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Offline odeon

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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #120 on: September 26, 2012, 02:38:37 PM »
The newer AKG K240 headphones have a lower impedance than their predecessors, only 55 Ohms.
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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #121 on: September 27, 2012, 01:51:15 AM »
Latin carus (dear) is cognate with Swedish kär (dear). It is however also cognate with whore, hora and German Hure. The original meaning of the word "whore" is "dear". It wasn't before the pest of Christianity that a whore became something "bad" among Germanic peoples.
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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #122 on: September 27, 2012, 10:51:37 PM »
Miss Kitty's problem with her sneaky husband (ex to be) reminded me of this tip that we used when I worked (pre-computer, of course).

When checking something, don't read it forward, read it backwards.  It makes you focus more and errors show up.  Same thing when comparing numbers, read one of them backwards. 
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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #123 on: September 27, 2012, 11:17:45 PM »
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  .sdrawkcab meht fo eno daer ,srebmun gnirapmoc nehw gniht emaS  .pu wohs srorre dna erom sucof uoy sekam tI  .sdrawkcab ti daer ,drawrof ti daer t'nod ,gnihtemos gnikcehc nehW

.)esruoc fo ,retupmoc-erp( dekrow I nehw desu ew taht pit siht fo em dednimer )eb ot xe( dnabsuh ykaens reh htiw melborp s'yttiK ssiM

You sure it helps? :-\
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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #124 on: September 28, 2012, 09:20:31 AM »
Quote from: odeon on September 27, 2012, 11:17:45 PM
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  .sdrawkcab meht fo eno daer ,srebmun gnirapmoc nehw gniht emaS  .pu wohs srorre dna erom sucof uoy sekam tI  .sdrawkcab ti daer ,drawrof ti daer t'nod ,gnihtemos gnikcehc nehW

.)esruoc fo ,retupmoc-erp( dekrow I nehw desu ew taht pit siht fo em dednimer )eb ot xe( dnabsuh ykaens reh htiw melborp s'yttiK ssiM

You sure it helps? :-\

It's a great proofreading tip.  You don't read the letters backwards, you read the sentences beginning to end but out of sequence.  Last sentence first, second to last sentence second, etc...
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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #125 on: September 28, 2012, 02:29:00 PM »
Quote from: odeon on September 27, 2012, 11:17:45 PM
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  .sdrawkcab meht fo eno daer ,srebmun gnirapmoc nehw gniht emaS  .pu wohs srorre dna erom sucof uoy sekam tI  .sdrawkcab ti daer ,drawrof ti daer t'nod ,gnihtemos gnikcehc nehW

.)esruoc fo ,retupmoc-erp( dekrow I nehw desu ew taht pit siht fo em dednimer )eb ot xe( dnabsuh ykaens reh htiw melborp s'yttiK ssiM

You sure it helps? :-\

Bass ackwards.
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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #126 on: September 28, 2012, 02:51:02 PM »
Quote from: One L on September 28, 2012, 09:20:31 AM
Quote from: odeon on September 27, 2012, 11:17:45 PM
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  .sdrawkcab meht fo eno daer ,srebmun gnirapmoc nehw gniht emaS  .pu wohs srorre dna erom sucof uoy sekam tI  .sdrawkcab ti daer ,drawrof ti daer t'nod ,gnihtemos gnikcehc nehW

.)esruoc fo ,retupmoc-erp( dekrow I nehw desu ew taht pit siht fo em dednimer )eb ot xe( dnabsuh ykaens reh htiw melborp s'yttiK ssiM

You sure it helps? :-\

It's a great proofreading tip.  You don't read the letters backwards, you read the sentences beginning to end but out of sequence.  Last sentence first, second to last sentence second, etc...

:tard:  :asthing:
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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #127 on: September 29, 2012, 07:13:02 PM »
Quote from: odeon on September 27, 2012, 11:17:45 PM
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  .sdrawkcab meht fo eno daer ,srebmun gnirapmoc nehw gniht emaS  .pu wohs srorre dna erom sucof uoy sekam tI  .sdrawkcab ti daer ,drawrof ti daer t'nod ,gnihtemos gnikcehc nehW

.)esruoc fo ,retupmoc-erp( dekrow I nehw desu ew taht pit siht fo em dednimer )eb ot xe( dnabsuh ykaens reh htiw melborp s'yttiK ssiM

You sure it helps? :-\
How did you do that?
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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #128 on: September 29, 2012, 08:07:38 PM »
Charlotte's Web is a great learning tool for children. Like Dr Seuss White did not believe that long words were too much for children to understand, he did not talk down to his target audience. White was a private man who would leave via the fire escape if an interviewer was laying in wait for him. I have always inferred that he must have been a wonderful human being to have written such a great book. White died from Alzheimer's Disease on October 1st 1985.  :( RIP Mr White.  :thumbup: :viking:
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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #129 on: September 29, 2012, 08:34:45 PM »
Quote from: Cassanova Frankenstein on September 29, 2012, 08:07:38 PM
Charlotte's Web is a great learning tool for children. Like Dr Seuss White did not believe that long words were too much for children to understand, he did not talk down to his target audience. White was a private man who would leave via the fire escape if an interviewer was laying in wait for him. I have always inferred that he must have been a wonderful human being to have written such a great book. White died from Alzheimer's Disease on October 1st 1985.  :( RIP Mr White.  :thumbup: :viking:

  Alzheimer's sucks, RIP Mr. White and all the other dementia patients.  :viking:
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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #130 on: September 29, 2012, 09:24:03 PM »
Quote from: couldbecousin on September 29, 2012, 08:34:45 PM
Quote from: Cassanova Frankenstein on September 29, 2012, 08:07:38 PM
Charlotte's Web is a great learning tool for children. Like Dr Seuss White did not believe that long words were too much for children to understand, he did not talk down to his target audience. White was a private man who would leave via the fire escape if an interviewer was laying in wait for him. I have always inferred that he must have been a wonderful human being to have written such a great book. White died from Alzheimer's Disease on October 1st 1985.  :( RIP Mr White.  :thumbup: :viking:

  Alzheimer's sucks, RIP Mr. White and all the other dementia patients.  :viking:
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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #131 on: September 29, 2012, 09:29:20 PM »
When you finally get that quiet resolution and confidence in your mind that you can do or change something, changing or doing is achievable.  I've reached that state and while I'm not perfect yet (maybe 8 out of 100), it's definitely easier to do several little things that bring me closer to my life-changing goal. Each day I at least keep the goal and the steps needed to get there in the front of my mind and do a little bit.
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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #132 on: September 30, 2012, 03:00:30 PM »
Quote from: Cassanova Frankenstein on September 29, 2012, 08:07:38 PM
Charlotte's Web is a great learning tool for children. Like Dr Seuss White did not believe that long words were too much for children to understand, he did not talk down to his target audience. White was a private man who would leave via the fire escape if an interviewer was laying in wait for him. I have always inferred that he must have been a wonderful human being to have written such a great book. White died from Alzheimer's Disease on October 1st 1985.  :( RIP Mr White.  :thumbup: :viking:

Charlotte's Web was a great book, but this was his greatest contribution to the written word:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Style
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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #133 on: September 30, 2012, 04:25:39 PM »
Roman men expressed surprise, annoyance or enthusiasm with the word edepol="by Pollux". Roman women said ecastor="by Castor".
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Re: Random possibly useful fact
« Reply #134 on: September 30, 2012, 07:21:45 PM »
Quote from: One L on September 30, 2012, 03:00:30 PM
Quote from: Cassanova Frankenstein on September 29, 2012, 08:07:38 PM
Charlotte's Web is a great learning tool for children. Like Dr Seuss White did not believe that long words were too much for children to understand, he did not talk down to his target audience. White was a private man who would leave via the fire escape if an interviewer was laying in wait for him. I have always inferred that he must have been a wonderful human being to have written such a great book. White died from Alzheimer's Disease on October 1st 1985.  :( RIP Mr White.  :thumbup: :viking:

Charlotte's Web was a great book, but this was his greatest contribution to the written word:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Style
He was a man of many talents.  :viking:
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