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RotBot said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtractive_color
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Additive_color

Yellow + Blue (Cyan) = Green in the subtractive color model, where adding all colors together makes black. This is used if you're mixing paints or inks.

Monitors use the additive color model, where adding all colors together makes white.

You're trying to simulate subtractive color halftoning on a monitor, but halftoning isn't done with checkerboard patterns where none of the primary colors overlap. A real print would have the yellow and blue overlapping either completely or partially, with varying halftone sizes, depending on what color and shade they wanted to get.
Excellent. Thanks for the answer.
 
Ok so scenario: Theres this Girl I've practically been in love with since first sight 2.5 years ago, but I was too shy to talk to her back then, she got a BF that lasted two years, except they broke up for a while about a year ago in which time she and I started talking and it was going great, she felt the same way about me that I did about her and then I blew it because my ex girlfriend kinda came back in the picture and I didn't tell the girl about it. Hurting her trust immensely. The reason the GF came back into the picture was because I thought there was no way this girl could really like me and so I didn't have enough confidence in my own desires.

This was basically the biggest mistake of my life, crushed me, etc. but now she's single again and she invited me up to her beach condo for like 2 days and I had the time of my life. It was pretty much the most amazing day ever, but when we got a little drunk she told me not to get attatched to her because she wants to date around since she's been with that other guy for so long she just wants to enjoy single life.

But why would she invite me up to see her if she wasn't at least considering being with me? I mean jesus we slept together, and now we've been texting more in a handful of days than we have in the past 3 months.

Really confused and dont know what to do in this situation. I can't not pursue her because well... I'm in love with her and I know she feels really strongly about me. But she also reminded me of the fact that shes still not sure if she can trust me. ARG! But I know I would never make a mistake again like the one I made before, of that I'm absolutely sure.

So how do I show her I'm trust worthy? How do I win her over? I know it takes time but I really don't know how to handle the whole dating other people thing, because I know that will be really painful.

Thought it'd be better to post it here than make girl advice thread number 10,034.


YYZ said:
How are singles selected out of albums? Do they (who's they?) just pick the catchiest tune?

I'm sure there aren't any explicit rules as to what gets to be a single, usually an artist or group will pick a song they feel is the strongest for as broad an audience as possible. Also the song needs to stand strong on its own outside of the context of an album.

Some songs are written from the ground up to be singles, as they present the best example of what the band has to offer, then they will structure the rest of the songs around the singles to support and enhance the themes established in them. So when someone likes the single they can go grab the album and get the full experience.
 
What the fuck is the instrument called where you wave your damn hands around air and then the pitch changes. I think the teacher in WEEDS had one in his apartment.
 
Is it possible to have power going to the USB ports on my computer while i have it in sleep mode? I want to charge my MP3 player without having the computer on and making noise. Running Vista 64-bit.
 
NinjaFridge said:
Is it possible to have power going to the USB ports on my computer while i have it in sleep mode? I want to charge my MP3 player without having the computer on and making noise. Running Vista 64-bit.
You need to buy a powered USB hub.
 
Wrath2X said:
OK I have a really stupid question: can you still have kids if you shave your balls?

Why in the hell would you think that having pubic hair on your nuts is a prerequisite to having healthy solidiers ?
 
Ogni-XR21 said:
Well I'm not a teacher but my current gf is and she loves her job. She says you have to be born to do this job though.

I've heard this, I'm thinking about a career change. I've become bored with what I do and I always regret not becoming a teacher. Never could explain why I wanted to do it, just seemed right.

I figured before I started making any decisions I'd try to get advice from current teachers.

And seeing how GAF is about the only place full of strangers that I'm regularly visiting, I figured I'd ask.


What does she teach? and what age group?

(also, any other teachers please, feel free to answer my questions.)
 
YYZ said:
How are singles selected out of albums? Do they (who's they?) just pick the catchiest tune?

This is too broad of a question. If you want to simplify it, it comes down to what they think will be the biggest hit, not what's the catchiest tune. There are a lot of different strategies for a lot of different artists, from recreating another hit single's sound (be it their own past single or someone elses') to releasing a song for the season (ballad in the winter), but it all comes down to what they think will be the biggest hit at the time, not what's necessarily the catchiest or most liked song.
 
I've a couple of men wearing / carrying a small pouch / purse? wtf is that?
also seen some wearing tight jeans????

whats happening to the world. GAF
 
trickstar said:
I've a couple of men wearing / carrying a small pouch / purse? wtf is that?
also seen some wearing tight jeans????

whats happening to the world. GAF

A buddy of mine used to wear a man purse to :lol :lol
And tight jeans are pretty common over here actually
 
Requiem said:
Blood is blueish/purple when its not oxygenated right? So if you got cut in space would your blood be blueish purple?
No, because it would still be oxygenated blood. The oxygen comes from breathing it in and transferring into the blood through the lungs. Presumably you're talking about someone in a spacecraft getting cut in a pressurized, oxygenated environment - if you were unprotected in space things might well be different, but a cut would be the least of your problems :P
 
Does cloning a PC's video output (sending the same image to two different displays) affect performance? I read that it doesn't but I find that hard to believe since there are a lot of variables.
 
DaCocoBrova said:
Does cloning a PC's video output (sending the same image to two different displays) affect performance? I read that it doesn't but I find that hard to believe since there are a lot of variables.
It depends on how you're doing it. If you're just piping your video out into a separate splitter then the only performance hit you'll see is a slight bit of lag depending on the quality of the splitter. If you're doing it using two video cards and some sort of driver/software solution, then yes, it'll affect performance of your actual PC, but it could be anything.
 
DaCocoBrova said:
Does cloning a PC's video output (sending the same image to two different displays) affect performance? I read that it doesn't but I find that hard to believe since there are a lot of variables.
I don't know how it works in a PC, but imagine you are splitting a coaxial cable signal between two televisions. The thing that would have the greatest effect on the picture you see on the two tv's the image was split between, would be signal strength (it would probably be weaker because you have split it). If your graphics card is simply splitting the signal, I wouldn't imagine their would be much of a performance hit. If it's separately rendering the same image twice and displaying each individually rendered screen then I could see it affecting performance.
 
trickstar said:
I've a couple of men wearing / carrying a small pouch / purse? wtf is that?
also seen some wearing tight jeans????

whats happening to the world. GAF

Man purse = Drug dealer.

Tight jeans = I have no idea, this one bothers me too. Bootcut FTW.
 
I just updated my Norton 360, and when I get the Norton toolbar at the top of the pages. I right click under the tab and uncheck it, but when I open up a new tab, the Norton toolbar pops right back up. How do I get rid of it for good?
 
In movies and TV shows when people are talking on the phone they never say goodbye when finishing the conversation. They just hang up. American TV in particular.

So, do real Americans also just hang up on people or do they say goodbye?
 
Jason's Ultimatum said:
I just updated my Norton 360, and when I get the Norton toolbar at the top of the pages. I right click under the tab and uncheck it, but when I open up a new tab, the Norton toolbar pops right back up. How do I get rid of it for good?
Using FF?

Tools >>>> Add-ons

Under the Extensions tab find Norton and click uninstall. It may also be a component listed separate from the general Norton listing under Install/Remove programs.
 
answering phone at night.

good morning *company name* how may i help?
good afternoon *company name* how may i help?
good evening *company name* how may i help?

what about at night?


p.s thanks to all who answered my previous questions..
 
trickstar said:
answering phone at night.

good morning *company name* how may i help?
good afternoon *company name* how may i help?
good evening *company name* how may i help?

what about at night?


p.s thanks to all who answered my previous questions..

Well I dont think they call after like 7/8 or something. but if they did I assume they would just say good evening.
 
Why are people who are named Richard called Dick?

Examples:
Richard Cheney/Dick Cheney (former Vice Pres)
Richard Grayson/Dick Grayson (comic book character Nightwing; now Batman)

Is this some universal rule or something?
 
Averon said:
Why are people who are named Richard called Dick?

Examples:
Richard Cheney/Dick Cheney (former Vice Pres)
Richard Grayson/Dick Grayson (comic book character Nightwing; now Batman)

Is this some universal rule or something?

The internet claims to have to reason for it, but it seems a bit far fetched to me.

Reminds me of William or Will also being Bill.


And Charles being Chaz or Chuck. (at least they keep the same leading consonant.)
 
One question about gaf:

I know that on other vBulletin boards every post has a report-button you can use to report said message if you have concerns about that user/message.
What do I do over here if I have a suspicion that a user is blatant troll ? The FAQs seem to suggest that PMing the mods is a no-go, since the only reason to PM them is goatse-stuff and nudity ?
 
Dre said:
One question about gaf:

I know that on other vBulletin boards every post has a report-button you can use to report said message if you have concerns about that user/message.
What do I do over here if I have a suspicion that a user is blatant troll ? The FAQs seem to suggest that PMing the mods is a no-go, since the only reason to PM them is goatse-stuff and nudity ?

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Dre said:
One question about gaf:

I know that on other vBulletin boards every post has a report-button you can use to report said message if you have concerns about that user/message.
What do I do over here if I have a suspicion that a user is blatant troll ? The FAQs seem to suggest that PMing the mods is a no-go, since the only reason to PM them is goatse-stuff and nudity ?
There's an ignore function! :O
 
Rewrite said:
There's an ignore function! :O
Yeah I figured, I was just wondering if there was something else, since backseat modding and PMing mods are no-gos.
I'm just used to vBulletin's report button that's why I'm asking.
 
Dre said:
Yeah I figured, I was just wondering if there was something else, since backseat modding and PMing mods are no-gos.
I'm just used to vBulletin's report button that's why I'm asking.
I'm actually glad that there isn't a report feature. It would make things more complicated for the mods and it would probably get abused. I believe it would be a mess. If a certain user annoys you or something, just ignore their posts or put them on your ignore list to save you troubles of aggravating you or something. ;)
 
Gui_PT said:
How do i make gifs out of videos?
http://www.virtualdub.org/

select a start time, stop time, frame rate and you can either export the selected region as an image sequence or directly as a .gif
Personally, i use the image sequence and GIMP's "open as layers" feature to get everything in sequence. it makes everything easier to edit IMO. GIMP is also freeware if you're interested.

you might also want this for increased format support:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/VirtualDubmod.htm
 
user_nat said:
In movies and TV shows when people are talking on the phone they never say goodbye when finishing the conversation. They just hang up. American TV in particular.

So, do real Americans also just hang up on people or do they say goodbye?

Never have I just hung up on someone without telling them bye in some way, and pretty much everyone says bye somehow.
 
Dre said:
One question about gaf:

I know that on other vBulletin boards every post has a report-button you can use to report said message if you have concerns about that user/message.
What do I do over here if I have a suspicion that a user is blatant troll ? The FAQs seem to suggest that PMing the mods is a no-go, since the only reason to PM them is goatse-stuff and nudity ?

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user_nat said:
In movies and TV shows when people are talking on the phone they never say goodbye when finishing the conversation. They just hang up. American TV in particular.

So, do real Americans also just hang up on people or do they say goodbye?
I hang up on people if what needed to be said has been said. It's never mid-thought and there is almost always some word said that signifies the conversation is over, though.

Person: "Hey, I'm at the library, where are you?"
Me: "I'm on my way, I'll be there in five minutes."
Person: "Okay, I'll be sitting on the couch in the lobby."
Me: "Aight" *click*
 
So I have some money and want to buy a drawing tablet.

What's better, a tablet with the works (pressure sensitivity, many buttons and features, cures aids) or a tablet with a screen?

I know the latter isn't cheap, but I could possibly find a good used laptop with one.
 
trickstar said:
<curious>do she-males produce the white stuff?, and can girl get pregnant and have babby:D </curious>
Up until a certain point in hormone treatment, yes they can still produce semen so yes they can get a woman pregnant.
 
Why would you do that? said:
So I have some money and want to buy a drawing tablet.

What's better, a tablet with the works (pressure sensitivity, many buttons and features, cures aids) or a tablet with a screen?

I know the latter isn't cheap, but I could possibly find a good used laptop with one.

This would come down to personal preference, wouldn't it? I'd love to have that $1200 wacom with the screen, but that sure is steep.
 
bjork said:
This would come down to personal preference, wouldn't it? I'd love to have that $1200 wacom with the screen, but that sure is steep.

Well, I guess, but I am kind of interested in whether or not people prefer a screen or the features. Also, I figured that maybe it is easy to get used to not having a screen, to the point that you wouldn't benefit too much from having one later on... and in that case, there'd be little to no point in getting a screen in a tablet.

Also, if I had the money, I'd get a screen like that with little to no hesitation. However, I only have 80 dollars (and soon a little more after selling stuff) so yeah...
 
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