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Lincoln: May 12, 2007; Ladies.

The lawn/yard question is not ant-related. It is lawn- and lawn weed-related.

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Hipster_Doofus: Dec 20, 2003; Lovin' every minute of it.

Lincoln posted:

The lawn/yard question is not ant-related. It is lawn- and lawn weed-related.

Well, there's the gardening thread in HCH.

# ? Mar 12, 2022 00:05

Mescal: Jul 23, 2005

Is low/standard definition TV for a cheaper price even an option in urban areas of the USA, or did my dad gently caress something up?

# ? Mar 12, 2022 00:40

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

Mescal posted:

Is low/standard definition TV for a cheaper price even an option in urban areas of the USA, or did my dad gently caress something up?

From a cable provider? He might be on an older plan during the HD switchover and never wanted to pay the up charge. Cable companies won�t automatically switch you over to whatever new plans they have.

When I had directTV a decade ago they were still charging a $10 HD fee.

# ? Mar 12, 2022 01:54

kedo: Nov 27, 2007

I don�t think you can even get a SD plan from any of the major providers anymore.

e: I say this having done no research and with no knowledge, just a hunch that SD is a thing of the past.

# ? Mar 12, 2022 02:07

Organza Quiz: Nov 7, 2009

tuyop posted:

How can I look up posts by a specific user? I really want lutra lutra�s posts. My friend is really interested in that otter guy�s posts.

The username you want is enhydra lutris FYI!

# ? Mar 12, 2022 02:22

Badger of Basra: Jul 26, 2007

Why do so many universal healthcare systems not cover dental services? Were they not considered as important at the time when the programs were created?

Or am I wrong and actually most systems do cover dental?

# ? Mar 12, 2022 02:37

Trapick: Apr 17, 2006

Badger of Basra posted:

Why do so many universal healthcare systems not cover dental services? Were they not considered as important at the time when the programs were created?

Or am I wrong and actually most systems do cover dental?

Can't speak to other countries, but yeah dentistry isn't universally covered in Canada. There were apparently a bunch of reasons for it - fluoridation was relatively new and thought to be a huge fix, it was seen as something very controllable by the average person, dentists were against it (doctors were against Medicare too, but it was another fight), etc

There's a big push for it to be included by some folks (I think the NDP, our most left party, has it on the books as a policy they'd like to implement) but there's not massive support. A decent number of folks have dental insurance through work or other programs (low income people get covered in some provinces, I think anyone with Indian status as well?), dentists still oppose it, and overall I think people care more about prescription drug coverage so that gets more talk during electrons.

Optometry is another thing that's in a weird middle area - kids and seniors are covered for eye exams and I think glasses, in between it's either private insurance or out of pocket

# ? Mar 12, 2022 03:41

BaronVanAwesome: Sep 11, 2001; I will never learn the secrets of "Increased fake female boar sp..."

Never say never, buddy.
Now you know.
Now we all know.

Say I dropped a bomb on a military target and the bomb was filled with only bees and wolves, this only sorta counts as "biological warfare"

Is there a name for the use of deploying unmanaged combat animals in warfare (don't say "gorilla warfare")?

This is a real question

# ? Mar 12, 2022 08:05

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

BaronVanAwesome posted:

Is there a name for the use of deploying unmanaged combat animals in warfare (don't say "gorilla warfare")?

I don�t believe that there is an agree-upon term for this, but there should be. It�s an old concept.

Judges 15:3�5 posted:

Samson said to them, �This time I have a right to get even with the Philistines; I will really harm them.� 4So he went out and caught three hundred foxes and tied them tail to tail in pairs. He then fastened a torch to every pair of tails, 5lit the torches and let the foxes loose in the standing grain of the Philistines. He burned up the shocks and standing grain, together with the vineyards and olive groves.

For a modern example, see bat bombs.

# ? Mar 12, 2022 08:16

Trickortreat: Oct 31, 2020

Is it ok to use the helmet I use for roller-blading to go rock-climbing?

# ? Mar 12, 2022 23:08

Slimy Hog: Apr 22, 2008

Trickortreat posted:

Is it ok to use the helmet I use for roller-blading to go rock-climbing?

quote:

WARNING: This helmet does NOT comply with the U.S. CPSC safety standard for bicycle helmets for persons age 5 years and older and therefore can NOT be shipped to customers under 18 years old in California.

THIS PRODUCT IS NON-CERTIFIED. This product has NOT been tested under ASTM, CPSC, ANSI, or CE safety standards.

Just spend $60 on a BD half-dome if you're worried about cost.

# ? Mar 12, 2022 23:42

TooMuchAbstraction: Oct 14, 2012; I spent four years making
Waves of Steel
Hell yes I'm going to turn my avatar into an ad for it.; Fun Shoe

Trickortreat posted:

Is it ok to use the helmet I use for roller-blading to go rock-climbing?

About all I know about helmets is that different helmets are designed to deal with different problems. I'm gonna guess that your roller blading helmet is designed for impact and abrasion resistance first, while the rock climbing helmet is more about impact resistance, saving weight, and breathability. They look like they have fairly similar coverages in terms of which parts of the head they protect. The main concern would be if the roller blading helmet obstructs your view or mobility in a way that the rock climbing helmet doesn't. But my inclination would be to say, sure, should be fine, definitely better than no helmet at all.

EDIT: ^^^ welp

# ? Mar 12, 2022 23:45

Slimy Hog: Apr 22, 2008

TooMuchAbstraction posted:

About all I know about helmets is that different helmets are designed to deal with different problems. I'm gonna guess that your roller blading helmet is designed for impact and abrasion resistance first, while the rock climbing helmet is more about impact resistance, saving weight, and breathability. They look like they have fairly similar coverages in terms of which parts of the head they protect. The main concern would be if the roller blading helmet obstructs your view or mobility in a way that the rock climbing helmet doesn't. But my inclination would be to say, sure, should be fine, definitely better than no helmet at all.

EDIT: ^^^ welp

I know very little about helmets as well but looking at the design here:

Looks like it's more concerned with padding the sides and has only hard plastic covering the top of your head. While this would be good if you take a fall and flip over to hit your head on the wall, I wonder what would happen if a rock were to fall and smack you on the head like Gavin's friend in that one video.

EDIT: I just realized this isn't the rock climbing thread, so here's that video I was talking about :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOUN560b4cY

Slimy Hog fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Mar 13, 2022

# ? Mar 12, 2022 23:51

Manager Hoyden: Mar 5, 2020

I got a hand-me-down iPad from the in-laws. They have no idea what their apple id password was. Is there really no way to use this thing without it? Even after a factory reset?

# ? Mar 13, 2022 01:58

MyronMulch: Nov 12, 2006

Manager Hoyden posted:

I got a hand-me-down iPad from the in-laws. They have no idea what their apple id password was. Is there really no way to use this thing without it? Even after a factory reset?

The device unlock code is a different thing from an apple id password, so be sure you're asking for the right thing. Either way, ask in the iphone thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3664222

# ? Mar 13, 2022 02:22

Dr. Stab: Sep 12, 2010; 👨🏻‍⚕️🩺🔪🙀😱🙀

Trapick posted:

Can't speak to other countries, but yeah dentistry isn't universally covered in Canada. There were apparently a bunch of reasons for it - fluoridation was relatively new and thought to be a huge fix, it was seen as something very controllable by the average person, dentists were against it (doctors were against Medicare too, but it was another fight), etc

There's a big push for it to be included by some folks (I think the NDP, our most left party, has it on the books as a policy they'd like to implement) but there's not massive support. A decent number of folks have dental insurance through work or other programs (low income people get covered in some provinces, I think anyone with Indian status as well?), dentists still oppose it, and overall I think people care more about prescription drug coverage so that gets more talk during electrons.

Optometry is another thing that's in a weird middle area - kids and seniors are covered for eye exams and I think glasses, in between it's either private insurance or out of pocket

Canada also doesn't have universal pharmacare. So, you can go to the hospital for free, but sometimes you can't afford what they prescribe. There are government programs to help people pay for drugs, but since it's means tested garbage, it works more like insurance than a public service, with bureaucratic hoops you have to jump through to prove you need the drugs.

# ? Mar 13, 2022 02:38

Trapick: Apr 17, 2006

Dr. Stab posted:

Canada also doesn't have universal pharmacare. So, you can go to the hospital for free, but sometimes you can't afford what they prescribe. There are government programs to help people pay for drugs, but since it's means tested garbage, it works more like insurance than a public service, with bureaucratic hoops you have to jump through to prove you need the drugs.

Plus it's all provincially managed so what/who is covered and how it works changes depending on which province you're in. It's a mess.

I hope it becomes a big election issue sometime but I doubt it.

# ? Mar 13, 2022 03:27

Trickortreat: Oct 31, 2020

Slimy Hog posted:

Just spend $60 on a BD half-dome if you're worried about cost.

Seems like a good investment to avoid traumatic brain injury. Thanks for the clarification! I accidentally linked the wrong helmet, as mine is certified.

TooMuchAbstraction posted:

About all I know about helmets is that different helmets are designed to deal with different problems. I'm gonna guess that your roller blading helmet is designed for impact and abrasion resistance first, while the rock climbing helmet is more about impact resistance, saving weight, and breathability. They look like they have fairly similar coverages in terms of which parts of the head they protect. The main concern would be if the roller blading helmet obstructs your view or mobility in a way that the rock climbing helmet doesn't. But my inclination would be to say, sure, should be fine, definitely better than no helmet at all.

EDIT: ^^^ welp

Makes sense. Thanks!

Slimy Hog posted:

I know very little about helmets as well but looking at the design here:

Looks like it's more concerned with padding the sides and has only hard plastic covering the top of your head. While this would be good if you take a fall and flip over to hit your head on the wall, I wonder what would happen if a rock were to fall and smack you on the head like Gavin's friend in that one video.

EDIT: I just realized this isn't the rock climbing thread, so here's that video I was talking about :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOUN560b4cY

Different helmets for different sports. Got it. Thanks again!

# ? Mar 13, 2022 14:59

kedo: Nov 27, 2007

Does anyone have any resources/articles/suggestions on how to help deprogram a family member that�s going down the OAN/Newsmax rabbit hole?

# ? Mar 13, 2022 18:30

hooah: Feb 6, 2006; WTF?

kedo posted:

Does anyone have any resources/articles/suggestions on how to help deprogram a family member that’s going down the OAN/Newsmax rabbit hole?

Not really. But be prepared for a very long road. You need to be patient and empathetic. Try to find some common ground to start from, even (maybe especially) if it's completely unrelated to the issues of contention.

# ? Mar 13, 2022 19:03

Boba Pearl: Dec 27, 2019; by Athanatos

I have 2 questions.

1.) Does anyone know the name of a song where it's kind of a jazzy lounge singer song, and the only words I can remember is "I burn you to ash"

2.) Is there metal that isn't screaming and gurgling? Like Tenacious D but not comedy?

# ? Mar 13, 2022 19:10

Sir John Falstaff: Apr 13, 2010

Boba Pearl posted:

I have 2 questions.

1.) Does anyone know the name of a song where it's kind of a jazzy lounge singer song, and the only words I can remember is "I burn you to ash"

2.) Is there metal that isn't screaming and gurgling? Like Tenacious D but not comedy?

Devin Townsend seems pretty popular among those who like metal but also like vocals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrDM6V08wcE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhcoLO8vZZU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nubJjB95VdY

Also, there's something a bit goony about a guy who created a rock opera about an invasion of Earth by a race of aliens who look like butts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NGQjRMXg28

Sir John Falstaff fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Mar 14, 2022

# ? Mar 13, 2022 19:19

Fruits of the sea: Dec 1, 2010

I mean, a lot of metal is intentionally tongue in cheek. It's probably a question better left for the NMD forum, but there's tons of bands that incorporate normal vocals and a bewildering array of subgenres. I'll throw out Opeth, Ghost and Mike Patton's various groups as (very different) bands that have melodic vocals on some of their records. But really there's a ton of stuff out there, its sort of like asking if there are rappers that do/don't use hashtag rap.

Edit: Help me identify a song megathread in NMD: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2388112

Fruits of the sea fucked around with this message at 19:32 on Mar 13, 2022

# ? Mar 13, 2022 19:29

Douche4Sale: May 8, 2003; ...and then God said, "Let there be douche!"

What you want is power metal. Tenacious D is basically a parody of that genre.

# ? Mar 13, 2022 19:48

Everett False: Sep 28, 2006; Mopsy, I'm starting to question your medical credentials.

kedo posted:

Does anyone have any resources/articles/suggestions on how to help deprogram a family member that�s going down the OAN/Newsmax rabbit hole?

Wordle.

But, really, any engrossing hobby that gets them away from the TV/internet can help, as well as healthy social time not built around fear of the other.

# ? Mar 13, 2022 20:03

ultrafilter: Aug 23, 2007; It's okay if you have any questions.

Boba Pearl posted:

2.) Is there metal that isn't screaming and gurgling? Like Tenacious D but not comedy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmo5DIktiqI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_NtCdMdGrg

# ? Mar 13, 2022 20:06

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Boba Pearl posted:

I have 2 questions.

1.) Does anyone know the name of a song where it's kind of a jazzy lounge singer song, and the only words I can remember is "I burn you to ash"

2.) Is there metal that isn't screaming and gurgling? Like Tenacious D but not comedy?

What do you count as metal? Black Sabbath is considered metal and Ozzy is a singer, not a screamer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk_wUT1CvWM

# ? Mar 13, 2022 21:30

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Depends if the OP means screaming like nu-metal stuff or singing in the higher ranges. If the former, than yeah power metal or the NWOBHM, Dio, Judas Priest, should all be good.

# ? Mar 13, 2022 22:43

AngryRobotsInc: Aug 2, 2011

I legitimately like BABYMETAL, which you might as well if you like both metal and Jpop!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK3NMZAUKGw

# ? Mar 14, 2022 00:29

Hyperlynx: Sep 13, 2015

Boba Pearl posted:

2.) Is there metal that isn't screaming and gurgling? Like Tenacious D but not comedy?

# ? Mar 14, 2022 00:55

Boba Pearl: Dec 27, 2019; by Athanatos

Awesome, I'm listening to pretty much everything posted and creating a playlist.

legit love this one!

AngryRobotsInc posted:

I legitimately like BABYMETAL, which you might as well if you like both metal and Jpop!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK3NMZAUKGw

# ? Mar 14, 2022 01:46

Hyperlynx: Sep 13, 2015

Oh, crap, I totally forgot Voyager, who nearly got selected to be Australia's eurovision entry but lost by six judges' votes (the public loved them overwhelmingly)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngBysDtBuvo

edit: guitar-heavy music with clean (or no) vocals is my preference, really. I can't stand death-growl (which is that "claw from Inspector Gadget" voice) and I'm not so great on screaming. A number of times I've tried to listen to a new band and been super into the guitar, only for the vocalist to start...

Anyway, I originally found these kinds of music using Pandora, and/or cribbing from the Guitar Hero series' playlist. But yeah, as other posters have said, I think what you want is progressive metal, power metal, symphonic metal, perhaps instrumental metal, but honestly even speed metal, thrash metal, "traditional heavy metal" or New Wave of British Heavy Metal. I think the main one to avoid is death metal, as far as I know that's most characteristically death growl or other extreme vocals.

edit edit: also, honestly, I got into some of these bands just be wikipedia'ing, looking up the origins of the genre. Some of the old stuff just loving rocks! Deep Purple and Black Sabbath and such are still really loving good.

Hyperlynx fucked around with this message at 03:31 on Mar 14, 2022

# ? Mar 14, 2022 01:51

Ramrod Hotshot: May 30, 2003

I live in an open floor plan apartment furnished with a Bosch refrigerator that occasionally, perhaps once every ten hours or so, makes a noise very much like a rubber ball thrown at the wall. I think this is the auto defrost function. However, it's a problem because it wakes me up at night. I guess there's a chance it's not auto defrost (which cannot be turned off) and something is repairable here. But I'd like to be sure because the repair guy charges just to come out and look at it.

Does anyone else have a new fangled fridge that does this? Any advice?

# ? Mar 14, 2022 02:00