I can't count the amount of times I've felt threatened on the highways here as a beat up, patchy painted Honda Civic pulls up with a triforce or horde sticker in one of the windows. If it's one car, you can usually outrun it as they're not really going to be paying attention, usually debating the merits of pixel shading with others in the car at this point. However, if it's more than one car, you can bet they have you in their sights. Especially after playing that brutal and vicious car game I saw in the arcades once.. Spy Hunter I think it was?
Or if I actually make it to a gas station and am fueling up, one of em might come over, push his glasses up or adjust the tape holding them together, asking what if I'm gonna reserve the new StarCraft! The horror!
I always feel much safer knowing that the guy next to me on that bike on the highway has a full body tattoo and a mustache, and so does his girlfriend on the bitch seat! I mean, at least they're not gamers, right?
* PS - This is intended as a lame attempt at humor, don't hurt me, I play games too! >.>
My only real issue with Apple users is this type of behavior coupled with "If it's not working it's NOT the laptop (or in his case, the user's) fault!" Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't... For example:
If I can get FIVE machines to hook into my little home network file share server, across several devices (Desktops, laptops, consoles, etc across wired and wifi) yet somehow you can't figure out how to get your shiny new Macbook onto it... It is not a problem with the file share server, learn how to use the damned Macbook beyond web surfing and stop yer bitchin. I believe he kept saying, "Damned unreliable PC technology." Hell, another friend with an older Macbook was able to hook in right away, cause she knew what she was doing!
Not my hobby to troubleshoot your laptop, regardless of make/model/brand or how cool it looks when you hit the power on button.
Since they are classified as a religion (thanks to infiltration of CoS into the IRS) wouldn't his service be considered 'worship' and 'volunteering'.
Interesting point, but the document linked by Iphtashu Fitz (the complaint filed) addresses this as follows:
The First Amendment does not exempt purported religious organizations from Minimum Wage and Child Labor Laws. Elvig v. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 397 F.3d 790, 792 (9th Cir 2003).
Bottom of page 6, top of page 7 in the Complaint (look for Iphtashu Fitz's link further down). It also details his age at the time of said service and the extent of services rendered.
Fuck the Navy, you mean my vacuum cleaner might have sub-standard chips in it?! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!
Are you a vacuum cleaner overclocker as well? Oh man, I thought I was the only one! I'm going to go home right this moment and make sure my Nortech N552BC-NED Dual Venturi 55G doesn't have these chips on it! And after all the time I spent adding that extra fine filtration with carbon and pin striping to it... Damnit all...
This will make some awesome looking fruit/vegetable decorations if someone can get their hands on the laser. Apples with smiley faces on them, make em festive looking. Potatoes with cooking instructions. Put numbers on em for vegetable racing, I dunno. Just a few ideas... Man we could have some fun with this laser.
Why should I have to take them out? A metal detector won't pick them up. This new device doesn't really add to security, it's just there to make others feel secure. Congratulations, they picked up the nipple ring. Yet the other things were waved on through without incident.
This is an excellent post. Until this, I never could see the point in nipple jewelry. You get the pat down without having to look like a terrorist by asking for it. How well do you think it would work for females?
You do bring up an interesting point, as I have heard some horror stories about women and nipple jewelry at the airport. It does sadden me a tad that my choice of body mods ruins my post for you, but I would like to bring up another point to expand a bit on how selective the process seems to be. I do have body jewelry in 'other' places as well, but was not questioned about those, nor did the pat down even approach their location. And from experience it is less of a pat down, more of a 'let me rub my gloved hands all over you', so that might be more of a deal breaker for women. As someone posted above it's highly likely someone of the same sex will be doing this, but that still doesn't make it enjoyable by any stretch of the imagination. What I wanted to focus on is how could something that couldn't even be mistaken for a hand grenade pin be considered a security risk?
Of course you already have piercings, so it may go without saying.
Oh yes, because as I've heard from the Trinity Broadcasting Network, everybody knows that body modification and art is the precursor to gay. Totally nailed it on the head there. Take your faked outrage and veiled homophobia elsewhere.
With my assorted body jewelry I find it less hassle to actually be patted down. The scanners (last time I flew it was a millimeter waves scanner) always detect something 'on me'. The last time I went through they pulled me aside and asked, "Do you have anything on your chest sir?" I thought they were asking if I had something I wanted to tell them so I said no. They had to clarify, "Do you have any foreign objects on your chest?" I have one ring in that area, but it is only 12 gauge and not big enough to be mistken for anything really. So... I was escorted to a lil clear box, patted down, and sent on my way.
I have little to no shame, so it didn't really bother me he was patting me down. In fact he seemed to grimace at the fact he had to do it, which made it all the more enjoyable to me.
So now I just skip any of the scanners and opt for a pat down. It slows down security, it appears to make them uncomfortable, and if I'm lucky it'll be someone attractive patting me down.
If I had points to give you good Sir I would, but alas I do not. I hope it is enough that I am nodding in agreement with you, and grinning, just a little grin...
For me Sony stopped being a reputable vendor when a stereo given to me as a present a few years ago ceased to function after only 4 months of light use (read 30min to an hour a day). It wasn't even a very complex system.
You have no idea how disappointed I was when I found out that the entire article was actually SFW. With the phrase 'big beautiful boxes' I was kind of hoping for some shots of Ada Lovelace someone just uncovered and released to the public.
I'm still applying for a grant to research this, but I'm told people also emit a scented gas! Part of my research will focus on this 'silent but deadly' scenario as it appears this scent is not always accompanied by sound.
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Y-yes Sir.. Don't hurt me!
I can't count the amount of times I've felt threatened on the highways here as a beat up, patchy painted Honda Civic pulls up with a triforce or horde sticker in one of the windows. If it's one car, you can usually outrun it as they're not really going to be paying attention, usually debating the merits of pixel shading with others in the car at this point. However, if it's more than one car, you can bet they have you in their sights. Especially after playing that brutal and vicious car game I saw in the arcades once.. Spy Hunter I think it was?
Or if I actually make it to a gas station and am fueling up, one of em might come over, push his glasses up or adjust the tape holding them together, asking what if I'm gonna reserve the new StarCraft! The horror!
I always feel much safer knowing that the guy next to me on that bike on the highway has a full body tattoo and a mustache, and so does his girlfriend on the bitch seat! I mean, at least they're not gamers, right?
* PS - This is intended as a lame attempt at humor, don't hurt me, I play games too! >.>
Then they can use their remaining eye to locate the support number to report the incident to the company.
My only real issue with Apple users is this type of behavior coupled with "If it's not working it's NOT the laptop (or in his case, the user's) fault!" Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't... For example:
If I can get FIVE machines to hook into my little home network file share server, across several devices (Desktops, laptops, consoles, etc across wired and wifi) yet somehow you can't figure out how to get your shiny new Macbook onto it... It is not a problem with the file share server, learn how to use the damned Macbook beyond web surfing and stop yer bitchin. I believe he kept saying, "Damned unreliable PC technology." Hell, another friend with an older Macbook was able to hook in right away, cause she knew what she was doing!
Not my hobby to troubleshoot your laptop, regardless of make/model/brand or how cool it looks when you hit the power on button.
This time one of you other guys is going to have to make the "Apple=Gay" jokes.
Just be on alert though, it looks as though The Fandom is having a hard time taking a joke today and they've mod points. ;)
You don't buy a computer because of its culture...
That's right. You buy an MP3 player or phone for its culture, duh! ;p
There needs to be some sort of Godwin's law for 1984 comparisons.
I propose we call it, Orwell's Law.
Can you see a blue-collar steelworker from the 1960s looking at NAMBLA and saying "oh yeah, I'll vote with them!"?
NAMBLA or NAFTA? While containing a few of the same letters, I feel the goals of these organizations are drastically different... I could be wrong.
Since they are classified as a religion (thanks to infiltration of CoS into the IRS) wouldn't his service be considered 'worship' and 'volunteering'.
Interesting point, but the document linked by Iphtashu Fitz (the complaint filed) addresses this as follows:
The First Amendment does not exempt purported religious organizations from Minimum Wage and Child Labor Laws. Elvig v. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 397 F.3d 790, 792 (9th Cir 2003).
Bottom of page 6, top of page 7 in the Complaint (look for Iphtashu Fitz's link further down). It also details his age at the time of said service and the extent of services rendered.
Fuck the Navy, you mean my vacuum cleaner might have sub-standard chips in it?! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!
Are you a vacuum cleaner overclocker as well? Oh man, I thought I was the only one! I'm going to go home right this moment and make sure my Nortech N552BC-NED Dual Venturi 55G doesn't have these chips on it! And after all the time I spent adding that extra fine filtration with carbon and pin striping to it... Damnit all...
What people don't realize is that this study was funded by companies that produce black holes.
ACME?
Is it safe to say this is an action of debugging for the whole internet? They did remove some Beatles after all.
This will make some awesome looking fruit/vegetable decorations if someone can get their hands on the laser. Apples with smiley faces on them, make em festive looking. Potatoes with cooking instructions. Put numbers on em for vegetable racing, I dunno. Just a few ideas... Man we could have some fun with this laser.
Why should I have to take them out? A metal detector won't pick them up. This new device doesn't really add to security, it's just there to make others feel secure. Congratulations, they picked up the nipple ring. Yet the other things were waved on through without incident.
This is an excellent post. Until this, I never could see the point in nipple jewelry. You get the pat down without having to look like a terrorist by asking for it. How well do you think it would work for females?
You do bring up an interesting point, as I have heard some horror stories about women and nipple jewelry at the airport. It does sadden me a tad that my choice of body mods ruins my post for you, but I would like to bring up another point to expand a bit on how selective the process seems to be. I do have body jewelry in 'other' places as well, but was not questioned about those, nor did the pat down even approach their location. And from experience it is less of a pat down, more of a 'let me rub my gloved hands all over you', so that might be more of a deal breaker for women. As someone posted above it's highly likely someone of the same sex will be doing this, but that still doesn't make it enjoyable by any stretch of the imagination. What I wanted to focus on is how could something that couldn't even be mistaken for a hand grenade pin be considered a security risk?
I do appreciate the insight though.
That Sir is win. Thank you!
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Of course you already have piercings, so it may go without saying.
Oh yes, because as I've heard from the Trinity Broadcasting Network, everybody knows that body modification and art is the precursor to gay. Totally nailed it on the head there. Take your faked outrage and veiled homophobia elsewhere.
With my assorted body jewelry I find it less hassle to actually be patted down. The scanners (last time I flew it was a millimeter waves scanner) always detect something 'on me'. The last time I went through they pulled me aside and asked, "Do you have anything on your chest sir?" I thought they were asking if I had something I wanted to tell them so I said no. They had to clarify, "Do you have any foreign objects on your chest?" I have one ring in that area, but it is only 12 gauge and not big enough to be mistken for anything really. So... I was escorted to a lil clear box, patted down, and sent on my way.
I have little to no shame, so it didn't really bother me he was patting me down. In fact he seemed to grimace at the fact he had to do it, which made it all the more enjoyable to me.
So now I just skip any of the scanners and opt for a pat down. It slows down security, it appears to make them uncomfortable, and if I'm lucky it'll be someone attractive patting me down.
Werewolves?
There...Volves!
Nomenclature Ned, of course.
If I had points to give you good Sir I would, but alas I do not. I hope it is enough that I am nodding in agreement with you, and grinning, just a little grin...
Finally, something to replace the clown in my nightmares! Sometimes I just love the article titles on /.
For me Sony stopped being a reputable vendor when a stereo given to me as a present a few years ago ceased to function after only 4 months of light use (read 30min to an hour a day). It wasn't even a very complex system.
You have no idea how disappointed I was when I found out that the entire article was actually SFW. With the phrase 'big beautiful boxes' I was kind of hoping for some shots of Ada Lovelace someone just uncovered and released to the public.
I'm still applying for a grant to research this, but I'm told people also emit a scented gas! Part of my research will focus on this 'silent but deadly' scenario as it appears this scent is not always accompanied by sound.