Tollenaar

NEW ANSWER IN: Is Diablo 3 being shown at E3?

Tollenaar: No sir, no E3 action. Blizzcon is upcoming however, as well as some big time German gaming festival. Diablo 3 should be featured extensively at both and I'd imagine this year is not a year to miss.

NEW ANSWER IN: Does any store buy used DVD's and give cash instead of store credit?

Tollenaar: Pawn shops should pay in cash, but you're going to make considerably less selling anything there. Other than that, no idea.

NEW ANSWER IN: What is an ACE?

Tollenaar: Adobe offers a customer support system allowing Adobe users to become certified with the company themselves, rendering them the title of an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE). To achieve status as an ACE you must prove your level of proficiency and mastery in one or more of Adobe's products, s...

NEW ANSWER IN: What was the first version of Photoshop called?

Tollenaar: The original pilot for Photoshop was a simple program called Display, used to showcase grayscale images. It was designed by Thomas Knoll who was at length encouraged to turn the software in a photo manipulation and editing program. Doing so had the project renamed to ImagePro until is was eventually...

NEW ANSWER IN: If I have someone blocked on Facebook and write on someone else's wall, can they read my wall posts?

Tollenaar: No. If they're blocked it's as if the two of you don't exist to one another. Nothing they do shows up for you, and nothing you do is viewable by them. You're safe.

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

Tollenaar: Carrots in enough quantity can supply you vitamins and nutrients to help restore lost vision. They can't make your eyesight any better than it naturally is, though.

At least, that's the word.

NEW ANSWER IN: Was the word 'orange' given to the fruit first or the color?

Tollenaar: The fruit was named orange first. It's a linguistic derivative for many subculture's name for the orange tree, moving through many variants and eventually arriving at 'orange.' Before the fruit was named orange, the color was referred to as geoluhread, which translates to 'yellow...

NEW ANSWER IN: Why do bridges freeze before roads?

Tollenaar: Some bridges have different kinds of concrete and asphalt surfacing, I think, which probably has something to do with it. I know in a few places I've lived the pavement always goes from dark asphalt to a light, ashy grey on bridges. My guess is cold and moisture treat it differently.

NEW ANSWER IN: How fast do finger nails and toe nails grow?

Tollenaar: Finger nails grow at four times the pace of your toe nails; at least, that's the popular word of mouth. Seems to be about true, also, at least for most people I know.

My fingernails grow pretty quickly. I cut them about every week.

NEW ANSWER IN: What causes the sound you hear when you hold a seashell up to your ear?

Tollenaar: It's the amplification of sound through vibration. There's always something around making noise, even if you don't pay any notice to it. These sound waves enter the shell and then project themselves outward again. Like mentioned above, it happens when cupping your hands or using a glass....

NEW ANSWER IN: Where should I go for the best E3 coverage?

Tollenaar: e3.gamespot.com

I'm sure IGN would have some coverage. GameGrep should do justice, too.

NEW ANSWER IN: Questional.com, or www.questional.com?

Tollenaar: Yall need to be homepagin' it to save the trouble :P

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

Tollenaar: LG 8300. It's old school but functional, and does what I need it to do. I'm planning on upgrading once my contract expires or I have some more money, but I don't have a huge need to really. And I'm kind of reluctant to give it up; it's got a motor test function which makes if vib...

NEW ANSWER IN: How many sciences do you need to get accepted into a university?

Tollenaar: It's generally based on credits required to graduate versus credits required for acceptance. That's a policy itself varying from district to district, and state to state.

My district required you to have 3 Science courses to graduate.

NEW ANSWER IN: What would a good website layout be for showing comics?

Tollenaar: Something standard like CTRL ALT DEL or Married to the Sea has (really any online comic-based site.) I might even have some base layout codes saved in an old work folder for my web design courses if you'd like. And of course there are far better coders on this site who might be able ...

NEW ANSWER IN: What is the cheapest price for a Kindle?

Tollenaar: They're going to run you 350 - 375 just about anywhere. That seems to be the popular price for them used, even. I'd say Craigslist and eBay are your only options for yielding a more affordable price. Even most of the eBay results seem to be in that neighborhood.

Unless you're pla...

NEW ANSWER IN: What is the next set of Star Wars books after the "Legacy of the Force" set?

Tollenaar: All I could [link name=find

NEW ANSWER IN: What do you have questional.com set to?

Tollenaar: View all. I also have it set as my homepage.

NEW ANSWER IN: Can you put cardboard in the oven?

Tollenaar: Paper and cardboard won't burn below a temperature of 450 degrees Fahrenheit.

Personally I'd ditch the cardboard and put it on a cookie baking sheet or something. You can even set it straight on the rack, but that makes it harder to get out.

NEW ANSWER IN: How does an electric guitar produce sound?

Tollenaar: Electric guitars utilize pick-ups to create an audio signal, which when sent through a 1/4” cable to an amplifier, creates the sounds we hear. This signal travels through the preamp circuitry of an amplifier which is what gives the sound its major tonal voice. Hence the reason for multiple ampli...

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

Tollenaar: Haha, Geico. I'm not really sure how comparable their rates are to anyone else, but damn they do great at advertising, because it's all I can even remember.

I know you can take defensive driving courses to reduce your insurance rates, which are pretty standard with all agencies. You shoul...

NEW ANSWER IN: How can I get the Fenrir and Diabolos summons on Final Fantasy 11?

Tollenaar: Diabolos: You need to have finished the CoP mission 3-5, Darkness Named, to even be offered this quest. Kerutoto in Rhinostery provides the quest. Head to the Shrouded Maw, beat him and return to get your reward (one of the options being his avatar).

Sorry for the mix-up.

NEW ANSWER IN: How do different types of wood affect guitar tone?

Tollenaar: Long, but thorough:

Guitars all across the board are constructed with different species of wood which often can affect the tonal characteristic of an instrument and provide for certain effects, such as increased sustain. On average, acoustics and electrics use different kinds of tonal wood in the...

NEW ANSWER IN: What is your favorite Firefox Add-On?

Tollenaar: Web Developer is awesome. I used to use it to strip coding on social networking sites so I could stalk people more efficiently. Bahaha.

NEW ANSWER IN: If you could be stranded on a desert island with 3 objects, what objects would you want to have?

Tollenaar: I love that sex seems more commonly valued than one's general well being and safety. Thumbs up.

NEW ANSWER IN: Can you die from a jellyfish sting?

Tollenaar: A box jellyfish sting, unless quickly treated, will kill most any human.

NEW ANSWER IN: How many people play World of Warcraft?

Tollenaar: It's supposedly the most widely played game of all time, currently. And that's pretty sad considering that Diablo is so much better.

NEW ANSWER IN: What is the best riddle you know?

Tollenaar: What do a raven and a writing desk have in common?

NEW ANSWER IN: What is a good program to use to record music with my computer?

Tollenaar: Mixing and Mastering is without a doubt ProTools. It's the industry standard across the board and is without equal according to many. Of course, ProTools costs more than most cars, so good luck with that one.

Audacity is great for entry level work.

NEW ANSWER IN: If it were possible to alter the space-time continuum without consequence, what SINGLE invention would you prevent from ever existing?

Tollenaar: Anything used to mass produce cigarettes.

NEW ANSWER IN: Why is smoking a cigarette after meals so great?

Tollenaar: I know that smoking makes me more docile and comfortable, so they're absolutely the best after a strenuous meal (or sex, lawl). Ironically, they're great after workouts as well. Smoking raises your heart rate and blood pressure, but the nicotine mellows you out.

I used to get nau...

NEW ANSWER IN: Why do people pack their cigarettes?

Tollenaar: It's a bit of both, frankly. I used to share smokes with my grandparents while living in Oregon and they would never pack their cigarettes. They were always more difficult to ash and provided a thinner, less voluminous smoke.

NEW ANSWER IN: Does coffee increase the chances of ulcers?

Tollenaar: I'm not sure in regards to straight coffee. I'm sure it varies on the potency, blend and all sorts of minor characteristics. My grandfather developed ulcers because of his obsessive coffee drinking when he was younger. The doctors informed him that it was much healthier to drink black coffee...