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I Have No Mouth, and I Must [Chat]

RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
edited May 2012 in Debate and/or Discourse
So if you're into depressing downer ending science fiction, I hear Harlan Ellison is good at that. First time travel messing up Kirk's stride in the 1930s and now perhaps the original Computer with a hate-on for humanity, AM. He tortures five humans because of nanoangstroms and stuff, and the only measure of success is how many humans get to evade this pain by dying, namely 4/5, while the last guy gets it even worse.

But if that's too wordy, you could always play the video game instead:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw-88h-LcTk

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  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited May 2012
    Gooey dropped the ball?

    Nevermind I'm dumb.

    bowen on
    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products, Transition Team regular
    bowen wrote: »
    Gooey dropped the ball?

    Gooey was not meant to make the thread.

    Gooey was just getting laughed at because he showed up as the last one was getting locked.

    SW-4158-3990-6116
    Let's play Mario Kart or something...
  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    I thought Jacob was just laughing at something Gooey said.

  • tyrannustyrannus i am not fat Registered User regular
    let's all laugh at gooey

  • durandal4532durandal4532 Registered User regular
    Yay! An interview for a housekeeping position at a nearby hotel. It would kind of suck to work exclusively Fri-Sun, but... well. Fuck it! I can work around it.

    We're all in this together
  • TaminTamin Registered User regular
    TL DR wrote: »
    Tamin wrote: »
    TL DR wrote: »
    Tamin wrote: »
    TL DR wrote: »
    Speakers are one of those mechanically simple things that, as long as you don't damage something catastrophically, I imagine could be repaired.

    My best friend has a set of Bose speakers that he's been using daily since 2002 that still sound awesome.

    Are you sure it's the speakers and not your audio source?

    I am sure of nothing.

    I don't have any other audio output devices that could be easily swapped in.

    If I plug in some headphones, I'd have to sit hunched over for hours, and even then it may not happen.

    The only audio output I might feasibly use is my television. I imagine I could convince it to treat my computer like a game console, and play the audio over an hdmi cable. That just necessitates some pretty heavy lifting.

    I guess what I'm trying to ask is, what steps would I take to narrow things down?

    What's the setup look like now? What are the speakers connected to, and how?

    Basically what you do in a situation like this is isolate the problem. Try different speakers. If you experience the issue, you know it's the audio source's fault (the stereo or PC or whatever) and not the speakers.

    A traditional 3.5 mm speaker jack leaves a subwoofer and is plugged into my motherboard. The subwoofer then has 3 normal connections for the left and surround-sound speakers; the right speaker is a different sort of plug.

    I don't any other speakers. I will be swapping my second monitor and television and seeing if I can get the audio to come through the tv's speakers instead, though.

    Do you have an iPod that you could plug into that 3.5mm jack? I'd say do that and go about your business using the PC as normal.

    It could be a weird software issue.

    What kind of PC are you on? It would be a good idea to go to the manufacturer's page and download the latest audio drivers.

    Self-built, have downloaded motherboard drivers a number of times over the past couple of months (this problem has been on-going for some time, but isn't getting *worse*, which confuses me); I am alone in that I don't have an iPod

    I have, for the moment, settled on moving my television over to the computer and plugging it in via the hdmi cable.

    If the tv has the drop in volume, then I'll post an update. Otherwise, I'll survive like this for a week or two, and then get the subwoofer repaired, a new set purchased, or something else.

    Of course, now I learn that the 6850 won't support using both of the dvi outputs at the same time as the hmdi out.

    So there's that. Looks like I'd need a Displayport -> DVI adapter; but as this setup is extremely temporary, I doubt I'll go down that road.

    I really appreciate everyone's responses!

  • GooeyGooey (\/)┌¶─¶┐(\/) pinch pinchRegistered User regular
    edited May 2012
    :[

    Gooey on
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  • BogartBogart Streetwise Hercules Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    Elldren wrote: »
    I would love to meet a Vagineer

    He would be a man in crisp and hard-wearing overalls with a serious but honest face. He turns up at your door, takes off his cap, places a discrete toolbox on your kitchen table and introduces himself.

    "Good afternoon, ma'am. I'm the Vagineeer. I'm here to fix your problem."

    Much later, he leaves your house, whistling contentedly. Something that may or may not be be an extendable screwdriver is slung over his shoulder.

  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    syndalis wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    Hey fine folks of [chat] anyone have any experience with the bowflex? I'm looking for a collapsible home gym of sorts to supplement my gym membership (my girlfriend isn't really interested in weight training and we only stay long enough for some walking/jogging).

    Wonder if any of you have any experience with it before I head to H/A with this and get the "dur hur free weights" that take up a shit ton of room.

    Also, not really looking to get ripped like fucking thor either, just to have less of bitchtits than I have that jogging isn't speeding along for me.
    Jogging will not firm you up all that much; you want to supplement with some weights.

    That said, bowflex sucks.

    If you want to save yourself a bunch of room and still get a full workout in, consider getting a pair of select-a-weight dumbbells. You can do almost everything with those that you need to build up, and they take up almost no room.

    I am looking for a bench that I can fold up. I had a bench a long time ago but space saving it was not. Like I said it seems the only pitfall of bowflex is the weight differentials don't match up (150 lbs doesn't = 150 lbs of free weight) and that it doesn't go up to a really high number but neither of those are a real problem.

    Outside of that do they work?

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • GonmunGonmun He keeps kickin' me in the dickRegistered User regular
    Bogart wrote: »
    Elldren wrote: »
    I would love to meet a Vagineer

    He would be a man in crisp and hard-wearing overalls with a serious but honest face. He turns up at your door, takes off his cap, places a discrete toolbox on your kitchen table and introduces himself.

    "Good afternoon, ma'am. I'm the Vagineeer. I'm here to fix your problem."

    Much later, he leaves your house, whistling contentedly. Something that may or may not be be an extendable screwdriver is slung over his shoulder.

    Sounds like you've given a lot of thought into this Bogart.

    desc wrote: »
    ~ * swole patrol flying roundhouse kick top performer recognition: April 2014 * ~
    If you have a sec, check out my podcast: War and Beast Twitter Facebook
  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    Bogart wrote: »
    Elldren wrote: »
    I would love to meet a Vagineer

    He would be a man in crisp and hard-wearing overalls with a serious but honest face. He turns up at your door, takes off his cap, places a discrete toolbox on your kitchen table and introduces himself.

    "Good afternoon, ma'am. I'm the Vagineeer. I'm here to fix your problem."

    Much later, he leaves your house, whistling contentedly. Something that may or may not be be an extendable screwdriver is slung over his shoulder.

    You are in high form this morning

    fuck gendered marketing
  • DeebaserDeebaser on my way to work in a suit and a tie Ahhhh...come on fucking guyRegistered User regular
    Silly Europeans with their over punctuated chat titles.

  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    Plus it's really hard to do bench presses and flys without a bench.

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User, Transition Team regular
    yo dawg I heard you like depression, so I put depressing characters in your dystopian sci-fi so you can be depressed about the future of people who are depressed about themselves.

  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    It's important to punctuate stuff; Unless you are attempting to emulate a more lax style of conversation, like text messaging!

  • BogartBogart Streetwise Hercules Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    Elldren wrote: »
    Bogart wrote: »
    Elldren wrote: »
    I would love to meet a Vagineer

    He would be a man in crisp and hard-wearing overalls with a serious but honest face. He turns up at your door, takes off his cap, places a discrete toolbox on your kitchen table and introduces himself.

    "Good afternoon, ma'am. I'm the Vagineeer. I'm here to fix your problem."

    Much later, he leaves your house, whistling contentedly. Something that may or may not be be an extendable screwdriver is slung over his shoulder.

    You are in high form this morning

    I watched Neil Gaiman's excellent commencement speech today. I'm feeling inspired.

  • DeebaserDeebaser on my way to work in a suit and a tie Ahhhh...come on fucking guyRegistered User regular
    Compound sentences do not require a comma in Americaland. It says so right here in Strunk and White!

    (Fuck, I hope he doesn't realize Im bluffing. I has no idearz where my Strunk is.)

  • nexuscrawlernexuscrawler Registered User regular
    clearly bogart has gone mad with power

  • descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    So, laughing at gooey and vagineers eh

  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    Also it is super difficult to write a resume for someone who has no work experience.

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • GonmunGonmun He keeps kickin' me in the dickRegistered User regular
    So, I've got suggestions on Vanguard and Engineer thus far for my me2 femshep. Guess I'll check them out and see where to go from there.

    desc wrote: »
    ~ * swole patrol flying roundhouse kick top performer recognition: April 2014 * ~
    If you have a sec, check out my podcast: War and Beast Twitter Facebook
  • DeebaserDeebaser on my way to work in a suit and a tie Ahhhh...come on fucking guyRegistered User regular
    Bogart wrote: »
    Elldren wrote: »
    Bogart wrote: »
    Elldren wrote: »
    I would love to meet a Vagineer

    He would be a man in crisp and hard-wearing overalls with a serious but honest face. He turns up at your door, takes off his cap, places a discrete toolbox on your kitchen table and introduces himself.

    "Good afternoon, ma'am. I'm the Vagineeer. I'm here to fix your problem."

    Much later, he leaves your house, whistling contentedly. Something that may or may not be be an extendable screwdriver is slung over his shoulder.

    You are in high form this morning

    I watched Neil Gaiman's excellent commencement speech today. I'm feeling inspired.

    It sucks that he withdrew his offer to write an Inspector Spacetime episode.

  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    Also it is super difficult to write a resume for someone who has no work experience.

    Can they play up participation in a project at school or college?

  • skippydumptruckskippydumptruck Registered User regular
    desc wrote: »
    So, laughing at gooey and vagineers eh

    hay cleedis

    looks like some ladies left dere vagineers in the parking lot

    woo wee

  • Form of Monkey!Form of Monkey! Registered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    Also it is super difficult to write a resume for someone who has no work experience.

    You just go heavy on the educational accomplishments.

    Unless they're not educated either.

    In which case.

    Don't write a resume.

    Just kind of show up.

    Like here I am.

    Here me.

  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    Also it is super difficult to write a resume for someone who has no work experience.

    Can they play up participation in a project at school or college?

    Nope, never got a chance to go to college and at the end of high school got pretty much a life changing illness. So that rules out community service too

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • AManFromEarthAManFromEarth Let's get to twerk! The King in the SwampRegistered User regular
    edited May 2012
    Deebaser wrote: »
    Compound sentences do not require a comma in Americaland. It says so right here in Strunk and White!

    (Fuck, I hope he doesn't realize Im bluffing. I has no idearz where my Strunk is.)

    You're right, the comma is at best superfluous and at worst misplaced.

    Now cue that quote of me using bad grammar in three... two... one....

    AManFromEarth on
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  • BogartBogart Streetwise Hercules Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    clearly bogart is Christ risen again!

    I can make you say anything. Anything!

  • surrealitychecksurrealitycheck lonely, but not unloved dreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered User regular
    poop

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  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    poop

    The hight of sophisticated humour!

  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    Also it is super difficult to write a resume for someone who has no work experience.

    You just go heavy on the educational accomplishments.

    Unless they're not educated either.

    In which case.

    Don't write a resume.

    Just kind of show up.

    Like here I am.

    Here me.

    Data entry position looking for people with at least high school level diplomas.

    I'm assuming they just didn't have applications typed up and this was easier for them.

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • TaminTamin Registered User regular
    edited May 2012
    bowen wrote: »
    Also it is super difficult to write a resume for someone who has no work experience.

    You just go heavy on the educational accomplishments.

    Unless they're not educated either.

    In which case.

    Don't write a resume.

    Just kind of show up.

    Like here I am.

    Here me.

    I'm trying to decide if it's funnier for 'here me' to be a typo of 'hire me', or for it to be a Tarzan-esque grunt.

    Tamin on
  • Evil MultifariousEvil Multifarious Registered User regular
    so i am finding that neuromancer, though the prose is quite impressive in many ways, is not very good at conveying the actual passage of events, and the characters are very flat. especially the main character, who is basically a vacuum of personality.

    what it feels like, really, is a cyberpunk roleplaying campaign that's pretty much on rails, and the players don't really know much about the world or what's going on, and they don't have much interest in roleplaying, either, and they're just sort of letting the narrative move them from place to place by fiat

    that is actually exactly how it feels

  • descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    desc wrote: »
    So, laughing at gooey and vagineers eh

    hay cleedis

    looks like some ladies left dere vagineers in the parking lot

    woo wee

    It's Cletus, you urban elitist



    Vagientists
    Vagoctors


    Vagketeers?

  • spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User, Transition Team regular
    desc wrote: »
    desc wrote: »
    So, laughing at gooey and vagineers eh

    hay cleedis

    looks like some ladies left dere vagineers in the parking lot

    woo wee

    It's Cletus, you urban elitist



    Vagientists
    Vagoctors


    Vagketeers?
    Vagiomancers.

  • DeebaserDeebaser on my way to work in a suit and a tie Ahhhh...come on fucking guyRegistered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    Also it is super difficult to write a resume for someone who has no work experience.

    You just go heavy on the educational accomplishments.

    Unless they're not educated either.

    In which case.

    Don't write a resume.

    Just kind of show up.

    Like here I am.

    Here me.

    I think it would reflect poorly on a Data Entry candidate if they were unable or unwilling to enter data into a Word resume template. They're looking for High School grads.

  • nexuscrawlernexuscrawler Registered User regular
    Deebaser wrote: »
    Compound sentences do not require a comma in Americaland. It says so right here in Strunk and White!

    (Fuck, I hope he doesn't realize Im bluffing. I has no idearz where my Strunk is.)

    You're right, the comma is at best superfluous and at worst misplaced.

    Now cue that quote of me using bad grammar in three... two... one....

    a man who uses ellipses has no place to talk

  • WinkyWinky rRegistered User regular
    Someone spoil the end of House for me.

  • spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User, Transition Team regular
    Winky wrote: »
    Someone spoil the end of House for me.

    The patient lives.

  • DeebaserDeebaser on my way to work in a suit and a tie Ahhhh...come on fucking guyRegistered User regular
    Deebaser wrote: »
    Compound sentences do not require a comma in Americaland. It says so right here in Strunk and White!

    (Fuck, I hope he doesn't realize Im bluffing. I has no idearz where my Strunk is.)

    You're right, the comma is at best superfluous and at worst misplaced.

    Now cue that quote of me using bad grammar in three... two... one....

    a man who uses ellipses has no place to talk

    DOT DOT DOT

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