Random talk thread: It just keeps happening

[Samson Manhug]

Not only is it a copy and paste scam based on another pyramid scheme from last year, mailing alcohol is illegal.

[CatsCatsCats]

Is there a way with how embedding YouTube works on this site to have a video start at a specific time?

[I'm a Puppy!]

edit: I'm an idiot.

I've tried the t thing it doesn't work here.

[Purrp Skirrp]

Is there a way with how embedding YouTube works on this site to have a video start at a specific time?

Nah, I've tried before and it never works.

[CatsCatsCats]

Thanks guys

[Rufus]

You can post a timestamped link if you use URL tags, but yeah, no way to embed them that way.

[fistfulofmetal]

Last night the girlfriend and I decided to hunker down and actually do our Xmas shopping (which we completed successfully, go us). During the process I found this really fucking weird GOAT STORY Mug which I bought for my brother because it's fucking weird.

This lead me down the path of searching for ACTUAL Drinking Horns with the intention of getting one for my dad. I ended up finding out that they all tend to smell like dead animals and leak like crazy. So I didn't end up getting it. One would think with todays technology we could make a Drinking Horn that doesn't smell like a dead fucking animal.

[benjipwns]

The polar vortex is splitting up right now, and one lobe of the vortex is going to be located just north of Michigan. The flow around this lobe of the polar vortex will guide air from Siberia into Michigan.

Russians hacking our weather.

[fistfulofmetal]

I think I need a new mouse. My Logitech G700 from like 4 years ago is starting to have issues with the mouse clicks doubling up and it's annoying.

Anyone recommend a decent gaming mouse? Doesn't have to be crazy.

[Madrun Badrun]

I fixed my G700 from doing that.  Its a bit annoying but do able/ 

[fistfulofmetal]

how do?

[Madrun Badrun]

http://zalbee.intricus.net/2014/02/how-i-fixed-my-logitech-g500-mouse/

[fistfulofmetal]

woot, that fixed it!

[Huff]

Have a friend visiting Mexico City right now who hasn't responded to texts asking if she's alright

Semi concerned

[bork]

12:40 PM: Email: "Hi, we need a power strip in conference room ## right away for our 1:00 PM meeting!"
Me: "I'll let the desktop services people know right away for you."

12:45 PM: Desktop dude is already on the way.

12:50 PM: Email from a different person: "Hi, I don't know if you heard about this, but conference room ## needs a power strip!"
Me: "They're already there with it."

1:22 PM: Phone call from yet a different person: "Hi, did you guys know that conference room ## was supposed to get a power strip?!?!"
Me: "Yes, they brought it by there like 35 minutes ago."

1:40 PM: Phone call from the same person again: "Oh, Bork!  Glad it's you.  I called you before about the power strip.  Yes, well...when we request one, what should I ask for?"
Me: "Uh...A power strip?"
Her: "Well the Meeting Room Manager software says it's an extension cord.  Is that the same thing?"
Me: "It should be in MRM.  I'll ask them for you just to make sure."

1:45 PM: I talk to the desktop guy and we both are LOLing and ready to throw ourselves off the roof over this crap. 

1:50 PM: I Email the person back with "Yes, it's the same thing.  Make sure you add a note to your requests in MRM for a 'long power strip' to avoid any confusion."
Her: "OK, got it!"

2:00 PM: New ticket request from the same person: "Hi, we need a long power strip set up in conference room ## for a meeting on 1/12."
Me:

2:05 PM: I Email this woman back and again explain that she needs to add this note IN THE MEETING REQUEST in the software we have for this, not to just make tickets.
Her: "OK, got it!"

 

[Brehvolution]

We've had software engineers come to IT and complain about their machines because their code wasn't working. 

[seagrams hotsauce]

Last night the girlfriend and I decided to hunker down and actually do our Xmas shopping (which we completed successfully, go us). During the process I found this really fucking weird GOAT STORY Mug which I bought for my brother because it's fucking weird.

This lead me down the path of searching for ACTUAL Drinking Horns with the intention of getting one for my dad. I ended up finding out that they all tend to smell like dead animals and leak like crazy. So I didn't end up getting it. One would think with todays technology we could make a Drinking Horn that doesn't smell like a dead fucking animal.

It's like the saying goes man; you can take the horn out of the smelly dead animal, but you can't take the dead animal smell outta the horn

[Momo]

I never knew the northern exposure intro was satire till today, always just thought it was 'weird' 

[CatsCatsCats]

So my brother and I are both adopted, 6 years apart. Found out my parents mostly waited 6 years because they were holding out for another white one :collarpull

[Madrun Badrun]

Its like that one time I went to Bestbuy to get a PS Vita and walked out empty handed because they didn't have a white one.  Eventually I gave up and got a black one.

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Just joking I never bought a Vita

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I did spend extra money to get the brown ones of these
https://www.amazon.ca/Sennheiser-HD-598-Headphones-Accents/dp/B0042A8CW2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482986183&sr=8-1&keywords=headphones+wood

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[chronovore]

Its like that one time I went to Bestbuy to get a PS Vita and walked out empty handed because they didn't have a white one.  Eventually I gave up and got a black one.

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Just joking I never bought a Vita

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I did spend extra money to get the brown ones of these
https://www.amazon.ca/Sennheiser-HD-598-Headphones-Accents/dp/B0042A8CW2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482986183&sr=8-1&keywords=headphones+wood

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Burlwood and beige? Are you also rocking a twin reel tape deck and a 512k Macintosh?

[Madrun Badrun]

yes

[nudemacusers]

Those headphones are awesome 👏🏻

[bork]

I spent some time during the last two long weekends listening to stupid "true horror" type stories being narrated on Youtube.  Basically people taking reddit story submissions and reading them back, sometimes adding music and sound effects.  It's pretty obvious that like 99% of everything is fake, but it's still the kind of stuff that keeps me up at night.  Especially the stories about stalkers and home invasions.  I keep saying that I need to quit listening to this stuff but am hooked. 

So my dumb ass is listening to more of these stories as I take apart an old TV stand I'd been using to throw away and set up a replacement.  I wound up with a lot of trash and decided to go drive to the local library, which has a bunch of big dumpsters in the back.

I load the car up with trash and start driving there.  It's around 5:00 PM and the road is pretty empty, being New Year's Day observed.  It's dark and gray outside and it starts raining a bit.  It's also a little foggy.  "Perfect weather for one of those stories to happen to me," I LOL to myself.

And as I turn into the library parking lot, I see a lone car parked there.  Creeped me the fuck out.     I drove right near it to see if anyone was inside, but it was empty, so I dumped my stuff and left. 

I gotta stop listening to those fucking stories. 

[Great Rumbler]

I spent some time during the last two long weekends listening to stupid "true horror" type stories being narrated on Youtube.  Basically people taking reddit story submissions and reading them back, sometimes adding music and sound effects.  It's pretty obvious that like 99% of everything is fake, but it's still the kind of stuff that keeps me up at night.  Especially the stories about stalkers and home invasions.  I keep saying that I need to quit listening to this stuff but am hooked. 

[I'm a Puppy!]

oh god. this is a thing? I am in SO much trouble. I'm going to be listening to these cringe/laugh fests for days. Thanks guys

[VomKriege]

Is the KLF coming back ?

http://www.factmag.com/2017/01/03/the-klf-video-collage-return-23/

[Positive Touch]

I spent some time during the last two long weekends listening to stupid "true horror" type stories being narrated on Youtube.  Basically people taking reddit story submissions and reading them back, sometimes adding music and sound effects.  It's pretty obvious that like 99% of everything is fake, but it's still the kind of stuff that keeps me up at night.  Especially the stories about stalkers and home invasions.  I keep saying that I need to quit listening to this stuff but am hooked. 

jesus CHRIST that guy sucks at Mario 2

[fistfulofmetal]

Girlfriend and I have been thinking about starting a table-top RPG group. So I just bought the Pathfinder beginners box and she's building her character. I think I'm gonna be the GM.

[chronovore]

Girlfriend and I have been thinking about starting a table-top RPG group. So I just bought the Pathfinder beginners box and she's building her character. I think I'm gonna be the GM.

Doesn't the Pathfinder Beginner's Box assume use of their included, premade characters? I know the Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG does that.

BTW, if run the game, feel free to update here if you like:
http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=42980

[fistfulofmetal]

Hmm, don't think so? It comes with a book for the purpose of creating a character and character sheets so I assume you don't have to use their premades.

[Atramental]

http://www.space.com/35265-newfound-asteroid-buzzes-earth-2017-ag13.html

https://twitter.com/Slooh/status/818490525556899842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw


*phew* 

[chronovore]

http://www.space.com/35265-newfound-asteroid-buzzes-earth-2017-ag13.html

https://twitter.com/Slooh/status/818490525556899842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw


*phew* 

Meanwhile, Trump has dismissed the people overseeing the nuclear weapons with no replacements, despite requiring congress' approval, and NASA isn't looking too good either, so chances of a real-life Armageddon movie re-enactment look slim.

[fistfulofmetal]

Anyone familiar with buying your own router or modem for Verizon FIOS?

[Phoenix Dark]

Speaking of routers, what's a good way to use Chromecast in a hotel? I'm going to be doing some traveling for work and from what I understand it's nigh impossible to use on hotel wifi.

[brawndolicious]

I think I read that Roku has a mode to let you do that so maybe chromecast does too. I've definitely used Netflix in hotels (laptop) tho so I'm not sure why there was any issue for peeps.

[Great Rumbler]

I've definitely used Netflix in hotels (laptop) tho so I'm not sure why there was any issue for peeps.

With laptops or tablets, it's not a problem at all. But for TV boxes like the Roku and Chromecast it's more difficult since hotel wifi requires you to pass through a web page first, and those boxes don't generally have any means of opening a web page. But I'm pretty sure that the most recent Rokus have some kind of hotel mode to get around that.

[Madrun Badrun]

NOFX's album from last year is damn hot.   I like NOFX but never considered them anything but mediocre but this is great. 

[I'm a Puppy!]

So it's been a rough few weeks for my mormon friends

- The Mormon tabernacle choir agrees to sing at Trump's inauguration. In essence negating all their talk for only associating with people with good morals
- A senior leader gives a speech about how sexual relations in a marriage should be "holy" and careful not to do anything that would offend god
- A leak came out of leadership paystubs showing they make around 120k after living expenses and such. That might not seem like much, but keep in mind that the church very publically and proudly teaches that their ministry is completely unpaid.

The last two in space of a week. The meltdowns are rather large.

[chronovore]

So it's been a rough few weeks for my mormon friends

- The Mormon tabernacle choir agrees to sing at Trump's inauguration. In essence negating all their talk for only associating with people with good morals
- A senior leader gives a speech about how sexual relations in a marriage should be "holy" and careful not to do anything that would offend god
- A leak came out of leadership paystubs showing they make around 120k after living expenses and such. That might not seem like much, but keep in mind that the church very publically and proudly teaches that their ministry is completely unpaid.

The last two in space of a week. The meltdowns are rather large.

Religions can be hypocritical? No way!


My Utah-born mormon boss at my first Japanese job was a piece of work. He'd somehow rented a public-housing apartment, fitting three teacher in a two-bedroom unit, and charging us 2.5X the actual rent, so he could pay for one more unit in which he housed missionaries. When I got in a traffic accident between classes, I called him on a public phone and his first question was "Can you finish your classes tonight?" instead of "Are you hurt?" He told me on my first day of employment that he thought AIDS was God's punishment of the wicked.


I was not fond of that guy.

[Brehvolution]

So it's been a rough few weeks for my mormon friends

- The Mormon tabernacle choir agrees to sing at Trump's inauguration. In essence negating all their talk for only associating with people with good morals
- A senior leader gives a speech about how sexual relations in a marriage should be "holy" and careful not to do anything that would offend god
- A leak came out of leadership paystubs showing they make around 120k after living expenses and such. That might not seem like much, but keep in mind that the church very publically and proudly teaches that their ministry is completely unpaid.

The last two in space of a week. The meltdowns are rather large.

 
 

[bork]

When I got in a traffic accident between classes, I called him on a public phone and his first question was "Can you finish your classes tonight?" instead of "Are you hurt?"

Wow, he got ingrained in Japanese culture real fast.

[etiolate]

Well if its a hole then its holey amirite

[Phoenix Dark]

Seems like my PSU died; had it since 2008 so seems like pretty good value. Here's the old one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182032R&cm_re=Rosewill_RP600V2-S-SL_600W_ATX12V_v2.01_SLI_Ready_Power_Supply-_-17-182-032R-_-Product

I'm trying to find something that is comparable in dimensions (5.91" x 3.39" x 5.51") and performance. Any suggestions? Def want to order today.

Any suggestions bros?

[Phoenix Dark]

Late last night I got done brushing my teeth and as I put my toothbrush up I noticed my computer shut off. Tried to turn it back on, nothing happened. Monitor, speakers, etc still had power. Initially I thought perhaps it was overheated and shut itself off but the next morning I tried again and no power.

[Purrp Skirrp]

Seems like my PSU died; had it since 2008 so seems like pretty good value. Here's the old one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182032R&cm_re=Rosewill_RP600V2-S-SL_600W_ATX12V_v2.01_SLI_Ready_Power_Supply-_-17-182-032R-_-Product

I'm trying to find something that is comparable in dimensions (5.91" x 3.39" x 5.51") and performance. Any suggestions? Def want to order today.

Any suggestions bros?

What's your budget? This one is good and supposedly pretty quiet.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817438048

5.91" x 3.39" x 5.91"

Might be overkill for your needs, but it's my pick for my mini ITX build. It's one of the few PSUs that will fit my case (node 304), and I wanted something fully modular. Of the PSUs I could choose from it's definitely one of the better ones.

[chronovore]

When I got in a traffic accident between classes, I called him on a public phone and his first question was "Can you finish your classes tonight?" instead of "Are you hurt?"

Wow, he got ingrained in Japanese culture real fast.

Nice.


He was worse about that, to be honest. He married a Japanese woman, had two boys by her, and wanted to keep his school running and have it be a revenue stream so he could move back to Utah. He said he didn't care if his boys ever spoke Japanese again once he got them back to Utah. I felt bad for his wife; I tried to picture what it would be like to have a spouse shit on my half of our kids' cultural heritage like that.

[Phoenix Dark]

Seems like my PSU died; had it since 2008 so seems like pretty good value. Here's the old one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182032R&cm_re=Rosewill_RP600V2-S-SL_600W_ATX12V_v2.01_SLI_Ready_Power_Supply-_-17-182-032R-_-Product

I'm trying to find something that is comparable in dimensions (5.91" x 3.39" x 5.51") and performance. Any suggestions? Def want to order today.

Any suggestions bros?

What's your budget? This one is good and supposedly pretty quiet.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817438048

5.91" x 3.39" x 5.91"

Might be overkill for your needs, but it's my pick for my mini ITX build. It's one of the few PSUs that will fit my case (node 304), and I wanted something fully modular. Of the PSUs I could choose from it's definitely one of the better ones.

This looks good. Gonna keep doing research. thanks bro

[toku]

whatever you go with, EVGA is a great brand.

[Purrp Skirrp]

whatever you go with, EVGA is a great brand.

Yup, and PD just so you know the G2 series is even better than the GS, but it's also packing an extra half inch

3.35" x 5.91" x 6.50"

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438054

[Phoenix Dark]

I'll try that when I get home. How many minutes should I wait between unplugging/plugging?

I'll also test another PSU before buying one.

[I'm a Puppy!]

So I was talking to this lady who I worked with, it was her last day so I took her out to lunch. She's a huge Trump supporter (so much so she's going to the inauguration)   going through a divorce and is going to do one of those "find yourself" journeys. I asked her what she was going to do after her little journey and she said she'd go back to being an independent consultant. I asked her what she was going to do about insurance. She said that she would be on her husband's insurance for the rest of the year (yeah right, he'll kick her off the moment the divorce is done) and then she said, "Thank god that the republicans are getting rid of Obamacare! I'll sign up with whatever healthplan the GOP comes up with, but it has to accept pre-existing conditions!"

It was one of the few times I actually uttered, "That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works."

She was like "What?"

I didn't have the time to educate her on how the healthcare and insurance markets work and just said "I wish you luck."

[zomgee]

I never knew the northern exposure intro was satire till today, always just thought it was 'weird'

do what?

[Phoenix Dark]

I'll try that when I get home. How many minutes should I wait between unplugging/plugging?

I'll also test another PSU before buying one.

one minute is probably fine, could be less, but around a minute or so

edit: actually this probably won't work because what your description about what happened and your computer suddenly turning off, that sounds like a serious problem. but power cycling is so simple it can't hurt to try it

It only turned off once. Like the second I got done brushing my teeth I glanced and noticed it had just shut down. Figured it was a power outage or something but everything else was still on.

[I'm a Puppy!]

Yesterday I saw a car with the license plate of MRECCHI. I wanted to take a pic but couldn't get the angle right

So long Mr. Ecchi!

[brawndolicious]

Somebody at my work has an early 2000s Mercedes that has TRPNBLZ.

[Huff]

Trying decide if I should do an additional 2 year fellowship

Pros: Area of interest, more competitive + additional types of job opportunities, possible future in academia

Cons: 2 more years of resident work at probably increased time required for research/publishing and putting real life on hold, am competitive for solid/dream jobs now, doesn't really effect earning potential

[Madrun Badrun]

grad school has to be real life dude.  It just keeps going. 


I do not follow my own advice. 

[Mupepe]

Should I get the Google pixel or iPhone 7 plus? I was a Windows phone guy until my 920 died. I bought a nexus 6 and have regretted it since purchase. It's been a buggy mess  ever since I got it. Every update has at least one super annoying bug it brings my phone. Right now there are 3: wifi takes at least 30 seconds to work every time I turn the screen on so I've resorted to turning it off most times which eats up my data. 2nd is when I'm using Bluetooth audio about 5 minutes in to each time I play something the volume just turns all the way down. I only have a motorcycle so listening on my commute has become a PITA. 3rd is that now when browsing the web the phone freezes up for 20-30 seconds and when it comes back it goes crazy going to random webpages or writing a bunch of text.

So I can't take it anymore. But I also know that others don't seem to be having this many issues. My wife is also on her second Samsung Note and loves it. But I am feeling really burned with this phone.

I'm not really an app person outside of audible and Google play music. The only other thing I have that I think might be an Android only thing is a PSX emulator I use to play FFT on the can. Can I get this on iPhone? I mostly just browse the net and listen to music and audio books on my commute.

What are some down sides to the iPhone? What should I know before making the jump?

[Samson Manhug]

Fucking iPhone 7 doesn't have a headphone jack, man. I'm getting the Pixel next and leaving Apple for good after that and the MacBook Pro nonsense.