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by **Panonadin** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:28 am UTC

Giant Speck wrote:68.23 miles on my bike today.

OW GODDAMN IT OW.

I actually feel kind of sick. I'm going to have to change my route for Saturday. One hundred miles is seriously out of the question.

Make a post in the bike 10,000 miles thread!!

That reminds me I have to update!

by **Giant Speck** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 3:19 am UTC

Panonadin wrote:
Giant Speck wrote:68.23 miles on my bike today.

OW GODDAMN IT OW.

I actually feel kind of sick. I'm going to have to change my route for Saturday. One hundred miles is seriously out of the question.

Make a post in the bike 10,000 miles thread!!

That reminds me I have to update!

Done! Thanks for notifying me of the existence of that thread!

by **emceng** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 1:44 pm UTC

Hmm, if I had an odometer on my bike, I'd keep track of that. I bet if I was really motivated(i.e. never) I would be able to hit 10k miles in about 5 years.

Also wish I could get Legend of Skullkeep to run on my PC. Saw it was on abandonia, and downloaded it. Then realized I already had it installed. Tried to play it, but it doesn't work

I recall it being a really interesting RPG, and I want to play it again.

by **Soralin** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 5:20 pm UTC

emceng wrote:Also wish I could get Legend of Skullkeep to run on my PC. Saw it was on abandonia, and downloaded it. Then realized I already had it installed. Tried to play it, but it doesn't work

I recall it being a really interesting RPG, and I want to play it again.

tried DOSBox?

http://www.dosbox.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosbox

by **Angua** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 5:22 pm UTC

Soralin wrote:
emceng wrote:Also wish I could get Legend of Skullkeep to run on my PC. Saw it was on abandonia, and downloaded it. Then realized I already had it installed. Tried to play it, but it doesn't work

I recall it being a really interesting RPG, and I want to play it again.

tried DOSBox?

http://www.dosbox.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosbox

Also, if you have vista it is possible to change the computer settings to run that program only (ie it pretends you're an older version of windows when it opens the game)

by **emceng** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 5:45 pm UTC

Soralin wrote:
emceng wrote:Also wish I could get Legend of Skullkeep to run on my PC. Saw it was on abandonia, and downloaded it. Then realized I already had it installed. Tried to play it, but it doesn't work

I recall it being a really interesting RPG, and I want to play it again.

tried DOSBox?

http://www.dosbox.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosbox

Yeah, tried DOSBOX and got some bizarre error. Didn't look it up at the time, but if I'm motivated after work I might dig into it more. Part of it is I dug up and started flipping through the game guide that went with Skullkeep. Wow, what a difference between then and now. The guide was almost a mini-novel, filled with jokes and humorous rambling along with the normal information. Now you get a book full of stats that are available on the internet already.

by **Роберт** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 5:49 pm UTC

emceng wrote:Hmm, if I had an odometer on my bike, I'd keep track of that. I bet if I was really motivated(i.e. never) I would be able to hit 10k miles in about 5 years.

Also wish I could get Legend of Skullkeep to run on my PC. Saw it was on abandonia, and downloaded it. Then realized I already had it installed. Tried to play it, but it doesn't work

I recall it being a really interesting RPG, and I want to play it again.

The 10k threads are not tracking a bunch of individuals attempting to individually hit 10k. It's a group thing. The group is trying to reach a total of 10k done by its members. Contribute! If you don't have an odometer, just make a conservative estimate so you know you biked at least that much.

by **Giant Speck** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:15 pm UTC

emceng wrote:Hmm, if I had an odometer on my bike, I'd keep track of that.

They're fairly inexpensive. If you have a smartphone, you can also use apps to serve this purpose. I use RunKeeper. By itself, it tracks my route, speed, pace, and change in elevation. With an ANT+ adapter, it can also track my heart rate. At the end of the exercise, it takes all that data and estimates the amount of calories burned. It's quite nifty.

by **The Cat** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:14 pm UTC

Darn, all this exercise talk reminded me it's almost time for fat camp. Good Luck, GS!

______

Happy for Bubba, the other lefty.

by **Giant Speck** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:16 am UTC

Thanks! Four days left until the ride!

After not getting donations in about two weeks or so, I've fallen off the Top 10 Individual Contributors list. It was awesome being on there as long as I was. I'm still astonished that I managed to raise $850 in such a short amount of time!

by **elminster** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:48 pm UTC

My phone contract is about to end and the company I got the phone off are offering me upgrades. The thing is, I found that they wouldn't offer me a refurbished phone on upgrade as you can't transfer the number between 2 different contracts on the same company. Odd since they would offer new phones in that manner. It turns out, that's just some arbitrary limitation which can easily be bypassed by transferring your number via another company. Sure it's a bit extra work to transfer my number twice, but it saves quite a bit for almost exactly the same thing.
Lets put the two situations from their point of view, they get my money or they don't. Placing arbitrary limitations to try force me into particular deals doesn't exactly make me want to give them money.

by **torontoraptor** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:50 am UTC

Wow this thread has been idle for far too long. I just figured out that I could, without overloading, almost complete my minor in astronomy next year.

It would require me to take some not-easy physics courses on top of my already not-easy engineering courseload, but what the hell, I don't need a life, right????? :lol:

by **poxic** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:52 am UTC

So we have your cries of agony to look forward to over the next school year?

by **Plasma Man** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:33 am UTC

I do wish I'd gone for the standard physics degree at university instead of the specialist nuclear and particle physics one. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I learned about it, but it meant I had to miss out on taking more astrophysics.

by **OBrien** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:38 am UTC

Good luck torontoraptor, and see you in the Rant thread soon!

by **Jumble** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:17 am UTC

Plasma Man wrote:I do wish I'd gone for the standard physics degree at university instead of the specialist nuclear and particle physics one. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I learned about it, but it meant I had to miss out on taking more astrophysics.

Agreed. I specialized in subatomic & theoretical, then reslised by the end of the 3 years that I'd have been much better at astrophysics. I guess that's why God gave us postgraduate study.

by **The Cat** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:13 pm UTC

Happy birthday Mufasa!

by **philsov** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:08 pm UTC

When I hear that name I shudder.

Do it again.

by **OBrien** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:34 pm UTC

TIL we're all being controlled by aliens from the moon.
How can you not love David Ike for this?

by **torontoraptor** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:51 pm UTC

OBrien wrote:TIL we're all being controlled by aliens from the moon.
How can you not love David Ike for this?

Yes. That is awesome. And hilarious.

by **philsov** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:20 pm UTC

OBrien wrote:TIL we're all being controlled by aliens from the moon.
How can you not love David Ike for this?

But, what if, David Ike is ALSO being controlled by the aliens in the duck blind known as the moon? And this is all just another red herring to further distract us from our unstated and unknown true goal?

by **OBrien** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:23 pm UTC

Shit! These aliens are too smart for us!

by **UniqueScreenname** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:43 pm UTC

It is almost certain then that the astronauts that went to the moon were replaced by aliens.

by **Black Dynamite** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:55 pm UTC

the moon rulez #1

by **UniqueScreenname** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:10 am UTC

It must be finals time again. That must be why nobody has been on here, myself included. Just over 2 weeks left baby!

by **I Am Raven** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 4:50 am UTC

philsov wrote:
OBrien wrote:TIL we're all being controlled by aliens from the moon.
How can you not love David Ike for this?

But, what if, David Ike is ALSO being controlled by the aliens in the duck blind known as the moon? And this is all just another red herring to further distract us from our unstated and unknown true goal?

Spoiler:

by **Arisu** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:34 am UTC

What do we call a brain-perforation disease / spongiform encephalopathy
What causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob with relative ease/ spongiform encephalopathy
Cannibalistic customs causes nerves in the brain / spongiform encephalopathy
To go just a little insane! / spongiform encephalopathy

I didn't sleep very well.

by **Angua** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:00 am UTC

Arisu wrote:What causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob with relative ease

Prions

by **UniqueScreenname** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:53 pm UTC

Arisu wrote:What do we call a brain-perforation disease / spongiform encephalopathy
What causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob with relative ease/ spongiform encephalopathy
Cannibalistic customs causes nerves in the brain / spongiform encephalopathy
To go just a little insane! / spongiform encephalopathy

I didn't sleep very well.

My brain immediately made this into a musical.

by **Arisu** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:24 pm UTC

I don't know why, but that makes me very happy.
<3

by **The Cat** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:35 pm UTC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X0dxn40r_c

The crescent moon has it's eye on Scar. It's a Moonie musical!

.-.. --- ...- . --. .- - ---

by **Shivahn** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:00 pm UTC

Angua wrote:
Arisu wrote:What causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob with relative ease

Prions

Seriously, fuck those guys.

by **The Cat** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:25 pm UTC

Donnie Gall Meanie! Cheers! Not a snap...

by **Magnanimous** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:45 am UTC

Three Word Phrase is a pretty hit-and-miss comic, but this was great.

Spoiler:

by **OBrien** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 3:30 pm UTC

Angua wrote:
Arisu wrote:What causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob with relative ease

~~Prions~~ We do, we dooo!

FTFY

by **Menacing Spike** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:43 pm UTC

Anyone know the name of this comic?

by **Giant Speck** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:10 pm UTC

TinEye and Google Images have failed me.

by **darknut** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:39 am UTC

Menacing Spike wrote:Anyone know the name of this comic?

typed "does this look like the face of mercy" (quotes included) google image search, try to find picture with that face and discover comic
that search with safesearch off equals lot of furry porn...

expedition update:
considering my mind is pretty corrupted anyway i proceeded with the search. I found the face which led me to a forum where i found the pictures origin
http://pawsru.org/pawsX/fc/src/133045295688.jpg
WARNING: it is porn --- WARNING: it is furry porn --- WARNING: even ignoring that its furry, kinda wierd
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

by **Menacing Spike** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:34 am UTC

darknut wrote:http://pawsru.org/pawsX/fc/src/133045295688.jpg
WARNING: it is porn --- WARNING: it is furry porn --- WARNING: even ignoring that its furry, kinda wierd

wat

by **Giant Speck** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:49 am UTC

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?

Who is online