OTFPOTD: October 6th Early Edition (Now in wintergreen flavor)
by BrianL on Oct 6, 2008 12:07 AM PDT
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PrintIt's about midnight, and it's a raining outside. High winds expected again in the Everett area today.
Why am I up so late? I've got to DJ a dance this week and one of my old 1/8" to XLR cables has gone bad and I'm too cheap to buy a new one. In other words, I'm cannibalizing some old cables and soldering them together.
Anyhoo, interesting links of the day:
Deus Ex 3 details emerging. I loved the first Deus Ex and liked the second one. I can't wait for a third one.
Adam Savage gets drunk then runs on a treadmill. Captured in high-speed for your enjoyment.
Next Knights of the Old Republic game to be a MMORPG fuck you Bioware.
Remember DooM? Boy this takes me back.
Potential discussion topics
- Bill Murray is interested in Ghostbusters 3. Would you watch it?
- Best root beer: Thomas Kemper. Y/N?
- Do you enjoy thunderstorms?
- Has anyone read The Name of the Wind?
Last week we discussed a lot of Top 11 lists. Here's my Top 11 Favorite Video Games of All Time. Your list/thoughts?
- Chrono Trigger
- Super Mario World
- DooM
- Half-Life 2
- Deus Ex
- System Shock 2
- Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
- The Dig
- Final Fantasy VI (III in Japan)
- Mass Effect
- Xenosaga
I'm off to play Doctor Frankenstein with these audio cables again.
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Up so late? Dude, this isn't late.
*I think my roomate was at that MythBusters thing the video is from.
*KotOR MMORPG = Beyond amazing if done right.
Quick Top 11 Videogames (I’m sure I’m forgetting a game or two.):
1. WWF No Mercy
2. Shenmue
3. Chrono Trigger
4. Star Wars: Kights of the Old Republic
5. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
6. Super Mario 64
7. Harvest Moon 64
8. NCAA Football (Probably 2003 or 2004 was the best)
9. Starcraft
10. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
11. Samba de Amigo (Dreamcast)
Harvest Moon 64 is by far the greatest game ever made
by Graham MacAree on Oct 6, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Zelda (SNES)
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Mine's still better.
I have yet to find a more complete game.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I'm around.
And then – Like a flash – I’m gone. Whoosh.
...and now I'm here
like flash paper but with less actual fire and not disappearing permanently
wow that analogy died a quick ugly death.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
5:30 AM. You're probably right.
...and now I'm here
I stayed up till 3:30am twice this past weekend
I felt like a kid again.
Today I feel like an old man though.
SB is bloghouse cancer?
More like a bloghouse cancer who led the AL in strikeouts last year, amirite??
Top 11 places I'd rather be than at work
- Sleeping
- Playing pool
- Driving
- The Rose Bowl
- Pauley Pavilion
- Seattle
- Scrappy’s Beachside Bar, Grill, and Casino
- Lookout Landing
- Gaslamp
- La Jolla
- Angel Stadium
- Las Vegas
You know,
I wanted to make a list, but I’m just too damn lazy to come up with 11 different locations on where I’d rather be.
You're in Japan for work
you don’t get a say!
Haha true.
But every place has it’s ups and downs. For instance. No sour cream here. I am dying to make some damn guacamole. And yet, without sour cream I am helpless. Most unfortunate.
That would be a great idea.
But I don’t think there are any bases close to Osaka or Kyoto. Or, at least, I haven’t seen very many white/black people that would indicate off-duty military people.
I would hope so
what’s league minimum these days, like $350K?
Tokyo
would probably be cool to live in. But I’d get tired of all the people after awhile. Although I personally haven’t been there, I’ve only heard great thigns about the girls on Okinawa. All the Japanese people are jealous of girls from there.
I never went to Okinawa
and only spent a week in Tokyo last summer so my experience is obviously quite limited.
It was always fun to get some American food when we had our baseball games at the military bases.
Zama (Army)
Yokota (Air Force)
Yokosuka (Navy)
Guacamole doesn't require sour cream.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 7:13 AM PDT up reply actions
The way I make it it does.
I can’t make it without it. Well, not as well as I can make it with it. And I just can’t stand shitty guacamole.
Top 11 Places I'd Rather Be Than At Work
♥Seattle
♥My cozy bed
♥Watching What Not to Wear
♥Eating beignets at Cafe du Monde
♥Walking in Audubon Park
♥Powell’s Books
♥Pacific City (though Scrappy’s works too)
♥Disneyland
♥Scooting
♥Drinking a Bloody Mary
♥Lake Nicaragua
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Apparently Graham gets no love from BrianL.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 6:54 AM PDT reply actions
Video games
- COD 4
- Halo (only the first one)
- NCAA Football 2005
- Madden 2003
- NBA Live 2005
- Tiger Woods 2008
- Gunbound
- Gran Turismo 3
- Escape Velocity: Nova
- Diablo II
- (in anticipation) Midnight Club – LA
GT3's graphics were better
GT4 would have been better than GT3, but both of them had shitty car lists
I never thought GT3's graphics were that much better than 2.
And GT2 was a MUCH bigger game that totally offset the marginally better graphics.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I only wish I could get GT5
it looks fantastic =(
That game ALMOST makes me want to just buck up and buy a PS3.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't want to be the guy that bought a PS3 and never plays with it
like 85% of the people I know who have PS3s
I'm bringing Halloween to Zagreb
I’m inviting a bunch of Americans from the Embassy as well as all of my Croatian friends.
Two things
At least I’m honest.
And
I don’t make them dress like that. I just enjoy the views. Is this so bad?
Mean Girls.
"Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if New Orleans beats Vegas on Halloween.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 7:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Hmmmmm
perhaps that gives me an idea for Halloween 2009…
I'd say Halloween is more fun than Mardi Gras.
I mean, everyone has to do Mardi Gras at some point, but Halloween is just the locals being crazy. Less puking, more, um, free expression. If you will.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Nothing to close, really
everybody’s on their best behavior so I don’t have to be the cranky old man. Halloween in Vegas is fun – but no more fun than most weekend nights in Vegas. Never been to NO though so I have no comparison.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions
yyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeahhhhh no.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I shall celebrate your presence by paying homage to old and beat up yet still fully functional automobiles
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
The incredible creativity of costumes here is what is astonishing.
And we’re going costume hunting this week because if we wait any longer, there will be nothing.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions
We need a LL-map somewhere on the Wiki
so we can all put dots for where we are in the world.
Hey, where's acblue? He was thinking of doing something with googlemaps and restaurants.
Which reminds me, I need to copy Thai Thom’s menu. There doesn’t exist a copy on the internet, which makes ordering over the phone a pain in the ass.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Video Games, eh?
Let’s go with:
1) Legend of Zelda – A link to the Past (Yeah, I know, I’m late)
2) Legend of Zelda (NES Version)
3) Deus Ex
4) Terra Cresta (NES)
5) Goldeneye (SNES)
6) Duke Nukem 3D
7) FF – Crystal Chronicles
8) Secret of Mana
9) Starfox 64
10) Super Smash Brothers 64
11) Command and Conquer – Red Alert
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Dear God IE6 is a terrible browser
but my Firefox is doing this wonderful thing where I can’t click on any links and it repeatedly freezes unless I go into my Task Manager first, so I’m stuck using this piece of crap. It won’t even let me download Chrome or install IE7 or 8 so I can at least get some tabbed browsing… blargh
The one time I used IE7
my computer got pushed within a few inches of it’s life.
9=8
by JI on Oct 6, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
That shitty browser tried to crash my PC every time I've tried to load it
Never again if I can help it.
I remember the low-grade International Boxing Council
They always had matches on standard cable… forget which channel exactly. Still, I always postulated that they should give the winner of each championship match a case of IBC Root Beer along with their belt and prize money.
AHA! Victory!
I bought a 56 oz thing of peanut M&Ms at Costco and I have finally acheived my goal. I ate all the M&Ms except the blue ones. Now I have a huge bag of only blue M&Ms! Yes!
by brayden04 on Oct 6, 2008 7:32 AM PDT reply actions 6 recs
This is probably cheaper than buying just the blue M&Ms online.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Yes and it's wonderful.
I don’t care that it’s an hour away on the train. The pizza even tastes the same!!! It may be the single place in Japan that gives me the biggest thrill so far. Yes. Costco.
And for the record, I do do everything I can to avoid Costco at home. Cause there are too many people and it’s just a mess.
They don't have Costco in Lousiana but they have Costco in Japan.
This is not fair.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 7:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Louisiana has more of a "Sam's Club" value set.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I realize this, but Sam's Club is really no comparision.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions
And that's the only one around, too.
BJ’s is sort of an in-between, but that’s only East Coast.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I almost fell over when driving through Austin.
They had an REI. Right next to a Whole Foods, which didn’t surprise me since it’s a Texas company. But that REI blew me away. Lots of logging and mountain climbing in Texas eh?
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
When I first moved to CT
I used to love going to Target the first couple months I lived there, because it was about the only thing that looked and felt familiar. I can only imagine how much more intense that feeling would be in a foreign country.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly how I feel.
Plus beef in Japan is stupid expensive. But it’s reasonable at Costco. So I can only eat beef when I’ve made a costco run recently.
Japanese beef is even more expensive in the US.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Your life's ambition has now been fulfilled. Congratulations.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 7:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I did this with orange gummy bears once except I don't like orange gummy bears
When I finished all the other ones I stared at the bag for about 5 minutes and then broke down and ate them :(
Orange gummy bears are my favourites.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
The first time I read this I swore it said
Orange gummy bears are mummy’s favourites.
9=8
by JI on Oct 6, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure whether this was wsa usual
getting fooled, or whether my brain really really wanted this to be true.
9=8
by JI on Oct 6, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I normally don't either, but I happened to get 10 hours of sleep last night.
Amazing what difference it makes versus my usual 6 hours.
Aww.
I thought I had another morning person here.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I can be a morning person sometimes.
It’s the nightowl / insomnia tendencies that hold me back. Today for example, I’m morning person-y!
I'm absolutely a morning person. I just like my morning accompanied by coffee.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Then you aren't a TRUE MORNING PERSON.
Us TRUE MORNING PEOPLE are all about waking up before the alarm and being so full of energy that you need to go out and do stuff before work.
Today I rotated my tires and tuned my car after my morning run. Wow, that sounds really bad written down.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I can't sleep in. I like to be up and doing things.
But my brain functions better with the coffee.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
One time I was fully functional in the morning
it was weird
Here, here!
All anyone really needs is a nice early morning run, followed by a large glass of cold water and a shower that ends cold.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Every part of that sounds great
except the early morning run and the shower that ends cold. And the cold water.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Try it.
You’ll hate yourself for a week, but after that you’ll be great.
You’re halfway there. Don’t you bike to work? Just finish it off with some cold water and a nice cold shower.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I do bike to work
but I can’t imagine on a morning like this taking a cold shower after I do. Much less in December when it’s 39 degrees outside. What’s the benefit? Just increased alertness?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions
It's like a jumpstart.
Admittedly, it’s probably people that have no internal thermostat that benefit from this (like me). I can be out in the NE 20 degree early morning running in shorts and a tank top.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Yeah, that's not so much me
Even this morning – a pretty mild morning – I was wearing long johns and full-fingered gloves for the ride to work. This is an annoying time of year, because I have to carry two sets of clothes – I won’t need the long pants or full gloves this afternoon, but I needed them this morning.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
This. And what's up with the Seattle weather this fall? Awesome.
Can’t do the running, enjoying early morning exercise is out also. Something about 5-8 mile runs in formations every morning ruined it for me. Plus watching everybody finish P.T. and pull out a cigarette. Weird.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Maybe not where you are.
I had to get up at 4AM when I was down there so I could (kind of) breathe during my morning run. I’m surprised no one there has evolved gills for the summers.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Coffee costs money
Something I don’t have a lot of. But I have lots of tea at my desk and a readily available supply of hot water
Holy crap I am tired
TC might be 8 or 9 by the end of the day
There's no way I'm going to be up past 9:30 tonight
perhaps this is the day I leave my FB up all night
I think that having a quadratic tea formula is stupid
I think it needs to be something like
H = 1.6*(TC)^2 + [C – (10-S)], (0 < TC + C < 3)
H = .3*TC, (3 < TC < 7)
H = constant (TC > 7)
Fine, you needy bastards
let them fix my computer first and then I will make a scale for happiness
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Morning.
I don’t play video games, so I don’t have anything to add to that topic…
Love thunderstorms
Love Bill Murray, but I don’t think I could watch Ghostbusters 3.
Spent all weekend in bed so I can’t really say I’d rather be there than work… for once I’d actually rather be at work.
Top 11 favorite video games in no particular order
Tecmo Super Bowl
Super Mario 2
Final Fantasy VI
Gauntlet (though it was hard as hell and I could never get myself to play it again)
Starfox 64
We ♥ Katamari
Baseball Simulator 1.000
WWF No Mercy
Final Fantasy Tactics
(any version of) Mario Kart
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Good call on Super Mario 2.
That is a criminally underrated game.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions
It apparently was an adaption of a completely different game from Japan
which is why it was so weird. But man, that game was awesome. Who needs to keep score?
I got Super Mario All Stars years ago and tried Lost Levels
not knowing its history… got to World 4 and just gave up. “This is way too fucking hard!” Little did I know….
Tecmo Super Bowl was absolutely the shit.
This one is cracking my list.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Had to be the most complete football game
It had the perfect amount of gameplay, not too complex… the perfect amount of playcalling, not too complex, and it tracked season stats.
My favorite part of the game
was that there were no defensive plays. You just guessed what play the other team would run. If you guessed exactly right, their blocking collapsed and your entire front seven just bum rushed and killed the QB.
As far as root beer is concerned, if I go out to buy root beer, I will pretty much only buy Thomas Kemper.
If for some reason I’m at an A&W restaurant, I will hit that up, I think their root beer is so much better in-store than outside.
I’m going to come up with my top 11 games in a while; I’ve got to take notes.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 8:27 AM PDT reply actions
Okay, if I had to pare it down to 11 of my favorite games, in no particular order
Super Mario Bros. 3
Tetris (Game Boy)
Tecmo Super Bowl
Chrono Trigger
Mega Man X (SNES)
Mario Kart 64
Street Fighter II
NBA Jam
Tetris Attack (or clones Panel de Pon & Pokemon Puzzle League)
Bubble Bobble
Contra
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I played Street Fighter II this weekend at a retro arcade.
I STILL kick ass at that game.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Rock Bottom makes pretty dang good root beer
it’s not as carbonated as some root beers, which is a good thing.
SIDE NOTE: If any English person tells you that Dandelion & Burdock tastes “JUST LIKE ROOT BEER”, do not believe them, for it does not.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I do what I can
D&B isn’t really a bad beverage – I wouldn’t go out of my way to drink it, but it’s OK. But if you’re expecting it to be root beer you will be sorely disappointed.
On a somewhat related note, at one of the establishments I visited Saturday, I ordered a cider. Took a sip, thought it tasted completely disgusting, foul, and off, so I went up to the bar to get something else. I said “This cider tastes really off!” and the bartender said “That’s because I gave you (I don’t remember the name but it was a Belgian white) instead”. Once I knew it wasn’t SUPPOSED to be cider, for some reason it tasted better.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
This must have been at the beginning of your Saturday festivities.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
It was indeed.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I would think by the end you probably wouldn't realize if a cider tasted "off".
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely not.
I usually stick religiously to one kind of drink all night, to avoid mixing-your-liquor ugliness, but when people are buying you drinks, it’s rude to refuse, right? Shoulda refused. Ah well.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I was really, really confused
and not yet drunk enough to override that confusion.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Today is starting out well.
Even after my sterling annual evaluation, I was told by my boss to not expect more than a 3% raise because the GM wasn’t handing out any more than that because of the money being poured into the expansion.
And yet despite that, I got a 5% raise. I guess I’m just that damn good.
You know how people set others up for disappointment?
This was the exact opposite of that. Good that you got hooked up.
Congrats dude. Seems like most people I know are getting the minimum this year.
Something about a panic in the markets, I’m taking my money out of the bank and burying it in the back yard. Which is why I’ve been drinking Folger’s, the new plastic container should last out the coming plague. Apocalypse? Whichever.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Better be a good one, because Folger's sucks. Plus 'the wife' is bitching about all the holes in the yard.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Yup.
This year, pretty much everything hurts. But soccer’s somehow trying to top the M’s 2008, and I wish it would stop.
So who do you blame?
I honestly don’t follow Spurs that closely, but there seems to be a big movement to not blame Ramos – is he doing the best he can with a crappy roster or is it down to him?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Both; he simply has to take his share of the blame
Starts with bizarre usage patterns. Chris Gunter played quite well in the draw at Stamford Bridge….and hasn’t been seen since (instead, they keep plugging a central midfielder at right back and wondering why nothing’s working). Bentley pops up occasionally on the left wing, when he’s as right-footed as Steed Malbranque. More fundamentally, young players simply aren’t improving under Ramos. I don’t know why, but there it is – I think he needs to go. The roster doesn’t suck, but Bentley, Jenas, even Bale look much worse this year. Those are quality players; you need to work to make them look this shitty.
The 800lb gorilla though is that Ramos and Damien Comoli simply aren’t on the same page. Either BOTH go and Levy picks a pair that can work together (as Arnesen and Jol did), or Comoli runs the show. My preference would be for the former, but the team can’t have a director and manager fighting for control like this. It’s ridiculous.
Yeah, it's a bit messy to fight it out in public
sounds like Ramos doesn’t really understand his roster, either, which is odd for a manager.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I meant physically playing soccer.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Seems like a game where you deflect the ball with your head would do so.
9=8
by JI on Oct 6, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
You don't want the press to label you soft do you?
9=8
by JI on Oct 6, 2008 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I did a backflip yesterday so I'm safe.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Do something recklessly stupid once a week
otherwise the bloggers will start accusing you of having girl parts.
9=8
by JI on Oct 6, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Yesssssssssssss
I just looked at the agenda for the weekly review board, and there are only two items on it! Usually the meeting is good and informative, but every once in a while it turns into a “Worst Meeting of All-Time” candidate, and the short ones have no chance for this to happen
Why would you only buy one PositivePaul?
The wise investor buys ten or twelve of him
Funny, my bank said the same thing a year ago about houses.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh great, now we're going to have a PP bubble.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
The banks only do that because the securities companies are buying bundled PP credit swaps like they're actual PP.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
This subthread needs more sepia.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Oct 6, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Top 11 Games? Hmmmm
1.Super Metroid
2. Legend of Zelda:A Link to the Past
3.Super Mario World 3
4.Chrono Trigger
5.Final Fantasy VII
6. Megaman II
7. Megaman X
8.Sonic the Hedgehog 2
9.RC Pro AM
10.Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
11. The Command and Conquer Series(sans Generals)
Oooh ooh I downloaded C&C 3 last night and will be installing when I get home
I’d rather excited!
The Command and Conquer Series is one the few left that I have zero problem paying for every single time.
And I will be gladly opening up my wallet for Red Alert 3 in 22 days!
C&3 is awesome though.
I can't run RA3 =(
or well I could according to the EAgames website, but it would be the most barebones running ever, so I won’t even bother
Mine's not the best, but it works.
The cool thing is that if you preorder RA3 you get RA2 along with it. And I guess EA has started redistributing RA1 for free.
I knew I shouldn't have skimped on my graphics card when I got my computer like two years ago
But I wasn’t planning on gaming extensively so whatever
I really need to build me a new computer, because this one is about 5 years old.
And I’ve had this kit bookmarked for about 3 weeks that would be awesome for about $1200. But…must…save….money. Argh!
Take that back, it's only $1000, but still.
64 bit quad core 2.4 ghz processor with 8MB l2 Cache
4 GB of memory(DDR2)
500GB Sata II HD
NVIDIA 9800GT
600W Powersupply
NVIDIA 650I SLI Chipset
GOD. Must…Resists…….
Yeah I could afford it, but I'm kinda set a goal for myself a few years back to create a $10,000 safety net.
And I’m a little over halfway there. And I want to get it done as quickly as possible. I can splurge afterwards.
woooooo four digit Dow!
It’ll be at 8000 by year end no problem at this rate.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
A Boz Scaggs came on my shuffle right after a Boz Scaggs song
I have three Boz Scaggs songs on a 200 song playlist.
But they should be (more or less) independent.
If one Boz Scaggs song has just played, it ought to be a 2/199 chance that the second one plays.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
This doesn't sound quite as fun for the rest of us
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd have to agree
I have no desire to associate with Bud Selig.
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Press conferences would be amazing.
But I think Jeff would be more entertaining in a town where the media is kinda crazy. Jeff would be on the back of the New York Post every day if he had a high position with the Yanks or Mets.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
It would be like WWE Raw
Where they cut to the dugout after [shitty reliever] throws a bunch of suck pitches and blows a three run lead in the 7th… the reliever trudges back his seat, and Jeff comes out of nowhere and whacks him from behind with a steel chair. Hilarity ensues.
If we had the money to do that, we could not only open Scrappy's but make it a national chain
and get filthy richer.
I don't like chains
TGI Friday’s is a chain. Chili’s is a chain. If I’m owning/running a bar, it’s going to be something people will want to come to, not something I want to roll out to all the people.
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay, there will only be one Scrappy's
but we’ll open a second chain called Boyd’s or something and make it a nationwide thing
Are you trying to cause devestating injury?
That dog is like a cursed voodoo doll.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I made this picture Saturday afternoon, which makes it more amusing
by Graham MacAree on Oct 6, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
you think about these things way too much
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
are there a lot of sharp objects in your home?
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think this word means what you think it means.
And if it does, we need to have a little chat.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
150 minutes to lunch.
But Mondays we have “CAD Lunch” so I don’t even get to read like I normally do. We just sit and talk about AutoCAD.
I hate Mondays.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
"Oh yeah? I drew a square and extruded it into a cube!"
(I have no idea how AutoCAD works, I’m just falling back on my SolidWorks background)
You can do that in AutoCAD.
Good job.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
When I took engineering classes at UNLV, we learned AutoCAD in one of my labs
I was shocked at how easy it is to use. I figured it would be more complex.
My lunch was horrible today.
Stupid me signing up to lose weight.
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Woohoo!
Oil falls below $90/barrel!
SB free to drive to LA slightly less guiltily than when gas was $4.65/gallon!
A really general one
but as far as I know, nothing more specific than oil up, gas up – oil down, gas down
Oil goes up, gas goes up fast
Oil goes down, gas goes down slow. Why? No idea.
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
pretty much.
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
That's too much knowledge!
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And my favorite part.
Yeah! And what about student drivers using my streets to learn? If you learn to play the drums you got to go to a studio! Go to a parking lot, for God’s sake! Why are you jeopardizing my life? I can’t get behind a student driver!
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Oil goes up = HOLY SHIT WE HAVE TO RAISE OUR PRICES TO STAY ABOVE WATER!!!!!!
Oil goes down = I guess we should get around to lowering our prices, sometime, how about tomorrow when I have some time free. Oh, wait, I have that business lunch. I’ll have to get around to that next week, maybe.
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There really isn't one.
Oil peaked at ~$150/barrel
Gas peaked (nationally) at ~$4.20 a gallon
Oil at the end of last week was ~$96/barrel
Gas (nationally) at the end of last week was ~$3.52
So, Oil = down 36; Gas = down 16.
I wonder what the oil companies profits will be this quarter and the next.
I guess generally when $Oil goes up, $Gas goes up, but it isn’t 1 to 1 or anything like that.
I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.
by andrewgolfsalot on Oct 6, 2008 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Apparently SBN eats percentage signs?
I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.
by andrewgolfsalot on Oct 6, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it handles one
%
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
But if you try two
54
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
it thinks it's coding something.
Not sure what the percent sign means in HTML but apparently SBN 2.0 thinks it’s a command of some sort.
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
SQL Injection attack prevention?
ASP script blocking?
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Oct 6, 2008 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
A lot of custom AJAX work uses double percent as a delimiter.
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It's weird to see gas prices now and think to myself, "Holy shit! Gas is cheap!"
In 1999 when I got my first car I was buying gas for $0.99 per gallon.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I still remember the day gas crossed $1.00/gal
my dad was angry for something like two days. I thought it was funny.
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
That's Vegas though.
I was paying 99 cents per gallon in 1999.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Possible, and common
When I started driving in 1986 gas was somewhere in the 89.9 a gallon range.
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I remember when it was like this but my brain can't compute how awesome it would be
Fucks sake I could fill up my car for no more than 13 dollars
This is a temporary anomaly though, and I wouldn't plan long-term around it.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Stop
let me live in my own little bubble, OK?
Looking at my list it appears I've forgotten something.
Abe’s Oddysee.
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No order
1. Baseball Mogul 2009
2. Risk (1996)
3. Final Fantasy VII (screw the haters)
4. NHL 94
5. NCAA 2004
6. GTA VC
7. Mariokart 64
8. Super Mario 64
9. Halflife
10. Bioshock
11.Tetris
San Andreas was better than Vice City.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Cloud was too much of an angstbucket for me to want to play more than half an hour of that game.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Parts of that game were good
but I just don’t see why it became so goddamn popular.
I've never played VII
What was the rep on that game?
I have played VIII, though. Apparently, people had a lot of problems with that one.
People consider VII to not be a real game.
It was a quality game that got way overhyped and then got popular with the casual gaming set, due to the emo-ness.
It’s like the Red Sox of the RPG universe.
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There are too many video games in this post.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 10:14 AM PDT reply actions
Not really. I play two video games.
Oh and wii.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
It's either that or football.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
This should not be an either/or situation.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
So bring up a topic that people will latch onto more.
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Ready? Down!
huthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthuthut…
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
And since no one wants to talk football today
it’s video games.
So I was looking at upcoming shows in PDX
and I noticed Flogging Molly’s coming to town. Why do I automatically assume that the crowd at this show will be a Boyd convention?
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wow that wasn't supposed to be a reply
i’m not good at the internets.
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This is my dilemma
I like them OK, but I’m not sure I want to run the risk of being Boyded. I’m probably going to go and take my chances.
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Because you associate Flogging Molly with McFaddens?
They broke my eardrums once so I am not a fan.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I always wear earplugs so I'm not worried about my ears
and I like enough of their songs OK so I’ll probably go check them out. I hope I’m pleasantly surprised by the crowd, but I am also prepared to not be.
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It was pretty sweet when Favre threw for 6 touchdowns.
9=8
by JI on Oct 6, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
You should really try to include cock taco in more insults.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
My favorite part is that we're rooting for the same team.
9=8
by JI on Oct 6, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Cock Taco is saved for the most erogenous of offenses
by Robert on Oct 6, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Yet rec'd
Especially considering it was Graham you called a Cock Taco.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Is a Henry Rollins spoken word show worth $34 plus fees?
I’ve never seen him do spoken word, people used to say he was great but I’m not sure I care enough about what he has to say these days – I’m not sure I buy his “I’m really angry” schtick any more. But if he’s still a good performer it might be ok.
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Free open mike poetry mikes set the price of poetry as far as I'm concerned
Anything above that is a rip
Henry Rollins spoken word isn't poetry though
it’s politics and culture. If it were poetry I wouldn’t even think of going, because I greatly dislike poetry.
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I've blocked FG, Baker's Blog, Reddit, and Digg through my firewall.
I can feel my sanity returning.
I just wrote in my notes that Apple, as a company, is a "three true outcomes" style hitter.
And it made sense.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 10:29 AM PDT reply actions
Really it's kinda two true outcomes, but hey.
So Apple does a lot of innovative products, and pretty much what happens is either they “hit a home run,” their stock price leaps, and people pray at the altar of Steve Jobs, or they swing and miss pretty badly, their stock price drops, they start getting worried about bankruptcy, and the pressure’s on in the next AB.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Lack of timely hitting.
Gomez, you just left two runners on. How does that make you feel?
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Interrupts your flow don't it? Better call a press conference.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
I'd like to apologize for this thing I am apologizing for.
I have embarrassed my readers with these actions that I am apologizing for, therefore I’d like to apologize.
Wrong approach silly! You've learned nothing! Try this.
“My grammar and syntax coach messed with my mechanics, and I’ve lost my ‘feel’, and find myself working from behind in the word counts. My editors are selfish, and only think of themselves. What about me. ME??”
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
With a lack of puctuation backing me up, how do expect me to win?
Nice one, ‘textual support". Wish I’d thought of that.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
As though they didn't lose Saturday.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I think this will work as well as my attempt to impose Morroween.
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Asskissing doesn't count.
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Whoa there, Corco.
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Singstar is officially the greatest game ever.
How can it be fun to sing “Tonight (I Celebrate My Love)” with 3 other dudes in the room? I dunno, but it is.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 10:38 AM PDT reply actions
Clutch!
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by andrewgolfsalot on Oct 6, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I love corporate speak
Ebay’s cutting 10% of their workforce, which…whatever. Don’t really care. But, when asked about it, this is what the Ebay CEO had to say:
“EBay Chief Executive John Donahoe said the company is "creating efficiency” in areas that require it."
Only corporate America can spin ending 1,600 jobs as creating something.
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They're also buying Bill Me Later, apparently.
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by andrewgolfsalot on Oct 6, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Interesting.
but that actually kinda makes sense.
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Creating urgency, perhaps
Creating a sense of dread in people about the state of the economy, sure.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
And a sense of dread in their workers
“work harder or be part of the lucky 10%!”
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
So I just heard the new Killers song
it’s…..bad. I’m not a huge fan, really, but I did like a couple songs off their first album – but this:
cut the cord
are we human or are we dancer
my sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I’m on my knees looking for the answer
are we human or are we dancer
Seriously? Those are your best lyrics?
oh god it’s horrible.
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Yep.
That one was bad, but I think “my sign is vital” is even kinda dumber. The whole thing just smacks of angsty high school pretension, which would be fine if the Killers were 15. But they’re not.
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Those Vegas kids really only had an album and a half in them
That cow is milked. They need to get dropped off in front of the Double Down and left behind.
90% of Hot Fuzz, in fact, was old material from their pre-signing days
I think they wrote maybe 2 new songs for that album, and basically rode their $5-show catalogue.
BTW, what happened to BrianL on FG?
John posted something on the front page and I’m curious
Are you talking about ASUBoyd getting banned for calling him a douchebag?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.
No, not that part
something about how a deleted FanPost and something else yesterday.
I was there for ASUBoyd. It was glorious
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Heh,
I hate to say it, Brian, but the reason that you can do the good work you do here is that the rest of the community actively encourages it and frowns on idiotic speech and grammar.
Not quite the same over there.
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Hence why I left.
Too much goddamn stupid. I haven’t dealt with that much dumbassery since I was an IRC moderator.
I think dumbassery is a mandatory requirement for football fandom.
As much as we complain about the stupidity of the average M’s fan, it’s more of a naivety as opposed to an all-out level of serious mental handicappedness.
Now, there are great exceptions to this, but I’m constantly amazed at the difference between passionate baseball fans and passionate football fans.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Oct 6, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
He's changed his profile pic and tagline again btw
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I plan on following the same policy as linking to HH
in that I won’t link to it. But if you go to the blog he mods and click his pic at the bottom you can see it for yourself. It’s pretty anticlimactic, though.
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He mentioned something last night, in a GT maybe?
About having never been baited so hard in his blogging life.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
From what I hear here
There’s more drama over there then at a sorority.
9=8
by JI on Oct 6, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
It's all pretty unnecessary.
I read John’s stuff religiously because he’s awesome at what he does, but I seldom comment because half the posters are morons and the other half are trying to make it as strictly self-policed as LL. 95% of the comments are just people bitching at each other.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 6, 2008 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
And we thought we earned the webby for best drama.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
The only thing I've seen of FG were the two threads linked above
and I gotta say they’ve got the drama market cornered, if only for somebody telling BrianL to “man up and grow a pair”.
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John does great work with his analysis (some of the best out there)
but I’m not going to deal with that community anymore.
Isn't Nuss the mod at the WSU SBN site?
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree with this.
I read that site a LOT.
I can’t remember the last time I commented, though, or for that matter, really read the comment thread (except when prompted to by commentary over here).
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Oct 6, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I just spoke with John and I'm now feeling a lot better about things there.
Changes are coming to FG soon that will make the comment section and community easier to deal with.
AFAIK...
I’m the only REAL Webby award winner here…
I don’t think there’s a category for “best drama”
//being a dork. Sorry.
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by PositivePaul on Oct 6, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Does somebody need a gold star for the day?
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No...
…but I can certainly use some cowbell about now…
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by PositivePaul on Oct 6, 2008 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Anybody see Sigur Ros last night in Seattle?
I’m going tonight in Portland, and I was wondering how they sound on this tour.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 11:19 AM PDT reply actions
Allright, two classes done, it's break time!
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 11:31 AM PDT reply actions
If the Seahawks fail again next week
I’ll consider rooting for them to finish with the worst record in the NFL just so we can claim that title.
State. STATE!!! Don't forget the Coug's.
Or forget them, wish I could.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
I heard the Cougs got crushed this weekend
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I've got them penciled in for an ass whuppin for the rest of the season.
And a good portion of next season as well. Sucks. The Coug’s of ‘01-’03 would be dominating in the PAC 10 right now, might actually give USC some decent competition.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Pre-1984? The long ago time?
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
This would deny the existence of Flock of Seagulls, which is hard for me to accept.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
I think the world may be better off.
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Without them, one of my favorite Samuel Jackson lines in Pulp Fiction lacks reference.
I’m feeling a conundrum here. Perhaps a paradox. I’d retreat to Scrappy’s for a beer, but apparently it’s now a casino so there’s probably no parking available.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
It actually doesn't exist as we bought the Mariners instead.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, in that case. Fine job you're doing. Ample parking day or night.
People spouting ‘howdy neighbour’.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
I don't think South Park would approve of your spelling of "neighbor".
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
I do that sometimes with the u's. Not sure where it comes from.
Too much Kipling and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle maybe.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
So now I'm continental? Is that what you are implying?
My dramatic soap opera stink eye probably isn’t transmitted properly through the internet.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Oh, why I do it. Not the geographical location.
British spelling, which is why I referred to British authors. I read them a lot when I was a kid, maybe that’s where it comes from. ‘It’ being random use of British spelling when I write.
Strangely, not when I talk. Weird.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Not so much.
I was going for snark with the the stink eye comment.
Missed the mark I guess. I don’t think our individual sense of humor really line up.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
I'm sorry for buying our favorite pro sports franchise instead of spending the money on a bar where we go to complain about said sports franchise
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
That was one hell of a lottery ticket.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
It was a scratch ticket
said “you’ve won the Mariners! Haha, you’re screwed!”
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I walked along 1st Avenue
I never thought I’d like the M’s like you, root for them like you. With shiskaberries and rally fries, the hydro races hypotizer fans through, and this team sucked right through. So I ran, I ran so far away. I just ran, I ran all night and day.
I couldn’t get away.
by Gomez on Oct 6, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I cannot deny that, but I would also like to submit that TV references would also be acceptable.
POLKA!
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I was trying to think of something for the aurora borealis line.
You’re too good at it, I hate to imitate when I’m outclassed from the get-go.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
I finally did it.
I hit the ‘z’ button to try to go through my Google Reader RSS feed.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 11:53 AM PDT reply actions
Screw it, I'm bitching about my computer to IT
I can’t function if Excel doesn’t work at all and I can’t move documents around my desktop
I like to think on the box
neither inside nor outside of it!
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
that's revolutionary thinking right there.
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No
but I called IT from my mouse cell phone
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
They didn't tell you to reboot, did they?
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They told me that they would get someone out here right away since it sounded like an emergency (basically I can't work in any programs since they all just freeze)
and I’m trying to figure out why. Then five minutes later I got an email saying that my ticket was closed on account of them not being able to find my desk, despite me telling them exactly where I sit and my phone number
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Is the cord thingy in the back attached to both the computer and an electricity outlet?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.
This would be HR's fault.
If you can come in a spout a bunch of gibberish, the HR dept will hire you as IT. We’ve had people that knew how to play games and chat, and nothing else, hired as IT interns here. If you have a Net Admin that isn’t smart, these same people get hired as full time staff.
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That's different from any other field of work/life...how again?
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
easy there killer
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't, we're not allowed to install software
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Mine used to be run by an angry marketing dwarf.
No IT qualifications, just a marketing degree. This changed with my current boss, and his first order of business was to take “Everyone” out of the “Domain Admins” group.
That’s how bad this place was.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
You should have seen these computers...
Every one was like a war zone. The first thing we did was wipe every one of them. No AV, no firewalls, everyone was allowed to install whatever they want.
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Theoretically, Norton is installed.
I have yet to be able to access it
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah my task manager comes up
I found the other anti-virus! Symantec anti-virus?
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Norton and SAV on the same machine?
Is that even possible?
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This is frightening.
Tell your IT person to uninstall that shit and install AVG.
We don't have an IT person (singular)
to get help on my computer, I had to call the Los Angeles office. Let’s just leave it at that.
I have a soft spot for SEP.
It’s a lot more streamlined than AVG and has controls for knocking out thumb drives, and a great firewall suite.
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i think bruin works for northrup
which means an IT department the size of a small town, probably located half in (insert remote Midwestern city) and (insert random Indian call center). So, probably not the most nimble IT area in the world.
On the other hand, it’s a huge company, so they’d have to have the best IT people, right? All that money!
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps Norton isn't actually installed
just whenever I have IE open it says “Provided by Norton Anti-Virus”
Now I’m just confused
I've seen sales laptops come back that you couldn't start up HJT on.
We just had to wipe it and start over.
Thank FSM for images.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I love Lenovos.
With minimal trouble, the same image that I made from the first T42 I got my hands on still drops right onto the new T61s that came in last month.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
My R50p is still going strong.
I am thinking about asking my boss for an Asus EeePC, though. I’m growing rather fond of the battery life on those things.
It's rather easy to power a 9" screen for eternity.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Although they have yet to install on-board Verizon cards.
That’s when I’m jumping on the ship.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
It's perfect when I'm running through our processing plants in a hurry
taking notes on the fly and not having any place to plug in for power.
We hate you too.
Funny thing, I actually had a person call and say their mouse wasn’t working. When I went over, they were trying to use a fake foam mouse that was given out as a promo by some shipping company.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Was this person missing a cerebral cortex, by chance?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.
One time I couldn't figure out why the sound on my Xbox wasn't working and I was getting really annoyed
when I checked the cables for the tenth time, I realized that I had neglected to plug in the sound inputs, and just had the HD video inputs plugged in.
I felt rather stupid
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Fix my damn computer
this is the weirdest thing ever
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
This was a response to SB's "I hate IT" comment.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that movie so much.
That and The Stand.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
The Stand is fantastic, especially for a made-for-TV movie.
IT? Ehhhh…not so much. I loved it as a kid, but it really hasn’t aged well.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I love IT in the same way I love Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
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Jason Witten has 12 more catches than T.O.
Chew on that.
This guy thinks T.O.’s taking another veiled shot at Romomania.
Apparently
Brandon Backe picked a fight with cops in Galveston and started a “riot”.
If only he showed that much fight during his 4-5 inning, 3-5 ER starts.
Most HRs allowed in the majors!
That’s gotta be worth something.
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$1500 and community service, if he's got a good lawyer.
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Okay, this is interesting/legitimately terrifying
This American Life did a show the other day about what is causing the financial markets to melt down. It explains what started the events of the last few weeks in clear, real-world detail, using examples and making the question of “why should I care about what happens to all those Wall Street fat cats” amazingly real and understandable
And now, after listening to it, I’m terrified.
Listen for yourself, if you’re interested. It’s about an hour, and it’s really interesting stuff – but yeah, terrifying.
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I'm beginning to see where Robert is coming from.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Starting to listen...
I’ve had some very interesting convos with my mortgage broker about this stuff. For the sake of ZOMG NO POLITICS, let’s just say he’s changed his political views with this whole bailout thing.
This signature space for rent.
Look, just level with us
you’re attracted to the perfume
by seattlebruin on Oct 6, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Hearing people complain about this sort of stuff makes my day.
I have no sense of smell.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Top 11 video games (no order):
1. Contra (I & II)
2. Ken Griffey, Jr. Baseball (SNES)
3. Shining Force (I & II)
4. Secret of Mana
5. Super Mario 2
6. General Chaos (Sega Genesis; not a lot of people know about this game, but it is so damn fun)
7. Bubble Bobble
8. Sky Kid
9. Blades of Steel
10. NBA Jam
11. Street Fighter 2 Turbo
12. NFL Blitz (I had to add it after the first 11. There are so many damn good video games.)
Entertaining
Most of my department is in a three hour all-hands meeting which, as a contractor, I do not get to go to. As my boss was leaving, she said “can you keep an eye on Remedy for us while we’re gone?” So I said sure, no problem – I know Remedy pretty well. What I don’t know is what to do with a trouble ticket when it comes in – do I assign it to somebody? If so, who? What person is responsible for what system?
So she kinda looked at me, gave me her mobile number, and said “well, if you see a ticket that says "FROZEN” or “SYSTEM DOWN”, call me. Otherwise I guess don’t worry about it".
So now I’m monitoring a trouble ticket system with no idea what to do about any of the tickets i’m seeing. I feel so useful.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
At least I'll feel like I'm contributing
as it is, I’ve seen about six tickets in the last 20 minutes, none of which I can do anything about, which as someone who is tasked with helping people solve stuff is a bit irritating.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
We have Remedy running on its own server here so it's not too bad
but the last place I was at was ridiculous – any sort of search for anything would take about 5 minutes.
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I wondered where 109 new comments in 30 minutes came from
I went to lunch with a dead thread, came back and BANG. I sorted through the thread, saw the names Fogel and Corco, and immediately figured out why.
It was actually more Me+Brian+Computers.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Like bringing me too small of a battery backup, when I specifically asked for a 1400?
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
You don't need it unless you have a MacPro or a server.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
This is for our servers.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
I'm the "IT guy" around here by default.
Since everyone else in my office is afraid of computers.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
How many servers are you running off that? I hope only one.
And if you have servers (as in plural), I’d recommend going up to a 3300 that you can use for 4 or so servers easily. Saves a bunch of room over 4 separate 1400s.
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One "main" server, and a small auxillary "workstation server".
They’re on a 1000 right now, and I told the “IT” guy that we needed at least a 1400 because we were already running at max capacity. Had a long conversation with him about it, and the bastard still brought me another 1000.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
If I wanted to stay with a 1000, I could have just ordered a new battery for it (that's the only problem with it).
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
I agree with both of these moves.
Aside from I’d still order up from even the 14 to a 16 or 18 (depends on the manufacturer). Never know when you’re going to need another server.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Not to mention that a little extra time to shut down can be a gift worht spending an extra few bucks on.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Just when you think you've got enough servers
you need two more.
My first week here I ran twelve network drops from our server rack to our communications rack. I thought at the time we were just buying one server with four NICs, so twelve was more than enough. Then that order got changed to three servers. Then we added a backup tape drive on top of that.
I had to run another twelve drops three weeks later.
We're a very small company, so server expansion isn't huge deal.
I just hate running at max capacity. And as you said, the extra bit of time with at least a 14 would be nice. We’re using APC right now, and I know they make a 1400, the idiot just brought me the wrong one (I know it’s because he already bought it and didn’t want to bother to return it).
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
Hopefully we'll be getting rid of some of our servers soon (First one that's retired I'm snagging)
We’ve been on a bit of a virtualization kick lately.
That's how we got our oldest boy his computer.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
If I leave the auxillary still plugged into the 1000 with the dead battery, will it still provide surge protection and all of that?
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
Is the battery still in and passing volatge?
If so, yes. The thing about UPSs is they run off the battery all the time, and just continually charge. So a dead battery isn’t a problem, but a missing or bad one is.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Tha battery is still in, and still "charged", but when you test it it only lasts about 3 seconds.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
Yeah, it'll filter for now.
I wouldn’t do that forever, though. See Brian’s comment below.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I was looking at a short term solution until they deliver the 1400 (or bigger).
I’ll decide what I’m going to do tonight after everyone leaves. I just wanted to make sure I had at least basic surge protection and all of that.
Thanks for the help guys!
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
No probs. Good luck wiht the IT guy.
Maybe you should look into getting a better one.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
It's an outside company we use,
and three out of the four guys are great (one in particular). But the fourth guy is a raving idiot.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
If you want to pay for shipping we have some Dell 1750s.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Actually I shouldn't say that,
we still have some Compaq P3s from before I’ve been here. We’ll never get rid of the 1750s.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I was at the office one day last October
and the whole place was suddenly filled with this stench of death and decay. Absolutely disgusting. I traced it back to our server room, walked it, and saw smoke pouring out of our battery backup system.
Shut it off and then sent everyone home while we cleared the place out.
Let me guess, cheap UPS?
Well past it’s service life?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
+ me having computer issues
the weirdest thing is definitely how I can’t move anything by dragging it, I have to manually cut and paste documents to move them to new folders
I think I've posted 3 comments in this thread
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Quality trumps quantity
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope
The House Season 4 DVD has taken over my life
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your arteries may not in fact agree with this
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I horribly abused my body this weekend.
I’m staying home, behaving myself and eating healthy all week.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
I want a tortellini slice so bad.
Stupid trying to lose weight.
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Already up on the front page I beleive.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
Jesus Christ my cat is an ornery motherfucker
I have to give her a pill for her bladder infection and every time I get her to open her mouth (which is damn near impossible) I shove the little pill in and she promptly spits it out and growls at me. And now my allergies are acting up. How do I deal with this?
If it's a hard pill, chop it up and put it into a soft treat.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
So get the pill in suppository form.
In the end it hurts both of you less.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
It's tough pilling a cat
ideally, you’d want two people – one to hold the cat and one to get the pill down. You can always try the crush-it-in-food theory; there are also little things you can buy at most pet stores that look like turkey basters that will basically force the pill down the cat’s throat, but you run the risk there of making your cat hate you.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a cat.
Most likely it already hates you.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Get the turkey baster then.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
Try this
Haven’t tried it myself but it makes sense.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
That way does work (I've tried it),
but it can be a hell of a fight. Plus the thing about “not being able to bite from that position” is true, but you’d be amazed how fast they can change positions.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
Not quite sure how this squares with the aforementioned dulling of sharp objects
but the humane society probably has your picture up on a bulletin board somewhere.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Wrap up the cat in a towel so that she can't scratch.
Then squeeze her jaw to get her to open her mouth.
Once the pill is in, hold her mouth closed and rub her throat until you feel her swallow.
Then take a Benadryl.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm all itchy after round two
and still unsuccessful :(
For a non-minimal charge I'll come over and get that cat to take the pill.
My process involves sedatives and clown shoes however.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
Tuna? My cat would eat anything if it's mixed with tuna. But only the kind packed in water. He's specific.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Upon my third listen
I really don’t think I like the new Ben Folds record very much. It’s sorta going-through-the-motions-y, there’s nothing about it that makes me go “wow this is great”, but a lot of stuff that makes me go “meh”. Which is too bad.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Yeah, me too
Ben Folds has been a long story of diminishing returns since Rockin the Suburbs came out. It’s too bad – I used to love him, but lately he’s just bland.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Like I said about the Killers above, I think he only had so much to offer with BFF
After he put out Fear of Pop on his own, not sure there was much left in the tank.
Free Coffee was 10000000x better in person
I hate the way it sounds on the album but in person it was really awesome
He puts on great shows
which is why I tend to put up with his meh records.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Check this out:
“Ben Folds Fake” – Improve Anywhere
These guys are awesome. Also check out “Best Game Ever.”
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.
I must admit that I find the Improv Anywhere thing rather annoying and precious
but the Ben Folds thing was indeed pretty funny.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
indeed.
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
worldsfastestdeadmemedeed
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by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Off chance of snow in the Cascades today?
COME ON EARLY SKI SEASON
Can't be too much worse than Seattle, can it?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.
Supposedly, Seattle's a little worse.
At least according to these numbers.
Of course, median home price could be the GWRBI of the housing world, so I might be off base.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Median is a strange number to use
If the median home price is, say, $350K, and you build a bunch of $150K homes (hahaha to that but anyway)… if there are dozens of homes that are $350K, the median home price may not budge.
Sadly, it may be a more practical measurement than mean home price, as a single $3 million McMansion can easily distort the mean.
I think it may be the best average type basic calculation to use.
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The 11 greatest video games I have ever played of all time...ever
Order does not indicate preference
1. Knights of the Old Republic
2. Deus Ex
3. Mass Effect
4. Metroid Prime
5. Rallisport Challenge 2
6. Half Life 2: Episode Two
7. Portal
8. Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Twilight Princess (Come on, like the latter title isn’t an “update” of the former)
10. Super Mario Galaxy
11A. Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
11B. Galactic Civilizations II
I didn't really play TIE Fighter that much
These are the best games that I’ve played (thoroughly). I’m sure no one in their right mind would pick C&C: RA 2 over Star Craft, Home World or even the Total War series. I haven’t played those though.
by Frosty Raptor on Oct 6, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I'll have to take a shot at this.
Favorite video games (no particular order, hence the unordered list)
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 2:33 PM PDT reply actions
The first Metroid?
Metroid: Zero Mission? Or the entire series of Metroid?
by Frosty Raptor on Oct 6, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Sub in Bioshock for GTA: San Andreas.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
You hath defeated the slime!
Of Gold thou hast gained 1. Of EXP thou hast gained 1.
The language in Dragon Warrior was hokey, but it made for a decently fun time when I played it with friends watching; it was like an MST3K episode.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Here we go!
I can’t think of a good order so these are random
1.. KOTOR II (It was like 1 but more!)
2. Diablo II (This game took up hundreds of hours of my time and I can’t wait for Diablo III)
3. FFVIII (The Junction system was awesome)
4. Oblivion (This game takes p hundreds of hours of my time and if there is a God he will make ESV come soon)
5. Ocarina of Time (Everything about this game was beautiful)
6. Bioshock (Super story and creepy atmosphere)
7. Madden! (It’s sad when you can have discussions with people about the merits of specific Madden games)
8. Tecmo Stackers (good god this was probably the best game ever made)
9. FFVII (Was not angsty; was fantastic)
10. Portal (Fun!)
11. Pokemon (shut the fuck up it’s addictive)
I put 2003 because that was the last year they had create your own playbook
so I just ran illegal picks on every play
Oh and there was this sick game from my youth where the intro has the land splitting and you play as a character who walks around in normal clothes but when sees an enemy armor grows from an armlet
But I can’t remember the name of it at all
I've had similar exchanges many times.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 6, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
This one is classic:
Customer: "How much is a large popcorn and large drink?"
Me: "That would come to $11.50."
Customer: "S***! That’s f***ing highway robbery, man! How do you sleep at night?"
Me: "Sir, I work on my feet for 8-hour shifts at minimum wage. I don’t even buy concessions at the movies because they’re so freaking expensive and they don’t pay me enough here to turn around and spend my paycheck back on them."
Customer: "Good point. I’ll have a medium popcorn and medium soda, please."
Me: "Would you like to up-size those to larges for just 50 cents each?"
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.
When I worked at a movie theatre I would explain the economics of movie theatres to anyone that complained.
They generally spent money on concessions and left hating the studios. Two birds!
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 6, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup. When I read that concessions keep the price of movie tickets down
I vowed that I’d never complain about concession prices again.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 6, 2008 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Aahahahahahaha! This site rocks!
Home Improvement Store | Richmond, VA, USA
(I am watering the plants in the nursery, about two hours before closing time, and see a customer down the aisle.)
Me: "Can I help you find anything, sir? "
Customer: "Uh… uh… "
(I then notice that he’s peeing on some of our boxwoods.)
Me: "What–"
Customer: "I AM THE TERROR THAT FLAPS IN THE NIGHT!" zips up and runs out
Coworker: "Did that guy just quote Darkwing Duck at you?!"
Me: drops watering hose "I’m taking a break."
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.
My all time favorite one
was "I don’t want to rent a movie that I’ll have to READ!!!!!!’
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
"Is this movie in English?"
“No, but it’s subtitled.”
“Yuck.”
“Well, it looks like there’s a dubbed track, too.”
“Why would they have subtitles if there’s a dubbed track? Who’s going to watch the subtitles when they can just watch it in english?”
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 6, 2008 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup.
People are awesome.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
How could I have forgotten Gauntlet?
I could hear the Gauntlet announcer say “Red Warrior shot the food” quite a lot before it got old.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 2:58 PM PDT reply actions
Death is the scariest bad guy in video game history
Especially on levels with dark floors where he blends in.
Top 11 video games...
In no order…
*Tetris
*Spider Solitaire
*Text Twist (and whatever hundreds of variations thereof exist)
*Legend of Zelda (the original NES version)
*The video game whose name I can’t think of right now that my roommate & I used to play in college. A fly-around-and-blow-shit-up sorta game. I think it was a DOS game that ran in Win95 but I’m not sure.
*Bubble Breaker/Bejeweled and that sort of thing
*Defender/Chopper Command (similar games)
- Pitfall
*Wii Bowling
*Freecell
*Old DOS-based NFL game that I used to hack the text files and give Largent 40 speed, 40 catch, 40 strength (out of 40). I’d PWN the Broncos and Raiders in that game, like 99-6. Onside kicks, FTW!
*Castle (that old ASCII game where you move your little ASCII character around and fight dragons and stuff).
Is that 11? I dunno. I can’t count.
This signature space for rent.
Far less mainstream than WC...
It was a game I downloaded over a 4800 baud modem back in the day…
This signature space for rent.
So there's a chance that the problem with my computer was that my mouse was malfunctioning and the center button thinks it's permanently pressed
because I switched mice and it’s working much nicer
If your mouse starts charging you more than $0.49 a minute for roaming
it’s time to get a new one.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 6, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I will never ever trust that you are not using your phone.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Needy bastard. Some day I will win. Challenge extended.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I was afraid you were going to beat me and the wait was agonizing.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 6, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I have played 11 games and lost all of them.
I was beating Fogel and so he quit.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 6, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck today and yesterday
This is only part of the problem but why is it so damn hard to find good fans of teams outside of these blogs? I’m an actual fan of the Mariners and Seahawks and whenever I go to school I get ridiculed because they suck by supposed fans. Newsflash: being a fan only when the team is good isn’t really being a fan, especially if you say the team sucks and act like you aren’t really a fan. The Mariners suck? No shit, I’ve actually been following them the entire year and didn’t just look at the standings yesterday to figure that out. The Seahawks got blownout? Obviously. I’m sure you were right on their bandwagon in 2005.
by Mariner John on Oct 6, 2008 3:57 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Living in Vegas
The locals had a variety of allegiances, often random, often borne from where they came from. I was a Chiefs fan growing up, and was friends/classmates with a Chargers fan and a Steelers fan in HS during the mid-late 90’s.
Let’s just say that, while I took a lot of shit during the AFC playoffs, I had more than enough fun giving it back to the proper parties after Super Bowls XXIX and XXX.
Angelo Dundee, famous boxing trainer had some pretty good words on a loser once.
After one of his fighters had lost he was in a nearly empty locker room after the fight. Dundee said something to the effect that the people still in the room were the fighters true friends.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
by dpseadv on Oct 6, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I haven't seen it mentioned yet, but
Castlevania: SOTN is probably my alltime fav. I always end up playing through the whole thing completely every 2 years or so. I’m forever contemplating getting a gameboy/DS just to play the sequels. No clue if they’re any good.
Also in off-topicness, The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium is dropping tomorrow. You can listen through the whole thing here if interested.
And filling out my top games list in no particular order:
GTA 3
Metal Gear Solid
Battle Toads
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Megaman 1-4
Double Dragon 2
Ninja Turtles 2: The Arcade Game
Resident Evil 2
Earthworm Jim
I just bought MM4 off ebay the other day
and I’m really excited about playing it. It has most every feature I like and none of the ones I really hate.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Earthworm Jim was amazing.
Which reminds me:
TOEJAM & EARL was the BOMB!
Too many games to keep the list limited to 11. I say we need to expand it to 25 at the very least. Mutant League Football and TMNT Arcade are a couple others I would add to my list.
Top 9 Games
1. KOTOR (series)
2. Tecmo Super Bowl (I bet everyone here who played this used Buf, SF, Oak, or Phi.)
3. Tekken 3
4. Metal Gear Solid 2
5. Mega Man 3
6. GTA 3
7. Ninja Gaiden (XBOX)
8. Mass Effect
9. Fable
Mega Man, Mega Man, Mega Man.
I see this on every “great video game” list, and my boys never shut up about it.
What’s so great about that game?
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
I don't think much of the new Mega Man games, but it was one of the first great platformers.
It was also incredibly innovative; you didn’t have to follow a script of levels like Mario 1, you could choose between various stages en route to the end goal. Also, once you defeated a major enemy, you gained his power!
Later, Mega Man gained the ability to slide, allowing him to move quicker over short distances, and later still gained the ability to charge his projectile weapon (i.e. Samus in Metroid/Super Smash Bros.). The games have also long been known for their great music.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 6, 2008 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I was going to ask how it's workin' for ya...
Totally love that crappy ol’ synth. It’s like the keyboard equivalent of a Nikon F4 for me.
This signature space for rent.
It's like I'm in a cheesy 80's music video
this is fucking awesome.
Needs more mullet
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Oct 7, 2008 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
My top 11 favorite games in no particular order.
1.Super Mario RPG
2.FF series
3.KoToR
4.MGS
5.Smash Bros series
6.Re4
7.Double Dragon
8. Contra
9.Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10.Legend of Zelda series
11.Pokemon/Portal
BOOYA! You got Slurved!
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