What's on your mind today?

[jrosebud]

Good news.  The book store called today to hire me.  I was shocked, as the steaming pile of humiliation that was my interview would have left me unable to reccommend myself for employment.  *shrug*  Praises be to low standards.

I'm simultaneously celebrating being hired and mourning my lost freedom.

Thanks for the suggestions and the shoulders, Curio and rlrose.

[Asmodean]

Today I'm watching the news and wondering...

It seems like the Finnish kids have learnt a lesson or three from those in the US and started shooting each other at schools. Two school shootings a year in a country of less than ten million innhabitants. How long before my country takes part in this unfortunate statistic as well?
 

[rlrose328]

Good news.  The book store called today to hire me.  

WOOHOO!!!  

:banna:  :banna:   :banna:  :banna:  

[Tom62]

Have fun, Tom!  Where are you off to?

We spent 5 wonderful days in Williamsburg, Virginia. We just could not get enough of the historic site. It was so much fun and very educational. We also visited Busch Garden and had to try all rollercoasters there. The new Griffon ride almost scared the sh#t out of me. Griffon carries riders up 205 feet, then hurtles them 90 degrees straight down at 70 mph. And that’s just the beginning. The remaining 5 days we spent in Washington on culinary tours (we had a wonderful farewell dinner at Citronelle) and on a Photo Safari.

[Steve Reason]

Hey everyone, how goes it? Don't get on here as much as I should. So I got a bonus check, and here's the toy I bought myself with it. I should have bought new glasses, but what can I say?  :eek:

[rlrose328]

Wow, Steve... that's one SWEET monitor!  Congrats!!!  Glasses are overrated anyway.  :banna:  

[Brian]

I am seriously pissed off, right now.

A guy posts something about Carl Sagan on Youtube, I see it, and now I'm just so mad.

This guy was a moron.
He didn't love science (how can you preach a Theory as Truth and be scientific?) and he surely didn't give a damn about how the world would turn out.
Think about it: what do atheists have to lose if the world crashes and burns?
God (according to the Bible) put us in charge of taking care of the Earth.
If you don't believe this, you don't have a responsibility to care for it (i.e. you won't be held accountable for its demise after you die).

I had to call him out on it, so I replied:

Disgracing a man after his death is a low only those of religious background would EVER consider a good thing. You are despicable, the mere existence of someone so ignorant and so cruel makes me cringe.

"How can you preach a Theory as Truth and be scientific?"
Theories, in the Scientific Community are EXPLANATIONS of FACTS. The THEORY OF GRAVITY is an EXPLANATION of GRAVITY, just as the THEORY OF EVOLUTION is an EXPLANATION for the complexity of life. CELL THEORY explains Cellular Structures and the Theory of Quantum Mechanics explains the gravitational attraction at the atomic level.

If this SIMPLE Scientific principle (taught in virtually all 4th grade classrooms) is too much for you, then don't you ever call someone a moron without looking at the mirror, first.

EDIT:

Hey everyone, how goes it? Don't get on here as much as I should. So I got a bonus check, and here's the toy I bought myself with it. I should have bought new glasses, but what can I say?  :eek:

Only 22-inch? I have a 30-inch in front of me. 2560x1600 res. Over $6000 in hardware, including water cooling. :nerd:


Wow I went from talking about my monitor straight to the nerdy gamer lingo. Basically, I have 4.2GHz * 4 cores (16.8GHz) running at 40C under load (104F) and a really high end video card at 30C under load (86F). Hoping to get new 120mm fans to get better airflow compared to the stock fans.


(end of my nerd rant)

[curiosityandthecat]

It's a 22 inch LCD monitor. It's freaking huge; I can't believe I almost bought a 24 incher.  :eek:

[Tom62]

It's a 22 inch LCD monitor. It's freaking huge; I can't believe I almost bought a 24 incher.  :eek:

I just hope that this doesn't end up in a mine is bigger than yours discussion

[Steve Reason]

It's a 22 inch LCD monitor. It's freaking huge; I can't believe I almost bought a 24 incher.  :eek:

I just hope that this doesn't end up in a mine is bigger than yours discussion

Haha, no chance of that from my end.

[Steve Reason]

It's a 22 inch LCD monitor. It's freaking huge; I can't believe I almost bought a 24 incher.  :eek:

Yeah, mine's a 17" LCD at work. it still looked better than my 19" CRT here at home. Now it will be hard to look at it after comparing it to this one. I don't think I'll be lugging this thing around with my laptop!  

[Steve Reason]

I am seriously pissed off, right now.

A guy posts something about Carl Sagan on Youtube, I see it, and now I'm just so mad.

This guy was a moron.
He didn't love science (how can you preach a Theory as Truth and be scientific?) and he surely didn't give a damn about how the world would turn out.
Think about it: what do atheists have to lose if the world crashes and burns?
God (according to the Bible) put us in charge of taking care of the Earth.
If you don't believe this, you don't have a responsibility to care for it (i.e. you won't be held accountable for its demise after you die).

I had to call him out on it, so I replied:

Disgracing a man after his death is a low only those of religious background would EVER consider a good thing. You are despicable, the mere existence of someone so ignorant and so cruel makes me cringe.

"How can you preach a Theory as Truth and be scientific?"
Theories, in the Scientific Community are EXPLANATIONS of FACTS. The THEORY OF GRAVITY is an EXPLANATION of GRAVITY, just as the THEORY OF EVOLUTION is an EXPLANATION for the complexity of life. CELL THEORY explains Cellular Structures and the Theory of Quantum Mechanics explains the gravitational attraction at the atomic level.

If this SIMPLE Scientific principle (taught in virtually all 4th grade classrooms) is too much for you, then don't you ever call someone a moron without looking at the mirror, first.

EDIT:

Hey everyone, how goes it? Don't get on here as much as I should. So I got a bonus check, and here's the toy I bought myself with it. I should have bought new glasses, but what can I say?  :eek:

Only 22-inch? I have a 30-inch in front of me. 2560x1600 res. Over $6000 in hardware, including water cooling. :nerd:


Wow I went from talking about my monitor straight to the nerdy gamer lingo. Basically, I have 4.2GHz * 4 cores (16.8GHz) running at 40C under load (104F) and a really high end video card at 30C under load (86F). Hoping to get new 120mm fans to get better airflow compared to the stock fans.


(end of my nerd rant)

Here here! Well said! I also get pissed at Internet ignoramuses that don't know jack about shit. I treat them with extreme bluntness.

A 30 incher! Holy crap! I saw one of those on display at Circuit City and was blown away. I can't imagine having one that big. Well, I couldn't afford one anyway, buy still--this one is nearly too big for my taste. But then I'm only a moderate gamer. I would like to have a liquid cooled computer though, because my video card and cpu tend to run hot.

[curiosityandthecat]

That's why, if I'm not doing any "work" at home, I usually hook my laptop up to the ...



 

That's not mine, but my setup is pretty much the same. Sony receiver underneath, PS3, cable box, external hdd, modem, router, etc., all on a stand next to it. Best part is using the USB converter on my old PS2 controllers, hooking them up to the computer, and playing roms of Zelda and Final Fantasy games. So awesome. Haha.

[Steve Reason]

That's why, if I'm not doing any "work" at home, I usually hook my laptop up to the ...



 

That's not mine, but my setup is pretty much the same. Sony receiver underneath, PS3, cable box, external hdd, modem, router, etc., all on a stand next to it. Best part is using the USB converter on my old PS2 controllers, hooking them up to the computer, and playing roms of Zelda and Final Fantasy games. So awesome. Haha.

Sweet! I've though about using my hdtv as my monitor, but I like to have the tv on in the background sometimes. Plus, it wouldn't feel right to me to sit in my recliner with a wireless keyboard and mouse in my lap.

 I still don't have a console system. I'd like to have a PS3 and Xbox. Maybe someday. Do you play any FPS games? I'm a Halo kind of guy.

[curiosityandthecat]

I still don't have a console system. I'd like to have a PS3 and Xbox. Maybe someday. Do you play any FPS games? I'm a Halo kind of guy.

I'm more of a role playing guy, really. Right now I'm finishing up Final Fantasy XII (still haven't beaten it... it's absolutely massive), replaying (and replaying.. and replaying...) all of the Silent Hill games in preparation for the new one that I'll get after the quarter is over. I throw in the occasional We Love Katamari, or Shadow of the Colossus, but as far as FPS goes, I tend to stick to COD4 or R:FOM. I'm hoping to get on the beta test for R2.

Although, I do occasionally go back and play Doom, but I still think Clive Barker's Undying is one of the best FPS games made.   It's too bad Jericho was so terrible. If you get a chance, check out Condemned 2: Bloodshot. Pretty good stuff.