2D8HP's extended mea culpa and Random Banter #218

[Insane Jeenyus]

If you're arguing about needing a caterer at the doctor, I think you might want to change doctors. Because I think they're an event planner.

er, I meant : catheter

I'm all clear - no need for surgery. The surgeon I had an appointment with said that my scarring is likely suffocating the cyst-or-whatever-it-was by scrunching it up. If not, then that's the case. If this ever renews, the thing will be removed. But as for now, it'd just leave an even uglier scar.

Hooray! no surgery!

ION: the humidity is so high, I rented SCUBA gear to get to the laundry room, about 150 yards away.

[Algeh]

Now that I review things, I sure hope I don't have to take the placement test. I do not understand why quadratic equations are considered a college requirement.

I have a variety of theories on this, some of which involve them being useful and most of which involve them being really easy to write and score a test about.

[Knaight]

I have a variety of theories on this, some of which involve them being useful and most of which involve them being really easy to write and score a test about.

They're also a decent proxy for being able to handle algebra beyond the most basic at all, allowing for at least a decent gauge of symbolic reasoning without dealing with the extra time taken for higher order polynomials.

Basically, it's not about being able to do quadratics. It's about being able to do understand math past basic arithmetic.

[WarKitty]

They're also a decent proxy for being able to handle algebra beyond the most basic at all, allowing for at least a decent gauge of symbolic reasoning without dealing with the extra time taken for higher order polynomials.

Basically, it's not about being able to do quadratics. It's about being able to do understand math past basic arithmetic.

True. And I'm sure if I need to take the test, I could get back to where I could do it pretty quickly. But the formulas specific to dealing with quadratic equations and polynomials aren't something that's stuck in my mind, because I don't use that kind of math.

[FinnLassie]

The forecast says that it's 16°C and feels like 18°C. Oh boy is it wrong. I'm absolutely roasting.

Also, my grandparents have better internet than I do now. The condo got a good deal from a service provider, so now everyone has a modem. And it's 100/10 and the ping is 10ms. I have 50/10 with a ping varying from 30 to 50ms.

[Teddy]

The forecast says that it's 16°C and feels like 18°C. Oh boy is it wrong. I'm absolutely roasting.

Our forecast says it's currently 27°C, but in my family's backyard it's actually 25°C. This is relatively cool compared to earlier today out in the open, when it was 31°C.

We actually had a thick, dark cloud passing over us, but it merely taunted us with its heavy load. Lawns on sheltered, sunny spots have already died, and it won't be long before the rest follow suit if we don't get any rain soon...

[DraPrime]

You are a demon in human clothing.

I have a fiendish sense of humor.

[HalfTangible]

The forecast says that it's 16°C and feels like 18°C. Oh boy is it wrong. I'm absolutely roasting.

Also, my grandparents have better internet than I do now. The condo got a good deal from a service provider, so now everyone has a modem. And it's 100/10 and the ping is 10ms. I have 50/10 with a ping varying from 30 to 50ms.

It's 32C here.

Get on my level, scrub

[Anonymouswizard]

It's 32C here.

I accidentally read that the completely wrong way. Anybody got advice on navigating your head out of the gutter?

[HalfTangible]

I accidentally read that the completely wrong way. Anybody got advice on navigating your head out of the gutter?

Gutter? What did you think I meant by-

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Dear lord almighty that is not at all what i meant!!!!

[WarKitty]

I accidentally read that the completely wrong way. Anybody got advice on navigating your head out of the gutter?

Yeah, C isn't that impressive anyway.

[Insane Jeenyus]

Gutter? What did you think I meant by-

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I was mildly curious about that myself, but there is no way I am going to be tricked into getting into the gutter too.

[Peelee]

I accidentally read that the completely wrong way. Anybody got advice on navigating your head out of the gutter?

Heatstroke helps.

[FinnLassie]

But... temperature isn't a competition...

When the forecast was saying it feels like 18°C, it was total BS because it felt like 25°C. The sun was blasting like hell on earth. It's also extremely dry as there's not been any rain in this area for well over two weeks. It's alarming.

Here, up north, anything above 20°C is hell, really, for a lot of people. Most of the year is spent in cold weather. I personally go on "nope" mode at 20°C. Anything beyond that is torture. It doesn't help that I live inland in an area that every year breaks the heat records for the year... It was close to 30°C or over it for a full week, with no rain. That was just unbearable.

[Anonymouswizard]

Yeah, C isn't that impressive anyway.

Smaller than most of my social circle, if we're being honest. Although I've not meet somebody who's a Fahrenheit yet.

Spoiler: Discussion of nudity taboos

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I recently had a discussion with a friend about nudity and the related taboos, and it seems that Britain's young adults are split between a more American we and a more European 'fine if friends see it'. Both of us being in the latter category.

I really don't see what's so wrong about it, whatever you have it's similar to something owned by roughly half the world. I mean, I get the problem with nudity around strangers, not only is there the fact I don't feel comfortable around strangers anyway but clothes are part of who we present ourselves. But around people I know and trust I it's just another bit of the body, not anything special.

[Insane Jeenyus]

But... temperature isn't a competition...

When the forecast was saying it feels like 18°C, it was total BS because it felt like 25°C. The sun was blasting like hell on earth. It's also extremely dry as there's not been any rain in this area for well over two weeks. It's alarming.

Here, up north, anything above 20°C is hell, really, for a lot of people. Most of the year is spent in cold weather. I personally go on "nope" mode at 20°C. Anything beyond that is torture. It doesn't help that I live inland in an area that every year breaks the heat records for the year... It was close to 30°C or over it for a full week, with no rain. That was just unbearable.

20c = 68f .. .. .. .. .. that is nice goof off weather in warmer climes, but the lack of rain thing is disconcerting.

[enderlord99]

If you don't want to be awake, but you also don't want to be asleep, and you also don't want to be dead... try donating a kidney!

[absolmorph]

I accidentally read that the completely wrong way. Anybody got advice on navigating your head out of the gutter?

Why would you want to get your head out of the gutter? It's water-cooled. Perfect for the summer heat.

[Bartmanhomer]

Happy Pride Month to all the LGBT members in this forum!

[Sgt. Cookie]

So, I'm watching The Sniffer on Netflix and I keep thinking that the main guy, Kirill Käro, looks like the missing link between Arthur Darvill and Hugh Laurie.

[AuthorGirl]

Happy Pride Month to all the LGBT members in this forum!

Thanks! It's nice to not be in denial anymore

[2D8HP]

Thanks! It's nice to not be in denial anymore

You visited Egypt?

Bah-dum-tss!

[AuthorGirl]

You visited Egypt?

Bah-dum-tss!

Why did that make me laugh out loud? That was terrible.

[enderlord99]

I assumed when my computer offered to "update and shut down" that it would do so in that order. I told it to do that before bed. Now, ~12 hours later, I turned it on and it started updating. I am posting this using a broken noodle as a stylus for my 3ds.

[Anonymouswizard]

I assumed when my computer offered to "update and shut down" that it would do so in that order. I told it to do that before bed. Now, ~12 hours later, I turned it on and it started updating. I am posting this using a broken noodle as a stylus for my 3ds.

Doesn't it download the updates, shut down, and then install them when you restart?

[Peelee]

Doesn't it download the updates, shut down, and then install them when you restart?

And restart several times.

[enderlord99]

Doesn't it download the updates, shut down, and then install them when you restart?

I guess? I'd assumed it would install them right away, which is why I clicked "update and shut down" rather than "update and restart" on the assumption that either one would complete the process while I slept.

Also: it re-enabled the touchscreen. I hate capacitive touchscreens. (Resistive ones, like the 3ds has, are perfectly fine.)

[Teddy]

Doesn't it download the updates, shut down, and then install them when you restart?

I guess? I'd assumed it would install them right away, which is why I clicked "update and shut down" rather than "update and restart" on the assumption that either one would complete the process while I slept.

Also: it re-enabled the touchscreen. I hate capacitive touchscreens. (Resistive ones, like the 3ds has, are perfectly fine.)

Actually, the reason the computer has to shut down to apply the updates is because they include updates to files vital to keep the system running, so the only way to safely replace them is by doing it as the very last step of the shutdown proceedure. The updater will attempt to update as much as possible without shutting down, so most smaller system updates actually go by unnoticed.

[factotum]

I guess? I'd assumed it would install them right away, which is why I clicked "update and shut down" rather than "update and restart" on the assumption that either one would complete the process while I slept.

"Update and restart" *would* have done it all while you slept, although it would have meant the computer would still be switched on all night. I've left a computer on overnight to download stuff before, though, so I don't think it's a major issue.

[enderlord99]

Rawhide, is it true that you <3< spambots?