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I'm looking to adopt a pug puppy. Problem is I don't know where to start. So I guess my questions are:
1. How do I find a good, trust-worthy breeder?
2. (Hopefully someone with pugs would know this) I want a pug that will look like this give or take. Is that just how pugs turn out or do I need to look for a specific puppy?

If anyone knows anything on this I'd greatly appreciate it.
 
I have a large collection of ebooks, and use an MD5 hash checker to delete duplicate ones. I just noticed that if I open a file in Adobe Reader X, and then save it out somewhere else using "Save As", the new file is compressed relative to the old one. I've already disabled "Save As optimizes for Fast Web View" in preferences, and can't see any other relevant options. Anyone know how to disable all compression? Haven't been able to find anything using Google, and don't really want to register on the Adobe Forums just to ask.
 
Why do Stormtroopers wear armor? It's clearly completely ineffective against absolutely every single weapon we've ever seen used in the movies.

Ignoring for a second that their armor crumbles under the might of a rock thrown by an Ewok. Ignoring lightsabers, because those are rare enough that you wouldn't really consider them when designing armor. Let's just look at blasters.

Everyone has a blaster. If you're not a Jedi, a blaster is your primary weapon. If a Stormtrooper finds himself in a fight, he is almost certainly going to be fighting someone with a blaster.

And yet, his armor does absolutely nothing to even damper the effects of a blaster. One hit seemingly anywhere and he's dead.

So why wear the armor? Just on the off chance that someone will try physical attacks? I don't think the small chance that someone will resort to a method of attack that the armor would actually help with is enough to justify the loss in mobility and peripheral vision, not to mention the cost of providing everyone in the army with a suit of armor.

It's like, in medieval times, when people invented bows that could penetrate a suit of armor, they stopped wearing suits of armor.
 
Obviously for authoritative purposes. While the armor is useless against modern weaponry, it does put them a step above your average civilian and creates an imposing look.
 
KevinCow said:
Why do Stormtroopers wear armor? It's clearly completely ineffective against absolutely every single weapon we've ever seen used in the movies.

Ignoring for a second that their armor crumbles under the might of a rock thrown by an Ewok. Ignoring lightsabers, because those are rare enough that you wouldn't really consider them when designing armor. Let's just look at blasters.

Everyone has a blaster. If you're not a Jedi, a blaster is your primary weapon. If a Stormtrooper finds himself in a fight, he is almost certainly going to be fighting someone with a blaster.

And yet, his armor does absolutely nothing to even damper the effects of a blaster. One hit seemingly anywhere and he's dead.

So why wear the armor? Just on the off chance that someone will try physical attacks? I don't think the small chance that someone will resort to a method of attack that the armor would actually help with is enough to justify the loss in mobility and peripheral vision, not to mention the cost of providing everyone in the army with a suit of armor.

It's like, in medieval times, when people invented bows that could penetrate a suit of armor, they stopped wearing suits of armor.
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They could act as environment and pressure suits as well.
 
KevinCow said:
Why do Stormtroopers wear armor? It's clearly completely ineffective against absolutely every single weapon we've ever seen used in the movies.

Ignoring for a second that their armor crumbles under the might of a rock thrown by an Ewok. Ignoring lightsabers, because those are rare enough that you wouldn't really consider them when designing armor. Let's just look at blasters.

Everyone has a blaster. If you're not a Jedi, a blaster is your primary weapon. If a Stormtrooper finds himself in a fight, he is almost certainly going to be fighting someone with a blaster.

And yet, his armor does absolutely nothing to even damper the effects of a blaster. One hit seemingly anywhere and he's dead.

So why wear the armor? Just on the off chance that someone will try physical attacks? I don't think the small chance that someone will resort to a method of attack that the armor would actually help with is enough to justify the loss in mobility and peripheral vision, not to mention the cost of providing everyone in the army with a suit of armor.

It's like, in medieval times, when people invented bows that could penetrate a suit of armor, they stopped wearing suits of armor.
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The most obvious function of the armor was protection against weapons fire and battlefield hazards. The armor, and the body glove worn beneath, were designed to disperse the energy of a blaster bolt and insulate the wearer, lessening injury. Although standard armor lacked the durability to make the wearer immune to cannon fire, it could partially deflect or disperse energy from low, medium, and high-energy blaster bolts; though the wearer may be incapacitated, survival would allow the trooper to receive advanced medical treatment that may return him to service. It also deflected stun beams, and served as excellent protection against explosions and shrapnel, thereby drastically reducing the effective casualty radius of fragmentation weapons used against troops wearing such armor. It was almost impossible to kill a stormtrooper with a slugthrower unless the bullet was abnormally large, specifically armor piercing, or if it hit the body glove or visor lenses. Although this armor provided less protection from blaster weapons than wartime Phase I and Phase II armor, it offered superior protection from the elements.

Stormtrooper armor was fitted with air filters and fully sealed against chemical and biological attack; the armor could even protect the wearer against vacuum for a limited time. A back-mounted tank contained 20 minutes of emergency oxygen. The aforementioned body glove also provided limited thermal protection.
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Qwomo said:
Question: I want to get in on some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but I don't know where to start/dive in. I watched the 2003 series when I was a kid and loved it, but was it really that good? I imagine it's at least aged better than the 1980s animated series, but again, I have no idea. Also, there are comics? Which predate the series, I'm assuming? All I know of the TMNT comics is that there were Usagi Yojimbo crossovers which I thought was badass when I was little. Are the comics any good, and which ones should I nab?

I'd make a thread about this but I'm a jooñor.
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I recently finished watching TMNT2k3 somewhat out of order, (I watched the 'lost season' last) and it was kind of a challenge, but pretty satisfying when I finally finished. It has a lot of comic book styling both in it's art and plotting, and can be kind of formulaic. Lots of stuff happens over the length of the show though, and the animation is great. A pretty good effort for an arc based western cartoon, which you don't see a lot of.

I'm going to watch the old show next, but it's massive length (45 episode seasons!) is intimidating me a bit.

I haven't read the comics, but wiki tells me that they're a lot crazier and more violent than the cartoon, not to mention taking place in real time. (30 Year Old Mutant Ninja Turtles?)
 
Jo Shishido's Cheeks said:
Once you put on your gas mask to filter through the pretentious bullshit.....

...is Dawsons Creek actually good?
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It's certainly better than what One Tree Hill evolved into. Season 1 has not aged well, but 2-4 are still very watch-able, 5 and 6 are hit and miss thanks to the inclusion of Busy Phillips. It still retains a lot of the charm.

In short, yes.
 
KevinCow said:
Why do Stormtroopers wear armor? It's clearly completely ineffective against absolutely every single weapon we've ever seen used in the movies.]
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it looks cool, it protects them against the environments and not everyone has a blaster.

scar tissue said:
Where would I find "realistic" porn?
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if you mean premium porn where its filmed beautifully, try www.x-art.com

I use to work at a vhs-dvd transfer service. people would send in home videos, weddings, birthday parties on tape and we would transfer them to DVD.

A couple of times people would send home-made porn. let me just ruin your world right now and tell you that 99% of "real" porn is fucking boring. the lighting is poor, the camera stays still the entire time and the actors are ugly and can't really act.
 
mcrae said:
why dont u start a thread about it
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Because it would be a short dull thread, and since you asked so nice. The caveat emptor being you'd need a sex change. But judging from the snide tone of your post, you could just murdererlise away!
 
sarcastor said:
if you mean premium porn where its filmed beautifully, try www.x-art.com
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Thank you sir, that is very close to what i was looking for.

A couple of times people would send home-made porn. let me just ruin your world right now and tell you that 99% of "real" porn is fucking boring. the lighting is poor, the camera stays still the entire time and the actors are ugly and can't really act.
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i've seen enough actual amateur videos to know that, lol
which is why i was searching for 'premium' amateur porn
 
Osietra said:
Because it would be a short dull thread, and since you asked so nice. The caveat emptor being you'd need a sex change. But judging from the snide tone of your post, you could just murdererlise away!
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lol.... i can get why you might wanna ask the first question in here, but if there are caveats and follow up questions and scenarios to attach to it, it makes more sense to make a whoel thread to generate discussion imo. you KNOW there would be people on both sides of the fence willing to argue the moral implications, as well as people with funny one-off replys
 
So I am looking for a place online to buy Ventolin inhalers. There are numerous online pharmacies out there. Has anyone dealt with or recommend any?

As a backstory, I've had asthma since I was extremely young and can't afford the cost of going to a doctor just to get a script.

TIA
 
There are currently 5 slugs slithering around my kitchen floor. I've seen them in the kitchen before and not known where they were coming from, but I watched one sort of flee from me (slowly) under part of the skirting board under the oven -- its where the pipes for the oven and the boiler are accessible.

I was half considering killing them with salt, but I know it makes a mess... plus the fact that they seem to stop what they are doing and recognise that I am a threat makes me think of them as more sentient. I don't wanna be needlessly cruel. What's the best way I can stop these fuckers coming in in future though?

I'm in an old terraced house.
 
radioheadrule83 said:
There are currently 5 slugs slithering around my kitchen floor. I've seen them in the kitchen before and not known where they were coming from, but I watched one sort of flee from me (slowly) under part of the skirting board under the oven -- its where the pipes for the oven and the boiler are accessible.

I was half considering killing them with salt, but I know it makes a mess... plus the fact that they seem to stop what they are doing and recognise that I am a threat makes me think of them as more sentient. I don't wanna be needlessly cruel. What's the best way I can stop these fuckers coming in in future though?

I'm in an old terraced house.
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Did you post a thread about your roommate leaving a salted slug on the kitchen counter a couple months ago?
 
radioheadrule83 said:
There are currently 5 slugs slithering around my kitchen floor. I've seen them in the kitchen before and not known where they were coming from, but I watched one sort of flee from me (slowly) under part of the skirting board under the oven -- its where the pipes for the oven and the boiler are accessible.

I was half considering killing them with salt, but I know it makes a mess... plus the fact that they seem to stop what they are doing and recognise that I am a threat makes me think of them as more sentient. I don't wanna be needlessly cruel. What's the best way I can stop these fuckers coming in in future though?

I'm in an old terraced house.
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yeah, please don't kill them with salt, that's just needlessly cruel
throw them outside and then you gotta find and close all holes through which they're coming through, possibly with silicone or polyurethane foam (depending on the size of said holes), otherwise they'll just keep coming
 
Kenak said:
I'm looking to adopt a pug puppy. Problem is I don't know where to start. So I guess my questions are:
1. How do I find a good, trust-worthy breeder?
2. (Hopefully someone with pugs would know this) I want a pug that will look like this give or take. Is that just how pugs turn out or do I need to look for a specific puppy?

If anyone knows anything on this I'd greatly appreciate it.
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I have an adorable pug, but I can't give much of an advice when it comes to breeders or the dog's look.
I can tell you some things, though. :P

We got the dog from a pet shop. We told them we wanted one, and they got in touch with breeders, and sent us some pictures of the puppies.
I guess common sense applies here: don't get puppies from a breeder that doesn't inspire confidence.
Pugs are well known for having breathing difficulties, so you might want to ask for references about if the puppies' parents have troubles breathing or not. Mind you, all pugs snore and breathe loudly, but you'll want to avoid serious issues.
I heard it's also good if they have a continuous wrinkle above their mouth. I mean, not various wrinkles, but just one big one. I don't really know why, but I'd guess this is related to breathing and health somehow.

Finally, our puppy was very cross-eyed when we got her, but it got better as time went by, and when she became an adult she wasn't cross-eyed anymore.

A picture from her:
http://instagr.am/p/DBlB4/

Post pictures of your puppy once you get them! :)


edit: oh, BTW, pugs are SUPER friendly, they'll follow you anywhere you go, and they'll be very happy if you play with them.
They're mostly indoor dogs, because of the breathing issues. Longs walks under hot sun are a no-no.
And though they have short hair, they lose it A LOT.

If I ever had to choose again, I'd get another pug eyes closed. I think it's the best thing my girlfriend and I have done for the last couple of years.
 
runlikehell said:
It's certainly better than what One Tree Hill evolved into. Season 1 has not aged well, but 2-4 are still very watch-able, 5 and 6 are hit and miss thanks to the inclusion of Busy Phillips. It still retains a lot of the charm.

In short, yes.
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Thanks, gonna dig in one of these days :)
 
Flo_Evans said:
What does the 'bagel' setting on my toaster do. Is it any different than 'regular'? What if I put a bagel in and don't press it?
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Only one side heats up (I think the inner side) so it doesn't burn the crust.
 
Pretty sure it just heats up the one side of the inner slot so only the "face" of the bagel gets heated as opposed to the rounded part.

EDIT: Gahh! Beaten.
 
I have this cheap speaker that I got on clearance. I know that its cheapness may be at fault here, but it seems to have problems in only certain circumstances. The thing has a line-in plug and a 6V power plug. The power plug actually ends in a USB male plug that connects to a 6V USB to AC adapter, so it can be plugged into either a powered USB port or an outlet. There is an issue with various setups causing the speakers to emit a noticeable buzz.

At first, I had hooked it up to my father's laptop, thinking that it would provide a better audio quality than the laptop speakers. Strictly speaking, it did, but he didn't really want the clutter. Anyway, I had two different configurations, one which was fine and one which caused buzzing. When I plugged the speaker into one of the laptop's USB ports, it was fine. If I plugged it into a nearby power strip, it buzzed. In either case, it was connected to the laptop through the headphone jack.

Later, I tried to connect the speaker to my TV, which is next to my PC and monitor. I've tried connecting it to both a power strip behind everything, and to a USB plug on the back of my keyboard (surprised that it provided sufficient power) and one directly on the back of the PC. While the speaker is connected to no audio source but powered on, there is a minor hissing which I could tolerate. However, the moment I plug it into the TV's headphone jack, the buzzing starts.

Does any audiophile here know what might be causing this and if it could be remedied, or is this thing probably just too cheap to bother with?
 
I'm having an unholy amount of difficulty connecting my new Microsoft bluetooth mouse to my laptop which has a bluetooth receiver. It registers when I'm connected via the dongle but I can never get the damn thing to be picked up by my laptop's build in transceiver. I'm using Windows 7.

Steps i'm following:

Mouse is on
Laptop bluetooth is on
Set it to search for devices via control panel
Set my mouse into discovery mode

aaaaand squat.

What gives? I don't want a dongle in my PC. That's why I bought a bluetooth mouse!

And as always Microsoft instructions manual are useless.
 
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