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In the US, I know that if I go to a see a specialist for a checkup/procedure, I'm billed by the physician in question, the hospital it took place in, and any department whose services we used (x-ray, urinalysis, anesthesiologist, whatever) separately, with different bills from the different companies/organizations. Is the same true of going to see my general practitioner for a simple checkup? Or will the practice just bill me all at once? Thing is I just got this bill from my GP's practice center for a few of the visits I've had in the last couple months and I'm just...not...used to seeing bills this small. I'm wondering if I've got more coming for me from other places? Anyone familiar?
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Huntersoninski posted:Is the same true of going to see my general practitioner for a simple checkup? Or will the practice just bill me all at once? If all you did was go in for a check-up, or get a new script, then yeah, that's probably all you'll get billed for. But if you had blood drawn or anything like that, in theory you should be getting a bill from the lab. But it all depends on your insurance. Some just have a flat fee of $X for seeing your primary care physician, and it could include basic lab work, too. If you're in doubt, just call your GP and/or insurance provider and ask them.
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Rubies posted:Can someone help me find a Family Guy bit? There was this one part of an episode where Peter's voice was changed into a regular guy's voice. He was sitting at the bar with his buddies but instead of being all whiney he had a clear deep voice and was like "could you guys keep it down? we're trying to enjoy the bar!" or something eequally dorky. I don't know the season or episode or anything, and since there's a lot of voice gags on FG google isn't helping me. Thanks! The wiki page lists two times where someone else voices Peter, but the Youtube clips don't seem to show the scene you're talking about : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Griffin#Voice
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Apr 7, 2012 19:53
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I tried finding a thread about it to no avail, so could someone give me a quick explanation on IRC? I am new to the internet and don't understand this crazy relay channel nonsense.
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Looper posted:I tried finding a thread about it to no avail, so could someone give me a quick explanation on IRC? I am new to the internet and don't understand this crazy relay channel nonsense. It's just a bunch of chatrooms. IRC consists of networks like Rizon, Undernet, EFnet, freenode, etc. Each network has servers. You connect to a server to join a particular network. Once you're on the network, you can join any channel (chatroom) in the network. Channel names are always prefixed with a hash, like so: #gooniestgoonroom. Channels are unique to networks. Just because a channel exists on Rizon doesn't mean it exists on any other network, and vice versa. Common channel names (#help, etc.) are often on every single network, but will have completely different people because of this. If you want to join a channel, you need to know what network it's on and what the channel name is. Use something like xchat or mIRC.
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Apr 7, 2012 23:39
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Rubies posted:Can someone help me find a Family Guy bit? There was this one part of an episode where Peter's voice was changed into a regular guy's voice. He was sitting at the bar with his buddies but instead of being all whiney he had a clear deep voice and was like "could you guys keep it down? we're trying to enjoy the bar!" or something eequally dorky. I don't know the season or episode or anything, and since there's a lot of voice gags on FG google isn't helping me. Thanks! Sounds like it might be Friends of Peter G where Death shows Peter what his life would have been like if he didn't drink.
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Apr 8, 2012 01:31
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I have two unrelated questions: 1) Is there a twitter program or web app I can use that stores my feeds until I've read them (and as a bonus, has cloud synching)? Basically what I do now is have my twitter feed open, but when I'm out or turn off the computer, the tweets I've missed I have to manually go back to them or just miss them. 2) Is there an artist that creates music like Girl Talk that's good for upbeat party background music or any artist/group that's just generally awesome like Girl Talk?
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Apr 8, 2012 02:10
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Dudebro posted:2) Is there an artist that creates music like Girl Talk that's good for upbeat party background music or any artist/group that's just generally awesome like Girl Talk? Maybe The KickDrums? Alternatively there's the DJ Mixes Megathread in The Musician's Lounge.
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Apr 8, 2012 07:19
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Dudebro posted:I have two unrelated questions: Milkman's a lot like Girl Talk, but better. He offers all his poo poo for free on his website too.
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Apr 8, 2012 07:43
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I am an American living in France. I would like to get an American number and have it forwarded to my French cell phone number. Any idea how to get this done?
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Enigma89 posted:I am an American living in France. I would like to get an American number and have it forwarded to my French cell phone number. Any idea how to get this done? Google voice?
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Apr 8, 2012 14:04
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User-Friendly posted:Milkman's a lot like Girl Talk, but better. He offers all his poo poo for free on his website too. https://www.worshipludachrist.com kicks sand in Girl Talk's face at the beach. And then punches him in the face. With a train. For free.
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Apr 8, 2012 17:32
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Zotwoz posted:Looks like some rear end in a top hat's trying to rip me off, the tracking number he gave me isn't working. Claims to be located in Hong Kong, did a whois and the website server's registered in Canada. The number on the back of your card: Call it. Say "I purchased something and never received it". They will take it from there. The first question will most likely be "have you tried to resolve the issue with the merchant?"
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Apr 8, 2012 20:19
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Sometimes when I'm watching YouTube videos, the sound will fail to load. This only seems to happen in Chrome. Anyone know what causes this? It even happens on videos that do not have copyrighted content.
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Enigma89 posted:I am an American living in France. I would like to get an American number and have it forwarded to my French cell phone number. Any idea how to get this done? I use http://www.rebtel.com/ It won't give you one number you can give to everyone, everybody gets their own number to ring you; but it's cheap, reliable and easy to use with your mobile.
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Apr 8, 2012 22:17
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Binowru posted:Sometimes when I'm watching YouTube videos, the sound will fail to load. This only seems to happen in Chrome. Anyone know what causes this? It even happens on videos that do not have copyrighted content. Does sound stop working all together after that? Are you wtaching video after video then suddenly no sound? Or like the 1st video you try to watch in a day no sound and then no sound on subsequent? For me its the 1st one I try to watch in a day and then all others after untl a browser restart. I've kinda attributed it to leaving tabs with flash stuff open for a long time. I leave browsers open with lots of tabs open all the time.
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Wagonburner posted:Does sound stop working all together after that? Are you wtaching video after video then suddenly no sound? Or like the 1st video you try to watch in a day no sound and then no sound on subsequent? For me its the 1st one I try to watch in a day and then all others after untl a browser restart. I've kinda attributed it to leaving tabs with flash stuff open for a long time. I leave browsers open with lots of tabs open all the time. It seems to only happen to particular videos. For example, this video will load without sound in Chrome (even after a browser restart) but it works fine in Firefox and Safari. Looks like the problem is with my copy of Chrome. 
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Binowru posted:Looks like the problem is with my copy of Chrome. Maybe, Chrome gives me all sorts of issues with youtube. That video loads fine for me, but I regularly get videos with "Missing Plug-in" that require me to reload or with the video not restarting properly after being paused.
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Apr 9, 2012 01:32
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Anyone know when HBO go uploads new episodes? Is it the same night or the next day?
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Apr 9, 2012 01:42
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NESguerilla posted:Anyone know when HBO go uploads new episodes? Is it the same night or the next day? I'm pretty sure it's right after the episode finishes (I know I was watching Game of Thrones like an hour after it debuted last week).
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That's awesome! Wish Hulu would do that.
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Speaking of which, is there any way at all to watch GoT season 2 that isn't subscribing to HBO or pirating it? Season 1 is on iTunes but it doesn't look like 2 will be there anytime soon.
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It doesn't look like it at the moment. Find a buddy with HBO and see if they will start having GOT parties every week?
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Apr 9, 2012 02:12
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I honestly don't see how that would be different than pirating, unless you have some technical issues with that. I mean financially for the entities involved, there would be no difference if you can't wait for the iTunes release and unless you're allowed to share your HBO password?
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It's different from piracy in the sense that it's not illegal. If mods disagree I'll glady edit that out, but it's certainly the easiest way to watch HBO without paying for it.
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No, it's nothing you said. What I was saying is that if his buddy gives him his HBO password, then he's watching HBO without paying for it. And if he pirates an episode, then he's watching HBO without paying for it. It's really just a frustrating distinction that I was commenting on. The end result is the same (unless HBO allows some password sharing, but I doubt it). vvvvvvv Yeah of course no company would ever tell you not to watch socially unless they want to commit PR suicide. I think it's more enjoyable to watch in groups for sure. Dudebro fucked around with this message at 03:25 on Apr 9, 2012 |
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Same thing would apply if someone watched it at a friends house. I see where you are coming from though. I think years of lawsuits and weird gray area involving piracy have conditioned us to thinking we are doing something wrong if we enjoy any form of entertainment without shoving quarters into some corporations mouth. I actually watched GOT at my brothers house last week since he has HBO, and for a split second my brain actually thought "wait, am I allowed to do this?" Either way I am gonna edit my original post because I don't want to seem like I am promoting :files: veni veni veni fucked around with this message at 03:14 on Apr 9, 2012 |
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I have a question about Media Player Classic. Every time I skip ahead, a notification box shows up in the top left part of the screen, showing me the time I'm skipping ahead to. The same notification box shows up when I hit play or pause or stop. How can I get rid of this black notification bar? 
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How do you (in your head) convert betting odds into percentages? Will it always add up to 100, or are there exceptions? I'm mean like British sports betting odds, like on William Hill etc. 13/10 9/4 15/8 Can it be done quickly in your head?
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Elphiem posted:How do you (in your head) convert betting odds into percentages? Will it always add up to 100, or are there exceptions? Oh man, this is way too complicated to explain here, but odds are never based on actual percentages. They represent a distribution of the betting pool based on who is betting on what competitor after the track takes out their 25% commission. Google "Parimutuel betting" and wade through all the "INSIDER GAMBLING HELP!" crap, or Here's a site that explains (at least horse racing odds) better than I ever could even though it's trying to sell you handicapping. The only difference is that it uses the decimal system, which is easier to understand the ratio. The British system is different, the slash means that, for example in your first odd, if you bet $13 you would get $10 for a total of $23. You can adjust that fractionally to suit your bet. Long story short though, there's no way to work it out percentage-wise unless you're actually trying to figure out what percentage of the pot is being bet on which horse, which is essentially what the odds are doing for you anyway. edit: substitute "horse" for "sports" anywhere in my post and the information is pretty much still the same, except the vig on sports betting is a lot smaller. RaoulDuke12 fucked around with this message at 06:42 on Apr 9, 2012 |
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haveblue posted:Speaking of which, is there any way at all to watch GoT season 2 that isn't subscribing to HBO or pirating it? Season 1 is on iTunes but it doesn't look like 2 will be there anytime soon. It's probably been around the internet so much that it's become a cliche, but it's so very very true: http://www.virtualshackles.com/207 Functionally, there is zero difference between watching it with your friend on his HBO and you downloading the ep and watching it yourself. It was paid for once, and two people are watching it. Since the function is completely the same, I don't see why the morality probably isn't the same either. So the question is, do you care about the illegality? Or, more to point, are you afraid that your IP will be seen on a public tracker and you'll receive a cease and desist from your ISP? These are the concerns. Not morality, not legality, but simply, can you get away with it. If you obsess over the morality and legality then that's your choice, but I think I demonstrated they're ultimately irrelevant. Note that the same argument could be made for pirating games - why buy a used game when I could pirate it? The developers get the same amount of money either way. And if you say I'm robbing Gamestop of a sale, that logic is out, because if I buy a used game at Gamestop, I'm robbing Best Buy or Amazon of a new-game sale. So, to answer your question: Famously, no, the only way to watch recent GoT episodes is either illegally or through an HBO account. Period. They don't seem interested in selling it to anyone else yet.
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I'm well aware of all of that, I watched season 1 on borrowed blu-rays, which changed my willingness to pay for the content, which led to that question. It's not "obsessing" until I make a long, detailed, multi-paragraph missive about the moral and legal implications of my stance, much like all the posts that weren't mine.
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haveblue posted:I'm well aware of all of that, I watched season 1 on borrowed blu-rays, which changed my willingness to pay for the content, which led to that question. It's not "obsessing" until I make a long, detailed, multi-paragraph missive about the moral and legal implications of my stance, much like all the posts that weren't mine. The bulk of the post was simply examining the issue; the "yous" in it were not directed to you, it was a general statement, which is why I bring it back to you in the final graf with 'to answer your question.'
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Elphiem posted:How do you (in your head) convert betting odds into percentages? Will it always add up to 100, or are there exceptions? Here are the odds for each NBA team winning the championship:  Note that the percentages do not add up to 100%.
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Does anyone know of any good programs for converting a bunch of jpgs into a single PDF, one page per image?
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TetsuoTW posted:Does anyone know of any good programs for converting a bunch of jpgs into a single PDF, one page per image? vvv Cool! vvv Runcible Cat fucked around with this message at 22:09 on Apr 9, 2012 |
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Apr 9, 2012 20:28
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Runcible Cat posted:http://download.pdfforge.org/download/images2pdf works for me.
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What does John Romero even do anymore? I've heard quite a bit about his work before Daikatana, but little about what he did after that.
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Lance Streetman posted:What does John Romero even do anymore? I've heard quite a bit about his work before Daikatana, but little about what he did after that. He works on casual games for cell phones and facebook. You know, like Bejeweled and Farmville type stuff. Here's his latest game: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenwood_Fair
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Install Gentoo posted:He works on casual games for cell phones and facebook. You know, like Bejeweled and Farmville type stuff. He was also in the 'news' (Gamasutra at least) this week for talking about an MMO FPS and his companies plans to do a turn based Tom Clancy Ghost Recon... http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/168122/Doom_creator_John_Romero_to_make_a_new_PCbased_shooter.php
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