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Rhyno posted:I mean, what are the chances that a semi-famous person is gonna murder you and steal your van? And a football player at that! I mean, when's the last time a professional football player hurt someone?
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:And a football player at that! I mean, when's the last time a professional football player hurt someone? Well I for one can't think of a single instance. Serious talk, just filed the protective order so hopefully that's put to bed. This saturday there's a memorial for my friend that was murdered back in February. Not sure if I will attend or not. I've come a very long way since it happened, physically and mentally and I'm not sure what it might do to me emotionally. It's also the anniversary of the death of my fiance's mother so it will be a bad day all around. I'm a little out of sorts this week. I've been actively moving towards a new/better/more fun car but I keep hitting walls. Some days I wish I'd never become a car guy, I'd be a lot better off financially!
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Rhyno posted:Serious talk, just filed the protective order so hopefully that's put to bed. This is a different murder from the one you were talking about 2 posts ago?
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Aug 21, 2017 15:35
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spog posted:This is a different murder from the one you were talking about 2 posts ago? Yeah. One of my friends was shot back in Feb, the other was many years ago.
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Aug 21, 2017 15:37
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I think my favorite part of each semester is the 30 minute presentations from the book companies on how to use their subscription-based online educational tools that the school has railroaded us into using. And even for senior classes it's still on the level of "To create an account for Connect, you will need to create a User Name, which is a sequence of letters and numbers which represents you in the coursework; you will also need to enter your Electronic Mail address, which is the username of your e-mail service where you get your e-mail (the one with @soandso.com at the end!)" like our asses haven't been using the internet from the womb. And of course this one class has 2 of these things, both of which cost like $60/semester. Squeeze a little more blood out of that diamond, boys.
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Aug 21, 2017 15:39
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The Locator posted:Heathen! The best thing about having my own house is having a garage to park in. My car is never boiling hot when I want to go somewhere, and I never have to scrape ice off the windows or let it warm up to defrost. When I want to do an oil change, I open the garage door and set up a fan and cool the garage to a nice comfortable temperature. Someday, my garage will be empty enough to park a daily driver in. Currently, it's full of stuff, and a non-running car, despite my building a 10x20 shed for stuff. That said, it is a lot less full of stuff now. I need to sell the non-runner to fund making *another* non-runner a not-non-runner, and then I will be able to a) let my wife park in the garage, and b) have somewhere to work on stuff that's not on my sloped-not-too-much-but-enough-to-make-it-annoying/dangerous driveway out in the Texas sun. Also, somewhere to put a mid-rise lift (8' ceiling, no real option to raise it.) Future house will have a shop of land for it, as well as the garage, and probably a carport for outside but out of the sun parking. Also, a separate laundry room, because oh God the laundry in my garage is pissing me off beyond measure.
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Enourmo posted:I think my favorite part of each semester is the 30 minute presentations from the book companies on how to use their subscription-based online educational tools that the school has railroaded us into using. And even for senior classes it's still on the level of "To create an account for Connect, you will need to create a User Name, which is a sequence of letters and numbers which represents you in the coursework; you will also need to enter your Electronic Mail address, which is the username of your e-mail service where you get your e-mail (the one with @soandso.com at the end!)" like our asses haven't been using the internet from the womb. Remember that these book companies are run by old farts, and they still think this internet electronic book thing is pretty swell! (says an old fart who's still been using computers since grade school. I'm still blown away by how many people still struggle with personal computers, despite them being around since the late '70s, and ubiquitous since the '90s. Obviously, my world is not their world.)
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Aug 21, 2017 15:44
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slurry_curry posted:Went to Rancid and the Dropkick Murphys show the other night. Kinda sad I never got the chance to see them play in a smaller venue(this was at the WaMu Theater in Seattle), but it was still awesome. At the end of the show both bands came out and played a bunch of covers, including Johnny Cash, which was amazing. Its a good thing they were in a big venue, I don't think they all would have fit on a smaller stage. I think there were at least 5 people playing guitar at once. Quality choice. Every couple years Dropkick Murphys come 'round and play a small venue here in town, and I go get deaf and drunk. They're a ton of fun.
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Aug 21, 2017 17:51
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Random question but is there anywhere on the forums I might be able to ask about an old nautical themed brass bell I picked up this past weekend? I've found a fair few posts online about the same type of bell but most are asking for more information on them.
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Aug 21, 2017 17:53
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I just looked at the sun.  Frankly I don't understand the out of proportion hype this is reaching.
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freelop posted:Random question but is there anywhere on the forums I might be able to ask about an old nautical themed brass bell I picked up this past weekend? Maybe try /r/whatisthisthing. (Trigger warning: reddit)
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Aug 21, 2017 18:48
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Somewhat Heroic posted:I just looked at the sun. I would be doing this but it's cloudy here today 
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Aug 21, 2017 18:56
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Somewhat Heroic posted:I just looked at the sun. If this is what nerds get excited over there's no way I'm believing their BS about global warming/vaccines/chemtrails/earth being round/heliocentrisim...
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Aug 21, 2017 18:58
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Somewhat Heroic posted:I just looked at the sun. It's noticeably darker outside, and a little cooler. Only difference I've noticed. But we're only getting a partial eclipse here. In 7 years we'll be in the path of a total eclipse (of the heart), I'll check it out then (if I'm still in this part of the country.. and alive). I've been watching NASA's live stream though, it was kinda cool watching Idaho Falls get dark. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 19:26 on Aug 21, 2017 |
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Aug 21, 2017 19:24
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Somewhat Heroic posted:I just looked at the sun. Fun little distraction on a Monday afternoon? Currently outside with about 80% coverage. Everything looks like it has an Instagram filter and the cicadas are going nuts.
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Aug 21, 2017 19:28
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It peaked at like 98% coverage at my house. Crickets chirped, utility light came on, overall neat but I am glad I stayed home. It definitely wasn't viewable without the glasses. My weather station normally reads about 700-900w/m this time of day, it got down to 10 or so.
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Aug 21, 2017 19:38
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mariooncrack posted:Fun little distraction on a Monday afternoon? Dallas,TX (same general area as STR, though a bit south) here - was a weird twilight, and shadows were strange. Decent-sized crowd on the top floor of our parking garage. My stupid HF auto-darkening helmet wouldn't trigger, so I used my backup pinhole viewer, which worked fine:  Mine is the fan-shaped one (because it started life as a promotional fan) - two different sized holes because I wasn't sure where they would focus. The other one is another person's viewer. This is at maximum for here. Also borrowed a pair of viewing glasses to get a direct look at about 10 'til max. I think the coolest part there is how the other person is holding their hand while holding the rectangular card is creating another aperture.
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Aug 21, 2017 19:40
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Aug 21, 2017 19:59
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Aug 21, 2017 20:16
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I just saw a total solar eclipse with my own two eyes and it was insane
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Aug 21, 2017 20:42
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Let me say that the difference between 99.9% and totality is night and day. I can see why primitive folk sacrificed virgins and thought their world was ending.
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Aug 21, 2017 20:44
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It got slightly darker, and definitely cooler. But way over hyped.
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Aug 21, 2017 20:45
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Adiabatic posted:Let me say that the difference between 99.9% and totality is night and day. I can see why primitive folk sacrificed virgins and thought their world was ending. Ya, partial would be a bummer. I did not expect the sudden drop in daylight at totality. I dunno if it's a life changing experience, but was really cool. A friggin 18 wheeler delivery truck pulled up to our warehouse during totality. 
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Aug 21, 2017 20:57
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I was so far out of the path of totality here that I just slept. If the world's still around in 7 years I'll go back east and see a totality then.
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Aug 21, 2017 21:00
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Gosh a lot of people in here have no soul. Eclipses, even partial, are cool as heck. About the oldest person-ist thing you can say is 'I don't get it'
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Aug 21, 2017 21:12
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gently caress all you bitches, 100% totallity was mother loving PIMP. Also gently caress aluminum fatigue failures, my mtb hates me. 
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KakerMix posted:Gosh a lot of people in here have no soul. It was cloudy here so I couldn't see the sun, and it's only about 75% here. So it looked like an overcast winter evening, around midday. So that was certainly cool, but I was a bit underwhelmed. I would have loved to experience totality, but it wasn't in the cards this time. Maybe next time!
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Aug 21, 2017 21:34
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My mate just sold an Audi ECU on Ebay... to a guy in Germany. Coals to Newcastle much?
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Enourmo posted:I'll have a blurry phone-cam-through-glasses shot of the eclipse in a few I couldn't get my phone to focus through the glasses, but, since they weren't my glasses, I didn't fart around with it much. I forgot to mention that it was a perfect sky for it - not a cloud to be seen. Which meant it was hot as all crap, but Texas, so, used to it? I'm looking forward to 2024, when Dallas is directly in the path of totality. drat straight I'm going to have glasses and filters and poo poo ready this time.
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Not sure what % it was here(Sequim, WA), but it looked cool and got pretty dark and cold. Now I get to spend the next couple days hanging out with the inlaws at a house on the beach. Not a bad spot to work from for a couple days. That is Vancouver Island, BC off in the distance. My cellphone keeps grabbing Canadian cell towers and warning me about roaming.
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Aug 21, 2017 22:30
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Just sold the Mazda 3. A little bummed about it but no more car payments except for the Outback and I pocketed a hefty amount above what I owed.
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Adiabatic posted:I just saw a total solar eclipse with my own two eyes and it was insane Agreed. Here's a rough compilation of what I shot from my house with the remote IP camera.  Doesn't compare to totality.
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Garage2Roadtrip posted:Agreed. What you do get though with partials is wicked looking shadows.  It gets darker, cooler, and you get weird-rear end shadows that are effected by the eclipse. Look at all those crescents!
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Aug 21, 2017 23:36
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Darchangel posted:My stupid HF auto-darkening helmet wouldn't trigger, so The sun doesn't flicker. Auto-darkening welding helmets trigger on that flickering light you get from welding, or so I've been told.
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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/21/solar-eclipse-eye-damage
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Aug 22, 2017 00:33
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OH gently caress NO MY BEAUTIFUL SIGHT
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The Locator posted:The sun doesn't flicker. Auto-darkening welding helmets trigger on that flickering light you get from welding, or so I've been told. Mine (Miller digital infinity) definitely triggers on sunlight and if I crank the sensitivity it will trigger on incandescent lights
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Aug 22, 2017 00:41
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That guardian article might be the funniest thing I've ever seen on the internet.
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Ahaha the actual text under the filter owns:quote:Hospitals around the country were inundated with people arriving at their emergency departments to see if they had sustained eye damage as a result of watching the eclipse.
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