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Offline Phaedrus2129

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« on: Fri, 20 August 2010, 16:17:20 »
... Your next planned purchase is a Stingray DS1M12 oscilloscope. :rockon:
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Offline TexasFlood

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« Reply #1 on: Fri, 20 August 2010, 16:24:51 »
Quote from: Phaedrus2129;215119
... Your next planned purchase is a Stingray DS1M12 oscilloscope. :rockon:


... You understand binary jokes like "There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand binary and those that don't." without a second thought.

Offline Phaedrus2129

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« Reply #2 on: Fri, 20 August 2010, 16:29:24 »
... You vote for Randall Munroe as sexiest man alive.
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Offline Daniel Beaver

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« Reply #3 on: Fri, 20 August 2010, 16:32:55 »
... You name your dog "Ragnar Thunderpaw"



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Offline bhtooefr

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« Reply #4 on: Thu, 26 August 2010, 19:59:23 »
Your heaviest computer weighs 110 pounds, and says "System/390" on the front.

Offline Jack

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« Reply #5 on: Thu, 26 August 2010, 20:33:37 »
Quote from: TexasFlood;215120
... You understand binary jokes like "There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand binary and those that don't." without a second thought.


... You understand jokes like "There are only 10 types of people in the world: Those who know ternary, those who don't, and those who confuse it with binary" without a second thought.

Offline typo

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« Reply #6 on: Thu, 26 August 2010, 20:41:40 »
you end up in the emrgency room for carrying a ups. i swear i know nothing about this :)

Offline EverythingIBM

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« Reply #7 on: Thu, 26 August 2010, 22:47:10 »
... You pay attention to the POS systems/keyboards used at stores.
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Offline Oqsy

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« Reply #8 on: Thu, 26 August 2010, 22:59:15 »
you respond to a "you know you're a _____ when..." thread

doh!
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Offline typo

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« Reply #9 on: Thu, 26 August 2010, 23:07:55 »
Quote from: EverythingIBM;217115
... You pay attention to the POS systems/keyboards used at stores.


ah ha! i am very guilty of this. i'll be like you got a cherry, and probably get slapped lol.

Offline Voixdelion

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« Reply #10 on: Thu, 26 August 2010, 23:40:19 »
...you criticize someone's Superhero/Evil Villain/Star Trek/Wars/Sci-Fi-anything Halloween costume because some minutia or detail isn't right or true to the original presentation of the character. --eg the spitting image of Spock but wearing a red uniform, an otherwise perfect imitation of Data but using contractions or Wonder Woman in any sort of bodice with visible straps or bloomers without stars  or GOD FORBID (my own personal pet-peeve) the wrong colors altogether or (GASP) BLONDE!

Or ...you cheat (via strict technicalities, of course, a true geek would never cheat outright...) to score higher on geeky quizzes like this one: http://www.innergeek.us/geek-test.html

Or ...you go to a renaissance faire in modern clothing like most of the general public and feel uncomfortably out of place all day.

Or...you have played to completion and/or more than one "video" game that consisted of no actual graphics but only textual descriptions of the imaginary surroundings - which also probably means you are at least passingly familiar with the term "Frobozz Frobizzle"

Or...you find either of these jokes hilarious:  1) A horse walks into a bar; the bartender says, "Why the long face?"  2) A termite walks into a bar and says, "Where's the bar tender?"
« Last Edit: Thu, 26 August 2010, 23:59:13 by Voixdelion »
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #11 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 07:31:36 »
When you haven't touched a boob since you were breast fed. (For most guys and some girls, anyway).


Offline Konrad

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« Reply #12 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 09:03:23 »
... any of the following are instantly recognizable, reassuring, familiar, comforting sights:
 


« Last Edit: Fri, 27 August 2010, 09:20:31 by Konrad »

Offline mr_a500

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« Reply #13 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 09:14:17 »
No, even talk show hosts and reality show bimbos can recognise that photo of Einstein. A geek would be able to recognise Einstein without grey hair - and know that his famous theories were written before he was 30.

Offline Konrad

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« Reply #14 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 09:19:04 »
Fair enough.  Fixed.

Offline Konrad

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« Reply #15 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 09:23:04 »
Much more comforting than Einstein.
 
That's a password pic?  I was wondering why it didn't work.  "DON'T PANIC" ...

Offline keyboardlover

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« Reply #16 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 10:42:33 »
...you join an online forum dedicated to the discussion of computer keyboards :D

Offline audioave10

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« Reply #17 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 10:59:17 »
You have one room with 3 major gaming PC's and 7 keyboards.
This is me and I live alone.

Edit: still searching for a wrong detail on Ripster's picture...can't find one.
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Offline Jack

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« Reply #18 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 13:18:35 »
Lara is brunette and I don't remember ever seeing Superwoman with sparkly gold boots.
Also there's no braid. Not trying hard enough.

Offline Jack

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« Reply #19 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 14:43:12 »
True geeks don't wonder, they know they're from Rock Band.

Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #20 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 14:45:50 »
I think he meant *which* Rock Band.


Offline Konrad

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« Reply #21 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 17:41:26 »
Forget the guitars ... look at that awesome LCD!

Offline Konrad

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« Reply #22 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 18:29:33 »
Well, those boobs look heavy.  The strap helps support the eye.

Offline Voixdelion

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« Reply #23 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 19:16:14 »
Indeed - Cleavage is not created only by the lifting, there must be a compressing force from the outside to make certain that the excess boob meets in the center as opposed to spilling off the sides of the lifting platform.  Disney-type and anime artists often mis-draw bodices without the shoulder straps and only showing a lace up center piece with a poufy peasant blouse sitting atop it, but this is structurally unsound on in three dimensions and would result in the bodice rolling up at the waist whilst boobs just went with gravity.  Even with heavy boning the ends will curl in without an anchor point on the shoulders.

Quote from: Jack;217336
Lara is brunette and I don't remember ever seeing  Superwoman with sparkly gold boots.
Also there's no braid. Not trying hard enough.

Exactly.
and btw- (the redheaded batgirl is fine, as it could definitely be true to one of the newer cartoon iterations, though I haven't kept up with them - plus she's cute)  not ONE of those girls in the quasi hero costumes could have gone up against me in my WW outfit from Trashy Lingerie. I had been fascinated with the store ever since I saw the title and the window dressing.  They actually make you buy a membership or pay an entrance fee of a couple bucks just to browse but I have seen some of the designs in movie work, so maybe its like a Wax Museum touristy thing like Fredericks of Hollywood but more upscale...  Anyway, they are the retail outfit I've ever seen come close to perfection in execution of the ensemble- all the way down to the red boots with the stupid stripe. Some minor detail in the embroidery would have stepped it up, but I can't imagine what it would have cost if they had gone that far.  As it was I don't think I've ever spent so much money for so little material! I saw it on display and plunked down $500 on the spot  once I learned it would fit me (although the boots are about a size too small, I've done worse to my feet)  Really because I simply didn't have the sewing skills to create it as well as they had and they had gotten most of the details correct.  Having created some pretty impressive likenesses every year or two since I was four, I simply had to have it.  I haven't seen another since though. Perhaps it may have been created for unique purpose.   I have to find another occasion to wear it though, Halloween is a bit too cold for that outfit.  Especially since all of my circulation is restricted while wearing it...

One of these days I intend to complete my Michelle Pfieffer Catwoman suit since that is likely to be much more comfortable for running around at night in autumn.  I still like Julie Newmar's portrayal best as far as the role, but nobody purred like Eartha.
« Last Edit: Fri, 27 August 2010, 19:56:00 by Voixdelion »
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Offline Voixdelion

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« Reply #24 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 19:51:56 »
Where do you find this stuff?  

And what is the deal with the password pic?  I panicked and closed the box...
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Offline TexasFlood

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« Reply #25 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 20:19:59 »
Quote from: ripster;217430
I keep wondering the structural purpose of the strap above her boobs.

Cleavage shear stress reinforcement

Offline typo

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« Reply #26 on: Fri, 27 August 2010, 22:25:23 »
you sleep with a linux penguin. well, i do. please don't tell anyone :)

Offline SirClickAlot

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« Reply #27 on: Sat, 28 August 2010, 03:56:06 »
you know that putting on shoes is a commutative operation and washing and drying clothes isn't.
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Offline zmurf

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« Reply #28 on: Sat, 28 August 2010, 03:59:02 »
Quote from: ripster;217467
Wonder what Einstein woulda thought of Caramelldansen?

Ok.. they sing in Swedish... and that pitched voice still makes it hard for me to hear what they actually sing (if you can call that singing). But I was able to get the chorus:
Så kom och dansa med oss.
Klappa era händer.
Gör som vi gör.
Ta några steg åt vänster
lyssna och lär.
Missa inte chansen.
Nu är vi här,
med karamelldansen.

(So come and dance with us.
Clap your hands.
Do as we do.
Take some steps to the left.
Listen and learn.
Do not miss the chance.
Now we are here,
with the Caramel dance.)

It's soooo ingenious! Why didn't I think of that lyrics... :P


..


And doesn't her choreography remind very much of Hinoi Teams?
« Last Edit: Sat, 28 August 2010, 17:58:33 by zmurf »
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Offline Findecanor

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« Reply #29 on: Sat, 28 August 2010, 15:59:29 »
You will find a video of Karamelldansen with English lyrics on Youtube if you go and search.

For those who did not get it: Lara Croft is also wearing a small back pack. A back pack made for hiking and rock climbing would typically have a horizontal strap across the chest and not just rely on the loops.
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Offline Phaedrus2129

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« Reply #30 on: Sat, 28 August 2010, 20:56:50 »
Who's looking at her back? :ohwell:
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Offline Jack

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« Reply #31 on: Sat, 28 August 2010, 21:06:21 »
Quote from: Voixdelion;217475
Where do you find this stuff?  

And what is the deal with the password pic?  I panicked and closed the box...


Someone tried to post an image that's stored in a password-protected directory, so we got a login form like we would if we were trying to browse there directly (because of the method used (look up .htaccess password protection) we got that instead of a web page form). Nothing to worry about.

Offline Konrad

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« Reply #32 on: Sat, 28 August 2010, 21:33:35 »
That's my fault. I just ripped those images off from random websites, had no clue one was password locked because it worked fine for me. My browser is configured with maximum paranoid-anonymous setttings; sometimes that prevents me from visiting sites (unless I allow exceptions), but sometimes it actually lets me view or access content that default lusers aren't "allowed" to see.  This isn't any genius "hacking" on my part, only pure lazy sloppiness on the website's part.
 
Image was here and should look like this

 
Don't panic if you can't see it. Wasn't anything important anyhow.
« Last Edit: Sat, 28 August 2010, 21:37:05 by Konrad »

Offline SirClickAlot

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« Reply #33 on: Mon, 30 August 2010, 02:21:50 »
....

your mind starts to enter an infinite loop when pondering the question of what is first : the operand or operator?
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Offline bhtooefr

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« Reply #34 on: Mon, 30 August 2010, 06:52:22 »
You know the answer to that: The operands, because you use RPN.

Offline Konrad

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« Reply #35 on: Mon, 30 August 2010, 07:10:20 »
This largely amusing. A few of the shiny gems:
  • "If at first you don't succeed, call it version 1.0"
  • "The Internet: where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents."
  • "... one of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that, lacking zero, they had no way to indicate successful termination of their C programs."
  • "A printer consists of three main parts: the case, the jammed paper tray and the blinking red light"
  • "I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code."
« Last Edit: Mon, 30 August 2010, 07:31:29 by Konrad »

Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #36 on: Tue, 31 August 2010, 10:33:11 »
You do this.


Offline Konrad

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« Reply #37 on: Tue, 31 August 2010, 18:49:21 »
How does that make Japanese women different from any others?

Offline Konrad

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« Reply #38 on: Tue, 31 August 2010, 18:57:36 »
Nope.
 
I was joking, btw.

Offline bhtooefr

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« Reply #39 on: Tue, 31 August 2010, 19:31:17 »

Offline Xuan

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« Reply #40 on: Tue, 31 August 2010, 22:50:10 »
when you

Code: [Select]
$ cat /etc/hostname
eddie

Offline Jack

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« Reply #41 on: Tue, 31 August 2010, 22:57:30 »
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cat /etc/hostname
old-rusty

Offline Konrad

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« Reply #42 on: Tue, 31 August 2010, 23:33:37 »
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copy con config.sys

Offline Findecanor

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« Reply #43 on: Wed, 01 September 2010, 09:43:33 »
Quote from: ripster;218538
All unmarried Japanese women are virgins.

.. except for:
- those who have yet to be sewn up so that they can be a "virgin" again on their wedding day, and
- geishas, who have, according to tradition, given up their virginity to the "sugar daddy" that had paid for their geisha education
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Offline instantkamera

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« Reply #44 on: Wed, 01 September 2010, 11:06:12 »
Quote from: Xuan;218729
when you

Code: [Select]
$ cat /etc/hostname
eddie


Quote from: Jack;218731
Code: [Select]
cat /etc/hostname
old-rusty


When I can make an educated guess as to what linux distribution you are running based on the info you provided:

Debian (or a likely derivative, say ubuntu)?
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Offline Konrad

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« Reply #45 on: Wed, 01 September 2010, 12:53:09 »
Could be pre-Debian.  Slackware?

Offline instantkamera

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« Reply #46 on: Wed, 01 September 2010, 13:54:16 »
Quote from: Konrad;218877
Could be pre-Debian.  Slackware?


Why do you say?

and no, not slack.
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Offline Konrad

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« Reply #47 on: Wed, 01 September 2010, 14:27:46 »
lol, it reminds me of slack bashing.
 
Which distro is it then? Caldera? Mandrake?
 
[Edit]
OMG, it's that awful ****ing thing called Red Hat. No, worse, it's Red Hat before it was actually called Red Hat.
« Last Edit: Wed, 01 September 2010, 14:30:48 by Konrad »

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« Reply #48 on: Wed, 01 September 2010, 14:29:30 »
Quote from: ripster;218695
An accurate picture of the Italian lifestyle in America.
Show Image

Offensive!  : P

Offline Konrad

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« Reply #49 on: Wed, 01 September 2010, 15:20:26 »
How d'you know he's even Italian? Well, aside from the cocky rocky balboa Italian Stallion stuff ... hell, I might be Italian. Though I admit I look more like a white guy trying to look like an Asian guy, so yeah I'm not Italian.