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If not, maybe someone else will be able to get it right for you...This is a long shot but for the majority of my life my dad has always talked about a book where this guy takes a trip into the woods and ends up getting bitten by a rattlesnake. Meanwhile the world is afflicted by some sort of strange virus and it just so happens the venom keeps him from dying. And from there on out it's a standard apocolypse story.
I'd like to find this book before he heads on a long flight and was wondering if anyone could help me find the title.
I'd like to find this book before he heads on a long flight and was wondering if anyone could help me find the title.
QualityPixel
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Thanks for the icon Blackheim. Looks good bro.
GameplayWhore
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Rokam said:
Possibly "Earth Abides", by George R. Stewart.
It's not just a standard apocalypse story. It was one of the prototypes for the modern apocalypse story. And it's awesome.
Professor Beef
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The more common Youtube meme (for a while) was to say something relating to the people who disliked the video.Blair said:
"X amount of people didn't like this because" and then some snarky comment about not liking the video, for example.
Schmattakopf
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Comments update instantaneously but the view count stops at 300, and of course a lot of videos get thousands or tens of thousands of views before it updates past 300.Blair said:
Long time ago someone posted on the original "pics that make you laugh" a stick figure comic about a girl complaining about dudes and the "friendly shoulder" dude asking why she would not get him and then she says a wall of text about why he sucks
...anyone have any idea how to locate that ?
...anyone have any idea how to locate that ?
runlikehell
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runlikehell
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It was a stealth-edit. 
I googled site:neogaf.com nice guy as I remembered Devolution mentioning the phrase in that specific thread, haha.
I googled site:neogaf.com nice guy as I remembered Devolution mentioning the phrase in that specific thread, haha.
How feasible is the following scenario? By feasible, I mean if the relevant parties actually wanted to make it happen, could it happen? I'm already aware that it is a highly improbable scenario as conventional wars between superpowers seems next to impossible in this era.
We all know from the ridicule of MW2 and Homefront, as well as from common sense, that generally the concept of an air or amphibious invasion of the continental USA is ludicrous. However, could a nation such as Russia or China [hereafter "enemy nation"] secure a secret foothold through Canada or Mexico [hereafter "neighbor nation"]? Given the sheer amount of goods that China exports, it would be the more likely of the two enemies. I don't know how much China and Mexico trade, but if it was a particularly large amount, and mostly containerized goods, China would smuggle military vehicles and hardware into the country. Through either bribery, incompetent inspection regimens or even an outright secret alliance, the US never learns of the entry of these materials into one of its neighbor nation's lands. Does Mexico even have much of an inspection regimen of overseas goods compared to the US? All the while, again either through the complicity of the neighbor nation, or perhaps very large land purchases in the country by the superpower, the hardware is arrayed and readied for its ultimate purpose. There would need to be some structures built to hide the hardware from surveillance satellites and just plain prying eyes on the ground. Later on, the enemy nation would either also smuggle in large amounts of soldiers, or just send them over posing as tourists. When the time is right, such as after some massive natural disaster or terrorist attack, the real attack begins. The enemy nation feigns an air/amphibious attack, because that's what we'd be expecting. I suppose the air element could be real, as there would be no point in sending weaponless airstrikes. However, the amphibious forces are either minimally crewed, or even remotely controlled. The enemy nation would have made it painfully obvious that landing vehicles were incoming in order to draw a rapid mobilization toward the shores. Meanwhile, after forces are siphoned away, the main body of the attack is revealed as it strikes through the land border. I know Mexico's border is pretty tight in places, but it is also rather porous in others, and even the secured areas don't look like they have much more than they could use to stop a speeding car. I don't know how easy it would be to smuggle aircraft in a container, but let's assume some high performance aircraft have come along for the ride.
Could the enemy nation create a foothold through such a strike? Would it give them enough time to then send a real amphibious attack to land near an occupied area, or perhaps again in the neighbor country, but much closer to the US, such as in Baja California?
We all know from the ridicule of MW2 and Homefront, as well as from common sense, that generally the concept of an air or amphibious invasion of the continental USA is ludicrous. However, could a nation such as Russia or China [hereafter "enemy nation"] secure a secret foothold through Canada or Mexico [hereafter "neighbor nation"]? Given the sheer amount of goods that China exports, it would be the more likely of the two enemies. I don't know how much China and Mexico trade, but if it was a particularly large amount, and mostly containerized goods, China would smuggle military vehicles and hardware into the country. Through either bribery, incompetent inspection regimens or even an outright secret alliance, the US never learns of the entry of these materials into one of its neighbor nation's lands. Does Mexico even have much of an inspection regimen of overseas goods compared to the US? All the while, again either through the complicity of the neighbor nation, or perhaps very large land purchases in the country by the superpower, the hardware is arrayed and readied for its ultimate purpose. There would need to be some structures built to hide the hardware from surveillance satellites and just plain prying eyes on the ground. Later on, the enemy nation would either also smuggle in large amounts of soldiers, or just send them over posing as tourists. When the time is right, such as after some massive natural disaster or terrorist attack, the real attack begins. The enemy nation feigns an air/amphibious attack, because that's what we'd be expecting. I suppose the air element could be real, as there would be no point in sending weaponless airstrikes. However, the amphibious forces are either minimally crewed, or even remotely controlled. The enemy nation would have made it painfully obvious that landing vehicles were incoming in order to draw a rapid mobilization toward the shores. Meanwhile, after forces are siphoned away, the main body of the attack is revealed as it strikes through the land border. I know Mexico's border is pretty tight in places, but it is also rather porous in others, and even the secured areas don't look like they have much more than they could use to stop a speeding car. I don't know how easy it would be to smuggle aircraft in a container, but let's assume some high performance aircraft have come along for the ride.
Could the enemy nation create a foothold through such a strike? Would it give them enough time to then send a real amphibious attack to land near an occupied area, or perhaps again in the neighbor country, but much closer to the US, such as in Baja California?
Al-ibn Kermit
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Is it possible to see autostereoscopic 3D like on the 3DS if one of your eyes is dominant over the other? My left eye is 20/20 while my right eye is 20/40 so there's a pretty big difference.
It would help if you're ethnic group is under-represented in that company but I don't think it would hurt your chances if you choose not to answer.
Domino Theory said:
It would help if you're ethnic group is under-represented in that company but I don't think it would hurt your chances if you choose not to answer.
I got my wisdom teeth removed 3 days ago and have been taking 4 antibiotic pills a day for two days. I have 3 more days to go of taking them. If I were to stop taking them, am I just asking for my gums to get infected? I can't swallow pills so I have to cut them into 1/4s (16 a day) and they taste like garbage. I can't take it anymore. Thanks in advance.
Al-ibn Kermit
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Yes you'd be running a high risk of infection. They tell you to take them for 7-10 days because that's how long it takes to work, a lot of people stop taking antibiotics the instant they feel better and then they get sick again.
You could just drink them with water or milk or something to dilute the taste.
You could just drink them with water or milk or something to dilute the taste.
Al-ibn Kermit said:
My main problem is the pills are huge and I've always had trouble swallowing pills anyway. Oh well, I guess I'll suffer through it. Thanks for the advice.
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dudeworld said:
I would try it if it were another pill but I can't use a straw due to the fact that it can give you dry socket.
Schmattakopf
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I'm not an expert on intelligence agencies but I think the main problem with your scenario is that something that large would never be able to go unnoticed.DarthWoo said:
Even with something as small as the 9/11 attacks, the Mossad apparently had knowledge of it because they warned the CIA. So a sizeable, conventional assault? It couldn't be masked even if Mexico or Canada was aiding it, and even if we ignore all the politics of Mexico and Canada and just treat them as, like, neutral nations or something.
When I had my wisdom teeth removed, there were no antibiotics, just painkillers. But you should do whatever your dentist says. Definitely don't use a straw. I find that painkillers generally make it easier to swallow big pills because it relaxes your glands.Cranzor said:My main problem is the pills are huge and I've always had trouble swallowing pills anyway. Oh well, I guess I'll suffer through it. Thanks for the advice.
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I would try it if it were another pill but I can't use a straw due to the fact that it can give you dry socket.
TacticalFox88
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DarthWoo said:
The problem is keeping all that secret. Once ONE person even accidently let's the cat out of the bag, we'll be on China like white on rice.
The problem with an invasion of the US is simply the Pacific Ocean. Were it not for that, the invasion depicted in MW2, with a bit suspension of disbelief could've been entirely feasible if not probable.
There is not a jet in the world that can travel from Russia to the West Coast without seriously straining mid-air refueling. It'd be monotonous flying for HOURS. They'd have to keep pace with the Antov-124s (The transport planes for the invasion with vehicles, paratroopers and such) and by the time they get there they'll be dead tired and won't put up much of a flight..
The longer the jets stay in the air just to GET to the US the longer it will take to repair them as an hour in the air means about a days worth of maintenance.
Until the Russians or Chinese design a plane that can travel extremely far and can be repaired relatively quickly, they won't even think about trying to invade.
So I've finally been able to get access to a novel I wrote eight plus years ago using decrypt servers... But it costs $29. :/ But it's the only thing that has worked... well ever.
Looking around I found Guaword, which does the same thing but on pc level. Which is where the problem is.
Some help needed please with a command line utility called guaword in win 7. I have no idea what I'm doing with command prompt. In the readme file, it says, I have to go the folder of the file... by typing c: first... but nothing works..
This is what it says:
1) Unzip the archive to any folder, e.g. c:\Guaword
2) Copy your .doc file (e.g. your.doc) to this folder
3) Start Programs -> Accessories -> Command prompt
4) Type exactly after '>' prompt:
C: [press Enter]
cd \Guaword [press Enter]
5) Now you should see the prompt C:\Guaword>
Type:
guaword your.doc [press Enter]
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And I'm stuck on C:\users\ashes1396...
I type in c: but it doesn't change...
How do I get it go to the relevant folder?
Looking around I found Guaword, which does the same thing but on pc level. Which is where the problem is.
Some help needed please with a command line utility called guaword in win 7. I have no idea what I'm doing with command prompt. In the readme file, it says, I have to go the folder of the file... by typing c: first... but nothing works..
This is what it says:
1) Unzip the archive to any folder, e.g. c:\Guaword
2) Copy your .doc file (e.g. your.doc) to this folder
3) Start Programs -> Accessories -> Command prompt
4) Type exactly after '>' prompt:
C: [press Enter]
cd \Guaword [press Enter]
5) Now you should see the prompt C:\Guaword>
Type:
guaword your.doc [press Enter]
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And I'm stuck on C:\users\ashes1396...
I type in c: but it doesn't change...
How do I get it go to the relevant folder?
MacGurcules
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This appears to be just a matter of command prompt fluency, yes?Ashes1396 said:So I've finally been able to get access to a novel I wrote eight plus years ago using decrypt servers... But it costs $29. :/ But it's the only thing that has worked... well ever.
Looking around I found Guaword, which does the same thing but on pc level. Which is where the problem is.
Some help needed please with a command line utility called guaword in win 7. I have no idea what I'm doing with command prompt. In the readme file, it says, I have to go the folder of the file... by typing c: first... but nothing works..
This is what it says:
1) Unzip the archive to any folder, e.g. c:\Guaword
2) Copy your .doc file (e.g. your.doc) to this folder
3) Start Programs -> Accessories -> Command prompt
4) Type exactly after '>' prompt:
C: [press Enter]
cd \Guaword [press Enter]
5) Now you should see the prompt C:\Guaword>
Type:
guaword your.doc [press Enter]
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And I'm stuck on C:\users\ashes1396...
I type in c: but it doesn't change...
How do I get it go to the relevant folder?
Provided you've got it in the "c:\guaword\" directory, at the command prompt type:
cd c:\guaword
<enter>
guaword your.doc
<enter>
Here's what that means:
The "c:" command switches your working drive letter. Since you're already in C, it doesn't do anything. Those directions either assume you're working from a different drive or that you're in a version of Windows in which that would return you to root.
The "cd" command changes directory. So it's looking in your user profile folder for a directory called "guaword" but it's not in your user profile folder so it that won't work as is. However, the "cd" command can be given a full path, though. So in this case, you can just give it the whole path; in this case, "c:\guaword". You can also pass the directory ".." to the "cd" command. That points at the directory one above where you are. So you can use "cd .." to go from "C:\users\ashes1396\" to "C:\users\" and then use it once more to end up at root C:.
Also, for the most part, Windows is case-observant but not case-sensitive, so keep that in mind.
Leona Lewis
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Why does the collective gaming web-o-sphere refer to Call of Duty: Black Ops as "BLOPS" instead of "BOPS"?
someguyinahat
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Leona Lewis said:
Onomatopoeia.
NeededSleep
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Ive been looking for some collectable clasic/new gaming artwork that i can frame, wondering if anyone has any site suggestions that have good reputations. Looking for the giant Legend of Zelda one that has all the characters going down it, stuff like that. Going to make a game room in my house ill be getting next month and want some stuff for the walls.
Anyone have any suggestions besides ebay?
Anyone have any suggestions besides ebay?
PumpkinPie
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What is this symbol ; used for? All those years at school and I never remember using it or being taught what it was for.
PumpkinPie said:
The semicolon (is a punctuation mark with several uses. The Italian printer Aldus Manutius the Elder established the practice of using the semicolon to separate words of opposed meaning and to indicate interdependent statements.[1] The earliest general use of the semicolon in English was in 1591; Ben Jonson was the first notable English writer to use it systematically. The modern uses of the semicolon relate either to the listing of items or to the linking of related clauses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi_colon
someguyinahat said:
Onomatopoeia is where the word sounds like the sound it represents, like "beep" or "whirr." The word you're looking for is much simpler: it's an acronym. Unless, of course, there's some kind of blopping going on in CoD that I'm not aware of, not being an FPS player.
I'd say it's more like a Portmanteau, actually.Tarazet said:
CorkyFromLifeGoesOn
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I woke up this morning and for the first time in my life I didn't have morning wood.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!
UnluckyKate
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CorkyFromLifeGoesOn said:
Woke up when you were in deep sleep or that you're very weak/sick (from my experience)
CorkyFromLifeGoesOn
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Someone did wake me up, I probably would have slept a couple more hours.UnluckyKate said:
RyanardoDaVinci
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How do you post clickable thumbnails of images here?
RyanardoDaVinci
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That just gives me a clickable full-size pic, I want a thumbnail.
RyanardoDaVinci
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Thanks, I figured it out.
I kept using the full size image for everything and was all "Y U NO WORK!"
I kept using the full size image for everything and was all "Y U NO WORK!"
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