Hey here's a random question (thread)

[FrozenSoul80]

I think you should start a thread, asking the question whether we should start a new thread and reference your post in this thread in the OP.

Be sure to add a poll!

Well STIFF SHIT! I'm the only one that has a copy of that photo!

I have a framed copy next to my bed.

[Spazzola]

Can a cube that does not last for any time at all, have a real existence?

[Pai Mel]

You mean like an ice cube?

[Spazzola]

As in, a solid object that exists instantaneously.

[Vindik8or]

ie. it has no dimensionality in time, only space? Not in this universe. Time cannot be infinitely divided down to true instantaneity. Their are minimum quanta of units of time just as their are for space.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

What if it's a 4 dimensional time cube?

[Second]

The companion cube achieves existence.

[Pai Mel]

Do the Nintendo Selects range of Wii budget games have a reversible cover ala New Play Control series?

[nonch]

ie. it has no dimensionality in time, only space? Not in this universe. Time cannot be infinitely divided down to true instantaneity. Their are minimum quanta of units of time just as their are for space.

Here I was thinking Vin was some kind of grammar nazi...

[Vindik8or]

12 days to find it is a fail on the olde grammar exam.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Don't try to change the subject Vin, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!

[nonch]

Their, their, it'll be okay.

[Big Scib Man]

Is it against the law to give a cop the finger?

[9warbane]

Ford Falcon AU (http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/5559/carstero01.jpg)to Sony head unit (http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/1016/carstero02.jpg) I need this (http://wallcann.com/Aerpro-ISO-Connector-to-Ford-Falcon-AU_2396.html#product_description)?

[Rambo]

Is it against the law to give a cop the finger?

We don't have freedom of speech in Australia, so yeah I'm sure they can pin something on you.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

I remember a vid of some guy (it was probably from the Daily Show actually) that gave the finger to every cop he saw just because he could.

[Azzaman]

We don't have freedom of speech in Australia, so yeah I'm sure they can pin something on you.

They'll try to pin something on you for being a dick. That is to say they'll try to find something... they wont make sh*t up.

[Pai Mel]

Is this the secretary from 30 Rock that ne'er wears a bra?

http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/31030.jpg

Check out her knees. She must do a lot of praying.

[SOX]

How much rep do you need for 7 squares?

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

700 peps it seems.

[SOX]

And 7 squares still only doles out 1 at a time. Lame.

[VanAce]

I have roughly $US95 in my PayPal account and I noticed the Aussie Dollar is finally below the one dollar mark. Is the Australian Dollar going to continue to fall or will it bounce back to over a dollar?

I am trying to take as much advantage of the conversion rate as possible.

[Pai Mel]

"Here it is. It's only about V minus and has an incipient lam crack, but plays decent as I recall."

What the hell does that mean?

[Pai Mel]

Is the Australian Dollar going to continue to fall or will it bounce back to over a dollar?



It will bounce back to over a dollar.

[Slippery]

Like right now, for example.

[^gR]

hey, here's a random question thread..

this place is still going?? whats up

[Vindik8or]

hey, here's a random question thread..

this place is still going?? whats up

Weekend at Bernie's

[Pai Mel]

Are these guys related?

http://lambiek.net/magazines/tintin/tintin.gifhttp://images.wikia.com/fallout/images/c/c3/Fallout3e.jpg

[Vindik8or]

They're not even real guys, you know.

[Kotche]

http://i.imgur.com/gk9Ri.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/aMwo6.jpg

[Vindik8or]

Well they're both ******s.

[Vindik8or]

fajits for the bowdlers amongst you

[FrozenSoul80]

http://www.fishpond.com.au/Movies/Professor-Layton-and-Eternal-Diva/5022366802949

Will this work in my Australian Blu-ray player without modification? Is Fishpond a reliable site to buy from?

[Pai Mel]

Does Amazon UK not sell it? I haven't found any online stores cheaper than Amazon UK for Blu-ray Region B stuff.

But yeah should work as long as it is PAL or Region-Free NTSC.

[FrozenSoul80]

But yeah should work as long as it is PAL or Region-Free NTSC.

But how do I tell, the website tells me nothing D:

[VanAce]

The Layton film has a local release through Madman.

[FrozenSoul80]

The Layton film has a local release through Madman.

But I want it on blu-ray. Do they have a blu-ray version announced?

[Pai Mel]

All Blu-rays released for the UK market are compatible with our Blu-ray players. It's only US/JAP/ASIA releases where you have to check for region protection.

[Pai Mel]

It's only about $12 from Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Professor-Layton-Eternal-Diva-Blu-ray/dp/B003PHT5WO/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1323752152&sr=1-2

[EDIT: WAS. It's gone up now. I actually ordered one and listed it on ebay when it arrived. It was snatched in a few minutes. Should have ordered more than one, doh!]

[Pai Mel]

But I want it on blu-ray. Do they have a blu-ray version announced?

The DVD version is like 5x cheaper than Blu-ray. It's a cartoon so you won't notice any difference between Blu-ray or DVD. Well, the Blu-ray version will have more film grain, if they did a transfer from film to disc, but it won't really have more picture detail.

[texta]

Is it against the law to give a cop the finger?It would depend on the jurisdiction and circumstances but generally it isn't.

We don't have freedom of speech in Australia, so yeah I'm sure they can pin something on you.
Freedom of speech has nothing to do with it. In countries that do have 'freedom of speech' being offensive can still be a crime.

Freedom of Speech is not a trump card that overrules all other laws.

[Slurry Murray]

Rape.

"Oh no officer, I was just expressing myself!"

[Pai Mel]

Is anyone else experiencing choppy YouTube/iTunes prevews streaming or is it just us?

Everyone is at home on holidays and using the internet, so that must be the problem, I keeps tellking meself. Sucks so bad. Yesterday Foxtel played the South Park episode when the internet broke down. I feel like those guys right now.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Can anyone tell me what kind of cord connector this is and what it might have been for? It's not a standard micro USB connector as far as I can tell.

http://i.imgur.com/6CKgz.jpg

I've been cleaning out my cord box!

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

I think it might be a DSi USB charging cable. Can anyone with a DSi confirm that?

[kirok]

I am chucking up :X.

[Pai Mel]

Who makes the most reliable fridges?

We may need to get another Fridge soon as our Maytag was tripping our power, and there's a lot of things wrong with it like cracked plastic drawers.

Best to go for the simplest fridge right? No hi-tech gizmos like ice-cube dispensers as these things just add to the number of things destined to break down.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Internet connectivity.

[aubergine]

If Fisher & Urkel still make the best fridges, go with them.

[HD Boy]

Smeg.

[TrinityJayOne]

Here's one for Vin-

Why is "my brother & I" the correct term over "me & my brother"? Things like "maybe he should of listened" are clearly wrong but what makes "me & my <noun>" bad English? Is it just a sentence structure holdover from one of the languages English spawned from?

[Vindik8or]

It's because "I" is the subjective and "me" the objective version of the same thing. It is not incorrect to say "me & my brother" if they are the objects of a verb. Such as, "The teacher teaches me and my brother".

There is a simple check you can do: replace "me & my brother" in the sentence with "us". If it makes sense then it is correct. If "we" should be in its place, then you go with "my brother & I"

eg. "me & my brother (objective) went to the party" becomes "us (objective) went to the party"

it should be "we (subjective) went to the party" and thus "my brother & I (subjective) went to the party"

[TrinityJayOne]

Excellent work, you embiggen the language skills of us all.

[dinopoke]

Instead of replacing it with 'us' you can also just remove '& my brother'. For example:

The teacher teaches I.

Me went to the party.

[Vindik8or]

Or realise that english utilises subject-verb-object structure

[aubergine]

My brother and I went fishing.

Me and my brother went fishing.

I can't be bothered looking up the reason why the first version is good grammar and the second bad, but there you have it. Maybe it's just rude to start a sentence with yourself.

[Vindik8or]

nah, good job, m8

[Pai Mel]

That's fantastic er er er.

Fo shizzle.

[Str8JaktJim]

Where do people buy their dvds/blurays from online? I usually wait until JB Hifi is having their sales to pick stuff up, but I'm getting impatient waiting for certain shows and movies to drop in price. Is there an online dvd/bluray equivalent of Book Depository (with free shipping)?

[texta]

http://www.jbhifi.com.au/

[Str8JaktJim]

Thanks, man, but I forgot to say I was looking more at importing to save money.

[Spazzola]

http://www.ozgameshop.com/dvd-and-blu-ray

[Pai Mel]

Amazon used to be good when they offered free shipping for orders over $30.

You could try some Canadian online shops or PlayAsia as well.

[texta]

Thanks, man, but I forgot to say I was looking more at importing to save money.Oh shit. Sorry.

http://www.jbhifi.co.uk

[FrozenSoul80]

I suspect a package I was expecting in the mail has been lost. Where do I go to ask about it that isn't the original sender? The local post office? Or is there, like, a head post office thing I need to get in touch with?

[Pai Mel]

https://contactus.auspost.com.au/

The formal way is to go to a local post office and ask for a customer complaint form. This is where the sender fills in details about the lost article, its value, where it was lodged, the recipient's details, etc.

If the sender is unwilling to lodge a customer complaint form, then you may do it yourself, and just ask the sender for the required details.

Even if the parcel was not registered or has no tracking information, it's good to make the complaint, so Australia Post can investigate if there are any problems with their service.

Here are a few possibilities why a parcel may not arrive at its destination address:

1. The sender did not post it.

2. The sender did not address it correctly.

3. The address may not be legible. The parcel will then be returned to the sender, or end up at the the dead letter office.

4. The parcel may have been delivered to the wrong address, and the recipient failed to repost it.

[TrinityJayOne]

More information! Was this a purchase off ebay or something? Unless it was insured and/or had tracking I don't like your chances.

[FrozenSoul80]

It was a t-shirt order from Theeadless. I've never had anything fail to arrive before.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

I think I did, and when I asked them they sent me a free one!

FOR FREE!

[Str8JaktJim]

I'm heading over to Melbourne at the end of June and I'm trying to buy tickets to the collingwood vs eagles game at the MCG but the only ones I can find are in the blocks right next to the ground and I want to sit in the stands (seen plenty of games from the boundary, I wanna see one from up high). I even rang up Ticketek and they couldn't (or maybe wouldn't) sell me any tickets in the stands.

The game isn't until the end of June so I don't think the tickets would have been sold for the stands but I did see some stuff on the net about working being done on the great southern stand (where the bulk of the public reserve tickets are). Does anybody know about how tickets for the MCG are done? Are those seats under construction? Will they release more seats closer to the game?

[Big Scib Man]

Does anybody have an opinion on what the best CoD game for multiplayer is?

[Spazzola]

MW1/2 has their fair share of fan boys praising the multiplayer. Though some people claim BlOps to be the more balanced title.

As for online population, MW3. Also, XboxAhoy's vids (http://www.youtube.com/user/XboxAhoy/videos?view=1) on MW3's mechanics seem to be showing that MW3 is turning out to be quite balanced.