Random Question Thread.

[Kerberoz]

I assume you mean DRM files? If so then you can burn them on a CD then rip them back as a non-DRM file type.

Faster (and legally/morally equal) to just pirate the flacs.

[Xajii]

So here's my situation: the family cat pees on my mothers Chinese carpet and shes going a bit insane about it. Shes covered the edges carpet with aluminum foil and insists that the cat won't pee on it, but she still does (I have seen she pee directly on the foil). Any suggestions on how to stop my cat from peeing on the rug, and/or how to convince my mom that putting foil on the carpet won't do anything except make people go wtf (lol... I've had people come over and think my mom has some crazy alien obsession )

Getting rid of the cat isn't an option also.

An additional question for those who may know since I was thinking of it:
I am a total noob when it comes to cars, and I have a few scratches from rubbing the side of my car against a plant (since I'm a half Asian woman driver of course). I think I have some paint that's for my car. Is touching up those scratches something I can do myself?

Post above me provided many good pieces of info but I'd also add that it could have to do with being upset about the condition of the litter box - cleanliness, size, etc.

[Byrthnoth]

Bit of a long-shot here, but I'm moving to Leipzig in the fall and need to ballpark my living expenses. I speak and read 0 German of any kind, so it's a little difficult to figure out what I'll be paying every month. Anyone know more German than me and can help me out? I will be spending a lot of time in lab, so a pretty basic food + housing + utilities + transportation budget would probably be fine.

[Acturus]

I got this nice Fossil watch as a gift about a year ago but when I wore it, the number 5 inside the watch came loose and is just moving around it. I found it a few days ago and saw that the 5, 6 and 7 all came loose.

Is there anyway to fix this and how much would it cost. I have no receipt and its been a year so pretty sure no warranty covers it.

I know this question is a bit aged, but Fossil also has a remarkable reputation for their customer service.

Call them and ask. I've had stories from friends who will say that Fossil will (at times) replace the watch, no questions asked, no cost to you.

[Caiyuo]

Is there any way transfer all my music from iTunes onto another computer?

TO move from one to the other or to have on both? I think if the former they have official means to do it, but if the latter, try sharepod

[pogejr]

Alright so this year I decided to stay on campus. I own a wifi-capable phone and two laptops, a high end one for school and a older dell latitude for downloading stuff.

Today, I log into the school network and something called Bradford Dissolvable Agent installed and deleted itself. Apparently it scans my computer for viruses and black-listed software, and you can only register with one device, as it uses student account information.

Does this mean I'm out of luck in regards to retaining my lifestyle?

[Byrthnoth]

I'd hope your campus isn't that short-sighted, but maybe. You should go talk to the Comp Sci majors.

[Tricen]

So I took 3 shots of this Japanese Plum Wine stuff and I got a horrible stomach ache right under the diaphragm area. It happens when I drink rum too. Anyone else ever have this happen and/or know what that's all about?

[kuronosan]

You know, this isn't really random... but I jokingly told this person who was giving crappy advice to a relative that I was an athiest and I got the typical "OMG HEATHEN" response I expected.

Come to find out some Christians believe that the Bible was translated from original chiseled stones in 1700, which is the King James Version. I tried explaining about the conferences and such back in the Roman days but I was called stupid.

So, what the fuck? Someone want to educate me on when the Bible was actually prepared? Council of Nicea, right? I thought this was universally taught in Bible school and in most Parochial schools.

[Salodin]

Yea pretty sure it was a council that decided it. You can't teach the ignorant though...

[Cyn]

For Christians, the council of Nicea is considered a deviation from true faith that led to the founding of the Roman Catholic church. The protestant movement was to get away from the changes made and back to an earlier form of the bible.

[Skidz]

Just a random question for those in the US: when blockbuster went out of business, did y'all just keep the games/movies you rented and never returned them? Blockbuster Canada has just decided to close all remaining stores in Canada (in about a week I think, news just broke tonight), so I'm wondering if I should go rent everything i can tomorrow and just keep it.

[Qalbert]

lol...

[Omniyoji]

They will know, come, and find you...

[Skidz]

so i guess corporate will still be kickin around and can sic the collectors after me, eh? Was just wondering what happened in the US. Guess I'll have to try my luck at the liquidation sales.

[ikethegreat]

Blockbuster isn't out of business...they just closed most of their stores and are doing the online thing now. I've been using it for several months now.

[Isiolia]

You know, this isn't really random... but I jokingly told this person who was giving crappy advice to a relative that I was an athiest and I got the typical "OMG HEATHEN" response I expected.

Come to find out some Christians believe that the Bible was translated from original chiseled stones in 1700, which is the King James Version. I tried explaining about the conferences and such back in the Roman days but I was called stupid.

So, what the fuck? Someone want to educate me on when the Bible was actually prepared? Council of Nicea, right? I thought this was universally taught in Bible school and in most Parochial schools.

The Council of Nicea primarily was looking at whether Jesus was actually God or not. It standardized that, and the date for Easter I think. The results of it were more on the order of what core Christian tenets of faith are, hence the Nicene Creed.

The Bible in general isn't the product of one single council. It's a collection of writings/scriptures, and different regions/groups had their own set of what they considered to be canon. There were a bunch of councils that tried to determine what should be canon and what shouldn't be, or individuals that argued for/against the inclusion of certain books (Martin Luther for example). To this day there isn't one single version that every denomination considers complete. The Council of Trent defined a lot for Catholics, including what their version of the Bible contains, along with official stances on a number of other things. It's pretty similar to the Protestant Bible, but includes a few extra "apocryphal" books.

If you're looking at the Protestant Bible in English, there were multiple translations. The Tyndale Bible was an early translation from Hebrew/Greek, but didn't have a full set of the Old Testament books. The Matthew Bible added additional material, but still not a complete Old Testament, and what it added was primary translated from Latin/German. Then you had the Great Bible, commisioned by Henry VIII, which completed the translation (from German/Latin) of the Old Testament books.

Significantly, you then have the Geneva Bible, which based the New Testament again on the Tyndale Bible's version, but retranslated the Old Testament from Hebrew. It also added the chapter/verse structure, footnotes, and benefited from the advent of the printing press.
In a sense, this was a "study Bible"...and disagreement with the annotations are what drove the creation of the King James version, and other versions.

The person you were talking to was technically correct, in a sense, because rather than base the King James Version on previous work, the Church of England had a team of translators go back to the original-language texts for a fresh translation of the whole package, in an attempt to make a new definitive edition. Others have since done this as well, to translate into more modern language/etc.

Starts to sound less like scripture, and more like Star Wars home video releases. That said, from a faith standpoint, Christians would believe that the book selection/translation/etc were guided by God. Basically, that they ended up with the information they need for their faith by divine intervention. Or, to continue to the home video analogy...a remastered cut done under the supervision of the director.

[Elesirdur]

Re: Blockbuster Canada going Bust

Saw that in the news a few days ago too. They will probably have big liquidation sales, but anything you rent will still have some terms attached to it which their creditors and receivers will end up taking control of, meaning just not returning anything will end up with people coming after you for fines and the laughably inflated value of the movie/game you didn't return. Good idea though...

I'm hoping that the collapse of Blockbuster will speed up the delivery of non-shittastic Netflix content in Canada. For every decent movie on Netflix Canada, there's got to be at least 25-50 crap ones nobody but the most hardcore film buff has heard of.

[Tyche]

The contents of one 40lb bag of topsoil will cover 10 sq ft of ground to a depth of 1 inch. How many bags are needed to cover a plot which measures 200x300m to a depth of 4cm.

2 sigfigs

show work.

[mrmusicmr]

Yea pretty sure it was a council that decided it. You can't teach the ignorant though...

Yup, you cann't do that.