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6 Insane Real-Life Versions of Video Games
In recent years, video games have morphed from something that you play while sitting down on a couch like a lazy bastard to something that makes you flail around in your living room like a moron. Games are slowly moving out of our monitors and into the real world ... but damn it, it still feels like there's something missing.
And that something is insanity. Fortunately, creative people right now are fixing that with ...
#6. Real-Life Street Fighter II ... for Pyromaniacs
It would be easy enough to do a real-life version of Street Fighter if all you're looking for is for two guys dressed like E. Honda and Chun-Li to prance around and air-punch each other. But what if you wanted to imitate the spectacle of setting a guy ablaze with a fireball launched from your fist? You know, like this:
"I got next g- never mind!"
For that, Toronto-based art organization Site 3 created Super Street Fire, in which you can stand in the middle of a recreation of Ryu's stage from Street Fighter II surrounded by a series of propane tanks that emit large bursts of fire on your command. Yelling "HADOUKEN!" at this point is recommended, but not mandatory.
"We tried to do a sonic boom, but too many people kept dying."
And no, that guy in the first picture up there didn't burn to death. It's just an illusion -- the rails that create what appears to be a shooting ball of fire are safely positioned between the players and the audience, so from the perspective of the latter, the whole "stage" seems to light up with fire, sort of like those bootleg Street Fighter II arcades where you could fill the entire screen with Hadoukens. If you're having trouble picturing it, here's a diagram of the play field:
Not pictured: The car you have to beat to shit with your bare hands.
So how do the players control the flames? Pyrokinesis? Nothing so mundane: This is achieved by wearing special gloves with built-in motion-sensing technology and a headset that records brain activity, so you can make the flames go off by performing certain hand gestures or just thinking really hard about it.
Try not to do a wanking motion with your hand, because that's also the gesture for "setting yourself on fire."
Once you've performed a special move and activated the fire-spitting tanks, your opponent has to react quickly and launch another move to stop the fire from reaching their side of the arena, or suffer the consequences. But other than a getting a new tan, the players here don't actually suffer any real harm. Unlike in ...
#5. A Version of Tekken That Inflicts Real Pain
Fighting games like Tekken are all about dishing out as much damage as you can to your opponent, which is usually measured through a life bar on the screen and the amount of times the player who is losing yells obscenities. An organization called C-Level came up with a much simpler and more effective way to help you keep track of the damage inflicted: Every time your character gets hit, you feel real pain.
It made for the most bullshit-sounding insurance claim of all time.
The game is called Tekken Torture Tournament, and it's played by literally wiring participants to a PlayStation console so that they'll receive painful electric shocks whenever their character takes damage. Back when it was still running, the only things participants had to do to enter the tournament was go to a basement in Los Angeles' Chinatown, sign a waiver accepting the risk of death and then strap this device to their arm:
Well, pussies strapped it to their arm. Real men chose other locales.
Apparently, the electrical shock received by players is "strong enough to make your arm pull your hand off the controller, so you literally lost the ability to fight back as you got injured in the game." If you thought getting cornered by a never-ending combo in the game was bad enough, imagine trying to fight back when you literally can't hold the controller anymore. At that point you probably can't even flip off your opponent and reset the console, since you're too busy drooling on the floor.
"Thanks for playing! Medics are en route."
The way it works is that the creators came up with a program that monitors the state of your life gauge on the screen, so every time it's reduced, you receive a shock, which also means that the more damage you suffer, the harder the shock will be. Although they are painful, the shocks aren't inflicting any serious damage on your body: They simply make you lose control of your arm (and probably certain other bodily functions).
#4. Escape from an Abandoned Hospital, Resident Evil Style
There have been numerous official attempts to replicate the experience of the Resident Evil games in real life, most of them inexplicably food-related, like this zombie-themed restaurant or this butcher shop, which serves actual meat designed to look like human body parts. So they've got the "gore" part pretty well covered, but for a re-creation of the "survival horror" aspect of the series you'd have to go to Japan, where you can pay the equivalent of $40 for the privilege of being locked in an abandoned hospital, which you then have to escape. Or try to, anyway.
Or as they like to call it in Japan, "A completely normal hospital."
The event was created by a company called Scrap, which specializes in "real escape games," in collaboration with Resident Evil's creators at Capcom. The building in which you'll willing trap yourself has been "designed to look like the world of Resident Evil," but we're guessing that not a whole lot of work was required to make it look creepy, since it's an actual abandoned hospital in Tokyo where real patients were treated and presumably died (unless they're still roaming the hallways as undead creatures).
Sadly, Japan's health care doesn't cover zombism yet. And quite frankly, that shocks us.
In the game, you and your friends play U.N. investigators who are trapped in a hospital and infected with a virus that is turning them into zombies -- the players must collect clues and items to find a vaccine and escape the hospital before the time runs out. Basically, you have to complete real-world versions of those tedious video game puzzles, except you can't just go online and look up a walkthrough if you get stuck.
And while there aren't giant monsters chasing you like in the video game, bear in mind that the type of people this game tends to attract are likely to supply their own zombie makeup and costumes.
"We used our own blood for authenticity."
According to the game's official website, the success rate for these games is always less than 20 percent of the players involved -- as they point out (according to Google Translate), "It is not a simple kindergarten-style mystery. Please come with panache detective." We're guessing that the people who don't figure out how to escape are left in there and later used as part of the scenery.


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To be lost and confused. Dont know what is going on. Being a BLONDE!
Justin told Jenny he cheated on her with her best friend. Not knowing what was going on, means she was confuzled.
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Can you define these popular missing words?
A point of confusion when a person is literally confused about everything in the situation.
Man, that test in science had me confuzled on every question!
by FreeParking314 June 19, 2010
A word commonly used instead of "confused" because it's more fun to say. XP
OMG! That one chapter had me totally confuzled! It was uber confusing!
by KairiWairi February 20, 2010
A state of confusion usually created by a lack of sleep or through a confusing conversation.
"So then Janey told Mike about what I said and Jane was mad at Lexi so then Mike for-"
"Stop, I'm confuzled."
"Stop, I'm confuzled."
by Confuzler November 13, 2009
very confused or rambling about something you have no clue about.
teacher "x is 12-17 * 968 squared * 84 cubed. what is x?"
student "you just confuzled me."
student "you just confuzled me."
by Cat Kitten November 07, 2009
to be confused
your making me confuzled
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when you are even more then confused your confuzled
triginomitry times pie is so cunfuziling i am now confuzled
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Older Investors Relieve Young Entrepreneurs of Student Debt
With the cost of college increasing exponentially over the past 40 years, most graduates begin adulthood thousands of dollars in debt. A new investment platform called Upstart wants to give enterprising graduates a chance to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams instead of a "safe" job, and possibly relieve them of student debt.
That's what Nathan Sharp, who graduated from Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business in 2012, chose.
Sharp wanted to start a company, but with school debts to pay, hesitated to pursue a traditional business loan with its unforgiving interest and payback schedule.
Instead, as a member of Upstart's pilot class this year, Sharp nabbed a personal investment from backers who will share in his good and bad years. This frees him to work on PayOrPass, an app that lets shoppers bid for products and get personalized deals.
Each "Upstart," as the young entrepreneurs are called, pays back between 2 and 7 percent of their income for 10 years each year they earn more than $30,000. If they earn less annually, they pay nothing until they do. Currently, only high-income investors can fund Upstarts, but the company plans to allow other investors in the future.
The shared risk attracted Sharp to Upstart, which he said is "much more humane" than a traditional loan because it allows for some bad years.
"Historically, the most responsible thing for you to do if you had tons of student debt was to go straight into something that will help you pay off that debt. But that's only because there was no other option," he said.
Direct Investments in People
Upstart is unique in that investments are tied to each person, not their ideas, Upstart's business development lead Jeff Keltner said.
Backers have a personal interest in seeing their upstarts succeed, which fosters mentoring as well as business relationships.
The mentorship has proved Upstart's most valuable aspect for Omri Mor, who graduated this year from the University of Washington and turned down a "safe" job to start ZIIBRA, a music platform that helps new artists build audiences and bank accounts.
Upstart has helped Mor pay his expenses while he runs ZIIBRA, instead of depleting his savings. But Upstart's "level of mentorship and support" has been even more valuable, he said.
Tech Savvy
The Upstart team's tech experience—CEO Dave Girouard was formerly president of Google Enterprise—and savvy investors draw tech-minded upstarts.
Vincent Lucero, who also graduated from the University of Washington this year, will join the Google Games team while simultaneously working with a business partner on their first mobile game, Soaring Squirrels.
"Upstart is the perfect model for me because it uniquely combines the cash I need to get my startup running, while also providing relationships with seasoned tech professionals," he said. "That really is the beauty of this model. It aligns interests between the investor and the entrepreneur much better since you both want big successes, even if it takes a little bit longer."
Likelihood of Success
Some hesitate to endorse Upstart's model because young entrepreneurs lack real-world business experience.
"Statistically, 40-year-olds are more likely than 20-year-olds to succeed," Cato Institute adjunct scholar Arnold Kling said. "Professional investors know how to play the corporate governance game to protect their interests. Amateurs have a much harder time."
Others say because young people are more willing to take risks, Upstart is an exciting alternative to the safe-but-boring job route.
"Given the economic uncertainty and poor labor market for recent college graduates, this demographic is more willing to explore non-traditional options since there are relatively few jobs for them," said Jonathan Robe, administrative director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity.
The Upstart model could become more common over the next few years, he said.
"I suspect that these types of investments will continue in the future and perhaps even grow even if the labor market rebounds strongly in the next couple of years," Robe said.
Upstarts agree it's not the path for everyone, but are quick to recommend it.
"It's ideal for people going out of their way to pursue their passions at all costs," Mor said.
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I just updated My Nexus S to ICS today and everything is working properly except for WiFi. It shows the network's SSID but says it is "Out of range". How can I fix this?
That's right, this is known issue and you are not alone. Unfortunately there is no official way to fix this. The only way to get your WiFi working properly is to remove your SIM card or use American (USA) sim card.
BTW it doesn't depend on whether you updated manually or via official OTA.
I suppose, the problem is with latest kernel which doesn't support other country codes despite US and EU. The new kernel is getting the country code from SIM card and after finding that it's neither EU nor US it's dropping wifi support. Unfortunately I don't know exactly why.
There are some workarounds however, they require Rooted device. You can install custom ROM's (unsigned!) or use some scripts (from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1372074&page=7)
You can "star" the issue here: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23262 so as many people would "star" it as more attention it could get.
People also saying that there are some missing features after upgrading like:
P.S: As far as I know Google stopped providing ICS OTA for Nexus S. I hope they are aware of that issue and working on it.


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It was quick - I used PayPal. Seems like a good price for top-name bottoms. Fingers crossed, it's not easy finding unmentionables I really like.
SM, LG, XXL all that remains for that particular boxer brief...
@tonymontana444: That is true of the black color. Grey and white still have all sizes except for 3XL.
@thefenst: awesome thanks!
These are extremely comfortable.
I don't like the 3". The 6" are way more comfortable.
@etewald: we still talkin' about britches here?
@pinchecat: Yes, they are. I also personally prefer the 6" length inseam boxers.
I LOL'd so hard when I got a pop-up of a dudes crotch right in my face. I really hope this isn't what they expect a typical guy to be looking forward to when they click on this site.


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Manufacturing: ISM report shows strong October growth
Coming off of September which showed a nearly 2 percent sequential decline, the most recent edition of the Institute of Supply Management's Manufacturing Report on Business showed signs of improvement in October.
The index the ISM uses to measure the manufacturing sector, or PMI, was 56.9 percent in October, which is up 2.5 percent from a 54.4 percent reading in September. Any reading that is 50 or better represents economic growth. September represents the 15th consecutive month that the PMI is more than 50, coupled with the overall economy on a growth track for 18 straight months.
"The manufacturing sector grew during October, with both new orders and production making significant gains," said Norbert J. Ore, CPSM, C.P.M., chair of the Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, in a statement. "Since hitting a peak in April, the trend for manufacturing has been toward slower growth. However, this month's report signals a continuation of the recovery that began 15 months ago, and its strength raises expectations for growth in the balance of the quarter. Survey respondents note the recovery in autos, computers and exports as key drivers of this growth. Concerns about inventory growth are lessened by the improvement in new orders during October. With 14 of 18 industries reporting growth in October, manufacturing continues to outperform the other sectors of the economy."
Significant readings from the October report include: New Orders at 58.9 percent (up 7.8 percent from September); Production at 62.7 percent (up 6.2 percent from September); Employment at 57.7 percent (up 1.2 percent from September); Inventories at 53.9 percent (down 1.7 percent from September); Backlog of Orders at 46.0 percent (down 0.5 percent from September); and Prices at 71.0 percent (up 0.5 percent from September.
In an interview with Modern, Ore said that last month's PMI likely raised more questions than it answered, with several "disconnects" like Inventories and Production outpacing New Orders, which led to creations as to why Production was up when inventory is being created and New Orders were falling for 1.5 percent per month for a number of months.
"This month we probably got answers to almost all of our questions," said Ore. "We are now seeing New Orders outgrowing Inventories, even though Inventories are above 50 percent and pretty strong, New Orders are still growing faster. What we saw last month was New Orders were above 50 and Inventories were above 50 and growing faster. What is unusual is when New Orders are below 50 and Inventories are above 50; it is rare that we see that and we were wondering why that happened last month."
With a recovery in New Orders, which is typically tied closely to Production, although they have not been recently, Ore said that a lot of what happened was that a lot of manufacturers fell behind on production and on some of their finished goods inventory that they needed to have available.
And going to back to August 2009, New Orders were outgrowing Inventories by 28 points. This was due to "holes" in companies' inventories, according to Ore. Some of this was created by companies cutting back on a specific model—or SKU—of something they manufacture. But these changes are often brought back into production at a later date, although when manufacturers cut back or eliminate production on a certain item, it creates a shortage of inventory for specific items.
"The situation now is that Production has remained strong, and New Orders have picked up again," said Ore. It also appears that Customer Inventories are much lower than people feel what they would typically see in their supply chains, and that is a positive going forward."
Manufacturing activity over the first half of a calendar year is typically flat, said Ore, and the second half is where you see more growth, especially in the fourth quarter due to the holiday season.
And with New Orders up nearly 8 percent in October, there is evidence that strength will carry over into November and December and into January, according to Ore.
Manufacturing: ISM index dips down in September
The Institute of Supply Management reported that manufacturing activity in September was down compared to August.
ISM manufacturing index inches up in August
The Institute of Supply Management reported that manufacturing activity in August was up slightly compared to July.


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Voting closed: October 30, 2011, 08:03:58 AM
But 54MP doesn't hurt
with any of the bests lenses in the world you will get diffraction at f/8why do you need 54mp ? do you plan to print 3 meters posters ?
54mp on 24x36 is the worst that can happen in digital photography
there is no reason to get 54 mp , no needs and no reasons
Why not, if the technology is there?If the concern is pixel pitch, then there's no reason for the NEX-7 (same pixel pitch as 54MP full-frame), 7D (45MP full-frame) or D7000 (36MP full-frame) either.If the concern is total megapixel count, then there's no reason for the IQ160, IQ180, P65+ and any number of other MF backs either, nor is there a reason for large-format film.
when you buy a IQ 180 you need it for your job , I am not really sure it is the same situation for a Sony Nex 7 if there is no needs for so many pixels why do you want to buy it ? me not
Because, with a high enough resolution and sharp enough lens, you'd be able to use a 35mm sensor for things you'd previously require a MF back to shoot
only if you need it , who need it ?and no it will never replace a sensor twice larger
The 35mm sensor requires more precise lenses, but it's easier to build a precise lens to cover a 35mm sensor (plus movements) than to build one to cover a MF sensor (plus movements).
99.99...% of photographers pro or not never print over A2
A Poll For Those Owning a Leica M8 or M9 OnlyI'm working on an article on the future of rangefinder cameras. I have my own ideas, but I am therefore curious as to what you think.If you own (or have owned) an M8 or M9, I'd like to know whether this is primarily because you like shooting with a rangefinder / viewfinder style camera, or because you want to be able to use Leica M lenses (including Voigtlander and Zeiss).
54MP on 24x36 would be quite interesting, maybe even ideal with current technology.


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Is there any tool or editor which can shorten the cycle for experimenting on different styles for mapnik.
It would be wonderful with something like cloudmade's editor, but with the possibility to download the result as xml or cascadenik.
What i want is:
Short iteration time (ie. few steps and fast generation time for newly changed style) preferably live edit
Tool which gives help to generate the styles (both graphical tools and word completion would be great alternatives.
Any ideas?


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Suppose I have following table -
CREATE TABLE data_points (t DATETIME PRIMARY KEY, value INTEGER);
I want to aggregate the data by calculating average of every 10 points in the table.
i.e. If table has 20 data points the result is two aggregate points. 1st aggregate point the average of 1-10 data points, and 2nd of 11-20.
Is this possible using a SQL query?


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Given a hard disk with an encrypted Core Storage volume (but not the decryption password, because the backup service should not have access to that), how would one go about backing it up in a way that allows for pushing it to a cloud storage provider (like Amazon S3) and for incremental backups in the future (because you don't want to to push a full 1TB every day when only a couple of blocks have changed)?
Proposed solution:
You have an Amazon EC2 instance, with elastic block store large enough to hold the whole of the image you intend to backup:
Your initial backup would take a long while to sync, but if you employ rsync to sync, then you can eventually have the remote image catch up to your local image's changes.
Once it is caught up, you can then initiate an EBS snapshot on Amazon's side for the EBS volume containing your encrypted image.
Rinse and repeat for each backup period + snapshot you want to have backed up to the remote server, taking the following items/requirements into account:
With this, you will be able to do the incremental backups using Amazon's cloud technology.
S3 has some serious limitations, which would not suit your needs, for this particular purpose.
The EC2 instance, if fully backed by EBS, can be shut down when you are not doing a remote sync. Ie, when your backup kicks off, you can have it fire up the instance via Amazon's EC2 API, and get the dynamic name or IP address. Once it confirms it is up, it can kick off the rsync backup. When done, it can shutdown the remote image and initiate an Amazon EBS volume snapshot action.
rsync does chunk/block level diffs for larger files. You can specify the size of the block diff:
You can also specify the data stream being sent to the remote server to be compressed, saving you on traffic.
Caveats about S3 vs EBS:
Unless the solution you employ supports splitting the single large file into segments and sending them in parallel, Amazon S3 throttles the data being sent down to under 400KB/sec after a certain size.
I employ rsync differential backups on my servers to S3 as compressed tarballs. Even at tarball sizes of about 500MB, S3 will throttle. In order to work around this, you need to split the file you are sending up into parts, otherwise, the backup to S3 will take forever.
Whereas an EC2 instance with EBS volumes will be faster and not require the need to split files, simplifying backup and restoration.


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7 Creepy Urban Legends That Happen to be True (Part 4)
Once again, it's that time of year when Cracked goes out our way to fact check the outlandish stories that allegedly happened to your friend's former roommate's cousin's girlfriend. As we've shown three times before, sometimes the stories that get told and retold around a flashlight at slumber parties aren't as full of shit as we might've hoped.
#7. The Organ Thieves
The Legend:
We've all gotten emails about tourists who are abducted or drugged, only to wake up with a ragged scar where one of their kidneys used to be. These kind of stories sound like good fodder for an Eli Roth movie, but they couldn't possibly be true, could they?
Survey says "yes".
The Truth:
Tell that to Indian construction worker Mohammad Saleem, who thought he had just lucked into a new, higher paying job working construction in New Dehli. Saleem was told to travel to the city, and wait in a specific bungalow for further instruction. While such instructions might raise some flags where you're from, the job promised an extra dollar a day. In India, that's like upgrading from beggar to blind beggar without having to poke either of your eyes out with a hot knife.
Admittedly, we learned everything we know about India from Slumdog Millionaire.
Unfortunately for Saleem, his new employers never showed up. Instead, men in masks broke into the house, forcibly drugged Saleem and knocked him unconscious. He would wake up sometime later on a cold metal gurney, with a shooting pain in his side. His kidney was gone, and his abductors told him in no uncertain terms that if he told anyone he'd be losing a lot more than a kidney.
Job applicants should be enthusiastic, self-starters who aren't particularly attached to their internal organs.
Saleem wasn't the only victim either. Police would later uncover a blood-soaked reverse Robin Hood scheme. A band of men were posing as doctors and stealing organs from the poor to sell to rich people willing to pay top dollar for a kidney transplant.
Getcha' kidney! Getcha' kidney here! Tub-full-of-ice fresh kidneys!
In case you just crossed India off your list of countries to visit, you'll want to keep your pen out. The illegal organ trade is worth big money from Brazil to Eastern Europe. The chain email probably originated from incidents in the Eastern European country of Moldova. The big difference between the chain email and reality is that in the real world, they usually just dump your body on the side of the street after they're done raiding your organ suitcase.
The bottom line is, there are plenty of folks out there willing to do anything to get their hands on new market fresh organs -- even if the people who own them aren't quite done using them yet. So yes, sometimes spam email isn't completely full of shit -- don't get your hopes up about getting back the five grand you sent to that Nigerian Prince though.
That Nigerian Prince.
#6. The Corpse in the Chimney
The Legend:
A person goes missing and their loved ones look high and low for them, but the search proves fruitless -- that is until a telltale smell begins to waft out of the fireplace. The family peer up the dark chimney, and well, they sure as hell don't find Santa Claus up there.
Like this, but childhood-destroying.
The Truth:
This past August, a 49 year old woman was trying to get into the house of her on-again, off-again boyfriend. We're guessing they were "off-again" at the time, because instead of say, using her key to open the front door, she decided to scramble up on the roof and descend into the house through the chimney. Apparently she didn't watch a lot of Looney Tunes as a kid, or she'd have known these types of schemes almost never work out well.
Halfway down the chimney she got stuck, and with her boyfriend away there was nobody to hear her cries for help as she hung wedged in what would ultimately become her soot-caked final resting place. Friends and family immediately began searching for her when she didn't show up to work, but nothing turned up until the boyfriend's house-sitter showed up to water the plants. Upon entering the house, the house sitter immediately noticed an overpowering stench, and found the fireplace filling with -- and this is a technical term now -- corpse juice.
Perhaps the most amazing thing about this story? The job that the tragically deceased woman failed to show up for? Doctor. If this story proves anything it's that bad relationships can make you do some crazy shit no matter how smart you are.
#5. The Creepy Sewer Creatures
The Legend:
You make your way to the bathroom in the middle of the night, still half asleep. As you plop yourself down on the toilet and open your issue of Time Magazine, you hear something sloshing around in the water just inches from your bare ass. Checking between your legs, you see a sopping wet, foot long sewer rat, which is strange since you don't remember eating one of those. Before you can figure out where it came from, it rears up on its hind quarters, and gives you a dose of rabies right where it counts.
Pictured: Where it counts.
The Truth:
Late one night Ian went to go use the washroom and upon lifting the toilet seat, found himself face to face with a furry creature that a second glance confirmed was not the Charmin bear.
It was beady-eyed, sopping wet sewer rat. Ian's first move was what any sensible person would have done -- he tried to flush it. A cleansing flush has removed so many other unwanted things, why not a rat? Unfortunately, that only made it mad. In the end Ian had to trap the squealing struggling beast between the bowl and the toilet seat and murder the vermin with his own hands. The whole thing sounds like the final scene from a Saw movie when the hero finally realizes the horrible thing he must do, except way more terrifying, and actually true. If you're not afraid of catching liberal bias, you can hear the whole story from Ian himself courtesy of NPR.
Or you can look at the cute puppy!
Turns out Ian's not the only one this has happened to, and plumbers agree that you should probably check before you pop a squat on any toilet located on the ground floor of a building. Of course, another plumber says all the toilet rats he's encountered were in top floor apartments, having shimmied their way down through a roof vent. Either way, next time you're running to the bathroom post Taco Bell visit, make sure the check the bowl first ... not even a rat deserves that.
And no one deserves this.
#4. The Human Grease Vampires
The Legend:
In parts of South America people tell the tale of the fearsome Pishtacos, shadowy figures who stalk peasants along dark roads, kill them and drain them of their fat. Stories of these cholesterol-laden vampires are hard to believe -- Anne Rice and Stephanie Meyer taught us anything, it's that vampires spend most of their time shirtless. How are they going to maintain rippling, six pack abs if they spend all their time drinking liquid fat?
In fairness, vampires do lots of weird shit.
The Truth:
When police arrested the gang which operated deep within the jungle highlands of Peru, they made some grisly discoveries -- a pile of human ribs and thighbones, a decomposing human head, and yes, two plastic Coke bottles filled with what appeared to be human fat. It seems the gang would confront people along the quiet back roads, lure them to their laboratory, bludgeon them to death, dismember them, and then using candles render the fat out of the body, which they captured in a basin below. But what do you do with a bottle of human pan drippings?
Finger-lickin' good.
The police at first claimed they were selling the fat to cosmetic companies to be used in anti-aging creams. According to the BBC, the liquid fat went for $15,000 per liter on the black market.
In an attempt to retain some vampire street cred, the criminals themselves claimed they were selling it to local shamans to use in satanic rituals. The motives of the murderers may never be known for sure, but this much is clear -- the South American version of The Biggest Loser should probably steer clear of the Peruvian jungle.
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A few weeks ago, I answered the questions
- sum of elements in a `std::vector` (my answer)
- Is there a better way to initialize an allocated array in C++? (my answer)
How far am I from getting the Guru badge for the above two questions? Will I get Guru if the count of upvotes is +41 or +40 (including all the upvotes and downvotes)?
Can anyone get a Guru badge for an answer marked as community wiki?


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I just upgrated from the old facebook sdk to the new Facebook C# SDK 5.0.25 (RTW). I'm doing a simple login to my site with some exteded permissions such as email,read_stream,publish_stream,offline_access.
Everything works fine until I check for a permission: if (fbWebContext.HasPermission("email"))... When I do that I get : Facebook.FacebookOAuthException: (190) Invalid OAuth access token signature.
Are you facing that problem?
The following is the code that I'm using:
FB.login(function (response) {
if (response.session) {
if (response.perms) {
// user is logged in and granted some permissions.
// perms is a comma separated list of granted permissions
} else {
// user is logged in, but did not grant any permissions
} else {
// user is not logged in
}, { perms: 'email,read_stream,publish_stream,offline_access' });
var fbWebContext = FacebookWebContext.Current;
if (fbWebContext.IsAuthorized())
var permissions = new FacebookWebAuthorizer(fbWebContext).Permissions;
if (fbWebContext.HasPermission("email")) ...
Is there something wrong with this approach?


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The classic film "Friday" opens with main character Craig (Ice Cube) explaining that he was fired from his job a shipping company.
"They said they got me on video, stealing boxes," Craig says.
When someone asks if he really did it, he says "I didn't steal any damn boxes," but at least to me, this denial doesn't sound very convincing. And Craig doesn't mention anything about trying to defend himself.
So I've always wondered.. did Craig steal the boxes?


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I've gotten all the achievements of the game, except this one. It says 'Clear 20 stone slabs using long chains', and I'm pretty sure I've cleared as much by now.
Do I have to clear them with ONE chain? Or in one level? I figured it couldn't be that difficult as some 43% of all players on Steam have this achievement, but somehow it won't work for me.
Any ideas on what I am missing, or how I can complete the achievement?


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Top 15 Children's Books for Black History Monthby Erin Dower
Celebrate Black History with kids of all ages by reading these stories of African-Americans overcoming adversity and making their multicultural mark on the world. With books about everything from jazz and Jackie Robinson to slavery and segregation, there are many rich biographies and themes to explore with children during Black History Month (February) or any time of year. Looking for more? Use our Book Finder tool to search for new books for kids of all ages!
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Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
By Ellen Levine
Recommended ages: 6 and up
This is the incredible story of Henry "Box" Brown escaping slavery by shipping himself to the north in a wooden crate. We learn that as a boy, Henry doesn't know his age because nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. As an adult working in a warehouse, he decides to take a major risk and mail himself in a box — to a world where he can have a "birthday" (his first day of freedom).
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New Year's Aspirations?
So, it's that time again, when we're suddenly accountable for those New Year's resolutions that seemed SO reasonable, so do-able, just yesterday or the day before. Fortunately for all, TechCrunch offers apps to help us keep what Time described (for 2012!) as the top 10 broken New Year's resolutions. Now that there are apps, there's nothing stopping me!This year, I'm framing my New Year's goals as aspirations, not resolutions. Here's why: there's something minimalist about language of resolutions, as though succeeding in keeping our resolutions bring us up to some minimal standard of adequacy. Then, if we lapse, well, we now have a grim new little burden of failure to carry around. I suspect this might be one reason folks tend to shy away from the whole idea of deliberate seasonal behavior modification. (I admit that the peer pressure associated with the seasonal nature of this might also play a part in some folks' resistance...) Plus, language of "resolutions" makes the start of the New Year feel much more like Lent than it should. There's wisdom in our tradition's beginning the Church year with the edgy hopefulness of Advent, then careening into the joy of Christmas, then having a little breathing space of Ordinary time before even thinking about our shortcomings. As the liturgical year shows us, it's bad practice to lead with shortcomings. So instead of resolutions, let's try aspirations. Instead of shortcomings, what are some opportunities for little steps that will make us a little bit better in some way--a bit more aware, a bit healthier. Not "by next year I will be devastatingly fit," but "I'll switch from cream to milk in my coffee," or some such smaller aspiration. Succeeding in an aspiration, even a small aspiration, doesn't raise us up to adequacy like succeeding in a resolution does, but is cause for a pat on the back, a gold star that brings a little joy. Failing in an aspiration has a different feel than failing in a resolution, too--it's a lost hope, but doesn't make us lost causes. And hope does spring eternal--a lapse here or there isn't the end of the story.Any aspirations for the New Year?
About the Author
Lisa Fullam is professor of moral theology at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. She is the author of The Virtue of Humility: A Thomistic Apologetic (Edwin Mellen Press).
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I am going to learn how to use my camera. It has all kinds of nifty settings, I have no idea what any of them are for. I would also like to take the NYC CERT training (community emergency response team), it would be good to be helpful in times of disaster.
Complete a few more rounds of Rushfit and get to mastery level of at least half the exercises in Convict Conditioning.X country ski at least 2 - 3 times a week (if we get some more snow!!)Meditate at least a half hour a day and practice the examen before bed nightly.Go to bed earlier and wake up earlier.Complete some academic goals.Live slower.Embrace primal living as a lifestyle (becoming a disciple of Mark Sisson (see Mark's Daily Apple ;P) and have already been eating paleo for the last six months (Christmas season excluded a. It LOL)
What is eating paleo? It sounds toxic.
I wonder professor Fullam whether you challenge our aspirations enough so that we may aspire to a more excellent way? Certainly controlling our weight is admirable but how about those "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" who hardly have the option to gain weight as they endure searing sufferings as they wither away in an unforgiving place. And what kind of an obligation do we have to confront the innumerable Indian priests who minister among us while the women in their country suffer ignominiously at the hands of their male countrymen! Surely, the bar should be raised on our aspirations and solutions must be offered in ethics as much as explanations? Or am I taking New Years "aspirations" too serously?http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/08/your-money/deciding-how-to-slice-your-...
I aspire to:1. Brush up my Spanish enough to read Unamuno's "Abel Sanchez."2. Quit being a big baby long enough to have one dental procedure completed within the next six months.3. Not pick fights on Sundays.4. Knit at least 12 toys that go in the Methodist Church Ladies' care packages for kids who are taken into emergency foster care.5. Force myself to go to at least one work-related social event and stay for at least one hour before December.
I am thinking seriously of losing a few pounds, but after reading Study Suggests Lower Mortality Risk for People Deemed to Be Overweight in today's New York Times, I am also thinking seriously of gaining a few pounds.
David N. --Does this mean that the Age of Austerity is over? Have those small-souled Gnostics been routed? Are those self-flaggelating Calvinists finally to be turned out? It's OK to enjoy Big Macs?
I went to Istanbul last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. So I have resolved that this year I will learn enough Turkish to order a meal and make it through passport control so I can go back again next year and not feel like such a foreigner.
Lisa, what a nice post to start off the new year. Fine point about the rhythm of the liturgical year, and I couldn't agree more about small, achievable improvements.
Exercise more and that means walking. We started yesterday with a two mile walk along the Pacific shore.. beautiful and sunny.
I'm not sure if those slides from Time, linked to in the original post, were supposed to be tongue-in-cheek or were just really shallow, but most of the topics listed - diet, exercise, volunteering, learning something new, spending more time with the family - really are amenable to modest behavioral changes that can be inserted into an existing daily schedule without shaking things up too much.Our family's goal, now that payroll taxes have gone back up again, is to find a few things to eliminate from the monthly budget. It probably should be easier than it feels right now.
"payroll taxes have gone back up again' That was a one year temp stimulus and we elderly and those making $450K don't pay 2% on most of it anyway. (-:... happy new year anyway..
Ed, happy new year to you, too. (And everyone else, too!)
CrystalI would LOVE to respond but I am going to follow the "rules" around thread relevance. I assure the last thing Lisa would like to do is moderate yet another diet war....it is almost as bad as bringing up the SSPX or the liturgy.I am a very tolerant guy but just pray you are not a vegan....If anyone should be found here to be vegan, let them be an anthema!
This might help you to attain your aspirations. It's a choose-a-saint app that lets you choose a patron saint randomly - or else go on to choose another one randomly if the first one won't help :-) There are precious few saints for single women who aren't nuns, I'll tell you. http://jenniferfulwiler.com/saints/#.UOUINY5W7nU


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Lifelong Cortez resident Alex H. Gallegos died of heart failure Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez. He was 63.
Mr. Gallegos was born to Adonais and Mary Teodorita (Martinez) Gallegos on Oct. 6, 1948, in Cortez. He was one of 10 children. He graduated from Montezuma-Cortez High School in 1967.
On Oct. 14, 1969, Mr. Gallegos married Lillie Olguin in Durango. The couple had a son, Alex, before the marriage ended in divorce.
Mr. Gallegos entered the Army in 1968 and served three tours in Vietnam with the 45th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
On Sept. 30, 1976, he married Darlene Kermode in Cortez. The couple had three children before the marriage ended in divorce.
He worked as a carpenter on the McPhee Dam project.
As a younger man, Mr. Gallegos enjoyed playing baseball and softball. He also loved to fish and complete woodworking projects.
Mr. Gallegos was preceded in death by his son Joseph Gallegos.
He is survived by his children Alex Gallegos of Cortez, Michelle Schoenthaler of Buckeye, Ariz., and Dominic Gallegos of Spokane, Wash.; companion, Jenny Garcia, of Cortez; siblings Toby Gallegos of Durango, Phil Martinez of Bayfield, Mary Ann Miera, Ernestine Gallegos and Carmen Gallegos, all of Cortez, Larry Gallegos of Farmington and Leonard Gallegos of Denver; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be held at 6 p.m. today, Sept. 6, 2012, at Ertel Memorial Chapel, 42 N. Market St. A rosary services will be recited at 7 p.m. today, also at Ertel. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 28 E. Montezuma Ave., in Cortez. The Rev. Pat Valdez will be the celebrant. Cremation will take place afterward.
Memorial contributions for the family may be made through Ertel Funeral Home.
To send online condolences, visit www.ertelfuneralhome.com.


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I am new to Ubuntu/Linux.
I have installed the Ubuntu 12.10 version on Windows 8. After installation, there is no wireless connectivity. I have searched the forums and tried things that have worked for others. But, every way seems to be a dead-end to me.
I ran the command
lspci -nn | grep 0280 and here is the details I get.
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4359]
The command
sudo iwconfig gives the below output.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
I downloaded the
bcmwl-kernel-source from Ubuntu Software Center and installed, but there is no change.
I am at a loss, being new to the OS.
Any help from you will be much appreciated. Kindly let me know if I missed to provide any information.


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Have an site that is a mix of Anon and Restricted content (requires authentication). We have a picture library that is used by high level authenticated users to upload to display "advertisements" on both authenticated and unauthenticated pages (a graphic is choosen at random for display - any graphic in the library is a candidate for both authenticated and unauthenticated views).
We are using blob caching.
Currently the Picture Library is configured with ReadListItems for the AnonymousPermMask64 (among a few other permissions), but the AllowEveryoneViewItems permissions is set to False.
What is the difference between setting AllowEveryoneViewItems to True and having the AnonymousPermMask64 set to "ReadListItems"? Wouldn't these, effectively, do the same thing?
Should this picture library have the AllowEveryoneViewItems set to True given the scenario described?


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|Length Overall
|26' 8''
|Dry Weight
|4,700 lbs.
|8' 6''
|Tested Weight
|Weight Capacity
|Draft Up
|Person Capacity
|Draft Down
|Fuel Capacity
|70 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
|10 gal.
|22 deg.
|Length on Trailer
|Max Headroom
|Height on Trailer
|Bridge Clearance
|82'' w/ ski tower
|Trailer Weight
|Total Package Weight (Trailer,Boat & Engine)
|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
|Std. Power
|Not Available
|Tested Power
|1 x 375-hp MerCruiser 496 MAG
|Opt. Power
1x 300-hp MerCruiser 350 Mag MPI
1 x 320-hp MerCruiser 6.2 MX MPI Bravo I
1 x 425-hp MerCruiser 496 Mag HO Bravo I
1 x 280-hp Volvo 5.7 Gi SX
1 x 420-hp Volvo Penta 8.1 GXi DP
Engine Options
Cobalt offers multiple engine options for you to drive off to your favorite destination.
Dual Purpose
The sun pad doubles as the engine hatch which is electrically operated on two rams and two monster hinges, stainless steel, of course.
Plenty of Seating
Six people can fit in the bow seating without a shoe horn. Pull the fillers out and a few can have even more space.
Smart Design
The swim ladder is shaped to wrap over the bow and reach all the way to the water.
Finishing Touches
The helm has a three spoke wood wheel and the instrument panel has wood accents.
Tested By Capt. Bob Smith
This year Cobalt is releasing a new model to the lineup. The 272 seems to be following quickly in the tracks of its bigger sister the 343. Handling, speed and thrill factors seem to be in line and the amenities include a cuddy for getting out of the sun or putting the little ones down for an afternoon nap.
Cockpit Features
Cobalt uses gas assist shocks on just about everything that opens on this boat, even the anchor/swim ladder locker up front. The swim ladder is shaped to wrap over the bow and reach all the way to the water. Six people can fit in the bow seating without a shoe horn. Pull the fillers out and a few can have even more space. Each side has grab rails and cup holders and there is even a removable trash bin up front. Easy care snap in carpet makes clean up a snap. Under the carpet up front is a large storage area. The storage space under the helm makes the life jacket kit seem small. A flip over windshield with positive catch along with a bi-fold door keeps the chilly air out of the cockpit in the fall and early spring.
In the cockpit, the center floor storage space is large enough for skis and other large boards or lots of small stuff. Bucket seats have hefty stainless steel grab bars and a chart pocket in the back. The seats have swivel and slide adjustments so the companion rider can watch the skier or both can face the friends in conversation at anchor. My test boat had something many of us can appreciate, it had adjustable lumbar support. The line between luxury cars and boats continues to blur.
At the Controls
The helm has a three spoke wood wheel and the instrument panel has wood accents. This isn't the faux wood most builders are using, it is the real deal. All the switches have circuit breakers and they are backed up by main breakers in the back. This is just one more example of Cobalt doing much more than is required. A stereo remote and digital air/water temperature and depth gauges round out the neatly appointed helm station.
Seating Abounds
The seating in the cockpit wraps all the way from the helm to the companion seat. Don't get too worried about where the drinks are going to rest for the crowd, there are twelve of them arranged around the boat and they are all stainless steel. The ones in the back even have a light so they are easy to find in the dark. The seat bottoms are double hinged to keep them where they belong and ours had an inflator for the water toys in the back along with the battery switches and fire extinguisher.
Time to Relax
The sun pad doubles as the engine hatch which is electrically operated on two rams and two monster hinges, stainless steel, of course. Why, because it is a Cobalt! Cobalt uses a rubber gasket around the lip of the lid and rubber bumpers on the corners for good fit and to eliminate the fiberglass to fiberglass rubbing noise many boats have. The sun pad has an adjustable headrest that can be angled or dropped to lengthen it. The ski tow post is stowable and it is easy to pop up and lock into place. This gives you optimum height for the tow ropes. The bottom of the post even has a drain so it doesn't drip on the engine, it goes into the bilge. The stern platform has a wrap-around stainless bumper to protect against dock strikes and on the starboard side you have a dandy swim ladder with wide step.
Cobalt's all new 272 is 26'8" in length overall and has an 8'6" beam. With her drive up, she commands 22" draft and with the drive down she commands 39" draft. Bridge clearance with the beefy stainless steel ski tower is 82". Her dry weight is only 4,700lbs, less than the 250 or 255! She carries 70 gallons of fuel and 10 gallons of fresh water. Got more than a few friends who want to come along? The 272 is Yacht certified. She delivers a smooth dry ride and has 34" freeboard forward and 21" aft.
Ride and Performance
When we took the 272 out on the lake, we had two people on board with ½ a tank of fuel and attacked the 1-2 foot chop from a building afternoon storm. It didn't matter to this boat she took on the waves and didn't let them slow her down. We found her best cruise speed at 2500rpms which is 25.9mph burning 8.1gph. At cruise you can expect to get about 237 miles on a full tank of fuel. When you push the throttles to wide open, you find you are running at 4650rpms and 52.2mph and a fuel burn of 29.9gph. Sound levels were within expected levels with 69dBa at idle, 79dBa at cruise and 90 at wide open throttle. She is on plane in just 4.2 seconds and at thirty miles per hour in 6.8 seconds. Our test model had a 375-hp MerCruiser 496 MAG sterndrive installed.
Cobalt offers multiple engine options for you to drive off to your favorite destination. If you're ready for the thrill of your life and want to do it in style, the brand new 272 is ready and waiting for you.
|Head: Portable
|Power Steering
|Trim Tabs
|Exterior Features
|Carpet: Cockpit
|Outlet: 12-Volt Acc
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|Transom Shower
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|Hull Warranty
|Deck Warranty
|10-Year transferable protection
|Engine Warranty
|Powertrain Warranty
|5-Year transferable protection
|Gelcoat Warranty
|2-Year transferable protection
|Accessories Warranty
|1-2 Year
|NMMA Certification
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I was looking at a paper of Farkas and the following confusing point came up.
Let $\mathscr{M}_g$ be the moduli stack of smooth genus $g$ curves and let $\pi: \mathscr{C} \to \mathscr{M}_g$ be the universal curve. Let $\mathscr{F}$ be $\Omega^1_\pi \otimes \Omega^1_\pi$, where $\Omega^1_\pi$ is the sheaf of relative differentials of $\pi$. Then the pushforward $\pi_* \mathscr{F}$ is isomorphic $\Omega^1_{\mathscr{M}_g}$.
Why is this true? Farkas says this follows from Kodaira-Spencer theory. I googled for a while and asked a few students, but couldn't figure this out.


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Circle K International is a co-ed student led volunteer organization. We focus on three main tenents: service, fellowship, and leadership. Our main focus is service. We help out around the Allendale and Grand Rapids area doing various service activities.Do you love to help the community or just need service hours? Then come check out Circle K.
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What are your experiences with buying refurbished products?
I was wondering how everyone's experiences with buying refurbished products are. I have been thinking about buying a new macbook pro refurbished because they are a lot cheaper than new. I have heard that sometimes they work great and other times they suck. Any Suggestions?
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I've bought a few and never had any problems.
Mac, in particular, seems to do a really good job of refurbishing their products. If you can find what you want, it's definitely worth very serious consideration.
My experience with refurbs go like this:
Manufacturer refurbished with a full warranty - No qualms whatsoever.
Manufacturer refurbished with a 90-day warranty - Maybe, depending on the savings and manufacturer's reputation.
Third party refurbished with a 90-day warranty - Only if it's cheap enough; there's more risk than reward here.
30-day warranty or less - Feeling lucky? I'm not!
If the refurb Mac you're looking at is from Apple, buy with confidence. If it's a third party refurbished, YMMV.
I own a lot of refurbs, and have had nothing but good luck. Laptop, Desktop, TV, even my vacuum cleaner is refurbished. I've heard great things about Apple's refurbishment process, and I believe they all come with a warranty as well.
I'm using my refurbished iPad right now and it's works great. I also have a refurb Vizio tv that has been working perfectly fine.
My feeling is if you buy a refurb from a trusted source it should be ok. Plus Apple gives the same warrantee for all refurbished products that they give with new products, and you can still get Apple Care for it.
Agreeing w/the others. I've bought many refurbs, including a MacBook Pro, Zebra printer, iPod, etc, and can't remember having a problem with any of them. I think I bought my refurbed Zebra from eBay about 10 years ago and it still works perfectly.
So far so good on refurbs. (My main computer at home is one, actually.)
If there are significant savings to buying a refurb, I will usually do so. The only caveat is that lately I've seen an increasing number of items that are refurbished by a "third-party", which often ends up being of lesser quality than a refurb performed by the manufacturer.
The only major issues I've had with refurbed items have been with these "third-party" types of refurbs. As a result, I make it a point to pay attention to the details about who exactly is providing the refurb service.
Generally very good. I have had very little trouble with refurbs. Even the ones that were a problem I got my money's worth out of. For example, I bought a manufacturers refurb laptop that came to me with a non-functioning screen. I sent it back, they replaced the screen and returned it. The new screen worked for about two months of the three month warranty, and quit again. I sent it back, with a note saying I thought the problem wasn't the screen, but the connection between the screen and machine. They ignored me, replaced the screen and returned it. It worked for a couple of months again, and then started having intermittent problems which grew steadily worse for a year. ...
But if I persisted in opening and closing the lid it would "catch" and light up. Finally I took it to a local repair shop who likewise replaced the screen despite clear evidence that it was the connecting cable at fault, and it worked more or less for another year before quitting entirely. But it was still a perfectly good computer, so I hooked it up to my TV to run video files and wireless internet and used it for another three years before the HD failed. I have replaced the HD and need to find a friend who can put an OS on it and I will hook it back up to the TV. But I am very persistent.
IMO your chances of having problems with a referb are only "slightly" more than a new product, if you get at least a 30 day warranty I'd feel safe. If somethings going to fail more than likely it will be DOA or fail shortly after using it.
It really depends on who you're getting it from.
Watch out for re-certified v. refurbished v any other terms. A re-certified iPad from some company can just mean they checked it out and will give you 90-day warranty while a refurbished iPad from Apple means new case, battery, and 1 year warranty. If you get the timing right, they'll be the same price but sometimes, you'll end up paying a bit of a premium for refurbed from the manufacturer.
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Monitors and TVs are generally refurbished for:
1. Burnt out lamps
2. Power inverter/ circuit board
3. Disconnected wires
These things happen to all monitors and TVs, new or old, eventually. So, buy refurb TVs and monitors with confidence.
I've had pretty good luck so far, but like other people here have suggested, just be sure to read the fine print.
I've gotten a huge "famous maker" monitor with no issues.
Also a factory return refurb pioneer receiver from moofi a couple weeks ago. No issues with that either.
Oh and my Xoom was a manufacturer refurb and I never had any issues there (unless you count them paying me $100 because they didn't properly format a batch to remove previous owner info, so I had to send it in for reformatting even though I already formatted it myself, but hey they gave me $100 for the trouble)
I'm sure I've ordered a bunch of other stuff too, but long story short, I buy refurbs and have never had such a bad experience that I've started worrying about refurbs.
Just make sure it's not refurbed by some third party that is looking to make a quick buck.
I think I'm in line with the others here; my experience with refurbs hasn't been perfect but not any worse than with 'new' items. In some cases, I think having a refurbished item is actually better since it means it's been looked at by an actual human at some point.
Where things get dicey is with 'third party' refurbs; as far as I can tell that just means 'Used, but cleaned up.'
I'm pretty much with @narfcake on this. I've had refurb TV's, monitors, and CPU's without any problems at all. As long as they're manufacturer re-furbs, I'm happy to buy them. I've avoided the third-party refurbs thus far, but I'd take a chance on something if it was cheap enough.
I've bought a few and only had one problem. Had a hard drive go out on a computer. Had some problems with the company (they were having problems with a supplier supposedly). It was worked out and they replaced my 500gb with a 750gb for my time and trouble.
Call me biased but I bought a refurb Dyson off Woot over a year ago and its still going strong as if it were brand new.
The only refurb that I can recall purchasing was an iPad from the apple store. It came with the same warranty as a new one and I've had no problems. @narfcake has the correct answer here.
It's a mixed bag, I tend to find refurbished products don't work quite right (e.g., loser connector, slightly dimmer screen). However, they still are usually worth the lower price.
I bought a refurb Macbook Pro directly from Apple last year. Have had it for a year now, and I'm still loving it. I financed it with the Barclay Card . . . if you pay it off within 12 months, there's no interest (mine was paid off well before the year was up).
Most of my Macs have been refurbs (3rd party, the same company) and a couple of years behind the latest release, but still eligible for Apple Care. Seems like a good compromise of cost to value if you don't need the latest buzziest cutting edge tech release.


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Very often I need to use the
Many operations and programs do not in themselves need sudo, only for access to certain files. These files often also allow access for a group (e.g. /dev/mixer for group audio on my Debian), and you can avoid the sudo if you add your user to that group. The strace command is a good tool to find out which files are the problem; just look for an open() call that returns a negative value aside from -1.
If you need the sudo command for specific applications (a classic for me being pbuilder, which needs to chroot), it might be a good idea to insert that command and the NOPASSWD flag into /etc/sudoers. That isn't the most secure way (the root user inside the pbuilder environment can do all sorts of crap), but better than typing your password in normal system use and getting used to that.
If you are not a sysadmin then most of the times you use sudo is a indicator that some user rights in the system is wrong. A normal user should not need sudo for the daily work. sudo is for installing new applications and hardware.
So think why you use sudo. Also think about if you can change something so you don't need to use sudo the next time, or if this is a valid usecase for sudo.
Authentication is an important aspect of system administration. You should get used to it. I know that nowadays people try to be more lazy and avoid remembering and typing passwords, but this approach has to lead a decreased security, unless you use some other reasonable authentication method like fingerprint reader.
If you often need to run a number of commands as root, maybe you should use
You can configure the
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White smoke is most likely to be oil- so you want to check your gaskets and seals. Can you smell burnt oil?
Another possibility is antifreeze or coolant, so if you don't smell oil these are something else to check.
Actually just found an interesting chart which has a list of possible symptoms and causes. If you look at the list and exclude black smoke options, most are engine oil or turbo oil.
Less likely, but is there any chance you have water in your fuel? It would not smell, and would be easy to test by buying from a different gas station. Could also be the answer if you're noticing this more often in cold/humid weather, when water vapor is more likely to condense into fog.
Watch out to not have oil in the coolant or vice-versa. Check the oil level and coolant level and their quality. Usually a head gasket could be a cause of this.
Combining this with "no acceleration speed" this could mean a timing issue too. Maybe the engine timing is not well set and the combustion is not done properly. This means unburned fuel and lots of smoke. I had this once, almost one tooth slipped from the timing belt and had the same problems.


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After the madness of the weekend rush to authenticate, the forums seem quieter now about DRM issues. Have most people now sorted it, or is it coz it's Monday?
I myself had a nightmare, but it is all over now, and the game is excellent. I wonder if SI will be forgiven for FM10?


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Imagine we have something very heavy (i.e supermassive black hole) and some object that we can throw with 0.999999 speed of light (i.e proton). We are throwing our particle in the direction of hole. The black hole is so heavy that we can assume that in some moment acceleration of gravity would be say 0.0001 speed of light/s^2. So the question is what will be the speed of proton in few a seconds later, assuming we have such distances that it will not hit the black hole before.
This the classic "hurling a stone into a black hole" problem. It's described in detail in sample problem 3 in chapter 3 of Exploring Black Holes by Edwin F.Taylor and John Archibald Wheeler. Incidentally I strongly recommend this book if you're interested in learning about black holes. It does require some maths, so it's not a book for the general public, but the maths is fairly basic compared to the usual GR textbooks.
The answer to your question is that no-one observes the stone (proton in your example) to move faster than light, no matter how fast you throw it towards the black hole.
I've phrased this carefully because in GR it doesn't make sense to ask questions like "how fast is the stone" moving unless you specify what observer you're talking about. Generally we consider two different types of observer. The Schwarzschild observer sits at infinity (or far enough away to be effectively at infinity) and the shell observer sits at a fixed distance from the event horizon (firing the rockets of his spaceship to stay in place).
These two observers see very different things. For the Schwarzschild observer the stone initially accelerates, but then slows to a stop as it meets the horizon. The Schwarzschild observer will never see the stone cross the event horizon, or not unless they're prepared to wait an infinite time.
The shell observer sees the stone fly past at a velocity less than the speed of light, and the nearer the shell observer gets to the event horizon the faster they see the stone pass. If the shell observer could sit at the event horizon (they can't without an infinitely powerful rocket) they'd see the stone pass at the speed of light.
To calculate the trajectory of a hurled stone you start by calculating the trajectory of a stone falling from rest at infinity. I'm not going to repeat all the details from the Taylor and Wheeler book since they're a bit involved and you can check the book. Instead I'll simply quote the result:
For the Schwarzschild observer:
$$ \frac{dr}{dt} = - \left( 1 - \frac{2M}{r} \right) \left( \frac{2M}{r} \right)^{1/2} $$
For the shell observer:
$$ \frac{dr_{shell}}{dt_{shell}} = - \left( \frac{2M}{r} \right)^{1/2} $$
These equations use geometric units so the speed of light is 1. If you put $r = 2M$ to find the velocities at the event horizon you'll find the Schwarzschild observer gets $v = 0$ and the (hypothetical) shell observer gets $v = 1$ (i.e. $c$).
But this was for a stone that started at rest from infinity. Suppose we give the stone some extra energy by throwing it. This means it corresponds to an object that starts from infinity with a finite velocity $v_\infty$. We'll define $\gamma_\infty$ as the corresponding value of the Lorentz factor. Again I'm only going to give the result, which is:
For the Schwarzschild observer:
$$ \frac{dr}{dt} = - \left( 1 - \frac{2M}{r} \right) \left[ 1 - \frac{1}{\gamma_\infty^2}\left( 1 - \frac{2M}{r} \right) \right]^{1/2} $$
For the shell observer:
$$ \frac{dr_{shell}}{dt_{shell}} = - \left[ 1 - \frac{1}{\gamma_\infty^2}\left( 1 - \frac{2M}{r} \right) \right] ^{1/2} $$
Maybe it's not obvious from a quick glance at the equations that neither $dr/dt$ nor $dr_{shell}/dt_{shell}$ exceeds infinity, but if you increase your stone's initial velocity to near $c$ the value of $\gamma_\infty$ goes to $\infty$ and hence 1/$\gamma^2$ goes to zero. In this limit it's easy to see that the velocity never exceeds $c$.
In his comments Jerry says several times that the velocity exceeds $c$ only after crossing the event horizon. While Jerry knows vaaaaastly more than me about GR I would take him to task for this. It certainly isn't true for the Schwarzschild observer, and you can't even in principle have a shell observer within the event horizon.
Jerry's comment is perfect. Just explaining something I've understood...
I'd advice that normal black-holes are far better than the super-massive ones. Because, they're the largest of 'em and hence effectively less gravitational effect on your proton.
Anyways, The answer is NO because of two things - First of all, Newton's laws (like acceleration of protons) are unusable relative to a black-hole's event horizon. And second, relativity generally restricts a motion faster than light..! Relativity concludes that you'd measure these motions relatively and not absolutely. So, we're using an observer like yourself. General relativity says that gravity influences both space & time to bend out, thereby taking a shorter path which our guys call it - "a geodesic motion"...
Ok. Now, to your question... Let's assume that you're sending something similar to a laser beam of protons. If you're able to see those protons, you'll definitely see a red-shifted beam (becoming dimmer & dimmer with distance) as it approaches the horizon (let's just ignore that it disappears). Now, All paths of the protons turn toward the event horizon of the black-hole where space-time also curves further & further. Even light bends, thereby taking the shortest path (which seems to be accelerated). Instead of mentioning "accelerated", relativity says it gets "curved". Hence, I'd conclude that you'd never cross light speed at any time.
I'm also quoting Jerry's comment that, The protons would appear to travel faster than light relative to you, but you can't observe that in that case because, we can't observe anything inside the black-hole.


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In the previous question I asked the $\mathbb{P}(X < Y )$ where $X$ is the number of rolls(two dice) it takes to roll a sum of 3 and $Y$ is the the number of rolls it takes to roll a sum of 5. The probability was $\frac{\mathbb{P}(X)}{\mathbb{P}(X)+\mathbb{P}(Y)} = \frac{(2/36)}{(4/36+2/36)} = \frac{1}{3}$. I am not sure why you divide though by $\mathbb{P}(X)$ or $\mathbb{P}(Y)$. Can some one explain this to me intuitively?
Let $\mathrm P(n)$ denote the probability that a single die roll gives the result $n$.
Consider the first time a $3$ or a $5$ is rolled. The probability that the result of that roll is $3$, given that we know it's either $3$ or $5$, is $\mathrm P(3)$ out of $\mathrm P(3) + \mathrm P(5)$ — that is to say, $\frac{\mathrm P(3)}{\mathrm P(3) + \mathrm P(5)}$.
There's some notational confusion involved in your question, perhaps prompted by a slight abuse of notation in Thijs Laarhoven's answer to the earlier question. By convention, $\mathrm P(Q)$ (sometimes written as $\mathrm P[Q]$ or $\mathrm{Pr}[Q]$ or in various similar ways by different authors) denotes that probability that the event $Q$ occurs. An event is something that either happens or not, such as "$X < Y$" (where $X$ and $Y$ are random variables) or "the result of the die roll is $3$". An event is not the same as a random variable; in particular, if $X$ is a random variable, the expression $\mathrm P(X)$ is meaningless.
The slight abuse of notation I alluded to is that Thijs was, in effect, using "$3$" as a shorthand for the event "the result of the die roll is $3$" in the expression $\mathrm P(3)$. (I used the same notation in the first part of my answer above.)
A more correct way to express the answer might be to let $N$ be a random variable denoting the outcome of a single die roll. Then the conditional probability that $N = 3$, given that $N \in \{3,5\}$, is
$$\mathrm P(N = 3 \,|\, N \in \{3,5\}) = \frac{\mathrm P(N = 3)}{\mathrm P(N \in \{3,5\})} = \frac{\mathrm P(N = 3)}{\mathrm P(N = 3) + \mathrm P(N = 5)}.$$
In particular, this equals the probability that the first die roll which is either a $3$ or a $5$ is, in fact, a $3$.
Imagine you throw a coin on one hand and a dice on the other hand simultaneously. You want to know what is going to happen first: Will you get a head (on the coin) first or will you get a 6 first (on the dice). Intuitively you would say that it is probably easier to get a head first than a 6, because the probability of getting a head is a half but getting a 6 is a sixth. The probability of getting a 6 and a head is 1/2 + 1/6. The probability that you get a head before the 6 is a fraction of that previous probability of getting both, namely (1/2)/[1/2 + 1/6] and similarly the probability of getting a 6 before a head is a fraction of the previous quantity, namely (1/6)/[1/2 + 1/6]. When you add both together, you get 1, because either you get a head first or a 6 first. Hope this is clear.
I believe that the question you asked is a bit different from the question answered. The question you asked was "If $X$ is the number of rolls to get a $3$ and $Y$ is the number of rolls to get a $5$, what is the probability that $X<Y$?"
$P(X=k)=(2/36)(34/36)^{k-1}$ (don't roll a $3$ on the first $k-1$ rolls, then roll a $3$) and $P(Y>k)=(32/36)^k$ (don't roll a $5$ on the first $k$ rolls), so $$ \begin{align} P(X<Y) &=\sum_{k=1}^\infty P(X=k)P(Y>k)\\ &=\sum_{k=1}^\infty(2/36)(34/36)^{k-1}(32/36)^k\\ &=(2/36)(32/36)\sum_{k=0}^\infty(34/36)^k(32/36)^k\\ &=64/1296\frac{1}{1-(34/36)(32/36)}\\ &=4/13 \end{align} $$ The question which was answered was "what is the probability that a $3$ is rolled before a $5$?" That is, "ignoring all other rolls, what is the probability of rolling a $3$ instead of a $5$?". Since the probability of rolling a $3$ is $2/36$ and the probability of rolling a $5$ is $4/36$, the probability of rolling one or the other is $6/36$, and of that event, $2/36$ is rolling the $3$. Thus, given that we rolled either a $3$ or a $5$, the probability that we rolled a $3$ would be $(2/36)/(6/36)=1/3$.
The first answer $(4/13)$ is smaller than $1/3$ since there is a chance that $X=Y$. Performing a similar calculation, we get $P(X=Y)=1/26$. Thus, $P(X\le Y)=9/26$, a bit above $1/3$.


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At the end of your post ask questions like, "What do you think"? or "Did I miss anything"? Ask for opinions and other perspectives. If it is a technical post see if anyone can offer an alternative to your content. Basically, give them something to discuss.
Something no-one else seems to have picked up on is the quality of the blog postings themselves. Are they about topics anyone cares about? Are they well written, do they provoke a response?
Making posts on other blogs is a very good idea as @Osvaldo states. If you want people to come and post good comments on your blog, you going out and doing the same on other peoples blogs, helping add value to their blog is likely to reap rewards. Either in terms of the blogger themselves returning the favour, or attracting readers of said blog who enjoy your writing style/opinion.
Failing that, run a competition. Offer a 5/10 dollar amazon voucher for the best posting in a month.
If it's a blog on tech subjects (web/internet etc) you could try removing the
I would be more happy to spend time adding nice and interesting comments on blogs that reward me by adding a link to my website rather than on blogs that reward me nothing!
Obviously this means that you need to review properly each single comment before approval and remove the link to the website if the comment is poor/useless/simplicistic like and idious: "Cool article, thanks for sharing!" (and obviously if the comment is just spam)
But reviewing comments should be the normal job of whoever runs a blog, the
You should start by commenting on other blogs, specially in blogs that the author usually comments elsewhere.


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Never, ever, work on live electrical wires.
Turn the power off at the breaker/fuse. You should have a voltage detector to verify the power really is off, like one of these:
First of all, if you don't know exactly what you are doing , working on live wires is extremely dangerous. On a three way switch circuit, (light or devise controlled by two switches) the hot wires change depending on the position of the switches. Only one switch has the hot feed on the off colored screw, the load hot on the other switch off colored screw, but this hot feed is always present on one of the idler conductors, and changes with each change of state of a switch. Do your self a favor and turn off the breaker and confirm power is off.
Unless you know exactly how the circuit is wired, you should assume that both wires to the switch are live. The only safe way to work on anything electrical is to turn the circuit off at the service panel, and then check that there really is no power at the fixture before starting work.
As others have pointed out, you're obviously much safer if you ensure there's no power to the wires you're working with.
Risk goes up if you're working with a 240V circuit (anything in the UK; clothes dryers, ranges, heaters in the US) or if you're well grounded (standing in a puddle on a concrete floor; holding a cold water pipe).
That said, many electricians work with live wires, especially when it's only 120V. I've done it by accident, when one of my kids decided to "be like daddy" and turned on the circuit I was working on. It didn't really hurt, it was just annoying. As a shortcut to turning off the breaker, some will short across the lines with pliers or a screwdriver, which flips the breaker. I'm not advising either practice, just as I don't advise driving without a seatbelt or using a chainsaw naked.
If you want to cut a live wire, try you can use a pair of insulated pliers. Every electrician (amateur or pro) should have a good pair of lineman's pliers. They can be used to strip wires and to tighten wire nuts, too.


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- To work with others to co-ordinate support under the Pathway Plan
- To talk to the young person about their Pathway Plan and respect their wishes and views, while ensuring that the Pathway Plan is realistic
- To take part in reviewing the Pathway Plan
- To ensure services and resources are found and provided to support the young person and that the young person is able to make use of the support
- To keep up to date with others involved as to the young person's progress
- To keep up to date records of what they do that are accurate
- To access and co-ordinate support to the young person including suitable accommodation and financial support as appropriate
- To keep in touch with the young person and visit regularly
Partnership Work
The 18+ Service is working in partnership with city council departments such as Housing, and Development, to provide good quality services for young people, including access to safe and suitable places to live, and to opportunities in employment and training. We have links with Training and Education providers including Fairbridge, The Prince's Trust, South Birmingham College, Aston University and Pertemps. Young people have this year enjoyed work experience in Germany with the Marriott Hotel group through a good partnership arrangement. We work closely with St Basil's Centre, a major youth charity in Birmingham, to provide access to supportive accommodation that meets young people's needs until they are ready to move on to their own tenancy.
Contacting Birmingham 18+ Service
- By post – to 18+ Service, PO Box 16378, Birmingham B2 2AH
- Office location – 18+ Service, Tamebridge House, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 2 TX (no public access)
- At our drop in service – New Aston House, Alma Street, Newtown, Birmingham B19 2RL – our opening hours are 8.45 to 5.15 (Mon to Thursday), 8.45 to 4.15 (Fridays) To call the duty service please use 0121 464 1229 – you are welcome during the hours we are open
- By phone – to our duty service 0121 464 1229