Interesting Stuff Thread

Liamario · 13-12-2012 1:29pm

I may be overreacting, but I had to comment on this post regarding this story. It just rubbed me the wrong way.

Bannasidhe · 13-12-2012 1:42pm

Less 'thoughts and prayers' and more dealing with the actual problem. :mad:

That whole 'my prayers are with you' crap drives me spare - maybe it's me but I always hear a '...but shure what can you do...*helpless shake of the head*' - make damn sure bullies are f*cking punished would be a good start!

It's like when people discuss gay couples adopting - can't have that as the child will be bullied - sweetest f*ck how is that an acceptable reason by any stretch of the imagination????

:mad::mad::mad:

Dades · 13-12-2012 3:39pm

I'm kinda with the "there's a time and a place" comments, though I can't your original post, Liam.

Liamario · 13-12-2012 3:46pm

Dades wrote: »

I'm kinda with the "there's a time and a place" comments, though I can't your original post, Liam.

Seems to have been deleted. Censorship at it best. Nothing I said was offensive.

Just to further clarify my deleted comment-

I agree that there is a time and a place. I took offence to the original comment "...god love them all."; as if god has some plan or something. He wanted them to die as part of this plan. So, I feel that this wasn't a time and place for him to talk about their god. Obviously, it's ok for him to do it and not ok for me to take exception to it.

I've no problem with people saying they'll pray for them. I felt he went too far down the road and if it was my children, I would have taken offence to the remark (even though he probably saw it as being harmless).

endacl · 13-12-2012 4:24pm

Dades wrote: »

I actually have a cough and would murder a fisherman's friend.

My friend is a fisherman.

#GoesIntoHidingFromDades

Dades · 13-12-2012 4:41pm

You're all safe... I got my fix. :pac:

Turtwig · 13-12-2012 5:21pm

Dades wrote: »

You're all safe... I got my fix. :pac:

http://omg.wthax.org/photo_Small_3.jpg

Dades uses Chrome!!!! Dades is now awesome.

Bannasidhe · 13-12-2012 5:29pm

Jernal wrote: »

Dades uses Chrome!!!! Dades is now awesome.

Doesn't everyone?

PopePalpatine · 13-12-2012 5:33pm

I use Firefox on my uni's PCs.

Liamario · 13-12-2012 5:34pm

Jernal wrote: »

Dades uses Chrome!!!! Dades is now awesome.

I'm more concerned about that low resolution screen.

Sarky · 13-12-2012 5:36pm

Answer that damn PM, Dades!

Turtwig · 13-12-2012 5:56pm

Sarky wrote: »

Answer that damn PM, Dades!

It might be just be new post in a thread he's subscribed to.

Also, his perfectly manicured thumb has blown away my stereotypical impression of mods. Mind absolutely blown.

ShooterSF · 13-12-2012 9:10pm

More importantly, how can you be a mod and not have moved to 40 posts a page?!

Hotblack Desiato · 13-12-2012 9:37pm

Liamario wrote: »

I've no problem with people saying they'll pray for them. I felt he went too far down the road and if it was my children, I would have taken offence to the remark (even though he probably saw it as being harmless).

Just a figure of Irish speech tbh, 'ah god love them', 'god bless' etc.
It's no coincidence that Hiberno-English uses phrases like this when 'Dia duit' is hello in Irish...
Yeah it rankles with me but I'm not going to give out to people I know (and know how they'll take it) over that, never mind strangers. I think you're reading way more into their comment than they intended tbh.

Hotblack Desiato · 13-12-2012 9:42pm

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Doesn't everyone?

People who value their online privacy certainly shouldn't use Chrome.

I use Opera and lock it down as far as possible

Bannasidhe · 13-12-2012 9:48pm

ninja900 wrote: »

People who value their online privacy certainly shouldn't use Chrome.

I use Opera and lock it down as far as possible

If anyone wants to view my reams of historical minutia (hmmmm - who was the sheriff of Mayo in 1586? Let's look that up!*) , and orders for kindle books they are welcome but they would be better off getting a life.

* George Bingham ancestor of 'Lucky' Lucan

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Mark Hamill · 13-12-2012 10:46pm

Dades wrote: »

I'm kinda with the "there's a time and a place" comments, though I can't your original post, Liam.

On the one hand, "God love them" is kind of just a saying, the poster may not have put that much religious thought on it.
On the other hand though, its the comment section on a newspaper website, populated by people who probably don't personally know the family in question, so I don't see how it wouldn't be an appropriate time or place to bring it up. Its not like he said it to the family while they are mourning.

The Mad Hatter · 14-12-2012 1:14am

ShooterSF wrote: »

More importantly, how can you be a mod and not have moved to 40 posts a page?!

…how can you tell that from that screenshot?

Mark Hamill · 14-12-2012 1:17am

The Mad Hatter wrote: »

…how can you tell that from that screenshot?

It says on the bottom of the page displayed that there are 221 pages in total for this thread (at the time it was print screened). It would be 83 if 40 posts per page was the setting used.

Bannasidhe · 14-12-2012 1:25am

Mark Hamill wrote: »

It says on the bottom of the page displayed that there are 221 pages in total for this thread (at the time it was print screened). It would be 83 if 40 posts per page was the setting used.

I love this forum.

That is all.

Hotblack Desiato · 14-12-2012 1:43am

Maybe we should start a 'Pics of A&A posters holding random objects in front of their screen while browsing A&A' thread

... thought the 40 post thing was obvious, but maybe that was just me :pac:

Turtwig · 14-12-2012 1:44am

ninja900 wrote: »

Maybe we should start a 'Pics of A&A posters holding random objects in front of their screen while browsing A&A' thread

... thought the 40 post thing was obvious, but maybe that was just me :pac:

An A&A original meme?

The Mad Hatter · 14-12-2012 2:00am

Mark Hamill wrote: »

It says on the bottom of the page displayed that there are 221 pages in total for this thread (at the time it was print screened). It would be 83 if 40 posts per page was the setting used.

ninja900 wrote: »

... thought the 40 post thing was obvious, but maybe that was just me :pac:

Oh right, I misread the post - for some reason I thought it said "moved to 40 posts a day". I think I must be tired…

Hotblack Desiato · 14-12-2012 2:17am

Well there I was on yet another typical boring godless night, with no point to my amoral existence, rabidly slavering on how to oppress theists as I normally do, with the oul' 'militant secularism' they're just defenceless to!. And then someone, some kind soul er, I mean, fellow revolutionary comrade, re-educated me and provided me with the answer.

We must post as many pictures of our godlessness on t'internet as possible! So here we go. They cannot resist the power of what our non-lord and master Dades has begun!

Behold the power of my recently acquired in the 2 euro shop, SDHC reader! It was a godsend lucky find

Turtwig · 14-12-2012 2:21am

ninja900 wrote: »

Well there I was on yet another typical boring godless night, with no point to my amoral existence, rabidly slavering on how to oppress theists as I normally do, with the oul' 'militant secularism' they're just defenceless to!. And then someone, some kind soul er, I mean, fellow revolutionary comrade, re-educated me and provided me with the answer.

We must post as many pictures of our godlessness on t'internet as possible! So here we go. They cannot resist the power of what our non-lord and master Dades has begun!

Behold the power of my recently acquired in the 2 euro shop, SDHC reader! It was a godsend lucky find

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/36890/232688.JPG

Either I'm now a Ninja (:cool:) or s/he's amputated someone's hand.:eek:

Hotblack Desiato · 14-12-2012 2:31am

Fear not Jernal, the 'Ninja' refers to a Kawasaki Heavy Industries product. Could be anything from a paperclip to a nuclear reactor though

Hotblack Desiato · 14-12-2012 2:52am

Bannasidhe wrote: »

If anyone wants to view my reams of historical minutia (hmmmm - who was the sheriff of Mayo in 1586? Let's look that up!*) , and orders for kindle books they are welcome but they would be better off getting a life.

Ah c'mon Banna, it doesn't take a vivid imagination to conjure up a situation where one would rather one's search terms/browser history/etc. would rather remain private!

Such as buying a present

Sarky · 14-12-2012 3:26am

I give you ZEE KAPTEIN'S MUG

Um, kinda big. cba resizing, I'm pretty drunk right now from a work shindig where I won two bottles of wine in a raffle...

Hotblack Desiato · 14-12-2012 10:08am

Oooh, dark theme - you're one of those.

Sarky · 14-12-2012 12:33pm

You mean the higher class of Boards users? Why yes I am!

Bannasidhe · 14-12-2012 12:37pm

ninja900 wrote: »

Ah c'mon Banna, it doesn't take a vivid imagination to conjure up a situation where one would rather one's search terms/browser history/etc. would rather remain private!

Such as buying a present

This is true. I myself am in serious present buying avoidance mode.

sephir0th · 14-12-2012 12:41pm

Sarky wrote: »

You mean the higher class of Boards users? Why yes I am!

images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ8kIuSigLPTE9NsyQFGMCWmYg0cNwmw7PITb_tTzmZAxqXDV9BuKR-WKyJBA

Dades · 14-12-2012 1:07pm

ninja900 wrote: »

Maybe we should start a 'Pics of A&A posters holding random objects in front of their screen while browsing A&A' thread

Great idea! Check out my new mouse.

The dodgy tabs are on purpose!

magicbastarder · 14-12-2012 1:24pm

Liamario wrote: »

Seems to have been deleted. Censorship at it best. Nothing I said was offensive.

no, you just decided to pick on your point in a series of comments commiserating on a story about a second teenage suicide. the best place to raise this issue is somewhere you're *not* poking at other people's well wishes.

Bannasidhe · 14-12-2012 1:26pm

I think my cock may be Gay.

Aw feck- I have forgotten how to do this so pic shows in post...

postitnote · 14-12-2012 1:29pm

You cheat at scrabble you cheater!!!!!
Link to scrabble word finder indeed!

Sarky · 14-12-2012 1:31pm

And here I was closing down my extra tabs because I thought giant robots and zombies would label me as some sort of freak...

Bannasidhe · 14-12-2012 1:32pm

postitnote wrote: »

You cheat at scrabble you cheater!!!!!
Link to scrabble word finder indeed!

Yet I still lose

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robindch · 14-12-2012 3:36pm

swampgas · 14-12-2012 3:37pm

sephir0th wrote: »

leet++ ??? (I really must find some new jokes. )

I was at the market and some bloke tried to sell me 8 legs of venison for €100. I said no, that's too dear.

Ba-dum-tish.

Sarky · 14-12-2012 3:39pm

No, it's Leet+.

Where leet people can come together to mock everyone else who thinks they're leet, but are not because they disagree on some points with well-reasoned arguments so of course they're trolling and probably rapists.

Bannasidhe · 14-12-2012 3:48pm

robindch wrote: »

To Infinity and Beyond!
https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/431221/232739.JPG

How do I make it show in post

?

Liamario · 14-12-2012 3:55pm

Bannasidhe wrote: »

To Infinity and Beyond!

How do I make it show in post ?

Click the attachment on your post and then copy the url of the attachment and put it in these tags [IMG][/IMG]

The image is a little big though.

Bannasidhe · 14-12-2012 3:58pm

Liamario wrote: »

Click the attachment on your post and then copy the url of the attachment and put it in these tags [IMG][/IMG]

The image is a little big though.

See what you mean - sooo...how do I make image smaller?

:o:o

robindch · 14-12-2012 3:59pm

Bannasidhe wrote: »

How do I make it show in post?

When you've attached a file to the post as you're doing already, you need to right-click on the link, select "Copy link address" (or the equivalent in the browser you're using), then either click on the picture icon and paste in the link and press <Enter>, or just paste the link directly into the message between a pair of and

tags. You should probably also resize the image as your Fuji camera is producing ginormous images - if you don't want to bother doing this using MSPaint which comes with Windows, then try something like the Web Resizer here.

Bannasidhe · 14-12-2012 4:07pm

^^
Thank you Robin.

Well - I managed to kill that joke stone dead. :rolleyes:

14-12-2012 4:22pm

ninja900 wrote: »

People who value their online privacy certainly shouldn't use Chrome.

I use Opera and lock it down as far as possible

The idea of signing into a browser on multiple devices and my browsing history being conveniently stored in the cloud really unnerves me.

Just out of interest, is anyone else still using the old boards layout? I hate that 16:9 seems to be the default for computer screens these days and the hanging headers that are all the rage now make browsing feel like looking through a letterbox.

General Relativity · 14-12-2012 4:34pm

Dades wrote: »

Great idea! Check out my new mouse.

The dodgy tabs are on purpose!

Sexy Christains
How to make your own hijab

Edit: Foiled by white text.

Dades · 14-12-2012 4:39pm

General Relativity wrote: »

Edit: Foiled by white text.

Heh. I had to include that in case nobody believed they were on purpose.

seamus · 14-12-2012 4:51pm

Sarky wrote: »

No, it's Leet+.

Where leet people can come together to mock everyone else who thinks they're leet, but are not because they disagree on some points with well-reasoned arguments so of course they're trolling and probably rapists.

Leet++

And you call yourself a scientist...

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