No, I think she's on to something. I remember how all those teachers who had personal lives destroyed my academic success.
figmentPez
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I'm a lot less bothered by it since I learned that VLC can play directly from the rar file.
GasBandit
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But all that's really doing is decompressing it to a temp folder and playing that. Which is dumb.
I'm bothered by Dish bragging about their hopper can record six channels at once and hold 2000 hours of recordings.
First, it's hard enough finding anything on ONE channel worth watching, let alone six at the same time. Second, if TV is taking up so much of your life that you need something like that (not accounting for other household members), I have to worry about you.
First, it's hard enough finding anything on ONE channel worth watching, let alone six at the same time. Second, if TV is taking up so much of your life that you need something like that (not accounting for other household members), I have to worry about you.
It's mainly for families. When you have 3+ people all competing for the same channels on the only TV in the house, it's helpful to be able to record shows for later. It probably saves money too if you get one of these instead of getting extra cable boxes.
I got chewed out by my British principal a couple weeks ago and he said something similar. I had gone from the Hong Kong trip right into end of semester exams. Grading writing exams using the British keystage system takes some time and on top of that I had to do student comments. He came into my office complaining that comments weren't done and said I wasn't "running on all gears". I explained that I had five days less than everyone else due to the HK trip and he retorted that I should have brought all that work home and done it there (despite me already staying late after school). I simply said I have responsibilities that exist outside of this classroom that I have to deal with which he responded with, "Teachers take their work home all over the world. "
I said, "And teachers also get tenure, full medical and retirement pensions....all over the world--but I don't get that here". Probably the wrong thing to say, but I was pissed, it felt good to say and he dropped it after that.
GasBandit
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Everything is terrible and I'm sick and goddamned tired of everybody and everything being too busy sucking cock down on fuckshit avenue to pull their heads out of their asses and do what they're supposed to in a semi-competent manner and the whole world needs to die screaming right now.
Tonight I told my husband that I finally figured out what I wanted for Valentine's Day. He asked if it was a nose job. 
Is it better or worse if that turns out to be a new sex act?Tonight I told my husband that I finally figured out what I wanted for Valentine's Day. He asked if it was a nose job.
Best reply? "No, but now I kind of want a divorce..."Tonight I told my husband that I finally figured out what I wanted for Valentine's Day. He asked if it was a nose job.
I was thinking more along the lines of "Now I know what kind of job you won't be getting on Valentine's Day".
I am from NJ afterall.
He said Italian, not Guido.
Ooohhhh... unless you mean this kind of "Italian job", which he earned after the nose comment.
I prefer a more Michael Cain approach.He said Italian, not Guido.
Ooohhhh... unless you mean this kind of "Italian job", which he earned after the nose comment.
I prefer the Corleones.I prefer a more Michael Cain approach.
Maybe without Fredo though.
People freaking out when there's a file extension they don't recognise and won't open. No, it isn't a virus. Yes, I'm sure. Yes, I'm sure downloading 7-zip isn't a virus either. Do you want to access your .TAR file and do your job or would you like an ativan? I don't care which, just stop freaking the fuck out.
Whenever I get stupid translation clients that make unreasonable demands, I start to hate whatever the translation is about. So, for example, if the asshole client wants me to translate a press release on a new product, I start hating the company and the product, and will probably never buy from them. If it's an academic paper, I automatically think less of that particular academic field. If it's a scathing review for a restaurant I automatically make plans to eat at that restaurant at least three times in the next week.
My latest client is particularly moronic. And the file is a government report on gender equality. So I've developed a problem with gender equality.
My latest client is particularly moronic. And the file is a government report on gender equality. So I've developed a problem with gender equality.
I understand the annoyance, especially if they're exaggerating, but on the other hand...Better safe than sorry. If all of my friends and family suddenly decided they'd never open an unknown file type ever again, I'd be damn happy
My problem isn't so much that they won't open it, it's that they freak out because it won't open when they click it. "OBVIOUSLY IT'S A VIRUS!"I understand the annoyance, especially if they're exaggerating, but on the other hand...Better safe than sorry. If all of my friends and family suddenly decided they'd never open an unknown file type ever again, I'd be damn happy
Yes, obviously.
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Anonymous postingjust in case my wife comes looking...
In one of our fights I mentioned how she still resents me for trying to stay friends with an ex when we started dating.
She told me "She sent you a "heart" via text! No one does that unless they are still in love with you!!".
I should send my wife a facepalm emote.
In one of our fights I mentioned how she still resents me for trying to stay friends with an ex when we started dating.
She told me "She sent you a "heart" via text! No one does that unless they are still in love with you!!".
I should send my wife a facepalm emote.
I think that's one of the facepalmingliest IT anecdotes I've ever heard.
--Patrtick
I dunno, if my wife stayed friends with an ex and he sent her a <3 text, I'd be pretty pissed off too.
I don't think I would have been too happy about an ex-girlfriend sending my boyfriend a heart via text or my boyfriend remaining friends with this person. However, if this is something that keeps coming up in your marriage years later, and this ex is no longer sending you texts, there is a much bigger issue at hand.
GasBandit
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So remember my busted TV? It would turn itself back off after 3 seconds, and not illuminate behind the entire screen. I thought I'd be super clever and do the research to fix it myself, since usually these things are just a burned out capacitor. And I did. A friend of mine and I took the TV apart at his house (he's got better tools and soldering stuff), and found the burned out caps, ordered new ones from China.
They took a month or so to get here, but we soldered them in and it did the trick! The TV worked again. Pleased with myself for having saved hundreds of dollars with a little patience, I brought my repaired TV back home.
And now it won't turn on at all.
Rastalnikov.
They took a month or so to get here, but we soldered them in and it did the trick! The TV worked again. Pleased with myself for having saved hundreds of dollars with a little patience, I brought my repaired TV back home.
And now it won't turn on at all.
Rastalnikov.
GasBandit
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I just put in a Nissan commercial that ended with a 19 second disclaimer.
In my opinion, there should be an exorbitant fine for any commercial that requires a disclaimer to be more than 10% of the total length of the spot. Because at 19 seconds you're basically saying "everything we just said is a lie for 99% of all foreseeable circumstances."
In my opinion, there should be an exorbitant fine for any commercial that requires a disclaimer to be more than 10% of the total length of the spot. Because at 19 seconds you're basically saying "everything we just said is a lie for 99% of all foreseeable circumstances."
GasBandit
Staff member
I'm not saying we should make disclaimer requirements more lax, I'm saying that if something they want to say requires a disclaimer, they shouldn't say it at all.
Honesty---in advertising?