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Seal it better. If it's a bottle, you can put some saran wrap over the top before you screw on the cap.
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Sep 16, 2012 11:52
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Crankit posted:Is there a way I can stop my pop going flat? With science  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fizz_keeper (*May slow, not stop, may not live up to packaging, may be better or worse than nothing) Or just chug it down. VodeAndreas fucked around with this message at 13:49 on Sep 16, 2012 |
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Sep 16, 2012 13:41
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Lance Streetman posted:How do you pronounce "Nguyen"? Questions like this can be answered by Wikipedia. Even if you don't know the phonetic symbols they're using (IPA), you can click on "listen", which leads you to a northern dialect sound file and a southern dialect sound file. One thing that both pronunciations share is that they sort of begin with the sound at the end of lung which then slides right into the w-like sound, so if you can manage somehting like "(ng)wen", it's probably a bit closer than "wen".
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Sep 16, 2012 14:19
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When did people start using "weary" when they mean "wary"?
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Sep 16, 2012 18:17
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hooah posted:When did people start using "weary" when they mean "wary"? When they started relying on spell check to tell them if a word was wrong, and it doesn't tell people they meant to type "wary".
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Sep 16, 2012 18:43
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If I want to see all the NFL games for an out of market team, is DirecTV's Sunday Ticket thing the only game in town? I'm only interested in one team's games; don't care about the rest.Lance Streetman posted:How do you pronounce "Nguyen"? According to a Vietnamese guy I used to work with, it doesn't matter how you pronounce it cause you're not going to say it right anyway.
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Sep 16, 2012 18:50
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hooah posted:Could be polio. My mom has a round scar on her arm from that, and even though modern polio vaccines don't scar, they might not have had that variety in Turkey when he got it. I'll have to sit down with him in front of a computer where we can get a better idea, but at least looking up polio as you suggested brought me past the veritable wall of "what vaccinations you need to travel to Turkey" on Web search, and what may be a blog about beautiful women with vaccine scars by the looks of what is clogging up Image search. Thanks. Neuntausend posted:Is "rad" a word people use in a positive sense? I always kinda have the feeling, that people are being somewhat ironic, when they say something or someone is "rad". Like "awesome" and its ilk, "rad" can be sincere or tongue-in-cheek. For example of the latter, if today I saw someone wearing a shell choker and '90s clothes complete with peeping midriffs and wide-leg jncos, I might snap out of my 2,000 yard stare to say they're pretty rad. hooah posted:When did people start using "weary" when they mean "wary"? It's not just written, either. I've seen it on news interviews--you know, people on the street or at the scene of the incident--and I try not to let it bother me but it really does. I think, like "bemused", if you see it used incorrectly enough times by enough people...
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Sep 16, 2012 18:56
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I'm a bit allergic to cats - but manageably so, and soon I'll be adopting a cat. To keep my reactions as minor as possible, I want to invest in an air purifier for my bedroom at least, but one for my living room would also be nice. I've found a lot of sites with a lot of reviews, and I'm just kind of getting irritated. It seems like the only ones that get REALLY good reviews cost over $300 - way too much on my current budget. The rest are all "well this is ok i guess if you don't mind living with FILTHY AIR." This can't be true - there has to be a decent filter at a reasonable price. Can anyone recommend me a decent air filter that will do a decent job without being really loud/huge/expensive? $250 is the most I could spend.
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Sep 16, 2012 19:00
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Huntersoninski posted:I'm a bit allergic to cats - but manageably so, and soon I'll be adopting a cat. To keep my reactions as minor as possible, I want to invest in an air purifier for my bedroom at least, but one for my living room would also be nice. I use this one in the bedroom (about 15x20'). It's quiet, has a cheap pre filter that you can clean to make the more expensive HEPA filters last longer, and has been working well for like 10 years. http://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-Long-Life-QuietCare-Purifier-17000/dp/B000050AQ5/ref=pd_sim_hg_4 You can get the machine and several years worth of filters for $250 easily. I also used to have one like this, a little larger and a little louder, but I think it overs a larger area: http://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-50250-S-99-97-Round-Purifier/dp/B00007E7RY
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Sep 16, 2012 20:03
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randyest posted:I think you need HEPA to filter out cat spit, which is the usual cat allergen. From there you need to consider room size and, most importantly, the cost of replacement filters. I've looked at some of the honeywells with the permanent HEPA filters...they require the use of a vacuum w/ a hose attachment to clean them, which I don't own. Thanks for the reply though.
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Sep 16, 2012 21:28
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Liebfraumilch posted:I'll have to sit down with him in front of a computer where we can get a better idea, but at least looking up polio as you suggested brought me past the veritable wall of "what vaccinations you need to travel to Turkey" on Web search, and what may be a blog about beautiful women with vaccine scars by the looks of what is clogging up Image search. Thanks. Don't know if it'll help, but I believe if you were born in north america and are above a certain age (40?) you're going to have one of those quarter sized scars on the upper arm. My older brother did but I didn't; I thought it was smallpox until they changed the vaccination used from an active one to a passive one. It's possible that other countries might have used the scarring vaccine for longer; I know that was the case in SE asia. As for weary/wary, it's as said earlier, a spellcheck priority thing. Also see horde/hoard.
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Sep 16, 2012 21:30
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Flat Eric posted:So I am looking to both find the exact/correct form of this quote and identify its author. The quote goes something like this: The quote was directly relating war and sports/physical fitness. Basically it was saying if you aren't physically fit, you don't lose the game, you die. Any ideas?
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Sep 16, 2012 22:00
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Scaramouche posted:Don't know if it'll help, but I believe if you were born in north america and are above a certain age (40?) you're going to have one of those quarter sized scars on the upper arm. My older brother did but I didn't; I thought it was smallpox until they changed the vaccination used from an active one to a passive one. It's possible that other countries might have used the scarring vaccine for longer; I know that was the case in SE asia. Yeah, I think that is part of the reason I was so weirded out seeing it on someone who is just 31. Now that this is a topic of fascination for me, I'm going to find myself helpless but to covertly examine the upper arms of friends and strangers. 
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Sep 16, 2012 22:04
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Not sure if this is a small question, but what should I know in buying a used car of my own for the first time? Would I be able to get a used car entirely through loans/financing or do I need a down payment up front? I'd appreciate the help, even if it is just the basics. 
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Sep 16, 2012 23:17
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OrangeGuy posted:Not sure if this is a small question, but what should I know in buying a used car of my own for the first time? Would I be able to get a used car entirely through loans/financing or do I need a down payment up front?
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Sep 16, 2012 23:29
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Huntersoninski posted:I've looked at some of the honeywells with the permanent HEPA filters...they require the use of a vacuum w/ a hose attachment to clean them, which I don't own. Thanks for the reply though.
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Sep 16, 2012 23:30
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randyest posted:Neither of the models I linked has a permanent filter. They do have pre-filters, which go on the outside of the more expensive HEPA filter to make the real filter last longer. Both filters can be easily replaced, and the pre-filter can be cleaned by putting it on the floor and running a regular vacuum over it, washing it with a spray hose, or hanging it from a line outside and beating it? Oh, the first one definitely says "permanent HEPA" in the description. This is another issue I'm running into - a lot of the purifiers I'm looking at apparently just lie about poo poo in their product descriptions? According to review sites they never give accurate room-size ratings, give out-dated or just false info about their sensors/filters/ozone/noise output, and uuuggh this is so much money to be gambling. I'm not mad at you, randyest, I do appreciate your feedback. I'll probably go with one of your recommendations or a similar model.
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Sep 17, 2012 00:07
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stubblyhead posted:If I want to see all the NFL games for an out of market team, is DirecTV's Sunday Ticket thing the only game in town? I'm only interested in one team's games; don't care about the rest. Legally, yes. The Football Funhouse thread can help you out. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3495431
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Sep 17, 2012 01:50
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Huntersoninski posted:Oh, the first one definitely says "permanent HEPA" in the description. This is another issue I'm running into - a lot of the purifiers I'm looking at apparently just lie about poo poo in their product descriptions? According to review sites they never give accurate room-size ratings, give out-dated or just false info about their sensors/filters/ozone/noise output, and uuuggh this is so much money to be gambling. I'm not mad at you, randyest, I do appreciate your feedback. I'll probably go with one of your recommendations or a similar model. I can assure you 100% that both models I linked have easily (and relatively cheaply) replaceable filters, both main and pre. I do tend to vacuum out and re-use the pre-filters, which are like coarse carbonified 1" thick ~$5 wraps that go around the big round ~3" thick folded-filter-stuff HEPA filters, preventing big particles and dust from loving up / clogging the expensive HEPA part. But as I said, you can clean those in a bunch of different ways or even replace them very cheaply and easily. I get them for like $3 in bulk. I throw out and replace the main filters when the machine tells me it's done (it has handy lights to indicate status of pre and main filters, though I still don't know how they work  .)Anyway, too much filterchat I guess but my wife has allergies (not cats, trees and poo poo) so we tried a bunch and the Honeywell ones seem to work really well, are quiet, and have the cheapest replacement filters, which is way more important in terms of overall cost than the machine itself, since the thing will last decades but you'll need to change filters every 3-6 months no matter what. I can't imagine a "permanent" filter being cleanable enough but maybe I'm behind the filtering times, so to speak. Anyway, good luck and thanks for helping a nice catte in need
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Sep 17, 2012 02:10
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What was the name of that learning language series that advertised a lot via commercials in the early 90s? I remember it being animated on videtape, or something... edit: Muzzy! the fucked around with this message at 02:12 on Sep 17, 2012 |
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Sep 17, 2012 02:10
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I recently got a kinda-older laptop and hooked it up to my TV, so I can watch online videos on a big screen with decent speakers. I'm looking for a wireless keyboard/mouse/input device that will allow me to type a URL, move the mouse around, and click, while giving me a small form-factor, and that doesn't need a mousepad/smooth surface to work on. (Maybe an Android app?) Anyone have any ideas? Is there a more appropriate thread in IYG that I should be asking in?
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Sep 17, 2012 02:11
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stubblyhead posted:
Probably this. So just stick with new-en (don't say noogen). Its pretty much the anglo version of the name seeing as vietnamese is such a tonal language.
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Sep 17, 2012 02:14
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Gravity Pike posted:I recently got a kinda-older laptop and hooked it up to my TV, so I can watch online videos on a big screen with decent speakers. I'm looking for a wireless keyboard/mouse/input device that will allow me to type a URL, move the mouse around, and click, while giving me a small form-factor, and that doesn't need a mousepad/smooth surface to work on. (Maybe an Android app?) Anyone have any ideas? Is there a more appropriate thread in IYG that I should be asking in? http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=100006666&isNodeId=1&Description=touchpad&x=0&y=0
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Sep 17, 2012 02:19
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Gravity Pike posted:I recently got a kinda-older laptop and hooked it up to my TV, so I can watch online videos on a big screen with decent speakers. I'm looking for a wireless keyboard/mouse/input device that will allow me to type a URL, move the mouse around, and click, while giving me a small form-factor, and that doesn't need a mousepad/smooth surface to work on. (Maybe an Android app?) Anyone have any ideas? Is there a more appropriate thread in IYG that I should be asking in? I use an Android app called Unified Remote. The free version allows you to use the mouse and keyboard functions.
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Sep 17, 2012 02:23
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stubblyhead posted:If I want to see all the NFL games for an out of market team, is DirecTV's Sunday Ticket thing the only game in town? I'm only interested in one team's games; don't care about the rest. If you dont mind waiting a day to watch your team there is NFL Game rewind for cheap: https://www.nfl.com/gamerewind
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Sep 17, 2012 05:11
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Athanatos posted:If you dont mind waiting a day to watch your team there is NFL Game rewind for cheap: I use this and generally like it (the condensed game feature is awesome), but something to keep in mind is that you can't watch anything during a live NFL game. If you want to watch a week 1 game during Sunday night week 8 you'll need to wait.
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Sep 17, 2012 05:42
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I'd like to know if there are some proper adjectives for these concepts: When I analyze a piece of literature, I draw two types of rationales for the actions of a character or an event. One is the internal rationale, ie what the character was thinking. The other is the external reason: what the author was intending by introducing this or that twist. Eg. Why does Batman have a young sidekick named Robin? 1) Robin lost his parents to a criminal just like Batman, and Batman felt a kindred spirit. 2) The writers at DC felt the Batman comics need a figure whom younger readers could relate to, and because Batman looks like rear end in a top hat when he talks to himself. Are there any terms to distinguish these two perspectives?
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Sep 17, 2012 09:49
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Liebfraumilch posted:I'll have to sit down with him in front of a computer where we can get a better idea, but at least looking up polio as you suggested brought me past the veritable wall of "what vaccinations you need to travel to Turkey" on Web search, and what may be a blog about beautiful women with vaccine scars by the looks of what is clogging up Image search. Thanks. Could be the BCG TB vaccine, they leave circular scars like that on the upper arm
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Sep 17, 2012 11:32
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I just found out that a good friend of mine was on Dr. Phil in 2005. Clearly, I can't rest without seeing this episode, but I don't have any idea as to how to get it. Any ideas?
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Sep 17, 2012 17:26
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The Human Cow posted:I just found out that a good friend of mine was on Dr. Phil in 2005. Clearly, I can't rest without seeing this episode, but I don't have any idea as to how to get it. Any ideas? I'm not sure if you want to pay $30 for Dr. Phil but if you do: http://drphil.burrellesluce.com/
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Sep 17, 2012 17:33
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The Human Cow posted:I just found out that a good friend of mine was on Dr. Phil in 2005. Clearly, I can't rest without seeing this episode, but I don't have any idea as to how to get it. Any ideas? http://drphil.burrellesluce.com/ There are maybe other ways, but those would probably fall into the category of  .e: f;b.
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Sep 17, 2012 17:33
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A bit late re: vaccine scars, but for what it's worth: I'm 22, emigrated from eastern Europe, and I have a smallpox vaccination scar that I had to get before leaving the country.
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Sep 17, 2012 21:12
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Baron Bifford posted:I'd like to know if there are some proper adjectives for these concepts: 
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Sep 17, 2012 21:45
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An observer posted:A bit late re: vaccine scars, but for what it's worth: I'm 22, emigrated from eastern Europe, and I have a smallpox vaccination scar that I had to get before leaving the country. Smallpox was eradicated in 1979. Why would you have gotten a vaccine for that since then?
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Sep 17, 2012 21:53
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Earlier today my mom and I were at my grandma's helping out with clearing out her garage. While we were doing this, we came across about 30lbs of diazinon, a gallon or so of chlordane, and a gallon of unmarked stuff that might be liquid diazinon. Who should be contacted about properly disposing of this poo poo? For the record, my grandparents owned a ton of orange groves back in the day and it was okay to use those chemicals.
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Sep 17, 2012 22:30
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Illumination posted:Earlier today my mom and I were at my grandma's helping out with clearing out her garage. While we were doing this, we came across about 30lbs of diazinon, a gallon or so of chlordane, and a gallon of unmarked stuff that might be liquid diazinon. Who should be contacted about properly disposing of this poo poo? For the record, my grandparents owned a ton of orange groves back in the day and it was okay to use those chemicals. Get in touch with your local sanitation department/whoever handles garbage collection and ask them the right thing to do. The magic words are hazardous waste. You might have more than they can take as household hazardous waste though, so it may be expensive to dispose of properly.
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Sep 18, 2012 00:08
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An observer posted:A bit late re: vaccine scars, but for what it's worth: I'm 22, emigrated from eastern Europe, and I have a smallpox vaccination scar that I had to get before leaving the country. Like what was said, Smallpox was eradicated ~10 years before you were born...you sure it's not a polio scar? That's still around, and I can certainly imagine an eastern European country being a place that would vaccinate/the US would want people immigrating from there to be vaccinated for.
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Sep 18, 2012 02:43
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What exactly are they doing with the needle to give you a scar anyway, dragging it across your arm?
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Captain Payne posted:What exactly are they doing with the needle to give you a scar anyway, dragging it across your arm? Ha it's no mere needle, iirc it involves partially slicing out the top layer of skin and then rubbing stuff in. That's at least how they were done back in the fifties and sixties for certain diseases.
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