Random Stuff IX: Rogue Admins

[Oversleep]

11 hours ago, Mestiv said:

It is possible to see TOP 25: here

Unfortunately, if I try to make this list longer it goes back to TOP 5. You'd have to add some HTTP GET parameters for paging I guess to see next pages.

Hackers in the service of humanity.

@TwiLyghtSansSparkles, don't give up on things. I'm with @Kaymyth here.

[Edgedancer he/him]

30 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

I had a desk. It was a nice little desk in the corner of the room. 

Then a new coworker moved into the desk next to mine. As of yesterday, he's begun sitting in my chair, despite his desk having both plenty of room and a wall jack (which I assume is the reason why he's been taking my chair). This makes it awkward to get to my stuff, as I put it in the drawer by my chair. 

So I moved. I'll miss the computer at my old desk, but I didn't use it much anyway. 

Yeah, I'm going to jump on that bandwagon. At least politely asking can't hurt.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

27 minutes ago, Kaymyth said:

Better solution: politely point out that he is stealing your chair and you would like it back, please.

 

13 minutes ago, Oversleep said:

Hackers in the service of humanity.

@TwiLyghtSansSparkles, don't give up on things. I'm with @Kaymyth here.

 

11 minutes ago, Edgedancer said:

Yeah, I'm going to jump on that bandwagon. At least politely asking can't hurt.

I don't really mind, and to be honest, I was thinking of moving when he first moved in next to me.  

[STINK he/him]

Somehow got to #2 on Weekly Rep O.o

[+Slowswift]

7 hours ago, Delightful said:

This is amazing. @kaymyth you should definitely see this. 

Is his tie chain mail, too?  

[Sunbird she/her]

@Quiver *jaw drops* That video is AMAZING.

[Mistrunner]

Band camp has started, causing me to realize again that I have little to no arm strength. We've got good music, though, so I've got good songs running through my head for the rest of eternity.  That will comfort me as my arms slowly die.

[Sunbird she/her]

@Mistrunner You might have answered this question already but... Do you play a particularly heavy instrument or is it just the fatigue of having your arms up all the time that's taking its toll? When I was in high school marching band the mellophones and trombones were always having a hard time with that.

[Mistrunner]

21 minutes ago, Sunbird said:

@Mistrunner You might have answered this question already but... Do you play a particularly heavy instrument or is it just the fatigue of having your arms up all the time that's taking its toll? When I was in high school marching band the mellophones and trombones were always having a hard time with that.

I currently play the baritone horn, so yes, it's quite heavy.  I hope I can get my arm strength up. I better be buff at the end of marching season.

[Kaymyth she/her]

1 hour ago, Mistrunner said:

I currently play the baritone horn, so yes, it's quite heavy.  I hope I can get my arm strength up. I better be buff at the end of marching season.

Eesh.  Back in my day, most of the baritone/euphonium players grabbed something else for marching, like a mellophone.

[Mistrunner]

24 minutes ago, Kaymyth said:

Eesh.  Back in my day, most of the baritone/euphonium players grabbed something else for marching, like a mellophone.

That might be a factor in why there's a grand total of 3 of us.

Edited July 29, 2016 by Mistrunner

[Sunbird she/her]

Heh. At least the sousaphones get to wear their instruments instead of having to carry them around with just their arms. XD

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Politics:

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"Remind me again what Donald Trump's appeal is with voters?"

Maybe he appeals to the oft-neglected angry Oompa Loompa voting bloc? Otherwise, I have no clue  

 

[Quiver he/him]

Well. I bought a copy of the Killing Joke.

I'm not a fan of the comic, and I've heard... things about the film. Figure it's worth giving it a try, but still.

There is a decent chance I might end up ranting about it here, or penning a story involving Barbara Gordon and Twilight Sparkle (because Tara Strong voices both those characters) "fixing" things, or..yeah.

This is gonna be a fun ride guys. 

[The Sovereign]

1 hour ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

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"Remind me again what Donald Trump's appeal is with voters?"

Maybe he appeals to the oft-neglected angry Oompa Loompa voting bloc? Otherwise, I have no clue  

 

Classic two bad choices conundrum; Trump's faults and Hillary's tend to lie in different areas, I'd guess his biggest appeal is to people who care more about Hillary's faults. Personally, I think they are both terrible candidates but at some level I guess you could make an argument that not committing treason is a point in his favor.

1 hour ago, Quiver said:

Well. I bought a copy of the Killing Joke.

I'm not a fan of the comic, and I've heard... things about the film. Figure it's worth giving it a try, but still.

There is a decent chance I might end up ranting about it here, or penning a story involving Barbara Gordon and Twilight Sparkle (because Tara Strong voices both those characters) "fixing" things, or..yeah.

This is gonna be a fun ride guys. 

I saw it on Monday. A rant may well be warranted. The movie as a whole would have been better if they just let it be 50-60 minutes and didn't add in the pointless to the point of being borderline subtracting Barbara-Bruce "Romance".

On a positive note, Mark Hamill is wonderful as the Joker as per usual.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

42 minutes ago, Iron Eyes said:

Classic two bad choices conundrum; Trump's faults and Hillary's tend to lie in different areas, I'd guess his biggest appeal is to people who care more about Hillary's faults. Personally, I think they are both terrible candidates but at some level I guess you could make an argument that not committing treason is a point in his favor.

Honestly, this whole thing feels like a satire of an election instead of an actual election. I may have to do a conscience vote.  

[The Sovereign]

14 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

Honestly, this whole thing feels like a satire of an election instead of an actual election. I may have to do a conscience vote.  

I'm not sure I could agree more if I tried.

[Allomancy she/her]

There should be a thread for politics. So it doesn't dampen the atmosphere here.

edit: I also am too young to vote, so I really have to just watch as the political world falls to shambles. I have a tiny bit of influence, but not enough.

Edited July 29, 2016 by Allomancy
Becurrz reasons!

[ThirdGen]

1 hour ago, Allomancy said:

I have a tiny bit of influence

Ahh, so young.  I remember the days when I thought that.

[Orlion Blight he/him]

I wouldn't worry too much. The world will end, we'll sleep it off, and it'll be back to normal until it occurs again in four years with "the two worst candidates eva!"

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

1 minute ago, ThirdGen said:

Ahh, so young.  I remember the days when I thought that.

Essentially, our country is going down the toilet. All we get to decide is which way it flushes. 

[Kaymyth she/her]

3 hours ago, Iron Eyes said:

Classic two bad choices conundrum; Trump's faults and Hillary's tend to lie in different areas, I'd guess his biggest appeal is to people who care more about Hillary's faults. Personally, I think they are both terrible candidates but at some level I guess you could make an argument that not committing treason is a point in his favor.

I saw it on Monday. A rant may well be warranted. The movie as a whole would have been better if they just let it be 50-60 minutes and didn't add in the pointless to the point of being borderline subtracting Barbara-Bruce "Romance".

On a positive note, Mark Hamill is wonderful as the Joker as per usual.

A Babs/Bruce romance?  REALLY?  Ick.

2 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

Honestly, this whole thing feels like a satire of an election instead of an actual election. I may have to do a conscience vote.  

Eh.  You know, I considered that...I live in such a red state that my blue vote is unlikely to make a huge impact.  But then I looked at the third parties.

Libertarian:  A huge stinking pile of NOPE.  (Hey, let's roll back everything!  Kill all those government regulations.  You know, like the EPA.  Oh, and let's privatize education.  WHAT NO GO AWAY.)

Green:  Jill Stein has spent a bit too much energy pandering to some of the anti-science crazies out there.  Come on, lady.  You're a doctor.  Waffling around and playing word games about vaccinations is exactly the sort of thing a responsible physician should not do.  Plus the "ban GMOs and ban nuclear" stuff is just pie-in-the-sky rainbows and unicorns fluff thinking.

 

26 minutes ago, Cognizantastic said:

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I think he's popular because he gives a voice to the worst of our instincts — discrimination, scapegoating, desire for a "strong" alpha — that have been mostly silenced in the last decades. He gives people free reign to express the terrible things that contemporary values have rendered unacceptable. His die-hard supporters can rationalize anything he does (e.g: mocking a disabled reporter, encouraging Russia to hack U.S. info) as A-OK because "we need an outsider" or "he's not a wuss" (both things I have heard my peers say). He attempts to silence free press, espouses autocratic values, is a simply reprehensible human being… and people like him because of discontent and a desire to unleash those aforementioned instincts. Frankly, I find it horrifying.

 

I think you hit the nail on the head.  Trump represents a change from the status quo that has been aggravating people for years.  The problem is that he's worse than the status quo, but a lot of people don't see it. 

[Orlion Blight he/him]

7 minutes ago, Kaymyth said:

 

Eh.  You know, I considered that...I live in such a red state that my blue vote is unlikely to make a huge impact.  But then I looked at the third parties.

Libertarian:  A huge stinking pile of NOPE.  (Hey, let's roll back everything!  Kill all those government regulations.  You know, like the EPA.  Oh, and let's privatize education.  WHAT NO GO AWAY.)

Green:  Jill Stein has spent a bit too much energy pandering to some of the anti-science crazies out there.  Come on, lady.  You're a doctor.  Waffling around and playing word games about vaccinations is exactly the sort of thing a responsible physician should not do.  Plus the "ban GMOs and ban nuclear" stuff is just pie-in-the-sky rainbows and unicorns fluff thinking.

Aside from what you mentioned, I find third parties don't really take politics seriously. They don't seem involved unless there's a presidential election happening within a few months. 

The thing about change is that it has to be sustained, otherwise you're essentially the drunk guy at the bar who laments the current state of politics, but never votes and isn't even registered to do so.

[The Sovereign]

54 minutes ago, Kaymyth said:

A Babs/Bruce romance?  REALLY?  Ick.

 

Ick indeed, it is hardly a romance anyways... There is just sexual tension and then Babs talks to her sassy gay (to the point where I wondered if they had ever actually met a gay man or rather just wrapped all of the sassy gay stereotypes into one) friend about it, then they have sex. That is followed by Bruce and Barbara acting awkward around each other, and ultimately Babs talks to her friend about it again. ...With that said, still a better love story than Twilight.

Edited July 29, 2016 by Iron Eyes
Deal with it.

[Kaymyth she/her]

49 minutes ago, Orlion Determined said:

Aside from what you mentioned, I find third parties don't really take politics seriously. They don't seem involved unless there's a presidential election happening within a few months. 

The thing about change is that it has to be sustained, otherwise you're essentially the drunk guy at the bar who laments the current state of politics, but never votes and isn't even registered to do so.

Don't even get me started about the armchair slacktivists all over the place.  "If all the people who said that third parties can't win voted for them, they would!"  This is trying to turn anecdotes into data.  You want a third party to be viable?  By all means, put in the work.  Pour your time and energy into the party of your choice year-round, get some people into local office.  Because the plain and simple truth is that there will be no third party winning the presidency until there is enough support for them to have city council members, state representatives, and congressfolk - and there are enough of them to be more than a statistical outlier.

You cannot build a political party from the top down.

9 minutes ago, Iron Eyes said:

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Ick indeed, it is hardly a romance anyways... There is just sexual tension and then Babs talks to her sassy gay (to the point where I wondered if they had ever actually met a gay man or rather just wrapped all of the sassy gay stereotypes into one) friend about it, then they have sex. That is followed by Bruce and Barbara acting awkward around each other, and ultimately Babs talks to her friend about it again. ...With that said, still a better love story than Twilight.

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