@pjh said in In other news today...:
"Mr Victory told the Irish Independent he was stunned a solicitor would take on such a case. "
I guess Irish solicitors must not have quite the same reputation as American lawyers.
@pjh said in In other news today...:
"Mr Victory told the Irish Independent he was stunned a solicitor would take on such a case. "
I guess Irish solicitors must not have quite the same reputation as American lawyers.
@gąska said in Looking for job (USA):
@chozang all my coins are from this century.
I don't understand why people still say, "this century". "This millennium" sounds far more impressive.
@tsaukpaetra said in In other news today...:
@scholrlea said in In other news today...:
Posted without comment.
If you could comment, what would have been?
I watched this clip thirteen times and am still a bit lost...
When sumo is in trouble, we all are in trouble.
@boner said in The Word of the Day Thread:
I'm glad you said probably. I have pictures of the chain of command from my boss to the owner on my shrine at home.
@mikael_svahnberg said in The Word of the Day Thread:
Here's a word I saw in an exam I am marking right now:
samlier
as in "Product A and B is same as product C, but A is samlier."
Tell the student that neologisms are a sign of schizophrenia.
@gąska said in Looking for job (USA):
I DON'T FUCKING KNOW
And have until Friday to decide.
Remember the old coin flip.
@boomzilla said in In other news today...:
Come on you gotta listen unto me. Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be.
Gangsta Rappers got nothing on Johnny.
@heterodox said in The bad jokes topic 🐴🍹👨:
I asked my North Korean friend how it was there.
He said he couldn't complain.
(Bonus: I asked my Mexican friend how they felt about the US building a wall.
They said they'd get over it.)
I would like to see a list with 195 entries.
@scholrlea said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Glad you supplied the explanatory link. I feel infinitesimally less dumb.
@obeselymorbid said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
To ruin a joke: The intersection of the sets of homeless people and gun owners probably isn't very large.
@dkf said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@obeselymorbid said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Over here petrol nozzles are (usually) green, diesel ones are black.
Back when leaded fuel was common, that used to usually be dispensed from red nozzles/hoses.
When I refer to coffee as "Leaded or Unleaded?", people no longer have any idea what I'm talking about.
@pleegwat said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@onyx said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@cursorkeys said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Reading is important... That's interesting to know.
From what I heard, this is done to minimize the potential harm to the driver if the tank catches fire / explodes (that's the only logical person to try and protect if it happens while the vehicle is being driven since that's the only person you can count on being in the car). Might be a myth though.
Or it might be to accommodate for pump placements on the pumps, so the pumps can always be in the middle of the station rather than on the side of the road. This is just an asspull I came up with right now though, so...
@cursorkeys said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I had no idea that was an arrow pointing to the correct side.
That, however, is a new one for me.
I heard it dates back to when pumps were typically at the side of the road, so it would always be on the passenger's side.
I'm doubtful of this. Gas tanks on the side of the car are a relatively modern invention (past 30 years or so). They used to be behind the license plate.
@hungrier "Bomb Cyclone" is what 3-D Man said. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dd/Maxinehunkel2.jpg
@boner said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I would like to compare it to similar tables for Brits and Aussies.
@cursorkeys said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Three of my friends are blissfully happy in their relationships
That's what they tell you.
@djls45 said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Pretending for a minute that Robinson Crusoe is a real story
Robinson Crusoe_, which then became the basis for the Swiss Family Robinson.
and Gilligan's Island.
@boomzilla said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@chozang said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
The claim, as I understand it, was that during the Hussein regime the FCC had changed the classification of a certain type of carrier, when they had no right to change such a classification. If they have no right to change it, then it would seem to follow that they had no right to change it back, but they would have a right to acknowledge that the first change was null and void.
Yeah, and that fails the logic test
I'm sorry, all you have shown is that you do not have a clue as to what logic actually is. Will not be replying further on this thread.
, where you're claiming that following the law is breaking the law. The point here isn't the "changing" it's the end state after the change.
@masonwheeler said in In other news today...:
"We couldn't. We got to the site, but found it was full of blondes fishing!"
If only I'd known how to fish for blondes back when it mattered.
@dkf said in In other news today...:
@sockpuppet7 said in In other news today...:
restricting their options it with stupid laws
You could also take the Polish approach, and define chicken, duck and fish to be vegetables.
Now I understand where Polish jokes came from.
@sockpuppet7 said in In other news today...:
São Paulo's lawmakers approved a law that will forbid meat to be served on mondays in public schools, because animal rights. It will also force restaurants to offer a vegetarian option on mondays.
Awesome!
@boomzilla said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@chozang said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@boomzilla said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@ben_lubar said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@boomzilla said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@ben_lubar said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@djls45 said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@ben_lubar said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@boomzilla said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
So the current action wouldn't have happened because the 2015 action was illegal.
The current action did happen, so are you saying that the FCC broke the law for literally no reason just to annoy liberals?
The current action undid the breaking of the law that the FCC did back in 2014-15.
If the FCC broke the law by changing the classification of a type of carrier, then doing that exact same thing would also be breaking the law.
Ah, I understand your confusion now. Think more like, "It's illegal to drive faster than the speed limit." So in 2015 they started going too fast and then they just now let off the gas pedal a bit and are now driving within the legal speed limit.
Except that in your analogy, driving within the speed limit is not illegal. This would be more like speeding in one direction in 2015 and then speeding on the way back now in an attempt to fix it.
Yes. That's the point. They went back to operating within the law. Your analogy is like an analogy that's flawed because it's wrong.
Wouldn't it technically depend on whether they reclassified it or simply removed the previous classification?
Can you explain why you think it might?
The claim, as I understand it, was that during the Hussein regime the FCC had changed the classification of a certain type of carrier, when they had no right to change such a classification. If they have no right to change it, then it would seem to follow that they had no right to change it back, but they would have a right to acknowledge that the first change was null and void.
By way of analogy:
Suppose you see an old lady walking along the side of a street. You pick her up (without asking) and place her on the sidewalk. If the woman complains that you had no right to do so, picking her up and placing her back in the street would be a second offense. On the other hand, if she got back in the street of her own accord, that would be a different matter.
@boomzilla said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@ben_lubar said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@boomzilla said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@ben_lubar said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@djls45 said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@ben_lubar said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
@boomzilla said in Benefits of the repeal of Net Neutrality:
So the current action wouldn't have happened because the 2015 action was illegal.
The current action did happen, so are you saying that the FCC broke the law for literally no reason just to annoy liberals?
The current action undid the breaking of the law that the FCC did back in 2014-15.
If the FCC broke the law by changing the classification of a type of carrier, then doing that exact same thing would also be breaking the law.
Ah, I understand your confusion now. Think more like, "It's illegal to drive faster than the speed limit." So in 2015 they started going too fast and then they just now let off the gas pedal a bit and are now driving within the legal speed limit.
Except that in your analogy, driving within the speed limit is not illegal. This would be more like speeding in one direction in 2015 and then speeding on the way back now in an attempt to fix it.
Yes. That's the point. They went back to operating within the law. Your analogy is like an analogy that's flawed because it's wrong.
Wouldn't it technically depend on whether they reclassified it or simply removed the previous classification?
@anotherusername said in Erie woman receives $284 billion electric bill:
@polygeekery said in Erie woman receives $284 billion electric bill:
@izzion said in Erie woman receives $284 billion electric bill:
@polygeekery
Sadly, all of the electricity was consumed by the Hyperloop prototype, so she didn't actually get to sell it onto the grid.On the bright side, it did transport 4.75 people 1 mile.
In how many pieces, though?
Hopefully no more than 6.
@anotherusername said in The Unofficial Funny Comic Strips Thread®:
@createdtodislikethis that's moderately funny, but the in me has to object: "I wanted to make a rainbow for him" isn't Noah's fault.
Jung's analysis of Job makes it clear that this would not be a concern.
@createdtodislikethis said in The Unofficial Funny Comic Strips Thread®:
This is the best explanation for that physics phenomenon that I have ever seen.
@hardwaregeek said in Random thought of the day:
@mzh said in Random thought of the day:
Also, I need to start using "biased in the temporally retarded direction" instead of just saying I'm running late.
I'm sorry, that should be "biased in the temporally developmentally-disabled direction".
@tsaukpaetra said in Random thought of the day:
What color is your soul?
This doesn't exactly answer your question, but nibbana is specifically said to be colorless.
@boomzilla said in Random but Not Dumb Videos Thread:
@chozang Don't destroy the beauty.
But, but... I assumed you were just posting the video because of the scientific angle. Which, of course, is the same reason she posted it.
@pie_flavor said in Random thought of the day:
Does the mechanism by which we forget dreams ever malfunction and cause us to forget real memories?
Not exactly an answer to your question, but related: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/trouble-in-mind/201201/hm-the-man-no-memory
@boomzilla I don't know if we have any mechanical engineers here who can provide a discussion of the relevant dampening of oscillations, silicone vs. fat, etc.
@tsaukpaetra said in The bad jokes topic 🐴🍹👨:
@chozang said in The bad jokes topic 🐴🍹👨:
@gurth said in The bad jokes topic 🐴🍹👨:
Two psychologists run into each other. “You’re fine. How am I doing?”
At least 6 people get that, but I'm not one of them.
Reversed?
Reverse psychology, got it, I think.
@gurth said in The bad jokes topic 🐴🍹👨:
Two psychologists run into each other. “You’re fine. How am I doing?”
At least 6 people get that, but I'm not one of them.
@scholrlea said in In other news today...:
@chozang the King Frat, one might say? :face_with_stuck-out_tongue:
Filed Under: Given my interactions with frat boys at college, I'd have preferred the POW camp.
I suppose. To kill a joke, but in case anyone isn't familiar with the phrase, a "head" used to mean a drug user, especially one of psychedelics.
The Dartmouth chapter of my frat, however, was the inspiration for the movie Animal House. Our chapter lost their charter in the '60's.
Shut Up, Mind Your Own Business and Trouble were walking down a road. Trouble got lost. So, the other two found a policeman. The policeman asked, "What are your names?"
They replied, "Shut Up" and "Mind Your Own Business".
The policeman asked, "Are you looking for trouble?!"
"Yes, how did you know?"
@boomzilla said in In other news today...:
Now that's a party.
If we had had a device to measure the ambient AAC, we probably would have deemed the party a failure if it did not exceed the driving legal limit. Mr. Funnel would have been disappointed. But the beer and wine minimum age was 18 in those days. (I was 17 as a freshman, but no one cared.)
Ah, Sig Ep. They were known as the "head" frat at my college.
@anotherusername said in In other news today...:
@chozang it does.
Except that it does not. The definition I gave does not require that the goal is to bait people into making impassioned responses. The definition I gave allows for that, but does not require it. Responses, yes, impassioned responses, not necessarily.
@anotherusername said in In other news today...:
@chozang said in In other news today...:
@anotherusername said in In other news today...:
@chozang trolling in
its more generalizeda different definition just means intentionally baiting people into making impassioned responses (usually of anger) so that they look comical and/or foolish. Griefing is a subset of trolling which usually involves interfering with someone else's gameplay in a deliberately unfair (exploiting game mechanisms in a way that isn't expected or appropriate) or taunting way to make them mad.FTFY
Those aren't mutually exclusive. Both are correct.
No. "More generalized" would imply that it included the other definition, which it did not.
@anotherusername said in In other news today...:
@chozang trolling in
its more generalizeda different definition just means intentionally baiting people into making impassioned responses (usually of anger) so that they look comical and/or foolish. Griefing is a subset of trolling which usually involves interfering with someone else's gameplay in a deliberately unfair (exploiting game mechanisms in a way that isn't expected or appropriate) or taunting way to make them mad.
FTFY
@benjamin-hall said in In other news today...:
@pie_flavor said in In other news today...:
Trolling is basically getting amusement by making people angry. Griefing is doing so by denying them mechanical opportunities to have fun. Taunts, verbal abuse, these are both trolling that (to me) isn't griefing.But this is just
So this is a different definition than I had originally heard. I had thought that trolling required an element of deception, e.g. the troll was pretending to hold a view different than what they actually did. It came from the Usenet phrase, "trolling for newbies". So, for example, a regular on a technical group would ask a question far simpler than the regulars would ever ask. The regulars would know the person. But a newbie would take the question as a straight-forward question, and would come out of lurking to answer the simple question, much to the amusement of sadistic regulars. I suspect that the word trolling in that definition comes from the word "trawling".
So TopCoder was an artful troll; he would pretend to hold views different than he actually did, and the regulars would recognize the facetiousness. He was banned, I believe, because newcomers might not realize this. He did not appear to be trying to make people angry.
@hungrier said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@ben_lubar said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
The woman's left hand is placed weirdly and is also a different skin color for some reason
and is also a man's hand
I hope you're not one of those Frankenphobes.
@benjamin-hall said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
For all the and that happens here, this is actually the most welcoming forum I've ever participated in.
That's ... depressing. But I think you might have a point. They don't start the personal attacks here until you're a regular. Which is kind of the opposite of many help forums.
Judgmental
The only inherently hypocritical word in the English language.
@benjamin-hall said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@polygeekery said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@benjamin-hall said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
In my experience, those who allow themselves to be that drunk in public are (at least temporarily) morons so the statement is redundant.
I resemble that remark.
As long as you're not in public when you're drunk, I don't particularly care. Living in Eastern Europe left me quite hostile to being around drunk people.
@benjamin-hall said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Of course, I have a very very low opinion of public intoxication, so I might be biased there.
What's your opinion on private intoxication?
Judgmental Mormons, always being buzzkills.
I'd rather people didn't drink at all, but trying to break that habit by force (either by social opprobrium or governmental force) is a cure worse than the disease. Do what you will, just don't make me pay for the damage. Oh, and CLOSE YOUR ACCURSED TAGS
Sounds like another item for an alcoholism and addiction checklist. "Do you forget to close your accursed tags?"
@el_heffe said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
In 1967, Harold Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia went swimming at a remote beach and disappeared. His body was never found and it was assumed he drowned.
In his honor, they named a swimming pool after him.
I was struck mostly that this would even be possible. By way of comparison, I doubt that a modern American president would ever be out of sight of the Secret Service.