The Official Status Thread
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Status: watching Arantor rest after safely having managed to get back home to the UK. Panic mode disengaged.
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Does this mean you two will accept the guild invites now?
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Probably soon. I should really get him into A&E today to have some X-Rays done. Assuming they don't keep him there.
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Wait, is that the same A&E that has an unskippable intro video at the beginning of each DVD in my Monty Python's Flying Circus box set?
I didn't know they did X-Rays!
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http://i.imgur.com/dKli0jg.png
So many questions!
@ben_lubar... why are you uploading 7 hour long videos to Youtube? Why does Youtube let you do this? Why has anyone watched them, let alone 38 people? Why do you have MANY MANY videos like this?
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@Lorne_Kates said:
why
ITYM "how"
Unless MilwaukeePC accidentally a couple zeros in their internet speed rates
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I'm pretty sure those videos compressed to a smaller size than the more recent ones.
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@Lorne_Kates said:
Why does Youtube let you do this?
YouTube's limit is based on filesize, not on runtime. This is a bad choice, as should now be obvious.
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Status: I stopped playing SMITE because I'm too drunk.
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YouTube's limit is based on filesize, not on runtime
Nope, there's actually just an 11 hour limit.
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of happenings
Exactly.
Edit: HTTP 500, try to post again, Body is too similar.
NO IT ISN'T YOU Belgium MY POST DIDN'T GO THROUGH
Plus, now I forget to hit the reply button on Blakey's post so no notification, nor context...
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**Status:**strongly emphasised text making chicken biryani and apple pie for my birthday. 0x29
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Status: Joined a gym. How is it that in the 21st century we're still giving Joe Random Biznazz routing and account numbers?
I mean, the traditional gym scam is "THOU SHALT NOT CANCEL!" and the direct line into your bank account is a big part of that. But this is Planet Fitness, billing is month-to-month with no contractual commitment (just a disapproving person on the other side of the desk).
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OAuth2 for physical businesses?
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How is it that in the 21st century we're still giving Joe Random Biznazz routing and account numbers?
I'm not doing that. I am not "we".
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How is it that I use asymmetric encryption to connect to a computer in my basement that contains only Dwarf Fortress and a few Go programs, but money transfers are still mostly done by giving someone a private number and then them using that same number to take money out of your account?
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Plus, now I forget to hit the reply button on Blakey's post so no notification, nor context...
Apart from the quote
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Added in with an edit.
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It'll still generate a notification
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Rational explanations are a to frustration
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How is it that I use asymmetric encryption to connect to a computer in my basement that contains only Dwarf Fortress
Because you're the biggest nerd on Earth?
but money transfers are still mostly done by giving someone a private number and then them using that same number to take money out of your account?
I've never had to pay a bill that way. Although it's an option with several of the companies I pay.
Here's a thought: if you think it's a bad idea, simply don't do it. Boom! Did I blow your little mind?
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Status: bionic upgrades are temporarily a thing, plus had a free cardio workout.
Using crutches to ambulate whilst knee heals.
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Status: Put on the SMITE world championships, because why not, I played and enjoyed the game: http://www.twitch.tv/smitegame
Good to see Kukulkan is played competitively.
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Planet Fitness
Oh, Planet Fitness, where if you do free weights and grunt they kick you out?
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We as in "21st century American civilization" on the whole.
Of course, we also seriously entertain fascists as political candidates.
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Sure? I'm there so "it is literally 20 degrees below freezing" is no longer an excuse to skip cardio.
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Status: preparing for a pinewood derby workshop with the scouts.
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Confirmed, this is actual fact: There's a sign on the wall telling you to keep it down, and it has what appears to be a strobe light wired to somethingorother for it. Presumably a switch at the desk.
I approve of the "Stop being an annoying asshole" alarm. I want one at work.
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I approve of the "Stop being an annoying asshole" alarm. I want one at work.
At my campus rec center there are numerous regulars who think it's cool to do a few reps with huge free weights and then throw them down onto the mat.
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Yep. If you can't put it down properly, you can't lift it properly.
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I'm expecting one of them to severely injure his back while trying to pick up the weight eventually.
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Status: What in the fuck was that kick?
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Status: windy. DVB antenna moved. Crappy reception. Shit!
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Status: I wonder if lottery companies have an "Time Traveler Fraud Detection" department.
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Okay, the Jackpot is $1.3 billion but the cash value is $806 million?
Wat.
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If you don't take the annual payouts, they discount the amount you get as a single lump-sum.
Annoying but fairly typical in the US.
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And over which period of time do you get those annual payouts? And which amounts?
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Okay, the Jackpot is $1.3 billion but the cash value is $806 million?
Wat.
Take the winnings as an annuity over 20 years, or a lump sum worth a fraction of the amount.
Because if you're already fucking over those bad at math, you might as well go all-in.
Also, there are companies that will buy your lotto winning annuity for something between those two numbers, because the invisible hand of the market ALSO wants to take advantage of those bad with numbers.
Also, also, some states have made those companies illegal, because the government wants a monopoly on taking advantage of those who are shit at math.
Also, also, also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PK-netuhHA
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And over which period of time do you get those annual payouts? And which amounts?
OMG HAVE YOU EVER TRIED THIS APP CALLED GOOGLE YOU CAN LIKE TOTALLY INFORMATION FIND ON TEH NETZZ!
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Why if I have you doing that for me.
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It's actually 30 payments ending 29 years from the win date. And PowerBall structures their annuity so that they pay you X immediately, followed by (1.04)^n * X where n is the number of years (aka, 4% more each year to offset inflation).
The cash value is what's actually set by ticket sales ($0.60 goes into the cash pool per standard ticket sold), and the headline value is based on the annuity they are able to purchase based on the rules they have to do those sort of purchases. Though if you take the annuity payout, the states / lottery bear the investment risk, not you.
(On the other hand, with the annuity, you'll be treated to 30 straight tax returns of the max tax bracket. Which would mean if Bernie or Hillary got elected next year, the rest of your jackpot would get transferred straight to
the federal governmentDemocratic donors.
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(On the other hand, with the annuity, you'll be treated to 30 straight tax returns of the max tax bracket. Which would mean if Bernie or Hillary got elected next year, the rest of your jackpot would get transferred straight to the federal government Democratic donors.
And if Trump gets elected, the United States won't exist 29 years from now, replaced by dozen or so continually-feuding oppressive governments, a'la Crimson Skies.
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You spelled Into The Badlands wrong. :P
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Well, yes. If I'm not a fan of Hillary or Bernie, why would I vote for the other Democrat, though? :P
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And over which period of time do you get those annual payouts? And which amounts?
Typically 20 or 30 years, I think.
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@Lorne_Kates said:
shit at math.
Huh? You want to start a business with that money or invest in stock or something, you take the lump sum and invest it so that hopefully you get enough ROI per year to exceed the difference. You don't give a shit because you have a billion dollars, you take the annuity and enjoy your moar moniez over the next thirty years of farting around.
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Status: Earlier at the grocery store I asked the butcher of he had any ground turkey or ground chicken as I did not see any in the case.
"All sold out. Come see me in February when everyone gives up on their resolutions to eat better."
Fuckers.
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Either way, you take the lump sum and run. There's not much chance that US taxes are going to get any lower in the next 29 years.