I'm not saying folded fitted sheets isn't one of the biggest challenges you'll face in life like the lady says but I can certainly imagine a few scenarios where that's not the case.... [
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I think at this point you'd be better off making a specific counter-offer than offering a range of options.
Yes, apparently (according to a linkedin type article I read the other day which I can't find anymore - sorry for being vague) a... [
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I went by a 9 week training plan with 3 short runs and 1 long run each week. I had more than 9 weeks to train so I had some rest weeks in there. The plan I used was I believe originally from Runners World, tho I only see 10 week plans on there now.... [
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In first aid and lifeguard training, in multiple casualty situations, we always went by the rule of thumb that the person that's making the most noise, is probably in the least danger, it was the quiet one's you had to watch out for. In first aid... [
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He clarified in a later tweet that it was his first "slice" (quote marks his). He's also a Habs fan of about 4 weeks, though Wil Wheaton was trying to convince him to come to the dark side aka the LA Kings. (Why yes I am a Sharks fan, no... [
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Odd thing about NZ was that I was almost always asked "Where are you from?" or "Are you Canadian?" rather than "Are you American?"
That's because New Zealanders get asked if they're Australian all the time... [
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Why Wrath of Khan is Still a Bloody Great Star Trek Movie
I almost stayed up 'til 2am last night watching TWOK after reading that link before going to bed.... [
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The best Star Trek novel ever - How Much for Just the Planet?
My god yes! That one was pure brilliance! [
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It wasn't simply a line drawn on the wall. The ball bounced off the railing just behind the actual wall (which has the yellow line on top) and back onto the field. In realtime it looked like it just bounced off the wall, but the replay clearly showed... [
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Issa seemed like a decent sort - one of the reasonable republicans - when the whole SOPA thing blew up. He's since proven himself to be an uber-partisan gobshite.... [
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They've had instant replay for home runs for a few years at least, but they still can't review plays on the bases so a Gallaraga-like call could still be missed today.... [
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I was actually pretty sure at first that this was an extremely well done parody or something. I'm less thrilled that it's a real movie. [
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Hypothesis:
"Adobe has been moving away from focusing on a "creative" audience for quite some time..."
posted by jeremias at 4:18 PM on May 6
Presented in Evidence:
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Under no circumstances should Kristen Bell be allowed to see this video. [
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Yes, this is about right.
Roger Ebert Hails Human Existence as 'A Triumph' (The Onion ) [
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I saw this from Dawkins this morning, which had me rolling my eyes at the sheer disingenuousness of it
@RichardDawkins: If you think criticising Islam is racist, you must think Islam is a race. And if you think Islam is a race you are a racist.... [
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The Irish Coast Guard is a bit different to the US Coast Guard and we didn't do it as a living (it's a government department, and with the exception of a few full time personnel including the helicopter crews, it is staffed by volunteer search and... [
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That was actually one of the interesting things about the interview, that Prouty basically realised Romney was a bit of a dick when he started calling on the wait staff to hurry up and serve the food already.... [
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It's odd how Metallica, Europe etc majorised sound so bland but the Beatles minorised still sounds like a good (but not great) Beatles song.
Also y'all know this is the current challenge over at mefi music, right? Go take a listen over there... [
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The problem with the standard phase inversion and cancelling trick described in some of these links is that everything panned to the center - which often includes the bass - is cancelled, not just the vocals so that may not work for you.
A better... [
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I just shared this with my hockey team actually, as there is one other Irish guy (a fellow Dub) on the team, and we recently had an email thread that apparently only the two of us could understand - to the amazement of the rest of the team.... [
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When you get to know them though, it doesn't seem so much like magic anymore, (just really really cool).
They have inputs and outputs like any electronics. They push electrons around in a certain way, according to a set of rules and protocols to... [
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As a former lifeguard, it's next to impossible for me to stand on a beach or by a pool facing
away from the water. Even if I'm talking to somebody, I'd tend to position myself so that I would face the water (and they face the other way). If... [
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There's the 4th verse of Mr. Tambourine Man
Then take me disappearin’ through the smoke rings of my mind
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves
The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach
Far from the twisted reach... [
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Well that settles it, now I'm going to go watch everything Fellini's ever done. [
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Stagger Lee: *Randall Monroe must have a source on cheap wrenches, they're not five dollars where I am.
Heh, Randall Monroe acknowledges this in the associated/mouseover/hover text -
"Actual actual reality: nobody cares about his... [
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Holy flurking schnit! I don't know if I'm more impressed by the song or by the annotation! [
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I love that you have the big shiny 'staff' icon under the words "I don't like work" [
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I've heard two schools of thought on puns.
1) "A good pun is its own reword"
And
2) "Hanging alone is too good for a man who makes puns. He should be hung, drawn and... [
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I think it was Neil DeGrasse Tyson on twitter that pointed out that the baseball team from Anaheim's name is effectively "The The Angels... [
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Half twelve is always (in my experience I suppose to avoid being absolutist) 12.30 to a British or Irish person. I think it's a German (or maybe continental Europe in general) thing for it to mean 11.30.
Also Twinings + Irish breakfast tea = does... [
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I did some work on automatic transcription back in college (about 6 years ago) and it is not an easy problem to solve. I haven't kept up with current research/technology so I can't say how much improvement has been made since then, but efforts were... [
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