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I lost my 16GB iPod touch a few weeks ago. Is there anyway I can recover it? Like if the person who found/stole it access the internet with it, is there any can locate them or something? I know the serial number of my iPod too, so could I contact Apple and get them to locate it for me or something? I live in Canada bt the way.. THanks! 71.18.216.110 ( talk) 00:31, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
If and when we get those federal tax rebate checks later this year, will they have to be reported as income on next years taxes? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.210.143.173 ( talk) 03:20, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
I have been left a collection of True Magazene from my father and wondered if they were worth anything and if so to who. It starts with one from 1938 I believe and then skips a lot of yrs to 1949 or so and just about every one after that up to the 1970s. I want to say it goes to 1975 but would have to dig them out to see for sure. Some of them are in good condition considering and some are pretty rough. I remember him getting them in the mail and he would kill me for touching them without his permission, but I would sneak around and read them later on when I was old enough to appreciate them. I liked the articles for the most part but after all it is a mans magazene. thanks for any info 71.49.11.134 ( talk) 04:51, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
aRE SUNFLOWER SEED SHELLS HARMFUL TO CHILDREN? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.48.36.123 ( talk) 07:07, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
i had a few days ago inquired on a question about may 2nd.i changed the world as we know itand may 2nd is my day?what is it and why? i was directed to an article on all events that occurred on may 2nd.the only relevant one was the fall of the Berlin wall.so did the world war end on may the 2nd or what.coz i thot the fall of the Berlin wall marked the end of the world war. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.49.84.64 ( talk) 07:15, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
In the UK, is it legal for a gas company to break into your house to read a gas meter? Seraphim Whipp 11:31, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Exactly. If one of our wikipedians were to make a mistake and answer incorrectly, the person could get into some serious trouble for just taking some legal advice from us. This could result in a lot of unnecessary chaos that could've been avoided.-- Dlo2012 ( talk) 16:42, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
In Moby Dick, who wins the whale or the man? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.191.136.2 ( talk) 13:29, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Why is it that every single "old movie" filter effect I have ever seen looks like total fake shit? How hard can it be to simulate some changing in light etc., instead of simply making it black and white with some random lines at random frames? This pisses me off. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.225.50.29 ( talk) 14:00, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
How much, in total, will be spent gambling on the 2008 Superbowl? How much, in total, was spent gambling on the 2007 superbowl? I am at school and cannot access gambling sites, but I need this number for a class.
Thanks -- Omnipotence407 ( talk) 14:03, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
rows of colourful flags are seen outside hotels and resorts or a potentail site for their construction, varying in number and color..are they jst a gimmic or do they signify something? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.168.61.182 ( talk) 14:13, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
As far as I can tell, Coke Zero is 100% identical to Coke Light but in a different can and targetted towards young, retarded males (judging by the commercials).
What does "full taste" mean? It sure as hell doesn't taste anything even remotely in the same universe as original Coke, so is that a plain old lie? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.225.50.29 ( talk) 18:48, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Additionally, Coke Zero is likely a late response to Pepsi ONE, which contains the same type of artificial sweetener.-- The Fat Man Who Never Came Back ( talk) 19:10, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
From what I see, Diet/Light Coke has no (real) sugar, Coke Zero has no sugar and no calories. That also means that Coke Zero is about as unnatural as a drink can get. What hath we wrought? 206.252.74.48 ( talk) 19:16, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Having searched from Google to Wikipedia to try and understand exactly what paper shredder oil is made of I have come up empty. If anyone knows and will share the specification or maybe how to make some at home.
Jim78418 ( talk) 19:07, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
I appreciate the feedback. I was thinking about using 3 in 1 oil as it is good quality and light. Not sure if it's cheaper than buying the stuff they have in the store. Seems to me you can take a cheap something, put a name on it and then sell it for much more than it's worth. Since I couldn't find anything on the internet about it I start to wonder what it really made from.
Jim78418 ( talk) 00:29, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
I've been searching around asking the same question. Initially, I could find nothing that specified the oil type (I was expecting to find something similar to simple light weight machine oil), but I did find multiple cautions against using petroleum based oils. Reasons varied, but the majority were along the lines that petroleum based oils would tend to 'gum-up' on the close tolerance shredder blades and/or would not properly clear out the shred dust, again possibly binding the shredder blades causing motors to overwork and blades to over heat. Seeing the warning against petroleum based oil jogged my memory about OSHA requirements for work places to have Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) describing hazardous materials, how to contain/store/cleanup/dispose, how to extinguish fires, poison control/toxicology, etc, etc. Anyway these sheets also describe the chemical structure of compounds. The punch line is that I found sheets from 2 manufacturers of 'shredder oil/lubricant' with the "Chemical Name" listed as 'vegetable oil'. I started doing google searches with vegetable oil and shredder and found multiple sites advising against spending the outrageous prices for shredder oil which is simply vegetable oil. I still plan to buy one refillable squeezable bottle of 'shredder oil' with the long plastic spout to be able to squirt the oil into the shredder . . .
When I eat or drink something while listening to music or something in headphones, the taste seems less distinctive and more vague. Is this all just in my head? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.225.50.29 ( talk) 19:18, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
I just watched The Big Tall Wish. I expected the Wikipedia article to say something about "magic negros", but it does not. Instead it praises the episode. Hmm. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.225.50.29 ( talk) 19:27, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Don't "magic negroes" generally direct their magic towards (usually authoritarian) white people? As The Big Tall Wish contains an all black cast, if the article is correct, this rules it out of inclusion in the category. 81.159.218.124 ( talk) 21:36, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
In my younger days before iTunes Music Store existed I would download songs from Napster - I came to use it as a bit of a 'radio' station, trying just about anything. As a result I have extremely diverse taste and a rack full of CDs i've purchased of artists i've found. At the time I felt 'justified' because no 'download single song' service appeared to exist. This all changed with the introduction of the music store and I have not used any free-download services since. Now this is reasonably questionable ethically speaking (there always existed legally importable CDs to get my music etc.) but I wondered if anybody else experienced similar ethical policy? Additionally I am, to an extent, in the same boat with some tv series. I will happily buy them on DVD but some shows are 'region 1' only and my dvd player is not region-free (nor do I wish to make it so). As a result i'm stuck unable to get all the series on DVD but still want to 'watch' the shows (oh and they're not on UK Satellite tv currently). Again does anybody else get this un-ethical ethical dilemma? Oh and I don't want legal advice just wondered about the ethics and would like input from fellow well-rounded people like yourselves. ny156uk ( talk) 20:11, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
http://web.mit.edu/facilities/photos/construction/Projects/stata/1_large.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dreftymac ( talk • contribs) 23:52, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
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I lost my 16GB iPod touch a few weeks ago. Is there anyway I can recover it? Like if the person who found/stole it access the internet with it, is there any can locate them or something? I know the serial number of my iPod too, so could I contact Apple and get them to locate it for me or something? I live in Canada bt the way.. THanks! 71.18.216.110 ( talk) 00:31, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
If and when we get those federal tax rebate checks later this year, will they have to be reported as income on next years taxes? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.210.143.173 ( talk) 03:20, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
I have been left a collection of True Magazene from my father and wondered if they were worth anything and if so to who. It starts with one from 1938 I believe and then skips a lot of yrs to 1949 or so and just about every one after that up to the 1970s. I want to say it goes to 1975 but would have to dig them out to see for sure. Some of them are in good condition considering and some are pretty rough. I remember him getting them in the mail and he would kill me for touching them without his permission, but I would sneak around and read them later on when I was old enough to appreciate them. I liked the articles for the most part but after all it is a mans magazene. thanks for any info 71.49.11.134 ( talk) 04:51, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
aRE SUNFLOWER SEED SHELLS HARMFUL TO CHILDREN? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.48.36.123 ( talk) 07:07, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
i had a few days ago inquired on a question about may 2nd.i changed the world as we know itand may 2nd is my day?what is it and why? i was directed to an article on all events that occurred on may 2nd.the only relevant one was the fall of the Berlin wall.so did the world war end on may the 2nd or what.coz i thot the fall of the Berlin wall marked the end of the world war. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.49.84.64 ( talk) 07:15, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
In the UK, is it legal for a gas company to break into your house to read a gas meter? Seraphim Whipp 11:31, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Exactly. If one of our wikipedians were to make a mistake and answer incorrectly, the person could get into some serious trouble for just taking some legal advice from us. This could result in a lot of unnecessary chaos that could've been avoided.-- Dlo2012 ( talk) 16:42, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
In Moby Dick, who wins the whale or the man? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.191.136.2 ( talk) 13:29, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Why is it that every single "old movie" filter effect I have ever seen looks like total fake shit? How hard can it be to simulate some changing in light etc., instead of simply making it black and white with some random lines at random frames? This pisses me off. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.225.50.29 ( talk) 14:00, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
How much, in total, will be spent gambling on the 2008 Superbowl? How much, in total, was spent gambling on the 2007 superbowl? I am at school and cannot access gambling sites, but I need this number for a class.
Thanks -- Omnipotence407 ( talk) 14:03, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
rows of colourful flags are seen outside hotels and resorts or a potentail site for their construction, varying in number and color..are they jst a gimmic or do they signify something? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.168.61.182 ( talk) 14:13, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
As far as I can tell, Coke Zero is 100% identical to Coke Light but in a different can and targetted towards young, retarded males (judging by the commercials).
What does "full taste" mean? It sure as hell doesn't taste anything even remotely in the same universe as original Coke, so is that a plain old lie? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.225.50.29 ( talk) 18:48, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Additionally, Coke Zero is likely a late response to Pepsi ONE, which contains the same type of artificial sweetener.-- The Fat Man Who Never Came Back ( talk) 19:10, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
From what I see, Diet/Light Coke has no (real) sugar, Coke Zero has no sugar and no calories. That also means that Coke Zero is about as unnatural as a drink can get. What hath we wrought? 206.252.74.48 ( talk) 19:16, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Having searched from Google to Wikipedia to try and understand exactly what paper shredder oil is made of I have come up empty. If anyone knows and will share the specification or maybe how to make some at home.
Jim78418 ( talk) 19:07, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
I appreciate the feedback. I was thinking about using 3 in 1 oil as it is good quality and light. Not sure if it's cheaper than buying the stuff they have in the store. Seems to me you can take a cheap something, put a name on it and then sell it for much more than it's worth. Since I couldn't find anything on the internet about it I start to wonder what it really made from.
Jim78418 ( talk) 00:29, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
I've been searching around asking the same question. Initially, I could find nothing that specified the oil type (I was expecting to find something similar to simple light weight machine oil), but I did find multiple cautions against using petroleum based oils. Reasons varied, but the majority were along the lines that petroleum based oils would tend to 'gum-up' on the close tolerance shredder blades and/or would not properly clear out the shred dust, again possibly binding the shredder blades causing motors to overwork and blades to over heat. Seeing the warning against petroleum based oil jogged my memory about OSHA requirements for work places to have Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) describing hazardous materials, how to contain/store/cleanup/dispose, how to extinguish fires, poison control/toxicology, etc, etc. Anyway these sheets also describe the chemical structure of compounds. The punch line is that I found sheets from 2 manufacturers of 'shredder oil/lubricant' with the "Chemical Name" listed as 'vegetable oil'. I started doing google searches with vegetable oil and shredder and found multiple sites advising against spending the outrageous prices for shredder oil which is simply vegetable oil. I still plan to buy one refillable squeezable bottle of 'shredder oil' with the long plastic spout to be able to squirt the oil into the shredder . . .
When I eat or drink something while listening to music or something in headphones, the taste seems less distinctive and more vague. Is this all just in my head? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.225.50.29 ( talk) 19:18, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
I just watched The Big Tall Wish. I expected the Wikipedia article to say something about "magic negros", but it does not. Instead it praises the episode. Hmm. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.225.50.29 ( talk) 19:27, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Don't "magic negroes" generally direct their magic towards (usually authoritarian) white people? As The Big Tall Wish contains an all black cast, if the article is correct, this rules it out of inclusion in the category. 81.159.218.124 ( talk) 21:36, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
In my younger days before iTunes Music Store existed I would download songs from Napster - I came to use it as a bit of a 'radio' station, trying just about anything. As a result I have extremely diverse taste and a rack full of CDs i've purchased of artists i've found. At the time I felt 'justified' because no 'download single song' service appeared to exist. This all changed with the introduction of the music store and I have not used any free-download services since. Now this is reasonably questionable ethically speaking (there always existed legally importable CDs to get my music etc.) but I wondered if anybody else experienced similar ethical policy? Additionally I am, to an extent, in the same boat with some tv series. I will happily buy them on DVD but some shows are 'region 1' only and my dvd player is not region-free (nor do I wish to make it so). As a result i'm stuck unable to get all the series on DVD but still want to 'watch' the shows (oh and they're not on UK Satellite tv currently). Again does anybody else get this un-ethical ethical dilemma? Oh and I don't want legal advice just wondered about the ethics and would like input from fellow well-rounded people like yourselves. ny156uk ( talk) 20:11, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
http://web.mit.edu/facilities/photos/construction/Projects/stata/1_large.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dreftymac ( talk • contribs) 23:52, 1 February 2008 (UTC)