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nuuskur said:
Hmm... wide sellotape? But it may take a long time and use a lot of tape
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One thing really bugs me is finishing a book and finding out I started in the middle of a series, only thing worse is seeing a movie then realizing I didn't read the book first.collinsmark said:
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When I had cats I was able to gather up enough cat hair to make a whole new cat.nuuskur said:
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or start a business http://www.catster.com/cat-chic/5-things-made-out-of-cat-hair-buy-on-etsycollinsmark said:
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I had hoped he would have answered with Hardy's insurance!collinsmark said:I see what you did there.
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45 degrees celsius today! Where's the ice cream at!
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I guess you're having Summer down there now. We can send you a few pounds of snow from here, send us some sun please.Sirsh said:
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I had figured out how to do scatterplots in Excel , but forgot. Unfortunately data comes from an Excel file, so I can't tell how to open it and use it somewhere else.
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I was watching this major electronic billboard quizzically, looking at the series of 12-digit numbers changing at high speed.
What the hell is it about? After 5 minutes, disappointed, I realized it was just an electronic watch with 12-digit accuracy:
Hours Hours Minutes Minutes Seconds...
What the hell is it about? After 5 minutes, disappointed, I realized it was just an electronic watch with 12-digit accuracy:
Hours Hours Minutes Minutes Seconds...
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Lol... OK, I finally got it......DennisN said:
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I thought it was something vulgar. Projection...?OCR said:Lol... OK, I finally got it......
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The banana trick. Or at least I think it is a trick. Cafes that sell rich or unhealthy foods often have a basket with bananas in it. I think it is in order to appeal to the subconscious guilt of a customer ordering a double cheeseburger with fries. "Well, I am having all this fatty food, maybe a banana will make it better, even if just a bit better".
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Talking about "subconscious", could someone offer me some examples to clarify what "to reignite something at one's subconscious level" means ? Why is it subconscious not conscious though ?
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Subconscious, bottom-up, automatic mind is a leftover of primal behavior , often related to the ability to survive. Conscious, top-down mental level is more deliberate and thoughtful, more recent evolution-wise. But I don't know if this gives an answer to your question. Examples of subconscious mind: breathing, digesting, the management of bodily functions. Top-down: reflection, thoughtfulness.Silicon Waffle said:
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Chrome is partially back. Welcome (partially) back, Chrome.
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IOW , there are triggers to your behavior that you (meaning people in general) may not be aware of, but someone else may notice. This may happen with advertisers, marketers, politicians, people in general.Silicon Waffle said:
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We would need to see the original text to see the context.Silicon Waffle said:
Subconscious usually refers to things that Freud wrote about.
To reignite means to catch fire again. So I understand that something causes certain emotions or reactions in you, but you don't know why you feel or act in such a way.
For example, if you see a stranger who looks similar to someone you know, you may subconsciously expect him to have the same characteristics as the person he resembles. Eg you hate someone and than see someone who looks similar than you may be less likely to be kind to him.
Or you have a very pleasant memories connected to a certain song and when you hear it again in a different situation, those pleasant feelings may emerge.
But I'm not sure if this is a correct explanation, as that phrase could mean anything depending on context.
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There is nothing like bad syntax to mess up good context.Sophia said:
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Reflexes reignite (or trigger) your body movements at a subconscious level. When you get hit many times you sort of develop this sense of 'something is coming' and you move sort of unconsciously. Not completely unconsciously, but somewhat.Silicon Waffle said:
This is very true and it happens to a lot of people. When I trained, a friend was once bugging me and asking me to fight him to which I kept telling him no. I was looking at my notebook when he threw a punch at me which got blocked without me being conscious that he was directing his fist at my face. I did not even realize what I did until he said: "Whoa! You just stopped my fist without looking!" To which I replied: "I don't know, it's probably reflexes."
But then it was worse, because he was so impressed that he bugged me even more to fight him (-.-). I cannot be sure, but I think he wasn't going to hit me anyway, I don't think he had the intent to harm me, but I still responded without being conscious of it. It happens often with people directing things at my head or face.
At other times, at night when there are lot's of insects flying, some of the insects who fly do it very fast. Sometimes they create a shadow that triggers my fighting stance and I dodge something that isn't even going to hit me (because it's just a shadow). But their fast moving shadows trigger that response from me. I can't help it. Then I'm like: "I hope no one saw me, I probably look really stupid dodging a shadow that probably only I saw because of my position."
So there you have it: Reflexes for protection. Somewhat subconsciously. It's not conscious because you are not fully aware of it happening. You just do it.
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True, but it has recently been studied scientifically, using, e.g., recent research on the brain. There is a nice book out by L. Mlodinow , titled precisely " Subconscious"Sophia said:
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WWGD said:
Thanks, will add it to my wishlist :)
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I heard it on a TV documentary show.Sophia said:
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I also find he has not been so active as he used to during these days. Maybe he is celebrating Lunar New Year with his family (I still prefer Lunar to Chinese but the latter seems to be more commonly used even to Northern American people, which is really a sad thing to mePsinter said:
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From now on, I will only use the term Lunar. It never came to my mind that other Asian nations celebrate it too (like, I knew it but never thought about it muchSilicon Waffle said:I also find he has not been so active as he used to during these days. Maybe he is celebrating Lunar New Year with his family (I still prefer Lunar to Chinese but the latter seems to be more commonly used even to Northern American people, which is really a sad thing to me
) so calling it only Chinese is insufficient :)
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Are you referring to the book,WWGD said:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307472256/?tag=pfamazon01-20
by Leonard Mlodinow?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307472256/?tag=pfamazon01-20
I can't find a book by him entitled "precisely" Subconscious.
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zoobyyyyyyyyyyy! Hi. 
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Oh, Lunar. I wasn't aware of that name. I've always wanted to play this game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahjong#Old_Hong_Kong_mahjongSilicon Waffle said:Maybe he is celebrating Lunar New Year with his family (I still prefer Lunar to Chinese but the latter seems to be more commonly used even to Northern American people, which is really a sad thing to me
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