Randomness thread, part two.

[Savy]

more seriously, that's bad advice. dress the way you want, just dont be messy or ragged. the world ends the day i wear something other than carpenter jeans and a tshirt. if people dont like it they can go fuck a goose. what, am i supposed to trade my style for any of the shitty new styles? get bent

Unfortunately your image is just about one of the most important things about you and a large part of that comes down to how you dress. It's also probably one of the easiest things you can fix that will have a major +EV outcome on your life.

[wufwugy]

Unfortunately your image is just about one of the most important things about you and a large part of that comes down to how you dress. It's also probably one of the easiest things you can fix that will have a major +EV outcome on your life.

the part i quoted is just talking of a change of fashion. not everybody has to dress like a hipster for their social lives to work

even then, stores simply dont sell stuff that is "out of fashion". you couldnt dress poorly if you tried unless it amounts to going ragged.

ofc i have to wear baggy jeans because im a muscle bound freak, but everybody knows that so there's no need for me to mention it

[Savy]

Broke a 1k rating on chess.com tactics trainer for the first time today #GM

All about using your dinner time at work doing something useful...

[jyms]

So back in early December I had an eye infection that started in the tear duct and had to do two rounds of antibiotics because fuck doctors. During the second round I ended up getting a pretty large floater in my eye and was getting flashes of light in the corner for two days. So since then the floater has faded a little but I have noticed I am constantly blinking to clear the blur out of my eye that has nothing to do with the floater just so I can read or even watch TV. I get to a family doctor yesterday who recommends I go see an optometrist immediately in the morning. First appointment I could get was at noon today, Within 20 mins of that appointment they are on the phone and calling to get me in to an emergency laser surgery for a pretty serious retinal tear. They were concerned that I could detach the retina at any moment. I have been walking around on the verge of going blind in one eye for almost two months. Working out and doing the stuff I do at work were considered high risk at this time too, Who knew? Anyway It's fixed,

Just wanted to point this out, don't gamble with your eyes kids,

[spoonitnow]

the part i quoted is just talking of a change of fashion. not everybody has to dress like a hipster for their social lives to work

even then, stores simply dont sell stuff that is "out of fashion". you couldnt dress poorly if you tried unless it amounts to going ragged.

ofc i have to wear baggy jeans because im a muscle bound freak, but everybody knows that so there's no need for me to mention it

Dressing better != dressing like a hipster, and in fact the two are hardly ever the same thing.

[wufwugy]

So back in early December I had an eye infection that started in the tear duct and had to do two rounds of antibiotics because fuck doctors. During the second round I ended up getting a pretty large floater in my eye and was getting flashes of light in the corner for two days. So since then the floater has faded a little but I have noticed I am constantly blinking to clear the blur out of my eye that has nothing to do with the floater just so I can read or even watch TV. I get to a family doctor yesterday who recommends I go see an optometrist immediately in the morning. First appointment I could get was at noon today, Within 20 mins of that appointment they are on the phone and calling to get me in to an emergency laser surgery for a pretty serious retinal tear. They were concerned that I could detach the retina at any moment. I have been walking around on the verge of going blind in one eye for almost two months. Working out and doing the stuff I do at work were considered high risk at this time too, Who knew? Anyway It's fixed,

Just wanted to point this out, don't gamble with your eyes kids,

damn, son

[aubreymcfate]

every once in a while i nail it in the fashion department (see: hat) but generally i'm flailing and barely have it together. if i was a dude i would have that shit so on lock. probably pull some Erik Satie shit, get 12 identical velvet suits and stick to that for life.

[aubreymcfate]

also there's a difference between people that mindlessly echo the homogenized stereotypical hipster look bc they're unoriginal and people that are genuinely artistic and creative and experiment with eclectic garments and styles.

[daven]

fuck doctors

Just wanted to point this out, don't gamble with your eyes kids,

glad you got a decent doctor to sort things out in the end.

when i first started keeping bees i never used gloves, a veil, or smoke and thought that was cool or something. I talked to some old-time commercial beekeepers and they laughed at me 'you'll learn, sometimes you need to use a veil. In the meantime at least wear sunglasses'.

I took their advice.

Fast forward a little while and i smilingly reflected on their words after a bee crawled into my nostril and freaked out enough to sting me and swell my face. I looked like i had bells palsy (paging bid!). Definitely don't gamble with your eyes.

[daven]

also there's a difference between people who try to dress like the homogenized stereotypical hipster look bc they're unoriginal and people that are genuinely artistic and creative and experiment with eclectic garments and styles.

says every hipster everywhere ever

[aubreymcfate]

says every hipster everywhere ever

[wufwugy]

damn dude go easy. what he said wasnt that big of a deal

[aubreymcfate]

don't f with me

[wufwugy]

[BooG690]

Hi guys. Mostly jyms. Aubrey is an Astoria hippie so she gets a shoutout too. Wuf is a lovable puss puss.

We won WW tonight so I drank IRL. I'm a loser baybeeeeee, so why don't you kill me.

Also, hi Ong. Ong's my lawyer, guys.

[OngBonga]

I'd be a fucking outstanding lawyer if only I wore a suit.

[boost]

the part i quoted is just talking of a change of fashion. not everybody has to dress like a hipster for their social lives to work

How exactly does a hipster dress? What I mean to say is, when you really get down to it, how is calling someone or something "hipster" not the same as saying, "hey, look, that's not 'normal?'" I admittedly use the word, but mostly in self mockery, but I'm pretty sure that at its base, it is a reactionary mechanism to stamp out that which threatens the status quo-- and I don't know about you, but that's not really the type of meme I'm looking to propagate.

even then, stores simply dont sell stuff that is "out of fashion".

Um, yeah, of course they do. Why would we have language (fashionable, in style, etc.) to distinguish between what is and isn't in fashion if it was, as you seem to think, near impossible to be "out of fashion?"

[a500lbgorilla]

Jesus jyms, what was surgery like?

[a500lbgorilla]

How exactly does a hipster dress? What I mean to say is, when you really get down to it, how is calling someone or something "hipster" not the same as saying, "hey, look, that's not 'normal?'" I admittedly use the word, but mostly in self mockery, but I'm pretty sure that at its base, it is a reactionary mechanism to stamp out that which threatens the status quo-- and I don't know about you, but that's not really the type of meme I'm looking to propagate.




Um, yeah, of course they do. Why would we have language (fashionable, in style, etc.) to distinguish between what is and isn't in fashion if it was, as you seem to think, near impossible to be "out of fashion?"

I've been listening to Death Throes of the Republic again because Dan Carlin is my spirit animal, and he talks about Julius Ceaser being a member of the 'smart set'. How he would wear his tunic loosely belted around the waist and extend his robes down to his wrists with frills. He took conventional male dress, turned it a little fem and became the adoration of the young cool nobles.

So if you learn your fashion from history podcasts like I do, a hipster dresses conventional-male with elements of fem splashed in and has an attitude of being smarter/cooler than the games he plays.

[Luco]

So back in early December I had an eye infection that started in the tear duct and had to do two rounds of antibiotics because fuck doctors. During the second round I ended up getting a pretty large floater in my eye and was getting flashes of light in the corner for two days. So since then the floater has faded a little but I have noticed I am constantly blinking to clear the blur out of my eye that has nothing to do with the floater just so I can read or even watch TV. I get to a family doctor yesterday who recommends I go see an optometrist immediately in the morning. First appointment I could get was at noon today, Within 20 mins of that appointment they are on the phone and calling to get me in to an emergency laser surgery for a pretty serious retinal tear. They were concerned that I could detach the retina at any moment. I have been walking around on the verge of going blind in one eye for almost two months. Working out and doing the stuff I do at work were considered high risk at this time too, Who knew? Anyway It's fixed,

Just wanted to point this out, don't gamble with your eyes kids,

Bloody hell.

Glad you got there in the end jyms

[spoonitnow]

So back in early December I had an eye infection that started in the tear duct and had to do two rounds of antibiotics because fuck doctors. During the second round I ended up getting a pretty large floater in my eye and was getting flashes of light in the corner for two days. So since then the floater has faded a little but I have noticed I am constantly blinking to clear the blur out of my eye that has nothing to do with the floater just so I can read or even watch TV. I get to a family doctor yesterday who recommends I go see an optometrist immediately in the morning. First appointment I could get was at noon today, Within 20 mins of that appointment they are on the phone and calling to get me in to an emergency laser surgery for a pretty serious retinal tear. They were concerned that I could detach the retina at any moment. I have been walking around on the verge of going blind in one eye for almost two months. Working out and doing the stuff I do at work were considered high risk at this time too, Who knew? Anyway It's fixed,

Just wanted to point this out, don't gamble with your eyes kids,

Goddamn. I missed this the first time. I'm glad you're alright.

[BooG690]

I've a similar story about my balls. No, not being funny. Well, that was kinda meant to come off as funny.

Maybe five years ago, I sneezed really hard. I'm a hard-sneezer. Almost directly afterwards, my left ball hurt a bunch. I've had random ball aches prior to that so I thought nothing of it. As the night went on, I noticed my ball was getting swollen and tender to touch. I rushed to my doctor and he immediately diagnosed me with a testicular torsion. He was on the phone with a surgeon before he finished the sentence. I was to get my scrotum opened and, if it was too late, get my ball taken out. If it wasn't, they'd untorse the torsion (untie the something, something cord). Well, shit, huh?

Luckily, twasn't too late. But, don't gamble with your balls, kids.

[aubreymcfate]

I've a similar story about my balls. No, not being funny. Well, that was kinda meant to come off as funny.

Maybe five years ago, I sneezed really hard. I'm a hard-sneezer. Almost directly afterwards, my left ball hurt a bunch. I've had random ball aches prior to that so I thought nothing of it. As the night went on, I noticed my ball was getting swollen and tender to touch. I rushed to my doctor and he immediately diagnosed me with a testicular torsion. He was on the phone with a surgeon before he finished the sentence. I was to get my scrotum opened and, if it was too late, get my ball taken out. If it wasn't, they'd untorse the torsion (untie the something, something cord). Well, shit, huh?

Luckily, twasn't too late. But, don't gamble with your balls, kids.

A sneeze so powerful it could literally twist a man's balls. Are you Zeus?

[BooG690]

A sneeze so powerful it could literally twist a man's balls. Are you Zeus?

Not any more. I've been rather gun-shy with my sneezes after that incident. My doctor said it was less about the sneeze (though it played some part) and more about loose strings down there.

[spoonitnow]

I've a similar story about my balls. No, not being funny. Well, that was kinda meant to come off as funny.

Maybe five years ago, I sneezed really hard. I'm a hard-sneezer. Almost directly afterwards, my left ball hurt a bunch. I've had random ball aches prior to that so I thought nothing of it. As the night went on, I noticed my ball was getting swollen and tender to touch. I rushed to my doctor and he immediately diagnosed me with a testicular torsion. He was on the phone with a surgeon before he finished the sentence. I was to get my scrotum opened and, if it was too late, get my ball taken out. If it wasn't, they'd untorse the torsion (untie the something, something cord). Well, shit, huh?

Luckily, twasn't too late. But, don't gamble with your balls, kids.

That's nuts.

[OngBonga]

I once saw my friend break a rib thanks to a sneeze.

[wufwugy]

That's nuts.

[rong]

Jesus fucking Christ boog!

[wufwugy]

How exactly does a hipster dress? What I mean to say is, when you really get down to it, how is calling someone or something "hipster" not the same as saying, "hey, look, that's not 'normal?'" I admittedly use the word, but mostly in self mockery, but I'm pretty sure that at its base, it is a reactionary mechanism to stamp out that which threatens the status quo-- and I don't know about you, but that's not really the type of meme I'm looking to propagate.

Mainly was just using it very broadly. About jeans specifically, looser than normal used to be normal, now tighter than normal is.

Um, yeah, of course they do. Why would we have language (fashionable, in style, etc.) to distinguish between what is and isn't in fashion if it was, as you seem to think, near impossible to be "out of fashion?"

Bell bottoms. Not fashionable and not easy to find. "In fashion" means all sorts of things in different contexts. My point was that when they have a whole row of carpenter jeans at the store it's because they're fashionable enough to sell. Ofc some might like to say they're "out of fashion", but that's mainly just referring to youth trends

I've been wearing the same style of jeans forever. The trend used to be towards these jeans, but now it's not, but one day it will again be

I've a friend who wears nothing but cargo shorts and plaid shirts. Looking ridiculous hurts him none.

[rong]

Aren't carpenter jeans......... Just jeans?

[aubreymcfate]

Carpenter jeans are the ones with that extra set of big pockets, presumably for storing tools.

[wufwugy]

Aren't carpenter jeans......... Just jeans?

yes

unless you're below the age of 22. then they're baggy, because anything that doesn't suck the air out of the spaces between cloth and skin is baggy

[wufwugy]

made the mistake of asking my calculus tutor what religion he is (hey he said he got baptized and he's russian so i thought maybe i met my first eastern ortho). dude is hardcore fundamentalist pentacostal. why is it so easy for engineers to call evolution and cosmology bad science?

anyways i had to play everything down because he helps me a ton and there's a decent chance he would hold being an atheist against me

[rong]

I don't think it's ever occurred to me to ask someone what religion they are.

[wufwugy]

im guessing you didnt grow up religious

[spoonitnow]

Carpenter jeans are the ones with that extra set of big pockets, presumably for storing tools.

Fun Fact: Actual carpenters don't wear those pants because all of the pockets and hooks are fucking useless.

[BooG690]

I don't think it's ever occurred to me to ask someone what religion they are.

im guessing you didnt grow up religious

I'm guessing you weren't raised with a social compass? Asking one's religion is a faux pas.

Also, Catholic school for 12 years so don't use the being raised religious route.

[wufwugy]

Fun Fact: Actual carpenters don't wear those pants because all of the pockets and hooks are fucking useless.

they are useless. carpenters wear tool belts. only while working

[wufwugy]

I'm guessing you weren't raised with a social compass? Asking one's religion is a faux pas.

ofc it is. until they volunteer information. he said "i got baptized" so i said "in what". kinda standard. the problem was that i forgot that people who volunteer religious information tend to love talking too much about it.

Also, Catholic school for 12 years so don't use the being raised religious route.

catholics are religious at church or mass or whatever. protestants are religious all the damn time

yes i know that's not strictly true

[BooG690]

catholics are religious at church or mass or whatever. protestants are religious all the damn time

yes i know that's not strictly true

Stereotype is pretty spot on.

I have a weird WW hangover where I want to argue about things. I'll leave this out of the commune.

Also, I'm in the mood to drink.

[wufwugy]

you and me both.

i cant seem to drink much anymore tho. im only an alcoholic when im depressed

[kingnat]

you and me both.

i cant seem to drink much anymore tho. im only an alcoholic when im depressed

Does this mean I'm always depressed, or I can just drink whenever the I want?

[boost]

Mainly was just using it very broadly. About jeans specifically, looser than normal used to be normal, now tighter than normal is.



Bell bottoms. Not fashionable and not easy to find. "In fashion" means all sorts of things in different contexts. My point was that when they have a whole row of carpenter jeans at the store it's because they're fashionable enough to sell. Ofc some might like to say they're "out of fashion", but that's mainly just referring to youth trends

I've been wearing the same style of jeans forever. The trend used to be towards these jeans, but now it's not, but one day it will again be

I've a friend who wears nothing but cargo shorts and plaid shirts. Looking ridiculous hurts him none.

Bell bottoms are not exactly in fashion, but they can be fashionable if worn right. Mom jeans are not fashionable and never will be, yet they are, were, and likely always will be available.

Also, youth culture does not dictate all fashion. What's fashionable in the suit world may at times be influenced by youth culture, but I can't see how you'd claim it's a driving force-- and again, there are always out of style or just plain unfashionable suits for sale.

I mean, look, you wear cargo shorts and carpenter pants or whatever. I don't begrudge you for it, and I'm not claiming to be some fashion expert, but watching you pontificate on the topic makes me cringe.

cliffs: You're out of your fucking element, Donny.

[Galapogos]

every once in a while i nail it in the fashion department (see: hat) but generally i'm flailing and barely have it together. if i was a dude i would have that shit so on lock. probably pull some Erik Satie shit, get 12 identical velvet suits and stick to that for life.

It's a cool hat, but I was super disappointed when no one thought it was funny when I referred to you as Carmen Sandiego.

[wufwugy]

i laughed so hard i blasted ass right through my jeans and then had to hit boost up for some skinnies. shit changed my life

[Galapogos]

boost is a stand up guy, he'd give you the sticker right off of his cap.

[JKDS]

I decided to wear a 3 piece suit to a legal job interview. They laughed at me while telling me how brave I was to do that.

Fashion matters

[spoonitnow]

boost is a stand up guy, he'd give you the sticker right off of his cap.

lol

[rong]

You can easily were a three piece suit and look dam fine doing it imo.

[jyms]

boost is a stand up guy, he'd give you the sticker right off of his cap.

This is why FTR needs a like button. This shit right here is what keeps the commune alive

[wufwugy]

gimme a showdown between pogos and kiwi and i could die happy

[rong]

Great wait but why post. Not been there in a while but was pleased to find this.

http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artifi...olution-1.html

[rong]

Wait.

Is wait but why even widely known? I've no idea. But is should be, even if there are many like it, 'cos this one is fine.

[MadMojoMonkey]

Great wait but why post. Not been there in a while but was pleased to find this.

http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artifi...olution-1.html

Was wufwuggy the editor on this?

Too many words per thought for my taste, but interesting thought.

The thing he fails to realize is that exponential growth is frequently pinned to an exponential decay. There are physical limits of what can be made for a given power input, and material limits on how much power can be transmitted through something before the power flow tears is apart.

I don't know what the limit is, but the current sizes of the worlds smallest NPN junction is 9 atoms across. The benefits gained by making things smaller, so they can be closer together, so signals pass quickly and for low energy requirements... that point is upon us.

Without real quantum computers, the rate of increase can not continue to double.

[MadMojoMonkey]

Wow. What a post from me.
Current technology can only be improved a finite amount by making it smaller and cramming more of it into the same sized box. Eventually, the physical limits of atoms will not allow further shrinking of a given architecture.

New architectures tend to provide small improvements, OR to provide massive size increases for nominal speed increases. Size increases correspond to power increases. Power increases correspond to increases in heat. When we're putting things together with the accuracy of atom-by-atom construction, keeping the temperature low is vital.

So that ever-sharply increasing prediction is going to slow down and eventually flatline.

I don't think anyone has a practical prediction of what quantum computers will be capable of. Ultimately the same principle will apply at some point.

This all says nothing to whether computers will outsmart the peoples

[a500lbgorilla]

No fucking way

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Candy...t-year_id66011

Candy Crush Saga is a free download from the major app stores. That is free as in no cost to the buyer. Yet, the mobile game brought in the amazing sum of $1.33 billion last year for its developer, King.

[BooG690]

The freemium business model has killed mobile gaming. While good for bored housewives and big game developers, it's no good for people that actually like good games.

[BooG690]

More on AI coming for our jerbs:

It leans towards a need a the basic minimum wage once we no longer need to work. We all know this won't happen anyway so prepare some riot gear, guys!

[spoonitnow]

Yeah we should totally give a required minimum wage to people who lost their jobs because now we have machines to pick cotton.

Oh wait, we do.

[a500lbgorilla]

1.3 billion is almost half the revenue of my company. And we build things.

[a500lbgorilla]

More on AI coming for our jerbs:

It leans towards a need a the basic minimum wage once we no longer need to work. We all know this won't happen anyway so prepare some riot gear, guys!

Someone'll have to design the designers. Here's my resume.

[wufwugy]

More on AI coming for our jerbs:

It leans towards a need a the basic minimum wage once we no longer need to work. We all know this won't happen anyway so prepare some riot gear, guys!

I may be able to address this more later, but for now:

One of the main responses to wage floor increases is mechanization. The intuitive response to low incomes is to arbitrarily raise them through policy mandates, but macroeconomics is counter-intuitive. The one thing that policymakers and the public think will help us is instead a primary driver in worsening things for us

Price the marginal worker out of the market and you have created higher unemployment and more mechanized services. Not to mention that innovation in service suffers too. Without wage floors and bad welfare policies and regulatory policies, people get hired to do all sorts of experimental things. But with them, well, hiring is a huge risk, and only the most qualified tend to get hired in an attempt to marginalize the cost of hiring

[BooG690]

The faster job automation comes, the better. To NOT automate a job just for job security sake is so ridiculously inefficient, it hurts me.

That guy in the booth at the subway station who sits there and watches me buy Metrocards from a machine need not be there. He gets paid for doing nothing and can find a better way to contribute to society if only he be slapped with the hard truth that his job is not needed.

[wufwugy]

TBH I think mechanization is a great thing in that it creates better jobs by way of technicians.

A 1:1 increase of production and employment would be a disaster since it wouldn't raise living standards that well. What we want is a world where production increases as well as marginal jobs are eliminated. But some people don't believe this -- many wish to stay in their low-skill, low-effort jobs forever -- so we get regressive policy that tries to stall living standard increases instead of people simply increasing their productivity

It's a little ironic that the left-wing supports higher education and minimum wage. The entire point of the former is to learn new skills and increase ones productivity, which is a stark contrast to the latter being about trying to keep people from having to learn new skills or increase their productivity (even though it fails at that goal)

[BooG690]

Damnit, I was hoping to get into an argument with Wuf. But nooooooo, we hadddd to agree.

[MadMojoMonkey]

sorry can't help but post this:

http://www.vice.com/video/love-indus...igital-sex-669

the Dutch enthusiastically enlist the use of "teledildonics" to enhance their long-distance relationships

teledildonics... as in - using a dildo via a long-distance.

[a500lbgorilla]

I'll wait for them to work the kinks out. Hya-cha-chah

[spoonitnow]

Cheap self-promotion. I was interviewed about the online gambling industry, and it turned out to be pretty good: http://www.cassaon-casino.com/interv...esse-eddleman/

[oskar]

Why are you dressed like a waiter, Jerry?

[MadMojoMonkey]

Why are you dressed like a waiter, Jerry?

lol... is that a selfie at a gas station?

[a500lbgorilla]

Carmen Sandiego... nice

[spoonitnow]

lol... is that a selfie at a gas station?

Nah, chick took it.

[euphoricism]

Cheap self-promotion. I was interviewed about the online gambling industry, and it turned out to be pretty good: http://www.cassaon-casino.com/interv...esse-eddleman/

Good stuff, spoon

[rong]

So I'm staying in an apartment for a couple of nights, kids free break in a nice little town. We decide to eat in and fancy some steaks so I head out to the local butcher. I really like going to small local butchers and chatting with the guy about what's good and how best to cook it etc. I just miss them and they're closed so I go to the supermarket instead, a little disappointed .

I go up to the butcher counter and there's a range of meats and a big sign saying ask us anything. Nobody is behind the counter and I check out the various steaks and the following encounter happens which seemed like a scene from a very dry sitcom.

Him - hi there, how can I help.
Me - hi there, that sirloin at the back, how big is that?
Him - I dunno (picks up up with tongs and shows it to me), about that big.
Me - yeah but how big is it?
Him - what?
Me - well how much does it weigh?
Him - dunno (slaps it in scales) 297g.
Me - well what's that in English?
Him - what?
- in ounces?
- I dunno.
- what? Steak's always sold in ounces.
- well I'd guess that's about half a pound.
- you'd guess?
- yeah it's about that.
- so how many ounces?
- dunno. How many ounces in a pound? 12? 14?
- errr right. Ok. Never mind that. Any particular recommendation with the steaks?
- I dunno. It's just luck really. You never know what you're gonna get.
- what? That's your answer? What about this sign here, "ask me anything"?
- well I'm not the butcher.
- what?
- I'm a Baker, you can tell by the colour of stripe on my head.
- dude, what the fuck?!
- I'd just get a sirloin from the aisle mate, I'm always happy with those.

At this point I wall away.

[a500lbgorilla]

Are you ok?