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| Topic | Drinking and eating... |
| dancer62 12/30/18 10:24:03 AM #6 | Eh? Pizza and beer go together. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Are video games expensive? |
| dancer62 12/29/18 1:20:34 PM #17 | It depends. Used games or digital games on sale run from the price of a fast food hamburger to the price of a round of golf. Used videogame consoles are worth buying when they get down to the $100 to $125 mark. Or you can buy new everything. $600 consoles, $2500 computers, $60-$125 games. You can spend pretty much as much or as little as you want. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | I hate the idea of "starting over" in my mid-30s |
| dancer62 12/28/18 5:11:55 PM #5 | Went to college from high school. Dropped out. Went back when I was 27. Went for my Masters at 32. Went back for the Doctorate at 40. I have a friend who just finished her Doctorate at 55. 30 is still quite young. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | whats a good cheap chair arv can buy for around 50 dollars |
| dancer62 12/28/18 3:17:51 PM #7 | Really nice furniture can be found cheap at thrift shops. It'll cost more to rent a U-Haul to bring it home. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Another game stop freakout |
| dancer62 12/28/18 1:03:26 PM #57 | lihlih posted... Muscles posted...lihlih posted...Muscles posted...As a dude with long hair, I have gotten called ma'am more than once (usually when i'm approached from behind) and never got offended by it Yep. This bozo convinced everyone in the store that the redneck stereotype is totally true, transgendered people are just crazy men wearing pink. That's why unnecessary bathroom laws are passed, that's why protections for the transgendered are rolled back, that's why antidiscrimination laws specifically exclude the transgendered. Way to go! A real social justice warrior! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Another game stop freakout |
| dancer62 12/28/18 10:44:57 AM #38 | lihlih posted... RoboXgp89 posted... Bully, because twice the size of the gamestop employee, and cursing at the top of their lungs and threatening violence while the employee remains polite. @lihlih : do you really defend this as appropriate behavior? Helpful to the public image of trans people? A credit to the LGBT community? And, if the cops had been called, would this person go to male or female holding based on their ID, legal status, and anatomy? Misgendered indeed. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Another game stop freakout |
| dancer62 12/28/18 10:14:41 AM #33 | lihlih posted... RoboXgp89 posted...lihlih posted...dancer62 posted...lihlih posted...dancer62 posted...Way too much macho aggression, clearly looking to pick a fight, and doing a disservice to all transgendered people by presenting and acting like a freak. Ladylike much? I don't hate transgender people. Transgender people are fine. Drag Queens are okay too. But I resent macho bullies misappropriating my gender by wearing pink shoes and screaming "call me ma'am". --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Another game stop freakout |
| dancer62 12/28/18 9:58:27 AM #23 | lihlih posted... dancer62 posted...Way too much macho aggression, clearly looking to pick a fight, and doing a disservice to all transgendered people by presenting and acting like a freak. Ladylike much? Certainly freaking out and causing a scene is appropriate behavior in our society. The employee apologized, even though it seems like a natural error given this person's very masculine presentation. I think this person was deliberately looking for trouble. And I agree with the poster who resents this person appropriating our gender. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Another game stop freakout |
| dancer62 12/28/18 9:46:14 AM #20 | Way too much macho aggression, clearly looking to pick a fight, and doing a disservice to all transgendered people by presenting and acting like a freak. Ladylike much? "I'm going to tell the entire LGBT community" : I wonder how much access this person has to the "entire" or even their local LGBT community, and how much credibility they have with this kind of behavior --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | So ma town literally exploded again |
| dancer62 12/27/18 10:45:26 PM #8 | JOExHIGASHI posted... EclairReturns posted...JOExHIGASHI posted...explosion So he said it happened in actual fact, when he really meant "figuratively" or " metaphorically ", or even "hyperbolically"? --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | been waiting over an hour for an oil change |
| dancer62 12/27/18 3:32:55 AM #26 | brestugo posted... I had Jiffy Lube strip the drain plug and fuck up the oil pan. Emailed their corporate office and had them buy a new plug and pan. Yep. Once you find a trustworthy shop, stick with them. I found the shop I've used for the last 15 years by looking for a good selection of sports and performance cars in the parking lot. Car folk are picky about how their cars are cared for. I do my own maintenance, but take my cars in for state inspection and occasional things that need a chassis hoist. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | been waiting over an hour for an oil change |
| dancer62 12/26/18 6:55:53 PM #6 | Check that they tightened the oil filter. Jiffy Lube didn't on one of my cars, lost all the oil in 100 miles. Also check that they remembered to put oil in after they drained the old oil out, they've been known to forget. It's a good idea to change your own oil. It's easy, and you know the quality of the oil because you chose it yourself. And you know it's done right, no crossthreading the filter or stripping the threads of the drain plug. Take the old oil back to the auto parts store for recycling. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Indoor TV antennas |
| dancer62 12/26/18 6:38:19 PM #3 | rogerskg1979 posted... pedro45 posted...I'm seeing 200 mile ones on Ebay for like ten bucks. It also depends on your height above terrain. VHF/UHF TV signals are pretty much line-of-sight. An indoor antenna, on the first floor, at ground level, in city clutter, is doing good to get signals from 10 miles away, and is still going to show flutter and ghosting in the rain or any other atmospheric disturbance. The best way to "cut the cable cord" is with streaming internet services. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Got my first new console in about 9 years. But why so much junk on Xbox One? |
| dancer62 12/26/18 6:28:18 PM #25 | Final Fantasy2389 posted... dancer62 posted...great exclusives Forza, of course! Both the main series and the Horizon series (many of which are not available on PC, BTW). And let's not forget Rare Replay. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Got my first new console in about 9 years. But why so much junk on Xbox One? |
| dancer62 12/26/18 8:05:13 AM #13 | Krazy_Kirby posted... dancer62 posted...I agree, the X1 has an extremely poor UI, and incredibly bloated installs that fill a 500gb hard drive in no time. Exclusive to game consoles. I haven't built a gaming computer since 1999. I only keep a 12-year-old PC for mailing invoices. Why would I want to spend a kilobuck building a gaming computer that will be obsolete as soon as I put the last screw in the case, when I can buy a $150 used console that's good for years? --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Got my first new console in about 9 years. But why so much junk on Xbox One? |
| dancer62 12/26/18 7:12:44 AM #8 | Person106 posted... Red_Frog posted...It's Windows 10's fault. Old Satya wants Windows 10 to be everything to every platform, so the X1 also got saddled with it. It's not a bug, it's a "feature" I hate Windoze. One reason I moved from PC to consoles in 2000. The other reason was the PC horsepower race where every upgrade was obsolescent within a month or two: processor, motherboard, 3D accelerator, video card, .... --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Pick a game console. |
| dancer62 12/26/18 4:59:32 AM #14 | I picked Dreamcast, but was tempted by the Rare games on N64. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | A 16-Year-Old Dies After Being Electrocuted By His Headphones |
| dancer62 12/26/18 2:50:45 AM #15 | Mead posted... shadowsword87 posted..."the cable was probably faulty" "Galvanized"? Like rain gutters? Made of steel, plated with zinc so it's resistant to rust? Copper wires aren't "galvanized". And hair-thin earbud wires would melt before conducting any significant current to the earbud, they're rated only for signal-level: millivolts at nearly zero current. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | A 16-Year-Old Dies After Being Electrocuted By His Headphones |
| dancer62 12/26/18 2:26:31 AM #8 | DrCidd posted... Was he listening to AC/DC? ROFL! Good one! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Got my first new console in about 9 years. But why so much junk on Xbox One? |
| dancer62 12/26/18 2:25:04 AM #2 | I agree, the X1 has an extremely poor UI, and incredibly bloated installs that fill a 500gb hard drive in no time. It's still my pick of this generation home consoles, great exclusives, plus multiplats and backward compatibility. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | A 16-Year-Old Dies After Being Electrocuted By His Headphones |
| dancer62 12/26/18 2:13:45 AM #5 | Has to be a constructed story. I can't imagine earbud wires carrying enough current to melt plastic before burning themselves out. Even if they were plugged directly into a light socket. Then imagine the transformer in a charger shorting out and shooting 110 or 220 VAC into the battery of a cell phone, ipod, or whatever, likely just fry the charging diode, maybe explode the Lithium battery, but earbuds? That's one that doesn't even need Mythbusters or Snopes. Edit: Yep, found it on Snopes: unproven --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Did you do any last minute christmas shopping? |
| dancer62 12/24/18 11:35:20 PM #6 | Sort of. Picked up takeout KC Barbeque for tomorrow. Several hundred other people had the same idea. I chatted with one of the servers while I had coffee, the restaurant was amazingly organized, I was home with my BBQ within an hour. Sunny day, temps in the 40s, I got the Beemer out, a bit too cold to put the top down, but still a nice drive to fetch food for tomorrow. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Pick the game I try to finish next. |
| dancer62 12/23/18 8:02:18 AM #3 | Test Drive: really primitive simulated 3D, cliff wall on one side, abyss on the other. My son and I played it continuously. Then Test Drive 2: The Duel. Then Test Drive 3, real ray-traced open-world 3D, with interactive stuff like cows and a train! I was reminded of Test Drive 3 while driving cross-country offroad in Test Drive Unlimited, but no cows, no train. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Anyone here ever go to the ballet? |
| dancer62 12/22/18 2:01:08 PM #8 | Danced ballet for years. Very demanding physically, when I watch, it's to admire the dancers' technique. As far a concerts, the receptions are a blast, not sure I'd pay to go to one, but great to mingle with the dancers, choreographers, producers, and directors. Usually wine, sparking water, etc. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Would you prefer living by yourself? |
| dancer62 12/21/18 2:49:16 PM #9 | Absolutely! Divorced for 18 years (after 32 years married), kids are grown, I have no responsibilities but me. Eat when I want, eat what I want, sleep when I want, do what I want. I'm not sure I'd be able to live with anyone even if I found the ideal guy. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | I have two packages delivered to my address. But nobody by the name has ever.... |
| dancer62 12/20/18 10:19:44 AM #8 | Got a letter yesterday for a guy I had gotten several letters for a few years ago, from the Child Support Recovery Unit, this latest one is from a women's shelter. I guess they are still chasing the guy for child support. I just strike through the name and write "not at this address" or "no such person" and put them back in the mail. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Did you get a flu shot this year? |
| dancer62 12/18/18 2:42:35 AM #25 | Never, never will. One of my first patients as an intern on a neurological disease unit in 1976 had contracted Guillain Barre Syndrome (progressive muscle weakness leading to paralysis) from the flu shot. For me, it's just not worth the risk. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | While many if you selfishly hoard gifts worth hundreds of dollars |
| dancer62 12/17/18 6:36:41 PM #3 | Sorry, I worked for nonprofits for coolie wages most of my life, I gave at the office. And now that I'm retired, I still do a lot of pro bono work. And drive a 26 year old car. Unless you're doing the same, you've got no room to talk. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | $5k but you let stranger use your computer for 15 mins, 5mins from now |
| dancer62 12/17/18 6:15:44 PM #20 | I guess 5 minutes would be enough to make sure I'm signed out of Amazon, Ebay/Paypal, email, etc. And rename my password file. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Did you hear about that racist incident on the ny subway a few days ago? |
| dancer62 12/17/18 2:19:10 AM #6 | "Racist" is a term that has lost its meaning. And, yes, crazy people will always be with us. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you think long nails are attractive? |
| dancer62 12/16/18 6:36:14 PM #6 | I'd like mine longer, but I do too much mechanic work, sports, and other activities. When I put on nail polish it's generally chipped in just a few hours. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Call me crazy but I think video games are pretty cool |
| dancer62 12/16/18 11:56:56 AM #5 | Video games were pretty cool when all they were was a moving dot of light on an oscilloscope screen. They've gotten better since. I can drive a virtual copy of my E36 BMW on representations of real and fantasy tracks all over the world. How cool is that? --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you know what Ikea is? (Without Googling, obviously) |
| dancer62 12/16/18 11:46:42 AM #12 | Fierce_Deity_08 posted... ParanoidObsessive posted...ForteEXE3850 posted...Would be more interesting to ask who here doesn't own at least one piece of Ikea furniture. I have cheap tacky particle board bookcases from BigLots, is that ikea? --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you know what Ikea is? (Without Googling, obviously) |
| dancer62 12/16/18 8:25:50 AM #5 | No. From popular references, it's a giant store chain famous for tacky laminated cardboard furniture that you need to assemble, sort of a combination of Kmart and Dave's Crazy Discount Furniture, but I don't know if it's real or mythical. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you get aggrivated when driving? |
| dancer62 12/15/18 8:17:49 PM #17 | I don't get upset about too many things. I do wish the car ahead of me would accelerate when the light turns green, so I can let the clutch out instead of slipping it to keep from overrunning them. C'mon, Right pedal is go, left pedal is stop, unless you have three pedals, in which case you should know how to drive. Oh, and reading speed limit signs is good. Don't putt along at 10 under, and then tailgate me after I pass you. Not worth getting upset about. Driving a slow car fast is more fun than driving a fast car slow, but it's all good. if I'm bored, I can downshift and listen to the pipes and the induction roar. Vroom! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | C/D You have to have lived through something to understand and comment about it. |
| dancer62 12/15/18 9:49:51 AM #6 | Sort of. You certainly have more immediate knowledge if it's hands-on. Reading about landing a plane, or driving a Porsche, isn't the same as doing it. Reading about rebuilding an engine, or dancing ballet, isn't the same as doing it. Reading about video games isn't the same as playing them. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Hey, any of you guys buying a Tesla? |
| dancer62 12/13/18 7:01:01 AM #15 | DrVonRupee posted... No. 97 Camry till the day it dies, and then Ill probably just fork over the $3k for an engine replacement. I fucking love that car. Not sure exactly why. Yep. 97 E36 Cabrio, 82 Supra, plus a 94 Familia for grocery-getting. Just rebuilt the Supra's engine. The 97 BMW is new enough to be overly complicated with weird electrical problems and systems issues. A 95 would be preferable, but it is what it is. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | PS3 has no games |
| dancer62 12/09/18 1:16:22 AM #3 | I'm richer than I thought. I dreamed I had bought a lot of games for PS3. And even a few anticipating getting an X1. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Discless XBOX |
| dancer62 12/08/18 5:51:16 PM #15 | Dikitain posted... helIy posted...Dikitain posted...However, there has NEVER been a case of a game leaving your library other then something that is against the TOS. Wrong. Backups don't work. Only the single copy you downloaded and modified with an "activation" code within a limited window will work. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What are some good racing games for the modern consoles? |
| dancer62 12/08/18 3:43:55 PM #9 | Too bad he doesn't have an Xbox 360. My current favorites are Forza Horizon and Forza 4. What does he drive in real life? I appreciate games like Forza and Gran Turismo that have my real-life rides, BMW E36, MA61 Supra, even a Mazda Familia. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What's your favorite fast food place? |
| dancer62 12/08/18 3:34:24 PM #21 | Arby's! Reuben, or French Dip, or Beef n' Cheddar, with curly fries. I also appreciate Sonic for employing my son in high school, and Little Caesar's for employing my daughter in college, decent food and eat there once in a while from loyalty. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Discless XBOX |
| dancer62 12/08/18 3:25:19 PM #12 | Dikitain posted... dancer62 posted...dancer62 posted... You didn't read my post. SCEA deactivated and took down the entire PSMobile library for Vita, after selling the games on PSN for several years. Games that I purchased but didn't have room to download, or downloaded games that I didn't "activate" within the time limit, are unplayable. That is the current horrible example of the ephemeral nature of digital downloads. If Sony/MSXbox/Nintendo decides they aren't profitable, boom... goodbye! With no recourse. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | I hate when people complain about "PC" stuff like it's a new thing |
| dancer62 12/08/18 8:05:07 AM #31 | Mead posted... Im just more comfortable playing on consoles, so sue me Yep. I gave up the PC horsepower race in 2000, because any sound card, video card, processor, 3D accelerator was obsolete within weeks of the time I bought them. Now I just use PC for printing invoices, etc., consoles for games. Too bad, the 8-bit computers were great for games, and I miss the DOS glory days in the early 90s of DOOM and Wing Commander. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | How would you rate the first three Toy Story movies? |
| dancer62 12/08/18 1:02:36 AM #2 | Zero, not my thing. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you have goals potd? Are you actively trying to achieve them? tell me bout it |
| dancer62 12/07/18 6:12:46 PM #27 | In no particular order: Continue lessons to pilot's license SEL. Clear the last few OBD2 codes on my E36 and get the traction control working. Change the fuel pump on my Supra. Make lesson plans for what I'm teaching next semester. Finish my Christmas shopping and get packages mailed off to my kids and grandkids. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Discless XBOX |
| dancer62 12/07/18 5:50:57 PM #9 | Dikitain posted... dancer62 posted...Anything that gives a single vendor a monopoly is bad. Apples vs. Oranges. It totally is a black and white thing. Think of Sony unexpectedly discontinuing PSMobile and making the (purchased, from PSN) PSM libraries useless. They offered a limited time code to "activate" PSM games, but they can't be transferred, backed up, etc, and any purchased game you bought that you didn't "activate" within the time limit is useless. Steam: how many console games are available through Steam? Consoles have proprietary BIOS and only play games for that console with DRM, while computers from different manufacturers will play DOS, Windoze, etc. computer games. I have 3DS games bought through Humble Bundle, but the code is still for the Nintendo Store, not an independent vendor.I Imagine a digital future with (for example) SCEA unilaterally deciding what games you can play, for how much, and deactivating games you have bought when THEY decide they are obsolete or no longer profitable to maintain a storefront for. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Discless XBOX |
| dancer62 12/07/18 1:40:16 PM #6 | Anything that gives a single vendor a monopoly is bad. If the only way to get games is from XBL/PSN at whatever price they want to charge and whatever availability and restrictions they want? Bad. Amazon/Ebay/GameStop/BestBuy/pawnshops/mom&pop stores, Good. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Which college class should I take next: Astronomy or Psychology? |
| dancer62 12/07/18 9:45:53 AM #16 | Both are interesting and fun. Flip a coin. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Is it ok to lie at work, morally-speaking? |
| dancer62 12/07/18 9:43:52 AM #14 | Work doesn't bother me, I can lie down next to it and sleep soundly. Telling untruths at work, never. That's a good way to look foolish when reality turns around and bites you. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Thoughts on winter? |
| dancer62 12/07/18 9:40:56 AM #14 | Moved from deep snow country 30 years ago, but every time it dips below freezing I think I haven't moved far enough south. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
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