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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th August 2020, 02:22 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 9,158
Posted By elgarak
From my German perspective, training of US cops...

From my German perspective, training of US cops is ridiculously short. I read that the LAPD Academy is just a six-month program, followed by one year rookie status, where they do full duty together...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th August 2020, 02:11 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 9,158
Posted By elgarak
Technically correct, but quite a number of...

Technically correct, but quite a number of civilians uttering the phrase did not survive the encounter.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 2nd August 2020, 04:54 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,232
Posted By elgarak
No need for those. There are...

No need for those. There are headsets/mics/headphones that connect via USB or Bluetooth. It pays off to study reviews in particular for Bluetooth ones. They frequently have connection issues. But i...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 1st May 2020, 04:12 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,631
Posted By elgarak
...or use Linux or a Mac, if available... ...

...or use Linux or a Mac, if available...

Seriously, I found hard drive pathology much easier with Linux. (Or a Mac, since I have one.)

One may have to invest a bit of time to find NTFS...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th April 2020, 04:12 PM
Replies: 3,500
Views: 399,001
Posted By elgarak
These are based on models, though. The...

These are based on models, though.

The problem is that one cannot model human behavior properly. That's the big problem we here in Germany are facing right now with loosening restrictions. Yes,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th March 2020, 07:51 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 10,027
Posted By elgarak
No. You choose your provider. What you pay to the...

No. You choose your provider. What you pay to the provider depends on your income. The idea being that most people pay but not need, and those who need get what they need financed by the overdraft.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th February 2020, 07:05 AM
Replies: 688
Views: 33,934
Posted By elgarak
I was only half-joking when I said it. ...

I was only half-joking when I said it.

MegHarry's problem is exactly the same as that of Prince with WB.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th January 2020, 05:14 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 5,493
Posted By elgarak
Remember that in the scene where Michael Biehn is...

Remember that in the scene where Michael Biehn is zipped in a "body bag", the "body bag" was Cameron's personal suit bag, cut open on one side. Would only cover Biehn's head and shoulders, basically,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th January 2020, 05:08 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 5,493
Posted By elgarak
The early scene where Arnie punches through a...

The early scene where Arnie punches through a SIDE window is really him. He was also wearing gloves (fingerless gloves with cutouts AND METAL SPIKES were part of his costume, but if you look closely,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th January 2020, 04:12 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,118
Posted By elgarak
Yes. It was difficult to make uniform thickness...

Yes. It was difficult to make uniform thickness glass (plate glass) in large size until the float-glass process (glass on a bed of molten metal).

The artifacts of glass production are found in old...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th January 2020, 06:27 AM
Replies: 688
Views: 33,934
Posted By elgarak
Harry, the-Windsor-formerly-known-as-Prince?

Harry, the-Windsor-formerly-known-as-Prince?
Forum: Computers and the Internet 19th January 2020, 02:42 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,130
Posted By elgarak
There was a Flash update recently...

There was a Flash update recently...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th January 2020, 06:59 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 7,273
Posted By elgarak
You mean "Dame" (with a long "a", meaning lady),...

You mean "Dame" (with a long "a", meaning lady), which stems from latin "domina".

"Dammen" (with 2 "m") is only used in German as a declination of the word "Damm", meaning "dam" (which holds back...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 14th January 2020, 06:40 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,821
Posted By elgarak
Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics program. ...

Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics program.

The best alternative (without a subscription model) is Affinity Designer.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th December 2019, 07:27 AM
Replies: 170
Views: 6,801
Posted By elgarak
Good luck trying that in Germany. The standards...

Good luck trying that in Germany. The standards are just different here. As I read on a hobbyist lock-picker's forum: While it is not a lot more difficult to pick the locks, it is a lot more tedious...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th December 2019, 03:30 AM
Replies: 314
Views: 36,415
Posted By elgarak
As far as I can tell, there's no mentioning of...

As far as I can tell, there's no mentioning of the electricity being AC – alternating current. Which means that there's a frequency attached.

The USA (and some surrounding contries) uses 60 Hz....
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd December 2019, 08:06 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 8,316
Posted By elgarak
CIE 1931 xy chromaticity space, with black body...

CIE 1931 xy chromaticity space, with black body radiator (pretty much incandescent light bulb) at various...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 27th November 2019, 07:02 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,069
Posted By elgarak
Nothing. They were – as I did, when I experienced...

Nothing. They were – as I did, when I experienced the same thing, and agree with them – doing an image search (with google, and maybe some other search services). Results come back, and some (a lot,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st November 2019, 02:58 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 8,316
Posted By elgarak
Be that as it may, as someone who lived in the...

Be that as it may, as someone who lived in the USA (FL) and Germany, I can state with confidence that German green traffic lights are most positively green. US 'green' traffic lights frequently ......
Forum: Computers and the Internet 20th November 2019, 06:49 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,377
Posted By elgarak
The most common dirtiness problem I encounter is...

The most common dirtiness problem I encounter is a hair stuck in front of the lens. Often barely visible to my old eyes.

Causes either non-movement (the hair is fixed in place, and is the main...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th November 2019, 06:15 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 5,507
Posted By elgarak
It should be noted that the current German law...

It should be noted that the current German law does not use monetary fines primarily to enforce.

As a parent, one'll need paperwork proving the vaccination in order to enlist your kid to...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 17th November 2019, 06:09 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,885
Posted By elgarak
VLC should be able to play Blu-Ray, too. Haven't...

VLC should be able to play Blu-Ray, too. Haven't tried it, though. (Might choke on some discs because of DRM.)
Forum: Education 13th November 2019, 03:13 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 11,402
Posted By elgarak
What's so difficult? Just learn German, then it's...

What's so difficult? Just learn German, then it's pronounced just as written (Klatsh, with the "a" as in "yacht"). :)
Forum: Computers and the Internet 13th November 2019, 07:27 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,885
Posted By elgarak
Also, cleaning the discs. Water and a bit of...

Also, cleaning the discs.

Water and a bit of dishwashing detergent. Gentle rubbing radially (from the center to the edge). Rinse with lots of lukewarm water. Dry on a kitchen paper towel, without...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th November 2019, 08:03 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,341
Posted By elgarak
In German, there was (maybe still is) an often...

In German, there was (maybe still is) an often used expression of "pregnancy interruption" for "abortion". As if one could resume it when it's more convenient...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 11th November 2019, 06:43 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,243
Posted By elgarak
Yes, you can hook up the TV as a monitor. Yes,...

Yes, you can hook up the TV as a monitor. Yes, the HDMI should carry the sound. Yes, the TV should have similar quality to a monitor. I have done it a couple of times to watch movies.

Since we get...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th November 2019, 05:21 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,270
Posted By elgarak
"I see dead people." – The SSA Sense

"I see dead people."
– The SSA Sense
Forum: Education 10th November 2019, 07:29 AM
Replies: 199
Views: 11,402
Posted By elgarak
Real reason: Michael Dorn had to wear false...

Real reason: Michael Dorn had to wear false teeth, and some pronunciations are just so to prevent his false teeth falling out.

True reason: He's a Klingon who spoke only Klingon as a small child,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th November 2019, 03:00 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 5,827
Posted By elgarak
Tell that to the Koreans' I worked with...Hell,...

Tell that to the Koreans' I worked with...Hell, tell that to ANYONE from (South)-East Asia who is not Chinese. (Sometimes the default goes to Japanese, like here in Düsseldorf, because there's a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd November 2019, 07:46 AM
Replies: 249
Views: 16,157
Posted By elgarak
What would they have said if they had been...

What would they have said if they had been Europeans?

"Caucasians"? (probably not, too American)
"Central European descent"?

or

"Germans"? I think anyone would have questioned that (Germans...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 21st October 2019, 04:11 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,027
Posted By elgarak
This is a bit of speculation: It's possible...

This is a bit of speculation: It's possible Chrome saves the bookmarks (and maybe [parts of] your browsing history) in the cloud, ostensibly associated with your Google account, even if you do not...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th October 2019, 06:57 AM
Replies: 131
Views: 8,858
Posted By elgarak
Sure. But the school is (should be) staffed...

Sure.

But the school is (should be) staffed by professionals, and must therefore be held to a higher standard. Safety of the children is the top priority; the kid should never have been left...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 1st October 2019, 01:51 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,764
Posted By elgarak
Just in case the reason was indeed the Mac...

Just in case the reason was indeed the Mac version of Safari being updated to ver 13.0: Apple updated it to version 13.0.1, and it seems to be gone now. YT is working, and it now works normally with...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 23rd September 2019, 01:59 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,764
Posted By elgarak
Are you, perchance, a Mac user and have recently...

Are you, perchance, a Mac user and have recently updated Safari to version 13?

This thing has terrible problems resolving certain addresses, including shortened twitter-urls. I also had trouble...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th September 2019, 01:36 AM
Replies: 313
Views: 16,809
Posted By elgarak
I assume you have never worked in a STEM field? ...

I assume you have never worked in a STEM field?

Because you're ridiculously wrong.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th September 2019, 06:26 AM
Replies: 307
Views: 15,377
Posted By elgarak
Modern tobacco is radioactive, too. Tobacco grown...

Modern tobacco is radioactive, too. Tobacco grown after the above-ground nuke explosions has incorporated Plutonium from the fall-outs. It's an alpha-emitter. Now, if you have ever taken a radiation...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 17th August 2019, 04:47 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,914
Posted By elgarak
There's a persistent bug that can affect display...

There's a persistent bug that can affect display preferences like color and contrast. On mine (Mac mini with an LG monitor), I sometimes notice contrast/gamma changes when viewing video with iTunes...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th August 2019, 07:36 AM
Replies: 1,344
Views: 103,684
Posted By elgarak
Who said anything about smart?

Who said anything about smart?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th August 2019, 03:08 PM
Replies: 1,344
Views: 103,684
Posted By elgarak
Not according to some legal analysis I read...

Not according to some legal analysis I read today. Obviously, there's a lot of evidence (documents, tapes, recordings, you name it) taken from his house that's tied up in the legal case against him,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th August 2019, 05:40 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,036
Posted By elgarak
Re-reading the OP, as a physicist, I just have to...

Re-reading the OP, as a physicist, I just have to say this: I do not care about wavelength. My training has me taught to think in eV. As long as I get eV, i'm happy, and I don't give a crap what word...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th August 2019, 05:32 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,036
Posted By elgarak
For a proton, too. You still get the kinetic...

For a proton, too. You still get the kinetic energy directly as eV when it is accelerated with that many Vs. Proton still has a charge of 1 e, after all. :)
Forum: Computers and the Internet 2nd August 2019, 05:20 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,073
Posted By elgarak
It could also mean a faulty temp sensor...

It could also mean a faulty temp sensor somewhere. Not necessarily the CPU, but also hard drives, graphics card, power supply etc. I've had this happen in a laptop, where it turned out to be the hard...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st August 2019, 04:34 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,036
Posted By elgarak
Doesn't matter. If you know the V, you know the...

Doesn't matter. If you know the V, you know the eV (or at least have an upper limit). That's why physicists came up with the unit eV!
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th July 2019, 06:45 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 10,385
Posted By elgarak
As far as I understand, it is to prevent...

As far as I understand, it is to prevent obstruction of justice by the accused. Maybe that is why 45* is interested in it.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th July 2019, 04:36 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 2,440
Posted By elgarak
That's the thing: They should not be legal...

That's the thing: They should not be legal products. The emission a smoker produces when smoking is a very complex mixture of quite 'bad' (for lack of a better term) chemicals (including, but not...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd July 2019, 07:04 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 4,573
Posted By elgarak
In light of these information, it's nuckin' futs...

In light of these information, it's nuckin' futs to do a Brexit which greatly diminishes your ability to staff your national health system with adequately trained personnel.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 21st July 2019, 02:14 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,724
Posted By elgarak
If you want. It's UI is modeled after Office...

If you want.

It's UI is modeled after Office 1997, and something looking like it is still the default, but I think you can turn it more ribbony.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 20th July 2019, 03:27 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,436
Posted By elgarak
I had one for gall bladder (liver, small...

I had one for gall bladder (liver, small intestine). Which meant regular "breathe in, hold, breathe out". The problem was that I was already breathing shallow to fight the claustrophobia, and they...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 13th July 2019, 03:26 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,724
Posted By elgarak
I will not argue about corporate requirements...

I will not argue about corporate requirements because I do not know them. There are special requirements for the software to organize the work of large-ish teams, and Office 365 may be good for that,...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 13th July 2019, 05:46 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,724
Posted By elgarak
Why, though? At this point, I see Office 365...

Why, though?

At this point, I see Office 365 as purely corporate software. Unless you work for a company or organisation that organizes its work with it (at which point it's up to said...
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