1/60th of a second, only across 1/16th of the screen, but vary which 1/16th of the screen you are showing every 1/60th of a second so the viewer can't help but see the flicker pickle.
--Patrick
Just had to go out and buy a new fish tank for our dumb "rescue" goldfish - one of them started eating the fins off of the others - so he got a new tank and is on his own instead of in with the other three that we have. Luckily we caught it in time before the fish ate the whole fin. That one is getting better and is swimming okay with a partial fin. It was odd that they were in the same tank for over a week after we brought the two new ones home before he started attacking fins.
The "rescue" goldfish (we have since bought two more) were rescued when someone left them after getting evicted from their half-house that my in-laws were renting as well. The people moved out and left 2 goldfish in a medium-sized storage tote in water for almost a week before we noticed that there was movement in the tote and took them home. After not having fish for around 20 years, I now have two tanks (one 30 gallon and one 10 gallon). The one that just got separated out is about 6-7 inches long (and could get to 14 inches) and the other three are about 4 inches long (and could get to about 8 inches). My 3 cats just love to sit and watch them swim around.
The "rescue" goldfish (we have since bought two more) were rescued when someone left them after getting evicted from their half-house that my in-laws were renting as well. The people moved out and left 2 goldfish in a medium-sized storage tote in water for almost a week before we noticed that there was movement in the tote and took them home. After not having fish for around 20 years, I now have two tanks (one 30 gallon and one 10 gallon). The one that just got separated out is about 6-7 inches long (and could get to 14 inches) and the other three are about 4 inches long (and could get to about 8 inches). My 3 cats just love to sit and watch them swim around.
In other news, I hate it when I'm in the children's or women's section of a clothing store and end up stuck behind a slower-moving young woman while trying to reach the part of the store I'm heading towards, and I turn behind a clothing rack to go around her, and at the exact same instant she turns on the other side going the exact same direction. Dammit lady, stop making me look like some kind of pervert trying to stalk you.
Some people have absolutely no sense of decorum regarding death, especially the death of a child.
I should probably mention that this is nothing personal, but work related. Hypothetically speaking, if you're a bully, and you bully someone relentlessly until they kill themselves, and then after some time has passed you open an email address in their name and start emailing their friends; you suck.
I should probably mention that this is nothing personal, but work related. Hypothetically speaking, if you're a bully, and you bully someone relentlessly until they kill themselves, and then after some time has passed you open an email address in their name and start emailing their friends; you suck.
What the fuck.
I'm pretty sure that's sociopathic behavior.
I know, right? I mean, I was bullied almost my entire time in school, and I can categorically say that none, none, of my bullies would ever have done such a repugnant, underhanded, despicable, shitty thing. It may very well be one of the most disgusting things I've encountered in my entire career, and I work with the families of suicide and murder victims at least once a week. Whomever hypothetically pulled that stunt needs some serious time in a mental ward.
I am so freaking pissed off right now. I set my Nexus 7 on the back of the couch for and it slid off and it landed 3 feet down on the ground. It landed flat on its backs o I was hopeful but when I picked it up much to my dismay the screen is broken. There is no visible cracks but half the screen is all line filled and faded out with bleeding effects. I know it is my fault for it falling but I still would have expected it to take a bit more of a beating than it did. I have dropped devices in the past and have had them fare much better but such a small drop did the device in. I plan on calling Google tomorrow but I sadly do not have my hopes set vary high. From what I was reading it sounds like it will probably cost about $170 to repair it. But still I am hoping that somehow Google will take pity on me but I will have to wait till tomorrow to find out. But in the mean time I am super pissed off and the only person I can blame is myself.
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I called Google and they told me that even though I bought my device through them and my warranty is through them that I would have to call Asus since it is a broken screen. So I called Asus and after 30 minutes they tell me that they cannot give me even an estimate for the cost unless I send it in. They than told me I will have to pay to ship it into them. So they want me to pay to ship my device into them so they can look at it before they will even give me an estimate for the cost. I understand that they can't give me an exact quote but considering that they made the device and work on them often I find it hard to believe that they can't offer an estimate for someone. And they also won't even just sell you the part and let you repair it yourself.
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I called Google and they told me that even though I bought my device through them and my warranty is through them that I would have to call Asus since it is a broken screen. So I called Asus and after 30 minutes they tell me that they cannot give me even an estimate for the cost unless I send it in. They than told me I will have to pay to ship it into them. So they want me to pay to ship my device into them so they can look at it before they will even give me an estimate for the cost. I understand that they can't give me an exact quote but considering that they made the device and work on them often I find it hard to believe that they can't offer an estimate for someone. And they also won't even just sell you the part and let you repair it yourself.
Most local repair shops can do it for $40-$60.
I am not sure what stores near me offer repair for Nexus 7 devices. If I could get a replacement screen I could easily fix it myself but most places want to charge me an arm and a leg for it.
Yeah I'd check around locally, every city I've lived in has 4-5 shops that do repairs on things like Phone screens, Xbox Repairs, Wii Repairs etc. They usually go hand in hand. The place down the street here does it in under an hour for about $40-60 depending on the device.
Not really a complaint, but I just found out Ned is short for Edward. Kind-of a mind-fuck there.
And Dick is short... for Richard.
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And Bill for William, and Hal for Harry, and Bob from Robert, and so on. In the 13th century it was in fashion to nickname someone by shortening the name and then swapping out a letter.
That's a weird one too. Or like how Peg is short for Margartet, or Jack being short for Jonathan. Names are weird.
Man the guy who started that must've known like 50 Roberts or something. He'd be all like "HALF OF YOU FUCKERS ARE BOB NOW!"
I hurt my left leg about 2 weeks ago while helping my son learn to ride his bike sans training wheels. I figured scaling back my couch to 5k training program and Advil would probably do me just fine. It's still bothering me to the point where I did not run at all (which irritates me since I have my first 5 k coming up in just over a month). So I called the clinic for an appointment since it's not getting better. I can't get anything until October 1st! WTF! So my choices are to stick it out, take a second trip to the ER this week, or go to the weekend urgent care clinic with all the little petri dishes who got sick last night. :/
Also I've been sweating so much that my eczema is acting up all across my lower back. So attractive. Thanks Mr. Dermatologist who insisted I'd out grow this crap.
Also I've been sweating so much that my eczema is acting up all across my lower back. So attractive. Thanks Mr. Dermatologist who insisted I'd out grow this crap.
I feel ya, my old dermatologist didn't know what the hell they were doing. The doc told me I'd need 3 creams in order to fix it! A few years later, I go to a new dermatologist and they give me a shot to clear the excess eczema and tell me I only need one of the three creams. So apparently my old dermatologist was just making me buy two more creams- THAT I DIDN'T EVEN NEED! I sense conspiracy.
It's short for Eddard, too.
I used to go to a dermatologist in Vineland who sold her own line of skincare products. I'd get a prescription from her and she'd try to get me to buy body wash or face cream, too.
This other guy was in Linwood. I saw him from the time I was a little kid until I was in 8th grade or so.
I'm not sure if mine was in Vineland, but she might've been. The problem with her was that he was majorly a business doctor, so she'd push as much stuff as possible at times. She also had a all business feel cos she was one of those doctors that just TOLD you what was wrong , with-out even attempting to sound nice. All business this lady.
Been there. Some joker stole my front QR hub during my school day and I didn't notice until I finally got home.
Man, if I had hit a bad bump on the way, I would've been toast.
--Patrick
The most infuriating part is that they stole a full size frame pump that only works on presta valves. I'm 99% certain that the idiot who stole it is never going to be able to use it.
I'm stuck here at work in a super hot building with no air conditioning making up a day I missed last week because my kids were both super sick and vomiting all over the place. Blah.
.....sorry.
Because I thought someone complained when I posted all my JPEGS on one thread making it illegible, so I thought I would post them on separate threads. I wasn't trying to spam I was just trying to make it easier to read.