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SPAMBOT THUNDERDOME / Re: Re: Social Issues in Games
« on: March 08, 2013, 12:48:17 PM »
I missed them on purpose because I thought they sounded funny without the spambot posts :D
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Real Life / Re: First World Problems
« on: February 28, 2013, 07:16:19 PM »
Buy another computer.
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Thaddeus Boyd's Panel of Death / Re: Religulous
« on: February 27, 2013, 06:30:45 PM »
Hahaha no they won't.
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Real Life / Re: First World Problems
« on: February 23, 2013, 01:44:19 PM »
2000th post and I can't seem to make it into some sort of a joke :(
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Thaddeus Boyd's Panel of Death / Re: ¡Science!
« on: February 15, 2013, 10:57:01 AM »
Dem blankets.
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Real Life / Re: Your Job: The Movie
« on: February 11, 2013, 10:00:04 PM »
Of course I'm only suggesting this if you think there is actually a reasonable problem that you need to correct so that you don't face disciplinary actions. You know more than us, she might just have been having a bad day or something. Bitches be trippin', man.
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Real Life / Re: Your Job: The Movie
« on: February 11, 2013, 09:55:41 PM »
Without trying to get into the 'I don't know what I'm talking about because obviously I've only ever worked at shit jobs' argument I think the best thing you can do is just discuss with the person exactly what they have a problem with and exactly why. I'm not saying make excuses or even to argue with someone, but if you explain to them that listening to music helps you work more efficiently (it does for me at least) and that you're just trying to make your desk a comfortable environment which also helps your efficiency she'd be hard pressed to keep bitching about those things.
At the end of the day she's basically complaining that you aren't being professional enough. You should address this also, but in a more meaningful way. Ask her point blank what she thinks you need to improve on and put together some actionable plan to do so along with clear checkpoints for you to show you're making progress.
At the end of the day she's basically complaining that you aren't being professional enough. You should address this also, but in a more meaningful way. Ask her point blank what she thinks you need to improve on and put together some actionable plan to do so along with clear checkpoints for you to show you're making progress.
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High-Context Discourse / Re: Imagery Unload
« on: February 06, 2013, 01:11:10 PM »
Personally, I always pay whatever the automatic tip is and then leave like 20 percent on the table in cash.
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Gaming Discussion / Re: Wii Troubleshooting
« on: February 03, 2013, 11:44:44 PM »
Soldering irons are great additions to home kits for a lot of things.
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Real Life / Re: Weather
« on: January 31, 2013, 12:13:04 PM »
Speaking of weird weather, it thundersnowed here a few days ago. Thunderstorm with sleet and snow! Yay. I didn't even know that was possible.
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Media / Re: Song Currently Stuck In Your Head
« on: January 30, 2013, 12:22:53 PM »
Alabama Shakes - Always Alright
I tend to get songs that play over the end credits in movies stuck in my head.
I tend to get songs that play over the end credits in movies stuck in my head.
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Real Life / Re: Adventures in Slumberland
« on: January 26, 2013, 01:41:53 AM »
Eh, now I just have dreams where all my teeth are coming out while I'm eating something or that its storming really hard out and rain is coming through all of the light fixtures.
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Real Life / Re: What's Cookin'?
« on: January 21, 2013, 02:43:55 AM »
One of the worst things about microwaves is how they cook.
Most people think they cook 'from the inside out' or something stupid like that.
In reality what they do is the microwaves bombarding the item cause all of the water molecules they hit in something to basically jiggle and this friction causes heat.
This is BAD for a number of reason. It tends to dry out most things if not properly covered. If things are sealed the water vapor can cause things to explode (even if the 'seal' is a particularly thick hotdog casing) and if stuff isn't sufficiently 'wet' it will not heat it properly. Also the water vapor that can make stuff explode is also the reason almost anything you get out of a microwave that IS properly covered (so it wont dry out) is really soggy. As an aside, you can actually microwave a completely dry piece of Styrofoam and it will do absolutely nothing to it!
Also because of the nature of how they heat, they actually are TERRIBLE about getting something done all the way through in one go. I think it was QI that taught me that the reason you are supposed to stop half way through almost everything you microwave and stir it is because the microwaves only heat about the first inch of what ever you're heating. This normally isn't an issue for reheating a plate but uneven cooking plays hell when you're actually trying to cook a meal.
Basically, what I'm saying is almost every TV dinner or heat up chicken or steak patties you can buy have direction for cooking in an oven or on a stove top, and those are the direction they prefer you use. Like brent said, if you have a counter a one cup coffee maker (for soups or hot drinks) and a toaster oven will probably help you more in the long run than trying to live off of soggy microwaveable meals.
Most people think they cook 'from the inside out' or something stupid like that.
In reality what they do is the microwaves bombarding the item cause all of the water molecules they hit in something to basically jiggle and this friction causes heat.
This is BAD for a number of reason. It tends to dry out most things if not properly covered. If things are sealed the water vapor can cause things to explode (even if the 'seal' is a particularly thick hotdog casing) and if stuff isn't sufficiently 'wet' it will not heat it properly. Also the water vapor that can make stuff explode is also the reason almost anything you get out of a microwave that IS properly covered (so it wont dry out) is really soggy. As an aside, you can actually microwave a completely dry piece of Styrofoam and it will do absolutely nothing to it!
Also because of the nature of how they heat, they actually are TERRIBLE about getting something done all the way through in one go. I think it was QI that taught me that the reason you are supposed to stop half way through almost everything you microwave and stir it is because the microwaves only heat about the first inch of what ever you're heating. This normally isn't an issue for reheating a plate but uneven cooking plays hell when you're actually trying to cook a meal.
Basically, what I'm saying is almost every TV dinner or heat up chicken or steak patties you can buy have direction for cooking in an oven or on a stove top, and those are the direction they prefer you use. Like brent said, if you have a counter a one cup coffee maker (for soups or hot drinks) and a toaster oven will probably help you more in the long run than trying to live off of soggy microwaveable meals.
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Real Life / Re: PET PEEVES FUCK
« on: January 16, 2013, 05:32:32 PM »
Calling babies babaybays from now on.
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Media / Re: Movies in the Theater
« on: January 15, 2013, 08:01:21 PM »
I honestly think it was completely on purpose. A sort of play up on the high society of the south at the time. That they would misspell a name like that accidentally and not even know it. I mean just look at Calvin. A francophile who knows almost nothing of France, not even that Alexandre Dumas, who he'd named a prized slave after, was in fact the son of a slave himself. And seemingly, to confirm this, you will notice that Waltz pronounces the name properly the entire movie.
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Media / Re: Movies in the Theater
« on: January 13, 2013, 11:47:08 PM »
The most fascinating thing to me is how divisive this movie is. At my theatre we had people walk out of the exact same screening that got a standing ovation from the rest of the crowd at the end. I guess people still get that pissed over language.
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Real Life / Re: I Wanna Be The Army
« on: January 10, 2013, 03:30:37 PM »
I'm picturing TA eating like Mr. Ed 'talks' now. Seriously though how do you have to eat that the underside of your lip is visible every time you do it?
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Real Life / Re: I Wanna Be The Army
« on: January 10, 2013, 12:03:24 PM »
You got in like a year too late, John. Last year the military did a huge make over of their dress code and basically banned anyone from joining that had tattoos anywhere the uniform can't cover up.