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The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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Went on a hike, and a haunted maze, wish I could've enjoyed it but I am ninety percent sure I'm going through some sort of light sickness/exhaustion.
@Bubble181 the first part of that is just something that I did. Not a joke.
The part about the softball team is a reference to the classic Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat" where Mr. Burns brings in a bunch of major league baseball players as ringers in order to win a company softball game. However in a hilarious and highly improbable turn of events, the ringers end up not playing due to various shenanigan (all except for Daryl Strawberry, Homer's replacement). One of the players was Don Mattingly who was constantly told by Mr. Burns that he had to shave his sideburns, but no matter how much of his hair he cuts, Mr. Burns won't be placated. This results in him being kicked off the team.
The part about the softball team is a reference to the classic Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat" where Mr. Burns brings in a bunch of major league baseball players as ringers in order to win a company softball game. However in a hilarious and highly improbable turn of events, the ringers end up not playing due to various shenanigan (all except for Daryl Strawberry, Homer's replacement). One of the players was Don Mattingly who was constantly told by Mr. Burns that he had to shave his sideburns, but no matter how much of his hair he cuts, Mr. Burns won't be placated. This results in him being kicked off the team.
Men are weak, fragile creatures
I think the problem is less that those men wanted to stop over those side effects (which, as said, are also reasons many women don't use hormonal contraceptives) and instead that the people running it, instead of just letting those 20 individuals opt out, chose to shut down the entire testing procedure over the reaction of 6% of the subjects doesn't seem very scientific.
A less shitty news source on the study:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/30/health/male-birth-control/
That seems like a lot of adverse events for 320 guys. I wonder how it compares to female birth control trials. The downsides after stopping don't seem very good either:
That said, when I was younger (and not snipped), I would definitely have been all over this if I found the side effects tolerable. I think that the slant of most of the news articles I've read on this research ("Men are pussies who can't handle side effects that women have to deal with") is total bullshit. Less men (percentage-wise) dropped out of this study due to side effects than the percentage of women who choose not to take hormonal birth control for the same reason.
Ultimately, the researchers ended the study early due to the side effects, and continue to work toward a better formulation. I'm sure that if it were the 1950's (when female birth control was invented), and there was no other highly effective methods on the market, things might have gone differently, and it'd be us guys getting shots, rather than the ladies taking the pill. But since there are effective methods already, I'm sure these guys want to make as marketable a product as they can.
Since this therapy is an injection you gotta take every 2 months, rather than a pill, I think it's actually more apt to compare it to the Depo shot instead of the pill. I know a lot less women who do the Depo than do the pill. Going to the doctor 4-6 times a year for a shot has gotta be a pain.
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Dave
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We put my mom's dog down Saturday. I completely feel your pain, man.
... Is that what he was saying?
Extremely mean-spirited, not only against the men demanding safer medications (how dare they!), but also in the criticism of the other forms of female contraceptives. The author sounds like a shill for birth control pill manufacturers. The article describes the implant as "a stick jammed in your arm" and the coil (a form of IUD) "shoved up your vagina and cervix". Oh, please.
My best friend uses the implant and loves it. I use an IUD (and it was not "shoved"--maybe the author needs a better gynecologist?) and love it. I have some minor side-effects for the first month or so, then I'm side-effect (and period) free for the next five years until the replacement. IIRC, both implants and IUDs are more effective and safer than BCP. I don't get the author's hate for female contraceptive methods other than BCP, or her shaming people in general who want safer contraceptives.To be fair, if the BCP - especially the "heavier" ones - were being developed today, the heavy side effects and other problems would like mean it couldn't be released either. The side effects can be very problematic. However, as a society, we've pretty much grown accustomed to it and women themselves mostly don't want to go without, for a variety of reasons. I don't think anyone claims the Pill is the end-all-be-all of birth control. It's why there's so much research into alternatives.
I need to start using my powers for good.
The other day I was driving through town. I noticed this lovely young woman in a pick up, checking me out... then she rear-ended the truck that was waiting to take a left.
The other day I was driving through town. I noticed this lovely young woman in a pick up, checking me out... then she rear-ended the truck that was waiting to take a left.
No she was speeding up like she wanted to pass... and she was staring at me because I did not read her mind and slowed down.
Most of the ones I know who decided to ditch Depo did so because they didn't like going through three months' worth of hormonal side effects all at once.
--Patrick
Some folk I know were pissed off that Paul Bernardo is having a parole hearing soon. No one wants to listen to reason that it's a fucking hearing, not that he's being guaranteed release soon. Notoriety is no reason to deny someone their rights.
Besides, he has as much chance of being granted any sort of parole as Charles Manson does.
Besides, he has as much chance of being granted any sort of parole as Charles Manson does.
Went through that a couple weeks ago when one of Tori Stafford's murderers had an appeal hearing. One of those completely routine, nearly automatically filed appeals that are bound to happen.
My recent run in with the Geek Squad in a nut-shell:
Me: So this will transfer all my document?
Agent fuckface:Yup.
Me programs to?
Agent fuckface:Absolutely!
ONE DAY LATER-
Suitman:Yeah we don't do that, that's cloning.
Keep in fucking mind, last WEEK they said they could do that! Just...FUCKING WHY?!
On the subject, what's the best cloning software?
Me: So this will transfer all my document?
Agent fuckface:Yup.
Me programs to?
Agent fuckface:Absolutely!
ONE DAY LATER-
Suitman:Yeah we don't do that, that's cloning.
Keep in fucking mind, last WEEK they said they could do that! Just...FUCKING WHY?!
On the subject, what's the best cloning software?
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Best? Are you trying to start a flame war?My recent run in with the Geek Squad in a nut-shell:
Me: So this will transfer all my document?
Agent fuckface:Yup.
Merograms to?
Agent fuckface:Absolutely!
ONE DAY LATER-
Suitman:Yeah we don't do that, that's cloning.
Keep in fucking mind, last WEEK they said they could do that! Just...FUCKING WHY?!
On the subject, what's the best cloning software?
I'm fond of Acronis, mostly because I got a free license with my hard drive. FWIW they have 1 year of it for $15 on the latest Humble Bundle (also a lot of other great software, like LastPass and Display Fusion). Donate the proceeds to the Against Malaria Foundation for extra thumbsup from me
Looks like my favorite, Ghost, has been discontinued. Now you know how long it's been since I've done disk cloning.
Acronis was one I've used with success in the past. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work for you.
There are a number of free cloning utilities, but a lot of them are annoying in one way or another. If you have more time than money then look at free alternatives:
https://www.google.com/webhp?#safe=active&q=free+windows+disk+cloning+software
But otherwise I'd suggest getting Acronis. Should make things easy, though no cloning job is ever trivial.
GasBandit
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I stopped bothering trying to clone from one computer to the next.
Embrace nothingness, Yoshi. You need for nothing. Also start keeping episodes/movies on external hard drives. But programs... just let them go with the old computer, and if it's something you REALLY need, you'll reinstall it when you do. Don't be a slave to your digital past.
Embrace nothingness, Yoshi. You need for nothing. Also start keeping episodes/movies on external hard drives. But programs... just let them go with the old computer, and if it's something you REALLY need, you'll reinstall it when you do. Don't be a slave to your digital past.
Might not be that long, seeing how my old employer finally sort-of-but-not-really stopped using it in 2015.