Things I Need to Know For...
Aug. 29th, 2006 10:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rsadelleWork
We need to start making clips from DVDs that we can easily insert to PowerPoint, which means .avi is the preferred file format. We have no knowledge about such things. Do any of you know of good software for this, or of a person I should ask about software?
Peace of Mind
I keep seeing New Friend A (previously known as New Coworker A1) as a particular style of line drawing. I really want to find an example so I can show her what the heck I'm talking about, but I can't think of anything done in that style, so I'm having no luck finding anything. The style I'm thinking of is black and white, little or no shading, lots of angles. As always, suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Fic (1)
One of the most telling regionalisms in California is how people refer to freeways. If you hear a Californian say "5" or "I-5," they're from Northern California. If you hear one say "The 5," they're from Southern California. In the fic I'm writing, the character is from Texas but has been living in the LA area for, say, six years or so. (This story would be a lot better if I made myself a real timeline.) How do they refer to freeways in Texas, and would a guy living in LA for six years retain that style or adopt the LA way?
Fic (2)
I have, more than once, wanted to know something and found my googling skills inadequate: cell phone adoption in the US by geographical location and socioeconomic status over the last 15-20 years.
We need to start making clips from DVDs that we can easily insert to PowerPoint, which means .avi is the preferred file format. We have no knowledge about such things. Do any of you know of good software for this, or of a person I should ask about software?
Peace of Mind
I keep seeing New Friend A (previously known as New Coworker A1) as a particular style of line drawing. I really want to find an example so I can show her what the heck I'm talking about, but I can't think of anything done in that style, so I'm having no luck finding anything. The style I'm thinking of is black and white, little or no shading, lots of angles. As always, suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Fic (1)
One of the most telling regionalisms in California is how people refer to freeways. If you hear a Californian say "5" or "I-5," they're from Northern California. If you hear one say "The 5," they're from Southern California. In the fic I'm writing, the character is from Texas but has been living in the LA area for, say, six years or so. (This story would be a lot better if I made myself a real timeline.) How do they refer to freeways in Texas, and would a guy living in LA for six years retain that style or adopt the LA way?
Fic (2)
I have, more than once, wanted to know something and found my googling skills inadequate: cell phone adoption in the US by geographical location and socioeconomic status over the last 15-20 years.
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Date: 2006-08-30 06:19 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-08-30 11:33 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-02 06:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-02 06:12 pm (UTC)But if he's stubborn, he might cling to the Texan way of saying things.