Random thought thread!

krayzkrok · 2011-02-24T23:10:29.000Z

Trying to get our ADSL connection fixed after the cyclone is proving nigh impossible. Telstra, the telco monopoly that owns the wiring between the exchange and our house, doesn’t want to fix it because we’re not using their in-house BigPond broadband service. Instead we, along with anyone else with more than half a brain, is using a competing ISP that doesn’t suck. For some reason that makes them highly unwilling to fix our ADSL connection, even though it’s clearly an issue with the wiring (it’s extremely noisy and crackly, which means the connection is slow, prone to errors, and keeps dropping every few mins).

Naturally this is all happening when we have a work deadline and need to send documents to and fro by email.

Athryn · 2011-02-24T23:12:34.000Z

I wish games didn’t stress me out so much.

Major_Icehole · 2011-02-25T03:29:46.000Z

Working from home + working with multiple countries around the globe = always fucking working.

At what point do you ask for more money if your contract isn’t even close to being finished?

The_Bitter_Cynic · 2011-02-25T09:16:29.000Z

You don’t. They’ve got you. Muhahaha!

Enidigm · 2011-02-25T09:34:29.000Z

I STILL haven’t gotten a haircut.

John_Many_Jars · 2011-02-25T12:21:43.000Z

Will you please stop undressing me with your eyes, ladies? If you really looked, you’d see that there’s a whole person standing here.

Sarkus · 2011-02-25T12:30:48.000Z

John Many Jars:

Will you please stop undressing me with your eyes, ladies? If you really looked, you’d see that there’s a whole person standing here.

So you are the Isabela of QT3? Right . . .

Calelari · 2011-02-25T14:43:14.000Z

Athryn:

I wish games didn’t stress me out so much.

RIFT has been pretty laid-back so far. At least once you turn off the public chat channels.

Enidigm · 2011-02-25T14:49:25.000Z

Athryn:

I wish games didn’t stress me out so much.

:/ So sorry. Games are supposed to be engaging enough for you to alleviate for a moment the stresses of real life, not stress you out themselves.

Turn of the WoW (or whatever) and play something simpler for awhile.

Raife · 2011-02-25T17:36:07.000Z

I just found a “Law Abiding Citizen” DVD jammed into the space above my drive. I guess I must have missed.

Delta · 2011-02-27T05:25:35.000Z

Huh, I thought of a good 3x3. 3x3 Best Instances of the Movie Title Spoken by Actors.

‘They say he’s got… True Grit’.

‘I said the title. Didja hear me say the title? I even waited one second before saying it.’

Omniscia · 2011-02-27T08:06:03.000Z

Not a movie, but:

“Yeah, that’s a cultural problem is what it is. You know, your average American male is in a perpetual state of adolescence, you know, arrested development.” “Hey, that’s the name of the show!”

Houngan · 2011-02-27T11:57:55.000Z

How is a prairie home companion like a rollercoaster?

The closer you are to death the more you find it entertaining.

kerzain · 2011-02-28T09:11:49.000Z

Obviously, whoever designed this winery plays a lot of Minecraft.

The_Bitter_Cynic · 2011-02-28T21:07:57.000Z

So, been reading stuff about zombies and the dreaded zombie invasion.

Wondering what would be a nice “Shoot 'em from the roof” gun.

I’m thinking a .30-30 Winchester

Raife · 2011-02-28T21:13:00.000Z

.50 cal.

Strato · 2011-03-01T03:32:19.000Z

What would MacGyver do in a zombie apocalypse. He didn’t believe in using guns after all. Molotovs?

Omniscia · 2011-03-01T07:10:11.000Z

Pine cone land mines.

Bahimiron · 2011-03-01T07:35:51.000Z

Goddammit Bank of America, fix your shit.

Sarkus · 2011-03-01T12:01:33.000Z

They just ran an amber alert over the radio here. Not only did they pronounce the town name wrong several times, it was hard to understand the obviously computer generated voice. On top of that, some of it was nonsensical, such as at the end when they mentioned the phone number to call and then said “or September 1, 2001.”