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Hipster_Doofus posted:Switch to offline mode? (Sorry I don't remember exactly how and I'm on a phone) I did try that and it was only giving me error page or that index page. Would the index be overriding the one that I want? Would it possible to go past into an older cache? Edit: the stuff has been officially posted so not urgent but if there was a workaround for older caches I’d be curious though I suspect the answer is no Alan Smithee fucked around with this message at 09:45 on Aug 21, 2019 |
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Hey. A friend of mine found these old german things at home and I'm curious about what it is:  Anyone know what? I tried googling some of the text but nothing came up for me. Maybe there's a better thread for this? Thanks in advance
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Aug 21, 2019 10:51
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A nazi dollar bill https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsmark e: 1940-1945 so about as nazi as it gets. Worth almost nothing, pretty neat though. Klaus Kinski fucked around with this message at 11:24 on Aug 21, 2019 |
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Aug 21, 2019 11:17
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Why do some people drop "the" when speaking? For example: "I'm going to market" instead of "I'm going to the market." I've heard people do this with different words. I once talked to someone who would never put "the" in front of "doctor," so she would say things like, "Doctor told me I should take this," or "I went to doctor yesterday," etc. I'm wondering about people who seem to be native English speakers, not someone learning the language.
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Aug 21, 2019 15:30
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where are you? that is not something i’ve encountered in the northeast or the south. 
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Aug 21, 2019 15:32
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I'm in Florida. Doesn't happen too often, so it's always kind of jarring when it does.
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Aug 21, 2019 15:39
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Maybe some arbitrary influence from constructions like "I'm going to hospital/school".
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Aug 21, 2019 15:44
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I've heard that most often in rural areas. My assumption is that it's simply part of a/many regional dialect(s) and people aren't doing it intentionally.
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Aug 21, 2019 16:47
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Sk8ers4Christ posted:Why do some people drop "the" when speaking? One of the big markers between American and British english is "go to the hospital". In American english we use that whether we're going to the hospital or just visiting, whereas in British you drop the 'the' if you're going as a patient. But yet American english makes that distinction with something like church ("going to church" vs "going to the church"). I'm not claiming there's a relationship or similar reasoning behind your examples, but there is some fungibility with 'the'. And really, if anything, I'd probably expect an ESL to be using 'the' more than necessary since a lot of other languages are much more extensive with articles than we are.
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Aug 21, 2019 17:02
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dupersaurus posted:One of the big markers between American and British english is "go to the hospital". In American english we use that whether we're going to the hospital or just visiting, whereas in British you drop the 'the' if you're going as a patient. But yet American english makes that distinction with something like church ("going to church" vs "going to the church"). Not to really argue your point but no-one in Britain to my knowledge would really need to say "go to the hospital" - if you're talking in first person you'd say you're thinking of going to A&E, and other people might say "you need to go to A&E" or "you need to go to hospital"
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Aug 21, 2019 19:16
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Why is it becoming a thing for youtubers to so aggressively edit their videos so that as they end one sentence, it instantly skips to the next? It sounds so unnatural and weird.
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Aug 21, 2019 19:18
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StrixNebulosa posted:Why is it becoming a thing for youtubers to so aggressively edit their videos so that as they end one sentence, it instantly skips to the next? It sounds so unnatural and weird. ~*~The Algorithm~*~
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Aug 21, 2019 19:22
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CzarChasm posted:Probably this boot camp is going to be a waste overall. Having an IT career as a plan B is not a bad idea, but without either experience or at least a 2 year degree, you're only going to be getting entry level jobs: Call centers, basic repair stuff and the like. And some repair shops will really want some form of certification for repairs. The TOSCA cert sounds like it's a QA thing, and that's fine, but a cert alone won't bring much to the table in terms of job hunting.
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Aug 21, 2019 19:23
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StrixNebulosa posted:Why is it becoming a thing for youtubers to so aggressively edit their videos so that as they end one sentence, it instantly skips to the next? It sounds so unnatural and weird. Leal posted:~*~The Algorithm~*~ That and it's generally because they're bad at doing single takes (or feel they're bad at single takes) and try to have their "best sections" spliced together. Some people might have started doing it as a stylistic choice mind you but I don't know what videos you watch so I can't say for certain.
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Aug 21, 2019 20:43
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Tesseraction posted:That and it's generally because they're bad at doing single takes (or feel they're bad at single takes) and try to have their "best sections" spliced together. Some people might have started doing it as a stylistic choice mind you but I don't know what videos you watch so I can't say for certain. The one that set off the question was this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnoF2pNBahc It has other crimes in it too - a weird instagram filter so it's all bright and glowy, too much focus on the dude and not on his bird, etc. But it's like, pal, don't make your video so disjointed.
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Aug 21, 2019 22:30
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Is there a simple (and free) way to backup and copy commercial DVDs to protect them from children and their nasty hands? Googling it is hard, mostly just gets a bunch of softwares trying to sell themselves. And yes, I do realize it's 2019. Also is there a quick Q & A thread in like SH/SC? I didn't see one.
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Aug 21, 2019 22:50
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Not the answer you're looking for, but I realised that it was much easier and quicker to torrent :files: for dvds I legally owned, than to rip them myself.
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Aug 21, 2019 22:59
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Tesseraction posted:That and it's generally because they're bad at doing single takes (or feel they're bad at single takes) and try to have their "best sections" spliced together. Some people might have started doing it as a stylistic choice mind you but I don't know what videos you watch so I can't say for certain. Yes it is the way to quickly make a video with minimal retakes. So many of those people are trying to put out videos very rapidfire, no time to do a whole reshoot of some lines with proper posing for a smooth edit. It is like how many music videos have frequent cuts to maximize usable footage, since they're often on tight budgets but using expensive equipment.
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Aug 21, 2019 23:14
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StrixNebulosa posted:The one that set off the question was this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnoF2pNBahc nepetaMisekiryoiki posted:Yes it is the way to quickly make a video with minimal retakes. So many of those people are trying to put out videos very rapidfire, no time to do a whole reshoot of some lines with proper posing for a smooth edit. This video is a perfect example - a bird is definitely not going to behave on camera, so the best way for the video to not look unintentionally hilarious is to edit it to hell.
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Aug 22, 2019 00:18
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Tesseraction posted:Not to really argue your point but no-one in Britain to my knowledge would really need to say "go to the hospital" - if you're talking in first person you'd say you're thinking of going to A&E, and other people might say "you need to go to A&E" or "you need to go to hospital" Yes they would, in the case that both speakers know which hospital is being referred to or it's a recurring topic. Dupersaurus is also right that "I'm going to hospital" has a fixed connotation that you are the one that is sick, "I'm going to a hospital" is ambiguous, and "I'm going to the hospital" is also ambiguous but mostly used in the context of visiting somebody else who is sick, but also when it's a recurring topic when you are sick. Man, you can really deep dive on the most banal poo poo in language and it's kinda interesting. I've never even really considered the differences in nuance.
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Aug 22, 2019 02:36
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Jeza posted:Yes they would, in the case that both speakers know which hospital is being referred to or it's a recurring topic. Dupersaurus is also right that "I'm going to hospital" has a fixed connotation that you are the one that is sick, "I'm going to a hospital" is ambiguous, and "I'm going to the hospital" is also ambiguous but mostly used in the context of visiting somebody else who is sick, but also when it's a recurring topic when you are sick. Maybe it's a regional thing, then? I just don't think I've heard the phrase even with a family who love being goddamn sick. Midlands, FWIW.
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Tesseraction posted:Maybe it's a regional thing, then? I just don't think I've heard the phrase even with a family who love being goddamn sick. Midlands, FWIW. Jeza posted:Man, you can really deep dive on the most banal poo poo in language and it's kinda interesting. I've never even really considered the differences in nuance.
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Aug 22, 2019 10:24
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Shut up Meg posted:When you were a kid, did you 'go to school'? Yes, and if I wanted to pull a sickie and couldn't convince my parents they would not tell me to "go to the school"
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Aug 22, 2019 11:34
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Tesseraction posted:Yes, and if I wanted to pull a sickie and couldn't convince my parents they would not tell me to "go to the school" Yeah, that fits with the general idea being put across. Going to school, going to hospital etc. are locations wrapped up with their purposes, so to it pretty stringently means you're going there to get better or be taught. Attaching the definite article splits this mixed-meaning, so you're specifically going to the location, presumably for another purpose. So when you were a kid and your parents were discussing between them about going to talk to your teachers about your unfair grades, would they say to one another: "I'm going to school to sort this out." or "I'm going to the school to sort this out." If the former, then I guess there really is a regional element to it. But to me the former sounds weirdly ambiguous, as if they need to hit up evening classes in order to deal with the situation.
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Tesseraction posted:Yes, and if I wanted to pull a sickie and couldn't convince my parents they would not tell me to "go to the school" Apologies: I got confused with the replies and thought you were on the other side of the fence.
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Jeza posted:Yeah, that fits with the general idea being put across. Going to school, going to hospital etc. are locations wrapped up with their purposes, so to it pretty stringently means you're going there to get better or be taught. Attaching the definite article splits this mixed-meaning, so you're specifically going to the location, presumably for another purpose. To be honest this is a hard one to answer because they'd say "I'll speak to Barry Teacher" or "I need to speak to Sally Headmaster" but then my ma was a teacher so she was in the ecosystem. Either way this isn't a hill I'm planning on dying on any time soon so I'll concede I might just live in a weird bubble that's meant I've not heard a common phrase.
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For me it was always how regular it was. Im go to school everyday, i need to head to the school for drivers ed. Im going to the dentist/ the doctor/ the dmv.
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Aug 22, 2019 16:25
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Jeza posted:So when you were a kid and your parents were discussing between them about going to talk to your teachers about your unfair grades, would they say to one another: "I'm going to school to sort this out." or "I'm going to the school to sort this out." this is really weird to me because if its an elementary school my brain prefers "going to school" if its a student talking but "going to the school" if its a parent or even a teacher. but if its a high school or college its just "going to campus" regardless of who is saying it
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Earwicker posted:this is really weird to me because if its an elementary school my brain prefers "going to school" if its a student talking but "going to the school" if its a parent or even a teacher. Weird. I’ve never heard anyone omit “the” when talking about a specific campus be it corporate or educational.
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Aug 22, 2019 20:03
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I'm trying to find a specific drink i used to drink when i was a small child. I lived in the northern part of India, in uttar pradesh, in the late eighties, early nineties. I remember when I was playing with one if the kids on the street, we used to get this drink. It was sweet, almost like burnt caramel. It was an instant drink, can't remember if it was served hot, with granules looking like instant coffee.
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Aug 22, 2019 21:02
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I've been getting itchy insect bites on my right foot even though I wear socks 24/7 and shoes whenever I go outside. Oftentimes I don't discover them until they're already small and red (and I'm guessing old). Anyone have any ideas what's going on?
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Aug 22, 2019 21:27
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Human Tornada posted:I'm thinking of a somewhat famous album cover most likely from the 90's or early 00's that has a mosaic or patchwork look to it with a big heart off-center. Anybody know it? So, uh, if anybody remembers this post, I never figured it out, but today I was driving and saw a spare tire cover (!) that had this very design printed on it. The word "lost" is there and it says "found" inside the heart, but I still wasn't able to come up with anything on Google. What is this thing? 
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Human Tornada posted:So, uh, if anybody remembers this post, I never figured it out, but today I was driving and saw a spare tire cover (!) that had this very design printed on it. The word "lost" is there and it says "found" inside the heart, but I still wasn't able to come up with anything on Google. What is this thing? It's a little off topic for them, but I bet someone in the "What's the name of that song" thread could tell you: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2388112
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Its Coke posted:I've been getting itchy insect bites on my right foot even though I wear socks 24/7 and shoes whenever I go outside. Oftentimes I don't discover them until they're already small and red (and I'm guessing old). Anyone have any ideas what's going on? Check for bed bugs.
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vuk83 posted:I'm trying to find a specific drink i used to drink when i was a small child. It wasn't Postum, was it? 
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I was thinking instant chicory maybe.
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Its Coke posted:I've been getting itchy insect bites on my right foot even though I wear socks 24/7 and shoes whenever I go outside. Oftentimes I don't discover them until they're already small and red (and I'm guessing old). Anyone have any ideas what's going on? Are you certain that they are insect bites? Just on one foot makes me think that it's either a contact dermatitis or (perhaps even more likely) a fungal thing, but I am not a physician, so take that into account. You might try wiping down the inside of your shoes with an alcohol swab, and wear new socks for a while. Also wash your socks in hypoallergenic detergent and give them a double rinse. If that doesn't help, it might be good to see a podiatrist who can diagnose it for you.
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I don't want Facebook to have my phone number (on account of privacy), but they're forcing me to put a mobile number "for security purposes" Is there a way to get around this? If I add my number, is it possible to remove it?
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Aug 23, 2019 14:44
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Bioshuffle posted:I don't want Facebook to have my phone number (on account of privacy), but they're forcing me to put a mobile number "for security purposes" Google voice?
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Bioshuffle posted:I don't want Facebook to have my phone number (on account of privacy), but they're forcing me to put a mobile number "for security purposes" Facebook never forgets.
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