Random Rants 91 - Semiprimal Rage

[The_J]

It's not a bug, it's a feature .

(TBH no clue what issues there could be, since you just need a bootable USB stick)

 

[Takhisis]

CNN headline today: October night skies bring full moon and meteor shower

How on earth is "there will be a full moon this month" a news headline?

I think the headline-worthy bit is the one about the meteor shower?

 

[Birdjaguar]

If you're not into gaming (yes, it can, but only a smaller, but growing part), and you're not reliant on MS Office, then going for a common Linux distribution is really not complicated.
Most people anyways use their computer for a) browsing the internet -> works perfectly b) potentially storing and looking pictures -> works perfectly and c) office related functions -> LibreOffice works pretty well, unless you need to interface with someone who has very specific MS office needs.
So for anyone who does only this, and doesn't want to spend money on Windows, then Kubuntu (or Ubuntu, I just prefer this interface) is in the meantime a solid alternative, I'd say.

I'm also a computer scientist, and much of my software only runs on Linux. I'd not get Windows on my computer anymore, if I have the choice.


Next rant:
The washing machine shortened my electricity. Had to call the landlord because I couldn't find the fuses, and he didn't know exactly either, so had to wait. Turns also out that the washing machine was moving so badly, it hammered a pretty decent hole into one of the underlying tiles o_O.

I think movement is often caused by unbalanced loads during spin cycles. When in its cycle does it walk or jump around?

 

[The_J]

The base issue is that one of the 4 feet is missing (landlord thinks he has a solution). So yes, it moved around a bit, but not that much. I didn't expect it to work as a drill on my floor though o_O.

 

[The_J]

A friend of mine will go to a Snoop Dogg concert in September this next year, heard about that on Tuesday. Tried to buy today a standing ticket, it's sold out . Some seats are still available, but then I'd be alone .

 

[Birdjaguar]

A friend of mine will go to a Snoop Dogg concert in September this year, heard about that on Tuesday. Tried to buy today a standing ticket, it's sold out . Some seats are still available, but then I'd be alone .

Ah...September of this year is 3 weeks past. If you can really time travel back to September, I'd go with you.

 

[The_J]

Sorry, *next year.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Sorry, *next year.

I take it you don't know anyone else who would want to go?

I don't actually get why not having a date or friend along would mean you'd give up a chance at a seat. I realize concerts are usually more fun with a friend, but it's still possible to enjoy them alone.*

Or you could take a pet rock along. Just slip it into a pocket where it can hear, and have fun.

*This is a necessary outlook when you don't actually have many friends with the same taste in music, which is why most of the times that I've gone to Irish Rovers concerts or Shakespeare plays it's been by myself.

 

[The_J]

I take it you don't know anyone else who would want to go?

I asked a few people, but it seems I know more people who like Metal than Rap .

I don't actually get why not having a date or friend along would mean you'd give up a chance at a seat. I realize concerts are usually more fun with a friend, but it's still possible to enjoy them alone.*

That depends on the effort, at the end. I've gone alone to concerts, when they were in my city, where I had to cycle for 10 minutes to get to the music hall.
For Snoop Dogg... I don't know exactly where I'll be living then, would probably have to take a train, it'll be in the big arena, there'll be long queues and security checks, etc. That strikes me as too much for going alone .
Well, maybe I'll decide differently later, if I can get a spare ticket somewhere, but right now rather not.

 

[Varde]

My current time on civfanatics forums hasn't been the best, I expected more - the site is capable of more.

I felt overshadowed by a group of people's opinions, I felt rather unequal.

I'd stick around but I find the threat of being mauled in petty uprising against my intellect disturbing.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

My current time on civfanatics forums hasn't been the best, I expected more - the site is capable of more.

I felt overshadowed by a group of people's opinions, I felt rather unequal.

I'd stick around but I find the threat of being mauled in petty uprising against my intellect disturbing.

Conversations can be wonderful here, or there can be times when you really want to scream at somebody for starting the dozenth thread about pizza toppings, or revive an old argument that should have been settled a decade ago.

Some people drift in and out, sometimes for offline reasons, or because something or someone annoys them.

As with any forum community, there's an unwritten set of customs, and a history among certain posters that can entertain or annoy, depending on your point of view and tolerance for certain posting styles.

You haven't been here very long, certainly not long enough to witness one of those epic pizza topping argumentsdiscussions. It's practically a rite of passage.

Or maybe you haven't found your niche yet. Some of us here in OT came here for very different reasons in the beginning. I started out in Civ II: ToT and still drop by that area of the board every so often. There's always somebody who hasn't figured out some of the weird strategies that work in that game.

 

[Varde]

Conversations can be wonderful here, or there can be times when you really want to scream at somebody for starting the dozenth thread about pizza toppings, or revive an old argument that should have been settled a decade ago.

Some people drift in and out, sometimes for offline reasons, or because something or someone annoys them.

As with any forum community, there's an unwritten set of customs, and a history among certain posters that can entertain or annoy, depending on your point of view and tolerance for certain posting styles.

You haven't been here very long, certainly not long enough to witness one of those epic pizza topping argumentsdiscussions. It's practically a rite of passage.

Or maybe you haven't found your niche yet. Some of us here in OT came here for very different reasons in the beginning. I started out in Civ II: ToT and still drop by that area of the board every so often. There's always somebody who hasn't figured out some of the weird strategies that work in that game.

I like your style, I mean it. Are you a female? Not meant rudely- I don't care if you're male.

I'm a male, and when people get aggressive with me I tend to get aggressive back.

I feel it's biased toward a particular group so if I was to respond aggressively to what I consider aggression or perversity(molestering(annoying, disturbing) me), I'd be punished with a ban. Further aggravation.

I find that repulsive.

Wishing you the best of luck, and those who find sanctuary here. My mind can't handle it.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I like your style, I mean it. Are you a female? Not meant rudely- I don't care if you're male.

Female. I'm actually the most consistently-present of the female OT regulars who have been around over the years, and have weathered numerous instances of some people deciding that because I'm a woman, my opinions don't matter, or I'm automatically wrong. There were a few instances of "You can't be a girl. Girls don't play Civ." (Oh, yes, we do; the person who taught me to play Civ II was a woman 20 years older than me, and she learned from her daughter). I remember a thread in which there was a conversation about modest swimwear for Muslim women. I offered my opinion (I was the only woman in the conversation) and was promptly told to "mind your own business."

A few people have accused me of hating men. My response: If I hated guys, would I have spent the last 16 years hanging out on a forum where the majority of the members are guys?

So it's taken some time to settle in, and there are always ups and downs. But at least it hasn't been boring.

I'm a male, and when people get aggressive with me I tend to get aggressive back.

I feel it's biased toward a particular group so if I was to respond aggressively to what I consider aggression or perversity(molestering(annoying, disturbing) me), I'd be punished with a ban. Further aggravation.

Different forums have different customs - different cultures, if you will. Things that are okay here may not be okay somewhere else, and vice versa. It takes time to learn the written and unwritten rules. If there's something you're not sure about, it's always okay to ask someone about it.

There actually is a set of formal rules for this forum, in Site Feedback. The active staff list probably needs updating (some people quit, others are added). I'm not a current staff member, so you'd get better information from someone who is (ie. Birdjaguar, who posts often in this section of the forum).

I find that repulsive.

Of course I don't know what issues you've run into here, and it's best to keep that in PM anyway, because of PDMA rules. But FWIW, I prefer having a defined set of rules, rather than being at the mercy of the staff's whim (been there, done that, quit the forum because I really don't enjoy being verbally abused for no reason other than the admin got up on the wrong side of the bed that morning and decided to take it out on somebody).

Wishing you the best of luck, and those who find sanctuary here. My mind can't handle it.

If you leave now, you'll miss the epic post I'm composing for the thread about wearing pants/skirts. I spent 12 years in the Society for Creative Anachronism, which means my view of men wearing pants, skirts, kilts, etc., is a bit different from most people's views here.

 

[Sofista]

You haven't been here very long, certainly not long enough to witness one of those epic pizza topping argumentsdiscussions. It's practically a rite of passage.

I feel it's biased toward a particular group so if I was to respond aggressively to what I consider aggression or perversity(molestering(annoying, disturbing) me), I'd be punished with a ban. Further aggravation.

I find that repulsive.

Mods are cool, the conversation is sometimes passionate but frank. Don't give up for fear of being moderated! Some 15 years ago I got a temporary ban myself, but I'm still here to tell everyone the infinite horror of pineapple on pizza!

 

[Varde]

I'll stick around.

The inspiring documentary on pizza toppings debate seems to be within my jest.

 

[H4run]

I like your style, I mean it. Are you a female? Not meant rudely- I don't care if you're male.

I'm a male, and when people get aggressive with me I tend to get aggressive back.

I feel it's biased toward a particular group so if I was to respond aggressively to what I consider aggression or perversity(molestering(annoying, disturbing) me), I'd be punished with a ban. Further aggravation.

I find that repulsive.

Wishing you the best of luck, and those who find sanctuary here. My mind can't handle it.

Many cool peoples here. I think you need to acts in a way you hope peoples react to you. Well, if you are being serious and showing serious and clear intended argument I'm sure many peoples here will react according to that. But if you seems to ambiguously poking around and playing some words salad and intellectual acrobat, peoples would try to pull your legs also. I've been here for more than a decade, I've been to some forum also, I must say this is one of the best, not perfect but peoples would not maul you for some petty to no reason, unlike many forum I've been in just to wreck peoples up and troll around.

 

[Zkribbler]

... pineapple on pizza!

Delicious

 

[Sofista]

Delicious

It's not a dessert!

(see @Varde, verbal jousting is a regular thing here, but it does not usually go overboard).

 

[Birdjaguar]

@Varde As a moderator of the Off topic forum I can say that getting banned is pretty difficult if you stay away from posting porn, being cruel to others, or being a jerk on an ongoing basis. The challenge most new posters find is that there is often push back and demands for clarity on controversial topics. One needs to be able to explain oneself and engage in conversations. This place has lots of very smart and knowledgeable people who hang out here. Whatever your topics of choice are, it is likely that one or more people have been down that road too. Don't give up to quickly.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

It's not a dessert!

(see @Varde, verbal jousting is a regular thing here, but it does not usually go overboard).

It can be. I used to make homemade pizza and used fruit cocktail as a topping one time (well-drained, so the crust wouldn't get soggy). It worked fine as an experiment, though it was certainly not my personal favorite. The reason I tried it was because I was having some company over, and one of the people required a cheeseless pizza and had a few other food issues besides. So I tried fruit, and she was happy with it.