Random talk thread: It just keeps happening

[Himu]

one of the worst articles i've read this year

http://gawker.com/5896405/do-not-go-into-advertising

what a fucking idiot

[Pringo]

ya and watching how the algorithm works.  Should see rotating red lines when you hit play after drawing dots.

here is two more in case people are interested.

http://arviefrydenlund.github.com/algorithmVisualizations/convexhull.html
http://arviefrydenlund.github.com/algorithmVisualizations/pointInConvexhull.html

Not sure if you're too concerned about it but in the Convex Hull program the geometric term is "plane" not "plain".

[Madrun Badrun]

ya, will fix.  Thanks.

[Mupepe]

They go by weight and not body fat percentage?  What a stupid company policy

[Robo]

one of the worst articles i've read this year

http://gawker.com/5896405/do-not-go-into-advertising

what a fucking idiot

This could link to any random Gawker article and still be an accurate post.

[FlameofCallandorReturns]

one of the worst articles i've read this year

http://gawker.com/5896405/do-not-go-into-advertising

what a fucking idiot

This could link to any random Gawker article and still be an accurate post.

This time Gawker is right. Sorry Himu. I absolutely cannot wait to get out of advertising. It's fucking depressing. Wait till you are making the millionth shitty ad for the same uncreative client. You'll want to pull your eyes out.

Also "designers" are a dime a dozen. Have fun not advancing for a looooong time.

[Phoenix Dark]

wtf kind of job?

[chronovore]

Sooooo just got into a heated moment with my boss. Last year we had a health initiative that was voluntary called not one ounce, where if you participated you got paid 25 for maintaining and 50 for losing at least 1% of your body weight. I wanted the money, so I dipped into underweight territory to get the 50.

Flash forward to this morning, it's now a mandatory company policy. The weight you must maintain? The lowest weigh in from last year! So I will basically be losing 25 dollars if I'm not underweight. Can they even do this shit? I told him I'm not participating and he got huffy saying it was passed down from his bosses and I didn't have a choice. I stood my ground saying it would be unhealthy for me and I have health goals to gain weight this year in muscle. So now he's all pissed at me!

Such bullshitttttt

It's probably illegal. Any chance you can talk to a lawyer about it? Group policies with indefensible policies make lawyers salivate.

[FlameofCallandorReturns]

Can you just tell him you are trying to gain weight and put on some muscle?

[Joe Molotov]

You should have said "I could lose XXX lbs (insert appropriate weight here) if you would just get off my BAAAAACKKK!!" and then thumbed your nose at him.

[Barry Egan]

there is no way it's legal to force employees to lose weight    maybe you've won the lottery after all Spencer. 

[bork]

One of the firms we support just reported a paper jam in a coffee machine.   

[Cormacaroni]

If Spencer wasn't the skinniest dude on the planet this would be less of a joke

Surely everyone can see from 100 feet away that you don't need to lose weight?

[Joe Molotov]

If Spencer wasn't the skinniest dude on the planet this would be less of a joke

Surely everyone can see from 100 feet away that you don't need to lose weight?

His boss is like...

[Phoenix Dark]

One of the firms we support just reported a paper jam in a coffee machine.   

Never underestimate middle aged and old people's ability to break things at work

[Cormacaroni]

My coffee won't print! I've been trying Ctrl + C for like half an hour and nothing!

[Huff]

Spencer, I'm sure some kind of a physician's note could be passed on to get them off your back

[Inspector Thatcher]

One of the firms we support just reported a paper jam in a coffee machine.   

"The coffee is too strong!  Quick, stuff more filters in there to thin it out!"

[Eric P]

what's up, seasonal allergies?  keeping me up all night?  that's coo.

[G The Resurrected]

Prescription Pain pills and three pints of IPA = fun night

[Flannel Boy]

I've been without wellbutrin or celexa for a week. Kill me.

[Boogie]

My wife made me join instagram, so far I've found the Internet loves weed

This is news to you?

[Himu]

one of the worst articles i've read this year

http://gawker.com/5896405/do-not-go-into-advertising

what a fucking idiot

This could link to any random Gawker article and still be an accurate post.

This time Gawker is right. Sorry Himu. I absolutely cannot wait to get out of advertising. It's fucking depressing. Wait till you are making the millionth shitty ad for the same uncreative client. You'll want to pull your eyes out.

Also "designers" are a dime a dozen. Have fun not advancing for a looooong time.

my experience has been overwhelmingly positive. sorry you had bad experiences.

[The Sceneman]

do they have dreadies

[T234]

Any of these broads close to KY spencer?

[G The Resurrected]

Slaughtered a pig over the weekend and so I've got a bunch of parts. So I made bacon dried it out in the dehydrator. Took a roll slab a bit of peanut butter then cracked pepper and some bacon crumbs. OMG so good.

[brawndolicious]

Slaughtered a pig over the weekend and so I've got a bunch of parts. So I made bacon dried it out in the dehydrator. Took a roll slab a bit of peanut butter then cracked pepper and some bacon crumbs. OMG so good.

What method did you use for the slaughtering?  Just a quick slice of the throat before the pig knows what's happening or did you (or they) knock it out and then you cut the throat.

I heard it may be better to do it while the pig is conscious as the air hammer might not knock them out the first time.  Of course that is assuming you don't screw up and miss the artery, if goes perfectly then they should lose blood pressure in the brain within a couple seconds so presumably they would never know that they were about to die.

I want to slaughter at least one of every animal that I normally eat.

[G The Resurrected]

Straight killer fool, they had a little knife for the throat slitting. It had no idea what was gonna be happening 

I mainly went cause I wanted to learn how to make proper meat cutting techniques. I've killed a few chickens, one calf, and two deer. All have weighed heavy on my conscious but that's cause I was a gluten and ate them all.

[Mupepe]

We slaughtered a pig when I was little.  My dad just shot the pig in the head with a 30.06 in the barn. 

[Powerslave]

Video killed the radio star.

[Huff]

We went through a hog roasting phase in college, but we'd always pay dudes from the agriculture college to kill and clean the pig. They always just shot it in the head.

[Crash Dummy]

fuck this british weather

[Diunx]

Taking a shit at work right now, feels good man.

[Corporal]

I'm too tired to fall asleep. Sucks. Stupid body, just go into standby already. 

[Diunx]

Going to Casa de Campo this weekend, want me to say hello to any particular celebrity?

[brawndolicious]

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryamericas/2012/04/2012457232669440.html

Why the hell would I want to go to school and be burdened with debt for the rest of my days?

Some careers really do require you to learn things in school before you can start working (like any science major).  But a lot of people also will just take a major that they like, but won't really learn anything from it that is relevant to their future careers.  Sometimes they still try to believe that college magically made them a better adult since that's what your parents told you it will do.

Although in creative fields, the networking you can do in college is very valuable.

[Cormacaroni]

A degree is mostly just proof that someone can stick at something tedious for a few years for a vague promise of future recompense, which is all most employers want

[Huff]

Depending on what your plans are, theres no need to go to an expensive school. It makes sense for most people to stay at home for as long as possible and go to a school nearby. Finishing in four years is nothing mandatory either. Graduating with a degree can be done with almost no student debt if planned right.

[Madrun Badrun]

if you go into compsci you wont stay in debt long

[Cormacaroni]

What about taking free online courses for college credit?  Probably not much good unless you attend an actual reputable school at some point, but you could at least seriously cut down on tuition by doing as many courses as you can for free. And it would probably help a lot with admission.

[Phoenix Dark]

It just really sucks.

I really want to goto college and wanted to start later this year but what the hell am I supposed to do? Take on a massive pile of debt before I even have a high-paying job and then more than likely spend most, if not all of my twenties living with my parents hoping to increase my chances of paying off the loans. You know, I love my family and would do anything for them but I hate living here. The entire environment is terrible and just when I think Ive finally found a way out I find myself at a wall trying to figure out how the fuck I'll get past it.

I'd love to be a writer or work in video production of some degree(film would be great) but my understanding is that going to college for those two things is expensive.  I spend most of my free time writing and readings on video production. Ive also been trying to teach myself html, CSS working with C++ and Unity & UDK hoping that maybe if I'm good at multiple things I'll always have something to fall back on.

I might as well just work some shit retail job until I die or end up like my dad, who God bless him, works 30 hour weeks and fuck up his back to sometimes have absolutely nothing to show for it. He'd love to get a better job but his area of expertise isn't ripe with employment opportunities around here.

Are there any community colleges in your area? They're cheaper and offer similar benefits. And depending on how you do you could get a scholarship and transfer to a 4 year university with a shit ton of credits

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

It just really sucks.

I really want to goto college and wanted to start later this year but what the hell am I supposed to do? Take on a massive pile of debt before I even have a high-paying job and then more than likely spend most, if not all of my twenties living with my parents hoping to increase my chances of paying off the loans. You know, I love my family and would do anything for them but I hate living here. The entire environment is terrible and just when I think Ive finally found a way out I find myself at a wall trying to figure out how the fuck I'll get past it.

I'd love to be a writer or work in video production of some degree(film would be great) but my understanding is that going to college for those two things is expensive.  I spend most of my free time writing and readings on video production. Ive also been trying to teach myself html, CSS working with C++ and Unity & UDK hoping that maybe if I'm good at multiple things I'll always have something to fall back on.

I might as well just work some shit retail job until I die or end up like my dad, who God bless him, works 30 hour weeks and fuck up his back to sometimes have absolutely nothing to show for it. He'd love to get a better job but his area of expertise isn't ripe with employment opportunities around here.

Are there any community colleges in your area? They're cheaper and offer similar benefits. And depending on how you do you could get a scholarship and transfer to a 4 year university with a shit ton of credits

Green Man may want to do his research with that.  I think Mr. Gundam said (correct me if I'm wrong) that Washington public universities now require all of the credits to come from a four year university for it to count towards a bachelors degree.  If that is the case, community college won't do a bit of good.

And Green Man, there are ways to pay through school.  There is work study, research opportunities, internships, etc.  Grants are sometimes given to high academic performances and you can still try to get scholarships in school, often in the first year.  Then if job security is an issue, stay active and involved in school (extracurriculars and what not), and network your ass off.  That isn't a 100% guarantee by any means but come graduation time, you'll be a lot more competitive.  It sucks but this is the best route for you.  I think it can be pretty foolproof but if not, you'll certainly do better than the slackers who did half assed work and have jack shit to show for it at the end.

[Phoenix Dark]

It just really sucks.

I really want to goto college and wanted to start later this year but what the hell am I supposed to do? Take on a massive pile of debt before I even have a high-paying job and then more than likely spend most, if not all of my twenties living with my parents hoping to increase my chances of paying off the loans. You know, I love my family and would do anything for them but I hate living here. The entire environment is terrible and just when I think Ive finally found a way out I find myself at a wall trying to figure out how the fuck I'll get past it.

I'd love to be a writer or work in video production of some degree(film would be great) but my understanding is that going to college for those two things is expensive.  I spend most of my free time writing and readings on video production. Ive also been trying to teach myself html, CSS working with C++ and Unity & UDK hoping that maybe if I'm good at multiple things I'll always have something to fall back on.

I might as well just work some shit retail job until I die or end up like my dad, who God bless him, works 30 hour weeks and fuck up his back to sometimes have absolutely nothing to show for it. He'd love to get a better job but his area of expertise isn't ripe with employment opportunities around here.

Are there any community colleges in your area? They're cheaper and offer similar benefits. And depending on how you do you could get a scholarship and transfer to a 4 year university with a shit ton of credits

Green Man may want to do his research with that.  I think Mr. Gundam said (correct me if I'm wrong) that Washington public universities now require all of the credits to come from a four year university for it to count towards a bachelors degree.  If that is the case, community college won't do a bit of good.

And Green Man, there are ways to pay through school.  There is work study, research opportunities, internships, etc.  Grants are sometimes given to high academic performances and you can still try to get scholarships in school, often in the first year.  Then if job security is an issue, stay active and involved in school (extracurriculars and what not), and network your ass off.  That isn't a 100% guarantee by any means but come graduation time, you'll be a lot more competitive.  It sucks but this is the best route for you.  I think it can be pretty foolproof but if not, you'll certainly do better than the slackers who did half assed work and have jack shit to show for it at the end.

Jeez that sucks. Michigan has a couple of the best community colleges in the country, and the public universities accept credits from them now. I wound up going to Eastern Michigan because the University of Michigan wouldn't accept most of my high school/community college credits; that allowed me to transfer as a junior. Which I then proceeded to kind of waste by changing my major a billion times smh

[Huff]

In Florida, there's no such thing as a "community college" anymore. They all offer at least 1 4 year program to get a degree in. Most people do continue the norm of getting the AA then booking it to a better school though

[chronovore]

One of the firms we support just reported a paper jam in a coffee machine.   

Wrong sized filter? How the hell does that even work?

[chronovore]

Just spent the week keeping track of my mom in the hospital. Things appear to be going well, and I am cautiously optimistic.

[Madrun Badrun]

last day of classes yesterday. slept 12 hours.  feels great.

[Mupepe]

Just spent the week keeping track of my mom in the hospital. Things appear to be going well, and I am cautiously optimistic.

That's awesome, man.  Hopefully everything works out.

[Himu]

It just really sucks.

I really want to goto college and wanted to start later this year but what the hell am I supposed to do? Take on a massive pile of debt before I even have a high-paying job and then more than likely spend most, if not all of my twenties living with my parents hoping to increase my chances of paying off the loans. You know, I love my family and would do anything for them but I hate living here. The entire environment is terrible and just when I think Ive finally found a way out I find myself at a wall trying to figure out how the fuck I'll get past it.

I'd love to be a writer or work in video production of some degree(film would be great) but my understanding is that going to college for those two things is expensive.  I spend most of my free time writing and readings on video production. Ive also been trying to teach myself html, CSS working with C++ and Unity & UDK hoping that maybe if I'm good at multiple things I'll always have something to fall back on.

I might as well just work some shit retail job until I die or end up like my dad, who God bless him, works 30 hour weeks and fuck up his back to sometimes have absolutely nothing to show for it. He'd love to get a better job but his area of expertise isn't ripe with employment opportunities around here.

Go to school overseas. it is far cheaper and often faster and you will more than likely receive a better education.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/01/education/01scotland.html?pagewanted=all
http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/08/08/go-to-college-outside-us/

[chronovore]

Just spent the week keeping track of my mom in the hospital. Things appear to be going well, and I am cautiously optimistic.

That's awesome, man.  Hopefully everything works out.

Thank you, truly.

She's out of acute medical care, and now into physical rehab, and they're hopeful she can walk again with a couple weeks' PT.

[Himu]

Sounds like she'll make a recovery, man. Good thing.

[Mupepe]

That's great, man.  Close calls with a loved one like that really make you appreciate your time with them.  I wish you guys all the best.

I've got an aunt that I haven't been particularly close to for over a decade.  She's in a coma after she got a staph infection during a routine surgery.  They've been trying to fight off the infection for about 3 weeks but they've not had much luck.  She is such a sweet woman  and I'm kicking myself for not making an effort to be closer all these years.  I keep hoping for an unexpected turnaround everyday.   

[Phoenix Dark]

Just spent the week keeping track of my mom in the hospital. Things appear to be going well, and I am cautiously optimistic.

That's awesome, man.  Hopefully everything works out.

Thank you, truly.

She's out of acute medical care, and now into physical rehab, and they're hopeful she can walk again with a couple weeks' PT.

Good to hear man, and I hope things continue to improve as well

[Groogrux]

Just found out my late-wife's uncle is up Shit Creek (oh, the irony) without a paddle to the tune of about $9 million dollars.  Apparently, he was the captain of a barge that took out a section of bridge in Kentucky. 

My mom said it made major news, but I completely missed it.  They've kept his name hush-hush, but her aunt told me about it the other night.  Fucking cray-cray!

[ZephyrFate]

Think im trying coke tonight. we'll see how it goes.

[Phoenix Dark]

Think im trying coke tonight. we'll see how it goes.

[brawndolicious]

It just really sucks.

I really want to goto college and wanted to start later this year but what the hell am I supposed to do? Take on a massive pile of debt before I even have a high-paying job and then more than likely spend most, if not all of my twenties living with my parents hoping to increase my chances of paying off the loans. You know, I love my family and would do anything for them but I hate living here. The entire environment is terrible and just when I think Ive finally found a way out I find myself at a wall trying to figure out how the fuck I'll get past it.

I'd love to be a writer or work in video production of some degree(film would be great) but my understanding is that going to college for those two things is expensive.  I spend most of my free time writing and readings on video production. Ive also been trying to teach myself html, CSS working with C++ and Unity & UDK hoping that maybe if I'm good at multiple things I'll always have something to fall back on.

I might as well just work some shit retail job until I die or end up like my dad, who God bless him, works 30 hour weeks and fuck up his back to sometimes have absolutely nothing to show for it. He'd love to get a better job but his area of expertise isn't ripe with employment opportunities around here.

It may be best to get a computer science degree while working on making games/mods so that you have something to show to game companies. Even if your dream doesn't work, you'll have a pretty useful degree that you can fall back on by applying to another industry.

A lot of schools have decent video game programs too, I'm in UC Santa Cruz and their video game program is pretty huge.  As far as I can tell, these programs seem to be computer science with a focus on some creative game design classes and a big senior project, so you may be able to double major in that and CS but I'm not sure if there's enough overlap in units.

I don't know how it is in your state but in California, you can transfer your units from almost any community college to a UC or CSU.  This makes it so much cheaper to do your lower division courses.  See if your state has something like that.  Honestly, the only reason to go directly from high school to university in California is if you want the extra couple years of research experience and networking (or to get away from your parents).

[ZephyrFate]

Im okay PD. It's fine

[etiolate]

There's something that grocery stores use late at night when they're in clean-up mode that gives me some weird allergic reaction. It's not severe, but my eyes water up and start to close up. It's just annoying because it makes me look like I'm crying over bought milk.

[brawndolicious]

It's just bleach, stores do kind of have that faint odor of a swimming pool at night.