WHAT THE [CHAT]

RMS Oceanic

I hate earthquakes. My jelly vat keeps exploding.

Gooey

in like 1993 my dad bought an acer 486 (like, 33 mhz, or something)

the same day he bought my brother and i strike commander and a joystick for getting straight a's

i remember being blown the fuck away by that game

like, i wasn't very good, so i would pull up a chair behind my brother and stand on it, peering over his shoulder so i could watch the game for hours

that doesn't really happen anymore, seems like

Donkey Kong

DaemonSadi wrote: »

Donkey Kong wrote: »

DaemonSadi wrote: »

Also, why is it so hard to find the perfect mouse?

It's like... no matter what mouse I buy I have to sacrifice something important.

I want lots of buttons BUT I WANT THOSE BUTTONS TO BE EASILY DISTINGUISHABLE.

I want it to be a nice shape with a good curve to fill out my hand.

I want it to have a place for my pinky.

I would like if it was heavy/ had adjustable weight.

And for the love of zod put a laser in that thing that won't die after 3 months.

Why has no one managed this yet?

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Gaming-Mouse-G700/dp/B003VAM32E/

You're welcome.

That's actually the one I just got yesterday!

I prefer logitech stuff because it always seems to be of good quality.

Few minor qualms:

-MY PINKYYYYYYYYYYY WHYYYY
-thumb buttons are kind of a weird shape if you plan to use them a lot. Pressing them feels weird but that may go away after I've gotten used to it.

I really want to try http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Gaming-Mouse-Black-910-002864/dp/B0086UK7IQ/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1368215663&sr=1-5&keywords=logitech+gaming+mouse

But I can't justify spending the money just to see how it feels.

Does Best Buy still put logitech mice on display to try out?

Is that a combination mouse / telephone from 1998.

Abdy

when it comes to things to argue about, macs and pcs should be a nice inconsequential topic

which is the kind of thing I like to discuss

except everyone gets their panties unreasonably bunched over it

ah well

bitching about the bitching isn't that bad

RiemannLives

MadCaddy wrote: »

RiemannLives wrote: »

MadCaddy wrote: »

RiemannLives wrote: »

MadCaddy wrote: »

RiemannLives wrote: »

MadCaddy wrote: »

Btw synd, I'll take ms against aapl if you wanna lay $1.10:$1

this is making the absurd assumption that the stock price based upon any of the factors we are talking about (ie: value for the dollar on their products and warranties and such)

If you dont think stock price reflects the quality of a brand, I don't exactly understand how you would gauge value.

I don't no. Or at least the quality of the products (very different from the quality of the brand) is only a tiny, tiny component.

I don't see how you're saying anything different. Either you feel markets work to reflect value or they don't, I wanna know which type of leftist you are.

I am saying that there are many factors that influence a stocks price and that the quality of the products is a very insignificant one. Whether or not the weather that day is cloudy or sunny probably has a bigger impact than quality of product.

Yes, but if a company makes an inferior product for a long enough time, their stock price will reflect that. Aapl isn't on top by luck, ATM. Tim Cook had almost as big a part of it as Steve, but I just don't see how they'll keep the design and quality assurance culture that Steve implemented.

I don't understand what value this argument is over, if you're going so broad as to not even base it on companies possible products/business plays/management. It really is just a pissing match then.

I am objecting to your suggestion that the stock price of a company (your suggestion of a bet on such to resolve the "nerd wars") is at all relevant to any of the factors actually being discussed.

Marketing spends or the weather or what time of year it happens to be or the fuckmuppetry of congress will be far more important to the stock price than anything interesting like the quality of the companies products.

RMS Oceanic

Epidemics suck too. The large ones are almost impossible to contain without hiring about ten times as many nurses as you normally need. And I try to get a Nurse to vaccinate a patient and she won't do it, even if she's "Just Wandering Around"!

spool32

shalmelo wrote: »

PC users are cocks
Mac users are dicks

lol

RMS Oceanic

Riemann how did you do that apple advertisement?

Mim

Organichu wrote: »

@mim
@elendil

ok so if y'all want to go to the museum and get lunch before, say we meet up at 16th and arch (the corner of suburban station where BFP begins) at... 12:00? gives us time to walk, stop, eat, etc and make it to the museum around 1:30-2:00 and spend 3ish hours there

???

if this is ok i will find a restaurant i guess

Yeah! But what is BFP?

Any restaurant works for me food wise. But I am running on the "cheap" side of things currently.

Woo, next Saturday!

Chu

oh my god

Elendil

hahahhahahahaha

Donkey Kong

@IcyLiquid will you marry me.

PantsB

DaemonSadi wrote: »

Also, why is it so hard to find the perfect mouse?

It's like... no matter what mouse I buy I have to sacrifice something important.

I want lots of buttons BUT I WANT THOSE BUTTONS TO BE EASILY DISTINGUISHABLE.

I want it to be a nice shape with a good curve to fill out my hand.

I want it to have a place for my pinky.

I would like if it was heavy/ had adjustable weight.

And for the love of zod put a laser in that thing that won't die after 3 months.

Why has no one managed this yet?

You're welcome

TTODewback

Hahahaha Apple watermark.

Mim

RMS Oceanic wrote: »

Riemann how did you do that apple advertisement?

I was about to ask the same thing!

Abdy

what

yes

yes yes yes

this is perfect

Godfather

Donkey Kong wrote: »

I feel like this argument has gone on for 8 pages too long.

This is me listening to Mac v. PC

Do you know how hard I laughed at this you beautiful bastard

RMS Oceanic

Donkey Kong wrote: »

@IcyLiquid will you marry me.

He only has eyes for Dog, the flawed gem.

Abdy

@icyliquid I know it was you come out and receive your just praise

21stCentury

i leave for a few minutes and when I come back...

OMG...

(Can i have a watermark too?)

Mim

Geth, how fabulous am I?

Roll 1d10

RiemannLives

RMS Oceanic wrote: »

Riemann how did you do that apple advertisement?

honestly, for the mod staff around here, that is downright clever

at least this time they aren't embarrassing themselves by attempts at humor that amount to "lol FAAAAGGGSssss"

21stCentury

How amazing am I?

Geth, roll 1d10

Chu

mim benjamin franklin parkway starts at 16th and arch and is diagonal to the grid all the way up to the art museum



it starts there and continues to the art museum

Geth

rolls 1d10 -> 9 (sum:9)

Ludious

At least something hilarious came out of the stupidest argument since dickwolves

Deebaser

Irond Will wrote: »

spool32 wrote: »

Irond Will wrote: »

spool32 wrote: »

Excuse me but how do you make coffee brandy infusion. I have some bad brandy that could use infusing because it is terrible.

i just threw a bunch of coffee beans and sugar into a bottle with some brandy and left it for several months

works great in mixing!

Could you clarify "a bunch"?

not really. i totally didn't measure.

like it was a 750 ml bottle.

maybe a handful of coffee beans

added maybe 1/2 cup sugar total

filled up the rest with brandy

Infusions aren't a Walter White level science. Taste every day and remove stuff when balance has been achieved... or dont... whatever...it's not science.

desc

Irond Will wrote: »

DaemonSadi wrote: »

Also, why is it so hard to find the perfect mouse?

It's like... no matter what mouse I buy I have to sacrifice something important.

I want lots of buttons BUT I WANT THOSE BUTTONS TO BE EASILY DISTINGUISHABLE.

I want it to be a nice shape with a good curve to fill out my hand.

I want it to have a place for my pinky.

I would like if it was heavy/ had adjustable weight.

And for the love of zod put a laser in that thing that won't die after 3 months.

Why has no one managed this yet?

logitech trackball 4 lyfe

Gross

Abdy

geth choose for me

should I

1. finish my beer and go out

2. have another beer and go out


geth roll 1d2

Geth

rolls 1d2 -> 1 (sum:1)

RMS Oceanic

Geth has spoken.

Abdy

alright I'm outta here in three quarters of a beer.

questions time!

ask anything you wish the answer to, and I shall give you a wise and insightful answer.

Deebaser

Gooey wrote: »

in like 1993 my dad bought an acer 486 (like, 33 mhz, or something)

the same day he bought my brother and i strike commander and a joystick for getting straight a's

i remember being blown the fuck away by that game

like, i wasn't very good, so i would pull up a chair behind my brother and stand on it, peering over his shoulder so i could watch the game for hours

that doesn't really happen anymore, seems like

It happens all the time for small children. Grown ass mans play their own games.

Mim

Dang it 21st, how you gonna...grr

GETH, HOW DAMN FABULOUS AM I

geth roll 1d10

Geth

rolls 1d10 -> 2 (sum:2)

Mim

Geth, you heifer.

Dread Pirate Arbuthnot

Macintosh? Heh. More like Crapintosh. PC? Heh. More like Penis and Cocks. Laptops? Heh. More like Laughtops. Desktops? Heh. More like Ripoffs.

21stCentury

Oh snap, Mim.

Guess you ain't so hot!

or should i say...

Geth you ain't so hot?

spool32

Tis mouse looks terrible but it's super customizable and very comfortable to use.

http://www.amazon.com/Mad-Catz-Professional-Wireless-Gaming/dp/B003CP0BHW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1368216163&sr=1-1

Solves the pinky placement problem with modular side pieces, too.

Donkey Kong

Geth wrote: »

/me rolls 1d10 -> 2 (sum:2)

Girl, don't ask questions you don't want answered