The many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XIX

timtofly · Jun 16, 2012

say1988 said:
It is an impossible question to answer, with new technology making it easier over time and the fact that there was not single break off point.

Various flint and steel contraptions (such as those in tinderboxes) that predate matches weren't that hard to use. Sure they had disadvantages compared to matches, but they weren't that bad, they also could be reused and moisture posed less of a risk.
Past matches you have modern butane lighters and other electric igniters that just require the push of a button.

Are you saying that I can stop doing that rain dance every time I turn the knob on my electric grill inside the safety of my house?

Cutlass · Jun 16, 2012

Fire pistons are thought to be ancient in Asia, but maybe not known in Europe until the 18th century.

Atticus · Jun 17, 2012

Is reinstalling game from disc that is protected by Steam similar to installing it for the first time?

Or does Steam try to run me nuts if I do that?

timtofly · Jun 17, 2012

Atticus said:
Is reinstalling game from disc that is protected by Steam similar to installing it for the first time?

Or does Steam try to run me nuts if I do that?

More info? Does the game have a license? If it does then you may have a hard time validating that license again. I would not run steam at the same time you try to load the game. If it does not have a license, then you should be able to load it as many times as you like. That is why they started using licenses.

If it is a non-licensed game and you have attached it to steam, as long as steam is not currently running, you may be able to load it separately again. If it is running and you then log onto steam, there may be fireworks?

aimeeandbeatles · Jun 17, 2012

Well a couple weeks ago I accidentally broke a game that was in Steam. And then I reinstalled it from the disk (not sure why). I didn't have any issues.

Verarde · Jun 17, 2012

I need something that can open 7z, RAR, and whatever file formats these mods are. And free. Links would be appreciated. Thanks.

madviking · Jun 17, 2012

http://www.7-zip.org/

Atticus · Jun 17, 2012

izarc?

timtofly said:
More info? Does the game have a license?

Hmm... I don't know. Perhaps some more investigations are in place...

Ajidica · Jun 18, 2012

On Microsoft Excell, I know there is a way to select a column so that regardless of how far away you scroll it always shows up. Does anybody at least know what that feature is called so I can google for how to get it.

Arakhor · Jun 18, 2012

Mark, Freeze, Hold, something like that? Hiding columns has the utterly prosaic term 'hide', so I doubt you'll go too far wrong.

Farm Boy · Jun 18, 2012

I believe in Excel it is "freeze."

PlutonianEmpire · Jun 18, 2012

Is there a list of all the world's islands that lists them by maximum diameter instead of area?

Flying Pig · Jun 18, 2012

Do the two fail to coincide very often?

PlutonianEmpire · Jun 18, 2012

Flying Pig said:
Do the two fail to coincide very often?

"Area" has always been exceedingly difficult and confusing for me. I prefer to go by diameter, and a quick google yielded only the lists by area, not diameter. :undecide:

Ajidica · Jun 18, 2012

Why is area so confusing?

Cutlass · Jun 18, 2012

PlutonianEmpire said:
"Area" has always been exceedingly difficult and confusing for me. I prefer to go by diameter, and a quick google yielded only the lists by area, not diameter.

"Diameter" assumes something vaguely circular. While some may be more or less similar to circular, none are perfectly so. And many have no similarity to circular. So diameter is really not a measure that can be used to accurately describe them. Maybe you could try length and width. :dunno:

madviking · Jun 18, 2012

PlutonianEmpire said:
Is there a list of all the world's islands that lists them by maximum diameter instead of area?

Please tell me what the diameter of this island would be:

PlutonianEmpire · Jun 18, 2012

Cutlass said:
"Diameter" assumes something vaguely circular. While some may be more or less similar to circular, none are perfectly so. And many have no similarity to circular. So diameter is really not a measure that can be used to accurately describe them. Maybe you could try length and width.

Oops.

So, I guess I could revise my question to: "Is there a list of all the world's islands by length?" :dunno:

madviking said:
Please tell me what the diameter of this island would be:

<snip>

See above.

madviking · Jun 18, 2012

Length along which axis?

PlutonianEmpire · Jun 18, 2012

madviking said:
Length along which axis?

Are you pulling the same bullcrap you did when I complained about The Chamber in Rants last week in a futile effort to get me to do whatever it is you want me to do? :rolleyes:

Please stop.

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