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You should write to Ira Glass about it. They did a whole thing about the default hold music on Cisco phone systems, and this is kind of the same thing. Except in paper cup form.
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The indicator light on my power strip outlet is making buzzing noises when I turn it on, anything I should do?
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Mar 11, 2015 10:02
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Kurtofan posted:The indicator light on my power strip outlet is making buzzing noises when I turn it on, anything I should do? Buy a new one, probably.
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Mar 11, 2015 14:12
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Kurtofan posted:The indicator light on my power strip outlet is making buzzing noises when I turn it on, anything I should do? That means it's lonely and is tired of being plugged into the wall all by itself, and would much rather be plugged into another power strip or, preferably, several.
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Mar 11, 2015 14:21
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Kurtofan posted:The indicator light on my power strip outlet is making buzzing noises when I turn it on, anything I should do? As long as you can turn it on you're doing something right. Every time doesn't have to be 50 shades of grey. Just because your friend's power strip can handle 220 yours may only like 120, and there is nothing wrong about that. Try asking your power strip what he likes. Remind it you think it's beautiful and share what you love about it. Try picking up some new silky sheets or a new outlet tester. Make sure your power strip is grounded before you plug in. Pull out gently, never yank out. Some nights your power strip needs a break to reset, be respectful of the signals it sends to you.
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Mar 11, 2015 14:45
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Tab8715 posted:1 - Is it true with climate change all the worlds reefs will be destroy by water PH Changes by 2050? So this is kind of tangential to your question, but I recently watched an interesting webinar from NOAA on Restoring the Resilience of Caribbean Coral Reefs -- results of numerous studies point to overfishing and coastal overdevelopment as the leading causes of coral reef decline, not ocean acidification or ocean temperature increase.
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Mar 11, 2015 15:03
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Earwicker posted:That means it's lonely and is tired of being plugged into the wall all by itself, and would much rather be plugged into another power strip or, preferably, several. How do you plug one power strip into several others.
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Mar 11, 2015 15:11
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Kurtofan posted:How do you plug one power strip into several others. Daisy-chain them.
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Mar 11, 2015 15:28
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Why does the "If you don't like it don't play/watch/pay attention to it" argument seems so weak in every situation, except for when it's something I like?
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Mar 11, 2015 18:37
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Is there any software that will convert an in-hand .nsf file (Lotus Notes, not the Nintendo music file) to a .pst without needing to connect to a Domino server? Free would be nice, but I'm not completely averse to paying.
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Mar 11, 2015 18:49
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Why is it that sometimes when you have to pee the level of urgency goes through the roof as soon as you actually step into the bathroom?
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Mar 11, 2015 19:16
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stubblyhead posted:Why is it that sometimes when you have to pee the level of urgency goes through the roof as soon as you actually step into the bathroom? Because you're about to pee.
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Mar 11, 2015 19:19
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I'm looking at dropbox or a similar service for our office. We want to be able to share files with clients and contractors with limited access, as well as have the ability for a technician in the field to access files. Is Dropbox for businesses what we're looking for or should I be looking at something else?
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Mar 11, 2015 20:16
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stubblyhead posted:Why is it that sometimes when you have to pee the level of urgency goes through the roof as soon as you actually step into the bathroom? I actually had a class on Neruo-Urology a few weeks back. Basically, when you learn how to hold in your pee instead of just going whenever, it is your brain learning to suppress signals from the bladder that's telling you that you need to pee. When your bladder starts filling up, it sends signals to your brain saying "dude you need to pee" and your brain responds with "not right now, jeez", because otherwise you'd have to run to the bathroom all the time. So when you're out buying groceries or in your car, you can suppress the urge quite efficiently, but as soon as you reach your front door or bathroom or other place that is socially acceptable to pee your brain lets loose, stops suppressing the bladders signals and says to your bladder "fine, you can pee now" and your urge to pee goes through the roof while fumbling with the lock or your belt. This is simplified of course, and English is also not my first language so maybe it is just rambling, but to put it simply, if your brain couldn't distinguish between places you can pee and places you can't pee you'd have the crazy "I reeeeally gotta go" urge almost all the time. Brain is pretty cool.
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Mar 11, 2015 22:50
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If someone was to find child porn or something else incredibly illegal, but was discovered in an NDA setting. What would happen if it was to be reported or otherwise revealed in a way breaking the NDA.
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Mar 12, 2015 02:29
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Methanar posted:If someone was to find child porn or something else incredibly illegal, but was discovered in an NDA setting. What would happen if it was to be reported or otherwise revealed in a way breaking the NDA. How would that break an NDA? NDA's protect specific confidential proprietary information and I'm pretty sure child porn and other egregiously illegal poo poo is not included
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Mar 12, 2015 04:06
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Earwicker posted:How would that break an NDA? NDA's protect specific confidential proprietary information and I'm pretty sure child porn and other egregiously illegal poo poo is not included An NDA for IT professionals in a lawyer's office could cover all the contents of a computer, or something similar right? I believe they could sure, but they would be hard pressed to find a lawyer that would cover the case.
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Mar 12, 2015 04:13
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Turtlicious posted:An NDA for IT professionals in a lawyer's office could cover all the contents of a computer, or something similar right? Yes but I would guess that in the event of actual illegal activity being discovered and reported to the authorities, I doubt there is an NDA which would stand up in court against that. And like you say it would be unlikely to go there, it would be in obvious the interest of the company involved to assist the investigation
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Mar 12, 2015 04:18
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It's most likely protected by whistle-blower acts.
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Mar 12, 2015 05:46
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Does anybody else absolutely not care about who owns or sells my mundane browsing/location data? Google knows where I get my hair cut. Oh no!
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Mar 12, 2015 06:02
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I don't agree with you, sorry
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Mar 12, 2015 06:14
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tuyop posted:Does anybody else absolutely not care about who owns or sells my mundane browsing/location data? I don't either, but I believe it's a generational thing, people who are between... Let's say 15 - 35, grew up in the age of internet, and so privacy really just wasn't as important or prevalent. I mean when Myspace first came out you couldn't go five seconds without someone in my middle school talking about the dude they blew in the gym. Old people care more because secrets were easier to keep, information wasn't as wide spread, and that meant that privacy was respected more. Everyone had dark secrets and people liked it kept that way.
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Mar 12, 2015 06:24
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tuyop posted:Does anybody else absolutely not care about who owns or sells my mundane browsing/location data? Political activists, whistle blowers. There will be a lot of places in the world where you wouldn't want the fact that you watch gay porn to get out.
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Mar 12, 2015 06:48
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That makes a lot of sense, thanks!
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Mar 12, 2015 07:45
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Sounds basically like a Pavlov reflex, yeah?
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WarpedNaba posted:Sounds basically like a Pavlov reflex, yeah? Well I wouldn't use the word reflex, but yes I guess you could think of it as a form of conditioning in that the brain registers cues that say "piss now!" Cues that have been taught since childhood, so they're pretty ingrained. e: Fun fact about neuro-urology. When you're an infant you just empty your bladder whenever it's full. This is accomplished by your bladder sending signals to your brain stem (to a place called the Mictation Center in the Pons) instead of your actual big brain. Your brain stem then coordinates the opening of urethral spinchters and bladder contraction to make you pee in your diaper. It's only when you grow older that your big brain develops a mictation center of its own that receives signals from from brain stem and then suppresses/regulates those signals. It's a neat example of how your brain is not a fixed unchangeable structure, but actual changes happen to the architecture and functionality of your brain through your whole life. Through electron microscopy you can actually see changes in the way the neurons interconnect to form more/more efficient connections as your grow older and smarter. As I said before, brain stuff is supremely cool! Werner-Boogle fucked around with this message at 08:30 on Mar 12, 2015 |
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Huh, so it's not a case of developing conscious control, but rather the lack of an physical unconscious control? That's pretty interesting.
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WarpedNaba posted:Huh, so it's not a case of developing conscious control, but rather the lack of an physical unconscious control? That's pretty interesting. Wait, I think we might be misunderstanding each other. I'm not sure what you mean by physical control, but newborn infants have physical control in that the bladder and spintchers operate together to achieve a completely empty bladder. It is unconscious yes, you can't control the bladder musculature (well you can control some of it, which is why you can squeeze out the last pee by straining). The brain suppressing urge signals is both done consciously in the "I'm in the car I'm not gonna pee now" sense, but also unconsciously in that you will sometimes forget about the urge until you can release your pee. So you do develop conscious control of when you wanna pee, which is why if you're asked to give a urine sample even though you don't have to pee, most of the time you can force some pee out anyway. Let me know if I'm misreading your question, I just got off a 24-hour shift so I'm not at my best, but I will deffo reply after I get a few hours sleep.
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My bad, I was inferring that an infant being unable to control their bladder consciously due to a... lack?... of this mictation centre, which I presume is a more physical component than my previously held concept of a more intangible lack of willpower. I learned something!
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WarpedNaba posted:My bad, I was inferring that an infant being unable to control their bladder consciously due to a... lack?... of this mictation centre, which I presume is a more physical component than my previously held concept of a more intangible lack of willpower. I learned something! Oh alright. Well right you are, the mictation center is most definitely a well-defined area within the brains cortex. I'm not into it enough to tell you if infants lack is per se or if it is just underdeveloped. Anyway I'm glad you learned something, I'm always happy to help.
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WarpedNaba posted:Huh, so it's not a case of developing conscious control, but rather the lack of an physical unconscious control? That's pretty interesting. I've heard it said that your gastrointestinal system has a rudimentary "brain" of its own. It's off doing it's thing running digestion, but your brain gets final say on when stuff comes out. When you have those moments where you can't control that, it's kinda like Scotty ejecting the warp core 'cause it's gonna blow
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Mar 12, 2015 10:04
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dupersaurus posted:I've heard it said that your gastrointestinal system has a rudimentary "brain" of its own. It's off doing it's thing running digestion, but your brain gets final say on when stuff comes out. When you have those moments where you can't control that, it's kinda like Scotty ejecting the warp core 'cause it's gonna blow I've heard that too. Kind of a neuronal network going on down there that's been evolving alongside your brain brain that handles some downstairs business better than your conscious mind could.
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Mar 12, 2015 10:08
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So basically we're like cockroaches with the brain in our rear end? I kid, I know that ain't the case. Interesting stuff.
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Mar 12, 2015 11:44
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How can I get rid of this dent in my stainless-steel water bottle? I've read about heating the area and using dry ice, but I've only seen that method mentioned for larger appliances, like fridges.
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bvoid posted:How can I get rid of this dent in my stainless-steel water bottle? Get a wooden spoon handle down there and give it a push or tap it with a hammer. Unfortunately, metal is kind of like paper. After you've bent it out of shape it'll never really go back to exactly how it was before. Kleen Kanteen posted:I dropped my Klean Kanteen and dented it. Is there any way to get the dents out?
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Mar 12, 2015 12:42
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Is there a difference between "All [object] are not created equal" and "Not all [object] are created equal"?
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New gym, new machines with puzzling interfaces. This is a Matrix elliptical machine. What's the big wedge thing in the middle mean? Nothing I do seems to change it. Why are there two circles that say 20 on the Incline %? It it some kind of feature to flip between two settings?
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Mar 12, 2015 19:24
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Vegetable posted:Is there a difference between "All [object] are not created equal" and "Not all [object] are created equal"?
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Vegetable posted:Is there a difference between "All [object] are not created equal" and "Not all [object] are created equal"? The former CAN imply that all [object] are different from each other while the latter implies that some [object] are equal.
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smackfu posted:New gym, new machines with puzzling interfaces. This is a Matrix elliptical machine.  http://www.matrixfitness.com/support/manuals
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