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Off Topic / Nearly 25,000 schoolteachers to go on strike in Chicago monday

« on: September 09, 2012, 11:27:30 PM »

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012/09/9/chicago-teachers-to-strike-after-talks-fail/57720772/1

stuffs massive dawg. It's supposed to put about 350,000 kids, or something like that, out of school. The last strike of these proportions in chicago was 25 years ago, and that lasted 19 days. More recently, I think detroit had a strike for similar reasons.

I guess this is a good time to discuss what guys think about the way teachers are treated and how teaching is treated as a profession as a whole, along with this strike in particular....

Any thoughts?

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Off Topic / Guys, i'm stuck in a hotel in zagreb croatia with nothing to do.

« on: August 08, 2012, 10:47:38 AM »

give me some internet games to play or something, im dying here. stuffty croatian keyboard i couldn't find the letter y.
please, help me

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Off Topic / League Of Legends Livestream (IT'S XIN ZHAO MID TIME)

« on: July 28, 2012, 11:13:27 PM »

Hai guys! I'll be playing league of legends, a fun MOBA type game today with a few friends. Feel free to watch if you want:

Stream Link
http://www.livestream.com/wafflashizzles?t=318143

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Off Topic / The best video ever created by man

« on: July 08, 2012, 09:15:19 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8txk6EhYZKA

Dear god, so this is what the SS saw when they were high.

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Off Topic / Comcast stands up to entertainment industries

« on: June 21, 2012, 03:32:38 AM »

Looks like someone grew some balls.


http://extratorrent.com/article/2227/comcast+got+tired+of+entertainment+industry.html

<3 comcast

They essentially said that  this is all bullstuff to shake down consumers for money. The fact that comcast gave enough of a stuff to care about it's users makes me all warm and fuzzy.

Glad to have them as my provider.

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Off Topic / What was your first Job?

« on: May 25, 2012, 01:34:11 PM »

I personally worked in a restaurant swabbin the poop deck and cleaning dishes. Oh what fun I had. What about you guys?

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Off Topic / I derped

« on: May 19, 2012, 07:42:40 PM »

Well, stuff, Nevermind

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Off Topic / How do you keyboard?

« on: May 11, 2012, 10:54:04 PM »

Post your resting positions/keyboarding habits here

I don't think most of us here follow the way they teach people in school. Most people I know have their own custom way of keyboarding depending on how they learned or how they game.

Personally, I have my middle finger on W, Index on D, Ring on A/Shift/Caps lock, Thumb Resting on space, and my pinkie usually free hovering just off or on the keyboard near shift. When I type, I usually use my ring and middle for my right hand, and index and middle for my left hand. I rarely use the other fingers except my thumb for typing space and my pinkie for shift. Sometimes I use the other fingers, but rarely. My hands generally take which keys I need to press with no clear sets, but they tend take halves of the keyboard except for the center keys, where they kind of switch on what fingers do what.

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Off Topic / Volunteering at conventions

« on: May 10, 2012, 10:11:29 PM »

Has anyone here ever volunteered at a convention for anything? Like working security, running messages, supplies, operations, etc?

I've personally worked at Anime Central for two years as an IRT. I get to wear a cool vest and act as security for the con. It's fun :p

If you've got any cool stories from working at cons, share them here

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Games / Would anybody be interested in an Endless Space livestream?

« on: May 10, 2012, 09:20:50 PM »

Endless space is that new 4x game thingy on steam where if you bought it, you got access to the alpha. It is immensely fun and it's already made me miss a night or two of sleep from sheer enjoyment. That's the first game in a while to make me do that.

I'd be willing to stream and give a gameplay look over if you guys would like me to.

Livestream link is http://www.livestream.com/wafflashizzles if anyone is interested

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Off Topic / Your feelings on AI

« on: January 03, 2012, 12:31:21 PM »

Technology is advancing at an extreme rate currently, and a good part of that advancement has been AI technologies. When I say AI, I don't mean the kind of AI you find in games like bots or computer players. When I say AI, I mean bots or other artificial entities that can mimic human brain function or have greater or equal capacity then one. With greater thought capabilities comes sentience- If a being can think for itself, what risk does it pose? Should there be laws in place that prevent AI from doing certain things or thinking certain things? Should there be a limit on development? Should super advanced AI even be allowed to come into existence? There are many, many arguments for both sides , for  AI and for not. There are great disadvantages and advantages. What's your opinion?

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Off Topic / Vicodin is magical

« on: December 21, 2011, 06:15:44 PM »

So, I got my wisdom teeth extracted today. I felt like stuff, my mouth was dry as forget after the surgery, and then it was all cool until the novocain wore off.

I was sweating badly, had horrible headaches, and my stomach felt like it was exploding. my heart felt on fire. It was the worst pain I had been in since like 4 years.

They gave me some Vicodin for the pain. I popped two when I could, and a short nap later I felt like Normal. A little shaky, but normal. Vicodin is magic c:

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Off Topic / Wisdom teeth extraction rawrrawr

« on: December 21, 2011, 12:22:38 AM »

I'm going to get my wisdom teeth extracted tommorow. I'm sad.

I know people who have had it done awake, but I'm going under so I don't feel the pain

anyone else had this done?

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Off Topic / CHRISTMAS AVATAAAARSSSS

« on: December 15, 2011, 11:53:27 PM »

Get your festive on. Give me your avatar and I'll add a derpy hat and beard, or either one to your liking

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Off Topic / Why i've been gone: A combination of many different things

« on: December 13, 2011, 09:45:10 PM »

So, iv'e been a way for a long list of reasons. Since no one likes life stories, I'll sum it up.

For one, I was getting ready to move. I'm going to a lovey new condo home on the 15th of January.

Second, FINALALFLLLLFIbrown town FINALS. Self explanatory

Third, I've been trying to lose weight and it's been working. I've lost about 40 pounds in the few months I've been gone. I'm now a healthy 165

That's about it. I've missed all the derp that goes on here, and i'm glad to be back