things that tilt you

[OngBonga]

One thing that's fucking tilting me is my stupid friends who change their facebook profile pic to a giraffe because they're too stupid to recognise an obvious trick question when they see one. It makes me want to not be their friend any more.

[eugmac]

I hate meeting people I met from the past, but that's because I'm now unemployed and single, so when they say things like "you still with x?" or "what you doing with yourself these days?" I just want to punch them and tell them to fuck off. Of course I smile and say I'm enjoying life, which is true, but I know deep down they're thinking "so you turned into a bum?" and I'm thinking "I wish I was at home with a spliff".

on a related note, i used to hate reading people's facebook profiles in fear of finding out that they're having more success than i am. i recently got married, got a pretty cool job, and am finding myself comfortable reading those profiles now. i am still not sure if it's my being spiteful now, or if i was just really insecure then, or a bit of both.

[eugmac]

in fact i was just doing the facebook stalking and googling people thing before I read ong's quoted post above.

[OngBonga]

on a related note, i used to hate reading people's facebook profiles in fear of finding out that they're having more success than i am. i recently got married, got a pretty cool job, and am finding myself comfortable reading those profiles now. i am still not sure if it's my being spiteful now, or if i was just really insecure then, or a bit of both.

I don't mind on facebook. Honestly, I'm not jealous of other people's success. I consider happiness to be success, and I'm happy, so I consider myself more successful than those in an unhappy relationship or a job they hate. My first serious girlfriend recently got married after winning £10k on a TV programme and has a better job than when I was with her. I'm happy for her, genuinely. I'm not jealous of any of my former friends, that's for sure. But I certainly feel sometimes that old friends judge me because they consider that my life has gone backwards since I knew them. All that does is make me happy I'm not their friend any more.

[chemist]

Actually that's kinda an interesting concept. That geeks have lost something by opening up the internet to more and more people. Never really thought of it that way.

Don't worry about it. The problem has been contained. They are kept in Facebook and Twitter.

[wufwugy]

dont forget tumblrrrrrrrrr and 9faaaaaaaaaaaag

and reddit

[kingnat]

Confirmation emails for flight or hotel purchases that take anything more than ZERO time to show up in my mailbox.

[OngBonga]

People who expect emails to arrive at faster than light speed.

[kirky33]

Lol mine is wife leaving every light in house on

[MadMojoMonkey]

Lol mine is wife leaving every light in house on

People who place material needs above human concerns.

You're refrigerator is on 24/7 and the consumption dwarfs what your lights use. Also, if you're using an electric grill or an electric clothes dryer, then even the refrigerator's constant drain looks pretty small.

So just a heads up... your wife isn't costing you much of anything in comparison to other household costs, and whatever peace of mind it buys her is probably worth it for you both.

[Savy]

That's that or she's just lazy and leaves lights on like my whole family in the morning before they go to work.

[Galapogos]

People who place material needs above human concerns.

You're refrigerator is on 24/7 and the consumption dwarfs what your lights use. Also, if you're using an electric grill or an electric clothes dryer, then even the refrigerator's constant drain looks pretty small.

So just a heads up... your wife isn't costing you much of anything in comparison to other household costs, and whatever peace of mind it buys her is probably worth it for you both.

Doesn't a 100W light bulb left on 24 hours a day for a month cost about $5 - $7? Or is that a dad myth? Multiple that $7 by however many lights (I know they're not all 100W) get left on in the house and I think that's a legitimate bitch.

[jyms]

Other than a bathroom mirror, who the fuck uses 100 watt bulbs? Are you lighting a baseball field in your home?

[wufwugy]

People who place material needs above human concerns.

You're refrigerator is on 24/7 and the consumption dwarfs what your lights use. Also, if you're using an electric grill or an electric clothes dryer, then even the refrigerator's constant drain looks pretty small.

So just a heads up... your wife isn't costing you much of anything in comparison to other household costs, and whatever peace of mind it buys her is probably worth it for you both.

omg thank you

it's so frustrating at how sensible stances like this are, yet nobody ever listens to them

humans: chimps with bigger heads. but don't tell them that, they might get mad and throw something

[Galapogos]

Other than a bathroom mirror, who the fuck uses 100 watt bulbs? Are you lighting a baseball field in your home?

I dunno, maybe he used 100W because it was easier to do the calculation? Just regurgitating what I've been told.

[eugmac]

People who place material needs above human concerns.

You're refrigerator is on 24/7 and the consumption dwarfs what your lights use. Also, if you're using an electric grill or an electric clothes dryer, then even the refrigerator's constant drain looks pretty small.

So just a heads up... your wife isn't costing you much of anything in comparison to other household costs, and whatever peace of mind it buys her is probably worth it for you both.

I guess the key point though is that light bulb left on in an unoccupied room is totally needlessly wasted energy. Your fridge is keeping your subsistence fresh and edible - a pretty fair use of energy. Also, I do believe efforts to conserve energy and natural resources is in fact a very human concern, from a species-survival point of view.

[wufwugy]

How much energy cost is there in turning lights on/off? Accounting for life of bulb too. I've heard that a lot of lights last super long if they're never turned off, and I've heard the surge of turning a light on costs a bit more energy than letting run for a while. No idea if those are true though

[Galapogos]

How much energy cost is there in turning lights on/off? Accounting for life of bulb too. I've heard that a lot of lights last super long if they're never turned off, and I've heard the surge of turning a light on costs a bit more energy than letting run for a while. No idea if those are true though

Not true, Mythbusters covered it.

[MadMojoMonkey]

I guess the key point though is that light bulb left on in an unoccupied room is totally needlessly wasted energy. Your fridge is keeping your subsistence fresh and edible - a pretty fair use of energy. Also, I do believe efforts to conserve energy and natural resources is in fact a very human concern, from a species-survival point of view.

I'm all about being environmentally friendly and ecologically conscious. That's why I don't give a rats ass about end-level consumers when it comes to this topic. We're talking about the ~6% of the total electrical energy being used that is in households. Turning off your lights in rooms you're not using while you're at home is such a minor portion of your electrical useage that it's scandalous to mention it in the same breath as "energy conservation for survival of the species".

I DO think that topic is important, but picking on households is such a misdirected effort. I mean, if you leave your lights and utilities on while you're gone for vacation, that's a bit different, but only for the fiscal bottom line of the household... not for the environmental future of the planet.

[rpm]

be the change you wanna see in the world etc etc

[wufwugy]

I'm all about being environmentally friendly and ecologically conscious. That's why I don't give a rats ass about end-level consumers when it comes to this topic. We're talking about the ~6% of the total electrical energy being used that is in households. Turning off your lights in rooms you're not using while you're at home is such a minor portion of your electrical useage that it's scandalous to mention it in the same breath as "energy conservation for survival of the species".

I DO think that topic is important, but picking on households is such a misdirected effort. I mean, if you leave your lights and utilities on while you're gone for vacation, that's a bit different, but only for the fiscal bottom line of the household... not for the environmental future of the planet.

Yup yup yup yup yup

From the species survival perspective, the only solution is technological progress to such a point that artificial meat is the same as regular meat yet cheaper, and solar energy and battery tech (or perhaps biofuel) are so economical that they're better than coal and oil. Also we'd probably have to plant a trillion trees or something

Anything households do will have no effect, especially since conserving energy just makes it that much cheaper for others to consume. The solution is technological, not behavioral. It certainly feels good on the household level though, and can make individuals' lives better. Keeping plants in each room probably does more than anything else you could do for climate change, and it also makes your air cleaner and optics more pleasing

[rpm]

ps today's tilt trigger is windows vista service packs. and protools

[rpm]

FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[eugmac]

japan managed to cut their entire country's electricity usage after the tsunamis as a national effort to deal with losing 25% of their power supply. Just sayin'.

[eugmac]

and that savings came from households as i understand it, so that industry could continue business as usual.

[eberetta1]

A lot better to have a few light bulbs on heating the house than the furnace kicking on every few minutes. Today the high was 40 degrees here.

My tilt is seeing so many promos on FullTilt and not being able to play for real money since I am a U.S player. I know a year from now, the environment will be a lot friendlier.

[Luco]

omg thank you

it's so frustrating at how sensible stances like this are, yet nobody ever listens to them

humans: chimps with bigger heads. but don't tell them that, they might get mad and throw something

TIL wuf is not human

[Galapogos]

be the change you wanna see in the world etc etc

This. I hate it when people shoot down a suggestion because it's not an end all solution to an entire issue.

Edit: I mean, does it have a non-zero positive benefit? Yes. Does it take minimal effort on your part? Yes. Then why not fucking do it?

[jackvance]

Yup yup yup yup yup

From the species survival perspective, the only solution is technological progress to such a point that artificial meat is the same as regular meat yet cheaper, and solar energy and battery tech (or perhaps biofuel) are so economical that they're better than coal and oil.

Agreed and these things are definitely in the works, I'm convinced that heavy funding of such research is enough to get us there fast enough. But there is no need atm because the status quo works for the moment for big oil and big money. And I don't mean there is some kind of conspiracy going on, it's just a fact that things never get moving unless they really need to. Same with the environment. We as mankind will have to use our technological advancement to restore the planet soon enough. We're already past the point of no return of fucking up the planet according to pretty much every way this is being measured. And I do think we are capable of this no problem. But the environment hasn't quite gotten bad enough to really motivate big money to go there. Once the big ecological disasters start happening this is bound to change.

[MadMojoMonkey]

This. I hate it when people shoot down a suggestion because it's not an end all solution to an entire issue.

Edit: I mean, does it have a non-zero positive benefit? Yes. Does it take minimal effort on your part? Yes. Then why not fucking do it?

I totally agree with the sentiment, but it's a bit off topic. I'm not arguing that turning off your lights when you're not using them is bad. I'm arguing that it's probably not nearly as bad as a bunch of other things you do in a day. So letting a single non-issue get you worked up is just a matter of bad scheduling of your time.

My point is that there's an imbalance between what people 'think' they're doing and the actual impact. Sometimes that imbalance can end up in people having an argument that is more wasteful than the topic they're arguing about.

E.g.
If you pick up an American penny off the ground, then you are wasting money. It costs you time and energy to carry that penny around, and you'll never get a return on that investment. It is a waste of money to bend over and pick up a penny. It is a waste of money to put a penny in your car and use that penny to buy gasoline, since you'd spend more than a penny in the extra fuel burned by transporting the penny to the gas station.

So if you pick up pennies because you think it's free money, then you're mistaken. If you pick up pennies to help keep your surroundings litter-free, then it makes sense.

You dig it?

[Galapogos]

I dig you, you crazy bastard.

[wufwugy]

Yeah that's my main position on it as well. It's like how a month or so ago I commented here about how my sister stresses a lot about money and buys a bunch of expensive organic food. She doesn't listen to me when I tell her that the benefit she gets from eating organic is probably smaller than the benefit she would get by not spending so much on food

[Galapogos]

I hate this new trend that a lot of news type websites are starting to adopt where they make it so arrow keys will load up the next/previous stories. When I'm reading something on the computer I'm always hitting keys that shouldn't be doing anything for the hell of it. Two of those keys I have drilled into my head that are safe are the left/right arrow keys.

Now every time I try to read an article I end up jumping to the ones next to it because of this stupid little habit. I don't see how this arrow key feature is beneficial, no one reads these sites in the order that these articles appear. They look for the next interesting article in the list somewhere and click on it to go directly there.

[chemist]

Microsoft Windows Updates closing applications I am working in without asking or saving and shutting down to apply patches that I didn't even want.

[rong]

Microsoft Windows Updates closing applications I am working in without asking or saving and shutting down to apply patches that I didn't even want.

This. In the middle of watching rescue dawn. Wtf!

[jackvance]

This is mostly about being able to update the backdoors they installed for the government. This is 100% the case for skype too. Some guys did a test a while back where they communicated a secure web address that noone knew about over skype and within minutes it was being visited and scanned by an IP address registered to Microsoft. All of the software from the big US internet media companies is basically one enormous spynet. Less than two weeks ago Google found out that their entire backend, where they transport all of the data they have gathered from all of their services, had been hacked by the NSA. A few pissed off Google employees came out to curse at the NSA and said they had encrypted their whole backend to put a stop to this, but yeah it does show just how bad it is.

[OngBonga]

Iceland's energy comes mostly from hydroelectrical and geothermal generators, with fossil fuels making up 0.01% of their reliance.

[OngBonga]

Oh yeah things that tilt me... people who post random stuff in the tilt thread.

[Luco]

Onesies

[rong]

Sitting down to take a dump and my cock touching the toilet.

[wufwugy]

^the worst

[eugmac]

old style german toilets, for some reason, has a plate of sorts where your poo lands. when you flush, the water flows from the back of the toilet over the plate and your poo drops down the hole at the front. it means the bathroom stinks a lot more when you poo.

but the worst part of this is, your poo is elevated at such a high level that if you lay a very long one, there is a danger of the poo flopping in an awkward direction, making contact with your ballsack as it goes down.

[eugmac]

[wufwugy]

fuckin germans would do that

[eugmac]

websites that arent tablet friendly. particularly nasty are dropdown menus that require mouse hovering. here's looking at you, ftr.

[a500lbgorilla]

iPad users that just expect the entire internet world to just work on their 500 dollar touchscreen.

[eugmac]

300 dolllars thank u very much

[a500lbgorilla]

Thrifty!

[Cobra_1878]

Losing on Fifa.

[rpm]

everything that isn't being asleep. today at least

[KoRnholio]

old style german toilets, for some reason, has a plate of sorts where your poo lands. when you flush, the water flows from the back of the toilet over the plate and your poo drops down the hole at the front. it means the bathroom stinks a lot more when you poo.

but the worst part of this is, your poo is elevated at such a high level that if you lay a very long one, there is a danger of the poo flopping in an awkward direction, making contact with your ballsack as it goes down.

Long-ball Eugene!

[rong]

Lol

[chemist]

FTR crashing my browser and losing all my unread tabs, twice today at least.

[MadMojoMonkey]

FTR crashing my browser and losing all my unread tabs, twice today at least.

Is it FTR that crashes Firefox 10 times a day?

I assumed something malicious was on my 7-year old machine that my free anti-virus ware was unable to detect.

I do always have a tab with FTR open.

[jyms]

I use firefox on a real old crappy machine but it never crashes

[rong]

I have no ff issues with ftr either.

[chemist]

I think it was spoonits coffeemachine thread
or links from jack sawyer
(it is firefox though)

[spoonitnow]

you might need to update your flash player

[OngBonga]

I use firefox on a real old crappy machine but it never crashes

This.

[chemist]

you might need to update your flash player

It is true I do usually click deny to the irritating message that says:
'You need to install this to enable others to download all sorts to your computer whilst providing you with no useful benefits'.

[Luco]

drying out slowly on first day back in a job I fucking hate

[Luco]

Also, songs that use the word 'baby'

[Savy]

Losing my passport and not having any photo ID when I need it for a placement which is on the 8th and they won't be open to talk to them about it until the 7th.

[Willishere]

People chewing with their mouth open (surely we evolved past that about 2000 years ago you fucking cavemen)

[Cobra_1878]

Searching for the beginning of a sellotape roll.

People who just none stop talk when I've just woken up. Let me fucking wake up properly.

[Luco]

I approve of the above posts

[Renton]

will.i.am

[KoRnholio]

kijiji/craigslist wankers

[rong]

http://freeupload.mobi/image/show/72...8c08a2d3a8a692

Been here for about half hour now.

[micalupagoo]

humanity really,
people who think they deserve something for nothing
people who always think they are right
people who move slow when you're in a hurry
I could go on...

[rpm]

whiskey-dick

[MadMojoMonkey]

Being poor this time of year EVERY YEAR.

Still... a holiday of gift-giving is awesome.

[Lukie]

- When people talk about gas in terms of how much it costs them to fill up a tank and how long that tank usually lasts them

Just fucking tell me the size of the fucking tank and how many miles per gallon the car gets.

[Lukie]

People chewing with their mouth open (surely we evolved past that about 2000 years ago you fucking cavemen)

Sorry about that. I also talk really loud.

[MadMojoMonkey]

Fuel efficiency being stated as "miles per gallon" instead of "gallons per mile".

If you take gallons (volume - length x length x length) and divide by miles (distance- length), then you get a number whose units are length x length... or area. So if we used gallons per mile, we'd have a number with easy to understand units.

What would that number with those units represent?
Imagine your car's fuel tank is a very long, thin tube... a miles long tube... The tube holds exactly as much gas as your car needs to travel a distance equal to the tube's length. So a thin tube means low fuel consumption, and a thick tube means high fuel consumption.

Low gallons per mile (gpm) means low consumption, high gpm means high consumption. The units are area, which we all understand. That area is the cross-section of a tube which represents your vehicle's consumption.

It just makes so much more sense.