Slightly OT, but I am working on a sucks site for compgeeks, after a couple of friends and I got teh shaft from them. If anyone would like to send me their horror stories Id love to post them.
Thats the thing. I didnt say *EVERY* D&D player has emotional problems. I said I think that D&D attracts people with these problems in larger quantities then other hobbies. And I stand by that claim.
Must not be a lot of data if you can back it up in a minute, though. What is it? Cayman Island bank account numbers?
Actually, the backups at the time took about 9 hours... What I meant, and what I suspect you already know I meant, was, that I started the backups before I left, and they proceded to run until the early morning.
Way to compliment yourself. When I hear someone is a D&D player the first thing I think are the phrases "severe family and emotional problems" and "divorced from reality."
Every person Ive known who was seriously into D&D has had just that, severe emotional problems. In college I was dating this gorgeous chick who was big into D&D, MUDs, LOTR, etc. It was a novelty for about a month... then it became appartent she was a complete basketcase using MUDs to only spend a few hours a day in this reality. Id ask her how her day went and shed blather on about the dragons in her games or something... She met another D&D addict and started dating him at the same time I was pressuring her to back off the MUDs and concentrate on things like paying the rent... you know what they say about getting inbetween people and their addictions.
Second story, I was hiring my replacement at my last sysadmin job ts a university research lab. The decision came down to a qualified guy, and a less qualified guy. The less qualified guy got the job due to some nepo/favoritism. First thing he does after I make his accounts is install MUD clients and ask "do you play DND?" I knew he was toast right there. After a months training, last thing I do on the last minute of my last day is run a L0 backup (the user accounts are worth hundreds of thousands if not millions). First thing the guy does the next morning, erase all the user accounts. Suprisingly they overlooked the ordeal, but after two months he was gone just the same.
I have had several other friends as well who had pretty bad problems, who played D&D. I think D&D attracts emotional problems like GTA attracts those violence nuts.
Many slashdoters will be asking -- WHY in the crap would they make suicide illegal and think anyone would care?
The reason is actually, they know it is stupid to make suicide illegal -- but if it weren't illegal -- then when you tried to commit suicide, there would be no crime taking place, so they couldn't send anyone to try and save you.
As far as WTF australia is thinking, they have consistantly not gotten it when it comes to the internet... Im sure this is nothing new:)
Think about fox news channel and tell me thats journalism? A study showed taht people who watched the daily show (self described "fake" news) were MORE INFORMED then people who watched fox news ("americas most trusted source"). And the reason? Fox is designed to support neocons, the daily show just tries to be funny.
Get ready for another *phucked* patent. The CPU in a computer is *VERY* capable of doing simulations. Someone explain to me why I need to purchase a *slower* processor with less ram to do it for me? The money would always be better spent on a faster processor...
Yep... I interviewed for a religious university recently as a programmer analyst... I got a *PERFECT* score on their technical test, actually above perfect -- one question had 3 possible approaches so I showed them all (not one other applicant even finished). I got the boot because I wasn't baptist.
But in the long run -- they cut their own throats. They are hiring low quality individuals because they attend church.
Eh, you're two horrible generations behind. The paranormal stuff got started when I was in high school with the X-Files, and Im an old man now. Paranormal is already old hat as is its successor, Reality shows. The real question is, what horrible abortion am I going to not watch next?
The last things I can remember HP doing right were their laser printers with single digit numbers. (
Yep, I was an admin at a university long ago. We had printers in the 500k page count range that still worked perfectly (of course they were properly maintained).
because cheap labour republicans see every dollar spent by the ANY program as a tax cut the wealthy arent getting. It never ceases to amaze me how people can support the party thats cutting their throat over gay marriage and abortion and "morals"
I've always felt the same way... Shouldn't the *TRUTH* be more powerfull to lies? I think this is the achillies heel of religion, their admission that even they don't believe what they say. They don't want alternate viewpoints taught because *THEY* spread the lies, *THEY* spread the FUD.
As anyone in industry the last few years, clusters are ABOUT to be the new hotness. This is a good move for microsoft as pretty much most of the clusters out there right now are running some linux variant.
I'd like to second that. Mine die after 3 - 6 months in a ceiling fan (vibration perhaps?). Ones in lamps seem to last a year. But in my area you can frequently find CF bulbs for 99c (they are subsidized by the local power company), so I guess you get what you pay for.
On another subject, if you live in a hot climate a whole house fan can *really* save you some heating costs. Although we got burgled leaving the screen doors open to use the fan:)
Is caffeine really that bad? I think it falls into the category of performance enhancing drugs with as many benefis as harms -- just like alcohol in moderation.
Um, some people can handle it, some cant. It is a very poweful drug, and like I said, addictive in 2 days. Caffeine addiction is *very* real -- I had it once. It just creeps up on you and pretty soon you can't be awake without it. I went on for about 2 weeks like that, quit, and slept 17 hours the first day, 14 the next, 12... You know the feeling you have sometimes when you wake up in the middle of the night groggy, stumble out to the kitchen? I felt like that all the time. It was very difficult to drag myself through life. It gradually abated after about 6 months.
You're right of course... i just get tired of people claiming that videogames somehow turn normal people into lunatics.
When i was in highschool, doom was the hot thing. Everyone played it, but the guys who were obsessed with it were the weird gun freaks in ROTC who were constantly talking about diferent ways to kill people at lunch... and by that i mean, the people who were already loonie.
Look, if you don't have kids, a wife, car payments, and credit card payment (basically you're a bachelor whose good with money), maybe there's nothing wrong with not being a slave to the man...
Buf if you have car payments, credit car payments, a wife, then you put that yoke on yourself and its your responsibility to do that...
you are so out to lunch I can only guess you are old or a troll.
Games don't teach you anything. They are fantasy worlds that are fun to mess aorund in a few hours at a time. VIOLENT people are attracted to violent videoagmes, end of god damned story.
Violent people kick dogs and torture cats but we dont blam the animals for being there to abuse? Violent people abuse violent videogames, and thts a symptom of their disease -- not the cause.
Have you ever met any of these kids who do soemthing stupid then blame it on a videogame? These are the kids who everyone steered clear of in highschool because they were constantly talking about guns and shooting animals and killing people. These aren't A students who sit down and play GTA and go on a murderous rampage. that NEVER happens.
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Mostly them selling defective/blem products as new, incompetent customer service (when they'll even talk to you)
Slightly OT, but I am working on a sucks site for compgeeks, after a couple of friends and I got teh shaft from them. If anyone would like to send me their horror stories Id love to post them.
Thats the thing. I didnt say *EVERY* D&D player has emotional problems. I said I think that D&D attracts people with these problems in larger quantities then other hobbies. And I stand by that claim.
Actually, the backups at the time took about 9 hours... What I meant, and what I suspect you already know I meant, was, that I started the backups before I left, and they proceded to run until the early morning.
Every person Ive known who was seriously into D&D has had just that, severe emotional problems. In college I was dating this gorgeous chick who was big into D&D, MUDs, LOTR, etc. It was a novelty for about a month... then it became appartent she was a complete basketcase using MUDs to only spend a few hours a day in this reality. Id ask her how her day went and shed blather on about the dragons in her games or something... She met another D&D addict and started dating him at the same time I was pressuring her to back off the MUDs and concentrate on things like paying the rent... you know what they say about getting inbetween people and their addictions.
Second story, I was hiring my replacement at my last sysadmin job ts a university research lab. The decision came down to a qualified guy, and a less qualified guy. The less qualified guy got the job due to some nepo/favoritism. First thing he does after I make his accounts is install MUD clients and ask "do you play DND?" I knew he was toast right there. After a months training, last thing I do on the last minute of my last day is run a L0 backup (the user accounts are worth hundreds of thousands if not millions). First thing the guy does the next morning, erase all the user accounts. Suprisingly they overlooked the ordeal, but after two months he was gone just the same.
I have had several other friends as well who had pretty bad problems, who played D&D. I think D&D attracts emotional problems like GTA attracts those violence nuts.
The reason is actually, they know it is stupid to make suicide illegal -- but if it weren't illegal -- then when you tried to commit suicide, there would be no crime taking place, so they couldn't send anyone to try and save you.
As far as WTF australia is thinking, they have consistantly not gotten it when it comes to the internet ... Im sure this is nothing new :)
Think about fox news channel and tell me thats journalism? A study showed taht people who watched the daily show (self described "fake" news) were MORE INFORMED then people who watched fox news ("americas most trusted source"). And the reason? Fox is designed to support neocons, the daily show just tries to be funny.
Get ready for another *phucked* patent. The CPU in a computer is *VERY* capable of doing simulations. Someone explain to me why I need to purchase a *slower* processor with less ram to do it for me? The money would always be better spent on a faster processor...
Oh yea thats for sure ... but the job market is still pretty damn tough out here in california :) Would hav been a better place to keep looking from.
But in the long run -- they cut their own throats. They are hiring low quality individuals because they attend church.
Better then someone elses country who doesnt want your ass there in the first place.
Eh, you're two horrible generations behind. The paranormal stuff got started when I was in high school with the X-Files, and Im an old man now. Paranormal is already old hat as is its successor, Reality shows. The real question is, what horrible abortion am I going to not watch next?
Yep, I was an admin at a university long ago. We had printers in the 500k page count range that still worked perfectly (of course they were properly maintained).
Im pretty sure it is actually. Dont you have to swear that the information youve given is accurate?
because cheap labour republicans see every dollar spent by the ANY program as a tax cut the wealthy arent getting. It never ceases to amaze me how people can support the party thats cutting their throat over gay marriage and abortion and "morals"
That is absolutely the lamest dig at the democrats Ive ever heard in my life.
I've always felt the same way... Shouldn't the *TRUTH* be more powerfull to lies? I think this is the achillies heel of religion, their admission that even they don't believe what they say. They don't want alternate viewpoints taught because *THEY* spread the lies, *THEY* spread the FUD.
As anyone in industry the last few years, clusters are ABOUT to be the new hotness. This is a good move for microsoft as pretty much most of the clusters out there right now are running some linux variant.
On another subject, if you live in a hot climate a whole house fan can *really* save you some heating costs. Although we got burgled leaving the screen doors open to use the fan :)
my 3.2ghz P4 notbook has a 160 watt power supply. its not even a mobile cpu.
Um, some people can handle it, some cant. It is a very poweful drug, and like I said, addictive in 2 days. Caffeine addiction is *very* real -- I had it once. It just creeps up on you and pretty soon you can't be awake without it. I went on for about 2 weeks like that, quit, and slept 17 hours the first day, 14 the next, 12 ... You know the feeling you have sometimes when you wake up in the middle of the night groggy, stumble out to the kitchen? I felt like that all the time. It was very difficult to drag myself through life. It gradually abated after about 6 months.
I see the cluetrain has stopped at your house before :) Adeplhia/Cox/etc etc will fight this to the BITTER END just like the riaa/mpaa is doing now.
When i was in highschool, doom was the hot thing. Everyone played it, but the guys who were obsessed with it were the weird gun freaks in ROTC who were constantly talking about diferent ways to kill people at lunch... and by that i mean, the people who were already loonie.
Buf if you have car payments, credit car payments, a wife, then you put that yoke on yourself and its your responsibility to do that ...
Games don't teach you anything. They are fantasy worlds that are fun to mess aorund in a few hours at a time. VIOLENT people are attracted to violent videoagmes, end of god damned story.
Violent people kick dogs and torture cats but we dont blam the animals for being there to abuse? Violent people abuse violent videogames, and thts a symptom of their disease -- not the cause.
Have you ever met any of these kids who do soemthing stupid then blame it on a videogame? These are the kids who everyone steered clear of in highschool because they were constantly talking about guns and shooting animals and killing people. These aren't A students who sit down and play GTA and go on a murderous rampage. that NEVER happens.