There are boards that are cheaper that have poorer performing 3d cores. The OEMs will use the cheaper ones at the expense of performance. The consumers will never notice the difference.
There's a market for integrated video solutions, just not "performance" ones, because the very notion of high speed integrated video is oxymoronic.
" According to this [nvidia.com], the new nForce2 chipset features either a GeForce4 MX or a GeForce2 MX."
Want to know something interesting? It doesn't matter which of those 2 cores they put in the chipset. You'll get the same performance. Why? Ram bandwidth. Even the geforce2 mx is limited by the pathetic amount of bandwidth it receives from the motherboard's ram, so just increasing the core's clockspeed, which is what the geforce4 mx does, does VERY VERY little, almost nothing, to increase the performance.
Don't assume... that all games require good 3d performance.
You like to play games with poor 3d performance?
What you are doing is a very rare thing. Would the manufacturers be making these if their only intended use was for a TV set top box? Hell, no. There isn't the market for that.
I think what you don't understand is what I have an issue with here. I have no problem with integrated video chipsets being made. I think in some applications, they are useful. What I have an issue with is how these things are being marketed. They are being pushed as replacements for a typical computer in which you use both a seperate motherboard and video card, and these are most certainly not that.
I am running my games with a Geforce 3 Ti 200 right now, overclocked about 10%. I STILL have trouble running games like Battlefield 1942 or Soldier of Fortune 2 at even 1024x768 with moderate details on at acceptable frame rates. These integrated video solutions will be hard pressed to run these games AT ALL.
I'm not one of those morons questioning technological advancements in the PC field. I'm just saying that these products are ill-conceived and mis-leadingly marketed.
The submitter makes it sound like these integrated video platforms are good enough for gamers. WTF? At no point in history, including now, have integrated video accelerators offered acceptable performance for current games. Sure, these things might run Quake 3, but they better, seeing as it's so many years old.
True gamers are never going to use integrated video, when even the cheapest of new videocards spank them in all terms of performance, and most joe blows don't need anything approaching good 3d performance in their integrated video, because their activities consist of emailing and web surfing.
These motherboards are trying to fill a niche that doesn't exist. Power users will ignore the integrated video, and normal users (if they have any say in what goes into their box) will get cheaper integrated video solutions that don't cost as much as 'supAr fast 3d shared memory game integrated 3d card things'.
You know, I would seriously consider voting for Boucher, were he to run for president. I wonder if his recent slew of bills that are geared towards more consumers/against big businesses could be his beginning of a big PR campaign.
Don't laugh. Having big corporate sponsors is becoming less and less important with new campaign finance laws.
Below is a list of drinks I have imbibed upon frequently and experimented in making recently. I have compiled them in order to let others go into the college year a little more educated on the wonders of alcohol, and its mixing. Of course, these are only the mixed drinks and hard liquors. Beer and wine will have to come later.
Absinthe Illegal in this country since 1912 because it was found to cause permanent dementia, but available from any resident Greek (he'll call it Ouzo, Frenchmen (he'll call it Ricard), or other European, just follow your nose to this refreshing beverage. No, the drink doesn't smell, but the foreigner you'll be getting it from will! Absinthe isn't alcohol, but more related to a narcotic. It is clear, but when you add the obligatory water and ice, it turns into a color remarkably like semen! The taste is entirely unique, but I don't suggest drinking a lot if it. You might become French. Smoothness: 2 (out of 5) Fuck-upness: 4 (out of 5)
Amaretto Sour 1 shot amaretto Country Time Lemonade to taste Serve over ice Perfect for all those tipsy ladies that you love to grope, this drink is candy in a glass, but don't think that it wont get you drunk. This drink is good for freshmen and girly girls (Anna) and anyone wanting to warm up for a good night out or wind down from a hard day in class. I really like this one and stock its ingredients often. Shut up. I'm not a lush. I can quit anytime I want to... Smoothness: 5 Fuck-upness: 3
Black Russian 2 shots vodka 1 shot Kahlua Serve over ice. This drink makes Russians cry. Not just the cute little Russian girls, but the scary Russian men too. Mainly because in the Russian world of snow and capitalistic dogs, there is no such color as 'black.' Stalin banned it in 1952 along with newspapers, Ukrainians, and fun. But name aside, this drink will fuck you up. Fast. As a rule, booze mixed with more booze will do that, but the black Russian is a drink I recommend only for those men already with hair on their chest (Nick) or a death wish (Seok). Smoothness: 0 Fuck-upness: 5
Cognac The highest of the high class, Cognac is a special type of brandy (distilled wine) made only in the Cognac region of France. It's expensive. It's best served at 98 degrees. It's stronger than Seok on Creatine. I don't suggest trying to get f'ed up on Cognac, since there are much cheaper ways to go. A lot of people try to make mixed drinks (Café Royals, Cossacks, Chicago Cocktails) with this fine after dinner enjoyment, but I suggest waiting until you're rich enough to not worry about coughing up a lung and spilling $200 on the ground while begging for enough water to put the inferno in your throat. Smoothness: 0 Fuck-upness: 5
Cointreau This liqueur is a brand of Triple Sec and is the perfect ingredient for Margaritas. By itself, and with a few ice cubes, this drink taste slightly of orange. Like any specialty liqueur, this is not for getting f'ed up with. I recommend it for impressing chicks with your knowledge of alcohol and an excuse to say "liqueur" a lot. Smoothness: 4 Fuck-upness: 3
Cosmopolitan 1 shot vodka ½ shot Triple Sec Cranberry juice Dash of Lime Serve Shaken This is a trendy fru-fru drink that is common to old women who would sell their souls to be young again. It is pink and appeared on Sex in the City and therefore, is damn popular with people who want to be cosmopolitan. But, don't let the clientele fool you. This might be what Doctor Bob calls a "watered down martini," but this pink lush-water does pack a wallop. It's a lot of vodka, especially if you get my luscious Mom to make it. Smoothness: 4 Fuck-upness: 4
Dominican Devil 2 shots gold rum Lemonade to taste Serve over ice The Dominican Devil is named for my fiancée and is named appropriately. The only time I ever got puking drunk was after drinking these. Well, and the 10+ shots of gold rum. But she took care of me afterward. This is a surprisingly tasty mix that is sour with a sweet aftertaste of molasses. The warmer you serve it, the more molasses in the after taste. Also the more ass in the foretaste. For an extra kick, use Bacardi 151 and light it on fire. Smoothness: 3 Fuck-upness: 4
Fog Horn 2 shots gin Juice of 1 lime Ginger ale to taste Serve over ice Yeah, yeah, funny name. But this sweet little number is a nice way to drink when the only thing available is gin. For those of you not in the know, gin tastes like giving head to a pine tree. The strong lime and sweet Ginger ale are a nice way to hide the gin, and still get smashed enough to actually think about seeing if that simile was apt. Smoothness: 4 Fuck-upness: 4
Gin Do yourself a major favor. Don't try to impress anyone by swigging this bottle back. You'll only look as foolish as Irish did. The best brands are Tanqueray, Bombay, and Bombay Sapphire. Smoothness: 0 Fuck-upness: 5
Gin & Sin 2 shots gin 2 shots Orange Juice 2 shots Lemon Juice Serve over ice Yet another way to hide gin. This doozy is a good one to remember because the two most common mixers at parties are OJ and Lemonade. They are strong flavors, but remember, so is gin. Just drink it fast. Smoothness: 2 Fuck-upness: 5
Gin & Tonic 2 shots gin Dash of lime Tonic to taste Serve over 2 ice cubes Ok. This is a personal summer favorite of mine, but I have to give you a word of warning. If done wrong, this is the worst drink ever. The problem is that gin (as we have established) is awful and tonic taste like rancid monkey ass. The only way they are potable is when they arrive in perfect harmony with a little lime. I'd love to tell you how to balance them right, but I can only tell you it's all practice. I've had a lot, and I'm pretty damn good at it, but I'd suggest getting a seasoned bartender to make this one. And use only the best gins (I use Bombay Dry Gin). One final note on prep--don't stir!! The beauty of this drink is that the tonic bubbles and movement of the ice stir the mix for you. Done right, this drink is one of the reasons to become a lush. Just ask my parents. Smoothness: 4 (done wrong, 0) Fuck-upness: 5
Grapefruit Cocktail 2 shots gin Grapefruit Juice to taste Serve over ice, or shaken Irish's favorite (and his grandmother's), this drink will fuck you up good. The gin is amazingly close to the taste of grapefruit juice and it is a pretty good combo if you are sick of drinks that are too sweet or too sour. Grapefruit juice is a rare mixture at a party, but if you're ever hanging at Irish's place, ask for this one. I can't say it hides the gin. It just makes you feel like you're giving head to an old woman instead of a pine tree. Your call. Smoothness: 5 (Irish made me write that) Fuck-upness: 5
Long Island Iced Tea 1 shot tequila 1 shot rum 1 shot vodka 1 shot gin 1 shot triple sec Lime juice, sugar, cola to taste. Damn. Smoothness: 3 Fuck-upness: 6 ½
Margarita 1 shot tequila 1 shot Triple Sec Juice of ½ a lime. Serve over ice or blended Another personal favorite, this drink is a must with spicy Mexican food. The salt-rimmed glass, while it may look disgusting, is the key to this drink. It is salty, sweet, and sour with that unmistakable tequila kick. Interestingly enough, it is also the most popular mixed drink among women dining out. Which makes sense; the flavor is as complex as a woman. And, it will fuck you up and make you do as much stupid shit as a woman. Smoothness: 1 Fuck-upness: 4
Martini 2 shots gin Serve shaken This little pretentious number is one of the fundamentals of any mixology. While I (and most) prefer vodka in our martinis, this classic is still popular with old heiresses and people out to a bar for the first time. But don't let these primary customers fool you; this drink is among the highest in fucked-upedness. The martini lover is one of the manliest of men. Just ask Doctor Bob. I'm sure he'll tell you all about how great he is. Smoothness: 1 Fuck-upness: 5
Pina Colada 2 shots light rum 2 oz coconut cream 3 oz pinapple juice Blend with ice This a rum delight that is good for nights out, but I don't recommend it for getting f'd up. There's just too much other stuff in there that you will get full before you can sleep with that ugly sophomore with the lazy eye. Pina Coladas are classified under girly drinks for a reason. They are easy on the tongue and easier on the liver. Smoothness: 5 Fuck-upness: 1
Rum Rum is strong, but there is a great, sweet aftertaste that comes from the molasses that it is distilled from. You can sip it, since it's not great for shots, but I prefer mixing it in girly, fruity drinks. Unless its 151 (i.e. 151 proof) which I suggest lighting on fire because burning stuff is fun. Plus burning it burns off most of the alcohol and leaves only the sweet, sweet innards... The best rums I know are Black Seal, and Bacardi Gold, but if you want a fun night out, use Bacardi 151. Smoothness: 1 Fuck-upness: 5
Screwdriver 2 shots vodka Orange juice to taste Serve over ice This is a very overrated drink that has become very popular for no goddamn reason. It is too thick to enjoy the whispy, angelic properties of vodka and too thick to cool down enough to nullify the burning nature of the alcohol. It's even too thick to drink it fast. I'd liken its flavor to gasoline-soaked snot. Smoothness: 2 Fuck-upness: 5
Stevotini 1 shot of frigid Grey Goose vodka 5 ounces Minutemaid Lemonade Serve shaken This is the drink that I pick when I want to get tanked with the woman I love. It is tangy but with an airy texture that will delight even the most avid pessimist (Robert). Drink it fast, because it is best when Antarcticly cold. It is my favorite Thursday night treat and I can't stress enough how wonderful it is. Drink it with someone you love and make sure you are wearing clothes you can get out of quickly. Smoothness: 5 Fuck-upness: 5
Strawberry Daiquiri A few shots of light rum A pack of frozen strawberries Blend with ice until desired texture Yeah, its not an accurate recipe, but I was pretty drunk already. This is another girly drink that's not good for getting drunk off of, but you can speed up the process by taking shots of rum while your girlfriend works the blender. I honestly don't remember the taste... Smoothness: 5 Fuck-upness: 1
Tom Collins 2 shots gin Juice of ½ lemon or lime 2 pinches of sugar Club soda to taste This drink is also often ordered by heiresses and Mr. Montgomery Burns. It is like a gin and tonic but harder to screw up because club soda isn't that bad. Like monkey ass versus rancid monkey ass. And the sugar really helps. If you are going to add too much of something, add too much sugar. Smoothness: 3 Fuck-upness: 3
Vodka My favorite distilled beverage, vodka is the shit. Of course, if you buy the cheap vodka, that is what it will taste like--shit. The best stuff on earth (and all I drink) is Grey Goose. Store it in its own freezer, because this stuff is so incredibly pure, the smells from other food with ruin it. Best served ICEfuckingcold and with a heavy air of pretension. Smoothness: 0 (Grey Goose: 5) Fuck-upness: 5
Vodka Martini 2 shots vodka Whisper of dry vermouth Serve shaken Little hint on the best way to mix this one up: fill the shaker with ice, then pour a generous amount of vermouth into the shaker and shake vigorously. Pour out the vermouth, but keep the ice in. Now add your 2 shots, shake and serve. The vermouth remaining on the ice is just enough to make this heavenly concoction. But don't try explaining it to a bartender, unless you like the idea of living your life with a limp. Smoothness: 2 Fuck-upness: 5
Vodka Tonic 2 shots vodka Tonic to taste Serve over ice No. Just, no. Smoothness: 0 Fuck-upness: 5
Whiskey This is the liquor of men. Not just because it tastes awful, but because it doesn't taste as awful as gin, which is the liquor of Irish. Men as a whole are smarter than Irish. And they choose this harsh distillate. There are many preferences on whiskey, but I recommend any bourbon. This is whiskey that is made from 51% corn mash, which makes the whiskey sweeter. Jim Beam and Wild Turkey are good bourbon, but my favorite is Maker's Mark. The wax cover is fun to play with and looks damn cool. Smoothness: 0 Fuck-upness: 5
Whisky Sour 2 shots whisky Country Time Lemonade to taste Serve over ice This has a little more oomph than its amaretto cousin, but is still pretty smooth. Serve this to women who want to look like hardcore boozers, but just aren't up to the task. Also good for lightweight men who have mocked the amaretto sour, and want a little more from their liquor. Garnish theirs with a kick in the head. Smoothness: 4 Fuck-upness: 4
White Russian 1 shot vodka 1 shot Kahlua Cream to taste Serve over ice This tamer version of the infamous Black Russian is a nice drink if you skipped lunch. It is heavy. And by heavy I mean Seok-in-a-lead-jumpsuit heavy. This drink will fuck you up, but you have to really try. I can never drink more than one and even then it's more than I want. I switch to Stevotinis fast. Smoothness: 4 Fuck-upness: 1
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One of the most obvious problems with pouring our souls into school is we don't have time for anything else. Any student can tell you that school takes up too much of his free time anyway - what with all of the homework assigned and all of the tests students must spend hours studying for to do well on. Any students who puts enough time into their studies to do exceptionally well don't have time to hang out with their friends. Students are also left with no time to do other things that help us relax, like watching TV, reading a book that hasn't been assigned as an outside reading assignment, or maybe even playing with our dogs. Another activity limited by hard work is sleep! If students start doing their homework at a normal hour, say between seven and eight, they are often stuck with enough to keep them working well into eleven o' clock - when many students would rather be asleep than up doing school work. Often times, staying up too late leads to chronically sleepy students who don't get grades that truly reflect their potential because they can't work well enough on a sleep deficit.
A common argument heard by students all over from their parents is that they will have free time once they graduate, but we need to put every ounce of free time into getting good grades right now, so we can get a good, high-paying job. Our parents say once we graduate from college, we'll have plenty of free time to do as we please. There is a glaring problem with this thinking, though. Almost any sort of a high-paying job has a demanding work week and is highly stressful, leading to little or no free time for the worker, leaving no free time even into our adult years! The only free time someone is allowed is in the pre-kindergarten years, and, provided you live long enough, post-job years. Retirement. So people have to wait until they're 60 something to enjoy the fruits of their labor and finally live a (hopefully) stress free life. Life isn't supposed to be that way! These are the years of people's lives in that they are most physically capable, and they should not be spent in a cramped space in the library studying a subject which they will never use again in their lives. The time should be spent active: running, playing sports, biking, and having fun.
Another problem with working hard at school is the intense psychological stress it places students under. The students' minds are taken over by thoughts of when they should start on their paper, which test they should study for first, and that bad grade they made on the last quiz. This mental pressure leads to tons of stress placed on a still immature mind and can lead to many undesired side affects. One of these is even so common, it is generally accepted as a natural occurrence. Many people know it as teenage angst. Student gets irritable and hard to get along with and will often feel like some teacher is out to get them, or that nobody understands them at all, and they can't get help. Some more serious problems can also develop, including depression. Students can get depressed when they do everything in their power to do well in a class, and nothing seems to work. All of their efforts come to naught when they receive a less than satisfactory grade, and their failure almost shatters his self esteem. Students place too much emphasis on a meaningless number, and it breaks them.
The answer to this argument is becoming very standard, but it is faulty. Adults will argue that negative emotions and teenage angst are just a regular part of being a teen. Well, unless the problem is just drugs that are messing with a kid's mind, anger and frustration CAN be prevented by a simple thing: apathy. Obviously, too much of it is bad, and it can lead to a student flunking out of school and messing up his life in a whole other kind of way, but some apathy is needed to make it through school with sanity intact. Another common defense used by adults these days is we can just chemically fix a seriously depressed child. We have all sorts of wonderful mind altering drugs now - Prozac and Xanex among the more well known - to help teens cope with the stresses of everyday life. Well, isn't there an obvious problem with this solution? Drugs shouldn't be needed just to make someone happy; nothing should be needed to keep a teenager happy besides a few shiny things and a positive environment.
The most important reason NOT to work hard in school is your academic success in no way guarantees you success later in life. A good example would be my dad. He made it through high school making good grades, "Only when I wanted to." He graduated from Auburn University and is now making a 6-digit salary flying for a major airline. On the other end of the field, Dr. Mark Carleton was a self-described academic genius, making straight A's throughout school. He is now a neurotic, bitter young man making a lowly teacher's salary and having to work long hour weeks putting up with irritating adolescents who taunt him to no end. Which situation sounds easier? My father's, obviously, and he made it without working very hard at all!
At this point, most adults who want their children to work in school have a tough time coming up with a good counter-argument. Usually, they simply try to lie to their kids, convincing them they need to make good grades to make money. The adults try to steer the argument away from examples like poor old Mark Carleton and point it towards the rare exception: a man who worked to get rich. The problem with this point of view is it purposely ignores the majority of cases, using a few to make a point. One of the most overwhelming testaments to the invalidity of the argument is that the world's richest man is a slacker. That's right, Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard. Unfortunately for the adults, there is no substance to this argument saying we must work hard to succeed.
Obviously, our schools aren't going to change. They expect students to put in six-hour school days, then three hours extra of homework every day. The only way to combat this all too idealistic view on education is to... not fight back. Stop putting forth as much effort, enjoy the best years of your life. After all, after reaching eighteen years of age, the human body enters a gradual degradation that leads to our ultimate destruction. Why not enjoy the few years we have of peak strength, agility, and stamina to the fullest? After all, you only live once.
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I've been talking to my computers (In the form of yelling horrible obscenities) for as long as I can remember, and I swear they can understand me. They always seem to crash worse once I start yelling.
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Remember when everyone first discovered that if you call to cancel AOL, they give you several months free just so you don't leave? I can see a lot of governments learning from Peru's example: "Hey, if we express interest in going Open Source, Microsoft will give us tons of shit for free we'd otherwise have to pay millions of dollars for!"
Anyone familiar with message boards knows that when a post of particular interest to many members of the board is up, it is often granted 'sticky' status, in that it is allowed to stay at the top of the post list for a certain amount of time. I don't know if slashdot has ever done such a thing before, but if anything deserves sticky status, this does. I can't think of a single contributing member of slashdot who wouldn't want to at least HEAR about these meetings.
Why is this post being modded redundant? If you look at the post commenting on the temperature of Fairbanks that's a reply to the thread directly above this, you can see that this thread was initiated 48 minutes BEFORE THE OTHER ONE!
When will the god damn mods start looking at the stamps? Just because a reply to another thread is higher on the list than a new thread doesn't mean that one was posted before!
What does it take for a website to be "the best" to you? You've heard about them rigging benchmarks in the favor of their highest paying sponsor (which switches from Intel to AMD all the time), taking credit for articles written by other people (Van Smith has had his name deleted from countless numbers of his articles), and just generally being assholes, right?
Dr. Tom Pabst is one of the least respected people in the hardware community.
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There are boards that are cheaper that have poorer performing 3d cores. The OEMs will use the cheaper ones at the expense of performance. The consumers will never notice the difference.
There's a market for integrated video solutions, just not "performance" ones, because the very notion of high speed integrated video is oxymoronic.
" According to this [nvidia.com], the new nForce2 chipset features either a GeForce4 MX or a GeForce2 MX."
Want to know something interesting? It doesn't matter which of those 2 cores they put in the chipset. You'll get the same performance. Why? Ram bandwidth. Even the geforce2 mx is limited by the pathetic amount of bandwidth it receives from the motherboard's ram, so just increasing the core's clockspeed, which is what the geforce4 mx does, does VERY VERY little, almost nothing, to increase the performance.
You're unbelievably incorrect.
... that all games require good 3d performance.
Don't assume
You like to play games with poor 3d performance?
What you are doing is a very rare thing. Would the manufacturers be making these if their only intended use was for a TV set top box? Hell, no. There isn't the market for that.
I think what you don't understand is what I have an issue with here. I have no problem with integrated video chipsets being made. I think in some applications, they are useful. What I have an issue with is how these things are being marketed. They are being pushed as replacements for a typical computer in which you use both a seperate motherboard and video card, and these are most certainly not that.
I am running my games with a Geforce 3 Ti 200 right now, overclocked about 10%. I STILL have trouble running games like Battlefield 1942 or Soldier of Fortune 2 at even 1024x768 with moderate details on at acceptable frame rates. These integrated video solutions will be hard pressed to run these games AT ALL.
I'm not one of those morons questioning technological advancements in the PC field. I'm just saying that these products are ill-conceived and mis-leadingly marketed.
The submitter makes it sound like these integrated video platforms are good enough for gamers. WTF? At no point in history, including now, have integrated video accelerators offered acceptable performance for current games. Sure, these things might run Quake 3, but they better, seeing as it's so many years old.
True gamers are never going to use integrated video, when even the cheapest of new videocards spank them in all terms of performance, and most joe blows don't need anything approaching good 3d performance in their integrated video, because their activities consist of emailing and web surfing.
These motherboards are trying to fill a niche that doesn't exist. Power users will ignore the integrated video, and normal users (if they have any say in what goes into their box) will get cheaper integrated video solutions that don't cost as much as 'supAr fast 3d shared memory game integrated 3d card things'.
You know, I would seriously consider voting for Boucher, were he to run for president. I wonder if his recent slew of bills that are geared towards more consumers/against big businesses could be his beginning of a big PR campaign.
Don't laugh. Having big corporate sponsors is becoming less and less important with new campaign finance laws.
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Well, it's that time again. Time for fresh faced youngsters to pack up their precious belongings, moms to break out the tissues, and dads to finally figure out how big a hot tub will fit in your old room. And since it's that time of year, I figure it is the perfect time to share my year of experience in that most important of college experiences--booze.
Below is a list of drinks I have imbibed upon frequently and experimented in making recently. I have compiled them in order to let others go into the college year a little more educated on the wonders of alcohol, and its mixing. Of course, these are only the mixed drinks and hard liquors. Beer and wine will have to come later.
Absinthe
Illegal in this country since 1912 because it was found to cause permanent dementia, but available from any resident Greek (he'll call it Ouzo, Frenchmen (he'll call it Ricard), or other European, just follow your nose to this refreshing beverage. No, the drink doesn't smell, but the foreigner you'll be getting it from will! Absinthe isn't alcohol, but more related to a narcotic. It is clear, but when you add the obligatory water and ice, it turns into a color remarkably like semen! The taste is entirely unique, but I don't suggest drinking a lot if it. You might become French.
Smoothness: 2 (out of 5)
Fuck-upness: 4 (out of 5)
Amaretto Sour
1 shot amaretto
Country Time Lemonade to taste
Serve over ice
Perfect for all those tipsy ladies that you love to grope, this drink is candy in a glass, but don't think that it wont get you drunk. This drink is good for freshmen and girly girls (Anna) and anyone wanting to warm up for a good night out or wind down from a hard day in class. I really like this one and stock its ingredients often. Shut up. I'm not a lush. I can quit anytime I want to...
Smoothness: 5
Fuck-upness: 3
Black Russian
2 shots vodka
1 shot Kahlua
Serve over ice.
This drink makes Russians cry. Not just the cute little Russian girls, but the scary Russian men too. Mainly because in the Russian world of snow and capitalistic dogs, there is no such color as 'black.' Stalin banned it in 1952 along with newspapers, Ukrainians, and fun. But name aside, this drink will fuck you up. Fast. As a rule, booze mixed with more booze will do that, but the black Russian is a drink I recommend only for those men already with hair on their chest (Nick) or a death wish (Seok).
Smoothness: 0
Fuck-upness: 5
Cognac
The highest of the high class, Cognac is a special type of brandy (distilled wine) made only in the Cognac region of France. It's expensive. It's best served at 98 degrees. It's stronger than Seok on Creatine. I don't suggest trying to get f'ed up on Cognac, since there are much cheaper ways to go. A lot of people try to make mixed drinks (Café Royals, Cossacks, Chicago Cocktails) with this fine after dinner enjoyment, but I suggest waiting until you're rich enough to not worry about coughing up a lung and spilling $200 on the ground while begging for enough water to put the inferno in your throat.
Smoothness: 0
Fuck-upness: 5
Cointreau
This liqueur is a brand of Triple Sec and is the perfect ingredient for Margaritas. By itself, and with a few ice cubes, this drink taste slightly of orange. Like any specialty liqueur, this is not for getting f'ed up with. I recommend it for impressing chicks with your knowledge of alcohol and an excuse to say "liqueur" a lot.
Smoothness: 4
Fuck-upness: 3
Cosmopolitan
1 shot vodka
½ shot Triple Sec
Cranberry juice
Dash of Lime
Serve Shaken
This is a trendy fru-fru drink that is common to old women who would sell their souls to be young again. It is pink and appeared on Sex in the City and therefore, is damn popular with people who want to be cosmopolitan. But, don't let the clientele fool you. This might be what Doctor Bob calls a "watered down martini," but this pink lush-water does pack a wallop. It's a lot of vodka, especially if you get my luscious Mom to make it.
Smoothness: 4
Fuck-upness: 4
Dominican Devil
2 shots gold rum
Lemonade to taste
Serve over ice
The Dominican Devil is named for my fiancée and is named appropriately. The only time I ever got puking drunk was after drinking these. Well, and the 10+ shots of gold rum. But she took care of me afterward. This is a surprisingly tasty mix that is sour with a sweet aftertaste of molasses. The warmer you serve it, the more molasses in the after taste. Also the more ass in the foretaste. For an extra kick, use Bacardi 151 and light it on fire.
Smoothness: 3
Fuck-upness: 4
Fog Horn
2 shots gin
Juice of 1 lime
Ginger ale to taste
Serve over ice
Yeah, yeah, funny name. But this sweet little number is a nice way to drink when the only thing available is gin. For those of you not in the know, gin tastes like giving head to a pine tree. The strong lime and sweet Ginger ale are a nice way to hide the gin, and still get smashed enough to actually think about seeing if that simile was apt.
Smoothness: 4
Fuck-upness: 4
Gin
Do yourself a major favor. Don't try to impress anyone by swigging this bottle back. You'll only look as foolish as Irish did. The best brands are Tanqueray, Bombay, and Bombay Sapphire.
Smoothness: 0
Fuck-upness: 5
Gin & Sin
2 shots gin
2 shots Orange Juice
2 shots Lemon Juice
Serve over ice
Yet another way to hide gin. This doozy is a good one to remember because the two most common mixers at parties are OJ and Lemonade. They are strong flavors, but remember, so is gin. Just drink it fast.
Smoothness: 2
Fuck-upness: 5
Gin & Tonic
2 shots gin
Dash of lime
Tonic to taste
Serve over 2 ice cubes
Ok. This is a personal summer favorite of mine, but I have to give you a word of warning. If done wrong, this is the worst drink ever. The problem is that gin (as we have established) is awful and tonic taste like rancid monkey ass. The only way they are potable is when they arrive in perfect harmony with a little lime. I'd love to tell you how to balance them right, but I can only tell you it's all practice. I've had a lot, and I'm pretty damn good at it, but I'd suggest getting a seasoned bartender to make this one. And use only the best gins (I use Bombay Dry Gin). One final note on prep--don't stir!! The beauty of this drink is that the tonic bubbles and movement of the ice stir the mix for you. Done right, this drink is one of the reasons to become a lush. Just ask my parents.
Smoothness: 4 (done wrong, 0)
Fuck-upness: 5
Grapefruit Cocktail
2 shots gin
Grapefruit Juice to taste
Serve over ice, or shaken
Irish's favorite (and his grandmother's), this drink will fuck you up good. The gin is amazingly close to the taste of grapefruit juice and it is a pretty good combo if you are sick of drinks that are too sweet or too sour. Grapefruit juice is a rare mixture at a party, but if you're ever hanging at Irish's place, ask for this one. I can't say it hides the gin. It just makes you feel like you're giving head to an old woman instead of a pine tree. Your call.
Smoothness: 5 (Irish made me write that)
Fuck-upness: 5
Long Island Iced Tea
1 shot tequila
1 shot rum
1 shot vodka
1 shot gin
1 shot triple sec
Lime juice, sugar, cola to taste.
Damn.
Smoothness: 3
Fuck-upness: 6 ½
Margarita
1 shot tequila
1 shot Triple Sec
Juice of ½ a lime.
Serve over ice or blended
Another personal favorite, this drink is a must with spicy Mexican food. The salt-rimmed glass, while it may look disgusting, is the key to this drink. It is salty, sweet, and sour with that unmistakable tequila kick. Interestingly enough, it is also the most popular mixed drink among women dining out. Which makes sense; the flavor is as complex as a woman. And, it will fuck you up and make you do as much stupid shit as a woman.
Smoothness: 1
Fuck-upness: 4
Martini
2 shots gin
Serve shaken
This little pretentious number is one of the fundamentals of any mixology. While I (and most) prefer vodka in our martinis, this classic is still popular with old heiresses and people out to a bar for the first time. But don't let these primary customers fool you; this drink is among the highest in fucked-upedness. The martini lover is one of the manliest of men. Just ask Doctor Bob. I'm sure he'll tell you all about how great he is.
Smoothness: 1
Fuck-upness: 5
Pina Colada
2 shots light rum
2 oz coconut cream
3 oz pinapple juice
Blend with ice
This a rum delight that is good for nights out, but I don't recommend it for getting f'd up. There's just too much other stuff in there that you will get full before you can sleep with that ugly sophomore with the lazy eye. Pina Coladas are classified under girly drinks for a reason. They are easy on the tongue and easier on the liver.
Smoothness: 5
Fuck-upness: 1
Rum
Rum is strong, but there is a great, sweet aftertaste that comes from the molasses that it is distilled from. You can sip it, since it's not great for shots, but I prefer mixing it in girly, fruity drinks. Unless its 151 (i.e. 151 proof) which I suggest lighting on fire because burning stuff is fun. Plus burning it burns off most of the alcohol and leaves only the sweet, sweet innards... The best rums I know are Black Seal, and Bacardi Gold, but if you want a fun night out, use Bacardi 151.
Smoothness: 1
Fuck-upness: 5
Screwdriver
2 shots vodka
Orange juice to taste
Serve over ice
This is a very overrated drink that has become very popular for no goddamn reason. It is too thick to enjoy the whispy, angelic properties of vodka and too thick to cool down enough to nullify the burning nature of the alcohol. It's even too thick to drink it fast. I'd liken its flavor to gasoline-soaked snot.
Smoothness: 2
Fuck-upness: 5
Stevotini
1 shot of frigid Grey Goose vodka
5 ounces Minutemaid Lemonade
Serve shaken
This is the drink that I pick when I want to get tanked with the woman I love. It is tangy but with an airy texture that will delight even the most avid pessimist (Robert). Drink it fast, because it is best when Antarcticly cold. It is my favorite Thursday night treat and I can't stress enough how wonderful it is. Drink it with someone you love and make sure you are wearing clothes you can get out of quickly.
Smoothness: 5
Fuck-upness: 5
Strawberry Daiquiri
A few shots of light rum
A pack of frozen strawberries
Blend with ice until desired texture
Yeah, its not an accurate recipe, but I was pretty drunk already. This is another girly drink that's not good for getting drunk off of, but you can speed up the process by taking shots of rum while your girlfriend works the blender. I honestly don't remember the taste...
Smoothness: 5
Fuck-upness: 1
Tom Collins
2 shots gin
Juice of ½ lemon or lime
2 pinches of sugar
Club soda to taste
This drink is also often ordered by heiresses and Mr. Montgomery Burns. It is like a gin and tonic but harder to screw up because club soda isn't that bad. Like monkey ass versus rancid monkey ass. And the sugar really helps. If you are going to add too much of something, add too much sugar.
Smoothness: 3
Fuck-upness: 3
Vodka
My favorite distilled beverage, vodka is the shit. Of course, if you buy the cheap vodka, that is what it will taste like--shit. The best stuff on earth (and all I drink) is Grey Goose. Store it in its own freezer, because this stuff is so incredibly pure, the smells from other food with ruin it. Best served ICEfuckingcold and with a heavy air of pretension.
Smoothness: 0 (Grey Goose: 5)
Fuck-upness: 5
Vodka Martini
2 shots vodka
Whisper of dry vermouth
Serve shaken
Little hint on the best way to mix this one up: fill the shaker with ice, then pour a generous amount of vermouth into the shaker and shake vigorously. Pour out the vermouth, but keep the ice in. Now add your 2 shots, shake and serve. The vermouth remaining on the ice is just enough to make this heavenly concoction. But don't try explaining it to a bartender, unless you like the idea of living your life with a limp.
Smoothness: 2
Fuck-upness: 5
Vodka Tonic
2 shots vodka
Tonic to taste
Serve over ice
No. Just, no. Smoothness: 0
Fuck-upness: 5
Whiskey
This is the liquor of men. Not just because it tastes awful, but because it doesn't taste as awful as gin, which is the liquor of Irish. Men as a whole are smarter than Irish. And they choose this harsh distillate. There are many preferences on whiskey, but I recommend any bourbon. This is whiskey that is made from 51% corn mash, which makes the whiskey sweeter. Jim Beam and Wild Turkey are good bourbon, but my favorite is Maker's Mark. The wax cover is fun to play with and looks damn cool.
Smoothness: 0
Fuck-upness: 5
Whisky Sour
2 shots whisky
Country Time Lemonade to taste
Serve over ice
This has a little more oomph than its amaretto cousin, but is still pretty smooth. Serve this to women who want to look like hardcore boozers, but just aren't up to the task. Also good for lightweight men who have mocked the amaretto sour, and want a little more from their liquor. Garnish theirs with a kick in the head.
Smoothness: 4
Fuck-upness: 4
White Russian
1 shot vodka
1 shot Kahlua
Cream to taste
Serve over ice
This tamer version of the infamous Black Russian is a nice drink if you skipped lunch. It is heavy. And by heavy I mean Seok-in-a-lead-jumpsuit heavy. This drink will fuck you up, but you have to really try. I can never drink more than one and even then it's more than I want. I switch to Stevotinis fast.
Smoothness: 4
Fuck-upness: 1
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[09:03:03] Scabies Vector: Do you hate the white man?
[09:03:37] ciaograzioso: what did you say?
[09:03:45] Scabies Vector: The white man. Do you hate him?
[09:04:16] ciaograzioso: no
[09:04:20] Scabies Vector: Oh.
[09:04:29] Scabies Vector: Then what do you hate? AZNs?
[09:04:53] Scabies Vector: They have super kiki-pride in their rice, women, and slow but stupid looking automobiles.
[09:04:56] ciaograzioso: AZN?
[09:05:12] Scabies Vector: You know, AZN PRIDE!!##%#
[09:05:26] Scabies Vector: LOLOLOROOFLES
[09:05:45] ciaograzioso: no i don't know what you're talking about
[09:06:28] Scabies Vector: OK, well if you had to pick a race to hate, what would it be? Messicans?
[09:06:34] Scabies Vector: Those bastards are LAZY.
[09:06:36] ciaograzioso: no..
[09:06:40] ciaograzioso: they are you not
[09:06:54] ciaograzioso: you obviously don't live around farmers
[09:06:56] Scabies Vector: I had one try to wash my windshield at an intersection.
[09:07:08] ciaograzioso: so
[09:07:10] Scabies Vector: He didn't get out of the way quickly enough when the light turned green, so I ran over his foot.
[09:07:11] ciaograzioso: they're not lazy
[09:07:15] ciaograzioso: i don't hate any race
[09:07:24] ciaograzioso: that was mean
[09:07:32] Scabies Vector: Well, he didn't get out of the way...
[09:07:46] ciaograzioso: well, you coulda been patient
[09:07:49] Scabies Vector: Messicans are almost as lazy as canadians, when you get down to it.
[09:08:04] ciaograzioso: they are not, they're very good workers
[09:08:12] ciaograzioso: where are you getting your information
[09:08:13] Scabies Vector: But canadians don't even get out of my car's way...
[09:08:26] ciaograzioso: what do you just plain run them over
[09:08:34] Scabies Vector: sometimes
[09:08:40] Scabies Vector: Not out of spite.
[09:08:45] Scabies Vector: Well, ok, sometimes out of spite...
[09:09:32] Scabies Vector: Have you never run anyone over?
[09:09:36] ciaograzioso: no
[09:09:38] ciaograzioso: that's mean
[09:10:01] Scabies Vector: The first time I did, it tore the crap out of my tire.
[09:10:07] ciaograzioso: good
[09:10:12] Scabies Vector: One of their bones lodged in it, and popped it really badly.
[09:10:17] Scabies Vector: not good!
[09:10:20] ciaograzioso: that's sick
[09:10:27] ciaograzioso: i don't wanna know all that
[09:11:00] Scabies Vector: I had to pay like 130$ for a new tire...
[09:11:04] ciaograzioso: good
[09:11:12] Scabies Vector: Well...
[09:11:16] Scabies Vector: I found the guy's wife.
[09:11:17] ciaograzioso: well what?
[09:11:26] Scabies Vector: and beat her until she gave me the money for the tire...
[09:13:42] Scabies Vector: That was satisfying.
[09:13:55] ciaograzioso: i don't wanna know all that stuff
[09:14:00] ciaograzioso: i don't think it's funny either
[09:37:10] Scabies Vector: People are generally worthless...
[09:37:17] ciaograzioso: they are not
[09:37:26] Scabies Vector: Prove it.
[09:37:26] ciaograzioso: people have a lot of value
[09:37:36] Scabies Vector: OK, all I ask is you to prove it to me.
[09:38:06] ciaograzioso: if people were worthless, Jesus Christ wouldn't have died for them, not for you, for me, or for anyone else, but He did
[09:38:23] Scabies Vector: Jesus was a fag!
[09:38:31] ciaograzioso: prove it
[09:38:34] Scabies Vector: OK
[09:38:48] Scabies Vector: He told everyone that a man should never have relations with another man.
[09:38:50] Scabies Vector: You know why?
[09:38:57] Scabies Vector: So HE COULD HAVE ALL THE MEN FOR HIMSELF!
[09:39:56] ciaograzioso: so you're saying that Christ was gay
[09:40:11] ciaograzioso: you need more than logical reasoning to present something as a fact
[09:40:12] Scabies Vector: Well, he sure wasn't interested in the womenz.
[09:40:23] ciaograzioso: He was without sin....
[09:40:41] Scabies Vector: He was just desperate as hell to get laid, but nobody would do him.
[09:40:44] ciaograzioso: which means He couldn't have been a homosexual or heterosexual
[09:40:53] Scabies Vector: So he went gay.
[09:41:03] Scabies Vector: Gay guys will do anything... women have standards.
[09:42:03] ciaograzioso: men have standards too
[09:42:09] Scabies Vector: Not gay men.
[09:42:17] Scabies Vector: Fags will bone anything with an anus.
Do you like working hard at school? Do you really feel fulfilled when you put hours of work into a project and get back nothing more than a few streaks of ink crudely scrawled on it? Perhaps sometimes you feel like it wasn't worth missing that new episode of The Simpsons just to finish your Chemistry homework. Sometimes, you might even hear a small voice in the back of your head saying, "Screw this English project! Let's go dirt biking!" Well, guess what. That little voice is absolutely right. As a society, we put too much emphasis on doing well in school and don't spend enough time enjoying life like we should.
One of the most obvious problems with pouring our souls into school is we don't have time for anything else. Any student can tell you that school takes up too much of his free time anyway - what with all of the homework assigned and all of the tests students must spend hours studying for to do well on. Any students who puts enough time into their studies to do exceptionally well don't have time to hang out with their friends. Students are also left with no time to do other things that help us relax, like watching TV, reading a book that hasn't been assigned as an outside reading assignment, or maybe even playing with our dogs. Another activity limited by hard work is sleep! If students start doing their homework at a normal hour, say between seven and eight, they are often stuck with enough to keep them working well into eleven o' clock - when many students would rather be asleep than up doing school work. Often times, staying up too late leads to chronically sleepy students who don't get grades that truly reflect their potential because they can't work well enough on a sleep deficit.
A common argument heard by students all over from their parents is that they will have free time once they graduate, but we need to put every ounce of free time into getting good grades right now, so we can get a good, high-paying job. Our parents say once we graduate from college, we'll have plenty of free time to do as we please. There is a glaring problem with this thinking, though. Almost any sort of a high-paying job has a demanding work week and is highly stressful, leading to little or no free time for the worker, leaving no free time even into our adult years! The only free time someone is allowed is in the pre-kindergarten years, and, provided you live long enough, post-job years. Retirement. So people have to wait until they're 60 something to enjoy the fruits of their labor and finally live a (hopefully) stress free life. Life isn't supposed to be that way! These are the years of people's lives in that they are most physically capable, and they should not be spent in a cramped space in the library studying a subject which they will never use again in their lives. The time should be spent active: running, playing sports, biking, and having fun.
Another problem with working hard at school is the intense psychological stress it places students under. The students' minds are taken over by thoughts of when they should start on their paper, which test they should study for first, and that bad grade they made on the last quiz. This mental pressure leads to tons of stress placed on a still immature mind and can lead to many undesired side affects. One of these is even so common, it is generally accepted as a natural occurrence. Many people know it as teenage angst. Student gets irritable and hard to get along with and will often feel like some teacher is out to get them, or that nobody understands them at all, and they can't get help. Some more serious problems can also develop, including depression. Students can get depressed when they do everything in their power to do well in a class, and nothing seems to work. All of their efforts come to naught when they receive a less than satisfactory grade, and their failure almost shatters his self esteem. Students place too much emphasis on a meaningless number, and it breaks them.
The answer to this argument is becoming very standard, but it is faulty. Adults will argue that negative emotions and teenage angst are just a regular part of being a teen. Well, unless the problem is just drugs that are messing with a kid's mind, anger and frustration CAN be prevented by a simple thing: apathy. Obviously, too much of it is bad, and it can lead to a student flunking out of school and messing up his life in a whole other kind of way, but some apathy is needed to make it through school with sanity intact. Another common defense used by adults these days is we can just chemically fix a seriously depressed child. We have all sorts of wonderful mind altering drugs now - Prozac and Xanex among the more well known - to help teens cope with the stresses of everyday life. Well, isn't there an obvious problem with this solution? Drugs shouldn't be needed just to make someone happy; nothing should be needed to keep a teenager happy besides a few shiny things and a positive environment.
The most important reason NOT to work hard in school is your academic success in no way guarantees you success later in life. A good example would be my dad. He made it through high school making good grades, "Only when I wanted to." He graduated from Auburn University and is now making a 6-digit salary flying for a major airline. On the other end of the field, Dr. Mark Carleton was a self-described academic genius, making straight A's throughout school. He is now a neurotic, bitter young man making a lowly teacher's salary and having to work long hour weeks putting up with irritating adolescents who taunt him to no end. Which situation sounds easier? My father's, obviously, and he made it without working very hard at all!
At this point, most adults who want their children to work in school have a tough time coming up with a good counter-argument. Usually, they simply try to lie to their kids, convincing them they need to make good grades to make money. The adults try to steer the argument away from examples like poor old Mark Carleton and point it towards the rare exception: a man who worked to get rich. The problem with this point of view is it purposely ignores the majority of cases, using a few to make a point. One of the most overwhelming testaments to the invalidity of the argument is that the world's richest man is a slacker. That's right, Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard. Unfortunately for the adults, there is no substance to this argument saying we must work hard to succeed.
Obviously, our schools aren't going to change. They expect students to put in six-hour school days, then three hours extra of homework every day. The only way to combat this all too idealistic view on education is to... not fight back. Stop putting forth as much effort, enjoy the best years of your life. After all, after reaching eighteen years of age, the human body enters a gradual degradation that leads to our ultimate destruction. Why not enjoy the few years we have of peak strength, agility, and stamina to the fullest? After all, you only live once.
How long until Apple decides it only wants GOOD iPod software on the Mac (So people buy a new mac to compliment their brand new iPod) and sues the developers using the DMCA?
Who's going to be the first person to install Linux on their ECU?
I've been talking to my computers (In the form of yelling horrible obscenities) for as long as I can remember, and I swear they can understand me. They always seem to crash worse once I start yelling.
Is that what they call 'just letting the fucking thing crash into the ground' nowadays?
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Remember when everyone first discovered that if you call to cancel AOL, they give you several months free just so you don't leave? I can see a lot of governments learning from Peru's example: "Hey, if we express interest in going Open Source, Microsoft will give us tons of shit for free we'd otherwise have to pay millions of dollars for!"
This would be entertaining at least.
Anyone familiar with message boards knows that when a post of particular interest to many members of the board is up, it is often granted 'sticky' status, in that it is allowed to stay at the top of the post list for a certain amount of time.
I don't know if slashdot has ever done such a thing before, but if anything deserves sticky status, this does. I can't think of a single contributing member of slashdot who wouldn't want to at least HEAR about these meetings.
Why is this post being modded redundant? If you look at the post commenting on the temperature of Fairbanks that's a reply to the thread directly above this, you can see that this thread was initiated 48 minutes BEFORE THE OTHER ONE!
When will the god damn mods start looking at the stamps? Just because a reply to another thread is higher on the list than a new thread doesn't mean that one was posted before!
I wouldn't ask him to cool your CPU if I were you. He blows out too much hot air.
What does it take for a website to be "the best" to you? You've heard about them rigging benchmarks in the favor of their highest paying sponsor (which switches from Intel to AMD all the time), taking credit for articles written by other people (Van Smith has had his name deleted from countless numbers of his articles), and just generally being assholes, right?
Dr. Tom Pabst is one of the least respected people in the hardware community.
Erm... I was under the impression that nobody was dumb enough to still be using Netscape 4.x.
If nothing else, migrate to Mozilla. Mozilla RC2 spanks the pants off Netscape 4.x in speed, reliability, and features.
You OWE it to yourself to upgrade to Mozilla, if not Netscape 7.