Random thought thread!

Creole_Ned · 2011-02-15T19:16:23.000Z

Marcus:

No to be a downer but if you registered them on the bioware site you would have them and not need the DVDs.

I actually checked the Bioware site because I remember registering back in the olden days but their new forums bear no relation to the old ones and it wanted to me to login with my EA login, which is quite distinct from what I had registered with originally.

I’d be more upset but it’s NWN. And I’ll find that manual somewhere, someday. Oh yes, I will. It tasks me.

Random thought: Hi Infidelity is still a great pop anthem/arena/whatever album. It’s ridiculous but it works ridiculously well!

Bahimiron · 2011-02-17T11:10:28.000Z

Just had an argument with a coworker. She noticed that my doctor’s card indicated his name ended with an MD. She said that she’d never go to an MD, because they only have a masters degree and aren’t really doctors. I said that MD stands for ‘medical doctorate’ (this is very wrong, but I didn’t feel like spouting Latin at her) and she said that that’s wrong, MD just means masters. When I asked if MD then meant ‘masters in doctorin’ she got mad, so I turned and walked away.

Jazar · 2011-02-17T11:15:49.000Z

Remember the days when you couldn’t resolve an argument like that in like 5 seconds with a smartphone?

Anaxagoras · 2011-02-17T11:21:22.000Z

Jazar:

Remember the days when you couldn’t resolve an argument like that in like 5 seconds with a smartphone?

Yeah, but Bahimiron’s resolution method is a lot more fun.

Mrenda · 2011-02-17T11:29:29.000Z

Bahimiron:

Just had an argument with a coworker. She noticed that my doctor’s card indicated his name ended with an MD. She said that she’d never go to an MD, because they only have a masters degree and aren’t really doctors. I said that MD stands for ‘medical doctorate’ (this is very wrong, but I didn’t feel like spouting Latin at her) and she said that that’s wrong, MD just means masters. When I asked if MD then meant ‘masters in doctorin’ she got mad, so I turned and walked away.

Your coworker is stupid. You did the correct thing in walking away. Although you could troll harder next time by telling her when she’s sick she should go get treated by Pierce Brosnan seeing as he has a doctorate, and if she doesn’t count Doctors of Laws she should go see Stephen Hawking seeing as no-one could discount his doctorate (although that isn’t strictly true.) Either way, confer her with the honourary title of cow-orker.

Edit: Actually, she may not be completely stupid if she’s from a non-Anglophone country, as they have different terms for medical professionals and some countries don’t use the doctor term. Although she’s still stupid for thinking non-PhD holders can’t treat people.

Mightynute · 2011-02-17T11:46:24.000Z

I had a random desire to try and learn the rules of cricket. Despite dating an Aussie for eight years, I never bothered to understand the game, mostly because part of the uniform apparently involves sweater vests and funny hats.

Apparently there is a position called silly mid-off, there is no fixed size or dimension of the field, and lounging in the pavilion is mandatory.

I have come to the following conclusions:

This game may not be the reason alcohol was invented, but may be the reason it was perfected.
Now I want to see if you can acquire copies of EA Sports Cricket in the US and get a QT3 league going.

Mrenda · 2011-02-17T11:52:21.000Z

Learning the rules of cricket and learning the tactics of cricket are vastly different prospects.

I know the basic rules of the game, but learning all the ins and outs of what makes what’s happening what is beyond me. And for it to go from a “sit in the Caribbean sun drinking for five days” sport to a “gaze raptly at the tv while sitting in your underwear for five days” sport would take a huge amount of understanding for me.

All in all, cricket is boring unless you have somewhat of a stake in it, and even then only the 20/20 game could be considered to have a reasonable amount of action.

JoshV · 2011-02-17T11:52:39.000Z

Bahimiron:

Just had an argument with a coworker. She noticed that my doctor’s card indicated his name ended with an MD. She said that she’d never go to an MD, because they only have a masters degree and aren’t really doctors. I said that MD stands for ‘medical doctorate’ (this is very wrong, but I didn’t feel like spouting Latin at her) and she said that that’s wrong, MD just means masters. When I asked if MD then meant ‘masters in doctorin’ she got mad, so I turned and walked away.

Is this the same co-worker that had trouble with evolutionary theory? Or are you really just surrounded by morons?

Bahimiron · 2011-02-17T11:53:50.000Z

B.345

Eilonwy · 2011-02-17T14:51:26.000Z

On the plus side, I do get hilarious emails from him every day with stories about them.

Sarkus · 2011-02-17T15:26:25.000Z

It sucks when you burn your tongue and everything has a muted taste as a result. Kind of defeats the purpose of buying anything you really like the taste of.

JoshV · 2011-02-17T16:59:42.000Z

One of the nice thing about working with idiots, is its much easier to appear to excel. They make you look like geniuses by comparison, so it can really help when it comes to review time. =) It can help makeup for the frustration of working with them =)

Omniscia · 2011-02-17T18:03:57.000Z

Stage 2 of my attempt to combine exercise with video gaming, without going the Wii Fit/EA Sports Active route, was a bit of a mixed bag. While one can comfortably play Guitar Hero on Expert on a treadmill at speeds up to 3.5 MPH without missing too many notes, playing Rock Band 3 on Expert Vocals while on a recumbent bike is quite a bit more taxing. It’s hard to sustain long notes.

I managed to gold-star Smoke on the Water, though.

roguefrog · 2011-02-17T18:05:41.000Z

Holy crap, the finance chargers alone are thousands of dollars HIGHER than the loan amount…

I no longer want to buy a house unless I can afford it cash.

Strato · 2011-02-18T02:30:38.000Z

Mightynute:

I had a random desire to try and learn the rules of cricket. Despite dating an Aussie for eight years, I never bothered to understand the game, mostly because part of the uniform apparently involves sweater vests and funny hats.

Apparently there is a position called silly mid-off, there is no fixed size or dimension of the field, and lounging in the pavilion is mandatory.

I have come to the following conclusions:

This game may not be the reason alcohol was invented, but may be the reason it was perfected.

Now I want to see if you can acquire copies of EA Sports Cricket in the US and get a QT3 league going.

I have to admit during the steam sales I was tempted to get this

Matt_Bowyer · 2011-02-18T06:29:06.000Z

Omniscia:

Stage 2 of my attempt to combine exercise with video gaming, without going the Wii Fit/EA Sports Active route, was a bit of a mixed bag. While one can comfortably play Guitar Hero on Expert on a treadmill at speeds up to 3.5 MPH without missing too many notes, playing Rock Band 3 on Expert Vocals while on a recumbent bike is quite a bit more taxing. It’s hard to sustain long notes.

I managed to gold-star Smoke on the Water, though.

I have been playing my PSP while on the exercise bike. It works fairly well, since I’m just doing turn-based games.

Meghan_Bowyer · 2011-02-18T09:06:57.000Z

Ok, this is the third time I’ve missed work or an appointment because I woke up with a migraine - and then slept off the migraine after only three more hours in bed. I always feel guilty when I call in sick to work, and waking up at 945 feeling pretty much all better just makes it worse. And I can’t just go in now because we only have the one car, so Matt has it. Stupid head.

Raife · 2011-02-18T09:15:25.000Z

I think the only solution is to cut the car in half. You’d have to do this lengthwise so you each get part of the engine.

Fugitive · 2011-02-18T09:19:27.000Z

Creole Ned:

I actually checked the Bioware site because I remember registering back in the olden days but their new forums bear no relation to the old ones and it wanted to me to login with my EA login, which is quite distinct from what I had registered with originally.

I’d be more upset but it’s NWN. And I’ll find that manual somewhere, someday. Oh yes, I will. It tasks me.

The old forums are still accessible here and I was able to still get at my keys under my account info, so hopefully that works for you.

Raife · 2011-02-18T10:55:10.000Z

Camera batteries are the devil.