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DildenAnders posted:I've had dandruff all my life. The last two times I've gotten haircuts, they've washed my hair, and I didn't get dandruff again until the next time I washed it myself. What am I doing wrong? If you're like me, it isn't technically dandruff so much as it is dry scalp. I used to get really fine white flakes on my shoulders even using a regular dandruff shampoo, but switching to shampoo/conditioner specifically for dry scalp made that pretty much go away. My guess is that when they wash your hair before the haircuts they are using something more moisturizing than your regular haircare stuff.
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Leave posted:Something we were wondering about at work, what would happen if your peehole was glued/sealed shut? 
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RandomPauI posted:And what's a good way to expand my vocal range, skills, etc? You might check with the local college or university - some programs may have voice training classes.
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regulargonzalez posted:To follow up on the noise cancelling headphone discussion, they definitely work best for steady droning sounds like lawn mowers, airplanes, etc but they are more effective than you might think for conversations, tv, etc. You'll still hear it but it'll be attenuated a bit. Note that you do generally get what you pay for and the top tier from Sony, Bose, and Apple are a cut above their lower tiers and even the top tiers from most other brands. Note also that the over-ear headphones are more effective than the earbud style. I had never thought of doing that.  I have a pair of Sony WH-1000XM4 over-the-ear headphones and pair of Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro earbuds that I might have to try this with.
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Beef Eater posted:
That could be for photographic prints, slides, colored gels (like used for lighting), all sorts of stuff, from the look of them. Maybe for photo archiving?
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Apr 30, 2025 05:48
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I will adjust my tip according to service, but usually do at least 20%. The calculus is a little different here in Oregon because servers have to make at least minimum wage and tips are on top of that - none of that fractional wage bullshit other states allow that makes them completely dependent on tips.
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May 3, 2025 02:35
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Drimble Wedge posted:Cats are incredibly prone to kidney and bladder issues, especially as they get older. What would happen if you gave your kitty the urinary diet wet or dry food without an actual diagnosis; would that prevent issues down the road? (I'm not going to do this, just wondering what would happen, and why isn't ALL food made with urinary health in mind?) I doubt it. I think what is going to differentiate between the diets is how well the cat's organs are functioning, so the urinary health ones are going to be targeted to ingredients helpful when their Achilles kidneys are less functional, stuff like that. Giving that same food to a healthy cat isn't going to have a protective effect because its organs are functioning well and are going to process it normally.
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May 3, 2025 06:49
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Beef Eater posted:No, nothing like that. And I don't know if the original picture made it clear, but the hanging folders are not only slightly too narrow to fit over the drawer walls, but slightly too wide to fit in the drawer width. You need hanging file folder frames to make that work as intended. First result of a search on them: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Smead-Hanging-Folder-Frame-Letter-Steel-2-Pack/14915388
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May 3, 2025 21:32
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Organza Quiz posted:I will continue to suffer through using my phone as a remote with all its connection issues before I buy a new TV. I think that might contain the answer why compatibility is more of an issue now - TV remotes aren't using IR blasters anymore and are using RF or Bluetooth, which require pairing in some manner. Back when everything was IR it was fairly trivial to "train" a universal remote, and the patterns each manufacturer used were well-enough known that most remotes could be set to almost any device just by entering an ID code.
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May 6, 2025 05:18
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modern design slut posted:no not that. thanks though! i think he also talks to someone/thing with a human name, but that thing isn't real, some sort of delusion or hallucination. Deadly Premonition, maybe?
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May 10, 2025 22:38
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Wii Spawn Camper posted:so urologists handle the shaft but who cares for the balls? 
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Paladinus posted:What's lima? The letter "L" in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
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May 18, 2025 06:06
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Leave posted:What would happen if your blood started running backward? I'm pretty sure it's impossible, but we were talking about being cursed at work, and it sounds unpleasant You'd die pretty quickly. Veins have one-way valves, so poo poo would grind to a halt almost immediately. https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/heart-and-blood-vessel-disorders/venous-disorders/overview-of-the-venous-system
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May 18, 2025 22:09
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El Jeffe posted:I'm looking for a recommendation for a doorbell camera. We'd prefer not to have to have one with a paid subscription, but we'd like to be able to access the footage without having to open it up and take out the SD card either. Is there one that can connect directly to my PC over the wifi or something? You might ask the home automation and security thread in IYG: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3635963
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May 20, 2025 02:50
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Years ago I dealt with a fly infestation, and those old-school fly strips were what were the most useful. You have my sympathies - flies suck.
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May 22, 2025 22:23
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If you hear hoofbeats, you should think of horses before zebras.
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May 25, 2025 22:00
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I have hypochondriac tendencies, too, but the flowchart of marks on hand -> bat bite -> rabies is really extreme. If the anxiety was severe enough to justify a trip to urgent care then I assume you have some level of health coverage and I would feel remiss if I didn't suggest following up with a mental health provider. While you might feel better after the visit to urgent care, you're potentially setting yourself up for a situation where medical anxieties crop up and you end up going to the doctor/urgent care more and more compulsively to relieve the anxiety. I mean, maybe this is a one-off case and you won't deal with something like it again, but you're describing a level of hypochondria which I'd say deserves attention.
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May 25, 2025 23:20
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HopperUK posted:It's totally fine to get a booster though, given that even if the risk is tiny, the consequences are so serious. I might be a bit overly nervy about rabies though since we don't have it in the UK and it seems kinda horrifying to have around. It's not something that is usually vaccinated against unless someone is at high risk of exposure so it's not as simple as just getting a booster like with COVID. The usual approach is to do the vaccination regimen along with rabies immunoglobulin AFTER exposure. While rabies does exist here it is not common, and I'd be willing to bet that most cases of people getting treated for it are after an autopsy of the animal that was a potential exposure vector. I would be very surprised if the urgent care that poster went to initiated the whole treatment protocol based on the marks in the pic they posted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabies_vaccine https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/hcp/prevention-recommendations/pre-exposure-prophylaxis.html Last year my mom's cat was in limbo for a week or so under the threat of euthanasia because she was found with a dead bat. The bat was sent off for testing and luckily came back clean for rabies, or my mom's cat would've had to be put down. At no part in the process was anyone getting vaccinated for rabies floated by anyone involved.
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:They did end up giving me a booster, since I’d went through the whole series a couple years ago due to an actual encounter with a bat. So luckily I just need two small shots instead of the big gently caress off needle and four small shots Fair enough - the fact you actually did just need a booster does shift it a bit. Rabies is indeed scary as hell, so I'm glad it worked out okay.
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May 26, 2025 05:27
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wash bucket posted:Does praying out loud for God to kill someone carry any sort of legal risk/consequence in the US? Not if you're a Republican.
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May 27, 2025 02:56
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TheLastManStanding posted:Spider bite. I hope you're joking.
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I just get a little touchy when people perpetuate the myth of random spider bites. For one thing, I've grown fond of spiders over the years. For another, the local hospital handwaved away my ex-wife's MRSA infection as being due to a spider bite when in hindsight it was almost 100% certain she initially contracted it from the self-same hospital.
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TheLastManStanding posted:What myth? Spiders can bite. Two marks a few mm apart is text book spider bite. The person works at a hardware store, which is probably filled with spiders. Probably disturbed a house spider while moving product around. The bite might itch for a few hours, but they're generally harmless. Yeah, that one. https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology/arachnology-and-entomology/spider-myths/myth-spider-bites-leave
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Hyperlynx posted:I've got a shell jacket, one of those plasticky down filled things, which has got several holes. Any ideas for something that I can patch then with, which will survive going through the washing machine? So far I've just been using duct tape, but after long enough it starts coming off (probably from being washed). Maybe try patching it with fabric glue? https://sewingiscool.com/best-fabric-glue-for-patches/ My first thought was iron-on patches but since you describe it as plasticky a hot iron might not be a great idea.
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ultrafilter posted:I can't think of any situations where the difference is important and not immediately obvious from context. Not saying they don't exist, but I think you'd have to work to come up with one. Really? Because it's happened. Edit: drat, didn't realize the post was that old. CaptainSarcastic fucked around with this message at 05:00 on Jun 6, 2025 |
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dirby posted:I'm moving between rentals, and was wondering if there was a handy checklist/instruction list for all the address changes. I'm imagining a list like "change address at your job, set up USPS forwarding, check your kickstarters, check your statements for recurring charges that might be things that get delivered, change at your bank, ..." Be aware that if you file a change of address form with the USPS that it can have unintended consequences. Those cards go into the National Change of Address database and mass mailers are required to use that database, and other companies (like debt collectors) can pay for access to it. One reason I get very little spam mail is because I stopped filing those cards years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Change_of_Address For a lot of people the convenience is worth the exposure, but I like to stay off as many mailing lists as possible.
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two fish posted:Could you theoretically keep someone permanently on life support, even past brain death? Not permanently - they're going to die at some point, even with perfect life support, simply from old age.
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credburn posted:Let's say I was the defendant in a long jury trial that finally ends with me being found not guilty. At which point am I officially innocent and I can get up and scream HAHAHA I DID IT YOU STUPID FUCKS YOU DUMMIES YOU IDIOTS YOU ABSOLUTE FOOLS? Do I have to wait for the judge to say "You are free to go"? Ideally I'd like to make a big todo before they take the cuffs off me. I think it would be after the verdict is given and entered into the register. Once the verdict is official then jeopardy attaches, AFAIK. Probably not the kind of thing you'd want to get the timing wrong on.
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"Russian sleep" machines were kind of a thing in the 1980s, at least as a myth. I think some scammy products might have been produced, but for a while the idea of a machine that technomagically beamed sleep into your head was kind of in vogue.
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tight aspirations posted:what was the first video game with exploding barrels? commando? desert strike? Donkey Kong, maybe?
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Dysgenesis posted:Ive editing it, I think the most common version is reverting to type. Also "revert to baseline" is pretty common.
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Inceltown posted:Is there a browser addon or a little script that lets you download all the pics in a facebook album without having an account? Pics of my dog get posted to the daycare he goes to but I don't want to have to register a fb account to see them and they make it really annoying to not be logged in. Others might know some workaround, but knowing Meta I would be surprised if they didn't actively try to block it. What I'd do under the circumstances is open Facebook in a Private/Incognito window, create a burner account with a temporary/burner email address, get what I wanted and then nuke it. If it's going to be something ongoing then I'd keep the burner account and only ever open it in a Private/Incognito window. I actually have two Facebook accounts, one in my real name that I don't kill because it's the only way I have to contact some people and it's also sometimes necessary for work poo poo. The other is a pseudonym, which Facebook eventually complained about so I made it slightly less obviously a fake name. It's gotten to the point I only log in to one of them every 6 months or so, and both are fairly old, so I should say I'm not up to speed on how much of a pain creating a new account might be now. I don't trust Meta at all, and refuse to have any of their apps on my phone. I also manually delete their cookies from my PCs on the occasions I've accidentally opened one of their sites in a regular window. On that note, what I'm suggesting above is assuming doing it on a PC. Basic things I'd recommend for a fake Facebook account is to make the name sound reasonable and not too obviously made up, and to set the demographics to white American male mid 20s to mid 40s in age. From my observations over the years Facebook implicitly favors that demographic, and will let those accounts get away with poo poo that female accounts get suspended for. Also go into the settings and turn off pretty much everything and set it to private, otherwise Facebook will spam you with desperate clickbaity emails at least daily.
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Also, carried to its extreme and assuming the prey were successful in wiping out their predators completely then they would be dooming themselves to a cycle of overpopulation, starvation, and die-offs.
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Leal posted:Why do coupons state that they are worth 1/100 of a penny? If I gather 10 thousand of these coupons can I get a dollar? Where do I even cash this value in at? I guess it is a knock-on effect from the old "trading stamps" like S&H that used to be a thing. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/26838/why-are-coupons-worth-1100th-cent
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El Jeffe posted:Thanks for the tips y'all, tomorrow I'll try unplugging all peripherals beforehand and see if it still happens. If it does, I'll try the BIOS wake on LAN thing. I'd suggest reversing the order of that. That it happens so regularly and at the same time makes me think that something like renewing the DHCP lease is what's happening, and thus the triggering event is at your router or modem.
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Leave posted:If they make stool softeners, do they make stool hardeners? I think you could describe Immodium that way.
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Shrecknet posted:this is one of those things where if you have the tools and knowledge to do this, you can just make actual drugs instead. Yeah, and if there were any way to do it more easily you know people would do it regardless of whether it was sane or reasonable to do so. Like some kind of Imodium krokodil or wasp dope (although it's still hard for me to accept that the latter is a thing).
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Killingyouguy! posted:My phone is running the latest version of Android. But I'm trying to install depop and the Google Play store says some poo poo like "Looking for `depop`? This app won't work on your device" You might try asking in the Android App thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3751764&pagenumber=350#lastpost My first guess is it is looking for hardware other than yours, but I'm used to seeing that message on my Chromebook more than anywhere else.
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Sir Sidney Poitier posted:What could these stone things be? Maybe the remains of a hitching post? It kind of makes sense if each is a heavy enough piece of stone to keep a horse from going anywhere, I think?
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Is it somewhere in New England? From the fieldstone wall I was kind of assuming it is, but I guess they exist elsewhere.
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