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Pig latin is often used to hide the meaning of something from younger kids in the room, or just ones that don't understand the 'language.'
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stubblyhead posted:This kind of reminds me of rhyming slang. Is this used in an actual attempt to obscure meaning to those outside the know, or is it just silly kid stuff like pig latin is? Pretty much every adult knows about pig Latin, so it's kinda kid stuff. Most often outside of that it gets used in jokes for someone poorly trying to hide information. Ixnay seems to be the exception, it's pretty common and well understood to say "Ixnay on the X" means stop doing/talking about something. X is also commonly put into pig Latin in these cases.
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Jan 29, 2014 08:17
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Pretty sure stubblyhead was asking about verlan, since that's what he quoted. Also, I was wondering the same thing.
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Jan 29, 2014 09:01
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Melicious posted:Pretty sure stubblyhead was asking about verlan, since that's what he quoted. Also, I was wondering the same thing. Durp, you are correct. I need more sleep.
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Jan 29, 2014 09:23
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syscall girl posted:Then there is this clever guy debunking the rest of it. Oh come on do you seriously think he is throwing a live frog in boiling water? There are laws against that kind of stuff. As much as Fox News sucks I doubt they were willing to deal with animal cruelty charges over Glen Beck's dumb rear end. veni veni veni fucked around with this message at 09:43 on Jan 29, 2014 |
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Jan 29, 2014 09:39
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Yeah! Thanks a lot. Everyone should check this out if they haven't, it's very interesting.
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Jan 29, 2014 09:45
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There was a YouTube video a couple of years ago, it was a girl talking about the stereotypes of young people not enjoying reading, but when played backwards was some kind of inspirational message. Like this. Does anybody know what I'm talking about?
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Jan 29, 2014 14:44
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A while ago, Google Hangouts replaced the chat system in Gmail for some users, but not all. I suspect google was particularly targeting android users, since they also natively have the Hangouts app on their phone. Does anyone know when/if they will fully roll it out to everyone's gmail? Is there any way to find this out? There are reasons to like and not to like the replacement, but damnit I wish they would just pick one already - it's been like 6 months. It's annoying to have it fragmented, as sometimes I groupchat someone and they don't get it til a week later, when they notice they have a google+ notification saying "you've been invited to a hangout!" but never saw it cause who goes to google+. And even then they have to go to plus.google.com to participate 
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Jan 29, 2014 17:07
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I remember a while ago it used to be the case that I would often hear mobile phone generated interference, from stereos, TVs, anything with speaker pretty much but now I don't hear it anymore, what changed?
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Jan 29, 2014 18:29
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What are some easily purchasable, really minty mints? I'm a bit of a mint addict and love Starbuck's after coffee mints 'coz they're quite strong, but all the Starbucks in my area have stopped carrying them and I can't buy them from this site because I'm not a Starbucks foodservice partner. Not interested in sweet mints like Altoids or whatever. Any ideas?
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Jan 29, 2014 18:33
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I want to set a up a cheap webcam/laptop system in my garage. Ultimately, I want to view whats on the webcam from any computer. I don't really care for recording functions and motion sensing would be cool but optional. How would I go to do something like this?
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Jan 29, 2014 19:03
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Crankit posted:I remember a while ago it used to be the case that I would often hear mobile phone generated interference, from stereos, TVs, anything with speaker pretty much but now I don't hear it anymore, what changed? You're losing your powers, mate
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Jan 29, 2014 19:05
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Crankit posted:I remember a while ago it used to be the case that I would often hear mobile phone generated interference, from stereos, TVs, anything with speaker pretty much but now I don't hear it anymore, what changed? http://www.geek.com/mobile/what-causes-gsm-buzz-1538169/
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Jan 29, 2014 19:11
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alnilam posted:A while ago, Google Hangouts replaced the chat system in Gmail for some users, but not all. I suspect google was particularly targeting android users, since they also natively have the Hangouts app on their phone. I'm not sure if there's a way to do it in bulk (assuming you're some kind of administrator of a Google Apps account?), but you can still manually switch back and forth by selecting the menu at the top of the chat list and choosing "Try the New Hangouts" or "Revert to old chat".
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Jan 29, 2014 20:13
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kedo posted:What are some easily purchasable, really minty mints? I'm a bit of a mint addict and love Starbuck's after coffee mints 'coz they're quite strong, but all the Starbucks in my area have stopped carrying them and I can't buy them from this site because I'm not a Starbucks foodservice partner. I used to like Certs mints. I'm not sure if they're around anymore or not since I don't look for them any longer.
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Jan 29, 2014 20:36
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stubblyhead posted:This kind of reminds me of rhyming slang. Is this used in an actual attempt to obscure meaning to those outside the know, or is it just silly kid stuff like pig latin is? It's sort of between the two I guess ? It's used by adults too so it's not just kid stuff and it sort of obscures the meaning for people who aren't used to it. It's mostly used by young-ish (10-30yo) people from impoverished backgrounds. It's more like ebonics in a way.
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Jan 29, 2014 20:57
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LogMeIn has decided that I have to pay for service now but I use it so infrequently that its just not worth it to me. Is there another site that has simple/easy remote desktop stuff?
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Jan 29, 2014 21:47
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KoB posted:LogMeIn has decided that I have to pay for service now but I use it so infrequently that its just not worth it to me. Is there another site that has simple/easy remote desktop stuff?
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Jan 29, 2014 21:55
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For years I've been shredding everything with my name on it: shipping labels, catalog backs, etcetera. In light of possible identity theft, is this a good habit or is overkill? I have friends who just shred bills and sensitive data and don't worry about throwing their name & general info into the trash every day.
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Jan 29, 2014 22:30
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Flipperwaldt posted:Teamviewer is supposedly good. I switched to TeamViewer as a result of the LogMeIn Free shutdown and I like it a lot better than LogMeIn Free, especially with the recent changes they had made to it.
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Jan 29, 2014 22:30
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terre packet posted:For years I've been shredding everything with my name on it: shipping labels, catalog backs, etcetera. In light of possible identity theft, is this a good habit or is overkill? I have friends who just shred bills and sensitive data and don't worry about throwing their name & general info into the trash every day. You don't need to go into someone's garbage to figure out their name and address.
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Jan 29, 2014 22:31
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terre packet posted:For years I've been shredding everything with my name on it: shipping labels, catalog backs, etcetera. In light of possible identity theft, is this a good habit or is overkill? I have friends who just shred bills and sensitive data and don't worry about throwing their name & general info into the trash every day. Personally, I just shred credit card, banking, and medical stuff.
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Jan 29, 2014 22:37
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terre packet posted:For years I've been shredding everything with my name on it: shipping labels, catalog backs, etcetera. In light of possible identity theft, is this a good habit or is overkill? I have friends who just shred bills and sensitive data and don't worry about throwing their name & general info into the trash every day. Your name and address is information that's readily accessible to the general public in about five billion ways, so this is probably overkill. You should shred stuff with information on it that someone couldn't get their hands on without significant effort (eg. account numbers, social security number, pins, etc).
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yoohoo posted:Anybody know why a song file I have on my computer will show up in iTunes but the only info shown is the song title and the words "not available" under the time? It is unplayable and it's an m4a file, which should be playable in iTunes. I used to run into this. I think you can open the files in winamp, check the properties (F3?) and see if the tag is ID3 or ID2, that can fix part of it. Another option might be to open in Audacity and save as a new mp3/m4a terre packet posted:For years I've been shredding everything with my name on it: shipping labels, catalog backs, etcetera. In light of possible identity theft, is this a good habit or is overkill? I have friends who just shred bills and sensitive data and don't worry about throwing their name & general info into the trash every day. There's no kill quite like overkill. If it makes you feel more secure, go for it. Look at it this way, if by some chance your identity got stolen, would you rather feel like you did everything in your power to prevent it, or blame yourself for taking a lax attitude? On the flip side, there isn't anything on the items you listed (name and address info) that couldn't be otherwise found in the phone book. EDIT: Beaten
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Jan 29, 2014 22:40
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I mean, you've already got the shredder, so you might as well use it. Simple name/address won't help anyone steal your identity though
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Jan 29, 2014 22:54
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How do you get rid of the "Multiple Issues" warning box at the top of a Wikipedia page? As soon as they appeared (two years ago), I edited the page to address each issue, but the warnings are still there, and with the same date from two years ago. I mean I assume I could just go in and delete that actual piece of code, but I'm guessing that's not the proper way to go about it.
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Jan 29, 2014 23:16
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Flipperwaldt posted:Teamviewer is supposedly good. DNova posted:I switched to TeamViewer as a result of the LogMeIn Free shutdown and I like it a lot better than LogMeIn Free, especially with the recent changes they had made to it. Thanks, I'll try it out. It doesnt need to be robust since I just use it for dumb poo poo like installing videogames while Im at work 
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Jan 29, 2014 23:32
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I want to have an honest, calm, rational discussion about software piracy (whether it's moral / immoral, stealing/not stealing, do it/don't do it) What would the rules be for that? e: And where would a good place to be to have this discussion? DnD? Ask/Tell?
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Turtlicious posted:I want to have an honest, calm, rational discussion about software piracy (whether it's moral / immoral, stealing/not stealing, do it/don't do it) What would the rules be for that? Not D&D.
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Jan 29, 2014 23:36
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KoB posted:Thanks, I'll try it out. It doesnt need to be robust since I just use it for dumb poo poo like installing videogames while Im at work I started using it yesterday. So far, no problems. It seems like the response time on my home computer is faster than it was on LogMeIn.
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Jan 30, 2014 00:06
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Smeep posted:How do you get rid of the "Multiple Issues" warning box at the top of a Wikipedia page? As soon as they appeared (two years ago), I edited the page to address each issue, but the warnings are still there, and with the same date from two years ago. I mean I assume I could just go in and delete that actual piece of code, but I'm guessing that's not the proper way to go about it. Actually yeah, you just delete the box once you fix whatever was wrong.
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kedo posted:Your name and address is information that's readily accessible to the general public in about five billion ways, so this is probably overkill. You should shred stuff with information on it that someone couldn't get their hands on without significant effort (eg. account numbers, social security number, pins, etc). Do people have shredders in their houses? Is this a thing people actually do? 
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Jan 30, 2014 03:06
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Tiggum posted:Do people have shredders in their houses? Is this a thing people actually do?
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Jan 30, 2014 03:10
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I shred a ton of mail. Better safe than sorry.
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Jan 30, 2014 03:16
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Tiggum posted:Do people have shredders in their houses? Is this a thing people actually do? A decent shredder costs <$20 and lasts forever. Do people in Australia not get tons of credit card solicitations? Because I get a couple every week, and I shred the gently caress out of them. Also old bank statements, etc.
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Jan 30, 2014 03:23
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AlbieQuirky posted:credit card solicitations
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AlbieQuirky posted:Do people in Australia not get tons of credit card solicitations? Nope.
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KoB posted:Thanks, I'll try it out. It doesnt need to be robust since I just use it for dumb poo poo like installing videogames while Im at work TightVNC is pretty decent, too
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Fork of Unknown Origins posted:Actually yeah, you just delete the box once you fix whatever was wrong. Oh, wow, I had no idea that was allowed. I figured I'd incur the wrath of some editor/admin. Thanks.
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Butane soldering irons? Are these pretty close to instantly ready to go/work good? I've only ever used 120vac. Keyless entry remote quit today and I saw batt clip had become detached from pcb, also saw both my 2 cheap wellers are missing somehow. I tried heating an old pocketknife in flame of gas range forever but just couldn't get that poo poo soldered down doing that ghetto poo poo. Cheap recomedations? Vin BioEthanol fucked around with this message at 04:32 on Jan 30, 2014 |
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