It's back :)

All standard forum rules apply.

Let's have good questions and excellent answers. :)

what happened to the last thread?

How does Pandora make money?

How does Pandora make money?

Advertising, and the kinda dumb Pandora One promo.

//subscribed

Why are the US and UK covers different?


US
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/8358/hardpromises.jpg

UK
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/6441/hardpromisesuk.jpg

what happened to the last thread?
It drowned in spam, not a pretty sight. :ack:

Why are the US and UK covers different?


US
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/8358/hardpromises.jpg

UK
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/6441/hardpromisesuk.jpg


Not uncommon to see this in different markets.

And really, that question should go on a Petty fan site.

I was pondering the infinite monkeys+typewriters theorem, and began to wonder about the number pi.

1) If you turn the digits in pi into binary (evens to 0's, odds to 1's), won't pi also contain all the works of Shakespeare?

2) What is "information?" Does it require someone to interpret it to be considered information? If the digits of pi (turned into binary) go on forever, does pi not contain all the information in the universe, and all information possible? Does this imply infinite information? As you can see, I obviously don't have a firm grasp on the concept of "information" vs. random "stuff," or what have you.


(This might have been worth its own thread... :dunno:)

First off, a toast to our administration for finally reviving this!

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Here's three I always wondered, and since there's no "Ask a Moderator" topic:

1. Are birthday threads archived?

2. I notice there are three different types of mod titles(not including staff and such) - junior, normal mod, and senior mod. I assume there are different abilities/privileges each one has? What would they be?

3. What, apart from being a series thread, makes a topic deemed suitable for being archived? I imagine it not being any real discussion.

there's no "Ask a Moderator" topic:
You are wrong sir!
(http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=59454)

First off, a toast to our administration for finally reviving this!

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Here's three I always wondered, and since there's no "Ask a Moderator" topic:
Well, the FAQ thread, linked above, sorta kinda is.

I debated starting an "Ask a Moderator" thread, but we decided there would be too much PDMA in it.

1. Are birthday threads archived?

I don't think so. They just die off and go to the bottom of the list.

2. I notice there are three different types of mod titles(not including staff and such) - junior, normal mod, and senior mod. I assume there are different abilities/privileges each one has? What would they be?
Junior mod is designed to 'break in' the moderator. Teach them how to moderate their areas. They are promoted to Moderator at or about six months. This gives them global powers, but they really shouldn't use them unless necessary. Mostly the global powers are used to ban spambots. Normal Moderators are promoted to Senior Moderator at or about two years of service, and have global powers. Basically a Sr. Mod can moderate any subforum they have access to, and have it 'count'. Generally we back up a moderator that has stepped outside of the subforum, but if they were to do it too much something would probably be said to them privately about it. I have not seen this happen.

3. What, apart from being a series thread, makes a topic deemed suitable for being archived? I imagine it not being any real discussion.

:dunno:

I was pondering the infinite monkeys+typewriters theorem, and began to wonder about the number pi.

1) If you turn the digits in pi into binary (evens to 0's, odds to 1's), won't pi also contain all the works of Shakespeare?

2) What is "information?" Does it require someone to interpret it to be considered information? If the digits of pi (turned into binary) go on forever, does pi not contain all the information in the universe, and all information possible? Does this imply infinite information? As you can see, I obviously don't have a firm grasp on the concept of "information" vs. random "stuff," or what have you.


(This might have been worth its own thread... :dunno:)

Semi-related: Click me! (http://abstrusegoose.com/261)

I generally find that information theory and stuff is espoused by Christians a lot because they will say things like "evolution never leads to an increase in information, only a loss," but I also do know that there is a very real thing called information theory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_theory) which relates to electrical engineering and stuff which I don't really get. :9 Maybe a mathy person will come along and answer for you!

I was pondering the infinite monkeys+typewriters theorem, and began to wonder about the number pi.

1) If you turn the digits in pi into binary (evens to 0's, odds to 1's), won't pi also contain all the works of Shakespeare?

Yes. Pi is infinite and nonrepeating. Thus all possible combinations are present, including the entire works of Shakespeare. You'll just have to search faaaaaaa(aaa)^(aaa)^(aaa)aaar into the number, but it's there.

Is .99999~ equal to 1?

Is .99999~ equal to 1?

I believe so.

Yes, provably so.

EDIT:

Easiest:

1/3 = 0.33333...
1/3*3 = 0.33333...*3
3/3 = 0.99999...
3/3 = 1
1 = 0.99999...

Is .99999~ equal to 1?

(1/3) = 0.333...
3 x (1/3) = 0.999... = (3/3) = 1

So yeah, I think so.

But I guess:
1 - (0.999999...) = 0.000...001 = 0
is true too.

But I guess:
1 - (0.999999...) = 0.000...001 = 0
is true too.

If 0.999... is infinite then yes, by definition.

I was pondering the infinite monkeys+typewriters theorem, and began to wonder about the number pi.

1) If you turn the digits in pi into binary (evens to 0's, odds to 1's), won't pi also contain all the works of Shakespeare?

2) What is "information?" Does it require someone to interpret it to be considered information? If the digits of pi (turned into binary) go on forever, does pi not contain all the information in the universe, and all information possible? Does this imply infinite information? As you can see, I obviously don't have a firm grasp on the concept of "information" vs. random "stuff," or what have you.


1) Yes, with a common interpretation of the binaries. But you need much more time to find all the works of Shakespeare in pi than to write your own Shakespeare.

2) To avoid these sorts of paradoxons like in 1), the information that is contained of a given text is defined as the number of bits that you need to reproduce it correctly. Pi, by this definition, contains hardly any information. You can write a short computer program that reproduces pi with desired accuracy.
If you manage to find all the works of Shakespeare in pi, you can define it as being the text from the n-th to the m-th bit in pi with a certain interpretation. You can expect n and m to be of comparable size or even longer than all the works of Shakespeare.

Yes! My favourite thread is back.

What is it about Americans that makes them scream uncontrollably like total morons whenever they're on television or win even the smallest thing? It's extremely annoying. And it appears to be contagious, as I'm noticing more and more non-Americans doing it.

Yes! My favourite thread is back.

What is it about Americans that makes them scream uncontrollably like total morons whenever they're on television or win even the smallest thing? It's extremely annoying. And it appears to be contagious, as I'm noticing more and more non-Americans doing it.

I don't have an answer but I'll add more context to this...

This reminds me of a live BBC broadcast from South Africa a few weeks ago. A journalist was talking to England fans live, when an American slapped a fan around the chops with a cream pie and shouting "USA #1". Before scuttling away before the camaras.

Why haven't I seen Winner or mIRC in such a long time? Where are they???

whats the difference between a mexican leap frog and a washing machine?

Hehe, what? (this is a joke, right?)

And as for Americans who scream in front of a camera, there are people that don't do that?? How strange. :rolleyes:

whats the difference between a mexican leap frog and a washing machine?

Absolutely nothing. They are identical in everyway.

I don't have an answer but I'll add more context to this...

This reminds me of a live BBC broadcast from South Africa a few weeks ago. A journalist was talking to England fans live, when an American slapped a fan around the chops with a cream pie and shouting "USA #1". Before scuttling away before the camaras.

HAHAHA what a boss

Why haven't I seen Winner or mIRC in such a long time? Where are they???

Winner is probably banned, Mirc probably has a life.

I ran this through Google Translate and got a funny result:

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8141/bulgeqe02.jpg

From a "heartbreaker" He never had sooo much, even though his band reciting this name. Rather, broke her fast the rigidities of the U.S. rock scene in the mid-seventies and cracked the charts - like today. Now with a 30th U.S. tour Geburtstag celebrated, the stripped down album HIGHWAY COMPANION luggage.

What does that last sentence mean?

Hi, I'm on semester break from uni, and looking for a good book on exchange rates and policies around the world, anyone know any?

I'm a first year economics student so i can probably, or would like to, take on more advanced readings, but a more intermediate read is fine as well :)

Also any recommendations for other economic books on financial markets or anything related would be great too.

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks from Wong512

Can tight binary star systems (separation of 0.08 AU or less) support life?

Can tight binary star systems (separation of 0.08 AU or less) support life?
Theoretically, yes. It would be pretty spectacularly rare though.

Winner is probably banned, Mirc probably has a life.

What about thelastone? Where's the forum's resident Pole? WHY HAVE ALL THE EUROPEANS DISAPPEARED!!! :cry:

What about thelastone? Where's the forum's resident Pole? WHY HAVE ALL THE EUROPEANS DISAPPEARED!!! :cry:
He was in Venezuela last I heard. So he's probably been without electricity for a month.

and more importantly .. Where is Dachs??

and more importantly .. Where is Dachs??
I've been wondering that myself. History is far less interesting without him. Maybe he saw all the "Hitler could have won if he did..." threads and died a little inside every time, as I do. He's been here longer than me, so maybe it finally pushed him over the edge.

I ran this through Google Translate and got a funny result:

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8141/bulgeqe02.jpg



What does that last sentence mean?

he never was that much of a heartbreaker, although his band played under this name.
however, he quickly broke apart the incrustations of the mid-seventies us-rock-scene and got into the charts - just like today.
now they celebrate their 30th birthday with a us-tour, their trimmed down album "highway companion" being part of the luggage.

Germans!

I am going to Neuschwanstein Castle with a friend on Saturday, and we need an idea for what to do for the day after. We've already been to Munich so we would like to go to another place. (Already been to Nurnburg, Frankfurt, and we're from Wuerzburg.) Any recommendations?

he never was that much of a heartbreaker, although his band played under this name.
however, he quickly broke apart the incrustations of the mid-seventies us-rock-scene and got into the charts - just like today.
now they celebrate their 30th birthday with a us-tour, their trimmed down album "highway companion" being part of the luggage.

Thank you :goodjob:

Germans!

I am going to Neuschwanstein Castle with a friend on Saturday, and we need an idea for what to do for the day after. We've already been to Munich so we would like to go to another place. (Already been to Nurnburg, Frankfurt, and we're from Wuerzburg.) Any recommendations?

It's a bit of a drive, but Salzburg is very nice (also, gas is one euro cheaper in Austria...fill up there...).

We don't have a car, so train or some other form of public transportation will have to do.

Question: Do you think this is a terrible job at an airbrush?

Original pic:
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6097/mudcrutch003002.jpg

Airbrushed:
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/9180/terribleairbrush.jpg

Ill explain the story behind it a bit later.

Or perhaps not? There are forums for such things and I quite like having this thread back. Would it not be better to put such a comparison on a specialist site?

and more importantly .. Where is Dachs??

Dachs vanishes, if I understand correctly, every time he updates his NES. He's just taking a long time to update it, I think.

He has to vanish from the forums for over a month to update his NES?

He took a month last time to update (and vanished for that time), and then he came back for a month or so while we did diplomacy and sent in orders, and he posted elsewhere in the forums for that month. Then he vanished again as soon as the orders deadline had passed.

Therefore, the apparent conclusion is that, yes, he has to vanish from the forums for over a month to update his NES.

Wait ... isn't Dachs a she?

Question:

What do the varying colors of the mod tags mean? Red, from what I've inferred, refers to warnings/infractions, but there's also blue, green, and I imagine one other one because of the fact I've seen a 4 in the tag(while quoting, since you can then see all the coding) before.

Wait ... isn't Dachs a she?

On this site, you never know what someone is. :lol:

Wait ... isn't Dachs a she?
No

Question:

What do the varying colors of the mod tags mean? Red, from what I've inferred, refers to warnings/infractions, but there's also blue, green, and I imagine one other one because of the fact I've seen a 4 in the tag(while quoting, since you can then see all the coding) before.
Whether the mod is junior, senior, admin, etc.

Question:

What do the varying colors of the mod tags mean? Red, from what I've inferred, refers to warnings/infractions, but there's also blue, green, and I imagine one other one because of the fact I've seen a 4 in the tag(while quoting, since you can then see all the coding) before.



Blue and Green are low level warnings and moderator informational posts. Red is infractions and the verge of infractions.

Is it possible to re-use nuclear waste? If so, why don't we do it?

Is it possible to re-use nuclear waste? If so, why don't we do it?

there's your answer

Is it possible to re-use nuclear waste? If so, why don't we do it?

You can use it to dump on/around people you don't like.

On this site, you never know what someone is. :lol:
Considering I'm pretty sure Dachs has some photos of himself in some of the picture threads, he's pretty obviously a male

Question:

Does anyone here know about the status of the relationship between Stephenie Meyer and J.K. Rowling, if one exists?

It'd be super ironic if they were friends... :lol:

Considering I'm pretty sure Dachs has some photos of himself in some of the picture threads, he's pretty obviously a male

I know, but it was a joke on a) the rules of the internet - in particular, there are no girls, and b) genders get confused a lot... for example, CivG and schberchen(I think I spelled that right) get mistaken for girls a lot because of their avatars... :p

And everyone assumed LightFang was a hot Asian chick for the longest time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_XgQhMPeEQ).

Will it be possible to watch new episodes of Futurama online legally?

What would you recommend to see over a weekend in Berlin?

Will it be possible to watch new episodes of Futurama online legally?

Depending on your location, torrents may be legal.

Will it be possible to watch new episodes of Futurama online legally?

You can see hundreds of clips (http://www.hulu.com/futurama).

He has to vanish from the forums for over a month to update his NES?yes, it's that good!!

Question:

What do the varying colors of the mod tags mean? Red, from what I've inferred, refers to warnings/infractions, but there's also blue, green, and I imagine one other one because of the fact I've seen a 4 in the tag(while quoting, since you can then see all the coding) before.


Red tags You've been bad. come with and without the rules link.

Green or Blue are typically a "nudge" in the right direction and the color used used is at the mod discretion.
Please stay on topic.
Let's keep things civil.

Question about the DMCA. I know in the US youre not allowed to circumvent DRM. Suppose Mexico has no similar laws (I dont know if it does or not), and you take your laptop and a DRM'd DVD over to Mexico and rip it there. Then you come back to the U.S. Does the law cover the actual process of circumventing or simply having the circumvented media in posession?

Just wondering.

Red tags You've been bad. come with and without the rules link.

Green or Blue are typically a "nudge" in the right direction and the color used used is at the mod discretion.
Please stay on topic.
Let's keep things civil.

Is there a mod2 tag? Id try it but I might get in trouble.

You would. It is just like the red above but without the rules link.

Stop Now!!

Question: Suppose Person A tells Person B that if Person B ever hit him again, he would call the police. Then Person B hits person A in the leg. There are no witnesses and there are no bruises left behind. What should person A do, could they successfully get a charge for assult?

Call the cops. Do it every time. Eventually they may do something about it.

What would you recommend to see over a weekend in Germany?
Which part of it?

Question: Suppose Person A tells Person B that if Person B ever hit him again, he would call the police. Then Person B hits person A in the leg. There are no witnesses and there are no bruises left behind. What should person A do, could they successfully get a charge for assult?

Without a witness or evidence, it's pretty pointless to call the police. You could do it everytime, and "B" might eventually figure it out, but more than likely not. Get evidence, or a witness. Otherwise you have no case.

OK, thanks.

Heres a strange question. This is an actual conversation on a message board. They were talking about a website going back up and they werent sure if the original owner or someone else was putting it back up. Also on my first post I was a little confused.


<another member>, <original site owner> IS NOT BACK! <other person> has taken over the name....

Its on the same domain. Its possible to spoof a domain name but I think it requires configuring Apache (thats an HTTP server I think) with virtual hosts and stuff and even Im not sure how to do that.

Ok if he hasn't purchased the domain name then <original site owner> is working on it and <other person> is being an A-hole....This needs further investigation!

I cant say who owns the domain as the whois is under a proxy service. However, I wouldnt worry about that as tons of people use proxy services. Fairly sure that its the same person though.

Aimee, I know what a proxy server is and don't you think I've already done a WhoWho at Network Solutions....sheesh!

I didnt even explain what a proxy server was, I just said that the domain holder was using one.

sorry <person 1>, you must have forgotten Aimee thinks she knows everything about anything computer related. That's why she's such a ringing success in life. It's just a matter of her choosing which high-paying job offer to accept.

What the heck happened here? :confused:

Which part of it?

Urgh, I meant Berlin, more specifically.

Urgh, I meant Berlin, more specifically.
Ah, that happens to be the only large city in Germany I've never been to. :/ I'm afraid I can't give any first hand advice, but everyone I know tells me it's swarming with culture, (including lots of artistic stuff and fun stuff).

In Germany in general I would recommend getting to know the people in a more intimate manner, if possible, rather than going to some really big events. The huge majority of Germans I met are extremely nice and friendly people, who will talk and drink a beer with anyone, and are fairly good at English, although they don't really trust their knowledge and therefore might need a bit of encouraging.

So, long story short - better go to a bar or a small-scale concert with anyone you happen to know and spend a day meeting people and walking through town with a beer in your hand (that's legal in Germany), rather than going to some stadium to watch a football match. Not that I would know of you planning to do any of those, it's just an example of the two extremes I mentioned above.

And make sure to take lots of pictures and upload them to the Internet! :D Do let me know if you find any must-see/visit place - who knows when I might end up there myself. :D

Question: I was just in the living room for a few minutes. The same commercial was looping over and over again then the TV show came back on. What the heck is up with that?

Smash the screen with a hammer.

That'll fix it.

this is a joke btw ;)

Would a TASER work on a bear or would I need something stronger?

Do EMPs have biological effects, acute or chronic?

How do I make sure I don't "accept" the fact of a person or pet passing away too soon? (i.e., thinking they could die any day, and giving up on them even though they still got a very long time to live, and neglecting to spend time with them)

Question: I was just in the living room for a few minutes. The same commercial was looping over and over again then the TV show came back on. What the heck is up with that?

Every now and then the tv station screws up.

Would a TASER work on a bear or would I need something stronger?

Much, much stronger. Even a cattle prod is unlikely to do more than piss the bear off.

Thanks for the suggestions, Mirc, although I wasn't planning on going to any big event if not simply for the fact that they tend to make my ears hurt and I don't want to make my hearing any worse than it currently is. Also I'm a bit too timid to randomly talk to strangers, especially when English is not their native language. Still up for suggestions for what to see, though. Any Germans around here for suggestions?

Is the 3DS supposed to be a new system in the same way the Game Boy Color was, or is it the same thing as the old DS like the Game Boy Pocket was to the original Game Boy?

Do womens prefer big powerful manly muscles, or skinny boyish tonelike muscles?

women prefer men with money and cars.

Do womens prefer big powerful manly muscles, or skinny boyish tonelike muscles?

Pasty whiteness.

Pasty white is ok as long as you don't have pubicare.

pubicare? Is that like medicare, but for genitals?

Any type of hair that's not on your head.

Do womens prefer big powerful manly muscles, or skinny boyish tonelike muscles?
They prefer the big powerful manly muscles.

Except Jacob, nor any of the werewolves, have pubs.

They prefer the big powerful manly muscles.
Sad but true :(




Why am I crazy and not put in a mental institution?

Is the red part of a safety cross-button supposed to be out when it's not in safety, on a BB gun?

Sad but true :(

Hey it's good for me, hurray upper body building work!

Actually guys don't have to be attractive to get a girlfriend. If they're hot, great, but the fact is that girls are much more attractive than guys simply because they're preasured to be that way. If you look, you always notice that the girl is almost always more attractive than her boyfriend. A good personality goes way, way more than looks when it comes to males.

Mango, are you a girl?

Do womens prefer big powerful manly muscles, or skinny boyish tonelike muscles?

There's a pretty wide gap between these two extremes.

I've found that a lot women tend to say that big veiny muscles are gross, but so few people actually look like pro bodybuilders that it's real tough (while staying off the juice) to actually get to a point where your excess muscles are turning women off.

Mango, are you a girl?

No, but I'm a gay guy so it's close enough.

Pasty white is ok as long as you don't have pubicare.

Any type of hair that's not on your head.

Women (also gay men) find my back hair attractive.

Actually guys don't have to be attractive to get a girlfriend. If they're hot, great, but the fact is that girls are much more attractive than guys simply because they're preasured to be that way. If you look, you always notice that the girl is almost always more attractive than her boyfriend. A good personality goes way, way more than looks when it comes to males.
Somehow I find that to be a pipe dream in my view.


Anyone know any happy pills that are inexpensive?

Why am I crazy and not put in a mental institution?

Most crazy people never get sent to mental hospitals unless there specifically a danger to them selves or someone else, take me for example I'm batyer then apes--t but i've never been committed, yet my sister has been a couple of times for cutting herself. Besides leaving one is a hell of alot easier then you'd think, all you have to do id is tell the doctor what they want to hear (hint: theyll tell you what they want you to say when you arrive:king:) and "BAM" your out in a day or two.

Anyone know any happy pills that are inexpensive?

Exercise, my friend.

Women (also gay men) find my back hair attractive.

There are exceptions to everything, but in general pubicare on a pale body looks scratchy and unattractive. If you have light hair that you can't see very well it's usualy not that big of a deal.

Women (also gay men) find my back hair attractive.

My back hair is only just coming in really unfortunately. It's growing like angel wings, just 2 tufts on my shoulder blades. My chest looks like a wolfman though.

There's a pretty wide gap between these two extremes.

I've found that a lot women tend to say that big veiny muscles are gross, but so few people actually look like pro bodybuilders that it's real tough (while staying off the juice) to actually get to a point where your excess muscles are turning women off.

Well I really doubt I'll ever be like Arnold either in size of muscles or low body fat percentage for my muscles to show like that either. I meant more like just a generally manlyness, big muscles nestled in a moderate amount of fat cushioning like most many man are.

Actually guys don't have to be attractive to get a girlfriend. If they're hot, great, but the fact is that girls are much more attractive than guys simply because they're preasured to be that way. If you look, you always notice that the girl is almost always more attractive than her boyfriend. A good personality goes way, way more than looks when it comes to males.

I know plenty of my friends with ugly girlfriends that they could surely do better than. Though I find a good number of relations are never matched right, it's usually one hot person coupled with an uggo.

Brad Pitt in Fight Club is considered by most women I know to be the epitome of muscular attractiveness. He was very lean in that film, and I have a very similar body-type and have never failed to get attention, so I think that right there is your answer.

Also, charm trumps looks every time with the ladies. Of course, money trumps charm, which is why I'm not top dog with the ladies.

Brad Pitt in Fight Club is considered by most women I know to be the epitome of muscular attractiveness. He was very lean in that film, and I have a very similar body-type and have never failed to get attention, so I think that right there is your answer.

Brad Pitt in fight club is considered by most lifters I know to be the epitome of a low body fat % body type to look attractive without being strong.

Brad Pitt in fight club is considered by most lifters I know to be the epitome of a low body fat % body type to look attractive without being strong.
And who cares about strength? Fitness is a much bigger deal. Not only that, but most heavy lifters are, paradoxically, as weak as kittens anyway. Strength in the weight-room is very different to strength in the real world.

Well most of my strength is built in work, hauling bags of sand and concrete and buckets of water(decently heavy actually) and bundles of shingles and smashing things with hammers and sledgehammers and pry bars and such forth. Leads to very dense strength, I always surprise people with how strong I am for my non huge arms and such, even(or especially) back when I was more on the tone skinny size in my younger days. I was unfortunately getting pretty bad stamina wise in that I couldn't sprint more than like 30 seconds without having to stop, but a few months of running regular jogs does huge wonders. Feels great to be able to run for a good distance again without getting winded.

Well most of my strength is built in work, hauling bags of sand and concrete and buckets of water(decently heavy actually) and bundles of shingles and smashing things with hammers and sledgehammers and pry bars and such forth. Leads to very dense strength, I always surprise people with how strong I am for my non huge arms and such, even(or especially) back when I was more on the tone skinny size in my younger days. I was unfortunately getting pretty bad stamina wise in that I couldn't sprint more than like 30 seconds without having to stop, but a few months of running regular jogs does huge wonders. Feels great to be able to run for a good distance again without getting winded.
That's a really good way to build strength. I bet your muscles are sinewy and small rather than large and bulky, right? That's actually better, as it, as you said, results in denser muscle mass.

Women (also gay men) find my back hair attractive.
Non-gay men too !

:love:

Non-gay men too !

:love:

Really? :yuck: My flatmate's backhair overflows his shirts and nearly connects with the head on his head. :sad:

And who cares about strength? Fitness is a much bigger deal. Not only that, but most heavy lifters are, paradoxically, as weak as kittens anyway. Strength in the weight-room is very different to strength in the real world.

I think you're confusing "heavy lifters" with "captain upperbody".

That's a really good way to build strength. I bet your muscles are sinewy and small rather than large and bulky, right? That's actually better, as it, as you said, results in denser muscle mass.

Sure, it's possible to build muscle mass without an optimal amount of matching strength gain, but legit studies have consistently shown that your maximum potential strength is limited by muscle mass.

There's a reason why pro athletes spend their time in the gym.

Really? :yuck: My flatmate's backhair overflows his shirts and nearly connects with the head on his head. :sad:

My chest hair also connects with my beard. :jesus:

my big toe hair connects with my head hair.

Sure, it's possible to build muscle mass without an optimal amount of matching strength gain, but legit studies have consistently shown that your maximum potential strength is limited by muscle mass.

There's a reason why pro athletes spend their time in the gym.





I think it's finding the balance between weights and cardio with the subsequent affect this has on your body and your corresponding happiness. I maintain my 2/3rds cardio to 1/3 weights whilst in the gym to almost the minute.

Except recently due to a slightly aggravated muscle in my hamstring due to a drinking game :mischief:

I think it's finding the balance between weights and cardio with the subsequent affect this has on your body and your corresponding happiness. I maintain my 2/3rds cardio to 1/3 weights whilst in the gym to almost the minute.

Except recently due to a slightly aggravated muscle in my hamstring due to a drinking game :mischief:
I try to keep my cardio/weights/drinking game intake at a ratio 1/8:1/8:3/4.

What is the suggested font to use to emulate a Windows Blue Screen? (Not a computer question, It's a graphic/font related question since I am making a comic that is going to invoke a Heroic BSOD (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicBSOD) trope)

Why is the Civ4 Colonization forum locked? People can post in it.

Why the hell haven't Germans discovered the wonders of the window screen? You know, that remarkable device that keeps insects from coming inside your house?

Why the hell haven't Germans discovered the wonders of the window screen? You know, that remarkable device that keeps insects from coming inside your house?
It's Jewish?

Europeans live with their insects. English houses don't have them either. I'd hate to have a fine mesh outside my window. Doesn't it ruin the view and prevent you from sticking your head out?

Europeans live with their insects. English houses don't have them either. I'd hate to have a fine mesh outside my window. Doesn't it ruin the view and prevent you from sticking your head out?

Yes. And except for screen doors, I've never seen a screened window with a slidable/openable screen... I'm not sure why either, come to think of it.

Europeans live with their insects. English houses don't have them either. I'd hate to have a fine mesh outside my window. Doesn't it ruin the view and prevent you from sticking your head out?

Okay, so another case of why America is the objectively civilized and superior country, then. No it doesn't really ruin the view, and why on earth would you want to stick your head out of a window? If you want to go outside, go outside. But it's insane to "live with your insects" - they're gross and not supposed to be inside your house - if you want to live with the insects, live in a tent.

Okay, so another case of why America is the objectively civilized and superior country, then. No it doesn't really ruin the view, and why on earth would you want to stick your head out of a window? If you want to go outside, go outside. But it's insane to "live with your insects" - they're gross and not supposed to be inside your house - if you want to live with the insects, live in a tent.

Tents have screens to keep insects out.

Question. I put a straw into a glass of pop (thats soda). However the straw came flying up and flew out of the glass. What causes this and how do I keep it from doing that again.

The straw is more buoyant than the liquid, so it's being forced out. A lid should keep the straw in there.

Ah, that makes sense, i thought it was to do with the bubbles in the pop.

why on earth would you want to stick your head out of a window? If you want to go outside, go outside.

I have a foot wide windowsill at waist height. It's basically like a bar and it generally has my laptop on it. I like to lean on the sill, as I am now, and alternate the net with looking out the window. Clearly quite a lot of my neighbours are similar. Parents watch their kids play, men watch the pretty ladies go by, women watch the scaffolders with their shirts off and the nosey are nosey.

I am right now sitting about three feet from a sash window. I open it whenever I want a large blast of cold air. I don't imagine that I'd get lots of air if I had a load of metal wire in the way. Besides, I've a clear view into the valley with the town centre in it and a good few slightly picturesque Victorian townhouses like mine opposite. I think a load of wire would ruin the atmosphere and view somewhat. Do you barbarians really sit only rarely in front of windows without a wire mesh in front? :crazyeye:

I am right now sitting about three feet from a sash window. I open it whenever I want a large blast of cold air. I don't imagine that I'd get lots of air if I had a load of metal wire in the way. Besides, I've a clear view into the valley with the town centre in it and a good few slightly picturesque Victorian townhouses like mine opposite. I think a load of wire would ruin the atmosphere and view somewhat. Do you barbarians really sit only rarely in front of windows without a wire mesh in front? :crazyeye:

1. The wire mesh really does not impede airflow.

2. Generally, only half a window is covered, either the bottom, or side, depending on how the window opens, so you can look out the other half.

I try to keep my cardio/weights/drinking game intake at a ratio 1/8:1/8:3/4.

A nice ratio, recently mine has been gym, drinking, rest of life as ; 1/4;5/8;1/8

Should probably get a hobby!

In the saying "GOD Save The Queen/King" what is it exactly are the British/Commonwealth supposed to be saving them from, and should they even bother?

In the saying "GOD Save The Queen/King" what is it exactly are the British/Commonwealth supposed to be saving them from, and should they even bother?

Save in which context would convey preserve/ protect rather than rescue.

As mentioned in the endless threads on the monarchy almost no one is in favour of it as such, but the majority are less against it than a presidency. The major argument against the monarchy at the mo is how presidential the primeminsterial system has become and that if we had an active-but-impotent head of state it could be rectified.

For what it's worth the English are endlessly whining about how while Scotland and Wales get proper national anthems we get stuck with the anthem of the house of Windsor, and golly dont the Rugby players have it better with Jerusalem and so on and so forth.

1. The wire mesh really does not impede airflow.

2. Generally, only half a window is covered, either the bottom, or side, depending on how the window opens, so you can look out the other half.

In that case, doesn't the fly come in the other side? Anyway, I want a full view out my window both ways in all directions.


@ Mad Man: From any evil of any sort in this world or the next. Amen.

You almost can't even notice the screens. They are certainly less annoying than all the flying bugs in the room.

In that case, doesn't the fly come in the other side? Anyway, I want a full view out my window both ways in all directions.

No, you either have windows where the bottom half slides up over the top half to open, so there's only screen on the bottom half. The bottom half of a window of this sort is below anyone of normal height, so no view is impeded.

Or you have 2 crank-openable windows side-by-side, where only one can open.

I'm sure someone who knows anything about windows would be able to supply actual names for these types of windows.

I will take the small reduction in the visibility of half my window area in exchange for not having my house full of bugs.

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/4710/img0775800x600.jpg

I have a funny rash my mom says it looks like a diaper rash. but I dont use diapers and its not in the diaper area. Is there a name for a diaper rash that isn't in the diaper area?

A nice ratio, recently mine has been gym, drinking, rest of life as ; 1/4;5/8;1/8

Should probably get a hobby!

Drinking is a hobby.

How do I regain my will to live?

How do I regain my will to live?

Go out and learn something new! Go outside! Do something you've never done before! Get off CFC!

Either you have a lot of bugs or you find them very irritating, clearly. I suppose I'm not in either position.

I have a funny rash my mom says it looks like a diaper rash. but I dont use diapers and its not in the diaper area. Is there a name for a diaper rash that isn't in the diaper area?

Just because it *looks* like a diaper rash doesn't mean it *is* a diaper rash.

This would be the time to go to google and look at the various forms of rashes. I'm sure google or wiki would be able to give you a pretty good idea what kind of rash it is.

Germany, Allemagne, Deutschland, Tyskland, Saksa, Niemcy, Vokietija.

Why are there so many seemingly unrelated names for germany?

Germania, saxony and the alemanni are obvious roots for three of them, but where do the others come from and why have these names persisted?

Interesting fact: In old norse germany was called Sudvegr (sp) as opposed to Norvegr for norway. South Way and North Way.

edit: nm, forgot this is the internet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Germany
I would greatly appreciate if anyone has anything to add, especially as to why all these different names still exist.


The main origins:

1. From Old High German diutisc or similar, from
Proto-Germanic *Þeudiskaz, meaning "of the people",
"of the folk":

2. From the Latin Germania:

3. From the name of the Alamanni tribe:

4. From the name of the Saxon tribe:

5. From the Old Slavic word for "mute" (or the name of the Nemetes tribe

6. Possibly from the Germanic word Volk "folk":
* Latvian: Vācija

Germany, Allemagne, Deutschland, Tyskland, Saksa, Niemcy, Vokietija.

Why are there so many seemingly unrelated names for germany?

Germania, saxony and the alemanni are obvious roots for three of them, but where do the others come from and why have these names persisted?

Interesting fact: In old norse germany was called Sudvegr (sp) as opposed to Norvegr for norway. South Way and North Way.
Saksa is from Saxon, and the Germans call themselves Deutsch, hence Deutscheland. I don't know the other three.

deutsch and dutch are related to the old german diutisc, which means "something that is part of the people". it was mainly used to describe the language at first.

Allemagne comes from the Alamanni (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamanni) people.

Niemcy is the Slavic name for the German people, but not the country. (Russian ex. the country is Германия [Germaniya], the language is Немецкий язык [Nemetskii yazik]). Немец (Nemets) in Russian means "mute", a label bestowed by the early Russian settlers (back in the Kievian Rus days) since they could not understand the Germans' language. The name stuck and is the name for the German language for all Slavic tongues.

Can anyone tell me the geographical location of a place called "Grudna?" I'm not sure whether it's a city, or a state, or province, or whatever, the only thing I am 100% sure about is that it's NOT in Poland; I'm rather certain that it is in Eastern Europe, however. I'm also about 90% sure that the name of this place has changed into something other than "Grudna" these days.

Any and all help would be appreciated.

Hrodna, Belarus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrodna)?

Quick question, how do you get your creative juices flowing again after a writer's block?

After a writers block, means my juices are beginning to flow again...
But when I hit the wall, it helps to do other things, focusing too hard only makes it worse and more disappointing. And carry a notepad around to write down fleeting musings.

Take a prolonged break. Sometimes block, for me, is caused by doing a task to often. So a break would make the task seem "new" again, making it worthwhile again.

In the debate on abortion, which analogy is more fitting:

1) Fetus:Person* as Seed:Tree
2) Fetus:Person* as Apple:Tree
3) Fetus:Person* as Sapling:Tree
4) Fetus:Person* as Trimmings**:Tree (**branches, leaves, etc)
5) Fetus:Person* as [insert your own]

*By 'person,' I mean a developed organism in which the use of the word "kill" is not a non sequitur (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_sequitur_(logic)).

Which one would pro-lifers use, and which one would pro-choice people use?

I'd say it falls between two and three.

Any analogy breaks down if you take it too far, and this one seems to break down sooner rather than later.

Question. I got a new Petty documentry and one of the Heartbreakers says "we were so ny eve." Whats this word?

Here you go:

"Naive" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%C3%AFve)

thank you, that makes sense.

I remember seeing a pic of a vuvuzela attached to an air horn. Is it real, or just photoshop?

http://www.blameitonthevoices.com/2010/06/its-beginning-of-end-vuvuzela-air-horn.html

Doesn't look photoshopped...but that was with about two minutes on Google.

Are there even any new computers built with floppy disk drives anymore?

I haven't seen a floppy drive on a new computer in about five years. Maybe six.

You know that methane explosion doomsday scenario posted in the "we're all gonna die" thread? Lets say that actually does happen. How long would it take for the toxic gasses (lol :p ) to completely cover the globe?

I haven't seen a floppy drive on a new computer in about five years. Maybe six.
My work computer has one. But then again my work computer is probably 10+ years old.

You can buy the floppy drives separately, but no new computers are made with them pre-installed.

We had new servers with floppy drives for a long time after the desktops stopped having them. But the computers were still being wired for them for a lot longer. We had a camera at work that was ancient but still took quite good pictures that had a floppy disk in it for storage. We got a new computer for the front desk, and I had to dig up a floppy drive and cabling for the camera.

I believe floppy drives were still needed for BIOS corruptions until they figured out other ways of updating or rewriting BIOS. E.g. there are some dual BIOS chips. I.e. if your BIOS was overwritten beyond repair you could only boot your computer from say a floppy drive.

Or it might be CMOS that I was thinking of. Anyways I had a BIOS update go wrong many years ago due to a power out which effectively made the MoBO worthless unless I paid for a new BIOS chip, etc.. Thankfully my current computer allows BIOS updates from startup.

What's a good way to rid one's home of fruit flies?

Put vinegar in a glass bowl. Next, put some clear wrap over the top of the bowl so it's completely covered. Now, poke some holes in the wrap so that fruit flies can get in to get the vinegar, but they can't get out. They also get stuck in the vinegar. Every other day you have to replace the vinegar (because of all the flies in it).

What's a good way to rid one's home of fruit flies?

Remove all sources of food.

If a crocodile steals a child and promises its return if the father can correctly guess what the crocodile will do, how should the crocodile respond in the case that the father guesses that the child will not be returned?

If a crocodile steals a child and promises its return if the father can correctly guess what the crocodile will do, how should the crocodile respond in the case that the father guesses that the child will not be returned?

Seek a medium and channel Steve Irwin.

Is lactose intolerance congenital or can it develop later on? i googled "is lactose intolerance congenital" and I found something saying there is a congenital lactose intolerance (http://www.ndif.org/public/terms/5259-congenital_lactose_intolerance) but I dunno if thats the only kind.

Lactose intolerance is frequently hereditary and not congenital at all.

What's a good way to rid one's home of fruit flies?

Lure them out with bait, and then... HIT EM WITH DC

http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/116842/5094534/0/1240628427/Electric_Fly_Swatter_CE_Rohs_pass.jpg

Actually, might want to try what Mango Elephant suggested.

^
Those suck hard.
Don't try to electrify any bigger flies or mutant mosquitos. They don't work on them. The big fly only makes explosion sounds without actually harming it (aparently). Electrocuted one 3 times and it still lived - after i saw that i realised it earned the right to live !

^
Those suck hard.
Don't try to electrify any bigger flies or mutant mosquitos. They don't work on them. The big fly only makes explosion sounds without actually harming it (aparently). Electrocuted one 3 times and it still lived - after i saw that i realised it earned the right to live !

Couldn't you have tried putting batteries in a serial (or maybe it's parallel that boosts the Voltage?) configuration?

by congenital I meant "present from birth" i probably used the wrong term

If a crocodile steals a child and promises its return if the father can correctly guess what the crocodile will do, how should the crocodile respond in the case that the father guesses that the child will not be returned?
Change its name to Rumpelstiltskin.

by congenital I meant "present from birth" i probably used the wrong term
That's precisely what 'congenital' means. You used exactly the right word.

Couldn't you have tried putting batteries in a serial (or maybe it's parallel that boosts the Voltage?) configuration?
I could just try and squish the fly. :D

I want that electricity to crackle :evil:

Well, Mango Elephant's method seems to be working, so there probably won't be any need.

Where's that one thread on the gulf oil spill? The one about the spill causing a giant methane explosion and killing us all? I can't find it.

Where's that one thread on the gulf oil spill? The one about the spill causing a giant methane explosion and killing us all? I can't find it.

3rd page. :p Not difficult.

3rd page. :p Not difficult.
If it's not on the first page it aint worth looking for. :p

Can someone tell me what is the best way to go from Heathrow Airport to 30 Leinster Gardens, Bayswater, London?

What's a good way to rid one's home of fruit flies?

Another good way is to get a just less than empty bottle of wine and put it out with the cork off.

Why don't moar people visit my EPIC STORY!!! Here's the link: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=372046


My serious question: is it true that tap water actually undergoes more safety inspections than bottled water?

Since tap water really is filtered sewage water, I wouldn't be surprised.

Since tap water really is filtered sewage water, I wouldn't be surprised.

Huh... what?

I don't know anywhere where tap water is direct filtered sewage.

We just dump all of our sewage into the ocean here, and pull our tap water from aquifers. :smug:

Can someone tell me what is the best way to go from Heathrow Airport to 30 Leinster Gardens, Bayswater, London?

Use Multimap.com or the AA Routefinder. Those should help far more than any of us could.

Huh... what?

I don't know anywhere where tap water is direct filtered sewage.

We just dump all of our sewage into the ocean here, and pull our tap water from aquifers. :smug:

Oops :blush: :lol: Well, you're right about our sewage treatment.

Huh... what?

I don't know anywhere where tap water is direct filtered sewage.

We just dump all of our sewage into the ocean here, and pull our tap water from aquifers. :smug:
Try Western Sydney. Or London, most of Israel, etc.. Most major metropolitan centres these days seem to use recycled water, making the recent debate about it over here - which focused on Sydney, which is ridiculous since half the city already drinks recycled water, including moi - a display of facepalm-quality political discussion at its finest.

To answer the question, yes, tap water does go through more safety inspections than bottled water, though over here some new regulations under discussion would change that to roughly equal in quality.

Melbourne has the best water. :D

Melbourne has the best water. :D

:agree:

Can someone tell me what is the best way to go from Heathrow Airport to 30 Leinster Gardens, Bayswater, London?

Heathrow express to Paddington and then walk.

Heathrow express is about £20 though.

Edit 1: The tube would be much cheaper but much much longer.

Picadilly line to Earls Court then District Line towards Paddington - getting off at bayswater.

Edit 2: Leinster gardens is about half way between Paddington and Bayswater

Why don't moar people visit my EPIC STORY!!! Here's the link: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=372046

Because you never finish them.

Has there ever been a real-life instance of a a company in the defence industry intentional destabilizing countries or regions to spur purchases of their products and/or services? Is such an attempt even feasible?

Has there ever been a real-life instance of a a company in the defence industry intentional destabilizing countries or regions to spur purchases of their products and/or services? Is such an attempt even feasible?

Have you read Winner's "Russia is supplying Iran and bloating their egos so that they will have the courage to close of the Strait of Hormuz (oil-transport bottle-neck) thereby inflating the cost of gas. You see, Russia's budget surplus is low and they need some fast cash to continue trying to keep their place as a superpower"-thread?

Another good way is to get a just less than empty bottle of wine and put it out with the cork off.

Thanks, but we're Baptist. :(

Have someone else drink it all up ;)

Or buy some Two Buck Chuck and pour out until desired volume.

Have you read Winner's "Russia is supplying Iran and bloating their egos so that they will have the courage to close of the Strait of Hormuz (oil-transport bottle-neck) thereby inflating the cost of gas. You see, Russia's budget surplus is low and they need some fast cash to continue trying to keep their place as a superpower"-thread?

I mean a company doing it on their own volition.

Go to a restaurant and maybe ask for an empty wine bottle?

I mean a company doing it on their own volition.

I know.

Can someone tell me what is the best way to go from Heathrow Airport to 30 Leinster Gardens, Bayswater, London?

Heathrow express - fast (15 mins) but expensive (£18). Standard commuter rail (heathrow connect) - med fast (25 mins) med price (£8). Tube - v cheap but v slow, heathrow being the end of the line. The bus is kind of irrelevant since your destination is right next to the rail terminal. Taxi would cost more than the train and be much slower. If youre driving a hire car you want directions to leave the airport to the m4 eastbound (often refered to as the westway), and for gods sake take a care not to look for directions to "london" since three of the four possible exits are all labelled "london".

Has there ever been a real-life instance of a a company in the defence industry intentional destabilizing countries or regions to spur purchases of their products and/or services? Is such an attempt even feasible?
Not to my knowledge. Secrets aren't kept that well in the real world and it's not like such companies NEED to manufacture such situations - politicians seem more than willing to do so on their own.

I have this weird formation on my left hand. It's three faint patches of lighter-appearing skin forming a triangle. Sometimes it's there, sometimes the skin appears normal, but eventually, the spots re-appear, always in the exact same spot.
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/4926/handtriangle.jpg
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8533/handtriangle2.jpg

What exactly is it?

You're a cyborg, and that's your "low battery" light.

Its...MELANOMA!!!! :run:

.

.

Nah, just fooling around. :p

it's meaningless

I didn't even notice it until I saw them circled, so I wouldn't worry about it.

EDIT: IIRC, if you have very light skin, it sometimes might appear mottled. That might be it.

Heathrow express - fast (15 mins) but expensive (£18). Standard commuter rail (heathrow connect) - med fast (25 mins) med price (£8). Tube - v cheap but v slow, heathrow being the end of the line. The bus is kind of irrelevant since your destination is right next to the rail terminal. Taxi would cost more than the train and be much slower. If youre driving a hire car you want directions to leave the airport to the m4 eastbound (often refered to as the westway), and for gods sake take a care not to look for directions to "london" since three of the four possible exits are all labelled "london".

Thanks! Standard Commuter Rail seems just right.

Heathrow express - fast (15 mins) but expensive (£18). Standard commuter rail (heathrow connect) - med fast (25 mins) med price (£8). Tube - v cheap but v slow, heathrow being the end of the line.
I thought you weren't supposed to use the Heathrow Connect all the way to Paddington - that they wouldn't even sell you a ticket - they want you use the express.
It seems they have changed the policy, that you can buy the ticket online:
www.heathrowconnect.com (https://www.heathrowconnect.com/index.asp?SID={F628D1A1-A81C-44EF-AD9D-41131A052640})

I have this weird formation on my left hand. It's three faint patches of lighter-appearing skin forming a triangle. Sometimes it's there, sometimes the skin appears normal, but eventually, the spots re-appear, always in the exact same spot.
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/4926/handtriangle.jpg
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8533/handtriangle2.jpg

What exactly is it?

You have too much time on your hands...:)

What exactly is it?

I have the same sort of markings. its just a spot where there is less skin pigment than the surrounding area.

If you want to earn free karma points and know how, could somebody please tell me what this article is about? (I would copy/paste into Google Translate, but its ... sort of an image.)


http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/2516/japaneseclipping.jpg

Thanks :)

EDIT: BTW, not really looking for a full translation, just a quick summary.

Anyone care to recommend me a good pub where my Mother can get smashed in London? Somewhere near Nottingham or Baywater?

Nottingham is nowhere even remotely near London :P

Nottingham is a completely different city fyi

Oh wait, you mean Notting Hill Gate, right?

Nottingham is nowhere even remotely near London :P

Everything's near everything in your country. here (http://farfalle1.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/desert-island.jpg) is what your island looks like to North Americans, except less pleasant.

Charming, I'm sure :confused:

I joke because I love <3

We get sun now?

Oh wait, you mean Notting Hill Gate, right?

Ah yes. The names make me silly...

Yes, anywhere between Notting Hill Gate and Paddington.

There are plenty of bars in and around Notting Hill Gate afaik however I socalised just a couple of stops further along on the central line in Shephards Bush.

I have a question... aronnax' user title: great user title or greatest user title?

I have a question... aronnax' user title: great user title or greatest user title?

*Stares at user title
*Stares at Communisto's comment

Huh? :confused:


I made it up in like 3 seconds a year and a half ago...

I have this weird formation on my left hand. It's three faint patches of lighter-appearing skin forming a triangle. Sometimes it's there, sometimes the skin appears normal, but eventually, the spots re-appear, always in the exact same spot.
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/4926/handtriangle.jpg
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8533/handtriangle2.jpg

What exactly is it?

It's the Triforce

http://www.hylia.com/pre_ssbm/3_hands.png

*Stares at user title
*Stares at Communisto's comment

Huh? :confused:


I made it up in like 3 seconds a year and a half ago...


it made me laugh, I dunno why but i found it hilarious. sorry to put you on the spot.

Dude, my user-title is the best.

Top: Interview given just before going to Japan


Main text: Tom Petty gets a phone call from Bob Dylan. Dylan is going on tour through NZ, Australia and Japan and he asks Petty if he could meet him while he's out there.

Petty remembers enjoying performing with Dylan at something called "Fam Aid" so he goes "Are you kidding?!" and is happy to meet him. Bob Dylan then sends his tour schedule so they can meet up. The tour started in New Zealand on February 5th.

Before Petty heads off, he gives this interview in LA. (Presumably there's an interview on the next pages after this)

My Japanese is pretty terrible, but I think this is an accurate (ish) translation.

it made me laugh, I dunno why but i found it hilarious. sorry to put you on the spot.

Oh haha! How complimenting. Here's another one: I'm as queer as a three dollar bill.

Ba-dum tush...


I've got nothing....

I think what makes Aronnax's title so good is the avatar that goes along with it.

His facial expression is hilarious.

You need to explain that to me. I don't understand.

Thank you :)

I thought you weren't supposed to use the Heathrow Connect all the way to Paddington - that they wouldn't even sell you a ticket - they want you use the express.
It seems they have changed the policy, that you can buy the ticket online:
www.heathrowconnect.com (https://www.heathrowconnect.com/index.asp?SID={F628D1A1-A81C-44EF-AD9D-41131A052640})

Yeah the airport owns the express line and do just about everything they can to force people onto the express to get their pound of flesh. Tossers.

You need to explain that to me. I don't understand.

Well, you look like you're waiting because the day is really long. This means that you're really gay.

Well, you look like you're waiting because the day is really long. This means that you're really gay.

Oh. That is funny. :lol:

:P It is :lol:

Is it common for foreigners to join the Royal Navy?

Non commonwealthers are, IIRC, not allowed to join the British military.

What about the Australian one?

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

Do you have something like that?

Not really.
We have the Gurkhas, which recruits Nepalis, and the SAS has a high degree of non-English, but since membership of the armed forces requires allegiance to the Queen (excepting the Marines), non-commonwealthers are usually forbidden.

You know, as a kid, I always wanted to be knighted by the Queen of England :( Oh well.

You can be, but you can't use the term "Sir" unless you're a British citizen.

Not really.
We have the Gurkhas, which recruits Nepalis, and the SAS has a high degree of non-English, but since membership of the armed forces requires allegiance to the Queen (excepting the Marines), non-commonwealthers are usually forbidden.
Commonwealth + Irish

We are given an exception for some reason.

I wonder if an EUian could argue that the restriction is against the free movement of people?

Not really, as it's nothing to do with free movement, but rather to do with national security and loyalty, methinks.

You can be, but you can't use the term "Sir" unless you're a British citizen.

Does an honourary citizenship count? :mischief:

No such thing?

Oh, you guys don't have that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship#Honorary_citizenship

Commonwealth + Irish

We are given an exception for some reason.

I wonder if an EUian could argue that the restriction is against the free movement of people?

Interesting. Is this a recent development? If it is an allegiance thing as noncon suggests then surely recent history would bar Free Staters from joining the British Army?

How siimilar are the Scandinavian languages? Are they mutually intelligible? Can I go to Sweden speaking Danish and would most people understand me, or am I better off speaking English?

i guess more swedes speak english than danish.

Interesting. Is this a recent development? If it is an allegiance thing as noncon suggests then surely recent history would bar Free Staters from joining the British Army?
Afaik it is a leftover from the Free state - when we became independent most of what is now the commonwealth was empire so there were no impediments to joining the military.

Many Irish still served in the British military so we were given an exception and it has never been changed.

wikipedia quotes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army#Recruitment)
In 2008 Commonwealth origin volunteers comprised approximately 6.7% of the Army's total strength. In total 6,600 foreign soldiers from 42 countries were represented in the Army, not including Gurkhas. After the Gurkhas (who are from Nepal), the nation with most citizens in the British Army is Fiji, with 2,185, followed by Jamaica and Ghana with 600 each; many soldiers also come from more prosperous countries such as New Zealand, South Africa and the Republic of Ireland.
There has been a strong and continuing tradition of recruiting from Ireland including what is now the Republic of Ireland. Almost 150,000 Irish soldiers fought in the First World War; 49,000 died. More than 60,000 Irishmen, more than from Northern Ireland, also saw action in the Second World War; like their compatriots in the Great War, all were volunteers. There were more than 400 men serving from the Republic in 2003.[19]