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But the kids both knew what it was.
And of course because it became so HUGE with its target audience, game companies ordered their designers to research it. Yep. GothBard got ordered to research HuniePop and figure out its popularity. So she bought it on Steam and started playing it...
...and Steam promptly told the kids she was playing it...
...and much hilarity ensued.
Needless to say, GothBard now has her Steam account locked down so NO ONE can see what she's playing, and to this day HuniePop is a running joke in our household.
I'm sorry to say I've never actually played it; I don't care for dating sims and I have SO many better things to do with my time that I never got around to it. I'm curious, but not curious enough to actually bother.
EDIT: What an appropriate post for the top of the page!
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So, if repairing the Celica is unrealistic, I'd love to get a call: "Sorry. We've been looking for those parts for 2 weeks now and we've found nothing. I don't think this repair is going to happen."
Instead, for fear of angering me, they sit on the car, day after day, week after week, making me continually wonder if it can ever be repaired.
I'll call again tomorrow afternoon, but what I WANT is an honest answer as to whether they think they'll ever find the parts. What I'll almost certainly get is, "Just be patient."
I'm patient, but I'd like a realistic guess as to whether those parts will EVER be found.
Unfortunately the most correct answer is "I don't know." For the last few years, getting car parts - regardless of the car - has become a game of whack-a-mole with parts suppliers.
I know of mechanics who "found" the part on a supplier's site, it said it was in stock, they ordered it, and then weren't told it wasn't actually in stock until 3 weeks later.
In your case I feel like it's going to come down to finding the right combination of salvage yards, substitutes, and old new stock (an older part that is still in the original packaging, never previously sold) to find all the parts. I wouldn't be shocked if that takes them 6-12 weeks of searching.
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didn't they make a werekudzu movie a handful of years back?
The Ruin? The Ruins? something like that?
I never saw the film, but the book it was based on was quite good. Also, the film came out in 2008.
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EDIT: What an appropriate post for the top of the page!
Well, at least she can always deflect any commentary about whatever she is currently playing as "I am working! It's professional research!" and shoo the Imps away.
I never saw the film, but the book it was based on was quite good. Also, the film came out in 2008.didn't they make a werekudzu movie a handful of years back?
The Ruin? The Ruins? something like that?
the movie was . . . well, it was a motion picture. i did enjoy the book, though.
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So, if repairing the Celica is unrealistic, I'd love to get a call: "Sorry. We've been looking for those parts for 2 weeks now and we've found nothing. I don't think this repair is going to happen."
Instead, for fear of angering me, they sit on the car, day after day, week after week, making me continually wonder if it can ever be repaired.
I'll call again tomorrow afternoon, but what I WANT is an honest answer as to whether they think they'll ever find the parts. What I'll almost certainly get is, "Just be patient."
I'm patient, but I'd like a realistic guess as to whether those parts will EVER be found.
Unfortunately the most correct answer is "I don't know." For the last few years, getting car parts - regardless of the car - has become a game of whack-a-mole with parts suppliers.
I know of mechanics who "found" the part on a supplier's site, it said it was in stock, they ordered it, and then weren't told it wasn't actually in stock until 3 weeks later.
In your case I feel like it's going to come down to finding the right combination of salvage yards, substitutes, and old new stock (an older part that is still in the original packaging, never previously sold) to find all the parts. I wouldn't be shocked if that takes them 6-12 weeks of searching.
Yes, but, "I don't know," isn't in their vocabulary. "I'll have it for you by Friday. I'll have it for you by Monday. I'll have it for you by Wednesday. Why do you keep calling me?"
"Because you keep promising it on a specific date. Why don't you give me an honest answer, even if that answer is, 'I don't know.'?"
Unfortunately the most correct answer is "I don't know." For the last few years, getting car parts - regardless of the car - has become a game of whack-a-mole with parts suppliers.
I know of mechanics who "found" the part on a supplier's site, it said it was in stock, they ordered it, and then weren't told it wasn't actually in stock until 3 weeks later.
In your case I feel like it's going to come down to finding the right combination of salvage yards, substitutes, and old new stock (an older part that is still in the original packaging, never previously sold) to find all the parts. I wouldn't be shocked if that takes them 6-12 weeks of searching.
Yes, but, "I don't know," isn't in their vocabulary. "I'll have it for you by Friday. I'll have it for you by Monday. I'll have it for you by Wednesday. Why do you keep calling me?"
"Because you keep promising it on a specific date. Why don't you give me an honest answer, even if that answer is, 'I don't know.'?"
Retail culture has poisoned our social environment along with crapitalist ivory tower multi-billionaire elitism.
It has turned from 'honest assessment' to 'If you don't know, what *good* are you? Why am I paying you good money again?'
And it's a disservice for the very reason you call it out.
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On a related note, I really get tired of people who waste time and resources and pollute my environment "to get their money's worth".
My gardener charges me a flat $80 fee to do my yard. I'm fine with that. I don't time him or watch over him; it's pretty easy to tell that my yard has been done to my satisfaction. It takes him and his wife about 45 minutes every other week. So sure, if you calculate their hourly rate I'm paying them over $50/hour each for the work they do. But we agreed on a price, I pay the price. I'm happy. They're happy. And there are days when they do major work, like fertilizing the lawn or re-doing an entire bed, and they're here for the entire afternoon.
Contrast that to the gardeners across the street. Same-sized lot. Same tools. Same number of workers. Yet it takes them 2.5 hours every week. So I started watching them. And they wander aimlessly about, running their leaf blowers, doing nothing in particular other than generating noise and exhaust fumes. And I know exactly what happened:
(1) They proposed a set fee and the property owner agreed to it.
(2) They did the work too efficiently and the property owner felt they were being ripped off, and said, "If I'm paying you $x, I expect you to be here at least y hours!"
(3) They tried just hanging around for the required time, and the owner said, "If you're here, I expect you to be working!"
And so they come every week, and run their leaf blowers for no reason, and drive me crazy because everyone except the person paying them knows it's a waste of time, money, and patience.
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I'm signing my lease at 1 today.
Love seat arrived yesterday, I'm storing it with my new floor lamp and coffee maker in the hog shed at work.
Don't worry, it's not a functional hog shed nor was it used to house hogs it's where they brought the hogs to be slaughtered. Farming is truly a magical profession!
Moving in starting Friday!
On a related note, I really get tired of people who waste time and resources and pollute my environment "to get their money's worth".
My gardener charges me a flat $80 fee to do my yard. I'm fine with that. I don't time him or watch over him; it's pretty easy to tell that my yard has been done to my satisfaction. It takes him and his wife about 45 minutes every other week. So sure, if you calculate their hourly rate I'm paying them over $50/hour each for the work they do. But we agreed on a price, I pay the price. I'm happy. They're happy. And there are days when they do major work, like fertilizing the lawn or re-doing an entire bed, and they're here for the entire afternoon.
Contrast that to the gardeners across the street. Same-sized lot. Same tools. Same number of workers. Yet it takes them 2.5 hours every week. So I started watching them. And they wander aimlessly about, running their leaf blowers, doing nothing in particular other than generating noise and exhaust fumes. And I know exactly what happened:
(1) They proposed a set fee and the property owner agreed to it.
(2) They did the work too efficiently and the property owner felt they were being ripped off, and said, "If I'm paying you $x, I expect you to be here at least y hours!"
(3) They tried just hanging around for the required time, and the owner said, "If you're here, I expect you to be working!"And so they come every week, and run their leaf blowers for no reason, and drive me crazy because everyone except the person paying them knows it's a waste of time, money, and patience.
That's pretty f!@@ed up, no way a Wisconsin company would just walk around blowing s&*@ for 2 and a half hours.
It really frustrates me how many people in education don't understand even the most basic learning theory.
When you're teaching someone a new concept (for example, Impus Minor is learning integral calculus), the only difficulty in the problems should be applying that theory. The intersection points should be at whole numbers. The integrals should be easy. Any change of variables should be trivial. Because if the student's wasting time trying to simplify 423/8 - 212/7 + 56/3, they're not learning the concept you want them to be working on.
So yeah, Impus Minor and I just finished cranking through 6 hours of his homework where the new concepts were utterly lost in a sea of utterly useless basic algebra and trig. "Do you know what cos(5pi/3) is?" instead of, "Can you apply this simple concept in a simple example?"
Grr...
EDIT: For those of you who math, to cover all of the concepts in the 6-hour homework I'd've used:
(1) Area between two curves: "Find the area between y = 4x and y = 4x^3 on [0,1]."
(2) Change of variables: "Use y as your integrand to find the area between y = 4x and y = 4x^3 on [0,1]."
(3) Disjoint regions: "Find the area between y = 4x and y = 4x^3 on [-1,1]."
(4) Application: "A skier and a snowmobiler set off from the same point at t = 0. After t minutes, the skier's velocity is given by v(t) = 4t, while the snowmobiler's velocity is given by v(t) = 4t^3. At t = 1 minute,
(a) How far apart are they?
(b) Who is ahead?
(c) As t --> infinity, who will eventually be ahead?"
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Lease is signed, everything is packed.
Now I just have to exist until Friday morning.
Tonight I'm watching MasterChef and Gravity Falls.
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And they always come in threes.
Yesterday Impus Minor rear-ended someone in heavy traffic in the Prius. Looking at the photos, I'm 95% sure the person won't bother filing a claim. I couldn't see any damage at all, and Impus Minor says he might have scraped her paint a little bit.
Impus Major finds it irritating that he was in a collision that was 0% his fault and it essentially totaled the Celica, whereas Impus Minor was in a collision that was 100% his fault and there seems to be no damage at all to the Prius.
We'll wait for the next week or two to see whether the woman files a claim. And for the third collision. Because the universe likes the number 3.
EDIT: I'm also amused because everyone expects me to be in the third collision. Which will be hard because:
(a) I haven't been in a collision in 37 years, and
(b) I stopped driving entirely once we lost a second car.
Maybe I'll get hit on my bike...
EDIT: And I'm pretty sure I've posted about this before, but I always credit my sterling driving record to my much-hated high school driving instructor. A good example is Impus Major's collision: He insists that he was 0% at fault and both insurance companies backed him up on that. But with three people in the left turn lane, he had no visibility to the left side of the intersection, so he should have slowed down to 15 mph or less just in case someone was doing something stupid. My driving instructor would have taken one look at the situation and if Impus Major had proceeded at 25 mph he would have slammed on the brakes, yelled, "BANG! You're DEAD!", and Impus Major's turn would have ended for the day. Driving defensively isn't just making sure you're driving safely; it's also assuming that everyone else is an idiot.
In some states, the law is written so that the person who last had the chance to avoid an accident is also partially at fault. My drivers ed instructor called it the "you can't play chicken" law.
That doctrine applies not only to vehiclular accidents, but to any personal injury. 'Contributory negligence' laws allow the person who is initially at fault to collect damages agains the other person if the other person had an opportunity to avoid the accident.
Defensive driving isn't just a good idea. Sometimes it's the law.
Yes. In California, simply put it's, "If you CAN avoid an accident, then you MUST."
Which is why most cases end up with the insurance companies splitting the blame 50/50.
I was honestly surprised that they put Impus Major 0% at fault, but if you look at the evidence, the other driver had a Stop sign and hit Impus Major in the side. It's pretty hard to argue that it was partially your fault when you got T-boned when you had the right of way. But I know how Impus Major drives; I suspect he was doing 25 mph with no visibility to the left, and I wouldn't have done that. However, it's not illegal to assume that because you have the right of way you can proceed at the speed limit, and given that he did exactly that and had no time to react to the sudden appearance of the other driver, I can see why they decided that way. I just irritate him because *I* don't believe that the accident was 0% his fault.
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Coincidentally, today's TVTropes page presents us the topic of Lethal Negligence...
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Well, one of the big benefits of the Information Age is that if the woman had filed a claim already, I'd know about it.
So it makes me happy. She seems to be being perfectly reasonable about the whole thing and not filing a claim unless something significant comes up on her side. Rear-enders in heavy traffic are incredibly common around here, so at this point I'm fairly confident nothing'll ever come of it beyond the damage to Impus Minor's pride. (He gave Impus Major no end of grief for his collision, and now he's been in one of his own that was obviously totally his fault.)
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I'm wondering. Are Prius and Celica:
* A female TV detective duo
* Caribbean Island tax havens
* 1980s soul singers
* Two early Christian martyrs?
Yes
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King Prius of Troy.
Celica of Troy. Most beautiful woman in the world; married to King Oldsmobile.
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I don't usually say this, but can it be Friday already.
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I don't usually say this, but can it be Friday already.
To quote... well, I forget which character, but SOMEbody* in "A Man for All Seasons", "I wish every day were Christmas! I wish rainwater was beer! But it isn't."
Which means, I want it to be Friday as well.
*obviously not Paul Scofield as St. Thomas More, or Robert Bolt's Henry VIII. Someone else. It's been a while since I last watched it.
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You'd think that with everything packed up and the lease is signed I'd just be able to buckle down and focus on work.
But nope, focusing on work this week is turning out to be extremely difficult.
Which definitely isn't best when you're using the most dangerous saw you can use.
Also, I went through some old photographs and I'm really struggling with the why? Of it all.
So, yup, it's going to be a hard day today.
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Speaking of work, today is Shiro's last day of work... EVER.
To say that I am jealous is a massive understatement.
And I know that I've been incorrectly predicting the demise of the Cranky Calico for 2 years now, but in the last couple of weeks she's lost 20% of her body weight and last night she regurgitated more food than I thought a cat could contain (the living room couch, my work chair, Impus Major's bed, and Impus Major's chair were all major targets) and this morning she wouldn't even touch her treats and is kind of staggering around weakly.
Impus Major took one look at her and suggested euthanizing her today, but I'm as conscientious as I can be when dealing with an animal: Is she in obvious pain? Does she seem happy? Is she OK with what's going on right now?
She's still alert and responding normally (hating us outside of the bathroom and a little purry love bug in the bathroom), and not obviously in any ongoing distress, so having her pass away in abject terror isn't on my list. I'm hoping she passes away peacefully napping on the lawn at some point today.
Or, as usual, she'll just recover, prove us all wrong, and live to 30.
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Lease is signed, everything is packed.
Now I just have to exist until Friday morning.
Tonight I'm watching MasterChef and Gravity Falls.
EXIST, DAMN YOU!
Maybe I'll get hit on my bike...
Bite your tongue.
That's not funny.
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EDIT: What an appropriate post for the top of the page!
...what?
I guess I'm old fashioned. I'm familiar with dating Sims from...well, when they first came out.
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I swear, what is wrong with corporations?
My SVP: "We're having a division-wide meeting on October 3!"
Other SVP (his close partner): "We're having a demo day for all divisions! October 3!"
Partner training group: "We're delivering one-time only training on this product! October 3!"
Y'know, the whole point of being in upper management is that you're supposed to talk to each other and keep things organized."
I'd rate that a "fail".
Well, I have to admit, I'm disappointed.
The woman did indeed file a claim and wants a full bumper replacement, which I'm guessing is around a $2,300 job, because, thanks to the advent of disposable plastic one-piece bumpers, there's no such thing as fixing a small ding.
Fundamentally, it doesn't affect us. As my insurance guy said, "Um, you're insured to $100,000 and you have no deductible." Plus they have a "one strike" policy where Impus Minor's first accident shouldn't affect our rates.
But as you know, I'm a "don't sweat the little stuff" guy. If a teenager bumped into me in stop-and-go traffic and nicked the bumper on my new car, I'd figure it was a learning experience for them and not a big deal for me, so I'd move on.
Ah, well, different people, different approaches to life.
EDIT: Though I am kind of peeved. I have massive insurance, so my company said, "Oh, yeah. We'll cover all her repairs, her rental car, everything she needs. You've got more than enough coverage for all of it."
Whereas Progressive's immediate response was, "Oh, no. You don't get a rental car."
Well, I have to admit, I'm disappointed.
The woman did indeed file a claim and wants a full bumper replacement, which I'm guessing is around a $2,300 job, because, thanks to the advent of disposable plastic one-piece bumpers, there's no such thing as fixing a small ding.
Fundamentally, it doesn't affect us. As my insurance guy said, "Um, you're insured to $100,000 and you have no deductible." Plus they have a "one strike" policy where Impus Minor's first accident shouldn't affect our rates.
But as you know, I'm a "don't sweat the little stuff" guy. If a teenager bumped into me in stop-and-go traffic and nicked the bumper on my new car, I'd figure it was a learning experience for them and not a big deal for me, so I'd move on.
Ah, well, different people, different approaches to life.
EDIT: Though I am kind of peeved. I have massive insurance, so my company said, "Oh, yeah. We'll cover all her repairs, her rental car, everything she needs. You've got more than enough coverage for all of it."
Whereas Progressive's immediate response was, "Oh, no. You don't get a rental car."
Well crap. I'm sorry.
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...Insurance stuff...Well crap. I'm sorry.
Yeah. Like I said, it has 0% impact on my life, except I try very hard to be an optimist and think the best of people, and then people turn around and act like... people, and I'm disappointed.
I think GothBard gave me the most cheerful thought of the day. "I bet she talked to someone else about it and they said, 'Well, bumper damage is always dangerous because you don't know whether there's an integrity issue there, so you HAVE to get it fixed because your kid is in the car and it could be dangerous to not get it looked at.'"
And yeah, if someone said that to me, I'd've had my car checked, too, and knowing most repair joints around here, the moment they heard it was an insurance job they'd've said, "Oh, yeah, you HAVE to get this fixed."
So it might well not have been her initial intent, but rather advice from friends and strangers.
EDIT: I LOVED Impus Minor's response to the other person's insurance rep.
"Are you planning on getting your vehicle repaired?"
"Oh, h*** no!"
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And I know that I've been incorrectly predicting the demise of the Cranky Calico for 2 years now, but in the last couple of weeks she's lost 20% of her body weight and last night she regurgitated more food than I thought a cat could contain (the living room couch, my work chair, Impus Major's bed, and Impus Major's chair were all major targets) and this morning she wouldn't even touch her treats and is kind of staggering around weakly.
Impus Major took one look at her and suggested euthanizing her today, but I'm as conscientious as I can be when dealing with an animal: Is she in obvious pain? Does she seem happy? Is she OK with what's going on right now?
She's still alert and responding normally (hating us outside of the bathroom and a little purry love bug in the bathroom), and not obviously in any ongoing distress, so having her pass away in abject terror isn't on my list. I'm hoping she passes away peacefully napping on the lawn at some point today.
Or, as usual, she'll just recover, prove us all wrong, and live to 30.
Hope the mog either recovers and outlives us all, or has a peaceful passing.
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Hope the mog either recovers and outlives us all, or has a peaceful passing.And I know that I've been incorrectly predicting the demise of the Cranky Calico for 2 years now, but in the last couple of weeks she's lost 20% of her body weight and last night she regurgitated more food than I thought a cat could contain (the living room couch, my work chair, Impus Major's bed, and Impus Major's chair were all major targets) and this morning she wouldn't even touch her treats and is kind of staggering around weakly.
Impus Major took one look at her and suggested euthanizing her today, but I'm as conscientious as I can be when dealing with an animal: Is she in obvious pain? Does she seem happy? Is she OK with what's going on right now?
She's still alert and responding normally (hating us outside of the bathroom and a little purry love bug in the bathroom), and not obviously in any ongoing distress, so having her pass away in abject terror isn't on my list. I'm hoping she passes away peacefully napping on the lawn at some point today.
Or, as usual, she'll just recover, prove us all wrong, and live to 30.
It's definitely "different" this time. She's barely moving and has no interest in food. But she's napping peacefully in the studio right now and I went out and skritched her and she started purring like crazy and rubbing against my hand, so she's not in massive distress. And really, being that all of us are mortal, passing peacefully surrounded by those we love is all any of us can ask for. She's had a good run. If she doesn't make it through the weekend I'll be sad because I'll miss her cantankerousness, but I'll be happy because we did damned well by her.
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Hope the mog either recovers and outlives us all, or has a peaceful passing.And I know that I've been incorrectly predicting the demise of the Cranky Calico for 2 years now, but in the last couple of weeks she's lost 20% of her body weight and last night she regurgitated more food than I thought a cat could contain (the living room couch, my work chair, Impus Major's bed, and Impus Major's chair were all major targets) and this morning she wouldn't even touch her treats and is kind of staggering around weakly.
Impus Major took one look at her and suggested euthanizing her today, but I'm as conscientious as I can be when dealing with an animal: Is she in obvious pain? Does she seem happy? Is she OK with what's going on right now?
She's still alert and responding normally (hating us outside of the bathroom and a little purry love bug in the bathroom), and not obviously in any ongoing distress, so having her pass away in abject terror isn't on my list. I'm hoping she passes away peacefully napping on the lawn at some point today.
Or, as usual, she'll just recover, prove us all wrong, and live to 30.
"What do you mean Russia started a full-scale war with NATO?!"
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My account at a major retailer was wonky. There were a few orders placed under my account that I didn't make. Cancel the order. See if someone has my credit card...
Nope. They're using my account, but.. their own? A THIRD persons credit card? I cannot figure out any reason someone would do this. They signed up for the free month of +, but they could have just made a new account and then done that. Why use mine and double the chance of someone noticing something weird?
Hello fraud division of major credit card company. I have this guy, here's his name. Here's the last 4 numbers of his credit card (which is what i can see on the order) This may or may not be the city where he lives. Can you tell him his card is probably compromised?
Nope. You need to call his bank. We only sublet the name to banks. Whats the last SIX numbers on the card?
*facepalm* How would I KNOW that It's not my card...You know i could just order 46 boxes of reeses peanut butter cups on this guys account right now right?
I made the will save.
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Tis that rare unicorn of a Friday where I do the absolute bare minimum and leave as soon as I'm able to.
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Tis that rare unicorn of a Friday where I do the absolute bare minimum and leave as soon as I'm able to.
I think you've earned it. Also, Happy Moving Day!
Definitely isn't a happy moving day as it's not something I ever wanted but it will at least be the best it could possibly be under the circumstances.
Appropriately enough, the first part will be spent fixing the one thing former coworker "helped" me with the day before he went on vacation for a Carolina funeral (which is just about the most cliche rural wisconsinite way to spend Labor Day).
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Yup, remembered everything except for toilet paper.
Fortunately the grocery store is less than a ten minute walk.