Randomness thread, part two.

[rong]

I'm with Supa on this one. Unless you're Wesley snipes or some Shit a dude with a gun is gonna win more often than not. The only benefit of the gun is it might be harder to use it by accident, as in if the blade touches my skin, I'm fucked, but with the gun a trigger needs to be pulled.

[wufwugy]

I'm okay with needing to do some Passenger 57 shit.

[rong]

You may be ok with it, but that doesn't mean you're capable.

[Luco]

I agree with Savy, if you have a gun you can win from distance so that whole gif is kinda lame.

Gun or knife, my default is compliance. My kids don't need a dead hero.

[d0zer]

You may be ok with it, but that doesn't mean you're capable.

You forget: wuggy can beat up steven segal

[rong]

Haha

I forgot about that.

[wufwugy]

Seagal is a fatass wannabe

[surviva316]

Unless you're Wesley snipes or some Shit.

The British one or the black one?

[Lukie]

what is the best way to clean a cement balcony where using large amounts of water/cleaning chemicals would be severely frowned upon by my neighbors below?

Basically it is just generally dirty (beyond what a broom can take care of) and has various odd stains from grease (grill), to burn marks (not from said grill), to general discoloration etc.

[jyms]

I'd use a water based concrete stripper/etcher but keep an eye on the weather. Wait for rain to be in the forecast and rinse when it's raining. Most are environmentally friendly now at the big box stores, so no worries when it's diluted anyway.

Or do what I did and buy some cheap exterior carpet and just cut it to fit. It will look so much better and cleans easy.

[supa]

For anything oily get a bag of kitty litter and cover the stains with it. Let it sit for a few days. Periodically walk around on it and scrub it around with your feet. Sweep up the kitty litter and throw it away.

[Lukie]

I'd use a water based concrete stripper/etcher but keep an eye on the weather. Wait for rain to be in the forecast and rinse when it's raining. Most are environmentally friendly now at the big box stores, so no worries when it's diluted anyway.

Or do what I did and buy some cheap exterior carpet and just cut it to fit. It will look so much better and cleans easy.

Neighbors on the bottom floor are good friends and they grow tomatoes and herbs and that kind of stuff hanging off their patio. I would obviously let them know before doing any heavy cleaning but obviously can't use anything too heavy.

Also my balcony is very much exposed to the elements so I'm not sure how well carpet would hold up to rain/sleet/snow etc. thoughts?

[Lukie]

For anything oily get a bag of kitty litter and cover the stains with it. Let it sit for a few days. Periodically walk around on it and scrub it around with your feet. Sweep up the kitty litter and throw it away.

This is intriguing. I may give this a shot. Maybe cats have a use in this world after all.

[MadMojoMonkey]

Just get the cheap clay litter. Nothing fancy. Works like a charm at soaking up oily/greasy spills. I'm not sure it will help with discoloration, though. gl

[supa]

Just get the cheap clay litter. Nothing fancy. Works like a charm at soaking up oily/greasy spills. I'm not sure it will help with discoloration, though. gl

It will.

[Chelle]

Does anyone know anything about Feng Shui, and how to do it correctly? I already have everything on the floor plan sectioned out how it's supposed to be, but I'm confused when it comes to everything else.

Also - hi.

[kiwiMark]

Asian people.

[BennyLaRue]

Asian people.

Bangladeshis?

[kiwiMark]

ain't nobody said a word about the subcontinent

[wufwugy]

ain't nobody said a word about the subcontinent

dont talk about benny's mother like that

[BennyLaRue]

ain't nobody said a word about the subcontinent

Myanmar, then. Ask a Myanese.

As an aside, those fuckers stole most of Thailand's west coastline. Bunch of bullies.

[givememyleg]

Does anyone know anything about Feng Shui, and how to do it correctly? I already have everything on the floor plan sectioned out how it's supposed to be, but I'm confused when it comes to everything else.

just in case you're serious

[Chelle]

ohhhh i has the sad.

[Luco]

Ok so for the last week or so I've been unsubscribing from a lot of emails as they come in. My inbox is now a happy chappy

[Chelle]

Ok so for the last week or so I've been unsubscribing from a lot of emails as they come in. My inbox is now a happy chappy

I've been doing this too. Yet I'm still getting stupid shit.

[boost]

Do people actually delete emails?

I remember a friend seeing my inbox and being flabbergasted by the near five digit tally.

With the ability to Star (or otherwise mark as important) and the ability to search your inbox and other folders, why would you ever feel compelled to actually take the effort to "organize" or "clean" your inbox?

edit: as a matter of fact, I shared an email account with this friend for a project we were working on. He would keep it "clean" and "organized"... yet he would delete strings of emails that he deemed no longer relevant. I could understand deleting spam, time sensitive offers which have expired, etc... But deleting invoices, email exchanges with actual people, etc seems like a horrible policy.

[Jack Sawyer]

Get mailbox app, and never look back. If you have 10k mails in your inbox then yeah, your gtd system sucks. Or you don't give a fuck, in which case you're a boss.

Edit: btw never delete, just archive. Inbox capacities are tremendously huge nowadays.

[Lukie]

I never delete e-mails. My old hotmail account is over 18,000 strong right now.

[d0zer]

Do people actually delete emails?

I remember a friend seeing my inbox and being flabbergasted by the near five digit tally.

With the ability to Star (or otherwise mark as important) and the ability to search your inbox and other folders, why would you ever feel compelled to actually take the effort to "organize" or "clean" your inbox?

edit: as a matter of fact, I shared an email account with this friend for a project we were working on. He would keep it "clean" and "organized"... yet he would delete strings of emails that he deemed no longer relevant. I could understand deleting spam, time sensitive offers which have expired, etc... But deleting invoices, email exchanges with actual people, etc seems like a horrible policy.

My inbox is my todo list. My deleted folder is my archive.

[BennyLaRue]

I don't even read emails, let alone archive them. I'm so over emails. If you can't transfer your thoughts into my head, I have no use for you.

[boost]

gtd system?

It's not really that I don't give a fuck, it's that "organizing" a well designed search engine linked archive is at best redundant and at worst (most likely) wastes your time. And I'm not talking about the time spent doing the "organizing" but that if you actually use your system to find items in lieu of just using the powerful search function-- you are just committing some flagrant self-ownage.

[boost]

Edit: btw never delete, just archive.

See, you still seem to be taking an extra step. Why archive when you can star (I'm guessing hotmail and any email service people who aren't my grandma are using has a congruous function)? Aren't you just archiving everything that you don't star?

[supa]

Yes. I'm a boss.

[d0zer]

if we're talking about optimizing tiny repetitive actions, flagging/starring/marking emails is as much, or more work than deleting them.

relevant xkcd:

<img src="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/is_it_worth_the_time.png" title="Don't forget the time you spend finding the chart to look up what you save. And the time spent reading this reminder about the time spent. And the time trying to figure out if either of those actually make sense. Remember, every second counts toward your life total, including these right now." alt="Is It Worth the Time?">

[Jack Sawyer]

See, you still seem to be taking an extra step. Why archive when you can star (I'm guessing hotmail and any email service people who aren't my grandma are using has a congruous function)? Aren't you just archiving everything that you don't star?

What daven said.

You star only important messages that are still relevant. You keep in your inbox only messages you need at hand, including starred and unstarred. The rest you should always archive, in order to only keep the information you need handy, and clutter out of sight. Makes you a ton more productive.

There are many ways of dealing with the email inbox. For instance you could auto star messages from some people in order to keep them prioritized, and you could auto archive messages from some parties because you know it's crap info you don't need. Inbox zero is quite a movement nowadays.

[wufwugy]

why not use one email for things that matter and one for things that dont?

easy breezy pumpkin cheesy

[Chelle]

hay, have any of y'all had braces?

if so, when/if you had to do the rubber bands connecting the top to the bottom to correct your bite, how bad did it suck?

[BennyLaRue]

hay, have any of y'all had braces?

if so, when/if you had to do the rubber bands connecting the top to the bottom to correct your bite, how bad did it suck?

Think of something that sucked worse than anything. Now add crippling pain. And tears. Your teeth feeling like they are unconnected and swimming in agony.

Why?

[wufwugy]

You're out of your element, Benny

[Chelle]

Think of something that sucked worse than anything. Now add crippling pain. And tears. Your teeth feeling like they are unconnected and swimming in agony.

Why?

cause i get that done next time i go to the orthodontist

[Lukie]

hay, have any of y'all had braces?

if so, when/if you had to do the rubber bands connecting the top to the bottom to correct your bite, how bad did it suck?

It kind of sucks but on a relative scale of tooth pain suckery it's not that bad.

[Chelle]

how annoying are the bands to put in and take out?

i don't have the "regular" braces, mine have a hook on the bracket itself that the wire hooks into, and sometimes they like putting powerbands on them.

braces, man. i hate them, but love them at the same time.

[boost]

hay, have any of y'all had braces?

if so, when/if you had to do the rubber bands connecting the top to the bottom to correct your bite, how bad did it suck?

Think of something that sucked worse than anything. Now add crippling pain. And tears. Your teeth feeling like they are unconnected and swimming in agony.

Why?

cause i get that done next time i go to the orthodontist

bink!

[BennyLaRue]

cause i get that done next time i go to the orthodontist

Oh. You'll be fine.

[Savy]

Just bet my mate who weight 12-13 stone and 6 foot 2ish that he can lose 2lb a week for a month eating 2.8k calories a day. With going to the gym 5 times a week and lifting.

Does his goal seem realistic?

[wufwugy]

nobody knows what a stone weighs

[Savy]

nobody knows what a stone weighs

Is this some form of awkward American joke?

If so google is your friend.

[wufwugy]

At 180 pounds he won't be losing any weight at 2.8k calories unless he does a crapload of cardio. If he isn't regularly lifting weights already, he will gain weight just from storing more water.

The way to "lose" 2 pounds a week here is for him to just drop 2 pounds of water before he weighs in, then 4 pounds, then 6, then 8 on the final week.

[kiwiMark]

is stone used outside of the UK?

[Lukie]

Just bet my mate who weight 12-13 stone and 6 foot 2ish that he can lose 2lb a week for a month eating 2.8k calories a day. With going to the gym 5 times a week and lifting.

Does his goal seem realistic?

I don't know who is proposing what here.

To lose 2lb/week one would have to create an average deficit very very loosely of 1k/kcal per day. That number is almost meaningless though because of so many confounding variables. These numbers are all just estimates anyway (maintenance calories, calories per lb fat, even food reporting intake) are all close estimates at best, your body adjusts in weird ways and numbers almost never come out exactly how they are supposed to, muscular gain and bodyfat loss could offset to some degree, etc etc etc.

oh and then there are the two big ones that Wuf alluded to, ~16 calories/lb is above maintenance calories for the large majority of people, and water weight fluctuations.

also when considering prop bets, you should take into account that the other person is willing to bet on it. This is more true with some people than others, but there are many situations where a proposition seems like it would be a good bet, someone is willing to bet on it, and it's no longer a good proposition based on that new information.

[d0zer]

Is this some form of awkward American joke?

If so google is your friend.

Just communicate using international-friendly units ffs Nobody cares if you think it's cute to use antiquated measurement systems, making us do work to understand what you mean is just cruel

[Galapogos]

Just communicate using international-friendly units ffs Nobody cares if you think it's cute to use antiquated measurement systems, making us do work to understand what you mean is just cruel

This applies to all the americans out there too.

[eugmac]

on the other hand, the British pint is a perfect measure of beer, so I think you should keep that. 568 mL is too awkward to say.

[jackvance]

Just round it and say that. Here in Belgium we talk about different sizes of beer like "25ers" or "33ers". And 500ml would be "half a liter". Die kerel is halve liters aant kappen=that guy is chugging down half a liters.

[Lukie]

Why do people wear flip-flops? I look at them and think, they are useless for running in, would be a disadvantage in any sort of confrontation, and in case of an accident good bye feet. They also happen to look horrible in a fashion sense with the exception of being at the beach or a pool.

I keep a pair for my balcony and that's about it.

[boost]

Yeah, the whole dorm dwelling eternal flip-flopper always has me baffled.

[kiwiMark]

I bought a pair of jandals (newzealandish for flipflops) when I was in euroland because people look at you like you're either crazy or scum if you go barefoot. The only positives I see for them is if it's too warm for shoes+socks, and ease of slipping them on - but bare feet are better on both of those counts

[Chelle]

105 lbs. One hundred and five fucking pounds. ...what the literal fuck. WHERE AM I DISAPPEARING TO?!

[JL]

ummm, we wear flip-flops because it's hot outside, and any other form of sandal looks awful.

LOL if you wear something like this

[Chelle]

oh god what the fuck, why?! ^

[Luco]

Don't forget the godawful noise that flipflops make...

[BennyLaRue]

I bought a pair of jandals (newzealandish for flipflops) when I was in euroland because people look at you like you're either crazy or scum if you go barefoot. The only positives I see for them is if it's too warm for shoes+socks, and ease of slipping them on - but bare feet are better on both of those counts

I think I've deciphered the code.

Scooter = Jotorcycle
Tank Top = J-Shirt
Vagina = Jenis

[rong]

Jesus sandals ftw. Fuck the haters, you can walk in them, they have grip and they stay on your feet. Way better than flipflops.

[Chelle]

so, my parents are dog-sitting my sister-in-law's and brothers pug, and dear god this thing snores, and has a terrible underbite. she's so ugly she's cute.

also jesus sandals are not cool.

[jyms]

I don't know who is proposing what here.

To lose 2lb/week one would have to create an average deficit very very loosely of 1k/kcal per day. That number is almost meaningless though because of so many confounding variables. These numbers are all just estimates anyway (maintenance calories, calories per lb fat, even food reporting intake) are all close estimates at best, your body adjusts in weird ways and numbers almost never come out exactly how they are supposed to, muscular gain and bodyfat loss could offset to some degree, etc etc etc.

oh and then there are the two big ones that Wuf alluded to, ~16 calories/lb is above maintenance calories for the large majority of people, and water weight fluctuations.

also when considering prop bets, you should take into account that the other person is willing to bet on it. This is more true with some people than others, but there are many situations where a proposition seems like it would be a good bet, someone is willing to bet on it, and it's no longer a good proposition based on that new information.

Ya all this, plus Wuf's quote. You can work your ass off in the gym, but it wont equate to weight loss, certainly not on 2.8k cals.

[rong]

also jesus sandals are not cool.

But I'm so cool that I don't even care if what I wear is cool when someone else wears it because I know it will be when I wear it. Or alternatively I'm not cool but live in a happy little bubble.

[d0zer]

The coolest thing you can do is not concern yourself with what others are wearing. I'm not cool so I judge everyone constantly

[bikes]

The coolest thing you can do is not concern yourself with what others are wearing. I'm not cool so I judge everyone constantly

hue

[rong]

I don't think I even know what cool is anymore. I'm sure I'm not it.

[a500lbgorilla]

I don't think I even know what cool is anymore. I'm sure I'm not it.

I'm pretty sure cool is the art of bullshitting harder than anyone else without ever letting on.

[Chelle]

being cool means walking barefoot on glass.

BAREFOOT MOTHER FUCKERS

[kiwiMark]

I do that but am definitely not cool, so I think you need some more qualifiers in there somewhere

(PS. I totally am cool but you've gotta claim it while pretending you're not claiming it for it to count)

[supa]

Jesus sandals ftw. Fuck the haters, you can walk in them, they have grip and they stay on your feet. Way better than flipflops.

I bet you're the sandals with socks type yeah? Flip flops or gtfo but that's beach life so whatever. I am cool.

[kiwiMark]

can confirm my dad wears socks with sandals almost exclusively and he's a physicist at the uni here so it doesn't get much cooler ...right?

[d0zer]

can confirm my dad wears socks with sandals almost exclusively and he's a physicist at the uni here so it doesn't get much cooler ...right?

physicists are defo cool*



*source: kingnats