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blackaeronaut Wrote:Which is why I say it is even more dangerous to a CD to leave it sitting on the label-side-down. Scratch the bottom side and you may be able to buff it out. Scratch the top-side and it's game over.
It really depends on how the cd is produced.
On some of the older CDs I have, I can scratch the hell out of the top of them and not have any problems. Because the reflective material on the inside doesn't depend on a backing.
As BA has said, some of the newer disks produced have a different reflective layer in the middle (probably cheaper to produce) that depends on having a solid backing (the top of the cd).
I have also found that scratches to the tops of these disks can be easily repaired with the application of a bit of indelible marker. (masking tape also works, but that weighs enough to offset the balance of the disk).
I find it much easer to whip out a sharpie and cover any scratches on the top of a CD I own, than buff out the bottom. So I will have to disagree with BA on the safest way to leave a CD lying around.
Kurisu Wrote:Okay... kinda makes me curious if it's possible to revive a disk from that kind of damage. (Heh... a small spritz of chrome paint?  )
I think that the vaporization of the metal would have deformed the plastic layers to the point that you can't make out the 100nm pits. So no, it's toast.
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Quote:So no, it's toast.
YEAH, TOAST!
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*Points back to page 16*
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
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*points back at post #226*
*Reaches over, grabs the popcorn, and watches*
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DEATH is Certain. The hour, Uncertain...
For those of you who saw and liked the Young Darth Vader car commerical from the Super Bowl:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55e-uHQna0
Se what happens when a Young Thor tries:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...&feature=player_embedded
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's a new Weird Al song -- with a bit of background. You'll find all the info on the YouTube page.
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What is this, I don't even
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
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Beautiful and a little sad...
04-27-2011, 08:11 PM
Thought of You from Ryan J Woodward on Vimeo. (Embed failed for me again, so forgive the link.)
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Tech Support in the Sixth Century
(ETA: Used Blackaeronaut's advice to get this working. Thanks, BA!)
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This guy has a lot of short little animations based on Portal and Portal 2 sound clips.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
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I'm not even going to try to embed this one, because it's very, very NSFW.
I mean it.
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2011/04/sex ... ecraft.php]love-craft taught by Lovecraft
Again, this is NSFW.
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This is freakin' hilarious. President Obama sure knows how to poke fun at himself all while thumbing his nose at his detractors.
Observe:
Note to anyone having trouble embedding YouTube in Yuku:
1) Click "Share" button under video widget in YouTube.
2) Click "Embed" button that appears in the drop panel below.
3) Check the check box for "Use old embed code."
4) Copy the HTML code for embedding the video to your clipboard.
5) On Yuku, click the "Add Reply" button (the "Quick Reply" option won't work for this).
6) Write your post, then place the carrot where you want the video to be embedded in the post.
7) Click on the "Insert Flash" icon on the tool bar widget.
8) Click the "Add From HTML" button.
9) Paste the HTML code from your clipboard to the form.
10) Click the "Insert" button.
These instructions will enable you to embed YouTube videos here on Yuku.
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Quote:3) Check the check box for "Use old embed code."
This appears to be the step I was unaware of. I will have to try that immediately.
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First Contact:
http://player.vimeo.com/video/17272913
That explains so much...
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yeah.. they don't like the probing.
THAT was some seriously funny stuff, Logan!
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
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This is a sound engineer messing around with "Melodyne," a pitch-correcting software, that was apparently used to make GLaDOS's voice in Portal. It's kind of a rival to Auto-tune. Anyhow he re-harmonized Leslie Gore's "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows":
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Quote:"COUNTDOWN from the 'Signals' cd by Rush. On April 12, 1981, Rush was invited to NASA to watch the launch of the first Space Shuttle Columbia. They were so impressed and inspired that they came up with this song and video to pay tribute to NASA astronauts Young and Crippen, and the whole space program. I recall being at a Rush concert during the Signals tour back around sometime in 1983 and watching them perform this song. When the song reached the point where the countdown begins prior to liftoff, the giant screen was showing the exact same footage as the music video, and the stage was filled with smoke(dry ice) to simulate the launch sequence on stage. It was an awesome experience which I will never forget. Those of you who saw this know what I am describing."
(Above quote from the poster of the video below)
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Whoah, that is kinda freaky. (o_o 
Edit: The Minro Key thing, that is. The Space Shuttle launch, however, was awesome! (^_^)
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And here's a modern version of the above, synced to a modern launch of Space Shuttle Discovery.
As much as I acknowledge the problems of the Space Shuttle program (and the design of the Shuttle launch systems). I can't help but get misty-eyed watching these. Farewell Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor. And a final salute to Columbia and Challenger.
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New Looney Tunes show has a little music video segment based on the old Merrie Melodies and here's the first one, featuring Elmer Fudd:
Gwiwwed CHEESE!
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That is the most grotesque Elmer I've ever seen.
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