OT 03/04 - The Persistence of Memory
by ThomasG on Mar 4, 2011 9:58 AM PST
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Print"Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us." – Oscar Wilde
Sparked by HumbleFan’s recent tongue-in-cheek post and abetted by Springsteen's Tunnel of Love album popping up on my iPod shuffle this morning, let’s talk about me & you remembering about that time we use to remember. Remember?
Having turned 30 this past November I’ve resolved the fact that I am heading out of the non-prospect phase of my life into that phase where I’m now just sad career minor leaguer, holding on with the faint glimmer of hope that someday, someway, I will get my deserved call to the big leagues. As such, I’ve started wondering where the hell my youth went. I’ve noticed my memories are not what they used to be. I used to be great with putting names to faces and numbers – hell, I remembered my high school locker combination five years after I graduated. Nowadays I couldn’t even tell you the name of my prom date. Or what I had for lunch yesterday.
The strange thing is, though, I’ve recently started having the weirdest flashbacks sparked by the most ordinary of circumstances. The smell of wet pavement reminding me of a four-square game in front of my house; The back of a 1988 Topps baseball card sparking a memory of the time I threw up on a Saturday morning while looking for my Fred McGriff rookie; a car backfiring outside my office sounding like that time neighbor’s Camaro had a flat tire – it’s amazing how such mundane things can invoke a wealth of vivid memories to completely trivial times of my life. Maybe it’s nothing more than a subconscious attempt to reconcile the fact that I am getting older. My biggest fear is that this is the dying flash of something bigger as my brain attempts to flush out the old to make space for the new.
What are some of your favorite memories? What are some of the more mundane memories that you’re surprised you carry to this day? Any specific memory triggers? Do you ever ask yourself, well, how did I get here? Where is that large automobile?
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Dang. The Link tags didn't work again.
Every time I tried the link feature, the post froze. Tried posting the code off of memory (no, that’s not a sly nod to the theme of the post).
Sorry about that everyone.
Try editing, and put that same HTML code into the HTML View tab instead of the Visual View.
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You might need to go back into the Visual tab and clean some stuff up now (like putting a http in front of the Youtube link).
But otherwise looks good on my end.
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by Faux on Mar 4, 2011 10:14 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I would be 100% ok with the Timbers taking tonight's match as it would continue Portland's storied history of only winning when it means fuck all.
by Robert on Mar 4, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Portland has won exactly as many MLS Cups as Seattle has
by pdb on Mar 4, 2011 10:23 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Also if only there was a Cup that both Portland and Seattle could have competed for directly.
With head to head competition. And the winner going on to win the whole damn trophy. If only :(
by Robert on Mar 4, 2011 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Portland and Seattle were in the same league for many many years
and Seattle (very recently) won 2 USL titles. I’m searching for the number of titles Portland won… hmmm, not finding it… nope, I’m coming up with nothing.
by marc w on Mar 4, 2011 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
That's because they never did!
And they won’t this year either! at least not until they get a competent midfield.
Portland and Vancouver are both going to be really bad.
A lot of people seem to think the Timbers are legitimate playoff contenders which seems insane to me. But they’re still better than Vancouver. Jesus Christ Vancouver is awful.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 4, 2011 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
yeah, I have no illusions about Portland
I just hope they’re respectable. Vancouver will make Portland look sooooo good!
It's MLS so honestly Portland could end up winning the Shield
To think they’re capable of being one of the ten best teams in the league based on the knowledge we have now is just weird though. I think some of it has to do with people hating Seattle so much.
They do have a pretty good defense though, which will help. I think they’re going to be better than Philadelphia was last year.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 4, 2011 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
And Danny Califf, somehow the dirtiest player in MLS
despite the fact that Dema Kovalenko also played in MLS last season.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 4, 2011 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
Which is irellevant because the MLS Cup is dumb and pointless.
It’s all about the Shield.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 4, 2011 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
I didn't realize it was in the 88th minute till just now!
I thought it happened ten minutes earlier! The funniest part was that I was in the box that night for making an Ottawa own goal joke earlier that that day!
Exciting day of hockey, as usual!
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Ahh, that was the marquee matchup of my youth.
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Tacoma Rockets, baby. Kelowna, BC is still dead to me.
by marc w on Mar 4, 2011 10:21 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
To this day I cannot go to a Winterhawks/T-birds game and root for the Winterhawks
I have to just sort of sit there on my hands and cheer quietly to myself.
Those games are crazier than I expected them to be
by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 4, 2011 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
The last one I went to had like 11,000 people!
by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 4, 2011 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
I went to the game against Spokane here in Kent a couple weeks back and it was a near-sellout
The “rivalry” games are always fun (Portland, Spokane, Everett)
by tootthekazoo on Mar 4, 2011 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
There was about 1000 fans at the silvertips preseason game I went to.
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 4, 2011 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
If the NHL could afford to expand it'd be awesome if a team came here
maybe Phoenix will finally go bust and have to move.
Atlanta's fucked but they're probably off to Winnipeg
by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 4, 2011 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
I agree, but it would be way better if it were the Coyotes moving back up there.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 6, 2011 7:22 PM PST up reply actions
They're hanging in the playoff picture!
by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 4, 2011 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
This is whats keeping me from being a NHL fan.
An NHL team in Portland or Seattle and I’d start watching pretty quick.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
An NHL team would be the final straw in my desire to move back to the NW.
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Big T-Birds fan over here.
Also, RIP Tacoma Rockets and Tacoma Sabercats.
by sanford_and_son on Mar 7, 2011 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
Sloan sports analytic conference!
#ssac on twitter
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Mar 4, 2011 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Too busy following trending topics on twitter to respond.
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Mar 4, 2011 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
I'm going shopping for goodie bags for my son's birthday party
Not really exciting, but I’ll probably have a few beers beforehand at dinner so I’ll fill the goodie bags with special prizes
by tootthekazoo on Mar 4, 2011 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
Sure, why not
I’ll buy random office supplies and put them in as well. Sticky notes! Paper clips!
by tootthekazoo on Mar 4, 2011 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
I know something exciting that happened just mere hours ago!
by pdb on Mar 4, 2011 10:41 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Oh? I would love to hear of what you speak.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
There was a soccer game in which Portland and Seattle renewed same-division hostilities
I’m a little fuzzy on the result, it was a couple days ago and there wasn’t much about it in the media around here…oh yeah that’s right now I remember! Portland won! 2-0!
This was step one of the learning process and it seemed to work OK!
by pdb on Mar 6, 2011 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
It's a preseason game that is utterly meaningless
if you cared about it, that would be worrisome.
by pdb on Mar 6, 2011 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
Don't get me wrong, I was already worried
but this is one less thing to add to the pile.
by pdb on Mar 7, 2011 6:58 AM PST up reply actions
I know a lot of you are Firefly fans.
Is this BluRay missing anything that might detract from my enjoyment of the series? I’m finally relenting and getting it to watch.
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Also found: Help Nathan Fillon Save Firefly
http://helpnathanbuyfirefly.com
I can’t get there from work, but from the description it sounds intriguing.
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Goddamnit I've been trying to spend less money.
That’s going to get bought now…
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by JY on Mar 4, 2011 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
The thing that pisses me off about my memories (besides the fact that I have a horrible memory) is that I spent my teen years in the 90s.
90s fucking suck. Seriously, when I see previews for Take Me Home Tonight and some recently released films like Hot Tub Time Machine, it makes me think “God, 80s were so fucking amazing” Maybe amazingly cheesy, or amazingly bad, or amazingly ridiculous, but they were amazing. The 90s though? The 90s will be a lost decade, like the fucking 40s. They aren’t defined by a drug, a movement, or a war. They’re just there. I guess the only saving grace for the Northwest is that the 90s will always be associated with Seattle, so that’s something. Although most people seem to hate grunge.
Trust me on this as a guy who grew up in the 80s and was an adult in the 90's
the 90’s were a lot better, at least as far as mainstream culture went. There’s a lot of romanticization of mainstream 80’s culture that I just don’t get – it was fine for its time, but why fetishize it now? Nobody still wears Nehru jackets from the 60’s, or leisure suits from the 70’s, so why is 80’s culture still so damn predominant?
There was a ton of good music in the 80s, it’s just that almost none of it was what could be considered mainstream. I’d have to dig deeper into films, but I would say that the 80’s had more iconic films; whether as a whole the decade was “better” or not is entirely subjective, of course, but I seem to remember a lot of good films in both decades.
Every decade has its good and bad points, but for some reason the more cheesy aspects of the 80’s have been so mythologized over the last 10 years that they take on a sheen of awesomeness, when they were really just things that happened.
Maybe we need to get further away from the 90s to appreciate it, I don't know.
I guess my thing is that even if the 80s were a like a “so bad its good” movie, they are still memorable. Early 90s clothing, for one, is some of the worst and best-forgotten outfit choices in our history. The music is grunge or NSync/Backstreet (At least thats what it will be remembered for. Can you imagine that now kids know who Justin Timberlake is but not NSync) And what else? Seinfeld?
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 4, 2011 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
Mainstream grunge included bands like Alice in Chains and Candlebox
and while not grunge, the 90’s also vomited forth Stone Temple Pilots.
To the wider mainstream world, anybody with longish hair that wore tattered jeans and flannel and looked like they haven't showered in three days were considered grunge.
There were probably a lot of single guys heading to the laundromat confused as to why they were being offered multimillion dollar contracts by men in limos.
The most awesome part about going to a ton of shows in Seattle in the early to mid 1990s
was having every non-headline band on the bill try to look and sound like Soundgarden or Pearl Jam and having the crowd be full of A&R guys looking for those bands.
Could you post a link to a crunkcore song?
I have no idea what this genre of music sounds like
Make sure your kids are far, far away from this abomination
by Mariner John on Mar 7, 2011 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
So... it's a genre of synthesized pre-pubescent emo half-asian gay hermaphrodite japanophiles?
...and now I'm here
by CapSea on Mar 8, 2011 1:12 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
A genre that nobody seems able to accurately define anyway
Anytime the list of bands who have dabbled in a genre includes Vanilla Ice, Kid Rock, and Slipknot… there is some weirdness occurring.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I think it came to be used to describe every bad semi hard rocking band of the time period
just like a few years later every whiny pop punk band was labeled “emo” and then every grungey garage rock band became “indie” or whatever.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Are you a parent?
you just don’t understand.
by pdb on Mar 4, 2011 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
You mean "when", right?
if the 80’s have proven anything to me it’s that it’s only a matter of time before horrid things become “cool”.
by pdb on Mar 7, 2011 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty sure they're not the same as what Benne is thinking of
by pdb on Mar 7, 2011 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
Those were those weird "sleeves", and you now have to have a doctors note to wear one (or something like that).
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I know. I would like to see a NBA player wearing fuzzy bright pink leg warmers.
It would give me a reason to watch 10 seconds of basketball before I got bored, remember the Sonics, and change the channel.
I hate to be the bearer of "bad" news
But legwarmers are still quite popular in some circles…
~Garrett Olson is my secret boyfriend~
Yeah, just not under the shrub in front of my house!
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
by Thingray on Mar 8, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
But don't you understand?
He hides under your house because he loves you!
For the record, I’m checking into buying some legwarmers. You can make fun, I don’t care.
~Garrett Olson is my secret boyfriend~
If he can get under my house, he's one amazing gopher.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
The 90s get such an unwarranted bad rap compared to the 80s.
The 90s had much better toys, movies, TV, music, food, fashion, and novelties. The only thing the 1980s had going for it was the NBA, Duran Duran, and a whole lot of coke.
I'm guessing 90s drug of choice is heroin.
Thanks Kurt!
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 4, 2011 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, because Heroin would not have caught on without Kurt Cobain
by lemonverbena on Mar 4, 2011 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
According to I love the 90's
90’s durg of choice was chronic because Snoop told everyone to chill the fuck out.
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 4, 2011 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
We came full circle.
By the way, how the fuck do we say what the last decade was? The “Aughts”?
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 4, 2011 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
The Aughts, and now we're in the Tennies
by lemonverbena on Mar 4, 2011 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
The Aughts... shit... There's a decade I'm probably not going to look back fondly on.
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by JY on Mar 4, 2011 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
Occasionally I've called it "Early Decade."
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Mar 6, 2011 11:30 PM PST up reply actions
Dang, could not disagree more. The 90s were a golden age for music, movies, comics and just about everything else except for maybe hilariously baggy jeans.
by sanford_and_son on Mar 7, 2011 9:39 AM PST up reply actions
Not to mention sports! You friggin' kiddin' me?
The NBA, NHL, NFL and MLB all had glorious decades, especially from like 95 on I’d say. So many incredible athletes hitting their prime.
by sanford_and_son on Mar 7, 2011 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
A golden age for comics?
You mean the same age where every superhero had to be “GRIM AND GRITTY” because most writers completely missed the point of Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns? And the same age where a ridiculous collector’s bubble led to the industry’s collapse that they are still recovering from?
Agreed!
The early 2000s were great for comics. And TV’s definitely had its best decade ever, in terms of quality if not cultural relevance.
Ugh. I forgot about Heroes Reborn.
The 90s were terrible. I was just thinking about the Clone Saga, but sheesh, everything was awful. Except for the continued explosion of good indie comics.
Yes, yes, the 90s had a lot of very bad comics, but I mostly enjoy the overal asthetic of them.
90s X-men was great, albeit cheesy, but it always looked cool. But stuff like Preacher and Robinson/Harris’ STARMAN were and are still legitimately awesome.
Liefeld is just hilarious all around.
by sanford_and_son on Mar 7, 2011 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
The only thing salvageable from 90's X-Men comics is the Age of Apocalypse.
Peter David’s X-Factor was pretty alright, I guess.
Yeah Vertigo did quite well in the 90’s.
I bought the AoA graphic novel a couple years ago
and have yet to finish it. I don’t get the hype.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
It was an interesting idea, though it doesn't totally deliver.
Most other big crossovers had lame concepts.
Its mostly just confusing
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
If you're a continuity obsessed 13-year-old, it isn't.
Weren’t the TPBs printed in chronological order? That’d be really confusing.
I also just stumbled on the TVTropes page. There’s some goodness in there, calling it a bad future villain world that’s a dystopian crap sack, but there’s also one bit of greatness, calling Bishop the story’s Constant, which I didn’t realize at the time.
Even printed in chronological order its still a little confusing
I think I had to read on wikipedia that it is an alternate time line for it to make sense.
Also I have no idea what it means for someone to be a “Constant”. How can a person be a +c?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
It's a Lost reference. Go aughts!
The whole thing is an alternate timeline, where Professor X died. Sorry for leaving out the TVTropes link. I’d recommend reading each of the four issue series individually, and maybe skipping the less important ones like Generation NeXt (though the art is awesome) and X-Calibre (though it’s written by Warren Ellis.)
But I will say that the 90's were awesome for animation.
The Disney Renaissance, the rise of Pixar, Batman, X-Men, Animaniacs, and Dexter’s motherfucking Lab. Good time.
That I will agree with wholeheartedly.
X-Men in particular. I still get goosebumps when the theme song comes on.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I just started re-watching Animaniacs. That show's important for cultural literacy.
The X-Men cartoon show got me started on comic books. I started w/ Fatal Attractions. It may have been the worst time (except for the late 1960s) to start liking the X-Men.
Also, some people liked Re-Boot, for whatever reason.
Even as a kid I was dumbfounded by the popularity of Re-Boot.
The CGI was bad even at the time and it has aged horribly. Give me Beast Wars any day.
No mention of the Simpsons?
I just died a little inside.
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Mar 7, 2011 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
Simpsons started in the 80's I do believe?
Or was it 1990?
by pdb on Mar 7, 2011 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
December 1989.
But it didn’t hit its stride until the 90’s.
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Mar 7, 2011 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
THIS IS NOT MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE!
In other news related to memory, a player in the NBA just got traded to Oklahoma City and has to change his number. Why?
Because it’s retired for Jack Sikma.
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Mar 4, 2011 10:47 AM PST reply actions
GET YOUR OWN HISTORY!
SERIOUSLY, THATS THE MOST ANNOYING STUPID FUCKING PART I DONT UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE THUNDER. WHY DO YOU WANT OUR HISTORY?!?! IT FEELS LIKE SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, THEY ARE CREEPIN ME OUT.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 4, 2011 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
Awwww I was going to make a Talking Heads reference....
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by JY on Mar 4, 2011 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
Not yet.
This might be my favorite headline ever. On the ESPN blog it just says “Klay Thompsons Suspension is Untimely”
Thanks for clearing that up ESPN.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 4, 2011 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
At least this isn't BYU.
I think the punishment would be the community would have to come together for an old-fashioned stoning of Klay.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 4, 2011 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
Exactly
However silly it seems to us, he knew exactly what the rules were and how strictly they were enforced and got in trouble because of it
by tootthekazoo on Mar 4, 2011 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
I have no problem with what BYU did.
And honestly, most of the kids that go there wouldn’t even need the “honor code” in place in order to follow those guidelines.
Even though I am interested in talking about the BYU situation though, I feel that would be going down a windy road.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 4, 2011 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
Hey if I was stoned I probably wouldn't notice either.
He is definitely a fucking idiot though. Mychal gave him a whoopin’ though.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 4, 2011 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
Ha.
“I’m so ticked off at him, I told him he needs to think about getting his degree and finishing up,” said the senior Thompson. " ’You’ve got a lot of amends to make.’ That’s what I think. He’s supposed to be the leader of this team, and they depend on him, and he does something stupid like this. I told him, ‘Doing something like this shows how irresponsible you are.’
Now his Dad wants him to stay for senior year? Hilarious.
After this weekend I'm actually kind of excited about the Pac 10 tournament.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Do you guys have any examples of print journalists that are terrible?
...and now I'm here
Actually, good point.
Any journalist that types, online or offline.
...and now I'm here
Oh, I was not specific enough, my fault.
SPORTS journalists. Like that guy that wrote about Griffey all the time using single word paragraphs whose name escapes me.
...and now I'm here
Bob Finnegan?
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by JY on Mar 4, 2011 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
I thought you were joking, but Steve Kelley?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Oh, that makes it much easier then.
Other terrible sportswriters:
Selena Roberts
Bill Plaschke
Jemele Hill
Skip Bayless
Plaschke is the rare combination of terrible form and terrible function.
Not only is he a pompous blowhard but his writing style is reminiscent of a high school junior.
Any writer of any JRPG ever then?
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
...
…
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Not enough ellipses for some that I have played.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Silent protagonist or no?
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by JY on Mar 4, 2011 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
I've seen ellipses explosions in games that feature either.
I think it was either Tactics Ogre or Final Fantasy Tactics that I’m pretty sure there were like 5 ellipses over 8 or so text boxes.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Who is the best female sports writer/broadcaster?
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 4, 2011 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
I think that one's obvious.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Looks aside (fuck that guy),
she’s well spoken, knowledgeable, genuinely interested in the sports she covers, and doesn’t ask retarded questions when she can get away with it. That’s better than most male sportswriters.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
And not only that
she came away from the peeping scandal very well. She handled it well, and didn’t let it overshadow her career.
She deserves huge kudos for that.
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Mar 7, 2011 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
I think that she was able to do that because she wasn't ever "eye candy".
But as it stands, people have a lot of respect for what she’s done so far in her career. I think that’s why there was never a hint of “she brought it on herself” that gets bandied around so much with similar situations. (I’m thinking of the Telemundo reporter and the Jets in particular)
I have a feeling that if she was a crappy broadcaster it could have turned out in a very different fashion.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Once, this girl showed up drunk to freelance a story for the college newspaper I work at.
That was probably the worst experience I’ve ever had with terrible journalism. And no, her story did not run. And no, she was not ever called again.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 6, 2011 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
USA Today. Pretty much anything
a foreign friend who came to visit once picked it up not knowing what it is and said “My god. Its like an eight year old read the NYTimes and then tried to recreate it from memory”
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 7, 2011 8:46 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
It would go nicely with the Cincinnati Reds tie I got on Father's Day 2009
they give away some strange promo items.
by pdb on Mar 4, 2011 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
Continuing an earlier discussion from the game thread
@wilw #ECCC! I’m signing stuff and things in the autograph place starting …. wait for it …. NOW!
Did anyone else see the recent Norway episode of Man Vs Wild?
It might have been new last night, but I’m not sure. Anyway, it was almost painful to watch him freezing to death under the fans and firehoses.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
New SBN blog alert!
http://www.sportsbarnation.com/
This could be a DLM-level trainwreck or a godsend, but not for me to judge either way.
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We are NOT outsourcing our beer threads.
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by JY on Mar 4, 2011 3:27 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
When I first saw the title, I was sure that Matthew and Aaron started a drinking blog.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
SBN blog names are retarded, and rarely picked by the owner.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
As Field Gulls proves.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Who stole the name of my new orthotics store?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
by Thingray on Mar 4, 2011 4:18 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
GAAAH!
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 6, 2011 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
I hate that name so much.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 6, 2011 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
Welcome to Loud City
What a stupid name.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
I used to think Viva El Birdos was a stupid name
but then I found out that it was just St. Louis Cardinals team history which was stupid.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Mar 4, 2011 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
And mine.
We’d be more likely to start “Hipster beer bars that we like as long as they serve legitimately good beer and not hipster good beer” dot com.
Which would only be like the 18th worst blog title on SNB
And 95% of comments would debate the definition of 'hipster'
I think you’d need a bigger penalty box.
It's possible that they did.
I have a hard time believing two people on the same blog have the last names of Mexico and Brazil, especially because “Ron Mexico” was one of Michael Vick’s aliases when he went to the hospital for genital warts. But I guess anything is possible.
...and now I'm here
by CapSea on Mar 4, 2011 5:41 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Oh lordy
if you’re a subscriber to Sirius XM Radio, you can spend tomorrow listening to Tiger Blood Radio.
I’m beginning to think this whole thing is an I’m Still Here-level prank.
Or I could just smash my face into the sidewalk until I think I spent all day listening to it.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Now THAT'S #winning!
Seriously though, I have no idea what to make of all this. It’s sad and awesome at the same time. But for some reason, it doesn’t seem like an I’m Still Here type of prank. I really think he’s lost his marbles and is trying to cash in on that. And more power to him if he can support his $110,000 a month child support payments with it.
Maybe it is a clever lawyer-plan (a David E. Kelley plot twist) to draw the attention away from his heinous history
by msb on Mar 4, 2011 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
Favorite Sheen role. Outside of Major League, which I consider his magnus opus
I’d go with Ferris Buehlers Day Off, as the guy that hits on Ferris’ sister at the police station
by Kermit. on Mar 4, 2011 4:36 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Bradley's wife files for divorce, alleges abuse
WHEEEEE
http://blog.seattlepi.com/baseball/2011/03/04/bradleys-wife-files-for-divorce-alleges-abuse/
by Eyebrows on Mar 4, 2011 4:40 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I saw a similar story this am.
Then clicked on a boatload of articles that the headline read, “Bradley Throws Glass Coffee Table at Wife.” Good reporting.
I'll answer the last paragraph point-by-point:
What are some of your favorite memories?
—Listening to Dave Niehaus on the radio as I lie in bed. Having the radio turned down low enough so my parents don’t hear, since I’m supposed to be sleeping. With the volume so low, making sure I don’t make the slightest movement so I can hear every word.
—Watching the Star Wars VHS copies religiously every week. I’m sure my parents and siblings were sick of Star Wars by the 50th time I demanded we watch them, but I didn’t care. And, going on my post in the last OT thread, seeing my beloved trilogy in ’97 in a standing-room-only theater, cheering and clapping throughout the FOX fanfare and title crawl. My 10-year-old self was weeping tears of joy.
—Playing baseball in the backyard. Not with anyone else, just myself. I memorized the stances of Griffey, Edgar, Buhner, A-Rod, Cora, etc. I even switched to left-hand for Griffey’s at-bats. A simple memory; just imitating Dave’s voice as I tossed the ball to myself and pretended to be Edgar ripping a double down the left-field line.
What are some of the more mundane memories that you’re surprised you carry to this day?
Seeing my older brother curled up in bed with our pet Dalmatian. The dog loved our whole family, but for some reason, she gravitated to my older brother the most. Seeing them sleep together blissfully always stuck with me.
Any specific memory triggers?
I’d say anything related to the kitschy 90’s trends. Neon clothes, the brief comeback of scooters, ridiculously baggy pants, the Macarena, O.J. Simpson fever. It was kind of a crappy decade.
Do you ever ask yourself, well, how did I get here?
Occasionally. The past 6 years have been an utterly bizarre ride for me. And at age 23, I’m sure I have many more bizarre rides to take yet.
by Benne on Mar 4, 2011 10:14 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
...
—Watching the Star Wars VHS copies religiously every week. I’m sure my parents and siblings were sick of Star Wars by the 50th time I demanded we watch them, but I didn’t care. And, going on my post in the last OT thread, seeing my beloved trilogy in ’97 in a standing-room-only theater, cheering and clapping throughout the FOX fanfare and title crawl. My 10-year-old self was weeping tears of joy.
Right there with you. The nice thing is I was going with my older cousin, who saw Empire and Jedi on their original opening nights after falling in love with Episode IV (originally released sans “episode”). I guess this was my first “bonding” experience with adults. It was also my introduction to good movie theatres instead of crappy megaplexes: Cinerama, the Neptune and the Varsity over the span of the Special Edition opening nights.
It really was an incredible bonding experience.
We’ve snarked about the Prequels coming out in 3-D starting next year, but when the original trilogy finally comes around, I like that a new generation can experience Star Wars on the big screen like we did. One of my best friends (and biggest Star Wars geeks) is pregnant right now, and she’s psyched about the fact that her son will be around 4 years old when A New Hope comes back to theaters. It will be his first step into a larger world.
Also, my step-dad likes to brag that he was there on the original premiere in '77.
I’m still jealous of this fact.
My Dad had just remarried and sent us off to summer camp when Star Wars came out then.
They picked us up after a week at camp and took us to see it. I was only 8 but was still kind of baffled at having to stand in line for a movie.
I skipped school to attend the premiere of Empire Strikes Back
waited all day in line for it, and got great seats. It was an awesome day.
So. Goddamn. Jealous.
I gotta ask: what was the theater reaction when Vader said he was Luke’s father? I never get tired of hearing these kind of stories.
To be honest I don't remember specifically because that was 31 years ago
but I do remember thinking that was the biggest shock I’d ever had in my young life up to that point.
by pdb on Mar 5, 2011 8:12 AM PST up reply actions
That was one of the first movies I watched in a theatre
And I do remember it being very quiet throughout the entire film. Back then (in Ontario, OR) you didn’t make noise during a movie or they’d remove you with a quickness.
And yet I still have to pay full fare on the bus
THERE IS NO JUSTICE
by pdb on Mar 6, 2011 8:45 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I saw the first one downtown, without too much of a line.
It was startling. I also saw those three young people on local tv,towards the end of the tour out flogging their new movie. I talked my mother, who’d not ‘been out to the pictures’ in years into going, and she enjoyed it enormously … there was a bigger line that time, and a really big line by the time I saw it for the third time :)
by msb on Mar 5, 2011 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
Heck yeah,
And I know a certain Royalcurve who would wholeheartedly agree!
"Wait, can ants climb up pee?" - Corco
In news that hurts my brain,
Blonde Redhead’s Facebook page says that they’re writing a song for the new Twilight movie.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
"Welcome to another episode of Maury!"
“Give it up for our house band, GG Allen and Da Boyz!”
"Wait, can ants climb up pee?" - Corco
Kill yr idols part II:
There’s a new GG Allin cover compilation featuring Ben Gibbard. In fact, Ben Gibbard is the one degree of separation linking the Twilight movies to GG Allin, a fact which tickles me.
What a country!
Is that the "cleaned up GG Allin songs" disc?
They’re giving that away as a premium on the WFMU pledge drive.
by pdb on Mar 6, 2011 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
While that is really really strange...
thinking of it another way, bad covers of Tom Waits songs don’t generally diminish the originals for me. But good Leonard Cohen covers make me appreciate his songwriting more? I’m confusing myself now.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Mar 7, 2011 1:28 AM PST up reply actions
Makes sense. I may have posted this before but this is one of my favorite covers of all time
Not exactly the best version but hey, free over the internet. Tower of Song by Martha Wainwright (skip to :55). I’m Your Man album is pretty terrific if you’ve yet to hear it.
He's pretty low on my list of people I'd expect to be cover GG Allin
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
It's a whole record of 'clean' covers of GG Allin songs by lots of people
Only available to WFMU pledgers. Which everybody should be one of. You really should. WFMU is awesome. Go give them money!
by pdb on Mar 7, 2011 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
Why would you want to do clean covers of GG Allin?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I'm holding out for the Slayer covers album sung by children and their grandmothers.
"Wait, can ants climb up pee?" - Corco
That would be a thing
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Like I said a while ago...
at this point, I’m more interested in Radiohead/Thom Yorke as a cultural phenomenon than a music entity these days. I either don’t care about this new revelation or am lacking the necessary faculties to process it.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Mar 5, 2011 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
That's been my position for 15 years.
I missed out on OK computer, but someone had to. If it was a mind control thing, no one in my generation would be around to mount some sort of resistance.
I salute you, sir.
Usually I miss out on movies. It’s kind of my thing. I do remember going through a Radiohead phase around the age of eighteen and then later trying to convince the few friends I was brave enough to tell that this wasn’t as good as we were all making it out to be.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Mar 7, 2011 1:25 AM PST up reply actions
Because this is apparently still happening.
Pictures of cats with Charlie Sheen interview captions #1
Pictures of cars with Charlie Sheen interview captions #2
Pictures of Charlie Sheen with cat noise captions
LOLSheens probably aren’t far behind, knowing how the internet is.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
That's cats in the second link too.
I can type.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Mar 5, 2011 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
Some of these quotes need to be integrated into early 90's Warren G songs.
...and now I'm here
Similar in nature.
Charlie Sheen quotes delivered by superheroes. Fittingly, the superheroes can deliver them in a non-ironic fashion, which just underlines the absurdity.
I just inadvertently read a Steve Kelley column.
I started it for the subject, and then started to recognize the authorship as I went. Still interesting for the topic, though— the Make a Wish Foundation’s relationship with local athletics
It is literally flying off the shelf.
We have to put it behind a locking peg to keep them in the store.
I don't know why, but I just can't get over how stupid and infuriating Britney's new song is.
“If I told you I wanted to fuck you, would you think I’m a slut? I don’t blame you if you do as long as you still bone me.”
La lengua de la música es universal
...and now I'm here
How and why were in a position to hear Britney's new song?
With the exception of Hit Me Baby One More Time I don’t think I’ve ever heard a single song of hers.
And you continue to turn on the radio...why at this point?
by pdb on Mar 6, 2011 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
He must not have discovered the joy of Pandora plus AdBlock.
I write for Stumptown Footy, SB Nation's Portland Timbers blog.
by thehemogoblin on Mar 6, 2011 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
I think the Slave song or whatever was pretty inescapable at the time
but I was in college so that could be it.
Now that I’m single and live alone my knowledge of pop music is almost completely dead. Once I discovered a college radio station that didn’t suck in LA I was set.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I actively avoided pop, but I heard Oops I did it Again a ton just from driving with friends who didn't
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
by JAH on Mar 7, 2011 9:39 PM PST up reply actions
She's still making music?
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
You mean her new song, of which 90% of the lyrics are comprised of a bad pickup line?
For which she got paid probably 5 times what I’ll make in my entire life?
Which is strangely similar to several other of her unnecessarily sexual songs, such as “If You Seek Amy”?
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I've been working on it since our hands-on training session last week
Give me a chance, bro.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I think Bob's Burgers is actually pretty funny.
I think the minimalist graphics are kinda neat, and the transvestite plus 13 yr birthday party theme this week was good.
I freakin' love Bob's Burgers
it’s so odd and so random, but mostly I love Kristen Schaal because she’s hysterical.
by pdb on Mar 6, 2011 9:07 PM PST up reply actions
She is.
I also like how instead of girls playing boys voices it’s men playing female voices in the case of Tina and her Mom. Also, I get tired of how some of my favorite shows seems destined to turn to overt violence after several seasons (Family Guy and South Park). Sadly, I fear Bob’s Burgers is too left of center to be renewed. Here’s hoping.
I CAN'T GET OVER THE FACT NOBODY HAS CHINS
WHERE DID THEIR CHINS GO??!
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
This reminds me of my friend who couldn't read Achewood because it featured a cat in a thong.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Mar 7, 2011 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
I just figured they were Italian.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Yes but somehow the lack of chins is much more disturbing.
Acceptable:
Scrape my eyes out of my strong-jawed skull with a spoon:
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I think it's cute how anti-no-chin you are
I can’t honestly say i even noticed, much less do I care.
Maybe it's rooted in some oft-hidden OCD tendency
I just can’t get over it.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
Now this just freaks me the hell out.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I hated the first two episodes, so I skipped some.
But then I watched it last night and was laughing the whole time. It might turn out okay!
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Suggested reading
101 Theory Drive by Terry McDermott
Takes its title from the address near the UC Irvine campus where neurologist/brain scientist/sometime headbanger-drunk Gary Lynch has his neuroscience lab.
The book tells you a lot about theories of memory, discoveries about memory complexities, and how impossibly indecipherable memory really is…“A bitch-and-two-thirds” as Lynch put it (page 252).
Phenomenally complex. And a “kluge” to boot. Considering your brain is processing 10 to the 20th power-instructions per second, and discarding 95-99% of inputs, a little memory loss is….expected.
"I never make predictions and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, ex-English Footballer
by One won lost won on Mar 6, 2011 11:52 PM PST reply actions
For those of you with the astronomy itch:
It has a resolution down to two feet, according to the linked site.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Amazing.
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Mar 7, 2011 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
Gambling topic!
I think this is one of the few areas we haven’t really explored on LL, but who here enjoys gambling/what kinds of things to do you like to bet on?
Do you like to bet in person (casino), or online? I really enjoy the casino atmosphere, but find online gambling to be much more profitable – it’s geared towards making intelligent decisions and so much more convenient.
I can be a bit of an action junkie, but for organized betting (casino/online), I like to bet on sports, mainly point spreads, play poker and shoot craps. Otherwise, just really enjoy prop betting with friends on pretty much anything.
This is all in light of the hilarious UCLA-Washington State game on Saturday that violated every personal rule I have about betting on specific teams and somehow turned out hilariously well.
I am a huge gambling addict with poker, but don't really like any other form of gambling.
I mean, I’ll do it. I went to Santa Anita horse races for the first time on Saturday, and probably because I lost, I’ll never want to do it again.
In the casinos, its just poker. I like the strategy and competing against others and other games rarely have that. Though betting on sports makes the games more interesting, I haven’t done it in ~10 years.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 7, 2011 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
I don't do any online gambling
But I am a SUCKER for craps, live in a casino. Something about the crowd packed around the table, and everyone cheering simultaneously or gnashing their teeth and tearing clothing is exhilarating.
I love blackjack also, but only when I’m in a mood to lose all my money, hopelessly and shamelessly.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
Gambling is fun
I prefer blackjack, although I don’t like how other people at the table can really screw things up for everybody by making stupid moves.
I really like playing roulette as well, since it is a slow paced game that can pay pretty well in a hurry. Roulette has become a fun way to kill time in a casino, especially if you can get a few friends together to play the table as well
I hear a lot of gripes about other people screwing things up by taking hits when they're not supposed to, etc.
But in the long run, it has to equal out, right? Seems like, as often as you can say “Oh god that guy just took the dealer’s 10 and he would’ve busted!” you can say “oh god I’m glad he took the 3 instead of staying, because the next card up was a 10 that made the dealer bust.”
It has to go both ways, right?
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I try not to be an ass, but I play for myself, not the others at the table.
The main thing is when you are taking stupid hits and things like that, you can theoretically reduce the odds that another player gets the card he or she needs or wants.
But as long as your not at a high stakes table, I don’t think it’s fair to expect everyone to play every situation perfectly. If I want to split 4’s for fun, that’s my business.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Exactly.
If you are at a table betting 3 bucks a hand, complaining about anything shouldn’t be allowed. If you are playing $100 a hand and a person is taking bad hits (and this person is usually playing $3 a hand) then there’s reason to be upset. It’s like me and Tiger Woods playing golf… I’m going to do a lot of bad etiquette thats going to piss him off because I don’t ever play golf. You have to play up to the highest level of competition at your table and trust they know the unwritten rules and follow their lead.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 7, 2011 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
If I'm counting cards and the rest of the table is playing a "system" then screw 'em
I’ll hold or hit whenever I’m supposed to from my count. I’m playing my hand and the dealers, not everyone else’ at the table.
I like money too! We should be friends! Want to go to Starbucks?
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Better bring a blanket.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Don't worry scrote..
There are plenty of tards out there living really kickass lives. My first wife was tarded. She’s a pilot now
It seems to me taking a stupid hit has just as much a chance of helping the table, as hurting...no?
I’m trying to find articles on it now, to see if anyone has done any research. I’m not statistically-minded enough to figure it out on my own.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I mean--the guy next to me is going to hit his 12 against a dealer's face every time, right?
Aren’t the odds of me taking his 9, and him taking a subsequent 10 and busting, the same as me grabbing the 10 that pushes his 9 to the top of the deck, giving him 21?
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I can see the logic there.
But theoretically there are only so many 9’s in the deck(s), so if you take one of them, you could be screwing him… At least that’s how I see it, but someone who is more of a gambler should be able to explain it better than I can.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Nope.
Face cards also count as 10 and their are 12 per deck plus the 10s. So per deck you’re looking at 16 cards that count as 10 and only 4 that count as 9. That a rather large difference when it comes to odds.
But you can't tell if a 10 or a 9 is coming out first.
His strategy remains the same whether or not I take a hit.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
But if he needs a nine and you take one of them,
he now only has three chances to get the nine, where before he had four chances out (insert number of cards in the shoe here). It’s not necessarily the fact that you actually get his card, it’s the fact that by hitting there is a chance that you might.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
So he should thank me for revealing there is 1 fewer 9 in the deck for him to get
Which affects his chances minutely. The next card coming up is still completely random.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I can't find any articles, but numerous BBS posts:
“They are correct that there’s a right way and a wrong way to make play decisions (hit/stand, double, split). They’re also correct that one player’s decisions will affect another player’s results. They don’t understand, however, that the correct play is correct only because of how it affects that player’s EV. The effect on other players is random. The superstition persists because the harmful plays are remembered more than the helpful ones.
Some of the same ignoramuses will also be unhappy if, during a shoe, you join a table, leave a table or change the number of hands you play. You “messed up the order of the cards.” More ploppy nonsense. The flip side is that they’ll sometimes applaud you for shrewdly switching to two hands after the dealer has been on a hot streak."
This satisfies me.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
And sometimes you will take a hit for the team and take the small card from the dealer who then busts
the point is that gamblers in non-skill games tend to be a bit superstitious – I’ve never touched the dice at a craps table with my left hand, and make sure they are never showing 7 before I throw them.
But you just took the card that would've made them a winner.
Thanking you is probably not what they would do.
Both of you are correct.
It’s a perception more than a statistical fact. But either way, it’s still considered rude to “play dumb” at a table, especially if you’re playing alongside more advanced players.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
And they'd probably punch me for suggesting I should be thanked.
But still, I guess my point is no one knows what card is coming next, and hitting/standing only affects the next guy’s level of comfort in knowing what will come next. My actions have just as much a chance to help, as harm.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I go to the casino on occasion to play low-limit Texas Hold'em.
I’ve one about 4x as much as I’ve lost, but I find the experience of going so stressful that I limit how often I participate.
...and now I'm here
That's a pretty good idea. Whenever I get the shakes from sitting too long I leave
Otherwise I start to push too much and make every hand. So usually I dork around and play poker for little or no money and laugh at how badly people play. Speaking of which, anyone know any decent online poker sites for fun? The flash animation on most kill my computer, and I quit playing Zynga products on facebook simply on principle.
I get severe insomnia, and nausea from clenching in my abdomen.
For whatever reason my body can’t handle playing poker at a casino, no matter how successful. I prefer tournaments with friends but most of the guys I know don’t do that anymore.
...and now I'm here
It may not be around anymore, but Pokerroom was a decent place back in the day.
The problem I find with playing free tournaments though, is you get 1000+ people in the tournament, and 90% of them have no intention on playing for the whole 5-6 hours unless they win a few all-ins in the first 30 minutes.
Which is fine sometimes but it can make it difficult to grind out when they start bullying you with their huge chip stacks
Coach! "Zombies!"
Nat’l Geographic Photos: ‘Zombie’ Ants Found with New Mind-Control Fungus
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
Saw it on Planet Earth three years ago.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
by JAH on Mar 7, 2011 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
Yes.
There is a more alarming one that takes over the brains of snails, and forces them to walk up to the top of plants and such, with colors pulsating their heads as a sort of beacon for birds. Birds get the snail, and the parasite cycles itself all over again. Creepy.
~Garrett Olson is my secret boyfriend~
I don't know, I'm more willing to accept it with parasites than fungus.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Mar 8, 2011 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
AWESOME.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2sUc7iAcxk
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Mar 7, 2011 11:17 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
The Mariners don't play the Angels in Anaheim until July?
I guess I’ll have to go to Dodgers games to get my live baseball fix.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I really think Ken Jennings could be a valuable member of the LL community
by yuniform on Mar 7, 2011 12:04 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
This thread may have led me to my favorite Wiki article ever:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Mar 7, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
What is wrong with people?
“At least 10 people died from the effects of electric fans which can remove oxygen from the air and lower body temperatures…”
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
This is really making me lose my faith in humanity
How come our species can create the Large Hadron Collider no problem, but we can’t convince each other that electric fans don’t cause asphyxiation?
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I think you're probably getting too worked up.
People are sometimes stupid and have weird beliefs. I’m sure you have a few yourself.
I still have people argue with me that if I go outside without a coat, I’ll catch a cold. You laugh at them and move on.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I'm sure I'm getting too worked up.
Also, I’m sure I have my own weird beliefs. Some of which, I can do while willfully acknowledging I’m out of my gourd for insisting I do them.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
The minute someone asphyxiates on the Large Hadron Collider you'll change your tune
by pdb on Mar 7, 2011 1:19 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I, for one, am terrified of the thing creating a massive black hole that will consume our planet.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
Ken Jennings, comedic genius? I had no idea. What can't he do?
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 7, 2011 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
Not just a comedic genius, but had no idea he would throw out gems like this
This would have been sweet, sweet revenge, if a supercomputer hadn’t been raping me the entire time.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 7, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
I'm surprised at his usage of the word rape
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
He uses it a lot, if this chat is anything to go off of.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
That just seems so out of character for him
but I don’t really know much about him.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Lets just hope he doesn't have premarital sex with anyone.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 7, 2011 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
Worked okay for my parents
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Yeah I didn't click the link immediately
Ken Jennings shattered my perception of him.
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"Being corrected by you has turned my rod into a snake"
Spectacular.
...and now I'm here
I have no home internet access and have not been at work all day. Apparently I cannot deal with sucha a drought.
I am sitting in the public library.
Knowing is half the battle.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
One of the weird things about the Future I'm experiencing right now...
In the past, if I pre-ordered a game I only had the agony of waiting till it’s release date, then going down to the shop and picking up. Nowadays, via Steam, I have the additional torment of having preloaded Dragon Age 2 onto my desktop and watching the clock tick down till it’s release, knowing it’s their but I cannot get at it.
Is anybody else experiencing this feeling? I know Dragon Age was sorta ambivelantly recieved, but from what I have heard the graphics have been improved, and the fight animations are not so boring.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
The first game kind of sucked and nothing I've seen or read makes the second sound better
so I’m avoiding it.
As for the agonizing over Steam unlocks, I can’t remember the last time I bought something on day one, so not a problem for me.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I've been playing it since yesterday.
The fight animations are much improved, yes. Some other things are a little more sucko, in my opinion. But so far it’s fun enough.
I like the use of the Mass Effect conversation wheel, with Paragon, Renegade, and Smarmy Douche dialogue options.
I’m also not sure what exactly it is, but fights seem to be a lot more fluid and manageable. In DA:O I felt like I had to pause after every action and micro my party around. I don’t worry so much about my guys in DA 2. I guess it helps that warriors and rogues aren’t completely worthless.
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by JAH on Mar 9, 2011 9:48 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone know anything about the new Firefox 4 beta?
I think I want to try downloading it, as I am sick and tired of the old FF stalling and crashing all of the time. Is the new FF beta decent? Faster?
"Wait, can ants climb up pee?" - Corco
Switch to Chrome.
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by Faux on Mar 8, 2011 5:50 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
To elaborate a little bit...
Firefox has been in the “add a bunch of features until it explodes” phase of its lifecycle. You can either ride it out, and wait for the “stripped down” version to come out when people get sick of it, or you can switch for now and switch back.
Either way, you might be able to get your current FF to perform a little better by going through and getting rid of all your add-ons.
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Firefox 4 beta worked great on my Mac OS X for about a week and then I had to uninstall it
because it pretty much just stopped performing. It would take 3+ minutes to load initially, and pages would take over a minute and then never completely load. And this was with no add-ons. So I reverted back to 3.6.1 or whatever the current stable prod release is.
I run FF with just a few add-ons (greasemonkey, adblock, flashblock, tab mix plus, download statusbar) and have never had a performance issue with a production release. Echoing the call to remove all addons – secondly, if you’ve had FF for a while, uninstall it completely and reinstall a fresh version.
I am really trying to like Chrome, and I love the address bar/search bar thing, but there are just things I like better about FF that for now will keep me from switching permanently.
by pdb on Mar 8, 2011 6:54 AM PST up reply actions
I use Chrome, because I really like being able to search google from the address bar.
But it crashes on a fairly regular basis, which Firefox basically never did for me.
That is the one thing I love about Chrome and that I miss with FF
but I really love FF’s tab behavior options and Chrome just can’t do what FF does in that regard.
This is quite odd.
I’ll leave chrome open for weeks at a time, with several tabs open, and have never had it crash on me. IE and Firefox were never able to stay open for more than a day without having to restart them at least once.
Are you running into a lot of .gifs while surfing? Chrome does have a bit of a struggle with them and if you’re in a .gif heavy thread it can get a bit goofy. I just close them as I come across them and Chrome is all hunky dory.
I think certain video plug-ins are the source.
Certain video ads in particular seem to give it problems. It hasn’t happened enough and I’ve been so busy that I haven’t really spent much time trying to figure it yet. There are a lot of things I prefer about Firefox, but I’ve become so used to the address bar google search that I ’ve stayed with Chrome. The only time I had problems with Firefox was when I tried using their skin add on, which basically made it unusable until I got rid of it.
I've had issues with streaming video sites like
Own3d.tv and Ustream.tv crashing Flash on Firefox and then eventually leaking memory from that. Its only flash and only really those sites though.
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I'm one of those weirdo's who uses Opera and is too crumudgeonly to change his ways.
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by JAH on Mar 9, 2011 9:55 PM PST up reply actions
Ripped jeans are in fashion again judging from what women are wearing.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
I downloaded a new version of Firefox a few days ago.
I have yet to find a page I can load that doesn’t cause it to crash.
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by JY on Mar 8, 2011 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
I was tremendously impressed with FF4 until it almost completely stopped working
It was as fast as Chrome for almost a week, and then it just ground to a halt – and I’m not the world’s most demanding Internet user – I never have more than 6 or 7 tabs open, and I really don’t run a lot of flash-heavy resource-eating sites. It’s astounding to me how quick it ceased functioning, and even though I rolled back to a fresh copy of 3.6.1 I’m now dreading the ‘official’ FF 4 release.
I am the worst internet user ever.
It’s not uncommon for me to have five windows each with more than twenty-five tabs each of things that I’m either researching or think I’ll read at some point.
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by JY on Mar 8, 2011 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
I'm in the same camp.
I usually have 2 windows with 5 or more tabs open at once (and a lot more when I get stuck on TV Tropes).
Forgive me if this should be in an even MORE offtop thread...
But Buster Olney Tweeted this morning about his 11th year in a keeper league
. THIS IS NOT ABOUT MY FBB TEAM – I DON’T HAVE A FBB TEAM!
It got me thinking, though — can you imagine being 10+ years into a keeper league? How would you manage certain players? What about guys like Moyer or Ichiro? What a trip that must be… Had I the patience back in the day, I would be relishing that right now.
"Wait, can ants climb up pee?" - Corco
Well it depends on what kind of keeper league it is. There are "dynasty" leagues which I think are mostly when you keep your entire roster but in a "keeper" league you might only keep 1-8 guys.
So you probably wouldn’t hold onto Jamie Moyer in a keeper league.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 8, 2011 7:45 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I think in a typical keeper league you keep three or four guys
by pdb on Mar 8, 2011 7:51 AM PST up reply actions
I was in a keeper league with friends from college that ran 9 seasons.
The only player I remember keeping every season was ARod. Very rare do you end up keeping a single player 5+ seasons in keeper leagues.
I think a common tactic in FF leagues is to let you keep a player for X number of years.
Also, I don’t understand how someone wouldn’t have kept Pujols for the past decade.
This thread should probably move to the Fantasy Baseball FanPost.
I can't even manage the franchise mode on a video game for more than tow or three seasons,
I can’t imagine ten years of a keeper league.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I totally forgot to mention from the original topic of this FanPost
Tunnel of Love is a vastly underrated Bruce Springsteen album – it’s probably one of my favorites.
What record by one of your favorite bands do you think doesn’t get enough respect/love/adoration?
"In Rainbows" by Radiohead
“Keep it Like a Secret” by Built to Spill
“i” by the Magnetic Fields
“Mr. Beast” by Mogwai
“Like Swimming” by Morphine
“Z” by My Morning Jacket
“No More Shall We Part” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
“The Final Cut” by Pink Floyd
“Rated ‘R’” by Queens of the Stone Age
“Phantom Power” by Super Furry Animals
“Industry Giants” by Superdrag
“Music For People” by VAST
“Quebec” by Ween
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Mar 8, 2011 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
My Morning Jacket is an actual band?
I thought they just made it up for American Dad.
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Real band!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_morning_jacket
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Mar 8, 2011 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
oooh good call on No More Shall We Part
God Is In The House is pure genius, probably one of my top 5 Nick Cave songs.
by pdb on Mar 8, 2011 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
There seems to be a lot of crossover between the early parts of our lists.
Like Swimming is not a Morphine album that a lot of people get into but you’re the second person in the past week that I’ve heard of really liking it.
It does have one of my favorite tracks by them though, Empty Box
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by JY on Mar 8, 2011 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
It's all about "I Know You, Pt. 3" for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaI_BMtm3jc
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Mar 8, 2011 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
French Fries with Pepper has a huge following that I've never quite understood.
Not that it’s a bad song, I just don’t think that it’s worthy of that level of attention.
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by JY on Mar 8, 2011 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Well it wouldn't be original now if I said Tunnel of Love would be my number one.
So I’ll go with Earthling by David Bowie. Also: The Cult of Ray by Frank Black
Possibly exposing bad taste here but...
Narrow Stairs by Death Cab for Cutie
Bleach by Nirvana (Maybe this isn’t true but it seems like no one cares about Bleach given the popularity of Smells like Teen Spirit and In Utero)
Your Favorite Weapon by Brand New
Futures by Jimmy Eat World
S.C.I.E.N.C.E. by Incubus
Elephant by White Stripes (Not mainstream but I’ve heard a lot of people say it’s when they got worse)
This Type of Thinking Could Do Us In – Chevelle
I think my opinions of a lot of these are skewed by the fact that I was exposed to these albums first but I don’t think Narrow Stairs, for example, is as bad as people say it is. It’s not as good as Transatlanticism but what is?
by Mariner John on Mar 8, 2011 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
That Chevelle album is amazing.
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Totally agreed. I still rock that one now and then.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
Is it sad that I hear most of my new music in ads on TV,
or by catching the occasional tune on KNDD or The Mountain?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Not one of my favorite bands but an album I've never really put away
The Breeders, “Last Splash”
Funny you brought this topic up.
I’ve been thinking about how well this album has held up, at times I prefer it over a lot of other early/mid ’90’s albums that are generally considered iconic.
I would have to agree
It’s a really solid album – a lot of those iconic albums have a few stellar songs and some not-so-great ones, but Last Splash is consistent throughout and I have always loved it.
by pdb on Mar 8, 2011 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
I can think of maybe a few which Phil didn't already get.
“Down the River of Golden Dreams” By Okkervil River
“Moon Pix” by Cat Power
“It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water” by The Microphones
“Second Coming” by The Stone Roses (even though “Ten Storey Love Song” is one of the worst pieces I can remember hearing)
“Irresistable Bliss” by Soul Coughing
“La Mia Vita Violenta” by Blonde Redhead
“New Picnic Time” by Pere Ubu
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by JY on Mar 8, 2011 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
Also, in the scheme of jazz records, Mingus' "The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady" seems to be mysteriously underrated by most.
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by JY on Mar 8, 2011 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
I really, really, really want this to explode in the OSU's face
Suck it Tressell
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I forgot the rest of your joke but your mother's a whore.
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by Faux on Mar 8, 2011 10:07 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Fuck, I can't even hit my Sean Connery impression in text.
There is truly no hope for me.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Not much for the ladies, are ya Tressell?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Tressell is like the John Wooden of college football
only without all the championships.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Nah Pete didn't get the same kind of free pass that Tressel and Wooden seem to get
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Not sure what the process is for SBN, but on other sites I've taken the urls of the ads and sent them to the site admin.
As a webmaster, I like being able to narrow down what ads are causing those popups and kill them with a stick.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I don't actually click on any ads though, that's what is confusing.
I just open the thread in a new tab, and it goes right into the fake “click me to scan for viruses” page.
I'd let the techs know, and if they report that nobody else has had that problem, I'd download and run some various utilities that you don't already have to see if something pops up.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
What Faux said.
That sounds vaguely like malware.
I think its a pretty simple virus that free malwarebytes should take care of.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 8, 2011 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
I find a lot more viruses with Malwarebytes than the Symantec problem they have us running.
When a user gets a virus, its what I use to scan first. You may need to jump into safemode if you did catch a case.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 8, 2011 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
We run Trend Micro OfficeScan
The fake “virus scan” page only happens every once in a while. I just wanted to see if I was the only one.
Malwarebytes gets a huge rec from me.
It’s solved the vast majority of the virus issues in my office (as long as people keep it updated).
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I've had a similar problem, but only on one wireless network
I just got new roommates. Whenever I use their wireless network, random spammy tabs show up every once in a while. (I use Chrome + AdBlock.) They’ve had three laptops crash due to virus issues (I think). The wireless network had been unsecured until this week—now there’s a password protection, but I’ve still gotten some spammy links.
Any suggestions besides “buy a new wireless router?”
I'd say it's more likely the computers (including yours now) than the router.
On your laptop make sure your firewall is up while on their network, and run malwarebytes and whatever adware-blockers you aren’t currently running to clean yourself up.
After all that, you can do a firmware update and complete router reset (button on the back/bottom) – this should get rid of any errant DNS settings that may have been put in.
When you set it up again, set it for AP isolation if you can. That means that your computers won’t be able to talk to each other directly over the wireless.
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I've run Malwarebytes twice, with nothing to show. Spybot turned up mostly some tracking cookies.
I’ll do the rest, and probably reformat my computer at the end of the month.
Run Avira for good measure.
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by JY on Mar 8, 2011 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
Avira is great and free for the first year and a half or so you have it.
It’s also probably the least intrusive anti-virus scanner I’ve ever run.
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by JY on Mar 8, 2011 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
Restaurant etiquette query.
should we ask before showing up at a restaurant with a birthday cake in hand?
Probably, especially if it's a large party
That way they can be prepared with plates, knives, forks etc before you get there.
I'm with pdb on this.
You’re essentially “bringing your own food”, so I would definitely let them know.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Probably a good idea to let them know.
I’ve actually seen a restaurant keep a cake in the back until we were ready to eat. It was a pretty large party, but I guess dropping a lot of money on food and drinks made the manager feel a bit generous towards us.
No matter where you go, there you are.
My guess is they'll be accomodating to you.
It’s amazing how many doors you can open by just being polite and asking nicely.
No matter where you go, there you are.
It would be polite to do so.
Though there have been many instances where I have shown up with cake in hand and had no issues. It really depends on the restaurant.
Beware though, some places will charge you a ‘cake cutting fee’ which can be a flat rate or a certain amount per person. It’d be wise to ask about this beforehand.
My special lady friend is a server at a decent restaurant and says that
if it’s a fancy place you are going to you should probably ask ahead of time, but otherwise it shouldn’t be a big deal.
Regardless, it can’t hurt to ask ahead of time.
I would call before-hand.
If they do reservations then definitely make one and tell them how many people plan on showing up.
Oh, we have that all arranged, it was just the later thought of cake :)
by msb on Mar 9, 2011 7:42 AM PST up reply actions
Just got back from the future.
They will not let you take that cake inside the restaurant, so you should probably just let me have it. Mmmm cake
Woah, groupon has LA Galaxy tickets today
%50 off for all 17 home games, that’s a pretty insane deal.
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I was hoping it'd say centipede instead of pyramid.
the blazing Landon Donovan, superstar David Beckham, and score-savvy Juan Pablo Angel, executing a human pyramid in perfect unison.
by yuniform on Mar 8, 2011 11:19 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
First Jeopardy
now Rock Paper Scissors. When my toaster starts wanting to play Monopoly I’m moving into a cave. And never having toast.
I could write a program to play rock paper scissors
bookmark1
disp str ‘Input 1 = rock 2 = paper 3 = scissors’
prompt integer input ‘b’
a=randint(1,3)
if a=1, disp str ‘rock’
if a=2, disp str ‘paper’
if a=3, disp str ‘scissors’
! if a=3.1 disp str ‘WATER BALLOON!!’
if a=1 and b=1 disp ‘TIE GAME!’
if a=1 and b=2 disp ‘YOU WIN!’
if a=1 and b=3 disp ‘YOU LOSE!’
if a=2 and b=1 disp ‘TIE GAME!’
if a=2 and b=2 disp ‘YOU WIN!’
if a=2 and b=3 disp ‘YOU LOSE!’
if a=3 and b=1 disp ‘TIE GAME!’
if a=3 and b=2 disp ‘YOU WIN!’
if a=3 and b=3 disp ‘YOU LOSE!’
by seattlebruin on Mar 8, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Obviously it's been a few years since I programmed a TI-83 Plus
by seattlebruin on Mar 8, 2011 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
I used to program math notes into my TI-83 Plus.
I can’t believe I used to be okay with cheating on tests.
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Mar 8, 2011 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
Did you get caught?
Cause my teachers didn’t know any better
Those types bring a graphing calculator everywhere.
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When I was still a Rocket Science major
I got a Ti 89 for Christmas one year. Of course since you can’t use calculators on math or physics tests at USC I didn’t get as much use out of it after I switched majors.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I think mine is in a box with my Palm Pilot collecting dust
I know I still have it though because I got it out when my ex was retaking calculus a few years ago.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I can't believe they handed those out to us in high school without knowing what they could do!
From the games, to programming notes and complicated formulas.. sure made tests easy
Class used to go by so quickly playing TI-83+ Blackjack and that brick busting game with the ball
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I know the guy who wrote drug wars.
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by JY on Mar 8, 2011 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
That guy is awesome.
I still see it being developed even today. Doubt he is the one doing it, but there is a version of it for android now
No, he's definitely not the one doing it now.
I’ll have to tell him though.
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by JY on Mar 8, 2011 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
YES DRUG WARS
I forgot all about that. You could make bank selling Acid
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Man, we had to buy our own.
What’s even more shocking is that TI-83s are still so fucking expensive.
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Mar 8, 2011 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
Seriously
I was at best buy a while back and I checked just to see and they’re still so expensive. I guess when you have no market competition.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
There's nothing wrong with cheating in today's academic world
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by Corco on Mar 8, 2011 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Everyone else is doing it.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 8, 2011 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
In Kansas universities you automatically get an XF if you are caught cheating
An XF means you not only fail the course but you lose credit for every college class you had taken to that point
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Holy crap. Glad I don't cheat.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 8, 2011 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
That's pretty brutal. I bet people don't cheat much there.
Although, paying for school and cheating seems like a waste of money to me
There are a lot of people who are in school just for the piece of paper.
At this point, I’ve got one foot in that boat. I just need the degree to accentuate the work I can already do as a journalist.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 8, 2011 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
That's small scale
I had a class mate who typed ENTIRE CHAPTERS of the text book into his graphing calculator for chemistry class. With that kind of effort and time he probably could’ve just studied!
Last time I saw him he was still at Piece College in Lakewood, some 6+ years after HS. Although he might’ve just been participating in the choir.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
So is the water balloon just an easter egg you threw in the code? Or can it actually come up?
Confused.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
! denotes a comment
tongue in cheek joke for the people that dropped water balloon or atomic bomb or whatever the random auto win sign at your school was
Thanks for the explanation, makes sense now.
8===D ~ ~ was the favorite auto-win in my high school math class, if I remember correctly.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
So I got a new credit card the other day
I always pay my balance off in full so I wanted a card with good rewards in exchange for horrible interest as opposed to my current meh rewards meh interest rate card. Anyway, I went to cancel my old card and they said “You’ve had this card for 4 1/2 years and have not paid a dime in interest so this card really boosts your credit. You’d be stupid to cancel it.” In googling it looks like she may be right? Is that right?
Now, I’m uncomfortable with the idea of having two active credit cards for intangible reasons, but if that really is the case I’ll just hold onto both.
And what is wrong with the system of credit computation that me having two credit cards is better than having one? How does that possibly make sense?
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Yes, keep it.
If you get rid of it your available pool of credit will go down, affecting your score in a bad way.
Keep it and use both, in the same fashion. Also get back on the phone with them and see if they can up your limit, as that’ll raise your score as well.
It’s retarded, but game the system for all its worth.
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It really depends
If you’re not looking to buy a house in the next couple years, get rid of it. Don’t tempt yourself by having more credit around than you need to have.
The concept of “building up of credit” is a sneaky way for banks to make people spend more money than they need to. don’t fall for it.
by pdb on Mar 8, 2011 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
I'm assuming Corco's pretty responsible.
And I’m going to have to disagree with you. You want your credit history to be as long as possible. I don’t see any reason to get rid of your first credit card until you have at least five years on the next one, as that cuts your credit history down by a large amount when you’re still rather young.
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It all depends on what you want out of life though
if buying major things (house, new car) isn’t a priority, then there’s no need to have multiple open credit cards – and a lot of mortgage brokers look at multiple credit cards as potential debt rather than responsible spending, or at least they did when we were looking for our house in 2007. The way they saw it, our two credit cards meant a potential of $20,000 in debt rather than the actual near-zero balance we had on them; whether that outweighs the good part of keeping the cards updated I’m not sure.
But in any event, I’m not sure that if there are no major purchases in the next few years it really makes a strong difference one way or the other, and more credit cards = more potential for trouble, no matter how responsible someone is.
by pdb on Mar 8, 2011 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
True, but you already have an established credit history of tens of years (I'm assuming)
For someone coming up, you need those years in before you’re even eligible for the bigger loans later in life. If he waits even three years with the dual cards, he’ll be in a much better position.
So in other words, yes, pdb is right Corco, but only if you are not only looking at right now but also for the next five years. It’s a much safer bet to keep it and use even more sparingly than it sounds like you do, and cut it out later on when you have a history with the new card.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I bought a house 2 years ago, and the lender said this:
Having “potential debt” didn’t affect whether or not we were approved for a loan—i.e., it didn’t specifically affect our credit.
What it affected was the amount we were approved for. i.e., if we already had $20,000 in “potential debt” from open credit cards, they’d knock 20,000 off the highest loan they would approve us for, so our total potential debt was the same.
Unless you are buying a house and have a crapload of potential debt, it doesn’t make that big an impact (we were approved for WAY more than we’d ever spend on a house anyway).
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
It's also likely that mortgage lenders look at a range of other factors
So it’s possible the potential debt could affect your score too. I don’t claim to be an expert.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
yeah, that's kind of my point
it makes a difference, sure, but not so much that you have to over-manage your credit from the first day you have a credit card in order to ever get a mortgage. Times may be different now in this New Economic Climate™, but like you we were approved for 3x what we wanted to pay on a house in the first place, so it really didn’t matter.
by pdb on Mar 8, 2011 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
It's really mind-blowing, isn't it?
“Hey everybody in the country is foreclosing on their house. Oh, but you have a job? Ok, you get a loan. Based on your combined $50,000 salary, you are approved for a $60,009,810,239,410 loan.”
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I would recommend getting that loan and investing it in Skittles.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I already went for gumballs, actually.
I have a storage unit down south filled with 240,039,240,957,640 gumballs.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
You're cornering the gumball market!
GUMBALL BARON!
by pdb on Mar 8, 2011 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
I jacked up the price to 50 cents apiece and am making a killing.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I was able to buy a house.
But still get denied when trying to apply for a apple credit card
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 8, 2011 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
I bought my house last year,
and my bank still won’t upgrade my credit card. They keep saying “if you financed the house through us, we could upgrade you easily” Their rates sucked, so no way I was going through them..
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Interesting, everybody
Thanks!
I’m not horribly concerned about running myself crazy- I have yet to pay a dime in interest. I charge everything I buy but to this day I have not spent so much as a dollar without knowing exactly where that dollar is currently sitting (either already in my bank account or I have already done the work and my employer owes me that money- I don’t bank on future work and do assume I’ll be fired tomorrow when making purchases).
My plan with my old credit card now is to put it with all my other important documents hidden away and pay my $24 internet bill with it every month just to keep it active. If it’s not on my person, I won’t be tempted to use it.
In terms of big ticket purchases- I have 3.5 more semesters until I’m out in the world, and I suspect my car only has that much life in it. I’m going to try to make it last long enough that I can pay cash for my next car, but if I have to finance I want to be prepared to do that. In an ideal world, I’ll have a good job when I get out of school and should be able to save up enough for a down payment on a $150K or so house in 3-5 years from there.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I know some lenders want to see at least a couple lines of credit before approving you.
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 8, 2011 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
For major purchases they like to see that you can manage multiple lines of credit.
Before I bought my house I had to go get another credit card just for this reason. Got another card, and one year later I was approved easily. The “lack of credit history” was the only thing holding me back. Apparently one card and responsible spending (with cash) wasn’t enough.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
She's right.
A big chunk of your credit score is based on your ratio of available credit : used credit. If you close the card, you lop off a big part of your available credit and lower your score.
It also may affect your score based by altering the length of your credit history, but someone may correct me on that.
And yes, there are a million things wrong with this system. Don’t get me started. There’s a reason Project Mayhem blew up all the credit card buildings in Fight Club.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I know a little something about credit, but not so much about typing and English.
That 2nd paragraph needs some help.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
This actually brings up a question I have.
How screwed am I, credit-wise, that I’m almost 21 and have yet to have a credit card at all? I’ve got less than $1,000 in student loans, and that’s it as far as my credit goes.
I never have wanted a credit card because I just don’t trust myself. I don’t even have a debit card. I like to be able to see what I spend as I’m doing it as a way to dissuade me from buying frivolous stuff.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 8, 2011 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
I personally think there's nothing wrong with that
As we’ve been talking about, though, if you want to buy a house in six months you’re probably screwed. But as you don’t, I assume from your still being in college, I really wouldn’t sweat it too much.
It’s more important to know yourself and your proclivities than to follow a script that the banks want you to follow. If you don’t want credit, or don’t feel like you can handle it, don’t get credit.
by pdb on Mar 8, 2011 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
I envy you, and you're not screwed.
That said, I don’t think it’s a bad idea to open a credit card and never use it—just check the statement monthly and make sure nobody jacks your number or steals your identity and starts using it.
Student loans do give you credit history, as do some other things (cell phones, possibly, and others). So you’re not that screwed.
If you ever want a car loan or mortgage, though, more credit is better.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I find that totally ridiculous.
If you can incur the negative impact for something you should get the positive benefits as well.
I can see it. This is banking and credit so this doesn't really adhere to any rules of logic or science anyways
There’s many bills you pay that don’t build your credit rating. And all unpaid bills sent to collections lower your credit rating.
I stand corrected
And agree with wazzu, that is completely ridiculous.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
If you can use it responsibly, get a student credit card.
I think the only reason I got cards it because I was a student. Citi, Discover, and probably others offer them. I’d recommend it for the same reason others have talked about regarding your credit score.
The limit should be pretty low too, making it hard to get into too much trouble
My old card was a student card and for the first year or so I had it I only had a $500 credit limit
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
You can also look to get one through your bank.
My original bank cc limit was only 500
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 8, 2011 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
Capital One hands these out fairly easily.
They start out at $200.00 or something. You have to use it, then pay your bill on time. If you do, then they increase your limit by like $100.00 every two months or so until you get to whatever limit they’ve set for you. Make a late payment or miss a payment, and your credit limit locks in at whatever amount you were at at that point.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I'd practice with a debit card at least
I suspect you’ll eventually need to stay in a hotel or buy an airline ticket or buy something online and that can be really hard without some form of plastic.
For me the key is managing it carefully. I ignore my credit card credit limit and look at my account balance to determine how much money I have to spend.
For the last year or so I have kept a big Excel spreadsheet that tracks where every single dollar I spend goes- that seems to serve the same purpose as outlaying cash (and I noticed my operating expenses went down considerably when I started paying closer attention to where I’m spending my money)
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Also if you're scared of it I'd bet that would make you less likely to run yourself into debt
It’s the people that aren’t scared of it that should be worried
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Can you program me a soccer referee that's not a complete fucking useless muppet?
And then build a time machine that can go back to 11.45 this morning? that’d be awesome.
by pdb on Mar 8, 2011 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
But oh dear lord was that a horrible decision
I’m not anti-referee, nor do I think games are rigged, but in all my years of watching soccer I have NEVER seen that call made, and people do what RvP did all the goddamn time.
Arsenal didn’t play that well, but at least with 11 men on the field they were putting up a fight and could conceivably held out for the draw at least. Annoying.
by pdb on Mar 8, 2011 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
White people.
"Wait, can ants climb up pee?" - Corco
by kevin_ess on Mar 8, 2011 1:47 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
So you're asking her to HititHere, not somewhere else?
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 8, 2011 2:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Visual Basic.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
With the fire of a thousand suns.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
WHY IS EVERYTHING IN THIS PROJECT WRITTEN IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE AND WHY IS MY PART IN VISUAL BASIC?
This is the worst.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Oh, we need you to port this 8000 line Java app into VB so we can use it with ActiveX and IE6!?!?!?!
I’m right there with you.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Until you posted this comment, I thought Visual Basic was some random dude from Serbia.
I didn’t know what he did to deserve your scorn, but I thought it may have had something to do with soccer.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 8, 2011 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
Bah-sitch
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 8, 2011 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Ah yeah, Serbia - I should have paid more attention.
Just went for “general foreign dude”.
by Eyebrows on Mar 8, 2011 3:20 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
People still use VB?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Apparently, because I have to maintain this thing. I don't even know VB. =/
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Toilet paper that shreds before wiping allowing my hand to swipe my butt crack unprotected.
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 8, 2011 3:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I know right??
Sometimes I wonder what I’m even doing using the paper anymore..
Your lack of inhibitions displayed by all the posts you made in the last 5 minutes or so
Indicates a high likelihood of intoxication.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
Subthread: What do you love today?
I LOVE VENOY OVERTON TODAY!
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 8, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
He loves free booze.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I'm over that and now mad that Milan couldn't score a freaking goal
by pdb on Mar 9, 2011 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
And they were playing Spurs.
(I don’t even know why I said that. I love Tottenham, but the Sounders could probably net two against them. Spurs would score 12, of course, but defense is not the strong suit of the team, and I am so excited that I get to forget about the stupid final minute of the game on Sunday and revel in advancing in the UCL. I honestly started to wonder if I’d ever be able to say that.)
While I understand, I am happy with today's outcome.
A Spurs-Arsenal UCL matchup would have been really, really cool though.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 9, 2011 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone have advice for selling things on Craigslist?
I don’t want to get shot/raped/swindled. Anything to avoid or watch out for in particular?
I don't know what you're selling
but whenever possible, meet the buyer in a public place and insist on cash or a bank check. Never take a personal check.
by pdb on Mar 8, 2011 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
I would also add that you should bring someone with you
and maybe wait for the other person to leave before you do.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
What pdb said
especially if it’s electronics, make sure to only accept cash. I wouldn’t even bother with a bank check unless it’s a significant amount of money
Yeah, there will be people who e-mail you asking to do it via PayPal or cashier's check and offer exorbitant sums of money
but just stick to cash and you should be fine.
I would make sure it works too
But that part should be obvious
I sold a car on craigslist once
My first inquiry was:
“Hello,
Don’t suppose you would accept payments? You could keep the vehicle in your possession until paid in full as long as there was some kind of written agreement? I am a single mother new to the area and looking for something to get back to work. From Tacoma to Auburn. "
but otherwise people were pretty straight. The guy that ended up buying it showed up with his dad in the middle of the night- his dad driving a significantly more expensive truck. I let them test drive it if they left the truck there, which they did, and then they paid cash for the car and all went well.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I actually bought a car off a guy on CL on a payment basis
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
This was an $800 car and I was moving to Wyoming so I wasn't interested in doing payments
Plus there were people wanting to pay cash offering to buy. If she had been my only inquiry I may have investigated a bit more.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Yeah the guy ended up being a nice dude
who I did a few favors for later on. And when I got in an accident he helped me find replacement parts for my car on the cheap.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I also sold a kegerator
I met the guy at a well-lit parking lot in the middle of nowhere off 287 between Laramie and Fort Collins and all went well there. I got 5 email inquiries for that sale and that seemed like the best. I sold it on Denver craigslist so I offered to deliver it down to the Front Range. One guy wanted to meet in Laramie and I thought that was weird
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
A guy I know who lives in NY
has all kinds of stories about people haggling with him over details that he explicitly stated in his ad. Like when he sold his TV and said the person would be responsible for carting it down from his apartment or whatever.
I’ve done more purchasing than selling through CL and I’ve always tried to be reasonable about it with the other person.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I purchase quite a bit too
If the price is reasonable, I don’t even try to haggle. I did pay somebody I bought from a bit extra to deliver me something once, and when I purchased the kegerator I later sold I told the guy I was 2 hours away and I really needed him to hold it for me, but that’s it.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Half the fun of buying of CL can be haggling
my ex was a pro at haggling. I’m personally more inclined to just give people what they ask for. I mean if I’m buying from them I’ve probably already determined what they’re selling is going for a good rate.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I don't want to rip anybody off
The kegerator I bought, for instance, could have easily sold for $300 (it was only a couple years old, brand new CO2 tank, purpose built)- I know this because 6 months later I sold it for $300- but the guy wanted $150. He said he just wanted to get rid of it because he doesn’t drink anymore since his wife died. No sense in haggling on that- I’m already getting a good deal.
I bought a couch a couple weeks ago for $20. The couch is in not-terrible condition for a $20 couch, so I didn’t see much use in haggling- the price seemed fair for both parties.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Good thing the nice truck wasn't stolen.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
They had the keys and it was on the UPS campus so it was about as safe as they could get
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I've sold my car and numerous things on craiglist.
And have yet to be raped.
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 8, 2011 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
You have to object for it to be rape.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
That's not 100 percent true.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 8, 2011 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
Slippery slope,
but how so? If you agree to it, how can it be rape?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
A lack of consent is not agreement.
by Eyebrows on Mar 8, 2011 3:44 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Er. That should say: A lack of objection is not consent.
by Eyebrows on Mar 8, 2011 3:44 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I hear you.
Not saying “no” doesn’t mean “yes”.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I was saying statutory.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 8, 2011 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
Also in WA State if you're intoxicated you're not considered able to give consent.
So if she’s drunk and says yes, it’s still no.
Tell that to my wife.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I wonder if this would work both ways. If you're both really drunk, would it be mutual rape?
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Pretty sure it doesn't work that way.
If it does, I have a few ugly chicks from my past to press charges against.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Two wrongs make it right.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 8, 2011 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
I've bought and sold a couple things, and I think everyone has already given the same advice.
Only take cash. Meet in public, unless the item you’re selling can’t be moved (dealing with this currently in trying to sell a bed).
For your listing, I recommend getting good clear pictures and embedding them in the post so the search results show that it has images. This will also save a lot of time in having to try to describe the object’s condition through email.
by Eyebrows on Mar 8, 2011 3:28 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Pictures is a good tip too
will reduce some of the questions from more savvy people.
Also since you mentioned its a tech product, be specific about model type or whatever. Link to a wikipedia page or product page will probably help.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Definitely pictures
I won’t even consider buying something if I can’t see what it looks like ahead of time, especially if the trek to see it is longish
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Yeah if its more than a 5 minute drive
the pictures need to be good at convincing me of the object. Nothing sours my mood like clicking on a link and then seeing some blurry/grainy photos that look like they were taken with a 10+ year old digital camera.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
So I played with the Kinect for the first time a couple days ago.
Its fucking awesome. Anyone else play/have one yet?
No but I just bought a 360 a week ago
You’ll have to tell me about it cause I’m on the fence on this one.
I can't take Kinect seriously after seeing
this video. Might be fun, though, what games have you been playing?
I remember reading something about this video and it being a exaggeration (though its a kids driving game)
But the Kinect is 10x more fun then the wii when it comes to motion gaming. I’ve played Dance Central, Kinect Adventures and Motion Sports. Theres times where it struggles but people able to use all extremities to play wall ball is pretty rad.
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 8, 2011 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
Tweet of the day:
‘Due to someone’s poor planning, a lot of women will be spending International Women’s Day by showing off their tits for plastic beads.’
by d0nkey on Mar 8, 2011 3:19 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
First Trip To Ocean Shores, WA
Hello everyone. Long time lurker, first time poster. I was reading a previous OT where some regulars were dispensing travel advice and I was hoping someone could give me some tips about a trip I’m making to Ocean Shores, WA with my girlfriend. Just looking for some things to see and to do. We’re staying in Ocean Shores next weekend and hoped to drive up to the Olympic National Rainforest.
Does anyone have any sights or places that they could recommend? I tried a search on the site but couldn’t find much on things to do in the area. We just started doing day hikes and would like to do some easy to intermediate trails within driving distance of Ocean Shores. Thank you in advance.
I can't help with your question but I just want to say welcome.
by Eyebrows on Mar 8, 2011 3:24 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
All my experiences at Ocean Shore's were as a kid
so sadly I don’t have specific recommendations. I do know its an AWESOME place to go during the winter months for the storm watchers specials. I actually would love to go do a weekend out there again.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Ocean Shores is your typical coastal tourist town.
I don’t know that there is anything particularly special in town, like a great restaurant or anything. Explore, have fun, try something new!
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Oh, and welcome to the non-lurking crowd!
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
The town itself is pretty small, so you can do/see/shop just about everything in 1 weekend.
It’s nice though. Simple beachcombing and walking can be lovely. I’m looking for some specific trails right now that I know I’ve done—the Olympic Rainforest has some AMAZING hiking—I’ll let you know if I find anything.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
Thanks!
Any recommendations would be wonderful. We planned on doing some beach hiking to Shi-Shi Beach, and then I realized that the drive to Ocean Shores to Shi-Shi Beach is almost 4 hours on google maps. Oops.
I think we’ll try and see Ruby Beach, but we’re also been looking at exploring the rain forest since I heard it’s only about a 30 minute to 1 hour drive from Ocean Shores.
Most of the travel books I’ve looked at mentioned things to do around the Port Angeles area and I just think that that’s too much driving from Ocean Shores. That’s what I get for not doing the research.
by EvW on Mar 8, 2011 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
Port Angeles is a LONG haul from Ocean Shores.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Balls. I just realized all the hikes I know are from Long Beach, not Ocean Shores.
I have great Long Beach hiking tips, but nothing on Ocean Shores.
I do know there are about a zillion hikes in the Olympic National Park, and you can barely drive around a bend without seeing a new one.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
Long Beach isn't that terribly far from Ocean Shores.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Looks like about 2 hours driving.
If you feel like making such a drive, I HIGHLY recommend checking out the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse. It’s a nice hike up to it (fairly easy, but uphill with pretty sightseeing). You can go atop the lighthouse (assuming it’s open) and if it’s a clear day you can see for many, many miles. The best view I’ve ever seen in my limited travel experience.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
Even if it isn't a clear day, I bet the stormwatching is pretty incredible from there.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
The view is incredible.
I stop there on my way back from Cannon Beach occasionally.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
The Quinault area is probably the closest access to the rainforest from Ocean Shores
And there’s tons of cool stuff there. I’ve done the 31 mile loop through the forest, which is awesome and does take a couple of hours—probably best if you have a sturdy car this time of year, though.
I know there are multiple trailheads all over the area, and in particular seeking out a couple of the largest trees are cool—click the Valley of the Giants link for more info on that stuff. Who isn’t impressed by a tree with a 19 foot diameter? Largest trees in the world outside of the Cali redwoods.
http://www.quinaultrainforest.com/pages/hiking.html
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
Awesome.
Thank you very much for the link. This is so much more helpful than TripAdvisor.
When you say you it’s best to have a sturdy car at this point, is that because the roads are in such poor condition? I’ve thought about getting a rental car for the drive to Ocean Shores as mine is due for some minor fixes and I don’t really want to worry about it during the trip.
by EvW on Mar 9, 2011 8:52 AM PST up reply actions
I took the 31 mile loop in my girlfriend's minivan
And there were lots of potholes, mud puddles, and maybe even a minor stream or two—and now that I’m thinking of it, we may have actually hit a point when the road got so bad we decided to turn back and not finish the loop. This was probably 10 years ago though, it might be totally different now.
I guess I’m just thinking that, if you have a little sedan, you might feel uncomfortable going too far on a rough road. A little SUV or truck would make you feel a little safer.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
Oh, to clarify--the loop is probably the only scary part.
The majority of roads and highways throughout the area, including in the forest, should be well-maintained and just fine for any car.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
What made you pick Ocean Shores?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Well...
The girlfriend has never been to Ocean Shores and wanted to spend a weekend there. We wanted to do a short weekend getaway. We actually booked last year and had to cancel last minute, so the place we’re staying at gave us a credit that’s going to expire in a couple weeks.
by EvW on Mar 8, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not saying it's bad.
There’s just other coastal destinations I prefer, even on the Washington Coast.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Yeah, our trip was rather hastily planned.
What other places would you recommend? Depending on how this trip goes, we may make another return to the coast. I think that we’d go as far down as Oregon too, and I remember lots of posters recommending destinations down there.
by EvW on Mar 8, 2011 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
As I noted above, Long Beach is only a few hours further South and pretty good.
I think the Oregon beaches are much better. Rockaway is my favorite, I know a lot of other people like Cannon Beach. The towns are ALL sleepy coastal towns though.
But you really can’t beat the Olympic Rainforest. You’ll definitely enjoy your time there this trip.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
Except you can't drive on the beach.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Where is Sunset Beach?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
It's on the highway
Between Astoria and Seaside – 26, I think? It’s been ages, but when I was younger, we used to drive on the beach all the time….I haven’t heard of them banning it so far…..
The first scene of the Goonies says otherwise.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
Ha! Asking the wrong guy here...
I absolutely LOVE Cannon Beach in Oregon, and any of the smaller towns south of that. Westport isn’t bad in Washington (I’d go there before Ocean Shores, it just seems more “adult”, where Ocean Shores is more family oriented). Heck, even Astoria was a ton more fun than I thought it would be. Great museums, good food and beer…
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Whenever I went as a kid
besides going to the beach, we would go go-carting on the slick track and my brothers would rent mopeds to drive on the beach. Probably not necessarily girlfriend activities on the second front but that’s my experience. There’s a pretty cool jeti if you drive a little ways down that main road before the beach.
Not to be picky, but it's "jetty".
It’s not magical mountain creature.
But the slick track was a ton of fun as I recall, and mopeds on the beach is always a blast. Nice part about Ocean Shores is being allowed to drive on the beach, just don’t get stuck, and stay above the water line.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Even better!
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
The North Jetty, I think? Is that the one?
Supposedly has incredible storm watching, with 25 foot surf and occasional tourists being swept into the ocean and such.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
That Sounds Great.
I think we’d love to take some mopeds on the beach as long as it’s not pouring when we get there. How exactly does that work though? I’ve never been on a moped before and with my driving skills I’d more than likely get stuck.
by EvW on Mar 9, 2011 8:59 AM PST up reply actions
My wife and I went there for a getaway back in August and did the mopeds
The sand on the bulk of the beach is packed pretty solid, so driving on it is no problem. The soft spots look like they are soft, so avoid them and you shouldn’t have any problems. Most importantly, make sure you don’t drive on the sidewalks while you’re down there. The moped is a licensed motor vehicle and must be driven on the street
by tootthekazoo on Mar 9, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Do you remember how much the mopeds cost?
If we have extra time we may give that a shot.
They have to be driven on the street of there are cops around.
Otherwise feel free to drive them around your hotel room.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I don't think this is verboten, but I apologize if it is
Free advance screening to see Source Code in Seattle:
I know I saw a bunch of “Moon” fans around here. Tickets are first come first serve
I never realized which finger(s) Three Finger Brown was missing
Take a look. I always assumed he didn’t have his ring and pinkie.
That's why you don't pick your nose, kids. You'll end up in the hall of fame.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 8, 2011 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
On the topic of memory
I have a handfull of songs where if I hear them, I am reminded of a specific moment in my past. Like, when I got in a car accident, the power to my car turned off for a moment, then when it came back on the radio was playing California Love by Dr. Dre, so when I hear that song, I vividly remember that moment.
And it’s not just for significant moments either. Any time I hear Chasing Waterfalls (or whatever the title of the song is) by TLC, I instantly remember playing L.O.R.D. on a local BBS because that song happened to be on the radio while I was playing.
Anyone else get this? It’s kind of a creepy feeling when it happens.
Smells are even more deeply tied to memory.
That “deja vu” rush is always the strongest when I smell random things (i.e. woman walks by wearing the same perfume as my first girlfriend) that I haven’t smelled in years.
by Eyebrows on Mar 9, 2011 9:36 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
All the time. It's usually songs I feel ambivalent towards too.
Off the top of my head:
One Week by Barenaked Ladies reminds me of driving to Pike Place Market with my mom in the August before tenth grade.
Free Falling reminds me of just leaving Maryland with my family as we began a car trip to Illinois.
I Choose by the Offspring reminds me of a friend’s birthday slumber party in eighth grade, particularly while discussing the merits of 107.7 with an acquaintance.
Fool For Love (by Sandy Rogers) takes me back to being stuck in snow traffic on my way back up to Bellingham for the start of the winter quarter in my junior year.
Fourth Time Around takes me back to walking through the arboretum to my apartment during the winter semester of my senior year.
Direct Hit by Art Brut reminds me of driving to my first day of my career a few years ago.
Supersonic by Oasis takes me back to playing Dragon Warrior on my NES as a teenager, because I constantly had that CD on at the time.
I could keep naming songs and their specific moments all day. Great prompt, d0nkey.
I associate songs with a location a lot of the time.
I can’t really name any but if I hear a song I can tell you like what place pops into my head when I hear it. I also associate them with events but I can’t really think of any that aren’t LLLJy.
I associate roughly half a dozen songs with ex-girlfriends
This ties into the memory aspect of this OT as I couldn’t tell you what most of them are anymore until I hear them
Yep
My parents bought a Simon and Garfunkel CD that was played over and over and over and over on a trip to the Oregon Coast, so whenever I hear “I am a Rock” I think I’m on the bridge south of Newport.
GnR’s “Paradise City” reminds me of my first time driving from McCall to Boise by myself- it came on right as I started to descend down the hill into the valley in an open top Jeep Wrangler in the summer feeling totally free. That was possibly the most bliss I ever felt.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I roomed with a kid on a college trip that had "Late in the Evening" from The Concert in Central Park album as his cellphone alarm.
Which he set at 4:30 each morning. The irony was not lost.
Holy shit I have almost the exact same memory
Same song, only replace “bridge south of Newport” with “up the hill towards Bradley Wayside just past Astoria.”
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I associate "Hold On" by Wilson Philips with years 8 through 14 of my life.
I had no exposure to music until freshman year of high school.
...and now I'm here
Basically every song in my favorites playlist is like this
I actually had a bunch of them listed here but then I realized that it would be LLLJ and unlike Katal I respect LL’s rules so I will not mention them.
You only trust winning cannons?
Good thing you’re not a Whitecaps fan.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 9, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
There are some songs that probably do this
but one that’s even more persistent for me is simply driving by certain locations. I currently drive by a few places with really strong memory ties. Even though they’re places I only went to once and I drive by them every day, the memories and emotions creep in.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Still waiting for your period?
The user formerly known as Phildopip
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Mar 9, 2011 7:45 AM PST up reply actions
That you don't know how to format image links?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
@TheRealMariners #Mariners fans can watch today's game on a tape-delayed basis on @MLBNetwork at 8 pm PT.
This is because I will actually be sitting at home, at noon, with a tv, and without internet access.
Nothing more exciting than a tape-delayed Spring Training game
in which the starting pitchers are Doug Fister and Jon Garland.
BASEBALL FEVER!
by Eyebrows on Mar 9, 2011 9:32 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I'll probably flip over to it during commercials of the Kings game
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
My last girlfriend was an Angels fan
it wasn’t that big of a deal actually.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Last Girlfriend was a :(owboys fan
Then this happened which of course I handled incredibly maturely and responsibly
It depends on how thick the skin is.
My last GF (and current roomate) is a Yankee fan, and she’s come to accept that I’m going to loudly and angrily root against them at all times, down to expressing my Beltran-style hate in verbal form.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I am thrilled that my wife is not a sprots fan.
She likes sports enough to go to one Sounders and one Mariners game per season with me and occasionally she’ll watch Villa games if the weather outside is bad. The rest of the time they are my own little retreat and there is nothing that will kill a relationship faster than not having separate interests.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 9, 2011 9:20 AM PST up reply actions
This is exactly my wife and I
Minus the soccer.
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 9, 2011 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
Make that 3 of us
We have different taste in movies, music, and she isn’t a huge sports fan. It’s nice to be able to enjoy those on my own sometimes, yet still be able to “drag” her to a movie, concert, or M’s game if she’s up to it.
by tootthekazoo on Mar 9, 2011 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
My wife and I like the same teams, we can agree on music,
but we’ve never been to a movie together in all the years we’ve been a couple (going on about 14 years now I think).
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I'd prefer them to be a fan of the team I hate the most.
I’ve dated two Mariners fans when I was still an Angels fan and the taunting was fun. I like having a little competition in my relationships.
by Eyebrows on Mar 9, 2011 9:30 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Although I get to try the other option now
My current girlfriend has only been to two baseball games in her life and has never had an interest in sports. I get to try to teach her to like baseball this year. Wheeee bad baseball!
by Eyebrows on Mar 9, 2011 9:39 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
For me it was fun to have a bit of competition during baseball season
even if she was never as into it. And then when college football season rolled around we got to root for the same team, which was actually really nice.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
My ex was a hardcore fan of the Red Sox. It wasn't the worst thing in the world.
One of our first dates we went to Wild Wings to watch a Mariners/ Red Sox game. Ichiro hit 2 home runs off Lester, and I’m pretty sure that she wanted to murder me. Anyways, I would say “Fan of the team I hate the most”.
Jose Lopez
I had a GF in '04 who was a Red Sox fan.
It was fun to root for them then, and to do the exact opposite now. I vote hate the most.
I don't think I've ever dated a gal that was into baseball.
It’s never been an issue though. Anyway, the latter, I guess.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Mar 9, 2011 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
Not a baseball fan.
That way you can mold her into becoming one.
Not a baseball fan.
I like encouraging my girlfriends to pursue other interests, as I somehow always date clingy girls. Disappearing for 3 hours every night to watch something that bores her to death helps.
This is a tough call.
It’d be a challenge dating a Yankee fan but I’d rather date someone who is into baseball versus not being a fan at all. A little bit of rivalry in any relationship is healthy and fun.
GF is a Twins fan, which is totally fine because they're not a divisional rival and you know, they're the Twins. They're such nice boys! I have no reason to hate the Twins.
by sanford_and_son on Mar 9, 2011 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
I'm conflicted.
I think I agree with Eyebrows that I think it would be outstanding if I was with someone that was a fan of a rival, but the qualifier to that is I think they need to actually understand baseball, not just be a fan of a rival because they think they need to like the sport.
...and now I'm here
Coffee tangent:
Thoughts on clover v french press v drip v pour over?
By pour over, do you mean Turkish coffee? Because that can be great, down to the last sip of dregs.
French press is wonderful, though drip is a lot easier. I gave up coffee for a year because I didn’t have a coffee maker.
I haven’t had a Clover cup of coffee.
French press is by far my favorite
Seems to absorb much more of the flavor from the beans than a drip or coffeemaker does. And there are fewer problems with overheating hurting the taste than with other methods because the grounds spend less time in the boiling water.
Percolator, ideally.
Failing that, drip. French Press tastes quite good, but it’s really acidic.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 9, 2011 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
I've got a small french press here at work since it's not provided
and I don’t use it unless I really need it because it always ends up so acidic. I try to catch it right around that 3 minute mark, but I always get it too weak or too acidic. Can’t seem to get it right. I’m thinking about just getting a small $15 20 oz. drip coffeemaker like I have at home.
by Eyebrows on Mar 9, 2011 2:24 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Yep, percolators are fantastic.
Otherwise I just go drip.
No more library for you!
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Kendrys Morales
is a stupider name. But it’s hilarious that he apparently never told anyone there’s an ‘s’ on the end of both of his names.
Dear Austin,
I’m sorry I left you and your mother, but I just really fucking love me some Night Train. Hope everything goes well for you.
It's funny. There's people at my work who after years of working here will come up to me and say "Actually, my name is spelled wrong on my email but I never bothered to tell anyone"
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 10, 2011 7:59 AM PST up reply actions
I have a person here at my work who's name is misspelled, but she won't bother to correct it.
Seems unprofesssional to me, but what do I know? Audry, Audrey, it’s all the same, right?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
People misspell my last name on an alarmingly regular basis and I only correct them if it's particularly egregious
but if I noticed my email name was spelled wrong I would definitely correct it.
It's one thing to have it misspelled by someone else.
But when you’re sending your own name out spelled incorrectly, it kind of makes you look like a jackass.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Like people that want to replace vowels in their name with y?
Because that’s just annoying.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
No, I've spoken to her about it,
and she just says “I don’t have time to contact they guy and have him change it” (it’s misspelled at the provider level). It’s a 30 second email, or one minute phone call.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
And if it's part of her login username, possibly 2-3 hours of troubleshooting when things stop working.
If not part of her login username, like 30 seconds for the admin.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I really think this is a "30 seconds forr the admin" type of thing.
I could probably contact him and have him fix it, but I don’t really feel like I should have to do it, so I’m being stubborn.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Well, if people would have told us right when they started working "No, its only ONE L" then it would be an easy fix.
When people tell us after 5 years, it causes a lot of problems with email, access levels, the network. It’s almost easier to just change your name at the court house.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 10, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
Speaking of name misspellings (short LLLJ rant)
My first name should not be that difficult to misspell – it’s either Tom or Thomas (occasionally Tommy). I can’t tell you how many times my name has been screwed up. Some of my favorites:
- On a business card that I ordered correctly: Thomis
- On a birthday cake my parents ordered: Tomy
- On email responses from outside departments: Thom (this one annoys me to no end. Not only is my email thomas@blahblahblah but I always conclude my emails with “Tom”. It’s right there in front of your face.)
- On an interoffice envelope: Tommas
Anybody else ever have this problem?
I'm a Dan, and I get a lot of "Don" for some reason.
I also have a “Mc” last name and get a lot of “Mac”.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I honestly think most of that sort of thing is people just being lazy Toom.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
by Thingray on Mar 10, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes. I get things addressed to "mark" from family members
Not close family members, but family members.
The e-mail thing is hilarious. You had to type marc..@…., but you assumed that MUST be wrong and confidently started your message with “Mark.” Bold move.
Every now and then, someone feels compelled to put a second E in "Kenny."
Other than that, it’s pretty smooth sailing.
It does irk me when people call me Ken (that’s the family’s name) or Kenneth (that’s when my mom’s pissed at me), however.
I write for Stumptown Footy, SB Nation's Portland Timbers blog.
by thehemogoblin on Mar 10, 2011 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
I've never seen anyone put a second E in Kenny.
I do however known what its like to be called Kenneth by my mom.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 10, 2011 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
My grand parents used to leave a T out of my first name
like I can understand random people getting that wrong, but my grand parents?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
My grandmother has never pronouced my son's name correctly.
His name is Silas. She always says, “Give Cyrus a big hug for me!”
My husband's name is Thomas
It has been consistently pronounced by an online music store customer service agent as “Thoe-mahs”. We do look forward to her calls…
At the bowl I occasionally enter people's names into the computer. I most always ask them to spell their name out loud
I enjoy it when it’s two parents and three kids and I can easily tell which ones the kids are. Okay, so there’s John, Mary, Aiden, Destiny, and Blake. I can’t tell you how many spellings of “Aiden” I’ve seen.
Then there are common names that have multiple spellings. I always ask “Brian with an I or a Y?,” “John/Sara with or without an H?”, “Eric with a C or a K?”
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Mar 12, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
So good old Man Rubs are sexual harassment?
I’m outraged!
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 10, 2011 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
Was that the "I hear you have a fat cock" part?
Because that line’s been drawn for years.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Good heavens.
Luis Salazar is Guti’s father in law. There are fears that Salazar may lose his eye, after being hit by a foul ball.
That is really scary. Goddamn.
I also did not know he was Gutz in-law.
by the other side on Mar 10, 2011 9:39 AM PST up reply actions
Read about that yesterday.
Hit by the liner, then fell back and hit his head on the concrete floor of the dugout. Very scary stuff.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I'm indifferent to them.
Most of the time the quality of the chocolate and liquor are in inverse proportions.
You're right. Guess you could make your own.
I must just get excited by biting into it and getting that surprise squirt of yum. Like that gum they had years ago with the liquid center who’s name escapes me.
?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_Gushers
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
This comment grossed me out so much
“Surprise squirt of yum” is a disturbing way to phrase anything.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
Oooohhhh...
If my wife wasn’t allergic to chocolate, I’d buy her a case of those.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Somewhere in here I had a 'these chocolates could kill your wife joke' but I can't come up with a tasteful way of doing it.
So now I will go crawl back into my cave
Get her the ones with a surprise squirt of yum after she bites into them.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
by HititHere on Mar 10, 2011 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
There's no tasteful way to kill his wife unless marinara sauce is involved.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 10, 2011 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
It's not life threating allergic.
Just itchy and splotchy allergic.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
It is.
She can eat very small doses (like a few M&M’s), but anything much more than that and her skin gets all red and splotchy, and she starts itching like crazy and has to hit the Benadryl.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Hour or two usually.
She never really eats enough for it to get that bad.
"This is my signature, this is my gun..."
Is it helped by taking a Benadryl?
Sounds weird, but I developed an allergy to cerain fruits and vegetables that can be really scary, but if I take an antihistamine in advance, I’m fine. Granted, chocolate is a different beast.
Yep.
If she takes an antihistamine in advance, she can eat it with very few (or no) problems. It’s just a matter of knowing “Hey, and hour from now I’m going to eat chocolate” so you can take the medicine.
It’s not as if she can’t try a bite, or have a little. She’s just better off not sitting down to a big bowl of double chocolate fudge ice cream.
"This is my signature, this is my gun..."
I do this when I go to BBQs, etc.
I love watermelon, but it’s one of the fruits that makes my throat swell. A little Benadryl and I’m good to go.
Weird.
I should do this before I drink wine, but I so very seldom drink wine that I would never know when to pre-dose.
"This is my signature, this is my gun..."
I take a couple of Tylenol before drinking red wine.
Tylenol diminishes the tanons (sp?) that cause the headaches.
It's not headaches for me,
I almost immediately get very stuffed up after I drink wine.
"This is my signature, this is my gun..."
This Wind Storm Is Pretty Awful
I work in Belltown and it’s been gusting around 30 mph for the past hour. Is anybody else experiencing this?? Absolutely terrible outside right now.
I don't know the wind speeds,
but the wind has been howling around my building here in Shoreline for most of the day.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
The way you capitalized the post header
The first thing I thought was: man, what a stupid name for an indie rock band.
I went onto the roof of a building down on Bellingham Bay.
That was a mistake.
by Scruffy Lefty on Mar 10, 2011 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Please tell me you had some reason for doing this.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
It's windy up there.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
They apparently frown on it at Applebee's.
By the way, I might know somebody who needs money for bail…
Yup, it's whipping up like crazy downtown.
Sistek said peak gust so far is 46 pmh downtown. With the 1.5 inches of rain we got yesterday, I’d imagine some trees will be coming down.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
Everett about to get slammed.
I love wind and rain storms.
So I guess it would be bad to mention that the weather has been gorgeous all week
and that I really want to go to the beach every day instead of work.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
So I must have missed this, but I take it Fox Sports NW is now called Root Sports?
That’s what it says on the 2011 schedule anyways. What a dumb name.
by sanford_and_son on Mar 10, 2011 4:31 PM PST reply actions
Yep.
Changed the name a few months ago I think? And yes, it is a dumb name.
"This is my signature, this is my gun..."
What a curious move. FSN is such a well known and established name with the M's.
Weird.
by sanford_and_son on Mar 10, 2011 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
The networks were sold by News Corp (Fox), so they pretty much had to change the name.
They’re now owned by DIRECTV Sports Networks.
"This is my signature, this is my gun..."
My personal hell:
The Dan Devone Sports Network. It makes your TV reek like CK1.
by kevin_ess on Mar 10, 2011 4:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
But you'd still think that they could have come up with something better than ROOT.
"This is my signature, this is my gun..."
The commercials say April 1.
I actually kind of like the name change. The logo is slightly neat and it’s shorter to say out loud. Also, now it’s not a pointless jumble of letters like ESPN. (I say pointless due to it not being owned by Fox.)
Jesus. I have no words to explain how stupid this is...
I was reading the paper on the bus today, and (stab me in the eye) I glanced at the “Dear Abby” column next to my crossword and found this gem:
“Dear Abby, when we are in a restaurant eating a meal and someone we know comes by our table, he or she always reaches out to shake hands with me to be friendly. I AM FROM THE COUNTRY, and sometimes I pick up chicken strips, French (sic) fries, fish or hush puppies to eat them — naturally my fingers get grease on them. Also, I don’t know whether that person has washed his or her hands or not. So, what’s a polite way to refuse to shake with someone?”
Dear Greasy Fingers,
Did someone help you write this letter? Are you actually completely retarded? Like shit your pants uncontrollably retarded? Are you gonna eat that hush puppy? Fuck you.
If you're that worried, carry hand sanitizer with you and clean your hands afterwards.
"This is my signature, this is my gun..."
Dear Greasy Fingers
A napkin isn’t just for blowing your nose with or putting your gum in. Sometimes it can be used to wipe grease off your hand, you fat cow.
That was probably a copy editor.
I write for Stumptown Footy, SB Nation's Portland Timbers blog.
by thehemogoblin on Mar 10, 2011 6:05 PM PST up reply actions
Unless it was
Did someone help you write this letter? Are you actually completely retarded? Like shit your pants uncontrollably retarded? Are you gonna eat that hush puppy? Fuck you.
And in that case, I’ll have to start reading Dear Abby
Not nearly as entertaining as the question.
In a nutshell she said that Greasy Fingers should politely explain that her hands are greasy and say, “I’d love to shake your hand, but I’m incapable of even breathing on my own, much less excusing myself from this table at Chile’s to greet you. And I just shit my pants again.”
The reply:
DEAR DINER: All you have to say is, “I’d love to shake hands, but mine are greasy.” That’s not rude; it’s considerate — and the person will probably thank you.
Now, diner, shut the fuck up and learn how to use silverware, napkins and/or common sense.
If you're too lazy to carry hand sanitizer, fib and say either you have a cold or better yet, arthritis and you'd prefer not to.
What’s funny is it isn’t clear whether this person assumes all country folk find utensils and napkins to just be cute knick knacks instead of functional items, or if that’s just an excuse because really, all other people have cooties.
Just since I'm curious, what's wrong with French?
Should be freedom instead?
by Mariner John on Mar 10, 2011 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
You could kill your wife and her boyfriend and go on a really slow police chase.
by kevin_ess on Mar 10, 2011 5:41 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Honestly, Anaheim sucks. Terribly.
There’s a few fun restaurants, but outside of strolling the shopping areas, you’re screwed. Unless you enjoy freebasing cocaine. There are plenty of hot sposts for that.
This this a thousand times this.
I used to cynically view that whole “Happiest Place on Earth” thing as something they peddled on tourists as part of their marketing. Then last summer I went as part of a extended after wedding party party, and my God, it was glorious. All the staff are super nice. If it’s your first time, you can get a button and random people will fall over themselves welcoming you to the park. The food is (expensive) but delicous. Hell, even interacting with the costumed characters is fun. I have friends who have a year old and a 8 month old, and I am trying to convince them that they need to go down there just as a couple and ditch their kids with the grandparents before the kids get old enough to realize what Disneyland is.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
You know what's awesome?
Going to Disney on someone’s BIRTHDAY.
I took my ex there on her birthday a few years ago because California residents got in for free on their birthday at the time. They gave her this big birthday button at the ticket counter, and every ride we went on noticed it and made her feel special. It sounds corny, but it was really awesome.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Hey, show up with crutches. You'll get to skip to the front of the line
Your whole family gets to go with you, it’s brilliant. Plus they’ll have to push you around in the complimentary wheelchair, by far the best way to move around Disneyland and enjoy the rides. No lines and the crowds part like magic when you’re in a wheelchair.
Thats what happened for one of my sisters-- her then-toddler broke his leg just before going.
really, he did. Honestly.
You could go to the famous Chain Reaction
and check out whoever is playing that night.
That’s honestly the only reason I’ve gone to Anaheim besides Disney and baseball.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I went to Anaheim one night to go watch Angels/M's and we decided to get a hotel and stay the night just to check it out.
Bad idea. That city fucking blows. We had to take a cab 10-15 miles out of town to find something to do.
by Kenneth Arthur on Mar 11, 2011 8:19 AM PST up reply actions
That's why the >:(
everything else in that area sucks.
If you can make it up to LA or down to SD, I have lots of suggestions though!
by seattlebruin on Mar 11, 2011 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
Caused by something like a magnitude 8.7 earthquake.
And just now a 7.1 magnitude aftershock.
Some warning on CNN said potentially there are more are on the way and they're predicted to be between 6 meters to 10 meters in height (20 to 30 feet)
If you have friends or family there or living in any coastal areas in Taiwan, Russia, the Phillipines, Guam, Wake Islands, you might want to try calling them, the waves still haven’t hit a lot of different areas they are going to. Looking at it live on ESPN right now, it looks like a pretty significant wave, and there are probably gonna be more because they come in sets. This appears to be another global event.The wave still hasn’t hit
Holy crap holy crap holy crap.
My brother and his family live in Japan. He’s in the American navy. I just called my mom. This is terrible.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 10, 2011 11:29 PM PST up reply actions
I can't think of anything worse that has ever happened to Japan.
by Kirk on Mar 10, 2011 11:33 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
This looks, really, really bad.
The news doesn’t know what is going on because it’s unfolding live, but there are 2.3 million people in Miyagi prefecture and it just got hit by a massive wave. It looks similar to the global wave in Indonesia from 2004. There’s still time to get away from it in some areas and the internet is probably the best way to get through because the phone lines are jammed.
This has the chance to get a whole lot worse.
Tsunami warning now issued for Hawaii, Japan sounds like they’ll be under warnings for a long while.
It's supposed to hit Hawaii at 2:59 AM local time
And Taiwan in approximately 2 hours
Is there even high ground on Taiwan?
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 10, 2011 11:41 PM PST up reply actions
Not much.
If they get hit, it could be really bad.
Shit, does anybody know if Cambodia is on that alert list? I’ve got family there.
Some.
Highest point is about 13K ft. The mountains are in the east and the lower ground in the west, so they may not get it quite as bad, but again, they talk about the wrap around effect.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
I'm seeing tweets that tsunami warnings have now been extended for vast swaths of the US Pacific coast.
And now a tsunami alert is being broadcast on Q13.
So we have an advisory at the moment rather than a Tsunami Warning.
We should know in a few hours the wave will make it here or not.
Several places in Washington, Oregon, and California may get waves this morning.
the Washington-British Columbia border 0712 PST MAR 11 1512 UTC MAR 11
Neah Bay, Washington 0718 PST MAR 11 1518 UTC MAR 11
Clatsop Spit, Oregon 0719 PST MAR 11 1519 UTC MAR 11
La Push, Washington 0719 PST MAR 11 1519 UTC MAR 11
Cape Blanco, Oregon 0719 PST MAR 11 1519 UTC MAR 11
the Oregon-Washington border 0720 PST MAR 11 1520 UTC MAR 11
Point Grenville, Washington 0721 PST MAR 11 1521 UTC MAR 11
Charleston, Oregon 0723 PST MAR 11 1523 UTC MAR 11
Douglas/Lane County Line, Oregon (10 miles SW o 0724 PST MAR 11 1524 UTC MAR 11
Cascade Head, Oregon (70 miles SW of Portland) 0724 PST MAR 11 1524 UTC MAR 11
Tillamook Bay, Oregon 0726 PST MAR 11 1526 UTC MAR 11
Seaside, Oregon 0731 PST MAR 11 1531 UTC MAR 11
the Oregon-California border 0731 PST MAR 11 1531 UTC MAR 11
Newport, Oregon 0733 PST MAR 11 1533 UTC MAR 11
Astoria, Oregon 0751 PST MAR 11 1551 UTC MAR 11
Port Angeles, Washington 0755 PST MAR 11 1555 UTC MAR 11
RIP Dave Neihaus.
holy shit
Are people seeing this oil refinery shot in Ichihara, Chiba?
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8 confirmed dead so far. Considering that I'm pretty sure I watched more than that die on the new footage I expect that number to be much higher by morning.....
RIP Dave Neihaus.
I always hate that feeling of knowing you're watching people die, even though you don't actually see it personally.
It’s just so troubling. The scope of this event is going to be unbelievable.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 11, 2011 1:15 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I'd say that if you can see the Pacific Ocean from your house it's time
to pack up the kids and the pets and get somewhere more inland just in case.
Estimated arrival times for the tsunami
Are here. According to this if the wave does make it here it would be projected to get here in approximately 8 hours from now (10 hours from when the quake happened. However we are only under tsunami advisory at the moment. Hopefully people didn’t go to sleep….
And now this site is just short of screaming "GET THE FUCK TO SAFETY"
I’ve never thought a big red light as being anything good.
I imagine you're right. I have no idea how far inland I even am.
I’m in Belltown.
It falls under the "better safe than sorry" mantra.
You’ve got plenty of time to go and nothing to lose, so why risk it?
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 11, 2011 1:22 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, it's dead.
THIS MESSAGE UPDATES THE ALERT STATUS TO WARNING AND ADVISORY.
…A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM POINT
CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER…
…A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA/125 MILES
W OF ADAK/ TO ATTU ALASKA…
…THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA…
…THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE COASTAL
AREAS OF WASHINGTON – BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE
OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER TO CHIGNIK BAY ALASKA…
…THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF ALASKA FROM CHIGNIK BAY ALASKA TO AMCHITKA PASS
ALASKA/125 MILES W OF ADAK/…
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DAMAGE
TO THE WARNING AND/OR ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE.
PERSONS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO
INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS
ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES.
- PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO
HIGHER GROUND.
- PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF
THE WATER… OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL
-——————————- -— -—- -—— -————
TOSASHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 132.9E 0747UTC 00.9FT/00.27M
TOKAI JAPAN 33.8N 137.6E 0645UTC 00.8FT/00.25M
OFUNATO JAPAN 39.0N 141.8E 0605UTC 10.8FT/03.29M
HANASAKI JAPAN 43.3N 145.6E 0643UTC 09.3FT/02.82M
BOSO JAPAN 34.8N 140.8E 0609UTC 02.6FT/00.78M
TIME – TIME OF MEASUREMENT
AMPL – TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS …NOT… CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS AND FEET.
DEEP OCEAN SENSORS INDICATE A LARGE TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE – 8.9
TIME – 2046 AKST MAR 10 2011
2146 PST MAR 10 2011
0546 UTC MAR 11 2011
LOCATION – 38.3 NORTH 142.4 EAST
- NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
DEPTH – 12 MILES/20 KM
TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. WARNINGS INDICATE THAT
WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL
CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE
WATER IS EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION
IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS… BOATS… AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PTWC.
THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF
THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.
…A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM POINT
CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER…
PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO
HIGHER GROUND.
TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF
WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL
TIME. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SELECTED
SITES IN THE WARNING ARE PROVIDED BELOW.
CHARLESTON-OR 0715 PST MAR 11 SEASIDE-OR 0724 PST MAR 11
CRESCENT CITY-CA 0723 PST MAR 11 SAN FRANCISCO-CA 0808 PST MAR 11
FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
Yeah. NOAA put out a bulletin in the last 30 minutes that went out across the TV airwaves saying the same thing.
Lane County goes all the way from the mountains to the coast down here. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen the National Weather Service use that for anything besides thunderstorms.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 11, 2011 1:19 AM PST up reply actions
I think we might seriously need to run for the hills because there really was a 20 to 30 foot wave generated and there's nothing between the epicenter of these quakes and us in the Pacific
This is a disaster. Significant event expected in Hawaii at 3:07. Might be time to wake up the wife and kids and get the fuck out of town.
The government doesn't screw around with issuing warnings.
If it’s that confident something’s going to happen, it’s best to heed its advice.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 11, 2011 1:41 AM PST up reply actions
We're still just under a warning, as far as I can see though?
In Seattle proper that is.
I keep hearing conflicting reports about Washington's state, and NOAA's website is hopeless.
But if anyone here is on the Oregon coast, GET THE FUCK OUT.
by Benne on Mar 11, 2011 1:45 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry, I keep forgetting that places outside of Oregon exist.
I have the NWS/NOAA warnings, so I’d be acting as such if there were water in my immediate vicinity.
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by thehemogoblin on Mar 11, 2011 1:46 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, with Seattle just being an advisory and Taiwan looking relatively okay, I'm going to sit tight for now.
I’d have to, I don’t know, get a cab to take me to a hotel in Bellevue or something.
Okay now they're saying it's projected to be about 3 feet by the time it hits Oregon
So we might see some flooding, but the wave will be bigger when it hits Hawaii.
There's uncertainty about the projection for localized areas, like bay areas and lowlying places
It could be big or it could be small.
..
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/05/wwareaslhvpd9-05.gif
Washington under a tsunami advisory, Oregon and California under tsunami warnings.
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