The very many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XXX

[Cutlass]

I figure he's taking the time to try and negotiate a backroom deal. He missed the opportunity for a recess appointment and I guess he reckons the Republicans are not bluffing when they say they won't have hearings. So he's trying to work something out with them in private?

Probably a losing strategy. They won't deal with him. What would he even have to bargain with?

I don't think so. Right from the start he's been slow on judicial appointments. And I don't mean just his few for the Supremes, but all of them. What he should have done as soon as taking office is have a list already vetted and ready to go for any vacancy which occurs. So then only a final check, and submission required. Shouldn't ever take more than a week.

 

[Takhisis]

Why does it hurt to wake up in the morning instead of fading into the neverending black hole of non-existence?

Because you spent the night playing Fallout.

Because mornings aren't meant for wakeups at all, contrary to common misapprehension.

Haven't you heard from Korpiklaani, about how vodka makes everything better?

He is just waiting until the end of his term, so he can nominate himself.

He'd have to be an American-born person with some background in law… none of those trequirements is fulfilled.

I don't think so. Right from the start he's been slow on judicial appointments. And I don't mean just his few for the Supremes, but all of them. What he should have done as soon as taking office is have a list already vetted and ready to go for any vacancy which occurs. So then only a final check, and submission required. Shouldn't ever take more than a week.

I don't think he'd ever anticipated the vitriol he'd be received with.

 

[gay_Aleks]

Because you spent the night playing Fallout.

to be honest, I've been more writing about Fallout than playing it.



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[Daw]

Question: the message toolbox has the "[ TABLE ][ /TABLE ]" tags wrap button, which implies it is possible to post tables. Somehow. How exactly? Specifically, how am I supposed to split columns and rows?

Edit: figured that out.

 

[Antilogic]

Has anyone here used LawGeex or a similar site to review a contract? If so, did you find the service useful for identifying problems in your contract? Was your information handled securely?

 

[warpus]

I'm looking for feedback from whoever wants to give some, I am starting to edit together some of my footage from my last hiking trip, there's a ton of it.. This is the test video I made to see if I can figure out how to add good subtitles using Adobe Premiere. This is what I came up with.

There is a lot of swearing in the video, when I hike I guess I sometimes swear. I often do talk to myself if I'm hiking solo, it keeps you engaged, positive, and it's psychologically motivating. Plus reasoning through decisions you need to make on the trail out loud helps me be a much better problem solver, for some reason. And swearing at stuff is empowering. Yeah okay it sounds a bit crazy, but it actually does help a lot when you're in a situation where you need to stay positive and alert. Anyway, during this particular stretch I was swearing a lot, so.. you've been warned. (it's not super bad, but disclaimer)

Spoiler :

Link to video.

I didn't really try to narrate stuff, I would just talk about whatever. Since I'm admittedly not a great narrator and I wasn't really trying to be one, my idea for videos is to have one per hike, where some stuff is fast forwarded through, and some parts are shown at the regular pace. And when I talk I add those subtitles. That's the part I'm not sure about the most, thus this post. The idea is to also have a google earth type fly-in to the trailhead, and some sort of an intro and outro, for each hike. There's like 5-7 hikes total, so this is going to take a while. But I have been playing with Adobe Premiere a lot lately and I think I now know enough to finally begin all this work. But.. yeah.. subtitles.. are they good? Do they come in at the right times? If anything here is off, how would you improve it?

 

[Arakhor]

Some nice visuals, but you were speaking so softly for much of it that even with the subtitles, I missed half of what you were saying.

 

[warpus]

Yeah, basically the deal is that the gopro picks up sound from in front of it, but not above it. It was strapped to my chest, so it picked up a lot of my heartbeat even, but at times you can barely hear anything I'm saying. It also picks up the wind and elements very well, so I can't make it too loud (I feel) for that reason. I didn't set out there with the goal to record myself speaking either, otherwise I think I would have set up everything differently. I just mainly wanted to have footage I could watch and re-live the .. hiking exploits of my chest. Close enough, it puts me right back in the middle of the hike, the visuals and the sounds are often enough to make it all worth it.

But yeah then I realized the videos can be used for more than that, so now let's figure out what that something can be..

That's why I started figuring out how to add subtitles so that you can at least read what I'm saying. I'm not a great narrator like I said, so I don't plan on having a crazy amount of that in there, but there are some memorable parts that deserve to be included.

Did the subtitles zoom by too fast? My initial idea was to just line them up with how long it takes me to say the words if I'm just swearing or complaining about my shoelaces or whatever.. and then if there's anything more concrete or important, I leave the words up a bit longer. I couldn't find anything remotely like subtitle standards, how long they should be displayed, what font, etc. so first I looked up just general "what font and colour scheme to use for text for videos so that you can read it well" and that helped, but I am not sure about the timing of the words and how long they should stay up there.

 

[Arakhor]

I didn't have a problem with the subttitles, but I read fairly fast and most people can read swearwords without even trying.

 

[Cutlass]

The readability of the subtitles is fine. A couple thoughts occurred to me: Is there a way you can add a microphone to the gopro that you can position closer to your mouth? Is there any chance of rigging some sort of a mount to carry it on your shoulder?

 

[warpus]

I think that is a great idea for my next trip, I looked it up and there's a bunch of options. Thanks for the idea!

Based on the feedback I've gotten here and elsewhere I now feel confident to begin creating a video of the first hike.. I wonder how long it's going to take..

 

[ls612]

Are there any Parisians/Frenchmen in OT? I'm going to be going to Paris for a week of vacation in late May/early June and am curious about non-obvious things that are worth seeing/doing/experiencing there. I will probably see the obvious things (Lourve, Notre Dame, etc) but want to also see less touristy things as well.

 

[Dachs]

there used to be a Parisienne Frenchwoman, but she doesn't hang out here much anymore

 

[Birdjaguar]

That would be Marla Singer and she has posted today.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=14212736&postcount=5

 

[Dachs]

huh, shows what happens when you never go to RD threads

mb

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Why is it that when people blast music it's always pop or rap? Just once I'd like it to be jazz or classical.

 

[cardgame]

Because jazz or classical just don't blast. Blasting is not a property that can be associated with them.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Elaborate.

 

[cardgame]

There's no impact, no presence (bass) in the music. Best you can do is some percussion, which mostly sounds mediocre on car speakers.

 

[W|M]

Blasting pop or rap songs (assuming you like said pop/rap songs) makes your brain feel good, but blasting jazz/classical songs just gives you a headache, even if you like them