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Capt. Morgan posted:This video explains how to do it... Cool, stuff like this is exactly why I read this thread. It answers questions I never knew I had. John McCain posted:You'll need to acquire Blu-Ray Player software. It's proprietary and not included in Windows like DVD Player software is. Are there any free programs that can do this? I bought the drive OEM so it didn't come with anything. It's support page on LG's website doesn't have anything. I've seen posts of people talking about AACS keys to get VLC to play encrypted blue rays, but I have no idea if that what I want or if its talking about 
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There are some downed trees on my property, and I'd like to determine what kind of trees they are/were. Is there a way to do this without paying a tree expert to come out to my house and identify them? The web sites I've found don't look promising for a quick identification. A couple of pics of each tree, if it helps: http://imgur.com/a/YTGDC#Fl4ss7a
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Peristalsis posted:There are some downed trees on my property, and I'd like to determine what kind of trees they are/were. Is there a way to do this without paying a tree expert to come out to my house and identify them? The web sites I've found don't look promising for a quick identification. It'd help a lot if there were leaves. Do you have any pictures of trees nearby with the same bark?
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Mar 31, 2013 19:03
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Eggplant Wizard posted:It'd help a lot if there were leaves. Do you have any pictures of trees nearby with the same bark? I'll have to check, but none of the deciduous trees have leaves yet (I'm in Wisconsin), so any living trees of the same type will look the same, only vertical.
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Mar 31, 2013 19:16
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So, folks who know more about MS Office than me: I can't view this .doc any larger than this. Nothing's working — I can't expand it on any of its sides, nor maximize it w/ the green + button. Nothing in the View menu is working, either. What in the gently caress. I have ~10 .docs to deal with, and they're all like this.
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The SARS Volta posted:So, folks who know more about MS Office than me: I'd recommend the mac thread, they'd probably be able to help a lot quicker.
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Mar 31, 2013 19:35
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Xenoborg posted:Are there any free programs that can do this? I bought the drive OEM so it didn't come with anything. It's support page on LG's website doesn't have anything. I've seen posts of people talking about AACS keys to get VLC to play encrypted blue rays, but I have no idea if that what I want or if its talking about Nope! Sony owns a patent on the process of decrypting blu-ray content, and you have to pay a licensing fee per copy of software that can decode blu-ray videos. Free software cannot do this. Is it possible that the blu-ray drive came with software to play DVDs/Blu-Rays? Pretty much every forum says that blu-ray drives tend to come with a free copy of PowerDVD, which is capable of playing blu-ray content.
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Apr 1, 2013 00:23
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Are 3D movies actually something people actively seek out? Like, has anyone anywhere ever decided not to see a movie, but then heard it was in 3D and changed their mind?
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Apr 1, 2013 00:51
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Peristalsis posted:There are some downed trees on my property, and I'd like to determine what kind of trees they are/were. Is there a way to do this without paying a tree expert to come out to my house and identify them? The web sites I've found don't look promising for a quick identification. I used this thing on a bunch of trees I have. Answer a bunch of yes no questions about the leaves and bark and it's supposed to make a good guess. If leaves aren't completely key to the equation it may help. http://www.arborday.org/trees/whattree/?TrackingID=908 Vin BioEthanol fucked around with this message at 01:28 on Apr 1, 2013 |
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Apr 1, 2013 01:10
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The Moon Monster posted:Are 3D movies actually something people actively seek out? Like, has anyone anywhere ever decided not to see a movie, but then heard it was in 3D and changed their mind? 3D has "made" some movies, like Avatar, which would have been utterly unremarkable without it. More cynically, movie ticket prices were stagnating. For a good decade, a movie ticket cost around $7-10, because moviegoers were completely unwilling to spend any more than this. If you make a movie 3D, however, you have an excuse to charge people $15+ to see it.
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Gravity Pike posted:Nope! Sony owns a patent on the process of decrypting blu-ray content, and you have to pay a licensing fee per copy of software that can decode blu-ray videos. Free software cannot do this. He said the drive was an OEM drive which is generally just the bare drive and nothing else. The price is lower but lacks things like bundled software.
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The Moon Monster posted:Are 3D movies actually something people actively seek out? Like, has anyone anywhere ever decided not to see a movie, but then heard it was in 3D and changed their mind? I've decided to pay more to see a movie in 3D versus 2D. But if I didn't want to see a movie I wouldn't go just because it was in 3D.
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Apr 1, 2013 02:26
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Noni posted:Wikipedia says the star would extend past the orbit of Jupiter and possibly Saturn. However, Neptune is widely considered to be the most affectionate of planets and would therefore be the most likely planet to develop a close bond with any star that would replace our Sun and simultaneously rid the system of Neptune's nemesis, Venus. Neptune is also a known fan of BBHs (big beautiful hypergiants) and regularly posts on Craigslist trying to get BBHs to come over and swing him around the solar system a bit. Your replies always crack me up. You somehow manage to answer the question, and send it spiraling off into a derail that is still related enough to the original question to be hilarious.
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Are literary questions okay too? In high school we read a ton of crap but sadly never got to Brave New World, and my teacher, who dissected every loving chapter of Pride and Prejudice, could probably answer, but why the hell didn't Linda leave the Savage reservation after she had John? Since there are no pregnant women in the wonderful city, no one would know why her body looked all beat up and would probably attribute it to being lost on the Reservation for so many months. And with people constantly (I presume) going to see the 'zoo' of the Savages, wouldn't someone have seen the only white woman and boy there at some point in the twenty years they were there?
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She couldn't leave because of the electric death fence which stops the natives from leaving. And these zoos (more like reservations) are huge, and aren't a common destination because they're only for the elite, and only for the elite who want to go. It's a bit forced, but what are you going to do.
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Someone was telling me that they were trying to market an idea for a video game system/software that would take characters from other companies games and convert them into fighting character sprites, so any character from any game could be in a mortal combat style fighting game. I think I've heard of this hype/scam before on the internet somewhere (maybe even here on SA.) I was wondering if anyone had heard of it as well and if so, point me to a link about it.
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Apr 1, 2013 14:45
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Diovanti posted:Someone was telling me that they were trying to market an idea for a video game system/software that would take characters from other companies games and convert them into fighting character sprites, so any character from any game could be in a mortal combat style fighting game. I think I've heard of this hype/scam before on the internet somewhere (maybe even here on SA.) I was wondering if anyone had heard of it as well and if so, point me to a link about it. Sounds like MUGEN.
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I'm interested in knowing my fasting blood glucose level. (I'm not diabetic or overweight, just curious.) The campus clinic will do this test for $15. A blood glucose meter on Amazon is the same price, and could presumably be used to cheaply retest at a later date. Is there any reason not to buy a meter?
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Diovanti posted:Someone was telling me that they were trying to market an idea for a video game system/software that would take characters from other companies games and convert them into fighting character sprites, so any character from any game could be in a mortal combat style fighting game. I think I've heard of this hype/scam before on the internet somewhere (maybe even here on SA.) I was wondering if anyone had heard of it as well and if so, point me to a link about it. As Tiggum posted, it is most likely MUGEN. In short, anyone who has ever appeared in a 2D fighting game, and several hundred that were pulled from pop culture and hand created by fans/enthusiasts can be combined into a fighting game. Since a lot of the content is user created, you get extreme peaks and valleys in terms of character quality. Some are just re-colored sprites imported from one existing game or another (Painting Spider-man all black to make Symbiote Spider-man); some are slight changes made to the appearance and move sets of existing characters (Turning Ryu into Goku); and some are hand done characters and animations for completely new characters (Peter Griffin for one). Never really got into it myself, but I believe that there are probably huge resources where you can download and customize entire rosters, character select screens, arenas, life bar styles and mechanics (Tag systems, Super move bars, multi-stage bosses, etc.) I only kind of doubt that someone would go through all the trouble of taking these same characters and giving them finishing moves ala Mortal Kombat. Everything else, certainly.
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Captain von Trapp posted:I'm interested in knowing my fasting blood glucose level. (I'm not diabetic or overweight, just curious.) The campus clinic will do this test for $15. A blood glucose meter on Amazon is the same price, and could presumably be used to cheaply retest at a later date. Is there any reason not to buy a meter? I know my grandmother needed a prescription to buy the testing strips for the meter, so check that before you buy it. Otherwise I don't see why not, as long as you know what your levels should be to compare it to.
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Captain von Trapp posted:I'm interested in knowing my fasting blood glucose level. (I'm not diabetic or overweight, just curious.) The campus clinic will do this test for $15. A blood glucose meter on Amazon is the same price, and could presumably be used to cheaply retest at a later date. Is there any reason not to buy a meter? Home blood glucose meters are significantly less accurate than lab blood tests, up to 20% off. Carbon Thief posted:I know my grandmother needed a prescription to buy the testing strips for the meter, so check that before you buy it. Otherwise I don't see why not, as long as you know what your levels should be to compare it to. You don't need a prescription to buy the testing strips, but they can be very expensive if you don't (a couple bucks each, which really adds up when you test your blood several times a day).
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I'm trying to figure out how to block a specific website subpage. I have the url [ http://www.website.com/aa/designated-subpage/# ] I want access to www.website.com to function, but I don't want to be able to access /designated-subpage/ at all. I can't block it through my router software because there is a character limit of 22 and it doesn't read / characters. I can't figure out how to block it specifically in Firefox (though ideally a way to prevent browser workarounds is better). I can't get an adblock+ filter to work. Is there a reasonable way to do this or would I be stuck having to do some kind of shenanigans with parental control software? Nighthand fucked around with this message at 21:22 on Apr 1, 2013 |
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Apr 1, 2013 21:18
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Nighthand posted:I'm trying to figure out how to block a specific website subpage. The addon StayFocusd, aside from being an amazingly useful procrastination preventer, can block specific subpages.
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The Moon Monster posted:Are 3D movies actually something people actively seek out? Like, has anyone anywhere ever decided not to see a movie, but then heard it was in 3D and changed their mind? I think there was a period after Avatar when this happened, but then there were too many lovely 3D movies (lovely even to people who liked Avatar) and people stopped caring.
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Has anyone done any surveys on the average number of websites a person has registered/signed up for? I think I'm over thirty/forty, starting when I first had regular access in the late 90s.
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User-Friendly posted:The addon StayFocusd, aside from being an amazingly useful procrastination preventer, can block specific subpages. I don't see a version for Firefox, which is what the PC this will be on is using. Leechblock, the firefox alternative I see, appears to need to be set manually to start. The purpose of this is to prevent someone else from wasting money on a site with freemium games. Essentially I want to block the currency purchasing subpage without blocking access to the games.
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Hi. A lot of times when TV shows are parodying politics, someone does a... thumb thing. It's like a half thumbs-up. Happened in Futurama (80s Guy episode, Fry does it), Stella (Michael Ian Black runs for president of the residence board), and I think in It's Always Sunny. Is this referencing a specific politician who did/does that? PS: sorry for how vague that is.
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cowboythreespeech posted:Hi. A lot of times when TV shows are parodying politics, someone does a... thumb thing. It's like a half thumbs-up. Happened in Futurama (80s Guy episode, Fry does it), Stella (Michael Ian Black runs for president of the residence board), and I think in It's Always Sunny. Is this referencing a specific politician who did/does that? Bill Clinton did that gesture and is pretty widely known for it, if we're thinking of the same thing.
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cowboythreespeech posted:Hi. A lot of times when TV shows are parodying politics, someone does a... thumb thing. It's like a half thumbs-up. Happened in Futurama (80s Guy episode, Fry does it), Stella (Michael Ian Black runs for president of the residence board), and I think in It's Always Sunny. Is this referencing a specific politician who did/does that? Are you talking about when they're holding a pen? That was a Bob Dole thing, he held it because his hand was messed up from his stroke. Otherwise BobTheCow is probably right.
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I use a Mac and Safari is my internet browser. Every time I sign into Skype, I get logged out of Facebook. I've tested this, so I know for sure it's Skype. Any ideas why, or how to stop it?
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uptown posted:I use a Mac and Safari is my internet browser. Every time I sign into Skype, I get logged out of Facebook. I've tested this, so I know for sure it's Skype. Any ideas why, or how to stop it? Skype uses port 80 by default, the same as HTTP. It does this to get around firewalls, since basically every firewall is going to let internet traffic through by default. Open skype. Go to Tools, Options, Connections, change the port.
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BobTheCow posted:Bill Clinton did that gesture and is pretty widely known for it, if we're thinking of the same thing. Yeah, this  You are correct. Apparently, he adapted it from JFK. Thanks for the info. (You too, Raoul)
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So, some people really like bidets. They say it makes you super-clean. But doesn't spraying water on your butthole guarantee that you'll get poo particles spread around the area as it's dripping off? It's not like a bidet is a poop magnet that sucks germs, it's just a sloppy hose-down.
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Mescal posted:So, some people really like bidets. They say it makes you super-clean. But doesn't spraying water on your butthole guarantee that you'll get poo particles spread around the area as it's dripping off? It's not like a bidet is a poop magnet that sucks germs, it's just a sloppy hose-down. Why do you think that one would just spray water on their rear end in a top hat and leave it there without wiping it up? Is diarrhea your only mode?
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TATPants posted:Why do you think that one would just spray water on their rear end in a top hat and leave it there without wiping it up? Is diarrhea your only mode? Of course you'd wipe after. But do bidet folks wipe before as well? That would seem to undo the supposed advantage of less abrasion. Sorry if my bathroom ignorance is disgusting!
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cowboythreespeech posted:Yeah, this It's supposed to convey power and confidence without all of the potential negative connotation that come with bigger gestures like pointing, a thumbs up, or a regular closed fist. I actually think it works pretty well.
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Is there a real or slang term for not being able to recognize any songs from having never listened to them? There's illiteracy for not being able to read, innumeracy for not really being able to do math... what for having no musical knowledge? Captain von Trapp posted:I'm interested in knowing my fasting blood glucose level. (I'm not diabetic or overweight, just curious.) The campus clinic will do this test for $15. A blood glucose meter on Amazon is the same price, and could presumably be used to cheaply retest at a later date. Is there any reason not to buy a meter? You could freak yourself out firing the jab needle at yourself. I have an unused glucometer and a bunch of test strips if you want them -- it is a pretty nice model. I can prob ship them for $5. I don't need them anymore -- my poor cat succumbed to cancer.
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Do people in America/other countries really wear shoes inside the house? Aren't you afraid of getting dirt and stuff from outside all over the inside of the house? Or do you have a pair of house shoes that you wear inside the house? In that case, what kind of shoes would be used for house shoes? I live in Canada and noone I know wears shoes inside the house.
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In my experience there isn't a strong consensus on shoes in houses in the US, but usually no, I think.
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