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Skiptastic
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How does one start a relationship with someone at work without things ending up awkward?
I always wondered about something. How do television studios know how many people are watching their channels and their shows? I see reports going around saying this show got x amount of viewers, but how do they keep track? Is it done by polls? Or do cable companies have a way of tracking these things.
Jangaroo said:
It's all speculative bullshit, just like the NPDs (which don't receive data from Wal-Mart). A few bastards have Nielson Boxes in their homes, and their viewing habits are extrapolated for the whole country. Basically, when shows like Arrested Development and Family Guy are canceled even though they have huge cult followings, it's most likely bad luck that fans of those shows just didn't have boxes.
And sports are impossible to judge. Watching a game with three buddies (or in a sports bar) throws off all the data. The entire TV industry is built on a pile of BS.
Houston3000
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To expand on what Jet Grind Radio! said they use a process called Rotoscoping. The CG characters never actually go behind anything, instead, the artists go frame by frame, hiding or masking off sections of the CG character as the CG character "walks behind stuff" in the video so you can see the video through them. The CG characters are actually on a layer above the video. Most foreground elements, things like rocks and trees and even more often smoke and fog are all fake as well... they've just got to the point where you can't tell anymore.NightBlade88 said:
More than that though, they use TONS of green screens and probably more CG elements than you realize. In Transformers it's more likely that, in a scene, Shia Labeouf is acting on a green set with Megan Fox and a rock and then they replace ALL the green from that video with a CG background (maybe even just another video) and CG characters all layered using composting software.
Count Dookkake
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Letters said:
Does anyone know how I can change treble bass setting on my PC? I use Realtek drivers, and they they apparently dont have built in treble bass settings. Its really annoying because my bass is way to high making it hard to hear speech in video and games
EDIT: Vista 32 user btw
EDIT: Vista 32 user btw
Neverender
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mario ate my burger said:
haha, yeah, all right. Your friend wants to know how to make water-based lube so he can fuck his fleshlight? Have these conversations often? My friend wants to know.
Also, I posted this earlier in the thread but I didn't get a response, probably because I was being so vague with my description but I really would appreciate any help with this.
I'm looking for a .gif image, I have no idea of its origins. It's a picture of a guy's head, and he has this enormous mouth that stretches from ear to ear, and it has heaps of teeth in it. You can't really see his eyes because his mouth is so big. He is chomping his mouth and and down, and moving his head from side to side. the colours are kind of green and brown, and it might be clay animation but I'm not really sure.
Like I said, the details are kind of sketchy but it's all I can remember. If anyone knows anything remotely like that it would be shweet if they could post it.
TOM f'N CRUISE
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i fucked my thumb up yesterday and since i can kinda move it its probably just sprained right? its swollen and i can even bend the middle of it, if it was broken it would hurt way more (it only hurts when i try and move it) and i wouldnt be able to move it at all right?
ps. i didnt go to the hospital because if its not broke im not gonna pay for some guy to tell me its sprained.
ps. i didnt go to the hospital because if its not broke im not gonna pay for some guy to tell me its sprained.
TOM f'N CRUISE
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iv wondered that too, i go there every now and then so if it is im gonna stop going there.kai3345 said:
Neverender
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TOM f'N CRUISE said:
From what I have read/heard, the only way to tell with thumb/hand injuries is to get an x-ray. I could be wrong but yeah.
adamsappel
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Neverender said:
TOM f'N CRUISE
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.......fuck, if its sprained how long does something like that take to heal? (for anybody that has had this happen)Neverender said:
OMG i just remembered P90X!!!!!!! NNNOOOO!!!!!
Neverender
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Neverender
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adamsappel said:
Fuck yes, I love you. What is this actually from by the way?
I've had something similar to what you're describing once, it wasn't broken, just jarred. I put some ice on it every now and then and it was better in about a week. Yours could be worse that but that was my experience. =]
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NinjaFridge
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When im listening to podcasts or audio files in the browser why does a black bar come up where the control should be? I can use the controls but its a guessing gaming to find them at times.
adamsappel
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I've no idea, just realized from your description that I had it in a folder. The file was called "shitalker." I also had this one (called "freak") with it, which looks like it was made by the same person:Neverender said:Fuck yes, I love you. What is this actually from by the way?
Oh, I just noticed the label "CYRIAK" on both gifs and found this webpage from a UK animator. Lots of freaky stuff there.
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NinjaFridge
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kai3345 said:
If your just browsing it's safe but you get the odd person posting links to other sites and downloads with viruses and shit. Be careful.
Neverender
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adamsappel said:I've no idea, just realized from your description that I had it in a folder. The file was called "shitalker." I also had this one (called "freak") with it, which looks like it was made by the same person:
Oh, I just noticed the label "CYRIAK" on both gifs and found this webpage from a UK animator. Lots of freaky stuff there.
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Houston3000
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This is what mine does to. I found out it was a problem with Quicktime and 64-bit Vista. To fix it I had to set Firefox to run in Windows XP (SP2) Compatibility mode... the only thing is when you stream Quicktime, Windows will temporarily switch out of the Aero scheme until you close your browser (basically just removes the transparencies from your title bars).NinjaFridge said:When im listening to podcasts or audio files in the browser why does a black bar come up where the control should be? I can use the controls but its a guessing gaming to find them at times.
I have one of those Dell XPS 1530 laptops with the crappy 8600m graphics card. I know either Dell or Nvidia got busted because those cards were faulty. I believe there was a class action lawsuit or something, but only if the stupid thing completely exploded.
So my question:
My card is obviously faulty, but it won't die. I am out of warranty (about four months past the basic year). The battery barely keeps a charge and it gets ridiculously hot. In fact, about 10% of the time I close the lid to put it in sleep mode, something glitches and it doesn't shut down properly. Multiple times I've come home with my house reeking of burnt plastic and the laptop being so hot, I seriously cannot touch it. But again, after a couple reboots it technically still functions.
Is there anything I can do or am I basically screwed since I'm out of the warranty period?
So my question:
My card is obviously faulty, but it won't die. I am out of warranty (about four months past the basic year). The battery barely keeps a charge and it gets ridiculously hot. In fact, about 10% of the time I close the lid to put it in sleep mode, something glitches and it doesn't shut down properly. Multiple times I've come home with my house reeking of burnt plastic and the laptop being so hot, I seriously cannot touch it. But again, after a couple reboots it technically still functions.
Is there anything I can do or am I basically screwed since I'm out of the warranty period?
I've always wondered how you even clean jizz out of those types of things. Do you wear a rubber or does it just start stinking like stale cum after a couple days?bjork said:
john010117
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JoshuaJSlone
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It hasn't been showing for me since the last Firefox update, either. Maybe something's off on the site's end and it's still saved in cache for your Firefox?jsnepo said:
Trying in IE7 now, I'm not getting it there either.
Neverender
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It's there for my in Opera, if that helps o.o
Lets say you need to sleep outside, on a tarp, with no tent.
Whats the best was to stop mosquitos from biting your face?
Repellant - not sure I want to put DEET on my face, plus it wears off before you wake up
Face net - doesn't work when its layign right against your skin, right?
Sleeping with head in sleeping bag - way too hot
help!
Whats the best was to stop mosquitos from biting your face?
Repellant - not sure I want to put DEET on my face, plus it wears off before you wake up
Face net - doesn't work when its layign right against your skin, right?
Sleeping with head in sleeping bag - way too hot
help!
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