Random talk thread: It just keeps happening

[Diunx]

This job is so boring!

[Cormacaroni]

Describe what you do in mind-numbing detail so we can enjoy a few brief moments of schadenfreude before returning to our own personal nightmares.

[Diunx]

I'm an indexer and my job is pretty much copy and paste numbers, after I'm done with all the accounts I need to check each and everyone of them again to see that all the numbers are the same then print everything and confirm again.

[TakingBackSunday]

Don't you have interns for that?

[Diunx]

Nope, american companies pay people in poor countries to do that for 7 hours a day.

[Van Cruncheon]

i'd believe he was using a Dvorak k/b before I believed he was listening to Dvorak

[Groogrux]

So my wife and I are wanting to take a road trip for our anniversary this year for just a few days and then come back.  She keeps on suggesting that we go to the Biltmore House in NC.  I told her I'm sorry, but that sounds like the most boring fucking road trip ever. 

"Let's leave our house and pay to go see somebody else's huge fucking house!" 

I've almost got her sold on taking a trip down to Memphis...  THE HOME OF THE FUCKING BLUES!

[Mupepe]

So my wife and I are wanting to take a road trip for our anniversary this year for just a few days and then come back.  She keeps on suggesting that we go to the Biltmore House in NC.  I told her I'm sorry, but that sounds like the most boring fucking road trip ever. 

"Let's leave our house and pay to go see somebody else's huge fucking house!" 

I've almost got her sold on taking a trip down to Memphis...  THE HOME OF THE FUCKING BLUES!

The wife and I are doing a road trip to NYC for our anniversary this year.

[Groogrux]

Starting a new thread for this, methinks...

[Phoenix Dark]

Is your father-in-law coming too?

[Shaka Khan]

My dad wants to befriend me on Facebook. Ok

[Mr. Gundam]

So my wife and I are wanting to take a road trip for our anniversary this year for just a few days and then come back.  She keeps on suggesting that we go to the Biltmore House in NC.  I told her I'm sorry, but that sounds like the most boring fucking road trip ever. 

"Let's leave our house and pay to go see somebody else's huge fucking house!" 

I've almost got her sold on taking a trip down to Memphis...  THE HOME OF THE FUCKING BLUES!

The wife and I are doing a road trip to NYC for our anniversary this year.

We spend the weekend in Vancouver, BC for our anniversary every year. I can't believe it will be five years this July.

[Mupepe]

So my wife and I are wanting to take a road trip for our anniversary this year for just a few days and then come back.  She keeps on suggesting that we go to the Biltmore House in NC.  I told her I'm sorry, but that sounds like the most boring fucking road trip ever. 

"Let's leave our house and pay to go see somebody else's huge fucking house!" 

I've almost got her sold on taking a trip down to Memphis...  THE HOME OF THE FUCKING BLUES!

The wife and I are doing a road trip to NYC for our anniversary this year.

We spend the weekend in Vancouver, BC for our anniversary every year. I can't believe it will be five years this July.

Oh man, I bet that's nice.  We want to take a trip to either Vancouver, Montreal or Toronto soon. 

[Groogrux]

If we had an extra day, we'd probably go to BC.  And no, her dad is not coming for this one.  Cause I'd buy a gun.  And I'd fuckin' shoot the old bastard.

[Mr. Gundam]

So my wife and I are wanting to take a road trip for our anniversary this year for just a few days and then come back.  She keeps on suggesting that we go to the Biltmore House in NC.  I told her I'm sorry, but that sounds like the most boring fucking road trip ever. 

"Let's leave our house and pay to go see somebody else's huge fucking house!" 

I've almost got her sold on taking a trip down to Memphis...  THE HOME OF THE FUCKING BLUES!

The wife and I are doing a road trip to NYC for our anniversary this year.

We spend the weekend in Vancouver, BC for our anniversary every year. I can't believe it will be five years this July.

Oh man, I bet that's nice.  We want to take a trip to either Vancouver, Montreal or Toronto soon. 

We've got our favorite hotel up there, along with our favorite restaurants. It's always a fun weekend.

[Diunx]

Post some pics of your shaved chest wrath!

[Madrun Badrun]

Shit, CPU didn't come with thermal paste.  Now I actually have to go outside and interact with a sale-plebian. 

edit:  comes with thermal paste already applied!  woot.  Still have tot talk to sales-plebians to get new shoes

[Raban]

Shit, CPU didn't come with thermal paste.  Now I actually have to go outside and interact with a sale-plebian. 

edit:  comes with thermal paste already applied!  woot.  Still have tot talk to sales-plebians to get new shoes

You silly bitch

[drew]

You silly sociopath

fixed

[Raban]

Also accurate.

[Madrun Badrun]

Wrong.  You guys need a bigger vocabulary of psycologoical disorders.

This website summarizes some of the common features of descriptions of the behavior of sociopaths.


    * Glibness and Superficial Charm
I lack any charm

    * Manipulative and Conning
Ya a little bit

    * Grandiose Sense of Self
I am a worm

    * Pathological Lying
Nope

    * Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt
I'm all about shame and remorse

    * Shallow Emotions
I have a very good range from depresion to depresion.

    * Incapacity for Love
more like incapacity to be loved

    * Need for Stimulation
need for stimulation of my penis, by a girl

    * Callousness/Lack of Empathy
I empathize.  With animals.

    * Poor Behavioral Controls/Impulsive Nature
No.

    * Early Behavior Problems/Juvenile Delinquency
Yes.

    * Irresponsibility/Unreliability
No.

    * Promiscuous Sexual Behavior/Infidelity
I wish.

    * Lack of Realistic Life Plan/Parasitic Lifestyle
Well I do want to go to grad school.

    * Criminal or Entrepreneurial Versatility
Mayyyybe
 

[cool breeze]

 

if that list was real then I'd be a sociopath

[Mr. Gundam]

We're supposed to get another snowstorm sometime today. I don't want another 8 hour drive home tonight, but I've got a meeting after work... ugh.

[Brehvolution]

We're supposed to get another snowstorm sometime today. I don't want another 8 hour drive home tonight, but I've got a meeting after work... ugh.

Can't just conference in on your cell?

[Madrun Badrun]

I just realized that I have no dvd burner to burn my windows 7 iso with

So I either have to
1) switch out my new dvd drive into a old computer first to burn the thing
2) install ubuntu first and mount the iso then run it from the harddrive, which I'm not sure I can even do



edit:  Looks like microsoft is considerate of people with no dvd writable drives and no friends to help them
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/10/26/windows-7-usbdvd-download-tool-creates-and-makes-bootable-dvd-disc-or-usb-flashhard-drive-from-iso-image/

microsoft

[Madrun Badrun]

Not quite, but close!

If you replace the old woman with the goverment, and instead of "toes sticking" out put "Nami chewed on these ones", then you would be correct.

[Madrun Badrun]

also I paniced and decided not to go show shopping.  I did how ever go get blank dvd's and computer speakers.

I only did so because I thought it would be even more cowardly if I didn't go out at all.

I'll probably just go with these and pray they work instead of actually going out
http://www.theshoemart.com/alden-mens-straight-tip-blucher-oxford-plaza-last-burnished-dark-tan-/pvc-ald-mxsdlc-2836_ald_m_straight_tip_blucher_oxford_plaza_last.html

[Brehvolution]

Not quite, but close!

If you replace the old woman with the goverment.

That's Shoesolism!

[Madrun Badrun]

[Mr. Gundam]

We're supposed to get another snowstorm sometime today. I don't want another 8 hour drive home tonight, but I've got a meeting after work... ugh.

Can't just conference in on your cell?

Nope, it's an evaluation meeting. I have to be there. Snow is coming down hard now and the temp has dropped to 30. I'm thinking maybe reschedule... not again.

[cool breeze]

This is a terribly stupid question, but: Is there a particular reason why there are so many different and required ways to cite certain sources?  One class is mla, the other is apa, another is chicago, and then there is a cool teacher that says "dump the info in the back i dont give a fuck"

[Joe Molotov]

Not quite, but close!

If you replace the old woman with the goverment, and instead of "toes sticking" out put "Nami chewed on these ones", then you would be correct.

I thought the old woman was supposed to represent our "nanny" state.

[chronovore]

"A man was hospitalized with 6 plastic horses up his ass. The  doctors described his condition as stable."

[BlueTsunami]

I have to Facebook that stable joke

[fistfulofmetal]

new Turisas album art:



fuckin' amazing

[Madrun Badrun]

So I started playing civ V at noon.  That was an hour ago.  It is now 5.  WTF?

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I have no idea what I'm doing though  :'(

[close]

[Madrun Badrun]

Does windows 7 not have virtual desktops?  That seems a but backwards.

[Pringo]

Does windows 7 not have virtual desktops?  That seems a but backwards.

I think you need third party software for virtual desktops in 7. Bunch of 'em listed here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/virtualization/2137-virtual-desktop-7-a.html

Might be something nice to add to Windows 8 I guess.

[Pringo]

Was reading on style guides on Wikipedia and ran across this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_Style_Guide

So depressing.

[Brehvolution]

Does windows 7 not have virtual desktops?  That seems a but backwards.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

[Mr. Gundam]

This is a terribly stupid question, but: Is there a particular reason why there are so many different and required ways to cite certain sources?  One class is mla, the other is apa, another is chicago, and then there is a cool teacher that says "dump the info in the back i dont give a fuck"

Yes.  APA is a scientific citing style and focuses on year of publication because up to date information is more important in dealing with peer reviewed papers than author. 

APA was the bane of my existence while writing my Master's Thesis.

[cool breeze]

This is a terribly stupid question, but: Is there a particular reason why there are so many different and required ways to cite certain sources?  One class is mla, the other is apa, another is chicago, and then there is a cool teacher that says "dump the info in the back i dont give a fuck"

Yes.  APA is a scientific citing style and focuses on year of publication because up to date information is more important in dealing with peer reviewed papers than author.  MLA is non-scientific and used mostly by the humanities and author comes first.  Chicago style is a more flexible style.

Thanks.  I kinda knew that and was just venting because I was writing papers all week for different types of classes and mixing them up. ~20 pages of APA and going to ~12 of MLA is annoying.  It's amazing how lax undergrad teachers are about citations; most only cared about them for direct quotes.  Now it's "WHY YOU NO CITE" for everything.

[Groogrux]

I just looked outside, cause I thought my A/C had kicked on.  There is a fucking downpour of rain outside.  I've never seen it rain so hard. 

It's raining so hard, the ground be getting pregnant.

[Phoenix Dark]

Glad to hear Green Man!

[chronovore]

My dad went to a job interview today and about and half-hour after getting back, he received a call telling him he had the job and he start's tomorrow. Really happy he found something that pays really well, just hope the benefits are great too.

Great news, Green Man. Unemployment as a main breadwinner is really stressful. Glad to hear things getting better.

[Brehvolution]

10 inches of new snow fell since 3am. It's still coming down. They are predicting very high winds. I just hope the power doesn't go out.

northeast winters

My back yard

[Boogie]

Great news, Green Man. Unemployment as a main breadwinner is really stressful. Glad to hear things getting better.

Yeah.  My younger bro hasn't had steady full-time employment since coming back from Afghanistan almost two years ago.  He's wanted to follow my footsteps and become a cop, but everyone slowed down their recruitment and he hasn't been able to get on any force.

He's currently an on-call mail delivery guy, plus doing his part-time Reserves work. Has been off and on Unemployment a couple of times now.  and they've got a kid on the way.

[Phoenix Dark]

damn

Is he still active duty, or is he finished?

[Boogie]

damn

Is he still active duty, or is he finished?

I'm not sure of the distinction, as applies to Canada.  He's still a member of the Reserves.  Does maybe one night a week at his local barracks, and the occasional weekend exercise.

If you mean, is he deployable back to Afghanistan, unlike the 'States, Reservists here are only sent over if they volunteer and put their names in.  And while he would do so in a heartbeat, he's not willing to put the wife through it again.

[Phoenix Dark]

Ah I see. Hope everything works out for him. I have a couple buddies in Afghanistan, and another who just came home. He's going to school now, and ultimately is planning on applying for the secret service.

jeez the situation there sounds horrible though, from what they've been willing to talk about 

[Madrun Badrun]

So I tried watching Sherlockholms on bluray and half way though it quites and tells me that the monitor (or dvi cable) I'm using isn't HDCP complient and stops the movie.  This happens about 4 times and each time I can't skip to the main menu so I have to skip though each ad individually.  Finnally I get sick of it and just watched the crappy dvd rip I downloaded when the movie came out.  Why the fuck am I being punished for actually buying the movie?  FUCK.

edit:  It looks like everything I have is HDCP complient wtf.

EDIT:  and the shoes I want can't be shipped to canada fuck.

[Joe Molotov]

So I tried watching Sherlockholms on bluray and half way though it quites and tells me that the monitor (or dvi cable) I'm using isn't HDCP complient and stops the movie.  This happens about 4 times and each time I can't skip to the main menu so I have to skip though each ad individually.  Finnally I get sick of it and just watched the crappy dvd rip I downloaded when the movie came out.  Why the fuck am I being punished for actually buying the movie?  FUCK.

edit:  It looks like everything I have is HDCP complient wtf.

EDIT:  and the shoes I want can't be shipped to canada fuck.

http://www.whitewhine.com/

[Madrun Badrun]

Fuck you.  It's my birthday and I'll whine if I want too.

[drew]

not only is it your birthday but it's friday night and you're sitting on the computer

[Boogie]

Fuck you.  It's my birthday and I'll whine if I want too.

dude, is it really your birthday?

[Boogie]

not only is it your birthday but it's friday night and you're sitting on the computer

stfu......

[CajoleJuice]

not only is it your birthday but it's friday night and you're sitting on the computer

stfu......

hey, at least it's an AWESOME computer

[Madrun Badrun]

not only is it your birthday but it's friday night and you're sitting on the computer

stfu......

hey, at least it's an AWESOME computer

So awesome.

[Boogie]

not only is it your birthday but it's friday night and you're sitting on the computer

stfu......

hey, at least it's an AWESOME computer

I have an AWESOME transcript with an EA support bot, but I can't copy and past it because the fuckin' thing keeps screwing up when I try to take my real name out.....

[Boogie]

Okay, let's try this:  Ya ya, TL:DR.  Gets better closer to the end when I start to lost my shit at an obvious bot:


Susane: Hi, my name is Susane. How may I help you?

 Boogie: Hi

 Boogie: This is sort of a multi-stage problem

 Susane: Hello there .

 Boogie: I just purchased a new gaming computer today

 Susane: All right.

 Boogie: I had already owned a physical copy of Mass Effect 1

 Boogie: I tried to install it on my new computer.  The installation went all the way through to completion

 Susane: Are you getting any error message?

 Boogie: but I could not play the game, trying to boot it up would result in an error for, I think "autolauncher.exe".  I uninstalled and reinstalled the game multiple times

 Boogie: I guessed that it might be some sort of problem with my disk (though it worked on my old computer)

 Boogie: I then, tonight, purchased a digital download copy of the game.

 Boogie: downloaded it for 5 hours.  Then clicked install

 Susane: All right.

 Boogie: the install fails at about 75 percent complete, at, I think "saferun.exe"

 Boogie: it would be an understatement to say I am unhappy at these developments

 Boogie: since I have now purchased the same game twice, and neither "version" will work on my new computer

 Susane: I understand the inconvenience you have experienced. I would appreciate if you could please stay online, while I research the issue further.

 Boogie: 'kay

 Susane: Thank you.

 Susane: Thank you for your time and patience.

 Boogie: I'm trying hard to suppress my sarcastic nature, but:  is the delay indicative of a pending unsatisfactory response to my inquiry?

 Susane: I do apologize for the delay in get back to your message. Please know that we are receiving contacts in high volume which is not normal.

 Boogie: especialy since I received a cookie-cutter response the moment I started to type in this field.

 Boogie: plus that one.  I am not an idiot.  I can recognize boilerplate when I see it.

 Susane: I have looked into your issue. saferun.exe serves as a common process denoting an executable program in the Microsoft Windows operating systems. saferun.exe is an essential component of windows operating system which located in C:\windows\system32. saferun.exe error is caused by program confliction within the related file. It is the most common executable files because it is used to run programs, so it can be used as a malicious delivery system for adware, spyware and malware.

 Boogie: that.....did absolutely nothing to solve my problem.

 Boogie: are you a real person?

 Susane: Yes, I am real person.

 Boogie: I'm shortly going to demand a phone number to talk with a real human being.  Even if one is only available tomorrow, or Monday

 Boogie: then could you give me a real response?

 Susane: Please stay online I will try my best to resolve your issue now.

 Boogie: oh great.  four boilerplate responses in a row.

 Boogie: I'd like a phone number, please

 Boogie: I purchased a game that will not install.

 Boogie: I either want it to work, or I want my money back.

 Susane: If you want to contact us by calling then you can call 650-628-1001, this service is available between 8AM PST till 5   PM PST.


 Susane: I have looked into your issue, and found a link that contains the information related to your issue, please visit the below link:
 http://www.fixexeproblems.com/file/saferun.exe.html

 Boogie: well, that was predictable.  I type in "phone number" and you spit out a script.

 Boogie: gawdammmit

 Boogie: hey susane, what's your middle name?

 Boogie: or: ask for my middle name.

 Susane: Could you please provide me your middle name Boogie ?

 Boogie: that is not the way a human being would frame that question.

 Boogie: My middle name is Carter, and fuck you.

Susane: Do you wish to get refund for your game purchased ?

 Boogie: I wish for my purchased game to WORK

 Boogie: and I wish to talk to a real HUMAN BEING

 Susane: I understand your frutration over this issue. I am a real person and I would suggest you to please visit the link provided by me and try to perform those steps

 Boogie: once more:  I am not an idiot.  I'm a gawdamned Mountie.  I can recognize a script when I see one.  What's your favourite TV show?

Boogie: once more:  I am not an idiot.  I'm a gawdamned Mountie.  I can recognize a script when I see one.  What's your favourite TV show?

 Susane: WWE night Raw.


 Boogie: you have got to be kidding me

 Susane: You purchased the game and really wish to play it. so please try to perform the steps provided by me and let me know if your issue resolved.

 Boogie: so, what is the most recent, newsworthy development on WWE monday night RAW?

Susane: I would request you to please be on game issue and let me know if you have any issue or query related to game.

 Boogie: Fuck you and your little dog too