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How much money are you really losing if you throw the bottle of gin out and get another one?
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Dec 24, 2012 04:48
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Are e-readers able to display inline images (that is, images that are not the cover page)? I have a couple of books that made references to images that were not displayed. I'm using a Kobo Wifi with the latest firmware. The books I'm reading were these free and/or public domain ones that came with the device purchase. Many of them had formatting problems to begin with. Would this be to blame instead?
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Dec 24, 2012 06:13
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Mak0rz posted:Are e-readers able to display inline images (that is, images that are not the cover page)? I have a couple of books that made references to images that were not displayed. I'm using a Kobo Wifi with the latest firmware. Ereaders in general can do it, I don't know about lesser brands like Kobo though. It's probably badly made books in your case though.
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Dec 24, 2012 06:14
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I'm pretty sure I've had my kobo show illustrations, so I'm willing to bet it's a badly made book or something.
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Dec 24, 2012 06:16
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Theologically, during the interim period between Joan of Arc's burning at the stake and her canonization, was she in hell?
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Dec 24, 2012 07:50
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Weatherproof posted:Is it normal for there to be floating bits in an unopened bottle of gin? If it's unopened and the floaties are pretty easy to see, can you not do a straight up exchange, without a receipt? I know that you can do that where I live, but it might be different from region to region, and we have government run liquor stores, if you're American it might be very different. But it's technically damaged goods, so if it's unopened and sealed, it should be exchangable. They would send it back to the distributor or distiller for a credit for imperfect item. I know I can be wrong, but trying to give you an option. 
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Dec 24, 2012 07:56
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Run it through a Brita filter and report back!
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Dec 24, 2012 08:02
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Bold Robot posted:Theologically, during the interim period between Joan of Arc's burning at the stake and her canonization, was she in hell? Going by the Bible itself, pretty much no one goes straight to hell, instead they get forever damned on Judgement Day; and kinda cease to be until the time comes to raise the dead for Judging. I think sainthood technically involves retroactively saying the person was already definitely in Heaven on the basis of all the stuff that was done. So Joan Of Arc was supposedly in heaven as soon as she died even though she had just been burned for things.
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Dec 24, 2012 08:04
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My brothers car stereo iPod USB port has been acting up. Is it cost effective to take it in somewhere to get fixed?How about buying a faceplate off Ebay? I believe he has the code for his stereo, but if he doesn't how hard is it to get?
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Dec 24, 2012 08:54
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Install Gentoo posted:Going by the Bible itself, pretty much no one goes straight to hell, instead they get forever damned on Judgement Day; and kinda cease to be until the time comes to raise the dead for Judging. I think sainthood technically involves retroactively saying the person was already definitely in Heaven on the basis of all the stuff that was done. So Joan Of Arc was supposedly in heaven as soon as she died even though she had just been burned for things. I think s/he was asking about catholic church doctrine on it. There's no way to tackle that question based on the bible itself because it doesn't address it. If the issue is the current protestant churches' interpretation of hell, the bible doesn't even bring up that question. I'm trying to put this from my disinterested party POV, rather than my personal opinion. There's just not enough tinder in that dogma-box.
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Dec 24, 2012 09:13
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Bold Robot posted:Theologically, during the interim period between Joan of Arc's burning at the stake and her canonization, was she in hell? I believe God is the ultimate authority in these matters, and He's also always right, unlike the church which is technically fallible. So my guess is that she got burned, God brought her up to heaven and the Church said she was in hell, until they realized they were wrong and made her a saint. Edit: I'm not any sort of expert, this just makes sense to me. BonHair fucked around with this message at 09:47 on Dec 24, 2012 |
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Dec 24, 2012 09:43
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BonHair posted:I believe God is the ultimate authority in these matters, and He's also always right, unlike the church which is technically fallible. So my guess is that she got burned, God brought her up to heaven and the Church said she was in hell, until they realized they were wrong and made her a saint. It's been a long LONG time since CCD class, but this sounds right. I think I recall that the process of canonizing a saint is thought of as simply an official recognition by the organization down here on Earth, and it doesn't actually change the status of the person's soul. Indeed, there are supposed to be bunches of unknown "saints" who just happened to go unrecorded by history. But there's a Catholic thread in Ask/Tell that I'm sure could answer this as much detail as you'd like.
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Dec 24, 2012 09:55
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Nah, the answer's gotta be "purgatory." That's where pretty much everyone except the most unrepentant sinners go, to get the evil tortured out of you.
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Dec 24, 2012 11:58
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Mak0rz posted:Are e-readers able to display inline images (that is, images that are not the cover page)? I have a couple of books that made references to images that were not displayed. I'm using a Kobo Wifi with the latest firmware. My Kobo shows them just fine, I've downloaded books from many places and I've never had a problem with inline images. Do the pictures show up if you read the book via the Kobo desktop software?
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Dec 24, 2012 12:15
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Install Gentoo posted:Ereaders in general can do it, I don't know about lesser brands like Kobo though. It's probably badly made books in your case though. Well for what it's worth it can display cover illustrations (i.e. when the device is on standby). Robin Sparkles posted:My Kobo shows them just fine, I've downloaded books from many places and I've never had a problem with inline images. Do the pictures show up if you read the book via the Kobo desktop software? I... never thought of trying this. I'll give it a shot and report back! Mak0rz fucked around with this message at 15:16 on Dec 24, 2012 |
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Dec 24, 2012 15:12
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 Who is this? Man, these advertisers really know how to get my attention 
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Dec 24, 2012 18:29
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Wojtek posted:
Hayden Panettiere, I believe.
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Dec 24, 2012 19:10
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Fire Safety Doug posted:Hayden Panettiere, I believe. That's not Hayden.
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Dec 24, 2012 19:24
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b0nes posted:That's not Hayden. No? Oh man. I said that because I clicked on that ad once ( ) and it links to an FHM subscription on Amazon, with her on the cover of the issue used for illustration.So now I've confessed to being the person who'll click on those titty ads and I didn't even get it right...
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Dec 24, 2012 19:36
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I like the ones with the weird colored hair too, are they supposed to look like characters from a Japanimation show or something?
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Dec 24, 2012 19:41
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What are those weird, silver square stickers you sometimes find in books for?
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Dec 24, 2012 21:28
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SlenderWhore posted:What are those weird, silver square stickers you sometimes find in books for?
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Dec 24, 2012 21:30
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SlenderWhore posted:What are those weird, silver square stickers you sometimes find in books for? As mentioned. RFID tags. Picture them with an application built for this on your smartphone, and you will in most cases be directed to the webpage belonging to the book, or whatever the product is. On another note: I am looking to delete all files that do NOT contain ".full" suffix. is there a program that lets me do this for all files in all subfolders belonging to one folder?
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Dec 24, 2012 21:44
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SlenderWhore posted:What are those weird, silver square stickers you sometimes find in books for? They're loss-prevention tags.
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Dec 24, 2012 22:06
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Da Monk posted:As mentioned. RFID tags. Picture them with an application built for this on your smartphone, and you will in most cases be directed to the webpage belonging to the book, or whatever the product is. RFID is radio frequency ID, which can be used to scan objects remotely with a scanner like the gates you walk through at a store or library. The things you capture with your phone camera are called QR codes: 
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Dec 24, 2012 22:37
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True. If your smartphone of choice has nfc though, you can wirelessly scan that. You may only get a nonsense number out of it though.
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Dec 24, 2012 22:40
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Da Monk posted:On another note: I am looking to delete all files that do NOT contain ".full" suffix. is there a program that lets me do this for all files in all subfolders belonging to one folder?
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Dec 25, 2012 03:37
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Da Monk posted:As mentioned. RFID tags. Picture them with an application built for this on your smartphone, and you will in most cases be directed to the webpage belonging to the book, or whatever the product is. You can use Belvedere which is a program for sorting, just set a rule for that folder that it may only contain files with the .full suffix.
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Dec 25, 2012 03:46
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MustardMaster posted:I would want an old-fashioned pen pal, but everything just seems to be online chatting or forum posting. Nothing wrong with that kind of writing, of course, but not excactly what I need. Where could I find people who would be up for writing long, long e-mails and talk about life and love in general? Try InterPals. It's geared more towards international pen pals and language learning exchanges, but you can probably meet some people from your own country if that's what you want. I'm about to start snail mailing a pen pal from Shanghai I met on there personally.
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Dec 25, 2012 11:24
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I got an HDMI monitor for Christmas but all I have to hook it into is my laptop. If I want to just shut my laptop and turn off the laptop monitor but still output to HDMI and USB and not have it go to sleep or hibernate in Windows 7, what settings do I need to change?
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Dec 25, 2012 15:25
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Al! posted:I got an HDMI monitor for Christmas but all I have to hook it into is my laptop. If I want to just shut my laptop and turn off the laptop monitor but still output to HDMI and USB and not have it go to sleep or hibernate in Windows 7, what settings do I need to change? Control Panel > Power Options > "Choose what closing the lid does" > "When I close the lid" = Do Nothing
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Dec 25, 2012 16:44
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"Prey" is the term for an animal that is hunted by another animal. "Game" and "quarry" are the terms for animals that humans hunt for entertainment. What would you call the target of a hunt that was done for commercial purposes, such as whaling?
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Dec 25, 2012 22:44
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Harvesting
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Dec 25, 2012 22:52
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Fishing. Whaling.
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Dec 26, 2012 01:35
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He's asking about the ANIMAL, not the action. You'd never say "I'm going to go catch some fishing" today or "We're going to go get some big harvesting." With fish specifically, you could say "catch," as in "Today's catch consisted of 20 tons of mackerel."
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Dec 26, 2012 02:33
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Baron Bifford posted:"Prey" is the term for an animal that is hunted by another animal. "Game" and "quarry" are the terms for animals that humans hunt for entertainment. What would you call the target of a hunt that was done for commercial purposes, such as whaling? Wild animals caught commercially in Africa and Asia are referred to as "bushmeat" and the term is gaining some footing elsewhere, though it tends to be restricted to developing nations or areas. For whales and fish it's usually "catch". Centzon Totochtin posted:Does anyone have experience with Diatomaceous earth as a roach deterrent? Would you recommend it? Great stuff. It dehydrates arthropods by pulling off the fats they use to prevent water loss. They go crispity-crunchity once they get it on their cuticle. Pick fucked around with this message at 03:32 on Dec 26, 2012 |
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Dec 26, 2012 03:27
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I just noticed I hosed up entering the zip code for an order I had via UPS. Every other piece of information is correct, just the first number of the zip code is off by one. Should I bother trying to get it fixed?
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Dec 26, 2012 04:40
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Not a big deal. I had the same issue a number of times -- my mother's zip code changed by one digit and I never knew until she told me two years later.
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Dec 26, 2012 04:41
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Mak0rz posted:The books I'm reading were these free and/or public domain ones that came with the device purchase. Many of them had formatting problems to begin with. Would this be to blame instead? Public domain ebooks have often been digitised by volunteers and the quality varies. Some are just like a proper professional one, some have no table of contents, some are missing illustrations, some are full of typos, etc.
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tarepanda posted:He's asking about the ANIMAL, not the action. You'd never say "I'm going to go catch some fishing" today or "We're going to go get some big harvesting." Harvest seems pretty close. "Today we brought in five tons worth of harvest."
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