Stupid/Small Questions Megathread

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Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

So we all know that the exposure of European disease decimated the peoples of the Americas, but why didn�t the opposite also happen?

# ¿ Jan 4, 2020 22:46

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 18:07

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Thanks, all! Very interesting.

# ¿ Jan 4, 2020 23:34

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

dirby posted:

I was afraid of this, but I assume the Chessex thread was spirited away by an admin at the OP's request?

That was a great thread I hope we didn�t get the OP in trouble. :ohdear:

# ¿ Jan 7, 2020 19:37

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Shut up Meg posted:

When you're a CEO, it will be impossible to blackmail anyone.

Every dark secret, desire and action you have ever had will be public. As will everyone else's.

Your Facebook timeline will have gynological photos of you, arranged by time from puberty until adulthood. Every law you have broken will be on your Linkedin, complete with a score. Every inappropriate comment or thought will be on your twitter feed.

That was a pretty good episode of Black Mirror.

# ¿ Jan 20, 2020 23:29

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

If the average person eats four eggs for breakfast how long should they wait before exercising?

# ¿ Jan 26, 2020 02:05

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

big crush on Chad OMG posted:

Just exercise fasted unless you�re planning to do more than ~90 minutes of cardio.

This answers the question I should have asked, thanks!

# ¿ Jan 26, 2020 06:42

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Growing up in (USA) public school, students weren�t allowed to wear head coverings unless it was a religious observance. Why are students who don�t wear a uniform not allowed to wear hats?

Thirteen Orphans fucked around with this message at 22:04 on Mar 2, 2020

# ¿ Mar 2, 2020 20:42

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Is the PS4 game Persona 5 Royal a special edition of Persona 5 or a sequel?

# ¿ Mar 16, 2020 00:21

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

My glasses are a stronger prescription than before. My sunglasses are my old prescription; can I still use them or will the weaker prescription further deteriorate my sight?

# ¿ May 2, 2020 21:24

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Gobbeldygook posted:

You'll probably get a headache switching between prescriptions. I would just buy a new pair of cheap prescription sunglasses from Zenni.

Oh, gotcha. Cool, thanks!

# ¿ May 2, 2020 22:32

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

I�m trying to post a picture from imgur to the forums but it never posts correctly, what�s wrong with my link:

# ¿ May 3, 2020 21:49

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Classon Ave. Robot posted:

That's not an image link, you need to right click the picture and select "open image in new tab". You'll get a tab where the URL ends in .jpg, that one will work with the timg tag.

Oh, gotcha! Thanks.

# ¿ May 3, 2020 21:55

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

artsy fartsy posted:

I'm playing the FF7 remake--not really my kind of game nowadays, but I have a lot of nostalgia for it. Anyway, what is up with all the noises the voice actors make? So many uhs! and ohs! and ahhs? and various grunts. They're usually completely unnecessary and the conversation would flow better if they were left out.

I haven't watched a lot of anime but recall hearing this happen there, too (although it seems especially bad in FF7.)

What is this poo poo? Does it come off more natural in the Japanese language? Is it usually only in animated stuff/video games (maybe as a way to have a character react without animating additional facial expressions)? Or is it something that mainly happens in dubs?

GOD I hate it so much

I don�t know the game, but in Japanese culture active listening is super important, that�s why Snake in Metal Gear Solid will repeat words just spoken to him. Is that what�s going on?

# ¿ May 5, 2020 00:48

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

actionjackson posted:

Does anyone here have a pool table? Would you say this is accurate?

https://www.brunswickbilliards.com/room-size-requirements

I'm trying to find a way to get the 7' table in a room I don't use, but it's a bit too small according to this, using a 48" cue. Maybe there are shorter cues? Right now it would involve keeping the doors to the furnace/AC room open during certain shots :p

Don't use smaller than average cues. You'll get bad habits moving back and forth.

# ¿ May 5, 2020 19:37

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

actionjackson posted:

yeah good point. I wonder if there's anything smaller I could put there that would be good for one or two people. Bumper pool maybe but I've never played that.

Maybe a nice card table? We had one where the top would flip from leather for cards to solid wood for board games, food, etc.

# ¿ May 5, 2020 20:24

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Dominoes posted:

Is it possible/practical to keep dress shirts tucked in and firm to the skin through a sit/stand cycle, without wearing those elastic things that clip to your foot/shoe?

I'm reflecting on how I dislike business casual, and am trying to figure out if this is a quirk of my build, a faulty habit, or inevitable. Also, neckties look so stupid.

I�ve found a good fitting pair of suspenders fixes this problem.

# ¿ May 15, 2020 03:08

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Boba Pearl posted:

Suspenders are actually really good at helping your posture, and making pants / shirts comfortable. I recommend getting a good pair of suspenders, they will last you a life time.

And with a nice bow-tie they look super dapper!

# ¿ May 15, 2020 03:48

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

alnilam posted:

He was in a few Woo Go America WW2 movies from the 50s. The Longest Day comes to mind. Pretty much all the war films in the 50s were like this. In 70s vietnam cynicism took over and they made lots of depressing antiwar movies, even about WW2.

e: sorry rereading your question... John Wayne is a western movie actor who's very "I like tough hardworking american MEN with GRIT and SPIRIT " and in WW2 films he's usually some tough cool sargeant who brings out the very best in his hardworking men.

He also avoided any actual military service despite being the right age. So yeah his big tough guy act was just that, an act.

# ¿ May 16, 2020 01:25

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

I cut my full beard to a Van Dyke. Then I grew some chops that don�t extend to the mustache. Does this have a name? I know having cheek whiskers means you no longer have a Van Dyke.

# ¿ May 27, 2020 05:49

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Memento posted:

I think that might just be a Van Dyke with Muttonchops.

Also, pretty disappointed right now that you're not actually Bak Mei

I wish my facial hair was that color and texture!

# ¿ May 27, 2020 06:39

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Classon Ave. Robot posted:

Question 2: What kind of dog is this

A Good one.

# ¿ Jun 5, 2020 04:25

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Flowers for QAnon posted:

Thank you!

Hey there, sweet avatar. :biglips:

# ¿ Jun 10, 2020 04:17

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

El Jeffe posted:

If the movie's on Netflix, there's this Chrome extension. If elsewhere you have to get on discord and just countdown to pressing play.

A group of friends and I do a quarantine movie night once a week using this. It�s a lot of fun but is occasionally buggy.

# ¿ Jun 24, 2020 04:43

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

owlhawk911 posted:

this is the most correct but mine is more fun/how people say it usually. remember the "totse!' mortal combat corner popup guy? that's how i "hear" goatse when i read it. just fyi

I�m pretty sure he was saying �toasty!�

# ¿ Jun 27, 2020 00:27

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

JIZZ DENOUEMENT posted:

Y'all know any free apps that will;
1. Say something (entered by user)
2. Wait an amount of time (entered by user)
3. Say something different (entered by user)

-----

I want a Yoga App where I can define intervals and positions, but I can't find any that are free. AKA I want to make a unique yoga class.

So anything that can attain the above features would be appreciated.

Have you considered making a voice recording in real-time? It might be a bit boring to make but then you�re set.

# ¿ Jul 1, 2020 18:45

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

StrixNebulosa posted:

Do NOT do abebooks it's amazon.

What's the deal with abebooks?

# ¿ Jul 13, 2020 01:29

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Slimy Hog posted:

Hah! I read that wrong, I thought something was wrong with abebooks through Amazon�s storefront.

# ¿ Jul 13, 2020 02:04

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

What in the world is this thing that tried to kill me in my sleep? It was massive.

https://imgur.com/a/ueVFjT7

# ¿ Jul 14, 2020 15:37

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Moo the cow posted:

A ~~Common Brushtail Poss~~ cockroach

Ugh disgusting, that makes it worse. :gonk:

# ¿ Jul 14, 2020 15:44

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Clockwork Sputnik posted:

WHy are you sleeping on a prison mattress?

That's a wall, our basement is unfinished.

# ¿ Jul 14, 2020 17:21

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Clockwork Sputnik posted:

WHy are you sleeping on a wall in your basement?

Good for the back.

# ¿ Jul 14, 2020 19:36

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Human Tornada posted:

Today I saw a mid-sized SUV getting towed from a grocery store parking lot because it was parked across two spaces, except it was straddling the front line to take up a front and a back space, as if they were pulling through but stopped half way. All four spaces to it's left and right were empty. What possible reason could someone have for parking this way?

Was it a luxury car? Sometimes people park like that to avoid getting hit/getting hit by doors.

# ¿ Jul 15, 2020 21:51

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Mister Facetious posted:

I just want to post pics that aren't cats or dogs

Try Photo a day?

# ¿ Jul 18, 2020 17:24

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

hooah posted:

Why is Fantastic Mr. Fox the only Wes Anderson movie I like? I can't even stand the other ones I've seen, but I really enjoy that one.

regulargonzalez posted:

- let's say you are convicted of a felony and get pardoned. Are you able to buy a gun? Vote? Can you answer 'no' on job applications that ask if you've ever been convicted of a felony?

Probably depends on the state, at least in the US.

# ¿ Aug 29, 2020 03:16

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

dog nougat posted:

You could do an awesome set of surrealist humor tarot/oracle cards! I love this.

# ¿ Sep 12, 2020 21:10

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

I�ve been growing out my mustache and goatee and the goatee portion is a little wild. What�s the best way to straighten it?

# ¿ Sep 20, 2020 22:59

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

TATPants posted:

Beard oil or beard balm. If you have naturally curly facial hair, you'll never straighten your goatee. To keep your mustache straight, you need to keep it relatively short with some scissors. Good luck fellow face-hair-grower!

Thank you for your input! I've seen devices that purport to straighten the hair (they look like electric hair-brushes) but was never sure if they did anything or not.

# ¿ Sep 21, 2020 03:41

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

If I buy a MacBook Pro from my local computer store can I then immediately go to the Apple Store and have AppleCare put on it without having to take it out of the box?

# ¿ Oct 14, 2020 04:02

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 18:07

Thirteen Orphans: Dec 2, 2012; I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.

Motronic posted:

I'm not sure what you're asking here. You can put applecare on anything apple device you legitimately have bought in the last 2 months or so. Just go online to apple.com and do it.

To answer your weird question....yeah? Since the box you haven't opened has the model and serial number on it. I'm still not sure why you're bringing it to the apple store though.

Are you concerned about the provenance of the device you are buying? Because my advice is to not receive stolen goods.

Sorry, perhaps I should have been specific, I was going to get a MacBook Pro for my mother but our Apple store doesn�t have the one I need at the moment. (I don�t want to have it shipped and spoil the surprise.) Our local computer shop does have it, though, so I was asking if I could get AppleCare for it by taking it to the Apple store. I didn�t know you could do it online, I�m not an Apple guy.

# ¿ Oct 14, 2020 05:29

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