While this clock http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/lights/788e/ doesn't quite do all of the things that you list in your post, it does do quite a few. I'm currently thinking of getting one for my hubby and I.
Get a clue! I realize they are expensive, but JHC!
I was not suggesting that you learn to embrace your "inner geek". It was more along the lines of learning not to be a poser...err wait, I meant loser...l and p are fairly close together on the keyboard and I got the wrong one. ie be true to yourself and who you really are instead of worrying about being made fun of or if people consider you a social reject...how long has it been since you left junior high?...I know plenty of "nerds" that are well adjusted and have friends contrary to your beliefs. Somehow, I have the feeling that this reality escapes you, as seen by your necessity to point out how you proved that you were socially acceptable by tormenting those of us who weren't (even though you are how old now?) and none of this matters to adults (although you wouldn't know this since you aren't one).
So, tell me, can your wife relate to you when you've had a hard time trouble shooting or with anything else work related, or is she one of those "socially acceptable trophy wives"? I'll give you a clue that I can afford: if you answer no to the first one then the second one is correct. And if, as I suspect, the latter is true, it might help to explain your misguided anger towards those of us patient enough to wait until we find someone who could relate to us instead of doing whatever was/is necessary to have a steady supply of ass (and yes, I would prefer a lifetime of "midget porn" to a lifetime of with someone who gave me a blank look when discussing work or anything else I'm passionate about). And since I know you are dying to know, my husband is a software engineer and I'm a chemist whose hobby is computers.
You had my sympathy and my husband's sympathy until I read a little of the drivel you posted on our forums. Like I said: note how links and "cut and paste" copies of *YOUR OWN POSTS* from the AO forums got a score of +5. The crap that you have been posting scores so low that it ends up being read mainly by those who are bored (hey, I'm waiting for my HP in EverCrack to regen...it takes awhile when you have to regen >600HP at 2 HP every 6 seconds...I need some form of entertainment [such that this is] while I wait) and those who have moderator points (ie a statistically insigificant portion of the forum's population).
All sympathy and support for you and your "predicament" vanished in less than a femtosecond after reading your drivel. Gratz. You are a l33t H4x0r. Hope you are proud of yourself. I now can't help but feel that Seth Schiesel (ingame name Amis) must have hit the nail squarely on the head and seeing yourself for the loser you are through the eyes of another has pissed you off with yourself to where you have the need to abuse others to feel like a man again. Like the guy who hates homosexuality to the point of making others believe that he is one, you have bitched and screamed in the rudest and most uneducated manner (I would add loudest but, fortunately, our moderating system prevents that) that I can no longer believe that you were in anyway maligned if anything, he painted you in a more positive light than you deserve. And, given the majority of the opinions on this forum, I doubt that I am the only one with this opinion.
You would have been much better off having kept your mouth shut or simply posting a link to your rebuttals/explainations of your side on the AO forums, as you would have realized that people were talking from the point of view of the article being truthful. However, like an enraged moron, you opened your mouth, let your true IQ level show, and lost the respect of people who would have otherwise supported you.
*Please*,learn what a paragraph tag is and how to use it. We even give you a hint in the line that appears under the comment box. You know, the one that starts "Allowed HTML". Oh wait, you're a jackass, not a geek...you wouldn't understand. Sorry. My bad. For someone who bitches about other people's writing capabilities, yours won't be getting you qualified for a Puli
And while you're at it, take note of how your postings to your forums got a score of +5, while according to your posting history, I think that your best score has been what, a +1? I surf with a twit filter of +4, down from +5 since my husband surfs at +4 and we like to talk about what we read here. *GASP* you read correctly, not only am I *FEMALE* but I'm also married to one of the "nerds" that as you so eloquently put it need to "Move the fuck out of your mom's basement and grow a few pubes."
BTW, I asked him if he knew who Cowboy Neal was on our first date just to see if he was "nerdy" enough for me.
I'm sorry that you have issues with being comfortable with who you are and embracing your inner geek and even sorrier for your wife. Might I suggest some haldol and years of intensive therapy as a good place to start. You'll find the haldol to be much better than the "chill pills" you're trying to pass off on the rest of us.
Or not. I was discussing this with a bus driver and some other passengers (who were married) today. The woman of the couple repeated her earlier statement to her husband I wonder if now they'll realize that we don't belong up there . This is frightening. You may not think so, but after more than a year on the bus in the Las Vegas, Nevada area, I have come to realize just how "Joe Sixpack" really thinks, and this is a fairly representative sample. Want further proof? Check out this write up by SharQ in the daylogs at Everything (about 2/3 of the way down the page).
I really wish that I could be more optomistic. It just seems that everyone is looking for any arugment/excuse, valid or otherwise, to cut, reduce, or otherwise remove any and preferably all scientific programs these days. It's been going on for quite sometime, and I fear it's only going to get worse...as a chemist geek, I regularly get to see first hand the abject fear and terror that science invokes in people. Knowledge and science are becoming the root of all evil. This saddens and scares me.
"Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground"
And, last but certainly not least Lab Safety and Supply can take care of all of your safety needs!
As a chemist who has had the misfortune of experiencing chemical burns due to my boss' stupidity, I can't stress the importance of protecting yourself enough! There is no such thing as overkill when it comes to safety!!!!
Also, be aware that I have only ordered from the afformentioned companies through my job...I have no idea what kind of information they will require before they sell to you...I do however know that ordering certain combinations of chemicals together or within a short time frame will get your activities/purchases reported to the authorities.
It may also be worth noting that there is no such thing as anonimity in the chemical industry...AFAIK, chemical companies are required to put "taggants" in to some, if not all, of the chemicals that they sell..."taggants" are inert compounds that do not affect the properties or behaviors of the chemicals into which they are place that will allow authorities to trace the manufacturer of the chemicals if they are used in an illicit manner...
I don't know if anything to this effect has been posted thus far or not...
I just moved to a little town right outside of Vegas, and according to what I've seen in the news, it is a felony to be caught with "devices" that "affect" the performance of a slot machine. Any winnings from such endeavours that are converted (from coins to dollars) in a casino is considered money laundering.
Click here for an example of what I mean.
Slashdot Mirror
While this clock http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/lights/788e/ doesn't quite do all of the things that you list in your post, it does do quite a few. I'm currently thinking of getting one for my hubby and I.
Haven't you ever steered with your knees while driving?
Get a clue! I realize they are expensive, but JHC!
I was not suggesting that you learn to embrace your "inner geek". It was more along the lines of learning not to be a poser...err wait, I meant loser...l and p are fairly close together on the keyboard and I got the wrong one. ie be true to yourself and who you really are instead of worrying about being made fun of or if people consider you a social reject...how long has it been since you left junior high?...I know plenty of "nerds" that are well adjusted and have friends contrary to your beliefs. Somehow, I have the feeling that this reality escapes you, as seen by your necessity to point out how you proved that you were socially acceptable by tormenting those of us who weren't (even though you are how old now?) and none of this matters to adults (although you wouldn't know this since you aren't one).
So, tell me, can your wife relate to you when you've had a hard time trouble shooting or with anything else work related, or is she one of those "socially acceptable trophy wives"? I'll give you a clue that I can afford: if you answer no to the first one then the second one is correct. And if, as I suspect, the latter is true, it might help to explain your misguided anger towards those of us patient enough to wait until we find someone who could relate to us instead of doing whatever was/is necessary to have a steady supply of ass (and yes, I would prefer a lifetime of "midget porn" to a lifetime of with someone who gave me a blank look when discussing work or anything else I'm passionate about). And since I know you are dying to know, my husband is a software engineer and I'm a chemist whose hobby is computers.
You had my sympathy and my husband's sympathy until I read a little of the drivel you posted on our forums. Like I said: note how links and "cut and paste" copies of *YOUR OWN POSTS* from the AO forums got a score of +5. The crap that you have been posting scores so low that it ends up being read mainly by those who are bored (hey, I'm waiting for my HP in EverCrack to regen...it takes awhile when you have to regen >600HP at 2 HP every 6 seconds...I need some form of entertainment [such that this is] while I wait) and those who have moderator points (ie a statistically insigificant portion of the forum's population).
All sympathy and support for you and your "predicament" vanished in less than a femtosecond after reading your drivel. Gratz. You are a l33t H4x0r. Hope you are proud of yourself. I now can't help but feel that Seth Schiesel (ingame name Amis) must have hit the nail squarely on the head and seeing yourself for the loser you are through the eyes of another has pissed you off with yourself to where you have the need to abuse others to feel like a man again. Like the guy who hates homosexuality to the point of making others believe that he is one, you have bitched and screamed in the rudest and most uneducated manner (I would add loudest but, fortunately, our moderating system prevents that) that I can no longer believe that you were in anyway maligned if anything, he painted you in a more positive light than you deserve. And, given the majority of the opinions on this forum, I doubt that I am the only one with this opinion.
You would have been much better off having kept your mouth shut or simply posting a link to your rebuttals/explainations of your side on the AO forums, as you would have realized that people were talking from the point of view of the article being truthful. However, like an enraged moron, you opened your mouth, let your true IQ level show, and lost the respect of people who would have otherwise supported you.
*Please*,learn what a paragraph tag is and how to use it. We even give you a hint in the line that appears under the comment box. You know, the one that starts "Allowed HTML". Oh wait, you're a jackass, not a geek...you wouldn't understand. Sorry. My bad. For someone who bitches about other people's writing capabilities, yours won't be getting you qualified for a Puli
OMFG. GET. OVER. YOUR. SELF.
And while you're at it, take note of how your postings to your forums got a score of +5, while according to your posting history, I think that your best score has been what, a +1? I surf with a twit filter of +4, down from +5 since my husband surfs at +4 and we like to talk about what we read here. *GASP* you read correctly, not only am I *FEMALE* but I'm also married to one of the "nerds" that as you so eloquently put it need to "Move the fuck out of your mom's basement and grow a few pubes."
BTW, I asked him if he knew who Cowboy Neal was on our first date just to see if he was "nerdy" enough for me.
I'm sorry that you have issues with being comfortable with who you are and embracing your inner geek and even sorrier for your wife. Might I suggest some haldol and years of intensive therapy as a good place to start. You'll find the haldol to be much better than the "chill pills" you're trying to pass off on the rest of us.
Or not. I was discussing this with a bus driver and some other passengers (who were married) today. The woman of the couple repeated her earlier statement to her husband I wonder if now they'll realize that we don't belong up there . This is frightening. You may not think so, but after more than a year on the bus in the Las Vegas, Nevada area, I have come to realize just how "Joe Sixpack" really thinks, and this is a fairly representative sample. Want further proof? Check out this write up by SharQ in the daylogs at Everything (about 2/3 of the way down the page).
I really wish that I could be more optomistic. It just seems that everyone is looking for any arugment/excuse, valid or otherwise, to cut, reduce, or otherwise remove any and preferably all scientific programs these days. It's been going on for quite sometime, and I fear it's only going to get worse...as a chemist geek, I regularly get to see first hand the abject fear and terror that science invokes in people. Knowledge and science are becoming the root of all evil. This saddens and scares me.
"Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground"
Sigma Aldrich specializes in high purity chemicals
VWR Scientific is one of Fisher Scientific's main competitors
Spectrum Chemical is known for having good sales on their chemicals.
And, last but certainly not least Lab Safety and Supply can take care of all of your safety needs!
As a chemist who has had the misfortune of experiencing chemical burns due to my boss' stupidity, I can't stress the importance of protecting yourself enough! There is no such thing as overkill when it comes to safety!!!!
Also, be aware that I have only ordered from the afformentioned companies through my job...I have no idea what kind of information they will require before they sell to you...I do however know that ordering certain combinations of chemicals together or within a short time frame will get your activities/purchases reported to the authorities.
It may also be worth noting that there is no such thing as anonimity in the chemical industry...AFAIK, chemical companies are required to put "taggants" in to some, if not all, of the chemicals that they sell..."taggants" are inert compounds that do not affect the properties or behaviors of the chemicals into which they are place that will allow authorities to trace the manufacturer of the chemicals if they are used in an illicit manner...
I don't know if anything to this effect has been posted thus far or not... I just moved to a little town right outside of Vegas, and according to what I've seen in the news, it is a felony to be caught with "devices" that "affect" the performance of a slot machine. Any winnings from such endeavours that are converted (from coins to dollars) in a casino is considered money laundering. Click here for an example of what I mean.