Answer My Searches » Idle Curiosities http://www.answermysearches.com Answers to everything I search for, every day Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:36:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Does the iphone alarm still make noise when the phone is set to silent? http://www.answermysearches.com/does-the-iphone-alarm-still-make-noise-when-the-phone-is-set-to-silent/1894/ http://www.answermysearches.com/does-the-iphone-alarm-still-make-noise-when-the-phone-is-set-to-silent/1894/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:56:22 +0000 Greg Pinero (Primary Searcher) http://www.answermysearches.com/?p=1894 Indeed it does. I just tested it. Even though the phone is silent when a call comes in, your morning alarm will sound off just fine. (Disclaimer at least for me, don’t miss a NYC marathon to oversleeping on my advice!)

]]> http://www.answermysearches.com/does-the-iphone-alarm-still-make-noise-when-the-phone-is-set-to-silent/1894/feed/ 1 iPhone GSM Buzz Question http://www.answermysearches.com/iphone-gsm-buzz-question/451/ http://www.answermysearches.com/iphone-gsm-buzz-question/451/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:12:12 +0000 Greg Pinero (Primary Searcher) http://www.answermysearches.com/iphone-gsm-buzz-question/451/ Why does my iPhone make GSM buzz in my speakers when it receives an email even though it is connected via WiFi?

My working theory is that when the phone is in standby (i.e., not being actively used) it turns off its WiFi connection (maybe to save power?) and gets any updated things via GSM.

]]> http://www.answermysearches.com/iphone-gsm-buzz-question/451/feed/ 1 What does the Phrase Picking up nickels in front of a steamroller Mean? http://www.answermysearches.com/what-does-the-phrase-picking-up-nickels-in-front-of-a-steamroller-mean/444/ http://www.answermysearches.com/what-does-the-phrase-picking-up-nickels-in-front-of-a-steamroller-mean/444/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:44:24 +0000 Greg Pinero (Primary Searcher) http://www.answermysearches.com/what-does-the-phrase-picking-up-nickels-in-front-of-a-steamroller-mean/444/ It just means doing something that has a small upside, and a very high downside e.g., getting run over by a steamroller.

I don’t know where the phrase comes from though, bonus points if you find out and post in the comments.

]]> http://www.answermysearches.com/what-does-the-phrase-picking-up-nickels-in-front-of-a-steamroller-mean/444/feed/ 0 What is the Name for those Wavy Arm Dolls They have at Sales http://www.answermysearches.com/what-is-the-name-for-those-wavy-arm-dolls-they-have-at-sales/349/ http://www.answermysearches.com/what-is-the-name-for-those-wavy-arm-dolls-they-have-at-sales/349/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:30:14 +0000 Greg Pinero (Primary Searcher) http://www.answermysearches.com/what-is-the-name-for-those-wavy-arm-dolls-they-have-at-sales/349/ What is the official term for these guys?

The kind people at Reddit suggest either Wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tubeman or Air Dancers

]]> http://www.answermysearches.com/what-is-the-name-for-those-wavy-arm-dolls-they-have-at-sales/349/feed/ 0 What is an Al-Ghirayri or Al-Girta http://www.answermysearches.com/what-is-an-al-ghirayri-or-al-girta/280/ http://www.answermysearches.com/what-is-an-al-ghirayri-or-al-girta/280/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:22:05 +0000 Greg Pinero (Primary Searcher) http://www.answermysearches.com/what-is-an-al-ghirayri-or-al-girta/280/ This strange article “Giant badgers terrorise Iraqi port city” says that these giant man-eating badgers are known as Al-Ghirayri and locally as Al-Girta. I did a search for that name and turned up nothing. Shame, I really wanted to see a picture of man-eating badger.

Al-Ghirayri or Al-Girta maybe
(just a regular badger I guess)

Here’s some progress towards an answer. The folks in the comments on the Digg article of this suggest that this is a video of one of the beasts. And here is a the Wikipedia entry on your standard Honey badger (maybe the same thing?).

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