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OTFPOTD 1/19, Why Graham is Probably Wrong Edition

Or, to be more correct, why Graham is Probably Wrong wr9iong Edition

1. He's short. Everyone knows you can't trust short people. Instead of stabbing you in the back, they'll stab you in the ass, and we all know how much that would suck (right?)

2. They don't play baseball in England. Why should you trust him? He should have studied at some prestigious American university, like say here.

3. While we're on the subject of the British, the Stamp Act of 1765 would like to say hi

4. He doesn't want to live near you if you're smart. We all know that's just a sign that that 146 > Graham's IQ. He just doesn't want to admit that this makes him less desirable to employers

5. Master's degree? Bullshit. Why not doctorate?

6. Questionable tastes in bad baseball players

7. I won't even get started on Asian people.

Discussion Topics

- Why CoD5 Multiplayer is awesome, and ya'll should get Xboxes and play with us!

- Yay Felix!

- What's your dream job, besides being just like Jose Lopez?

- Random thing you just can't stop buying. I like to buy nice writing instruments.

- Yay OFFTOP, you lazy bums

 

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Besides adding the experience of being a zombie

versus provides a good balance of difficulty because you’re up against specials who can be unpredictable and have common sense. It makes it much more satisfying when you survive.

by ningwers on Jan 19, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Zoey is the best.

She has the most hilarious lines.

by Phildopip on Jan 19, 2009 3:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nah. Francis does.

“I hate railroads. I hate stairs. I hate hospitals, and doctors, and lawyers.” Bill: “Francis? Is there anything that you don’t hate?” Francis: “You know what I don’t hate? I don’t hate vests.”

by Coach Owens on Jan 19, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm in

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 19, 2009 6:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Let's do it!

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Jan 19, 2009 8:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I need to play it more often

But I hardly can make the time to play CoD5 let alone anything else

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Jan 19, 2009 8:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OR 24!

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 19, 2009 10:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm so sorry

I was actually playing Call of Duty with sb. Thank god for my DVR though. I’m watching it now. Jack Bauer improvised gas chamber power hour

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Jan 19, 2009 10:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What's your gamertag?

Mine is the same as my screen name here.

by Phildopip on Jan 19, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fats McD

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 19, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do you have any other games you can play online?

I don’t have COD 5, but I do have Grand Theft Auto IV, Rock Band 2, and Left 4 Dead. And Fable II, but that’s out on loan right now.

by Phildopip on Jan 19, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It came with Nug Fu Panda, and Lego Indiana Jones.

I bought COD5, and a friend of mine is going to give me GTA IV, but I don’t have it yet.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 19, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm off to get my ass kicked in COD5 now,

And that should have been Kung Fu Panda by the way.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 19, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tootthekazoo and I will teach you to dominate

we’re a pretty solid team with another one of my friends. We ran off like 20 consecutive wins over the weekend

by seattlebruin on Jan 19, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What game type?

I’m more of a Headquarters man myself, although most people seem to enjoy Team Deathmatch. I’ve been playing way too much this weekend because of the double experience points they’re giving out.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 19, 2009 12:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We play pretty much exclusively TD

both used to it, I guess. Plus I like the killing, I’m not so big on the strategy…

by seattlebruin on Jan 19, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like the XP you get from HQ

Also I suppose I do like the strategy, but also you usually get the chance to kill more during HQ, since everyone’s going to one map location all the time.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 19, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I guess I just like the objective to be killing as many people as possible

how much more XP do you get from HQ? I’ve found that an average 7-minute TD match nets me like ~350 XP, more if I’m playing with good teams

by seattlebruin on Jan 19, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A good HQ game can get you 500-600 XP

A normal game is pretty easy 350+, not counting bonus.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 19, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It sure didn't in COD4, haven't tried it in the new one.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 19, 2009 6:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd say fairly similar to TD games, probably a little longer

The games rarely go all 15 minutes, since usually (like in TD), one team is far superior to the other.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 19, 2009 6:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't play a single match this weekend :(

No double XP for me. Its Zombie mode still available?

On of these days I’m going to play with you guys. Just my timing is always off.

I would say tonight but 24 is on.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 19, 2009 12:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We saw you online the other day, but no CoD =(

come join us sometime. We usually play in the evenings. We’ll help your K/D and win ratios too, no matter how good they already are =).

We essentially lost one game over the weekend when one of our teammates hilariously decided to spend the entire game charging enemy tanks on foot and went 2-15

by seattlebruin on Jan 19, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And I skipped that game because of a stupid controller malfunction

Which obviously means that I am the only reason you play well

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Jan 19, 2009 8:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The way you were bitching about your play from earlier in the evening

compared to how you played when I joined makes this theory even more plausible

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Jan 19, 2009 10:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Gratuitous killing in a video game is good wholesome safe fun.

In an American way. I’m this close to buying a console so I can join in the slaughter.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Jan 19, 2009 11:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You're welcome to join

We could cobble together quite the group if we could just rope in another body or two

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Jan 19, 2009 11:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Grrr. Want vs. need.

I’ll keep an eye on craigslist, see if I can get a deal.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Jan 19, 2009 11:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Try the Live search cashback offer through paypal/ebay as well

Go to Live.com and search for an Xbox 360 or something, and keep an eye on the ads that show up. You should see one that’s offering somewhere between 10-30 off when using paypal and the “buy it now” function on eBay

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Jan 19, 2009 11:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You know how you always say you play better in a party?

I now think I’m like that but even worse. I’m like 1.1:1 KD by myself and as soon as I add one guaranteed decent teammate, I’m like 1.5:1 or better

by seattlebruin on Jan 20, 2009 8:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't know about Zombie mode

I didn’t check, I was just taking advantage of the double XP. Between getting awesome teams all weekend and double XP, I somehow gained 16 levels in less than two days.

by seattlebruin on Jan 19, 2009 12:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jeez

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 19, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am the same way..

Timing is always just off – or I am playing with a few friends already when people start getting on..

And now I just moved, so it’s gonna be a few days before I can get on.. Oh well!

by seattlesundevil on Jan 19, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I should mention that I went 44-7 in a game of TD on Castle

I know it’s LLLJ, but I don’t care. That was the most kills I’ve ever seen someone get in a game to 750, and I did it, and I’m rather proud of that accomplishment

by seattlebruin on Jan 19, 2009 3:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That is pretty good. I've only hit 30+ a few times on TD, never 40.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 19, 2009 7:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You rocked the shit out of that one

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Jan 19, 2009 8:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

HAX

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Jan 19, 2009 10:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

SSS

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Jan 19, 2009 10:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Remember that one "Clan" that we faced the other day?

They were all talking about how good they were and we beat them almost every match?

by Coach Owens on Jan 19, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They were hilarious

of course their clan tag was [PUNK] so I can’t imagine they’d have been any good. We did really beat them down though.

by seattlebruin on Jan 19, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of the subject of 360

Does anybody here have any experience or knows anybody that has modded their 360?

by Robert on Jan 19, 2009 10:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you get teh HD-DVD addon there's a huge security loophole in the firmware

that you can use to bypass MS’s anti-cheating protocols.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Jan 19, 2009 4:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm amassing quite the collection of them

Can’t go wrong with the prices that they are, and $40 for the HD-DVD player is a steal

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Jan 19, 2009 11:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I considered doing a firmware mod on my 360

but it’s a lot of work for very little payoff.

by BrianL on Jan 19, 2009 4:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I started playing online recently too.

My gamertag is TouchMyIchiro.

I’m usually on kind of strange hours though, due to my being in Japan and all.

by brayden04 on Jan 19, 2009 3:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just can't stop buying food.

I buy food frequently, and yet every week I keep needing to buy more. It’s ridiculous! I don’t buy clothes once a week, nor do I buy furniture or electronics with great frequency. Damn you, food addiction.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 19, 2009 10:12 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

My dream job is not to have a job

Random thing I can’t stop buying – beer. I used to have a thing for nice writing instruments but I so rarely use pens any more that it seems silly to keep spending lots of money on them. But Rotring makes awesome pens and pencils.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 10:13 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of beer, has anybody had Deschutes' seasonal brown that's out right now.

Fucking. Incredible. It’s one of the smoothest beers I’ve ever tasted.

by Phildopip on Jan 19, 2009 10:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not yet but I have some in my fridge

the Buzzsaw Brown, right?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 10:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

I’m not a huge fan of browns in general, but was blown away by the Buzzsaw.

by Phildopip on Jan 19, 2009 10:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like brown ales if they have a personality

Newcastle Brown has no personality, it’s bland and boring. But if a brown is done well, it’s a really good beer.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 10:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I used to base all of my opinions of browns on Newcastle (like you said, bland and boring) and Moose Drool (which I used to HATE)

But lately, I’ve come around on them a bit. I tried Moose Drool again, and absolutely loved it. And now Buzzsaw Brown has made a positive impression on me.

by Phildopip on Jan 19, 2009 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Does anyone around here remember the local band Load Levelers?

I went to Slim’s Last Chance on Saturday and saw a band called Side Oiler. Three of the members are from The Load Levelers and it was a major blast from the past.

I used to gig with those guys in the 90’s at Zak’s and Gibson’s. Sadly they no longer have an electronic banjo in their arsenal which made their sound now much less unique than it used to be, but it was still a ton of fun to hear them again.

by Sec 108 on Jan 19, 2009 10:18 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I do remember them

I saw the Load Levelers once, they were pretty fun. You were probably on stage when I did.

Speaking of “anybody remember”, Girl Trouble are playing at Slabtown in Portland this weekend. I love love LOVE Girl Trouble and for some reason it kinda bums me out that they’re playing at Slabtown.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 10:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

At least they are still playing.

Is Slabtown where we saw Cootie Platoon? If so, at least that place has decent sound.

by Sec 108 on Jan 19, 2009 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It is

and I’m bummed that they’re there because no one will be there, and everyone should go see Girl Trouble.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 10:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why? I've been there once, and it was a blast.

And hell, beats most of the places they play in Seattle/Tacoma these days (Sonics reunion show aside, of course).

by marc w on Jan 19, 2009 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it's a good place

but it’s small and out of the way and never draws crowds. I don’t think GT will ever have a “resurgence” as such, but they deserve to be seen by more than 10 people at a time.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 10:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Totally agree

I’m so glad that they opened for the Sonics – really, that was the equivalent audience of a year of shows for them all in one night. Hopefully they sold some merch.

by marc w on Jan 19, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure.

Side Oiler has the singer/Lead guitarist, bass player and drummer from Load Levelers.

None of those three were in Redneck GF.

by Sec 108 on Jan 19, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The internet is so kick ass.

One of my favorite games of all time is Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines. Unfortunately the company that created it went out of business when they had just released patch 1.2. However, a group of fans got together and began distributing unofficial patches fixing all sorts of problems and even introducing new game play features. Once upon a time the game would have just died a slow death, but now anyone who gets their hands on the game will get an RPG experience they will never forget thanks to some normal people who wanted to make their favorite game better.

It got me to thinking, are there any other PC games out there that have been resurrected by the modding community?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 19, 2009 10:20 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Counter Strike was an entirely different game built upon the engine of a different game though.

I was looking for games that were themselves improved or saved by a modding community.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 19, 2009 10:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Great example. Because EA Sports are as lazy as Porsche's design team

and stopped improving their PC versions, even cutting the MVP series entirely, sites like eamods have done a great job each year churning out new mods.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 19, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

EA probably figured the PC market alone wasn't lucrative enough to keep making MVP.

I got my PS2 hooked up after years of collecting dust, and I started playing MVP 05 over the weekend. God it’s so good. And people are still churning out updated rosters. I’m excited.

by Teej on Jan 19, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

they abandoned the PC market entirely.

They last 3 editions of both Madden and NBA Live featured almost no update.

In fact, they were so lazy with the ‘08 PC NBA Live that the rosters were a total joke. Alando Tucker of Wisconsin fame was an 87 overall, while Durant was like a 77. They still had Brandon Roy in the low 70’s (meaning they didn’t update any of the players from the previous year) and changed nothing in the gameplay. Then they actually had audacity to charge for it.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 19, 2009 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Was EA even allowed to keep making MVP on PC, though?

I can’t remember if 2K’s exclusive third-party rights went for PC, too.

by Teej on Jan 19, 2009 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You guys suck for going to the game

I was supposed to go but my hookup for free tickets bailed and I’m a cheapskate

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Jan 19, 2009 9:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

On Saturday

He scored a goal and kicked some Silvertips(they are called that because they are old and not good) ass.

by Robert on Jan 19, 2009 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To my surprise I was given a new Wii yesterday

I bought Wii Fit for it, because it seemed to be the thing to do at the time. Is there anything else that people here recommend? My only plans for it right now are eventually picking up Mario Party, Mario Kart, and downloading old SNES and Genesis games.

by katal on Jan 19, 2009 10:43 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Smash is awesome

Bully: Scholarship Edition is good. Rayman’s Raving Rabbits is fun.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bully is a lot of fun.

I played it on 360, not Wii, but I imagine it’s pretty much the same thing. But with some waggle.

by Teej on Jan 19, 2009 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes yes yes.

If you own a Wii and enjoy happiness, there’s no reason not to play this game.

by Teej on Jan 19, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wii Music is entertaining too

but it’s more entertaining with a group of people than just on your own. And it’s really a lot more difficult than it should be – not to learn how, but to master. But it’s fun.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll check it out!

I haven’t played a Mario game in ages (rather, not one that didn’t end in “Kart” or ’Party"), but I will play this.

by katal on Jan 19, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Imagine

A hybrid between Super Mario World and Super Mario 64, and then it will still be much better than any expectations you will have for it.

by Fin on Jan 19, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes times a million

I am currently playing this game and I can’t get enough of it!

by Fin on Jan 19, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh yea, Zelda is a great game

perhaps greatest Nintendo game?

I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"

by mem on Jan 19, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Guitar Hero WT for wii is a lot of fun

although I totally stink at everything but singing – well actually I stink at that too.

I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"

by mem on Jan 19, 2009 11:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just keep playing it.

If you keep practicing, you will eventually play expert. That’s how I got there.

by Fin on Jan 19, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You like?

I’ve owned it for a year and have yet to pop it in.

by Teej on Jan 19, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's really good.

I haven’t played it in a while because Rock Band 2 has taken over my life, but it’s still fun.

by James F'n X on Jan 19, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

FUN!

I love this game.

by Phildopip on Jan 19, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My dream job is owning what I call a Cake Cafe.

It’s a cafe that serves breakfast and lunch, bakes all its own breads, makes its own soups, serves sweet and savory pastries, and you can add a cupcake to any meal for $1.

I also can’t stop buying books even though I own at least 20 I have yet to read.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Jan 19, 2009 10:57 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I'll take that cupcake please

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 19, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That blows.

How different is your job? I suppose the bright side is that you still have one, but pay cuts are never fun.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Same job, and I do like it.

But for February and March, everyone has to take two furlough days each month, so it’s roughly a 10% pay cut. But at least I get the days off!

It’s supposed to be temporary, but I’m skeptical. I have little debt and a surprising amount of job security considering the industry, so I should be fine as the paper gets smaller. It’s a morale-killer, though. Everyone’s just in a daze.

by Teej on Jan 19, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I wouldn't hold your breath

about the “temporary” part of it. I suppose a four-day weekend every month isn’t such a bad thing, if you have any control of when your furlough days are.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think the idea is:

Everyone gets a pay cut until we figure out whom to lay off. After that, wages/salaries will be restored.

But yeah, still not very confident.

by Teej on Jan 19, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I also recieved a paycut recently. No one told me either, I found out via a memo sent to all the Toolpushers.

It simply told them to begin paying people with my job title X dollars an hour in place of Y dollars.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 19, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Happened about three jobs ago.

It wasn’t much less but one week I was expecting X and I got X minus 4%. We found out four days later that it was either that or lay people off; they never bothered to tell anybody about it until my boss threatened his boss with a mass exodus from my department unless we were told SOMETHING.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

Management apparently thought that either no one would notice or that we’d all just be grateful that we still had jobs, so they opted to say nothing. I lasted about another six months there then I moved on.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is that legal?

Obviously an employer can cut your pay assuming you’re not on contract or unionized, but to just do it with no announcement? Yikes.

Glad to hear you left.

by Teej on Jan 19, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep, it's legal

At-will states don’t regulate such things unless as you say you’re in a union or on a contract. It’s the employer’s version of a person leaving and not giving two weeks’ notice – there’s nothing illegal about it, it’s just bad form.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My annual cost of living raise was cancelled.

But I still got a Christmas bonus. What’s up with that?

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Jan 19, 2009 1:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

one time costs are easier to absorb than ongoing expenses

they’re probably separate budget centers.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That makes sense.

We’re not hiring anyone to replace people lost to attrition, but we’re allowed to offer three-month contracts to temps if we need them.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Jan 19, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No I didn't get the memo, my boss did.

Funnily/Depressingly enough I am the one who changes people’s titles in our database. So, in effect I had to hit “enter” on my own two dollar an hour pay cut. Awesome.

In their defense they did go from just me doing my job to like 10 of us. Houston said they wouldn’t authorize my wage for all of them so I had to brought down to rest of the new hires. They did give me the option of going back to straight Roughnecking and I may still take them up on it.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 19, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I get to see if I get a paycut today when I get my pay stub.

My company isn’t very forthcoming with information.

We’re not even getting annual reviews this year. Uh oh.

by Phildopip on Jan 19, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just read Detecto's latest column

Now I need something or somebody to punch. How can one person be so consistently wrong? (article here)

by katal on Jan 19, 2009 11:13 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Eh. It's not so much wrong as it is pretty base and about 4 years late to the party.

For an author so smug in his own early adoption of things, he fails to credit that solid work on OF arm measurement has been on going for a long long time. In fact, I was doing what John Walsh did in the THT article linked as far back as 2005.

by Matthew on Jan 19, 2009 12:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's true. Like you wrote, it's more his smugness.

I read lines like

I also think that defense in the OF is very important in Safeco. Silentpadna and I have been preaching this since 2000.

It’s just that with us standing at the "Safeco OF Defense = 5″ mile marker, everybody else has gone from =0 to =10 in those eight years. :- )

and start convulsing in anger. Seriously? You’re the one on the cutting edge, Jeff? No. You’re not. And stop implying that you’re consistently further along the curve than Dave Cameron.

by katal on Jan 19, 2009 12:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Has anyone been to a Circuit City recently?

And if so are there things to be had at massive discounts?

I feel bad for the people who are going to be losing their jobs shortly, but at the same time I need a new tv.

by Omerta on Jan 19, 2009 11:59 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I went last night

TVs are 10% off, dvds are 20.

I’m in the market for a new television too, but if you want one from CC, I’d wait until late-February or so.

by katal on Jan 19, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When they closed the first 100 stores or whatever, the TVs never dropped below 20% off

they actually ended up being the last things out of the store to be sold

by seattlebruin on Jan 19, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm surprised they're sold at all at only 20% off

Why would I want to buy a television at 20% off from a dying store when Best Buy, Video Only, or Fry’s consistently has better prices?

by katal on Jan 19, 2009 12:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That was the best part

at 20% off, they were still more expensive than Fry’s, and by a fairly considerable margin

by seattlebruin on Jan 19, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nah

CC’s going-out-of-business prices aren’t being advertised. You wouldn’t be able to bring a flier into Fry’s in order to price match.

by katal on Jan 19, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What out for price hikes with shiny %50 off signs.

I have a friend that works there and he said the real price cuts won’t come till march. But nothing will really be left.

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by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 19, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can't blame them.

They need to get as much money as they can off their stuff in order to pay off their creditors and investors.

by Fin on Jan 19, 2009 12:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was OK

I bought a stereo I was going to buy anyway, figured I might as well get the extra 10% off.

Game accessories were 30%, incl. all controllers, so if you’re looking for Xbox/PS3 stuff, now’s a good time.

by seattlebruin on Jan 19, 2009 12:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They put all their inventory prices up to MSRP before they started discounting

so things haven’t really gone down that much, at least not here.

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by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Here they went to whatever CC regular price whether or not that was MSRP

deals weren’t great except on iPods (because when else do you get deals on iPods?) but like I said, I was going to buy the stereo at MSRP anyway, so the extra 10% was just a free 10% off

by seattlebruin on Jan 19, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I finally saw Pineapple Express

I’m not to into Pot humor nor do I find Seth Rogen that funny. But I was pleasantly surprised.

Its like True Lies meets Harold and Kumar.

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by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 19, 2009 12:00 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I was disappointed in it.

It was way too long. At least James Franco was awesome in it.

by Phildopip on Jan 19, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was every other Judd Apatow movie:

I laughed my ass off and wished it would have ended a half-hour sooner.

Not every comedy needs to be exactly 90 minutes, but with Apatow’s stuff, the fat that hasn’t been trimmed is always very visible.

But Franco was fantastic. And Danny McBride makes me laugh a lot.

by Teej on Jan 19, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Actual statement made by a co-worker:

“This is so stank Ray Charles woulda smelt it.”

Seriously, I can’t make this stuff up.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 19, 2009 12:08 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

That's a real classic

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by abender20 on Jan 19, 2009 12:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

this has prompted me to think....

While there are some very well known people without sight, is anyone aware of famous people without the sense of smell? Also, we have “blind” or “deaf” as terms for lacking the other senses, but do we have a term for lacking smell?

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by abender20 on Jan 19, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would be unfortunate

but at the same time come in handy…you’d never have to discriminate between foods (presuming you aren’t turned off by the look of a dish).

by Omerta on Jan 19, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Texture is the key for me.

The few foods I don’t like are due to undesirable texture (clams/oysters, some preparations of squash, and most forms of squid)

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 19, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They are very much linked in that much of what you taste is actually smelled.

Your tongue can sense ~6 different tastes, while there are somewhere between 400-600 different olfactory receptors, each with a certain range (ie each can detect some number of different molecules). If you inhibit olfactory signalling food ends up pretty bland. Fun fact: a guy I know made a mouse in which he fused the ligand binding domain of the receptor for caspaicin (the spicy part of a habanero) with the signalling domain of the sugar receptor. These mice were fiends for chili peppers.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 19, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We don't really seem to have many tests that judge the ability to smell.

In elementary school, we have nurses asking us what direction the E is pointing and to raise our hands when we hear noise, but no school administrator is coming by going “Hey, smell this.”

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jan 19, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I guess we are more apt to notice functional differences.

Lacking smell wouldn’t manifest itself in a difference in interaction

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by abender20 on Jan 19, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When I was a kid I thought I was awesome at that hearing test

My logic was “Hey, I heard all the beeps!”

God I wish I could go back in time and slap some sense into me.

by katal on Jan 19, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When was the last time anyone here used a 3.5" floppy disk?

I’m taking a Windows XP command line class (oh joy, I get to learn about the DIR command this week) and one of the requirements is a computer with a 3.5" disk drive. I’ll be damned if I have to shell out anything more than ten dollars for a piece of technology I haven’t used since elementary school.

Does anyone even have a 3.5" floppy drive connected to their mainboard anymore?

by BrianL on Jan 19, 2009 12:29 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I still have a box of floppies at my house

but I haven’t had a floppy drive in about 6 years. Not even at work, which is usually so far behind the curve as to be laughable (I just got a flat panel monitor last week).

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by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 12:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I use mine all the time.

Ghosting is a wonderful thing, and the easiest way for me to do it at this company is via floppy.

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by Faux on Jan 19, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It still has its applications, sure

but this class I’m taking for school has all of the important documents distributed to students via twenty floppy disks.

It just seems a little… dated. I think this instructor is trapped in 1994.

by BrianL on Jan 19, 2009 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nope

given that I didn’t realize I had one until now

by seattlebruin on Jan 19, 2009 12:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why would anyone have that?

I have a USB 3.5" drive that my dad bought me for like four bucks at Fry’s. I think I’ve used it twice.

by seattlebruin on Jan 19, 2009 12:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I stopped using a floppy drive when I got my first hotmail account.

I’d just send attachments to myself. Then flash drives came along.

by BrianL on Jan 19, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have one but..

Caveat is that I fix computers as a hobby so I need to do some weird things sometimes. My floppy drive gets used pretty regularly. You can usually find a used floppy drive for $10. They you’d just need a cable; assuming your MB has a floppy connection. If your MB doesn’t have the connection, USB is your best option.

I took a stats class in 2007 that had class materials distributed on a floppy. I was the only one in the class with a floppy drive so I copied the files and hosted them on the web. You may be shocked to learn that the class materials came with the text book that was written by the prof.

by PDXTai on Jan 19, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I bought a brand new PC in April.

I spent $30 to have a 3.5" floppy drive put in it.

Why? DOS games.

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by Llewdor on Jan 19, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The last machine I built was actually the first time I haven't had a floppy.

Although I do think this board has the connector for it, not sure though. I think I still got a box in my closet somewhere that has floppies in it.

by Goose on Jan 19, 2009 3:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, I'm interested to know if I can mount a 5.25" floppy drive in a modern machine.

I have some old games on 5.25" floppies.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Jan 19, 2009 4:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I got a USB one years ago for like $20

I can’t imagine one would retail for more than that.

by Gomez on Jan 19, 2009 10:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have one on my old desktop

It will not be put to use ever. Yours if you want it

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by tootthekazoo on Jan 19, 2009 10:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What do you guys think of the new U2 single?

Great drums and the Edge’s guitar is cool, but I think Bono’s vocals are a little weak.

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by thewyrm on Jan 19, 2009 12:53 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Haven't heard it yet

but I’m curious.

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by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 1:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That song has one of the best intros ever

where Bono counts to fourteen conveniently omitting numbers 4-13. CLEVER

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by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

those numbers were retired

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 19, 2009 1:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I swear there was one point

during Pride that I thought he was going to burst into tears. Which is cool.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am not happy about the Super Bowl 43 turn out.

I am interested to see if the Cardinals can beat the refs. It would suck if they could do it in one try when the Seahawks had 2002-2007 to do it.

by Fin on Jan 19, 2009 1:28 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I can't root for either team

Although a Cardinal victory that is a result of the Steelers getting jobbed by the refs would be more than awesome.

by edddgar on Jan 19, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rationalization time!

If Pittsburgh wins than neither Dallas or the 9’ers can claim to be the best team in football history and we don’t become the only team in the division without a title.

by Robert on Jan 19, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't do it.

I just can’t root for the Steelers.

by ningwers on Jan 19, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seahawks will win next year.

I am at least hoping for a Dolphins and Falcons like turnaround next year for the Seahawks, its all in the realm of possibly if key players can just stay healthy.

by Fin on Jan 19, 2009 3:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Of all the terrible teams in the NFL this year, the Hawks are probably the most likely to not suck next year

between a terrible division and the part where bad luck was a huge factor this year, plus getting an impact player (or two(!))in the draft, they could very well be very good next season

by seattlebruin on Jan 19, 2009 5:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The refs won't matter because the Steelers will beat the shit out of Kurt Warner and take his wallet

Steelers by at least two TDs and the Cards might break 20 if Pittsburgh plays the backups.

by Gomez on Jan 19, 2009 10:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dream Job?

Judge.

Because I’m right a lot.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Jan 19, 2009 1:31 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

and modest

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by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So, anybody watch Flight Of The Conchords last night?

I give it a solid B-. Not great, but even a “not great” FoTC is better than 95% of the comedies out there.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 1:32 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

SHIT

I knew I was forgetting something.

Eh, on demand ought to have it.

by marc w on Jan 19, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They do.

HBO puts their shows On Demand the day after they air, so it should be there.

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by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I too was disappointed, as the first season was amazing down to almost every detail.

Hopefully it bounces back, although I had fears after the first season as the show and comedy style in general are so unique that continuing at that level may be difficult.

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by abender20 on Jan 19, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've read a few interviews with Bret and Jemaine

and it seems like Season 1 used all the songs they’d written in their FoTC guise – they’d had them and performed them for a couple years already – and so they had to write all new songs for Season 2, and they’ve struggled (in Bret’s words) to come close to what they had before. Which makes me glad they’re not doing a Season 3 – I don’t want mediocre FoTC. I’d rather have one or two brilliant seasons and then have it end.

The comedy’s still funny, but the songs don’t have the same zing to them as they did last year – at least not yet.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is exactly what I was expecting.

The songs from Season One had existed for a long time, and there was plenty of time for them to separate the wheat from the chaff and go with all their best stuff. It’s going to be tough to match that on the short turnaround time required for TV. Though I wish they’d figure out a way to incorporate “Jenny,” which they performed on their HBO One Night Stand show in 2007. I love that song.

And yeah, I wasn’t blown away by last night’s episode, but it was still funnier than anything else I watched this weekend. Seeing Greg Proops was fun, too.

by Teej on Jan 19, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I really like you guys

especially one of you.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was quite disappointed.

There were too many “cut-away” jokes. Though the song about the angels doin’ it in the clouds was hilarious.

“Turning white clouds gray…”

by Phildopip on Jan 19, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was also disappointed in the "Big Love" episode last night.

I feel like they’re trying too hard to turn around Chloe Sevigny’s character.

by Phildopip on Jan 19, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven

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by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

't watched this yet

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 19, 2009 2:02 PM PST up