Bill was picking away at his belly button

In the episode of King of the Hill in which Bill was picking away at his belly button with a little bits of bellybutton lint falling out I pictured myself doing that as well. This is the type of man who would pick away at his belly button and sniff his finger afterwards. He also dug out some of the bellybutton lint and then rolled it between his index and found for tactile pleasure.

Let's admit it guys this is something we all do from time to time especially after we haven't taken a shower for a while. At that bill also picks away at his toes and digs away at his toe jam with his fingernail . The odorous musky toenail flavor toe jam is something very spicy with a moist musky sensation. I admit I take pleasure in doing this myself. Sometimes also place my hand between my armpits after having taken a shower for a while and enclose my armpit tightly wrought while rubbing my hand in between to create the warmth friction that will allow some of the sweat particles within my armpit to rub onto the skin of my hand. I then proceeded to take my hand and sniff it all over to enjoy that's spicy aroma of my armpit.

What other areas of the body heavy sniffed? We all enjoy our own body odors that is the way nature made it. It is a form of Bonnie mechanisms so that when we rub off on another individual we can identify our own body odor on them. We have lost the sense of smell over the past millennia because it hasn't been pressured upon us by evolution. It is also important for identifying our own family members and offspring. That is why when you touch a baby rat, the mother will be able to identify the foreign smell and proceed to kill the baby rat.


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Philippines brand dried coconuts that tasted rancid, like plastic

I came home from Costco today with the back of Philippines brand dried coconuts that tasted rancid, like plastic or like oil that's been sitting out in the air in the sun for too long. You could immediately tell that something was not right from the smell after opening the bag. It literally smelled like plastic fumes. I've bought two bags of these before, about two months ago and four months ago from different batches with different expiration dates and both those bags tasted delicious. But this third bag tasted disgusting. I took a few bites and then had my mom tried as well and she said yeah something was definitely wrong with them. It felt like you were eating pieces of tried rubber plastic.

I checked the tiny little plastic packet which helps to absorb moisture. It's packaging was sound without any sign of leaking.

I think the culprit could have been that they doused the coconuts too much in antifungal preservatives. That's the only explanation I can think of because the texture of the coconuts were very chewy and fresh, but the taste was utterly disgusting. I will return this promptly and notify them of the strange taste. I hope the customer service rep doesn't just throw the back away instead and takes initiative to inform the manager and eventually the company who manufactures this product.

WNC 1500 wireless headset can be used while recharging

I just confirmed with a email customer service representative from Andrea Electronics that the WNC 1500 wireless headset can be used while recharging plugged in via the USB cable.

I was initially confused because I found to pamphlets on their website one stating that the unit cannot be used while charging and the other one stating the opposite. The customer service representative replied to me saying that this was a mistake on their part and replace the faulty pamphlet with the correct one.
A word of caution however as I did go on the Internet to search for the precautions of charging while using lithium-ion batteries. I didn't find anyone saying that this will for sure damage the batteries, but there is the issue of excess heat caused by the simultaneous charging in using and lithium-ion batteries do not like excess heat which will shorten the lifespan of the battery. Other than that I didn't find any precautions warnings against using the battery while charging.

the H600 works surprisingly well in our testing, but does not have the same level of noise rejection as the WNC-1500

things that I dislike about the Asus 144 Hz monitor VGA 248 QE:

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1734114&page=72
http://www.overclock.net/t/1339384/zero-motion-blur-lcd-nvidia-lightboost-hack-looks-like-crt-looks-like-480hz/1000_50

This is some things that I dislike about the Asus 144 Hz monitor VGA 248 QE:

Sharpness can only be adjusted in increments of 10% from 0 to 100. Fine control over sharpness allows me to adjust my text to the exact level of crispness that I enjoy. My eyes are very prone to stress when reading.

The matte coating is a bit too heavy. Not as heavy as on my Acer H203, but I wish the matte coating could be lighter. I don't want completely glossy because that for my experience is not comfortable.

These are the things I liked about the monitor:

The adjustable base is superb. You can take off this monitor and replaced it with any other vesa mountable monitor very easily. Other brands like Dell have proprietary attachments. Kudos to Asus. You can even rotate the monitor counterclockwise by just a little bit so that in case your base is level on your desk in either direction, you can be assured that your monitor will always be level.

The light boost 2-D hack found on the blur busters block is really amazing especially for shooters. I can get head shots left and right with my M3 shotgun in counterstrike source. There is no input lag that I noticed even in light boost mode.

Maybe us AMD owners should pass on this monitor and be vocal about it, to encourage Asus to come out with a universal strobing backlight 144 Hz monitor that's not restricted to Nvidia light boost.

FedEx Ground tracking

    I'm not that familiar with Fedex but sometimes with USPS it will stay at "accepted" at the location of shipping all the way until the day after it is delivered, and then it will be updated with all of the stops and the delivery. I would call tomorrow anyway and ask, it couldn't hurt.                                                             

Are you talking about FedEx Ground? Ground is different from Express (overnite) and is slower. If you order something from an online company it might take a couple days to get into FedEx's systems and that's when you'll see the "enroute" info on tracking. Some companies will consider an item "shipped' when they load it onto a trailer, but FedEx doesn't consider it shipped until they pick up the trailer and scan it. That can be a descrepancy of a couple days.

Also, FedEx Ground doesn't run on Saturdays and Sundays so no scans will update on the weekends.                                  

   

                                          It's FedEx ground, the package does not go through any sort facilities as it's being transported on a tractor trailer. There is no way to update the tracking while it's on a truck and it's updated when it arrives at a facility close to it's delivery destination where it's sorted and scanned for tracking updates.

The status changes to "In Transit" as soon as they load the package onto an outgoing truck.

It will change it's status when they scan the package as they take it off of the truck at another terminal or when they deliver it to your door.

use while charging Li Ion batteries

http://talk.maemo.org/archive/index.php/t-6582.html
You can use it while charging. The battery doesn't have memory.

A lot of sources advise for LiIon batteries to let them go through a couple of complete charges/deep discharges the first time. It's claimed to help maximize the battery capacity.

 I've been careful to use my laptop off the charger almost every day (i.e. avoiding keeping it at 100% all the time, particularly when warm), and it's only in the third year that the capacity has started to drop a bit (I used to get 5 hours active hacking capacity, now it's more like 4 1/3). The old battery, on the other hand, completely died within a year after being kept 100% charged all the time. However, I try to avoid deep-discharging the laptop. In my experience that'll kill capacity quickly (I did it once with my phone and it's never been the same after that).


http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/forums/kindleqna?ie=UTF8&cdForum=Fx1GLDPZMNR1X53&cdThread=Tx2SQC7FMI4IGB8

The reason you're warned not to use a device while it's charging is that the battery drain you're imposing with use may overcome the charge being supplied by the charger. If that's the case, the net effect is that your battery will continue to discharge. The reason some devices overheat in this case is that a faulty design (or faulty unit) tries to compensate for the drain by drawing more current from the charger. (Shouldn't cause the device to overheat but it sometimes happens.)

As far as the KF is concerned, the same logic applies. Using the device while charging will lengthen the time it takes to charge or if the charger is not supplying sufficient charge, you may find that it doesn't charge at all. But there are other reasons not to use the KF while charging, too.

First, the battery monitoring software in your KF may look like a "fuel gauge," but it's not. There is no way to accurately estimate the amount of charge remaining in a lithium ion battery. Instead, the estimate of remaining charge is based on the current available at any particular time. This current diminishes as the battery discharges and the "profile" of that reduced power is used to estimate the battery charge remaining.

If you charge the battery while using the device, the "profile" can get out whack, yielding an incorrect "profile" and in extreme cases making the KF believe it's fully charged when it isn't or vice versa. This is a bad thing and can lead to all sorts of unpredictable behavior including freezing, shutting down with battery charge remaining, etc. 

lithium-ion batteries, etc

With NiCd and NiMH batteries, charging can be tricky. You must be careful not to overcharge them, as this could lead to decreased capacity. To prevent this from happening, some chargers switch to a trickle charge or simply shut off when charging is complete. NiCd and NiMH batteries also must be reconditioned, meaning you should completely discharge and recharge them again every once in a while to minimize any loss in capacity. LiOn batteries, on the other hand, have sophisticated chargers that prevent overcharging and never need to be reconditioned.

andrea questions: WARNING: Do not attempt to charge the WNC-1500 with anything other than the USB charger cable provided.

Remove the top cover of your Bluetooth Headset. Cut remove the old battery. Solder back the new battery and cap back the cover. Make sure you charge your Bluetooth headset at least 8 hours the first 2-3 times after draining the power out each time.

Battery will take around 2 or 3 full 8 hours cycle charges to reach optimum performance.

There is one exception. Battery experts suggest that after 30 charges, you should allow lithium-ion batteries to almost completely discharge. Continuous partial discharges create a condition called digital memory, decreasing the accuracy of the device’s power gauge. So let the battery discharge to the cut-off point and then recharge. The power gauge will be recalibrated.I’ve always had an extra battery for my notebook, but it would never last as long as the original battery. I know now that it’s because I was storing the battery fully charged. That means oxidation of lithium-ion is at its highest rate.

The problem with using your notebook computer as a desktop with the battery installed is that the battery remains at full charge and at a relatively high temperature (when the notebook computer is running.)

With Li-ion batteries, you *might*
experience a *slight* shortening of the battery life since these guys like
high charging currents,

It's always possible to overcharge a battery. That's why there's an indicator telling you that charging is complete. Always unplug asap when you see this.

High temps when at full charge is detrimental to Lithium Ion batteries. That is why some notebook computers can be set to charge the battery to 50% or so instead of 100% so that if used as a desktop and plugged in all the time the battery doesn't isn't sitting at 100% all the time.

Charging when your battery reaches about 50% with an occational full discharge should help prolong the life of Lithium Ion cells. 50% charge cycles stress the batteries less than 100% cycles.

NiMH batteries self discharge about 1% per day so if used in a low energy consummation or stand-by device the battery will only last about 90 days before requiring recharge.

In order to prolong battery life the WNC-1500 was designed to go into sleep mode after ten minutes of non use. To wake the device press the power button on the headset once.

The Jabra GO 6430 supports both wideband and narrowband audio. Wideband audio offers better sound quality

at a reduced battery time.

I was just getting ready to post how much I like the WNC-1500. It is phenomenally accurate. And it holds a charge all day for me. And I do a lot of dictating.

Andrea W NC 1500 questions and details

Hi I have some questions regarding the WNC 1500. I would very much appreciate to have the answers.
Is the battery in the W NC 1500 lithium-ion or NIMH? I've had a expert headset salesman tell me that it's NIMH, and I need to confirm if this is true or not?

W NC 1500. It is stated that this headset can be used while it is charging. In this case, is the battery still being drained while it is being charged at the same time? Or is the headset being powered find a USB cable and not training any power from the battery?
I'm asking because I fear using the headset while charging might harm the batteries.

Also, the pamphlet states that the headset should not be charged with anything other than the provided USB power cable. I have many USB chargers lying around, some for cell phones. Could some of these be safe to use?

I don't want to shorten the lifespan of my battery and hope to get the longest lifetime but if this headset.

Can this headset be used on Ubuntu systems? Especially Ubuntu 12.04. I know it is not officially stated that Linux is supported, but have any of you guys over at Andrea tested this on Ubuntu or heard of any customers successfully using this on Ubuntu?
In addition to the headset drivers, I am also asking  if the audio commander software is compatible with Linux Ubuntu.

Okay here's the update. According to Andrea sales rep that I emailed, the headset can be used while charging. Now they have removed the incorrect pamphlet and replaced it with an accurate one:
I am sorry for the mix up.  Yes, the WNC-1500 can be used while charging.  The pub that is on the support console is out of date and will be updated to reflect that it can be used while charging.  Please let me know if I can help you with any thing else.  Have a good day.

DIYtronics: Fixing a PS3 Controller that Wont Charge

DIYtronics: Fixing a PS3 Controller that Wont Charge: Recently I found a cheap used PS3 at a local Game and Trade that was closing its doors. It's the older "fat" 80GB model. Every...

eat sugar headache afterwards!

The last condition that needs to be mentioned is reactive hypoglycemia. This is a very complex metabolic condition which was considered a psycho-somatic condition 15 years ago, but has recently been found to have an endocrine basis. Dysfunctional release of insulin, and its anatgonist, glucagon, appear to account for the rapid drop in blood sugar which promotes the headache. The drop is triggered by eating refined sugars or alcohol, even wine. Avoiding sweetened drinks, orange juice, candy bars, liquor, etc. is likely to prevent these responses. Substituting complex carbohydrates such as honey, or using artificial sweeteners are common avoidance solutions. Another symptom that commonly goes with reactive hypoglycemia is a sense of internal jitteryness, or even tremor that is relieved by eating. The real answer to this condition remains to be found, but I have treated many women successfully by having them eat a half-dozen almonds, or other nuts (gotta be careful to not get too many calories from this) in anticipation of the symptoms, say 2-3 hours after a meal. This provides protein that stabilizes the blood sugar levels. I have long recognized that eating small amounts of food frequently, rather than large meals, is another way to reduce such events.

http://www.stanford.edu/group/whpu/qa/07,06,99.html

Westinghouse 32 inch edge lit LED pc monitor

Westinghouse 32 inch edge lit LED the 2012 model that I bought at Costco for only $200 is a 720 pizza but it works amazingly well as a PC monitor when I said about 5 feet away. I don't notice any pixelation because of the distance and was the sharpness adjustment I can really see the text extremely clearly a like any other TVs even high-end Samsung 1080 P 32 inch TVs aren't as good as this TV when viewing text at 1366 resolution.

Initially I didn't expect this from such a low and said, but I think it's a combination of the panel type which looks like a VA, the pixel layout, which is horizontal rather than vertical, and the very smooth AG coating that makes text look really crisp on this set. I almost wanted to return it for a 1080 P Samsung because I thought it must be better if it Samsung and 1080 P, but when I actually went to the store to plug in my laptop HDMI to the Sansone and compared it with the Westinghouse I noticed how much better and sharper the Westinghouse was. Much less eyestrain. I compared the Westinghouse with other brands to such as video and Panasonic and for a 32 inch nothing has been this Westinghouse so far the model number starts with UW

The newest lineup from Westinghouse is backwards rather than edge lit and I wonder how well these new models will work as a text viewing PC monitor. One of the reasons my set work so well is because there is no PWM flicker because the edge lighting is always set to full and when set to full it isn't very bright so I can view this in a dim room without the lights overpowering my eyes. However the new backlit sets from Westinghouse might be too bright and if you need to tone down the brightness to the backlight setting, then you will get PWM flicker I assume.

Also something I've noticed with backlit sets since all the other TVs I tested were backlit is that some of them have a thin you a affect where the center of the TV is brighter than the outer edges. This causes me eyestrain as well because the shift in brightness from center decides somehow causes my eyes to interpret it as flickering.

So I'm thinking this UW series Westinghouse 32 inch might be a rare gem that I got lucky to find but I'm also afraid that it will break soon since I use it upwards of eight hours a day as a PC monitor. And in the future if I send it in for warranty they might not repair it and just send me a new unit that isn't the same as this unit because they ran out of this model in the future. Now I'm trying to find information on the Internet about how to maintain a TV to prolong its life span.

lg ln5300

 lg ln5300

So is anyone deciphered how the panel lottery works and coordinates with the numbers on the box stickers on the sets? looks like all we hav now are the mexico feb 2013 with the same numbers AUSyLJM

from older post:

"manufactured February of 2013 in Mexico. Model ends in UB-AUSJLJM <---i think thats a typo??? should be Y not J

I tested the screen by applying light pressure with a cloth on the screen surface, and noticed the usual response VA panels have. A light circle with a geometric pattern appears at point of contact, and moving the point of contact leaves a trail that takes time to fade. I am now almost positive this is a VA panel. Now to find out what type of VA panel it is and who manufactured it."


"I have returned! I think the demo 32" Best Buy had isn't an ips. It has the VA panel quality when you press on it, it leaves a trail when you move it just as you said Tralfamadore:


The viewing angles are also like a VA. Doesn't look as good when you're viewing from the side. bucknuts it's the same as your panel man, so one of us is wrong about the ub.ausyljm being ips or not:"



"I honestly have no complaints about this being a VA panel. This is the first VA panel I have encountered that had decent pixel response, and didn't smear the darker shades. The overdrive handled the GTG response so well, I was initially tricked into believing it must be a IPS. "

"am only disappointed that it looks like these TV's having IPS panels were a pipe-dream."

"The LG doesn't have any motion blur at all and I've been playing a lot of games lately so the LG is probably the one I'm gonna keep."

" It's almost like LG purposely picked a VA panel and tried to make it seem like an IPS screen."

"Its IPS. The viewing angle doesn't cause inverted coloring at extreme angles and Black Levels seem average compared to a VA panel. But motion doesn't suffer as with VA. Also, if you're using it as a PC monitor, remember to rename the HDMI input label to "PC" to eliminate blurry text.
"

seems like maybe the feb 2013 mexico version is a really good ips-like VA panel? or it IS an ips. people think its VA because of the finger pressing on panel test, but i wonder how accurate that is. but motion blur is IPS qulity so might as well treat it like an IPS even if it is VA

minh le reddit AMA best of

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dkeht/iam_minh_le_aka_gooseman_cocreator_of_the/

I actually ran out of copies of CS as I promised to send the remaining few I had to a couple reddit guys already. I'm in a pretty bad financial situation right now and I can't even afford to buy a new copy so It'll have to wait till things get better with my bank account. If you msg me on twitter in a month or two, hopefully I might be able to send something (other than pocket lint) to you..
Follow me on twitter @GoosemanTI

 

How did you manage to live all those years while you were developing TI?
  tough one as there's so many skills that I find useful. It really depends on your role in the game development process. For a game designer like yourself. It's really important to understand all aspects of game development, from the content creation process, to the programming side. Having a working knowledge of how these processes operate and how they integrate with each other is crucial to being able to design a game properly. Also, it will do wonders of gaining the trust of your artists/programmers that you're working with. I find most artists/programmers have more respect for a game designer who can understand all aspects of game development. Game design is a very commutative process and involves working closely with all members of the team, so it requires a great deal of organization, and being able to look at the bigger picture as well. You need to know who your target audience is, and design your game around that and try not to fall into the trap of designing a game that will please everyone.

s, make sure you do what you do for the love of doing it. Don't think about the end goal. Think about the happiness it brings you on a day to day basis. If you really love making games, you need not care about where it will take you. Try to focus on delivering a product that will make yourself happy first.. and chances are, you'll make someone else happy with that product.
If you want to get started in making games, it's not an easy road as there's sooo much information out there and it's hard to decide where to look. I do recommend game schools as they're a very focus place where you can hone your skills in a very efficient manner. If you're really daring you can pick up a book from your bookstore and try some of the tutorials in those books.
The important part is to take it step by step and find enjoyment in the smaller accomplishments you make. It took me 2 months to make my first model and that was the stepping stone to making my first mod (which eventually took another 2 years). I never would have made it that far if I wasn't so thrilled about the process of making models and making those models come to life through programming.

. I know there were moments of great joy and happiness.. Oh wait, here's an interesting thing. Back in the early 2000s, there was a huge amount of money being thrown around the internet and more specifically towards internet advertising. Our CS website was getting a huge amount of traffic and was generating a considerable amount of money each month just through ad revenues. I remember looking at the cheques each month and thinking, "Should we be getting this much!?!? I feel like I'm mugging an old lady... stealing from a baby...". I felt a bit ashamed and dirty making that much money just through ad revenues... but I was able to comfort myself by buying gold jewelery and driving around town in my suped up Honda Civic.
TI: interesting experiences..hmmm.. god, too many to list.. Let's just say, when I'm done working on TI, I could easily qualify working at a mental institution.

No regrets whatsoever. Valve did A LOT to bring CS to where it is. They took a fairly rough game and polished it up and put in the marketing and promotion to make it a household name. No way in hell could CS become what it is today without their strength.
I have great memories of working at Valve and they gave me a great opportunity which I wasn't able to fully utilize.

 

Why would you ever quit Valve? Seriously, what was the cause for your departure from Valve? I think Counter-Strike would be a much better franchise if you were still around.

My head wasn't right and I didn't have the courage or conviction to be a leader in a company full of talented people. It's a decision that I sometimes look back on and wonder if things would have been better for me and/or for Valve if I stayed but I try not to dwell on it too much as I feel I made the best decision I could at the time, so I have no regrets about it.

 

 

 

No expectations for CS. It was just a mod that started out as something I felt like I wanted to do after working on similar mods in the past. I'm really happy with how CS has evolved and all of that is due to how Valve has taken it. They're a really great company that makes smart business decisions that appeal to the target audience.
I think CSS and CSGO are an indication of that smart decision making.

Any tips on how to make games? Or to become as famous as you?

Yes, make sure you do what you do for the love of doing it. Don't think about the end goal. Think about the happiness it brings you on a day to day basis. If you really love making games, you need not care about where it will take you. Try to focus on delivering a product that will make yourself happy first.. and chances are, you'll make someone else happy with that product.
The important part is to take it step by step and find enjoyment in the smaller accomplishments you make. It took me 2 months to make my first model and that was the stepping stone to making my first mod (which eventually took another 2 years). I never would have made it that far if I wasn't so thrilled about the process of making models and making those models come to life through programming.

hahha.. that's a great question. I manage to live by living with my parents. It's pathetic but it's a great way to save money :)

 4) I think anything is worth the time and effort to get into if you truly love what you're doing. I do admit there are times where I feel burnt out and want to take a break from the industry but these moments don't last long and I usually regain the urge to get back to work when I see other cool games being developed.

 

Gabe is a great thinker and someone who's not afraid to take chances. I really fortunate that I was able to work under him. Yes, he's a very amicable person in real life in spite of the fact that he has a room full of knives...