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What others said, but also be careful that they aren't the ones closing it for dormancy or starting up a new fee of some kind. Fees trump the closed card danger which is generally short lived if you have other cards on your report. Eventually one of them is going to be the oldest one.alehousedave said:
Anyway, open up all the mail you get from old card company and keep them up to date on your address. Otherwise cut up the card you have or stick it in the sock drawer.
LeaveItAlone
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Nope, it was more high fantasy than that and aimed at the Games Workshop crowd.Cyan said:
Splash Wave
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Is my external hard drive dying? Music (stored on the hard drive) wouldn't play through iTunes, and when I restarted my computer, my computer (mac) said my drive isn't readable. Unplugging the power from the hard drive fixed the problem, but should I start looking for a new one?
If so, what's a reliable brand?
If so, what's a reliable brand?
Face it Tiger..
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Is there a usenet-for-dummies guide somewhere on the internet?
Face it Tiger..
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MrBig said:
thanks for the inevitable. :lol
So I like playing piano though I'm no pro. I have to memorize songs and usually do so by youtube videos (can't read sheet music at playing speed). Anyway, whenever I find a song I want to learn the downloads available from places like musicnotes.com almost always have the vocal keys as part of the piano notes. Basically so when you play on the piano you are playing notes for the singing.
Sometimes I want the notes that are actually played in the song, so if I choose to I can add my own voice.
My question is, is there a name/term for music notes that are the actual background piano (or whatever) played in the song and not ones that are modified to add the vocal notes? Hope that made sense.
Sometimes I want the notes that are actually played in the song, so if I choose to I can add my own voice.
My question is, is there a name/term for music notes that are the actual background piano (or whatever) played in the song and not ones that are modified to add the vocal notes? Hope that made sense.
Ok thanks for the responses. I wish I posted here before I canceled the old account. Anyways..I got approved for a new card with a higher credit so I went with that and canceled the old one. I made sure to note that the old account was being closed by customer request. Looking back I should have kept the account active and kept the damn card in my sock drawer.Zoe said:
Splash Wave
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Can anyone help me with an external hard drive purchase? How important is USB 3.0 support? Is there any difference in reliability between the smaller, USB powered drives and the ones you have to plug in?
The smaller ones use laptop hard drives so I would assume they can take vibration better (thus be more portable), but I doubt you'll be moving it while it's running so that may not be a real world benefit.Jimmy Stav said:
As far as USB 3.0, that would be up to you if you want it to be more future proof. Are you going to be consistently moving large amounts of data and are you planning on getting a computer with 3.0 built in?
Maklershed
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And his favorite candy bars are budderfingers?McBacon said:
FormallyMegadrive
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If it's created with the intent to directly parody the simpsons, sure. Otherwise it's trademark infringement.KScorp said:
Do what it doesn't want you to do. Honestly, I don't think any modern OS can be bricked by turning off while an essential file is being modified (which probably isn't eve happening now that it's frozen). Force power off that sucker.B.K. said:
Anyway, that's what I do when things like that happen, don't hate me if it blows up.
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Husker86 said:
There is no term, as far as I know. It just depends on who transcribes it. I've found it much easier to a) purchase the music and b) learn how to read the sheet music.
I can't play right off the bat reading the music, but it sure as hell helps.
Kawaii said:
I have no idea why you got it (same thing happened to me, and I was/am in the same shape you are) but you should go to a doctor and get some cream prescribed. It'll go away in hours.
i'm working on a wiki page for my work. is there a way to make it so that when you click on a link, it copies text to your clipboard? that way i don't have to highlight text on firefox and then select copy and then paste the link in my other applications.
i hope that makes sense
i hope that makes sense
Operations
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Does anyone have the link to that speech generator that produces a wall of text filler, using minimal input?
Operations
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It's the bike, my dad got one and the doctor blamed the excessive bike exercising.Kawaii said:
Splash Wave
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Do I need glasses? Over the past month or so my eyes begin to hurt after reading for awhile (even with sufficient light). Squinting and moisturizing eye drops help, but they don't fix it entirely. I'm an English major (so I have to constantly read) so all of the breaks I have to take are extremely annoying and hurt productivity.
I went to see an eye doctor a few weeks ago who made it sound like I was fine, and just needed to take stronger eye drops. He said my vision was perfect, but it seemed like he only tested long distance vision if I remember correctly. Could he be wrong? I need my eyes to go back to normal.
I went to see an eye doctor a few weeks ago who made it sound like I was fine, and just needed to take stronger eye drops. He said my vision was perfect, but it seemed like he only tested long distance vision if I remember correctly. Could he be wrong? I need my eyes to go back to normal.
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Rapstah said:
I'm 22. :/
SouthernDragon
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So, since Skype's website is a piece of shit...
My parents use Skype to speak with family back home. However, Skype is refusing all of our cards. All of them. I even tried through Paypal, and that didn't work. My family has sterling credit. They have no way of directly contacting them.
What could I possibly do?
My parents use Skype to speak with family back home. However, Skype is refusing all of our cards. All of them. I even tried through Paypal, and that didn't work. My family has sterling credit. They have no way of directly contacting them.
What could I possibly do?
Jimmy Stav said:
Reading is a strain on the eyes. With your having to read all the time, you will be giving up eye-sight unless you activily and duly research what ways to counter-act the reading. My world consists of "if you can't do it without medication, you shouldn't do it" - so getting stronger eyedrops sounds like a bad idea, and a symptom-hider at worst. Also, stop with your "breaks are annoying" - because you need them to not go near-sighted. You can take small breaks while you read and look off into the distance to have your eyes readjust and thus not ruin the muscles changing your focus by having them static for too long. I have a window just behind my computer, so I tend to veer off into the distance just for seconds at a time. Anything helps. Staring at a piece of paper too close for too long will never help your eyes.
Your eye-sight sounds to be going downwards - so if you keep down the same path you'll get near-sightedness soon enough.
TOP SHOTTA
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There is a very specific type of vocals in songs from I'd guess the early 1900's, that sound as if they weren't recorded into a steel traffic cone rather than a microphone, either way it sounds rather like a horn of some kind is being used to capture the audio.
It has a very nasal sound, very distinctive, I always picture it being a male voice, and for some reason I want to say gramophone but a quick couple searches didn't come back with what I am picturing. I am imagining World War I era or maybe early WWII songs that seem to have been recorded with this technology.
I've seen it spoofed on tv many times but still I can not place it - if anyone could help me figure out what this sound is, or what the recording tech is called I would greatly appreciate it. It's really the vocals that stand out, but I can't say for sure how the rest was recorded. The instruments too might be recorded this way.
I don't think it was a style decision - I think it's the technology they had at the time. Gosh I wish I could find one freaking example, even to put you on the right path...
PS: I don't think it's phonograph cylinders. Close but no cigar.
It has a very nasal sound, very distinctive, I always picture it being a male voice, and for some reason I want to say gramophone but a quick couple searches didn't come back with what I am picturing. I am imagining World War I era or maybe early WWII songs that seem to have been recorded with this technology.
I've seen it spoofed on tv many times but still I can not place it - if anyone could help me figure out what this sound is, or what the recording tech is called I would greatly appreciate it. It's really the vocals that stand out, but I can't say for sure how the rest was recorded. The instruments too might be recorded this way.
I don't think it was a style decision - I think it's the technology they had at the time. Gosh I wish I could find one freaking example, even to put you on the right path...
PS: I don't think it's phonograph cylinders. Close but no cigar.
awesomeapproved said:
Are you talking about something like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5uuXNPqaLs
TOP SHOTTA
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Yes that is extremely close, at the very least. Wow. I just recall a tinny sound that's more pronounced in what I've heard there. I think you're on to something.Struct09 said:
What's that technology called?
Thanks for the help.
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