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What movie is this dude from? I know his name is Snake but i don't know the movie:

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If I have Fallout 3 for PC with a GFW Live key, then I get a second-hand copy of the GOTY version without a Live key, can I use my same live key for the GOTY version?
 
Tedesco! said:
My stupid question: When did Cinemax start airing HD movies in their correct aspect ratio? I can't remember the last time I've watched a letterboxed movie on Cinemax.
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Do you mean they switched to letterboxing or from letterboxing? If they're letterboxing 2.39:1 movies on a 16:9 TV, then that's the correct way to display the original aspect ratio. If they're running a 2.39:1 movie in full-screen 16:9, that means they're using pan & scan and cutting off the sides.

Steven Soderbergh got pissed off about movie channels doing that.
http://www.dgaquarterly.org/BACKISSUES/Summer2009/InMyOpinion/tabid/720/Default.aspx
 
I need to get some images from a SD card but when I connect it to my computer it says it "requires format".

Could somebody link to me to a Windows app to extract the information on the card before formatting it?
 
I just downloaded a recording of Radiohead's Haiti Benefit Concert, and instead of being split into tracks, It's one two hour file. What's the best way to cut this up into separate tracks?
 
Can you shrink in a short amount of time? I played Wolfenstein for like 12 hours in a leg constricting position and I was definitely an inch shorter afterward. :lol
Also, when I wear heavy backpacks I've been told/feel that I shrunk.
 
jamesinclair said:
How does a word become a noun AND a verb? Shouldn't sex be one of those?
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As far as I'm concerned I've only ever used sex as a noun. Sure, I've heard "I'm going to sex you up" but as far as I'm concerned that's just slang.

And a word can easily be both a noun and verb. i.e. date. "She's my date." "I'm dating her." We're going on a date tonight." "You should date her."
 
toxicgonzo said:
What is the best internet domain name service?

I'm looking online and there's a billion of them.
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In the end, all of the mainstream services are basically the same. Just go for the best deal. If you need a domain host as well, there are usually package deals.

I just get all my domains through my boyfriend's godaddy reseller account :lol
 
Anyone who knows a lot about geology care to provide me a link explaining how scientists know how fossil fuels developed the way they did? I just sort of haphazardly entered a discussion with a couple people who think that there's a lot of oil in the middle east because of the biblical flood, and when I explained to them that it takes millions of years for oil and coal to form, they asked how anyone knows it takes that long. : |
 
Alucrid said:
As far as I'm concerned I've only ever used sex as a noun. Sure, I've heard "I'm going to sex you up" but as far as I'm concerned that's just slang.

And a word can easily be both a noun and verb. i.e. date. "She's my date." "I'm dating her." We're going on a date tonight." "You should date her."
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Actually, Sex is a proper verb. It doesn't have anything to do with actually having sex though it just means to determine the gender of something. So if you sex some newborn baby, you're just figuring out whether it's a girl or boy.
 
trickstar said:
is Bitch not considered a curse word? cause i hear it on the radio sometimes.
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It depends on context. If it's a female dog, it's not a curse word. If it's a person, it is considered a rude slang, but it's not usually censored in the US.

But it's all pretty dumb. You can now often say asshole, dick, pussy, etc as long as it's metaphorical and not in reference to a body part. I don't think you can say fuck or cunt yet, but it's probably coming eventually.

They made fun of it on Arrested Development, where a British person said "pussy" uncensored, because it doesn't mean the same thing in Britain, but they censored it when an American said it (although if it had been on cable, they could have said it uncensored, because someone was calling Michael a pussy, and not referring to a vagina).

From the FCC policy:

Indecency findings involve at least two fundamental determinations. First, the material alleged to be indecent must fall within the subject matter scope of our indecency definition - that is, the material must describe or depict sexual or excretory organs or activities.

Second, the broadcast must be patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium. In applying the "community standards for the broadcast medium" criterion, the Commission has stated:

The determination as to whether certain programming is patently offensive is not a local one and does not encompass any particular geographic area. Rather, the standard is that of an average broadcast viewer or listener and not the sensibilities of any individual complainant.
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SuicideUZI said:
Who would I need to PM about the search function not working?
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I don't know how many times we've answered this question in this thread, but it's currently disabled for everyone with the exception of moderators and administrators. Hope that answers your question!
 
Jet Grind Radio! said:
The mods really should sticky that as announcement, or something since everyone keeps asking.
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It was a sticky for quite a few days actually.
zesty said:
Anyone who knows a lot about geology care to provide me a link explaining how scientists know how fossil fuels developed the way they did? I just sort of haphazardly entered a discussion with a couple people who think that there's a lot of oil in the middle east because of the biblical flood, and when I explained to them that it takes millions of years for oil and coal to form, they asked how anyone knows it takes that long. : |
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I can't give you a link, but the answer is techniques similar to carbon dating. They use a specific marker's half life(how long it takes for carbon to release it's energy for example) to gauge how long a specific material has existed. It's a principle that is used to identify age old mummies and to solve old murder crimes. The science is solid and has already undergone a fine tooth comb in order to prove that the Earth is billions of years old.

Your friends wouldn't doubt forensic science if it helped to solve 20 or 30 year old kidnap cases. The same technology is already used everyday.

Here is a link:
http://www.fe.doe.gov/education/energylessons/coal/gen_howformed.html
 
well this thread is for stupid questions so brace yourselves :

re : pianomusic

( preface : my musical knowledge is slim to none so if I make a few wrong remarks feel free to correct me )

When chopin, beethoven, bach, mozart etc etc wrote pianomusic, did they "perfect" the piece in question on the spot? Or did they have to practice on their own piece? I guess what I'm trying to ask is did they have the equivalent of painters sketches and whatnot.

Also, did they always play their pieces flawlessy (I dont mean 100% but generally, i.e did they have problems with their own pieces? ).

Imagine a mathteacher teaching math for several decades, even he/she can get a wrong or two in certain problems.

The reason I ask this is because it seems that certain composers ( chopin, liszt ) seem to have soo difficult pieces that other people make a living and become famous by trying to perfect them.


ugh, now that I read my questions they seem very convoluted, but hopefully someone will figure out what I'm trying to ask xD



( obviously I'm aware that they didnt just sit down at a piano with piece of paper and composed an opus in like 10 min )

edit : for example, did liszt play this ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ctr0CxnzCw ) piece the same way as this Berezovsky fellow?( barring any individual emotional distinction ) Stupid question but still :(
 
Non native speaker here just in case you wonder :D

When calling 911, you say nine-one-one, right?

When refering to September 11th, you say nine-eleven?

Before that date in 2001 was it common to say nine-eleven too when calling the police?
 
Ogni-XR21 said:
Non native speaker here just in case you wonder :D

When calling 911, you say nine-one-one, right?

When refering to September 11th, you say nine-eleven?

Before that date in 2001 was it common to say nine-eleven too when calling the police?
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No, it's always been nine-one-one. That's how we teach kids, so if they have to dial it, they don't look for the eleven button.
 
oh god am I the only one who thought Snoop in The Wire was a dude? Only found out very last episode, and therefore no longer secure in my sexuality.
 
Is there a way I can set uTorrent to resume a download at a certain time? My off peak data starts at 2am and I don't want to stay up that late.
 
Sometimes after I have sex with a girl, the next day my farts sort of smell like her.

Is this just me or does this happen to others?
 
Neverender said:
Is there a way I can set uTorrent to resume a download at a certain time? My off peak data starts at 2am and I don't want to stay up that late.
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Yeah in the options there's a 'scheduler'. Just set your scheduler to start at 2am and end whenever. You can even set it up for certain days if you want. AND you can also specify if you want to set bandwith limits for each certain time. Like you can set it to run full blast from 2am - 8am and then limited during the day and then restricted during prime time.
 
keyboardcat said:
oh god am I the only one who thought Snoop in The Wire was a dude? Only found out very last episode, and therefore no longer secure in my sexuality.
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Only when she was only a minor character. Then I saw the awesome opening sequence of season 4 and realised she was a girl.
 
keyboardcat said:
oh god am I the only one who thought Snoop in The Wire was a dude? Only found out very last episode, and therefore no longer secure in my sexuality.
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Someone told me when I was talking about and I didn't believe it. It would have been cool to have no idea till he said "you look good girl".
 
teddyboi said:
Sometimes after I have sex with a girl, the next day my farts sort of smell like her.

Is this just me or does this happen to others?
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wait what
Are you sure you are having sex with her and not just eating her?
 
Which free web hosting service do you guys recommend ?
 
I bought a textbook for $130, then found a cheaper copy of the same book for $50.

Question: After returning the expensive book, have I made $80 in pure profit from the selling of my goods, or have I simply saved $80 from being spent and should therefore save the money, rather than spend it.
 
BreakyBoy said:
Native spanish speaker that never did any formal study, but the first thing that comes to mind when translating the words are:

Yo = I
Estoy = First person present tense of the verb "estar", which means "to be".

Your confusion might be due to the way some people will drop commonly understood words in some spoken sentences. Instead of saying "yo estoy comiendo," for "I am eating," some might simply say "estoy comiendo".

A lot of languages do that now that I think about it. French speakers are notorious for dropping the preverbal negative participle "ne" from everyday speech. So, instead of saying something like "je ne veux pas," for "I don't want to," they'll say "je veux pas."

Sometimes, I miss language studies.
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Que les gens disent: "j'veux pas", ça ne me dérange pas, mais s'ils prononcent entièrement le "je" alors ils pourraient au moins inclure le "ne" !

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edit: posted a new thread here.


Attn: Swede/ScandinavianGAF

I'm currently a first-year student in a university in France. I can spend my Spring 2011 term in one of my school's partner universities, and have settled on West University in Trollhättan. Does this school have a horrible reputation or should I be alright over there?

WU's site states that spring terms start in mid January (the 18th this year) and ends in early June (the 6th this year). However, no breaks are mentionned. Do breaks exist in post-secondary education in Sweden. If so, what are the dates, more or less? Also, are classes held until the last day of term, or is it like in France where I'll be done in late June even though the official calendar states that the term ends in mid July, three weeks later?

Now, tourism: what should I do during my 6+ months in Scandinavia? Where should I go? So far the biggest thing I've planned is this:

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Drive up to Tromsø on the Swedish side, while passing a bit through Finland, then take a plane to Svalbard, spend a couple days there, and then drive back from Tromsø to Trollhättan on the Norwegian side.

Can you drive in Scandinavia (Sweden/Norway/Finland) with a French license? How are the borders?

Anyone been to Svalbard? With 3 000+ polar bears on the archipel, I should be alright seeing them, right? What is the best season to go see polar bears?

Am I better off seeing the Aurora borealis or the Midnight sun?

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I posted this here rather than make a new thread because I'm still eleven months from flying over there, I'll make a new thread when I'm closer to leaving. Or should I make a new thread now?
 
NumBaWumba said:
I bought a textbook for $130, then found a cheaper copy of the same book for $50.

Question: After returning the expensive book, have I made $80 in pure profit from the selling of my goods, or have I simply saved $80 from being spent and should therefore save the money, rather than spend it.
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Let's say you have $500.

500 - 130 - 50 = 320 + (130) = 450. So you only recouped a loss of $130, aka, you still have less money than you started with. Save it.
 
Alucrid said:
Let's say you have $500.

500 - 130 - 50 = 320 + (130) = 450. So you only recouped a loss of $130, aka, you still have less money than you started with. Save it.
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That's a very intelligent way of looking at things and I will act accordingly. Thank you!
 
So , today , some guy asked me if I was a "native" after hearing me talking in english . I live in France and have never been to an english speaking country .

Don't know what he meant , can you help me ?
(I was talking about the australia vs pakistan cricket game)


edit : he was from Britain .
 
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