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Why do we have this thread? That is a question. :mischief:

To avoid borderline topics getting locked for non-discussion, yet still the questions are pertinent to the asker.

Why did the OP decide to capitalize words in the thread title inconsistently with previous "questions" threads?

42 :mischief:

Do we really need another one of these threads?

By the way though, you did well to steal this off abaddon.

OK, a real question - is it true that a woman in stilleto heels exerts as much pressure on the floor as an elephant?

How difficult would it be for a white man from non-EU country to immigrate to a European country, specifically Italy?

OK, a real question - is it true that a woman in stilleto heels exerts as much pressure on the floor as an elephant?

I don't see why not (if not more). Pressure is force/area, so if a woman puts her weight over that extremely small area, the Pressure would be large.

the eu has nothing to do with this, look up italy's immigration laws specifically.

http://www.workpermit.com/italy/italy.htm


I mentioned the EU in that people from EU countries are citizens of all EU countries, thus the Polish immigrants I see people complain about a lot.

How difficult would it be for a white man from non-EU country to immigrate to a European country, specifically Italy?

If I remember correctly, you are of Italian descent. I seem to remember that states like Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York help people of Italian descent to get Italian citizenship. Do so and you can live and work anywhere in the EU, including Italia of course.

I seem to remember something about some clause that a child of a citizen can get citizenship, in which case my father is an Italian citizen, would that help?

I seem to remember something about some clause that a child of a citizen can get citizenship, in which case my father is an Italian citizen, would that help?

It would very much ease the pain and ardour of obtaining Italian citizenship for yourself. Look in to it. I suppose there is a Italian consulate in New York City?

Does anyone know any good reliable sources(scientific studies and articles) for how much co2 is put into the atmosphere and how much is by us? I always see wildly different numbers being thrown about and I'd like to know if their is any actually scientifically agreed upon set number.

I heard vog (Volcanic Smog) actually puts out more co2 than humans do. But now I can't find anything to back it up anywhere online.

Which is what I'm looking to find, I hear that often, and want to see if it's right, since most the people I see claiming it aren't the whackjobs who think global warming doesn't exist.

We can't find any info about it because... IT'S ALL A CONSPIRACY, MAN! :smoke:

Do we really need another one of these threads?

Any thread that serves to condense small discussion threads into one full-sized thread is a welcome addition to OT.

Is it true that in America the price tags don't include sales tax and you have to pay more than what it actually says on the price tag. Because that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard

Yes, because our sales taxes aren't national, they're local and state. Here in New York it's 8.605% IIRC. In the city, the city charges their own and it's a little bit more. Though I guess since price tags are put in by the store, they should just have new ones made up for the price with taxes but whatever. I like some little family owned stores I go to that just charge a nice flat rate without adding taxes making me have to get weird annoying amounts of change.

Is it true that in America the price tags don't include sales tax and you have to pay more than what it actually says on the price tag. Because that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard


That is 100% fact my friend. And the Sales Tax varies on different items, for example food can be 3% and other things 6%...

and of course it varies state by state...

Here in Canada, tax is 13%. For everything.

My state 0% on food, 6% on most sales items.

I think that's my place's taxes too. You live in Mizzou?

I think that's my place's taxes too. You live in Mizzou?

No, in..The Empire State of Trees. :xmastree: :xmastree: :xtree: :xtree:

Is it true that in America the price tags don't include sales tax and you have to pay more than what it actually says on the price tag. Because that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard

It makes sense in some ways. In particular it does not hide the tax the way a VAT does or the proposed Fairy Tale Tax does.

It makes sense in some ways. In particular it does not hide the tax the way a VAT does or the proposed Fairy Tale Tax does.
What on Earth is the Fairy Tale Tax you refer to?

I mentioned the EU in that people from EU countries are citizens of all EU countries, thus the Polish immigrants I see people complain about a lot.

people with citizenship of a specific schengen country are allowed to move freely within the countries that have signed schengen.

they arent citizens of all eu countries.

No, in..The Empire State of Trees. :xmastree: :xmastree: :xtree: :xtree:


lolwut :confused:

Any thread that serves to condense small discussion threads into one full-sized thread is a welcome addition to OT.

So it took 7 years for CFC OTers to realise this?

What on Earth is the Fairy Tale Tax you refer to?

Fairy Tale Tax :mischief:

Has anybody seen Avenue Q and if so is it funny?

Why is it that Chinese food in America, that everyone agrees is "Americanized" rather than true ethnic food, has so few dishes with veggies that are common in the US?

Why is it that Chinese food in America, that everyone agrees is "Americanized" rather than true ethnic food, has so few dishes with veggies that are common in the US?

Because it's an incomplete bastardization? The cooks might modify the tastes for the American palate, but still prefer to use mostly authentic ingredients?


lolwut :confused:

LOL Penn's Woods (aka Pennsylvania).

Has anybody seen Avenue Q and if so is it funny?

I have, and it's hilarious.

Why is it that Chinese food in America, that everyone agrees is "Americanized" rather than true ethnic food, has so few dishes with veggies that are common in the US?

Because their food is horrible anyway and should never be eaten.

Soup guys.

My little brother just started high school and I don't want him to be a loser. How can I get him to stop playing Runescape?

Beat him. Day in. Day out. Beat him to punish him. Beat him when he does something wrong. Beat him when he does nothing wrong. Beat him to let him know you hate him. Beat him to show how much you love him.

Soup guys.

My little brother just started high school and I don't want him to be a loser. How can I get him to stop playing Runescape?
Show him the ED page might help.

Hack his account and dump everything of value he owns. Next, get to level 55 wildy and log out. :cool:

So it took 7 years for CFC OTers to realise this?

Even then, not all of them do.

Has anybody seen Avenue Q and if so is it funny?

I love it. You can find all the songs on Youtube, especially of course the famous "The Internet is for Porn". Give it a try there. If you want to keep them a surprise, there are also interviews with the puppet cast that will give you a taste of the humor.

Soup guys.

My little brother just started high school and I don't want him to be a loser. How can I get him to stop playing Runescape?

Make a new account and do something so evil you get banned. Make another account and do it again. Keep doing this until they have no choice but to ip ban you.

Soup guys.

My little brother just started high school and I don't want him to be a loser. How can I get him to stop playing Runescape?

It really depends which school he's in, there are some that don't care if you play Runescape and then there are some that will beat you in an alleyway because you play it.

Buy him Guild Wars?

In all seriousness you must provide a suitable substitute, or he'll surely just return to it some other way.

Make a new account and do something so evil you get banned. Make another account and do it again. Keep doing this until they have no choice but to ip ban you.

I might try that on CFC :joke:

Do we really need another one of these threads?

By the way though, you did well to steal this off abaddon.

Really? I've not "chased" this thread for a good while now..

Swings and roundabouts.

I'm going to London in a couple of days, and am wondering what there is to do there for little-no money.

Aren't some museums free? Also, even walking around in London can be good.

Watch the Changing of the Guard?

through her majesty's letterbox.

Obviously someone forgot about the 6-foot scotsman with a bearskin standing guard there... ;)

OK, a real question - is it true that a woman in stilleto heels exerts as much pressure on the floor as an elephant?
Let's see.

Let's say a woman - Jane - weighs 180 pounds (she's been hitting the ice cream a lot). Her stiletto heels each touch the ground in two places, for a total of four. Let's say the front part is 3 inches by 2 inches, and stiletto is half a square inch (we're estimating here). That's a total of 6.5 square inches a foot, or 13 inches square touching the ground. That's an average of 13.84 pounds per square inch of pressure.

Now for the elephant, Janette. We'll try and cut this as close as possible, and say that she's an Asian elephant, which according to Wiki, weigh between 6,500–11,000 pounds. Let's say 6500 pounds is accurate, again, to make this as close as possible (I'm rigging the results as much as I can, because it'd be too easy if we chose a giant bull African elephant ;)) An Asian elephants foot is pretty big (http://img2.photographersdirect.com/img/9587/wm/pd478321.jpg), and for the sake of argument, let's say it's perfectly circular, and roughly 1 foot across. That gives us a radius of six inches, and an area of 113.09 inches per foot. And an elephant has 4 feet, so that's a total of 452.38 inches. That comes out to 14.36 pounds per square inch.

Which is actually pretty close. But again, we kind of rigged the results - we chose a light elephant, and a heavy woman. If the woman weighed 120 pounds, the average would be something like 9.23 lbs/foot. And if the elephant was a bit bigger (even for an Asian elephant, still) at around 10000 lbs, the average would be something like 22.10 pounds per inch, over twice as much. (Although I suppose we could compensate by saying the bigger elephant has a bigger foot...giving him an extra inch around the foot, that'd still be 18.84 pounds per square inch)

In short: it's plausible, but you kind of have to cheat a little with the numbers to make it work. (Or feed all the elephant's food to the woman, to decrease his weight and increase hers ;))

Hopefully I didn't just make a fool out of myself by messing up basic algebra....

What does the google translate function "Contribute a better translation" do? How does it work?

Is it true that in America the price tags don't include sales tax and you have to pay more than what it actually says on the price tag. Because that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard

Yes that it true.

Soup guys.

My little brother just started high school and I don't want him to be a loser. How can I get him to stop playing Runescape?
Soup guys.

Thanks for the advice guys, I have a follow up question. I have discovered than he now goes on /b/ (and Runescape). How can I keep him from being a huge loser? I went to my parents' house and saw him and he was recycling lame memes like a total newfag.

Beat him. Day in. Day out. Beat him to punish him. Beat him when he does something wrong. Beat him when he does nothing wrong. Beat him to let him know you hate him. Beat him to show how much you love him.

So endeth the lesson.

In task manager, it shows that the processes my computer is running takes up about 50-60 percent of my CPU but it says that 70-100 percent of my CPU is being used up.

What's using up the difference?

leprechauns

Let's see.

Let's say a woman - Jane - weighs 180 pounds (she's been hitting the ice cream a lot). Her stiletto heels each touch the ground in two places, for a total of four. Let's say the front part is 3 inches by 2 inches, and stiletto is half a square inch (we're estimating here). That's a total of 6.5 square inches a foot, or 13 inches square touching the ground. That's an average of 13.84 pounds per square inch of pressure.

Now for the elephant, Janette. We'll try and cut this as close as possible, and say that she's an Asian elephant, which according to Wiki, weigh between 6,500–11,000 pounds. Let's say 6500 pounds is accurate, again, to make this as close as possible (I'm rigging the results as much as I can, because it'd be too easy if we chose a giant bull African elephant ;)) An Asian elephants foot is pretty big (http://img2.photographersdirect.com/img/9587/wm/pd478321.jpg), and for the sake of argument, let's say it's perfectly circular, and roughly 1 foot across. That gives us a radius of six inches, and an area of 113.09 inches per foot. And an elephant has 4 feet, so that's a total of 452.38 inches. That comes out to 14.36 pounds per square inch.

Which is actually pretty close. But again, we kind of rigged the results - we chose a light elephant, and a heavy woman. If the woman weighed 120 pounds, the average would be something like 9.23 lbs/foot. And if the elephant was a bit bigger (even for an Asian elephant, still) at around 10000 lbs, the average would be something like 22.10 pounds per inch, over twice as much. (Although I suppose we could compensate by saying the bigger elephant has a bigger foot...giving him an extra inch around the foot, that'd still be 18.84 pounds per square inch)

In short: it's plausible, but you kind of have to cheat a little with the numbers to make it work. (Or feed all the elephant's food to the woman, to decrease his weight and increase hers ;))

Hopefully I didn't just make a fool out of myself by messing up basic algebra....Elro, you're missing something important here (I'm presuming you didn't do a math error), on stilettos the weight distribution isn't equally distributed on the shoe. A woman in stilettos has many moments where she has most of her weight on the back.

Elro, you're missing something important here (I'm presuming you didn't do a math error), on stilettos the weight distribution isn't equally distributed on the shoe. A woman in stilettos has many moments where she has most of her weight on the back.
I think my math is OK, since it's all very basic stuff. (Although I wouldn't be surprised if I made a mistake or two. That's the reason I could never be a mathematician - I do 95% of the stuff right, and then make one tiny mistake making it all wrong :lol:)

I suppose you're right, it may not be fair to simply say that the weight is evenly distributed (And to only calculate them standing still, rather than temporarily on one foot, like while walking). But that also applies to the elephant - when elephants walk, one or two of their feet is lifted off the ground, resulting in more pressure for the remaining feet. And according to Wiki, when elephants start "running," they can have only one foot on the ground at a time. (Although apparently it's not technically running, since all their feet don't leave the ground at the same time) Assuming the last values that I used are correct - 13 inches across, 10000 lbs - that gives us 75.37 pounds per square inch, when they're on one foot. With the 120 lb woman on one foot, we still only have 18.6 pounds per square inch. (But yes, that is assuming an equal weight distribution - it's just pounds/inches, nothing fancy)

If we reduce this still further - say, she's just balancing on the stiletto - it changes, of course. Let's say that the stiletto is half an inch across, and perfectly round. (Another assumption, but I don't know how else to do this) That would give us a radius of .25 inches, for an area of .196 inches square, which 611.46 pounds per square inch for a 120 pound woman - obviously a lot more than the elephant. (Assuming I'm doing my math right - if anyone wants to double check, feel free)

But I don't think it works that way. Perhaps I'm simply inexperienced with women wearing high heels (If anyone has more, you can jump in at any time ;) ) but my impression is that they are relatively fragile, and that you never just have one stiletto supporting you at any given time. By the time you life up the ball of your left foot, the ball as well as the stiletto of your right foot is firmly on the ground. Even when walking, it seems like most of the woman's weight is on the front, because the back just simply can't hold that much pressure. (Which is why running in high heels doesn't work - even though you don't land on your heels, the force is still too much)

I have a vague idea that you could probably do this, even so, by assigning a percentage to how much weight is being distributed on each point (heel and front) and then work from there - at least, I don't see why that wouldn't work - and then seeing what percentage of weight she needs on her stilettos to surpass the elephants 75.37 average pounds per square inch. But I'm tired and feeling a little lazy, so I'll leave this already horribly long post alone, and maybe I'll finish tomorrow. ;)

Stilettos are generally metal reinforced, (metal being strong!) the reason you don't run in them is because your apt to hurt yourself not the shoe. So, if we're talking about the case where a woman leans back on the heel of both of her feet we're going to see some pretty high pressures.

Soup guys.

Thanks for the advice guys, I have a follow up question. I have discovered than he now goes on /b/ (and Runescape). How can I keep him from being a huge loser? I went to my parents' house and saw him and he was recycling lame memes like a total newfag.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_file

Is it possible for NYC to suffer a direct hit from a hurricane Cat 3 or greater?

It's in kind of an awkward position to be directly hit, but I'm sure it's possible.

Sometimes on the telly-vision I see someone put on a mock German accent and say something that sounds like 'Cooler, eight weeks' or some other length of time. What is this a reference to?

Is it possible for NYC to suffer a direct hit from a hurricane Cat 3 or greater?

Yes. It's a coastal city. However I don't recall ever hearing about it taking a hit from a hurricane. So it's probably very unlikely. Storms that run north up the US coast tend to curve to the east as they get north. So Long Island and points east are more likely.

Sometimes on the telly-vision I see someone put on a mock German accent and say something that sounds like 'Cooler, eight weeks' or some other length of time. What is this a reference to?

The Great Escape. Steve McQueen's character, the "Cooler King" has a habit of escaping, and getting caught, and whenever he is, he is taken to the commandant, who will give him a Cooler sentence... "Cooler, tventy days!"
It ebcoem a bitof a running joke.

Yes. It's a coastal city. However I don't recall ever hearing about it taking a hit from a hurricane. So it's probably very unlikely. Storms that run north up the US coast tend to curve to the east as they get north. So Long Island and points east are more likely.

Except that hurricanes that run up the US East coast sometimes turn NW into New York State and beyond. Check out Hurricane Hazel(cat 4) in 1954 which killed over 80 people in the Toronto area alone. I know because a huge tree crushed the corner of our house. (edited)

Well Bill is currently category 2 and there's no way he's gonna get stronger now. If Bill hits NYC he'll probably be a 1 or a very weak cat 2.

Well Bill is currently category 2 and there's no way he's gonna get stronger now. If Bill hits NYC he'll probably be a 1 or a very weak cat 2.

It's going straight to the Canadian coast, it won't touch the States.

It's going straight to the Canadian coast, it won't touch the States.

What a pity.:sad:

Yay we just barely missed it!

I ask these two here because if I ask on a TPATH forum they'd probably respond with some form of disgust.

Does anybody know who the person in the video that's playing, I think harmonica, does anybody know who he is? I don't recognize him and he appeared out of nowhere and he wasn't introduced anywhere in the video (I have the entire thing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMXVQYQ6pKc

Also is it just me or is Tom making faces about 4:15?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u17C4h_MPM

Also, am I the only one who finds this terribly hilarious?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgFj8Dnvtfw

Thanks for answers

Sometimes on the telly-vision I see someone put on a mock German accent and say something that sounds like 'Cooler, eight weeks' or some other length of time. What is this a reference to?

Maybe you were thinking of the TV series Hogans Heros (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opMidLyyTTQ)?

Maybe you were thinking of the TV series Hogans Heros (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opMidLyyTTQ)?

No. It's definitely from The Great Escape even if Hogan's Heroes might have aped it as an in joke.

Whatever happened to myspace? I never hear about it anymore.

it's still there. i'm told that they upgraded it and it's nice than it used to be. i hate it and never go there. so dunno what it's like for sure.

Is it wrong for me to find Hurricane Bill funny since my first name is Bill?

Nope. If it's funny to you, it's funny. :smug:

Why did that advert on the TV for some hair product (I think it was Pantene) censor the word 'mum'?

Because it wasn't recognised as a word? Only "mom" was? Offensive to Muslims/blacks?

Why did that advert on the TV for some hair product (I think it was Pantene) censor the word 'mum'?

Having not seen it, probably a play on aging being somewhat taboo.

Can anyone explain this free healthcare that Alaskans get? I went to www.alaska.gov and didn't find any info on it. Well, nothing obvious.

Can anyone explain this free healthcare that Alaskans get? I went to www.alaska.gov and didn't find any info on it. Well, nothing obvious.

According to this, "approximately 17.7% of the population remains uninsured", which is above the national average. As for the portion that gets state funded insurance, remember that Alaska is the most socialist state in the union, and derives most of it's revenue from taxing oil exports.

According to this, "approximately 17.7% of the population remains uninsured", which is above the national average. As for the portion that gets state funded insurance, remember that Alaska is the most socialist state in the union, and derives most of it's revenue from taxing oil exports.
According to this:

http://www.statehealthfacts.org/profileind.jsp?ind=125&cat=3&rgn=3

Only 5.6% get "Other public" insurance, which is the only category for state funded health care, unless Medicaid and Medicare include those too. And the % uninsured in Alaska is higher than the US average, so Alaska isn't quite as good as I thought.

I recently bought the soundtrack album for Gladiator, but a problem happened after I ripped it to my computer. What do I put down as the artist for the individual songs? I already done the overall album artist and the composers, but I don't know what to put down for the artist for each song. I tried reading the booklet but that didn't help.

I recently bought the soundtrack album for Gladiator, but a problem happened after I ripped it to my computer. What do I put down as the artist for the individual songs? I already done the overall album artist and the composers, but I don't know what to put down for the artist for each song. I tried reading the booklet but that didn't help.

According to Wikipedia:

All the tracks were composed solely by Hans Zimmer except where noted.

1. "Progeny" – 2:13
2. "The Wheat" – 1:03 (Composed by Lisa Gerrard)
3. "The Battle" – 10:02
4. "Earth" – 3:01
5. "Sorrow" – 1:26 (Composed by Lisa Gerrard & Klaus Badelt)
6. "To Zucchabar" – 3:16 (Composed by Hans Zimmer & Djivan Gasparyan)
7. "Patricide" – 4:08
8. "The Emperor Is Dead" – 1:21 (Composed by Lisa Gerrard & Klaus Badelt)
9. "The Might of Rome" – 5:18
10. "Strength and Honor" – 2:09
11. "Reunion" – 1:14 (Composed by Lisa Gerrard & Klaus Badelt)
12. "Slaves to Rome" – 1:00
13. "Barbarian Horde" – 10:33
14. "Am I Not Merciful?" – 6:33
15. "Elysium" – 2:41 (Composed by Lisa Gerrard & Klaus Badelt)
16. "Honor Him" – 1:19
17. "Now We Are Free" – 4:14 (Composed by Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard & Klaus Badelt)


-Link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_(soundtrack))

Of course that only helps if you're looking for composer (which in this case, I would put as artist for organizational reasons). Or are you looking for the performer's too?

I tend to put the composer

Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerard did the Gladiator soundtrack.

EDIT: Oh, I see the post already says that. Carry on!

Is it legal to pretend to disperse rioters with nerve gas? They're spraying tear gas, but they're decked out in full military-grade hazmat suits, act very carefully when handling the "nerve gas", and then issue orders on loudspeaker for all units to evacuate the area.

I don't think they want to get hit by the tear gas. It's not much fun.

Nah, some people still go on rioting through the gas, covering their faces with rags. I doubt they'd do the same if the gas was perceived as deadly.

I was referring to the police!

When Captain Kirk says, "Captain's log, stardate: supplemental," what the hell is "supplemental"?

When Captain Kirk says, "Captain's log, stardate: supplemental," what the hell is "supplemental"?

Means he's supposed to make an entry a day. If he has something to add after the day's entry, you make a supplemental entry.

I remember this question

Is it true that the US gov't takes random computers from random people returning from abroad? If so, why?

remained unanswered while reading this. (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125141107996464955.html?mod=googlenews_wsj)

What is the difference between a social democrat and a democratic socialist? :confused:

My impression is that social democrats are not socialists; they are only mixed economy fans. Democratic socialists are Marxists who believe Marxism can be achieved through democracy.

So who else hates Styrofoam? Somehow I was under the impression for the longest time that I was in a very small minority of people whom it creeps out (shivers down your spine, hair standing on end) kinda the way people say of nails on chalkboards (doesn't really bother me) or whatever. But now everyone I've asked says the same thing, so apparently it's a common reaction from people?

What do you feel when you imagine a lunch tray, or fast food drinking container...scraping it along a composite countertop...the kids in school who used to puncture and pick apart the styrofoam with their plastic forks...all the big chunks of styrofoam now tossed together in a bag of trash...help me out here?

I HATE styrofoam, absolutely hate it.

I HATE styrofoam, absolutely hate it.

Same, but I do not find it creepy or scary in the least...

I don't think I ever said it was creepy or scary, just extremely annoying, the feel if you stick a nail into it or touch your teeth to it, ugh, making me shudder just thinking about it. That and the infernal squeaking!

So who else hates Styrofoam?


I do! I usually run when people are opening a package or whatever. It's hard to describe the feeling.

I'm looking for a good book on the history of the middle east conflict. Suggestions?

Seven Pillars of Wisdom, by TE Lawrence, will always be a start.

If I put my laptop in the microwave, will it blow up like in the mozy commercial?

I doubt it.

It'll probably just cause a fire.

:mad: Mendacious advertising!!!

Can anyone tell me how to make histograms in Open Office? For some reason I can't find the option.

nb4 omg use google.

If I put my laptop in the microwave, will it blow up like in the mozy commercial?

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Can anyone tell me how to make histograms in Open Office? For some reason I can't find the option.

nb4 omg use google.

Third (http://www.google.ca/search?q=how+to+make+histograms+in+openoffice&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a) result.

You always have to be a smartass Mr. ICBM. :mad:;)

I think my Google is defective.

So who else hates Styrofoam?
I do.

My baby toenails keep ripping off. How can I stop it? (Wearing socks just makes it worse.)

Why were there 2 Hulk movies in so short a span of time? One in 2003 and one in 2008. What was the purpose of that? I saw the 2003 one (with Eric Bana), but I missed the 2008 one. I thought the 2003 one was perfectly fine, but not great.

It wasn't that popular, and a different director(I think) wanted to take a crack at it.

My baby toenails keep ripping off. How can I stop it? (Wearing socks just makes it worse.)

Keep them trimmed very short and have no rough edges.

Why were there 2 Hulk movies in so short a span of time? One in 2003 and one in 2008. What was the purpose of that? I saw the 2003 one (with Eric Bana), but I missed the 2008 one. I thought the 2003 one was perfectly fine, but not great.

Because the first one sucked so bad they wanted to pretend it never happened. :)

Thanks.

Question: In my province, there are roads which my mom calls the "old highways." On Google Maps they're the yellow ones, it's just a really wide road (no dividers like highway). Is there a proper name for these? E.G. like "side streets"

I tried googling "old highway" with no luck and I'm not sure what term to use now.

Also it's not an arterial road, I looked that up.

EDIT: Almost like this, although I don't recognize the area
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/4755/nsroute2363798237.png

Secondary roads.

What purpose does the silk in the corn serve? Would it be a detriment to the corn to not grow silk between the kernels? Could they at least genetically engineer the silk to not get stuck in your teeth after you eat an ear or corn?

Silk is the female corn flower.

What happens if you put a normal battery into a battery charger? I'm not brave enough to try.

Also, why do the cheap batteries die within 15 minutes while the really expensive ones (e.g. Energizer) last for months?

I would guess absolutely nothing.

The reason I asked is because I found one saying that it might explode and I was wondering if that was true or just exaggeration.

What happens if you put a normal battery into a battery charger? I'm not brave enough to try.

Also, why do the cheap batteries die within 15 minutes while the really expensive ones (e.g. Energizer) last for months?

It could burst. And that would ruin the charger and possibly damage other things.

Speaking of corn...

In that one episode of the Twilight Zone, with the crazy kid with godlike powers who takes over his town, the kid keeps threatening people with "sending them to the the cornfield." Was this referring to something? I don't really get what was so threatening by that.

No, that's what he actually meant. And I think it was either an endless cornfield or one you couldn't get out of.

No, that's what he actually meant. And I think it was either an endless cornfield or one you couldn't get out of.

Right. He had the power to seperate the town from the rest of the world, so he likely created a cornfield isolated from everything else where he sent things he never wanted to see again.

I have a wisdom tooth coming in. I think it would have been impacted, but I had a tooth removed there in January. It doesn't hurt a whole lot. Any need to see a dentist? (It's a pain filling out tons of paperwork to convince social security that it's something important.)

I have a wisdom tooth coming in. I think it would have been impacted, but I had a tooth removed there in January. It doesn't hurt a whole lot. Any need to see a dentist? (It's a pain filling out tons of paperwork to convince social security that it's something important.)

Hm, my wisdom tooth came in with no problems.
It'll obviously hurt a little bit at the beginning because of it breaking through the gum there, but it gets better once it's through (my opinion, might be different for others).

I have a wisdom tooth coming in. I think it would have been impacted, but I had a tooth removed there in January. It doesn't hurt a whole lot. Any need to see a dentist? (It's a pain filling out tons of paperwork to convince social security that it's something important.)

The only reason I can think of to remove wisdom teeth is to prevent crowding your other teeth. If you invested in braces already, than wisdom teeth could potentially screw up your whole mouth. Just ask a dentist if it's necessary (they'll probably say it is recommended.)

I have a wisdom tooth coming in. I think it would have been impacted, but I had a tooth removed there in January. It doesn't hurt a whole lot. Any need to see a dentist? (It's a pain filling out tons of paperwork to convince social security that it's something important.)

You can ask the dentist next time you have an appointment, but if it were me, I wouldn't schedule an appointment just for that.

What is the official name for those spots of colors you sometimes "see" floating around after looking at a bright light?

What is the official name for those spots of colors you sometimes "see" floating around after looking at a bright light?

Can be called an 'after-image' not sure if it's official

Why do we get labor day off?

Why do we get labor day off?

To celebrate the rest of the miserable working days. :p

Speaking of corn...

In that one episode of the Twilight Zone, with the crazy kid with godlike powers who takes over his town, the kid keeps threatening people with "sending them to the the cornfield." Was this referring to something? I don't really get what was so threatening by that.
I always thought it just meant the victim would be killed by whatever means, then his corpse thrown into the corn field.

If you order something on Amazon, how long can you expect to wait before you get it?

Depends on the item you bought, how much you paid for postage etc..

Why do we get labor day off?

Because it's ironic.

Will the world really end in 2012?

Will the world really end in 2012?
Some people might say that that's up for debate. :p

If you order something on Amazon, how long can you expect to wait before you get it?
You can track packages, mang. In my experience the package tracker overestimates by a day fwiw.

Will everybody forget about 2012 by 2013?

Will people be suckered into buying 2012-compliant merchandice for twice the price like Y2K?

If you order something on Amazon, how long can you expect to wait before you get it?

In the US often 2 or 3 days (excluding sunday). But you can pick different shipping options if time or cost are more important to you. There's some variability if the item is not immediately available. But Amazon doesn't have that problem a lot. And if you chose UPS shipping to an apartment address, you have to be home in the middle of the day or they won't leave it. :mad:

What about this part of the world (Britain)?

They say 3 to 5 business days for the free shipping option, but I've gotten mine in less than two. I'm in Canada, though. Distance travelled is roughly comparable to Edinburgh-London. YMMV.

How do people write 10-30 page papers? Strategies? Advice?

They say 3 to 5 business days for the free shipping option, but I've gotten mine in less than two. I'm in Canada, though. Distance travelled is roughly comparable to Edinburgh-London. YMMV.

How do people write 10-30 page papers? Strategies? Advice?

Start with a concept for the paper. And then research. The bigger the paper, the more research you need. (Unless it's creative writing, in which case just have at it and don't stop.) You need enough content so that there's no filler. So you start by developing enough content to cover the size you're expected to turn in.

Some people might say that that's up for debate. :p

Only the nay-sayers :p

What about this part of the world (Britain)?

Depends on who you're buying from , what postal options you choose, had to wait 2 weeks for a really obsure 2nd hand book. Usually it's 2-3 days. Sometimes I've been able to track my parcel, " it's in the delivery van" they told me once, sure enough it arrived within an hour !

Start with a concept for the paper. And then research. The bigger the paper, the more research you need. (Unless it's creative writing, in which case just have at it and don't stop.) You need enough content so that there's no filler. So you start by developing enough content to cover the size you're expected to turn in.

I see. Thank you :)

A link in the funny pics thread lead me to this and now I crave more Italo Calvino. Recommend and/or share a link with some of his stuff plizz

A link in the funny pics thread lead me to this and now I crave more Italo Calvino. Recommend and/or share a link with some of his stuff plizz
A high school fellow quizballer of mine highly recommends If on a winter's night a traveler.

Your hastiness shall be rewarded. Have an O



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Will America ever reach the point in my lifetime where showing nudity on TV is not reserved for adult stations, and is freely shown in advertisements?

Will America ever reach the point in my lifetime where showing nudity on TV is not reserved for adult stations, and is freely shown in advertisements?

If you had asked that before Nipplegate, the general opinion was that it would happen in another 10-15 years. But the trend was set back a decade.

Will the world really end in 2012?

No .

Do pathologists normally work in groups? I mean, if you get test results, how many people will have worked and passed judgement on the report?

Fall would be the natural mating season for humans right? I think I heard that once and that ancient societies had all kinds of festivals on the equinox or something to knock everyone up so all the kids were born at the same time mostly. I guess it makes sense, the kids would be born into summer with more food available for the necessary development and would be big and strong enough then to survive winter.

That sounds very much like rumor/myth/urban legend. AFAIK that's not consistent across ancient societies nor is it the norm among our closest primate relatives.

Humans have no natural mating season. We do not go into heat or anything like that. We are evolved in an area (central Africa) where seasons have much smaller effect then say..Europe for example.

But even still in Africa the animals have mating seasons no? So maybe it was just something the Europeans made up since this was pretty much described as being part of what stonehenge was for, a giant orgy.

But even still in Africa the animals have mating seasons no? So maybe it was just something the Europeans made up since this was pretty much described as being part of what stonehenge was for, a giant orgy.

I was merely guessing on the Africa thing. :)

But no, i don't think we have any natural 'mating season' although I think we have more kids in winter due to people being bored and having sex in Winter ? And those 'pagan' things were merely celebrations of fertility usually..and fertile = sex for many cultures.

Well that was the point, they celebrate their fertility, by having lots of sex and trying to birth kids into the rhythm of nature.

I have a mating season ever since I got married... every 2 years.:cry:

Well that was the point, they celebrate their fertility, by having lots of sex and trying to birth kids into the rhythm of nature.

Why are you so interested? Trying to make it with the Marilyn Manson chick? :groucho:

Hi. Does anyone know any exercises that are good for someone just starting to try to lose weight who has very limited space in which to work out? (A dorm room, basically).

You could try to stop eating.

You can't just go jogging? Or if you're in really bad shape, walking? I suppose you could always do jumping jacks or something, but for most aerobic exercise you either need a gym or space to move.

I have a question. Has anyone ever brought the "airplane on a treadmill" brain teaser to this forum? That one usually makes for an entertaining thread.

You could try to stop eating.

Lol :lol:

But good ol' fashioned push-ups, sit-ups, free squats, lunges and jumping rope are pretty good for simple cardio and muscle tone.

Go out and get a few dumb-bells (sp?). Get some 'light' pair and a 'heavy' pair, and you should be good to go. Maybe get a medium weight pair too. You an use dumb-bells for a lot of exercises.

Hi. Does anyone know any exercises that are good for someone just starting to try to lose weight who has very limited space in which to work out? (A dorm room, basically).

Start with a fast walk for a few miles a day. Do a lap or 2 around the campus. You can't do much more than basic calisthenics in a tiny room. So I would get out. I would be surprised if there isn't a gym you can use. But just getting out of the room and moving is about the best start.

What about this part of the world (Britain)?
I haven't used Amazon much, but things have always arrived within the range given, and in the lower end.

How do people write 10-30 page papers? Strategies? Advice?
Write lots of notes as you read, which takes a bit longer than reading first, but less time than reading first and then going back to take notes again.
Then you've a load of material that can relatively quickly be honed down to size.
Fall would be the natural mating season for humans right? I think I heard that once and that ancient societies had all kinds of festivals on the equinox or something to knock everyone up so all the kids were born at the same time mostly. I guess it makes sense, the kids would be born into summer with more food available for the necessary development and would be big and strong enough then to survive winter.
Humans have no mating season.
The festivals were religious ceremonies, and the orgies based on marking the seasons, due to primitive beliefs that human and soil fertilities were linked, and an activation of one might help the other.
But even still in Africa the animals have mating seasons no? So maybe it was just something the Europeans made up since this was pretty much described as being part of what stonehenge was for, a giant orgy.
Stonehenge is very unlikely to have been for a giant orgy. Seasonal religious orgies are widespread cultural relics of primitive beliefs, not at all limited to Europe.
Hi. Does anyone know any exercises that are good for someone just starting to try to lose weight who has very limited space in which to work out? (A dorm room, basically).
Go outside and run. It's not easy to lose weight just by jumping around in your room. You need long periods of exercise. If running hurts, as it does some women, or people with sensitive joints, you need to find a rowing machine, a bicycle or a swimming pool.
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I have a question. Has anyone ever brought the "airplane on a treadmill" brain teaser to this forum? That one usually makes for an entertaining thread.
Yes, it has been here. You can try again though.

They don't let you walk around the prison yard? LOL

Exersize is the first step to loosing weight. Healthy eating is the other. Lots of fresh foods and smaller portions. Don't forget water. Lots and lots of water. Streaches > exersize (biking is good) > cool down (you can cramp up). :goodjob: Good luck.

Hi. Does anyone know any exercises that are good for someone just starting to try to lose weight who has very limited space in which to work out? (A dorm room, basically).

I was in the same situation when I started exercising last year. Apart from going out and just walking/jogging/cycling/swimming/etc, you could get some videos. Aerobics, cardio kickboxing, things like that. You really don't need a lot of room for most of the exercises, especially the beginner kind. Removes the dependence on weather and the time of day too. There are also websites that offer on demand videos of all kinds of workout for various levels, if you don't want to buy a video only to find it's not the right kind of workout for you. Of course those sites usually require you to pay for a subscription to access the videos, but it might be a good investment so you can check out the options, and you might discover you enjoy things you never even considered. It's still not as good as hitting a gym or having someone coach you in person, but for me it's much easier to exercise with a video than doing the same workout completely on my own, even if I know it by heart after some time.

If you primarily want to lose weight, running is probably your best bet in the long term (in addition to adjusting your diet). In case you lack the confidence to because you are in really bad shape, doing exercises in your room can be a great way to build up some basic endurance. A half hour of aerobics can be really tough.

Thank you to everyone who answered me. I know that walking and such is better than staying in my room, and I'm already doing that. The reason I asked was that I was looking for little exercises to do on the days I'm not walking, or when the weather is too poor for it.

Mesousa, thanks for the videos online suggestion. I wasn't aware those even existed, although of course it makes sense that they would. I'll look into them.

Would a planet in a binary star system revolve around only one star, or would it do kinda like a figure 8 orbit orbitting both or just a circular orbit around both? Would life be possible in any such configuration or would it end up too cold or hot at some point in orbit no matter what?

Would a planet in a binary star system revolve around only one star, or would it do kinda like a figure 8 orbit orbitting both or just a circular orbit around both? Would life be possible in any such configuration or would it end up too cold or hot at some point in orbit no matter what?

Planets around binary stars

Science fiction has often featured planets of binary or ternary stars as a setting. In reality, some orbital ranges are impossible for dynamical reasons (the planet would be expelled from its orbit relatively quickly, being either ejected from the system altogether or transferred to a more inner or outer orbital range), whilst other orbits present serious challenges for eventual biospheres because of likely extreme variations in surface temperature during different parts of the orbit. Planets that orbit just one star in a binary pair are said to have "S-type" orbits, whereas those that orbit around both stars have "P-type" or "circumbinary" orbits. It is estimated that 50–60% of binary stars are capable of supporting habitable terrestrial planets within stable orbital ranges.[61]

Simulations have shown that the presence of a binary companion can actually improve the rate of planet formation within stable orbital zones by "stirring up" the protoplanetary disk, increasing the accretion rate of the protoplanets within.[61]

Detecting planets in multiple star systems introduces additional technical difficulties, which may be why they are only rarely found.[62] Examples include PSR B1620-26 b and Gamma Cephei.

A study of fourteen previously known planetary systems found three of these systems to be binary systems. All planets were found to be in S-type orbits around the primary star. In these three cases the secondary star was much dimmer than the primary and so was not previously detected. This discovery resulted in a recalculation of parameters for both the planet and the primary star.

Source: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_star#Planets_around_binary_stars)

There are stable orbits for planets in binary star systems. There are various stability criteria which say when an orbit is stable. One such criteria (and I don't know the actual numbers) says that if all orbits are circular and the stars are the same size, then the planet must orbit one of them at less than /some fraction/ of the inter-star distance, or must orbit both combined at more than /whatever/ times the inter-star distance. Figure-eight orbits are unstable, and can eject the planet from the system.

If you have two Sun-like stars at the center of the system, a planet would be the same temperature as Earth if it were at sqrt(2) = 1.4 astronomical units away, rather than Earth's 1 AU. This distance is closer than Mars's orbit (1.6 AU). Most stars are dimmer than our Sun, so the orbit could be even smaller.

The high energy astronomers at NASA don't know much about this subject, so we asked an expert: Eric Mamajek of Pennsylvania State University:

The solar-like stars 16 Cygni B and 55 Cancri A have been found to have Jupiter-size extrasolar planets orbiting them. So we do have indirect proof, through Doppler spectroscopy methods (Marcy & Butler, SFSU, Lick Observatory), that planets indeed form in binary systems.

The formation mechanisms for forming stars and planets are very different. Planets require accretion to form, specifically accretion in a protoplanetary disk around a young star. Stars can form from the collapse of a molecular cloud core on their own, however planets can only form in the disk around a star. (Pulsar planets are likely formed "posthumously" around pulsars, and are a different beast all together). The main problem with forming planets in multiple star systems is dynamic ejection... stars can simply toss planetesimals out of the system all together (or even accrete them). An example of this is the Kirkwood gaps in the asteroid belt where Jupiter doesn't allow asteroids to exist in certain orbits, and conversely it "shepherds" asteroids in to certain other orbits. A companion star would have a similar effect, except there would be a lot less "shepherding" orbits. The vast majority of binary stars have eccentric orbits. It is difficult for bodies to exist in a system with two very massive bodies in an eccentric orbit. They can only exist very close to each star, or very far from both stars.

An excellent example in the lines of the Tatooine example is the nearby solar-like stars Alpha Centauri A and B. They orbit each other at an average distance of 23 AU, however the eccentricities of each orbit bring them to as close to 11 AU and as far as 35 AU. Numerical simulations by Paul Weigert at University of Toronto have shown that each star has a "safe zone" about 3 AU in radius in which planets could safely survive for billions of years. Objects placed further out from each star than about 3 AU are dynamically ejected in a matter of millions of years or less. Alpha Cen A is about 1.5 times as luminous as our Sun, and Alpha Cen B is about .45 times as luminous as our Sun, and if you do the simple physics, one can see that a "habitable zone" exists around BOTH stars within the 3 AU dynamic "safe zone." Indeed, it could be possible that BOTH Alpha Cen A and B have planets conducive to life. Theoretical models age them anywhere from 3-8 Gyr... plenty of time for life to develop if the planets have the right conditions...

Source - http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/980122c.html

Hmm, that's about the distance from Earth to Neptune(the distance between the alpha Centauri's) so I guess if you were to put an earth like planet a similar distance from one(B is slightly smaller than the sun and A slightly bigger right? So a little further from A then let's say) then B would be a decent distance away to not burn us or be pulling us out of our orbit? How big would it appear? I'd guess about a quarter the size the moon appears, would that be about correct? Too many numbers to calculate for my lazy brain.

What's the difference between d/dx and d/dt?

Also, would it be bad for financial institutions if people knew personal finance well?

Also, would it be bad for financial institutions if people knew personal finance well?

That would probably be bad for fund managers. No one who knows personal finance well is likely to put money in a mutual fund, for example. But other that those people who make a living managing the money of others, it would probably be fairly good for the industry as a whole because there would be fewer mistakes, fewer defaults, fewer bankruptcies.

What's the difference between d/dx and d/dt?


First, if you don't mind, I'd like to ask you a question, though please, feel free to disregard it if you don't want to answer, though I mean this with no offense: Don't you have a university degree in a technical field? I thought so but maybe I've been mistaken...it seemed to me some of your recent posts are just meant to draw out lame math/science jokes but maybe I was under the wrong impression the whole time.

Anyway, the first and best answer is that there is no difference - both are simply potential symbolic notation for various concepts. The next thing, though, is that in practice it is very common for x, or unit vector x, and so on with y and z, to refer to orthogonal spatial dimensions in mathematical functions. t, similarly, almost always refers to time. So most commonly d/dx refers to a derivative in terms of one of the three Cartesian orthogonal vectors (as opposed to a cylindrical, spherical, or other system) while d/dt refers to a derivative in time.

Or, d/dt is just more useful to specify the rate of change in use of a certain insecticide.

First, if you don't mind, I'd like to ask you a question, though please, feel free to disregard it if you don't want to answer, though I mean this with no offense: Don't you have a university degree in a technical field? I thought so but maybe I've been mistaken...it seemed to me some of your recent posts are just meant to draw out lame math/science jokes but maybe I was under the wrong impression the whole time.

Are you kidding? I'm just starting university. I just read a lot and am curious about a lot of topics. Doesn't mean I know everything. :lol:

Are you kidding? I'm just starting university. I just read a lot and am curious about a lot of topics. Doesn't mean I know everything.

Well, take it as a compliment then, as I must have thought that based off the fact that unlike many others I've never seen you try to make arguments with data clearly orders of magnitude wrong, try to contradict the definition of an average, etc...

Though unfortunately that does mean Perfection and others apparently remain the experts compared to both of us :p

Mulling over your answer, I guess the d/dt operator will tend to make e^x become 0 with enough differentiation, while d/dx won't. I understand it now, I think, since the former is a derivative not in terms of x, but of a different variable.

Anyway, that's done...
Well, take it as a compliment then, as I must have thought that based off the fact that unlike many others I've never seen you try to make arguments with data clearly orders of magnitude wrong, try to contradict the definition of an average, etc...
Thanks. :)


Though unfortunately that does mean Perfection and others apparently remain the experts compared to both of us :p
And we have to learn from them.

Mulling over your answer, I guess the d/dt operator will tend to make e^x become 0 with enough differentiation, while d/dx won't. I understand it now, I think, since the former is a derivative not in terms of x, but of a different variable.

d/dt would make e^x become 0 immediately, because it does not contain a variable in terms of time, ie. some hypothetical function that was f(x, t) = e^x + g(t) => f '(x,t) = g'(t).

And actually, since this seems to be exactly what you are looking for, I'd recommend looking up wave motion. Again, I don't entirely know your level but an introductory physics text (ie. without needing extensive math backgrounds) at the least covers basics, strings, light, etc...- essentially, the defining wave equation is a differential equation with terms both in time and space.

Or, as you would see, wave motion can be described in terms of sinusoidal functions - eg. cos(kx-wt). So there is a clear distinction between derivatives/period/etc... in space, and the same in time.

The SciTech quiz question (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=8449988&postcount=189) you asked a day or two ago asks to apply d/dt multiple times and name the iteration.

:)

Oh, shoot, I don't recall what comes after jerk...hmm, upon looking, seems like maybe jounce?

Oh, shoot, I don't recall what comes after jerk...hmm, upon looking, seems like maybe jounce?
Yeah, it's jounce.

Why is it that I keep injuring the same ankle (the right one) again and again? Why never my left one?

For example, sprains, strains, rolling it, bruising it, etc etc.

Why is it that I keep injuring the same ankle (the right one) again and again? Why never my left one?

For example, sprains, strains, rolling it, bruising it, etc etc.

a) it's weaker because of previous injuries,
b) you have habits that put it more at risk,
c) All of the above.

Can someone give me some ideas for some good Danish movies? That are in Danish, not just taking place in Denmark or made by Danes.

2nd question: When I see an action movie in a language other than English, it usually seems amazingly stupid to me, far dumber than if it were in English. Does anyone else feel the same way? (Exception: French. I don't know, but French actually seems to work.)

It's been some years since I've watched it, but I remember enjoying I Kina spiser de hunde (In China They Eat Dogs) a lot.

Can someone give me some ideas for some good Danish movies? That are in Danish, not just taking place in Denmark or made by Danes.

2nd question: When I see an action movie in a language other than English, it usually seems amazingly stupid to me, far dumber than if it were in English. Does anyone else feel the same way? (Exception: French. I don't know, but French actually seems to work.)

Why do you want to see a Danish film, of all nations to pick from?

As regards to your second question, a lot of English-language action films seem amazingly stupid to me, and I am English.

Can someone give me some ideas for some good Danish movies? That are in Danish, not just taking place in Denmark or made by Danes.

Babette's Feast is pretty good, if you don't mind something that's kind of minimalist (or produced on a low budget; I haven't decided yet), and if you have patience enough to get through a bit of the tedium.

Why do you want to see a Danish film, of all nations to pick from?

As regards to your second question, a lot of English-language action films seem amazingly stupid to me, and I am English.
I like the way Danish sounds.

I agree.

s-mOy8VUEBk

:mischief:

If you have two functions, f and g, and f(g(x)) = x and g(f(x)) = x, then the two functions are inverses.

But what if f(g(x)) and g(f(x)) = -x

What if they equal xi ?

On dress - Americans and other foreigners need not answer:

1. When wearing a suit, should I button the jacket? I'm used to wearing it open (I've only worn a suit in civillian context twice) and I have fairly broad shoulders, does that make a difference?

2. If you have a tie, but no jacket, and a long-sleeved shirt, do you roll the sleeves?

Depends on the occasion. Since you're mil, wear it closed, with decorations.

Actually I'm (for the hundredth time on this forum) retired, so I don't wear uniform in place of a suit save on Armistice Day and other military-related ceremonies. I don't think you're meant to wear decorations on a civillian suit anyway, are you?

It's been some years since I've watched it, but I remember enjoying I Kina spiser de hunde (In China They Eat Dogs) a lot.
That would be worth watching for the title alone.

On dress - Americans and other foreigners need not answer:

1. When wearing a suit, should I button the jacket? I'm used to wearing it open (I've only worn a suit in civillian context twice) and I have fairly broad shoulders, does that make a difference?

2. If you have a tie, but no jacket, and a long-sleeved shirt, do you roll the sleeves?
1. How many buttons? Traditionally it's three buttons when standing, only one when seated. I assume that with many suits now only having two buttons, you button them both when standing, and unbutton one when seated.

2. No. You can roll the cuffs if you wish.

On dress - Americans and other foreigners need not answer:

Wow, is it really that different over there that we wear our clothes differently?

I was thinking more of the French, but the Americans are strange people too ;)

Wow, is it really that different over there that we wear our clothes differently?
Actually, all English-speaking countries have the same formal dress codes, as they're based on the Victorian period. But he's right about the French, they do it completely differently, as do all Continental nations.

Actually I'm (for the hundredth time on this forum) retired, so I don't wear uniform in place of a suit save on Armistice Day and other military-related ceremonies. I don't think you're meant to wear decorations on a civillian suit anyway, are you?

Yes you are IIRC. There is a special decorum for such, since some medals are both military and civilian, and some civilian only.

Yes you are IIRC. There is a special decorum for such, since some medals are both military and civilian, and some civilian only.
I see people wearing medals in civvies during ANZAC Day over here all the time. Don't know the decorum behind it though.

Yes you are IIRC. There is a special decorum for such, since some medals are both military and civilian, and some civilian only.

I don't have any civvy-only medals, but I do have an MM and an MC (in fact, I think I'm one of very few people to get that). Does that mean I wear the SAM (which civvies could get) and nothing else? Or a full bar? Or just don't wear any, except on the green?

Actually I'm (for the hundredth time on this forum) retired, so I don't wear uniform in place of a suit save on Armistice Day and other military-related ceremonies. I don't think you're meant to wear decorations on a civillian suit anyway, are you?

I always saw wearing medals with civilian clothes to look stupid as hell. However there may be some awards that are appropriate.

Anyone else deal with Stafford loans, Perkins loans, and the UCalifornia system?

Why is it with all these contests, they have the skill-testing questions?

Why is it with all these contests, they have the skill-testing questions?
Umm, what contests?

beauty contests?

It's a Canadian thing. Just entering a raffle or whatever is considered gambling, but if they add a random math question they can pass it off as a contest of skills.

It's a Canadian thing. Just entering a raffle or whatever is considered gambling, but if they add a random math question they can pass it off as a contest of skills.

How do you know that? :confused:

How do you know that? :confused:
He's an inveterate gambler.

I wear my suit open all the time. It would only be odd at very formal occasions. Rolling sleeves, however, is not smart. You could get away with it, but people would notice.

I don't know anything about when to wear medals.

How do you know that? :confused:

I read it on another site, where someone asked the same question and a Canadian answered.

He's an inveterate gambler.

No, an inveterate skill-contest enterer.

I read it on another site, where someone asked the same question and a Canadian answered.



No, an inveterate skill-contest enterer.
Oh, so they hold skill-contests in casinoes now?

http://www.gg.ca/honours/pdf/wearing_e.pdf

I found this about canadian medal protocol, I presume it's the same over here - basic gist is that you only wear them in really formal dress, and then you wear the full bar.

I remember there was this internet comedy service where you could do hilarious things to whatever website you liked. I remember having loads of fun with it a few years ago, but I forget what it is.

What was it?

bored.com

:D

bored.com

:D
I couldn't find it there. One of the things the site i'm talking about did was make the highlighted web page look like it had mold growing on it.

If I rent a video at a store, I get home, it doesn't work, I download the movie on the Internet, watch it once with, say, my girlfriend (so not publicly), and then delete the downloaded file and tomorrow return the DVD, without requesting money back or anything like that, is it considered piracy?

If I rent a video at a store, I get home, it doesn't work, I download the movie on the Internet, watch it once with, say, my girlfriend (so not publicly), and then delete the downloaded file and tomorrow return the DVD, without requesting money back or anything like that, is it considered piracy?
I'd say that would depend upon the country you're in. But in any country where downloads are considered piracy, yep, it would still count.

Do you know of some place where I can read about the various laws of different countries in this matter? :) I'm genuinely curious to know more about this.

Do you know of some place where I can read about the various laws of different countries in this matter? :) I'm genuinely curious to know more about this.
No, I wouldn't have a clue. I don't even know Australia's laws on piracy, because I really don't care what my idiot government thinks. I imagine Wikipedia might have a brief outline if you looked up 'piracy.'

I couldn't find it there. One of the things the site i'm talking about did was make the highlighted web page look like it had mold growing on it.


Well a year or several ago bored.com had things like nuking part of the screen, erasing some of it, making ants crawl over it, etc. etc.

So I thought that it might be it.

Well a year or several ago bored.com had things like nuking part of the screen, erasing some of it, making ants crawl over it, etc. etc.

So I thought that it might be it.
I looked harder, and It does have a website destruction feature. But... it just wasn't the same as the one I saw. The one I saw had a red menu bar, not a black one.

how come Isle Royale is uninhabited?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWG0xWEAmtQ

Can anyone tell me when this video was made? Not when it was first posted on youtube, but when it was first made?

A little screw in my glasses just fell out and my glasses came apart. I won't be able to get them fixed until tomorrow (under warranty, yay!). Any ideas until then?

Disconnect your internet? Would be an awful strain on your eyes to read things on your computer without your glasses, best not to tempt yourself.

Well, I sort of can if I squint and lean forward (or increase the font size). Can't play any games, though.

Edit: Oh, and I'm nearsighted. And fairly good at touch-typing, before you ask.

Another edit: Does anybody else touch-type with only a few fingers? I normally use 2-3.

A little screw in my glasses just fell out and my glasses came apart. I won't be able to get them fixed until tomorrow (under warranty, yay!). Any ideas until then?

Take a needle and thread and sew them together. May need a small needle, or you could use a needle threader if you have one.

A little screw in my glasses just fell out and my glasses came apart. I won't be able to get them fixed until tomorrow (under warranty, yay!). Any ideas until then?

Can't you put the screw back?

Can't you put the screw back?

Quite!
Put it back, screw it in and put your glasses on. That's what I do when I have a screw loose.

If you have lost the screw, a small piece of paper clip will work for a while.

Why in god's name did Fonzie have his office in a men's bathroom? Isn't that like the worst place to spend a large amount of time in, even if you ignored the smell? There are plenty of germs in there.

Why in god's name did Fonzie have his office in a men's bathroom? Isn't that like the worst place to spend a large amount of time in, even if you ignored the smell? There are plenty of germs in there.

It was the 50s. Different standards for different times.

Why in god's name did Fonzie have his office in a men's bathroom? Isn't that like the worst place to spend a large amount of time in, even if you ignored the smell? There are plenty of germs in there.

Well, since everyone knew it was Fonzie's office, no one actually went to the bathroom in there, so there was no smell or germ problem. Fonzie occasionally would use the toilet, but his poop doesn't stink, so there is no problem.

Is there any album that you have listened to more than 200 times? The only album I know of that has engendered that kind of listenability among its fans is the album Reign In Blood by Slayer. Most of the people I know that love the album, including myself, have listened to it more than 200 times. One guy I know said he listened to it 1000 times, but I'm doubtful.

Is there any album that you have listened to more than 200 times? The only album I know of that has engendered that kind of listenability among its fans is the album Reign In Blood by Slayer. Most of the people I know that love the album, including myself, have listened to it more than 200 times. One guy I know said he listened to it 1000 times, but I'm doubtful.
I've listened to Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Out of Exile, and The Spirit Room all more than two hundred times. Certain songs on both, I've listened to far more often than that.

I'm not normal.

Is there any album that you have listened to more than 200 times? The only album I know of that has engendered that kind of listenability among its fans is the album Reign In Blood by Slayer. Most of the people I know that love the album, including myself, have listened to it more than 200 times. One guy I know said he listened to it 1000 times, but I'm doubtful.
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Is there any album that you have listened to more than 200 times? The only album I know of that has engendered that kind of listenability among its fans is the album Reign In Blood by Slayer. Most of the people I know that love the album, including myself, have listened to it more than 200 times. One guy I know said he listened to it 1000 times, but I'm doubtful.

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac.

Is there any album that you have listened to more than 200 times? The only album I know of that has engendered that kind of listenability among its fans is the album Reign In Blood by Slayer. Most of the people I know that love the album, including myself, have listened to it more than 200 times. One guy I know said he listened to it 1000 times, but I'm doubtful.

Hybrid Theory.

Hybrid Theory.
:mad:

Is there any album that you have listened to more than 200 times? The only album I know of that has engendered that kind of listenability among its fans is the album Reign In Blood by Slayer. Most of the people I know that love the album, including myself, have listened to it more than 200 times. One guy I know said he listened to it 1000 times, but I'm doubtful.

My list probably includes a bunch of albums I listened to a lot in highschool - and occasionally since - probably a lot in university and a bit here and there.

Nirvana - Nevermind
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Pearl Jam - Ten
Rage against the Machine - Rage against the Machine
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle

Radiohead - The Bends probably falls 30-60 listens short of 200, and I can't think of many other albums that might qualify.

Is there any album that you have listened to more than 200 times? The only album I know of that has engendered that kind of listenability among its fans is the album Reign In Blood by Slayer. Most of the people I know that love the album, including myself, have listened to it more than 200 times. One guy I know said he listened to it 1000 times, but I'm doubtful.


Most of my Shostakovitch and Dvorak symphonies I've listened to enough times to be able to sing by heart. Same goes for the Gladiator soundtrack, Mozart's Requiem Mass, and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Songs and Dances of Death.

Oh silly me, I've seemed to have forgotten:

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and

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