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DrBouvenstein posted:Thank...I'm not worried about trapped heat...I've got an AC in my bedroom. I helped a friend move his king memory foam mattress and that thing was so drat floppy and heavy it was almost impossible for two people. Queen should help a bit. I think they ship them frozen so they're at least rigid.
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Yeah I equate moving a memory foam mattress with trying to dead carry a person. The lack of rigidity makes it difficult. They actually ship them rolled up in a tube, all compressed though, so it should be pretty easy until you unpack it. And echoing what the other guy said about viso-elastic sleeping a lot hotter. I have a latex one and it's a lot better at not making me all sweaty, though it did take some adjustment because it still is hotter than a spring mattress. Also, I'm not sure, but it says 4 lb. foam, and I think that's rather soft so if you like a firmer mattress you'll probably be annoyed.
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Posting from my phone, I hope this'll work - I have a plant in my office, and neither my colleagues nor I know much of plant-care beyond watering and sprinkling; could anyone identify the problem it has and how to alleviate it? Pictures:  [timg] http://i.imgur.com/nrlfF.jpg [/timg] [timg] http://i.imgur.com/MwWe8.jpg [/timg] [timg] http://i.imgur.com/JwobJ.jpg [/timg] I hope I find't break tables, it looks fine on the phone 
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Is it true that you're not supposed to wash your hair with shampoo every day?
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Szurumbur posted:Posting from my phone, I hope this'll work - I have a plant in my office, and neither my colleagues nor I know much of plant-care beyond watering and sprinkling; could anyone identify the problem it has and how to alleviate it? Pictures: I think browned tips on a palm-ish plant are pretty common, something about minor contaminants in the water. Water it with clean, de-chlorinated (leave it in an open container overnight) water, and water it a whole bunch in one watering until water appears at the bottom of its pot (you do have it in a water dish, right?), and do this only every 3-5 days. You absolutely can over-water a potted plant.
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alnilam posted:I think browned tips on a palm-ish plant are pretty common, something about minor contaminants in the water. Water it with clean, de-chlorinated (leave it in an open container overnight) water, and water it a whole bunch in one watering until water appears at the bottom of its pot (you do have it in a water dish, right?), and do this only every 3-5 days. You absolutely can over-water a potted plant. It does not stand in a water dish, should it  ? I'll relay the information about the water, but what about those "branches" - should I straighten them up or let them grow however they want? Does it make any difference?
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Captain Payne posted:Is it true that you're not supposed to wash your hair with shampoo every day? Surprisingly, that seemingly-small question has a 20 page thread about it.
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randyest posted:That's true of memory foam because the cells are closed and the chemicals used, but neither is true of latex foam which is more expensive but much better in my opinion (I tried both; the memory foam stank like hell and was sweaty hot no matter how cold the room was.) This. Whatever the most expensive mattress is is not hot at all.
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EVERYTHING I SAY ABOUT JAPAN OR LIVING IN JAPAN IS COMPLETELY WRONG, BUT YOU BETTER BELIEVE I'LL 
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Szurumbur posted:It does not stand in a water dish, should it Well it's not crucial, it just prevents messes when you water it to the point that water comes out the bottom. Many pots have sort of a built in water catching tray - they look like a little trought around the circumference of the bottom, and the pot should have little holes down there for drainage. If not, you can just put any suitable flat thing with a lip around it, like a lid to a huge tupperware storage thing or something. Or you can put a towel or two under it. Szurumbur posted:I'll relay the information about the water, but what about those "branches" - should I straighten them up or let them grow however they want? Does it make any difference? I don't know a ton about palms, but generally, a tree knows what it's doing with regards to branch structure. This is not always the case in trees, but in palms where the branches (fronds?) are kind of flexy, I think it can handle all but the most absurd branching structures. If you personally prefer them to not get so wide, you can prune things to make them grow in a structure that pleases you better. Basically this means properly trimming the branches that grow in a way you don't like. I can't give advice on how to do this with a palm. But you shouldn't cut more than a third of the living foliage on a plant in one season. Or do you mean that they are growing out sideways and you're worried that's a bad thing for them? That is probably quite normal. But if you want to give your plant a fun bonus, you can help prop them up with some kind of support. Plants have to spend energy to prop up their branches, so if you do that form them with  human technology (see tomato cages) you can help the plant grow better.But it's probably not really necessary. If you do this, try not to use too abrasive or sharp of a support.
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Why do socks come in resealable bags?
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I have good timing it seems, as I have a horticultural question as well! What kind of tree is this?   I just received it as a gift, and while it looks a lot like a mangrove to me, I'm not entirely sure. What I know about it: doesn't need a lot of water (my friend was watering it once ever one and a half weeks) or sun (he had it about 20 feet from the nearest window), and it has descending roots much like a mangrove. My first thought was "well if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck..." etc etc, however I figured I'd pose the question to more knowledgeable folks.
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What are the signs of a dying modem? My parents' modem is like ten years old, and whenever I try to use the internet at their place I have this weird issue. Basically if I try to load a bunch of pages all at once, they all just freeze. Like, they'll all get stuck in the middle of loading. When this happens, I see no network activity (at least from my computer's end). If I wait a bit, I can get pages to load again. So basically I have to slowly load pages one at a time, and if I don't space them out enough then it'll stop working altogether and I have to wait again. I know the problem isn't with my computer because I don't have this problem on any other networks. The internet isn't an issue as well because when it's not getting stuck it's really fast, and it's only started doing this in the last year or two.
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randyest posted:That's true of memory foam because the cells are closed and the chemicals used, but neither is true of latex foam which is more expensive but much better in my opinion (I tried both; the memory foam stank like hell and was sweaty hot no matter how cold the room was.) I bought an off-brand memory foam mattress and the online reviews mentioned the stinkiness problem. When it arrived (rolled up and looking like a gym punching bag), I opened it up expecting the worst. There was zero odor and it assumed its final size in about an hour. I haven't had any problems with heat, but I tend to generate a LOT of heat if I'm covered up completely, so I can't really blame the mattress. I have been sleeping like the dead on it.
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Rafe Spall (the biologist) wore pretty neat glasses in Prometheus. Does anyone know if these frames are one-off made for the movie, or if they're somehow available somewhere?
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For a game I'm working on, what are names for some of the "bad guy" type people in the corporate world. If you could mention which department they're usually from, I'd appreciate it. Things like "rogue trader", "brown noser", "con artist", and "hacker" is what I'm looking for. Stereotypes (regardless of truth) are fine as long as they're not racist/sexist.
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"Chief Executive Officer" Or: "The Guy Who Asks Pointless Questions At The End Of A 4 Hour Long Pointless Meeting" Seriously though, the best I can come up with is: "Malingerer"
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AlphaDog posted:For a game I'm working on, what are names for some of the "bad guy" type people in the corporate world. If you could mention which department they're usually from, I'd appreciate it. Head hunter. Human Resources. And what CEB said.
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ChubbyEmoBabe posted:"Chief Executive Officer" Well yeah, CEO is good. I agree with the second one, but it's a bit long.I'm more after more things like "head hunter".
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corporate raider Efficiency Expert Guy who never puts money on the coffee tin, or always says he quit smkoing and keep bumming from others. Guy who eats other people's lunches. kapalama fucked around with this message at Jun 21, 2012 around 02:20 |
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kapalama posted:... This is a really good one. In a game I could see him walk into a room and drain life from anyone within a certain proximity.
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AlphaDog posted:Well yeah, CEO is good. I agree with the second one, but it's a bit long.I'm more after more things like "head hunter". The Crimson Permanent Assurance.
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kedo posted:I have good timing it seems, as I have a horticultural question as well! Based on the leaf structure, aerial roots and that it looks to have been bonsai'd it could very well be a Button Mangrove.
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alnilam posted:Well it's not crucial, it just prevents messes when you water it to the point that water comes out the bottom. Many pots have sort of a built in water catching tray - they look like a little trought around the circumference of the bottom, and the pot should have little holes down there for drainage. If not, you can just put any suitable flat thing with a lip around it, like a lid to a huge tupperware storage thing or something. Or you can put a towel or two under it. The pot is supposedly built with some weird apparatus that handles excess water, so I think this won't be a problem. I'm glad the branches should be all right on their own, I would hate to harm the plant. Thank you very much:)
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I'm trying to find an episode from a show. I dont remember the show's name, but it was from a 90s Twilight Zone-style scifi show that aired in North America. The episode in question was about an elderly man who has a machine in his apartment that keeps the world in check, and he has to keep it running or else. His son thinks he's crazy and is trying to send him to a old folk's home. The final scene has a bunch of orderlies pulling the old man out of his apartment while he screams about a small island being destroyed because he cant fix his machine. Any ideas?
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Meat Recital posted:I'm trying to find an episode from a show. I dont remember the show's name, but it was from a 90s Twilight Zone-style scifi show that aired in North America. The episode in question was about an elderly man who has a machine in his apartment that keeps the world in check, and he has to keep it running or else. His son thinks he's crazy and is trying to send him to a old folk's home. The final scene has a bunch of orderlies pulling the old man out of his apartment while he screams about a small island being destroyed because he cant fix his machine. Any ideas? Whoever wrote that show should sue Lost.
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AlphaDog posted:For a game I'm working on, what are names for some of the "bad guy" type people in the corporate world. If you could mention which department they're usually from, I'd appreciate it. Pencil Pusher Stuffed Shirt Rule Enforcer Jobsworth TPS Coversheet Checker (Office Space reference)
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AlphaDog posted:For a game I'm working on, what are names for some of the "bad guy" type people in the corporate world. If you could mention which department they're usually from, I'd appreciate it. Slimy salesman Compliance consultant Micromanager rear end in a top hat who drops his pubes all over the urinal every time he pees
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Can anyone link me to a thread that may/may not exist that I thought was in A/T? I'm looking for the Teacher Megathread. Edit: NVM, I should read the OPs first!
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MrGreenShirt posted:Based on the leaf structure, aerial roots and that it looks to have been bonsai'd it could very well be a Button Mangrove. That sounds believable to me, thanks!
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kedo posted:That sounds believable to me, thanks! Not only do you have a cool new plant, but as "Bonsai Button Mangrove" you could have a decent career in porn.
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I'm doing a little creative writing project and I have completely forgotten all the rules of writing prose - grammar, paragraphing, format, etc. Unfortunately, googling this is just leading me to a ton of novel-writing advice that's more along the lines "try to make your characters three dimensional" and "try writing a bad book and learn from your mistakes". I remember that you start a new line whenever a different character speaks. But the use of commas at the end of dialogue and next to "he said"s, and if you can have dialogue be after a piece of descriptive text on a new line? Anyone know a site or a link that could help me out? This is what happens when you read nothing but non-fiction for years.
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Why don't you just look at a book?
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VagueRant posted:I'm doing a little creative writing project and I have completely forgotten all the rules of writing prose - grammar, paragraphing, format, etc. Unfortunately, googling this is just leading me to a ton of novel-writing advice that's more along the lines "try to make your characters three dimensional" and "try writing a bad book and learn from your mistakes". You suck at googling. Google "dialogue punctuation." Tons of results. Like this one.
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VagueRant posted:I'm doing a little creative writing project and I have completely forgotten all the rules of writing prose - grammar, paragraphing, format, etc. If it is more than little there are some (so I have heard) amazing programs that track lots of little details like this, and also keep track of each character's physical characteristics etc. Never used them, don;t know their names, but the people who did used them basically orgasmed non-stop talking about them so that's something.
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Meat Recital posted:I'm trying to find an episode from a show. I dont remember the show's name, but it was from a 90s Twilight Zone-style scifi show that aired in North America. The episode in question was about an elderly man who has a machine in his apartment that keeps the world in check, and he has to keep it running or else. His son thinks he's crazy and is trying to send him to a old folk's home. The final scene has a bunch of orderlies pulling the old man out of his apartment while he screams about a small island being destroyed because he cant fix his machine. Any ideas? That sounds like something they'd do on Tales From the Dark Side, though I don't know if that was an actual episode or not.
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I left my camera at home but I'm trying to identify a tree. The main thing about it is that the seed pods are big and leafy, much larger than the actual seeds, and they're mostly hollow. They look kind of like paper lanterns. The leaves are almond-shaped and the leaf pattern is basically a series of leaves diagonally facing outward in pairs opposite each other on the branch, except for one outward-facing leaf at the very end. It was kind of a short tree and the trunk curved off to the side as opposed to going straight up.
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Is "West Indian" a politically correct term? I'm American as is my mother, but she spent a good chunk of her life living in England and uses the term "West Indian" when referring to someone from the Caribbean islands. I know the term is much more common in the UK, but is it considered offensive elsewhere? I don't think I've heard anyone in the US using it, instead going for Carribean, or going more specific and saying Dominican, Cuban, etc. Is it about the same as saying Indian over Native American?
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I hear people use "West Indian" all the time and I'm from New York. Pretty sure nobody has a problem with it.
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OneEightHundred posted:I left my camera at home but I'm trying to identify a tree. The main thing about it is that the seed pods are big and leafy, much larger than the actual seeds, and they're mostly hollow. They look kind of like paper lanterns. Golden raintree?
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I know why tea and honey is delicious, but why is it so amazingly good for sore throats?
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