I have Type 2 diabetes... brought on from eating too much sugar.
I have Type 2 diabetes... because one birthday cake just isn't enough.
I have Type 2 diabetes... and I know how to treat my body. (Why do all fatties say this?)
I have Type 2 diabetes... but it's not my fault...
I need 2,000 calories just to sit on my arse all day. Forget the extra I need for light exercising. If I eat less than 2,000 calories per day, I will lose weight. On paper, in my head, typed into a spreadsheet and printed on gold fucking toilet paper - it all gives the same result.
I know you're joking but, being an ex-patternmaker and working for a foundry, I can tell you this:
You need to add runners and risers to the nest before pouring. The runners will feed the metal into the correct holes and the risers will store heat allowing the metal to flow without freezing too quickly. You also have to remember that the metal will freeze quicker on the outside of the tubes, leaving the middle potions free to flow. High yields aren't an option with too many runners though - it's a Fettler's nightmare too.
Yay! 4 years training, and 4 years practicing, just to explain this on Slashdot!
Next they'll add DNA records to it, and there are already convictions based solely on DNA evidence. DNA is easy to plant, easy to share, impossible not to leave you DNA everywhere. Still happy?
Next they'll say "This little chip could do so much more". All your money will be linked to it.
Next they'll refuse to let you borrow a library book without it. And you'll need to show it on the bus. When you buy alcohol. When you enter any public place.
Next, instead of showing it, you'll have to insert it into the card reader. Now your whole life is tracked. Are you happy about the local dustbin man being able to track you?
Next they'll say "this little chip could be made smaller and inserted under the skin". Still happy to say "so what"
"They wouldn't do that", she said.
"They do with dogs. Happy to be treated like a dog by our lords and masters?"
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We'll all be forced to own one eventually. As soon as Tescos and the like require you to insert it when you buy anything.
I sell my 360 games on eBay all the time. I buy all my games from there too.
Last game I bought was FIFA 2009. It had the original Gamestation sticker on it, a new Cash Converters sticker on that, another electronic secondhand shop's sticker on that. I currently have it up for sale on eBay, minus the stickers. After tomorrow, the game will have passed though a minimum of five people's hands. Excellent.
Fuck 'em indeed. This is all about reduce, reuse and recycle, minus the reduce bit. Fuck 'em five times.
Out of interest, I would have kept the game forever but you just know EA will bring out 2010 in a month's time. It'll be on eBay a month later at a reasonable price.
The protesters, who are trying to outlaw the BNP, and their political ways, should be judged as fascists. Tell me that outlawing political parties, who recieved 2% of the vote, is not a starting step towards fascism.
I can't stand the Labour government, but I would want being a member of the party to be a criminal offence.
Pirates generally only trade what's popular? Utter rubbish.
When I was a "Pirate", I had 280gb of MP3s plus a few FLACs. None were from any of the big boys. In fact, most record labels I collected had only ever produced 20 or so discs. I had ALL scene releases for my choosen genres dating back to 1990. All record labels were collected - well over a hundred. My collection was a source of admiration amongst my fellow sharers. If only I'd backed up that 80gb hard drive...
Why does everyone think we want or need mainstream cheesy pop and rock? The dance scene is massive in the UK and the rest of Europe. It draws more weekly admission money than all the "live band" concerts put together and yet it's not promoted at all. Sure, I can pull figures out my arse, but I prefer to trust my own eyes. The two large clubs in my town draw 1,500 each on a Friday and Saturday. Knowing about Pendulum or The Prodigy is only a the small tip of the cheese-berg. Not knowing about them, or any other 'group', sets you aside from all the other trainspotters.
Virgin can kiss mine as far as this goes. Who do they thnk they are kidding with "it'll only cost the same as a couple of albums a month"? I already give them 120 quid a month, where do they think another 20 is coming from? Do they really think 20 quid to entertain my kids and their cheesy pop habit is affordable?
Branson, you suck. Virgin, and their lack of decent HD, suck. You could have been so good after buying NTL but you failed and you continue to fail.
I used to build engineering models to within 4 thou. Your precision is too much.
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Not a sports fan, no? There's no shame in it. It's almost a religion to us though.
We complain when a live video stream has a delay of more than a few seconds. My mother's husband is forever moaning about digital TV being two seconds slower than the analogue in his kitchen. It's all about now, not 10 seconds time. Being a gambling man who loves a punt - one who bets during matches - having any delay in the results would spoil my fun. An sport is all about fun, for me.
BTW, I hate Twitter and all it stands for. I'm getting fed up of the ME ME ME, look at ME on the Internet. Yeah, yeah, I know, get off my lawn.
And Sky and MS will probably want a week's wages to watch a half-hour programme.
Why do the likes of Sky, Virgin and the other online providers think I'll spend a fiver on a streamed, low quality DVD, when I can get the same content in the bargin bin in Tescos? The same content that I can lend, resell, rip,...
Judging from the Sopcast steams I watch, every other country in the world gets all English Premier League matches free. Sky and the Premier League wont show all matches in the UK because they think it'll reduce gate money.
I do selective breeding in my garden. The joy of using plants is that I'm already on 5th generation (sweet peas) after five years.
Wild parsnips can be turned into 'normal' parsnips after about a dozen generations.
It just seems like the right thing to do: find a nice plant that shows all the characteristic I'm after, collect the seeds, cool, sow, rince and repeat. Maybe one day I can get one named after me.
You, and others, say UAC is horrible. Is that because it is your PC/Laptop and you are the only user?
I think UAC is great. I get home from work and my daughter says "What's your password because I need to install XYZ" and I smile. I can let her do as she pleases on my laptop and not worry about her install the latest Malware, Crapware (iTunes), etc.
The only time I've grumbled is when Firefox auto-updates while she's using it and it can't finish its upgrade without my password. (great engrish Inda)
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I have Type 2 diabetes... brought on from eating too much sugar.
I have Type 2 diabetes... because one birthday cake just isn't enough.
I have Type 2 diabetes... and I know how to treat my body. (Why do all fatties say this?)
I have Type 2 diabetes... but it's not my fault...
I need 2,000 calories just to sit on my arse all day. Forget the extra I need for light exercising. If I eat less than 2,000 calories per day, I will lose weight. On paper, in my head, typed into a spreadsheet and printed on gold fucking toilet paper - it all gives the same result.
I have mod points but I just had to reply while the laugh is still fresh.
An ASCII picture of a Penrose triangle. Never thought I'd live to see the day. Well done Sir.
Funny that, my machine now fails to shut down properly after installing the latest .net "update".
I know you're joking but, being an ex-patternmaker and working for a foundry, I can tell you this:
You need to add runners and risers to the nest before pouring. The runners will feed the metal into the correct holes and the risers will store heat allowing the metal to flow without freezing too quickly. You also have to remember that the metal will freeze quicker on the outside of the tubes, leaving the middle potions free to flow. High yields aren't an option with too many runners though - it's a Fettler's nightmare too.
Yay! 4 years training, and 4 years practicing, just to explain this on Slashdot!
My wife said "so what" last night too.
I replied:
Next they'll add DNA records to it, and there are already convictions based solely on DNA evidence. DNA is easy to plant, easy to share, impossible not to leave you DNA everywhere. Still happy?
Next they'll say "This little chip could do so much more". All your money will be linked to it.
Next they'll refuse to let you borrow a library book without it. And you'll need to show it on the bus. When you buy alcohol. When you enter any public place.
Next, instead of showing it, you'll have to insert it into the card reader. Now your whole life is tracked. Are you happy about the local dustbin man being able to track you?
Next they'll say "this little chip could be made smaller and inserted under the skin". Still happy to say "so what"
"They wouldn't do that", she said.
"They do with dogs. Happy to be treated like a dog by our lords and masters?"
-----
We'll all be forced to own one eventually. As soon as Tescos and the like require you to insert it when you buy anything.
Voluntary, my arse.
I sell my 360 games on eBay all the time. I buy all my games from there too.
Last game I bought was FIFA 2009. It had the original Gamestation sticker on it, a new Cash Converters sticker on that, another electronic secondhand shop's sticker on that. I currently have it up for sale on eBay, minus the stickers. After tomorrow, the game will have passed though a minimum of five people's hands. Excellent.
Fuck 'em indeed. This is all about reduce, reuse and recycle, minus the reduce bit. Fuck 'em five times.
Out of interest, I would have kept the game forever but you just know EA will bring out 2010 in a month's time. It'll be on eBay a month later at a reasonable price.
I wish you hadn't used the word 'fascist'.
The protesters, who are trying to outlaw the BNP, and their political ways, should be judged as fascists. Tell me that outlawing political parties, who recieved 2% of the vote, is not a starting step towards fascism.
I can't stand the Labour government, but I would want being a member of the party to be a criminal offence.
No. I actually have missing graphics; they've been replaced with an "Alter Relationship" link or a "Friend of a Friend" link.
Was the old way really that broken?
Pirates generally only trade what's popular? Utter rubbish.
When I was a "Pirate", I had 280gb of MP3s plus a few FLACs. None were from any of the big boys. In fact, most record labels I collected had only ever produced 20 or so discs. I had ALL scene releases for my choosen genres dating back to 1990. All record labels were collected - well over a hundred. My collection was a source of admiration amongst my fellow sharers. If only I'd backed up that 80gb hard drive...
Why does everyone think we want or need mainstream cheesy pop and rock? The dance scene is massive in the UK and the rest of Europe. It draws more weekly admission money than all the "live band" concerts put together and yet it's not promoted at all. Sure, I can pull figures out my arse, but I prefer to trust my own eyes. The two large clubs in my town draw 1,500 each on a Friday and Saturday. Knowing about Pendulum or The Prodigy is only a the small tip of the cheese-berg. Not knowing about them, or any other 'group', sets you aside from all the other trainspotters.
Virgin can kiss mine as far as this goes. Who do they thnk they are kidding with "it'll only cost the same as a couple of albums a month"? I already give them 120 quid a month, where do they think another 20 is coming from? Do they really think 20 quid to entertain my kids and their cheesy pop habit is affordable?
Branson, you suck. Virgin, and their lack of decent HD, suck. You could have been so good after buying NTL but you failed and you continue to fail.
Try "concrete corner fence posts". Majority of the results are link farms.
I didn't even want to buy, just find out what sizes they came in.
eBay gave me my answers. Work that one out.
I used to build engineering models to within 4 thou. Your precision is too much.
Not a sports fan, no? There's no shame in it. It's almost a religion to us though.
We complain when a live video stream has a delay of more than a few seconds. My mother's husband is forever moaning about digital TV being two seconds slower than the analogue in his kitchen. It's all about now, not 10 seconds time. Being a gambling man who loves a punt - one who bets during matches - having any delay in the results would spoil my fun. An sport is all about fun, for me.
BTW, I hate Twitter and all it stands for. I'm getting fed up of the ME ME ME, look at ME on the Internet. Yeah, yeah, I know, get off my lawn.
Yeah, yeah. Get back to us when you can do 4.7gb in 30 minutes.
You have to subscribe to a.b.something.something.latex for that sort of stuff... so, I'm told.
I made the image fit the screen (CTRL + [+]) and, well that was it. It felt no different. It looked no different.
Surely it's just a matter of practice when using large on screen keyboards?
Aim for the top of the triangle? Why bother outlining the keyboard letters at all?
Reminds me of an incident with my missus a few weeks back. The phone rang, I answered it, walked away but didn't shut the lid on my laptop.
20 minutes later I came back to find her 'hacking'.
My ImgLikeOpera extension had blocked a captcha and she'd spent nearly the whole 20 minutes typing in the alt value displayed.
I laughed. She'll use her own account in future.
Cheers.
Why does that page take 20 second to load?
Hey, that's unfair on SAP! They are the world market and technology leader, of the world, of the universe. They accelerate business innovation ffs.
You know when you select text in an application? You right click for a context menu? What options would you expect at the top?
Undo, maybe?
Cut, Copy and Paste? Most definitely!
How about: None of the above?
Where do you think Cut, Copy and Paste sits in the menu?
That's right, nowhere. It's keyboard shortcuts or forget it.
Now some of you, like me, enjoy using keyboard shortcuts. That's good, apart from they don't work on dialog box buttons.
Don't get me started on the back button, up button and stop button...
Forgot to click the save button? Tough shit, your data is lost.
And Sky and MS will probably want a week's wages to watch a half-hour programme.
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Why do the likes of Sky, Virgin and the other online providers think I'll spend a fiver on a streamed, low quality DVD, when I can get the same content in the bargin bin in Tescos? The same content that I can lend, resell, rip,
Judging from the Sopcast steams I watch, every other country in the world gets all English Premier League matches free. Sky and the Premier League wont show all matches in the UK because they think it'll reduce gate money.
It's 5:45 in the afternoon and you have no appointments.
I have 49 invites left. They're all yours. Happy spamming!
I do selective breeding in my garden. The joy of using plants is that I'm already on 5th generation (sweet peas) after five years.
Wild parsnips can be turned into 'normal' parsnips after about a dozen generations.
It just seems like the right thing to do: find a nice plant that shows all the characteristic I'm after, collect the seeds, cool, sow, rince and repeat. Maybe one day I can get one named after me.
Butt ugly isn't the word.
I paited my house last summer. Not white, more of a light, light tan.
If you look at it now, it's covered with brake dust, bird shit, dust and grit.
A brilliant white would stay white for about a day where I live.
You, and others, say UAC is horrible. Is that because it is your PC/Laptop and you are the only user?
I think UAC is great. I get home from work and my daughter says "What's your password because I need to install XYZ" and I smile. I can let her do as she pleases on my laptop and not worry about her install the latest Malware, Crapware (iTunes), etc.
The only time I've grumbled is when Firefox auto-updates while she's using it and it can't finish its upgrade without my password. (great engrish Inda)