david.atwell Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 1 Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 http://v.cdn.cad-comic.com/comics/cad-20140219-09083.png 1 Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I'm just super impressed that they made it through Safari Zone, democracy or no democracy. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemaru Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 These are brilliant! I love these. Quote Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. |fb(page)|portfolio|blog| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zagna Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Gold-Country-couple-discovers-millions-in-buried-5266314.php A leisurely stroll in the backyard... lucky couple. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ego Eram Reputo Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I love the Internet. This is why... http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30020796/eleven-per-cent-of-us-thinks-html-an-std Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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david.atwell Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Head → Desk Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemaru Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) I'll respond to the link by quoting a commenter on the article: "So, a survey (not a study) of a fairly small and very possibly unrepresentative section of the population (most likely visitors to the voucher website that got a pop-up perhaps offering some kind of deal for completing). Add to that the structure of ticking three definition options, and that makes it also likely more than one just wanted to get through it and ticked random boxes to skip through. That aside, also acronyms can be genuinely confusing with one acronym meaning more than one thing, some, like SEO are industry insider terms and that "STD" has not been used in many years in medical terminology (it's now STI). So the question is it journalism by press release, which handily promotes the site involved or was it that going "silly people" and hang the details was better?So, a survey (not a study) of a fairly small and very possibly unrepresentative section of the population (most likely visitors to the voucher website that got a pop-up perhaps offering some kind of deal for completing). Add to that the structure of ticking three definition options, and that makes it also likely more than one just wanted to get through it and ticked random boxes to skip through. That aside, also acronyms can be genuinely confusing with one acronym meaning more than one thing, some, like SEO are industry insider terms and that "STD" has not been used in many years in medical terminology (it's now STI). So the question is it journalism by press release, which handily promotes the site involved or was it that going "silly people" and hang the details was better?So, a survey (not a study) of a fairly small and very possibly unrepresentative section of the population (most likely visitors to the voucher website that got a pop-up perhaps offering some kind of deal for completing). Add to that the structure of ticking three definition options, and that makes it also likely more than one just wanted to get through it and ticked random boxes to skip through. That aside, also acronyms can be genuinely confusing with one acronym meaning more than one thing, some, like SEO are industry insider terms and that "STD" has not been used in many years in medical terminology (it's now STI). So the question is it journalism by press release, which handily promotes the site involved or was it that going "silly people" and hang the details was better?So, a survey (not a study) of a fairly small and very possibly unrepresentative section of the population (most likely visitors to the voucher website that got a pop-up perhaps offering some kind of deal for completing). Add to that the structure of ticking three definition options, and that makes it also likely more than one just wanted to get through it and ticked random boxes to skip through. That aside, also acronyms can be genuinely confusing with one acronym meaning more than one thing, some, like SEO are industry insider terms and that "STD" has not been used in many years in medical terminology (it's now STI). So the question is it journalism by press release, which handily promotes the site involved or was it that going "silly people" and hang the details was better?" I didn't know the meaning of SEO either, and I'm quite savvy. Edited March 6, 2014 by Kemaru 2 Quote Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. |fb(page)|portfolio|blog| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceana Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) I always thought LOL meant 'log on later' I am not very good with acronyms either. And I have to learn the phonetic alphabet for my work Edited March 6, 2014 by Oceana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 ... still thought a bad night = STD. That depends on your frame of reference. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipp92 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Hi Quote Personal Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) Gullible A word you won't find in a dictionary. Edited March 7, 2014 by DrewDale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I was about to jump on @WB too - then I saw this: gullible But I digress - look who just posted ............. Pipp - Yay! His Avvie always reminds me of an art teacher I once had and ....... I had a b i g crush on him . Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Speaking of gullible - I saw an article the other day claiming that an onion, left uncut but in your bedroom, can soak up all "flu bacteria," turn black, and keep you from getting sick. I don't even know where to start... Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Apparently an onion cut in half and placed in a room will remove any paint odours (the kind you brush on a wall, not the paint you use with a mouse) @Pixey - Calm down there young lady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Now that I believe. The scent of an onion is pretty strong. But not magical enough to turn a flu virus into a bacteria.... Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) It could turn into a bacteria, but only if you are a 'Fun Guy'...................... Edited March 7, 2014 by DrewDale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemaru Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Slightly related, but probably worth a shot —at least more so than the onion trick: I read once that a clove of garlic underneath the pillow relieves symptoms of flu. Never actually tried it because I was afraid of the smell sticking to my sheets ... Quote Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. |fb(page)|portfolio|blog| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceana Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 It could turn into a bacteria, but only if you are a 'Fun Guy'...................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceana Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 The flu jab is one sure fire way of avoiding the flu ... Does the flu jab actually give you flu, then it is up to your immune system to fight it off and build an....erm.....Immunity against it ? (I may be wrong) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Does the flu jab actually give you flu, then it is up to your immune system to fight it off and build an....erm.....Immunity against it ? (I may be wrong) It gives you what's known as an "attenuated" (i.e. "dead")* virus. Your immune system learns how to fight the real stuff from the attenuated forms. You cannot get the flu from a flu vaccine. As Welshy says, the vaccine will protect you against the 3-4 strains of the virus that are expected to be the most virulent in that flu season. When the H1N1 strain of the virus was a big deal a few years back, it was because the vaccines they released didn't include that strain because it wasn't expected to be a big problem. That's why they had to give a separate H1N1 vaccine. Regarding naturopathy/homeopathy: natural foods and seeds have a lot of properties that can help immensely. Garlic in particular is great, as several people have noticed. But realize that you need to take claims of "miracle cures" et al with a huge grain of salt; things that don't make sense (like diluting things a billion times or just having them in the room with you without consuming them) probably don't make sense because they're wrong. People want "Big Pharma" to be EVIL, and they do things that are evil for sure, but the reason they exist is that the drugs they make work, and tend to work better than anything you can get in the "natural medicines" or "nature's farmacy" stores. Yeah, so I used to be a pharmacy technician. The pharmacist and I had tons of discussions about that sort of thing. *The reason I put "dead" in quotes is because viruses are not technically ever alive, and thus cannot really be said to be dead. That's why they use the word "attenuated," or sometimes "inactivated." Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemaru Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 They inject you with weakened virus strains, your body beats them, and you gain resistance. I guess that's how it works, might be wrong though. I don't know what to think about alternative treatments. On one hand, I'm a skeptic, but on the other, I like keeping an open mind. I've tried echinacea for flu, and I think it relieved my sore throat momentarily. Quote Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. |fb(page)|portfolio|blog| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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