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You guys, you’re ruining International Census Day!
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Silver Falcon posted:I think it's mostly distance. For instance, if I were telling people in Connecticut where I live, I would say the exact town. If I were talking to somebody elsewhere in New England, I would say I live near Hartford. Yeah that’s super reasonable and rational. But let’s flip that over into bizarro world where people print t-shirts to passive-aggressively attack people who supposedly make a wrong claim about where they live. Who are these people making these accusations (and t-shirts)? How do they determine right from wrong? Why? This is like a fresh untapped vein of madness to explore
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Jun 24, 2021 20:45
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Regarding Dino chat: I remember in the early 90s, in primary school, an educational song about the different ways people thought the dinosaurs died. I've actually tried to find it a few times, with no luck. I can still remember some of the lyrics: Chorus: What killed the dinosaurs? Does anybody know? They were here for such a time Oh where, oh where'd they go? I didn't see them vanish I didn't see them flee What killed the dinosaurs? Won't you please tell meeeee Verse: Some say it was because A comet passed close by Raining harmful radiation Down from the sky. Was it really so? Oh where, oh where'd they go? *kazoo solo that I can still remember somehow*
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Jun 25, 2021 01:40
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Boba Pearl posted:I want to create an image file, and then have 3 copies of it made with variations on the name. So if I put "HomeGroanBoba.png" I'd like for it to automatically copy and make "HomeGroanBoba1.png" and "HomeGroanBoba2.png" originally I tried to do this in the image program, but it just makes you go through all the settings and re-save it over and over under the different names. Is there a program that copies / automatically changes titles based on parameters I passed to it? Both imagemagick and irfanview can process images through the command line. You could save your images to a folder, then have a batch file that calls either program to process the contents of that folder.
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Jun 25, 2021 04:24
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Boba Pearl posted:I want to create an image file, and then have 3 copies of it made with variations on the name. So if I put "HomeGroanBoba.png" I'd like for it to automatically copy and make "HomeGroanBoba1.png" and "HomeGroanBoba2.png" originally I tried to do this in the image program, but it just makes you go through all the settings and re-save it over and over under the different names. Is there a program that copies / automatically changes titles based on parameters I passed to it? If all you want to do is save multiples files as the same file with multiple names with regular suffixes you could just do this in bash afterwards in one big batch code:
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Jun 25, 2021 04:30
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Hyperlynx posted:Regarding Dino chat: I remember in the early 90s, in primary school, an educational song about the different ways people thought the dinosaurs died. I've actually tried to find it a few times, with no luck. I can still remember some of the lyrics: I asked in the identify a song thread here: CrazySalamander posted:Someone asked this in the small questions thread We'll see if anyone IDs it.
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Jun 25, 2021 09:01
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Fruits of the sea posted:I remember reading an article that pointed out that genetic evolution also happens at a faster pace than we think- there are small mutations happening every generation but since many of them don’t make a meaningful difference in terms of procreation, they get averaged out once one zooms out. You're right in that evolution can happen much faster than people think, but the idea of these animals evolving into forms that have completely different, unrecognizable skeletons in such a short amount of time is not really possible. Even so, selection can generally only work with what already exists. Things that may look completely different would still have homologues in their anatomy that could be traced to their ancestors. It's one of the ways we know one group of dinosaurs (birds) survived the extinction event. The thing about non-avian dinosaur fossils is that they are very abundant until you hit a specific and unique stratum in the earth known as the KT boundary, then they completely vanish. It's the kind of thing that can only be caused by a sudden catastrophic event and (as someone already explained) the chemical and physical properties of the KT boundary point strongly towards a huge celestial impact. It was very evident, yet there didn't seem to be any known crater associated with it. That doesn't necessarily mean it was contested, because the evidence was already pretty strong. It just means they hadn't found the smoking gun. It wasn't until scientists had more advanced geological surveying tech that they found the crater and elevated it to "water is wet" levels of established science. Mak0rz fucked around with this message at 15:15 on Jun 25, 2021 |
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Jun 25, 2021 15:07
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Does anyone know what this electronic part is called and where I can buy another one? This came with my microphone. It's got a normal 3.5mm headphone jack on one end, the same 3.5mm plug on the other, with an on/off switch in between so I can physically mute/disconnect the mic. This one has some kind of loose electronic connection and makes the sound all lovely and staticky so I want a new one. If I look online for like "3.5mm inline switch" I can find really similar parts for power cables for like 5 bucks but I can't find any for audio cables. On the other hand I can find inline volume controls with wheels and stuff which probably work great for headphones but are no good for quickly turning a mic on and off. The only one I could find was this on amazon but it's out of stock and no longer for sale.
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Jun 25, 2021 20:21
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:Does anyone know what this electronic part is called and where I can buy another one? Just googled "Microphone Muting Adapter"
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Jun 25, 2021 20:28
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Is there a thread for advice on a career in biological research? If it helps to be more specific, the field is microbiology/ cell biology.
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Jun 25, 2021 21:17
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DildenAnders posted:Is there a thread for advice on a career in biological research? If it helps to be more specific, the field is microbiology/ cell biology. Here might be a good place to ask: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3368821
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Jun 25, 2021 21:30
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Such Fun posted:I think the discussion about why people get heated up like this about who is and who isn’t from some place is more interesting than determining if you are legitimately from Chicago. ive lived in a few different parts of the US and it varies quite a lot. lots of new yorkers get super pissy if you live in suburbs outside of the city and say you are from new york, but if you are from a pittsburgh suburb and say you are from pittsburgh no one really cares except the most pedantic types. maybe part of this is exaggerated by the fact that many of nyc's suburbs are in different states and there is some animosity between them I currently live in LA which is a city within a county of the same name. there are many cities that are culturally considered, at least to some degree, to be "in LA" that are legally independent towns, and if you look at the borders of what is officially part of LA the city it's a bizarre shape that doesnt really make geographic sense so people are a bit more carefree about what living "in LA" means exactly
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Jun 25, 2021 21:54
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People in the Boston area really care about what's Boston and what's not. It's much stronger here than anywhere else I've been.
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Jun 25, 2021 23:15
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There are also complex political struggles between people who live in city limits, and people who live outside of the city but come into it every day. In that context I think it's worthwhile to distinguish someone from inside a city vs from the area. Not to mention some cases where living in the city is considered a badge of honor of sorts, for example, if you feel you had a hard life growing up on the mean streets of Big City, you might resent someone from a pleasant suburb nearby trying to (from your perspective) claim that honor for themselves too. e: to be clear though I'm saying it's all contextually based. I think if you are far away and telling someone where you're from, it's reasonable to just say the city name. I think more ideal would be "I'm from the [Big City] area" but if you get lazy and leave off the "area" part, I am not gonna judge. Also making a snarky t-shirt about it is definitely lovely and dumb. alnilam fucked around with this message at 00:04 on Jun 26, 2021 |
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Jun 25, 2021 23:49
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The people I've seen care the most tend to feel that the people from the suburbs look down on the city in their day to day life and left due to taxes or people of color being present, but then want to claim the cultural cachet of that city when it benefits them.
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Jun 26, 2021 00:22
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Carillon posted:The people I've seen care the most tend to feel that the people from the suburbs look down on the city in their day to day life and left due to taxes or people of color being present, but then want to claim the cultural cachet of that city when it benefits them. Yeah, well put, and it's also an important piece of context that the person who asked this (a european, I think) might not be aware of. The latter half of the 20th century was full of "white flight" from many cities in the US.
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Jun 26, 2021 00:41
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Okay math nerds, please help me out with a financial dispute with my wife. We both have personal bank accounts and a single joint account where we deposit 80% of our income every pay day, which is roughly the same amount. She paid for a bunch of fancy cookies on the joint account, and wants to give a quarter of them to her friend. I offered to pay for the ones that aren't going to her friend. The total was $40. She's going to deposit $10 into the joint account to cover her friend. Would I deposit $30 into the joint account even though the original purchase is 50% my money, which means I already paid $20 (50%)? Or would I pay $10 to cover the $30? I'm admittedly terrible at math but she seems to see the joint account as somehow no one's money and doesn't count.
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Jun 26, 2021 03:40
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:Okay math nerds, please help me out with a financial dispute with my wife. You don’t have a math problem here buddy.
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Jun 26, 2021 03:42
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Well yes the main problem is we spent a shitload on cookies. But please tell me I'm a dumbass re: repayment if so.
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Jun 26, 2021 03:46
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:Okay math nerds, please help me out with a financial dispute with my wife. Permabanned poster Lowtax account spotted.
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Jun 26, 2021 03:49
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:You don’t have a math problem here buddy. 
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Jun 26, 2021 03:51
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Also re: the suburb debate, my home town of Vancouver is extra hosed up because each of the 26ish suburbs is actually its own city. Like I lived 5km from downtown Vancouver but was technically in the City of North Vancouver, which has its own mayor, and is different from the District of North Vancouver, which has its own mayor, and next to the District of West Vancouver, which has its own mayor, not to be confused with Vancouver west, which is inside the City of Vancouver, along with south and east Vancouver. They are not separate cities, even though the City North Vancouver is closer to downtown. There are definitely some city of Vancouver snobs and it affects housing prices, even though the technical city limits of Vancouver are only like 15 mins from downtown in every direction.
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Jun 26, 2021 03:53
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Jesus Christ can I get a serious reply or no
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Jun 26, 2021 03:54
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No one wants to give you a serious reply because it's not a math issue, it's a relationship/viewpoint issue. No one can give you the numerical value that should be deposited because given the information you've provided, you and your wife have different and non-compatible ideas of what the "joint account" means and you should start by having a frank discussion with her to clear that up first.
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Jun 26, 2021 03:58
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:Jesus Christ can I get a serious reply or no You got a dead serious reply bub. Sorry to have to inform you that your relationship is a shamble of transactional bullshit, but if you had to ask this question here it's likely been going on for a long time.
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Jun 26, 2021 03:59
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If the police catch you, simply claim she stepped on your foot.
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Jun 26, 2021 04:02
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If it's a joint account didn't you both already put the money in for the cookies?
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Jun 26, 2021 04:03
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The true problem is that you shouldn't quibble over pennies, for a healthy relationship. It doesn't matter who's right what matters is if everyone is happy with the outcome. Bad Math ahead: She should put in $25 because she effectively is buying cookies for her friend ($10) + splitting $30/2 ($15) worth of cookies with you, so you put in $15.
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Jun 26, 2021 04:03
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^Im offering to pay for 100% of the cookies she and I are sharing though. As for you other weirdos, it was an innocent math question to a completely unserious issue. If I had to pay $100 I don't care. We're not mad at each other. Healthy relationships can debate these sort of things and we've been going strong since 2003.
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Jun 26, 2021 04:11
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:Healthy relationships can debate these sort of things The fact that something so amazingly trivial is a "debate" is an interesting take on what is healthy. You've been in the relationship for nearly a couple of decades and keep score of pennies. Good job.
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Jun 26, 2021 04:13
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Motronic posted:The fact that something so amazingly trivial is a "debate" is an interesting take on what is healthy. You are an extremely weird and presumptuous person, or a bad troll.
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Jun 26, 2021 04:21
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:You are an extremely weird and presumptuous person, or a bad troll. I'm not presuming anything. I'm reading what you've posted.
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Jun 26, 2021 04:24
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It's not a math problem. With joint accounts, the right way to manage the money is the way the people involved agree on. As long as you don't have major disagreements, however you choose to manage it is fine.
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Jun 26, 2021 04:31
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Has anyone gotten their teeth professionally whitened by a dentist? How did it go? Did it whiten them a lot and did they stay white? How much did it hurt?
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Jun 26, 2021 04:53
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I'm willing to believe the cookie poster and their spouse just have a light hearted academic debate about how the math would work out if they were going to be persnickety about it
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Jun 26, 2021 05:03
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Edit, not helpful Eason the Fifth fucked around with this message at 06:08 on Jun 26, 2021 |
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Jun 26, 2021 05:58
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:She's going to deposit $10 into the joint account to cover her friend. Would I deposit $30 into the joint account even though the original purchase is 50% my money, which means I already paid $20 (50%)? Or would I pay $10 to cover the $30? If you prefer to increase the joint account, you could just act as-if the cookies haven't yet been paid for and you put in $30 and she puts in $10 to the joint account. Also, the Science, Academics, and Languages subforum (SAL) of Ask/Tell has a dedicated math question thread. dirby fucked around with this message at 13:20 on Jun 26, 2021 |
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Jun 26, 2021 13:07
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Quick maths question. I have a 100ml solution, and in the solution there is 1g (1000mg) of a solute. If I'm giving 0.01ml of this solution: 100ml = 1000mg 1ml = 10mg 0.01ml = 0.1mg That's right, isn't it?
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Jun 26, 2021 17:34
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Qubee posted:Quick maths question. I have a 100ml solution, and in the solution there is 1g (1000mg) of a solute. If I'm giving 0.01ml of this solution: Yes. It's one ten-thousandth of the solution, and one ten-thousandth of 1000mg is .1mg.
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Do TV meteorologists get the same meteorology degree as like, people who work for NOAA? Are they separate programs?
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