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| Topic | Going to a sushi bar this week. What do I need to know? |
| dancer62 09/17/19 6:22:59 PM #21 | You have a shallow bowl to put soy sauce in for dipping. Stir a little wasabi paste into the soy sauce. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Are you an Alpha male? |
| dancer62 09/16/19 1:08:31 PM #19 | Independent female. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | It's been 5 months since playing video games, some thoughts. |
| dancer62 09/16/19 8:12:52 AM #7 | Not playing videogames, not having as much fun. Hmm, I wonder if there is a connection. How about your other interests? Several of mine are intertwined with videogames. Tournament martial artist and swordswoman (hunter-games glorify swords, not realistic but some nice moves), student pilot (flying games are fun), sports car enthusiast (and driving versions of my real-life cars in Forza/GT etc.), golfer and golf instructor (golfing games are fun), electronic hobbyist (collecting/repairing videogame systems). Other hobbies don't have much connection with videogames: reading, cooking, gardening, collecting movies, knitting, reloading ammunition, (target pistol and trick shooting isn't well-represented in videogames), knife-throwing (and spikes/shuriken), sewing, crafts, carpentry, and so on. I built my first homemade electronic videogame for oscilloscope display as a teenager in 1961. I had built a hand-cranked 3-bit mechanical computer before that (programmed with cams for simple number games). My kids and grandkids have grown up with computer/videogames. my son is a pilot and engineer for a major aircraft manufacturer and has played flight sims since childhood. It's hard for me to imagine someone "giving up" videogames unless they were just a transient interest to begin with, or if they weren't integrated with real-world interests and activities. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Why to boomers try to blame others for their Tech incompetence? |
| dancer62 09/15/19 6:59:29 AM #51 | Possibly because boomers are more highly educated, hopeful after finally reaching a real person at the end of a long phone tree and multiple holds, and then frustrated when the technician can't deal with any problem that is off their simple script (that only repeats the troubleshooting section of the manual that they've already done before calling tech support). Grrr! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | You decide to build a swimming pool moat around your house |
| dancer62 09/14/19 12:34:55 AM #7 | You won't need a house, and probably can't afford to keep it after going to jail for creating a public nuisance, being sued for creating a hazard, and being fined for violations of building codes. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you usually eat breakfast? |
| dancer62 09/13/19 1:38:23 PM #22 | Maybe. Coffee always, usually no food but sometimes leftover pizza, maybe peanut butter, buttered grits if I'm ambitious, maybe cookies or a donut. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you believe most of the 9/11 terrorists were insane? |
| dancer62 09/12/19 2:31:06 AM #31 | argonautweakend posted... Insane? for wanting virgin pussy? 79 raisins? Pretty crazy. Maybe not in a clinical sense of a treatable psychiatric disorder, but definitely far-out Looney Tunes bugga-bugga crazy. Crazy to believe leaders telling them to commit suicide. Crazy to kill innocents and destroy landmarks and beautiful aircraft. Crazy to seek 79 dried grapes in heaven. I trust they were disappointed. Unless they were religious scholars, "oh, so that's what the word really translates to!" --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Are you excited for the upcoming nfl season? |
| dancer62 09/10/19 1:24:47 AM #15 | No, I'm not a fan of overcommercialized arena sports, as I really prefer to play rather than being a spectator. And, of arena sports, Adult Teletubbies, where fat men in colorful costumes run around a grassy field, run into each other and fall down, is possibly the most ludicrous. That said, Patrick Mahomes is worth watching. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do trans people have a medical illness? |
| dancer62 09/08/19 10:31:05 PM #34 | It's a really nasty birth defect from failure to androgenize the fetal brain (MTF) or inappropriately androgenize the fetal brain (FTM). Fortunately, pretty rare. Since we can"t change brains, treatment means changing the body to match the brain. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | You tripped and fell to the ground. What is the first thing you do? |
| dancer62 09/08/19 10:25:20 PM #20 | The judges are usually impressed when you bounce back to your feet and continue. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Which is your favorite pizza place? of these choices |
| dancer62 09/08/19 10:22:03 PM #10 | Little Caesar's. Cheap and good. My daughter worked her way through college as a manager at Little Caesar's, so they have my loyalty for that, too. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What is the oldest type of computer storage that you have worked with? |
| dancer62 09/08/19 1:23:01 PM #19 | Punch cards for programming a ring of DEC VAX machines in grad school. Cassette tapes for Vic-20 and Atari 400. I used to be pretty good at formatting and configuring 20mb hard drives for IBM-PC XTs and ATs. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Girl said she didn't know I sent her FB messages and I got put on mute |
| dancer62 09/07/19 2:32:20 AM #9 | Who uses FaceBook? It's just annoying. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you like Pizza? |
| dancer62 09/05/19 12:09:29 AM #16 | Nature's most nearly perfect food. Contains all the nutritionally necessary adult food groups except for caffiene chocolate, and alcohol, easily remedied by drinking coffee before, beer with, and eating dessert after (or just having a mocha cappuchino) --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | I'm starving and there's literally nowhere to get something to eat |
| dancer62 09/04/19 7:05:20 AM #8 | Krow_Incarnate posted...
It doesn't take a cook to pour hot water into a Cup'O'Noodles. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Are you averse to answering your phone? |
| dancer62 09/04/19 6:33:07 AM #9 | Yes. I don't answer unless I recognize the caller. I get several spam calls per day, I understand it's best not to answer because that just tells them it's a working number that they can sell to other scammers. Even sending spam calls direct to voicemail, in addition to the usual "your Social Security number is being suspended due to illegal activity" and "a warrant is being issued for your arrest for back taxes", I've started getting calls about my Federal guaranteed student loan (sorry, the loans for my doctoral work were paid back 30 years ago!).I I wish the FCC would do something, spam calls made my landline phone worthless and the cell phone is getting there. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | I grew up without a cellphone or a computer |
| dancer62 09/03/19 6:07:38 PM #6 | I grew up in the age of iceboxes, milkmen, wringer washers, clotheslines, console radios, before television, when only movie theaters had air conditioning. Eh? And Japanese products were cheap knockoffs stamped from old beer cans. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | If Trump just shaved his head and lost some weight, he wouldn't look half bad. |
| dancer62 08/31/19 1:34:09 AM #2 | He wouldn't make himself look so bad if he learned to keep his mouth shut. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Would you like red light cameras in your area? |
| dancer62 08/29/19 3:47:00 PM #17 | No. Had them, they were removed as illegal and hazardous. Another ill-considered boondoggle at taxpayers' expense. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | I'm going to get budgies soon |
| dancer62 08/29/19 1:50:12 AM #4 | Budgies? BUDGIES? We don't need no stinking budgies! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you like that the Amazon rainforest is being burned up? |
| dancer62 08/28/19 2:35:37 PM #21 | Healthy forests REQUIRE occasional fires to clear out old dead brush and make way for new growth. Basic ecology. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | People are really sitting in line 25-30 minutes for a chicken sandwich |
| dancer62 08/28/19 1:15:24 PM #49 | Yecch! There's a reason that chicken is classified as foul. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | When do you expect to retire? |
| dancer62 08/28/19 1:12:38 PM #27 | gloBal enemy posted... Hopefully 65... but then I also don't want to become bored out of my brains so let's see. Why would you be bored? Retirement gives time to do more things you WANT to do. I help out at the auto shop next door when I feel like it, teach the university extension classes I think are fun, cook for a blind neighbor, volunteer for small gigs, work on my own little collection of sports cars (pretty much have the E36 in shape, rebuilding an MA61 Supra). --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | When do you expect to retire? |
| dancer62 08/28/19 1:37:20 AM #20 | ZeroKelvin posted... dancer62 posted...Retired at 65, been retired for almost 8 years now. I do a few little teaching gigs for Adult Continuing Education at the university, a bit of part-time auto mechanic work, and the occasional guest bit in dance concerts. Because I've been gaming since the mechanical arcade games of the 1950s, built my first electronic game for oscilloscope display as a teenager in 1961, and have watched the growth of electronic games from the beginning. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | When do you expect to retire? |
| dancer62 08/27/19 4:06:54 PM #5 | Retired at 65, been retired for almost 8 years now. I do a few little teaching gigs for Adult Continuing Education at the university, a bit of part-time auto mechanic work, and the occasional guest bit in dance concerts. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Where did you learn to fly? |
| dancer62 08/25/19 6:41:46 AM #13 | My son is a CFI. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | How long would you survive in 20 AD? |
| dancer62 08/24/19 1:06:45 PM #20 | aHappySacka posted... I'd be eaten by a dinosaur. Dinosaurs weren't around in 20AD. Crichton hadn't written Jurassic Park yet. You would gave to wait almost 2000 years to be eaten by a dinosaur. I agree with Wolfy (and Mark Twain). With basic knowledge of engineering, and considering the decent metallurgy of the time, it would be possible to revolutionize farming, everyday life, and warfare/defense. Add making innovations in sanitation, medicine, food storage, etc. You could also use ethics and philosophy to found a rational religion. A Golden Age in 20AD to progress to an amazing 2020! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | obama was first black pres, democrats using skin color to make trump look racist |
| dancer62 08/21/19 4:30:31 PM #20 | Retroxgamer0 posted... well america voted him and crooked hillary in, and they had the worst debate i ever seen, so who are you blaming exactly? Well, if the best and brightest that the two major political parties could find to represent the US were a reality television show "star" and the failed comedy team of Hil/Billy, that seems an indictment of our political system. No one could write satire that ridiculous. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What gmes are 10/10 in your opinion? |
| dancer62 08/19/19 11:01:01 AM #11 | Earth Defense Force (any) Forza Horizon (any) Monster Hunter: MHFU, MHP3rd, MH3U, MH Generations Hot Shots Golf (any) --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Are you Pro-Beijing or Pro-Hong Kong? |
| dancer62 08/18/19 9:59:42 PM #11 | Jackie Chan fan. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you engine brake? |
| dancer62 08/17/19 7:31:34 AM #26 | lihlih posted... Guys, engine braking isn't allowed in certain places because of semi trucks. The engine brakes are super loud(there's an actual engine brake, aka engine "slower"[GFs won't let me use the actual term for some stupid reason] in semis) on older semis, which is why it's illegal in some cities. It has nothing to do with your little cars and your "engine braking"(really, if your car doesn't have an engine "slower", which most cars don't, I don't think it's really engine braking). Heavy truck Jake Brakes have nothing in common with normal engine braking. Downshifting a car or truck is not illegal. In many places using compression release brakes IS posted as illegal. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you engine brake? |
| dancer62 08/17/19 6:25:11 AM #23 | TheSlinja posted... Mead posted...So Im looking up engine breaking and it just sounds like regular driving to me. I mean its not like you need to have your foot down on the accelerator or the brake at all times. Modern cars with automatic transmission don't do engine braking unless you downshift. Manual transmission cars do engine braking when you let off the gas, more if you downshift. I find it disconcerting to let off the gas in an automatic transmission car and it doesn't slow down, cursed overdrive and pollution control. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you engine brake? |
| dancer62 08/17/19 6:10:32 AM #21 | Yes, I downshift, partly to hear the exhaust grumble, partly to be ready to go if the light changes before I get there, partly because it's fun. My cars are fun to drive anyway, E36 BMW and MA61 Supra. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | my work is asking me to come in on Saturday and Sunday |
| dancer62 08/15/19 4:21:06 PM #9 | What's the problem? Most jobs, you work when you're scheduled. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Are you worried you aren't normal? |
| dancer62 08/10/19 9:46:39 AM #6 | Who would ever want to be "normal"? Exceptional is good. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Donald Trump is the biggest racist to have ever assumed the White House |
| dancer62 08/10/19 1:48:32 AM #10 | Only if you discount Obama. A Black President should have been good for the country, but he set race relations back 60 years. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you generally like taylor swift's music? |
| dancer62 08/10/19 1:45:53 AM #29 | Who? --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you consider yourself a major league baseball fan? |
| dancer62 08/10/19 1:43:52 AM #10 | I dislike all arena sports. And I'd rather participate than watch. I like golf, auto racing, ocean racing. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | There's a 50% chance that you're drunk while reading this right now |
| dancer62 08/10/19 1:42:03 AM #3 | 0 percent chance that I'm drunk. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | The somewhat monthly how do you like your steak topic |
| dancer62 08/09/19 7:02:08 AM #18 | Usually medium well, but I'll eat and enjoy anywhere from almost raw to burnt to a cinder. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | YR: Trump makes a tweet banning Dihydrogen Monoxide. |
| dancer62 08/06/19 7:01:34 PM #6 | That's as silly as being superstitious about 29A. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | whats this board for if not potd |
| dancer62 08/05/19 9:55:44 AM #5 | The most immature board on GameFaqs. Amusing. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What is your dream car? |
| dancer62 08/03/19 3:09:10 PM #8 | BMW E36 M3. I'm happy with my lightly modded E36 328i convertible, but I'd trade up for an M3. The 94-99 E36 is ideal, before BMW went totally crazy with electronic gumpf. I admire my son's E39 540i V8 6-speed, but the E36 is reliable and easier to work on. I'm still in the process of restoring my MA61 P-type Supra, fun car to drive. Lotus-designed suspension, torquey 2.8 liter inline 6, smooth 5-speed, factory fiberglass fender flares, factory wide wheels, limited slip differential, factory roof-mounted fiberglass wing. From the rear, looks like a DeLorean, in silhouette looks like a Mach 1 Mustang. I'm actually pretty happy with what I already have. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Would you ever buy a used laptop? |
| dancer62 08/02/19 7:35:32 AM #8 | I always buy used electronics. If something is going to fail, it usually fails in the first few hours of operation, so the previous owner has already done the burn-in testing for you. If it works when you look at it in the pawnshop, it should keep working for years. If you're concerned about sanitation, wipe it down with handi-wipes. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Egg Shells: Keep or Toss? |
| dancer62 08/01/19 3:19:46 PM #37 | JanwayDaahl posted... What kind of a nutjob keeps eggshells? What possible use is there for them?Nutjob? I make a hole top and bottom, blow the yolk and white out for cooking, rinse the shells out with hot water and paint or decoupage them. Like decorated Easter eggs, but permanent. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | How would you rate hideo kojima as a game creator? |
| dancer62 08/01/19 9:07:40 AM #17 | Japanese GI jingo video games? Meh. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | let's say you're going to rob someone |
| dancer62 08/01/19 9:04:14 AM #15 | Trying to rob someone seems like a good way to get beaten or shot. If you threaten someone, it won't be long before you run into someone meaner, angrier, and crazier than you. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
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