Link to second thread. (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=288978)

Why has this not been started already?

is 1000 the limit of posts in one thread?

Basically yeah. I don't fully understand the reasons why, but that's how they do it. It's also fun to race for the start of the new thread.

I intentionally didn't do it being that I control both rants and raves at the present time, and I wanted to let other people have a turn. :)

'control'? that sounds very..possessive Bigfoot

'control'? that sounds very..possessive Bigfoot

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/2420/128708125161565908dj5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Basically yeah. I don't fully understand the reasons why, but that's how they do it. It's also fun to race for the start of the new thread.


I believe long threads will make forum searching slower. However, outside of OT, there are plenty of threads with 1000+ posts.

I believe long threads will make forum searching slower. However, outside of OT, there are plenty of threads with 1000+ posts.

One of them being Avatar Thread, with over 4000 posts. I am sure there are threads with more though.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=134903&page=512

10237 and counting

If any thread deserves to be closed, it is the above one.

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/2420/128708125161565908dj5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://shhac.info/x/b/i_lold.jpg

Whatever it was you posted, I can't see it.

Anyway, what is considered the most difficult origami thing to make?

It's The Questions Not Worth Their Own Thread Question Thread.

If you're going to take over, get it right. :mad:

Well... it adds a touch of uniqueness. :smug:

Yes, nothing like glaring errors to add that extra, personal touch. :mischief:

You're funnier than I think you know, Eran. :lol:

I'm twice as funny as you think and half as funny as I am?

Question: Is it possible to change a thread title this long after it's been made?

Yeah I remember Bugfatty300 changing something into "Star Wars geeks who need girlfriends" after it had several pages of posts already.


@Eran: If that's what makes sense. :crazyeye:

This may be a stupid doubleungood noob question but, whats a double login?

This may be a stupid doubleungood noob question but, whats a double login?

Someone who creates a second user account to troll or support their primary account.

?: Does boiling vegetables affect nutritional content? I seem to remember hearing that and if so, what is the best way to prepare vegetables (and don't say raw!)?

Fried...how else?

Don't boil them until you've leached out all the goodness then. Cook them in your stew or, even better, just boil them a little and eat before they're soft.

Someone who creates a second user account to troll or support their primary account.

It's also known some other places as a 'sock puppet'.

Place the vegetables in a steamer - they still get cooked as if they are boiled but retain most of their nutritional content.

Hey... my cooking class is actually good for something! :D

Do they have Veterans day in Germany?

Place the vegetables in a steamer - they still get cooked as if they are boiled but retain most of their nutritional content.

Hey... my cooking class is actually good for something! :D

too bad they still taste like crap :(

too bad they still taste like crap :(

Well... that's a matter of opinion. I find steamed vegetables quite nice, personally.

How would you translate Firefox into Spanish?

Would it be Fuegozorro?
Zorro del fuego?
Zorro fuego?
Zorro de fuego?

If the United States embraced total war (total economic production carried over to the means of fighting and supporting war) and embarked on a path of conquest, how far would its occupied territory stretch?

You must take into account the willingness of the public to do this. So, in my opinion, not very far.

You must take into account the willingness of the public to do this. So, in my opinion, not very far.

Let's say the public is willing then to support this war fought with conventional arms.

Is peter marshall (swimmer) big in the US?

Do they have Veterans day in Germany?

There is no annual holiday honoring military veterans in Germany. But there are a few commemorative days on which we remember ww2, holocaust etc.

Is peter marshall (swimmer) big in the US?
The only swimmer that most Americans know or care about is Michael Phelps.

If the United States embraced total war (total economic production carried over to the means of fighting and supporting war) and embarked on a path of conquest, how far would its occupied territory stretch?

Not very far at all. Iraq demonstrated the cost and tactics of an armed insurgency to everyone.

Actually total war suggests complete destruction, a la the destruction of cities. Realistically, any country trying that would be stopped after a while by intervention from other countries, if anything survived at all. In the wake of total war, I wouldn't think insurgencies, I'd think Fallout 3.

What would happen if you accidentally ingested the metal they use for fillings?

What would happen if you accidentally ingested the metal they use for fillings?

That would mean instant death.

it would have to be in the form of dust or a liquid to really enter your system. a solid chunk would eventually end up as poo.

Is there any other comparable example of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Committee elsewhere?

it would have to be in the form of dust or a liquid to really enter your system. a solid chunk would eventually end up as poo.

What if it is a small speck of metal? Wouldn't it break down a bit as it goes through your digestive system (i.e. little particles will break off) and be absorbed? Is the metal that they use for fillings toxic or is it relatively harmless? Is it possible for the little chunks to become lodged somewhere in your intestines?

That would mean instant death.

:p

Is there any other comparable example of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Committee elsewhere?
Try the Covenant.

Yeah, I thought of the Covenant too . . .

Side note: I originally named the bad guys in my novles the Covenant as well, originally for lack of a better name, but it kind of stuck. So I did a double take there . . .

What if it is a small speck of metal? Wouldn't it break down a bit as it goes through your digestive system (i.e. little particles will break off) and be absorbed? Is the metal that they use for fillings toxic or is it relatively harmless? Is it possible for the little chunks to become lodged somewhere in your intestines?



:p

Metals don't dissolute very quickly except in strong acids. The acids in your digestive tract are fairly dilute. If you took a drop of mercury, you could be in trouble. Silver you'll excrete. Lead in a small chunk will not dissolve enough in the short time it's in you to do you much harm. Children who get lead poisoning from eating paint chips, first there was more than one incident, second, the lead is in finely ground form suspended in the paint, and the paint will dissolve in the digestive tract, leaving lead dust finely ground enough to enter your system.

If, for example. a filling in your mouth came loose and you swallowed it, you would poo it out in a couple of days with no harm. If you ground it to dust and swallowed it, it would harm you more, but would unlikely to be sufficient quantity to harm an adult.

Anybody know of a certain British comedy show, I think the name she said was "Cufflinks" or something like that. Google got me nothing.

Coupling? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupling_(UK_TV_series))

tenchars

How does Hammerite work?

Coupling? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupling_(UK_TV_series))

tenchars

Yeah that's it, thanks.

Does cleaning your hands with ice kill the bacteria on your skin?

I don't think it gets cold enough to do that.

Does cleaning your hands with ice kill the bacteria on your skin?


Good question. Some bacteria species can survive and grow in temperatures close to freezing. I'd guess that the average skin bacteria doesn't fall into that category and would have its growth inhibited by ice temperatures; Not sure if zero Celsius would cause physiological shock that might destroy the cell.

A safe bet is that it's not a good idea to institute such a practice because it'd probably cause skin damage (cracking, chaffing) that might remove the skin as a physical barrier to infection. So stick with soap and water, with about 30 seconds of washing.

don't use anti-bacterial soap...everyone loses...

don't use anti-bacterial soap...everyone loses...
And why is that?

All you are is causing more and more bacteria to become resistant to anti-biotics...which means you get 'super-bugs', ie germs that normal medicine can't kill. And that trait gets passed on to other germs (via plasmids), and you have a recipe for a nasty disease like MRSA....

What's the difference between metal, heavy metal, black metal, and death metal?

Metal is just metal. Heavy Metal is Heavy. Black Metal is Black . And Death Metal , is Metal used to cause death. This or the second theory is that it is the metal of the entity known as death .

I am no closer to a feeling of understanding...

Maybe you already understand it. Anyway ... How close are we to human cloning ?

the truth shall set you free my friend

Metal=heavy Metal (according to wikipedia) Heavy metal (often referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music[1] that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States.[2] With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are generally associated with machismo and masculine sexuality.

Death metal- is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos, heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, morbid lyrics, blast beat drumming, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes.

Building off the speed and complexity of thrash metal, death metal emerged during the mid 1980s.

Black Metal- Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, double-kick drumming, and unconventional song structure.

During the first half of the 1980s, certain thrash metal bands established a prototype for black metal.
Black metal guitarists usually favour high pitched guitar tones and abundant distortion.[2] Typically, the guitar is played with much usage of fast tremolo picking.[2][3][4] When composing music, guitarists often use those scales, intervals and chord progressions that produce the most dissonant, fearful and ominous sounds. Additionally, guitar solos and low guitar tunings are a rarity in black metal.

We can clone now...heck, me and my bio prof could do it...just the legal issue.

Actually, not that much. The subcatagories of music are blurry, overlapping, and subjective. And only a handful of people can care enough to try to keep them straight.

So the differences are subtle to say the least. Okey doke.

What's the difference between metal, heavy metal, black metal, and death metal?
People sometimes mix heavy metal and regular metal together. Usually I figure they're synonymous too, except when one wishes to differentiate between that and glam bands like Motley Crue. Black metal usually has to do with neo-Nazis and has a lot of repetition (I think it's called tremolo or something like that). Death metal is like, Slayer and stuff, with lots of growling and distorted guitar sounds. Think Dethklok. :p
Metal is just metal. Heavy Metal is Heavy. Black Metal is Black . And Death Metal , is Metal used to cause death. This or the second theory is that it is the metal of the entity known as death .
lolwut

EDIT: Apparently I am quite slow.

How does Google know which images to filter out when you use the moderate filtering function?

How does Google know which images to filter out when you use the moderate filtering function?

I believe they have reviewers actually rate the images with words, and the editors probably arbritarily associate the words with the filtering. E.g. filter out 'sexy' images.
There's a 'game' where players help Google label images for its search engine: http://images.google.com/imagelabeler/

don't use anti-bacterial soap...everyone loses...

But not to the extreme of not using soap.

All you are is causing more and more bacteria to become resistant to anti-biotics...which means you get 'super-bugs', ie germs that normal medicine can't kill. And that trait gets passed on to other germs (via plasmids), and you have a recipe for a nasty disease like MRSA....

Do anti-bacterial soaps actually contain antibiotics that we give to people in pills?
Does cleaning your hands with ice kill the bacteria on your skin?
No. Bacteria are more resistant to the cold than you are.

Bacteria are put into a state of hibernation in the cold, are they not? When they become warmer, they will wake up and continue infesting areas with filth.

So the differences are subtle to say the least. Okey doke.

The difference between heavy metal and death or black is noticeable at least, metal in general can have positive or optimistic messages too! It's the death/black that are not really differentiated. Usually death metal has lower, growled vocals while black has high, shrieked vocals.

What are the major weaknesses of Jared Diamond's theories in Guns, Germs, and Steel? I'm currently reading it, and I'd like to keep those weaknesses in mind as I read it. I do believe though that his words do have some merit.

What are the major weaknesses of Jared Diamond's theories in Guns, Germs, and Steel? I'm currently reading it, and I'd like to keep those weaknesses in mind as I read it. I do believe though that his words do have some merit.
The problem of Egypt is a big one, I think. There's also the failure to discuss how people can screw up their own environment (Collapse talks about this at length, though, which I was happy about). But the main criticism leveled at his book that, IIRC, he hasn't answered, is that long-term factors such as geography are being credited as responsible for short-term dominance of a given society. (A problem alluded to with the Egyptian reference.) His discussion of the world after Cajamarca is at best sketchy and inadequate, as well.

That, and he's overcomplicating things. :p The vast majority of humanity has lived in Eurasia; by pure chance alone that would seem to indicate a higher propensity for more developed societies.

That, and he's overcomplicating things. :p The vast majority of humanity has lived in Eurasia; by pure chance alone that would seem to indicate a higher propensity for more developed societies.

I thought the criticism was that he was oversimplifying things. Does he discuss fundamental differences in culture? Or does he dismiss that as a result of the factors he has enumerated?

The vast majority of humanity has lived in Eurasia; by pure chance alone that would seem to indicate a higher propensity for more developed societies.

Wasn't he also trying to explain why the majority of humanity has lived in Eurasia?

I thought the criticism was that he was oversimplifying things.
There is that too, according to some. I guess he just doesn't hit the happy medium? :p
Does he discuss fundamental differences in culture? Or does he dismiss that as a result of the factors he has enumerated?
Fundamental differences in culture are usually the weapons leveled against his arguments. Diamond claims that those differences arose due to biogeographical factors; his claim is also that isolation, which was a factor that can be attributed to both China after the hai jin and the American supercontinent, prevented better cultural modification and diffusion. My main problem with that is the example of the Middle East, which ought to have gotten a lot more powerful in the 17th century and beyond with that sort of connection to both ends of Eurasia, but didn't; lolwut?

EDIT: I don't recall if he discussed why the majority of humanity lived in Eurasia; the book is not on hand so I can't double-check. :(

What are the major weaknesses of Jared Diamond's theories in Guns, Germs, and Steel? I'm currently reading it, and I'd like to keep those weaknesses in mind as I read it. I do believe though that his words do have some merit.

I've never got around to reading it, but after interacting with far too many people who regard it as more holy than The Bible, I have an idea.
He gives no credit to ideas, be they cultural or scientific. These have altered history and societies in myriad ways and his main suggestion is, I think, the rather optimistic one that humans are so inventive that we'd always have come up with them at the right time.
His argument helps explain why the Easter Islanders are such a prominent modern culture; the idea of sustainability always occurs to humanity, and became popular just when resources dictated that they needed it.

Or not.

My main problem with that is the example of the Middle East, which ought to have gotten a lot more powerful in the 17th century and beyond with that sort of connection to both ends of Eurasia, but didn't; lolwut?


I think he explained in his book that the decline of the power of the Middle East was due to environmental degradation. The Middle East had a more fragile climate than other regions of Eurasia and deforestation and other factors reduced the agricultural productivity there.

I think he explained in his book that the decline of the power of the Middle East was due to environmental degradation. The Middle East had a more fragile climate than other regions of Eurasia and deforestation and other factors reduced the agricultural productivity there.
In the 17th century, really? I would be surprised if that were the case.

In the 17th century, really? I would be surprised if that were the case.

I'm pretty sure there were other factors involved but environmental degradation is the main one that Diamond talks about.

I've passed Algebra I and Geometry and am currently enrolled in Algebra II. Would it be possible for me to learn basic to basic/intermediate calculus and trigonometry within a couple of months? . If so, which book should I buy/borrow (or which website should I take a look at)?

What are the major weaknesses of Jared Diamond's theories in Guns, Germs, and Steel? I'm currently reading it, and I'd like to keep those weaknesses in mind as I read it. I do believe though that his words do have some merit.

This book is a good companion to Diamond's work. Was in part inspired by it as a counter argument. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0691121354/bookstorenow16-20

i guess the answer is based off of how smart you are? Newton INVENTED Calculus with not much more math education then you (or am i confusing it with something else?)

i guess the answer is based off of how smart you are? Newton INVENTED Calculus with not much more math education then you (or am i confusing it with something else?)

Do you invent mathematics/knowledge? Or do you just discover it...?

Do you invent mathematics/knowledge? Or do you just discover it...?
Or do you steal it from Germans who don't write down their ideas fast enough? :p

Or do you steal it from Germans who don't write down their ideas fast enough? :p

Who cares, they used (and we continue to use) Leibniz's notation anyway. :p

Question -

How old is the myth on the "man on the moon" face vs how exactly does the moons rotation match it's orbit period? And thus how long have we had the same "man on the moon" face, and the same dark side of the moon.

Where the heck does "My roflcopter goes sois sois soit" come from?

I don't know but reading that made me laugh. :lol:

Is it possible that Ming Dynasty China could have become a major international power? Consider that its fleet at the time was the most powerful in the world, and could have projected tremendous power across the seas.

Is it possible that Ming Dynasty China could have become a major international power? Consider that its fleet at the time was the most powerful in the world, and could have projected tremendous power across the seas.

Honestly, i'd debate 'most powerful'. Now, before you start posting all the size and tonnage data..;) . The nature of European Navies was in the midst of a rapid change (due to intense competition) while Chinese naval power was probably going to stagnant and be out competed.

Is it possible that Ming Dynasty China could have become a major international power? Consider that its fleet at the time was the most powerful in the world, and could have projected tremendous power across the seas.

My 9th grade history teacher told us there was a chance we would've been speaking Chinese right now.

Can someone explain to me briefly what "tragedy of the commons" means?

Can someone explain what happened in Greece between the end of WWII and the creation of it's current republic?

Is it better to clean your hands with foamy soap (the one that comes out of those special foamy soap dispensers) or regular liquid soap?

Can someone explain what happened in Greece between the end of WWII and the creation of it's current republic?
They had a civil war, where the communists were briefly successful but eventually driven out by the monarchists. Then came the generally successful reign of Paulos, with fun economic prosperity; his son, Konstantinos II, decided to fight against his prime minister, Giorgios Papandreou, which led to parliamentary chaos during the late 1960s. This caused a military coup in '67, leading to a rule by the military junta of the colonels. They tried liberalizing but kinda failed, and in '74 they were replaced by a Captain Ioannides, who in turn fell from power after the enosis episode. Parliamentary government was resumed, under the more conservative Nea Dhimokratia party (led by the Karamanlis family, generally). PASOK, the primary Greek socialist party, took over during the eighties and continued in charge until 2004, when ND recaptured the premiership, save for one hiccup in the early nineties.

Or do you steal it from Germans who don't write down their ideas fast enough? :p
Or have some Germans try to steal it from you and pretend it was theirs all along?
Can someone explain to me briefly what "tragedy of the commons" means?
It's when there is a freely available, but limited, resource for multiple users and the usual result is that it is overused and 'wasted' as everyone tries to get maximum benefit for themselves and as a consequence everyone gets only a marginal benefit, if any.
For example, if there is a field available for grazing animals in your village if everyone uses it there'll be no grass and it'll be churned into a filthy cesspool.
Is it better to clean your hands with foamy soap (the one that comes out of those special foamy soap dispensers) or regular liquid soap?I always assumed that the difference was that foamy soap used less of the soap

Where the heck does "My roflcopter goes sois sois soit" come from?

Can someone explain to me briefly what "tragedy of the commons" means?

Why are there so often questions in these threads that the people asking could find the answer to themselves within seconds with a Google and/or Wikipedia search?

Not saying this to be mean, I'm honestly wondering.

Is it better to clean your hands with foamy soap (the one that comes out of those special foamy soap dispensers) or regular liquid soap?

soap is pretty much soap. the rest is marketing.

Can someone explain what happened in Greece between the end of WWII and the creation of it's current republic?

Civil war, foriegn intervention, military junta, republic formed, referendum on monarchy fails, king told to not bother coming home, leftist democracy followed by rightist democracy. Not much really.;)

:D Name me one post-Pax Romana period when the Balkans weren't like that. :p

:D Name me one post-Pax Romana period when the Balkans weren't like that. :p

45-91........

Weren't we just talking about what Greece went through in this time??

Weren't we just talking about what Greece went through in this time??


Yes we were, then you mentuoned the entire Balkans

when are the Americans going to decide whether or not to nationalise the big car firms?

Yes we were, then you mentuoned the entire Balkans

Well that can't count for a period of little government and territorial changes for the whole Balkans since such an important part as Greece went through so many changes in such a short time. :)

Can someone explain to me briefly what "tragedy of the commons" means?

There's a very short book that's a quick and easy read that'll give you some perspective. Most libraries should have it.

Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World (http://www.amazon.com/Cod-Biography-Fish-Changed-World/dp/0140275010/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227105471&sr=8-1)

There's a very short book that's a quick and easy read that'll give you some perspective. Most libraries should have it.

Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World (http://www.amazon.com/Cod-Biography-Fish-Changed-World/dp/0140275010/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227105471&sr=8-1)

and dont miss this http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/bullet133.html

There's a very short book that's a quick and easy read that'll give you some perspective. Most libraries should have it.

Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World (http://www.amazon.com/Cod-Biography-Fish-Changed-World/dp/0140275010/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227105471&sr=8-1)

I just read that book recently. :D Imagine, one of the most prevalent fish in the sea, gone in a thousand years.

I'm interested in reading H. P. Lovecraft's type of horror. What should I read first? (And are his works in the public domain in North America?)

I'm interested in reading H. P. Lovecraft's type of horror. What should I read first? (And are his works in the public domain in North America?)
Anything before 1923 is public domain. Last I heard, the other stuff might be. As to a first one - Call of Cthulhu is probably as good a place to start as any.

What are the major weaknesses of Jared Diamond's theories in Guns, Germs, and Steel? I'm currently reading it, and I'd like to keep those weaknesses in mind as I read it. I do believe though that his words do have some merit.

In my opinion the book's biggest weakness is that it is very very redundant. All the content could have been covered in about 80 pages, but he seemed to want to include several nearly identical chapters that just happen to use examples from different regions to make the book 6 times that long. The theories have merit, but for the most part it seems like he is just pointing out the obvious. There weren't really any new concepts that I wasn't taught in elementary school, he just goes into more depth with examples than we did. He seems to be beating the reader over the head to force out racist ideas he thinks we all hold. I found the book rather condescending.



I find Charles Mann's book 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus to be vastly superior. It actually discusses guns, germs, and steel more than Guns, Germs, and Steel does, and a lot more stuff too. It is much better written and not redundant at all. It has the same number of pages, but they are all packed with new info. In addition to explaining why Europe was more advanced than the Americas, he also explains why it wasn't. He doesn't seem to view technology as one dimensionally in terms of what is "advanced" or "better," but in what better suits it intended purposes. European technologies of the time weren't significantly better than American ones (although this would change quickly), and apart form the shock value they were sometimes worse. The quality of life in North America for the average person was probably the best in the world, and while historians don't like answering such questions because they don't like "presentism" he couldn't find one who would have chosen to live in Europe at the time if they could have lived in North America instead. He points out all of the same reasons for European success as Diamond does, but it much less fatalistic and explains how peoples like the Inca could have been victorious. (He largely says that the native's biggest problem was not the lack of advanced weapons but that literacy had not spread beyond bookkeeping into history telling so that the native societies could not benefit from studying the mistakes of earlier societies. Of course, In the case of the Inca ridiculous religious and political systems that caused frequent civil wars between current rulers and their dead ancestors were pretty important too.) He deals with several different of human civilizations falling because of ruining their own environment, and also cases of them thriving by making the environment better than it would naturally be. (Actually, he pretty much dismisses the notion that there even is a "natural environment," saying that humans have been an integral part of their environment for all of our species existence and that we have been a positive influence nearly often as we were a negative one. What we in America think of as the land's natural state is largely a sign of environmental damage caused by Europeans, and in some ways the environment today is in a healthier balance than it has been in centuries. This got a lot of hippies really mad at him.)

Is Terry Eagleton full of it?

They had a civil war, where the communists were briefly successful but eventually driven out by the monarchists. Then came the generally successful reign of Paulos, with fun economic prosperity; his son, Konstantinos II, decided to fight against his prime minister, Giorgios Papandreou, which led to parliamentary chaos during the late 1960s. This caused a military coup in '67, leading to a rule by the military junta of the colonels. They tried liberalizing but kinda failed, and in '74 they were replaced by a Captain Ioannides, who in turn fell from power after the enosis episode. Parliamentary government was resumed, under the more conservative Nea Dhimokratia party (led by the Karamanlis family, generally). PASOK, the primary Greek socialist party, took over during the eighties and continued in charge until 2004, when ND recaptured the premiership, save for one hiccup in the early nineties.

Civil war, foriegn intervention, military junta, republic formed, referendum on monarchy fails, king told to not bother coming home, leftist democracy followed by rightist democracy. Not much really.;)

So a bit of an interesting time, as I thought. I think I'm a bit confused as to why and how this was, but at least I know what, thanks!

Do anti-bacterial soaps actually contain antibiotics that we give to people in pills?



Anti-bacterial soaps have Triclosan, which is a competent antibiotic that affects cell wall synthesis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan

The question is if it will cause super-infection bacteria in a similar way as pill-based antibiotics do. Some professionals think that the risk exists.

How would I go about copying songs from an iPod to iTunes without wrecking them?

Has there ever been an instance of a technologically-inferior force annihilating an equal or larger force with superior technology?

Has there ever been an instance of a technologically-inferior force annihilating an equal or larger force with superior technology?
Annihilating, you say. Hmmm. Talas might qualify, but it wasn't really an "annihilation"...

I would really love it if some Russians could tell me what they think of Vladimir Putin.

Has there ever been an instance of a technologically-inferior force annihilating an equal or larger force with superior technology?

Any number of chaps buggering about in Africa, often involving multiple relief expiditions who go on to require their own relief.

The text book example would be the brits and the zulus. Could argue for Custer too, though a little less clear cut.

Any number of chaps buggering about in Africa, often involving multiple relief expiditions who go on to require their own relief.

The text book example would be the brits and the zulus. Could argue for Custer too, though a little less clear cut.
That doesn't really meet the 'equal or larger' criterion, nicht wahr?

Originally Posted by SS-18 ICBM
Has there ever been an instance of a technologically-inferior force annihilating an equal or larger force with superior technology?

1302, battle of gulden spurs where militia defeated Knights could count as one, they were outnumbered and "outgunned" (lack for better term ;) ), remember, kinghts count as 10 infantry on that battlefield and normally they weren't allowed to be killed, becuase a nice ransom is so much nicer

in the end, mud proved to be the winning factor for the Flemish rebels.

Has there ever been an instance of a technologically-inferior force annihilating an equal or larger force with superior technology?

The First Italo-Ethiopian War and the Battle of Adowa? I guess this does not qualify because the Ethiopian side was so much larger than the Italians.

1302, battle of gulden spurs where militia defeated Knights could count as one, they were outnumbered and "outgunned" (lack for better term ;) ), remember, kinghts count as 10 infantry on that battlefield and normally they weren't allowed to be killed, becuase a nice ransom is so much nicer

in the end, mud proved to be the winning factor for the Flemish rebels.

By that logic Agincort would count, though I guess in that instance technological advance would be in the eye of the beholder.

absolutely, i would find longbows quite technological advanced in comparison to the crossbow or other bows from that time.

but still, a great achievement for the English and a good answer for the questionmaker.

although, I would find militia a bit more in the "technologically inferior"-section. ;)

Has there ever been an instance of a technologically-inferior force annihilating an equal or larger force with superior technology?

The American Revolution was a defeat, but not an annihilation of a superior size, trained, and equipped force by a weaker one. John Paul Jones against the Serapis I think qualifies specifically.

absolutely, i would find longbows quite technological advanced in comparison to the crossbow or other bows from that time.

but still, a great achievement for the English and a good answer for the questionmaker.

although, I would find militia a bit more in the "technologically inferior"-section. ;)

By the understanding of the time a man with a longbow was tec inferior to a fully kitted out knight. By several orders of magnitude of investments.

In retrospect we realise the tide was turning and people failed to hear the penny drop. Hindsight, as they say, is always 20/20.


The American Revolution was a defeat, but not an annihilation of a superior size, trained, and equipped force by a weaker one. John Paul Jones against the Serapis I think qualifies specifically.

Indeed, but if we start to include unconventional warfare then it gets a lot more difficult. Boer War, Vietnam, Afghanistan. Afghanistan v USSR specifically, but a couple of times vis the Brits in more contravertable terms too.

Annihilating, you say. Hmmm. Talas might qualify, but it wasn't really an "annihilation"...

I'm willing to count destruction of 75% of enemy forces and the retreat of the survivors as the effective annihilation of a force, so I guess Talas is a good example.

I'm willing to count destruction of 75% of enemy forces and the retreat of the survivors as the effective annihilation of a force, so I guess Talas is a good example.
I was thinking more in terms of political consequences, but sure. :D

How would I go about copying songs from an iPod to iTunes without wrecking them?

I had to do that earlier this summer. This is the website I used which gives you the steps on how to do it.

http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/ontherun/how-to-copy-music-from-your-ipod-to-your-itunes-library-5615

How does one set the iPod to act as a hard disk on the PC? Mine's not showing up on "My Computer".

Scratch that, figured it out. How do I show hidden files on said iPod?

Forget that too, looks like I'm golden. Thanks for the link, Annex.

I would really love it if some Russians could tell me what they think of Vladimir Putin.

Russians do not actually mind him that much. I have (/had) a good friend who wrote for the magazine 'RussiaProfile' (http://www.russiaprofile.org/page.php?pageid=MainPage), who told me that Russians actually half-believe the tripe they get on Russian news, and also have a fatalism that's just happy that they're not in complete anarchy.

I would really love it if some Russians could tell me what they think of Vladimir Putin.

Well he's extremely popula rin general there, in any case.

Indeed, but if we start to include unconventional warfare then it gets a lot more difficult. Boer War, Vietnam, Afghanistan. Afghanistan v USSR specifically, but a couple of times vis the Brits in more contravertable terms too.

But weren't the others a numerically much larger force defeating a more advanced, but comparatively small force?

Did anyone actually count the numbers of guerillas? What do you count as one: a man who actually murders an enemy soldier; only those caught in combat; only those caught and tried for their crimes; all the residents who lend them support...?

When you eat food that makes you sick, is it better to keep it down or throw it up?

Do you have much of a choice?

depends on way too many variables.

Why are stoats so awesome?

aren't they a type of weasel?

Does Fallout 3 display an accurate portrayal of post-apocolyptic Washington D.C.? People from D.C. and/or visitors to the area, is it recognizable in any way?

Fallout 3 doesn't represent it well... it would resemble Hiroshima more. Far too many structures seem to have survived the blast... but I guess it wouldn't be fun to play in a super flat city. ;)

When you eat food that makes you sick, is it better to keep it down or throw it up?
Throw it up. The only time you shouldn't throw something bad up, is when it is a caustic or acidic chemical that would burn your oesophagus.

Has there ever been an instance of a technologically-inferior force annihilating an equal or larger force with superior technology?

Vietnam vs USA?
Iraq vs USA?
Afghanistan vs USA?

Vietnam vs USA?
Iraq vs USA?
Afghanistan vs USA?

They annihilated us?! Man, i've been using that word wrong

What is the name for the medal/decoration that looks like a set of flower petals? I've heard starburst or rosette but Google Images does not bring up the right thing when I search those terms.

They annihilated us?! Man, i've been using that word wrong

I was using the word in the same way that some others were.

Does Fallout 3 display an accurate portrayal of post-apocolyptic Washington D.C.? People from D.C. and/or visitors to the area, is it recognizable in any way?I haven't played the third game, but I played the first and second. From what I understand it's not meant to be accurate, but based on how someone from the 1950s would see it.

What is the name for the medal/decoration that looks like a set of flower petals? I've heard starburst or rosette but Google Images does not bring up the right thing when I search those terms.

oakleaf cluster?
http://www.kathyamen.net/journal/images/olc.jpg

Major (US ARMY)?
http://images-cdn01.associatedcontent.com/image/A1244/124467/300_124467.gif

MSM?
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Graphics/ArmyStaffIDBadge.jpg

Not quite. I mean the ones seen mostly in the late 19th century and that look like they are made of thin metal.

What are some of the major concerns people have about nanotechnology?

That it doesn't exist in any useful way.

Is poetry eventually going to fade into nothingness once Maya Angelou passes and it is not a financially viable way for anyone to live?

What are some of the major concerns people have about nanotechnology?

Cant remember what the application was but there is an outside chance small particles could have aspestosis (sp?) like effects. Thats real-world applications, if we are talking sci-fi then it's the grey goo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_goo) scenario.

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/2420/128708125161565908dj5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

You stand no chance against the rebellion with a fluffy animal that doesnt exist as your guard

What is the name for the medal/decoration that looks like a set of flower petals? I've heard starburst or rosette but Google Images does not bring up the right thing when I search those terms.

fleur de lis?

You stand no chance against the rebellion with a fluffy animal that doesnt exist as your guard
You can't prove that Bigfoots don't exist.

fleur de lis?

Was trying to think of that, good one BSmith.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleur-de-lis

Speaking of the fleur-de-lys: geaux Saints! :p

In the US, what laws must be considered if one plans to place automated machine gun nests at their place of residence?

I don't know but the Homeowner's Association will make you wish you were never born.

In the US, what laws must be considered if one plans to place automated machine gun nests at their place of residence?

It depends on which state you live in.

Why does everyone look at me and the GOD DAMNED TIME and either give me dirty looks or stare like A VACANT HEADED-!? There is nothing wrong with me, ok!? I spend ages on a morning trying to look good and this is what I get in return?

I hope the world dies.

How does one go about opening a pickle jar?

For the record, I've tried the usual method of jar-opening (use of the hands, and the arm acting as a lever) and have no gherkiny-goodness to show for it.

Smash the glass.

Smash the glass.

I was going to say try tapping the side of the lid on the counter, then open with a rubber mat, but that works too!

Smash the glass.

Alright, sorry, I should've been clearer: I do intend to eat the pickles. I'm not doing a logic puzzle.

I was going to say try tapping the side of the lid on the counter, then open with a rubber mat, but that works too!

Don't have a rubber husband or whatever it's called, but I'll try the first part, thanks. (Must be careful not to inadvertently follow Eran's suggestion while attempting yours, though.)

sometimes a towel works as well. You just need something to get a better grip on the lid.

Why does everyone look at me and the GOD DAMNED TIME and either give me dirty looks or stare like A VACANT HEADED-!?
Probably because you put your hyphens in the wrong spot.
How does one go about opening a pickle jar?
Run it under a hot tap.

Run it under a hot tap.

This one often works. Have you noticed that one person could struggle with a jar, giving it their all and then hand it to a person who opens it first try? :D This could be because the first person warmed the contents and thereby reduced the vacuum in the jar.

Probably because you put your hyphens in the wrong spot.

Well I'm that angry I'm not bothered about my God damned-hyphens!!! [pissed]

Towels work best for me. A dry towel...

Give it to a fat kid and tell him the pickles are sugar-coated. But then arises the problem of removing the pickle jar from the fat kid...

Hot water works for that too. J/K

Put on rubber gloves (the yellow ones, the kind you use when cleaning your bathroom). It works for me almost all the time.

How does one go about opening a pickle jar?

For the record, I've tried the usual method of jar-opening (use of the hands, and the arm acting as a lever) and have no gherkiny-goodness to show for it.

It really is as simple as getting a good grip and applying enough force. If you can't do it, build up your hand strength.

It really is as simple as getting a good grip and applying enough force. If you can't do it, build up your hand strength.

But I want those pickles nooooow :cry:

Still no luck, but I'ma keep at it! There is probably a way in which SCIENCE or EXPLOSIVES can solve this problem, or maybe RELIGION might help.

I don't think you tried the hot tap. :nope:

But I want those pickles nooooow :cry:

Still no luck, but I'ma keep at it! There is probably a way in which SCIENCE or EXPLOSIVES can solve this problem, or maybe RELIGION might help.

If it's kicking your ass that badly, take a drill and make a hole in the cover to relieve the pressure differential. If that doesn't work, get a strainer and put it over a large bowl and break the damned bottle.

Is it true that the Dutch own more of America than the Japanese?

It was brought up in an episode of the Drew Carey show that was made back in 1992 or so, so it might not be true any more but I'd like to know if it was true then or any time recently.

Here's a more serious question:
If China was carved up by the imperial powers in the 19th century instead of being forced to grant concessions, could today's China even exist? Or will there be several separate states side-by-side coexisting today?

It depends on which state you live in.
What state would be most tolerant of my plan?

Here's a more serious question:
If China was carved up by the imperial powers in the 19th century instead of being forced to grant concessions, could today's China even exist? Or will there be several separate states side-by-side coexisting today?


Impossible to say. The China of the 1930s and 40s may have been technically a unified nation, but in practical terms was not. Given a bunch of disparate warlords ruling regions lost to the commie revolution, said revolution could have as easily unified a technically sectioned nation as it did a de-facto sectioned nation.

Is it true that the Dutch own more of America than the Japanese?

It was brought up in an episode of the Drew Carey show that was made back in 1992 or so, so it might not be true any more but I'd like to know if it was true then or any time recently.

I actually remember that episode, or series of episodes where those Dutch guys were taking over Winford-Louder, though I havent seen the show in a while. Im not sure if it is or was true. The Japanese of course have a lot of investments in the US, especially when it comes to Hawaii. As for the Dutch, im not sure. I think they were just making a knock on the Dutch in those episodes, but I could be wrong.


What state would be most tolerant of my plan?

Maybe Alaska, or probably anywhere in Appalachia will do.

195382

I mean something like this.

China owns a lot of our debt, but probably what country doesn't own a lot of our debt?

Alright, sorry, I should've been clearer: I do intend to eat the pickles. I'm not doing a logic puzzle.

A knife is what always works for me when I have greasy hands and can't open a jar (because I pride myself in opening anything with dry hands :p). Put the sharp part between the lid and the jar and push a little. It will open with no effort. :)

New [dumb] question: what is the speed of pressure changes through air?

I noticed a pipe access flap in the bathroom of my gym tries to pull open every time someone pulls open the door around the corner 10 meters away, and I wondered how fast the pressure differential travels from the opening door to the pipe access flap. Does it travel like a wave at the speed of sound? Does it slow down as it travels? Is the speed related to the speed that the door is pulled open, or is merely the intensity related to this?

don't know the exact answer, but it will depend on altitude (air density), temperature and humidity.

Two questions:
-During WWII, why weren't carriers used extensively in the Atlantic theatre, and conversely, why weren't submarines used extensively in the Pacific theatre?

-How do you pronounce "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!"

Two questions:
-During WWII, why weren't carriers used extensively in the Atlantic theatre, and conversely, why weren't submarines used extensively in the Pacific theatre?
Carriers weren't used that extensively because there wasn't a big ol' German surface fleet sitting there that would be ideally pounded upon by aircraft. Submarines were used heavily in the Pacific, though; they practically destroyed Japanese shipping. Funny how you never really hear about that.
-How do you pronounce "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!"
:shake:

Carriers weren't used that extensively because there wasn't a big ol' German surface fleet sitting there that would be ideally pounded upon by aircraft.

Also carriers close to multiple overlapping land-based airfields are in a very weak position. In the instance of a remote island airfield a carrier group can know roughly what direction an attack will come from and roughly the scale of the possible attack. The lone airbase can be overwelmed and the area made passably secure. A carrier within range of Europe (untill the closing stages of the war) was in a far more problematic situation. Attack could come from many directions and could well be on a scale the carrier could not keep at arms length. This means the carrier is going to take a lot more licks, which means it requires a lot more armour, which means it has less aircraft. And so on and so forth. The Med and the North Sea were awful places to be on a carrier, a prize as big as a Battleship and more fragile.

See the siege of Malta

Small and jury-rigged carriers did cover the "mid adlantic gap" IIRC.

Also carriers close to multiple overlapping land-based airfields are in a very weak position.
Yes, that's also true.
Small and jury-rigged carriers did cover the "mid adlantic gap" IIRC.
Mhm. There was a project to create aircraft carriers out of icebergs, but it never worked out.

How could I have forgotten about Project Habakkuk and the fact that Britain itself is a giant, natural aircraft carrier? Although a carrier could have supported an invasion on a different point on Europe, and anti-submarine warfare was improving at the time, so carriers have less to worry about.

http://www.histarmar.com.ar/InfGral-2/Merchant-Aircraft-Carriers/MVEmpireMacKendrick.jpg

Grain carrier MV Empire MacKendrick with a flat-deck welded on top. No catapult or hangar (still full of grain) so it could only operate four Swordfish bi-planes for recon and anti-sub work. Worked until pucka escort carriers were built.

Really simple idea - weld a flat-top onto grain and oil tankers.

Two questions:
-During WWII, why weren't carriers used extensively in the Atlantic theatre, and conversely, why weren't submarines used extensively in the Pacific theatre?
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Carriers were used in the Atlantic in anti submarine operations (escort carriers) and supported some operations in the Mediterranean. However, all else being equal, land based aircraft are better than carrier based. They can be larger, and can take off with heavier loads to fly longer distances. Because of this, and because of the operating costs of a carrier task force, when land bases are available it is much more sensible and effective to use.

I believe that submarines operated by the allies, primarily American, sunk more Japanese tonnage than aircraft and gunfire sunk. While Japanese submarines had some notable successes, they were less decisive. A large part of the difference was that the US and allies were pretty good at anti-submarine warfare, having learned against the Germans, and the Japanese were not, having the more traditional naval officer's disdain for the threat subs posed.

As for the US Fleet carriers, all of them were so badly needed to halt the Japanese advance in the pacific that none were available for the Atlantic until after the time when they could have been used effectively. Once we had land bases on continental Europe, there was nothing left for a fleet carrier to do that couldn't be done by land based aircraft.

How hard is it to master English spelling compared to other written languages?

A looooot harder... Although not as hard as symbolic spellings I'd say (like in many East Asian languages)

How hard is it to master English spelling compared to other written languages?

Depends on what you're coming from. English spelling is generally difficult because English is just an amalgamation of many languages. Yes, the French would not be happy with that, but thank God we don't have an English Academy--that would stifle English's strength, which is its versatility.

I would consider English spelling easier than character script like Chinese though.

Yes, the French would not be happy with that, but thank God we don't have an English Academy--that would stifle English's strength, which is its versatility.

Example: "Meh" was added to the dictionary.

I would consider English spelling easier than character script like Chinese though.

Heck yeah.

If you have the following equations:

a=h/x
b=h/(d+x)

and you know the values of d, a, and b, but don't know the value of x, how would you solve for h?

If you have the following equations:

a=h/x
b=h/(d+x)

and you know the values of d, a, and b, but don't know the value of x, how would you solve for h?

h=ax

b=h/(d+x)

b(d+x) = h

ax = b(d+x)

ax = bd + bx

ax - bx = bd

x(a-b) = bd

x = (bd)/(a-b)

so than solve for h in a=h/x

i haven't taken math for a while, tell me if that helps.

h=ax

b=h/(d+x)

b(d+x) = h

ax = b(d+x)

ax = bd + bx

ax - bx = bd

x(a-b) = bd

x = (bd)/(a-b)

so than solve for h in a=h/x

i haven't taken math for a while, tell me if that helps.

You've been a great help. Thanks :thumbsup:

Does anyone have experience in freelance writing? If so, what would be the best ways to go about finding work, and do you have any other words of advice?

what the heck is this thing? http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/9492/home005rj4.th.jpg (http://img237.imageshack.us/my.php?image=home005rj4.jpg)

what the heck is this thing? http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/9492/home005rj4.th.jpg (http://img237.imageshack.us/my.php?image=home005rj4.jpg)

A combined basket-ball hoop for midgets and bird-feeded for birds-that-like-abserdly-huge-seeds.

Not been thought through, just asking for trouble.

I don't know. Maybe to hold dogs or something? Where'd you find it?

There were several of them in a local park, all in out of the way locations. But no one around working there to ask.

Can it spin around?

a guy on another forum found it for me http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_golf

I should have known that, I've played frisbee golf before. Usually we just use a tree or something though.

its for frisbee golf.

EDIT: oh wait, answered already.

Would David Ricardo accepted outsourcing?

its for frisbee golf.

EDIT: oh wait, answered already.

Is that what its called? I just refer to it as frolf.

If you want to include a quote within a quote within a quote in your writing, what is the proper punctuation to use?

It goes "first 'second "third quote" quote' quote".

It goes "first 'second "third quote" quote' quote".

I was going to answer with something along those lines, but your demonstration was quite elegant. :goodjob:

It goes "first 'second "third quote" quote' quote".

Thanks for your help :thumbsup:

New Question:

Has enough research been done to conclude that diet soda is worse for your health than regular soda?

EDIT: Never mind . . .

Thanks for your help :thumbsup:

New Question:

Has enough research been done to conclude that diet soda is worse for your health than regular soda?

IMO, yes.

the fact that it is proven to cause more weight gain (based on the way ones' body reacts to artificial sugars and carb storage) than regular pop, which defeats its purpose, is bad enough. everything else is icing on the cake.

i want to play a Dos game (SimEarth) on my XP computer, does anyone know how to make that happen?

http://www.dosgames.com/xphints.php

How do get DOS games to work on your XP!

Just use DOSbox. http://www.dosbox.com/

One for the math crowd: When rolling two ten-sided dice eight times, what's the probability to roll doubles six times out of the eight? They can be different doubles, i.e. it doesn't have to be two threes all six times.

One for the math crowd: When rolling two ten-sided dice eight times, what's the probability to roll doubles six times out of the eight? They can be different doubles, i.e. it doesn't have to be two threes all six times.

it's been too long, so what I write may be totally false:
the probability that you roll exactly 6 doubles out of eight is:
0.1^6 * 0.9^2

the probability that you roll at least 6 doubles would be:
0.1^6 * 0.9^2 + 0.1^7*0.9 + 0.1^8 (theres probably a much easier way :ack:)

I need some help from the Irish crowd, specifically the drinking Irish crowd.

(Oh wait, they are one in the same. ;))

Anyways, what would an average night at a small town/village pub cost me? Basically, how much per drink? How about food? What about other random crap that I will need to buy in the Emerald Isle?

Oh, and how is the weather in early-mid June?

Please keep in mind these will be more small towns. We are road-tripping from place to place, mostly in the South and East. No Shannon, no Cork, no Galway, no Dublin.

If a bicycle is a vehicle with 2 wheels and a tricycle is a vehicle with 3 wheels is a vehicle with 6 wheels a sexcycle?

I sure as hell hope so.

How does Safeway sound as a beginning job? I'm going to start looking probably in late January when I can drive myself. I'm not interested in "character building" crap, I want a fair amount money and I want not to difficult or menial work. If Safeway sucks, can somebody give me a good idea of a place to work?

15 BTW

How does Safeway sound as a beginning job? I'm going to start looking probably in late January when I can drive myself. I'm not interested in "character building" crap, I want a fair amount money and I want not to difficult or menial work. If Safeway sucks, can somebody give me a good idea of a place to work?

15 BTW

What is that, like a grocery store? I doubt they'd put you behind the register, so I imagine you'll probably have to things like bag other people's groceries, sweep/mop up, stock shelves, carry boxes, maybe go into some kind of back room and take inventory, your basic grunts work at that kind of place. You could do a whole lot worse. I don't know how much they'd pay you but I bet you could get tips or something if you had personality.

Yeah, it's a giant chain grocery store. And your analysis is pretty much what I came up with. I'm mainly just wondering if anybody has some horror stories about working there.

Yeah, it's a giant chain grocery store. And your analysis is pretty much what I came up with. I'm mainly just wondering if anybody has some horror stories about working there.

I have a friend who worked for a Safeway owned grocery store, and he has warned us all repeatedly not to work there. Of course, he was also fired when he stole some beer from work and gave to the the superintendent of the local school's underage children, so I would take anything he says with a grain of salt.

And I have another friend who (I think works at the same store) and has to slaughter and prepare the lobsters as part of his job duty and now has an unhealthy (or healthy?) fixation with lobsters.

I sure as hell hope so.
Sex is swedish for a number. It was one of my favorite parts of living there. Everyone saying sex all the time.

[/immature rave]

Sex is swedish for a number. It was one of my favorite parts of living there. Everyone saying sex all the time.

[/immature rave]

It's similar in German -- "sechs". ;)

jah but it's spelled "sex" here...

jah but it's spelled "sex" here...
yeah, but in speech you won't hear the difference ;)

Sex is Latin for 6. You cannot decline sex (since cardinal numbers greater than 3 and less than 1000 don't change form depending on how they are used.)

it's been too long, so what I write may be totally false:
the probability that you roll exactly 6 doubles out of eight is:
0.1^6 * 0.9^2

the probability that you roll at least 6 doubles would be:
0.1^6 * 0.9^2 + 0.1^7*0.9 + 0.1^8 (theres probably a much easier way :ack:)

Thank you. :)

How does Safeway sound as a beginning job? I'm going to start looking probably in late January when I can drive myself. I'm not interested in "character building" crap, I want a fair amount money and I want not to difficult or menial work. If Safeway sucks, can somebody give me a good idea of a place to work?

15 BTW

I've heard some awful stories about paychecks and Safeway and how they treat you. I know 3 people who worked there. Every single one left within a year.

How does Safeway sound as a beginning job? I'm going to start looking probably in late January when I can drive myself. I'm not interested in "character building" crap, I want a fair amount money and I want not to difficult or menial work. If Safeway sucks, can somebody give me a good idea of a place to work?

15 BTW

two summers ago i worked in a grocery store, Raley's. It wasn't a bad first job. I was a courtesy clerk, meaning i rounded up shopping carts in the parking lot, bagged groceries, helped people find stuff and bag groceries at the check stands. I made 8.10 an hour. In terms of actual work, it was really busy on fridays and between noon and 5ish. I remember the other courtesy clerks and i would take turns going outside to round of carts, and it was basically a half hour break, i would just walk around talk on the phone and push a few carts around.

if safeway is anything like my raley's experience, i would recommend it.

two summers ago i worked in a grocery store, Raley's. It wasn't a bad first job. I was a courtesy clerk, meaning i rounded up shopping carts in the parking lot, bagged groceries, helped people find stuff and bag groceries at the check stands. I made 8.10 an hour. In terms of actual work, it was really busy on fridays and between noon and 5ish. I remember the other courtesy clerks and i would take turns going outside to round of carts, and it was basically a half hour break, i would just walk around talk on the phone and push a few carts around.

if safeway is anything like my raley's experience, i would recommend it.

Ya I had a similar experience at Wegmans. I got to pick my own hours and after 6 months my pay went up to $10.00/hour. good times... until i was riding a shopping cart and fell off and hurt my head :splat: good thing they don't do references

it's been too long, so what I write may be totally false:
the probability that you roll exactly 6 doubles out of eight is:
0.1^6 * 0.9^2


That would be the probability for some specific order (eg. not-doubles are the last ones). You have to take into account that the nondoubles could be for example throws 1&5, 3&6 and so on. Because you can choose 2 out of eight in 7+6+5+4+3+2+1=28 times, the right probability is
28 * 0.1^6 * 0.9^2.


the probability that you roll at least 6 doubles would be:
0.1^6 * 0.9^2 + 0.1^7*0.9 + 0.1^8 (theres probably a much easier way :ack:)

Exercise: how does the above mentioned play in these calculations?

That would be the probability for some specific order (eg. not-doubles are the last ones). You have to take into account that the nondoubles could be for example throws 1&5, 3&6 and so on. Because you can choose 2 out of eight in 7+6+5+4+3+2+1=28 times, the right probability is
28 * 0.1^6 * 0.9^2.
yikes, I knew I was rusty...forgot all about the whole n over k business....(btw is there any easy way to generate a pic of a mathematical formula so as to post it somewhere?

Exercise: how does the above mentioned play in these calculations?
are you a teacher? ;)

Don't worry, it's quite natural to forget skills that aren't in active use. I'm not a teacher exactly, but I've been teaching too.

I'm pretty sure I have once seen in Ainwood's post some mathematical symbols, so it's probably somehow possible to add them in text, I just have no slightest idea of how. (Or then she just went trough all the trouble of typing them with LaTex, putting image somewhere and copying a link inside the text).

Why so many lurkers today?

Why does RRW always think there's some sort of gigantic problem whenever people happen to not be posting? :crazyeye:

Why does RRW always think there's some sort of gigantic problem whenever people happen to not be posting? :crazyeye:

Because it always seems to happen when I have little or no work to do:mad::mad::mad:

That would be the probability for some specific order (eg. not-doubles are the last ones). You have to take into account that the nondoubles could be for example throws 1&5, 3&6 and so on. Because you can choose 2 out of eight in 7+6+5+4+3+2+1=28 times, the right probability is
28 * 0.1^6 * 0.9^2.

Thank you too. :)

Could someone explain to me what "ten char" or "10char" means? I see people use the term in their posts all the time on message boards.

This forum has a ten character minimum. That phrase is added to get the required characters.

This forum has a ten character minimum. That phrase is added to get the required characters.

o rly?

o rly?

Or if you're super cool like Cutlass you can just add a bunch of spaces in between your words.

I need some help from the Irish crowd, specifically the drinking Irish crowd.

(Oh wait, they are one in the same. ;))

Anyways, what would an average night at a small town/village pub cost me? Basically, how much per drink? How about food? What about other random crap that I will need to buy in the Emerald Isle?

Oh, and how is the weather in early-mid June?

Please keep in mind these will be more small towns. We are road-tripping from place to place, mostly in the South and East. No Shannon, no Cork, no Galway, no Dublin.

I still need an answer. RRW, looking to you.

o rly?

yes ;)

Why is there satanic sounds coming from my closet?

Why is there satanic sounds coming from my closet?
Did you check it for Satan?