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PC Setup for Small House with Child?
nzgeek asks: "I've been managing with a pokey Windows notebook for a couple of years now, and am desperate to get a decent PC for development and gaming. Problem is, our house is tiny and we have a 1-year-old entropy generator running amok. What's the best recommendation for getting a full-power desktop PC installed in our house? My ideal setup would be a mini-tower case hidden in a cupboard, with a remote LCD monitor, mouse, keyboard, and headphones. The keyboard and mouse can be done via bluetooth, and there is no problem with cable length for headphones. The major stumbling block is VGA connection for the monitor. Any suggestions on how to overcome this problem?"
God bless the moderator that labeled this one insightful. That was just beautiful!
Advice for geeks who want girls:
Have you tried pulling out your wallet? A fat wad will get you more girls than anything else. Just don't ever spend it on them. Pull out a roll of hundreds or even just twenties at the bar when you're ready to pay your bill, credit cards don't impress anyone.. ask a hot girl nearby if she'd like a drink, making sure she sees your roll.. then tell the bartender to get her whatever she wants.. then walk away, let her pay for it. Go sit somewhere nearby and watch.. enjoy the show, laugh at her.. when she comes over to tell you you're an a-hole, laugh again and tell her to sit down.
Say this "You know, I didn't make a lot of money by buying strange girls drinks... come on over here, talk to me, get to know me a little better and maybe I'll buy the next one."
You might not get laid that night but you might get a number and you'll definitely get noticed by the rest of the girls.. stick with the attitude... never take a girl out to dinner unless you're already slept with her, no movies, no coffee dates...
If you get a number, call and ask if she's had dinner yet.. say you've already had yours 'but hey, how about a drink later?'... buy one drink, put some moves on her... hand on knee, go for a kiss, whatever.. if you get nothing back tell her you've got to work early but that she should give you a call, then leave. If you do get something back.. buy another drink for her and a beer for you.. then leave together back to your place, voila. If she asks about a bite to eat or anything else to delay.. tell her again, sorry.. I've got to work early... call me. Go home.
Simple. Money plus A-hole equals chicks.. they don't care how smart you are or if you're sweet or cute. They want to know if you can afford them and if you're confident enough to be an a-hole, nothing screams confidence like doing everything wrong and not caring. You don't care what she thinks cause there are twenty just like her at the bar down the street.
good luck hunting...
maybe you'll have the parent poster's problems with kids one day.
p.s. this whole thing only applies to getting girls, not keeping them... keeping them requires a balancing act between being an a-hole and being the best damn man she's ever met.. ie: caring about the important stuff and not giving a shit about little things.
A fool throws a stone into a well and a thousand sages can not remove it.