Random randomness

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:54 pm

Ah, the American language. It's truly an elegant one. "Dude" and "Yo" roll off the tongue.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:56 pm

Fer sher.

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:57 pm

YellowKing wrote:
Lawbeefaroni wrote:At this point, I think people are just jumping on board and dressing as clowns and standing around looking suspicious. And/or every clown spotted, even if it's just some guy on the way to a kid's birthday party, is reported as a "creepy clown." It's infectious.
Yes, it's finally hit our town, as the neighborhood social group I'm on is now rife with supposed clown sightings. I think it's telling that most of these sightings are coming from kids, which leads me to believe most of them are simple schoolyard gossip. I wouldn't doubt an isolated incident or two, but I find it incredibly hard to believe there are large numbers of people dressed as clowns who have found a way to appear only to children and escape into the woods leaving no evidence whatsoever.

That's exactly the kind of attitude they're counting on.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:57 pm

LordMortis wrote:
Kraken wrote:
stessier wrote:I can get there by typing in the address.

Maybe a DNS problem for you? Flush something or other and try again?
Chrome says its DNS address could not be found. Weird. Apparently the problem is with my ISP; I can connect via my phone when I turn off WiFi.

Not sure what to do about that. Flushing the toilet did not work.
Change your DNS from automatic to google public by manually entering 8.8.8.8 as the primary and 8.8.4.4 as the secondary. Change it back when you are done. You do this under Network>Change Adapter Settings>LAN (or whatever you are using) >Properties> TCI/IPv4>properties

By Jove, that worked. Thanks for your sorcery. Before I did that I was able to connect by using my mobile hotspot, so the problem is definitely at the ISP level.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 3:02 pm

This is the first time in decades I've actually found clowns entertaining. Even more so when the police are angrily stating that it isn't funny.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 3:05 pm

Kraken wrote:
LordMortis wrote:
Kraken wrote:
stessier wrote:I can get there by typing in the address.

Maybe a DNS problem for you? Flush something or other and try again?
Chrome says its DNS address could not be found. Weird. Apparently the problem is with my ISP; I can connect via my phone when I turn off WiFi.

Not sure what to do about that. Flushing the toilet did not work.
Change your DNS from automatic to google public by manually entering 8.8.8.8 as the primary and 8.8.4.4 as the secondary. Change it back when you are done. You do this under Network>Change Adapter Settings>LAN (or whatever you are using) >Properties> TCI/IPv4>properties
By Jove, that worked. Thanks for your sorcery. Before I did that I was able to connect by using my mobile hotspot, so the problem is definitely at the ISP level.

It happens. Routers go down and routes change all of the time. Remembering that sorcery is a good thing to keep your back pocket. I'd say better than 50% of the time when ISP is dead, it's not really dead and using google's DNS fixes my problem until they get back online.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 3:06 pm

Kraken wrote:
LordMortis wrote:
Kraken wrote:
stessier wrote:I can get there by typing in the address.

Maybe a DNS problem for you? Flush something or other and try again?
Chrome says its DNS address could not be found. Weird. Apparently the problem is with my ISP; I can connect via my phone when I turn off WiFi.

Not sure what to do about that. Flushing the toilet did not work.
Change your DNS from automatic to google public by manually entering 8.8.8.8 as the primary and 8.8.4.4 as the secondary. Change it back when you are done. You do this under Network>Change Adapter Settings>LAN (or whatever you are using) >Properties> TCI/IPv4>properties
By Jove, that worked. Thanks for your sorcery. Before I did that I was able to connect by using my mobile hotspot, so the problem is definitely at the ISP level.

Just to jump in, there is no strong reason to change it back. Google is NEVER going to let their DNS go down for any significant amount of time and DNS is DNS, it doesn't matter who's providing it. If you want you can set one to Google and another to your ISP.

It might be quicker to reach your ISP during a lookup, but that stuff all gets cached anyway, and the speed boost isn't going to be noticeable.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 3:10 pm

A guide to DNS providers

Your Internet service provider runs DNS servers for you, but you don’t have to use them. You can use third-party DNS servers instead, which offer a variety of features that your ISP probably doesn’t.
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Possible Speed Improvements
Possible Reliability Improvements
Parental Controls
Phishing Protection
Security Features
Access Geoblocked Content
Bypass Web Censorship

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 3:18 pm

OpenDNS is hugely popular around here, and provide other services as well.

Kraken, the next time you have a problem like this, try pinging a site by address. Or use the 8.8.8.8 address LM mentioned. If you get a response, you're at least getting out of your house and onto the internet, which means your isp isn't down.

ping 8.8.8.8

It's a quick test and easy to use for a layperson. If it fails, you know it's not just DNS (which is how words (site names) get translated into numbers (ip addresses), if you're not sure what DNS is).

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 4:10 pm

So what *really* happens if you use a heating pad for more than 15 minutes? Do you start to slow cook?... My back really wants to know, cause if I had my druthers right now, I'dabegoin home after work and falling asleep on my heating pad.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 4:29 pm

LiveStrong

When you apply heat to a muscle, it opens up the blood vessels in that area. This increases blood flow, creating two effects. It relaxes the muscles, which is the source of how soothing heat treatment can feel. It also accelerates some of your healing, as increased blood flow brings more cells that help repair the area faster.

Here's the problem with increasing blood flow: it also increases inflammation. Since inflammation of your muscles is not just a symptom, but a cause, of muscle soreness, anything you do that increases inflammation will slow your healing and cause additional pain once you take the heat off.

Although less common that other heat pad problems, it's possible to sustain first-, second- and even third-degree burns by leaving a heating pad on the same area for too long. This is an especially serious risk for people with diabetes or other conditions that reduce sensitivity or those who fall asleep while under a heating pad. It doesn't have to hurt immediately to burn. Just as you can get a sunburn without feeling anything until it's too late, the long application of slightly too-warm heating pads can cook your skin.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 5:02 pm

GreenGoo wrote:OpenDNS is hugely popular around here, and provide other services as well.

Kraken, the next time you have a problem like this, try pinging a site by address. Or use the 8.8.8.8 address LM mentioned. If you get a response, you're at least getting out of your house and onto the internet, which means your isp isn't down.

ping 8.8.8.8

It's a quick test and easy to use for a layperson. If it fails, you know it's not just DNS (which is how words (site names) get translated into numbers (ip addresses), if you're not sure what DNS is).

I was not having trouble accessing any other websites, including this one. And I figured the internet would be going bonkers if paypal were really down. It was just a matter of pinning down the failure.

The fun thing about having a local company as one's ISP: I emailed their support department to explain the situation. An hour later they telephoned to tell me it was fixed. She said it was a bit more complicated than merely refreshing their DNS tables but didn't go into details...some issue with THEIR ISP and I shouldn't worry my pretty little head about it.

Zarathud · Post by **Zarathud** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 8:13 pm

LordMortis wrote:So what *really* happens if you use a heating pad for more than 15 minutes? Do you start to slow cook?...

Yes. The trick is to stop before you're cooked.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 8:19 pm

Zarathud wrote:
LordMortis wrote:So what *really* happens if you use a heating pad for more than 15 minutes? Do you start to slow cook?...
Yes. The trick is to stop before you're cooked.

And then tent yourself under tinfoil for about half an hour.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 8:32 pm

Make sure you sear yourself first to seal in the juices.

Default · Post by **Default** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:32 pm

Drama queens be drama-ing.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:50 pm

Listening to Juice Newtons Angel song Im glad I went to see Deadpool at the theater. Not only did I help support it and Ryan for more but I was thoroughly entertained to the max

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:54 pm

GreenGoo wrote:OpenDNS is hugely popular around here, and provide other services as well.

I plugged in OpenDNS a couple of years ago when I was having some issues. I haven't had a single problem since. They get my recommendation.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 10:18 am

Douchebag DFW Airport

Rates remain unchanged for passengers who park at the airport terminal for less than two hours, a group that accounts for more than half of the 36,000 vehicles in and out of the airport each day. Those rates will stay at $2 for parking between eight minutes and half an hour, and $3 for those parked between 30 minutes and two hours.

The airport did slightly increase the cost for those who use the airport's access road as part of their daily commute, instituting a $4 charge for those who pass through the airport's toll gates in less than eight minutes. Those commuters previously paid the same $2 fee as those who parked at the terminal for less than half an hour.

100% increase is now defined as a "slight increase".

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 10:46 am

CNN

Dozens of people trapped overnight in cable cars dangling at 12,000 feet in the French Alps have been rescued safely, officials said Friday.

At least three children and their families were among 33 passengers forced to spend the night in the cabins after weather conditions and the onset of darkness meant the operation to bring them down was halted late Thursday.

The passengers' ordeal began at about 4:30 p.m. local time Thursday when two cables crossed over each other, a local government official told CNN.

The cable cars became stuck in position, leaving 110 people trapped. French and Italian helicopters were called in, and rescue teams managed to get 65 of them to safety.

Hours later, workers were able to bring down 12 more passengers, who walked to a connecting cable car that took them to the Italian town of Courmayeur.
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Rescue workers conducted regular check-ins and phone calls with the remaining passengers through the night, Iain Cleaver, an employee of the Mont-Blanc Company, which operates the cable cars, told CNN.

Each cabin contained a survival kit including blankets, water and cereal bars, and extra food supplies were passed to those that the emergency services personnel could reach. The last passengers were finally evacuated early Friday morning.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:52 pm

Why can't women understand the men are masters of multitasking. I have no trouble in saying 'What?' when I'm in the middle of my computer game and she says something important that needs a reply too.
Yes I will miss the occasional important message but then again if it had been that important in the first place I would be dead and not have to worry about it anyways. No need to repeat.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:12 pm

Because it's not true. It's commonly believed that women are the multitaskers and men fail at it comparatively.

Whether that's true or not I have no idea.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:21 pm

There was some article on Ars that showed in clinical studies, no one is good at multitasking. If you shift your focus, you do one of the things you are trying to do less well than you previously did it. It didn't change between males/females either.

Zarathud · Post by **Zarathud** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:36 pm

Women want your attention as a sign of your respect and love. Multitask at your own peril.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 4:18 pm

Oh great a Alien Nation remake...Hollywood you suck.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 4:20 pm

how about Illegal Aliens? It was a fantastic read.

https://www.amazon.com/Illegal-Aliens-N ... inw_strp_1

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 1:55 am

Just a small observance of the passage of time......

The Phantom Menace came out closer to Return of the Jedi than today. RotJ 1983 and TPM 1999 = 16 years. TPM to now 17 years.

It seems almost wrong to me. Time passed slower as a younger person or kid so from the time RotJ came out to TPM seems HUGE but nope...been longer since TPM till now. And it seems MUCH less time has passed. Sigh.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 3:15 am

It's a lot easier to accept if you continue to deny its existence.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 8:17 am

Daehawk wrote:Just a small observance of the passage of time......

The Phantom Menace came out closer to Return of the Jedi than today. RotJ 1983 and TPM 1999 = 16 years. TPM to now 17 years.

It seems almost wrong to me. Time passed slower as a younger person or kid so from the time RotJ came out to TPM seems HUGE but nope...been longer since TPM till now. And it seems MUCH less time has passed. Sigh.

But you are taking the time between the Last of the First3, to the first of the Second3... Shouldn't you be comparing times between A New Hope and TPM ?

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 10:06 am

Unagi wrote:
Daehawk wrote:Just a small observance of the passage of time......

The Phantom Menace came out closer to Return of the Jedi than today. RotJ 1983 and TPM 1999 = 16 years. TPM to now 17 years.

It seems almost wrong to me. Time passed slower as a younger person or kid so from the time RotJ came out to TPM seems HUGE but nope...been longer since TPM till now. And it seems MUCH less time has passed. Sigh.
But you are taking the time between the Last of the First3, to the first of the Second3... Shouldn't you be comparing times between A New Hope and TPM ?

No, he's right. He's measuring the long dry spell when there was no Star Wars.

Trent Steel · Post by **Trent Steel** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:11 pm

I've decided that I don't care for Jason Sudeikis that much.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:22 pm

Such a happy little story it made me cry.

Senior chihuahuas get adopted together

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:03 pm

I read those "happy pet' stories over on Yahoo all the time.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 4:12 pm

Somebody in the next cubicle aisle over has their phone's ringtone set to some sort of conga drum sound.

It wouldn't be so bad except that they're out of the office and somebody's been calling them every two minutes for the last half hour.

It sounds like the Zulu's are preparing to overrun that aisle and move on to us next.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 4:20 pm

Currently have a live stream of low speed police chase of semi in California somewhere. I don't know why.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:24 pm

I've been up for 12 hours, running off of four hours sleep, and been waiting four hours for my hotel room to become available.

If this ever gets resolved, I'm probably skipping the opening keynote speech to sleep.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 11:17 pm

I created a somewhat random three-hour playlist for game night. An Alice Cooper song was playing and my work friend asked me if it was Psy.

I mean, Psy is catchy. I've got nothing against him. And I'm not a huge Alice Cooper fan, or anything. But I'm very confused. Song in question.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 11:22 pm

I wouldn't have guessed the singer if you hadn't pointed it out and I am an Alice Cooper fan.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 11:38 pm

I guess that's true. And now that I listen to it carefully, the verses have a bouncy, hip-hoppy vibe that could be thought to be reminiscent of what I know of Psy. But it struck me as an absurd comparison to make. That said, I'm totally on board with an Psy-Alice Cooper collaboration now.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Sep 14, 2016 12:41 am

Does have a PSY vibe nearer the start.

Ever hear Ozzy and Dweezil Zappa do Staying Alive?