Random Question Thread.

[SephYuyX]

So, my knee has been causing me problems lately. I don't recall doing anything to it either. It randomly starts aching, quite painfully too. I feels like it is cramping or something, no idea what it is. It goes away after like a minute or so, but damn does it hurt. I can feel coming on when it starts to ache a little, and then it gets intense and subsides after a little bit. I figured it would have gone away by now but it' been like 2 or 3 weeks. I can't afford a doctor.

[Korietsu]

Whats a good tire brand for normal use on a toyota car (205/65R15)?
Obviously theres always goodyear and michelin, but how about yoko, kumjo, nexen?

Pretty much any grand touring tire is what you're looking for for day to day use. If you were doing auto cross or drifting I would have suggested getting some Michelin Pilot sports. I would suggest either picking GT tires from Michelin, Yokohama, or Pirelli. Check out tirerack.com for tire needs.

[SephYuyX]

lovehatehero just recommended these to me: http://www.yokohamatire.com/tires/avid_touring_s.aspx

[Aero]

So I just reinstalled windows and have a fresh system. Are there any good programs or firefox add ons that I should get. What are some programs that you couldnt live without?

[Kerberoz]

7zip, Irfanview, Eraser, DaemonTools, pirated Adobe CS5, Super, Hijackthis, CCCP/Quicktime Alt, foobar+encoders, Google Picasa (only for the screensaver, Irfanview/Photoshop do everything else better)

Foxit (think its included by default now), Noscript/AB+,Lazarus (recovers forms you've been typing incase you navigate away before hitting enter etc), TinEye, Flashgot/Downthemall/Jdownloader, mouse gestures

[foopy]

if the tussin doesn't work, just accept your fate:

[aduidarnenye]

I'm officially old.

How do you make a Tweet with that crazy @ thing so it shows up on their followers page?

[Norellicus]

If I understand you correctly...

You can't.

If Alice wants to send a tweet to Bob, but wants Charlie (who is following Bob) to see it, then she has to also mention Charlie in the message. If Alice sends a tweet that says "@Bob I like your tie" then Bob will be notified and all of Alice's followers will see it in their feeds, but nobody else. Only if Bob decides to retweet the message from Alice will Charlie then see a copy of it (since a retweet is just an automatic method of "copy/paste" from someone else's tweet). Or, Alice can just say "@Bob I like your tie, @Charlie do you agree?" at which point they will both get notice.

[Counterfeit]

The hypothetical situation where if you were a doctor and a patient came to you with this problem how would you respond:

On two occasions in the past week I get a sharp pain in my chest/heart area when I inhale. Like, if I took a deep breath it would hurt, but after that first breath, it would not hurt any longer. If I took little breaths and gradually increased the amount of air I took in, it would still hurt, but once I'm able to inhale a full breath it would no longer hurt. I'm not sure if I'm articulating this clearly.

I'm not fat and I'm 24.

[Woozie]

Asthma? Obviously I'm no doctorologist, but it sounds like you may need to see a lungdoctorologist, or whatever they're called. I had issues with sharp chest pains when I was younger and after numerous tests with Cardiologist and lungologist (or whatever) they concluded that it's probably exercise-induced asthma (though they weren't entirely sure that it wasn't my heart or a combination of both).

[zoobernut]

Doesn't sound like asthma to me. Asthma is a difficulty breathing, this sounds like a pinched muscle or something. You can get muscle spasms in the chest muscles.

[Woozie]

Well, it sounds similar to what I had when I was a kid/teenager, which my doctors concluded was probably asthma even though I never had difficulty breathing, ever.

[Caiyuo]

Is occasional dizziness or feelings of vertigo a symptom of anything specific? About 2 years ago when I was in the kitchen and bending down to grab something, I lost my sense of balance and felt extremely dizzy and had to sit down to prevent just falling over entirely and shortly after became extremely nauseous. From there, any time I bent down or laid down to sleep, the moment between the two states would momentarily throw me off, not enough to cause any problem, but enough to feel the sensation. I went to the doctor a few days later and after testing for heart problems and I believe testing for a semblance of a stroke (I'm 23), he found nothing indicative of what I was feeling and even after blood and urine testing, still found nothing. It went away a few days later and up until last night I haven't felt that sensation since.


I don't have health insurance so if I could at least have a starting point to go on if I have to go back I'd really appreciate it.

[Streak]

Well, it sounds similar to what I had when I was a kid/teenager, which my doctors concluded was probably asthma even though I never had difficulty breathing, ever.

I've had this too, more often when I was younger, though still occasionally even at 31. The person who called muscle spasms in the chest sounds like the best explanation I've heard. During the pain it would sharply hurt while inhaling, but if I could muscle through it and take a big breath, something in my chest would "pop" and then I felt OK, although sometimes with a muscle ache afterwards.

As an adult I recognize it feels much the same as those pain-in-ass leg cramps most guys get at night.

[Kerberoz]

If I understand you correctly...

You can't.

If Alice wants to send a tweet to Bob, but wants Charlie (who is following Bob) to see it, then she has to also mention Charlie in the message. If Alice sends a tweet that says "@Bob I like your tie" then Bob will be notified and all of Alice's followers will see it in their feeds, but nobody else. Only if Bob decides to retweet the message from Alice will Charlie then see a copy of it (since a retweet is just an automatic method of "copy/paste" from someone else's tweet). Or, Alice can just say "@Bob I like your tie, @Charlie do you agree?" at which point they will both get notice.

tl;dr = Twitter is fucking retarded and unintuitive.

[Freeko]

Does anyone know of any sites that have TV show complete seasons for download besides torrents? Would prefer if they had MU links.

[Shakki]

I'm trying to remember the name of a game I played over a year ago. It was a 2D game available to download for free in which you aged as you moved to the right. You could move up and down as well to explore further, e.g. find treasure boxes in mazes. You could obtain a spouse as well, but then you couldn't get to all the treasure. There was supposed to be some deeper meaning behind it as well...I hope that doesn't all sound terribly vague.

Anyone have any idea what I'm referring to? :/

[miokomioko]

I'm trying to remember the name of a game I played over a year ago. It was a 2D game available to download for free in which you aged as you moved to the right. You could move up and down as well to explore further, e.g. find treasure boxes in mazes. You could obtain a spouse as well, but then you couldn't get to all the treasure. There was supposed to be some deeper meaning behind it as well...I hope that doesn't all sound terribly vague.

Anyone have any idea what I'm referring to? :/

Passage

[Shakki]

Passage

Yes! Thank you.

[wop]

Anyone speak French here?

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Apparently this is funny...