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Ularg posted:That is definitely a problem there. I really couldn't tell you a solid reason on how I would manage to become near as successful as any sites you mentioned. I'm just a student starting his degree in game development.
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WHEEZY HIDE A EGG posted:By semi-sealed container, do you mean, perhaps, a rubbermaid style bucket with some holes in the lid? You should ask in this thread. I guarantee he'll be able to give you the best answer 
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I have an H2 Zoom recorder and love the hell out of it. It has a 1/4" screw hole on the bottom (same as most camera tripod mounts) and I currently have it attached to a modified swivel arm desk lamp as a mic stand, which works fine, but the springs in the arm vibrate and make noise if I bump my desk. I want to get a desktop mic stand like this: http://www.amazon.com/Stage-DS7200B-Adjustable-Microphone-Stand/dp/B0002M3OVI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309442920&sr=8-1 The H2 comes with a screw in "classic" mic base that can fit mic stand clamps, but I'd rather just get a 5/8" to 1/4" thread converter so I can screw the H2 right to the stand. Unfortunately, all of the ones I can find are ~$16+ shipping for some reason. Why are they so expensive and is there somewhere I can find them cheaper? Failing a good lead, what would be a decent price to pay someone (via SAMart) to weld a 5/8" nut to a trimmed-down 1/4" bolt? I think the 1/4" side is BSW, but the 5/8" side is UNC.
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The Aphasian posted:I have an H2 Zoom recorder and love the hell out of it. It has a 1/4" screw hole on the bottom (same as most camera tripod mounts) and I currently have it attached to a modified swivel arm desk lamp as a mic stand, which works fine, but the springs in the arm vibrate and make noise if I bump my desk. I have my Zoom sitting on my desk right now using a gorilla pod and it works great. If you did want to go your route though just go to Home Depot, they have a wide variety of bolts and nuts that you can piece together to make exactly what you want. I have done this many times to fit my strange needs on one shoot or another. If I were to pay someone to do that I wouldn't want to pay more than a few dollars.
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Jun 30, 2011 16:14
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If you search for a city on Google, it will give you a thumbnail on the web search page where it shows the city limits for that place. Is there any way to get this information on google maps?
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Jun 30, 2011 21:53
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Why don't people with giant moles on their face get them removed? I'm talking about the "sticks out and looks about the size of a pea" type of mole here.
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Jun 30, 2011 22:33
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I don't think insurance covers mole removal unless it meets specific criteria.
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Swarf posted:I didn't see a thread in Business/Finance/Careers that fit this, and thought this thread would be better than starting a new one. Anecdote: I quit my job with 2 weeks notice and they had to pay me in cash for my accumulated PTO (it was a lot, like 5 figures.) They didn't mind or balk at all; it happened automatically and came with my last paycheck. I actually went back to that job after selling my start-up about 1.5 years later, with full seniority and status, as if I had never left. This was in socialist paradise MA so YMMV.
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Jun 30, 2011 22:44
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Feenix posted:I'm going to Switzerland in August and France in October. I intend to bring my iPad 2, my iPhone, and my Canon Rebel XSi camera (and thusly it's battery charger) Switzerland has it's very own plugs that are a lot like standard European plugs but slightly thinner and they sometimes include a grounding pin. It's the sort of pointlessly difficult thing the Swiss love. Sometimes you can cram a European plug in one but you're much much better off just getting an adapter.
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Jun 30, 2011 22:47
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ShadowHawk posted:Why don't people with giant moles on their face get them removed? First of all, I think a lot of people do get those removed. As for the rest of us, partly it's that it's something that has been a part of you your entire life. You don't necessarily notice it that much. If it's not cancerous, the only real reason to get a mole removed is vanity and some people don't care about that stuff very much, while some people are vain, but don't want to seem vain. And then there's the cost and hassle. I could get the mole on my cheek removed, but I'm still going to be ugly without it. And I work with a couple of women who are extremely pretty and have very noticeable face moles. I don't think it would make a huge difference if they had them removed. They might be a little prettier, but not enough so that it would make a real difference in their lives. It might even be detrimental, because they might be too perfect looking without the moles. Basically the same reasons that a lot of people who have ugly noses don't get rhinoplasty.
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I'm sure you'd be slightly less ugly without a growth poking out of your face. Unless you're uglier than a mole and you use it for distraction Also mole removal is orders of magnitude cheaper than a nose job. Just sayin'. I have a very wealthy friend who has two big witches-moles on his face and I can't understand why he doesn't get those fuckers frozen off. I don't have the nerve to ask him about them. 
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Well, like I said, there are a lot of reasons not to get a mole removed. Even if I could get my mole removed for $100, I could buy a video game and an eighth of weed with that instead, and that's going to make me a lot happier than just being a little bit less ugly. I don't really care about mine, and I can't see it with my naked eye, so if I got it removed, it would only be for other peoples' benefit, and I really don't give much of a poo poo about whether other people are made uncomfortable or whatever by seeing a mole. I prefer not to talk to people anyway, so I would consider making it bigger and grosser before I would consider removal. And for some people, I think it's something they're kind of proud of. By the time they're old enough to make the decision to have it removed, they've grown fond of their mole for one reason or another.
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What about flat moles?
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Ok, thanks again for the advice given to me so far, I'd like to check back again for some feedback. http://founditdigital.wordpress.com/ I haven't worked toward posting anything really important. So far I've only posted two entries, and I was wondering if I could get some feedback on content/structure/substance.
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Ularg posted:Ok, thanks again for the advice given to me so far, I'd like to check back again for some feedback.
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stubblyhead posted:If you search for a city on Google, it will give you a thumbnail on the web search page where it shows the city limits for that place. Is there any way to get this information on google maps? There's some sites using the Google API that do this. http://maps.huge.info/
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TetsuoTW posted:OK, I just read those two entries - do you always write like that? It reads a little forced to me. Lines like "Steam Summer Sale is here, ready to rip from our wallets a vast amount of money" don't read like they're phrased naturally, plus if you're going to capitalize the name, make sure it's the right name - the screenshot you posted immediately above that calls it "The Steam Summer Camp Sale." On top of that, there's the matter of register; "rip" is a very colloquial way of saying that, but "vast amount" sounds more formal, and the mixed up register thing happens fairly often in those two articles. Basically I think one thing you should be doing is reading what you've written aloud. That's the best way to determine for yourself whether your writing flows well and will read naturally. And unless you're going to aim for serious analysis, don't be afraid of writing with contractions. The near total lack of them gives your writing a weird tone for a subject as generally light as gaming. The reading aloud tip is really helpful. I caught a few phrases that were painful for me to listen to that I somehow missed when reading over it before posting. I updated both of the posts, though I don't think anything significant changed in the way of substance.
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What is this called? I want to say "Outdoor Rocking Sofa" but there's got to be a more common name for it.
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Jul 1, 2011 17:38
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"Canopy swing"? Maybe "lawn swing"?
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Do you guys know that commercial with the singing waitress chick who goes on to some website to find an online college? Why does the URL constantly change? the song has a line about educationconnection.com, but the web address flashing on the screen is always something different. One time it was edconnect40.com, just now it was schoolconnection.com. This has bothered me for a while now. Why do they make a commercial with one URL, when they change it almost daily? And why does the URL have to change all the time?
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We always just called those porch swings. Also, I used to work for a company that changed its name and official URLs a lot. Because they were shady as gently caress and they were constantly being sued or investigated by somebody or other is why that company did it. Just puttin' that out there. Eyeball fucked around with this message at 19:37 on Jul 1, 2011 |
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swimgus posted:Do you guys know that commercial with the singing waitress chick who goes on to some website to find an online college? Why does the URL constantly change? the song has a line about educationconnection.com, but the web address flashing on the screen is always something different. One time it was edconnect40.com, just now it was schoolconnection.com. This has bothered me for a while now. Why do they make a commercial with one URL, when they change it almost daily? And why does the URL have to change all the time? To find out how effective their campaigns are. On Monday they show one url at one time, and on Tuesday another url at another time. Could vary by channels too.
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brylcreem posted:To find out how effective their campaigns are. On Monday they show one url at one time, and on Tuesday another url at another time. Could vary by channels too. The name for this, incidentally, is split testing, and it's a very, very common direct-marketing technique. You'll also see different phone numbers or extensions, or the same phone number but different operator names ("Ask for Sandy!"). Even codes on snail-mail that seem unique are often batched based on demographics (zip code or neighborhood, generally). (Hell, I've seen a couple snail-mail campaigns where the same flyer was sent several times but varying the occupant to whom it was addressed (easier in multi-person homes, of course) to see who responded best to the ad.)
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It can also be called A/B testing, if anyone's trying to look up more information.
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What's the name of that 70s/80s track and field or cross country guy with the shaggy blonde hair? I think there was a few movies made of him and he died.
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CatchrNdRy posted:What's the name of that 70s/80s track and field or cross country guy with the shaggy blonde hair? I think there was a few movies made of him and he died. Steve Prefontaine?
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A Violence Gang posted:Steve Prefontaine? That's exactly it, thank you kind sir
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I'm an Australian who has always wanted to move to America. I'm 23 and white if it makes any difference to anything. About 18 months ago I started seriously looking in to moving there and hit a wall very quickly. It seems to me there is no way to actually do it legally unless I got married to someone which I don't really want to do. I'm thinking about maybe just going over for a holiday and not leaving. Would this work? Would I ever be able to get a job that isn't apple picking? I have an economics degree and an insurance skill set in my resume. I know I would need a social security number which I couldn't get but this link: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/06/29/illegal-aliens-guide-to-top-five-best-places-to-live-in-america/?intcmp=obnetwork makes me think it's possible to do. (link found while trying to shoe my dad Obama's birth certificate is not fake. Yes even some Australians care about that) So I'm thinking everyone will say not to try to live there illegally. Does anyone have any stories or thoughts about this?
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christovsky posted:Emigration. Here's a handy flow chart:  So, yeah, you're pretty much screwed. You will need an SSN in order to:
Beyond setting up those one-time things, it's not like you need proof-of-residency in your day-to-day life. No one's going to demand your papers if you're just out on the street. (Especially since you're white. ) There is a market for "lightly used" SSNs, but I really don't know much about it beyond the fact that it exists. If you get caught, you will be deported; the US has a hard-on for illegal-hate right now, and they've got to frame all of the laws in terms of "illegal immigrants" instead of "Mexican immigrants" in order to not be overtly racist.In addition, the United States may deny you entry to go on holiday if they think there's a risk of you just staying. I've heard of Canadian goons getting hassled at the border if they can't demonstrate that they have a job and permanent address in Canada.
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It may be doable, but do you really want to break a bunch of laws and move across the world to settle down in the US when you can be deported at any minute? It just doesn't seem worth it if there's not a pressing reason to do so.
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Xandu posted:It may be doable, but do you really want to break a bunch of laws and move across the world to settle down in the US when you can be deported at any minute? It just doesn't seem worth it if there's not a pressing reason to do so. I agree with this. It seems like it would be way too much of a risk, literally anything can happen that would cause you to get the boot. What if you get hit by a car on your bicycle, what do you think the police or hospital are going to say if they find out you are illegally here. Yes, you are a white Australian and not Hispanic but its still against the law.
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christovsky posted:It seems to me there is no way to actually do it legally unless I got married to someone which I don't really want to do. You should find a curvy goonette willing to marry you just to get in the country. Total cost: probably 
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christovsky posted:I'm an Australian who has always wanted to move to America. I'm 23 and white if it makes any difference to anything. About 18 months ago I started seriously looking in to moving there and hit a wall very quickly. It seems to me there is no way to actually do it legally unless I got married to someone which I don't really want to do. If you can somehow get hired by a US company while still in Australia, you could come legally that way. Or you could go to university (grad school too) here, get an internship, get hired by your internship company, get work visa through them. Woop woop.
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What time signature is the Lola Beltran version of cucurrucucu paloma in? Something just seems off about the beat and I have no idea what it is. Here is a video to the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6U1uhHE-8Q&feature=related
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Eggplant Wizard posted:If you can somehow get hired by a US company while still in Australia, you could come legally that way. Or you could go to university (grad school too) here, get an internship, get hired by your internship company, get work visa through them. Woop woop. Yeah, your best bet is to pursue some sort of higher education in the US. Been thinking about going back to school for that Masters degree? Do it stateside, do an internship while in school, impress the everliving hell out of them, and get them to file for a Visa for you. Other than that, you're hosed.
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So I've been making these parody videos of this idiot on YouTube. He is constantly flagging them as harassment and getting them removed. I put them on blip and he does the same and gets my entire channel deleted. Is there any place I can upload videos without having to worry about some whiny dork getting them removed?
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Most videogames can't seem to render perfect darkness. If you turn up the brightness level, you can see just fine; some games ask you to set your brightness to an optimal level and rely on your good faith not to cheat. Doom 3 is the only game that I know that can render true darkness that forces you to use the flashlight. Why is this the case? What is the great limitation of 3D technology that makes true darkness so difficult?
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brylcreem posted:Well, in Highlander 2,the whole thing is revealed to be a prison colony for some kind of rebellion and ohgodIcan'tcontinue I heard the second film was so bad, the third pretended it never existed.
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