Pant Thread (because we need more panting)

[Deva]

I'm sure it's hotter here than it is there, but I'm inside with central A/C, so I'll never know.

Are you near a star? Admires the Enterprise's cooling system.

Likes the similarity between the Screechings of the Great Unwashed Thread and this. Is discussing Alternating Current and Air Conditioning.

[UniqueScreenname]

Deva! You have a new avatar! I almost didn't recognize you.

[Deva]

Used a similar purple, black, and white color scheme. Includes a softer purple, however.

[UniqueScreenname]

Purple is a good color. I approve.

[darknut]

stupid feet, why you got to be so picky, tryed on damn near the whole store, still couldnt find a comfortable boot

[Roisterer]

People who think that metal is the Devil's music.

Yes, I like metal. Yes, I am Christian. No, they're not screaming at me. Not, they're not randomly bashing on keyboards. Well, only in some certain subgenres but those more or less deal with deconstr- Yes I am positive I'm not a satanist!

Look, scientist's can't even give a solid reason for the initial unpleasantness of dissonance, except that the mind needs time to get used to the new patterns of music LOOK I DON'T NEED TO BE SAVED, OKAY? Metal has some of the most beautiful and meaningful lyrics being a genre not afraid to deal with tradge- No. Nothing like Spinal Tap.

But seriously, I've had one person try to convince me that as Christians, we should focus only on positive emotions, and not acknowledge that there is suffering in the world, or that we should work through it, or that sometimes things are shit and you want to listen to really heavy drums. And yet, they seem to focus on pop music being positive,m or some of the sludge that comes from mainstream Christian worship music. There is good music and things to be learned in every genre. Yes I listen to Metal. I also listen to shaman monk chants, pan flute, 80s rock, electronica, alternative, early hip-hop. There's things to learn and appreciate in every genre!- No really, I'm still going to pass up your prayer tract

[UniqueScreenname]

stupid feet, why you got to be so picky, tryed on damn near the whole store, still couldnt find a comfortable boot

There's your problem.

[darknut]

stupid feet, why you got to be so picky, tryed on damn near the whole store, still couldnt find a comfortable boot

There's your problem.

well they need to be steel toed boots, for work

[UniqueScreenname]

Then that's definitely your problem. Buy sneakers and encase them in metal.

[darknut]

the requirements are a CSA approved 6" steel toe work boot

that plan will likely not meet the 6" requirement and definitely not the CSA one

CSA= canadian agency that approves various safety equipment

[UniqueScreenname]

Yeah, I definitely wasn't being serious with that last one.

[Yakk]

the requirements are a CSA approved 6" steel toe work boot

"work boot" or "CSA approved 6" steel toe footwear"?

This claims to be CSA approved, and steel toed, and yet not a boot:
http://www.hushpuppies.com/CA/en-ca/Pro ... teel-Plate

[darknut]

the inches only refers to how heigh up you ankle the boot reaches
some places only require protected toe and CSA approved, in which case work shoes would be fine
but im required to have a 6" high boot at least

[bigglesworth]

Oh, 6" high. I must admit I was wondering what on earth requires a boot with 6" thick metal protecting you.

[Steax]

Oh, 6" high. I must admit I was wondering what on earth requires a boot with 6" thick metal protecting you.

This was... mostly what I was thinking. Either 6" metal around the whole thing, making it cartoonishly big, or along the toes, which would make for an interesting elvish shoe.

[raike]

Why am I so prone to tendinitis?! I didn't even do much this time! And now, I can't use my right arm for much at all... If I wasn't ambidextrous I'd be utterly screwed.

[Adacore]

I initially assumed 6" thickness, then that it had to extend 6" from the toe to the leg (which sounds arbitrarily prescriptive and hellishly uncomfortable however you do it). Vertical height didn't occur to me at all.

Spoiler:

Pointless calculation time! Assume the steel plate on a safety boot is approximated by one quarter of a sphere of radius 7", with an internal hollow volume of radius 1".

The density of steel is ~7850 kg m^-3, a sphere of radius 7" has a volume of 2.3544x10^-2 m³ and a sphere of radius 1" has volume 6.86x10^-5 m³, so a steel sphere of radius 7" with an internal hollow would mass 184.2 kg. Thus our approximated steel plate would mass around 46 kg. Of course, this doesn't account for the steel plate extending backwards after curving up, or for the steel plate in the sole of the boot, which could bring the mass up quite a bit more. So you might just about be able to drag your legs along wearing them, but you're not going to be winning any races.

[bigglesworth]

The first hit I had for "6 inch armour plate" was from a warship, so I'm guessing that it's way out for personal protection.

[UniqueScreenname]

Oh, 6" high. I must admit I was wondering what on earth requires a boot with 6" thick metal protecting you.

This was... mostly what I was thinking. Either 6" metal around the whole thing, making it cartoonishly big, or along the toes, which would make for an interesting elvish shoe.

Yeah, I didn't realize how nuts 6" sounded until I saw the picture of the Hushpuppies and thought, "Huh, I don't see how there could possibly be a 6" thick piece of metal on there."

[darknut]

it seems i over estimated the foras knowledge of work boots
also

with an internal hollow volume of radius 1"

you must have a really small foot

[Shro]

As someone who has a bit of a shoe fetish, I knew exactly what you meant.The height is what's commonly referred to as a boot's "shaft".

Hehe. Shaft.

[Adacore]

I lost my bag last night, with three Korean textbooks and my logbook for work in it. If it doesn't turn up I'm going to be sad. Fortunately I no longer keep my passport in that bag, so it's not as much a disaster as it could've been, I suppose.

with an internal hollow volume of radius 1"

you must have a really small foot

It's more that I have way too crude mathematical assumptions, I suspect. I was trying to get a lower bound, anyway, to see if there was any feasible way you'd be able to wear 6" thick steel toecaps. But I didn't account for the width of the foot differing from the height of the toe. I just wanted a ballpark figure.

[emceng]

I am extremely short of sleep, which adversely affects my mood. Add to that the fact I have plans for a social event tonight for which my expectations are...confused. So my stomach is upset, my mind is upset, and cover all of that with an icing of decreased mental efficacy due to drowiness.

[Jumble]

To the miserable little shits who ruined the day for thousands of commuters and visitors to the olympics, by stealing signalling cables on the Thsmeslink line: I'm not much given to violence but I very much hope that you future thieving explots include a slow and painful death through electrocution, and that I hear it reported on the news. I could use a laugh.

[emceng]

Ok, fixed I guess. My date for tonight got cancelled two hours before it was supposed to happen. Better than 15 minutes, but still sucky.

[Aightynine]

Okay, little bro, I know you're a teenager and it annoys you when Mom asks you too many questions, but: is it really that unreasonable for her to want to know when you're coming back from that multiple-day party? Is it really hard to say, "Oh, I think I'm going to stay until tomorrow," or at least, "I'm not really sure"?

"I'm fine" is a completely nonsensical response to the question, "Are you going to be coming home tonight?" Then, the next day, when you ask Mom about what SHE'S up to, and she tells you, and asks, "How about you?" and you say, "Good," that's just shitty. >.>

[Angua]

Screw you BBC - you mention something about every country as they walk past with their flags, and then you talk about someone from the GB team as St. Kitts and Nevis goes past (and then start talking about St Lucia straight afterwards).

Also, the olympic announcer couldn't even pronounce Nevis right.

[thorgold]

Apple: Screw your overly simplified and "consumer friendly" sync system. It sucks, and is an extremely dishonest way to enforce your twisted vision of DRM. So my iPhone can only sync to one computer, and I can only stream music bought on another computer, even if it was bought on the same account? Well, thanks for forcing me to take 10 minutes of my time to find a flash drive and transfer the files manually. Is it highly restrictive? No. Is it fuck-all annoying? Yes.

Why in hell am I only allowed to sync to one computer? Why in hell would you erase all the media on a phone just because a new PC is being used? So my laptop is stolen and it was my "base." What the hell now, does a new PC mean all the music on my phone has to go, too? What about at my musician cousin's house, I want to download his personal albums. NOPE, gotta take them home in order to SYNC IT UP.

It feels like a gun control debate gone horribly wrong. In order to prevent piracy/DR abuse, ridiculously restrictive controls are placed on everyone. Yet people who want to hack/jailbreak circumvent those controls with the very act of hacking, so only the people who follow the rules are penalized, which entices MORE people to pirate/hack in order to gain control of their digital property.

It seems like Apple's business model is one of "If we doing something complicated and annoying enough to do, people will pay us to shortcut through the restrictions!" It's like making a person walk two miles to get on a rollercoster while providing a ten-foot shortcut for a nominal fee of your soul $10. Same goes for their ringtones (.mp3 -> mp3r, anyone?).

Son of a bitch. I had a clunky little MP3 player a few years back, before the first iPod came out. It had crappy interface, its playlists reset every time I put new music on it, and there were two buttons. Yet I was able to seamlessly transfer music to and from it just by going H:\Rob's Player\Music.

Yes, there's now the ability to download all my recent purchases. But why do I have to manually homogenize my music libraries across all my computers any time I plug my phone into a new PC? Why can't I just mix and match?!

[Sytri]

Apple: Screw your overly simplified and "consumer friendly" sync system. It sucks, and is an extremely dishonest way to enforce your twisted vision of DRM. So my iPhone can only sync to one computer, and I can only stream music bought on another computer, even if it was bought on the same account? Well, thanks for forcing me to take 10 minutes of my time to find a flash drive and transfer the files manually. Is it highly restrictive? No. Is it fuck-all annoying? Yes.

Why in hell am I only allowed to sync to one computer? Why in hell would you erase all the media on a phone just because a new PC is being used? So my laptop is stolen and it was my "base." What the hell now, does a new PC mean all the music on my phone has to go, too? What about at my musician cousin's house, I want to download his personal albums. NOPE, gotta take them home in order to SYNC IT UP.

It feels like a gun control debate gone horribly wrong. In order to prevent piracy/DR abuse, ridiculously restrictive controls are placed on everyone. Yet people who want to hack/jailbreak circumvent those controls with the very act of hacking, so only the people who follow the rules are penalized, which entices MORE people to pirate/hack in order to gain control of their digital property.

It seems like Apple's business model is one of "If we doing something complicated and annoying enough to do, people will pay us to shortcut through the restrictions!" It's like making a person walk two miles to get on a rollercoster while providing a ten-foot shortcut for a nominal fee of your soul $10. Same goes for their ringtones (.mp3 -> mp3r, anyone?).

Son of a bitch. I had a clunky little MP3 player a few years back, before the first iPod came out. It had crappy interface, its playlists reset every time I put new music on it, and there were two buttons. Yet I was able to seamlessly transfer music to and from it just by going H:\Rob's Player\Music.

Yes, there's now the ability to download all my recent purchases. But why do I have to manually homogenize my music libraries across all my computers any time I plug my phone into a new PC? Why can't I just mix and match?!

Thanks for putting into words what I was thinking last week but couldn't properly word. I have a laptop, work computer and home computer. Not all have the same music but all linked to the same account. Needing to choose what music I want the most is the most annoying thing of having an iphone. Luckily I have spotify and that doesn't get affected.

[Ptolom]

Paypal's API is frustrating. I'm becoming more and more convinced that the problem is with their sandbox server and not with my code.
Edit: Nope, it's my fault! I take some of it back.

[thorgold]

Dear sister: Congratulations, it's your birthday. Enjoy this high-end laptop we got on sale. It's more powerful than any PC we have in the house, since we don't upgrade regularly due to financial issues. Oh, yah, we overlooked those issues to get you this laptop, since you need it for schoolwork and such.

Oh, wait, what's that? The screen's too big and you don't want it? Well I'm sorry that the gift I chose out for your specifically mentioned desires doesn't match your specifications. Weird, given that the computer you normally use has a screen about an inch smaller, but I guess the difference is important to you.

Sure, we can use it as a family computer, now. Wait, you want to go get another laptop that fits you better?
nope.avi

[ahammel]

Is there some mechanical reason why motorcycle engines have to be ear-splittingly loud, or are motorcycle owners just shitheads?

[firechicago]

Is there some mechanical reason why motorcycle engines have to be ear-splittingly loud, or are motorcycle owners just shitheads?

A little bit from column a and a little bit from column b.

It's true that it's harder to dampen the noise of the engine because a motorcycle has a lot les mass and space to do it in than a car does. But there are also a lot of motorcyclists who think that the noise is an essential part of the experience of motorcycling. So motorcycle manufacturers have some disincentive to find new and better ways to make their bikes quieter, and some motorcyclists actively alter their bikes to make them louder.

[The Scyphozoa]

Dear some of my pony-related YouTube subscriptions,
Stop sending your fan armies after people who don't like ponies.

Dear some of my non-pony-related YouTube subscriptions,
Stop sending your fans to people talking about not liking ponies.

[thorgold]

Dear Sister,

Yes, I know you need to work on scholarship essays early. However, these essays do not require the only computer in the house that can run my 3D design programs. In fact, Microsoft Word is on every computer in the house, as well as internet access and a printer hookup. However, I concede that these computers run slowly on the internet.

So you can use my good computer for a bit. However, when you use the time I'm giving you to do things such as browse Facebook or listen to music on Youtube, I'm annoyed, but I let you have your time. After three hours, if you're not done, DO NOT act indignant when I ask for the computer back. I want to punch the smirk off your face when you lay claim to "business" when we both know you're doing jack shit. Is my stuff a priority? No, but it's better than your faqade.


Dear Random Folks, Internet and Otherwise,

Please, for the love of God, use your brains. Having a conversation with a stranger is quite enjoyable, especially when over issues relevant to the day and age. However, when a conflict of opinion is reached, use common sense. Yes, you're entitled to an opinion. However, certain subjects do have a right/wrong opinion to them, including but not limited to racial superiority, empirically proven science, and geography. Claiming to disagree with fact-driven statements is not an expression of opinion, it's an expression of stupidity.

Engaging in this behavior OR attacking me personally for other topics makes me want to punch you in the face.

[felltir]

Is there some mechanical reason why motorcycle engines have to be ear-splittingly loud, or are motorcycle owners just shitheads?

LOUD PIPES SAVE LIVES

(I used to be housemates with someone who owned a chopper with NO muffler. We had time to make him tea from when we heard his bike approaching to when he actually got to the house.)

[SlyReaper]

So today was exciting because that new Mars rover successfully landed. What do all my work colleagues want to talk about? The motherfracking Olympics. They're engineers. They should love this kind of thing. But while they'll happily chat for ages about the games, the moment I mention this monumental achievement by NASA, their eyes glaze over, they say something like "oh yeah, that's quite interesting", and conversation quickly turns back to sports.

Basically I'm annoyed that people aren't interested in the things I'm interested in.

On the plus side, I have just discovered that my phone recognises "motherfracking" as a word.

[Hawknc]

I managed to get everyone in my area watching the live feed, I was pretty happy.

[JudeMorrigan]

That's actually one of the *good* things about living in Huntsville. Suffice it to say, I don't think I have any local friends who aren't very geeked out about Curiosity's landing.

[ahammel]

Is there some mechanical reason why motorcycle engines have to be ear-splittingly loud, or are motorcycle owners just shitheads?

LOUD PIPES SAVE LIVES

Well if the stupid things can't be driven safely without irritating the living hell out of everybody in the area, perhaps they shouldn't be driven at all.