Bill Phil Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 On 9/24/2018 at 9:25 PM, TheSaint said: Those are the trips you remember. That's certainly one way of putting it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Last night I dreamt I crash-landed a blockade runner precariously on the edge of a cliff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 19 hours ago, Bill Phil said: That's certainly one way of putting it... When I was just out of the Navy, I volunteered as a youth sponsor for the youth group at the church I went to when I was growing up. "Youth sponsor" = van driver, kid wrangler, chaperone, short-order cook, expedition porter, and general gopher. But I got to go on all of the fun youth trips, so there was that. One of the trips we went on every year was a week-long camping trip to Big Sur over spring break. This particular trip we had been blessed with good weather all week, but the day before we were to leave the clouds had started to roll in, and that night a mist was starting to fall. We were all looking at each other dreading the next day, because the only thing worse than camping in the rain is trying to pack up camp in the rain. But our ever optimistic youth pastor looked up at the falling mist with a studious glance and said, "No, I don't think it's going to rain tomorrow. I don't think it's actually raining right now, I think this is just the wind blowing condensation from the trees." We get up the next morning and it is a torrential rain, just pouring buckets on our heads as we're trying to pack up camp. We're soaking wet, all the camping gear is soaking wet, just rivers of mud flowing through the campsite. But every time we walked past our youth pastor, we're all, "Hey, look, it's condensation blowing off the trees!" Even now, 25 years later, practically every time I see him, I wind up giving him crap about that, or about some other disastrous youth trip we went on together. All the trips we went on where nothing went wrong? Can't remember a thing about 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadRunnerAerospace Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 2 hours ago, cubinator said: Last night I dreamt I crash-landed a blockade runner precariously on the edge of a cliff. Another happy landing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, RoadRunnerAerospace said: Another happy landing *We hit the ground, the ship slides to a halt* *I'm not near a window so I can't quite see where we are* "Well, at least we aren't hanging off the edge of a cliff like it would inevitably be if this were a movie." *the ship lurches forward and tilts 30 degrees over the edge of the cliff* "Well, crap." Did I mention it was shot down by the Separatists? Edited September 27, 2018 by cubinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzgy Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Made myself a cup of coffee this morning to try and not fall asleep in class/at a lecture. It did the job, but I was on some sort of caffeine rush for a couple hours, enough to make writing a bit hard. Think it was a bit on the strong side. Think I'll make another cup tomorrow, just maybe a bit weaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, qzgy said: Made myself a cup of coffee this morning to try and not fall asleep in class/at a lecture. It did the job, but I was on some sort of caffeine rush for a couple hours, enough to make writing a bit hard. Think it was a bit on the strong side. Think I'll make another cup tomorrow, just maybe a bit weaker. It’s not strong enough unless you can chew it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzgy Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: It’s not strong enough unless you can chew it. At that point, wouldn't you just be eating coffee beans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 47 minutes ago, qzgy said: At that point, wouldn't you just be eating coffee beans? Eh, I gave up on the inefficiencies of the gastrointestinal route long ago, now I just take my caffeine intravenously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 16 hours ago, TheSaint said: But our ever optimistic youth pastor looked up at the falling mist with a studious glance and said, "No, I don't think it's going to rain tomorrow. I don't think it's actually raining right now, I think this is just the wind blowing condensation from the trees." We get up the next morning and it is a torrential rain, just pouring buckets on our heads as we're trying to pack up camp. We're soaking wet, all the camping gear is soaking wet, just rivers of mud flowing through the campsite. But every time we walked past our youth pastor, we're all, "Hey, look, it's condensation blowing off the trees!" A true professional gave a master-class of team building. He's there not to predict the weather, but to raise morale and unite the team. So, what can unite better than a consensual object of hate and contempt? That's a real example of self-denial. After the rain the team members had forgotten their differences and disagreements and were (very much were) friends against that (disgusting person) who made them wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 1 minute ago, kerbiloid said: A true professional gave a master-class of team building. He's there not to predict the weather, but to raise morale and unite the team. So, what can unite better than a consensual object of hate and contempt? That's a real example of self-denial. After the rain the team members had forgotten their differences and disagreements and were (very much were) friends against that (disgusting person) who made them wet. LOL Actually, I love that man like a brother. Although he lives 500 miles away now, we get together and see each other every chance we get. We went to Death Valley together back in January, and we're probably going again next year as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderCoye Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I Googled my username and realized that even after my 5 year hiatus, most of my digital footprint is on the KSP Forums. Specifically the lounge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFerret Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Three things... Tim Berners-Lee, Inrupt, and SOLID. I am 100% for it. This is a long time coming, and long overdue. https://www.inrupt.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I have finally considered coming back to KSP and playing Realism Overhaul after a few months (insert cheering noises) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 On my way into work this morning, I was a very erratic driver swerve lanes, pop the curb, run over a road sign, and drive into oncoming traffic. I don't know if it was someone that was on something, running from something, just incapable of paying attention (car did have disabled plates), or some moron on their phone, but it was weird to see. No other cars were hit, the cars coming the other direction were far enough away to stop with plenty of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Geonovast said: On my way into work this morning, I was a very erratic driver I think you mean "saw." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Just now, Ultimate Steve said: I think you mean "saw." Yes... But I shall leave it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Geonovast said: On my way into work this morning, I was a very erratic driver swerve lanes, pop the curb, run over a road sign, and drive into oncoming traffic. I don't know if it was someone that was on something, running from something, just incapable of paying attention (car did have disabled plates), or some moron on their phone, but it was weird to see. No other cars were hit, the cars coming the other direction were far enough away to stop with plenty of time. Senior citizen, bet me a dollar. Our town here is full of seniors who keep driving long after they should have stopped. We had two of them a couple of months ago who couldn't manage to navigate their way through a two-way stop at the intersection by the clubhouse in our development, and one of them wound up driving off into the ditch. One of them got onto the community Internet forums and started a huge discussion about how "inadequate" the traffic control at the intersection was. Their final conclusion? The intersection needed a four-way stop? No. The intersection needed a traffic signal? No. They concluded that the intersection needed to be converted into a traffic circle. But, in the grand tradition of people who have nothing better to do with their lives, they petitioned the HOA and now the HOA board is pressing the city to convert the intersection into a 4-way stop, which is entirely unnecessary and would have done nothing to prevent the original accident. This week, I'm driving down the main drag in our development, a divided 35-mph throughfare, and I come upon an SUV stopped dead in the middle of an unsigned intersection. Luckily for me, this is the point at which I have to turn left, so I pull into the the left turn lane and stop to look and see if there is a problem, if someone is having a medical issue or something. No, it's an elderly couple sitting in their car, stopped smack dab in the middle of the intersection, talking and pointing, apparently trying to figure out which direction they were supposed to turn. I just shook my head and kept driving. The guy in the Super Duty pickup behind me was not as charitable. I pray that when that time comes I have the good sense to get out from behind the wheel, or, barring that, my kids have the good sense to take the keys away from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, TheSaint said: They concluded that the intersection needed to be converted into a traffic circle. While that is a non sequitur in that context I do think that traffic circles are better than intersections. They're not necessarily wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Delay said: While that is a non sequitur in that context I do think that traffic circles are better than intersections. They're not necessarily wrong. I don't disagree that, in the proper context, traffic circles work better. (Although if you saw the way that traffic circles kick some folks asses around here, you would wonder.) However, this is a low-volume intersection in a residential neighborhood. Trust me, if you knew the area you would see how utterly ridiculous of a suggestion it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 My entomology professor addressed the moth memes today. L A M P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Baron Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) Just learned about spoonerism. 3 hours ago, cubinator said: L A M P Linux Apache MySQL PHP ? *doubtfullook* :-) Edited October 2, 2018 by Green Baron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 5 hours ago, Geonovast said: Yes... But I shall leave it. Talk about your awkward typos... Also, like I say to everyone with an “interesting” driving story, dashcams, yo! Dashcams! 4 hours ago, TheSaint said: pray that when that time comes I have the good sense to get out from behind the wheel, or, barring that, my kids have the good sense to take the keys away from me. Give it about 10-15 years, and the car will take away the keys for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Give it about 10-15 years, and the car will take away the keys for you. Not if I have anything to say about it. Besides, I doubt that any self-driving car is going to get me to the places I drive on the weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorabh Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I...I watched an entire season 3 of Rick and Morty in a single sitting without watching seasons 1 or 2...3.5 hours of that stuff... Oh my goodness, do children watch that stuff? And holy smokes evil morty is evil... and Rick doesn't have any conscience..and suddenly i dont wanna play KSP anymore.. I need a break, I need time, time to adjust..I need some space, I will make some space-time stuff, a portal gun...I wanna go to alternate dimensions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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