Positive Events & Occurences

[SupSuper]

"Yeah, so remember the busted Geforce 7600 GS you gave us? Well it's obsolete now, so have a Radeon X1650 Pro instead"

[worMatty]

Isn't that worse, though?

[thomasp]

I suppose a roll-over bar is sufficient if you use a sturdy seat and a 6-point seat belt plus a helmet.
No need to go for a 6-point harness. Just a 4-point one would do.

How's the go-kart powered? If you're using an engine, try to mount that as low as possible - that will help the centre of gravity issues.

[Paul.Power]

I see engineers. I see engineers all the time.

:p

[thomasp]

I see engineers. I see engineers all the time.

:p
So do I, but I guess that's what you get for doing an engineering degree :p

[MrBunsy]

I see engineers. I see engineers all the time.

:p

Nought wrong with engineering. :p

[FutureWorm]

Isn't that worse, though?
the ATI generally edges out the NVIDIA in real-word benchmarks, though not by much

[SomePerson]

No need to go for a 6-point harness. Just a 4-point one would do.

How's the go-kart powered? If you're using an engine, try to mount that as low as possible - that will help the centre of gravity issues.

5hp Briggs & Stratton. And it's going to be pretty high off, actually - somewhere above the rear wheel... It's a bit late to change that now. Fortunately the engine can't weigh more than 20 pounds, so it hopefully doesn't throw everything off too much..... We've also considered putting weights on the bottom if it's too much an issue...:p

[Paul.Power]

Nought wrong with engineering. :p

There is when you're a mathmo :p

Simplify your equations, gloddammit! ;)

[SupSuper]

Isn't that worse, though?Nah they're more or less the same:
Codename: R530
Process: 80 and 90nm
Pixel Shaders: 12
Vertex Shaders: 5
Texture Units: 4
ROPs: 4
Memory Bus: 128-bit
Core Speed MHz: 600
Memory Speed MHz: 700 (1400 effective)
DirectX / Shader Model DX 9.0c / SM 3.0
Codename: G73
Process: 90nm
Pixel Shaders: 12
Vertex Shaders: 5
Texture Units: 12
ROPs: 8
Memory Bus: 128-bit
Core Speed MHz: 400
Memory Speed MHz: 400 (800 effective)
DirectX / Shader Model DX 9.0c / SM 3.0

[thomasp]

5hp Briggs & Stratton. And it's going to be pretty high off, actually - somewhere above the rear wheel... It's a bit late to change that now. Fortunately the engine can't weigh more than 20 pounds, so it hopefully doesn't throw everything off too much..... We've also considered putting weights on the bottom if it's too much an issue...:p

That engine shouldn't weigh too much, so you should be OK. Just put a lightweight roll cage and decent harnesses on and you'll be safe :D

There is when you're a mathmo :p

Simplify your equations, gloddammit! ;)

NEVER!!

We like 'em complicated - makes it look like we're doing really technical stuff and can confuse loads of people with them :D

[MtlAngelus]

Well I bought a keyboard. A musical keyboard that is. :cool:

[Xinos]

I'm moving on friday. Quite exciting, and a little scary at the same time. Our family has never moved before, and now I'm moving to my own place. I just hope I don't get the fever my dad got the other day. Sitting in a car for 6-8 ours and packing/unpacking large boxes does not feel like a fun activity when you're knocked out by a virus.

[Squirminator2k]

I just bought The Adventures of Lomax for the PSone. Life is good.

[MtlAngelus]

Well I bought a keyboard. A musical keyboard that is. :cool:
And now I'm trying to learn 600 AD in Piano by Klutz. :P
I got a Yamaha Portatone e303 btw.

[Xinos]

Okay folks! Tomorrow morning I am leaving! I won't have internet access to my apartment untill atleast thursday. But I've already met a good part of my new class on msn so I can hang out with them before school starts and get to know them a bit. (As well as steal their intarwebs!)

This is actually the first time I move, I've alwase lived in this house. It feels quite unreal and kinda scary. But, since I've talked to quite a few of my classmates and they seem quite alright, it's rather reassuring. The ~1 week break from this forum is probably good for me, I'll be fun to see what progress has been made.

Ta ta for now! :cool:

[worMatty]

Cya, Xinos

[Slick]

Preordered Super Smash Brothers: Brawl. :cool:

[SupSuper]

So, I got into "university higher education" as Wikipedia puts it (university for the UKers, college for the USers). Gonna be hanging around this place (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instituto_Superior_Técnico)... let the raping begin!

[FutureWorm]

So, I got into "university higher education" as Wikipedia puts it (university for the UKers, college for the USers). Gonna be hanging around this place (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instituto_Superior_Técnico)... let the raping begin!
in the US, college and university are the same thing, except that the latter offers graduate as well as undergraduate educations

just so you know

[SomePerson]

Congrats!

in the US, college and university are the same thing, except that the latter offers graduate as well as undergraduate educations

just so you know

But really, who here says "university"? Things like "I'm going to university" and "What university are you attending?" just sound awkward in this country. Everyone here says "college", but at the same time, all the Brits on this forum say "I'm going to uni" and such.

In the US, saying "university" sounds kinda pretentious, y'know? Or maybe that's just a SoCal thing.

[Paul.Power]

Congrats!



But really, who here says "university"? Things like "I'm going to university" and "What university are you attending?" just sound awkward in this country. Everyone here says "college", but at the same time, all the Brits on this forum say "I'm going to uni" and such.

In the US, saying "university" sounds kinda pretentious, y'know? Or maybe that's just a SoCal thing.As I understand it, "university" implies "Ivy League" for most Americans.

"College" can also mean "university" in Britain, particularly for people of my parent's generation and older (as most people doing A-Levels went to sixth form rather than a further education college). To add to the confusion, there are the collegiate universities (Cambridge, Oxford, Durham, the University of Wales) where each university is composed of a whole bunch of colleges spread throughout a city (or country, in Wales' case).

[FutureWorm]

As I understand it, "university" implies "Ivy League" for most Americans.

Not really? If you say that you're going off to university, it generally means that you're going to go get a graduate degree (MA, PhD, etc.) in something. But given that there are probably well over 500 universities in the States, it hardly implies that you're going to one of the eight universities that happen to be in that athletic conference.

[SupSuper]

I only wrote that note because us portuguese don't call it either of those things:
In Portugal the term college (colégio) is mainly used to refer to private secondary education institutions, while Universidade (University), Instituto or Escola Superior are the terms generally used for several kind of higher education institutions.

This seems to be my lineup of subjects:

1st Year
- Linear Algebra
- Diferential and Integral Calculus
- Programming Fundamentals
- Digital Systems
- Computation Theory

2nd Year
- Management
- Operative Systems
- Complex Analysis and Diferential Equations
- Electromagnetism and Optics
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Diferential and Integral Calculus II

3rd Year
- Portfolio I
- Computer Networks
- Person Machine Interfaces
- Databases
- Systems and Signals
- Programming Logic

For anyone that's already been through any of this, tell me: how screwed am I?

[Star Worms]

Congrats!



But really, who here says "university"? Things like "I'm going to university" and "What university are you attending?" just sound awkward in this country. Everyone here says "college", but at the same time, all the Brits on this forum say "I'm going to uni" and such.

In the US, saying "university" sounds kinda pretentious, y'know? Or maybe that's just a SoCal thing.It gets really annoying on things like Facebook. US has a 3 tier school system: Elementary, Middle and High, we just have Primary and Secondary. For people I know at uni, I have to choose I know them at college, even though I've never been to college. Stupid thing... It wouldn't take much effort to just give UKers the option to use university, primary, and secondary schools as options.

[thomasp]

Technically, we have 3 tiers too - primary, secondary and sixth form (which is sometimes referred to as college). 4 if you include university. Mind you, only two of those are compulsory.

[worMatty]

Way I see it, sixth form is when you do your further education at school, and college is when you do it at college. Regional variations.

[AndrewTaylor]

Way I see it, sixth form is when you do your further education at school, and college is when you do it at college. Regional variations.

Ah, so college is college. Thanks for clearing that up.

[worMatty]

Captain Fantastic at your service, ma'am.

[SomePerson]

As I understand it, "university" implies "Ivy League" for most Americans.

Maybe not necessarily "Ivy League" but it does indeed seem to imply "better than college."

[Blinx]

I've fallen for a girl, and she has a boyfriend, but she is one of the greatest people I have ever met.

[worMatty]

That's great!

[FutureWorm]

nice crosspost

[worMatty]

Not bad. He should have left the 'she has a boyfriend' bit to the Neg thread.

[Star Worms]

I've fallen for a girl, and she has a boyfriend, but she is one of the greatest people I have ever met.Unless they're likely to split up, don't even think about it.

[Blinx]

Agreed.

I'm starting to think that there's noone out there for me.
I know that's incredibly futile to say that at the tender age of 16.
But...
I dunno. I'll tell you the whole story of the past six months.
I left my girlfriend, of a year, to be with this other girl, who had been hitting on me since September. After a month and a half of knowing me she told me she loved me. I had never met her.
Being a gullbile soul. I believed her. Why? Cos I got in contact with her because I thought she was cute, and I thought "I'd never have a chance!", but I was happy with my girlfriend.
And for about...six months, she had been hitting on me, constantly there, when I got home, it would be her that would be in my attention, and during school it would be my girlfriend.
So yes.
I had enough, I wanted to be with this girl quite badly by the end, so I split up with my girlfriend...
This other girl...never thought I'd be with her...and got a boyfriend. She didn't love him...or so she said, she used to imagine me whilst kissing him.
And. Two days, before I split up with my girlfriend. She fell in love with him.
So I split up with my girlfriend.
To be told, "I can't be with you, I love my boyfriend".

After all that.

It continues.
I stay single for a month.
And I do miss my ex and regret what I do alot.
During this time, she's pretty disdraught.
And as a rebound almost, she gets with one of my friends.
I was fine with it, I wanted her to be happy, and I knew that my friends, who had practically disowned me wouldn't be happy with me trying to get back with her.
She goes out with him, next night, she rings me up saying, "I can't be with him anymore, I'm still in love with you".
And I confess that I still love her...
And then she's presented with a decision, to go out with me again, but she doesn't trust me. Or choose him.
This happens.
A grand total.
Of three times.
Incredible I know.
The third time. Really hit me hard.
It was before the GSCE's.
She split up with her boyfriend, because she needed to concetrate on her studies...but in truth, she still liked me too much.
And during that time then...it was almost like she was making us compete for her.
And well. For a good while i was winning. At a friends camping party, myself and her shared a tent, and well.
We almost had sex. I say almost, because, well quite frankley, after 5 hours of pre-sexual activity, you can get quite tired yeah?
So yeah...we were back on "i love you's". And then...we had an argument two days later. My fault.
And she drifted away from me.
More towards him, each day.
That was painful, truely painful. All my friends, bar a few, wanted this other guy to have her.
Yet he was doing absolutely nothing.
She even dumped him two weeks ago, because he did nothing. : / But then got back with him cos she missed him.

So yes.
My confidense.
Is ZERO.
I have no hope.

ON A LIGHTER NOTE.
Monday! I saw Ross Noble Live! :D

[worMatty]

It sounds like she doesn't know what she wants. But you know what you want. You want someone to love, and don't want to lose her because you miss having her. Well, unfortunately, as they say, that's life. It's one big mess of a complicated soap opera, and there's no worse a thing to mess with your head than emotion.

You have to live through these ups and downs to appreciate exactly what love is and what it means to you. It's a word that's banded around and stretched over relationships but because it holds varying definitions in everyone you'll find your idea may never meet eye to eye with your partner's.

And don't be saying you have zero confidence. You put yourself in my position, at 24 and unable to ever hold down any kind of relationship for longer than two weeks. Your age is for experimentation and exploration, don't waste it.

I agree with Andy, just forget it. What you have is an infatuation. Ride it out.

[AndrewTaylor]

I say almost, because, well quite frankley, after 5 hours of pre-sexual activity, you can get quite tired yeah?

Yes, I know that feeling.

(That night was just a farce from start to finish.)

[Squirminator2k]

It's the paperwork I can't stand.

[BetongÅsna]

Tis better to have loved and lost ... you know.

[worMatty]

Your memory. Well, if she/he was a particularly bad love that'd be beneficial, surely.

[SomePerson]

Tis better to have loved and lost ... you know.

I disagree entirely.:-/

I'm still sorta hoping I can make things work out on my side of the pond... It's not helped though by the fact that we now live in different states, and she now has Oregon boys flirting on her Facebook wall.:p:rolleyes:


Actually deserving to be in this thread, I finally go off to "college" on Friday! Everyone I know has already started, so I've kinda been "in limbo" with everyone gone but not gone myself.

[Star Worms]

I'm afraid unrequited love doesn't count for that statement.

[Squirminator2k]

I disagree entirely.:-/
Well I disagree with you, so I win.

[FutureWorm]

I'm still sorta hoping I can make things work out on my side of the pond... It's not helped though by the fact that we now live in different states, and she now has Oregon boys flirting on her Facebook wall.:p:rolleyes:

stop it stop it stop it

[Pigbuster]

Actually deserving to be in this thread, I finally go off to "college" on Friday! Everyone I know has already started, so I've kinda been "in limbo" with everyone gone but not gone myself.

Hope you have a good college experience and not a crap one. :cool:

[Zero72]

Fall is coming. :D

I've put my big heavy quilt back on my bed. My mom made it for me as an 18th birthday gift. It's so very warm and comfortable. I've slept... downright unnaturally still under it all week. I always sleep really restlessly and trash my bed, but the blankets have been incredibly undisturbed for the past 3 nights straight. I think this is the first time that's happened in my life. :p

[AndrewTaylor]

Fall is coming. :D

I've put my big heavy quilt back on my bed. My mom made it for me as an 18th birthday gift. It's so very warm and comfortable. I've slept... downright unnaturally still under it all week. I always sleep really restlessly and trash my bed, but the blankets have been incredibly undisturbed for the past 3 nights straight. I think this is the first time that's happened in my life. :p

Mine rotate through ninety degrees. I've still not learned why.

(I mean, so the "foot" end is at one side and the "head" end is at the other, it doesn't balance vertically.)

[Akuryou13]

I should have a good day today when I wake up. my wife is baking cupcakes!

YAY CUPCAKES!:D

[thomasp]

Mine rotate through ninety degrees. I've still not learned why.

(I mean, so the "foot" end is at one side and the "head" end is at the other, it doesn't balance vertically.)
I've had my duvets go round 180 degrees :p And usually woken up with an arm inside the opening at the bottom of the duvet case where you stuff the duvet in.

[Paul.Power]

I see your duvet topology and raise you 180 degrees and upside down.

[thomasp]

What about somehow throwing one of your pillows across the room while sleeping?

I've done that before now.

[Alien King]

I see your duvet topology and raise you 180 degrees and upside down.

How about actually removing the duvet from the duvet cover?
And then waking up with a face full of pillow case.

[bonz]

Ha! I can beat that.

I had two blankets in one duvet and the next morning one of the blankets wasn't in it anymore - with only two of six buttons open.

My girlfriend was in bed with me though. And my bed is only 90cm wide... ;)

[MtlAngelus]

Once I woke up in the couch. Where I had originally slept in my bed. Which is upstairs. The couch was downstairs.
Sleep walking ftw.
But that was ages ago, I don't get that anymore.

[AndrewTaylor]

Once I woke up and my pillows had expanded by 200%, while by duvet had shrunk by 25%.

[SomePerson]

Duvet? And buttons? And blankets in the duvet? What's going on here?

Here we have sheets, blankets, and bedspreads, but I've never heard of a duvet. I looked it up on wikipedia, but I'm still unsure as to your usage of the word, if it's the same thing or not...:-/

[MrBunsy]

Here we have sheets, blankets, and bedspreads, but I've never heard of a duvet. I looked it up on wikipedia, but I'm still unsure as to your usage of the word, if it's the same thing or not...:-/Like a giant pillow, filled with feathers or down, or some such material? You sleep under it. You'll probably know what it is, just not by that name.

[SomePerson]

I've never seen anything like that in my life.:eek:

[Alien King]

Once I woke up in the couch. Where I had originally slept in my bed. Which is upstairs. The couch was downstairs.
Sleep walking ftw.

How about falling unconcious on some stairs and waking up in a soft bed an hour or two later?
Alcohol ftw.

Although that probably doesn't count.

[MtlAngelus]

Yeah, alcohol is cheating. If you get drunk enough you'll allways end up in a place you're not suposed to be in.

[MrBunsy]

I've never seen anything like that in my life.:eek:
Well, that was a pretty rubbish description. It does the same job as a thick blanket, but it's more like a giant pillow case with some sort of thick warm thing inside.

[Star Worms]

How about falling unconcious on some stairs and waking up in a soft bed an hour or two later?
Alcohol ftw.

Although that probably doesn't count.I raise you 20.

How about falling unconscious on the kitchen floor, then waking up in bed, then falling unconcious in the bathroom, and finally waking up in bed.

:p

[worMatty]

Uh-oh, he's having blackouts.

A duvet is also known as a quilt.

Any more positive things to share?

[Alien King]

How about falling unconscious on the kitchen floor, then waking up in bed, then falling unconcious in the bathroom, and finally waking up in bed.

That's a toughie.


I've never seen anything like that in my life.:eek:

This (http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/7417/01smalltg8.png), this (http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/4947/02smallhl7.png) and this (http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/9899/03smallzv1.png).

The blue and white thing is the duvet case. The bright thing is the duvet itself. The third picture is horrible, but the flash is too bright and without the flash, the image is too dark.

[Pickleworm]

I think I would call a duvet a comforter if I saw one.

One time I was sleeping and fell on the floor and I kept sleeping on the floor because I felt it was pretty comfortable, but that kinda pales to what you guys are saying.

[AndrewTaylor]

This thread scares me now.

[Pigbuster]

I don't have any entertaining sleeping stories.

I'm missing out.

[Blinx]

I am David Gilmour.

Or at least, when I play guitar, I sound quite like him. :)

[SomePerson]

A duvet is also known as a quilt.

Oh oh oh I understand now. Thanks. I never knew quilts had a filler inside, but I just found out they do, so yeah. I've never had a quilt myself. Too hot here for that sort of thing.

I pronounced it "DUH-vit" to my mom who corrected me that it's "doo-VEY":o Crazy French words...

[Alien King]

I don't have any entertaining sleeping stories.

I remember not sleeping. Surely that counts for something too.

[Pigbuster]

I remember not sleeping. Surely that counts for something too.

I don't even have any good not sleeping stories. The latest I've stayed up was maybe 3:00 AM.

:(

[Alien King]

I don't even have any good not sleeping stories. The latest I've stayed up was maybe 3:00 AM.

:(

The latest I stayed up was about 6:30 AM. Then I fell unconcious on the stairs and woke up in someone else's bed. :D

[AndrewTaylor]

The latest I stayed up was about 6:30 AM. Then I fell unconcious on the stairs and woke up in someone else's bed. :D

I've done all-nighers four or five times. One I don't remember. I was in a club, then I was talking to a girl, then my mate phoned me to say he was leaving, then there's a gap, then it was 7AM and I was standing outside buzzing an intercom trying to get my jacket back.

My clothes were dry, so I assume I was inside at some point. I have no idea where I spent the night, or with whom.

I had two numbers in my phone. Never dared call them.

[SupSuper]

I'm sorry, I seem to have taken a wrong turn somewhere. I thought this was the way to the "Positive Events & Occurences" thread, but now I find myself in "Who's sillier at bed".

[Star Worms]

Just last night I stayed up until about 1pm.

[worMatty]

Last night? 1PM? Stop messing with my mind.

"We don't dooo duhvits!"

[Paul.Power]

The best thing to do with a duvet is to get inside an empty cover and pretend to be a ghost.

[Akuryou13]

but now I find myself in "Who's sillier at bed".maybe my mind's in the gutter, but I can think of quite a few alternate meanings to that one :p

[SupSuper]

maybe my mind's in the gutter, but I can think of quite a few alternate meanings to that one :pYeah, I amuse myself easily. Go look at my latest NEAO post (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=609837&postcount=1931).

[Pickleworm]

Today was the second time that I have come out of a really boring class quite refreshed, and I have no idea if I actually fell asleep or not, and I am pretty sure I didn't.

[Zero72]

A couple of times over the course of my life, I've woken up to find myself sleeping completely the other way around in bed, with pillow in place and all. I don't sleepwalk or anything, so I have no idea how that happened.

[Squirminator2k]

That's happened to me as well. Multiple times.

[Pigbuster]

A couple of times over the course of my life, I've woken up to find myself sleeping completely the other way around in bed, with pillow in place and all. I don't sleepwalk or anything, so I have no idea how that happened.

Maybe someone's just messing with you.

[SomePerson]

AVerMedia has very nice tech support! I emailed them yesterday with my question about the tv tuner card, which I mentioned in the negative events thread, and they already got back to me today! They said the current drivers aren't vista compatible, but then he emailed me a beta driver, which I never found on their website, to use until the official Vista driver comes out. And it seems to work - I no longer get the error - but I'm not convenient with a cable right now so I'll see later.

[Akuryou13]

woot! I got my monitor working again! it's retarded, but it still works just fine, finally! :D

[MtlAngelus]

Thursday is here, which means, Day Off!
But wait, what? Oh yes I have to go to work!
Because they have scheduled a training for today!
And I just learnt this YESTERDAY.
And they're probably gonna set my day off this week on saturday, which is not a good thing since saturday there's not many calls getting in and I enjoy getting paid for doing less work. :p
So they set my day off to sunday, even tho I asked them not to. I mean surely they could change it, no? But anyway, since they set it to sunday, I'm taking advantage on this and have also set my festive day on monday[basically, when I go to work on a festive day, I am awarded a free day off that I can use whenever I want, and I just so happen to have one available], and I will skip work on tuesday and wednesday, just for the heck of it, and on thursday is my regular day off. So I shall be going back to work until friday.
So W00T vacation, b1tches! :cool:
This will affect my ranking and I won't get paid for those two days I'm skipping, obviously, but I don't really give a rads ass. :cool:
KISS MY VACATIONING ASS, WORK!

[Paul.Power]

AVerMedia has very nice tech support! I emailed them yesterday with my question about the tv tuner card, which I mentioned in the negative events thread, and they already got back to me today! They said the current drivers aren't vista compatible, but then he emailed me a beta driver, which I never found on their website, to use until the official Vista driver comes out. And it seems to work - I no longer get the error - but I'm not convenient with a cable right now so I'll see later.I wonder if it says something about me that I briefly thought "That's a bit off-topic for the Sleeping Habits thread"...

[wormthingy]

Let's see.. Positive things.

I got invited to OD.:D

and eh..

...


*long silence*

Darn.

[SargeMcCluck]

After waiting about 3 decades I finally have finished dealing with the Swedish bureaucracy until likely 2009. My God that feels good.

Also I got a Wii, and I guess returning to this forum passes as positive.

(Hay again guyz)

[worMatty]

Hey, Alex. Good to see you again.

[Blinx]

Hey Sarge =] Long time no see.


I'M GOING TO SEE INCUBUS TOMORROW :D :D :D

[Paul.Power]

Welcome back.

Also, Wiiiiii :)

[bonz]

Welcome back!

Check out the OD access list!
There are 5 new ones and 1 old one gone.

[Pickleworm]

Hey Sarge =] Long time no see.


I'M GOING TO SEE INCUBUS TOMORROW :D :D :D

The following bands came near me over the summer but I could not see them for one reason or another: Animal Collective, Junior Senior, Battles, Boredoms (this would have been kind of a drive but still)

I saw the following bands this summer:

[Squirminator2k]

I saw Daughtry about a month ago (for free, incidentally). not bad, but not to my particular tastes.

[Zero72]

Hey Sarge =] Long time no see.


I'M GOING TO SEE INCUBUS TOMORROW :D :D :DI was skimming over the thread and the first word that jumped out at me was "INCUBUS." I was worried for a second there.

[SomePerson]

I just dug through the trash can in my dorm hall and recycled several dozen cans/bottles.:D

And while I was doing that someone else came up and started helping me. I guess I'm not the only raving environmentalist.:)

[thomasp]

Putting the "MENTAL" back in environmentalist? ;)

[Star Worms]

This is me typing on my new Macbook! :D

[thomasp]

Yay, another one converted :D

[Squirminator2k]

Switching to a Mac would actually cost me in excess of $50,000. True story.

[FutureWorm]

Switching to a Mac would actually cost me in excess of $50,000. True story.
don't understand this post

[AndrewTaylor]

don't understand this post

It makes more sense when you realise that the US dollar is worth about the same as pocket lint.

[Pickleworm]

It makes more sense when you realise that the US dollar is worth about the same as pocket lint.

*click* <_< Oh so that's why your mom was so expensive.. I was like "whats up with this" and lol, now I know.

[FutureWorm]

*click* <_< Oh so that's why your mom was so expensive.. I was like "whats up with this" and lol, now I know.
OH ****ING SNAP

[Akuryou13]

It makes more sense when you realise that the US dollar is worth about the same as pocket lint.what IS the conversion rate these days? gotta love bush!

[Squirminator2k]

XE.com reports that $1 is currently worth a few decimal poitns short of 50p.

[FutureWorm]

what IS the conversion rate these days? gotta love bush!
the conversion rate has little or nothing to do with bush and almost everything to do with bernanke and the fed

[Akuryou13]

XE.com reports that $1 is currently worth a few decimal poitns short of 50p.how much is 50p? I don't know much about money :p unless it's like the dollar, and 50p = .5 pounds (don't know where the symbol is, and am too lazy to go into character map)

the conversion rate has little or nothing to do with bush and almost everything to do with bernanke and the fedI avoid anything and everything related to news, politics, and other related things, so I really wouldn't know :p

[Squirminator2k]

how much is 50p?
About a dollar :p

Yeah, 100 x 1p = £1, so at the moment $1 is worth £0.5.

[FutureWorm]

I avoid anything and everything related to news, politics, and other related things, so I really wouldn't know :p

yeah ignorance is way cool, high five man

[Akuryou13]

yeah ignorance is way cool, high five man I don't get headaches or fits of anger from watching news shows that show crap that's not even true, I'm happy. I hear about all the big important stuff from other people where I work.

I dunno about anywhere else, but around here the news doesn't even pretend to be near the truth. we had a category 1 hurricane hit a couple weeks ago, and it wasn't even a really bad thunderstorm, it was so weak. the news, however, showed all the destruction and chaos left in the wake of the terrible storm...

[SomePerson]

how much is 50p? I don't know much about money :p unless it's like the dollar, and 50p = .5 pounds (don't know where the symbol is, and am too lazy to go into character map)

I avoid anything and everything related to news, politics, and other related things, so I really wouldn't know :p

Pence rhymes with cents, and is the British equivalent. I don't know where "pence" comes from, but "cents" makes a lot more sense with the root "cent-" meaning 100. (centimeter, etc.)

But yeah, it's about $2 = £1 more or less. (£ = alt 156 - I figured that one out with just random combinations. It took forever, and when I finally got it I've never forgotten it)

edit: Oh my, I was beaten to it by like an hour...:rolleyes:

[Squirminator2k]

I've been using Alt+0163.

[FutureWorm]

I've been using Alt+0163.
option-3 :cool:

[Zero72]

I avoid anything and everything related to news, politics, and other related things, so I really wouldn't know :pI'm more or less with you on that. As awful as it sounds, I've basically given up on the outside world. It's brimming with idiots, and the biggest ones are in charge of it all. I'm tired of even trying to give a damn.

Is that a positive event or occurrence, or what?

[Pigbuster]

Politics may be full of crooks and liars, but I'm going to pay attention to it anyway.
I am going to actually THINK about who I vote for. I won't just go in the booth and punch in the person I've seen on TV the most. I'll actually pay attention to what they want to do, if they will generally TRY to do what they say they'll do, if they pander to the corporations that gave them money, if they might take responsibility when they do something wrong (That is a big one), etc.

Of course, it feels like a waste of time when the next voter is going to pick the voter that they think looks the most attractive, but at least I can say I was responsible.

Also, the Daily Show is really the only way anyone should get their national news. Nothing like humor to make things less dreary. :p

[Star Worms]

40p would buy you a chocolate bar. Can't think of anything that costs 50p.

[Akuryou13]

Politics may be full of crooks and liars, but I'm going to pay attention to it anyway.
I am going to actually THINK about who I vote for. I won't just go in the booth and punch in the person I've seen on TV the most. I'll actually pay attention to what they want to do, if they will generally TRY to do what they say they'll do, if they pander to the corporations that gave them money, if they might take responsibility when they do something wrong (That is a big one), etc.

Of course, it feels like a waste of time when the next voter is going to pick the voter that they think looks the most attractive, but at least I can say I was responsible.

Also, the Daily Show is really the only way anyone should get their national news. Nothing like humor to make things less dreary. :psee? my thing about all that is that I can figure out who I want to vote for in about 2 hours worth of researching. I can go to wikipedia or something, find the info about what stupid crap the politician has done, what his/her stance is on whatever, and then go to youtube to see how often they've screwed up. nice and easy way to figure out who I want to vote for :p and I don't have to listen to the new turn a grain of sand into mount everest.

[Paul.Power]

Shift-3 for me.

Admittedly this doesn't help Americans much.

[Slick]

I'm more or less with you on that. As awful as it sounds, I've basically given up on the outside world. It's brimming with idiots, and the biggest ones are in charge of it all. I'm tired of even trying to give a damn.


How do you think they get into power in the first place? Just saying. :p
Now, I'm not a big into politics either, so don't think I'm trying to mock you or anything.
I firmly believe that absolute power corrupts absolutely. Or, in other words, when people vote to get another person... They often assume that it's going to be/get better. It seldom ever does, and along with that a new set of problems come up with that person. Even if you would have an honest hearted person really willing to do some major changes for the best... you see other people in office reject them, and the people lean towards someone else. Mainly because people hate change. Sadly, even if it is for the best, people will always be fighting it.

Ugh, 'society' is a mess.

[Alien King]

I don't know where "pence" comes from

'Penny' comes from Old English. The original penny wasn't worth 1/100 pounds, but when the new metric system came, the term stuck.

Besides, the term penny is still used in the US sometimes.

[SupSuper]

Also, the Daily Show is really the only way anyone should get their national news. Nothing like humor to make things less dreary. :pI love that show to death and I'm not even american.

[Pickleworm]

'Penny' comes from Old English. The original penny wasn't worth 1/100 pounds, but when the new metric system came, the term stuck.

Besides, the term penny is still used in the US sometimes.

The penny is a form of US currency so it's actually used quite a bit, although a lot of people hate the penny because it's just about worthless.

[Alien King]

Well that just goes to show how little I know.

So, one US penny = half a Sterling penny

[FutureWorm]

The penny is a form of US currency so it's actually used quite a bit, although a lot of people hate the penny because it's just about worthless.
**** you pennies rock

[Star Worms]

**** you pennies rockNo such thing as pennies. The plural of 'penny' is 'pence'.

[SomePerson]

In the USA the plural of "penny" is "pennies." "I have several pennies in a jar." Nobody says "pence."

[Alien King]

Looking at these:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pennies
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pence

This is the plural used when referring to a sum of money, as in These apples are twenty pence each. When referring to several coins each worth one penny, the correct plural is pennies, as in I have one tenpence coin and three pennies.

I am aware that such things may not be entirely accurate, but this seems fairly accurate.

[AndrewTaylor]

I am aware that such things may not be entirely accurate, but this seems fairly accurate.

That's how everyone I've ever met uses those words, so it'd be pretty hard to argue it's wrong.

[bonz]

Yup, the correct plural of "Euro" (€) is "Euro" too.
"Euros" would be wrong, except if you mean a sum of 1€ coins maybe.

[FutureWorm]

Looking at these:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pennies
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pence



I am aware that such things may not be entirely accurate, but this seems fairly accurate.
in america you would say "a ten cent coin" or just "a dime"

[Star Worms]

In the USA the plural of "penny" is "pennies." "I have several pennies in a jar." Nobody says "pence."Should've guessed that America would have a misspelling for it:rolleyes:

[bonz]

I have a brand new laser sigworm!
It's from the original, unused weapon sprite.
I only added the red laser beam.

[Blinx]

I saw Incubus last night.

Best. Gig. Ever.

I'm off to see Oceansize and Iron and Wine soonish.

[SomePerson]

My friend just introduced me to Iron and Wine the other day!

[Blinx]

Ahhh awesome =] They are brilliant :D

[Alien King]

That's how everyone I've ever met uses those words, so it'd be pretty hard to argue it's wrong.

Yeah well. I have to cover everything. Writing that text is sort of automatic for me on other forums.

[SupSuper]

Yeah well. I have to cover everything. Writing that text is sort of automatic for me on other forums.I'll be sure to whine about Wikipedia not being a foolproof source when you don't.

[Blinx]

http://ibnlive.com/news/indian-doc-develops-enzyme-that-can-destroy-hiv/48654-17.html :D

[Squirminator2k]

Well that is marvelous.

[Pigbuster]

Well that's nice.

Hopefully it will actually get somewhere, and when it does it won't cost an ungodly amount of money.

[wormthingy]

I'll keep my fingers crossed. :D

[MrBunsy]

I have two shiny new (well, old, but new to me) computers on my hands now! 2.4ghz P4s with a gig of RAM each. I've popped my old graphics card into one, to turn it into a gaming PC which will be useful at LANs when someone can't bring their own, and the other is replacing my ageing webserver.

:D

[AndrewTaylor]

What sort of person runs their own webserver?

[FutureWorm]

What sort of person runs their own webserver?
people with decent internet connections who don't feel like paying for hosting or letting their bandwidth go to waste?

[Xinos]

Hey guys, I'm back! :D

I finally got my Internet up and running, after some trouble with my isp were they sent my modem to my previous address and had to send a new one, which took another week. Then with my new package they forgot to include the login and password for activating my Internet. Ah well, I'm just happy it's up now.

I've also just finished my first week at school, and so far it's great. Our first assignment was to create a board game (actually just a non-digital game) in under 48 hours, on a budget of 250kr (~£19). We made a boardgame where you play as pirates, featuring leathal Ninja invasions. We also had a guest lecturer from Avalanche Studios (Just Cause) who talked about the gaming industry and the terrors to be expected from it etc.

But on monday the real courses begin, where I start learning Maya and the programmers C++.

In any case, a very refreshing change from the 14 months of slacking off and letting my brain rot.

[Star Worms]

Hamilton is in pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix :)

[MrBunsy]

What sort of person runs their own webserver?

Me :p I didn't feel like paying to have my site hosted by someone else, and I thought it would be more interesting to do it myself. It's not very bandwidth intensive, so the broadband is more than enough for it.

[AndrewTaylor]

Me :p I didn't feel like paying to have my site hosted by someone else, and I thought it would be more interesting to do it myself. It's not very bandwidth intensive, so the broadband is more than enough for it.

I'm fairly convinced that my webhosting bills are actually slightly less than the electricity needed to power my own server.

[MrBunsy]

If it were just plain webspace, then that would probably be cheaper. But since it's also a MySQL server, and has as many PHP extensions as I want to install, and eventually will be a mail server I think it's a bit cheaper.

I only set it up originally to see if I could though, and then enjoyed tinkering with it.

[SupSuper]

I'm pretty sure AT's site isn't "just plain webspace".

[MrBunsy]

I was more or less thinking out loud.

[Akuryou13]

I was more or less thinking out loud.except for the complete silence :p

[Pigbuster]

You mean you DON'T read everyone's posts in silly and amusing voices?

[AndrewTaylor]

I'm pretty sure AT's site isn't "just plain webspace".

It's SQL and nameserver and PHP and cron (I think) and so forth. NFS offer more-or-less everything I need. I think they offer more-or-less everything anyone needs. A bit back they sent me an email that said "we've noticed one of your scripts is being used to send spam. we blocked it before anything much could be sent [they monitor this stuff constantly], here's the URL, look, it's including this file so if you URL hack it in this way this happens, so fix it and unblock it when you have a moment -- if you unblock it without fixing it, though, there'll be trouble". I'd like to see your server do that :p

I don't pay for the mailserver option, as I just use GMail, but then I'd still use GMail if I had my own mailserver anyway, because GMail is basically fantastic.

[bonz]

We made a boardgame where you play as pirates, featuring leathal Ninja invasions.
Sir, you have failed!

You of course should have made a board game where you play as small annelid creatures, battling each other to death on ever changing maps, with a plenitude of crazy, yet destructive weapons.

[wormthingy]

You mean you DON'T read everyone's posts in silly and amusing voices?

That's a lovely thought! :D

*does so from now on*

[Alien King]

You mean you DON'T read everyone's posts in silly and amusing voices?

I'm not alone!

[MrBunsy]

I'd like to see your server do that :pThe old server could, it simply crashed or ground to a halt when too much happened.

[Akuryou13]

The old server could, it simply crashed or ground to a halt when too much happened.so what you're saying is that the old server couldn't

[MrBunsy]

so what you're saying is that the old server couldn't

Well, arguably not being able to do too much at once is pretty good protection against being hi-jacked to send spam. It's not much of an argument though :p

[Akuryou13]

Well, arguably not being able to do too much at once is pretty good protection against being hi-jacked to send spam. It's not much of an argument though :pthat's like saying living in a run-down shack is better than living in a nice house cause you're less likely to be robbed :p

[Akuryou13]

WOOT! I just got into the Crysis Beta!!! :eek: :D:D

[MrBunsy]

Ooh, nice. Shooting the crabs is fun.

that's like saying living in a run-down shack is better than living in a nice house cause you're less likely to be robbed :p

Actually, that is my theory for cars and bicycles.

[SupSuper]

Actually, that is my theory for cars and bicycles.Ah, that explains the car I saw the other day.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/Fotos/Imagem16.jpg

[Blinx]

I managed to get my Creative Zen 20GB MP3 player working again. :D

[Cyclaws]

WOOT! I just got into the Crysis Beta!!! :eek: :D:D

Pfft, been in it for 2 weeks, major boring crap. It's just another first person shooter.

[Star Worms]

Ah, that explains the car I saw the other day.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/Fotos/Imagem16.jpg
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4430/***edwp1.jpg

[Akuryou13]

Pfft, been in it for 2 weeks, major boring crap. It's just another first person shooter.then I shall await the single player, which should be spiffy and nice. and no, I'm not expecting it to be the next messiah, simply a good, entertaining game in the same vein as FarCry.

[Pigbuster]

Pfft, been in it for 2 weeks, major boring crap. It's just another first person shooter.
But this one is set in a JUNGLE! :eek:

I can't say I've heard of people saying they are "in" a beta.
Is that what you kids are saying nowadays?

[Cyclaws]

But this one is set in a JUNGLE! :eek:

I can't say I've heard of people saying they are "in" a beta.
Is that what you kids are saying nowadays?

If you want it to be.

[Paul.Power]

My dissertation is all over bar the printing, binding and handing in :).

[Zero72]

Congrats. How long did that whole thing take?

[thomasp]

More's the point - how long will it take to print it :p

[Paul.Power]

Congrats. How long did that whole thing take?

That rather depends on what you're defining as the start point, but about three to four months.

Not helped by the fact that I'm a procrastinotorial bugger. It's a good job I gave myself a few fail-safes: I needed every one.

More's the point - how long will it take to print it :pNot my problem - Dad's going to do it at work :p

[FutureWorm]

i got some new shoes :)

[Paul.Power]

It was my Mum's birthday toda- er, yesterday.

[Pigbuster]

Tell your Mum that Pigbuster said "Happy Birthday". :)

[FutureWorm]

finally got my driver's license

[Akuryou13]

finally got my driver's licenseawesome. congratz!

[SomePerson]

finally got my driver's license

w00t w00t! What do you drive?

[MtlAngelus]

Huh I'm soon to be 21 and I haven't got my driver's license yet. :p
But y'know, I don't have a car, there is a negative percent chance that my mum would let me drive the truck ever, and I don't really think I'll be getting a car anytime soon, so meh.

[Melon]

We just had a new washing machine installed, for free. Our landlord is actually good. I've heard horror stories from other people about theirs.

I haven't driven since I passed my driving test about a year and a half ago, but that's due to not being able to afford a car, being a poor sudent and all.

[Paul.Power]

Huh I'm soon to be 21 and I haven't got my driver's license yet.

I'm 22, and I'll be taking my first driving test this November.

O'course, it takes us longer to learn this side of the pond, for we are AWESOME and have MANUAL TRANSMISSION.

[bonz]

I made my driving test 8 years ago, when I was 18. 20 hours of theoretical classes and 20 hours of driving.
I passed both tests on the first try. Piece of cake, really.

I have to add though, that I have been driving cars since I've been 14.
Once we took the old, soon to be scrapped, car of a friend's dad, which already had the battery removed.
We started it with jump leads (<--not the great webcomic of the same name) and went for a ride through the woods in the mountains, always with the fear of stalling the engine.

Which we eventually did.
So we let the car roll down backwards and started it again. :D
O'course, it takes us longer to learn this side of the pond, for we are AWESOME and have MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
Manual transmission is the way to go.

A thing that I once already asked AT, but forgot:
Is the layout of the gearstick the same in right-hand drive vehicles?

In left-hand drive cars we have a layouts like these:
1 3 5 R 1 3 5
|-|-| '-|-|-|
2 4 R 2 4 6
Which is convenient, you can pull the stick towards your knee when shifting the lower gears (and reverse gear).
In cars with the left layout I already find it annoying that you have to push the stick in a quite awkward angle for the reverse.
The right layout is my favourite, because of that.

IIRC, AT said that the layout is the same in the UK, with the argument that it's cheaper for manufaturers to not have to build a mirrored gearbox.

[thomasp]

Same layout in RHD cars, with reverse either to the left of 1st or below 5th (if you have a 5-speed 'box)

Driving manuals is much more fun than driving autos :D

[SupSuper]

If college allows it, I should get my driving license this year. No autos here, either. :p

[Paul.Power]

I started to drive two or three years later than most people. I'm not one to rush things*.


* Well, okay, I have a high baguette-eating rate.

[Akuryou13]

they actually don't HAVE automatics where you guys are?! that's just strange. I can understand if they just weren't as popular or something, but simply not offering it?!

[thomasp]

They do in the UK, but they're not as popular because they give poorer fuel consumption, belch out more grammes of CO2 per kilometre (which means you pay more road tax) and cost more to buy. And considering people don't like having to pay the equivalent of almost US$7.50 per US gallon of fuel, most tend to keep their consumption down "a little"

Plus, driving a manual is proper driving :p

[Paul.Power]

Plus, driving a manual is proper driving :pIndeed, y'haven't lived until you've slammed all the way through the gears up to fifth coming off a roundabout onto a dual carriageway.

That's another thing you guys don't have: roundabouts :p.

[Squirminator2k]

I saw a roundabout a couple of weeks ago. It made me feel homesick.

[thomasp]

Indeed, y'haven't lived until you've slammed all the way through the gears up to fifth coming off a roundabout onto a dual carriageway.

That's another thing you guys don't have: roundabouts :p.
Or when you've changed down from 5th to 1st while braking from 60 when approaching a roundabout, and thought you were going into third :D

[Paul.Power]

Or when you've changed down from 5th to 1st while braking from 60 when approaching a roundabout, and thought you were going into third :DOwch :o

I think in one of my early lessons I wanted to go down from second to first, and ended up going from second to reverse.

Whoops.

[thomasp]

Did you have to go and pick the gearbox up from the road after the lesson? ;)


Luckily, when I went from 5th to 1st, we were only doing about 30 or so at the time, and I thankfully didn't throw my foot off the clutch, so the whiplash wasn't too bad :D

[SomePerson]

I drive a manual too! I can't stand automatics... But it seems nobody else here can drive stick...

My gears are like
1 3
|-|
2 4

but for R you press the stick down, toward the road, and then left and back (toward the rear). The only proper way to do R so it's impossible to get mixed up with any of the other gears.:cool:

It also appears that the cone clutches to syncronize 1st gear are bad, so I can only shift into 1st from a stop or near stop. Unfortunately I don't have the tools to take apart my tranny, yet tranny shops would cost a lot. And they don't even seem to make parts of old VW Bug trannies anymore.:-/ You can get all the parts to build a new engine from scratch, but tranny parts are way hard to come by, and most seem to be refurbished or rebuilt.

[Pigbuster]

*Avoids bringing up automatic transmission again* :p

[Zero72]

Um, I tried, but I really just don't like manual at all. :p

[Paul.Power]

I drive a manual too! I can't stand automatics... But it seems nobody else here can drive stick...

My gears are like
1 3
|-|
2 4

but for R you press the stick down, toward the road, and then left and back (toward the rear). The only proper way to do R so it's impossible to get mixed up with any of the other gears.:cool:

So is that

1 3
,-|-|
R 2 4

?

Weird.

[AndrewTaylor]

That's not that weird.

Although mostly in my experience 'reverse' is always separated from the others by some little action like having to raise the knob before it'll let you select it.

[Akuryou13]

So is that

1 3
,-|-|
R 2 4

?

Weird.normally those cars are 5-speed manuals, and the reverse is on the left, between first and second gears. you push down and move further left from neutral, and end up basically where you're describing. some put it in it's normal place, though, and simply require that you first push down to get there, while others put it even further to the right than the 5th gear.

and it's really not that strange. mercedes are friggin strange. their automatic's have a stick that's about 2 inches long connected to the steering column. you tap it up once to get it to reverse. down once to get it to drive, and inward once to put it in park. after pushing it in any of these directions it just goes back to it's default place.....it's freaky....

[Paul.Power]

Ha ha ha ha ha (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7030422.stm)

[AndrewTaylor]

normally those cars are 5-speed manuals, and the reverse is on the left, between first and second gears. you push down and move further left from neutral, and end up basically where you're describing. some put it in it's normal place, though, and simply require that you first push down to get there, while others put it even further to the right than the 5th gear.

and it's really not that strange. mercedes are friggin strange. their automatic's have a stick that's about 2 inches long connected to the steering column. you tap it up once to get it to reverse. down once to get it to drive, and inward once to put it in park. after pushing it in any of these directions it just goes back to it's default place.....it's freaky....

I like the sound of those big old pull-switch jobbies rally cars have. They're like big, friendly steering wheel shoulder buttons. Good videogaming fare, that.

Sometimes I wonder if you could make a car that was controlled by a videogame controller, and if it'd be anything like as good.

[SomePerson]

So is that

1 3
,-|-|
R 2 4

?

Weird.

The diagram in the car looks something like this:

(but then when you let go it kinda goes right a bit and pretty much ends where 2nd is, so you just move it forward to go into 1st)

[Paul.Power]

Ha ha ha ha ha (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7030422.stm)

One hell of a day for Northern Hemisphere rugby (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7030471.stm)

[SomePerson]

I just ran into a girl from my town who I forgot went to UCLA, and who is older than I so I hadn't seen her for some time.

[Akuryou13]

Sometimes I wonder if you could make a car that was controlled by a videogame controller, and if it'd be anything like as good.ah poo. there actually IS a concept car called the Autonomy or the Hy-Wire, which originally controlled through the use of a PS2-esque controller rather than a steering wheel, but the only images I can find are of a version with a steering wheel of sorts:

http://irishcar.com/hywireparis02.htm

[AndrewTaylor]

Hm. My sort-of-ex is back. This is definitly Positive -- I may not get her back (I may not want her back; I've not decided yet) but I should at least get my DVDs back.

[Akuryou13]

Hm. My sort-of-ex is back. This is definitly Positive -- I may not get her back (I may not want her back; I've not decided yet) but I should at least get my DVDs back.now THAT is an awesome post! :D

[FutureWorm]

Hm. My sort-of-ex is back. This is definitly Positive -- I may not get her back (I may not want her back; I've not decided yet) but I should at least get my DVDs back.
i hate it when bítches steal my dvds :mad:

[AndrewTaylor]

i hate it when bítches steal my dvds :mad:

Yeah, well, it was a little more complicated than that. She wasn't really an any position to return them.

[Blinx]

Just got out of hospital.

I had severe pains in the abdomen on Friday, literally screaming.
And I've been in hospital since a few hours ago.

They don't actually know what was wrong.

It was either my appendix or my gall bladder. :/

[Cyclaws]

Just got out of hospital.

I had severe pains in the abdomen on Friday, literally screaming.
And I've been in hospital since a few hours ago.

They don't actually know what was wrong.

It was either my appendix or my gall bladder. :/

I had that a couple of years ago (well... I guess it's about 7 years ago now). From what I can remember, the nurse said it was either my appendix or an illness I had that caused similar symptoms but isn't nearly as dangerous. I can't remember ever finding out what it was actually, only that the pains went away and haven't come back.

[FutureWorm]

Just got out of hospital.

I had severe pains in the abdomen on Friday, literally screaming.
And I've been in hospital since a few hours ago.

They don't actually know what was wrong.

It was either my appendix or my gall bladder. :/
enjoy your appendicitis

[Akuryou13]

got my Crysis beta working. the game is awesome! all those bushes and such make for a really interesting shooter. feels kinda like battlefield almost, except more strategy, less zerg rush :rolleyes:

[SomePerson]

Today I just put up a "Make Love Not Waste" poster above the trash chute to remind people to recycle, and then just now Housing came by and gave everyone a recycling bin for each room! I'd already gone out and bought one, so now I have two, but nobody else had one, so it's awesome.

Interestingly, the recycling bins, both my old one and the new one, are recyclable, so my roommate jokingly told me to put the old bin in the new one.

[SupSuper]

Why do you need a special bin for recycling? A bin is a bin.

[Squirminator2k]

Because maybe if you put the stuff for recyclign in the general bin, it won't be recycled? :rolleyes:

[Pigbuster]

The religious debate thread got locked. :)

[Squirminator2k]

I'm laying the pages for the print edition of Jump Leads Issue #1, and it feels so good.

[FutureWorm]

I'm laying the pages for the print edition of Jump Leads Issue #1, and it feels so good.
whoa! who's printing it

[Squirminator2k]

Oh, now that would be telling!

...

I'm self-publishing.

[MtlAngelus]

The religious debate thread got locked. :)
Gay .:p

[thomasp]

The religious debate thread got locked. :)

Gay .:p

Blame Futureworm (who first suggested the idea). And AndrewTaylor :p

[FutureWorm]

Blame Futureworm (who first suggested the idea). And AndrewTaylor :p
also run and pickleworm!

[SomePerson]

Katie has a new boyfriend in Oregon.

And I find myself not caring all that much.

In fact, I don't find myself thinking about her that much at all.

It's really quite amazing what can happen so suddenly when you find someone able to take your attention away from such things.:)

[Zero72]

I'm really, really glad to hear that. Congrats on your moving on.

[bonz]

Katie has a new boyfriend in Oregon.

And I find myself not caring all that much.

In fact, I don't find myself thinking about her that much at all.

It's really quite amazing what can happen so suddenly when you find someone able to take your attention away from such things.:)
True.
This post is definitely shorter than your previous "I'm not caring about Katie" posts. ;)

[Blinx]

Katie has a new boyfriend in Oregon.

And I find myself not caring all that much.

In fact, I don't find myself thinking about her that much at all.

It's really quite amazing what can happen so suddenly when you find someone able to take your attention away from such things.:)This is certainly good news.
Myself, I'm finding it pretty difficult getting over my ex, cos we have a close friendship. Which is brilliant, but the only way she got over me she told me, was by disliking me for awhile, and finding someone new.

[SupSuper]

It's true though. The reason people that break up usually don't stick around as friends is because either 1. you ended up on pretty bad terms or 2. it makes it very hard to get over it, or even tendency to hook up again.

[worMatty]

I was quite happy to remain friends with one girl after we broke up, but later I realised she was a silly ****ing cow so I was happy to be rid of her :)

[FutureWorm]

True.
This post is definitely shorter than your previous "I'm not caring about Katie" posts. ;)
i don't remember any of those

oh wait that's the joke isn't it

[Zero72]

Although my little Internet infatuation thing has become something of a problem, I think my little emo spike has more or less ended.

[Akuryou13]

hurrah! I just stumbled onto the Hellgate: London demo over at FilePlanet! WOOT! :D

[SomePerson]

That girl who has made me forget about Katie? We talked/flirted for like 3 hours in the hallway today. Pretty stoked.

[Blinx]

That girl who has made me forget about Katie? We talked/flirted for like 3 hours in the hallway today. Pretty stoked.Niiice. =] Get in there.

[Akuryou13]

Niiice. =] Get in there.if that wasn't intentional, you may want to reword that :p

[SupSuper]

This is Blinx you're talking about. :p

[worMatty]

Get in there means "Go on, my son!" It doesn't mean it literally. I think it's a football/soccer phrase originally.

[Blinx]

worMatty is correct. :)

But, if it can literally happen, then I encourage you do. :p

[worMatty]

Yes, but not in the hallway.

[Blinx]

Is the hallway a metaphor for something?

OH WAIT.

HALLWAY. I actually read all of his post again.

I need help.

[Paul.Power]

I need help.Not really, if that had been my error I'd have chalked it up to cheerful absent-mindedness.

[Blinx]

Update: Well. This girl I like, now knows who I am somehow. Which doesn't bother me. She was walking past the six form suite with her friend today, I was inside, and she could see in through the massive windows. We saw each other and she smiles, and then I think she points me out to her friend, and then they start giggling, and then her friend tries pushing her closer to the window I think, but she was too shy.

So.
I don't know what this means.
Either.
She's too shy to talk to me, cos she likes me.
Or.
She doesn't like me.

Argh.

[Squirminator2k]

Either.
... she likes me.
Or.
She doesn't like me.

Argh.

That's life, kid. *ruffles your hair in an affectionate, Friendly Uncle sort of manner*

In other news, I've decided that I am in love with that girl I mentioned in the NE&O thread, but I've decided not to do anything about it. I mean, what could I do, realistically? No, better to sit on those feelings. We're great friends, and that's more than I could ever hope for.

[worMatty]

Ah, so your neutral thread is no longer needed?

[Squirminator2k]

Not for that subject in particular, no - but people still seem to be using it.

[bonz]

In other news, I've decided that I am in love with that girl I mentioned in the NE&O thread
Ah, so now love is caused by decision rather than hormones, instinct or coincidence? :D