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Aesis
Oct 9, 2012
Filthy J4G
I Kant believe what he just wrote :wtc:

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DontAskKant
Aug 13, 2011

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Hey if Caberham can do it...

Okay let's try this again.
Did anyone actually get the Nexus 4? All the reviews say the reviewer can't use up the battery in a day, even with heavy use. I don't know what they mean by heavy use though.

Nexus42
Jul 5, 2003

Sorry for the Inconvenience
I'm visiting Seoul for a few days from Busan. What are some cheap foods that someone has to eat in Seoul?

tirinal
Feb 5, 2007
Thread is creepy.

As a PSA, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, massive baller, is in Seoul this weekend and giving talks with free admission. I'll be at one or several.

Aesis
Oct 9, 2012
Filthy J4G
Same as Busan? I guess?

USMC_Karl
Nov 17, 2003

SUPPORTER OF THE REINSTATED LAWFUL HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT. HAOLES GET OFF DA `AINA.
Here's a bit of a silly question.

I've lately gotten the hugest craving for some PnP games, are there any PnP groups in Seoul that people know about? I used to play DnD a lot back in 3e, but would really be open to anything as long as it's not too crazy.

Eifert Posting
Apr 1, 2007

Most of the time he catches it every time.
Grimey Drawer
The secret to playing sports with elementary school kids is to treat every second like the last out of the world series. If you dive and catch a ball to get a fourth grader out he pouts. If you dog it your team complains. If you dive and catch the ball, they wave your arms and whoop like a madman everyone is happy.



Call me guru.

poly and open-minded
Nov 22, 2006

In BOD we trust

USMC_Karl posted:

Here's a bit of a silly question.

I've lately gotten the hugest craving for some PnP games, are there any PnP groups in Seoul that people know about? I used to play DnD a lot back in 3e, but would really be open to anything as long as it's not too crazy.

We have a fairly local group playing that is currently on hiatus for vacation that does DnD 4e online.

DontAskKant
Aug 13, 2011

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USMC_Karl posted:

Here's a bit of a silly question.

I've lately gotten the hugest craving for some PnP games, are there any PnP groups in Seoul that people know about? I used to play DnD a lot back in 3e, but would really be open to anything as long as it's not too crazy.

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3545888&pagenumber=2&perpage=40

Check out here for our two groups.

USMC_Karl
Nov 17, 2003

SUPPORTER OF THE REINSTATED LAWFUL HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT. HAOLES GET OFF DA `AINA.
Thanks a lot! I'll go check out the thread.

AmbientParadox
Mar 2, 2005
Camp diary, day 4:

I broke today.

AmbientParadox fucked around with this message at 10:34 on Aug 5, 2013

erobadapazzi
Jul 23, 2007
I have to ask how much they're paying you for this. After all, that's why people take non-public jobs, right? For the money?

Teikanmi
Dec 16, 2006

by R. Guyovich
Jesus, 27 or 28 is hotter than the air temperature outside.

Aesis
Oct 9, 2012
Filthy J4G

Cameron posted:

Jesus, 27 or 28 is hotter than the air temperature outside.

'Government recommendation' temperature is 28 C. Of course this means all public sectors are set for this temperature.

DontAskKant
Aug 13, 2011

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My place is always 27 unless I'm feeling fancy then 26.

Teikanmi
Dec 16, 2006

by R. Guyovich
poo poo, I leave it at like, 23 even when I go to work for a few hours.

DontAskKant
Aug 13, 2011

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You, you are the enemy of Korean Captain Planet.

I of course turn it off when I leave. Keeping it at 23 would help all the things I'm fermenting, but I'm scared of how much that costs.

Teikanmi
Dec 16, 2006

by R. Guyovich
I've found that my bill is pretty much always going to be 150,000 no matter how much or how little heat/AC I use. Crank that poo poo up, fuckers.

Eifert Posting
Apr 1, 2007

Most of the time he catches it every time.
Grimey Drawer

Cameron posted:

I've found that my bill is pretty much always going to be 150,000 no matter how much or how little heat/AC I use. Crank that poo poo up, fuckers.

Truth

ReindeerF
Apr 20, 2002

Rubber Dinghy Rapids Bro
Biggest single weirdo thing you can do to cut consumption (other than not running the AC 24/7) is to use switches to cut power to devices when they're turned off, or just unplug them/hit the breaker. poo poo that's turned off but still plugged in sucks up a ton of power in aggregate. If you cut its breaker, put a switch between or physically remove the plugs you'll be shocked by how much power consumption goes down.

This goes for air conditioning units when you're not around, water heater pumps and so on.

DontAskKant
Aug 13, 2011

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Anyone want a food waste dehydrator? Going to try composting instead. The idea behind it is to just put your wet food waste in and it dries it out so you don't have to constantly run downstairs to throw away your waste or risk getting fruit flies.

poly and open-minded
Nov 22, 2006

In BOD we trust

I just have a bag in my freezer

BrainDance
May 8, 2007

Disco all night long!

How would you guys describe the phenomenon of "yellow fever"? Its presentation, causes, etc.

Grand Fromage
Jan 30, 2006

L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?


It's transmitted by mosquito. It starts with a fever, then you start to vomit blood, and then bloody chunks (the chunks are stomach lining), and then you die.

vodkat
Jun 30, 2012



cannot legally be sold as vodka

BrainDance posted:

How would you guys describe the phenomenon of "yellow fever"? Its presentation, causes, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFbO6ablfyk

Teikanmi
Dec 16, 2006

by R. Guyovich

BrainDance posted:

How would you guys describe the phenomenon of "yellow fever"? Its presentation, causes, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwNybYpI868

Teikanmi
Dec 16, 2006

by R. Guyovich
Also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-bnCtCplOk

ladron
Sep 15, 2007

eso es lo que es

Arctic Baldwin posted:

I just have a bag in my freezer

this

KirbyKhan
Mar 20, 2009



Soiled Meat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0zlkB-s_Vk

nullscan
May 28, 2004

TO BE A BOSS YOU MUST HAVE HONOR! HONOR AND A PENIS!

drat, using the kpop principal on that video is totally applicable.

Eifert Posting
Apr 1, 2007

Most of the time he catches it every time.
Grimey Drawer
These guys were the only good thing about living close to Daegu. Listen past the pointless intro screaming and it's a good song.


(The lead singer's in America now)

BrainDance
May 8, 2007

Disco all night long!


This was a part of what started this conversation, and a group of creepy white guys from Busan. Then she said "I think some foreigners just want to date any Korean women, it doesnt matter who they are as long as they're Korean." So we got talking more about it, and she asked me why some white guys are like that with Asian women and not like, Russian women or something.

I didn't have a good answer besides "cuz theyre weird and probably something to do with Japan."

poly and open-minded
Nov 22, 2006

In BOD we trust

Probably not the best way to phrase that in a thread full of white dudes dating/marrried to korean (or chinese) women

BrainDance
May 8, 2007

Disco all night long!

I would hope those white dudes arent dating/married to those Korean women just because they're Korean. I'm still dating that girl so, it's not like I'm not in this situation (shes who this conversation was with.)

I asked here because a lot of the people here seem to be very aware of things like this, it's the difference between this thread and the Korean drama and kpop thread.

AmbientParadox
Mar 2, 2005
Camp diary, Day 5:

Things have taken a turn for the better.

AmbientParadox fucked around with this message at 10:34 on Aug 5, 2013

AmbientParadox
Mar 2, 2005

BrainDance posted:

This was a part of what started this conversation, and a group of creepy white guys from Busan. Then she said "I think some foreigners just want to date any Korean women, it doesnt matter who they are as long as they're Korean." So we got talking more about it, and she asked me why some white guys are like that with Asian women and not like, Russian women or something.

I didn't have a good answer besides "cuz theyre weird and probably something to do with Japan."

Well, you'll need to explain: preference, fetishism, and confirmation bias.

Pentecoastal Elites
Feb 27, 2007

Racial fetishization is just A Thing, I guess.
I would pin a lot of it on cultural exportation on both sides. White guys get a lot of weird ideas about Asian girls from porn, movies, video games, etc. etc. etc. and Asian girls get a lot of weird ideas about white guys from movies, celebrities, whatever. A bunch of Asian girls over-value white guys and a bunch of white guys think of Asian girls as demure sex dolls or who knows. I imagine both of those sorts of people are disabused of this notion soon after they start actually dating, but everyone is terrible everywhere so probably not.

Thinking about it I don't think I've ever met anyone who was like "Cambodian girls, bro!" so yeah maybe it is all kpop videos and schoolgirl anime


You're in Cheonan, right? Do you want anything over the weekend or even into next week? Can I toss a care package over the presumably electrified fence? I have to drive up there anyway before the 6th, so let me know.

AmbientParadox
Mar 2, 2005

Onion Knight posted:

You're in Cheonan, right? Do you want anything over the weekend or even into next week? Can I toss a care package over the presumably electrified fence? I have to drive up there anyway before the 6th, so let me know.

I'm going home to seoul where I can wash away my tears in a soju shower. Thanks for the offer though

poly and open-minded
Nov 22, 2006

In BOD we trust

Onion Knight posted:

Thinking about it I don't think I've ever met anyone who was like "Cambodian girls, bro!" so yeah maybe it is all kpop videos and schoolgirl anime


I never really heard "Korean girls, bro" until I moved here. I think it like AP said, confirmation bias in a lot of ways

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Eifert Posting
Apr 1, 2007

Most of the time he catches it every time.
Grimey Drawer
Korea Megathread VI:

AmbientParadox posted:

coffee rations have increased.

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