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Why does my PS4 remember where we are on a dvd while for blu-ray, which is presumably more advanced, it always plays from the beginning?
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Beachcomber posted:Why does my PS4 remember where we are on a dvd while for blu-ray, which is presumably more advanced, it always plays from the beginning? DVD is a dumb video file that the player handles directly. Blu‐ray discs can have funky software in the middle that complicates things. quote:Why can't BD-J resume play? https://www.sony.com.my/electronics/support/articles/S500019716 Some BD‐J movies implement their own resume function to be used in lieu of the player’s capability, but more just don’t.
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Feb 19, 2021 08:01
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I don't know if there's a dedicated thread for Google wiretaps but I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to get this thing to tell me about the day ahead in a way that makes sense. So like, I have my gcal with an all-day event called "Pay Day" and then an event at 7 called "board meeting" and a recurring reminder that says "report new hires". Ideally it would say something like, "It's Pay Day. There is a board meeting at 7. You need to report new hires today". Instead it says some stilted poo poo like, "You have an all-day event called pay day. You have board meeting from 7-8. Every monday at 8, report new hires." Is there a different app I can use with it that's better at summarizing poo poo? Or like, a place where I can tell it what to say in more detail using wildcards? Ideally I would also be able to tell it to only read off my work calendar and leave my personal calendar out of it but apparently that is also beyond it. Why is this thing so stupid.
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Feb 19, 2021 14:57
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alnilam posted:I moved to Oregon and I'm trying to learn the names of mountain ranges and hills - like, more specific than "Cascades" and "Coastal." Is there a good, ideally interactive/zoomable map that lists common names for different ranges and ridges, like these are the blue hills, this is devil's butte, these are the thurston hills, this particular peak is called gold peak, etc. I've learned some from hiking maps and NFS maps but the information in those is pretty piecemeal. Wikipedia contributors seem to love making lists so I checked and lo and behold: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mountain_ranges_of_Oregon This might also be useful for an overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mountain_ranges_of_Oregon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mountains_of_Oregon Not a map, but has all the info you need to find them on one.
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Feb 19, 2021 15:45
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Google Earth didn't really do it, it has some of the major peaks, like the really big ones that everyone knows, but it didn't have a lot of the more minor mountains and ridges that I've only been able to learn by hiking maps etc.Fruits of the sea posted:Wikipedia contributors seem to love making lists so I checked and lo and behold: This was somewhat helpful but is still more broad than I wanted, however one of the references led me to some USGS resources that were helpful, including: This Geographic Names page on one particular range of foothills: https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=GNISPQ:3:::NO::P3_FID:1133219 Which has links to the USGS National Map, which shows at least some more hill and range names than Google: https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ And this site called hometownlocator, which tantalizingly has a big, but uselessly alphabetical, list of ridges including minor ones, which all seem to be parsed directly from the USGS Geographic Names service linked above. But they are listed by name and can't be plotted all at once, also the website is clunky and the map doesn't always load. https://oregon.hometownlocator.com/features/ Still not what I was dreaming of but it's getting closer. Thanks for the tips folks, I might just have to dig around on a case by case basis!
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Feb 19, 2021 18:28
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Platystemon posted:DVD is a dumb video file that the player handles directly. Whoah, Blu-Ray discs can have little JVMs on them? I guess Java's still on the TV like they originally wanted!
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Feb 19, 2021 18:42
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If nothing else, making a gigantic map of Oregon's landmarks and their names could be a pretty awesome hobby. Maps these days tend to focus on road names, not so much geographical features or local terminology.
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Feb 19, 2021 18:43
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Fruits of the sea posted:If nothing else, making a gigantic map of Oregon's landmarks and their names could be a pretty awesome hobby. Maps these days tend to focus on road names, not so much geographical features or local terminology. That's a fun idea! Also at least two of the Wiki pages have listed William Loy's Atlas of Oregon as a source and I love big atlases so it might be time to buy an irl book about this.
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Feb 19, 2021 18:56
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I’m looking for a notepad/day planner type book for my wife to use for her business. Not sure if there a thread for that type of stuff but I’d like to get her a nice one as a gift.
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Feb 19, 2021 21:09
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RCarr posted:I’m looking for a notepad/day planner type book for my wife to use for her business. Not sure if there a thread for that type of stuff but I’d like to get her a nice one as a gift. Moleskine is your brand imo.
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Feb 19, 2021 21:56
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BonHair posted:Moleskine is your brand imo. I’ll check it out, thank you!
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Feb 19, 2021 21:59
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When writing a cover letter for a job, should I diplomatically avoid mentioning that I don't meet one of the requirements mentioned in the ad, or go "while I do not meet this requirement, I do have blah blah blah"?
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Feb 20, 2021 16:15
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RCarr posted:I’m looking for a notepad/day planner type book for my wife to use for her business. Not sure if there a thread for that type of stuff but I’d like to get her a nice one as a gift. My wife loves using planners from Plum Paper. They have a ton of options and ways to tweak it just the way you like and it is really high quality. Might be tricky as a surprise style gift, unless you know what sort of custom layour she might want. She also recently has been using a Rocketbook too. It syncs directly to her various software programs like OneNote and email etc. It's really great for her to pull out and quickly jot down a list of to do things, etc. paradoxGentleman posted:When writing a cover letter for a job, should I diplomatically avoid mentioning that I don't meet one of the requirements mentioned in the ad, or go "while I do not meet this requirement, I do have blah blah blah"? I only say positives about how and why I am a good fit for the job. If I don't meet some things, I don't mention them. I focus on where I excel and what I do meet. I also focus on other things that may not be explicitly called out that I think would be valuable. Lastly I emphasize why I want this job or am interested in the company etc. Douche4Sale fucked around with this message at 17:06 on Feb 20, 2021 |
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Feb 20, 2021 17:01
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paradoxGentleman posted:When writing a cover letter for a job, should I diplomatically avoid mentioning that I don't meet one of the requirements mentioned in the ad, or go "while I do not meet this requirement, I do have blah blah blah"?
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paradoxGentleman posted:When writing a cover letter for a job, should I diplomatically avoid mentioning that I don't meet one of the requirements mentioned in the ad, or go "while I do not meet this requirement, I do have blah blah blah"? Yeah, just don't mention it. Job listing "requirements" are written more like a wish list rather than a list of skills you absolutely must have. If you are missing just one, that's fine. Be sure to check out the resume and negotiation threads in BFC. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3553582  https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3768531
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Thank you for the advice.
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Feb 20, 2021 18:10
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Goon Boots posted:Yeah, just don't mention it. Job listing "requirements" are written more like a wish list rather than a list of skills you absolutely must have. If you are missing just one, that's fine. As a general rule, when you see a list of requirements, the ones near the top are more important than the ones near the bottom. If you're missing one of the top two or three it's probably not worth applying, but if you're missing the last one don't give it a second thought.
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Feb 20, 2021 19:04
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Also, your resume was already binned by whatever hr software they're using if you didn't meet the requirements. The search committee or hiring manager probably doesnt precisely know what was in the job listing anyway. They likely don't know what specific requirements you might be missing, so by the time it makes it to them there's no point in reminding them about any shortcomings you might have. Plus there's always the weird hiring person who thinks they're a genius and any random thought they have is intellectual gold. Maybe what this risk management group needs is a dispensary assistant manager! Shake things up! So yeah, don't pay attention to every specific requirement and never admit a single fault in your cover letter.
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Feb 20, 2021 19:14
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Can people really get blender'd by a helicopter blade?
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Baron Porkface posted:Can people really get blender'd by a helicopter blade?
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Feb 21, 2021 15:22
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What are some ways/products I can use to keep bath water warmer for longer. I like to fall asleep in the tub listening to Blade Runner ambient with the light off.
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Feb 21, 2021 16:04
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Lil Swamp Booger Baby posted:What are some ways/products I can use to keep bath water warmer for longer. I like to fall asleep in the tub listening to Blade Runner ambient with the light off. edit: MetaFilter thread which contains all possible answers, including several extremely groverhaus suggestions. Gobbeldygook fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Feb 21, 2021 |
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Feb 21, 2021 16:44
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Lil Swamp Booger Baby posted:What are some ways/products I can use to keep bath water warmer for longer. I like to fall asleep in the tub listening to Blade Runner ambient with the light off. Probably slightly groverhaus territory, but maybe try covering the tub? Like, a blanket or whatever. Logistics will probably be hard though, and it won't be super effective. Also just drop a toaster in there and fire it up you coward.
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Feb 21, 2021 17:50
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Lil Swamp Booger Baby posted:What are some ways/products I can use to keep bath water warmer for longer. I like to fall asleep in the tub listening to Blade Runner ambient with the light off. I have also often wondered about this, and even though I keep coming back to a sous vide as something that sounds right, apparently it's not going to work
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Feb 21, 2021 18:07
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:Yeah, that makes sense. But house prices in most of the SF Bay Area are over a million. I guess that after living here for a decade, I don't really have a sense of what "normal" prices are any more. McCracAttack posted:Serious question, what's the worst case scenario if you move to say Austin, TX? What are you worried will happen if you move to a liberal city in a conservative state? Well, don't I feel silly now?
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Feb 21, 2021 18:23
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Seriously, if TooMuchAbstraction every spins back through here I've got an apology ready and waiting. I was catastrophically wrong and their concerns were 100% warranted.
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I'm still here. And I don't think most people could have predicted this sequence of events  No need to apologize. I recommend donating to one of the relief organizations, though, if you haven't already.
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Feb 21, 2021 21:15
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Well, you were right to be concerned and I was oh so wrong to dismiss those concerns. I'm sorry. Good luck finding a better place to live in... all this.
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Feb 21, 2021 21:22
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paradoxGentleman posted:When writing a cover letter for a job, should I diplomatically avoid mentioning that I don't meet one of the requirements mentioned in the ad, or go "while I do not meet this requirement, I do have blah blah blah"? It really depends on your field! I am involved in recruiting and I've read maybe 2 cover letters in 5 years? So you know your industry better than me, but were you in softwareI wouldn't say it matters much.
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Feb 22, 2021 02:48
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Asked over in the religion thread bu figured I’d put it here tooGunshow Poophole posted:Found this in an aged relative's house it's a painting of st George (he's holding a spear and stabbing + trampling a dragon).
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Gunshow Poophole posted:Asked over in the religion thread bu figured I’d put it here too That's greek
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Feb 22, 2021 06:08
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Looks like Greek to me, but I'm not entirely sure. The epsilon in the word on the right is reversed, and there's some flourish over the leftmost character that makes me think it's not an Omega. It could be some older Cyrillic or Greek script. You can ask in the Linguistics thread, someone there will probably be familiar enough with it to help you out. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3525230&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=82 Tenik fucked around with this message at 06:17 on Feb 22, 2021 |
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Feb 22, 2021 06:15
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Gunshow Poophole posted:Asked over in the religion thread bu figured I’d put it here too St George is the patron saint of Georgia (the country) and they have their own scripts there for the Georgian language, so it could be one of those? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_scripts
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Feb 22, 2021 06:23
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My guess is that it's a form of Church Slavonic. The painting itself helps to date and locate it because stylistically it is a dead ringer for the Novgorod school. You can find lots of nigh-identical examples, with the hand of God in the top right, the pose, St. George portrayed as black, the simple background etc. I found examples in more comprehensible Cyrilic where the text looks to be a very close match and it simply reads "Miracle of St. George and (or over) the Dragon".
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Feb 22, 2021 12:38
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Is it painted on top of a wood frame? That and the halo makes me think it's an orthodox ikon painting. It should be possible to look at other ikons on google and get an idea of the nationality/language by comparing the script. Ikons are often Russian in origin, but Georgia or Serbia are also good guesses.
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Yeah it’s a thick wooden panel that I think was a shutter or a cabinet maybe, there’s remnants of what would have been joinery. Several people have pointed to old Church Slavonic which i did not know existed. Cool thanks y’all!
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Feb 22, 2021 14:51
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for whatever reason i cannot find the answer to this question online. whatever, how do i turn off my fios cable box? i don't really use it and it's just absorbing power. would like to shut it down when it's not in use but it always seems to be on!
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Feb 22, 2021 16:39
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If it's anything like other cable boxes I've had, you'll have to plug it into an easily accessible power strip and turn off the strip whenever you're not using it.
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What's the best way to figure out how much energy your house is using and its maximum draw? This is for generator purposes. This seems a lot more complicated than I thought it would be.
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Manager Hoyden posted:What's the best way to figure out how much energy your house is using and its maximum draw? This is for generator purposes. Most people don’t run their entire house on a generator because whole house generators are much more expensive. Pick a few important things you need and run those. Fridge/freezer, AC, microwave, maybe a few lights and outlets, but probably not the washer/dryer, electric stove, etc. Look at the labels for all those things and figure up the total wattage (voltage x rated amperage= required wattage) of everything you want to run simultaneously and find an appropriately sized generator. You can save quite a bit by not running everything at once-if you need to use the microwave for 5 minutes, you can unplug the fridge while you use it and not have to use as large a generator. This page seems decent: https://generatoradvisor.com/what-size-generator-do-i-need/ There’s a wiring thread in HCH that may be able to offer more specifics: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3090739
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