After actually inspecting the money in person and hearing the backstory behind the loan from my mom just now, I don't think the money is counterfeit. I went through it all with a magnifying glass (that microprinting is so damn small!).

There was a deleted comment from cmiller (i think; idk; thanks mods!) about the possibility of money laundering, that made me think... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 5:52 PM on June 2, 2008

It sounds like chuckdarwin has a key already and just needs the media to reinstall from.
You can get just the replacement media (if that's all you need) from Microsoft, but, it's possible that your office key is an OEM key and might not work with the retail/replacement media anyway.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 6:05 AM on May 23, 2008

Just googling around, I found this:Taking Prilosec OTC beyond 14 days is not recommended, perhaps because in Prilosec's early research its long-term use in rats produced increased rates of gastrointestinal cancers. You won't read about this in the Prilosec OTC label, but it is contained in the prescription Prilosec package insert and the Physicians' Desk Reference.from here.

Probably something you would want to discuss with your doctor.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 5:49 AM on May 16, 2008

Amazon s3 supports bittorrent too and may be worth considering.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 1:47 PM on May 9, 2008 marked best answer

People are saying that the Xbox 360 version runs at a slightly higher resolution (720p vs the PS3 630p). This doesn't seem to be apparent in the end visuals, however.It is apparent when playing at 720p, as the PS3 version is a little blurrier as it needs to be rescaled from 630p to 720p, and the x360 is a little sharper at 720p, as it's at the native resolution. As to which is more visually pleasing though that's pretty much left to individual preference.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 10:23 AM on April 29, 2008

I don't see an answer for this, so i'm askin': You actually bought+paid for the PC right, and it's not like he's giving you the PC completely for free, right? And the bottle of vodka is just a gift for services rendered (and not the physical hardware), right?
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 10:11 PM on April 28, 2008

Being able to view it in VLC is not an actual indication that the xvid codec is actually installed, as the file could still be decoded via something like ffdshow, and not xvid.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 12:51 PM on February 29, 2008

I think he's looking for the "Baked Doritos" variation of Doritos. Here's a link to a product description and image of the product he wants. A search online so far hasn't turned up any place to buy it though, and, Frito-Lay's website doesn't even list it anymore. Sorry. :(
There's this multipak (vending machine size?) that has a picture that shows cooler ranch, but, the product name indicates Nacho Cheese. You may want to call them up and see if they actually have cooler... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 7:51 AM on February 23, 2008

The only other free site I know of is http://alt.binaries.nl/
I personally use newzbin though...
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 5:26 AM on February 16, 2008

When does the computer complain about the keyboard? Is this just a "no keyboard detected - press f1 to continue" that the system is balking at? You might be able to disable that error in the bios, if that's what's causing the problem. I can't think of any other reason why the computer would complain about it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 4:52 AM on January 23, 2008

Just wanted to point out that dividing by 0.707107 (which is really 1/√2) is the same as multiplying by √2.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 5:18 AM on January 18, 2008

Control Panel -> Folder Options -> File Types -> PDF -> Advanced -> New
Action: "Edit"
Application used: "C:\Path\to\Application\App.exe" "%1"
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 4:19 AM on January 8, 2008 marked best answer

Doing that will add a new option to the right click menu, so it would become right click -> click, rather than whatever you're doing now.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 4:21 AM on January 8, 2008

You don't need to edit the registry for this, as Windows provides an interface for you to do it. Control Panel -> Folder Options -> File Types

Why anyone would recommend making registry edits over using the built-in interface for something to anyone is beyond me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 4:38 AM on January 8, 2008

There are some ultra-rare blood types such as Bombay blood that would probably be interesting in this regard. People with Bombay blood can only recieve blood from donors with Bombay blood, and no one else, and, in the case of a medical emergency where blood was needed, there'd only be a very small number of people that could provide it. I'm not sure if money is any factor in this, but, given the scarcity of these rare blood types, urgency in medical situations may play a factor, if he only... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 9:38 AM on January 7, 2008

CMV assays are part of the standard screening for non-directed blood donation (donations not specified for a particular patient) in the U.S. CMV-negative donations are then earmarked for transfusion to infants or immunocompromised patients. Some blood donation centers maintain lists of donors whose blood is CMV negative due to special demands. [wikipedia]
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 9:45 AM on January 7, 2008

Edwards.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 10:30 AM on January 3, 2008

1 million * (0.06%) = six hundred
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 11:38 AM on December 21, 2007

Er, 1 million * (10%) = one hundred thousand
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 11:40 AM on December 21, 2007

Keep in mind that 10% = .1 and 0.06% = 0.0006.
10% is ~166.667x larger than 0.06%
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 11:43 AM on December 21, 2007

Yes. Straight math, more or less.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 11:44 AM on December 21, 2007 marked best answer

see also, i guess.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 2:59 PM on December 19, 2007

also: wouldn't it be convenient if the mods had a way to automagically move a thread to metatalk? i think so.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 3:01 PM on December 19, 2007

In this one random youtube video, Yoshi says "Wahoo!" or something like that. I don't know if this is a definitive answer or not though, as Yoshi may say other things in other minigames. But, I don't really think so.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 6:03 PM on December 17, 2007 marked best answer

Upon relistening to the clip, I'm changing my vote to "Yoshi!" too.
I am easily swayed by popular opinion.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 6:36 PM on December 17, 2007

Although, the sound he makes at 3:48 sounds like wahoo! to me. Someone tell me otherwise so that I can change my opinion again.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 6:38 PM on December 17, 2007

After listening to the clip a third and final time, I'm going back to Wahoo.

I think you and your husband should listen to the clip yourselves, (without showing him this thread, so that the answers here don't unduly influence him), decide your bet, and return to us with an answer. Posthaste.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 7:46 PM on December 17, 2007

Click the icon on the upper right. Select "Global" or "globalny" or whatever it is in Polish.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 11:16 AM on December 15, 2007

Reselecting your location via the site icon on the upper left should update your cookie to reflect your new (or, in this case, correct) locale.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 11:19 AM on December 15, 2007

er, upper right. Dangit. i got it right the first time i posted.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 11:19 AM on December 15, 2007

The camera will automatically create new file segments in a "spanned AVCHD" format. I've only worked with this type of file in windows though, and I have no idea if it'll work on a mac. There's at least one person on the internet who's had problems with final cut pro and spanned files. Anyway, since I don't know exactly what you're using YMMV.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 6:06 AM on November 13, 2007

Click Here, then, click there. That's in english, but, the same options should be available in whatever version you're using.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 5:41 AM on November 13, 2007 marked best answer

You can't pay off your balance until the first statement is actually cut and sent to you. This is typical of most credit cards. Some kind of fraud prevention, I guess.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 1:35 PM on November 4, 2007 marked best answer

Oh, and about the "no pre-set limit" thing; instead of having a pre-set credit limit, AmEx has something called an "exposure limit" which basically is determined at time of purchase. It's not exactly "pre-set" and it can fluctuate based on your spending habits (frequency/type/number of purchases) and payments, etc. Too large a single purchase, or too many small purchases in a very short time period can trigger hitting the exposure limit. Mostly in the name of fraud... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 8:20 PM on November 6, 2007

Another word on the street: BOiNK which is going to be run by the pirates bay folks. [via]
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 4:40 PM on October 26, 2007

In Blue Dragon, the manual says the Main Character is 16 years old. :(
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 9:15 AM on September 10, 2007

Given the username of the person who asked the question, the correct answer is probably "Legion" from Castlevania.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 5:50 AM on September 4, 2007

I have this exact motherboard, and there are 8 sata ports. 6 are Intel SATA ports and 2 are Gigabyte SATA ports. I am using the Intel SATA ports in AHCI mode with my SATA drives, and am not using the Gigabyte SATA ports. (Some benchmarking showed that they were slightly faster anyway.)

The "SATA RAID/AHCI Mode" option listed in the "Integrated Peripherals" page in the BIOS is for the Intel SATA Ports. I would recommend using the Intel SATA ports... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 6:07 PM on August 28, 2007

Er, actually, not this exact motherboard (the DQ6 actually), but, what I said still applies.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 6:09 PM on August 28, 2007

Anyway, bottom line, use the Intel SATA ports for AHCI, and leave the Onboard gigabyte SATA/IDE controller in IDE mode for IDE devices.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 6:15 PM on August 28, 2007 marked best answer

You should only need to install the drivers once, (unless you completely reinstall). But, if the drivers aren't there for whatever reason when booting up under AHCI for whatever reason, Windows XP will generate a STOP 0x7B blue screen. Vista should work with AHCI natively.

Oh, and make sure you're installing the right AHCI drivers (Intel vs Gigabyte).
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 6:18 PM on August 28, 2007

Also, I strongly recommend slipstreaming SP2 as Skorgu mentioned. You'll might still need to do the F6 thing for the AHCI driver, (unless you slipstream that too, but, that's non-trivial IMHO).
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 6:21 PM on August 28, 2007

(BTW, I am using Windows Server 2003 x64.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 6:32 PM on August 28, 2007

probably just shorted out when the connector made contact with the case and the motherboard. that would be my guess.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 7:48 AM on August 7, 2007

I would also like an invite please. :)
email is in profile. thanks :P
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 5:05 PM on July 30, 2007

actually, nevermind, just got one via invite share :D
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 5:42 PM on July 30, 2007

Gaming mode is used to reduce lag from the scaler at the cost of some image quality. Whether or not you actually need it or not depends on your tv and the type of games that you play. Every fraction of a second of responsiveness is useful in a fps or something, but, not so much in a rpg. Also, if you're doing HD gaming from a xbox 360 or a PS3, gaming mode might not be needed (depending on your tv) if you're playing at the native resolution of your TV.

This isn't used... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 5:38 AM on July 16, 2007

La-Mulana.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 6:33 PM on July 13, 2007 marked best answer

It could also show up in the Lexis Nexis report on you.
You can request a copy of that from here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 7:39 PM on July 12, 2007

It's like believing in Fan Death...

You should be eating at a regularly scheduled time everyday (if this is to be believed), but, it doesn't indicate if eating earlier or later makes a difference.

There's also this random blog post, that disagrees with rongorongo, which seems to indicate that it doesn't matter.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by yeoz at 6:13 AM on July 6, 2007