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The Aphasian posted:Lots of factors affect FM signal strength; transmitter power, power and "nearness" of other signals close to that band, topography, weather, etc., but if this is the first time this has happened in that location it might have been a lucky bit of cloud cover. It must have been the atmospheric conditions, because I got nothing on my way home from work. Thanks for the info.
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isoprenaline posted:Do babies have gut flora at birth? If not when and how they do pick it up? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_flora
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Loopyface posted:No, this is incorrect. Yeah, trying it with my own account proves I was wrong. I was just repeating something I was told.
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How do you pronounce the ancient name "Celadus"? As in "Celadus the Thracian makes the girls sigh"? (this is an ancient piece of graffiti)
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lllllllllllllllllll posted:Sailors were crafting fake mermen out of guitarfish or manta rays up until a hundred years ago or so I believe. Some of these still exist. They have a special name but I can't think of it. It's not the Feejee Mermaid, but something with a women's name in it, "...anne" or something like that. Does somebody know the term? I think you're thinking of a Jenny Hanover or Jenny Haniver (I've seen both spellings).
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Yancakes posted:How do you pronounce the ancient name "Celadus"? As in "Celadus the Thracian makes the girls sigh"? (this is an ancient piece of graffiti) Keh-lah-doos
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tarepanda posted:Keh-lah-doos Thanks 
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A grammar question, this time. When quoting, should the quote be in italics and the name of the person who is being quoted be normal, or should the name be in italics and the quote be normal? So basically, this? I am quoting a quote. -John Quotesmith or this? I am quoting a quote. -John Quotesmith EDIT: Sorry for double posting.
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What kind of equipment would I need to transfer audio cassettes to a digital format?
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Barnum posted:What kind of equipment would I need to transfer audio cassettes to a digital format? A tape player connected to the line in of your soundcard. The cable needed depends on the tape player's output and the sound card's input. You could use Audacity to record it to a WAV.
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Yancakes posted:A grammar question, this time. When quoting, should the quote be in italics and the name of the person who is being quoted be normal, or should the name be in italics and the quote be normal? That's less grammar and more typesetting.  I'd go with italics for the quote and Roman for the name. But why aren't you just using quotation marks?
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Anyone know where to get a quality microphone or point me to a thread with suggestions?
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What are some nice-smelling plants that I can put on my window-sill and are easy to maintain?
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Besesoth posted:That's less grammar and more typesetting. Because I'm too cool for quotation marks. Really though, the quote is going on the back of the program for my wedding ceremony. I initially thought quotes were italicized and names were roman, but when I did that I thought it was sort of ugly. Same with quotation marks, I just thought they were sort of ugly. Basically, it's this: quote:Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity. or this... quote:Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity. or, I guess, this, but I don't like it quote:"Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity."
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College Rockout posted:What are some nice-smelling plants that I can put on my window-sill and are easy to maintain? Basil. You can get it at most grocery stores...and it smells like basil.
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JDanielS posted:Anyone know where to get a quality microphone or point me to a thread with suggestions? Studio quality? Gamer quality? What do you want to use it for?
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Where do the images of pets beside the banner ads on SA come from? Are they goon pets?
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Preach posted:Where do the images of pets beside the banner ads on SA come from? Are they goon pets?
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baquerd posted:Studio quality? Gamer quality? What do you want to use it for? Just something for skype calls, not for music recording.
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JDanielS posted:Just something for skype calls, not for music recording. Go to Target, they have headphone/mic combos for like $15. College Rockout posted:What are some nice-smelling plants that I can put on my window-sill and are easy to maintain? Try mint. It smells great, and is quite sturdy.
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Can anyone comment on the accuracy of this image (specifically the tidbit at the bottom)? Something about it seems like it's far too simplified...
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Mak0rz posted:Something about it seems like it's far too simplified... It doesn't account for incest 
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Sizzlechest posted:A tape player connected to the line in of your soundcard. The cable needed depends on the tape player's output and the sound card's input. You could use Audacity to record it to a WAV. Sweet. Thanks, for some reason I thought it'd be more complicated.
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Mak0rz posted:Can anyone comment on the accuracy of this image (specifically the tidbit at the bottom)? Something about it seems like it's far too simplified... The math assumes that every single person in it is unique. Somewhere along the line the tree connects back to itself- two people who have a common ancestor had children together. It doesn't risk genetic damage or count as incest socially if the closest common ancestor was a dozen generations ago. So what it says at the bottom is true, but don't think "ewww" because of it. We're all related to mitochondrial Eve anyway. haveblue fucked around with this message at 20:45 on Sep 3, 2011 |
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haveblue posted:The math assumes that every single person in it is unique. Somewhere along the line the tree connects back to itself- two people who have a common ancestor had children together. It doesn't risk genetic damage or count as incest socially if the closest common ancestor was a dozen generations ago. Ah, that's the part I was missing. I never thought of that. So what it says on the bottom is still true though? I've known about the Mitochondrial Eve for a while, but for some reason this is blowing my mind even more. Maybe because it's closer to recent history. Elman posted:It doesn't account for incest Ah, I never thought of that either, and it's more obvious than haveblue's explanation 
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Drew Barrymore surely has all the money she could want, a great career and is still viable. What's the advantage to a supercelebrity to do eyeliner commercials? Surely they don't like the product that much where they go pound down Maybelline's door asking to be in a commercial. Someone like Barrymore, or Horseface or Seinfeld doesn't need the exposure, And surely they're not being paid enough to make a difference against, say, a guest appearance on a series. So what's in it for them?
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I doubt her payment has been made public, but she probably makes a shitload of money from endorsing Maybelline.
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And it's a ton of money for very little work. They can spend a couple months making a movie and get paid some amount, then they get offered the same amount for 1 afternoon of shooting a commercial. Especially Jerry Seinfeld must get millions and millions of dollars for his commercials. He'd be foolish to turn it down.
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Don't ever overestimate the amount of money a movie star makes and the amount he or she spends. Bruce Campbell has a great bit in his Autobiography where he talks about how "you too can earn like a movie star" and uses his $500,000 salary for Army of Darkness as a basis for comparison. 10% to your agent, another 5% off to a business manager, about 34% in taxes once you factor in the marginal nature of tax brackets, and the fact that it might be the only movie you work on that year all adds up to not as much as it sounds like (in Bruce's example, he also owed 50% to his wife because of a recent divorce.) According to the Wiki, Drew Barrymore commanded $10-$12 million per role in 2006. She seems to do about 1 to 2 movies per year, but the second one is usually a much smaller bit that I'm guessing she does for the "art" more than the paycheck. Her more recent movies haven't done quite as well as the ones leading up to that article, either, so it might be a bit lower. If we use $10 million as a basis: $6.67 million after taxes. $5.57 million after the agent gets paid (assuming 10% to agent - she might have a better deal). $5 million after business manager gets paid. State taxes need to get in there, too. And this all assumes an absence of other "staff," e.g. publicists and the like. Granted, a smart accountant would get some of those expenses for agents and the like deducted, but she's still bleeding out money from that paycheck before she ever spends a dime on "herself." Yep, $4.5 to $5 million gross per year sounds pretty sweet. I'd be all over that, no doubt, but consider: According to a quick google search, her most recent home purchase cost $7 or $8 million. You don't usually pay cash outright for a house like that, so she's probably rolling with what I quickly calculated at a $50,000 to $75,000 a month mortgage payment depending on the term; that's to say nothing of the property taxes on a property like that. Also figure that she can't just live like the rest of us do - part of being a movie star is projecting that famous image. She visits famously expensive hair salons, her clothes are way pricier, cars, etc. all add up. So yeah, if she has smart people working for her, she's not burning up her money, but she's also not living an ultra-frugal lifestyle. A good deal of that cash gets spent "maintaining an image" that helps further her employment. On top of all of that, there has to be the inevitable understanding that at some point the roles may start drying up and she'll need to live on what she's banked. Finally, don't ignore the appeal of exposure to people with the kind of mindset likely you often find among movie stars. There's a possibility that, separate from the money, she just wants to see her face out there EVEN more. That brings it all back around to a more clearly explained version of what others are saying: She's probably getting a hefty paycheck for not a lot of work. Yeah, in a world where you have unlimited funds it might not be worth it, but even a movie star doesn't live in that world.
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SIHappiness posted:Don't ever overestimate the amount of money a movie star makes and the amount he or she spends. Why doesn't she incorporate in a tax shelter island, and have her firm contract her work out to the movie company. She gets paid a small salary from the firm. Her agents, managers, and staff are all paid from the firm. All of her property and other things become the firm's assets, which she is allowed to use. Everything else she does - really anything photographed by the paparazzi as its publicity - becomes a business expense. Taxes suddenly don't become an issue.
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It could also be publicity -- a way to keep her image as a fresh, beautiful leading woman out there. Her movie niche is very competitive, so I'd image every bit of presence helps distinguish her from the other faces.
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FogHelmut posted:Why doesn't she incorporate in a tax shelter island, and have her firm contract her work out to the movie company. She gets paid a small salary from the firm. Her agents, managers, and staff are all paid from the firm. All of her property and other things become the firm's assets, which she is allowed to use. Everything else she does - really anything photographed by the paparazzi as its publicity - becomes a business expense. Taxes suddenly don't become an issue.
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Anyone have recommendations for podcasts? Lately I've been listening to Uhh Yeah Dude, and I like it a lot. I've never paid much attention to podcasts, before this point. I'd like to find out about some more good ones. I'll probably be checking out the This American Life podcast, too. I don't really have anything specific I'm looking for. Something that goes through historical events would be cool, and I wouldn't be averse to something about video games either, but not like a news/industry thing, as I don't really care to keep up with that kind of stuff. I used to listen to one a long time ago, I can't really remember much about it- I think it was related to i-mockery somehow?- but it was like a general topic thing, the guy talked about Godzilla, pro wrestling, old boardgames, whatever interested him at the time, and it was pretty entertaining. I realize my description isn't very helpful, but that's because I don't totally know what I'm looking for. Something entertaining to listen to while I play a game or browse the web. Maybe just list the ones that you listen to, and why!
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The PYF Podcast thread might be helpful.
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Anonymous Robot posted:Anyone have recommendations for podcasts? For general informative poo poo, I highly recommend Stuff You Should Know. Two really freakishly laid-back and witty dudes talk about anything and everything. It's not scripted whatsoever, they do research (both of them are writers for HowStuffWorks.com) and then they wing it, so it's like two buddies shootin' the poo poo about fMRIs and asteroid mining and human cannonballs. Always entertaining and accessible without being dumbed-down.
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Anonymous Robot posted:Anyone have recommendations for podcasts? If you like Uhh Yeah Dude because it's basically just some friends shooting the poo poo, you might like The Nerdist, Jordan Jesse Go, or the tragically defunct You Look Nice Today.
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This probably belongs in Travel/Tourism but they don't have s small questions/Israel/Birthright thread, and I just have a small question: I was thinking about going this winter. My cousin is also interested; he will be 23 in December, I will be 21 in November. Looking at the trips, they're mostly divided into ages 18-22 and 22-26. Would he be able to sign up for the same winter trip as me (registration opens this month)? He has already graduated college, so I'm not sure if they take that into account along with age.
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Any idea how to hang a hammock indoors on metal stud walls? Need to support 80kg - 140kgs. Consensus online is that the narrow metal channel does not have enough surface area to grip hooks. I also have a window and and closet door frame that are aligned, and wonder if it's safe to drill hooks straight into the casing, assuming there's solid wood underneath. Also considered getting LCD TV mounts, but that's more expensive than a couple bucks.
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I left my sunroof open with my Garmin Nuvi sitting out on one of the seats. A rain storm came along and get everything nice and wet. I gave the Garmin some time to dry out before trying to turn it on and got no joy. Any tips on trying to save it?
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AKA Pseudonym posted:I left my sunroof open with my Garmin Nuvi sitting out on one of the seats. A rain storm came along and get everything nice and wet. I gave the Garmin some time to dry out before trying to turn it on and got no joy. Any tips on trying to save it? A bowl full of uncooked rice can act a decent desiccant and pull moisture out of wet electronics. Just submerge the device in the rice and leave it there overnight.
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