You could be on Mars before the turn of the century if you were using metric!
Technically, if we were willing to put the resources behind it, we should have been able to be on Mars now - or even fifteen to twenty years ago.
... but it was hecka-expensive, and slightly cray-cray and may have been a haaaaiiiir experimental (or, for those not in the Mad Science field, "unethical" - whatever that means) and so we opted not to.
But, no, really: use our nukes to go through space. Such a better use than potentially wiping out everyone multiple times over (as if "once" wasn't enough).
So long as it's not naked space travel.
*adds suit on*
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Up at 0330 because awake. Wheeeee!
You could be on Mars before the turn of the century if you were using metric!Technically, if we were willing to put the resources behind it, we should have been able to be on Mars now - or even fifteen to twenty years ago.
I meant the last turn of the century, not the next one.
... but it was hecka-expensive, and slightly cray-cray and may have been a haaaaiiiir experimental (or, for those not in the Mad Science field, "unethical" - whatever that means) and so we opted not to.
But, no, really: use our nukes to go through space. Such a better use than potentially wiping out everyone multiple times over (as if "once" wasn't enough).
*sigh* I remember reading about Orion drive in astronautic magazine from seventies (or late sixties). Next to the diagram of lunar lander and lunar suit used by the Apollo mission.
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Convert meters to centimeters? Multiply by 100? Add two zeros to the end of a number? Iunnohowadothat...
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When I was a kid, I drank soda all the time. Never water. (I'm not sure why I was allowed to do this. Maybe because it was the 80s?) I am convinced it stunted my growth. The docs said I was trending to be about 6'4". That never came to pass.
Now I have soda about once a month if that. I don't miss it.
My folks wouldn't let me drink soda as a kid, and I still stopped short of the height the doctor said I was going to reach (prediction: 6'3"; actual: 6'0"). Then again, I'm proportioned like a smaller version of one of the giants from Skyrim, so maybe don't read too much into that.
I drank a fair amount of soda back when I worked at the truck shop, but when I was in college, I drank pretty much nothing but milk and iced tea, and now I drink pretty much nothing but beer and water.
Also, CH, I've met you, and while you're not a 6'4" giant, you're far from short. 5'10"-5'11" maybe?
5'10" is about right.
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5'10" is about right.When I was a kid, I drank soda all the time. Never water. (I'm not sure why I was allowed to do this. Maybe because it was the 80s?) I am convinced it stunted my growth. The docs said I was trending to be about 6'4". That never came to pass.
Now I have soda about once a month if that. I don't miss it.
My folks wouldn't let me drink soda as a kid, and I still stopped short of the height the doctor said I was going to reach (prediction: 6'3"; actual: 6'0"). Then again, I'm proportioned like a smaller version of one of the giants from Skyrim, so maybe don't read too much into that.
I drank a fair amount of soda back when I worked at the truck shop, but when I was in college, I drank pretty much nothing but milk and iced tea, and now I drink pretty much nothing but beer and water.
Also, CH, I've met you, and while you're not a 6'4" giant, you're far from short. 5'10"-5'11" maybe?
Stupid Spanish blood!
Well, not Spanish. Some type of something.
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You could be on Mars before the turn of the century if you were using metric!And, of course, there's this travesty of human error...
That is what NASA wants you to think. We all know the Orbiter was destroyed when it activated ancient Prothean ground-to-air defenses.
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I have been f*~~ing s~#$ up in Skyrim, I've figured out how to do the whole dragon soul to shout paradigm, been beefing up on health and conjuring and two handed weapons and one handed, as well as armor, which by the way is hilariously piecemeal, with Orcish armor, dwarven boots, hide bracers, scaled helmet and an elven shield (all pimped out with magic, getting the means to summon ice atronach is next on my to do list of devastation, also f%!%ing up the Thalmor embassy.
Finally The Stormtrooper rebellion and some other group want me to join their team, but which if any should I join, I guess this is why I wish I could see the subtitles.
Flip a coin. Stormcloak and Imperial quests are about the same. And you could have joined first thing if you'd wanted to.
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Oh I know, I was just babbling last night while I walked the dog, I went and rampaged thru Treva's Watch, which was epic, those Silverhand a~#$~!$s really like to swarm you.
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What is going on...
They assigned axe body spray guy as my assistant. He is like the last person I would have selected. On top of his habit of bathing in the stuff, I have overheard him bragging to coworkers about the long list of women he has slept with including a friend of his on her wedding day. And now he has an excuse to be close... He even called me cupcake for some reason. I swear this is like a bad nightmare.
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I'm guessing there's no option for reassignment?
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What is going on...
They assigned axe body spray guy as my assistant. He is like the last person I would have selected. On top of his habit of bathing in the stuff, I have overheard him bragging to coworkers about the long list of women he has slept with including a friend of his on her wedding day. And now he has an excuse to be close... He even called me cupcake for some reason. I swear this is like a bad nightmare.
I'm sorry. I'll wear less body spray, I promise.
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I had a question for Freehold DM, Captain Yesterday, and any other Fawtl Fallout fans.
Up to now I have only played Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas on my X-Box 360. That will change once my new gaming computer arrives next week. After the initial setup,, I will be installing Fallout New Vegas and modding the Hell out of it. My question for all of you is this.
Would you like me to start a thread in the Video game section when I list any modding tutorials, what mods I use (and some that I don't use), as well as any issues that I have? I figure that way you all can learn from my experience (and SNAFUs). Would anyone be interested in that? It will NOT be a lets play thread, but more of a technical thread. I will also be modding Fallout 4 as well after my initial vanilla run through it, so I could put that info in the thread too. What are your thoughts?
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I'm sorry. I'll wear less body spray, I promise.What is going on...
They assigned axe body spray guy as my assistant. He is like the last person I would have selected. On top of his habit of bathing in the stuff, I have overheard him bragging to coworkers about the long list of women he has slept with including a friend of his on her wedding day. And now he has an excuse to be close... He even called me cupcake for some reason. I swear this is like a bad nightmare.
Please do. Even I am becoming attracted to you and I am a heterosexual male.
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Please do. Even I am becoming attracted to you and I am a heterosexual male.I'm sorry. I'll wear less body spray, I promise.What is going on...
They assigned axe body spray guy as my assistant. He is like the last person I would have selected. On top of his habit of bathing in the stuff, I have overheard him bragging to coworkers about the long list of women he has slept with including a friend of his on her wedding day. And now he has an excuse to be close... He even called me cupcake for some reason. I swear this is like a bad nightmare.
AXE is actually making someone attracted to someone wearing it?!
Oh I know, I was just babbling last night while I walked the dog, I went and rampaged thru Treva's Watch, which was epic, those Silverhand a#~+%!@s really like to swarm you.
I prefer the imperials myself. Having said that, there are no clear cut choices in Skyrim.
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AXE is actually making someone attracted to someone wearing it?!Please do. Even I am becoming attracted to you and I am a heterosexual male.I'm sorry. I'll wear less body spray, I promise.What is going on...
They assigned axe body spray guy as my assistant. He is like the last person I would have selected. On top of his habit of bathing in the stuff, I have overheard him bragging to coworkers about the long list of women he has slept with including a friend of his on her wedding day. And now he has an excuse to be close... He even called me cupcake for some reason. I swear this is like a bad nightmare.
I think that's a sign of the Apocalypse. Again.
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AXE is actually making someone attracted to someone wearing it?!Please do. Even I am becoming attracted to you and I am a heterosexual male.I'm sorry. I'll wear less body spray, I promise.What is going on...
They assigned axe body spray guy as my assistant. He is like the last person I would have selected. On top of his habit of bathing in the stuff, I have overheard him bragging to coworkers about the long list of women he has slept with including a friend of his on her wedding day. And now he has an excuse to be close... He even called me cupcake for some reason. I swear this is like a bad nightmare.
I was just being a smartass.
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I think that's a sign of the Apocalypse. Again.AXE is actually making someone attracted to someone wearing it?!Please do. Even I am becoming attracted to you and I am a heterosexual male.I'm sorry. I'll wear less body spray, I promise.What is going on...
They assigned axe body spray guy as my assistant. He is like the last person I would have selected. On top of his habit of bathing in the stuff, I have overheard him bragging to coworkers about the long list of women he has slept with including a friend of his on her wedding day. And now he has an excuse to be close... He even called me cupcake for some reason. I swear this is like a bad nightmare.
Signs point to yes.
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I was just being a smartass.AXE is actually making someone attracted to someone wearing it?!Please do. Even I am becoming attracted to you and I am a heterosexual male.I'm sorry. I'll wear less body spray, I promise.What is going on...
They assigned axe body spray guy as my assistant. He is like the last person I would have selected. On top of his habit of bathing in the stuff, I have overheard him bragging to coworkers about the long list of women he has slept with including a friend of his on her wedding day. And now he has an excuse to be close... He even called me cupcake for some reason. I swear this is like a bad nightmare.
Oh. Whew. Had me goin' for a moment there. Put a right scare on me, and good.
I've been through one Apocalypse already. Well, near-Apocalypse. Prematurely canceled mid-opening event and postponed. Anyway, not looking to repeat the experience quite yet.
I had a question for Freehold DM, Captain Yesterday, and any other Fawtl Fallout fans.
Up to now I have only played Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas on my X-Box 360. That will change once my new gaming computer arrives next week. After the initial setup,, I will be installing Fallout New Vegas and modding the Hell out of it. My question for all of you is this.
Would you like me to start a thread in the Video game section when I list any modding tutorials, what mods I use (and some that I don't use), as well as any issues that I have? I figure that way you all can learn from my experience (and SNAFUs). Would anyone be interested in that? It will NOT be a lets play thread, but more of a technical thread. I will also be modding Fallout 4 as well after my initial vanilla run through it, so I could put that info in the thread too. What are your thoughts?
sure why not?
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I'm guessing there's no option for reassignment?
Nope... I can make waves at HR but I did that once already to remove an old retired guy they wanted to dump on me and so now they don't like to take my calls.
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I'm sorry. I'll wear less body spray, I promise.What is going on...
They assigned axe body spray guy as my assistant. He is like the last person I would have selected. On top of his habit of bathing in the stuff, I have overheard him bragging to coworkers about the long list of women he has slept with including a friend of his on her wedding day. And now he has an excuse to be close... He even called me cupcake for some reason. I swear this is like a bad nightmare.
I think I could live with you being my assistant.
sure why not?I had a question for Freehold DM, Captain Yesterday, and any other Fawtl Fallout fans.
Up to now I have only played Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas on my X-Box 360. That will change once my new gaming computer arrives next week. After the initial setup,, I will be installing Fallout New Vegas and modding the Hell out of it. My question for all of you is this.
Would you like me to start a thread in the Video game section when I list any modding tutorials, what mods I use (and some that I don't use), as well as any issues that I have? I figure that way you all can learn from my experience (and SNAFUs). Would anyone be interested in that? It will NOT be a lets play thread, but more of a technical thread. I will also be modding Fallout 4 as well after my initial vanilla run through it, so I could put that info in the thread too. What are your thoughts?
what Freehold says
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I'm guessing there's no option for reassignment?Nope... I can make waves at HR but I did that once already to remove an old retired guy they wanted to dump on me and so now they don't like to take my calls.
He's your assistant. Tell him he can't call you cupcake. And throw in an offhand remark that all that body spray is making you nauseous.
Oddly, nobody has ever called me cupcake in the workplace.
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I'm guessing there's no option for reassignment?Nope... I can make waves at HR but I did that once already to remove an old retired guy they wanted to dump on me and so now they don't like to take my calls.He's your assistant. Tell him he can't call you cupcake. And throw in an offhand remark that all that body spray is making you nauseous.
Oddly, nobody has ever called me cupcake in the workplace.
Maybe they don't know your cooking skills?
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I'm guessing there's no option for reassignment?Nope... I can make waves at HR but I did that once already to remove an old retired guy they wanted to dump on me and so now they don't like to take my calls.He's your assistant. Tell him he can't call you cupcake. And throw in an offhand remark that all that body spray is making you nauseous.
Oddly, nobody has ever called me cupcake in the workplace.
You are "cupcake in the workplace".
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I'm guessing there's no option for reassignment?Nope... I can make waves at HR but I did that once already to remove an old retired guy they wanted to dump on me and so now they don't like to take my calls.He's your assistant. Tell him he can't call you cupcake. And throw in an offhand remark that all that body spray is making you nauseous.
Oddly, nobody has ever called me cupcake in the workplace.
Yeah it really left me off balance. I will tell him not to next time he does, but I swear the way he said it made it sound like he was trying to compliment me.
As for the body spray, I told him that long before they made him my assistant he just doesn't seem to get it.
I think the other reason I am reluctant to anger HR enough to remove him is it looks like the guy is being groomed for upper management the way they keep promoting him every few days.
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I think the other reason I am reluctant to anger HR enough to remove him is it looks like the guy is being groomed for upper management the way they keep promoting him every few days.
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You may have no way out of this then. If he's got someone putting him on the fast track, you're pretty much just a stepping stone. At which point, your best bet is probably just to grin and bear it and avoid as much contact as you can with the guy once he's been promoted past you, and pray he doesn't get put in charge of you when that happens.
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Me and this other guy that started at the same time had the same first names, so to differentiate us our boss had us say the first plant name off the top of our heads, he was Little Princess and I was Blue Muffin.
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~grumbles~ I hate being short on bills. That does it, I really need a part time job to cover some bills.
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sales.It's halfway through October in Wisconsin. Hey! I know! let's get the kids Power wheels, just in time for winter!
How! How is it this is how people think!
Lol! Just now got what you were saying.
No sales, things like Power wheels and Lego sell themselves so they only go on sale very rarely, usually in prime buying seasons like black thanksgiving weekend and Christmas.
I've never seen Power wheels on sale any other time, they advertise them in their weekly circular but it's the regular price. Target also likes hype non sale items like they're on sale.
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I'm guessing there's no option for reassignment?Nope... I can make waves at HR but I did that once already to remove an old retired guy they wanted to dump on me and so now they don't like to take my calls.He's your assistant. Tell him he can't call you cupcake. And throw in an offhand remark that all that body spray is making you nauseous.
Oddly, nobody has ever called me cupcake in the workplace.
Yeah it really left me off balance. I will tell him not to next time he does, but I swear the way he said it made it sound like he was trying to compliment me.
As for the body spray, I told him that long before they made him my assistant he just doesn't seem to get it.
I think the other reason I am reluctant to anger HR enough to remove him is it looks like the guy is being groomed for upper management the way they keep promoting him every few days.
It honestly sounds like your HR department has no concept of just how much a sexual harassment lawsuit can cost the company.
- He called you "cupcake"- He talks about his sexual exploits in front of you
If you mention these two things in a polite e-mail to HR and they can't be bothered with it, I'd keep their non-response, get physical evidence of the next "event", and lawyer up.
Asking him to stop and recording him fail is another great idea.
If HR gets angry because you demand a safe and professional work environment, HR has to go.
(I'm not sure you can do anything about the body spray, but we absolutely positively don't tolerate that kind of "look what a stud I am" s**t where I work.)
EDIT: Even our sales guys, whose exploits at strip clubs are the stuff of legend (AND international headlines) have been beaten into realizing that terms like "Honey", "Sweetheart", "Sugar", and, indeed, "Cupcake", have no place in dealing with co-workers or customers.
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I'm guessing there's no option for reassignment?Nope... I can make waves at HR but I did that once already to remove an old retired guy they wanted to dump on me and so now they don't like to take my calls.He's your assistant. Tell him he can't call you cupcake. And throw in an offhand remark that all that body spray is making you nauseous.
Oddly, nobody has ever called me cupcake in the workplace.
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I'm guessing there's no option for reassignment?Nope... I can make waves at HR but I did that once already to remove an old retired guy they wanted to dump on me and so now they don't like to take my calls.He's your assistant. Tell him he can't call you cupcake. And throw in an offhand remark that all that body spray is making you nauseous.
Oddly, nobody has ever called me cupcake in the workplace.
Yeah it really left me off balance. I will tell him not to next time he does, but I swear the way he said it made it sound like he was trying to compliment me.
As for the body spray, I told him that long before they made him my assistant he just doesn't seem to get it.
I think the other reason I am reluctant to anger HR enough to remove him is it looks like the guy is being groomed for upper management the way they keep promoting him every few days.
It honestly sounds like your HR department has no concept of just how much a sexual harassment lawsuit can cost the company.
- He called you "cupcake"
- He talks about his sexual exploits in front of youIf you mention these two things in a polite e-mail to HR and they can't be bothered with it, I'd keep their non-response, get physical evidence of the next "event", and lawyer up.
Asking him to stop and recording him fail is another great idea.If HR gets angry because you demand a safe and professional work environment, HR has to go.
(I'm not sure you can do anything about the body spray, but we absolutely positively don't tolerate that kind of "look what a stud I am" s**t where I work.)
EDIT: Even our sales guys, whose exploits at strip clubs are the stuff of legend (AND international headlines) have been beaten into realizing that terms like "Honey", "Sweetheart", "Sugar", and, indeed, "Cupcake", have no place in dealing with co-workers or customers.
what NH said.
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I think I could live with you being my assistant.I'm sorry. I'll wear less body spray, I promise.What is going on...
They assigned axe body spray guy as my assistant. He is like the last person I would have selected. On top of his habit of bathing in the stuff, I have overheard him bragging to coworkers about the long list of women he has slept with including a friend of his on her wedding day. And now he has an excuse to be close... He even called me cupcake for some reason. I swear this is like a bad nightmare.
if you can put up with me referring to you as mistress aranna, having a fake hump on my back and walking with a pronounced limp, and insisting on being the one to throw any switches while you laugh maniacally, we will get along great!
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5'11 3/4 and I'm 1/4 Spanish so beat that. Even though I'm only a quarter Spanish you could drop me off in Zaragoza or Madrid and as long as I don't talk I'd fit right in.
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If you want to see really egregious harassment at the workplace, work in a restaurant.
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If you want to see really egregious harassment at the workplace, work in a restaurant.
The #1 rule of lawsuits: If you're big enough to have an HR department, you're big enough to know better.
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grarrr!
Laptop is acting up... After turning on and logging in, all what i get is black screen and a cursor. I can hit alt+ctrl+del to open a task manager/log out. Will system restore help?
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Seems to be working, I can see the desktop...
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That exact thing just happened to my old work computer.
Your hard drive or BIOS is either dead or dying. You'll either need to reinstall or repair.
I'm guessing there's no option for reassignment?Nope... I can make waves at HR but I did that once already to remove an old retired guy they wanted to dump on me and so now they don't like to take my calls.He's your assistant. Tell him he can't call you cupcake. And throw in an offhand remark that all that body spray is making you nauseous.
Oddly, nobody has ever called me cupcake in the workplace.
Yeah it really left me off balance. I will tell him not to next time he does, but I swear the way he said it made it sound like he was trying to compliment me.
As for the body spray, I told him that long before they made him my assistant he just doesn't seem to get it.
I think the other reason I am reluctant to anger HR enough to remove him is it looks like the guy is being groomed for upper management the way they keep promoting him every few days.
It honestly sounds like your HR department has no concept of just how much a sexual harassment lawsuit can cost the company.
- He called you "cupcake"
- He talks about his sexual exploits in front of youIf you mention these two things in a polite e-mail to HR and they can't be bothered with it, I'd keep their non-response, get physical evidence of the next "event", and lawyer up.
Asking him to stop and recording him fail is another great idea.If HR gets angry because you demand a safe and professional work environment, HR has to go.
(I'm not sure you can do anything about the body spray, but we absolutely positively don't tolerate that kind of "look what a stud I am" s**t where I work.)
EDIT: Even our sales guys, whose exploits at strip clubs are the stuff of legend (AND international headlines) have been beaten into realizing that terms like "Honey", "Sweetheart", "Sugar", and, indeed, "Cupcake", have no place in dealing with co-workers or customers.
Thanks. But the moment I even hint at law suit I will lose my job, my house, and all my savings... Then I will be totally dependent on the sort of lawyers that do free work against a foreign owned giant that has been known to ignore US laws with impunity. I don't think I would win that.
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O_o
Who the heck do you work for?!
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That exact thing just happened to my old work computer.
Your hard drive or BIOS is either dead or dying. You'll either need to reinstall or repair.
I suspect it was more of a software issue. Guess who had a tons of automatic windows updates yesterday and today?
Everything seems fine now, except for the new Steam games from LordSynos who I need to reinstall.
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If you want to see really egregious harassment at the workplace, work in a restaurant.
Maybe I just had good employers, but when I was a waitress I really didn't see much harassment from the customers and none from the staff.