The Bitching Thread

[Animeniax]

Don't get me wrong, I know plenty of productive citizens (college grads with degrees in engineering and computer disciplines) who smoke pot, but they use/found pot as a way to relieve stress. I think if pot were legalized, kids would lose any motivation to pursue college/education before they got a chance to realize their potential. If you mess up in high school, chances of getting into a decent college are slim, as well as the chance you will do something that helps society.

I just like to cite the Chinese and the way they force youth into certain professions and niches, to direct their energy for the betterment of their society. While I like freedom of choice, I see too often that it leads to mediocrity and listlessness. I don't see that pot legalization will help the cause.

[Buffalobiian]

They drink themselves silly anyway. Legalisation of weed doesn't mean we leave it unregulated either.

If weed is comparable to alcohol in terms of psychological effects but is less harmful physiologically, then the only real argument I can see arguing for the harsher legislation is because "less harm = more use". In other words, one might argue that because you can get high without killing yourself, people would be more inclined to do so. You might say that people drink in moderation because they understand that they can actually die from drinking too much. In practice, whether such self control and harm limitation takes place is questionable.

[Kraco]

Alcohol is legal because it has been used pretty much everywhere since time immemorial. Weed has been used also since ancient times, but only in very limited areas and not in the Western societies (that I know of, at least). Alcohol is even used by the church, which used to be the meter of right and wrong for a long time. Drugs were introduced later and were thus easier to ban as they didn't have such a widespread penetration in the population.

Things like this have the additional complication of already being banned by the law a long time ago and thus needing a majority in the parliament to be ignored by the law once again (or allowed and regulated, like it most likely would be). It could be a political suicide for any old politicians to start to advocate drugs. I reckon most voters still don't use drugs so they wouldn't care to have them legalized, thinking "since I don't smoke pot, nobody needs to".

[UChessmaster]

Just throwing this out there. (http://www.drugwarrant.com/articles/why-is-marijuana-illegal/)

[Animeniax]

Just throwing this out there. (http://www.drugwarrant.com/articles/why-is-marijuana-illegal/)
Ryllharu mentioned some of the reasons for illegalization presented in the article. I find a site that rants about a subject to be biased and hard to trust for straight facts.

Some big differences between alcohol and marijuana use are their after effects. I found I could drive a car just fine while still affected by marijuana, while alcohol is well known to severely impair driving ability (but so does phone usage). Lack of hangover is another major factor, as marijuana does not cause severe hangover so it will be more readily used if it is legalized.

Alcohol's plus side is that it removes your inhibitions. How many children would not have been born if their parents had not connected in an alcohol-induced sexual liaison? Marijuana adds inhibition to do pretty much anything.

[shinta|hikari]

I would not recommend driving while high on pot. I teleported a couple of times while doing that.

[Animeniax]

I would not recommend driving while high on pot. I teleported a couple of times while doing that.

Yeah I wouldn't recommend it either but I'd say it's a lot safer than driving while drunk on alcohol. I was on the tail end of a high so it's wasn't really dangerous (lying to myself I know). The weirdest thing was that my buddy told me I'd always drive 10mph slower than I thought while high... and he was right. I struggled to maintain 60mph and every time I thought I was driving 60 I'd look down and see I was driving 50mph.

[Buffalobiian]

Yeah I wouldn't recommend it either but I'd say it's a lot safer than driving while drunk on alcohol. I was on the tail end of a high so it's wasn't really dangerous (lying to myself I know). The weirdest thing was that my buddy told me I'd always drive 10mph slower than I thought while high... and he was right. I struggled to maintain 60mph and every time I thought I was driving 60 I'd look down and see I was driving 50mph.

I wish to point out here that while Animeniax may have been driving slower, he wasn't necessarily driving safer. Impaired reaction time accompanies with his impaired speed perception.

[Animeniax]

I wish to point out here that while Animeniax may have been driving slower, he wasn't necessarily driving safer. Impaired reaction time accompanies with his impaired speed perception.

I don't know, I'd say it was safer than when I'm completely sober and driving aggressively.

[shinta|hikari]

You guys understand what I mean by teleport right?

It isn't driving faster. It is basically time/memory skipping. All of a sudden, you are at a place much farther than you think you were supposed to be.

[Ryllharu]

That happens to people talking on cell phones too. They're cruising along below the speed limit in the "express lane" and then suddenly realize they have less than 200 feet (60m) to their exit. They fly across lanes with reckless abandon. They got on the highway, were having a good conversation with someone, and suddenly they're already there!

Sometimes their teleporting powers are really strong, and they have to reverse down the highway (thankfully, I've only witnessed this occur on the shoulders).

edit:
Any accident occurring while the driver of the vehicle is using a cellphone should be treated as a DUI, if not worse, as it is much more easily preventable. It is a lot harder to convince the drunk to not drive in the first place, usually requires peer pressure.

[Animeniax]

I'm all for that. Any impaired driving that results in an accident should carry a higher penalty, though proving what caused the accident would be tough without a toxicology report.

I teleport sometimes just while thinking about stuff while driving. I think your senses go on autopilot to keep you in your lane and at the appropriate distance from other cars, but this has only happened to me on the highway so that's easy to do without focusing on it.

[Ryllharu]

I'm all for that. Any impaired driving that results in an accident should carry a higher penalty, though proving what caused the accident would be tough without a toxicology report.
Pretty easy in the US these days. They just have the phone company pull the records and give them to the police. It's just metadata :P

They don't need to care who they were talking to or the subject of the call. They just need to know that the phone was on making a call or text at the time of the accident or immediately prior to it. I'm also sure that the insurance company would be very interested in knowing if it was willful negligence as well.

[Animeniax]

Pretty easy in the US these days. They just have the phone company pull the records and give them to the police. It's just metadata :P

They don't need to care who they were talking to or the subject of the call. They just need to know that the phone was on making a call or text at the time of the accident or immediately prior to it. I'm also sure that the insurance company would be very interested in knowing if it was willful negligence as well.It'd be one thing to show you were on your phone, another to prove what you were doing and that it contributed to the accident. Texting would be easy to demonstrate fault, though opponents would say revealing the actual text is an invasion of privacy.

[fahoumh]

You guys understand what I mean by teleport right?

It isn't driving faster. It is basically time/memory skipping. All of a sudden, you are at a place much farther than you think you were supposed to be.
That's the best thing about driving high...

[Buffalobiian]

You guys understand what I mean by teleport right?

It isn't driving faster. It is basically time/memory skipping. All of a sudden, you are at a place much farther than you think you were supposed to be.

Yep, I get ya.

I can also proudly say that it's never happened to me. :D

[shinta|hikari]

Oriental Roaches.

They are fucking fast, disgusting, and arrogant. I planted roach bait and it significantly reduced the appearances, but I just saw one today crawling on the wall beside my wall clock. I did a jumping shoe slap from a chair ala Jackie Chan to kill it, then I had to wipe the crap oozing out of its body and spray everything with alcohol just to feel cleaner. WTF.

I am so glad I won't be seeing them anymore in a week or so.

[Buffalobiian]

Winamp shuts down next month (http://blog.gsmarena.com/aol-to-shutdown-winamp-permanently-next-month/)

I quite like Winamp, even if it's "bloated".

[Kraco]

Winamp shuts down next month (http://blog.gsmarena.com/aol-to-shutdown-winamp-permanently-next-month/)

I quite like Winamp, even if it's "bloated".

It must be ten years since I used it. Or maybe a little less. I moved on to other players when Winamp started getting big and forgot it's supposed to be a smooth music player. So, it's termination causes me no grief.

[Buffalobiian]

For some reason I find Winamp's (musical) presentation more airy than Foobar's. I've got both on my system since Foobar lets me do other stuff besides listening.

[Ryllharu]

I'm partial to the flavor notes of Winamp's output. The smoky bouquet of coriander, fresh wintergreen, and hints of pickled water chestnuts really add to the quality of my music. The finish leaves a lot to be desired, but the nose is superb.

[Animeniax]

Fuckin sommelier jokes on gotwoot now. How high brow.

[Ryllharu]

Actually I'm one of the three people in the world who use Zune (and the music pass really is worth it, at least if you live in the US). It does seamless transitions like Winamp was known for, but honestly that hasn't really been a problem for years. 98% of my music has an outro that fades. It took me a good five minutes to find a song that doesn't have one so I could test it.

I'm also one of those people who think that all my music sounds better when the equalizer is zeroed across the board. My music gets to sound exactly the same on whatever it is played from: over my speakers, streamed through whatever is attached to the TV, in my headphones on the portable zune, and in my car.

The car is the weirdest one. Most people move the bass up, move the treble up. Music sounds weird and crappier. Zero it all and turn the volume up two notches instead, sounds great.

[Xelbair]

Keeping equalizer zeroed is great!

[Buffalobiian]

I'm also one of those people who think that all my music sounds better when the equalizer is zeroed across the board. My music gets to sound exactly the same on whatever it is played from: over my speakers, streamed through whatever is attached to the TV, in my headphones on the portable zune, and in my car.


I keep the equalizer zeroed too, but that doesn't mean everything sounds the same. What needs to be flat is the frequency response at the end point (ie listening chair or whatever). If you know the frequency response of your headphones (headroom has some charts), you can theoretically invert that chart and apply that equalisation to get a perfectly flat response*. The proper way would be to actually get a sound meter to measure it all out, but... that's pretty hardcore. I might do it if I ever get a good speaker setup though.

*a flat frequency response may or may not actually be desirable for headphones since high frequency generally loses energy over distance more than low frequencies. A rising base response (there's a graph of it somewhere) may actually sound more lifelike (or rather, speaker-like).

[Buffalobiian]

Did a big, hard shit resembling a medium white radish.
It was ~22cm in length and refused to be flushed.
Dealt with it using knife and fork.

[shinta|hikari]

You ate it.

again..?

[Kraco]

I should ban Bill for making a post that gross...

[Ryllharu]

Buff, you should probably go to a docto...oh wait.

[darkshadow]

I hope you threw away those utensils.

[enkoujin]

Came in here to say that that is gross, dude.

[Buffalobiian]

You ate it.

again..?

That would be an interesting experiment. How much food could we save by digesting it twice?

It would be difficult to do because once you start handling the specimen the water becomes one homogeneous colour and you can't see it well. You've got to go by feel.


I hope you threw away those utensils.

Plastic utensils were godsend. Only had one, so had to make it count.

Thank you all for your concerns. I'm touched that you were all as taken back as I was. I'm otherwise in good health. Rectum feels strangely empty (lonely?) after losing something so large, but that's just temporary.

[Xelbair]

Please guys, is there a way to automatically block access to the threads when you are having a breakfast, when there are specific words on page that you want to access?

[UChessmaster]

Three groups got accused of plagiarism, two of them asked me to fix their shit for them (so far), one got angry when I said no, the bad thing about being nice is that when you say no ONCE, you`re an asshole.

[Buffalobiian]

Three groups got accused of plagiarism, two of them asked me to fix their shit for them (so far), one got angry when I said no, the bad thing about being nice is that when you say no ONCE, you`re an asshole.

In recent years I've been toughening up myself to say "no" the first time so that I don't have things to deal with afterwards.

I suppose it depends on the people you're saying "no" to as well. Some just have this expectation that they're entitled to your help.

[UChessmaster]

I suppose it depends on the people you're saying "no" to as well. Some just have this expectation that they're entitled to your help.

100% this. Some other groups ask me how to do things or to give my opinion and I gladly help them, but these people just expect me to do things for them.

[Animeniax]

What kinds of groups are these? Fellow classmates, random students you see in the library, students in a class you are TA'ing, friends, etc? Because 2 of these kinds of groups probably deserve your help.

[UChessmaster]

Fellow classmates I guess.

[Animeniax]

Well they either see you as a knowledgeable person and leader, or as a shill. Sounds like you think they think you're a sucker, but good on you for saying 'no' and standing up for your principles.

[Buffalobiian]

Origin's update pisses me off. It had 2 days to do whatever it wants, but it chooses to wait for me to play a game before it goes "Let's update!"

Is it that hard to learn from Steam? I'm sure they're not going to sue you for an auto-update feature. >_>

[Animeniax]

Origin's update pisses me off. It had 2 days to do whatever it wants, but it chooses to wait for me to play a game before it goes "Let's update!"

Is it that hard to learn from Steam? I'm sure they're not going to sue you for an auto-update feature. >_>

Following Steam's lead is not a smart move. Just kidding, it's a lot better than it used to be. But yeah Origin has some major issues they need to work out. I was dl'ing BF4 and after 6 hours got to 90% when my PC crashed. Booted up, had to start the dl all over again, even though Origin's dl scheme is supposed to resume at the last completed block of data.

[MFauli]

Wanna bitch some, too: Why am I such a scaredy cat? Wanted to subtly tell a girl that I like her last friday, but chickened out at the last second. Well, she was with all the rest of the class, so if I had called her out, everyone would have stopped and looked. Was too much for me. Still, I hate that I didn´t do it. Fuck me, forever alone. :>

[UChessmaster]

Just be gay.

[enkoujin]

Wanna bitch some, too: Why am I such a scaredy cat? Wanted to subtly tell a girl that I like her last friday, but chickened out at the last second. Well, she was with all the rest of the class, so if I had called her out, everyone would have stopped and looked. Was too much for me. Still, I hate that I didn´t do it. Fuck me, forever alone. :>

Sit next to her in class or find out when she's alone next time and ask her out for coffee.

[Animeniax]

If you were subtle enough then others probably wouldn't have noticed it, or she might have missed it too. Though what did you mean by "subtly" telling her?

I guess this part is why love and relationships are supposed to be fun and exciting, but I liken them to job interviews... not something I look forward to.

[UChessmaster]

Some guy I had a crush since forever invited me to a beach house till new year, wed be sleeping together but i cant go cause i must go meet my family. fuck my life

[Animeniax]

Just set up my new Windows phone... then dropped my Windows phone and dented a corner of the glass screen and plastic shell. It's a small dent but just knowing it's there pisses me off. I had an Android phone for over 2 years, dropped it a few times, no damage. Damn these ultra-slim pansy phones.

[Buffalobiian]

Some guy I had a crush since forever invited me to a beach house till new year, wed be sleeping together but i cant go cause i must go meet my family. fuck my life

No way to "excuse" yourself for just one year?

@Ani: I reckon that phones these days need a case if they're expected to last. This is until the flexible displays start popping up. The fact that you only had a dent instead of a shattered screen would have pleasantly surprised me.

[Sapphire]

Some guy I had a crush since forever invited me to a beach house till new year, wed be sleeping together but i cant go cause i must go meet my family. fuck my life

Just be straight.

[Buffalobiian]

Just be straight.

Doesn't change a thing.

[UChessmaster]

No way to "excuse" yourself for just one year?

Impossible, I`m supposed to go to my dad`s house in another town, in there several of my brothers that came from different countries are waiting for me and I confirmed I`d visit them last summer, not going would be a huge dick move.


Just be straight.

Ha! :(

[Death BOO Z]

can't you ask him to accompany you to meet your family?

[Animeniax]

can't you ask him to accompany you to meet your family?

Best idea right here. Or invite your family to his beach house for the new year holiday.


Just be straight.

Sapphy, you homophone!

[UChessmaster]

My family doesn`t even knows I`m gay lol. I`ll just have to deal with it, I`ll come back in January 2nd and he`ll be here till Jan 9 or something, hopefully well have more chances.

[Animeniax]

My family doesn`t even knows I`m gay lol. I`ll just have to deal with it, I`ll come back in January 2nd and he`ll be here till Jan 9 or something, hopefully well have more chances.

What do you tell them when they ask you about gfs? Seems like this is a bigger issue than your original bitch about missing new year's with this guy.

[UChessmaster]

When I was younger I pretended I had one when they asked, there was no social media and cellphones were an adult thing so is not as if they`d search her on Facebook, now that I`m older I just say that since I`m moving to U.S.A I don`t want any long term relationship only to leave next year and I just have casual sex every now and then.

[Sapphire]

Wow, you'd rather tell your family that you man-whore it up than that you're gay?

Where in US are you going? I hear SF is very gay friendly and NYC certainly is. Don't go to like, Utah w/ the Mormons.

[enkoujin]

The week with this guy seems good enough when you come back. Just bring a bottle of wine or a 6-pack with an excuse to "hang out" and bam: two sticks rubbing together to create a passionate fire.

My bitch is that I start school on January 2.

[UChessmaster]

Wow, you'd rather tell your family that you man-whore it up than that you're gay?

Where in US are you going? I hear SF is very gay friendly and NYC certainly is. Don't go to like, Utah w/ the Mormons.

A) Yes, being promiscuous is celebrated, being gay is frowned upon. At this point I dont care, I just cant be bothered with the pointless drama.

B) I live in Dominican Republic, a VERY closed minded catholic country.

[Animeniax]

Wow, you'd rather tell your family that you man-whore it up than that you're gay?

Where in US are you going? I hear SF is very gay friendly and NYC certainly is. Don't go to like, Utah w/ the Mormons.

I don't think he's quite picking between the too. Dating around isn't so bad, it's not easy finding the right person after all. That's much better to most conservative-minded people than coming out as gay.

Austin, TX is very gay-friendly. Since Portland is supposedly the Austin of the Pacific NW, that might be a good area to settle in. Or pretty much anywhere in California.

[shinta|hikari]

You must like your family because you actually care about what they think.

My bitch:
I am doing my lead's job + my job + working this entire weekend just to meet a deadline that is in danger of being broken because of a different group's failure.

Having a superior less competent than the subordinate should be outlawed.

I seriously cannot believe a QA lead does not know anything about QA, but reality always ****s me in the face.

[Sapphire]

My bitch:

I don't know how to watch tonights MMA fight live (without paying). :( :( :( :(

[MFauli]

My bitch:

I don´t have one :(

[UChessmaster]

Remember the girl you wanted to bone but couldn't.

[Death BOO Z]

re: UChessmater
my complaint: I don't have one :(

[Buffalobiian]

Remember the girl you wanted to bone but couldn't.

I read it to mean that he didn't have his own slave.

[Sapphire]

Does "bone" mean "enslave" in Australian or something?

[Kraco]

Does "bone" mean "enslave" in Australian or something?

I imagine the reverse is true, though: Owning a hot slave of the opposite (or preferred partner) sex would probably lead to boning, right?

[Animeniax]

Before this discussion gets too creepy with sex slave talk, my bitch:

Been sick with the flu for the past few days, so all my new year's plans went to shit. Weird thing is that I started feeling sick before the holidays, then felt fine during my week out of town for Christmas, then felt even sicker when I returned home and through today (4 days now). Luckily I work for a college which is closed from mid-December through Jan 2, so I don't have to work, but it feels like such a waste of time to be sick with all this free time off.

[UChessmaster]

Best time to catch up with some anime/manga.

[Assertn]

re: UChessmater
my complaint: I don't have one :(

Ok fine, guy then. Damn.

[Buffalobiian]

My bitch:

I don´t have one :(

Remember the girl you wanted to bone but couldn't.

I read it to mean that he didn't have his own slave.

Does "bone" mean "enslave" in Australian or something?

Explanation:



My bitch (complaint):

I don´t have one (a bitch. ie a slave) :(

[Sapphire]

It 'bitch' Australian for 'slave'?!

[Buffalobiian]

It 'bitch' Australian for 'slave'?!

If someone is my bitch, they're submissive to me and do as I say. He can be some errandboy kohai on my social ladder, or some female partner that I abuse etc. I was trying to be "polite" when I used the word slave.

[Animeniax]

Best time to catch up with some anime/manga.

I watched a lot of the Breaking Bad marathon on AMC. Still, I would have preferred to have been well so I could have visited friends and family 3 hours away.

[MFauli]

I actually just used the word "bitch" as a vulgar substitute for "girl" (no offense, sapphire!!) to make a lame word play. That´s all. But keep talking about bitch slaves, it´s kinda hot. :>

[UChessmaster]

I just remembered when MTV was about music, now I`m mad.

[Animeniax]

I just remembered when MTV was about music, now I`m mad.
They stopped being about music a long long time ago. Worse was when VH1 stopped being about music.

[Ryllharu]

Worse was when VH1 stopped being about music.The worst was when MTV2 (created solely to play music videos and nothing else) reduced it to under three hours, and always at 5am - 7am. I don't think they play them at all anymore.

[Kraco]

The worst was when MTV2 (created solely to play music videos and nothing else) reduced it to under three hours, and always at 5am - 7am. I don't think they play them at all anymore.

Who the hell watches TV from 5am to 7am? Some bored security guard sitting alone in his booth, between his patrols? If that was the airing time, they are better off not playing them at all.

[Ryllharu]

That's how they got them off regular MTV entirely, I'd wager.

Executive A: "What are our ratings for music videos?"
Executive B: "My people report they are our lowest rated programming."
Producer Z: "Well, the 5-7a slot is pretty dismal, perhaps if we moved them to a better time slot?"
Executive A: "How many reality shows can we re-run?"
[Executive B starts playing with Blackberry...this was mid-2000s]
Producer Z: "Sir, the music videos are made by the music companies, it's free advertising. We don't even pay for them these days."
Executive B: "I can did up some Teenage Pregnancy Wasteland from 2004."
Executive A: "Great!"
Producer Z: "But, if we don't play any music, how will we justify the farce that is the VMAs? The first two letters stand for 'Video Music'."
Executive A: "Hmm, true. Z, reduce music videos to three days a week. 3am through 7am. Cut MTV2 music to 3 hours a day. We can squeeze in a few more reruns of TPW there, along with I'm Too Young to be a Teenage Mother, ya know, the dramatic series."
Executive B: "I just secured the rights to Saved by the Bell. Those "hipster" kids love that shit, don't they?"
Executive A: "Oh? That's fantastic, we'll throw some of that on too. But watch your language B, save it for the back nine."
Producer Z: [Whimpers]

[David75]

I don't know for the US, but in Europe, or at least France, it's possible to get state money for a Music TV channel.
You just have to meet some requirements on a minimum music time from specific locations. I don't know the actual figures, but it would be like 50% of European music with at least 30% French music.
Then, you get lower tax rates, access to state money, easier channel registration etc...

So if it works the same elsewhere, maybe they then decided to do the bare minimum to still get the advantages...

[Ryllharu]

The US doesn't have cultural laws like France does, so the FCC really only limits advertising (cigarettes, what's shown during children's shows, etc.) and explicit content.

None of the cable channels show what their demographic was supposed to be anymore.

Animal Planet has reality shows staring humans (tangentially related to animals), TLC (The Learning Channel) has nothing to do with learning at all anymore, History shows little historical (or even factual) anymore, MTV plays little to no music, Science was created after Discovery stopped showing much science and now shows Firefly and other scifi series, SyFy rebranded itself from SciFi because it stopped playing Science Fiction and shifted more to fantasy, AMC (American Movie Classics) first stopped playing classic movies, and now they make their own new series, and I can go on and on.

[David75]

Novlang, as in 1984? Could it be that world will in fact happen in 2084?

[Ryllharu]

It already happened, Orwell just got some of the details wrong.

- We don't fight over northern Africa so much as central Asia.
- Everything we do is watched, though not through our tv sets, but what we type and where we go on the internet, or texts.
- It's still 1st world versus 2nd with everyone else in the middle, but it's NATO/EU versus former Warsaw Pact/China.
- Thoughtcrime is all too real.
- The NSA spies on its own citizens, rather than looking outward, while saying they look outward, but they're not so foolish to call themselves something contradictory.
- Doublethink is used all the time by our government to get re-elected, not so much the proles and outer party.

Regarding Newspeak/Novlang, every scandal in the western world is now suffixed with -gate, because the media are morons. CNN only asks if things are good or bad (they might as well say ungood), and we use fewer and fewer English words as time goes on, while constantly making new words by contracting two others, portmanteaus, always stupid ones. "Twerk", "netizen", "netiquette", etc.

[Animeniax]

The worst was when MTV2 (created solely to play music videos and nothing else) reduced it to under three hours, and always at 5am - 7am. I don't think they play them at all anymore.

Call me an old fogey but I preferred the types of music VH1 played over MTV2.


Who the hell watches TV from 5am to 7am? Some bored security guard sitting alone in his booth, between his patrols? If that was the airing time, they are better off not playing them at all. And that's in Eastern time (I think). In central it was something like 4am-6am. I used to have to set my computer DVR (ATI All-in-Wonder was hi-tech in those days) to record the music blocks so I could see the videos at a more reasonable time.


None of the cable channels show what their demographic was supposed to be anymore.
I was going to bring this up too. TLC and the Weather Channel are the two worst changes to me. You don't learn shit on TLC besides what trashy America lives like. And the Weather Channel has more of the same, with only a few daily blocks of actual weather news.

[Animeniax]

Turned on the food disposer to drain some sink water... spent the next 2 hours cleaning up all the water that leaked into the under-sink area and working on replacing the disposer. Luckily I had a spare disposer in the garage (brand new in box, don't ask me why I have that), but then I made the mistake of removing the lower retaining ring which in turn released the sink flange and ruined the plumber's putty that sealed it. Of course I don't have any plumber's putty, so I'll have to go buy some. In the meantime, half of the kitchen sink is out of commission. Half hour of cleaning dishes leads to 3 hours of repair work.

[Animeniax]

Finished Beyond Two Souls... possibly the worst game ever. Ridiculous storyline, terrible gameplay, unlikable characters, and a terrible experience all around. I think they spent most of the budget on the high priced Hollywood actors, and stole the story from the Carrie movies. Ellen Page gets to be a bitchy little tough chick, same as she tries to be in real life. What child names their invisible friend "Aidan"??

The gameplay is an afterthought, used mainly to lead you through the painfully cliched storyline. Someone else said it when I lamented how easy games are now compared to early generations, but the game's developers seem more interested in the player getting through the whole story than actually being challenged by the gameplay. Failing a mission doesn't have any consequences in the game, you still move on to the next mission regardless. It just means you don't get the pointless achievement.

I'll say that the twist is kinda cool, if you can stand playing the game to almost the end, which is a montage of cut scenes tying up all loose ends and the writers telling you what the afterlife is like. What pretentious bullshit. Terrible terrible game.

[Buffalobiian]

Cheap, abrasive toilet paper: those things should be outlawed.

[Animeniax]

Cheap, abrasive toilet paper: those things should be outlawed.

Yeah but they tend to generate less dust. I use a single-ply cheapy toilet paper at home because I got tired of the layer of dust on everything in the bathroom from using the plush quilted stuff.

My bitch: my home computer keeps crashing while I'm playing BF4. I'd buy new components to replace the i7-930/X58/ATI HD6970 but I spent >$1k a few months ago for a new system that I use at work.

[Buffalobiian]

Blame bf4, not the comp

[Animeniax]

Blame bf4, not the comp

Nah, it doesn't crash my office PC. And the home PC crashes a lot even when I'm not playing BF4. Considering all the hate and angry comments I see about BF4, it's been quite stable and problem free for me. I had the same problem connecting to games like everyone else but that's apparently been resolved with the last patch. Now it's just little annoyances in the game but it rarely crashes. Knock on wood.

[UChessmaster]

My community practice class decided to order some custom shirts, we were given the option of choosing one shirt or two. AFTER we picked, the person in charge said that one shirt will cost 420$, so logically two shirts will cost... 560$. Can someone explain this fuckery?

[Buffalobiian]

What are these "custom" shirts?
Why did they not have the price beforehand?
Are these USD?

[UChessmaster]

What are these "custom" shirts?
Why did they not have the price beforehand?
Are these USD?

A) Just printed logo or something
B) Apparently it goes like this, if we reach 40 shirts we get a discount, we didn`t, but she decided it was "unfair" for those that picked two so she`s giving the discount to doubles while charging extra to singles. Beyond retarded in my opinion.
C) Dominican pesos, 400 = roughly 10 dollars.

[Animeniax]

Actually that's usually how it works, buy more -> save more. It encourages people to buy in volume.

[UChessmaster]

Right, but you shouldn`t add extra weight to those that buy less. If you buy a shirt for 10 pesos and I decide to buy two, logically I should pay 20 pesos. Instead we`re charging 14 to whoever bought one, while whoever bought two ends up paying 8 per shirt, because we didn`t collectively achieved a discount we never qualified for in the first place (there`s only 20 of us, assuming EVERYONE would buy two is ridiculous.)

[MFauli]

lol, domenican pesos. I just thought "wtf, a shirt for 420 Dollars? GTFO!"

[shinta|hikari]

Are Dominican pesos written with a $ sign? They aren't even called dollars.

[UChessmaster]

Are Dominican pesos written with a $ sign? They aren't even called dollars.

It's the dollar sign.

[Death BOO Z]

I heard once that the $ started as a symbol for pesos
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(source: Wikipedia)

[Marik]

I've been without power for over 16 hours here in Augusta. Fuck this ice storm...

[Animeniax]

I've been without power for over 16 hours here in Augusta. Fuck this ice storm...

Hope you have a fireplace and maybe a gas generator.

[Buffalobiian]

Would many layers of clothes suffice? The lack of hot food (I use electric stoves) would be the main torture for me.

And Internet too I suppose.

[Animeniax]

Do you have a bbq/grill and some propane or charcoal? That would take care of hot food, and the nostalgia and campiness of cooking over a fire would be fun family time. Keeping warm would be the least of my worries, what with a fireplace and warm clothing.

[Buffalobiian]

I've got a gas stove outside but I don't know if it works. Bbq is likely to be in worse condition. Last time this happened I drove out for takeout.

[Ryllharu]

Uh...while the real threat is freezing to death (when lacking a fireplace/woodstove/kerosene heater), the biggest issue is having the water pipes in your house freeze and burst.

That's why extended power outages in the winter are so bad. A woodstove unfortunately isn't always enough to save the pipes in your residence, because they're usually in the basement or next to exterior walls. Once the pipe thaws, you're lucky if you don't lose a part of your home to severe water damage.

In the summer, an extended outage is an inconvenience. In the winter, it's a real danger.

[Animeniax]

Someone should invent a system to purge a house's water pipes for such a situation. I'll take 5% of profits for suggesting the idea.

[Kraco]

Someone should invent a system to purge a house's water pipes for such a situation. I'll take 5% of profits for suggesting the idea.

Such systems have existed forever. Although regular residential properties might not have the lower and upper valves and suitable plumbing designed for it. Estates meant only to be used for a part of the year, usually the summer obviously, and left cold during winters may have been built so, especially in the past, unless they have automatic heating keeping either the whole building or just the pipes above 0C. The latter solution is increasingly popular (because it's so easy), but like Ryll said, if power disappears for days during a cold period, then the owner will become familiar with filling insurance claim forms.

[Animeniax]

Another idea I have is a house switch to divert grey water from the return pipes into a tank that you can use to water your lawn. This would only divert water from sinks and maybe the shower/bathtub, not the toilet for obvious reasons. While I think this idea isn't new either, making them feasible and cost effective for the average single family home could be big money. Once again, I'll take 5% for suggesting it.

[Marik]

Still without power. It's been out since Wednesday night. I'm currently sitting in McDonald's charging my phone. The woman sitting next to me is doing the same.

I have a gas stove, so I was able to boil some water and wash up.

[MFauli]

At least you´re not fat, so it´s still good.

On that matter, let me bitch: Being fat sucks. Especially on Valentines Day :(

[Animeniax]

Hey, big girls need love too.

[Buffalobiian]

I got caught out by paypal again because I was clicking without thinking. I keep multiple currencies in my paypal account because doing conversions outside of transactions cost less than doing them on the fly. Paypal however always thinks it's best to use up any surplus in my account before withdrawing from my bank regardless of currency, costing me 2x conversion fee plus 1x convert-on-the-fly fee. I have to change the payment method from balance to bank/credit card every single time, but sometimes it slips through.

And it pisses me off when it does.

Paypal used to have really good rates, but that changed a few years ago. I'll have to review how their rates compare to banks to see if using credit card works out better.

[enkoujin]

At least you´re not fat, so it´s still good.

On that matter, let me bitch: Being fat sucks. Especially on Valentines Day :(

What's stopping you from losing weight? Get out to the gym and keep goin'! I lost about 15-20 pounds last summer.

[Animeniax]

What's stopping you from losing weight? Get out to the gym and keep goin'! I lost about 15-20 pounds last summer.
Must be all that weinerschnitzel, am I right? Just kidding, I don't even know what weinerschnitzel is.

Losing weight is tough if you don't have the right motivation. Usually that's in the form of chicks, but without the guarantee of actually scoring with chicks as a reward for losing weight, it's hard to get started with that as a motivation.

[enkoujin]

I find that for a lot of people, the problem isn't the performance at the gym; the problem is getting there.

Once you complete that run, you will feel great. Pretty soon, you won't care about girls. You'll only be caring about yourself. To get stronger, quicker, or to endure more pain, you will keep on going. It's all about self-improvement and building confidence. This determination and habit also allowed me to perform better in other things as well because I had a lot more energy and a better mental attitude. Once that comes about, girls should theoretically be easier for the taking (though I haven't tested this out yet).

[shinta|hikari]

Yes, a better physique contributes to getting the attention of the opposite sex.

Or the same sex, which can be fortunate or unfortunate depending on the person.

[MFauli]

What's stopping you from losing weight? Get out to the gym and keep goin'! I lost about 15-20 pounds last summer.


I´m in the process of losing weight, already lost 40 kg (yeah, I´m really fat). It´s still frustrating to not be at the goal point, yet.

[Animeniax]

I´m in the process of losing weight, already lost 40 kg (yeah, I´m really fat). It´s still frustrating to not be at the goal point, yet.

You shouldn't look at it like that. It should be a continuous journey, not a destination. Once you reach the goal point, then what? Typically people gain the weight back because of complacency or bad habits.

[shinta|hikari]

How many more kilos do you intend to lose? 40kgs is a lot. The most I lost is around 25kgs in a 5 month period.

[MFauli]

Still a lot more. :/

[UChessmaster]

40 kg is 66% my weight.

[Buffalobiian]

Based on my DEXA scan of 18% body fat and mass being 65kg (last I measured), it gives me around 53.3kg of lean mass or so. That means if I want to reach 12% body fat my ideal weight has to be 61kg. I haven't ever been able to breach 63kg, and even then I'm pretty sure that was lack of shit/pee/water that caused the fluctuation.

@Animeniax: after you reach your target, you maintain it. The idea of a journey sounds good and has its merits, but at the same time not everybody wants to bulk or lose weight indefinitely.

[Animeniax]

@Animeniax: after you reach your target, you maintain it. The idea of a journey sounds good and has its merits, but at the same time not everybody wants to bulk or lose weight indefinitely.

And that's why people fail to keep off the weight. Having a goal is great, it drives you and keeps you going. Once you reach your goal, it doesn't seem to be enough (for most people) to have a goal of maintaining an ideal weight/fitness level. Maintaining is where people fail. So enjoy the process leading to your goal, cause it's mostly downhill after you reach that goal.

[Buffalobiian]

And that's why people fail to keep off the weight. Having a goal is great, it drives you and keeps you going. Once you reach your goal, it doesn't seem to be enough (for most people) to have a goal of maintaining an ideal weight/fitness level. Maintaining is where people fail. So enjoy the process leading to your goal, cause it's mostly downhill after you reach that goal.

So what's your alternative? Keep ripping until you're XXXL? Reduce BF% until you're into your essential fat levels?

[Animeniax]

So what's your alternative? Keep ripping until you're XXXL? Reduce BF% until you're into your essential fat levels?

There isn't an alternative except to enjoy the process of losing weight and getting in shape instead of dreading it. Or you could develop a healthy lifestyle that persists and becomes a lifelong goal of being healthy and in shape.

[Buffalobiian]

There isn't an alternative except to enjoy the process of losing weight and getting in shape instead of dreading it. Or you could develop a healthy lifestyle that persists and becomes a lifelong goal of being healthy and in shape.

So is it okay to enjoy the process even if you don't end up getting anywhere? "Dreading it" wasn't the issue. The issue is whether you're aiming for anything. Someone can be healthy and fit while having a fairly high fat%.

[Animeniax]

So is it okay to enjoy the process even if you don't end up getting anywhere? "Dreading it" wasn't the issue. The issue is whether you're aiming for anything. Someone can be healthy and fit while having a fairly high fat%.

No, he said he was "frustrated" that he wasn't at his goal yet, which is the same as dreading the process more or less. I think he's under the delusion that once he reaches his goal, he's set and won't have to work out anymore. Maybe that'll be good enough for the weekend or event he's preparing for, but if it's a long term goal of health and not being fat, then he's looking at it all wrong.

And no, having fairly high body fat percentages means you are not really healthy and fit.

[Buffalobiian]

Fitness is a performance indicator, while 18% body fat is perfectly within the healthy range for a male adult. Fat doesn't necessarily hinder performance, so you can be fit and healthy while being heavy. It depends on your cut-offs I guess.

I don't see "frustrated" as being dreading something, it shows that you're annoyed that progress isn't happening. I can be frustrated that my kill/death ratio isn't high enough, or that my cooking doesn't taste good. It doesn't mean that I don't enjoy the process, but that the progress isn't just some uncared-about side-effect of my actions.

[MFauli]

No, he said he was "frustrated" that he wasn't at his goal yet, which is the same as dreading the process more or less. I think he's under the delusion that once he reaches his goal, he's set and won't have to work out anymore.

Definitely not the case. I´m not of the silly belief that once I´ve reached my goal, I can just go back to eating like crap. It still sucks that losing weight is a rather slow process, but it can´t be helped.

[Animeniax]

So Russia won 13 gold medals in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Few look at that closer and see that 3 of those are from Viktor Ahn, a South Korean who defected in 2011 to Russia. While there's plenty of outrage and disgust at this kind of nationalist wheeling and dealing, nothing makes as stark a reminder of this travesty as the closing ceremony, where Ahn stands with all the other Russian medalists and the Russian national anthem is played. All the other Russians sing along to their national anthem, while Ahn stands among them silently.

[MFauli]

END THE WORLD NOW!

Scarlett Johansson is pregnant.

I hate everything.

[Animeniax]

END THE WORLD NOW!

Scarlett Johansson is pregnant.

I hate everything.

She's highly overrated. Amazing body, but if that face was on anything less of a hot body, you wouldn't give two shits about her.

[Ryllharu]

Managed to get a papercut under my fingernail while reaching into a drawer at work.

Every Day is a Miracle! :rolleyes:

I still contend that bubble mailers still give the worst papercuts. Always ragged. I still have some scars from bubble mailers when I worked in a warehouse 10 years ago.

[Alhuin]

Why the hell does it take more than three days to ship a package across one state line? On top of that, why has my package been sitting at a carrier facility since 7:25am yesterday morning? I remember when Amazon shipped their packages within two days, no matter where it was coming from, without Amazon Prime. What has the world come to?

/endrant

[Animeniax]

Why the hell does it take more than three days to ship a package across one state line? On top of that, why has my package been sitting at a carrier facility since 7:25am yesterday morning? I remember when Amazon shipped their packages within two days, no matter where it was coming from, without Amazon Prime. What has the world come to?

/endrant

I think they're trying to force you to get Prime, and they're raising prices on it too. I think they're currently losing money with the 2-day shipping under Prime.

And I don't know these halcyon days of speedy shipping you are referring to. Without Prime, Amazon typically takes 2-3 days to ship your order, then another few days for the carrier to deliver it.

[Alhuin]

It was years ago, but because of where I live (close to one of the major distribution centers for Amazon), I would typically get any package either next day, or the day after, even though I would choose standard shipping. It was quite surprising, but much appreciated. Now... you're correct: It takes 2-3 days for them to even process the order to ship, then another 2-3 for the carrier to deliver it. And I think that's bullshit.

To add to my bitching, the product in question is the HD remaster of FFX/X-2, which was released on Tuesday. I placed my order over a month ago. Again, back in the day, Amazon would ship pre-order items a day or two before release, just so they are guaranteed to arrive on release day. But that doesn't happen anymore either. Instead, my item is transported to the carrier facility in the middle of the day of release day... makes it's way across the state line around 1am or so, to a facility in my fucking town... and has been sitting there since yesterday morning. How in the hell a Fedex truck couldn't make a delivery within two days is beyond me.

[Ryllharu]

I think they're trying to force you to get Prime, and they're raising prices on it too. I think they're currently losing money with the 2-day shipping under Prime.

And I don't know these halcyon days of speedy shipping you are referring to. Without Prime, Amazon typically takes 2-3 days to ship your order, then another few days for the carrier to deliver it.
I have Prime, and I still get packages in three days from time to time. I'm pissed about it every time, but there's little recourse aside from bitching at Amazon and hoping they give you a credit (and sometimes they even will). It depends on how fucking lazy UPS and FedEx are, because once they pass it off to the USPS, they count it as "delivered".

Love my local Post Office though, they're champs. They've even managed to put the packages in my mailbox before I had cleared it of snow (they are not required to deliver mail if your box isn't clear, if you're consistently nice to them, they'll do it anyway).

Honestly, I'm pretty sure Prime isn't 2-day shipping at all, All Amazon shipping is 2 days. I bet they have a bulk agreement with UPS and FedEx, maybe even a flat rate due to the overwhelming volume they put into the system. Shipping packages is the most lucrative part of that whole system. Ask any USPS employee. They love when you pick up a package at the office that you had to sign for but weren't home, it's big bucks. That's also why UPS/FedEx generally don't do letters, they're not worth it.

Even when I was on Super Savings Shipping, my package would often arrive the same day it was "shipped." When you get Amazon Prime, you're paying for same-day or one-day processing and handling. It's pretty clever on their part to call it otherwise.

It's not so much that Amazon is losing money with the current rate, it's UPS/FedEx/USPS. It's mostly due to the increase in fuel, and dropping value of the dollar. Everything goes up, but unlike a grocery store or gas station, Amazon can't incrementally raise prices that they need to pass on to the customer without everyone instantly noticing. Amazon has probably been eating the cost for years, but can't afford to anymore.

[Animeniax]

I have Prime, and I still get packages in three days from time to time. I'm pissed about it every time, but there's little recourse aside from bitching at Amazon and hoping they give you a credit (and sometimes they even will). It depends on how fucking lazy UPS and FedEx are, because once they pass it off to the USPS, they count it as "delivered".

Love my local Post Office though, they're champs. They've even managed to put the packages in my mailbox before I had cleared it of snow (they are not required to deliver mail if your box isn't clear, if you're consistently nice to them, they'll do it anyway).

Honestly, I'm pretty sure Prime isn't 2-day shipping at all, All Amazon shipping is 2 days. I bet they have a bulk agreement with UPS and FedEx, maybe even a flat rate due to the overwhelming volume they put into the system. Shipping packages is the most lucrative part of that whole system. Ask any USPS employee. They love when you pick up a package at the office that you had to sign for but weren't home, it's big bucks. That's also why UPS/FedEx generally don't do letters, they're not worth it.

Even when I was on Super Savings Shipping, my package would often arrive the same day it was "shipped." When you get Amazon Prime, you're paying for same-day or one-day processing and handling. It's pretty clever on their part to call it otherwise.

It's not so much that Amazon is losing money with the current rate, it's UPS/FedEx/USPS. It's mostly due to the increase in fuel, and dropping value of the dollar. Everything goes up, but unlike a grocery store or gas station, Amazon can't incrementally raise prices that they need to pass on to the customer without everyone instantly noticing. Amazon has probably been eating the cost for years, but can't afford to anymore.Losing money on shipping is their justification for raising the price of Prime; whether it's them or the shipping companies, they're in it together, and the cost is passed on to us, the customers. I love Surepost since we have mailbox clusters with package lockers, so I rarely have to visit the post office to pick up a missed delivery. It takes longer to receive but it's less of a hassle.

Most of my 2-day shipments have arrived on time, but there's a major distro center in Texas so that helps. One of the few times it took longer (4 days) to receive a shipment with no weather delays, it benefited me because I got to return an unwanted item and not pay a return shipping fee, since one of the reasons for returns is "arrived later than estimated date" which puts the responsibility back on Amazon.

[Ryllharu]

One of the few times it took longer (4 days) to receive a shipment with no weather delays, it benefited me because I got to return an unwanted item and not pay a return shipping fee, since one of the reasons for returns is "arrived later than estimated date" which puts the responsibility back on Amazon.
If you didn't want it...why did you order it?

[Animeniax]

If you didn't want it...why did you order it?

Sometimes impulse buys, this time it was a size issue (6qt saute pan is too large for my needs). The returns process/costs and loss of instant gratification are the two downfalls of online shopping.

[UChessmaster]

As the "leader" of an administration in physical therapy class, I was tasked with giving assignments to everybody, I gave a partner the work of creating a schedule for something. one person complained because she was already busy in the time she was given. Overall the schedule didn't make much sense, so I decided to suggest (key word: suggest). The same person that couldn`t attend BEFORE, raged hard at my suggestion (suggestion still being the keyword) because she couldn't fit the new schedule either...

[Animeniax]

That's one reason I avoid leadership roles, because people don't cooperate and will try to challenge your authority to get out of doing work. Unless I have the ability to punish/eject/penalize subordinates, then fuck it I'll do it on my own. Do you have a mechanism for penalizing this person for not working with the team?

[UChessmaster]

That's one reason I avoid leadership roles, because people don't cooperate and will try to challenge your authority to get out of doing work. Unless I have the ability to punish/eject/penalize subordinates, then fuck it I'll do it on my own. Do you have a mechanism for penalizing this person for not working with the team?

The teacher has my back and all but one either agrees with me or is neutral about it. The saddest thing us that a huge reason why i did this was to help her specifcally

[Animeniax]

The teacher has my back and all but one either agrees with me or is neutral about it. The saddest thing us that a huge reason why i did this was to help her specifcally

To help the team member or the teacher? But I get it, you did it for the nookie.

[Buffalobiian]

Uchess is gay. Just for the record.

[UChessmaster]

To help the team member or the teacher? But I get it, you did it for the nookie.

The team member

[UChessmaster]

Continuing on with administration drama, there`s this girl that did horrible in each and every test so far, this is the ONLY and last subject she is taking and it`s only two credits. She`s a very nice person and I`ve known her for ages, I gave her an oral presentation and told her to cover two points, she only did one point so far and it`s clear she`s NOT doing the second part. Sad part is that the teacher specified that the part she`s coincidentally missing is highly important. I`m supposed to deliver a report at the end of the semester saying how everyone did, the fuck am I supposed to say about her? If I even remotely say she`s doing poorly to the teacher she will give her an automatic F, flunking the test means she`ll graduate in June 2015 as opposed to this June.

[Buffalobiian]

Is the fact that you're filling out a report about her something that she knows about (and is supposed to know about)? Tell her exactly that, that you'll have to write a report at the end of the session, that you don't want her to repeat but you also won't lie in the report. At her current performance the report won't be favourable and you want to work with her together to get it up to scratch (or something).

My bitch: dirty housemate/s leaving the kitchen looking like shit. Either not washing things up in a timely matter (days?) or just sucking at washing stuff up (food left on utensils). They also don't routinely lock the external doors. I've walked right into our house unnoticed multiple times without unlocking the doors.

[UChessmaster]

Is the fact that you're filling out a report about her something that she knows about (and is supposed to know about)? Tell her exactly that, that you'll have to write a report at the end of the session, that you don't want her to repeat but you also won't lie in the report. At her current performance the report won't be favourable and you want to work with her together to get it up to scratch (or something).

She knows about it perfectly well.

[Buffalobiian]

She knows about it perfectly well.

And she doesn't feel it's worth her while to do something about it, or she doesn't know you'll actually be critical of her as she currently is? If she knows exactly what's happening, then write your thoughts as they are. If she doesn't want to help herself, don't take it upon yourself to do so. People have to take responsibility for their own actions. It's part of being an adult.

[Ryllharu]

They also don't routinely lock the external doors. I've walked right into our house unnoticed multiple times without unlocking the doors.
Uh...aren't you in the middle of the Outback? Who's going to steal your things? Dingoes?

Human Australians are at least smart enough to know that no matter how far they run on the flat terrain, they're one long rifle shot away (http://youtu.be/ut2mPb63o14).

[Buffalobiian]

Uh...aren't you in the middle of the Outback? Who's going to steal your things? Dingoes?

Human Australians are at least smart enough to know that no matter how far they run on the flat terrain, they're one long rifle shot away (http://youtu.be/ut2mPb63o14).

That was a few weeks ago. I'm now in a non-capital town that isn't reaally rural at all. Most of us don't have guns.

[Xelbair]

don't...have... guns? in Australia?
my idea about it has just been shattered.

[Buffalobiian]

don't...have... guns? in Australia?
my idea about it has just been shattered.

Regular folks don't have guns. Maybe outback (reaally outback) farmers do. We learn to live with or avoid our dangerous animals, not shoot them.

[shinta|hikari]

What dangerous animals that enter human territory there require guns to kill or get rid of?

[Animeniax]

I've heard dingoes eat babies, and coyotes will go after livestock.

[Ryllharu]

I believe the major threat to livestock and people is the bunyip.

[Buffalobiian]

What dangerous animals that enter human territory there require guns to kill or get rid of?

Bogans......

[Edort4]

In my land farmers said that wolfs eat like 10.000 sheeps and couple guardian dogs every year. That they must be allowed to carry heavy weponry and get subsides.

After making a fuss about it goverment made a census of wolfs in the region.... 32. 8 of them cubs.

Real "threats" to humans in 90% of the world are posibly humans themselves (ignorance/stupidity/evil/greed/need...).

[Animeniax]

Ever since Naval Strike was released for BF4, my skills have gone down the drain, especially on carrier assault maps. I'm rarely getting above 1.0 KDR and it seems like I'm dying constantly. I don't know if it's a recent patch or maybe my skills are declining, but it's really frustrating and not enjoyable to play this game now.

[Buffalobiian]

Did a big, hard shit resembling a medium white radish.
It was ~22cm in length and refused to be flushed.
Dealt with it using knife and fork.

Shit got stuck again. :(

[Ryllharu]

Uh, if you're producing a 0 on the Bristol Scale (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_stool_scale), and its white, you should probably go to a doctor or change your diet. Like...right away.

[Buffalobiian]

Sat on my dick. Not sure if right thread (http://forums.gotwoot.net/showthread.php/15990-What-made-you-smile-today).

[enkoujin]

Sat on my dick. Not sure if right thread (http://forums.gotwoot.net/showthread.php/15990-What-made-you-smile-today).

It's both. Glad to know a fellow anime watcher is well-endowed enough to accidentally sit on his own manhood...

[Abdula]

Lol, what? Bill was funny enough but what the hell Enkoujin.

[rockmanj]

I think I may be living with a crazy person! I got a CL roommate that at times will drink himself til he passes out and refuses to clean. Last night, for example, he was blasting music on his iPhone (surprisingly loud!) in the kitchen, which is close to my room. He was aso ranting and raving about...something. At first I thought he was on the phone, but then realized that his phone was playing music, so he could not have been on the phone; ergo, he was talking to himself. And this went on ALL NIGHT LONG, until he passed out from drinking. When i came out of my room, there was a puddle of something (not pee) near my door and shit was strewn all over the kitchen island. If I go missing, you all know know who to alert the authorities to.

[Buffalobiian]

Damn, and I thought I had it bad.. but I only had a temporary housemate who wouldn't clean up the kitchen after use.

[shinta|hikari]

It's all about luck I guess.

In an odd twist of fate, I actually got lucky. My housemates are awesome. They take me to great restaurants and travel spots they have been to, just to share the experience. No problems in cleanliness either. They also appreciate the food that I make (though I make good food, so anyone with a decent palate would).

Now I am just waiting for some random tragedy to happen to balance the scales.

[Animeniax]

I think I may be living with a crazy person! I got a CL roommate that at times will drink himself til he passes out and refuses to clean.

What is a "CL roommate"?

My last housemate/roommate has soured me on getting another one. It's particularly dicey since I own the house, and no one (except maybe family) will ever treat your stuff as well as you do (or as well as a considerate and respectful person should). Worse yet is that it was a female, which I thought would help with cleanliness and care. It's a myth, chicks are just as shitty as dudes when it comes to housework and other peoples' stuff.

[Buffalobiian]

What is a "CL roommate"?

My last housemate/roommate has soured me on getting another one. It's particularly dicey since I own the house, and no one (except maybe family) will ever treat your stuff as well as you do (or as well as a considerate and respectful person should). Worse yet is that it was a female, which I thought would help with cleanliness and care. It's a myth, chicks are just as shitty as dudes when it comes to housework and other peoples' stuff.

It used to be true, but it certainly isn't any more. I would think that it comes hand in hand with empowering females (or anybody, really).

[Ryllharu]

I've been accused of misogyny on here at least twice, but this might be the most sexist thing I've read on gotwoot.

There have always been lazy and inconsiderate women who would make bad housemates.

Talk to any woman who went to an all-girls school.

People clean because they want to impress someone else. Housewives clean because they're bored.

[Edort4]

In my own experience I would say that in the last 20 years (speaking in general) males have improved a bit in "home economics" and females have worsened a lot (talking about ppl of less than 40 years). At least in my country. This is all from my experience I repeat. Doesnt make it standard. If I would have to make a trend from all the housemates/family/friends/girlfriends it would be that males suck at bath cleaning and doing iron and that females suck at general tidyness and cooking (and this one is the most surprising one for me cause my mother and grandmothers are/were some of the best cooks I have ever met).

[shinta|hikari]

Females are starting to suck at cleaning and cooking because they do not do it as much anymore, and it is not expected of them. It is nothing about the differences between the sexes, but simply practice makes perfect. If you do not do it, you do not get better at it and it does not become a habit.

[UChessmaster]

Females are starting to suck at cleaning and cooking because they do not do it as much anymore, and it is not expected of them. It is nothing about the differences between the sexes, but simply practice makes perfect. If you do not do it, you do not get better at it and it does not become a habit.

Aren`t guys better at cooking anyway? We should shift society so cooking becomes a guys thing.

[Abdula]

Damn! Why are you guys so attached to gender stereotypes?






Talk to any woman who went to an all-girls school.

People clean because they want to impress someone else. Housewives clean because they're bored.
I'm just going to ignore every other post on this page and say housewives are people and people clean because they want things clean. I can see why you would be accused of misogyny and why you sometimes seem so arrogant. You pretty much said that people only clean because they are trying to impress someone. Secondly housewives which you imply are a distinct group separate from other people only clean because they have nothing better to do with their lives. Not implying that you are either arrogant or misogynistic that is just the way I read it. I think most people clean because they like and/or want things clean. The reasons why they may like or want things clean are not really important.

Personally, I just like things clean period. You seem to have dismissed the fact that there are people who just like to be neat, ordered, tidy and clean. Not to mention all the delusion people who believe cleanliness is next to godliness. I just find it is much easier to think and I function better when things are ordered and it is always much simpler and I am all for efficiency. Most often I find that like everything else in my life how clean things are is a reflection of my mood or mental state so I pay a lot of attention to such things. Don't need to go into any of that though.

I agree with you though, Bill's statement was quite sexist though I would use the word foolish. I think he was just giving us a bit of insight into his character. He seems to think empowering someone would make them less cognizant of the little things in life and less inclined to do things that he believes they would deem insignificant or unimportant. Very Freudian.:p

I suppose I should add a disclaimer just in case you guys don't understand my sense of humor. I find this subject quite humorous. I have known a few women who were incredibly messy, a few who probably could not cook a meal to save their lives. Some who are obsessively clean(mother,girlfriend) even more who are great cooks but it means nothing because I know guys like that as well. Anyway I always attribute such things to personal strengths or weaknesses of the individuals themselves and not something endemic to their gender. So to restate my previous question, why do you guys think otherwise?

[Animeniax]

I think Ryll was giving me shit as much as Buff. Stereotypes are rooted in truth, but times change and the facts change with them, so we need new stereotypes to make sense of the world.

I think I have this Asian chauvinist/romanticist/chivalrous mentality that Buffalobiian has (probably because we're both Asian) about women when it comes to tidiness and house work. I think the liberation of the housewife into the wage-earning world is a major cause of why women don't clean or cook or raise children the same as they did in past generations. It's not a knock against them, it's just a paradigm change that we haven't fully accepted yet. I for one would love to be a stay-at-home dad who cooks and cleans and takes care of the kids (I've stated this before) while my wife brings home the bacon.

[Death BOO Z]

I have four housemates (actually, one just left today, so it's three), and because we didn't choose eachother and because two of them are exchange students, it's really not that fun.

there are stuff in the fridge that were here before I moved in.. and they don't seem to care. nor do they care about expiry dates and stuff

[rockmanj]

What is a "CL roommate"?

My last housemate/room

CL= Craigslist

[Ryllharu]

I'm just going to ignore every other post on this page and say housewives are people and people clean because they want things clean. I can see why you would be accused of misogyny and why you sometimes seem so arrogant. You pretty much said that people only clean because they are trying to impress someone. Secondly housewives which you imply are a distinct group separate from other people only clean because they have nothing better to do with their lives. Not implying that you are either arrogant or misogynistic that is just the way I read it. I think most people clean because they like and/or want things clean. The reasons why they may like or want things clean are not really important.
You're looking too deeply into a very simple statement. Housewives are of course a subset of people. They have an additional motivating factor to clean frequently because being at home all day every day is boring as shit.

Who are they impressing? Neighbors, relatives, friends, their other half, etc.

As for people who clean because they, "like and/or want things clean," you're telling me that you vacuum all the carpets, make all the beds, and scotch-brite the sink once a day; dust everything in the house, sweep/mop the floors, shake out any rugs, and wash all the windows every week? I'm not talking about doing the dishes and laundry or being organized.

I mean June Cleaver shit here, which is what I assumed Buff and Ani's initial discussion referred to.

[Animeniax]

Aren`t guys better at cooking anyway? We should shift society so cooking becomes a guys thing.

Why do you think this? Because some of the most renown chefs are men? There are plenty of well-known female chefs too. I don't think cooking is a gender-based skilled. Just up until a few decades ago, "a woman's place was in the kitchen" and a man's place was not, so women were better cooks than men in general (maybe not in restaurants).


CL= Craigslist
Ahh that explains it. What a hit and miss method of selecting a roommate! Of course, I've lived with friends before and we were less friendly by the end of it because they were such slobs or had such peculiar habits. I almost went the CL route but I really am happier living by myself.


I mean June Cleaver shit here, which is what I assumed Buff and Ani's initial discussion referred to.Not for my part. I just expect a roommate to do the basics like cleaning the dishes they use, taking out the trash on occasion, picking up their dogs' shit in the backyard (without having to be told to), and maybe vacuuming once in a while. I don't expect a housewife, just a decent roommate.

[Buffalobiian]

I would think that it comes hand in hand with empowering females (or anybody, really).
I've been accused of misogyny on here at least twice, but this might be the most sexist thing I've read on gotwoot.

Hah! There was a good chance it'd be interpreted that way so I even put an extra bit in brackets. :(


Females are starting to suck at cleaning and cooking because they do not do it as much anymore, and it is not expected of them. It is nothing about the differences between the sexes, but simply practice makes perfect. If you do not do it, you do not get better at it and it does not become a habit.

Shinta nails it there. It's not about whether females should be better cleaners etc (In my opinion, that sort of thought brings about sexism). It's just that making housework a lesser part of their lives (with the lowered expectation and perhaps childhood training.. but expectation more than anything else)


I agree with you though, Bill's statement was quite sexist though I would use the word foolish. I think he was just giving us a bit of insight into his character. He seems to think empowering someone would make them less cognizant of the little things in life and less inclined to do things that he believes they would deem insignificant or unimportant. Very Freudian.

Exactly. It doesn't matter if women can't clean these days because there is so much more to their lives other than "I'm a woman, my only worth is how well I clean the house, how well I cook my meals, and how well I raise my kids." It's much easier to manifest your laziness in that regard when it's no longer highly expected of you, and no longer a major part of your self worth.

Upbringing goes a long way. The same could be said about beating kids. You see some oldies talk about how they used to beat their kids and they were more disciplined. I think that has some truth in it that kids at least acted more disciplined. You'd cop a backhand to the face if you talked back. That statement isn't an argument to bring back corporal punishment. It's an observation that this is the result from respecting equal human rights. When you give people rights they do things with it - which you may or may not like.

I don't think it necessarily changes what the kid is inside (they could still grow up to be assholes), but they also expected that if they acted like assholes someone's gonna get hurt.


Not for my part. I just expect a roommate to do the basics like cleaning the dishes they use, taking out the trash on occasion, picking up their dogs' shit in the backyard (without having to be told to), and maybe vacuuming once in a while. I don't expect a housewife, just a decent roommate.

I thought that leaving raw chicken/used-knife on the bench for 10 days was a bit too much. >_>

[Animeniax]

I thought that leaving raw chicken/used-knife on the bench for 10 days was a bit too much. >_>

That falls under being a decent roommate. Even guys do dumb shit like that.

[shinta|hikari]

What kind of people have you been living with? The worst I ever had to deal with were unwashed dishes for 1-2 days or snoring.

@Abdula - A bit late, but I just wanted to say I am not part of the "you guys" in your post. It should be clear if you read my previous post.

[Animeniax]

What kind of people have you been living with? The worst I ever had to deal with were unwashed dishes for 1-2 days or snoring.

@Abdula - A bit late, but I just wanted to say I am not part of the "you guys" in your post. It should be clear if you read my previous post.

Did you share a bedroom with them or was this a dorm? Or can you hear their snoring from another room?

I snore but I always felt bad for others I had to share a room with. I also used to crack the knuckles of my big toes repeatedly while trying to go to sleep.

Worse roommate I had would always want to go to bed by 10pm so he could wake up to watch cartoons the next morning. We shared a bedroom and I refused to go to sleep that early. It's not like he was tired either, because he wouldn't fall asleep until it was pitch dark and quiet in the room.

[shinta|hikari]

Shared bedroom with the snoring. I wore earplugs but it was loud enough that I thought I dropped my plugs while asleep. I am a very sensitive sleeper after all.

My bitch:

Why is there no sleeping pill with no negative side effects? I am stuck with using alcohol, which will eventually kill me and my liver.

[Animeniax]

That sucks. I think I'm in that category, my snoring can be heard in adjacent rooms. My last gf stopped letting me sleep over because of it.

I think Zzzquil is advertised as a non-addictive sleeping aid. Read some reviews and they are generally positive.

[Buffalobiian]

That falls under being a decent roommate. Even guys do dumb shit like that.

I know, since this was a guy.

I never once said guys are cleaner than girls, but thought that "girls are cleaner than guys" has now become something of the past as their upbringing is no longer so different.

@shinta: I suppose you could try drowsy antihistamines but they may not work, or they may still make you drowsy in the morning.

[Ryllharu]

Alcohol makes you sleep worse. You may fall asleep, but you'll still be tired in the morning and lose a lot of REM sleep.

The sleeping ingredient in many over the counter sleep aids ("non-habit forming" kind) is just an anti-histamine. They're basically all Diphenhydramine (Benadryl). This includes both Nyquil (which knocks you out with low dose alcohol combined with the Benadryl in it) and brand name sleeping pills like Unisom or zzzQuil.

[shinta|hikari]

So that means I should just get the cheaper Benadryl?

[Ryllharu]

So long as the dosage is close enough, sure. Just make sure the active ingredient is Diphenhydramine.

[enkoujin]

What do you need sleeping pills for, Shinta?

The underlying problem of falling asleep can be solved numerous ways (http://www.wikihow.com/Fall-Asleep) without the need of consequential hypnotics.

[shinta|hikari]

I have trouble sleeping. I cannot even take naps. I am pretty disturbed in general.

I've tried most of the stuff in the link. Melatonin made me have lucid dreams that I could remember, and made my mind more tired even after sleeping.

[enkoujin]

It's pretty counterproductive, but I usually don't get dreams if I have less than 7 hours of sleep if I'm trying to avoid having dreams (contributes to fatigue, though). Anything happen when you get ~6 hours of sleep?

[UChessmaster]

Why do you think this? Because some of the most renown chefs are men? There are plenty of well-known female chefs too. I don't think cooking is a gender-based skilled. Just up until a few decades ago, "a woman's place was in the kitchen" and a man's place was not, so women were better cooks than men in general (maybe not in restaurants).

Don`t quote me on this, but from what I understand the period produces biological effects that often alter a woman`s sensation, so if they were to try some food and it`s fine, they would find it low on salt and add tons of it. Which is why most restaurants DO have male chefs, you really don`t want to own a restaurant with inconsistent quality food.

[Edort4]

This is like a multilayer bithcing. Yesterday I got a letter in my mailbox. It was advertising of a "newly created, first ever in my city, society of flat earth". At first I thought it was some kind of joke/mockery/show whatever and threw it on my pile of letters that "maybe I'll read someday".

At night was bored and took it for a reading. It was pretty short about how they wanted to create a bond with the comunnity, open doors politic, come meet us bla bla bla. Usual shit, but with the "exotic" touch of its base, they believe earth is flat. I went into their forum and I was just shocked about how serious they are about that. To the point that I even felt like assaulted in some intelectual way from a racional human being perspective. Not gonna extend on it and all the things that crossed my mind (sometimes Im a bit despotic, to the point of thinking about castration/extermination).

That was my first bithching. Then came another shock. This guys, that IMHO are just nuts, get a subvention of 60.000$ and the building they are is a cession/lend by the city council who pays the bills. So I get assaulted by goverment bandits and the money they rob from me is freely given (and I think that 60k$ + a building is quite a lot) to any nut/jester/clown that appears there with some BS. And at they same time they reduce the public health care system, public education ,increase taxes to everything (new 80 types of taxes created in the last 3 years) cause they have deficit.

I ended breaking the letter just from pure, maniacal anger. I respect freedom of speech. I respect that ppl can believe in whatever shit they want (but I really think that they need to pass a minimun to get the right to vote, just as teens cant vote cause "they arent matured") but this is just too much. World has lost its sanity. I mean it in the way that Lovecraft depicted in his writtings. That was yesterday and today im still pished with everything from fking goverment robbers, nonsesical money wasting from politicians/bureaucrats, people that really think that earth is flat and its all a conspiracy from the catholic church and the illuminati. I cant stop bitching.

Being sane is fking hell here.

[UChessmaster]

Those people are silly, earth is CLEARLY hexagonal. You should post their link so I can have a laugh.

As a smart person, you shouldn`t expect dumb people to understand you, instead it should be the other way around. Whenever someone say something stupid like that, don`t even try to rationalize with them, chances are someone already tried and failed epically. IMO just troll them. There`s a priest in Africa that convinced his believers that they should only eat grass and they blindly followed, there are countries where being gay is punishable by death or life in prison, there are countries where divorce is illegal and there are countries where a person can receive up to THREE lifetimes in prison (as in, you and your family will go to prison for three generations).

tldr; stupid people are stupid, nothing to see here.

[shinta|hikari]

That last one actually surprised me.

The no divorce one is not a biggie though. There are a lot ways to bypass it.

[Kraco]

I guess you know now what you are going to ask the candidates before the next elections, Edort4.

[Buffalobiian]

I went to a shoe shop the other day (the running, fit technician-manned ones) to buy some shoes for court sports. My current runners are a size 10 2E, which I told them before we started. I got lots of rubbing and blisters today when I wore the pair they recommended, and I later confirmed with the manufacturer that they were a size 9.5, D. I knew about the 9.5 part and chalked it up to shoe variances (they measured my feet after all), but I even asked specifically whether the shoes would fit my wide foot and the tech said yes.

I'll be returning these for something else, but since I bought the other pair from a store 4.5hrs-drive away (bigger city store with more selection), I'm not sure if I'll get anything suitable from the local branch. I'd better be able to order something in through them, even if it's not something they normally stock.

I also did some searching on the internet and learned that first generation Mazda 3s were pretty notorious for fragile paint-work that ended up lifting and rusting. I searched in response to a high amount of chips and flakes in my paintwork. A spot on the roof shows signs of rust. I guess I may not be able to keep this car for as long as I had hoped.

[Animeniax]

Had some leftover crawfish from a boil, decided to try a new recipe with it for crawfish etouffee. Kinda feel like I wasted a good pound of crawfish tails. Hopefully the dish tastes better tomorrow after it's had a chance to meld.

[Ryllharu]

That steam has an option to limit bandwidth to "just" 10 or even 25 MB/s.

American internet, why do you suck so much?

[Buffalobiian]

That steam has an option to limit bandwidth to "just" 10 or even 25 MB/s.

American internet, why do you suck so much?

Because this


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fpbOEoRrHyU

[Penner]

People who call their bf/gf/wife/husband "Bae".

Stop that shit. You sound like like a fucking moron.

[fahoumh]

People who call their bf/gf/wife/husband "Bae".

Stop that shit. You sound like like a fucking moron.
I just saw people using that term the other day. And I agree wholeheartedly; people do sound like morons when they use it.

[Animeniax]

I don't think it's any worse than people calling their significant other their "boo".

[fahoumh]

Do people even say "boo" anymore? The last time I heard it was like 9 years ago. But you're right, it is equally inane.

[Animeniax]

Do people even say "boo" anymore? The last time I heard it was like 9 years ago. But you're right, it is equally inane.

I don't know, I don't watch MTV anymore so I'm out of the loop on hiphop culture.

[enkoujin]

Tried fixing a broken Nintendo DSi that broke a few years ago. Thinking I was adequate enough to troubleshoot electronics after opening up and fixing a couple computers and laptops, I went for it. Unfortunately, the screws were inhumanely small, parts kept bouncing out after playing around with attachments, I ended up snapping one of the conductors of the battery PCB, and I couldn't re-attach those funny LED attachment tapes after disconnecting them. Seriously, you need the dexterity of a surgeon to repair that kind of shit.

I'm never opening up any handhelds or mobile devices ever again.

EDIT: Worst part was that I could have sent it into Nintendo for repair a few years ago when it had just broke for like $30...

[Buffalobiian]

I've been watching some floor mats on "buy it now" status on eBay. I assumed they were some sort of permament listing, but then eBay tells me that they're Ending Soon. I was eventually going to buy them, but this forced my hand and I committed to a purchase right then and there. A few minutes later I check back and the listing was automatically relisted for another month or something.

Bitch. Just set it longer already.

Oh, and despite having a UAG case on my Galaxy S4 it still broke. I was lazy/risky and didn't zip up my bag when I jumped over this fence as a shortcut and the phone dropped from there onto the dirt. I found it glass-up with some cracks on the glass. My hypothesis is that even the ground was just soft enough that it moulded to the shape of my phone and also didn't allow it to bounce. That meant instead of some TPU on the corners taking some force, the shock went straight through the phone and cracked the fragile glass.

Some repairers are opting to repair just the glass by using a heat-gun to release the glue sticking the glass to the AMOLED/digitiser unit for around $99. Some research online suggested that problems with doing this (glue leakage, heat damage, layer separation) could happen months down the track, so I feel safer replacing the whole glass/AMOLED/digitiser unit entirely, the way Samsung intends it to be done. That's $200-$250 dollars that I wouldn't have otherwise needed spend. Expensive lessoned learned to always zip my bags :(.

[UChessmaster]

I`m getting desperate over not being able to move to USA, I`m getting paid 325 dollars a month as a physical therapist here, it feels insulting and downright depressing.

I`m actually pretending im straight and hitting on this girl so I can marry her and get a green card(and hating myself for it in the process) >.>

[enkoujin]

I`m getting desperate over not being able to move to USA, I`m getting paid 325 dollars a month as a physical therapist here, it feels insulting and downright depressing.

When you move to the US, will your education and/or license still be valid over there? If not, would you be able to work under the table with your occupation?


I`m actually pretending im straight and hitting on this girl so I can marry her and get a green card(and hating myself for it in the process) >.>

Shit, dude. That sucks. Is there any chance you could find a gay guy who you two could marry and bring you over?

[shinta|hikari]

I think that green card would be dependent on you staying married, so I would not recommend that route.

[UChessmaster]

When you move to the US, will your education and/or license still be valid over there? If not, would you be able to work under the table with your occupation?

I`d have to take one test and that`s it.


Shit, dude. That sucks. Is there any chance you could find a gay guy who you two could marry and bring you over?

If there is someone, haven`t found him


I think that green card would be dependent on you staying married, so I would not recommend that route.

Nah, I can divorce after np.

[Buffalobiian]

Locked myself out of dorms till 9am tomorrow. Just have phone and pajamas for the night.

[Kraco]

Surely there's a phone number you can call to have some grumpy man open the door for 25 dollars.

[Buffalobiian]

Surely there's a phone number you can call to have some grumpy man open the door for 25 dollars.

I didn't know they were that cheap. I could have considered that.

Given that my wallet was inside my room, I could have bargained that he'd only get his money if he got the lock open ;)

[Kraco]

I didn't know they were that cheap. I could have considered that.

That was just a random number. Over here the property maintenance companies charge anything from 15 to 50 euros depending on the greediness of the company, the time of the day (weekday office hours being the cheapest and nighttime hours being the most expensive, weekend also adding to the cost). However, since you called your place "dorms", I imagine it would be on the cheaper side, as opposed to a regular apartment building.

Besides, you say you were locked out only until an exact morning hour, so I imagine letting you in would have been exceedingly easy. Electronic locks?

[Buffalobiian]

Besides, you say you were locked out only until an exact morning hour, so I imagine letting you in would have been exceedingly easy. Electronic locks?

That's the when the school office opens and the person in charge of the master key is around to give it to me. The locks aren't electronic and are built such that everybody's keys open the lock to the building, but the same keys only then unlock their own rooms.

The recovery process involved me borrowing pants from someone so I could walk to the hospital and back to get the keys. It's my fault for having such a good habit of locking my doors that I'll even do it when I'm not thinking (or not wanting) to. The shitty thing though is that this could be avoided if the locks were designed better. I frowned at these two aspects when I first came here:

1) doors were lockable by pressing a button on the inside doorknob
2) doors were only lockable in the above manner, you can not lock the doors outside by turning the key.

That means the only way to lock them is to pray (or check) that you have your keys on you before locking your door.

Requiring that you must have the key to both lock and unlock the doors would make it foolproof.

[Kraco]

I frowned at these two aspects when I first came here:

1) doors were lockable by pressing a button on the inside doorknob
2) doors were only lockable in the above manner, you can not lock the doors outside by turning the key.

That means the only way to lock them is to pray (or check) that you have your keys on you before locking your door.

Requiring that you must have the key to both lock and unlock the doors would make it foolproof.

Your description sounds like you can't lock the door when you leave your apartment. After all, you can't access the inside doorknob's button when you are standing on the outside side of the door! Well, I must be misunderstanding something because that would be too funny. I have my own door's lock set so that I can't even close, let alone lock, the thing without a key from the outside. So, there's absolutely no risk of forgetting the key when leaving. I also have a second, high security lock that only obeys a big, sturdy key from both sides, to keep thieves away from my precious electronics.

[shinta|hikari]

You press the button and it stays pressed by itself, then go out and close the door.

[Buffalobiian]

What shinta said, you press the button to "pre-lock" the door (press button, knob will be non-rotatable), then you just shut the door without turning the knob (because you can't, it's locked).


I also have a second, high security lock that only obeys a big, sturdy key from both sides, to keep thieves away from my precious electronics.

From both sides?

Right, I know what you mean now. I thought you meant it could only be unlocked by turning two big, sturdy keys simultaneously (but from both sides..), which didn't make sense. Then I thought of something else.

[Kraco]

I see. I have to confess I have never in my life seen a lock like that. It's pretty interesting how locks are so different in different parts of the world. The other mode of my lock is to simply push the door closed, which pretty much would be similar to yours, though even more accident prone. After hearing stories of friends and acquaintances locking themselves out, I opted to stick to the current mode, despite the fact you always need to use a key when leaving. But that's a small issue nowadays as I need a key anyway to use the high security lock (this second lock grants me a 5% discount on the home insurance, which is always nice).

[Ryllharu]

Your apartment is locked by what is basically a bathroom doorknob...just wow.

You should request they update to deadbolts with no lock on the knob itself. At least it would be more secure.

[Buffalobiian]

I rolled my ankle yet again (inversion sprain) by landing on it wrong, and I'm tired of this shit.

Fibularis strengthening and proprioception exercises, here I come. (Also probably arthroscopic debridement surgery)

[UChessmaster]

Be a man, do plyometric.

[DarthEnderX]

Your apartment is locked by what is basically a bathroom doorknob...just wow.

You should request they update to deadbolts with no lock on the knob itself. At least it would be more secure.Would that make him unable to lock the door when he left the apartment?

[Ryllharu]

Would that make him unable to lock the door when he left the apartment?
You lock the door from the inside before you pull on the door to latch it (thus leaving it locked). It is a bathroom doorknob with a key instead of the tiny hole to release the push button.

What shinta said, you press the button to "pre-lock" the door (press button, knob will be non-rotatable), then you just shut the door without turning the knob (because you can't, it's locked).

It's pretty easy to have only a doorknob (like for closets) with no locking mechanism on the doorknob, but one that secures the door with a deadbolt right above it. I've seen that at a number of apartment complexes. The important part is that you engage the deadbolt with a key from the outside, not with a push button (and invariably forgetting your keys inside).

Then again, I have proper door locks and deadbolts, but I still have a combination device that holds my spare key. I cannot get locked out of my place.

[Buffalobiian]

I had a game crash on me, then the screen wouldn't turn on. One BIOS reset later, the PC won't post at all.

Hours of troubleshooting and headaches later it randomly decides to start working fine again.

April's Fools day for me :(

[Kraco]

I had a game crash on me, then the screen wouldn't turn on. One BIOS reset later, the PC won't post at all.

Hours of troubleshooting and headaches later it randomly decides to start working fine again.

April's Fools day for me :(

You have the Xeon CPU, so you couldn't even switch the cable to the mobo connector to bypass the video card.

[Buffalobiian]

You have the Xeon CPU, so you couldn't even switch the cable to the mobo connector to bypass the video card.

Not to mention the Xeon before Intel decided to include the IGP, of all things.

[shinta|hikari]

My lead pretending that she can make a funny April Fools joke.

[Buffalobiian]

My lead pretending that she can make a funny April Fools joke.

What was the joke? And "lead" as in team leader at work?

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I hate smurfs in competitive play. And no, "I'm deranking so I can play with friends" isn't a good enough reason to ruin everyone else's experience.

If CS:GO wasn't so cheap I doubt there'd be as many of them. I'm almost wishing it had a monthly subscription so holding onto 2 accounts concurrently would become even more financially penalising.

[shinta|hikari]

Team lead, yes.

She said, "I wanted to send an email that the meeting was canceled then say April Fools! But I didn't."

Everyone just went silent, rolling their eyes on their end of the conference line.

[Buffalobiian]

During a conversation with my internet company's techie I had to explain to him the difference between a router and a modem.

In separate email, I almost called them retards instead of finishing my email with "Regards, ".

The words are surprisingly similar, and I didn't even have autocorrect to blame for that one.

[Kraco]

During a conversation with my internet company's techie I had to explain to him the difference between a router and a modem.

Typically they give you one device containing both. I only have a separate dummy cable modem because I told the ISP I'll rather keep it than redundantly have two routers. I have my own separate router, which I can actually administer fully, knowing some ISP dumbo technician won't tamper with it randomly over the net (although I didn't tell them this last part aloud). But who knows, of late I haven't been able to watch TV without the modem/computer side degrading the signal. I switched the splitter at the ISP's office, but it made no difference. Maybe the old modem is nearly finished.

[Buffalobiian]

I bought a router (without the modem part) because I wanted to be able to freely position it where it'll grant the best wirelss signal (100m ethernet is more flexible than 2m of phone cable), and because the ADSL part costs 100AUD more (as well as not allowing me to use the device with a different external connection).

I must say that configuring router/modems into bridge-mode can be a bit of a hassle, but things are working as intended for now.

[MFauli]

So about 2 hours ago, the girl I had fallen in love with turned me down. Had feelings for her ever since dancing together in mid-December last year. Things were always a bit complicated since she was a co-worker, but now that I´m moving, I decided to bring it all to a conclusion. Tbh, I expected her to say no. But I simply didn´t want another scenario where I just keep on hoping for something that will never likely occur. So instead of having her on my mind forever, I told her how I feel about her ... and she said no. :(

I cannot even describe my feelings right now. On the one hand, I have this cruciating emptiness inside of me that keeps on hurting. I´ve lost her. On the hand, though, ... I´m almost happy that I went through with it.

fuck everything
and fuck me. No more girls related action until I´ve lost my fucking fat weight.

[UChessmaster]

How much do you weight?

[Buffalobiian]

Well done for going through with it.

It hurts, but you knew that. To be honest it sounds like you would have been screwed if she said yes since you'd be lost about what to do. You're moving, after all.

You did this for closure, because that's needed to start a new chapter. Remember that, and you'll find emotional stability with time. In the meanwhile, pump those guns to fill your void.

[shinta|hikari]

I personally think you should've saved yourself the heartache. Why fight a battle you will surely lose? Life isn't anime, after all.

[Buffalobiian]

It's to find closure so he can move on, instead of having lingering feelings for months or years afterwards that would hinder future progress.

[shinta|hikari]

Why would you have lingering feelings if you('ve already been rejected once) know you will be rejected? It's a different story if there is a fair chance of success, but going kamikaze isn't a smart way to live. Retreating and pretending it doesn't matter to you is the smarter way. I'm not saying it's admirable, but it is definitely less painful.

[Buffalobiian]

It's a lot easier to let go if you've "tried but failed" rather than having doubts and regrets about never trying. He had a slim chance, it wasn't zero. Our minds would always tell us it could have worked - because it wants it to work. He also never confessed. Now he'll be able to look back and think "yeah, that didn't work out" as opposed to "what if".

[Uchiha Barles]

It's not just about finding closure, it's about building that "courage muscle". Yes, you do it to avoid regret, to take a chance at something that has a possibility of success no matter how small, when the downside is next to nothing. But you also do it because failure to do it does you harm. It keeps you "safe" from rejection, but really at risk of cowardice in the face of worthwhile opportunities. Good on you MFauli. There may be that emptiness of heartbreak, but one day (probably soon), you'll realize that the only thing that happened is that a person rejected a proposition you set forth. Words and wind. You've lost nothing, but exercised courage. If you let it, it will serve as preparation for the next time an opportunity to be brave comes along.

Edit: Can't rep you because apparently you're one of the last posters I rep'd over two years ago. See that? Fuck feeling down.

[shinta|hikari]

It's a lot easier to let go if you've "tried but failed" rather than having doubts and regrets about never trying. ... He also never confessed.


Ugh, Im about to re-confess to a girl in about 2 weeks, but I´m not as hopeful as Ei-chan :>

If this is the same girl, then you're wrong.

[Animeniax]

So about 2 hours ago, the girl I had fallen in love with turned me down. Had feelings for her ever since dancing together in mid-December last year. Things were always a bit complicated since she was a co-worker, but now that I´m moving, I decided to bring it all to a conclusion. Tbh, I expected her to say no. But I simply didn´t want another scenario where I just keep on hoping for something that will never likely occur. So instead of having her on my mind forever, I told her how I feel about her ... and she said no. :(

I cannot even describe my feelings right now. On the one hand, I have this cruciating emptiness inside of me that keeps on hurting. I´ve lost her. On the hand, though, ... I´m almost happy that I went through with it.

fuck everything
and fuck me. No more girls related action until I´ve lost my fucking fat weight.

Was this a real on-going relationship that you wanted to take to the next level, or was this one of those romances that was all in your mind and she had no idea you were even interested and you really only talk to her casually at work? I'm not trying to belittle you, I've been mistaken in those types of relationships too.

[Edort4]

I could count 1 (maybe 2) taxative nos that with time (and no fucks given) turned into yes. Sadly for both of us I already moved on or was in a relationship when the change of heart occurred. In this life you never know what might happen and human feelings arent so easy to determine.

Also there is nothing more annoying/sad than learning a decade or two later that someone u had a crush on had a crush on you to but you werent brave enough to ask. Missed chances are the only thing that keep hurting with time in my experience. To open your heart and have it beaten hurts a lot but in the long run it heals perfectly.

[MFauli]

First of all, thanks to everyone for the words. Helped a bit.


I personally think you should've saved yourself the heartache. Why fight a battle you will surely lose? Life isn't anime, after all.

As buff said, it´s really about closure.
And I think it is the girl you quoted me regarding "re-confessing", although that happened somewhat differently at that time. Thing is, she knew or had to know that I like her more than just friends. And we spent time not only at work but also at the gym. So 3 days ago, she happened to write me via whatsapp and things escalated. I had planned to visit her in person on my last day in town, but this conversation kinda fastend things up.

She told me "its not your looks or character, youre just not my type" and then I replied with some pathetic "so what´s it about" and stuff. In the end, I told her I won´t bother her again. Then a day later she starts writing me, sigh. I´ve been ignoring her since, because I KNOW I will try something again if I keep contact with her. On the other hand, I fear she might think of me as a little, hurt bitch for ignoring her ... but I´m doing so because I like her and I can´t just be friends. I´d always have hopes that probably will never lead anywhere.

What´s mostly bothering me is that she never gave me a proper chance. If she somewhat likes me (as a friend, but nonetheless), she could have given me a chance at least. Go on a date, then say "okay, sorry, this doesnt work" and that´s it. Oh well. I have to move on. Kinda hard at the moment.
At least I successfully graduated my apprenticeship yesterday, now a full-fledged optician :> And I´ll be studying Japanese again starting from October.

Also shinta: Life should be more like anime, sometimes. I´m trying. :P