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Karenina posted:Does something like the Cité internationale universitaire in Paris exist in other countries? Like, a large housing complex specifically for international university students in the area, not all of them necessarily going to the same place. I'm pretty sure there are variations on this in the rest of France, but I don't know about other countries. There’s International House in New York, which is obviously tiny in comparison, and an even smaller International Student House in DC.
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What's the best way to hollow out a book but not for compartments, I mean straight up drilling a hole through it? I imagine a power drill with a large diameter...bit head of some kind
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Maybe a Forstner bit. Clamp the book together tightly. It’s possible a hole saw would work better. Normally they’re messier, but perhaps not on paper. Your other basic option for big holes is the spade bit, but I think it loses. They’re cheap and good for quick work in tight spaces, but that’s about it. Ask in DIY’s tool thread and I’m sure someone has done it.
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I drilled two inch holes through a bunch of books for a project once. We used a drill press and a hole saw. I think the other types of bit jammed up too much and starting burning and ripping the paper but I didn’t remember since it was a long time ago. Strong clamps are important since the whole book will want to spin very fast. The exit hole will look terrible if you try to drill from one side all the way through because the paper on the cover will tear. We would go until the center came out the other side and then would finish it using a handheld drill because it was easier to line up. It’s pretty tedious.
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I suggest pieces of wood on both covers, clamping the book tightly shut and you drill through them.
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Guys I am at my wit's end because I have a stupid loud loving HVAC ceiling vent. It's so loud it sounds like a loving jet engine. All other vents are fine. I want to call a pro out to fix this thing but I have to ration my bucks until the plague is over. How much would I be looking at?
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Is there a thread for identifying insects?
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Before you could just buy packets of it in a store, how did people get yeast for making bread? Sourdough starters?
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Mar 28, 2020 01:21
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artsy fartsy posted:Is there a thread for identifying insects? I believe that's covered under critterquest.
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So I started a new job last March, and this past January my boss said I'd earned my annual bonus, which comes out to about 20% of my yearly salary. Which sounds pretty cool, but there's a catch -- it's not being given to me in one lump sum, but instead distributed in four parts, once every quarter, and *only if I'm still employed at the company at the beginning of each quarter.* Effectively, it's not a bonus but a weirdly-distributed raise (which I also got, but way lower, like 2%). Does anyone have any idea why they would do it this way instead of just giving me a larger raise? I have to imagine there's some weird tax or insurance reason for it. I'm in Massachusetts, if it makes a difference.
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Badger of Basra posted:Before you could just buy packets of it in a store, how did people get yeast for making bread? Sourdough starters? Wild yeast in the air, so pretty much sourdough starters. Just leave it out for a few days until it starts bubbling and you've got a basic yeast. I think the other way of getting it was by using Qubee fucked around with this message at 01:42 on Mar 28, 2020 |
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ninjahedgehog posted:So I started a new job last March, and this past January my boss said I'd earned my annual bonus, which comes out to about 20% of my yearly salary. Which sounds pretty cool, but there's a catch -- it's not being given to me in one lump sum, but instead distributed in four parts, once every quarter, and *only if I'm still employed at the company at the beginning of each quarter.* The longer they keep your money the longer they can make more money with your money.
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Memento posted:The longer they keep your money the longer they can make more money with your money.
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dirby posted:I believe that's covered under critterquest. Thank you! I found the weirdest gall...
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I have some Euros that I want to transfer to a USD bank account. Seems like 1 euro = 1.12 USD right now but just last week it was 1 euro = 1.07 USD. How do these fluctuations happen?
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Busy Bee posted:I have some Euros that I want to transfer to a USD bank account. Seems like 1 euro = 1.12 USD right now but just last week it was 1 euro = 1.07 USD. How do these fluctuations happen? These fluctuations happen because the world has entered the Second Great Depression.
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Busy Bee posted:I have some Euros that I want to transfer to a USD bank account. Seems like 1 euro = 1.12 USD right now but just last week it was 1 euro = 1.07 USD. How do these fluctuations happen? Fluctuations in currencies are always happening, albeit usually at a slower pace. Most governments worldwide are adding to their deficits as a result of the crisis and will likely resort to printing more money if they haven’t already, leading to inflation. Oversimplification- printing more bank notes in a given currency reduces that currency’s value relative to other currencies. Add to this corporations and average citizens shuffling their money about and trying to sort out their investments in anticipation of a major depression. Exchange rates are going to be extremely volatile. More specifically, the US just announced a major spending package thats’s going to increase the deficit by a huge amount- so the dollar is dropping in value. What’ll happen next is anyone’s guess, so it’s hard to tell if you would be better off keeping the money in the EU. Disclaimer: I’m just a news junkie and don’t know much about economics. Fruits of the sea fucked around with this message at 13:46 on Mar 28, 2020 |
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I've got an internet problem question I want to post here real quick before I actually deal with the customer support people. Someone in here may know enough to have a good idea or not, no big deal. Since yesterday my internet(ATT Uverse) has been sporadically going down and back up. Here is what happens with the modem lights - When it first goes down, the service and broadband 1 lights go off, then broadband 1 will blink, then go solid, then service light will blink a while, then go solid, and at this point the internet will be working again. It seems random about how long it works before starting this process again. Sometimes it will work 10 minutes, sometimes it will work 30. Last night after about 8:30pm it worked the whole time until I went to bed, then it was back to doing it's bullshit today. I've already done all the resetting and stuff that's obvious to try. Could this just be a high traffic thing from all the staying at home? ATT's site says there aren't outages but I'm not sure if that would count or not. I'll call them in a bit I guess, just wanted to post here in case there is something else I could try beforehand.
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Badger of Basra posted:Before you could just buy packets of it in a store, how did people get yeast for making bread? Sourdough starters? Besides sourdough type starters brewers sold yeast also.
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Are poison antidotes a thing used in real life or just movie bullshit.
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dokmo posted:Are poison antidotes a thing used in real life or just movie bullshit. Yes they are real: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidote
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when I see memes about how hosed up this year has been they always mention that World War 3 almost started. what's that referring to?
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Droning Suleimani in Iraq and loving with Iran
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What's the official policy on sharing links that get around Paywalls? Is this too close to 
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Tab8715 posted:What's the official policy on sharing links that get around Paywalls? Is this too close to
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Tab8715 posted:What's the official policy on sharing links that get around Paywalls? Is this too close to 
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It’s not copyright infringement if they’re serving you the data themselves. If it’s a Pastebin link or something, that’s different, but people quote articles inline all the time, so I wouldn’t sweat it.
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did Tumblr's font just change?
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I got the ultimate stupid question. If I have morning breath, does that apply to me if I breathe through my nose? I understand if I smoked it would but otherwise would it?
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What would be a cool thing to put in a room that's a bit too small for a small pool table? The area is about 7x11 feet. I was thinking about one of those mini pool tables (they are 6' long), but you'd have to have some sort of cue that was super short anyway as you'd only have 2-2.5 feet of clearance on each side. Something like this seems fun https://www.petersbilliards.com/game-room/back-to-the-80s-cocktail-arcade-game/ I live alone (lol) otherwise I'd consider other things that always require two players, like foosball or whatever. I don't use the space really at all right now because it doesn't get any natural light.
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actionjackson posted:What would be a cool thing to put in a room that's a bit too small for a small pool table? The area is about 7x11 feet. I was thinking about one of those mini pool tables (they are 6' long), but you'd have to have some sort of cue that was super short anyway as you'd only have 2-2.5 feet of clearance on each side. Air hockey, my man.
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actionjackson posted:What would be a cool thing to put in a room that's a bit too small for a small pool table? The area is about 7x11 feet. I was thinking about one of those mini pool tables (they are 6' long), but you'd have to have some sort of cue that was super short anyway as you'd only have 2-2.5 feet of clearance on each side. If you're into arcade games and have the money to burn, the arcade 1up cabinets are pretty cool. https://arcade1up.com/collections/cabinets These go for a few hundred a piece, and the newer ones come with multiple games and the risers. They're a little smaller than a full size cabinet, but there is a modding scene if you're in to customizing and want a project. The better question is what would you use the space for? Entertaining, gaming, projects?
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CzarChasm posted:If you're into arcade games and have the money to burn, the arcade 1up cabinets are pretty cool. probably just gaming/entertainment. I mentioned a pool table because I've always wanted one, and it's something that doesn't require another person necessarily. I do like this - https://arcade1up.com/collections/head-2-head-cabinets/products/blackseries-pacman
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NotNut posted:did Tumblr's font just change? I feel like a lot of fonts all over changed for me today
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i noticed the great font change as well but assumed i was just losing my poo poo. thanks stupid question thread!
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in the form of a question: why did all the fonts change yesterday?
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Where did the trope of the Southern trial lawyer who speaks with a Foghorn Leghorn drawl come from?
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Sam Ervin, who was a senator during Nixon's impeachment. He did a bunch of other stuff, too. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Ervin
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I mainly use browser X on my pc. Almost always in incognito/stealth/private mode. This past month I installed and used browser Y on my pc. Again, almost always in incognito/s/p mode. While using browser Y, I clicked on a login field and it populated with some of my login information options. However, I had never used my login information for this site while using Browser Y. I had only been to this site on Browser X. How did the site on browser Y get/store this login info? Am I misremembering and at a certain point I must have logged into the site with browser Y? Seems big brother-y as heck.
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