What I don't get...

[Kraco]

I reckon many anime group encoders these days don't have any settings for a targeted file size but rather some mathematical level of quality that would depend on how much changes from frame to frame throughout the episode. In an episode with lots of action and effects, that number would be high, resulting in a big file size. Similarly a static episode with only talking heads would give a small file size. Thus all episodes in a season would look the same, quality wise. Otherwise calmer episodes would have better video than the ones where stuff happens.

All in all, I would also accept smaller file sizes. I'm not a quality freak anyway. It's kind of annoying that when the prices of bigger HDs slowly get more humane, in fact relatively speaking they aren't anymore any bigger because the stuff you save on them has got larger as well.

[Animeniax]

I watched this Discovery channel show about the US Secret Service and they show the latest in "bulletproof" body armor. They test-fired all sorts of light caliber ammo and it passed pretty much all the tests. What I don't get is, they tested it against 5.56mm NATO rounds (which penetrated after multiple shots). The problem is that our enemies mostly use 7.62mm rounds (like in the AK).

When I worked overseas, we had "up-armored" vehicles that had 1/4 inch composite armor plating that was rated to stop a 5.56mm NATO round. This was in the Middle East where our enemies mostly use 7.62mm rounds in their AKs. Are armoring companies so shitty that they don't even rate their equipment's' effectiveness against the most common ammo that our enemies use?

[Animeniax]

There is a recall of Chobani yogurt because 89 people got sick from eating their products. What I don't get is that the consumers noticed the yogurt packs were bloated and smelled bad, but bought them and ate them anyway. What is wrong with people that they wouldn't know to not buy and/or eat yogurt that is swollen and smells bad? Do people not know how yogurt is made, and that it's not a far jump from good yogurt to poison? Are they too busy tweeting and texting to even notice?

[Buffalobiian]

If they're unfamiliar with the brand or type of yoghurt (if it wasn't ordinary yoghurt), then perhaps they thought it was supposed to smell like that. I was like that with cheeses. Fermented stuff in general can smell pretty inedible, now that I think about it.

The bulging could give it away. I'd put it down to trust in the overseeing authorities and their ability to pick up bad things.

[Animeniax]

That's a misguided and lazy trust. Gov't regulations are generally lax and I see expired food at the grocery store all the time. Smelly yet edible cheese is one thing, but I've never heard of smelly yogurt that was safe to eat.

[Sapphire]

They probably don't know that bloated = bad.

I have a lot of Chobani yogurt in my fridge...

[Kraco]

They are the same people who would eat bulging canned food and experience the wonders of botulism.

[shinta|hikari]

They cannot be the same people because those people are already dead.

[Animeniax]

They probably don't know that bloated = bad.

I have a lot of Chobani yogurt in my fridge...

Few things in life that are bloated are good...

"Chobani has since identified affected products as those bearing the code 16-012, with expiration dates between 9/11/2013 and 10/7/2013."

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I ate one yesterday that was from the same plant but outside the expiration date range for the recall. No problems here, but it wasn't bloated or smelly yogurt either.

[Ryllharu]

People at work had a few in the range. They also noticed a number of them in stores with bloated tops or even burst lids.

I think Chobani tastes terrible. I stick with FAGE (which tastes the best) and Dannon Oikos (which has the better flavor varieties).

[Animeniax]

Did they eat them anyway?

I'm not into the greek yogurt thing and that was the first Chobani I tried. Is it supposed to be healthier or what? Cause it doesn't taste better than the HEB FotB I like.

[Ryllharu]

Greek yogurt has a lot more protein in it, something like double. All the benefits of regular yogurt plus more protein. It's not really "healthier" when there is still a lot of sugar added to the fruit or other flavorings.

As for my coworkers, they ate some of them, but definitely noticed an off smell. The lids were not bloated on the ones they had purchased. The contamination wasn't harmful to most people anyway. The mold strains that were in the contaminated yogurt generally wouldn't get anyone sick.

I suspect a number of the people claiming that it made them seriously ill are out for a check.

[shinta|hikari]

Bloated yoghurt not making people sick?

Reminds me of people over here who got over swine flu in just a few days... without treatment.

[Buffalobiian]

I like Greek yoghurt because it's generally more flavourful (comparing non-flavoured varieties) than standard. I'm not a fan of the syrupy-sweet flavourings, so my favourite flavouring in normal yoghurt would be French vanilla. That's loaded with sugar as well though, so I haven't had it for ages now.

When I feel like a kid, I take the chocolate-flavoured ones.

[UChessmaster]

I don't get why they call the action of pooping taking a dump, shouldn't they call it to leave a dump?

[Animeniax]

I don't get why they call the action of pooping taking a dump, shouldn't they call it to leave a dump?

I saw this posted somewhere recently. I think it's because the act of shitting is a collective process, a unit of action if you will. Thus when you take one, you're "taking" that action. Same as taking a nap, or taking your time, or taking a break.

[Animeniax]

I don't get why Karl Urban tries to be witty or funny in his roles. He can't pull it off and just comes across as a bit whiny or smarmy. He does it as Bones in the Star Trek movies (where it's in character at least) but it also seems to be his character in Almost Human. He should go back to minimal lines like in the Bourne Ultimatum where his best line is saying "SP" repeatedly.

[Animeniax]

I love Natalie Portman as a person and an actress, but how did she get cast in Thor? Was the part portrayed as a short girly person in the comics?

edit: After watching it again, I don't get why I liked the first Thor movie as much as I did. It's pretty terrible. I especially like the scene where the robot from The Day the Earth Stood Still bitch-slaps Thor and sends him airborne, and 75 pound Dr. Jane runs to catch him.

[UChessmaster]

My friend is celebrating on FB that she paid 130 + w/e shipping for a book that cost 85 + 7...

[Animeniax]

My friend is celebrating on FB that she paid 130 + w/e shipping for a book that cost 85 + 7...

That's what I love about fb and 99% of the people who use it... flying their idiot flag for all the world to see.