrete knowledge about fitness myself, would this actually work?
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This really is a stupid/small question. I have one huge cabinet in my lovely basement apartment where I put all my pots and pans. What would be the best way to organize it all so everytime I reach under there it doesn't sound like WW3 while I'm pulling stuff out? Googling gave me some ideas, but I'd like to hear what some goons have to say about having limited cabinet space!
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Hard to say without knowing the dimensions of the cabinet and what kinds of pots/pans you have, but how about taking out the shelves and putting pegboard on the back? Then you can hang them all up individually. You could also add racks, so that every pot/pan gets its own space...
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Is there a term for the psychological effect that occurs when you pick up the wrong drink, sip it, and make a grimacing face even though it's something you would normally find appetizing? Say if you picked up a glass of water when you expected it to be your soda?
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shirtninjas posted:A long time ago I found a website dedicated to a type of exercise that involved putting a muscle under tension, then immediately working it. For example (because I think I'm explaining this bad) if you jumped off of a chair, landed on the floor (so your leg muscles were under tension from catching your weight), then jumping up onto another chair before they relaxed. This was supposed to work your muscles much more than normal exercise somehow. I think the term you're looking for is plyometrics.
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the posted:Is there a term for the psychological effect that occurs when you pick up the wrong drink, sip it, and make a grimacing face even though it's something you would normally find appetizing? Say if you picked up a glass of water when you expected it to be your soda? Would something like this fall under taste aversion? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste_aversion
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the posted:Is there a term for the psychological effect that occurs when you pick up the wrong drink, sip it, and make a grimacing face even though it's something you would normally find appetizing? Say if you picked up a glass of water when you expected it to be your soda? To clarify, you make a grimacing face not because of any perceived need to socially communicate the mistake, but because it actually tastes bad, correct? I think Don Norman might class this as an associative activation error. You're bringing the drink to your lips thinking and expecting signals that will confirm your associations with soda, and are thrown off when unexpected signals for water come in, which do not activate the associations you have queued up for soda.
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fuckpot posted:Just a quick technical question that has been bugging me lately... They had 3 gigahertz processors as early as 1988 but they were experimental and nowhere near mass production-ready. 800 mhz to 1 ghz wasn't the maximum possible back in 2001, it's just what was economical to produce in mass quantities and without ridiculous amounts of cooling.
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Tostito posted:Does anyone know of a good browser based version of Zork? I can't seem to find any good ones on Google. My browser is being a bitch tonight, so I can't tell you how good it is, but the Zork Wikipedia page lists a couple browser-based versions in the references section, as well as a couple downloadable ones.
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Rent-A-Cop posted:I think the term you're looking for is plyometrics. Yes! Thank you.
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A person sabotages their own work, because they think if the result is too impressive others will think they cheated in some way to achieve it. Is there a name for this disorder?
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I've come to a bit of a stumbling block over technical terminology, I think... I have a new Kindle and I need to register it to "unlock" certain options, like creating collections. I don't have wireless - which is the only way it will connect to Amazon. Is there such a thing as a cheap USB transmitter that I can plug into my PC, or do I need to get a wireless router for this sort of thing. (incidentally, the two wifi hotspots near my area crash its browser)
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I'd like an MP3 player that: - Doesn't look like a fake iPod - Allows me to just drag and drop music onto it like a Flash drive - Has a screen (doesn't have to be big enough for videos) - Comes in colours (ideally) Does this exist? I've looked all over the place
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marshmallard posted:I'd like an MP3 player that: I think that's just called a cell phone now.
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SlightButSteady posted:I've come to a bit of a stumbling block over technical terminology, I think... If you can't find a wifi spot to use, you'll have to call amazon's customer service who can apparently unlock it for you (I read this on the kindle userforums somewhere)
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a computer posted:A person sabotages their own work, because they think if the result is too impressive others will think they cheated in some way to achieve it. False modesty, arrogance, stupidity? marshmallard posted:I'd like an MP3 player that: I assume when you say "doesn't look like an iPod" you mean rectangular, screen, wheel? That's going to be difficult. Creative do a nice and simple line of players that come in colours. Their players come highly recommended by friends that have them, and I've played with them myself. Their build quality is excellent: nice thick plastic and light weight too. Menu driven with an adequate screen size. The Sony range looks like iPod but they're good players... ish - I got a new E series when they came out but wasn't impressed with the volume limit. If I could listen to my music loud enough to block street traffic then I'd have kept it. Instead I went for the new iPod nano. The unit itself was really nice and I'm disappointed I had to send it back but I'm also glad I have something I can clip on my pocket and just tap to skip tracks (I had a shuffle before the sony). Archos do small mp3 players now. I can't vouch for these but I love their entertainment "tablets" that they did before iPad style tablet PCs were popular. Excellent quality materials but they were heavy because they used regular harddrives. Only come in black by the look of it. You're in the UK right? Go into a Currys Digital to see their range and if you decide to get one, go to Dixons.co.uk and buy it there. Better service and cheaper prices (from the same company).
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Eyeball, I could use my phone but the battery life is lame enough as it is.gwar3k1 posted:I assume when you say "doesn't look like an iPod" you mean rectangular, screen, wheel? That's going to be difficult. I don't mind if it looks vaguely like an iPod, I just don't want one that looks almost exactly the same. I've got a Sony one at the moment but it comes with this godawful software called Sonicstage that I'm required to use to put music on it. That's exactly what I don't want - I literally just want to drag and drop. I went to a Currys Digital at the weekend and they only had about 10 options, all of which were rubbish :/
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marshmallard posted:Eyeball, I could use my phone but the battery life is lame enough as it is. Sony dropped SonicStage years ago Its drag and drop now, promise. They have this weird iPod "syncing" software which involves you dragging out of iTunes onto this window to copy the music, but you can just go into your Windows directory and drag/drop. One of the reasons I liked it. I havent used SonicStage since I last used mini disk but I remember it was loving awful. The UI was terrible and the transfer was slow as poo poo too.
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gwar3k1 posted:Sony dropped SonicStage years ago Its drag and drop now, promise. They have this weird iPod "syncing" software which involves you dragging out of iTunes onto this window to copy the music, but you can just go into your Windows directory and drag/drop. One of the reasons I liked it. So I can literally just drag my MP3s onto the player without using iTunes or any other wanky bloatware? marshmallard fucked around with this message at 13:34 on May 11, 2017 |
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marshmallard posted:Thank god, that poo poo was loving terrible. It made me check my songs in and out like a library, how retarded. Definitely not with the E series. There is sync software if you choose to use it, but you can literally drag out of windows onto the device. Check Sony's website, it should say if it requires bundled software to be used but I think its only the older models now.
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marshmallard posted:I'd like an MP3 player that: http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Sansa-Player-Expansion-Black/dp/B000ETTFRG/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1301918301&sr=1-8 I have a Sansa e280, though they've been discontinued and it seems Amazon only has the 270, which has 2gb less space. But it's got great quality and fits what you posted for the most part (it looks like an iPod kind of, I guess? But is that really that important?), and has some neat dumb features like voice recording, an FM tuner with recording for that, and an expansion slot you can put MicroSD cards in to increase the space. Though, it only supports up to 2gb cards (which is weird because it doesn't seem to be documented anywhere). But all in all it's a great little guy and with the kind of markdown Amazon's offering, highly recommended.
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There was a novel I once read that I didn't finish. I can't recall what it was about. In it there was a man who could stop time, but while time was frozen, he still aged. (That, or it took that time off his life and made him age quicker.) He ended up looking very old despite being very young from all the people he's saved with his power. I also recall the main character remarking that he acted a lot differently than he used to, and (I think) becoming more bitter. I've googled all around and I've turned up nothing. I don't suppose anyone knows?
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Mr.Hotkeys posted:http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Sansa-Player-Expansion-Black/dp/B000ETTFRG/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1301918301&sr=1-8 Seconding this. My parents both have Sansa clips and they love it. The plastic is a bit cheap though, one of their screens cracked really easily. edit: Benjamin Black posted:There was a novel I once read that I didn't finish. I can't recall what it was about. In it there was a man who could stop time, but while time was frozen, he still aged. (That, or it took that time off his life and made him age quicker.) He ended up looking very old despite being very young from all the people he's saved with his power. Can you remember the device that helped stop time? Was it mental or an object. A children's book called Bernards Watch kind of matches your description but I don't think it followed through to him looking old. There's a book identification thread here: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2704537. gwar3k1 fucked around with this message at 14:49 on Apr 4, 2011 |
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gwar3k1 posted:Seconding this. My parents both have Sansa clips and they love it. The plastic is a bit cheap though, one of their screens cracked really easily. Nah, that wasn't it then, thanks for the link though.
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If the Sansa e280 doesn't have enough storage space for you, the Sansa Clip+ holds 8 gigs and takes 16 gig microSD cards. It's a tiny monster. It's like 2 inches long.
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a computer posted:A person sabotages their own work, because they think if the result is too impressive others will think they cheated in some way to achieve it. Low self-esteem.
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a computer posted:A person sabotages their own work, because they think if the result is too impressive others will think they cheated in some way to achieve it. Imposter syndrome?
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Dandy Cat posted:This really is a stupid/small question. I have one huge cabinet in my lovely basement apartment where I put all my pots and pans. What would be the best way to organize it all so everytime I reach under there it doesn't sound like WW3 while I'm pulling stuff out? Googling gave me some ideas, but I'd like to hear what some goons have to say about having limited cabinet space! Since it's a rental you probably can't put a bigass Lazy Susan in there. But Lazy Susans rock. Otherwise, do what I do and: --put the lids somewhere else, like in a drawer or in a plastic milk crate somewhere. --stack the pots as much as you can, by size, every time you put them away, and then lift out the stacks when you're looking for a particular pot. If you put them away by simply tossing them in there randomly, that's what gives you the WW3 effect when looking for a pot. If you have already done this, then see #1, above, "Lazy Susans". You can also obtain extra storage space for all-metal, non-plastic pots by keeping them in the oven; the trick here is to remember they're in there before you turn the oven on for your frozen pizza, but since you didn't put any pots with plastic handles or knobs in there in the first place (right?), all that happens is that you go to put your frozen pizza in the oven to discover that it's full of hot pots and pans.
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Fig Newton posted:You can also obtain extra storage space for all-metal, non-plastic pots by keeping them in the oven; the trick here is to remember they're in there before you turn the oven on for your frozen pizza, but since you didn't put any pots with plastic handles or knobs in there in the first place (right?), all that happens is that you go to put your frozen pizza in the oven to discover that it's full of hot pots and pans. If you're a bachelor it's ok to never preheat though and this won't be a problem.
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So this week my grandfather had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his jaw, and part of that operation involved transplating veins from one of his legs into his jaw... presumably to direct arterial blood flow? My question is, what harm will removing veins that were actively serving a purpose in his legs (circulating blood, etc) do to him? That is, will removing those veins from his legs cause any harm to the tissues in his legs, or something else? Does the body just try to get along with less veinous blood return, or is there any way the body can regenerate those veins post surgery? I'm really curious, but am having a hell of a time finding any information about this online owing to the difficult nature of how to phrase the question.
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YggiDee posted:If the Sansa e280 doesn't have enough storage space for you, the Sansa Clip+ holds 8 gigs and takes 16 gig microSD cards. It's a tiny monster. It's like 2 inches long. My wife and I have the original Sansa Clip and love them. Great for the gym or running plus cheap enough if you drop a weight on it you can replace it without breaking the bank. How much storage do you need beause "iPod" could mean a lot of things like a shuffle, nano, Touch, Classic, etc.
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What do people do to automatically get podcasts and organize music without iTunes? I would get a clip just from reading some of the posts here, but that's the only thing I'm worried about. I have all my podcast feeds set up in iTunes. The music I'm not so worried about. I don't have that much now and I need to reorganize anyway. My nano is the squareish one and 8GB so it's running out now. 8GB clip and 16GB SD would be a massive upgrade.
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