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Do you know about the Creative Convention forum? http://forums.somethingawful.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=31 There are also tons of 'how to draw' websites around. They'll tell you the generals in the beginner lessons. I just googled a bit. I remember my feeble attempt at using that half of my brain and seeing a decent website, but I've forgotten it, but here's something that came up quickly. http://www.learn-to-draw.com/drawing-basics/03-drawing-with-pencils.shtml Dudebro fucked around with this message at 06:33 on Oct 23, 2011 |
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GOONS: how long do you suppose a good cheap manicure lasts? And how much should I tip? I went for my first yesterday at a mall spa and paid about fourteen bucks (tip included--base charge was eleven dollars) for just cleaning and coloring, nothing particularly fancy. Is that reasonable?
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Oct 23, 2011 15:26
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Barnum posted:Yeah, I was trying to be non-technical. It's a raccoon. Exhibit A: A raccoon skull:  Exhibit B: Raccoon, Dog, Coyote, Bobcat.  Exhibit C: Raccoon, Dog, Coyote, Bobcat. 
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Oct 23, 2011 23:21
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Swillkitsch posted:GOONS: how long do you suppose a good cheap manicure lasts? And how much should I tip?
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Oct 24, 2011 10:02
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My cooking pot has small orange, rusty-looking like spots at the bottom. Is it still safe to use?
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Oct 24, 2011 16:31
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MaxOfS2D posted:My cooking pot has small orange, rusty-looking like spots at the bottom. Is it still safe to use? What kind of pot is it? If it's cast iron, you "need" to scour the rust off with steel wool and re-season it (basically just coat it with an oil like bacon grease and heat it at a low temperature for a few hours). Probably safe, but your food will taste bad. Don't ever leave water or wet food in it for a long time, and don't leave anything acidic in (tomatoes, vinegar) it for a short time. If it's some kind of stainless steel then it can probably be cleaned with something like a brillo pad or Bartender's Friend. Won't hurt you. If it's some kind of non-stick teflon (the hard, dark grey stuff), then you probably should shitcan it. If it's glass, then that's just some burned-on residue that you'll never taste. Again, probably just a brillo pad or let some vinegar sit in it over night.
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Oct 24, 2011 17:56
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I'm a pc tech and something I've wondered about: how is it that some people's mouses or certain keys on their keyboard can go from a textured/matte plastic surface to a slick shiny glass like surface through use? Skin is not harder than plastic so how does it get polished up like that? I just got a mouse back today that's been in use maybe 1.5 years at most, the buttons and whole back half palm-area are shiny and smooth like glass. It's never happened to me and I have an original MS optical mouse I've been using for 10+ years on one of my pcs, it just gets dirty.
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Oct 24, 2011 18:08
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Wagonburner posted:Skin is not harder than plastic so how does it get polished up like that? Water is not harder than rock, and yet...
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Oct 24, 2011 18:11
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Wagonburner posted:I'm a pc tech and something I've wondered about : how is it that some people's mouses or certain keys on their keyboard can go from a textured/matte plastic surface to a slick shiny glass like surface through use? I'm pretty sure it's from oils on the skin, also some people do have rougher hands. People who have sweaty hands are also likely to do this.
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Oct 24, 2011 18:12
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So they aren't so much polishing it up as they are filling the texture with their secretions? Nice.
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Oct 24, 2011 18:13
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Wagonburner posted:So they aren't so much polishing it up as they are filling the texture with their secretions? Nice. No, they are polishing it by removing rough spots. Over years, tiny particles on your fingers rub against the surface of the plastic and wear it down.
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Oct 24, 2011 18:16
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Wagonburner posted:So they aren't so much polishing it up as they are filling the texture with their secretions? Nice. No, they are polishing it. Skin oils and sweat polish things down over time. Effectively the rougher bits of the devices are getting slowly polished away.
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Oct 24, 2011 18:16
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Remember also that skin replenishes itself and plastic does not.
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Oct 24, 2011 18:44
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Wagonburner posted:I'm a pc tech and something I've wondered about : how is it that some people's mouses or certain keys on their keyboard can go from a textured/matte plastic surface to a slick shiny glass like surface through use? My work laptop has many shiny keys, especially the space bar. Most likely because I used to eat chick-fil-a while I was working and the spicy chicken oil helped along the process.
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Oct 24, 2011 18:57
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So the oil or skin itself can polish a sruface over time/use? I never knew that, thought that like water polishing river rocks, it would have to be carrying something abrasive like the water polishing the river rocks carrying sediment, silt or something.
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Oct 24, 2011 19:03
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Wagonburner posted:So the oil or skin itself can polish a sruface over time/use? I never knew that, thought that like water polishing river rocks, it would have to be carrying something abrasive like the water polishing the river rocks carrying sediment, silt or something. The process of polishing creates small amounts of grit which accelerates the process. If you run absolutely pure water over rocks, eventually little pieces of rock break off, make it more abrasive, etc. Kind of the same thing with hands on surfaces, but there you have both liquids and the rough texture of skin, including how dead skin is constantly falling off.
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Oct 24, 2011 19:06
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How long, on average, does it take for a collision shop to fix a moderate to severely damaged car? I got into an accident today and my entire rear end fell off; the whole portion below the trunk, that is (sorry, not a car person). My dad (who tends to be over-dramatic sometimes) basically told me that I was hosed because it'll take "weeks" to fix "that sort of major damage". This makes me nervous as I obviously don't feel too bad about being an inconvenience to people for a week, but I can't be a mooch on my friends to take me places for more than that. This is if the insurance doesn't already decide it's totaled. I don't know if I should get a rental till then or what, this is the absolute last loving thing I needed in my life right now. Anyone else have anything similar happen? How long did it take for it to be repaired, on average? Captain Mog fucked around with this message at 00:01 on Oct 25, 2011 |
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Oct 24, 2011 23:58
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Weeks sounds accurate, especially if they have to order a part to fix it. I once backed into something and even though the damage was pretty light overall, it took like a week and a half to get fixed because they had to special order some part.
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Oct 25, 2011 00:00
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Does your insurance not cover a rental while the car's in the shop? Even the shittiest auto insurance I've ever had covered that, although they would only pay $23/day.
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Oct 25, 2011 00:37
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RaoulDuke12 posted:Does your insurance not cover a rental while the car's in the shop? Even the shittiest auto insurance I've ever had covered that, although they would only pay $23/day. Certain states allow you to elect out of it or to have no rental as the default option.
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Oct 25, 2011 01:02
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What is the best site online to get color double-sided business cards printed from? I've got my own design and 50-70 bucks to blow.
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Oct 25, 2011 05:55
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I sold a broken Nokia phone on Ebay. The winning bidder tells me out of the blue that he is not far from me and wants to come pick up up and pay cash. I am not trying to be a jerk, but do I have to accept this? If he wanted local pickup, he should have let me know before the item ended correct? I just don't like meeting people to sell stuff, Ebay or Craigslist.
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Oct 25, 2011 06:34
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What does a 'fitness interview' with the headmaster of a catholic seminary usually involve?
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Oct 25, 2011 06:35
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b0nes posted:I sold a broken Nokia phone on Ebay. The winning bidder tells me out of the blue that he is not far from me and wants to come pick up up and pay cash. I am not trying to be a jerk, but do I have to accept this? If he wanted local pickup, he should have let me know before the item ended correct? I just don't like meeting people to sell stuff, Ebay or Craigslist. Sounds reasonable to me. e: Your perspective that is.
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Oct 25, 2011 07:10
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b0nes posted:I sold a broken Nokia phone on Ebay. The winning bidder tells me out of the blue that he is not far from me and wants to come pick up up and pay cash. I am not trying to be a jerk, but do I have to accept this? If he wanted local pickup, he should have let me know before the item ended correct? I just don't like meeting people to sell stuff, Ebay or Craigslist. Just tell him that you're not really at home most of the time and kinda busy as well. But also stop being afraid of people.
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Oct 25, 2011 07:27
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If you're afraid of him, you could always do the deal at a stupidly public spot, like a Starbucks. It's also entirely reasonable for you to say, "No, I'm not comfortable with that," and get a mailing address out of him.
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Oct 25, 2011 08:52
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BonHair posted:Just tell him that you're not really at home most of the time and kinda busy as well. But also stop being afraid of people. it isn't about being afraid of people. It is when I have met people in public for stuff like Ebay auctions or Craigslist, it ends up being a hassle. Either they have a complaint about the product once they see it or tell me they bid too high or they tell me to meet them somewhere and don't show up or are late. When I ship it's fire and forget.
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Oct 25, 2011 09:42
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Just give him your address and tell him you're going to leave it on your porch (or another easily accessible spot) between the hours of (for example) 1-5PM and to pick it up then.
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Oct 25, 2011 14:29
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I want to make refrigerator magnets out of beer/soda bottle caps. The best deal on magnets I can find on Ebay is for neodymium magnets. The problem is if a cap is 19mm wide, the best price on magnets are 3mm wide, using glue would these be a viable option? Could I use 2-4? These magnets are supposed to be pretty strong, but would 1 magnet of that size hole refrigerator stuff and a bottle cap?
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Oct 25, 2011 16:30
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Jeffrey Colon posted:Just give him your address and tell him you're going to leave it on your porch (or another easily accessible spot) between the hours of (for example) 1-5PM and to pick it up then. howtonotgetpaid.txt It's entirely reasonable for you to not want to deal with this person face to face. Just give him a firm no, and say it's by mail or nothing.
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Oct 25, 2011 17:18
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Ridonkulous posted:I want to make refrigerator magnets out of beer/soda bottle caps. They should totally hold it. Neodymium magnets are strong as heck and bottle caps are quite light. You might have an issue with the magnets being so strong that trying to pull the caps off a fridge might result in the glue failing and the magnet staying on the fridge detached from the cap though.
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Oct 25, 2011 17:50
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High-powered rare earth magnets are ridiculously strong, to the point that the ones the size of a coin will come with warnings that you can be seriously injured if you accidentally get body parts between them. A tiny neodymium magnet will have no problem holding up a bottle cap and a few sheets of paper.
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Oct 25, 2011 17:52
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Ridonkulous posted:I want to make refrigerator magnets out of beer/soda bottle caps. Incidentally, those little disk-shaped magnets work really well for making batteries fit in things that they are a little loose in. You can basically extend the length of a battery with one or more of them.
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Oct 25, 2011 18:22
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stubblyhead posted:howtonotgetpaid.txt Well obviously make him PayPal or mail you the money first. I thought that was a given. e: I don't think its unreasonable to say no either. Just tell him no if that's what you want to do. You have no obligation to go out of your way for an anonymous internet stranger.
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Oct 25, 2011 18:51
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A bit embarrassing but I'm not good with physics. If I have two loose AA Batteries in a pocket and nothing else there is no chance for them to cause a short circuit and lose their power, right? If I also have a metallic rod (flashlight) in the same pocket could they cause a short circuit? How many batteries could I carry like this? Do their ends have to meet to cause that discharge? Thanks.
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Oct 25, 2011 20:00
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lllllllllllllllllll posted:A bit embarrassing but I'm not good with physics.
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Oct 25, 2011 20:06
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Ridonkulous posted:These magnets are supposed to be pretty strong, but would 1 magnet of that size hole refrigerator stuff and a bottle cap? 30 minutes and a decent amount of blood later I finally got them apart again. Granted, the ones you're looking at are fairly small, but they're damned strong.
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Oct 25, 2011 20:45
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lllllllllllllllllll posted:A bit embarrassing but I'm not good with physics. You need something to connect the terminals of the battery from (+) to (-) to complete a circuit and allow current to flow. Batteries do have a tendency to slowly self discharge over time, though.
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Oct 25, 2011 21:00
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To create a circuit, you need to link the positive terminal of a battery to it's own negative terminal, using metal or batteries aligned correctly. The picture is probably a bit misleading: coins and keys are pretty poor conductors, and would need to be held in place somehow. I wouldn't worry about accidentally discharging your batteries. A slightly bigger concern would be accidentally damaging a battery, and having the contents leak out. That would definitely ruin your jeans, and probably give you a nasty chemical burn.
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Once again I am blown away by the helpfulness of this forum. Thank you very much.
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