General Questions Thread

[Aoie_Emesai]

Originally Posted by SeedFreedom

Ive never seen it, but try looking at Zeitgeist and see if thats the one.

Ah ha. That's it. I remember it was a name I couldn't pronounce.

Thanks too, Echoes.

[Sephi]

Originally Posted by -KarumA-

I was wondering about this, there are people in my msn messenger list that have like [b] tags and [c=4] tags in their msn name, so the question in my mind that popped up was why?! cause msn messenger doesn't show that effect it just leaves it there as letters, so I was wondering for what reason/program they placed there

Msn plus can do that and view it. It can be used to give your name a color or bold. [b] = obvious bold. If you got Msn Plus you could actually see the effects.

[ZippyDSM]

Ok I has a stupid question that jsut wont die....
Zone of the enders, Dolores i, is it Prince or Uncle when Dolores refers to James links??.....

[Zu Ra]

Recently I came across a torrent called Usavich . It animation produced by Kanaban and airs on MTV Japan . It a quirky and hilarious show I would like everyone on AS to enjoy it. I would like to know if its consider licensed or I can post that torrent .

Usavich Site : http://www.mtvjapan.com/usavich/

[Solafighter]

In japan, some or let say many people have sprayed some or almost 70 % of their cars with anime figures and such, like you can see in this youtube.com video.

Does that has a special name and is it possible to find some galleries with high resolution pics and stuff?

Would be great.


Thanks a bunch ahead.

[Riker]

Originally Posted by Solafighter

In japan, some or let say many people have sprayed some or almost 70 % of their cars with anime figures and such, like you can see in this youtube.com video.

Does that has a special name and is it possible to find some galleries with high resolution pics and stuff?

Would be great.


Thanks a bunch ahead.

You mean car decals?

[Daniel E.]

Originally Posted by Solafighter

Does that has a special name and is it possible to find some galleries with high resolution pics and stuff?

I think the term you are looking for is Itasha.

http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=74214

[Aza-oniichan]

lets just say I prefer wathing F1 racing with all the car is decorated with anime character.
I wonder if bus/train/other public transportation decorated with anime figures (for adverstiment) is also referred as Itasha?

[Solafighter]

Ah very nice. Thank you very much.

[Aoie_Emesai]

Originally Posted by Riker

You mean car decals?

I don't know the Japanese Term for it but with "Anime Car Decal" as the search key word, Western Users like us will be able to search for most of it.

[ZippyDSM]

Originally Posted by ZippyDSM

Ok I has a stupid question that jsut wont die....
Zone of the enders, Dolores i, is it Prince or Uncle when Dolores refers to James links??.....

Bumping question that which wont die.

[LiberLibri]

Originally Posted by Aza-oniichan

I wonder if bus/train/other public transportation decorated with anime figures (for adverstiment) is also referred as Itasha?

No. They are motivated by commercial purpose. It is quite normal for you to do something silly or even embarrassing to earn money. We don't call it "痛い (ita-i)", an adjective to signify a condition that you are so enthusiastic (on something unproductive) that you ignore how a mature adult is required to behave. The point is, the owner of Itasha spends his/her vast time, money and energy to express his/her love for anime on a voluntary basis.

[ganbaru]

Originally Posted by LiberLibri

. The point is, the owner of Itasha spends his/her vast time, money and energy to express his/her love for anime on a voluntary basis.

It's probably the same thing with the peoples than are addic to tunning, with all that time and money invested in their car.

[Aoie_Emesai]

Originally Posted by LiberLibri

No. They are motivated by commercial purpose. It is quite normal for you to do something silly or even embarrassing to earn money. We don't call it "痛い (ita-i)", an adjective to signify a condition that you are so enthusiastic (on something unproductive) that you ignore how a mature adult is required to behave. The point is, the owner of Itasha spends his/her vast time, money and energy to express his/her love for anime on a voluntary basis.

Heh ^^. I'd rather spend them on a nice computer ^^. (my oldie is having some issues with memory defeciency for photoshop >.<)

~~~Next question

Is it possible to swallow spit or saliva without the use of your tongue? I tired it myself as in an act of curiosity, but no go. So is it possible to ingest it without the use of your tongue?

[FateAnomaly]

Originally Posted by Aoie_Emesai

Is it possible to swallow spit or saliva without the use of your tongue? I tired it myself as in an act of curiosity, but no go. So is it possible to ingest it without the use of your tongue?

I don't quite get it. I don't find any diffculty in not using the tongue.

[-KarumA-]

Originally Posted by Aoie_Emesai

Heh ^^. I'd rather spend them on a nice computer ^^. (my oldie is having some issues with memory defeciency for photoshop >.<)

~~~Next question

Is it possible to swallow spit or saliva without the use of your tongue? I tired it myself as in an act of curiosity, but no go. So is it possible to ingest it without the use of your tongue?

actually you can, but it isn't recommended, you can slam back drinks directly down your throat, like tequila shots without using your tongue which is something not everyone can, I for instance can't do it cause for some reason I always start to gack and nearly choke myself cause it runs into my airways.
Swallowing without your tongue does take a little difficulty if you don't know how but no matter what the saliva etc. will always pass over your tongue, so you will always taste some of it

[Aoie_Emesai]

Originally Posted by -KarumA-

actually you can, but it isn't recommended, you can slam back drinks directly down your throat, like tequila shots without using your tongue which is something not everyone can, I for instance can't do it cause for some reason I always start to gack and nearly choke myself cause it runs into my airways.
Swallowing without your tongue does take a little difficulty if you don't know how but no matter what the saliva etc. will always pass over your tongue, so you will always taste some of it

Well of course if you funneling alcohol then it directly, you can use the weight as a force to help you.

But thanks for the feedback ^^

[Spectacular_Insanity]

Okay guys, I need some help...

I'm thinking of getting some karaoke/subbing software for my laptop (runs Windows Vista), but I don't know where to start.

If Karaoke:
I don't have many things I want to to do, but two are an absolute must:
1. Ability to use MIDI or convert it to WMA, etc.
2. Ability to convert/export karaoke files to WMV or AVI format.

If Subbing software:
1. Ability to sub MKV and AVI files.
2. Ability to export to other file types.
3. Relatively easy to use.

Any suggestions? I'd like something new but relatively cheap - preferably $100 or under. I'm thinking about the TriceraSoft WinCDG Pro 3 for karaoke, but I don't know if it's any good.

Just to clarify, I don't want any trial versions. Full versions only, please.

[KiNA]

There's some crazy video on Youtube that I used to watch .. Its about some peoples doing acrobatic jump across buildings rooftops, like ninja's for the lack of words to describe it .. anyone knows what it is call.. >.<

[Pellissier]

Originally Posted by KiNA

There's some crazy video on Youtube that I used to watch .. Its about some peoples doing acrobatic jump across buildings rooftops, like ninja's for the lack of words to describe it .. anyone knows what it is call.. >.<

Could it be parkour ?