Open Bar: Arguments About Turtles, All the Way Down

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Must not fap:
Fuck it!

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

Shit, even I fapped to that.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

The good news is that academics are made, not born... you might be surprised by how much your perspective can shift after a year of being embedded in higher education. I was an artist for 20 years, and supported myself and my family for ten of those years, before entering academia. I love it.

Yeah I remember reading bits of your story, here and there, and greatly admire your sheer grit and resulting accomplishments. I'm glad to hear that academics is a match and that you love what you're doing!

I am not uneducated, just primarily self taught, or mentored, and so not 'officially' educated. I've a very strong tendancy to seek, and some talent for filtering, info but despise having to be held accountable for it. It's not a good thing overall. Bad wiring that I just don't want to be bothered to change. Which of course is why I really have to do it.

The fact that you know that already puts you a step ahead of most people entering college.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I'm procrastinating the shit out of working through the section on bond strength. Maybe I should go for a walk or something, maybe play a little Ingress.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I had this hilarious idea that I would print a shipping label for an order so I could walk it up to the post office drop box, but my shipping computer won't connect to the internet, the printer doesn't recognize my ancient Mac, and inexplicably my new Windows 8 notebook can't find my printer on the network even though it's PLUGGED DIRECTLY INTO IT.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

OH MY  GOD I DID IT AFTER AN HOUR OF FUCKERY I CAN TAKE THIS FUCKING PACKAGE TO THE DROP BOX AND CLOSE MY ETSY STORE.

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

Hilariously, it has turned out my computer's copy of Windows is not genuine.

I'm not 100% sure that is the cause of the problems, but it does mean the company is now 110% at fault and has all legal liability.

oh dear...

[Cain]

Well, so long as they can actually get me a new, working computer I'm not too worried.  And if they don't...well, I'll report them to the correct regulatory bodies, give it to the local geek store for a fixup, and then keep the receipts and transfer the charges to them once they accept they are legally in the wrong.

[Pæs]

Always nice when in the middle of something fucking annoying, events conspire to make it largely someone else's problem.

Then you can direct all your 'fixing it' efforts to making it excessively annoying for that person to not resolve things.

[Cain]

See, Paes understands me.

[Ben Shapiro]

I pinched my lower back nerve jack knifing my wife. So fuck you all until I move without barking.

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

See, Paes understands me.

being a massive pain in someones arse to fix something is very satisfying.

[Eater of Clowns]

I got some of Nigel's favorite unsolicited advice yesterday. I was joking about the time I was gifted a pair of boxers that didn't have a crotch hole, which I didn't know until I wore them out drinking, confusedly fumbling around to find the opening while half in the bag.

Immediately I get a chorus of "Why don't you cut an opening for them?" And "Why not just pull them down and go up and over?"

GOOD IDEA FUCKSTICKS, GUESS I CAN STOP SIMPLY URINATING MYSELF NOW. 

[Pæs]

 

[Cain]

Because clearly, your problem solving skills are top tier when you've been out drinking.

[hirley0]

yeah?
so? anyway my question at the top of the hour will be
ACADEMIA LINK LATER
AS 4 THE RST OF YOU: yes i do try to follow HEr exploits
there is a bar near Portland State | called the Tortus
they have free Pool there on Sundays | & sTiLL is
My Remaing connection to the Game i call Academia
I play the game at the NEW.k Level {Enough said
http://sf0.org/hub   box4>
https://sf0.academia.edu/ManleyHubbell/Activity    act1>
https://pdx.academia.edu/CameronMSmith/Activity  >>
pdx = Portland State  UNIverseITyYY
Never mind the Maid 4 Prime Time TV JokEs
the back story is the maid4 NH465 {as i Remember
& my memmory is getting Really PooRer by Ms

So yeah i do recommend CMs & crew | Ants are in.
another note about  A Lambda 2 ΛΛ

The good news is that academics are made, not born... you might be surprised by how much your perspective can shift after a year of being embedded in higher education. I was an artist for 20 years, and supported myself and my family for ten of those years, before entering academia. I love it.

Yeah I remember reading bits of your story, here and there, and greatly admire your sheer grit and resulting accomplishments. I'm glad to hear that academics is a match and that you love what you're doing!

I am not uneducated, just primarily self taught, or mentored, and so not 'officially' educated. I've a very strong tendancy to seek, and some talent for filtering, info but despise having to be held accountable for it. It's not a good thing overall. Bad wiring that I just don't want to be bothered to change. Which of course is why I really have to do it.

The fact that you know that already puts you a step ahead of most people entering college.