Geez, we sure have a lot of problems.
... Geez, WE sure have a lot of problems.
... Geez, WE sure have a lot of problems.
When I look into a mirror ... :twitch ... I see a mirror.
I was hungry earlier for some hummus, but we didn't have any crackers open. So I'm looking through and my dad hands me these new triscuits he got, so I go to open them and I got a paper cut from the card board. Those are just the worst types of paper cuts too. And to top it off, they're rye and caraway seed. Rye is nasty, and if you like it you're wrong. Should have gone with carrots...
I was hungry earlier for some hummus, but we didn't have any crackers open. So I'm looking through and my dad hands me these new triscuits he got, so I go to open them and I got a paper cut from the card board. Those are just the worst types of paper cuts too. And to top it off, they're rye and caraway seed. Rye is nasty, and if you like it you're wrong. Should have gone with carrots...
This is how I know i need to go to bed. A quick scan showed me the following: "I was hungry earlier for some humans..."
I have to clean my apartment.
Why have I been so lazy?
I have no one to drink with in St. Patrick's day.
I have no one to drink with in St. Patrick's day.
Neither do I! Non-drinking buddies! Let's celebrate by unsealing an ancient evil!
i dont drink much.... but added some tropical fruit flavored vodka to some ginger ale... very interesting... not great but good enough to try again.
I was drinking Guinness yesterday. And today. Now, even. Celebrating St Patrick's with Dutch beer? Tragic (even if Guinness was originally made in London, of all places).
Panicking in a computer lab on Monday: now I have to talk to the course co-ordinator tomorrow. Hopefully it doesn't turn into asking why I haven't shown up to lectures that I can just watch again, and where the main reason to actually be there in person (ask questions if you don't get it) doesn't apply because I still find this stuff trivially easy.
Beer should not be translucent and amber. :P
From my semi-limited experience w beer, I only like the light stuff. overall, I prefer mixed drinks and hard ciders.
I like finding unusual drinks to try, like the Darth Vader, etc. I wanna try some sort of Yoda drink
Found a pineapple hard cider that was one of my favorites.
I like finding unusual drinks to try, like the Darth Vader, etc. I wanna try some sort of Yoda drink
Hey, it's not any of these:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/30987/10-worlds-most-expensive-beers
EDIT: Or that bottle of gold vodka that comes with the world's most expensive car. I mean, seriously. Who sells a car WITH alcohol? Russia. Russia's the answer.
Kitty seems to have regained his appetite and some of his energy. No vomiting now.
Nice to see u back!! :hug
Con Libertad y Justicia Para Todos!
So, Libertad, when can we expect Justicia to arrive?
:P
Nice to see you.
Welcome back Libertad, just last night bhu and I were talking about how you weren't around anymore!
I tend to gag when there are mushrooms in my food. I've said it before but my family takes no notice of it, especially my aunt. I'd be fine with her adding mushrooms to the meals if she didn't get pissy about me removing them from my food.
Went upstairs for dinner and saw she made some sort of casserole. With large sliced mushrooms in it. Nope, no dinner for me. I'm already in stomach distress thank you very much. I'll just get an Ensure shake and come back downstairs to read.
... and the new zexy Avatar, me-ow !!I tend to gag when there are mushrooms in my food. I've said it before but my family takes no notice of it, especially my aunt. I'd be fine with her adding mushrooms to the meals if she didn't get pissy about me removing them from my food.
Went upstairs for dinner and saw she made some sort of casserole. With large sliced mushrooms in it. Nope, no dinner for me. I'm already in stomach distress thank you very much. I'll just get an Ensure shake and come back downstairs to read.
I like mushrooms, but you can get some of the flavor without the gagging, via Tomatoes or Peas or Parmesan Cheese.
All you gotta do is actually puke from it once ... but at the table and on the table, preferably into the casserole itself. Won't happen again on their end. I promise. I can haz Foresight.
I know from experience it takes a Bachelors degree to so much as be a secretary here, so why is every single secretary/receptionist I speak to the most goddamn, ignorant fucking mouth-breather have ever met?
I know from experience it takes a Bachelors degree to so much as be a secretary here, so why is every single secretary/receptionist I speak to the most goddamn, ignorant fucking mouth-breather have ever met?
...I think I might end up sitting out karate tomorrow.
...I think I might end up sitting out karate tomorrow.
Crane kick! Use the crane kick! There's no defense!
I'm too honest for my own good. :banghead
Feeling lethargic the past few days; it's gotten to the point that I can't even muster the will to read comics or books. I've been just pointlessly web-surfing for the last day or so after work. I'm not sick, just...unusually tired and unmotivated.
A note to prospective mothers: After watching your son vomit ofr several moments the correct response is not "My knee hurts and I've ordered carry out, would you mind contaminating the local Bob Evans?"
A note to prospective mothers: After watching your son vomit ofr several moments the correct response is not "My knee hurts and I've ordered carry out, would you mind contaminating the local Bob Evans?"
No, the proper response is panic. Lots of it.
(Uncle, not mother, but the principle holds.)
May have fucked up at work. Depending on how tomorrow goes I might be working ot to fix what I've done.I'm paying attention and I care. Want to know how things go. May you roll natural 20's on your diplomacy check.
According to my dad, once he was changing my diaper and had to dodge out of the way as I basically shot a round turd bullet out of my ass with a massive fart.
See how you like THAT mental image, aDMg. :p
Just that symbol? Uhh, copy/pasta? 241 is a ñ, right? Try adding a spanish KB under languages in the control panel, then you can switch on the systray, and use the OSK to determine how to type a ñ.
Additionally, num lock stays on until turned off, so turn it on, test it (you get numbers when it's on) and then fuggedaboudit
I was kidnapped today. By feminists.You know, there's a whole genre of porn about that.
I was kidnapped today. By feminists.
I was kidnapped today. By feminists.
At least they allowed you internet access. (Context, plz?)
I was kidnapped today. By feminists.
At least they allowed you internet access. (Context, plz?)
Think long and hard about what today is.
Now that I'm having to use it i cannot believe how absolutely borked the d20 modern wealth system is.
Omg thats even worse. One PC will be a multi millionaire for selling a few rifles, and the others will be paupers!
I need to set down and redo the wealth system for this thing to something that makes sense.
Nephew just came out as both suicidal and trans to his mom. As she's decided to date a conservative gun nut 20 years younger than her. This will not end well
I have not been able to find that! Can you point me to it, God knows my group might prefer it a helluva lot more!Page 204 in the D20 Modern Handbook, table 7-1 Purchase DCs
at least it's better than playing d20 accountant.....,it's meant to be abstract but yeah it has some issues......Psysama how much gold is a house and down payment and mortgage in d20 modern?Average home (in the US) is about $222,200 or 49,377 Gold, 7 Silver, and 8(rounded up) Copper
Here's a nice article that talks about the wealth system http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20modern/bp/20030304a (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20modern/bp/20030304a)
and the chart is Table 7-1: page 204
I perfer the wealth system from d20 modern over GURPS when it comes to playing in the present.....
Nephew just came out as both suicidal and trans to his mom. As she's decided to date a conservative gun nut 20 years younger than her. This will not end well
at least it's better than playing d20 accountant.....,it's meant to be abstract but yeah it has some issues......Psysama how much gold is a house and down payment and mortgage in d20 modern?Average home (in the US) is about $222,200 or 49,377 Gold, 7 Silver, and 8(rounded up) Copper
Here's a nice article that talks about the wealth system http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20modern/bp/20030304a (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20modern/bp/20030304a)
and the chart is Table 7-1: page 204
I prefer the wealth system from d20 modern over GURPS when it comes to playing in the present.....
Average down payment is 5 to 10 % or 2,468 G 8 S9 C to 4,937 G 7 S 8 C
I have no idea on a mortgage...sorry.
Well, for the campaigns in the future, they get there payment on credit chips (it's more like a small credit card). All money is put on and removed from the chip. In the modern times, they have bank cards and a bank to deposit their money in.at least it's better than playing d20 accountant.....,it's meant to be abstract but yeah it has some issues......Psysama how much gold is a house and down payment and mortgage in d20 modern?Average home (in the US) is about $222,200 or 49,377 Gold, 7 Silver, and 8(rounded up) Copper
Here's a nice article that talks about the wealth system http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20modern/bp/20030304a (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20modern/bp/20030304a)
and the chart is Table 7-1: page 204
I prefer the wealth system from d20 modern over GURPS when it comes to playing in the present.....
Average down payment is 5 to 10 % or 2,468 G 8 S9 C to 4,937 G 7 S 8 C
I have no idea on a mortgage...sorry.
How do you handle credit cards and stocks and bonds and all those other things that are part of wealth? I mean your way i guess works unless some one says they plan to buy stuff using a credit card or go to do a loan, i hope you don't expect the PCs to keep all that gold on them lol
request for disability appeal denied :(
I feel like a total douchebag.EMPLOYEES cannot do that. Only a manager can tell you that due to the fact that employees don't know the rules as well as the managers. If you would have reported that employee, you could have made a complaint along lines of "harassment," effectively getting the employee in trouble or fired. I tell you this because at one point in my life I worked fast food for 9 years. Only a manager can tell you the rules or ask you to leave.
OK, some context: a burger place near my apartment has advertises free refills. I... kinda assumed that this applied as long as you had the mug.
Long story short, an employee informed me today that that wasn't how it worked, but let it slide that once because I hadn't known. The problem is, I've done this the last six times I was there (including today), so I effectively owe the place $14.16.
They don't actually know that I owe that much; in fact, as long as I don't do it again, I doubt they'll ever find out. If you look at raw economics, I actually owe more like two bucks (soda is really cheap) - however, I'm wondering if I should be worried/feel bad about this.
I feel like a total douchebag.EMPLOYEES cannot do that. Only a manager can tell you that due to the fact that employees don't know the rules as well as the managers. If you would have reported that employee, you could have made a complaint along lines of "harassment," effectively getting the employee in trouble or fired. I tell you this because at one point in my life I worked fast food for 9 years. Only a manager can tell you the rules or ask you to leave.
OK, some context: a burger place near my apartment has advertises free refills. I... kinda assumed that this applied as long as you had the mug.
Long story short, an employee informed me today that that wasn't how it worked, but let it slide that once because I hadn't known. The problem is, I've done this the last six times I was there (including today), so I effectively owe the place $14.16.
They don't actually know that I owe that much; in fact, as long as I don't do it again, I doubt they'll ever find out. If you look at raw economics, I actually owe more like two bucks (soda is really cheap) - however, I'm wondering if I should be worried/feel bad about this.
It seems that everyone in my town hates sidewalks. Every day I go to work I see people walking on the side of the road; and sometimes I see them do this while wearing dark-colored clothes at night. It's almost like people want to get hit by cars.
Is... Google unavailable to anyone else?
Is... Google unavailable to anyone else?
nope, but perchance are you getting a dns error?
Is... Google unavailable to anyone else?
We're here for you.Amie was a fun and very loving dog. (https://youtu.be/iO8HAjPxH_0) To her, she did not know the word "hate" (unless it had to do with cats). Definitely not a good guard dog, she'd probably show you where all the silver in the house was. I helped raise her; spent most of my time from February to June to raising her before I went off to college. She would always sniff the ground for crumbs and yes, that is a beer keg around her neck in that video (it's empty though). I will miss her.
Would you like to talk about Amie?
The TL;DR of it is, i have become a bastard. A real fucking jackass.Been there man. It sounds like you're probably depressed. Hang in there, get therapy if you need it (you probably do :P). It will get better.
The TL;DR of it is, i have become a bastard. A real fucking jackass.Been there man. It sounds like you're probably depressed. Hang in there, get therapy if you need it (you probably do :P). It will get better.
My grandma has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Given all the other stuff she's been through, even if the new medications for her work my dad's guessing she'll pass away in the next year or so.
I'm still processing it in my head, but I know I feel at least a little more motivated to support myself better.
My grandma has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Given all the other stuff she's been through, even if the new medications for her work my dad's guessing she'll pass away in the next year or so.
I'm still processing it in my head, but I know I feel at least a little more motivated to support myself better.
So, my MATH 404 professor told us today that he'd waive the final exam, calculating our final grades as if the final exam wasn't there.This is insane. And, I say that as someone who is currently grading exams.
The only condition is that no one in the class can attend the final exam, or else the deal gets called off.
I don't know what to do in this situation; I don't want to be the one that screws everyone else over, but I don't want to be screwed over. And there's the chance that the professor is lying.
So basically, it's a 21-person game of Prisoner's Dilemma. And I don't trust it.
So, my MATH 404 professor told us today that he'd waive the final exam, calculating our final grades as if the final exam wasn't there.This is insane. And, I say that as someone who is currently grading exams.
The only condition is that no one in the class can attend the final exam, or else the deal gets called off.
I don't know what to do in this situation; I don't want to be the one that screws everyone else over, but I don't want to be screwed over. And there's the chance that the professor is lying.
So basically, it's a 21-person game of Prisoner's Dilemma. And I don't trust it.
You probably should expect somebody to defect from the cooperate^n equilibrium.
Maybe he was trying to joke?
... Maybe he was trying to joke?
Or even more deviously, negotiate ... :smirk ... likeIn all fairness, game theory, which the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Tragedy of the Commons (more generally collective action problems) are part of, is also a branch of mathematics, viz. Nash Equilibrium, and also just the level of math required to solve more complicated games.
how does MATH 404 here suddenly just for the final, equal PHIL 181 there ??
So, my MATH 404 professor told us today that he'd waive the final exam, calculating our final grades as if the final exam wasn't there.
The only condition is that no one in the class can attend the final exam, or else the deal gets called off.
I don't know what to do in this situation; I don't want to be the one that screws everyone else over, but I don't want to be screwed over. And there's the chance that the professor is lying.
So basically, it's a 21-person game of Prisoner's Dilemma. And I don't trust it.
This is what I'd do. I'd also prepare for the exam, in case you have to take it.So, my MATH 404 professor told us today that he'd waive the final exam, calculating our final grades as if the final exam wasn't there.
The only condition is that no one in the class can attend the final exam, or else the deal gets called off.
I don't know what to do in this situation; I don't want to be the one that screws everyone else over, but I don't want to be screwed over. And there's the chance that the professor is lying.
So basically, it's a 21-person game of Prisoner's Dilemma. And I don't trust it.
Go to the exam room 2 hours early. Sit outside the door. Punch in the face anyone who tries to enter.
It was all a joke - he seemed a little surprised at how carried away everyone got.Glad my initial assessment was right. But, I try to keep in mind that exams are a very high stress time for students.
Or even more deviously, negotiate ... :smirk ... likeIn all fairness, game theory, which the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Tragedy of the Commons (more generally collective action problems) are part of, is also a branch of mathematics, viz. Nash Equilibrium, and also just the level of math required to solve more complicated games.
how does MATH 404 here suddenly just for the final, equal PHIL 181 there ??
My nephew is biracial (which in Ohio means he's black by default). His girlfriend is black. Columbus police don't have the greatest record in dealing with minorities.
Prison Industrial Complex says give me your huddled masses.Not sure whether to :lol or :puke
... I'm turning 30 ...
... I'm turning 30 ...
It's the Black Plague.
You wake up from a dream.
You're lying in a cart.
You say: I'm not dead yet !!
Cart guy: Quiet. Yes you are.
I suffer from chronic depression.Don't worry I am on meds and haven't cut for almost 9 years.I like to keep my mind busy (aka RUN LIKE A COWARD FROM DEPRESSION)(It's only recently that I consciously realized and acknowledged it). I am always trying to do something to keep my mind occupied. Sometimes I will role play online just to keep me busy. Lately, EVERYONE has been busy. Yes I know, whine whine. When there's nothing to do, I get bored (and that's a bad thing)(I come up with CRAZY/stupid ideas when I am bored). Sometimes I get bored and try as hard as I might, my depression catches up to me. This is one of those times. :sobbing
Sorry, I'll stop whining. I just needed to vent.
I suffer from chronic depression.Don't worry I am on meds and haven't cut for almost 9 years.I like to keep my mind busy (aka RUN LIKE A COWARD FROM DEPRESSION)(It's only recently that I consciously realized and acknowledged it). I am always trying to do something to keep my mind occupied. Sometimes I will role play online just to keep me busy. Lately, EVERYONE has been busy. Yes I know, whine whine. When there's nothing to do, I get bored (and that's a bad thing)(I come up with CRAZY/stupid ideas when I am bored). Sometimes I get bored and try as hard as I might, my depression catches up to me. This is one of those times. :sobbing
Sorry, I'll stop whining. I just needed to vent.
Sorry, I'll stop whining. I just needed to vent.I'm pretty sure that venting is what this thread is for. Video games a reasonable substitute? They are a distant second fiddle for me compared to RPGs, but they can fill some time and some brain space.
My best friend is struggling with depression and I don't know what to do. She just confessed to me that for the last few months when she told me she was "hanging out with her friend", she was just sitting in her room crying.
Psysama, if you can math, here's a challenge for you:
Write the numbers 0 to 88 inclusive as the function of 1, 2, 3, and 4. You can only use each number once.
So, for example, 0 would be 4 - 3 - 12.
It should keep you occupied for a little bit. Otherwise, videogames are pretty good.
She has somebody that she talks to ice a week or so, but he's a friend of her dad's and I don't know if he has any actual training or anything. She says that's all she can afford because her insurance won't cover anything.
Psysama, if you can math, here's a challenge for you:
Write the numbers 0 to 88 inclusive as the function of 1, 2, 3, and 4. You can only use each number once.
So, for example, 0 would be 4 - 3 - 12.
It should keep you occupied for a little bit. Otherwise, videogames are pretty good.
How on earth do you get 88 (34+2+1=84, I can't think of any other combination that can get closer without going way over? Or are you using more obscure notations and such like Knuth up arrow or factorial or something? Because I'm pretty sure you might be able to get just about any number if you do it right that way.
But I digress.I misread that as "I digest." Thanks, now I'm hungry. :lol
I digest mathematics! NOM!
I may have to sue the probate attorney or turn him into the Bar. :(
I may have to sue the probate attorney or turn him into the Bar. :(
I digest mathematics! NOM!
I ate the 8! At first it was 8 then I took a bite and it became 6.
... Great, now I'm imagining Cookie Monster trying to eat The Count. "One tonsil, ah ah ah! Two tonsils, ah ah ah!"
My spending habits are shit when i'm drunk.
And now i get the news that my had has fallen ill with HFMD disease. 30~40 articles later in both portuguese and english and there is absolutely no specific treatment for the fucking disease. Tylenol and waiting. He doesn't eat properly in three days, is having trouble sleeping well... I'm seriously worried.
And now i get the news that my had has fallen ill with HFMD disease. 30~40 articles later in both portuguese and english and there is absolutely no specific treatment for the fucking disease. Tylenol and waiting. He doesn't eat properly in three days, is having trouble sleeping well... I'm seriously worried.
I know you'll hate to hear this, but...
Don't worry, your kid'll be fine. He's at that age where kids get sick with all kinds of shit, feel terrible for a few days, and then are fine. One of the perks of a developing immune system.
Plus, HFMD is like the common cold; it clears up quickly in most cases. Keep him comfortable, and he'll feel like a champ soon enough.
Papilledema is not something to fuck around with. Did she prescribe anything for it, or offer any possible explanation? That's a symptom, not a disease itself.
This isn't that important to some of you but it is to me because it's part of what defines me. May 22 was World Goth Day and I, a goth of 12+ years, just found out. :banghead
Okay I guess I can forgive myself because the day was founded in 2009 (I was going through divorce with my first wife at the time). I am majorly bummed out. Maybe next year.
Do you take any meds? Some meds don't react well with alcohol and they could be fucking about with your perception. Hell there are some you can't take with grapefruit juice.
<Knows about side effects as he will soon be on almost 20 separate medications. :(
Sorting through 339 threads to find a specific Warblade lockdown build, and subjected to page after page of Fail-ryinth bitching about fighters getting pwnt by pretty much everything... :banghead :shakefist:lmao What a blast from the past, eh? :lol
Sorting through 339 threads to find a specific Warblade lockdown build, and subjected to page after page of Fail-ryinth bitching about fighters getting pwnt by pretty much everything... :banghead :shakefist
Flood insurance?
Yeah, sounds like that area is getting bad. Here in North Colorado, we've been hammered by 23/25 days of precipitation.
A highway near the Platte about an hour east of was flooded, and they were still working on the washout from the 1000 year flood in 2013. We got passed before it was closed for awhile after it got worse. Got a couple good pictures
Side note... a cold and double ear infections SUCK!
i do not has papilledema, therefore I will not be going blind (at least not yet). I do, however, still have an empty sella, so I will need to find out why (most likely pituitary gland testing). I also need to undergo two biopsies.Wow, that is truly awesome news. Empty sella is bad news, but not as bad as a lot of the things that might come with papilledema. (There are always hormonal replacement therapies for all the stuff the pituitary does :p). Although since both can be caused by intracranial pressure, you might want to insist on getting a CSF pressure measurement (if they didn't already do that).
*Shutters* Spinal tap.
I've had one. Pity it ended up being completely unnecessary in the end.
*Shutters* Spinal tap.Oh grow a spine.
I've had one. Pity it ended up being completely unnecessary in the end.
*Shutters* Spinal tap.
I've had one. Pity it ended up being completely unnecessary in the end.
that bad?
*Shutters* Spinal tap.Oh grow a spine.
I've had one. Pity it ended up being completely unnecessary in the end.
Dude, I gave that to you like 4 years ago, half grown. You've been pickling it for me for 3 and a half years now.
I have insane regeneration, and I have been trying to offer my hand to guide you through new and dangerous lands, but every time I do, you slip into another personality and cut off my hands and then revert back with no knowledge of what you've done.Dude, I gave that to you like 4 years ago, half grown. You've been pickling it for me for 3 and a half years now.
Ah, so it was you! Sorry it took so long, deadlines and all. I'll wrap this spine up and dry it off, and have it back to you before you can say "TOLBEROOOOONE!" :p
Now to find out why all these severed hands keep appearing in my basement...
I have insane regeneration, and I have been trying to offer my hand to guide you through new and dangerous lands, but every time I do, you slip into another personality and cut off my hands and then revert back with no knowledge of what you've done.Dude, I gave that to you like 4 years ago, half grown. You've been pickling it for me for 3 and a half years now.
Ah, so it was you! Sorry it took so long, deadlines and all. I'll wrap this spine up and dry it off, and have it back to you before you can say "TOLBEROOOOONE!" :p
Now to find out why all these severed hands keep appearing in my basement...
(I also see that everyone else is more mature than I am. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOO5S4vxi0o))Sadly I have still never seen that movie...
(I also see that everyone else is more mature than I am. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOO5S4vxi0o))Sadly I have still never seen that movie...
Access isn't the problem. Time to watch it is. :)(I also see that everyone else is more mature than I am. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOO5S4vxi0o))Sadly I have still never seen that movie...
It's on Netflix.
(I also see that everyone else is more mature than I am. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOO5S4vxi0o))Sadly I have still never seen that movie...
It's on Netflix.
Yes. They do it below the area of the spinal cord, though (the spinal cord ends at about L2).
goddamn fuckin' radiator hoses.
goddamn fuckin' radiator hoses.Is it bad that I read that as "radiator horses"?
goddamn fuckin' radiator hoses.Is it bad that I read that as "radiator horses"?
...it's a psuedonatural Pegasus...
I hardly talk with one of my best friends anymore because the power cord for her macbook is broken. Turns out it's extremely common for them to do that. Worst part is each new one costs about $75. And might only last a year.
The ways I want to torture and eventually murder the person who made the ultimate decision to let that fucking shit be produced... Was going to say they can't be contained in D&D's rules, but I expect they can be. It's insane.
I hardly talk with one of my best friends anymore because the power cord for her macbook is broken. Turns out it's extremely common for them to do that. Worst part is each new one costs about $75. And might only last a year.
The ways I want to torture and eventually murder the person who made the ultimate decision to let that fucking shit be produced... Was going to say they can't be contained in D&D's rules, but I expect they can be. It's insane.
Another reason why i fucking hate apple. All it's products are hyped as all fuck to be high-quality high-end parts, but in the end you're just getting the same chinese mass produced shit everyone else uses, at a premium. Apple sucks. Every time i see someone using an IAnything, i instantly assume that they don't know anything.
I'm not even defending other companies, either. But at least they charge cheaper to deliver about the same quality.
I hardly talk with one of my best friends anymore because the power cord for her macbook is broken. Turns out it's extremely common for them to do that. Worst part is each new one costs about $75. And might only last a year.
The ways I want to torture and eventually murder the person who made the ultimate decision to let that fucking shit be produced... Was going to say they can't be contained in D&D's rules, but I expect they can be. It's insane.
Another reason why i fucking hate apple. All it's products are hyped as all fuck to be high-quality high-end parts, but in the end you're just getting the same chinese mass produced shit everyone else uses, at a premium. Apple sucks. Every time i see someone using an IAnything, i instantly assume that they don't know anything.
I'm not even defending other companies, either. But at least they charge cheaper to deliver about the same quality.
Yeah, the comparison one of my friends made a few years ago was this:
Windows boxes tend to have great hardware, but the software's shitty.
Apple products tend to have stable software, but shoddy hardware.
And here I am with my beat-up laptop running Ubuntu with some little tweaks... I sincerely believe that if I was running anything else on this computer, it wouldn't work. I've dropped this thing at least twice, and the case is coming apart at the seems. Heck, the internal keyboard stops working after ten or so minutes (a software glitch I'm working on fixing.)
My laptop is so punk I don't even.
Still waiting for my Internship stuff to be done. And I have to coordinate public transportation for tomorrow. Le SIGH.
Yeah, when platforms are so closed off like that it more often than not leads to shit because there isn't proper competition. I really want old Apple back where they actually made good products worth the price.
Amechra, I hear you on the laptop front. I still have XP on mine and it takes 10 minutes to boot up. I would like to switch over to whatever Linux distro would work best for me (after researching of course. Mint maybe?) but XP does still have use for some of my older software.
Rough times the last two days. I'll be back in full soon.
I hardly talk with one of my best friends anymore because the power cord for her macbook is broken ...
Eiji, could you run that experiment again where I'm lucid dreaming and flying over a forest? Please?I have one kind of like that... except that I'm also a bodiless psychic parasite that exists by possessing the bodies of others. It was a recurring dream which was the inspiration for a recurring character of mine (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=1135.0)...
Fixed it for you.Drunk people areassholesandshould be banned from gaming. :shakefist
Drunk people are assholes and should be banned from gaming. :shakefistHey, I often resemble that remark and I'll have you know that a lot of people like me when I am drunk (and stay at that level)(which is why my friends sometimes buy me a drink)(I become more talkative and laugh more). Now when I get wasted...I scare people mainly due to them seeing how much I drank, me getting up and needing to do something and staggering to the location (kitchen, bathroom, bed, whatever).
when did buying a used car become so damn unreasonable?
when did buying a used car become so damn unreasonable?
If you can swing it, CarMax, or Texas Direct on eBay. No hassle, no negotiation. Search, find a car at a price you want, and buy it. Takes away a hell of a lot of the frustration of dealing with random people or shitty car dealers. Best deals are still on the private market though - that'll always be true.
Toyota Corolla is a pretty good car, that's what I have.
I've seen some speculation that in the next 10-30 years or so, not only will driverless vehicles become the norm, driven vehicles might be outlawed or highly restricted due to all the accidents. Number one killer of minors in the US? Accidents, usually car accidents but other accident types are counted in there too. Huh, accidents tends to apply to miners too...
I'm curious to see how city planning will go since it's mainly built around cars nowadays, but if driving becomes a much different beast then hopefully cities will start being built more with humans in mind.
First off, hugs and well wishing Jack - my parents divorce sucked hard, though nothing like that, as did my own earlier this year (though thankfully it looks like that is working itself out in a good way).
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First off, hugs and well wishing Jack - my parents divorce sucked hard, though nothing like that, as did my own earlier this year (though thankfully it looks like that is working itself out in a good way).
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Is this anything you could let me take a look at? I is good at figuring out what uncommented code/markup does.
First off, hugs and well wishing Jack - my parents divorce sucked hard, though nothing like that, as did my own earlier this year (though thankfully it looks like that is working itself out in a good way).
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Is this anything you could let me take a look at? I is good at figuring out what uncommented code/markup does.
Wish I would have known that earlier :P I can figure it out easily enough myself as well, it just drives me up the wall when it's all pre-minified on a WordPress site. A plugin does this on load from a supercached static file - why do the work of the plugin ahead of time (that mind you is super light to begin with, and allows for nice clean CSS). I will definitely keep that in mind, and if you're ever on the market for collaboration, let me know - I'm 100% freelance now, and would love to take the developing gig to the next level. If I happen to find the old stylesheet for one of them, I'll send it over - I had to clean the mess of like 4 other devs, and none of them noted anything (and half of it was redundant). And the client wondered why when I migrated totally off that theme, the load time dropped like a stone and page speed score skyrocketed!
Nothing ruins your faith in people like people themselves.
Nothing ruins your faith in people like people themselves.
one of our local news segments does a semi syndicated "Moms Everyday" spot after the news at noon. Its never porn... :shakefist
Nothing ruins your faith in people like people themselves.
Nothing ruins your faith in people like people themselves.
To be honest, considering all the shit you put up with, I'm surprised you have any left.
Nothing ruins your faith in people like people themselves.
To be honest, considering all the shit you put up with, I'm surprised you have any left.
I've met some pretty decent people here and at gitp.
Nothing ruins your faith in people like people themselves.
To be honest, considering all the shit you put up with, I'm surprised you have any left.
I've met some pretty decent people here and at gitp.
We love you too, Unca Kitty. :cool
hugs :hug
The psychiatrist stunned me today. The neurologist recommended I try neuroleptics and his response was "Really? Does she have any idea what this would do to you? I can't prescribe this in good conscience for the reasons she wants. Your diabetes would go out of control."
It's not like him to take a no pills first stance.
I is stunned
Nothing ruins your faith in people like people themselves.
To be honest, considering all the shit you put up with, I'm surprised you have any left.
I've met some pretty decent people here and at gitp.
We love you too, Unca Kitty. :cool
↑ I agree with this. There is love here.
Death to all financial institutions and their check cashing policies. ALL OF THEM.
Christ, why is it everyone else in the world seems to order pizzas made of gold and platinum, given the pricing. I know I take advantage of a sale they have often, but I usually get a single large with two toppings for $8. Even assuming topings are $2 (and they're likely cheaper), four would be $12, and twice that $24. $40, jesus christ man.
Not long ago my friend ordered pizza. He may have had delivery, but I'm not sure how he ended up paying $28 bucks for something I'd pay $8-$11 maximum as carryout.
Christ, why is it everyone else in the world seems to order pizzas made of gold and platinum, given the pricing. I know I take advantage of a sale they have often, but I usually get a single large with two toppings for $8. Even assuming topings are $2 (and they're likely cheaper), four would be $12, and twice that $24. $40, jesus christ man.
Not long ago my friend ordered pizza. He may have had delivery, but I'm not sure how he ended up paying $28 bucks for something I'd pay $8-$11 maximum as carryout.
Carryout is extraordinarily rare here, to the point of being non-existant. Deliveries and pizza-based restaurants lead the way by far.
Also, pretty sure Brazillian pizza is made of uranium.
Got the new PC micro center put together for me home. All of the boxes the parts came in are empty (they give them to you in case you need to use them to mail in a defective part for replacement, when I notice the Power Supply box is heavy. Because there's a power supply still in it.
So yeah, it's more like 120 brazillianbucks. :lol
It's already 100 degrees Farenheit in my home state, and it's only going to get hotter in July. :(
It's already 100 degrees Farenheit in my home state, and it's only going to get hotter in July. :(
It's already 100 degrees Farenheit in my home state, and it's only going to get hotter in July. :(
Where is this? I'm from KY. We've just gotten past the point where you can't see through your car windows due to pollen and into the point of heavy heat/heavy rain making it impossible to breath.
It's already 100 degrees Farenheit in my home state, and it's only going to get hotter in July. :(
It's already 100 degrees Farenheit in my home state, and it's only going to get hotter in July. :(
Oh, you delightful scamps. Our average for the past summer (where I live, which is the closest state to the FRIGGIN' ICE CAPS) was 103 degrees.
The AVERAGE, mind you. The thermal sensation was at least five degrees hotter. And the absolute hottest was a little under five degrees BEYOND that.
On the other hand, this year we're seeing one of the coldest winters on record. Even here in the midwest, where i live, we've been getting record-low temperatures. It got as low as 7Cº, which i don't even recall seeing round these parts before. I've heard about it getting to -6Cº in some parts of the south. That's seriously cold for us here.
On the other hand, this year we're seeing one of the coldest winters on record. Even here in the midwest, where i live, we've been getting record-low temperatures. It got as low as 7Cº, which i don't even recall seeing round these parts before. I've heard about it getting to -6Cº in some parts of the south. That's seriously cold for us here.
Isn't the midwest of Brazil heavy with rainforest?
I used to work in a factory where it could get up to 140 F in the summer. Bad times...I used to work at McDonald's where if you slipped and fell at the wrong place, it got up to 350 degrees F. I have scars to prove it.
New PC is already warmish :shakefist
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I need to murder a lawyer, anyone up for it?
I need to murder a lawyer, anyone up for it?Would you like to hire the Dark Brotherhood?
I need to murder a lawyer, anyone up for it?
I need to murder a lawyer, anyone up for it?Would you like to hire the Dark Brotherhood?
I need to murder a lawyer, anyone up for it?Would you like to hire the Dark Brotherhood?
Before bhu can hire the Dark brotherhood bhu needs to do the Black Sacrament
ASAPScience's dress video (not linked, they don't need the views)
The dress is gold & periwinkle.(click to show/hide)
ASAPScience's dress video (not linked, they don't need the views)
The dress is gold & periwinkle.(click to show/hide)
That kind of spam almost got me to delete my Facebook. I'm back to considering it. I have too many friends, pruning them takes too long, and wading through the sea of complete junk (like dresses) that is my Facebook feed to find something I care about is becoming harder and harder.
ASAPScience's dress video (not linked, they don't need the views)
The dress is gold & periwinkle.(click to show/hide)
That kind of spam almost got me to delete my Facebook. I'm back to considering it. I have too many friends, pruning them takes too long, and wading through the sea of complete junk (like dresses) that is my Facebook feed to find something I care about is becoming harder and harder.
And people wonder why I don't social media.
My little sister is a manipulative little bitch, and I'm the only one home who knows this and acts accordingly.
I need to murder a lawyer, anyone up for it?
My little sister is a manipulative little bitch, and I'm the only one home who knows this and acts accordingly.
I'd often rather have dresses vs things that I care about and friends disagree with me on. Then again I keep facebook around mainly to contact people.
My little sister is a manipulative little bitch, and I'm the only one home who knows this and acts accordingly.
Prepare Protection from Evil, or if you're high enough level, Mind Blank. I recommend spreading immunity via undeath.
Well, there are rose thorns as well, but the issues with those are always infection instead of actual mechanical damage.SPOROTHRIX! (Sorry... studying for med school board exams, the first of which I take tomorrow. :P )
I tried to go redownload Minecraft... and I apparently don't have an account anymore.
Which sucks, since they also seem to have removed the demo.
Damn it, I just wanted to tinker with some cubes, that too much to ask?
That happened to me. It's because they changed or transferred or merged or something their stuff/accounts or w/e. Its a simple matter of transferring your old original account over to a mojang account. Or something. I don't know. It was awhile ago :x
https://help.mojang.com/customer/portal/articles/775905-migrating-from-minecraft-to-mojang
Sure you didn't use a different email in highschool? One with a cheesy edgy name cause highschool is a cheesy edgy time of life? :p
Cats gone off missing. He does this all the time when the girl cats are in heat, but due to recent difficulties with the neighbor mom is obsessed with the idea he may have killed kitty.
So she's planning revenge in the case kitty doesn't wander back home. Hasn't specified what said revenge is, but I don't feel any better for not knowing.
Christopher Lee died 5 days ago.
Damn it, leave some good actors!
As for the cat, I hope kitty wanders home. Because your momma might not survive prison - and then that would leave you in a bit of a tight place.
Christopher Lee died 5 days ago.
Damn it, leave some good actors!
As for the cat, I hope kitty wanders home. Because your momma might not survive prison - and then that would leave you in a bit of a tight place.
5 Days? He died almost a month ago, June 7.
Christopher Lee died 5 days ago.
Damn it, leave some good actors!
As for the cat, I hope kitty wanders home. Because your momma might not survive prison - and then that would leave you in a bit of a tight place.
5 Days? He died almost a month ago, June 7.
happy cake day!
You didn't get plowed :drunk the night before ??
Local girl tried to do 21 shots before going out,
bicycle cops noticed her nearly unresponsive,
knuckle rap test on sternum = no reaction at all.
Cops call for immediate ambulance.
Friends say no no she's good, we'll take care of her.
Cops say you ain't getting in trouble, we're trying to save her.
Later blood test draws .69 bac.
Record highest for the county, and only random chaos luck she's not dead.
Yeah, Americans have some really special and/or stupid forms of crazy.
Inexperienced drinkers usually pass out around .20 bac.
Step 2: An Inquisition.
Double posting here, but i have to rant:
Neopentecostal pastors here in Brazil are getting SERIOUSLY out of line. They're inciting violence against people of other religions, they're promoting righteousness while pocketing untold amounts of money, and in some instances even forming militias (http://zh.clicrbs.com.br/rs/noticias/noticia/2015/03/em-culto-da-universal-jovens-gladiadores-se-dizem-prontos-para-a-batalha-4710883.html). They're injected into every level of government, and their rising influence, coupled with everything else i've said, seriously worries me.
If it keeps going like it is, i fear for laicism in our society. Something needs to be done ASAP.
Whelp.
Kuroi, you have a lot of punching to do.
However, as cults go, they still don't look as bad as the Westboro Baptist Church. Then again, you have to be monsters to be any worse than they are, so...
You'll have to be more specific. :P
Besides, Macedo and his cronies are only minimally based on the Catholic version of the Bible anyway.
One of my friends, his mom passed away. Feeling down right now.
One of my friends, his mom passed away. Feeling down right now.
:hug
Here's some more hugs.One of my friends, his mom passed away. Feeling down right now.
:hug
wait, how did you know? i didnt tell ya'll yet?
By comparison, my bitching is decidedly minor. But, it's RPG-related, so there's that.Oh yeah, let's not forget about alignments in that kind of situation, either...
I'm playing in this Savage Worlds game set in the universe of "The 100." Although I've been told that familiarity with the shows or novels was not required. However, throughout the game the following sentence has been uttered in my face like a dozen times "as a Mountain Man, you would feel this way about this." And, it's driving me fucking nuts. I have a character, thank you, with a well-defined personality and so on. Hell, in an earlier game with different people, something similar happened with character classes: "as a Hunter you would feel like this." And, that made even less sense (if such a thing were possible). I'm like "did you read my character's backstory and personality description?"
EDIT: For clarification: The hypothetical class is "The Fighter, but they get an extra full-round every round per level, and they get to say NOPE to anything a number of times per encounter equal to half their level."Sounds like a decent start to a Fighter rebuild ...
EDIT: For clarification: The hypothetical class is "The Fighter, but they get an extra full-round every round per level, and they get to say NOPE to anything a number of times per encounter equal to half their level."Sounds like a decent start to a Fighter rebuild ...
My respect for the optimizing community over at GitP took another hit today.
My respect for the optimizing community over at GitP took another hit today.
You mean it still had hitpoints left?!
By Cthulhu's bleached toothed anus, what is your respect's build like? :twitch
It's possible that, like with magic in D&D, the poster was able to separate real life, where racial stupidity and depravity are not (generally) accepted truths, from fantasy. If so, the poster's position had merit, even if distasteful to you.
I have to say, brujon, you are an inspiration.
No matter how many times life kicks you in the nads, you always seem to more-or-less bounce back.
You are my Courage Wolf.
(http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15358569/2430116-70452.jpg)
If it makes you feel any better, I'm a bit shorter than you are.
I'm... 1m 66cm? I think? I'm also probably heavier than you are (I hover around 177lbs (80.29kg), with a good deal of that being my belly), uglier than you are, and most definitely worse at approaching women (I have gone on precisely no dates).
I spent the majority of the last two weeks being terrified of writing a fucking letter and making a phone call, of all things. Though that might have been laziness.
I also spend a lot of time feeling like a fraud - I am absolutely terrified of the prospects of graduating and having to compete in the workforce against people who are better at what I do and better at networking.
Point of interest; in D&D, by default, goblins and orcs, for two examples, are stupider and more depraved. If not policed, their generally evil and destructive mien would fray a society.This kind of highlights why I hate the social engineering type of comments in the context of D&D-esque game worlds. There's a bunch of things that make no sense from a "real" point of view. And, that's fine. It supports the game and the story. But, that means we should leave the other stuff about "well, this would happen ..." out of it.
First, context Unbeliever; I had no reason to make that comment, and the other two that were part of that post, until the comments above it were posted. I. was. making. a. point.Or, you could calm the hell down. I was using your comment as a jumping off point to a broader, more general statement. This is a common thing to do in conversation and especially on threads, and especially when there have been a number of posts in between.. From Tippyverse to Frank & K to all sorts of various other, less famous ideas, the phenomenon I was referring to is a common one on D&D gaming boards.
I can call another poster a fucking moron. But I can rant politically only if it's an 'acceptable' position. TYVM. I love society.
On behalf of everyone here, I am doing thi against a wall so you don't have to. :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead
On behalf of everyone here, I am doing thi against a wall so you don't have to. :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead
My neighbors complained the last time I did that, so instead, I'm going to murder some drug traffickers in the neighborhood.
On behalf of everyone here, I am doing thi against a wall so you don't have to. :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead
My neighbors complained the last time I did that, so instead, I'm going to murder some drug traffickers in the neighborhood.
A productive use of your anger!
(I'm just imagining some shadowy guy selling dime bags of cocaine to a little old lady. Then, you hear a shout from off-screen, and Kuroimaken, HERO OF JUSTICE, drop-kicks them out of nowhere.
He then leaps away, faster than a speeding truck.)
...I was using your comment as a jumping off point to a broader, more general statement...
Ah, fair enough. I stand corrected....I was using your comment as a jumping off point to a broader, more general statement...
Me too. I should have been clearer. And put an [ hr] tag in between my clarification and my own rant inspired by your comment, as it wasn't directed at you either.
I get the feeling you've been hanging around Deviantart a lot, Amechra. :P
I'm sorry, did you say something Amechra? :p
Severe storm caused power outage in my area. Am surfing on a tablet. Typing is a pain.Not enough, apparently.
Severe storm caused power outage in my area. Am surfing on a tablet. Typing is a pain.
Can you say more about why you think the attention to game balance (one way or the other) stymies game design? I'm not disagreeing, just want to see if the dots connected. Is it just that people don't want things too different? They want their Fighters to look like Fighters, and damn the meta consequences?
... enough that some fans bought one of the designers an order of chicken wings to MAIL to their office, which was then posted on Facebook ...
... World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy, etc, haveall buteclipsed D&D in the public sphere ...
When I go on Tenkar's Tavern message boards, or browse Dragonsfoot, I see people talking about the seventies and eighties in a way indicating that they lived through it.
Can't even.
I ended up going for it with ex-gf, because she's so fucking gorgeous and hot. DAMN LIZARD BRAIN, WHY MUST YOU MAKE ME DO SUCH THINGS?
Last night was pretty amazing.
But i'm going to regret this in the end, aren't i?
Sigh... Such is life.
Can't even.
I ended up going for it with ex-gf, because she's so fucking gorgeous and hot. DAMN LIZARD BRAIN, WHY MUST YOU MAKE ME DO SUCH THINGS?
Last night was pretty amazing.
But i'm going to regret this in the end, aren't i?
Sigh... Such is life.
Not as long as you're the one providing the orgasms, you're not.
Can't even.
I ended up going for it with ex-gf, because she's so fucking gorgeous and hot. DAMN LIZARD BRAIN, WHY MUST YOU MAKE ME DO SUCH THINGS?
Last night was pretty amazing.
But i'm going to regret this in the end, aren't i?
Sigh... Such is life.
Not as long as you're the one providing the orgasms, you're not.
If the worst problem in one's life is that they're sexing a " fucking gorgeous and hot" girl, they're doing pretty good I would say.
Expecting life to treat you well because you're a nice guy is like expecting a tiger not to eat you because you're a vegetarian.:lol :clap So much WIN!
Expecting life to treat you well because you're a nice guy is like expecting a tiger not to eat you because you're a vegetarian.:lol :clap So much WIN!
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Fun fact, do you know that after the black plague wiped out most of the people in Europe, the living conditions of the survivors actually went greatly up?
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Sheriffs-Department-Adds-In-God-We-Trust-to-Cruisers-320533842.html (http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Sheriffs-Department-Adds-In-God-We-Trust-to-Cruisers-320533842.html)I hope that means they don't need assault rifles, tanks, and tactical vests anymore.
my counties sheriff :shakefist
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Sheriffs-Department-Adds-In-God-We-Trust-to-Cruisers-320533842.html (http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Sheriffs-Department-Adds-In-God-We-Trust-to-Cruisers-320533842.html)I hope that means they don't need assault rifles, tanks, and tactical vests anymore.
my counties sheriff :shakefist
Bhu, i think it was on your news channels...
on the way to Die Antwoord concert tonight, cars in front of us had a horrid wreck.
we pulled the passenger door open on the main vehicle of concern to assess the situation... i checked for a pulse on the driver, he was D.R.T.
the 18 month old in the back was pronounced later...
Some days it's just not worth getting out of bed until they legalize killing.
I spent all day watching anime instead of writing on my work.
I really need to overcome my slothful procrastination.
I spent all day watching anime instead of writing on my work.
I really need to overcome my slothful procrastination.
I have an easy solution for that.
For every hour you procrastinate, I will extinguish a species by kicking it into orbit. I'll start with insects.
I spent all day watching anime instead of writing on my work.
I really need to overcome my slothful procrastination.
On the positive side, Kill La Kill has been a surprisingly good source of inspirational material. Episode 5 in particular: the school obstacle course of death to avoid tardiness.I find it a crying shame how many people are put off by Kill La Kill's tongue-in-cheek fanservice to appreciate its awesomeness.
Easily solved. I will begin with whichever species of insects imbalances his home ecosystem the most.I spent all day watching anime instead of writing on my work.
I really need to overcome my slothful procrastination.
I have an easy solution for that.
For every hour you procrastinate, I will extinguish a species by kicking it into orbit. I'll start with insects.
There's some 900 000 species of insects out there. Libertad will probably die of old age before you run out of insects to extinguish. :p
(I have developed a method of one episode of anime->work-rinse and repeat, been watching Gungam Wing between writing Tobhou stuff)
Thankfully it looks like it was a brute force attempt to gain access to a lot of accounts, and not just mine, and they caught it and locked a bunch of accounts (including mine). So there's a good chance they didn't get in. I can even prove it's me, and not my potential identity thief in Montreal (where the IP was located that attempted access):
I love hockey, and go Habs, suck it bruins! Ya, totally love them Habs. That's what I always say when hockey comes up, yup. You can even cross reference with that sport thread I saw on here, love the Montreal Canadiennes.
Thankfully it looks like it was a brute force attempt to gain access to a lot of accounts, and not just mine, and they caught it and locked a bunch of accounts (including mine). So there's a good chance they didn't get in. I can even prove it's me, and not my potential identity thief in Montreal (where the IP was located that attempted access):
I love hockey, and go Habs, suck it bruins! Ya, totally love them Habs. That's what I always say when hockey comes up, yup. You can even cross reference with that sport thread I saw on here, love the Montreal Canadiennes.
I get notifications of those from the sites I've built...usually it's some asshat from Russia or North Korea trying to add the domain or its server to a botnet. Gotta love HTAccess :)
It sucks having friends in trouble and being unable to help themDefinitely know what that feels like...
Going nuts trying to find the post that bumped my Respect from 69 to 70...I had no idea there was even a way to hunt them down. I just like to think of it as some generalized approval for the crazy shit I type while I'm addled and taking a break?
Going nuts trying to find the post that bumped my Respect from 69 to 70...I had no idea there was even a way to hunt them down. I just like to think of it as some generalized approval for the crazy shit I type while I'm addled and taking a break?
I hate not being able to hunt such things down. Especially because almost everything I saw is various degrees of incoherent, so the presence of any respect is a total enigma. O_o
I ever strive for the worst post/respect ratio.
Apparently a birth certificate card (same size / shape as a credit card), and admitted to be legal across the US by the DMV isn't fucking accepted as a form of identification (Birth certificate/ passport) by the very DMV that said it was legal.
They're not so bad in a small town. If I had to go to a big city one I'd prolly be wearing a vest made of C4 tho.I live in San Francisco.
Life sucks ass.
Popped tree sleeping pills to see if i can get through the night, had a staring contest with the pill bottle.
Fuck...
Popped tree sleeping pills to see if i can get through the night, had a staring contest with the pill bottle.
I'm going to assume that most people here are familiar with the recent DriveThruRPG controversy. If you're not, y'all can go look it up for yourselves. That's a whole different rant.Eesh. Not too nice, IMO. I wouldn't use "Love", though.
As part of the fallout from this controversy, Exploding Rogue Studios (http://explodingrogue.com/) pulled all of their content from DriveThruRPG because they refuse to allow their products to be carried in the same store that also sells a game called "Tournament of Rapists."
The rant part is this: The very next day after pulling all of their content, d20monkey (http://www.d20monkey.com/comic/three-bigbys/) (whose author is Brian Patterson, one of the founding members of Exploding Rogue) posted a comic making not one, but two different sexual assault jokes.
I'm strongly considering emailing him to call him out on this.
"Dear Brian,
I love your comic. I really do. But I don't think it's ok for you to make jokes about sexual assault on the very day after you've pulled your product of DTRPG for hosting a game about sexual assault. It seems like a huge double standard.
Love,
Linklord231"
Too nice? I want to make it clear that this kind of thing isn't cool, but I don't want to be a dick about it.
Can someone give me the 'quick and dirty' version of the controversy?
Wait, WTF does the FCC have to do with Android?
Afraid you still lost me on "SoC".
...Help me out here: how the fuck does dressing up as a celebrated black character and doing a good job of it make you RACIST?!
...my mind is full of fuck right now.To answer these questions, we will need pics.
I have an acquaintance that cosplays frequently as TWD's Michonne. She's caucasian (well, about as Caucasian as one can get in Brazil, mixed ethnicity grab-bag and all) and she bodypaints for that particular cosplay - at great cost, one might add, since she has to put on some seriously heavy makeup.
Someone complained that her costume was racist because of said body paint.
Help me out here: how the fuck does dressing up as a celebrated black character and doing a good job of it make you RACIST?!
...my mind is full of fuck right now.
I have an acquaintance that cosplays frequently as TWD's Michonne. She's caucasian (well, about as Caucasian as one can get in Brazil, mixed ethnicity grab-bag and all) and she bodypaints for that particular cosplay - at great cost, one might add, since she has to put on some seriously heavy makeup.
Someone complained that her costume was racist because of said body paint.
Help me out here: how the fuck does dressing up as a celebrated black character and doing a good job of it make you RACIST?!
Ah, yes. The "it's okay as long as it's not me" crowd.
I also see no reason why crossdressing would be offensive to trans people. Isn't the whole point to accept them as the gender they're most comfortable with? If that's the case, then it's not crossdressing in a conceptual sense.
So I'm currently skating on thin ice.
I recently changed my avatar over on GitP - and I'm hoping that no one figures out where it's from.
It is literally cropped and rescaled from a piece of straight-up pornographic art; however, the mad scientist was just too perfect to let pass. I didn't leave anything suspect in, but...
We shall see.
Here's it is, to see if I missed anything. (http://i.imgur.com/hXXlTj8.png)
So I'm currently skating on thin ice.
I recently changed my avatar over on GitP - and I'm hoping that no one figures out where it's from.
It is literally cropped and rescaled from a piece of straight-up pornographic art; however, the mad scientist was just too perfect to let pass. I didn't leave anything suspect in, but...
We shall see.
Here's it is, to see if I missed anything. (http://i.imgur.com/hXXlTj8.png)
You'll have to show me the full picture sometime. :P
A little while back, during Carnaval, i saw some people criticizing heterosexual males for the traditional crossdressing that happens during Carnaval. I was like... Uh... What? Yet, some extremists were saying that it's "offensive" to actual crossdressers/trans people, and that tradition should be abolished.The blackface explains the response to the original situation Kuriomaiken was referencing. Presuming there's anything to it at all. It's a particular history that pushes a particular button. But, generalizing it to other countries or neglecting other local traditions ends up being a bear trap.
First, he was talking about how car doors are hot in the summer. because apparently they literally get hotter than a bucket of water on the side of the road. Technically this is true, kind of? He main point was that they feel hot because metals absorb heat fast, meaning they get to the air temperature faster than water does. Again, technically true. However, they do not get that much hotter than the air temp (or rather, the temp of the inside of the car, because metals conduct well.). He then went on to say how in winter they're cold because at night they lose heat faster than water. The actual reason? The exact OPPOSITE of the reasons he said, it feels hot in the summer because it loses heat fast (puts energy into you fast), and it feels cold because it gains heat fast (pulls heat away from you fast).
I feel you, Dman (though I could've sworn hurricanes form when a hot air mass and a cold air mass clash... or was that something else entirely?). I'm having a similar issue with my Administration-applied Psychology teacher. Pretty much everything she speaks is something I knew of beforehand from therapy. And then she goes on to bash rationalization as a response (not as a defense mechanism; AS A RESPONSE) and claiming that psychology is innately illogical (I could actually hear Freud rolling over in his grave over that one).
And I was like "God fucking dammit woman, I could snore a better class than this with five minutes of preparation and Google".
Seriously, thus far I'm 2 for 2 on psych-based classes in this course being utter and complete shit thanks to the teachers responsible.
Yeah, it was big news at the time because it was pretty freaky for it to have happened. Here where I live we get at least four days of truly TORRENTIAL rain a year, the kind that will fuck up power lines, bring down bridges and whatnot, though compared to what happened at Torres (the town that got cyclone'd) it's not too bad.
My sister has a tapeworm, and quite probably Celiac as well.
To be clear, a rainstorm, no matter how much water is falling, is not a cyclone. And those winds are caused by weather fronts rather than cyclones. They come in from the west, right? You have the rain forest to thank for all that water.
I meant southern Brazil. The coasts should be getting storms from the seas and jet streams (wherever those are down there). Central should be getting stuff from the north I think? And most of that moisture is from the forests themselves, literally because the trees cause rain.
I meant southern Brazil. The coasts should be getting storms from the seas and jet streams (wherever those are down there). Central should be getting stuff from the north I think? And most of that moisture is from the forests themselves, literally because the trees cause rain.
The overwhelming majority of precipitation is caused by some sort of cyclonic meteorological activity, even if it is only rain and not further types of convection/wind (e.g. tornado, derecho, downburst, microburst, etc). Not to be confused with a mesocyclonic vortex, which often is tornadic or at the heart of a much larger cyclonic system (such as said derecho - look up Midwest Derecho series may 8th 2009 sometime...one of the wildest storms I've ever been in). I'm a spotter :)
EDIT: Ah, context. I wish I could have been there for that lecture. I imagine the dude has never heard of helicity, has no clue how instability is directly tied to temperature, how the dew point can affect tornadogenesis, how storms are fueled primarily by warmth, or how hurricanes and inland derechoes can go from moderately destructive to KAMEHAMEHA! by crossing a body of warm water :)
My sister has a tapeworm, and quite probably Celiac as well.
:hug
I seriously hope that the Guy Upstairs stops shitting on your life at some point, bhu.
Actually, we have started studying what we think is damascus steel recipes because it does have strange properties. Namely, carbon nano-tubes. It's not a superior steel, but it has carbon nano-tubes in it, and as such is worth studying processes and stuff. Much like the Roman glassware that has...something else on the nano scale? I can't remember what exactly it is, but there's a Roman glass making technique that ends up with nano-structures of some kind (I can't remember what specifically: preedit: nano particles of gold and silver (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycurgus_Cup)), and so we're studying how they did it because it might help advance materials science.
Have you had someone actually cast a natal chart for you, brujon?It was actually mixed in with other things that weren't quite sciences at the time, and some that were (many astrologers were not EXCLUSIVELY astrologers back then, they were also doctors/herbalists, tacticians and so on). As far as actual stargazing goes, they had some pretty decent star maps - they just happened to mix in the influences of the stars into EVERYTHING and a half. So if you had a stomachache, it could be that you ate something bad, or it could be that Polaris was shining brighter that day and warning you of an attempted poisoning. :p
Because otherwise "astrology bukkake" is a good term.
Not that a natal chart is necessarily better in any way...
But astrological fortunes are designed to be as vague as possible, due to human pattern recognition - they are vague enough that you can match a few of the predictions to your life, and your mind rationalizes the rest.
Also, the Chinese didn't actually have better astrology than us - that's like the claim that Damascus steel is an unstoppable secret metal lost to time (the exact formula is lost, but our current state of metallurgy is so superior that no-one actuallycares).
The reason that their methods seemed more effective is that their culture bought into Astrology to a degree that the West never did (Prophecy was considered pretty sinful by the Church, so it never caught on in medieval Europe, while birds, ecstatic trances, and entrails were more popular prophecy tools in pre-Medieval times. And, after the Middle Ages, you saw the rise of spiritualism, palmistry, and cartomancy - stars were for mariners, not prophets).
Astrology's popularity in the West is relatively recent (a couple centuries, if I'd have to hazard a guess?)
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I... know too much about this kinda stuff for my own good.
At what point do you stop trying to tell a freind he's becoming increasingly unstable and simply inform the local authorities?
Last night i didn't sleep because i was too caught up in reading Terry Pratchett's Small Gods. Now i have a sudden urge to read everything Discworld related.
At what point do you stop trying to tell a freind he's becoming increasingly unstable and simply inform the local authorities?
When you feel you need to ask that question. A little bit before, actually.
At what point do you stop trying to tell a freind he's becoming increasingly unstable and simply inform the local authorities?
When you feel you need to ask that question. A little bit before, actually.
Even when said authorities won't do anything until he does something, and it will erode his trust enough in you that he wont tell you when he's planning something now?
At what point do you stop trying to tell a freind he's becoming increasingly unstable and simply inform the local authorities?
When you feel you need to ask that question. A little bit before, actually.
Even when said authorities won't do anything until he does something, and it will erode his trust enough in you that he wont tell you when he's planning something now?
At what point do you stop trying to tell a freind he's becoming increasingly unstable and simply inform the local authorities?
When you feel you need to ask that question. A little bit before, actually.
Even when said authorities won't do anything until he does something, and it will erode his trust enough in you that he wont tell you when he's planning something now?
Hmm... I honestly don't know what to tell you.
I mean, it depends on whether he's becoming unstable in terms of being a threat to other people, or just to himself.
Everyone is starting to think i'm alcoholic
What about asking him to see a psych and claiming it's being paid by his friends rather than "the gummint"?
Everyone is starting to think i'm alcoholic
Prove them wrong and quit drinking.
Everyone is starting to think i'm alcoholic
Prove them wrong and quit drinking.
I'm just drowning my sorrows in alcohol, i don't drink everyday. Just about 3 days a week on average, and most of those days it's just a few beers. Yeah, i've been drinking heavily for the past week, but, it's going to go away. I had my liver tested, there's nothing wrong with it...
I know i should stop but i can't. I can't be thinking right now.
What about asking him to see a psych and claiming it's being paid by his friends rather than "the gummint"?
Because psychologists are 'part of the liberal conspiracy". Also because admitting he has a problem is admitting weakness, and since he's embraced far right conservatism he's become a social darwinist. He believes the weak deserve to perish. He has a very hard time justifying his friendship with me to himself, even though Ive known him since high school. Plus the rest of our circle of friends have similar issues, and they kind of cheer him on. It;s why I posted earlier about gaming not being what it used to be.
Turn his logic around on him. Point out that by any standard of living he's at the bottom rung of the social darwinism ladder, or close to it.
Or, again, stage an intervention, because he seems pretty far gone.
I don't know... It's just that i don't want to think, right? I don't want to think, and booze is like, the weakest thing i can do to tune it all off. I just need a time off. Off out of everything. So i drink, i drink until i'm numb enough that i can just sleep it all off. And then the hangover takes over, and i'm only thinking about that, and then when that's all over, i start drinking again. Games don't distract me as much, neither do series, or anime, or movies...
It's weird.
Drinking doesn't make me forget. It makes me not think straight. It makes me laugh at shit i shouldn't be laughing at. It numbs me. It makes me fall over and sleep when by all accounts i should be up and about. Do shit? If i wanted to do anything i wouldn't be drinking.
There should be government-issued suicide machines available to people who just want off. Nevermind if they made us do some tests or anything, but forcing you to stay alive is just straight up bullshit. You want off, nobody should have any say in it but you.
I think i might have survived depression, but now i have another problem: i can't sleep because i discovered Discworld and now have literally dozens of books to read. My head hurts.
From memory, I rather liked Mort, and Moving Pictures. I haven't read all of them, however.I think i might have survived depression, but now i have another problem: i can't sleep because i discovered Discworld and now have literally dozens of books to read. My head hurts.
It's going to be an excellent ride, though.
My favorite one has to be... let's go with either Witches Abroad, or Lords and Ladies. Or perhaps Interesting Times or Thud.
I am kinda indecisive that way.
Trying to upgrade to an SSD. Looked up a couple different How-To's, followed the instructions. Didn't boot. Unplugged new SSD, plugged in old HDD, that won't boot either. It still has all my data in it, it just won't boot for some reason.
Trying to upgrade to an SSD. Looked up a couple different How-To's, followed the instructions. Didn't boot. Unplugged new SSD, plugged in old HDD, that won't boot either. It still has all my data in it, it just won't boot for some reason.
From memory, I rather liked Mort, and Moving Pictures. I haven't read all of them, however.I think i might have survived depression, but now i have another problem: i can't sleep because i discovered Discworld and now have literally dozens of books to read. My head hurts.
It's going to be an excellent ride, though.
My favorite one has to be... let's go with either Witches Abroad, or Lords and Ladies. Or perhaps Interesting Times or Thud.
I am kinda indecisive that way.
Trying to upgrade to an SSD. Looked up a couple different How-To's, followed the instructions. Didn't boot. Unplugged new SSD, plugged in old HDD, that won't boot either. It still has all my data in it, it just won't boot for some reason.
What model, and what model SSD/HDD? Also, what OS?
Damn. I'm not even nowhere near the medical field and i know that if someone is going through anaphylaxis, you need to vent their airways in someway, or else they're SOL.
I feel like I've retreated to my own quite little PbP corner of the boards and don't interact much on here anymore.
Also users that I recognize keep disappearing and I don't like it (although I'm always really slow to realize that someone hasn't logged in for a year or more).
From that read, it seems the instructor is more concerned about running a debate team and looking good than teaching people how to save lives :bangheadYeah pretty much, but as always there is more to it. A huge thing is she is not an ITLS instructor, she is an EMT instructor.
I feel like I've retreated to my own quite little PbP corner of the boards and don't interact much on here anymore.
Also users that I recognize keep disappearing and I don't like it (although I'm always really slow to realize that someone hasn't logged in for a year or more).
You will always have me Nanshork. Always there, right under your skin halfway up your right arm.
THE BLOOD IS DELICIOUS.
I made friends before I learned political affiliations. This is a bad idea, as I am a very politically active person, and talking politics with them is like "what, you WANT 3 front wars and massive debt and people not being treated like people and a theocracy?" They want to vote for Trump because "he's the guy we need to get us out of debt" (never mind the country can't just declare bankruptcy 4 times like he did and just sue everyone who say's it's poor). They don't want Sanders because "oh god, another damn socialist". And I can extrapolate a number of other beliefs from there but holy crap are they crazy when it comes to politics. Never again....
I made friends before I learned political affiliations. This is a bad idea, as I am a very politically active person, and talking politics with them is like "what, you WANT 3 front wars and massive debt and people not being treated like people and a theocracy?" They want to vote for Trump because "he's the guy we need to get us out of debt" (never mind the country can't just declare bankruptcy 4 times like he did and just sue everyone who say's it's poor). They don't want Sanders because "oh god, another damn socialist". And I can extrapolate a number of other beliefs from there but holy crap are they crazy when it comes to politics. Never again....
So basically it's a choice between a giant douche or a turd sandwich? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UthMHjoNyjA)
I made friends before I learned political affiliations. This is a bad idea, as I am a very politically active person, and talking politics with them is like "what, you WANT 3 front wars and massive debt and people not being treated like people and a theocracy?" They want to vote for Trump because "he's the guy we need to get us out of debt" (never mind the country can't just declare bankruptcy 4 times like he did and just sue everyone who say's it's poor). They don't want Sanders because "oh god, another damn socialist". And I can extrapolate a number of other beliefs from there but holy crap are they crazy when it comes to politics. Never again....
So basically it's a choice between a giant douche or a turd sandwich? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UthMHjoNyjA)
Welcome to American politics! Here's your complimentary umbrella and asbestoes flak jacket.
You'll need both of them. Trust me.
The pain eventually washes away when you shower. Like, really.
The pain eventually washes away when you shower. Like, really.
If I recall, beyond the psychological benefits of the shower, its also actively removing lactic acid due to the heat and washing away subsequent perspiration. Lactic acid is the source of the pain of exercise.
Source[/url]](...)lactic acid is completely washed out of the muscles within 30 to 60 minutes after you finish riding. Since muscle soreness does not show up until 24 to 36 hours later, scientists have been exercising their brains to come up with another explanation.
You should see an ophtalmologist, there are several causes for that, and many of them are concerning. Can be indicative of neuropathy. You should really get that checked out. Your pupil should be able to respond properly to normal light/darkness conditions, if your pupil is permanently dilated, then something's wrong.
Nevermind that it can be a symptom of a more serious underlying illness, you're also hurting your eyes by unnecessarily exposing them to more light than is needed for clarity in that environment. That can prematurely damage your vision.
er? why are you pissed? did someone take away your birthday or something?
I'm feeling kinda like a smug dick at the moment.
More specifically, I feel like a jerk for writing poetry.
To clarify: I hate poetry. I seem to be competent at it... but I don't really find any personal value in it (I have no ear for it, etc, etc).
I dunno - kinda hard to explain why I feel like a smug jerk about it. But I do.
I'm feeling kinda like a smug dick at the moment.
More specifically, I feel like a jerk for writing poetry.
To clarify: I hate poetry. I seem to be competent at it... but I don't really find any personal value in it (I have no ear for it, etc, etc).
I dunno - kinda hard to explain why I feel like a smug jerk about it. But I do.
In the evening
Warm pot of green tea in hand
A smug jerk is you
I don't know why but i'm hooking up again with my ex-gf today. Don't know what to think about it, i was O.K with it in principle but now that it's going to happen in a few hours i don't know what to expect. Eh.Find soething and kick it hard enough to justify a trip to the doctor.
I did the Windows 10 upgrade.....they inverted the scrolling. I can't figure out how to change it back from this Mac s&^$. Considering changing back because of this unless I can invert it back. It's the worst thing Apple has done, and they've done a lot of bad things, their scrolling default. If I want to go down, I'll SCROLL DOWN.
The problem I have with Linux systems is that I'm not a computer person.
The problem I have with Linux systems is that I'm not a computer person.
See, I am an extremely computer savvy person (I have my masters degree...) and I still don't get along with linux.
geesh why do ppl seem to take "It doesn't seem like I will like X" as an insult? :banghead
The problem I have with Linux systems is that I'm not a computer person.
See, I am an extremely computer savvy person (I have my masters degree...) and I still don't get along with linux.
this blows my mind... (not quite but its a proper use of exaggeration, i think)
iv never been so glad to be off of windows... my boy uses windows for his gaming rig... but he basically just plays on steam. im tempted to put him on the steam os (linux)...
i do everything on my linux boxes (except gaming, im not into it). im not remotely very good at using the linux even... but i don't have Windows Anxiety@ any more, no blue screens or malwars or virals or or or or or or...
The problem I have with Linux systems is that I'm not a computer person.
See, I am an extremely computer savvy person (I have my masters degree...) and I still don't get along with linux.
this blows my mind... (not quite but its a proper use of exaggeration, i think)
iv never been so glad to be off of windows... my boy uses windows for his gaming rig... but he basically just plays on steam. im tempted to put him on the steam os (linux)...
i do everything on my linux boxes (except gaming, im not into it). im not remotely very good at using the linux even... but i don't have Windows Anxiety@ any more, no blue screens or malwars or virals or or or or or or...
Same here altpersona, only I do a fair bit of gaming as well and basically everything works just as is should on Wine. It's really come a long way. My wife and daughter specifically requested I ditch Windows 8 on their machines for Linux as well, and couldn't be happier.
I'm also a developer for websites, to a lesser degree Java (ever seen a .jsp?), Android, and now branching out into general app/executable design as time allows. Even if Linux didn't have by far the best IDEs (which it does), the best software stack for all of that (LAMP anyone?), and the easiest method of emulating every possible permutation of browser/OS (this one technically also exists for OSX and Windows, but only Virtual Box - not VB, VMWare, Qemu, Xen, and about 3 more options as well depending upon version needed), I'd still only ever be using Linux. I have yet to encounter the same plague of crashes/bugs/viruses (not to say I wasn't extremely good at removing them or preventing them on my own machine, but when you add in two more...) on Linux, and further have yet to encounter ANY operating system that I can fine-tune exactly the way I want. Hell, my wife's Toshiba she had before her current ultrabook was a 100% homebrewed version of Mint that had literally every possibly irritating CLI or tech-savvy edge smoothed over, to the point where when she was away for business for a week and getting constant updates, she never once had to ask for help on them.
I realize it's not for everyone, but at the same time, I predict it will gain considerably on the other two as M$ phases in the SaaS model for Windows 10.
if you want everything but the latest windows only games then you should have a perfectly satisfactory time w/ a nix box. :flutter
... poetry ...
In the evening
Warm pot of green tea in hand
A smug jerk is you
In early morning
I tend to feel strange emotions;
I shall seek revenge
I cannot rhyme well
but douchebags give me headaches
It's snowing on Mount Fuji
Seriously considering leaving my offline group.
My psych teacher at uni is driving me nuts.
Aside from a completely incompetent work ethic (took her three weeks to post a fucking class plan, half the informations of which are completely useless) and teaching us wrong ("hey guys, psychology follows no logic", "intelligence is a characteristic of your personality", "most corporations favor ass-kissing") she is incapable of teaching without deviating from the subject whenever even mildly confronted on her ridiculous "concepts".
I would throttle the bitch, but I don't need the hassle.
My psych teacher at uni is driving me nuts.
Aside from a completely incompetent work ethic (took her three weeks to post a fucking class plan, half the informations of which are completely useless) and teaching us wrong ("hey guys, psychology follows no logic", "intelligence is a characteristic of your personality", "most corporations favor ass-kissing") she is incapable of teaching without deviating from the subject whenever even mildly confronted on her ridiculous "concepts".
I would throttle the bitch, but I don't need the hassle.
She must be from IL on the last one at least - corporations there favor ass-kissing above any actual skill, talent, or ability.
THat's not a haiku. Everyone knows all haikus end with "it's snowing on Mount Fuji"
Oh boy, i snapped.
I should not be having indigestion, body. I haven't eaten anything - you shouldn't still be complaining about what I ate over twelve hours ago.
I've nothing to doInteresting.
Epic Rap Battles (https://youtu.be/0N_RO-jL-90?list=PL96675BDF95286773) on loop
Bored out of my mind
Hey, at least you can afford booze. I've been terrifyingly sober for longer than I care to contemplate. :nononoI have a refrigerator drawer full of booze & cheerleader beer.
My dad has passed away. Last night, in his sleep, he suffered a bout of sleep apnea. I knew something was wrong when the cats hadn't been fed, so I went to see if he was still there. He had been dead for at least 2 hours. He had his favorite last night for dinner, steak and potatoes, and his other the night before, crab. The Cubs won while Neko sat on his lap. The last thing he said, was to me: "I love you." The last thing I said to him was "I love you too".Big hugs.
My dad has passed away. Last night, in his sleep, he suffered a bout of sleep apnea. I knew something was wrong when the cats hadn't been fed, so I went to see if he was still there. He had been dead for at least 2 hours. He had his favorite last night for dinner, steak and potatoes, and his other the night before, crab. The Cubs won while Neko sat on his lap. The last thing he said, was to me: "I love you." The last thing I said to him was "I love you too".very sorry for your loss. I lost my Dad in May. It sounds like your Dad died peacefully in his sleep, so that's nice. I'm sure the suddenness makes it hard, though.
My dad has passed away. Last night, in his sleep, he suffered a bout of sleep apnea. I knew something was wrong when the cats hadn't been fed, so I went to see if he was still there. He had been dead for at least 2 hours. He had his favorite last night for dinner, steak and potatoes, and his other the night before, crab. The Cubs won while Neko sat on his lap. The last thing he said, was to me: "I love you." The last thing I said to him was "I love you too".:hug
My dad has passed away. Last night, in his sleep, he suffered a bout of sleep apnea. I knew something was wrong when the cats hadn't been fed, so I went to see if he was still there. He had been dead for at least 2 hours. He had his favorite last night for dinner, steak and potatoes, and his other the night before, crab. The Cubs won while Neko sat on his lap. The last thing he said, was to me: "I love you." The last thing I said to him was "I love you too".
My dad has passed away. Last night, in his sleep, he suffered a bout of sleep apnea. I knew something was wrong when the cats hadn't been fed, so I went to see if he was still there. He had been dead for at least 2 hours. He had his favorite last night for dinner, steak and potatoes, and his other the night before, crab. The Cubs won while Neko sat on his lap. The last thing he said, was to me: "I love you." The last thing I said to him was "I love you too".
My dad has passed away. Last night, in his sleep, he suffered a bout of sleep apnea. I knew something was wrong when the cats hadn't been fed, so I went to see if he was still there. He had been dead for at least 2 hours. He had his favorite last night for dinner, steak and potatoes, and his other the night before, crab. The Cubs won while Neko sat on his lap. The last thing he said, was to me: "I love you." The last thing I said to him was "I love you too".:hug :hug :hug :hug :hug :hug
My dad has passed away. Last night, in his sleep, he suffered a bout of sleep apnea. I knew something was wrong when the cats hadn't been fed, so I went to see if he was still there. He had been dead for at least 2 hours. He had his favorite last night for dinner, steak and potatoes, and his other the night before, crab. The Cubs won while Neko sat on his lap. The last thing he said, was to me: "I love you." The last thing I said to him was "I love you too".
Big hugs for you Dman. But it sounds like he passed away in one of the best ways possible and you don't have to worry about what you last said to each other weighing down on you. Best of wishes!
In my own rant: Our house got hit by lightning. It did some damage to the top window and some roof panes and siding, but the big damage was it fried one of my dad's networking switches as well as his $1000 HAM radio. He's pretty down about that given the money situation lately, plus he's found he just can't concentrate or focus anymore so he's contemplating pulling out of school entirely which would mean he doesn't get his degree in emergency management and such.
Damn... There was no grounding on the house?
how much is the switch?
I'm really fucking depressed and thinking I should go back to therapy
I'm really fucking depressed and thinking I should go back to therapy
I'm really fucking depressed and thinking I should go back to therapy
Therapy doesn't always seem to work for depression, other than that you have someone to vent to. If someone suggests meds do some research, the side effects arent always worth it.
My dad has passed away. Last night, in his sleep, he suffered a bout of sleep apnea. I knew something was wrong when the cats hadn't been fed, so I went to see if he was still there. He had been dead for at least 2 hours. He had his favorite last night for dinner, steak and potatoes, and his other the night before, crab. The Cubs won while Neko sat on his lap. The last thing he said, was to me: "I love you." The last thing I said to him was "I love you too".:hug
... If someone suggests meds do some research, the side effects arent always worth it.
I am filled with existential horror. Again.
I am filled with existential horror. Again.
Oh, nothing really major - I just sometimes get hit by the realization that life has no inherent meaning and that all things die.
It passes quickly enough, but it likes to hit when I should be sleeping.
(That picture made me smile. I should remember that one.)
No one in the world Ever gets what they want And that is beautiful Everybody dies Frustrated and sad And that is beautiful
Life not having an inherent meaning is a good thing.:clap
I really think i might need therapy.
Im told bugs dislike basil. You could try putting a basil plant in the window.
Oh, wow.
Did I say $45-60?
Nah, the bank decided to hit me with a $35 overdraft charge for each (less than $5) transaction, adding up to almost $200 in fees alone. That's nearly a quarter of my goddamn income.
Paypal is claiming that they can't do anything since the transactions have already posted, (Lies.) but have offered to send me a nice letter explaining the mix-up for me to show to my bank in hopes that they waive the overdraft fees. My banks, however, is standing firm on the position that they will only remove the fees if the charges are reversed.
So, yeah. Looks like it's time to stop all my direct deposits and find a new bank.
I had a bank do the exact same thing almost a decade ago, and have never gone to another one since. I route everything now through PayPal only and their business debit card. They have a LOT more power to go after idiot institutions that way, and it's 1000x more secure than anything the banks in the midwest can come up with (several of which in a few towns I know of are still using something like Windows Server 2001 - or whatever one XP was built with!).
Use the threat of switching banks as leverage.Since he's not keeping a pile of money in the account, they won't care. A threat to leave bad reviews all over the place might actually scare them more (but they likely still won't give a shit).
I walked upstairs and caught some of my grandpa's conversation with his sister. He was telling her that my dad has tried pretty much everything for me and has failed... I'm guessing that's in reference to motivating me to get a job or some other sort of thing.
It reminds me of back during high school when my dad said to my face that he had given up on me. I cried over that, and my dad did come back and apologize for what he said, but it does still feel like my family has mostly given up on me.
And in many ways I guess I've given up on myself too, or it certainly seems like I have. Trying to motivate myself to do stuff rarely works and people pushing me to do things pretty much always fails because of my anxiety/depression/autism. Unless I'm in a state of mind where I can get on a roll with some sort of work and can smoothly transition from one thing to the next, any sort of stress makes me shut down or melt down.
Now more than ever I feel like a burden, and I wish that was something I could use to motivate myself to work and such but right now it just makes me more depressed and withdrawn. The longer I put stuff off the worse things are going to get though since my dad's finances are getting more problematic, my grandparents could very easily die in the next year or two, and I'm just fucked up.
I'm just fucked up.
:hug
Thank you everyone. Bit by bit I'm working on things, but it's definitely hard...
I can't prove it, but I'm pretty sure my neighbor is beating his wife. :(
I wish YouTube would not default to, and include an alternative to, the 60 fps HD videos. 60 FPS isn't necessary nor is it noticeable for enjoyment. So many videos have a 60fps 720p option, but the only downgrade is just a 480 resolution, which is noticeable.
I've decided that, apparently, all LPers just want me to watch their LPs in a half-size window, and never fullscreen anything they post.I wish YouTube would not default to, and include an alternative to, the 60 fps HD videos. 60 FPS isn't necessary nor is it noticeable for enjoyment. So many videos have a 60fps 720p option, but the only downgrade is just a 480 resolution, which is noticeable.
I wish some of the LPers I watch had 720p on their vids - sometimes, it's impossible to read the text on the screen.
Because 360p is the way their older videos roll!
yeah....720p is a great screen resolution. Which is why it sucks when people only have 60f on them, and not a 60/30 choice.Man, I'm lucky if my internet can buffer 480, some days. I just have a quarter of my screen for the video, and the rest is here / other forums / facebook / etc.
Other than facebook, that shouldn't be all that bandwidth intensive. FB did have an update a couple months ago that changed how it loads itself which I hate, because it's constantly eating bandwidth more than usual, but it's still not all that intensive. Streaming video is the most intensive thing, aside from downloading a big file with no cap on the speed of course. Nothing else is really all that intensive.Oh, yeah. I more meant "it only loads @480, so I do less-intensive things on the rest of the screen".
Someone at university decided to set up a D&D/PF game. Eh, fine. Might have to be careful to not start breaking things because most of the roleplaying society has no experience with D&D at ALL. Then turns out that everything except, apparently, the most 'bare bones' rules are irrelevant, and most abilities/races/feats are going to be ad hoc (even for PF). Why the hell would you act like it's D&D when you're not using anything from it? It's just a massively stripped-down d20 game.Who's setting this abomination up?
No, I mean, what's his major?
No, I mean, what's his major?
I have no idea and little inclination to ask most people.
ThisNo, I mean, what's his major?
I have no idea and little inclination to ask most people.
You can generally tell the inclination of how most college-age people think based on their majors applied to what they do.
You would be surprised how stereotypical some people can GET.
and now my furnace is kicking out carbon monoxide... tore it half apart, needs major repair (at best heat exchanger, whole new unit (most likely) worst case)
mrs bday is the 1st...
Found out I missed a call from my doc yesterday. I play the message and it goes something like this:
"HI. Remember hat medicine we prescribed for your nerve damage? That was a mistake, as in combination with your other meds it can cause paranoia, hostility and increased risk of stroke. We sent a new prescription to the pharmacy, you need to stop taking those pills."
They prescribed them a month and a half ago.
My apologies if I've been unusually short with anyone.
Fresh windows install is always a PITA... Even with some new shiny tools that greatly strealine the process of downloading drives, it's still tedious work to have to keep digging through tons and tons of websites, trying to remember if you missed any of your programs... Yeah, sure, i could have a folder in the ready with all the .exe and .msi files from the previous install, but then i'd still have to sit through dozens of update prompts, so instead i'd rather download every single new installer again... And because i'm exchanging hard drives, it sucks even worse. It's been several hours, and i'm still sitting through trying to make sure that everything is as it was before. I'm a bit paranoid about losing all of my Firefox favorites. Thinking about switching back to Chrome again just so i don't have to ever worry again about my favorites... But at the same time, having google take care of some of the shit i favorite...
When I'm going to reinstall windows I just get out a piece of paper and go through everything that's on my computer, making a checklist of everything that I'll want to reinstall or re-setup (like my firefox profile). It takes some time but cuts down on the paranoia.
Definitely helps to cut down on paranoia... I should've done this, but it was extremely sudden. My friend came in to visit, decided it was a good idea to spend several hours cleaning, changing the HDD, transferring all of the files from the old HDD to the new one, getting the new windows install to accept user data from my previous profile so i didn't lose all the shit i had customized on Windows(didn't work out quite as well as we'd hoped, though)...
Fresh windows install is always a PITA... Even with some new shiny tools that greatly strealine the process of downloading drives, it's still tedious work to have to keep digging through tons and tons of websites, trying to remember if you missed any of your programs... Yeah, sure, i could have a folder in the ready with all the .exe and .msi files from the previous install, but then i'd still have to sit through dozens of update prompts, so instead i'd rather download every single new installer again... And because i'm exchanging hard drives, it sucks even worse. It's been several hours, and i'm still sitting through trying to make sure that everything is as it was before. I'm a bit paranoid about losing all of my Firefox favorites. Thinking about switching back to Chrome again just so i don't have to ever worry again about my favorites... But at the same time, having google take care of some of the shit i favorite...
I feel your pain, brother. I just went through the same thing about a month ago.
I took it as an opportunity to do some "spring cleaning" and other organizational improvements. I'm not re-installing anything until I want to use it, which is saving me a ton of space. The biggest thing is games. If I decide I want to play something, it's probably a 3-4 hour download plus the install and patches. So far I've only re-installed Witcher 3, Heroes of the Storm, and Fallout: New Vegas.
Found out I missed a call from my doc yesterday. I play the message and it goes something like this:
"HI. Remember hat medicine we prescribed for your nerve damage? That was a mistake, as in combination with your other meds it can cause paranoia, hostility and increased risk of stroke. We sent a new prescription to the pharmacy, you need to stop taking those pills."
They prescribed them a month and a half ago.
My apologies if I've been unusually short with anyone.
That would explain the strange nights where you mysteriously transformed into a CE werecat named "Mr. Grumps", and went off to star in a series of memes.
(I never noticed anything, but dang that is scary.)
That would explain the strange nights where you mysteriously transformed into a CE werecat named "Mr. Grumps", and went off to star in a series of memes.
(I never noticed anything, but dang that is scary.)
Dudeness.
brujon.
Make a hard drive image of what you like installed right after you've got a fresh install.
Then you can just copy that onto a new hard drive, let it go through a few update cycles (no way are you avoiding that onBloatOSWindows), and be happy.
If I can remember the program we used at my last internship (where it was a matter of setting up/updating craptons of computers), I'll tell ya.
is that still a thing? hardware that linux wont work with out of the box?
Dudeness.
brujon.
Make a hard drive image of what you like installed right after you've got a fresh install.
Then you can just copy that onto a new hard drive, let it go through a few update cycles (no way are you avoiding that onBloatOSWindows), and be happy.
If I can remember the program we used at my last internship (where it was a matter of setting up/updating craptons of computers), I'll tell ya.
is that still a thing? hardware that linux wont work with out of the box?
Sadly, yes... Realtek audio controllers, for one. Getting audio through HDMI isn't specially reliable either. Processor is fine, as is graphics card and memory, but many of the peripherals don't seem to really want to work. Wireless cards, as well, can be finnicky, and you might have to try several different drivers before you find one that works well enough. Seems that most of the time, it's the peripherals that have the worst support on Linux, not really the "meat and potatoes" of the computer world. If you go through the linux support forums you'll find a boatload more examples of hardware that won't work as well on Linux as it does on Windows.
Problems inevitably arise, and troubleshooting every single last one of em gets tiresome really fast. Linux just doesn't have the same level of support Windows does, and it shows. It's a pain to get everything working right with Linux.
For instance, can you really see yourself running modded Skyrim on Linux? How much of a hassle would that be...? In the end, i can see myself using Linux for everything but gaming. I can emulate Office using WINE relatively well, and for everything else, like video, browsing, etc, i can get native Linux software. And since i own a Dell laptop, Linux support for the hardware is really good.
Gaming though? Not going to happen, unfortunately. Hopefully, our Lord and Saviour GabeN can steer the wicked game companies to the righteous path, and games will finally start to launch with native Linux support. Wouldn't hold my breath though :(
is that still a thing? hardware that linux wont work with out of the box?
Sadly, yes... Realtek audio controllers, for one. Getting audio through HDMI isn't specially reliable either. Processor is fine, as is graphics card and memory, but many of the peripherals don't seem to really want to work. Wireless cards, as well, can be finnicky, and you might have to try several different drivers before you find one that works well enough. Seems that most of the time, it's the peripherals that have the worst support on Linux, not really the "meat and potatoes" of the computer world. If you go through the linux support forums you'll find a boatload more examples of hardware that won't work as well on Linux as it does on Windows.
Problems inevitably arise, and troubleshooting every single last one of em gets tiresome really fast. Linux just doesn't have the same level of support Windows does, and it shows. It's a pain to get everything working right with Linux.
For instance, can you really see yourself running modded Skyrim on Linux? How much of a hassle would that be...? In the end, i can see myself using Linux for everything but gaming. I can emulate Office using WINE relatively well, and for everything else, like video, browsing, etc, i can get native Linux software. And since i own a Dell laptop, Linux support for the hardware is really good.
Gaming though? Not going to happen, unfortunately. Hopefully, our Lord and Saviour GabeN can steer the wicked game companies to the righteous path, and games will finally start to launch with native Linux support. Wouldn't hold my breath though :(
I've noticed a lot of that depends on the distro as well - as for Realtek audio, it's still a drop in the ocean compared to the issues with Broadcom and their douchebaggery deliberately targeted at crippling anything but Winblows. Seriously, after the headache finding something usable with one of those (and I was double pissed, because I DESPISE ndiswrapper), the asshole who made that decision has a baseball bat to the face with his name on it.
That being said, your best bet (and you likely won't like this if you're a 'run the installer and come back to a graphical login and DE kinda guy) is Gentoo or -maybe- Arch. Those two have the highest number of hard-asses who refuse to let their hardware decide their operating system, and will code a driver from scratch if need be, even.
a list
city and county property taxes due on what was my mothers property.
property taxes due on my house (these are escrow'd, so not really a problem but lets be comprehensive :D )
taxes due on two cars.
clothes washer seems to need a new drain pump. (i technically have a spare but its far from a perfect solution)
clothes dryer needs a third replacement of its heating element. (ditto)
getting laid off in december (as previously bitched about)and now my furnace is kicking out carbon monoxide... tore it half apart, needs major repair (at best heat exchanger, whole new unit (most likely) worst case)
$650 i dont have for a new furnace kills two birds with one stone. :rolleyes
now i gotta figure out how to install the sumbitch when it gets here :bigeyesmrs bday is the 1st...
looks like we are gonna sell the house move to moms trailer and ride out the storm... but i need to fix the furnace to sell the house...
moving also means probably paying school fee to keep jr in the same district...
when it rains... :banghead
is that still a thing? hardware that linux wont work with out of the box?
Sadly, yes... Realtek audio controllers, for one. Getting audio through HDMI isn't specially reliable either. Processor is fine, as is graphics card and memory, but many of the peripherals don't seem to really want to work. Wireless cards, as well, can be finnicky, and you might have to try several different drivers before you find one that works well enough. Seems that most of the time, it's the peripherals that have the worst support on Linux, not really the "meat and potatoes" of the computer world. If you go through the linux support forums you'll find a boatload more examples of hardware that won't work as well on Linux as it does on Windows.
Problems inevitably arise, and troubleshooting every single last one of em gets tiresome really fast. Linux just doesn't have the same level of support Windows does, and it shows. It's a pain to get everything working right with Linux.
For instance, can you really see yourself running modded Skyrim on Linux? How much of a hassle would that be...? In the end, i can see myself using Linux for everything but gaming. I can emulate Office using WINE relatively well, and for everything else, like video, browsing, etc, i can get native Linux software. And since i own a Dell laptop, Linux support for the hardware is really good.
Gaming though? Not going to happen, unfortunately. Hopefully, our Lord and Saviour GabeN can steer the wicked game companies to the righteous path, and games will finally start to launch with native Linux support. Wouldn't hold my breath though :(
I've noticed a lot of that depends on the distro as well - as for Realtek audio, it's still a drop in the ocean compared to the issues with Broadcom and their douchebaggery deliberately targeted at crippling anything but Winblows. Seriously, after the headache finding something usable with one of those (and I was double pissed, because I DESPISE ndiswrapper), the asshole who made that decision has a baseball bat to the face with his name on it.
That being said, your best bet (and you likely won't like this if you're a 'run the installer and come back to a graphical login and DE kinda guy) is Gentoo or -maybe- Arch. Those two have the highest number of hard-asses who refuse to let their hardware decide their operating system, and will code a driver from scratch if need be, even.
My laptop's wireless card is a Broadcom... I got it to work fine, after several failed attempts, and several hours searching on forums for what would work best. It still was sketchy and the internet was jittery as fuck, and there were several packet losses, but i could at least get a strong signal from more than 3ft away from the router. Do you know that it's literally the only thing that gave me grief with my Laptop? Literally everything else i could get drivers for in the Dell website. Just download the .tgz's and get it working, no problem whatsoever. But Wireless was a major PITA to solve, and it wasn't a solution - more of a duct-taped together working fix.
I saw some tutorials on Arch, and i thought about making it a pet project of mine, to make a final product that looked as good as some of the things i see on /g/. But boy is it a lot of work. Hours of watching video tutorials and pouring over the wiki to make sure that everything works properly, that all shortcuts are bound and set, that everything is in it's proper place...
Yes, it's absolutely amazing that you can decide exactly how your OS will look and behave, and you can achieve some pretty incredible and sci-fi looking stuff, but damn... At that point it's more of a hobby than it is an OS proper.
I compare it to buying a beat-up old car and spending your weekends under the hood, fixing it, sanding it, painting it, polishing it, waxing it, going to the hardware store to buy new tools, tweaking the engine until it purrs just the way you want it to, getting new exhausts, painting your brakes, getting new rims, and spending a lot of time and energy making that into your dream ride.
These barebones Linux distros are like that, for the geeks. Yes, if you follow a complete tutorial from start to finish you can probably get it more-or-less running in a week or so, but then what's really the point? Like a beat-up car that you take to the mechanic and get to working condition, you'll get from A to B, but the lack of features will really bother you at some point. And then, you'll start to want to go back to what you know, despite all its troubles...
I think at the moment i have too much on my mind to play around with complicated toys like Arch, Gentoo, and even more exotic stuff i kind of considered for a while, like FreeBSD, which i'm a bit curious about, since i never actually used it. These are an all-in kind of deal. You either commit to it as a hobby, make it a pet project, and get it the way you want it, no matter how long that takes, or you abandon it and move on.
And sometimes, keeping it dumb and simple is good.
I used Mint for months on my laptop, and that was what? 2012? It has improved a lot these past 3 years. I could probably go for it again, and i'd almost certainly have a very smooth experience, minus the wi-fi trouble i mentioned early - which going by what you said, is still extant. But like i said, i already have windows installed and ready there, and there isn't really anything specific to Linux that i want to get, so it'd be just something i'd do for fun, knowledge, curiosity, and a bit of novelty factor for when i whip it out in public.
Sadly this is exactly what the problem with Linux is, and Ubuntu & Mint have been trying to tackle - making it user friendly, dumb and simple, so that people won't be afraid to experiment with it. But it still has too many compatibility issues, and too little support, and people won't adopt it if it's that way. They don't have an incentive to, and they don't have the time or tech-savviness to solve problems when they encounter them. Like me. I like Linux, i like the idea behind it, i like what it offers, but ATM it's not for me.
I just finished reading a 544-page RPG about ten minutes ago.
More importantly, it's an unfinished one - it happens to lack any sort of advancement system.
Now, normally this would be something I shrug and pass over - but...
A) This is an RPG by Jenna Moran. It is a sublime piece of art that she stopped doing in favor of working on RPGs that would give her money instead.
B) There used to be a "here are the bits I haven't finished" pdf that gave hints as to how you'd handle advancement - however, that pdf seems to have been lost in a reorganization of her site, so it no longer exists.
Why does the only game I know of where you can literally punch someone's soul so hard that their body feels it and where being turned into a mouse might only unlock more kung-fu have to be unfinished?
You know, November is National Game-Design Month... I might end up making something up for it.
I just finished reading a 544-page RPG about ten minutes ago.
More importantly, it's an unfinished one - it happens to lack any sort of advancement system.
Now, normally this would be something I shrug and pass over - but...
A) This is an RPG by Jenna Moran. It is a sublime piece of art that she stopped doing in favor of working on RPGs that would give her money instead.
B) There used to be a "here are the bits I haven't finished" pdf that gave hints as to how you'd handle advancement - however, that pdf seems to have been lost in a reorganization of her site, so it no longer exists.
Why does the only game I know of where you can literally punch someone's soul so hard that their body feels it and where being turned into a mouse might only unlock more kung-fu have to be unfinished?
You know, November is National Game-Design Month... I might end up making something up for it.
what is dis?
Fuck EA and fuck Origin. I can't play MY OWN games that i paid for with my OWN MONEY because THEY are having issues on THEIR side of things, and they won't let me play before they check their online DRM bullshit. It's already downloaded, installed, but i'm unable to play. Fuck them. My internet is working perfectly fine, my computer is working perfectly fine, the game is installed perfectly fine, and yet, i can't play, because of their bullshit.
You see, this is why Steam is so much better. They let me play my games even if i have no internet connection at all.
So I recently found out how to connect up my 3TB external to my laptop again (read: someone told me I was being an idiot, and I resolved the problem in a way that makes me feel incredibly stupid.)
So, the first thing I do is re-familiarize myself with the files on there - taking stock of my movies and downloaded TV shows, skimmed through old porn, stuff like that.
Then I decided to transfer the porn I've downloaded onto my computer over the course of the last year and a half. There were several thousand pictures alone, and my laptop is much more... sprightly since I've moved them.
I might have a bit of a problem.
Having your son in a different state than your own when you can't really get along with his mother is a PITA of the highest caliber. I'm spent. I had visits in the house and i had to spend 3+ hours dealing with her bullshit in order to get the plane tickets to see my son...
Have no idea what's going on in my CS course (algorithms) and there's a midterm next week.
Then I went to an event my girlfriend invited me to and did not belong, at all, so I spent the evening feeling like I was making a fool of myself.
Then when I get home, go to play League of Legends with my old D&D group (only way I have contact with most of them), and get told that I'm irritating to play with, it's not fun when I'm in the game, and that it's been going on for a while (I only re-started playing around a month ago... so I guess all of that time). But they didn't want to say anything, so that's pulling all of my paranoia / social anxiety strings because it's literally the worst-case scenario of "what if they're only being nice and I'm actually annoying". And when I called them on that, they just (well, he just, it was one person supposedly speaking for the group) went that I was "too flippant" and I'm like... it's a game? aren't you supposed to take it easy?
Worst day in a long time. Yaaaaaaay. .__."
I would, but... I actually liked that group, and I'm hoping that in a week or two I might get to play again with them. Not really worth taking the time to just confirm what they 'know' I'm like...Have no idea what's going on in my CS course (algorithms) and there's a midterm next week.
Then I went to an event my girlfriend invited me to and did not belong, at all, so I spent the evening feeling like I was making a fool of myself.
Then when I get home, go to play League of Legends with my old D&D group (only way I have contact with most of them), and get told that I'm irritating to play with, it's not fun when I'm in the game, and that it's been going on for a while (I only re-started playing around a month ago... so I guess all of that time). But they didn't want to say anything, so that's pulling all of my paranoia / social anxiety strings because it's literally the worst-case scenario of "what if they're only being nice and I'm actually annoying". And when I called them on that, they just (well, he just, it was one person supposedly speaking for the group) went that I was "too flippant" and I'm like... it's a game? aren't you supposed to take it easy?
Worst day in a long time. Yaaaaaaay. .__."
Haven't had the chance to start LoL, but if it has the capability...go out in style. Leroy Jenkins style :P
Coke's not that expensive provided you know people who give it to you rather than sell it... Actually, it's more dangerous when it's like that. Always available regardless of you having money or not. Granted, it's not the high-end stuff.
I guess part of the problem with the K was just that. Since the coke is cut as hell, we normally do big lines of it. Well, K is pharma-grade, since it's acquired straight from vet undergrads that can get it for dirt cheap. What happens when you do a big line of pharma-grade stuff? Bad shit happens, that's what.
Exactly why i'm steering the hell clear from everything now. Fuck that noise. Worst night of my life. The sheer embarassment of being so out of your mind you barely can even get out of the nightclub, puking your soul on the bathroom's trashbin and then hobbling like a zombie straight from early Romero flicks to your car before half-passing out while you actually feel your mind disconnecting from your physical body when that's something you weren't actually prepared or looking for, is fucking terrifying.
I actually thought i was going to die at some point. It was pure horror.
I hand-downloaded that porn, one picture at a time.
No dirty blogs for me! I'm an elitist who hand-picks his smut, thank you very much.
:lmao
Several days ago I had about 10 to 12 Lifesaver candies and the stomach ache from hell.
I figure it was too much candy and so moderated myself.
Today I looked on the book on the nutritional information and saw this:
"Excess consumption may have a laxative effect."
You know, when it comes to delicious candy, you might want to put that warning somewhere more obvious. >:(
I would be sad to lose the Wotc Forums and Brujon on the same day.
Several days ago I had about 10 to 12 Lifesaver candies and the stomach ache from hell.
I figure it was too much candy and so moderated myself.
Today I looked on the book on the nutritional information and saw this:
"Excess consumption may have a laxative effect."
You know, when it comes to delicious candy, you might want to put that warning somewhere more obvious. >:(
Several days ago I had about 10 to 12 Lifesaver candies and the stomach ache from hell.
I figure it was too much candy and so moderated myself.
Today I looked on the book on the nutritional information and saw this:
"Excess consumption may have a laxative effect."
You know, when it comes to delicious candy, you might want to put that warning somewhere more obvious. >:(
Yes, but if they put the warning label where you could see it, then you might not buy their product.
Incidentally, google "Haribo Sugar-Free Gummy Bears" some time if you're interested in finding out just how bad maltitol can hit you. They've become something of a meme/college prank on par with insanity like the "cinnamon challenge" or drinking yourself into a coma. Or don't. The reviews tend to be about as graphic as they are hilarious.
So I created some photographic proof of the LifeSavers from Hell.(click to show/hide)
I swear, if this country actually elects a young earth fundamentalist stupid enough to believe his own rhetoric, I'm leaving. Or organizing the revolt. Personally.maybe we should just settle a remote, secret island. Who is John Galt?
I swear, if this country actually elects a young earth fundamentalist stupid enough to believe his own rhetoric, I'm leaving. Or organizing the revolt. Personally.maybe we should just settle a remote, secret island. Who is John Galt?
I swear, if this country actually elects a young earth fundamentalist stupid enough to believe his own rhetoric, I'm leaving. Or organizing the revolt. Personally.maybe we should just settle a remote, secret island. Who is John Galt?
I swear, if this country actually elects a young earth fundamentalist stupid enough to believe his own rhetoric, I'm leaving. Or organizing the revolt. Personally.maybe we should just settle a remote, secret island. Who is John Galt?
I believe he's a peanut rapist who lives in West Philadelphia. I could be wrong though.
Right now i'm in one of those moments where i'm seriously considering going into the woods and just camping out for a couple weeks, in serious meditation, contemplating what the fuck is going on in my life.
You would think the combo of vicodin and flexeril would make for an interesting day
Cats hate citrus, and it will keep the mof stuff you don't want them on.
Also, doing their business somewhere other than their litter box is very abnormal and generally a sign of mental or physical problems. Kitty is either stressed and upset by something, needs a vet visit, or both. Cats are good at hiding when they aren't feeling well, and if she's acting out now she's either upset and at wits end, or in pretty bad physical discomfort.
I have all but accepted i am an alcoholic, thinking i might pay the shrink a visit. The amount i'm drinking is neither normal NOR healthy. Am drinkin as i'm typing this, despite knowing i shouldn't....
Not a dog person, but I have friends who are, lemme ask about.Cats hate citrus, and it will keep the mof stuff you don't want them on.
Also, doing their business somewhere other than their litter box is very abnormal and generally a sign of mental or physical problems. Kitty is either stressed and upset by something, needs a vet visit, or both. Cats are good at hiding when they aren't feeling well, and if she's acting out now she's either upset and at wits end, or in pretty bad physical discomfort.
Please tell me you have similar tips for dogs with something that doesn't smell like the offspring of a fish and a hobo took a dump.
(We have similar issues here at home with our dogs. We bought this spray thingie that's supposed to keep them off, but it smells worse than their pee, and I have the most sensitive nose in the house, so I can smell it all the way to my room - which is three rooms away from the kitchen.)
Anyone else getting refusals to connect? Been having trouble reaching the boards today.
Thread tax: Sickness + depression = missed a midterm. Hoping the prof' lets me retake it, or else I'm basically failing this quarter.
Cats hate citrus, and it will keep the mof stuff you don't want them on.
Also, doing their business somewhere other than their litter box is very abnormal and generally a sign of mental or physical problems. Kitty is either stressed and upset by something, needs a vet visit, or both. Cats are good at hiding when they aren't feeling well, and if she's acting out now she's either upset and at wits end, or in pretty bad physical discomfort.
After six years of forced patience and constant trying, it really shouldn't be as hard as it is.
There've already been massive amounts of death threats, Trump is calling to shut down mosques, etc. etc.
Not a dog person, but I have friends who are, lemme ask about.Cats hate citrus, and it will keep the mof stuff you don't want them on.
Also, doing their business somewhere other than their litter box is very abnormal and generally a sign of mental or physical problems. Kitty is either stressed and upset by something, needs a vet visit, or both. Cats are good at hiding when they aren't feeling well, and if she's acting out now she's either upset and at wits end, or in pretty bad physical discomfort.
Please tell me you have similar tips for dogs with something that doesn't smell like the offspring of a fish and a hobo took a dump.
(We have similar issues here at home with our dogs. We bought this spray thingie that's supposed to keep them off, but it smells worse than their pee, and I have the most sensitive nose in the house, so I can smell it all the way to my room - which is three rooms away from the kitchen.)
He's about... seven or eight, I think. He's had bladder problems, too, but so did an older dog of ours who knew better. Plus he's kind of a prick.Not a dog person, but I have friends who are, lemme ask about.Cats hate citrus, and it will keep the mof stuff you don't want them on.
Also, doing their business somewhere other than their litter box is very abnormal and generally a sign of mental or physical problems. Kitty is either stressed and upset by something, needs a vet visit, or both. Cats are good at hiding when they aren't feeling well, and if she's acting out now she's either upset and at wits end, or in pretty bad physical discomfort.
Please tell me you have similar tips for dogs with something that doesn't smell like the offspring of a fish and a hobo took a dump.
(We have similar issues here at home with our dogs. We bought this spray thingie that's supposed to keep them off, but it smells worse than their pee, and I have the most sensitive nose in the house, so I can smell it all the way to my room - which is three rooms away from the kitchen.)
Okay they said much the same, either the dog has anxiety or medical issues like bladder problems. The problem is that once he poos he will return there because it's marked with his scent. You need to eradicate that scent and train him not to poo in the house. For example buy doggy treats and give him one when you walk him outside to do his business, never give him one in the house. He should learn the association. Is it a young or old dog?
After six years of forced patience and constant trying, it really shouldn't be as hard as it is.
Putting down a pet is always hard.
He's about... seven or eight, I think. He's had bladder problems, too, but so did an older dog of ours who knew better. Plus he's kind of a prick.
Might wanna get him checked. Bladder stones are a common reason for dogs peeing.
Feeling really depressed today... Feel like i don't know exactly what i want/should do in life, and have absolutely no drive to do anything. All the partying is nice and alcohol helps fill the void, but it's all pretty fucking meaningless, and seems like today's the day i start feeling like that's the case. Fuck...
Anyone else getting refusals to connect? Been having trouble reaching the boards today.cant retake it.
Thread tax: Sickness + depression = missed a midterm. Hoping the prof' lets me retake it, or else I'm basically failing this quarter.
Go over his head. Bring documentation from doctors/shrinks.Anyone else getting refusals to connect? Been having trouble reaching the boards today.cant retake it.
Thread tax: Sickness + depression = missed a midterm. Hoping the prof' lets me retake it, or else I'm basically failing this quarter.
Going to fail.
Fuck.
Anyone else getting refusals to connect? Been having trouble reaching the boards today.cant retake it.
Thread tax: Sickness + depression = missed a midterm. Hoping the prof' lets me retake it, or else I'm basically failing this quarter.
Going to fail.
Fuck.
>Nevermind. Self-pity moment over.<
Feeling really depressed today... Feel like i don't know exactly what i want/should do in life, and have absolutely no drive to do anything. All the partying is nice and alcohol helps fill the void, but it's all pretty fucking meaningless, and seems like today's the day i start feeling like that's the case. Fuck...
Unfortunately, you're speaking my language. :surrender
After six years of forced patience and constant trying, it really shouldn't be as hard as it is.
Putting down a pet is always hard.
The wife's having a harder time of it than me. While it was technically her parent's cat at first she literally raised her from a kitten. Took her with her when she moved out on her own. From what I heard, she was pretty much the only one Luci was ever particularly nice to, up until the whole mess of the last six years. Mainly I think she blames herself for "not being a good enough parent" to find some other solution.
Sometimes there really isn't a better solution though. :nononoHe's about... seven or eight, I think. He's had bladder problems, too, but so did an older dog of ours who knew better. Plus he's kind of a prick.
Sometimes it really does just come down to the animal's personality. I used to have a lab/border collie mix--sweet as can be, but way too clever for his own good and loved to push boundaries and mess with people. Sort of a prankster personality type.
Problem is, a dog lacks the cultural awareness to judge when something like, say, escaping from his room for the nth time despite all the new measures you took to keep him in there and eating the stone out of your wife's engagement ring might be going a smidge too far.
Ended up having to take him up to the in-laws ranch. He's much happier up there. And there's significantly less trouble he can get into.
If you can, I'd say consider building/getting a doghouse and keeping the dog outside. You'll still need to watch out for bombs on the lawn, but it's better than steaming your carpets all the time and getting fed up because you can't train him to be an "inside dog."Might wanna get him checked. Bladder stones are a common reason for dogs peeing.
Ditto on this though--always check for a medical or environmental reason first. Animals have a very limited number of ways to let you know something is wrong, and peeing on things they aren't supposed to is pretty much at the top of the list.
I mean, cold water+hot plate....
>Nevermind. Self-pity moment over.<
Hey, no fair! That's what this thread is for.
Things like that is why I never stick plates on hobs at all. Especially because the ones here are crappy electric things that don't cool down in a reasonable time.
I actually managed to make one of my dinner plates explode.
Ran into my cheating ex today and her boyfriend who used to be a good friend of mine :hide
Ran into my cheating ex today and her boyfriend who used to be a good friend of mine :hide
Don't even acknowledge their existence, it's for the best.
since april this year my neighborhood has had 5 consecutive houses with deaths.
this morning the guy beside us, whom iv known since we were teenagers decided to od.
this is not really bitchin, i just figured better here than Fun Finds :D
since april this year my neighborhood has had 5 consecutive houses with deaths.
this morning the guy beside us, whom iv known since we were teenagers decided to od.
this is not really bitchin, i just figured better here than Fun Finds :D
They weren't accidents.
You're in a Final Destination film.
Run, run! Before it's too late!
Run! Before it's too late!
Before it's too late!
It's too late!
It's too late!
I think i might've broken my foot, or at least sprained my ankle REALLY badly. It's swollen as hell and it won't go away. Going to the hospital in a bit.
I'm building a little castle out of beer cans and contemplating downing an entire bottle of vodka, because i'm bored. Definitely an alcoholic at this point, yet too drunk to care. Here's to hoping in two weeks i sober up enough for my son.
Any hope of Microsoft getting me to upgrade is now gone.
The increasingly large popup boxes for their shitty OS upgrade have made me actively begin sabotaging their efforts. Seriously, fuck Microsoft.
I'm leaving this here in case it helps anyone else: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/get-rid-windows-10-upgrade-notification-windows-7-8/
New thread time, if anyone's got a title.