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When radioactive isotopes decay into another element what happens to the previously existing bonds? For instance radium is a pretty reactive metal, but decays into radon, which is almost totally inert. How does the breaking of those bonds affect the energy released by the decay itself?
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When buying a used car from a dealer (rather than private sale) what's the process/etiquette for getting it inspected?
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Aug 28, 2015 20:29
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Nighthand posted:When buying a used car from a dealer (rather than private sale) what's the process/etiquette for getting it inspected? Tell them you want to take to to a mechanic of your choice to be inspected. Offer to take it yourself or have them drop it off. If this is refused you run the hell away.
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Aug 28, 2015 20:46
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Nighthand posted:When buying a used car from a dealer (rather than private sale) what's the process/etiquette for getting it inspected? I've only done this once, and all I did was ask the dude at the dealership. I don't remember him taking down any of my information, but he let me take the car for as long as I wanted, as long as I got it back to the dealership before they closed. I didn't sign anything and I'm pretty sure I could have stolen it with very little repercussions. It was weird. But I think you can ask them what their policies about that are; they can tell you better information than I can.
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Aug 28, 2015 20:48
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Dumb question because all I think it needs is some more Google skill than I have, but can't find this info: can someone find me a list of current CIA operations by country? I am mostly interested in Latin America but would like to see known or suspected ops around the world. The issue I'm hitting is that all the search terms I enter bring up historical stuff like cold war coups and stuff (even when I use terms like "CIA current operations"). I would like to see US involvement in CA/SA/The Carribean up to the moment, I'd be very surpised if they've pulled out of the region completely but all the latest articles are more about Yemen etc. Anyone got a good link?
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Aug 28, 2015 21:58
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Kings Of Calabria posted:Dumb question because all I think it needs is some more Google skill than I have, but can't find this info: can someone find me a list of current CIA operations by country? I am mostly interested in Latin America but would like to see known or suspected ops around the world. The issue I'm hitting is that all the search terms I enter bring up historical stuff like cold war coups and stuff (even when I use terms like "CIA current operations"). I would like to see US involvement in CA/SA/The Carribean up to the moment, I'd be very surpised if they've pulled out of the region completely but all the latest articles are more about Yemen etc. Anyone got a good link? A listing of current covert operations by the US government...... Try wikileaks?
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Aug 28, 2015 22:01
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Wow, I didn't know wikileaks was so accessible... I always assumed it was something you had to dig around for or go on the "dark web" for or whatever. But I just had to type "wikileaks" into google, which brought me to a nice site with a search bar and I was reading classified PDFs in like 5 minutes. I guess that should have been obvious to me but I didn't even think of it. Thanks dude :3
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Aug 28, 2015 22:09
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Someone asked this elsewhere and I feel like it's the kind of thing some random goon would know. I can't find it on Youtube or anything relevant on Google. A few years ago, a comedian who was a guest on a late night talk show sat down at a piano and sang a song with a bunch of examples of why Jesus was a cannibal, vampire, zombie, etc. He might have had a British accent. Although a couple of themes were similar, it wasn't anything from Circle by Eddie Izzard. Any ideas who it might have been?
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Aug 28, 2015 22:56
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GWBBQ posted:Someone asked this elsewhere and I feel like it's the kind of thing some random goon would know. I can't find it on Youtube or anything relevant on Google. Sounds like this song by Tim Minchin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SFdUJLebzU
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Aug 28, 2015 22:59
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flowinprose posted:Sounds like this song by Tim Minchin:
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Aug 28, 2015 23:03
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How far back does your average pre-employment, non government criminal background check go in the US? I discharged a non-violent felony in 1999, so I'm wondering if I still need to put it on the online applications? I've heard they usually only go back seven years, but have not been able to find too much info. Is there a maximum time a non-government background check can go? Is there a standard company most employers use, so I can run my own background check on myself?
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Aug 29, 2015 01:55
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there's a bunch of free watermark apps on iphone, can anyone recommend one over another?
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Aug 29, 2015 03:24
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Will powerline ethernet work between two outlets on different breaker panels?
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Aug 29, 2015 03:41
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Rent-A-Cop posted:Will powerline ethernet work between two outlets on different breaker panels? There's no way to know for sure without going out and testing it. This is why it's always best to find a physical store with a generous return policy to buy adapters from to test if it'll even work, before you buy ones you'll actually use.
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Aug 29, 2015 03:50
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Nintendo Kid posted:There's no way to know for sure without going out and testing it. This is why it's always best to find a physical store with a generous return policy to buy adapters from to test if it'll even work, before you buy ones you'll actually use. I think the older/original stuff had to be on the same breaker panel, but was talking to someone at work about it earlier this spring and he had some more recent gear that worked across panels. But yeah you wanna try it and be able to return it
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Aug 29, 2015 04:26
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It's also going to be dependent on the style of wiring in your house as well I believe. For example, US house get 240v from the power company, but it's split into two 120v legs. If one room you want to network is on one 120v leg and the router room is on the other 120v leg it won't because of probable poor signal. You would have to install a device between the two legs to relay the signal between them. The red wire is one 120v leg, the black is the ground, the blue is the second 120v. The only thing connecting one 120v to the other is the ground. So if the Router was on the Red side of the fuse box and the intended target is on the blue side of the fuse box it may not work at all. SlayVus fucked around with this message at 06:06 on Aug 29, 2015 |
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Aug 29, 2015 06:01
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stubblyhead posted:When radioactive isotopes decay into another element what happens to the previously existing bonds? For instance radium is a pretty reactive metal, but decays into radon, which is almost totally inert. How does the breaking of those bonds affect the energy released by the decay itself? The SA physics thread would probably be the better place to ask. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2880864 For a somewhat layman explanation,it would presumably give off slightly more heat due to the breaking of a chemical bond, followed by a free molecule that would bond to the surrounding material, so no big deal. thrakkorzog fucked around with this message at 07:56 on Aug 29, 2015 |
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Aug 29, 2015 07:43
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stubblyhead posted:When radioactive isotopes decay into another element what happens to the previously existing bonds? For instance radium is a pretty reactive metal, but decays into radon, which is almost totally inert. How does the breaking of those bonds affect the energy released by the decay itself? The element's identity is determined by the nucleus, but its participation in molecules is determined by its electrons (which reside in a cloud around and outside the nucleus). If an atom is already bonded when it undergoes radioactive decay, it won't break the bonds just because the nucleus is suddenly different -- the number and structure of electrons outside were unaffected by the change. What might happen is that the energy of the electron cloud changes slightly, since the number of protons in the nucleus will have changed. That could, in turn, slightly change the strength of the molecular bond; I would guess the bonds would generally weaken, but I suppose it's possible that they might strengthen. Now, in your example you used radium. Radium will rarely (never? not a chemist) bond covalently into a molecule. It will donate an electron (edit: two electrons -- had it in the wrong column mentally) and bond ionically. When it decays into radon, the atom will be electrically neutral, and so no longer attracted to the negatively-charged ion that received the electrons. So in this case, the bond would break, but in a different way and for a different reason than in your original question. Grundulum fucked around with this message at 16:45 on Aug 29, 2015 |
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Aug 29, 2015 12:36
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Clockwork Sputnik posted:How far back does your average pre-employment, non government criminal background check go in the US? I discharged a non-violent felony in 1999, so I'm wondering if I still need to put it on the online applications? I've heard they usually only go back seven years, but have not been able to find too much info. I found this with a Google of your question: quote:How far back do your criminal record searches go? This is from a background check service, and I'd imagine most of them would answer pretty similarly. Looks like 7 years is pretty standard.
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Aug 29, 2015 16:03
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Where is that whole open palm slam, chronicles of riddick speech originally from?
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Aug 29, 2015 19:36
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The Moon Monster posted:Where is that whole open palm slam, chronicles of riddick speech originally from? FYAD, about 10 years ago
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Aug 29, 2015 19:47
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By Greay Alien.
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Aug 29, 2015 23:01
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Could a card magician cheat at poker, would they be able to get away with it in vegas? Is there a thread about magic on the forums?
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Aug 30, 2015 05:27
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Crankit posted:Could a card magician cheat at poker, would they be able to get away with it in vegas?
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Aug 30, 2015 06:02
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Has anyone ever died from sleeping while having really long hair? Like, strangulation from being wrapped around your neck or choking on it somehow?
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Aug 30, 2015 08:50
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tuyop posted:Has anyone ever died from sleeping while having really long hair? Like, strangulation from being wrapped around your neck or choking on it somehow? Technically I don't know the answer but I do have really long hair and I'm pretty sure that's impossible. It's just not the way that hair moves while you're lying down even if you toss and turn.
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Aug 30, 2015 14:57
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tuyop posted:Has anyone ever died from sleeping while having really long hair? Like, strangulation from being wrapped around your neck or choking on it somehow? That said, someone tried to make a murder look like it was this sort of accidental death (see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7879779) and there are a couple of tabloid-esque articles about moms and sisters nearly accidentally strangling a baby in the same bed that way.
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Aug 30, 2015 18:45
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What's a good colloquial opposite for a "paper tiger"?
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Aug 30, 2015 20:32
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baquerd posted:What's a good colloquial opposite for a "paper tiger"? Depending on context, a "wolf in sheep's clothing" can work.
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Aug 30, 2015 20:34
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Is there a "how do I sell things on the internet" thread? My parents are retiring and they want me to help them get rid of some stuff, and I'd like to be able to do that without getting scammed or stabbed.
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Aug 30, 2015 20:59
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Volcott posted:Is there a "how do I sell things on the internet" thread? My parents are retiring and they want me to help them get rid of some stuff, and I'd like to be able to do that without getting scammed or stabbed. Most local police stations invite citizens to conduct business in their lobby. It's how I do craigslist now.
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Aug 30, 2015 21:59
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baquerd posted:What's a good colloquial opposite for a "paper tiger"? Another one, depending on context, is "talk softly and carry a big stick."
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Aug 30, 2015 22:05
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XmasGiftFromWife posted:Most local police stations invite citizens to conduct business in their lobby. It's how I do craigslist now. Are you serious? This is amazing
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baquerd posted:What's a good colloquial opposite for a "paper tiger"? I've always been partial to "an iron fist in a velvet glove".
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Aug 30, 2015 23:38
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baquerd posted:What's a good colloquial opposite for a "paper tiger"? retard strength
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Aug 30, 2015 23:41
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Why do all of the shittiest sites have a list format that makes you click in between each entry on the list. Like, "top ten things that----" and each thing is it's own page. Is it so they can count every page as a click for advertising or something?
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Aug 31, 2015 01:53
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That is exactly why.
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Aug 31, 2015 01:56
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NESguerilla posted:Why do all of the shittiest sites have a list format that makes you click in between each entry on the list. Like, "top ten things that----" and each thing is it's own page. Is it so they can count every page as a click for advertising or something? yes
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Aug 31, 2015 03:16
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Crankit posted:Could a card magician cheat at poker, would they be able to get away with it in vegas? It sounds like most of the ways to cheat at poker need access to the deck, and I assume if you so much as breathe on a Vegas poker deck the dealer will set you on fire. The other hard part is even if you manage to finagle yourself a winning hand the other players might not bet. Also, Vegas security is terrifying.
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I wanna try and be one of those "let's play" people like i.e. "PewdiePie". How over inflated is this genre of entertainment/show business by other people who are trying this? What do you think are some prerequisites for doing this type of entertainment?
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