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Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, What campus building (besides the testing center) strikes the most fear in your hearts? - The Talmage, because of its Math and CS142 Labs
ADear Talmage, Probably the Nichols Building - it's attached to the north end of the BNSN and houses the main chemicals storeroom. They have really a lot of really bad stuff in there; you could die in all sorts of interesting ways if you were in the vicinity when they had an accident. The Clyde Building, though, is also up there for me: let's just say my life has been impacted by chemical leaks in the Clyde a few different times in the last year. And then there was the time when there was blood on the floor, surrounded by biohazard tape, outside a lab for a good two or three days. Good times... ~Ƥ. Ɗ. Kirĸe ADear Talmage-fearer, If we're considering each edifice in its entirety, I'd go with the Eyring Science Center even with its cheery main floor. The combination of highly ambitious, stressed, brilliant students and million-dollar machinery creates a rather intimidating and intellectually threatening atmosphere. The only reason the ESC beats the HFAC, though, is the variety of stressed, brilliant students. The HFAC has two basements to maximize labyrinthine potential, mystery stains in blood colors, the overall contagion of panic in the practice rooms, and strange sounds from students muttering solfège. But the HFAC people are more like myself so I'm not so scared...plus they wear silly clothes. If we're only talking about the possession of a highly disconcerting room, I'm going to go with the Brimhall by merit of its elevator (If you haven't had the pleasure, it's a bit... lurchy). -Ineffable ADear Ineffable, You took the description of the HFAC right out of my mouth...or keyboard? Dear Talmage, The HFAC terrifies me. I took an ill-fated piano class in there last winter, and have not yet recovered. I spent half an hour wandering around looking for my class. It turns out that I was supposed to go up two floors, walk across a landing, and go down one floor. Or something. In any case, I was incredibly confused, and I do not like being confused. Basically, that experience ruined the HFAC for me. Luckily, I haven't had a class in there since. The SWKT is also beginning to strike fear in my heart...purely because of ECON. If I can make it through all of my ECON classes, I'll pardon the building. Speaking of ECON, I just remembered that I have homework due tonight, so thank you. ⋯Anomalous ADear The Talmage, because of its Math and CS142 Labs, Any building in Helaman Halls. Jibblies. - The Black Sheep ADear James, The Old President's Home, now some graduate studies office. Back in my roaming around campus days, I had to go in there one night because some windows were open or something. I walked into the house and immediately heard a *CRRRREEEEEEAAAAAAK!* Now, to back up a little bit, I don't believe in ghosts, but for some reason I was looking on the Wikipedia page for the movie The Exorcist and I had the image of Captain Howdy burned into my brain. (Holy crap, I just looked it up to make sure that was the name of the demon from The Exorcist and indeed it was. I do not recommend googling it!) Every darkened corner contained that frightful image! I was already on tenterhooks that night. Okay, back on track, I don't believe in ghosts, but my supervisor said the house was haunted and that I should be wary... I walked into the house, turned the corner into the kitchen, and saw a white sheet flapping in the wind! It scared the everloving crap out of me, I totally lost it and went in punching. Yeah, like that is going to do anything against a ghost! It turned out that it was merely a tablecloth draped over a clothesline in the kitchen for some reason, and the open window allowed a breeze to disturb it. Still, the combination of that horrible image I already had in my mind, the rumor of the haunted house, and the sudden random white sheet flapping towards me STILL gives me the jibblies whenever I see that house. Dr. Smeed ADear Talmage, For me, it's gotta be the Maeser Building. I used to work there as an early-morning custodian, and let me tell you...that place can be freaky in the dark when you're alone. There's dark wood all around, there are tunnels and hidden closets, and I always had this very vividly imagined image of Statue Karl's eyes lighting up red as I walked past him, followed by his dark soul following you into the building to trap you in the eternal chalk circle of doom. ...I was fairly tired most of the time I was there. Don't ask. -Claudio ADear Talmage, The Benson Building, home of chemistry lectures and labs, makes me want to run for the blissfull, fowl-teeming sanctuary of the botany pond. Memories of staring blankly at meaningless scribbles etched on chalkboards and exams haunt me to this day. Never mind my grim conviction that either some well-meaning freshman or diabolically-minded chemistry TA is going to turn the place into a smoldering crater any day now. ~Hermia Back to top QDear Board, If you could start over with your hair, what would you do differently? Would you dye it? Not dye it? Grow it long or keep it short? Would you wash it once a week or every day with expensive shampoo? Rub it regularly with anti-balding cream? (These questions are not meant to be answered specifically, merely to give you ideas of what you might have done differently.) Thank you! -C is for Cascading Curls (we can only hope!)
ADear CC, If I had to do it all again, I would probably do exactly what I've done all along: absolutely nothing! Then again, I'm a guy. Huzzah! -Commander Keen, who always gains a little more respect for a girl who actually knows her original hair color. ADear Actually, it's for cookie, I wish that I wouldn't have decided to dye my hair every possible color when I was younger (except for blue and green). BAD IDEA. Let's look at all of the bad decisions I have made when it comes to the color of my hair (with some good ones along the way): 8th grade: Light reddish-brown. Red tones do not befit me. 9th grade: Dark reddish-brown. The darker shade helped a little, but it was still a mistake. Sophomore year: Dark brown. FINALLY, I had some sense knocked into me! Junior year: Same. Score! Senior year, 2nd semester: Dark brown, almost black on top, with dark purple, almost black on the bottom. I actually really liked this one, but I wouldn't do it again. Freshman year (college): Honey blonde. The first try turned bright orange, and I made my friend go back to the store to get me a new box. The second box worked out much better. Summer after freshman year (SFY): Bleach blonde on top, bright pink on bottom. It was more in rebellion than because I thought that it would actually look good. There is only one picture of me during this convoluted time of my life, and no, you will never see it. When I was applying to BYU, I had to dye my hair back to brown...I had my ecclesiastical endorsement interview with my bishop, and bright-pink hair is against the Honor Code and all that jazz. From ecclesiastical endorsement at the end of SFY, through sophomore and into junior year: brown. Plain, natural brown. And you better believe that it is staying this way. Thanks for reminding me of all of those bad ideas... ⋯Anomalous ADear C, I would NOT have cut my hair short last fall. It turned out OK, I guess, but it was such a pain to style. I hated it almost every day after I got it cut, and immediately wanted to grow it out again. Also, I believe I remember my boyfriend at the time telling me it looked like a mom haircut. Ouch. Guys, never say that to your girlfriend, even if it's true! Speaking of bad haircuts, I would have nixed the bad (short) haircuts I got in 5th and 10th grade (especially 10th grade; that was awful). Other choices...should have given up Herbal Essences long before I did. I have only dyed my hair once, which was a fun experiment, but I am glad it was only semi-permanent. I enjoyed having darker hair, but I think I'm a little too pale to go that dark. Other times, I've considered doing something wild and crazy, like dying it red or blond or black, but those are all choices I think I'd end up regretting. I'm just a brunette. Other than that, I'm pretty satisfied with my hair color, my hair is finally back to a decent length, and everything is pretty low-maintenance. If I ever have to resort to anti-balding cream, well...that just better never happen! -Miss Scarlett ADear C is for Cascading Curls (we can only hope!), I'd go back in time and hand 11-year-old me a straightening iron and take her to a salon to end the reign of the blunt cuts. I got my first straightening iron when I was 14, my first pretty good straightening iron when I was 16, and my first haircut with layers the summer after my freshman year of college. Oh, those painful years of hair that was way bigger than yours and the crispy curls thanks to using enough mousse for my entire home state. Also, 11-year-old Black Sheep: good conditioner. Moisture, moisture, moisture. - The Black Sheep ADear Cascading Curls, Thinking about the life and death of my hair over the last several years, I can think of two things that I would have done differently: gotten it trimmed more frequently and switched to Dove shampoo and conditioner much sooner. Oh, and I'm ridiculously happy that I stopped washing my hair every day in middle school. Now, I can usually go up to three days without washing it. I don't know about you, but I'm way too busy to spend even one hour on my hair every single day. Hooray for non-regrets! Now for some details: my hair grows very fast, and for that I am very grateful. I've donated it twice to Locks of Love. The first time I grew it for three years and had 18 inches chopped off. It was right before this time that I realized just how bad my split ends had gotten and that I should seriously consider getting it trimmed every few months. Apparently, this keeps your hair much healthier and can help it to grow faster. The second time I donated it, I grew it out for two years and chopped off 12 inches. I was much better at frequent trimmings this time around, but with my new just-above-the-shoulders hair I decided to experiment with dying. This was when I quickly learned that if you are going to dye your blond hair black, you should make sure you dye your eyebrows, too. I actually really liked having black hair and kept it for several years, so it's definitely not something I regret. About three years ago I lightened it though and now I just stick to highlighting it every so often. Maybe someday I'll go back to the dark side. Unfortunately, it wasn't until I went to BYU that I realized my hair was screaming for an intense moisturizer. I discovered Dove at about this time and have been in love with it ever since. Yes, I definitely wish I started using it many, many years ago, but you live and learn. And congratulations on probably getting way more information than you wanted. -Sky Bones Back to top QDear Foreman And Claudio, Saw this in the archives and now I'm Curious. Is Chandler back from his mission? Will he also apply to be a writer like both of you? And if/when he does, how long will he be incognito before his secret identity is Compromised (e.g., Foreman was a writer for a little while before we found out that he and Claudio were brothers)? Thank you! -C is for ChoCK (lovely onomatopoeia)
ADear C is for- It seems you asked this about a day too late... in case you missed Board Question #54077, it has just been revealed that Chandler and the Board's own Commander Keen are one and the same! So, to answer your questions, in order: yes, yes, and apparently about two months. Family. Isn't it about...time? -Foreman, who thinks your coincidental use of CK in your signature is hilarious. P.S.- Actually, we're all Matt Meese. ADear C, We're pretty sure we now hold the Board record for most siblings active at the same time. What's funny is that one of our sisters just tried to apply, but we couldn't give her an app because she's a freshman. Better luck next year, sis! In any case, we will soon be changing the name to the 100 [our last name] Board...as soon as we get 97 more. -Claudio ADear C is for Chicas holla out "Commander Keen!" Yup, it's me! Go team HFACACK...? - Commander Keen Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board How illegal is Mp3 Fiesta? I'm not asking for a discussion on the morals of downloading illegal music or anything. I'm just wondering if I'm helping some random man in Lithuania get rich. Thanks for your help, Yo's! - Lots of songs to sing
ADear Lots, MP3Fiesta.com is registered to an address in Kiev, Ukraine, where it is probably legal, though it is definitely illegal in the U.S. And believe it or not, MP3Fiesta and its ilk have been discussed here before. See Board Question #49338 for more information on the legal status of this and similar MP3 download sites. —Laser Jock ADear lots I always though of legal/illegal as a binary state, not a matter of degrees. -Humble Master, who says this accepting that when he sets the cruise control 5 miles over the speed limit it is illegal, not a teensy smidge bit illegal Back to top QMusic lovers of the Board, What is your favorite piano solo piece by a living composer? And we're talking serious classical-ish music, not jazz or new age, or rock or anything like that. Jon Schmidt, Jim Brickman, and David Lanz are all disqualified. (Not because I don't like them, just for the purposes of the question.) Have a beautiful day! The Whole Nother (who would pick Robert Muczynski's "Suite for Piano")
ADear Whole Nother, Okay, I like modern classical music, but I haven't listened to much solo piano stuff (although, I have heard of Muczynski and his flute sonata is awesome). I feel like I should be asking you for some solo piano contemporary recommendations! I am kind of a Stockhausen fan, but he's electronic. Ligeti is dead now, but it looks like Penderecki is still alive... Einaudi kind of cheeses me off, but it's not like he's that much different from Philip Glass, whom I like. Simeon Ted Holt looks interesting, but I haven't really heard his stuff... but thanks to this question, I think I will check him out. So, I don't have a specific piece for you. Penderecki and Arvo Part. Oh, yeah, and Lowell Liebermann is great! Check out this piece. Oh, and just because I can't let go of flute music, check out Liebermann's flute sonata (both movements, but the first is especially great for Halloween, see youtube). -Whistler ADear Nother, Wow, I am feeling kind of sheepish! I'm not sure I can recommend anything, and I sort of pride myself for being somewhat knowledgeable about living composers and modern music. Sheesh! Your question made me realize that I've really limited that knowledge to mostly orchestral works, and especially to woodwind pieces (surprise, surprise, since that's my emphasis; that said, I have some great recommendations for those). Whistler listed some great composers (seriously, I am impressed!), but like her, I am not familiar with any of their piano works. The first and only piece I could think of that I thought might fit your description was Henry Cowell's "Tiger." I think it's a fantastic piece! Unfortunately, Cowell has been dead for awhile. I do enjoy some of Ludevico Einaudi's music, but really can't think if any of the stuff I've heard was for solo piano. Also, this is kind of a stretch, but I think Dario Marianelli's score for Pride and Prejudice was incredibly beautiful, and the piano parts are just so satisfyingly good. Other than that...well, that's all I got! Thanks for making me realize I need to go listen to some piano music! -Miss Scarlett, in the Conservatory Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Let's say there's this person and they were born a member of the Church. So that means they got a name and a blessing when they were little, right? Ok. Let's say this person, then, when they're 18 or so, decides to legally change their name to something else. What effect does this have on their Church records? What happens if they die before they can do all of their own temple work, what name would be used for that if someone were to go back and proxy for them? Their legal name, or their original name? - Trissy
ADear Trissy, In many countries (certainly the United States) the scenarios you describe happen almost routinely. A legal name change somewhere near the age of 18? How about when a woman gets married? Her name is changed in the records of the Church, of course, and if work is done for her after she dies, it would be done under her new name. —Laser Jock Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Why do I get emails that are not to me, they have part of my email address and then some numbers or they are to "undisclosed receiver". I think I get the few different ways a spamer gets my address but when it's not even my address, how does that work. - Not needananswer5000@emailcompany.com
ADear Not, The funny thing is that the To: and From: information in e-mails doesn't have to reflect reality at all. They're specified by the sender, and unless you're dealing with a spammer they're usually right. But the To: address isn't what mail servers actually use to deliver mail. When a message is handed off from one server to another, the sending computer sends a series of commands that are part of a protocol called SMTP (simple mail transport protocol). The basic commands are HELO, MAIL FROM, RCPT TO, DATA, and QUIT. HELO identifies the sending computer; MAIL FROM is who it says the sender is; RCPT TO is who to deliver the message to; DATA is followed by the actual message (including To, From, Subject, and so on, plus the body of the message); and QUIT ends the transaction. The key thing here is that the address specified by RCPT TO is where the message will actually go. The computer receiving the message doesn't use the address embedded in the To: field that shows up in your mailbox. Sometimes you can see the information in the RCPT TO commands if you look at the full headers of a message (they'll be in the Received: lines), but not always. Have you ever seen a formal business letter? The sender will normally put their full address at the top right, with the recipient's full address lower down and on the left. This is analogous to the To: and From: information in an e-mail: potentially useful, but not what the post office actually uses to deliver the letter. If you're interested in more details, check out this page explaining mail headers; the part most relevant to your question is here, though the context provided by the rest of the page may be helpful. —Laser Jock Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, I want to go to BYU in Provo but since I don't have the high school GPA to get in, I need to go to a smaller school first. Would I have a better chance of transferring in to BYU Provo if I went to BYU Idaho for two years first since they are both owned by the CES (Church Education System), or if I went to a community college in Virginia, since BYU likes diversity and Virginia is further away from the west coast? Statistically speaking, BYU accepts more students who are from the east coast and less from the west coast. This is because BYU does not want to be seen as a "Utah School" or a "west coast school," but they want to be seen as appealing to the entire nation. Then again, even though BYU Idaho is in the west coast, does it have any more pull towards BYU Provo because they are both owned by the same church? - Potential Cougar
ADear Potential Cougar, On the Be Smart website, a site all about how to apply to a CES school, there is a FAQ which says:
Applying this to your question, while BYU will know whether or not you previously attended a CES school, ideally they will not take it into major consideration. What is more important than the school you went to are the grades you received. You are probably right insomuch as a student from a school on the east coast might be considered more diverse. Yet, if your east coast school provides a less demanding curriculum, or one which is not comparable to BYU-I, then you probably will not have as good of an application. It sounds like what you really need is a school where you can learn a lot and get solid grades for a few semesters. Regardless of the fact that BYU and BYU-I are both owned by the LDS Church, that should not have a significant effect on your application. Consider where you think you personally will have a better academic experience and choose that school. Stay involved, learn lots; these are the things to which BYU pays the closest attention. -Mico Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, In Zombieland, was the part in Bill Murray's house really filmed in Bill Murray's house? - habiba
ADear Habiba, "Bill Murray's mansion, as depicted in the movie, is actually Lee Najjar's house and is located in Buckhead, a district of Atlanta, GA. The red Ferrari F430 Spyder in the garage is also Mr. Najjar's." Love, IMDB, Waldorf, and Sauron ADear Habiba, As an added note, this site has some pictures of the inside of the house. It doesn't look like they altered the inside at all when they made the movie. On an unrelated note, apparently the house is up for sale for a cool $25 million. I wouldn't even know what to do with that much money... ⋯Anomalous Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, What is the difference between "leading someone on" and being "friends." -don't want to be a heartbreaker
ADear don't want to, I think doing things one-on-one with a werf of the opposite gender indicates interest unless you indicate otherwise. If go out one-on-one without A) actually being interested or having immediate potential to become so or B) having a clear conversation to the effect that you're not, I'd call that leading them on. If you hang out in groups, then that is being friends - it's relatively hard to misinterpret hanging out, if they do then it's their own problem, and in the worst case scenario the problem will end quickly when they ask you out for a one-on-one and you explain what's going on. If you don't want to keep dating someone, it is easier for both involved if you clearly indicate that as early as possible. There's an irreducible amount of awkwardness involved here, but just don't end up taking it with interest. I doubt many people wish they'd dragged out their failed relationships for longer. ~Ƥ. Ɗ. Kirĸe ADear love-taker (don't you mess around with me), To build off of Kirke's answer, and since I am going out on a limb and assuming that you are a female, I think that leading someone one is not only doing things one-on-one, but also continuing to agree to doing things one-on-one. Even if you are not the instigator or the one doing the asking, if you are being asked out frequently and not making your intentions clear, I think that is leading someone on. Have you ever heard the idea that deciding not to decide is, in itself, a decision? I think that this applies very well to dating. Deciding to not commit to a "real" relationship by telling yourself that you won't hold hands or you won't kiss, but continuing to say yes to dates, activities, long talks, long walks or even hang-outs where you are invited by the same person—this is not being neutral. This is leading someone on. If you are still trying to decide if someone is a potential relationship, then that is different. But if you have already decided that you have no romantic feelings for someone, and it appears that this person is trying to get closer to you and see if things will work out, then please save yourself some time, save him some heartache (and money), and man up and say something. - Rating Pending (who would have rather gotten an email, a text message, or even an IM explaining how she really felt than have spent that entire month feeling like he was being led on) Back to top QDear 100 Hour Board, Has there been any more word on the BYU theatre costume sale that was supposed to happen in late September? I never saw anything on it and I hope I didn't miss it. two-tone shoes
ADear two tone Quoting from TMAccess (the Theatre and Media Arts weekly newsletter):
Sounds like a steal. Show up early. -Humble Master |
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