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At 12/1/14 05:21 PM, Shauna wrote: I will buy and send this toothpaste to folks who wish to try it.

Does that include the [http://www.theodent.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1] Theodent 300 which retails for $100/tube?

I'll admit, I'm curious either way.

Subtlety is the key feature of perfume. If I'm constantly assaulted with the reek of your product when I'm five feet or more away from you: you're doing it wrong. But if I'm pleasantly surprised by a whiff of something nice when we're right next to each other: I'm into it.

As for my cologne choices, I find that I'd much rather have something musky that complements my natural scent. But I only use cologne when I'm REALLY pulling out all the stops on a date or night out. It's not something I'd wear every day.

I can't even list the people I've met on here... it's so lengthy and I forget half of them. I will say that I strongly endorse meeting up, especially with users you are really close with AND alcohol. Because seriously, we're all good at forums because we're bad at large, in-person gatherings.

But yea, there are still plenty of users I would like to meet, still.

Except @tigerkitty and by extension @deckheadtottie because I'VE BEEN HURT BEFORE.

"The story of HorseMan and SizeQueen" Don't have to read that to know why it was deleted.
"No fatties" Also don't have to read that.
"IDK, LET'S FIND OUT ZJ!" I find this record funny.
"So I just found out about 9gag"
"When you know you're a troll"

Three different moderators deleted these threads, three, one and one per each moderator. I'm giving this information publicly because you and everyone should know that we can see what threads have been removed and presume a reason why, or at least put you in touch with the moderator who made the decision.

Therefore, there is now legitimately never a reason to make a thread with questions concerning why a thread was locked or deleted. You can ALWAYS reach out to ANY moderator to get your answer.

Practicality also factors into this. As a vocalist, I need to hear the key that a song is in before I can comfortably harmonize with that key. Unless you're supremely talented and have perfect pitch, you're not gonna be able to just 'START' with your vocals exactly on-pitch. Sure, through lots of practice you can, but the majority of songs you're gonna hear are also going to be supported by a tour. If the vocalist starts a song off in the wrong key, the band is going to have an equally hard time just transcribing the song to that different key on the fly (again, not to say this isn't possible, but practically speaking it's bad).

Beyond that, it's tradition. Vocals are supplements to the music, so the music starts first.

At 11/14/14 02:44 PM, Zachary wrote:

At 11/14/14 02:36 PM, Evark wrote: - Would there be a problem if he was wearing a shirt with scantily clad men on it? (yes)

(you have no evidence to back this up and are just assuming)

Don't even pretend. This is the entire argument against 'gay pride parades' from old straight dudes. "I don't care what you do with your personal time, but don't parade it around in front of me."

Right, and nobody did. So clearly it was not an issue until a glorified hipster blogger (see: the verge) wrote an article about his shirt.

So they shouldn't have brought it up because it wasn't an issue and they're crazy? Or it actually is an issue and it should have been brought up before he was put on television? Which one of these is a more realistic approach? I'll give you a hint: the one that doesn't de-legitimize the opinions of a large segment of the population.

Do you honestly think that a shirt would scare women out of a field? If someone loves science, someone wearing a shirt will not let them ruin it.

"A shirt" doesn't do anything to 'all women'. If you agree that women are equally as capable as men, how do you explain that there aren't as many women in STEM fields? Is it because there is a social difference between the way that men are treated when they express an interest in the STEM fields and the way that women are? That's a possibility, or you believe that women aren't equal, in which case that is EXACTLY why this conversation needs to happen.

And you're telling me that you've never felt alienated enough to abandon doing something you enjoy because other people constantly reminded you to feel worthless for enjoying it? Or that you can't entertain the possibility that could happen?

I mean, your argument here is against the conversation about this guy's shirt and you're using the same reason both-ways. This man feels alienated and shamed from participating in the national conversation about how cool it is that we've landed on a comet because of his shirt. All that needed to change was that someone needed to notice that it wasn't appropriate and have him remove it before putting him on-air.

Really? Have you used the internet for the past few months at all? This is a common trend with third-wave feminists attacking people instead of actually helping women. I think you need to brush up on what you are talking about. There is a reason people have a sour taste in their mouth when the word feminism comes up, and it is not because they do not think women should be equal to men. It is because of some extreme feminists using the word to beat down/hate on men.

I live in Massachusetts, basically feminist capital of earth (no small coincidence, also one of the most well-educated places on earth). When a group of people reacts with anger and vitriol, it's because they feel they've been presented with something equally as offensive that they must respond to in that way. This is why you are pissed off at feminists for the work of 'some extreme feminists'.

"Actually helping women" is starting the conversation. Considering women have been traditionally told not to speak up is exactly the point. Would anybody consider the meaning of this shirt if nobody had said, "Hey, actually that offends me?"

edit: Also, the shirt might be inappropriate, sure I can agree with that, but it certainly is not sexist in any capacity.

That's the point, bro. It's inappropriate in a way that calls attention to the fact that there is a sexist culture behind it.

Ok, let's consider this scenario:
- Would there be a problem if he was wearing a shirt with scantily clad men on it? (yes)
- Why did nobody suggest it wasn't a good idea that he wear a shirt like that while working in an official capacity for such an important mission/organization?

The answer is that there is a double-standard that is entrenched in our culture that provides for women and their visage as merely clothing to be worn. That nobody is thinking about the message it sends when a male-dominated field (engineering and science), so dominated because of those double-standards, feels comfortable putting out a spokesman wearing a shirt that completely alienates an entire group of people. I mean... do you see women wearing shirts of scantily-clad women? No.

It's unfortunate that the guy has gone through so much anguish when he seems so genuinely remorseful. Most of that is from a lack of clarity in the way the conversation has been brought up (illustrated by all of you having ire towards 'feminism' for having suggested this needs to be talked about), but the point still remains: that shirt and the wearing thereof in an official capacity when broadcast to the world is a problem that should be addressed.

At 11/11/14 10:37 AM, TurkeyOnAStick wrote: I prefer evark's lock message, but I'm never a fan of unlocking-locking. I find it overrides the original call of somebody else who we would expect to give an appropriate response anyway.

It wouldn't have been necessary if the original lock message had actually explained anything. I care more about fulfilling the expectation of having moderator decisions explained to users openly than who actually provides the explanation.

At 11/11/14 09:18 AM, TurkeyOnAStick wrote: There are a few threads that are prematurely locked, but in that example I'd question why the OP got miffed with their thread being closed.

He's new and doesn't necessarily understand how the forums and our moderators work. I thought it was fair to add an explanation. So I did.

At 11/11/14 02:03 AM, Romekio wrote: i just registered in NG 1 weak ago, so every thing new to me and i just entered forums 3 days ago.

Welcome to NG. On behalf of the moderation team, sorry we've already irked you.

it's like "OMG this thread got a lot of replays, by the Authority granted to me i stop that topic from getting more and more, the sky must rain blood, only us can gain more replays" lol :D, so over.

The topic was locked because it was in the style of 'Please explain this to me', pertaining to site-wide features. Generally, these features are explained in the FAQ, although I can't actually find an explanation of the ratings, currently. However, we have a policy of locking topics with simple questions once they've been answered. It's a practical thing: do you want to read 15 pages of people all telling you the same answer to the same question?

so i think it's not good to come and lock any topic that you got some feeling about it without asking, maybe i don't want you to lock it, are we got some freedom here?

Locking topics is at moderator's discretion. In the future, please feel free to privately message one of the moderators and politely ask for an explanation of the lock. As explained above, we don't permit topics pertaining to other locked topics on the forums.

I'd say, "Yes!" and then never do any of those things.

It's better to have loved and lost then never to have loved at all.

Having ridiculous 'standards' is one of the best ways to limit your own growth and relationships. I only maintain the one standard that makes sense: do I find this person attractive?

At 11/3/14 10:26 PM, TheKlown wrote: I need a program to erase an ssd drive that is not being detected by Windows or Mac right now. This ssd drive has Yosemite on it and neither Windows or Mac can even detect the ssd drive.

If it's not mounting, no program will effectively zero (fully reformat) the drive. In order to affect change on the drive, it needs to be operating normally. If you are concerned about disposal of the information on a broken drive, you'll need to contact a recycling company.

However, if you're simply trying to make the drive usable and it is functioning normally, but just not being assigned a drive letter on your Mac OS or Windows machine, you can do so with either operating system, or the live-boot linux distro that another user mentioned above. There are built in tools for both unix-based and DOS-based terminals that will be able to format the disk.

It might help if you provided some more information about what led you to this step? How do you know it has OSX 10.10 on it if it isn't being detected in either Windows or Mac OS? Did you partition the drive correctly before attempting to install the operating system? More details about what it is you're ultimately hoping to accomplish may help get your real question answered, rather than just this one detail that you've decided on.

I tend to emphasize with all-caps on specific important words. For instance: Oh sure, I'd love that. vs. Oh SURE, I'd love that. or Oh sure, I'd LOVE that. The first and third are the same meaning to a different degree in the positive, but the second one is clearly sarcastic. But that's only here on the BBS.

If I'm actually writing a story or dialog, it's much easier to establish the basal tone of the voice that you're using and then break it to the effect of sarcasm or jocularity, etc.

What's even more interesting to me are users who would probably be on this list if it weren't for account deletions/post deletions and the like. Crimson Edge, agustana, sks, Sanjay... other names I remember but can't recall for certain if they were over 10k posts or not.

I, too, find it disheartening that forum history is lost permanently when these users are deleted and/or have their posts removed. But, I understand that not everybody had the same mindset as me, where keeping majorly incriminating details about myself off the public web were a day 1 priority for me.

Anyway, cool to see that I'm basically in the same ranking place with posts as I am with experience. I just can't deposit anymore like I used to. Posting is the same. It's actually crazy to me that I'm now considered a wizened NG forum user. Deep down, I'm still the same ol' noob I was in 2004.

Here's the thing that's so important about a case such as this: everyone is shocked because they have a ridiculous and silly notion that a rapist is some mythical beast of a person who preys on women relentlessly and KNOWS exactly what they're doing at all times and recognizes that it's rape but can't stop because they need to feel powerful. Only some of these things are true.

Rapists are regular people who are a product of a system that teaches people that consent is a tricky subject to discuss before you get your jollies because it's awkward and difficult and our society isn't a place that talks about sex and so when it just happens it's sexy because it just kinda happened.

Men are taught not to be expressive about their feelings (wanting to have sex) and that when we do share those feelings with women they'll be repulsed by it. Women are taught not to be expressive about their feelings (wanting to have sex) and that when someone wants to have sex with them they must secretly have wanted it because they're passive and emotional and the man paid for them and saying 'no' is rude and makes people feel bad.

Rape happens all the time and is gender-neutral. Rapists are every-day people and the only common thread is an unwillingness, through conditioning, to discuss positive consent before the sexual acts begin. The rapist is not some scary man hiding in the bushes--he's your best friend of 10 years you didn't say 'yes' to who groped you in the dark when you were both black-out drunk and it felt kinda good so was it really rape?

See how gray it seems when you aren't in the mindset of sex-positive communication? Rape is as simple as this: did the person initiating the sexual contact clearly hear the sound-minded subject of their advances affirm them verbally? Did this person continue to check in about that affirmation?

Nobody owes anybody their body. Some people may disagree with this definition of rape, or may have not felt raped when they were raped, or may have said 'yes' but meant 'no', or whatever else. It's not tricky because rape itself is complicated, it's tricky because the stigmas attached are so complicated and the consequences for making a mistake are so complicated.

It's a big gray conversation that we can only make more black and white by talking about it in the open. Defending rape or rapists is not the way to go about the conversation. Victim-shaming is also not the way to go about the conversation. Shaming rapists is also not the way to go about the conversation. Recognizing that this is all a product of systemic stigmatization and approaching the conversation with a willingness to learn from others' perspective is the way to go about this conversation.

At 10/23/14 12:29 AM, Sensationalism wrote: Then I started wondering, is that normal? Do they do that when there is a male rapist? I don't think so. Usually it's just one pic like a mugshot or him in jail. So now I'm just confused. Why all the pics for the chick? We're glorifying rape and making rapists into heroes?

It's a double standard that we apply to our normative gender roles. Men are supposed to be 'conquerors' of women, so we don't blame the 24 year old woman for being conquered by the charms of a 16 year old male, despite her higher position of power. It fits our preconceived notions of gender for a woman to give in to a carnal weakness (while all men actively pursue it). This situation is exacerbated by the woman being youthful and conventionally attractive for her athleticism.

This same sort of things happens with male convicts, though not as often, rapists. Remember Jeremy Meeks? For male rape cases, look at how Kobe Bryant's rape allegations were treated. His pictures were all over the place. The common defense (even applied on their behalf), "why would [an attractive rapist] rape? [They're] attractive and can have sex with anybody."

It just kinda happens, man. Go do your sort of things in your general geographic vicinity, be an attractive person, meet people that interest you and make it clear you're interested. When you find a person that's picking up what you're putting down, it almost happens automatically.

It's really pretty simple. It's when you focus on 'getting laid' that it doesn't happen. No person likes being a means to an end in any situation, so recognize that other people will recognize whatever intentions you have or don't have.

At 10/20/14 11:57 PM, tox wrote: ToddM

This guy is my favorite user automatically, for adopting my silly April Fools joke signature from, like, two redesigns ago and keeping it to the present day.

@ToddM

At 10/17/14 12:41 PM, ReNaeNae wrote: It is my opinion that if you are a forum mod and have even a single user's forum posts blocked, you shouldn't be a forum mod.

It's really weird to me that I'm only seeing your post, liljim's posts, and Tom's posts in this topic. The forums have been so quiet since this feature came out.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1663806/windows-bit-installed-memory.html has a pretty good suggestion right there in the first response. Run msconfig, click the boot tab, click 'advanced' and click 'maximum memory'.

Another helpful thing to know would be your hardware. Some machines have features that let them use SSDs in the service of RAM features (ie: paging file) or using RAM to assist with graphics tasks. If this is the case, you may want to disable that feature in order to make sure the RAM is dedicated to OS usage.

Although, if you are booting to the BIOS and it is saying you have 3GB of memory installed... you probably don't have 4GB installed. I've never seen a RAM stick go 'half bad' like that. If you have a bad RAM stick, your machine typically doesn't boot with similar symptoms as if your motherboard were hosed. Are you sure you have 2x2GB installed? Just because your slot can take up to 2GB sized sticks doesn't mean that's what's in there. Very often, OEMs would ship systems with a 2GB in the primary and a 1GB in the secondary DIMM. Does windows say "4GB (3.xx usable)" or does it say "3GB" when you look in properties of the machine?

I feel obligated to link my suggestion as well: http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/Online/SecondaryInventorySearch.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dfh&cs=22&puid=4259be6c

With:
Processor: Intel Core 4th Generation i7-4790 processor (8M Cache, up to 4.0 GHz)
Windows 8.1 Pro
1TB 7200 rpm SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive
16 GB DDR3 Memory (4X4GB) 1600MHz
16X DVD +/- RW Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 with 4GB DDR3
Dell Outlet XPS 8700
Dell Wireless 1703 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0
Dell KB213 Wired Multimedia Keyboard
Dell USB 6-Button Laser Mouse
120V Power Cord
460 Watt Power supply Black

1 year warranty.
$1009.

If you don't want to fuss with doing all the research and putting it together yourself, check out dell's refurbished deals. Nothing else is important except processor (try to get the best model you can) and Video Card (try to get something that includes 2GB+VRAM). This will keep your budget right around the $1000 sweet spot, and they fully warranty their refurbished systems for a year. I've got a Dell Studio XPS 9100 with 12 GB of RAM, an ATI Radeon HD5800, and a Core i7 960 CPU as well as some other nice features that only set me back $1k about 3 years ago. Haven't had any real issues with it, besides the fact that AMD drivers suck ass. The only weak points really are the graphics card and the fact that I don't have an SSD yet.

I think it would be really cool if the "NEWGROUNDS" font used for the title of the website was also the font on the nav buttons. I think it would clean it up a little bit.

At 10/5/14 12:13 PM, MR-DOS wrote: Probably nothing. I imagine they put a 1920x1200 panel (with 1920x1200 being its hard limit) in your monitor. Hanns-G isn't a manufacturer I've heard of before. Either way, at 28" I'd want to push the res higher too, especially if it's being used from a normal distance.

Yea, it took me a combined 10 minutes of google-sleuthing and futzing with my video card's settings to realize this truth. Too bad, really... the thought of pushing 1440p through this monitor was pretty exciting. Still, this monitor is pretty sharp. I use it from arm's length.

I did not realize this sort of thing could be possible. Now I wanna see what I can do with my 1920 x 1200 28" Hanns-G.

Work asked me to stay an hour late and I agreed because I want to kick ass so hard this semester so I say yes to things like that now.

I regret this decision immensely. So tired... and since the gym closes at 10 on campus staying here until 10 means I don't get to go work out.

At 10/2/14 09:22 PM, ArabFreak wrote: The fleeting interest of shallow women.

Best.

If you're consistent with it, you notice the results and feel better because of it.

In order to avoid a family predisposition toward heart disease and diabetes, I have adopted a mostly vegetarian diet. I try to be strict about it in general, but I will make the occasional exception when the mood strikes, or if I am trying something new. The day-to-day usually isn't very difficult, but I have definitely heard enough from people implying that my diet isn't substantial enough for my body or the benefits are not substantiated with scientific evidence. It was suggested the other day that I do some reading on what really causes diabetes.

But what people don't understand is that this is not a dietary change that I've adopted lightly. This is a lifestyle change that I've enacted for the benefit of my current and future self. Not eating meat forces me to consider where I am getting my nutrients from and by default leaves me eating much larger quantities of healthy vegetables than I might otherwise consume. I notice the benefits: my skin is healthy, I had very little trouble transitioning from a sedentary summer schedule to a hectic and active schedule of 4-6 visits per week to the gym. I clearly have no trouble getting protein because I already notice the muscle gains from my weight routine, and I never get the sickly full feeling that I used to get every meal when I included meat in my diet.

Basically, I just can't wait to look like I'm 40 when I'm 60 and have zero health problems whatsoever thanks to my diet. Absent all other factors, that 'I told you so' will be worth it.

At 9/24/14 07:53 PM, VicariousE wrote: I pulled a classic, middle age blunder. I bid three thousand bucks on a motorcycle, and I won.

Not a blunder at all, my man! Keep the riding light and ride defensively. Develop your instincts for what situations could possibly lead to an accident and preemptively avoid them. Start reading forums and learn from the mistakes others have made (taking corners too fast, automobiles doing stupid things, etc.).

Cagers will NEVER see you. I hear stories of people MAKING EYE CONTACT with the motorcyclist and then pulling out into them anyway... some people legitimately can't understand in the split-second decision time that a motorcycle is a motor vehicle to be considered just as a car.

This isn't to dissuade you from riding. I rode for 4 months in Hawaii (no helmet laws... so awesome). You'll seriously never feel so free on the road as you will on a motorcycle. It's a joy.

Also that bike is sexy. The only thing I don't like is the red paint on those fork seals. Ewww, strip that off post-haste and reveal that sexy bare metal.

As for a tankman helmet: you're on your own.