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I was gone for a few months. Why is Ozma the neogaf logo now?

What was the best decade for film? I say 70s.
 
Maybe I'm just missing it but is there a setting somewhere to stop that thing in iTunes where it automatically stops updating episodes of podcasts because it thinks you haven't been listening to them? It just randomly does it constantly to me even though I listen to all the podcasts in my feed.
 
I posted a thread about this-but this might be a good place instead.


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My home office is right next to my neighbors front door-I'm on the second floor and he's on the first. These are some loud, annoying people. It's hard to concentrate during the day, and especially hard to take business calls since these people are bellowing and yelling.

I've looked into replacing the window with a double-planed glass version, but I think I'll need to get HOA approval, etc and it was going to be between 800-900 from the quote I got. Do I have any other options here? It's really unfortunate.

As you can see-my desk is right again my window:

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Dalek said:
I posted a thread about this-but this might be a good place instead.


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My home office is right next to my neighbors front door-I'm on the second floor and he's on the first. These are some loud, annoying people. It's hard to concentrate during the day, and especially hard to take business calls since these people are bellowing and yelling.

I've looked into replacing the window with a double-planed glass version, but I think I'll need to get HOA approval, etc and it was going to be between 800-900 from the quote I got. Do I have any other options here? It's really unfortunate.

As you can see-my desk is right again my window:

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Are you in the UK? You can first ask them to turn the noise down or related concerns, and then if they decline, respond by asking your council.

https://www.gov.uk/report-noise-pollution-to-council

From GOV UK

Follow these steps if you have a dispute with your neighbour.

Try to solve the problem informally by talking to them.

If your neighbour is a tenant, you could contact their landlord.

You could use a mediation service if raising the issue informally doesn’t work.

If the dispute involves a statutory nuisance (something like loud music or barking dogs), you can make a complaint to your local council.

Contact the police if your neighbour is breaking the law by being violent or harassing you.

As a last resort you can take legal action through the courts.
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What's the word for listening to someone and always giving them the best possible interpretation? Like, always assume they know what they're talking about and have something valuable to offer. There's a kind of fancy academic word for it. Similar to giving "benefit of the doubt."


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No I live in the good old USA. This guy is a total wierdo and I don't dare face his ire.
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If talking to the neighbor doesn't work, maybe hunker down and get some nice headphones+mic for calls?
 
Mabef said:
What's the word for listening to someone and always giving them the best possible interpretation? Like, always assume they know what they're talking about and have something valuable to offer. There's a kind of fancy academic word for it. Similar to giving "benefit of the doubt."



If talking to the neighbor doesn't work, maybe hunker down and get some nice headphones+mic for calls?
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Judicious? Prudent?
 
Mabef said:
What's the word for listening to someone and always giving them the best possible interpretation? Like, always assume they know what they're talking about and have something valuable to offer. There's a kind of fancy academic word for it. Similar to giving "benefit of the doubt."



If talking to the neighbor doesn't work, maybe hunker down and get some nice headphones+mic for calls?
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I got it! Principle of charity.
 
Is there anybody out there who has experience with people-counting gadgets? I am looking for a device (cheap) that will tell me how many people opened a door or passed through a narrow space through the door. We want to be able to turn it on, let it run, turn it off and grab that data.
 
When I bought my 2009 RAV4, the cupholders had this rubber insert to hold smaller cups. At some point these became lost. Where can I buy replacements for these and what are they called?
 
Terribly stupid question here. Been exercising lately and wondering if I don't wipe off my sweat, does it dissolve back...into my skin...and prevent me losing as much weight? :/
 
Dalek said:
When I bought my 2009 RAV4, the cupholders had this rubber insert to hold smaller cups. At some point these became lost. Where can I buy replacements for these and what are they called?
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Just cup holder inserts. I wouldn't even worry about it, but if you must.

Any Toyota dealership should be able to order them in for you just tell them the model and year. I would just check kijiji/Amazon/ebay, dealership will overcharge.
 
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Terribly stupid question here. Been exercising lately and wondering if I don't wipe off my sweat, does it dissolve back...into my skin...and prevent me losing as much weight? :/
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I couldn't understand what you're saying but no it doesn't matter , you think old sweat would stop new sweat from coming out?

Anyway sweat doesn't equal weight loss. It can account for water weight loss but that's a temporary thing that you shouldn't worry about unless you're an athlete trying to make a weight class.
 
easterislandhead said:
I couldn't understand what you're saying but no it doesn't matter , you think old sweat would stop new sweat from coming out?

Anyway sweat doesn't equal weight loss. It can account for water weight loss but that's a temporary thing that you shouldn't worry about unless you're an athlete trying to make a weight class.
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I don't think the old sweat would stop new sweat coming. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't...retaining the water :/ if that makes sense. Like it would be absorbed back into my skin. I must sound really dumb.

I'm not trying to make a weight class. Just lose some extra weight I put on :'( after losing a lot of weight four-five or so years ago.
 
maxcriden said:
I don't think the old sweat would stop new sweat coming. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't...retaining the water :/ if that makes sense. Like it would be absorbed back into my skin. I must sound really dumb.

I'm not trying to make a weight class. Just lose some extra weight I put on :'( after losing a lot of weight four-five or so years ago.
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To be honest I'm not sure if you are retaining more water that way, but again that's only accounting for water weight. I believe everyone always has about 10 pounds of water weight on you, you can temporarily cut it out for a short period but it comes back that's why boxers and such target that to cut a little weight quickly before a fight.

Just keep up the good work and you'll be on your way. There's an app called myfitnesspal that's helped me out. Keeps track of your calories and nutrition.
 
I have a police/license question. I am going out of state for a wedding and unfortunately the only car available to borrow from relatives is a Mercedes-Benz (I am black). I have a clean, valid license to drive but I lost the physical copy and carry around an old expired license for ID. If I get pulled over by the cops can they just check my name and see I have a valid, active license to drive or would I still get a ticket for not having the physical copy on me? Don't want to get shot in the face.
 
YoungHav said:
I have a police/license question. I am going out of state for a wedding and unfortunately the only car available to borrow from relatives is a Mercedes-Benz (I am black). I have a clean, valid license to drive but I lost the physical copy and carry around an old expired license for ID. If I get pulled over by the cops can they just check my name and see I have a valid, active license to drive or would I still get a ticket for not having the physical copy on me? Don't want to get shot in the face.
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Same situation happened to me but on my way to work, the cop didn't give me a ticket but he did take (steal) my expired license which seemed cool at first since he didn't give me a ticket but as I left I realized I still had to get to work, finish work drive home and go get a new license all without any form of I.D so I figured he was going to set me up and have someone waiting to pull me over but I got lucky.

I wouldn't take that chance again though, call your insurance company or the ministry (however it works there) I'm sure they can fax you a temporary paper.

But then again you are in the states so R.I.P
 
Does any US folk have the answer to my question? Any cops want to give a black man advice?

easterislandhead said:
Same situation happened to me but on my way to work, the cop didn't give me a ticket but he did take (steal) my expired license which seemed cool at first since he didn't give me a ticket but as I left I realized I still had to get to work, finish work drive home and go get a new license all without any form of I.D so I figured he was going to set me up and have someone waiting to pull me over but I got lucky.

I wouldn't take that chance again though, call your insurance company or the ministry (however it works there) I'm sure they can fax you a temporary paper.

But then again you are in the states so R.I.P
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stole your expired license wth???
 
Apparently police are allowed to confiscate expired licenses according two justifications I'm finding: 1) the license is actually state property that can be taken back, and 2) it's evidence when being used illegally.

It depends on the state, but many will give you a temporary printout when you report a lost license to use until you receive the new one.
 
YoungHav said:
Does any US folk have the answer to my question? Any cops want to give a black man advice?


stole your expired license wth???
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Yea he said he had to take it, doubt that was legit though because it was just setting me up for bigger trouble if I got pulled over afterwards with nothing. I was 19/20 at the time I didnt know what to do.
 
I googled it and it looks like its discretionary. A cop can just look up my info and see that I have a valid license to drive and just give me a warning but depending on whatever state I'm in the cop can still give me a ticket for failure to produce a license.

LOL I doubt my black ass will be let off with a warning. I haven't been pulled over in 10yrs and this'll be the first time driving a Benz. I will be riding w/my white wife so at least I know I won't get shot up with a truthful witness in the car. I'd be nervous as fuck if I were riding solo.
 
In the Taylor Swift song "Style", Taylor says she's wearing a "good girl fig" and a a tight little skirt. What is a good girl fig? I've tried googling it, but the only results are just the lyrics to Style.
 
maxcriden said:
Terribly stupid question here. Been exercising lately and wondering if I don't wipe off my sweat, does it dissolve back...into my skin...and prevent me losing as much weight? :/
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most of the weight you lose is lost through your nose.
 
I seem to be getting a lot of spiders in my house. Is there any way to "exterminate" them without just manually catching and removing them/killing them every time I see them?
 
Dalek said:
I seem to be getting a lot of spiders in my house. Is there any way to "exterminate" them without just manually catching and removing them/killing them every time I see them?
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Well, it is spider season. There's also a bunch of annoying flies and bugs, hence all the spiders to catch them.
Killing spiders is bad mojo. I spoke with one during an acid trip and he told me that they hold all of our secrets. :o
Sure, you could buy some traps, but really, you won't catch 'em all.
My official answer is: Just toss the ones out that make you uncomfortable.
There are some good ones and there are some assholes. Leave the good ones alone, kick out the assholes.
If there is a graveyard of flies and dead bugs, leave those ones. They aren't biting you and they are doing you a favor.
The little colorful jumpers and ones that generally hang out in the windows and the sun are good ones. Plus some are fuckin' adorable.
Tell me you wouldn't wanna cuddle this lil guy's face?
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(Drawing by me)
Personally, I've had more problems with mosquitoes...those little fuckers that try to fly into your brain via your ear? JUST as you are drifting off to blissful erotic dreams.
Spiders don't fuck with you like that.
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Does anyone else keep their 3DS on all the time and just closed? I'm starting to feel like I should turn it off as unlike my VITA which lasts weeks like this it dies after about a day.
 
Phone related question here: I've been sitting on a Sprint branded SIM card that I bought off eBay for nearly the past 1.5 weeks. The seller told me that it should work since it's compatible with Boost Mobile since I want to activate a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4.

Is the seller right or should I order this SIM card then go to a Boost Mobile store to activate it?

I should mention that eBay stepped in since I forgot to reply so the issue will get resolved in two days.
 
If you have a Slig TV account, and use it for two devices in separate households (like say, Hulu or Netflix), do you need to pay an extra fee per device?

Or do you have a limit as to how many devices you can use it on?
 
ant_ said:
He's right. Most weight we lose is through exhalation, not sweat.
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demon said:
when you burn fat you're literally burning fat. turning fat into energy/heat. most of the heat you give off is in your breath, the majority of which is exhaled through your nose.
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Amazing. I had no idea and thought you were just joking. That is fascinating. Thank you, and I hope I didn't sound rude with my initial reply.
 
When you count with your hands do you start with your index finger and end with the thumb? Or do you start with your thumb and end with the pinky? I start counting with my thumb.
 
LookAtMeGo said:
When you count with your hands do you start with your index finger and end with the thumb? Or do you start with your thumb and end with the pinky? I start counting with my thumb. Thought that might be wierd.
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I start with my index finger.

If I make an account on Wikipedia, will it work for all Wikias? For example, can I make an account for the Godzilla Wiki that will still work for the VS Battle Wiki?
 
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