Humor Random Comments Thread

[Izack]

My army, for unleashing when either Orbiter Galaxy or the G42 get finished.

EDIT: Awww, shrinkage. Oh well.

 

[Artlav]

In other news, Spaceway universe generator have been released again.
Details here: http://s-way.sourceforge.net/main.eng.html

 

[Izack]

In other news, Spaceway universe generator have been released again.
Details here: http://s-way.sourceforge.net/main.eng.html

Another wonderful program I can barely use simply because my poorly-designed numpad has an = instead of a +. :dry:

Fantastic program, though. It looks like a lot of work was put into this version (and the whole thing.)

 

[Andy44]

Lesson learned: When using a cutter blade on a Dremel tool, always wear safety goggles! I was trying to cut a piece of plate aluminum and the wheel caught the edge and split into three pieces, each firing away from the mandrel at very high speed. One piece left a welt on my chest through my T-shirt.

Fortunately, I was smart enough to wear goggles, else it could've been a very bad day!

 

[Artlav]

Another wonderful program I can barely use simply because my poorly-designed numpad has an = instead of a +. :dry:

Easily fixed, try 100830.

 

[jedidia]

One piece left a welt on my chest through my T-shirt.

Ha, that was an everyday expieriance when I was still working as a toolmaker. Gogles are definitaly a live-saver!

 

[Linguofreak]

As far as I can see, it is pretty far away from Ground zero. How much of Manhattan do you want as sacred ground?

I can understand that you don't want a mosque on Ground Zero. It would be really a pretty insensitive decision. But 400m away is a pretty long distance in Manhattan.

Well, the major issue, as I see it, is that the property is available because debris from United 175 hit the building occupying that property, leading to its abandonment and eventual sale due to the damage caused. The property is, in effect, its own ground zero.

If the property itself hadn't been hit, I'd be uneasy with, but open to a mosque/Islamic center/whatever on the site. (400 meters is fairly far, but still within the height of the trade center towers from Ground Zero). And, in fact, if this complex were to be built on an adjacent undamaged property, I'd feel about the same. The fact that the existing building was damaged in the attacks is what makes it a real no-go for me.

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In any case, to stay on topic, a random comment:

I managed to get my Linux laptop logged in on the university wireless network here. Yay!

 

[Urwumpe]

The random comment for today:

Well, the major issue, as I see it, is that the property is available because debris from United 175 hit the building occupying that property, leading to its abandonment and eventual sale due to the damage caused. The property is, in effect, its own ground zero.

If the property itself hadn't been hit, I'd be uneasy with, but open to a mosque/Islamic center/whatever on the site. (400 meters is fairly far, but still within the height of the trade center towers from Ground Zero). And, in fact, if this complex were to be built on an adjacent undamaged property, I'd feel about the same. The fact that the existing building was damaged in the attacks is what makes it a real no-go for me.

I think you forget one tiny aspect though: For 9 years, no US patriot was willed to turn this building into his personal 9/11 memorial site. It is left for rotting around since then. Why not ask Glenn Beck if he would be willed making a better offer for the estate? :lol: He should have the money in his petty cash.

Maybe I am missing something there, but when I was a child, in the glorious 80s, I developed the prejudice that the USA are not only transpiring freedom into the world, they are also always thinking big. if some religious would build their temple in the USA, it would always have to be the biggest and greatest and best temple in the world. That was being American. Always on the slim edge between proud boasting and going way over the top. Maybe it would have been smarter for the Muslim group to design something that dwarfs the Blue Mosque and has a huge American flag on its front. With a drive-through praying room.

Today, the USA sound a lot like the Germany of my childhood: you can't do that, that can't be permitted, this must be illegal, couldn't it be done a bit smaller, that is unconventional, ...

Maybe 9/11 caused this change in mentality. Which is already a big victory of the terrorists. A single day was enough to make the USA disassemble slowly. Starting with the mind, eroding the constitution to a meaningless sheet of history, ...

 

[andysim]

Help! giant spider in my room!.:embarrassed::uhh::uhh::uhh:

 

[ex-orbinaut]

A woman who owns a crafts shop in Quito told me of an experience that she had several years ago, and described it as “creepy”. The shop sells to tourists artefacts made by the various native tribes indigenous to the Amazon fringe of Ecuador. These tribes, Hoarani, Cofan, Jivaro, and such, have generally shunned civilization and its trappings despite years of attempts to approach them (mainly missionaries), and their one concession is that they will go as far as trading their goods, which are mainly hand carved wooden stools, blowpipes, bows, and spears. What they get out of it, I don't know. Being left alone, I suppose, and its off topic, anyway.


Very suddenly, one settlement started supplying a novel type of carved wooden seat, with a high back and armrests. What was even more curious was that there was a small hollow in each arm rest. Somewhat baffled by the odd change in customs, they were asked upon the next contact what these new seats were all about, to which they replied they had found them in the jungle, and later guided a small expedition group to the site of an old, crashed passenger aircraft. The hollows were the ashtrays.:uhh:


Anyone heard of anything like this?

 

[Urwumpe]

Anyone heard of anything like this?

You mean cargo cults? :lol:

 

[ex-orbinaut]

You mean cargo cults? :lol:

Well, have you?

Read, heard, seen on the net?

It was the reason I referred the story (as told me) to a broader group. As the woman was unable to supply any info on the aircraft type or the line, it struck me as a bit apocryphal.

Incidentally, this woman is from the USA.

 

[Izack]

Oh my god it's September. :facepalm:

 

[ex-orbinaut]

Oh my god it's September. :facepalm:

Imagine that. Nothing better to do with my life than post crap here, just that with me its only for a week* that can't go quick enough for me, either. Hey, got your stand up show yet? Your ratings must be rocketing Soyuz style by now! :lol:

* Not completely true. Have lots to do, so, please "Go in peace".

 

[Artlav]

How to convert raw human stupidity into energy?

For example, what if we place spinning handles, connected to generators, sticking out of walls in big shops, with a colorful advert near them telling that if you turn the handle a dozen times you could win a free dollar?

Any ideas with higher efficiency?

 

[River Crab]

How to convert raw human stupidity into energy?

For example, what if we place spinning handles, connected to generators, sticking out of walls in big shops, with a colorful advert near them telling that if you turn the handle a dozen times you could win a free dollar?

Any ideas with higher efficiency?

Instead of telling them "a dozen times", tell them the chances increase exponentially. (And of course,the chance would be fixed at zero)

Also: not stupidity, but they do have crowd farming, where the motion of people walking on special floors, or the vibrations of sound on wallpapers, generate electricity. I wonder if they could put generators inside prayer wheels? It might be costly to make a lot of them, and wouldn't leave much space for the prayers, and be harder to turn. But would be awesome. :thumbup:

 

[Spacethingy]

Starting to wish I hadn't pulped 1.5 GB worth of Orbiter files/addons to make way for Orbiter 2010...

On a 50kb/s connection that's...

66 hours 40 seconds?! :facepalm:

 

[Unstung]

I burned a copy of the Quran.

(400th post)

 

[Urwumpe]

I love my local radio station - they played the movie theme of "Das Boot" (the original, not the crappy techno version) this morning.

 

[Izack]

Hey Aldaris, I heard you like pylons...