The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Neon Pirate said:
And pheromones. Never forget super-pheromones!
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Oooooooh that is a good power! You can convince people to do whatever you want, make them vomit, the sky is the limit! This is the primary theory behind Yeti mind-control. And no I did not just make that up, that is an actual thing in yeti mythology. Really weird.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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The superpower I wanted most was the ability to edit the minds of other people on my computer like source code. But I'd settle for console commands, I guess.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

LittleSin said:
When I was a little kid I used to love going with Dad to get gas. Why? Because there were these colourful little falls dancing around in a plastic bubble while the gas pumped. To this day I don't know what their purpose was but they have stuck with me.

I salute you, colourful gas balls!
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My favorite station had a little propeller which spun as the gas flowed through. They were pretty much for what you expect...people wanted confirmation that fuel was actually going through the opaque tube into their tank, so there were several methods of visually confirming the flow. Previously, if you wanted 5 gallons of bass, the guy measured 5 gallons of gas into a big glass tank on top, then he would let it drain into your tank. Presumably the visual indicators were created so people didn't feel the machines were cheating them.
checkeredhat said:
I actually stumbled upon the purpose of those things a while ago, but I forget what it is now. Now I'm going to have to look that up
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You sure you're not thinking of the colored balls in antifreeze testers? They are there to demonstrate the density of the liquid, so that you can tell what the ratio of antifreeze to water is, so you know whether you are prepped for hot (boil over) or cold (freeze) conditions. I supposed something similar might've been used with gas pumps so you could tell how much water/alcohol/gasoline was going through the line, but that sounds too complicated and fiddly for a system in everyday use.

--Patrick
 
LordRendar

LordRendar

Yoshimickster said:
Oooooooh that is a good power! You can convince people to do whatever you want, make them vomit, the sky is the limit! This is the primary theory behind Yeti mind-control. And no I did not just make that up, that is an actual thing in yeti mythology. Really weird.
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Mindcontrolling Yetis sounds badass.
 
Neon Pirate

Neon Pirate

Yoshimickster said:
Oooooooh that is a good power! You can convince people to do whatever you want, make them vomit, the sky is the limit! This is the primary theory behind Yeti mind-control. And no I did not just make that up, that is an actual thing in yeti mythology. Really weird.
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I really want to use that excuse! "Look, Officer, it wasn't my fault, the Yetis made me drive (insert through\\over\faster-than offense here)...they did it with pheromone control!"
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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Neon Pirate said:
Are you assuming functional OS and media there? Or just willing to work around the many glitches?
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What I envisioned was I could boot up DOS (yeah, it was this long ago), fire up turbo pascal, and open up "yourname.tp" and fiddle with the variables and subroutines. Save, compile, and all of a sudden you REALLY want to give me 5 bucks every time you see me.

People I REALLY hated, I'd just blank the file. Instant persistent vegetative state.
 
Neon Pirate

Neon Pirate

Yoshimickster said:
I'm thinking of using it in my comic! Maybe some kick-ass yeti conspiracy or something.
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You must use that in your comic!

GasBandit said:
What I envisioned was I could boot up DOS (yeah, it was this long ago), fire up turbo pascal, and open up "yourname.tp" and fiddle with the variables and subroutines. Save, compile, and all of a sudden you REALLY want to give me 5 bucks every time you see me.

People I REALLY hated, I'd just blank the file. Instant persistent vegetative state.
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stienman said:
Pretty hard case of impotent nerd rage going on there, eh?
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Shit...I would just be happy with a way to shock users through their keyboards...can relate to the nerd rage (no impotence issues fortunately) but would vegetative state make a difference in many cases? How would anyone tell the difference?
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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There weren't that many that merited the full mind wipe in my opinion at the time. I just wanted people to do what I wanted them to do. It was basically just a computer-based form of permanent mind control.
 
Zappit

Zappit

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We finally got a final diagnosis on my grandfather. Prostate cancer that has spread to the bone. Stage four. At this point, they can't cure it. There are some treatments to slow or stop its progression, but all we can hope to do now is to buy him time and try to make it more comfortable for him. We might be able to give him a decent amount of time. The treatment they're eyeing seems to always have a positive effect, but its just not a guarantee of anything long term. Damnit. God fucking damnit.

I've been very close to my grandparents all my life. This just ripped my heart out of my chest, and it's hard to even comprehend what's coming. I want to hope we can stop this thing from progressing, because if that happens, he can keep going, living comfortably the longest. After this clusterfuck just getting to this point, with these doctors missing this for so long, I just don't know...

But, the treatment they're eyeing has shown results every time. There's that. There's that much to hope for.
 
Piotyr

Piotyr

Both my parents are apparently in the hospital right now. My mom has appendicitis, and my dad tore the rotator cuff in his shoulder trying to help my mom into the emergency room.
 
Zappit

Zappit

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Grandparents (and a few other members of the family were back at the oncologist's again today, and the prognosis is...optimistic. It sounds like there's a good chance of slowing or stopping the progression, and my grandfather will still be with us for awhile. Just crossing my fingers that it does go that way.
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

I'm heading off to my girlfriend's parents' place to ask them for permission to marry her! Wish me luck!

(Yes I have a real girlfriend, stop looking so surprised)
 
Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Good for you Bhamv3! May numerous white cats not walk in front of you!

Edit: Or would it be lucky if a white cat DID walk your path? I assume if they didn't it would be lucky but I do not know. CURSE YOU CATS AND YOUR AMBIGUOUS LUCK QUALITY!
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

Well, it went all right. Her parents basically said they hope I can do some things the traditional Chinese way (such as getting a matchmaker to propose for me, it's all basically just a formality) but on the whole they're all right with us getting married.

Yay.
 
Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

A few years ago a blast of atomic energy burst forth from a black hole. It has logically been theorized that when enough matter is absorbed by the whole it restructures itself as said atomic energy. Could this energy...be sentient? Could this be how the gods were made? Could Dark Matter be the formless chaos of Greek legend that created all good and evil?

Just a thought.
 
Chad Sexington

Chad Sexington

I just want everyone to know, and by everyone I mean Yoshimickster, that it is possible to respond to threads you've previously created, which is ideal for things like, and I'm just picking a random example here, sequential art.
 
Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Chad Sexington said:
Ha, don't apologise, I'm just teasing :p Half my "What's New" page was your comics. It was somewhat surprising. I can't say I really care how many of what are posted.
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Oh thank you I wasn't sure if it is a genuine complaint or not due to me being extremely nervous about how to post it. I have been restarting the first level of Bloons TD over and over again I am that nervous.
 
Azurephoenix

Azurephoenix

I just saw a woman today who was the spitting image of Lydia from Skyrim. The resemblance was uncanny... right down to the hair (minus the braid). It was strange because I was standing there trying to remember where I knew her from lol.
 
LittleKagsin

LittleKagsin

Guys...

It has nearly been 1 year since I started regularly posting on here. I'm half-tempted to put this in a 'victory' thread. :)

Wow....

How shall we celebrate?!
 
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