Moonrise

NEW ANSWER IN: Would a wireless internet usb connect card work on a PS3?

Moonrise: Why would you need one? The PS3 has built in wireless. ._.

NEW ANSWER IN: What are some good music playing programs?

Moonrise: I always use foobar because it can play pretty much all audio files and if you're into customization it has tons of options. The only problem is that they update it frequently so finding compatible extensions for customizing the look can be a real pain in the ass at times.

That said, it provid...

NEW ANSWER IN: What exactly is stainless steel?

Moonrise: Stainless steel is just a form of steel that includes chromium (around 10% minimum) in the alloy mixture. The chromium is there because when it oxidizes, it creates a smooth coating that actually protects the rest of the steel structure from oxidization.

In other words, it prevents ru...

NEW ANSWER IN: How bad is overheating my laptop?

Moonrise: It's generally bad, but your laptop almost always comes with safeguards to prevent true overheating of the processor. My friend's computer actually heated up the casing so much that the plastic got deformed, but when your processor really overheats you'll just blue screen and it will sh...

NEW ANSWER IN: What add ons do you use for firefox?

Moonrise: I use Stylish, Personas, Download Statusbar, and that's about it. I use some others occasionally, but I only ever download them if I need to.

NEW ANSWER IN: Does having a lot of firefox add ons make the browser slow?

Moonrise: Internet speed isn't the same as browser speed. Having too many add-ons makes Firefox use up more RAM, which yes, makes it generally run slower.

NEW ANSWER IN: Where do polar bears live?

Moonrise: I heard recently that Polar Bear populations are actually thriving right now. =/

NEW ANSWER IN: What cars have the best resale value?

Moonrise: It depends largely on what's big during the time period you're reselling it. For the past few years, crappy ass Honda Civics have been selling for more money than BMWs and Mercedes' from the mid-late 90's. Of course, if gas prices go down and fuel efficiency isn't such a bi...

NEW ANSWER IN: To all you web designers: Is Dreamweaver cheating?

Moonrise: It allows me to preview my work and checks for obvious errors in code along the way. That said, I don't let it ever write the code for me (other than filling out the basic header data), so I wouldn't consider it cheating.

NEW ANSWER IN: Which type of heatsink would have better heat conductivity: Aluminum or Copper?

Moonrise: copper has a higher coefficient of thermal conductivity, so it would absorb more heat. That said, it would also release more heat.

Anyways, copper is the common material used and probably for good reason.

NEW ANSWER IN: Do the Mac commercials make you want to purchase a Mac over a PC?

Moonrise: They make me think Apple is a bunch of assholes that make garbage up to sell stuff, so no.

NEW ANSWER IN: Can pure gold be molded with hands?

Moonrise: You can bend gold with your hands fairly easily, but that doesn't mean you can make fine tweaks or shapes out of it with just your hands.

NEW ANSWER IN: How well can a human smell compared to a dog?

Moonrise: Depends on the type of dog, but Bloodhounds have a sense of smell exponentially better than that of a human's. They can pick up smells that have degraded over long periods of time and can follow those smells quite precisely over large distances.

NEW ANSWER IN: What causes migraines?

Moonrise: ...That's more than a standard migraine. I've been getting migraines for years but the only time I've had one that bad was when I had the flu.

To be honest, the cause of migraines remains largely a mystery, like many other issues related to the brain. However, I guess the most commonly accepted e...

NEW ANSWER IN: What is the legal window tint percent allowed in Pennsylvania?

Moonrise: Generally it depends on what windows your tinting, but I think that the nationally accepted values are 5/40 (rear/front (not windshield)).

NEW ANSWER IN: What Are You Expecting From Google Chrome OS?

Moonrise: It's being made with Netbooks in mind, so it's going to be pretty damn basic and won't really offer much in the way of add-ons and the like unless they truly allow people to make a ridiculous amount of tools, applications, etc. like with linux distributions.

NEW ANSWER IN: The update's been applied, what's everyone think?

Moonrise: I should add that I'm digging the new feel and I definitely love the new header. Props to whoever designed it.

NEW ANSWER IN: Who is a member of Neoseeker.com?

Moonrise: Aphex is a liar. I am the real aphex from Neoseeker.

NEW ANSWER IN: Is .8 a rational number?

Moonrise: yes.

NEW ANSWER IN: What does Ipod stand for?

Moonrise: ...It's just a name made up by a PR guy. Doesn't have any significant meaning whatsoever.

NEW ANSWER IN: Are Nascar cars front wheel drive or rear wheel drive?

Moonrise: Rear Wheel drive. Front wheel drive lacks too much control to be used for NASCAR and other racing leagues.

NEW ANSWER IN: Who is a member of Neoseeker.com?

Moonrise: I'd say the number is around 20-30 members here.

NEW ANSWER IN: How much longer is the exclusivity contract between Apple iPhone and AT&T?

Moonrise: There's no plan to have that contract end, at least in the near future. By that point the fad will have died off I bet. =/

NEW ANSWER IN: Is it bad to be on the internet while burning a DVD?

Moonrise: Nope, though it may make your computer heat up a bit much from working the processor, disc drive, and RAM.

That said, it is recommended that you leave other applications closed while burning discs so your computer can use all its power to burn the DVD correctly.

NEW ANSWER IN: What is the cable that allows one to connect a computer to a television?

Moonrise: There's also DVI and HDMI and S-Video cables, all three of which are more commonly found on TVs.

NEW ANSWER IN: Why does yogurt shoot out of the cup when you peel back the lid?

Moonrise: Never happened to me either. However, they do maintain a constant pressure inside that is likely higher than the outside air pressure.

NEW ANSWER IN: Is the file type "gif" pronounced with a hard g or soft g?

Moonrise: Isn't that a hard G sound?

NEW ANSWER IN: What kind of gas mileage would a 1987 Ford Mustang get?

Moonrise: Depends on if it's a 5 liter engine or not, but I'm thinking around 17 miles per gallon (freeway). My friend has a Firebird Trans-Am and although it's newer (2001), gas mileage hasn't got much better over the past thirty years and he drives like a maniac. Anyway...

NEW ANSWER IN: How do you get more followers on Twitter?

Moonrise: Be a celebrity. That's pretty much all Twitter is for.

NEW ANSWER IN: Why was Napster deemed stealing?

Moonrise: You're stealing from the record company, not the band. When they release albums they go through the label who copyrights the music and gets a majority of the money.

NEW ANSWER IN: Are the cars sold at police auctions sold as is?

Moonrise: Well they rid them of any drugs that were inside and crap like that but otherwise it's as-is.

NEW ANSWER IN: How long does the average food take to get from a persons mouth to being released out of the body?

Moonrise: I think it's 4-6 for food to digest, but it can sit in the intestines for much longer than that.

NEW ANSWER IN: Is there a time of the year were children grow faster?

Moonrise: I'm not sure, but if there is a time it would be during the summer. Kids are more active during summer time and as a result they burn more calories and eat more, resulting in more growth.

NEW ANSWER IN: Do people really make money from taking surveys online?

Moonrise: Legitimate paid surveys pay VERY little and offer incentives in the form of awards/trade ins instead of straight cash. Generally if you see an offer that looks too good to be true, that's because it is.

NEW ANSWER IN: Why does the sun set for so long at the poles?

Moonrise: The Earth is "tilted", so depending on the season the poles will actually be facing the Sun a majority of the time. As a result, sunsets take longer as well because of the tilt of the Earth. It's hard to explain, but it's easy to visualize or practice. Take a ball on a stick, ti...

NEW ANSWER IN: How dense does a group of atoms have to be do be considered a black hole?

Moonrise: Blacks holes are theoretical. We really can't observe them, we have to make analysis based on the space surrounding them. As a result, there's no way we can set a given "density" of a black hole.

NEW ANSWER IN: In the event that a person was invisible, would that person have a shadow?

Moonrise: If truly invisible then no, because visibility is nothing more than light reflecting off/absorbing into a person. If they're invisible, then the light will go straight through them as if they aren't there.

NEW ANSWER IN: Could going without sleep for a long time kill you?

Moonrise: People have died after going three days without sleep and playing MMOs.

NEW ANSWER IN: Will using Fix-a-flat ruin your tire or wheel?

Moonrise: You mean the slime stuff to fill the tire? Well it won't ruin it, but I'm pretty sure there's a limit for the speed if it's actually being used to fill holes in the tire.

If it's for wheelbarrows, etc, then go ahead and use the stuff indiscriminately.

NEW ANSWER IN: Is it true that infants spend more time dreaming than adults?

Moonrise: They sleep more, don't they? Well, that explains that.

NEW ANSWER IN: Who are most likely to be diagnosed with depression, men or women?

Moonrise: Statistically speaking it's about 50/50.

NEW ANSWER IN: Does sound travel faster or slower though water?

Moonrise: It travels faster and farther because of the density of water. Essentially, it's the same as why there's no sound in space.

NEW ANSWER IN: How long does it take for chewing gum to fully digest in a humans body?

Moonrise: It never took seven years for gum to digest.

For the most part, gum doesn't really "digest" at all, but it passes through our system the same as any other old food does (4 to 6 hours).

NEW ANSWER IN: Why is metal bad for microwaves?

Moonrise: The metal in the microwave heats up ridiculously high. If it's grounded (touching the floor) it can also create sparks (electrical current created by the microwaves).

NEW ANSWER IN: Why are peoples eyes red in some pictures?

Moonrise: It's necessarily light from the flash reflecting off the retina, it's the blood vessels in the eye reflecting light from the flash. In that sense it is red light reflecting back, but it's due to the blood vessels in your eyes.

^Ecto pointed that out as well.

NEW ANSWER IN: Can you get your account permanently closed on facebook for "minor disruptions?"

Moonrise: Well I've done worse and I still haven't been banned. I've got in trouble multiple times for having inappropriate images in my photo albums, as well as having copyrighted video clips in a private group I made (strangely, I think the video is still up).

Either way, you usually...

NEW ANSWER IN: What's the difference between JPG and JPEG?

Moonrise: The amount of letters in the extension name. No seriously, that's it. They're the same.

NEW ANSWER IN: What function does a spark plug serve?

Moonrise: A spark plug starts your vehicle. The ignition sends an electrical charge (from the battery) to the spark plug, which initiates a spark in the cylinder of your engine. Simultaneously, the cylinder is being injected with a small amount of fuel (gasoline or diesel) and a piston is co...

NEW ANSWER IN: How would one know when a fuse is blown in a car?

Moonrise: If there's issues with lights or air conditioning (i.e. they won't turn on), it's generally a fuse. With lights it's a bit more clear because it will be a series of lights that are out, not just one.

NEW ANSWER IN: Is it legal to buy "dry ice"?

Moonrise: In the US you need to be 18 or older to purchase dry ice. I'm not sure how it is in other countries.

NEW ANSWER IN: Why is Pinnacle Studio doing this?

Moonrise: Try forcing the framerate to either 60 or 30fps.

NEW ANSWER IN: Is it possible to complete a 360 loop around a swing set?

Moonrise: It's possible if the swing is attached via solid arms instead of a chain or rope, but that's about it. Anything but solid arms connecting the two requires constant force for the full circle.

NEW ANSWER IN: How many years has the earth been around?

Moonrise: Christianity/Catholicism estimates around 6000 years due to the Creationist theory. I think most people prefer the scientific estimate.

NEW ANSWER IN: Why do liquids expand when they are frozen?

Moonrise: Actually water is the only liquid that does that. ;^D

I wish I could remember why specifically, but I guess I'll have to go look it up myself.

NEW ANSWER IN: Do you think Bill Gates knew how big Microsoft and Windows was going to get?

Moonrise: Definitely not. I'd say even as late as Windows 3.1 he still didn't know how large and diverse Microsoft would become.

NEW ANSWER IN: Are we close to obtaining nuclear fusion?

Moonrise: We have the technology to make it happen, but we've been spending years trying to effectively create the safeguards to prevent anything horrible from happening with it. The energy and heat created would create essentially a miniature version of the sun on the Earth's surface, after all.

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NEW ANSWER IN: Why does HP de-brand their products?

Moonrise: Um...what are you talking about, exactly? They don't "de-brand" their products at all, at least as far as I've seen. What they often do is they take computers made by Compaq and add their logo all over them to get people to buy them, even though it's commonly known that C...

NEW ANSWER IN: Does eating carrots help a persons vision?

Moonrise: I think Carrots are high in Vitamin K, which promotes healthy vision. Won't necessarily make it any better, though.

NEW ANSWER IN: How hard is it to type text messages on the iPhone?

Moonrise: It's a pain in the ass, but people get used to it eventually.

NEW ANSWER IN: What's your favorite Youtube video?

Moonrise: This

NEW ANSWER IN: Is there a way to automatically simplify a shape in Photoshop?

Moonrise: Be a bit more specific. Simplify a shape, as in...

NEW ANSWER IN: Are Legos fun?

Moonrise: I love Legos, and I'm 20.

NEW ANSWER IN: What car do you think best suits your personality? Is that also your favorite car or, the car you drive, already?

Moonrise: Favorite car is the Nissan Skyline. Hard to relate a car to personality, but it may be accurate if you look at the specifications of the vehicle itself. 4WD and excellent handling indicates its in control, things like that.

NEW ANSWER IN: How does mercury measure temperature?

Moonrise: Temperature is proportional to the pressure inside of the tube. Mercury expands in such a way that scientists were able to correlate the amount of expansion with the temperature change from an initial starting temperature.

NEW ANSWER IN: What is the significance of "endl" in C++?

Moonrise: As far as I know, it's just another way to do things. I remember I used the basic /n for text outputs instead of "endl" and my teacher didn't seem to mind.

NEW ANSWER IN: How does taurine, ginseng and gaurana give you energy?

Moonrise: They're very high in Caffeine. I imagine they contain a few basic carbohydrates as well.

NEW ANSWER IN: What's the best way to cool off my laptop?

Moonrise: Cooling fans will help just slightly in that they keep the ventilation of the laptop running a bit better. Upgrading your laptops ram and getting ram sticks that run cooler also helps significantly.

NEW ANSWER IN: What planet, other than Earth and Mars, is most likely to contain life?

Moonrise: The next best chance was a moon of Jupiter's...I think it was called Europa. It's covered by ice, anyways, so its believed it could support life.

NEW ANSWER IN: What is in insulation (the pink stuff) that makes it so harmful to humans?

Moonrise: Asbestos isn't in insulation anymore.

NEW ANSWER IN: Will the iPhone ever move to another cell phone network?

Moonrise: I hate the iPhone. Just another ploy by Apple to steal consumers' money without them knowing any better. New iPhone? What a joke, all it does is something that can be done via software hack on all the older models.

NEW ANSWER IN: How dangerous is it to put your face against a microwave while its on?

Moonrise: The door is obviously really good at preventing radiation from seeping out, but I've never measured what radiation is present on the exterior of it. Seems like it would be a fun little experiment to do with a geiger counter, but those are expensive. =/

NEW ANSWER IN: What causes ulcers?

Moonrise: Stress (as stated above) and eating too much acidic food or simply not enough food at all. Taking certain medicines (Naproxen, for example) without adequate bread, water, or milk can also cause ulcers in a short period of time.

NEW ANSWER IN: How can you or is it even possible to overdose on water?

Moonrise: College students at UC Chico died by overdrinking water (some frat thing). The cells in your body actually burst from absorbing too much. =/

NEW ANSWER IN: How do tinted windows work?

Moonrise: That's reflective coating. They just layer it so the reflective side of the window tinting is on the outside.

NEW ANSWER IN: What is the number 5,356,693 in Roman numerals?

Moonrise: Roman numerals weren't intended to go that high, but under the system I know that you put a horizontal line over a letter to indicate (number)x1000. Therefore, a V with a line over it would be 5000. Still, there's no roman numeral for 5000 (it would be V with a line over it)...

NEW ANSWER IN: Do you think that Questional looks as professional as it should?

Moonrise: Bobbo needs to be wearing a shirt and tie when he comes into work.

NEW ANSWER IN: How does deodorant keep you from sweating?

Moonrise: Specifically, you're referring to anti-perspirant.

"Anhydrous" means that the ingredient does not allow water to pass from one end to the other. Essentially, it keeps sweat in your glands by blocking them off.

NEW ANSWER IN: How does baking soda keep food fresh?

Moonrise: I believe it just absorbs oxygen and CO2, both of which contribute to odors and spoiled foods.

Little tip: To keep cheese fresh in the refrigerator, wrap it with wax paper instead of just putting it in a bag.

NEW ANSWER IN: Is glass a liquid?

Moonrise: Glass is not a liquid. While it has some properties that are not common in solids, it is still not really a liquid. People only really consider it a liquid if their definition of a solid is a very viscous liquid.

In other words, people saying its a liquid are just arguing semantics. The fact o...

NEW ANSWER IN: Who makes quality brakes for a car?

Moonrise: Depends on if you're talking specifically about the brake pads or the actual braking mechanisms.

Brembo is an awesome third party brake company either way.

NEW ANSWER IN: What program can play .avi files?

Moonrise: Most all video programs you get can play .avi files with the proper codecs. However, I always encourage everyone to download the Combined Community Codec Pack and use either ZoomPlayer or Media Player Classic for all their video watching needs.

NEW ANSWER IN: How do you convert a movie and transfer it to your iPod?

Moonrise: If you download PSP or PS3 Video9 (or newer, whatever they have now), you can take videos and convert them to the appropriate size/encoding. They have iPod presets, in fact.

NEW ANSWER IN: What is the difference between digital and regular cable? Are they the same thing?

Moonrise: Digital cable just sends a better signal to the new HDTVs and the like. I believe all digital stations are 480p as well.

Otherwise, the difference is quite small. It's literally just a thing with signal strength. Analog signals degrade with distance and you notice it on the TV. A digital ...

NEW ANSWER IN: Will plugging two external speakers to the back of an lcd tv work without a transmitter?

Moonrise: you need to cap the speaker wires appropriately to the audio OUT plugs on the back of the TV if you have any hope of it working, but I've never tested it myself. You can buy the end caps at an electronics store or even cheat by cutting them off of other wires with them and then connecting them ...

NEW ANSWER IN: Can you instant message someone on MSN if you haven't added them to your friends list yet?

Moonrise: It must be possible or spam bots couldn't do it. ;-;

NEW ANSWER IN: Who makes the best high performance tires?

Moonrise: Our Mercedes had some Pirelli tires and they were damn amazing as far as road noise and control is concerned. Otherwise, I'm really not sure who's "best". Yokohoma and Kumho are both great brands though.

NEW ANSWER IN: Why do tinted windows turn purple over time?

Moonrise: Factory-tinted windows generally don't turn purple. If you have someone else do them they tint them by applying a film that can be faded due to sunlight over time. Factory-tinted windows are actually part of the glass, I believe.

If you don't want them turning purple, either get...

NEW ANSWER IN: Is it safe to be in a car during a thunder/lightning storm?

Moonrise: Yeah, it's safe. Just be careful that you don't try to exit the car if it is struck by lightning. You are safe because you are inside the vehicle (just like people in a plane are safe if it's struck by lightning), but if you try to leave or touch something conductive connected ...

NEW ANSWER IN: What causes electronics to give off heat?

Moonrise: It's not just moving parts, it's the electrical current going through the wiring and all of the components in the equipment. Friction due to moving parts creates much less heat than the electrical current in the equipment.

Example: RAM sticks generate about as much heat as the CPU yet th...

NEW ANSWER IN: What expansions to Questional would you be interested to see?

Moonrise: Questional Maps. Otherwise, informational "tutorials" would be useful but those are already essentially in the works, just in Q&A form.

Boom.

NEW ANSWER IN: What kind of cell phone do you use?

Moonrise: I'm happy I finally got a new phone. Samsung Impression. Battery life is only 10 days on standby but it's got some good features (AMOLED screen, anyone?) and the data plan for it is only 10 bucks a month instead of all those other phones with the 30 dollar data plans.

NEW ANSWER IN: Do you think it is the end of Star Wars?

Moonrise: There are supposed to be three more movies in the series, following Return of the Jedi. Whether or not that will ever happen is up in the air.

NEW ANSWER IN: Where can I get the cheapest car insurance?

Moonrise: To be honest you're best off staying on your parents' insurance. Otherwise, prices from various companies will depend on where you live. Check progressive.com to see what their rates are (supposedly they compare with other companies too). You're best off just checking the big ...

NEW ANSWER IN: How can I fix this keyboard?

Moonrise: Take out the keys and check the connectors where you actually depress the keys. There's the possibility that there's been damage to the connectors that prevent the keys from working.

NEW ANSWER IN: How do I get the best gas mileage?

Moonrise: You can get over 5000 if you use Synthetic (not to mention they keep the engine cleaner). Good investment.

NEW ANSWER IN: Does this happen to your brain?

Moonrise: electrical impulses (ultimately what they are) travel at such great speeds the difference is literally undetectable.

NEW ANSWER IN: Can you trust Wikipedia?

Moonrise: The issue is that the moderators on Wikipedia aren't know-it-alls themselves and some information takes time to be removed or simply can't be removed because they can't prove it's true. In that case, they just add "citation needed", but that doesn't really prev...

NEW ANSWER IN: How much does someone have to drink in order to get alcohol poisoning?

Moonrise: If you go over a BAC of .35 you have a seriously high chance of getting alcohol poisoning.

How many drinks to get there depends greatly on how much you weigh and the state of your liver. The worst I got shattered at school was having the equivalent of 23 shots (70-80 proof) over the ...

NEW ANSWER IN: Is there a difference between saving a file as .htm and .html?

Moonrise: Really there isn't any difference that you need to worry about these days. Both extensions will be found online via Google Search and the like, and both work perfectly fine for your sites. As far as I know, however, the general home page for a site (index) is a .html for whatever reaso...

NEW ANSWER IN: Is yawning contagious?

Moonrise: A yawn may only be "contagious" because it's a behavior that other people are feeling but don't actually feel comfortable doing depending on the situation. A yawn itself isn't contagious AT ALL, but the act of a yawn (maybe even a fake one) may make other people think ...