Childlike Empress posted:

A small question to start things ofF: when a US Postal Service drop-off mailbox says there's a collection at 5 pm, does it mean they actually pick up the mail around 5, or does it mean, "We'll pick up the mail sometime today, no later than 5, and you have no way to know whether we've picked it up or not."?

sc4rs posted:

My girlfriend got a ton of Algerian men messaging her on Skype about a year ago before she set it to not allow messages from strangers - we surmised that it had something to do with them finding her profile picture attractive, but now my curiosity is piqued as well.

kapalama posted:

1. Their health certificate can be pulled if eating and drinking utensils have not been washed according to commercial standards (And yes this is a very strict part of a health inspection, they put themometers through the machine to verify the temp, and if it is not correct, the place is liable for immediate shutdown. For good reasons.) Your mug has not been sterilized.

Steve Yun posted:

A guy rang my doorbell saying he was from the gas company doing a survey to see if people are eligible for a discount. He asked how many people live here and whether our household makes over 40K. Without thinking I told him, but after a few minutes I started wondering if he was doing some burglary scouting. What do you guys think?

BorderPatrol posted:

gwar3k1 posted:

Click the blue magnifying glass next to the title of the site. That toggles preview on/off. I suppose that remembering your option is dependent upon having cookies enabled or logging into your Google account (if there's an option there).

Zero Star posted:

What's the name of the recent* movie where a serial killer parades his victims on a webcam and speeds up their deaths as more and more people visit the site and view the stream?

*'recent' as in 'came out in the 2000s

Anjow posted:

Why do some people call muslims moslems? I have only seen ultra-conservative morons using this spelling - is there a reason for it?

NESguerilla posted:

Say a fat and or unattractive woman wants to work somewhere like Hooters? Can they technically be denied the job for this or does the company just have to make some bullshit up? Seems like there would be some legal gray area not hiring someone for food service because of they way they look.

Mediochre posted:

If a woman wears a niqab in public, is she pretty much poo poo-out-of-luck in terms of eating/drinking anything until she gets home?

Fists Up posted:

During Ramadan how would a person fast if they were living in a place with 24 hour sunlight? Or if they were on a plane and they left in the morning and arrived somewhere in the morning?

Would they go off the sunrise/sunset of a holy site or something and follow that?

quote:

They can set the time for their fast and determine the beginning and end of Ramadaan and the times of starting and breaking the fast each day by the dawn and sunset each day in the closest country in which night can be distinguished from day.

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Whoever is unable to complete the fast because the day is so long, or who knows from experience or from the advice of a competent. trustworthy doctor, or thinks it most likely that fasting will lead to his death or make him severely ill, or will make his sickness worse or impede his recovery, may break his fast and make up the days that he misses in a month when he can make them up.

nesbit37 posted:

Are there any specific retail websites that are good for buying foreign language, specifically French, language books? I don't mean books on how to learn a language, but a site that sells things like Harry Potter or Game of Thrones in French as well as just general books that may exist only in French.

Amazon US usually doesn't have much, and when it does its usually way overpriced. You can't of course just order from other country's Amazon sites. Places like abebooks are ok, but selection is spotty and some times its a crapshoot on price.

Fists Up posted:

During Ramadan how would a person fast if they were living in a place with 24 hour sunlight? Or if they were on a plane and they left in the morning and arrived somewhere in the morning?

Would they go off the sunrise/sunset of a holy site or something and follow that?

quote:

Some said: It can be estimated equally by making the night twelve hours and the day twelve hours because this is the case in the normal time in the normal place.

Others said: It can be estimated according to their duration in Mecca and Madina because these are the places where the WAHY (The angel Jibril) was revealed. So the day and night can be estimated as it is known there (in Mecca and Madina) if there was no known day and night special for that country.

Others said: It can be estimated according to the closest place where there is a consequence of a day and a night within twenty four hours.

What I see is that Muslims in these countries should select among these opinions what suits their conditions because every opinion has its own evidence, reasoning, and clue. And you who live in those countries know the option which fits you and enables you to perform fasting in a way it becomes easier for Muslims there, and there is nothing against you as long as you follow one of the opinions used and well known by the people of knowledge (scholars) and Allah knows best and from Him we ask guidance and upon Him we depend.

orange lime posted:

I left a thing of mayonnaise sitting out for 16 hours. I put it back in the fridge. Is it safe to eat?

cosmicjim posted:

Read William Gibson's Neuromancer and you'll realize the Matrix was not original at all.

I think the search for accurate science movies deeper into the future than something like Gattica is pretty futile, because...
#1, the future changes more slowly than we think it will. I have not seen a movie about the near future that was not overly futuristic when the setting date arrives in real life.

Bojanglesworth posted:

Serious question, what the gently caress is up with Cloth Diapers? I am a dad so I have a lot of friends on Facebook who are also parents and all I see is this non-stop barrage of statuses about cloth diapers, & switching to cloth diapers, & how much better and more "green" cloth diapers are. I want to punch all of these people in the heart.

Is it really that much better for the environment or is this another one of those dumb trends that people jump on so they can tell all their friends how environmentally conscious they are?

randyest posted:

I will pay you US$20 for your skull. I mean the concrete one not the one you're using to hold your brain. Plus reasonable shipping to Boston (say, up to $30 more.). Assuming it's authentic.

PM me, or username at gmail. I will treat it respectfully and use it for educational purposes.

Internet Cliche posted:

This is kind of a dumb question to ask, as I should know this.

Girl goons. As a child, what was it like to have products marketed at you that you have no idea about. As an example, what does a 9 year old girl think about commercials for the vagina wipes goons make fun of? I never cared, because I'm a boy, and it's not marketed to me. But it's never explicitly mentioned what the product is, so ... how is that resolved?

I never had any sisters growing up, so it's never come up.

MalConstant posted:

What's the best deodorant/anti-antiperspirant to use that best prevents against pit stains? I've tried a few different ones like Old Spice, Sure and Degree, but they only help a little bit against the sweat and stains.

The Aphasian posted:

Lots of factors affect FM signal strength; transmitter power, power and "nearness" of other signals close to that band, topography, weather, etc., but if this is the first time this has happened in that location it might have been a lucky bit of cloud cover.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_and_FM_DX#Sporadic_E_propagation_.28E-skip.29

Otherwise, you can look up the station here to see if buildings or natural features funnel the signal an unusual way.

http://radio-locator.com/

Edit: In inaccurate layman terms, signals travel both in a "line of sight" way and by reflection. Clouds and atmospheric conditions can reflect the signals surprising distances sometimes, or limit them immensely.

Edit 2: If you are really curious, I work at a broadcaster's association and can ask one of our engineers, but this type of thing, while not common, is not exactly uncommon either. They could have also gotten an FM translator, which is just a signal repeater that increases their broadcast range while staying in line with FCC regulations. These require their own license.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_relay_station#Radio_2

KittenofDoom posted:

My girlfriend and I are considering marriage. She's currently in the country on a student visa, but she's done with school in just a few months. I'm dealing with the local INS office, but can someone tell me if she'd be allowed to stay in the country while the paperwork for the whole thing is processed?

Aside from the government's website, are there any good sources of information for the process? A google search brings up websites for law offices.

Dudebro posted:

Is there any liquid or solid that glass can't safely hold besides to the point where heat or extreme cold would damage the glass?

Capt. Morgan posted:

I think this is what you're talking about.

http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/

hooah posted:

I'm an American on a trip in New Zealand, and I'm wondering what makes the milk here taste kind of cheesy or buttermilk-y compared to milk in the US.

TetsuoTW posted:

That's because most of the Middle East, except the North African part, is in Asia.

ahleeshaa posted:

You may be napping for too long? I've always heard it's best to take 20 minute "power naps" than to take hour long naps because of where you wake up in your sleep cycle. If you sleep too long and interrupt a deep sleep cycle before getting through REM sleep, it can make you feel lovely.

Or something like that anyway. It's what I've always heard.

Coffee Wolf posted:

Probably Maine, possibly eastern Mass. Got a link to it?
Here's a decent Maine but not as strong as many I've heard (I have lots of Maine relatives): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZDpx1aLovc&feature=related

Contingency Plan posted:

What's up with American businesses and their odd use of quotation marks? Like, a restaurant menu will mention "fresh" seafood, which to me implies it's not fresh at all. I'm Canadian and I only notice this when I visit the States.
Here's a visual example of what I'm talking about :

b0nes posted:

There is a device I see some pilots and other people carry around, it is shaped like a hexagon, and it is blue and white. People usually have them clipped to their lapel. I never thought of asking people what it is for, does anyone know what i'm talking about?
Edit nurses might wear them as well.

Corridor posted:

Sorry if this is gross, but is there a way to get pitstains out of clothing? I'm sick of having great shirts ruined because my deodorant doesn't prevent pitstains like it says.