Delightful Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 6 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: Oh great. Reminds me of an old short story that won (IIRC) a contest in Writer's Digest back when dial-up was still common. Hide contents It follows a guy who's setting up a sort of online "legacy imprint," allowing his deceased uncle to have an online presence after his death. Trouble is, his uncle wasn't a heavy internet user, so all the narrator can find is a few corny jokes and a couple of emails. Well, the narrator does what he can to get the imprint set up with the service he's using, then books some plane tickets to the funeral and tries to log off to call a cab. But he can't. He emails the imprint service representative he was working with, and learns that he (the narrator) was actually an imprint all along. He died some time ago and, having been a heavy internet user, gave them what they call "an excellent fingerprint." The narrator gives up on the cab and his uncle's imprint contacts him via IM with a corny joke. And there, with all of the unanswered questions and bizarre implications left unexplored, the story ends. Wow. That's intense.
Sunbird she/her Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 The sarcasm is strong with @bleeder. 1
Darkness Ascendant he/him Posted October 18, 2016 Posted October 18, 2016 10 hours ago, Sunbird said: The sarcasm is strong with @bleeder. Nah really? 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 18, 2016 Posted October 18, 2016 With all the negativity around the election, Canada decided to send the US some warm fuzzies. 2
marsoupial they/them Posted October 18, 2016 Posted October 18, 2016 25 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: With all the negativity around the election, Canada decided to send the US some warm fuzzies. Awe!
Silverblade5 he/him Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 I just learned that there's a teacher who knows about my friend's problem that she talks to sometimes. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 I'm getting a raise! It's a small one, but it'll be a little extra money each paycheck and best of all, it takes effect soon! 6
Silverblade5 he/him Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 27 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: I'm getting a raise! It's a small one, but it'll be a little extra money each paycheck and best of all, it takes effect soon! Yay!
Pinnacle-Ferring he/him Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 I spent the day at an awesome sci-fi/fantasy con with @Delightful. It was a long, yet satisfying day. Also, we went to a lecture about Sanderson's three laws of magic and it was nice seeing all of the local sanderfans collectively geeking out over his books. 3
Delightful Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 13 hours ago, Pinnacle-Ferring said: I spent the day at an awesome sci-fi/fantasy con with @Delightful. It was a long, yet satisfying day. Also, we went to a lecture about Sanderson's three laws of magic and it was nice seeing all of the local sanderfans collectively geeking out over his books. It was *awesome*. In a discussion on Cosmere someone asked about Steelheart and the lecturer person goes (in Hebrew) "RECKONERS ISNT COSMERE" i spent the day walking around dressed as Vin in a mistcloack with a handful of basically worthless coins to throw at people. I.....didn't actually throw any, but it was still awesome. 4
Mestiv he/him Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 3 hours ago, Delightful said: i spent the day walking around dressed as Vin in a mistcloack with a handful of basically worthless coins to throw at people. I.....didn't actually throw any, but it was still awesome. Do you perhaps have some photos to share?
Briar King Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 Idk the forecast for NOLA but LC has lows in the 40's next 2 days and 50's 2 days later! Woot! Should help with flea problem!
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 5 minutes ago, Briar King said: Idk the forecast for NOLA but LC has lows in the 40's next 2 days and 50's 2 days later! Woot! Should help with flea problem! It's been in the 60s and 70s these past few weeks, with a few forays into the 80s. It's been awesome. Plus I got Bruce on new flea medication, which should help, too.
Mestiv he/him Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 2 hours ago, Briar King said: Idk the forecast for NOLA but LC has lows in the 40's next 2 days and 50's 2 days later! Woot! Should help with flea problem! 2 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: It's been in the 60s and 70s these past few weeks, with a few forays into the 80s. It's been awesome. Plus I got Bruce on new flea medication, which should help, too. To someone who uses Celsius, you sound like time travelers 2
marsoupial they/them Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 2 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: It's been in the 60s and 70s these past few weeks, with a few forays into the 80s. It's been awesome. Plus I got Bruce on new flea medication, which should help, too. Wait, don't you live in N'awlins? I thought it would be hotter there. It's been in the eighties/low-seventies all week here in Orlando. And, yes, @Mestiv, all Americans are time travelers. Hence my constant practice at perfecting other accents.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 Just now, Mestiv said: To someone who uses Celsius, you sound like time travelers To us Fahrenheit users, seeing temperatures in Celsius makes them all seem alarmingly low. 75 degree Fahrenheit is about 24 degrees Celsius, while 24 degrees Fahrenheit is about -4 degrees Celsius. Then again, our temperatures probably look shockingly high to you Celsius users. 1 minute ago, bleeder said: Wait, don't you live in N'awlins? I thought it would be hotter there. It's been in the eighties/low-seventies all week here in Orlando. And, yes, @Mestiv, all Americans are time travelers. Hence my constant practice at perfecting other accents. It's usually fairly hot here, but we've had a few cold snaps. It didn't get super cold, us being insulated by the Gulf and all, but it's still much lower than it's been. I had to wear a coat this morning and it was fantastic.
Briar King Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 4 minutes ago, Mestiv said: To someone who uses Celsius, you sound like time travelers This reminds me how good I use to be equating both. Been a long time since high school tests though and it's long gone outta my dome.
marsoupial they/them Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 6 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: To us Fahrenheit users, seeing temperatures in Celsius makes them all seem alarmingly low. 75 degree Fahrenheit is about 24 degrees Celsius, while 24 degrees Fahrenheit is about -4 degrees Celsius. Then again, our temperatures probably look shockingly high to you Celsius users. It's usually fairly hot here, but we've had a few cold snaps. It didn't get super cold, us being insulated by the Gulf and all, but it's still much lower than it's been. I had to wear a coat this morning and it was fantastic. I love dressing heavily, in coats and such. Also so I can have an excuse to wear vests, et c. 2
Sunbird she/her Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 Just this morning I took a test that included a question that was basically just "Here, convert this weight measurement from pounds to kg and this temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius." That question was a piece of cake for me, since I've long since memorized the conversion formulas and had a pencil and paper to work out the math. 1
Darkness Ascendant he/him Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 On 21/10/2016 at 5:11 PM, Delightful said: i spent the day walking around dressed as Vin in a mistcloack with a handful of basically worthless coins to throw at people. I.....didn't actually throw any, but it was still awesome. What Mestiv said
Delightful Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 On 21/10/2016 at 0:33 PM, Mestiv said: Do you perhaps have some photos to share? I didn't take any. I'm so sorry. I have failed you all. 13 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: Then again, our temperatures probably look shockingly high to you Celsius users. The first time I heard the phrase "it was a 90 degree summer".........
Briar King Posted October 23, 2016 Posted October 23, 2016 I was mowing the yard about an hr ago and shivering on the mower. It was wonderful! 1
marsoupial they/them Posted October 23, 2016 Posted October 23, 2016 In 24 hours, I'll finally have found out Spoiler who Negan mercilessly bludgeoned to death with his barbed-wire baseball bat, Lucille on The Walking Dead!
Mestiv he/him Posted October 23, 2016 Posted October 23, 2016 2 hours ago, bleeder said: In 24 hours, I'll finally have found out Hide contents who Negan mercilessly bludgeoned to death with his barbed-wire baseball bat, Lucille on The Walking Dead! If the show will follow the comic I can tell you right now
Sunbird she/her Posted October 23, 2016 Posted October 23, 2016 10 minutes ago, Mestiv said: If the show will follow the comic I can tell you right now No guarantees about that, if past TV/film adaptations of books/comics are anything to judge by.
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