Commented 10 years ago2014-05-01 21:05:02 UTC
in journal: #8369Comment #40364
I've had atleast one computer with a built in little speaker in the case solely designed for motherboard messages. It was a connector that went into a socket next to where the LEDs go.
Commented 10 years ago2014-04-23 13:17:34 UTC
in journal: #8366Comment #45937
Striker; you do yourself. You declare how much you have earned to the government and pay appropriate taxes. If you don't and they find out you get in trouble with the law (tm)
Tax planning is hard when you don't have a steady income. I always put away enough money to cover breaking a tax bracket, just in case.
Commented 10 years ago2014-04-09 18:51:05 UTC
in journal: #8360Comment #58385
Metro apps on normal desktop is really nice. Honestly, though, after using Metro start for a while I really don't miss the start menu. The new menu is just.. faster to use. A quick press of the window key brings me an icon for every app I want to find without me having to go trough menus. I can also throw a quick glance at my emails. I really don't understand the hate.
Commented 12 years ago2011-12-29 21:37:13 UTC
in journal: #7540Comment #66499
"Also, I know of at least one country that has recently passed a law that legally prosecutes anybody buying foreign currency because it's considered an act of terrorism against the state."
Commented 13 years ago2011-10-23 00:38:17 UTC
in journal: #7446Comment #66478
Well, it's really a combination of two things. It's part respiratory biology and part of it is physics, or thermodynamics. One of the main functions of the nose is to warm and humidify the air that we breathe so that when it reaches your lungs, it's nice and conditioned. And in order to do this, the nose has to add some moisture to it. When it's very cold out, the air is usually dry as well, and the nose is really working overtime to add some fluid. And there are reflexes that are in place that allow the nose to increase its fluid production. If it really makes a lot of fluid, then it starts to run out of the end of your nose.
Commented 13 years ago2011-08-10 18:00:35 UTC
in journal: #7353Comment #55269
Depends on where in Sweden you live ofcourse. From my town it's like 500 km to Puttgarden, you can make the trip there and back in a day. Considering the alcohol tax in Sweden you make up the gas money 4 times over, if you're a couple of people.
Commented 13 years ago2011-08-10 17:42:24 UTC
in journal: #7353Comment #55268
Congratulations.
Well, Madcow, there's always the very best solution to that problem; have friend who is 20, go to Germany, fill car with practically free alcohol (by Swedish standards), go home, enjoy.
Commented 13 years ago2011-05-16 16:21:25 UTC
in journal: #7217Comment #57551
Well, yeah, it even says so in the description.
"About four hours into the Potato Gun shoot we decided to use a locally loaded version of the web page to enable more precise synchronization with the potato gun. We finally got the shot we were hoping for after 51 takes."
Commented 13 years ago2011-05-12 15:56:52 UTC
in journal: #7213Comment #62211
Overanalyzing every social situation is not viable in the long run. Just do it, she won't kill you In fact, use it as a conversation starter; make a friend.
Commented 13 years ago2011-04-05 20:09:02 UTC
in journal: #7145Comment #57403
"In sweden pretty much all white people have blue eyes." Really? Most white people I know have either green-ish or brown-ish eyes. I'd say ~20% blue eyes applies rather well here too.
Commented 13 years ago2011-01-16 21:19:19 UTC
in journal: #6986Comment #57230
A simple podcast could be kind of fun! Pretty easy to produce as well, bring in a couple of guys on skype or whatever, have some topics lined up - talk about a few maps, some mapping techniques, whatever - hit record, done.
Commented 13 years ago2011-01-14 15:14:42 UTC
in journal: #6983Comment #62095
" Never read any documented cases of gender confusion at birth? The parents raise a little boy as a little girl. They realize their mistake eventually, or the kid does when he reaches the age where it is explained that men and women have different genitalia. Do you know what happens when the mistake is realized? Much more often than not, the boy chooses to continue living as a girl, because that's who he(she) is.
That is gender identity." I have in fact not seen any such cases. I'll be VERY suprised if you can find plenty documented evidence of boys being accidentaly raised as girls, since the sex of a child is not hard to determine, to put it mildly. A quick googling revealed one case, where a boy accidently lost his penis during a circumsition (ow). He was raised as a girl and was never told he had been a boy, he did not fit in, changed his sex back as soon as he could, got married and children but eventually killed himself. Source If you have any other cases that show the contrary, I'd love to see them.
However, yes, "gender confusion" is indeed a tricky "condition" (if I may call it that), and I agree that what forms our gender identity is still vert unknown to us, but I think that completely ruling out the genetical and biological aspects of the sex is, to be a frank, a little bit ridicolous.
"... confused me a bit. Do you think it is determined by your preference, or at birth? Pick one." Both; I think it's decided by preference, but that the preference itself is decided, atleast in part, by biological and genetical factors.
"I'll fully admit to enjoying debate. If you do not enjoy it, I'd be happy to stop." Oh, but I always do
Commented 13 years ago2011-01-14 09:57:57 UTC
in journal: #6983Comment #62094
"Also, I just realized you called something I said ridiculous and then repeated it nearly word for word three sentences later. You seem to understand it just fine." How could I possibly understand it? It sounded like some ridicoulus semantics-based argument.
"and Chicken, I guess to sum it up: Everyone on earth is bisexual, they just have sex with who they want. Some want men, some want women. Your own gender is entirely irrelevant." Again with the semantics. So you're saying that everyone is bisexual because they could have sex with anyone, not because they do? Your sexual orientation is, naturally, decided by who you want to have sex with.
So your point is that sexuality is a social construct, I take it? (You really should have made more sense in your first post) It is not an entirely new point of view, but I do not agree, and there are tons of studies that indicate the genetical and biological aspects of sexuality. However, yes, the origins of sexuality is a videly debated area, stop presenting it like some big, unpleasant, secret. It's not.
Commented 13 years ago2011-01-14 00:16:44 UTC
in journal: #6983Comment #62093
Blitzkrieg, that is one of the most ridicoulus things I have ever heard.
"Gay and straight are just words in a language invented by humans." What does that even mean? Ofcourse gay and straight are just words, but they are words describing actual things, as all other words.
Tax planning is hard when you don't have a steady income. I always put away enough money to cover breaking a tax bracket, just in case.
Srsly?
A couple of 12-something year olds tried to rob me once, it was the weirdest experience of my life.
Well, Madcow, there's always the very best solution to that problem; have friend who is 20, go to Germany, fill car with practically free alcohol (by Swedish standards), go home, enjoy.
"About four hours into the Potato Gun shoot we decided to use a locally loaded version of the web page to enable more precise synchronization with the potato gun. We finally got the shot we were hoping for after 51 takes."
Pi is, however, pretty much calculated in almost the same way, using diamond shapes.
Nice finds.
Something actually happens? Oh no.
Hello, ThatGuy. Get that map up. ^^
That is gender identity."
I have in fact not seen any such cases. I'll be VERY suprised if you can find plenty documented evidence of boys being accidentaly raised as girls, since the sex of a child is not hard to determine, to put it mildly. A quick googling revealed one case, where a boy accidently lost his penis during a circumsition (ow). He was raised as a girl and was never told he had been a boy, he did not fit in, changed his sex back as soon as he could, got married and children but eventually killed himself. Source If you have any other cases that show the contrary, I'd love to see them.
However, yes, "gender confusion" is indeed a tricky "condition" (if I may call it that), and I agree that what forms our gender identity is still vert unknown to us, but I think that completely ruling out the genetical and biological aspects of the sex is, to be a frank, a little bit ridicolous.
"... confused me a bit. Do you think it is determined by your preference, or at birth? Pick one."
Both; I think it's decided by preference, but that the preference itself is decided, atleast in part, by biological and genetical factors.
"I'll fully admit to enjoying debate. If you do not enjoy it, I'd be happy to stop." Oh, but I always do
How could I possibly understand it? It sounded like some ridicoulus semantics-based argument.
"and Chicken, I guess to sum it up: Everyone on earth is bisexual, they just have sex with who they want. Some want men, some want women. Your own gender is entirely irrelevant." Again with the semantics. So you're saying that everyone is bisexual because they could have sex with anyone, not because they do? Your sexual orientation is, naturally, decided by who you want to have sex with.
So your point is that sexuality is a social construct, I take it? (You really should have made more sense in your first post) It is not an entirely new point of view, but I do not agree, and there are tons of studies that indicate the genetical and biological aspects of sexuality. However, yes, the origins of sexuality is a videly debated area, stop presenting it like some big, unpleasant, secret. It's not.
"Gay and straight are just words in a language invented by humans." What does that even mean? Ofcourse gay and straight are just words, but they are words describing actual things, as all other words.
How did you learn this "secret of life"? Do tell.