Octopus Overlords

And now for something completely different.

Iowa

A 43-year old Iowa City woman has been charged with homicide after a brutal crime involving her 49-year old husband, who she had recent discovered had been having an affair with a much younger woman.

The wife, who is being held in custody, is believed to have sourced plastic explosives through an online dark web retailer that only accepts payment with cryptocurrency. According to investigators, she made the purchase after discovering her husband was cheating.
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It is alleged that the woman inserted the plastic explosives into the anus of her sleeping husband, before detonating them remotely. Investigators found a webcam in the debris which they believe she used to watch her husband explode.

I’ve been rewatching Monty Python’s Flying Circus on Netflix right now, am about halfway through Season 2. It’s been probably 15 years since I’ve actually sat down and watched full episodes, rather than just specific sketches on YouTube.

It’s even more unhinged, random, and brilliant than I remembered. I was literally LOL’ing on the plane last night.

Got our flu shots today. I have a bandaid over my boo boo battlescar.

My wife got her flu shot today too. I talked the druggist into coming out to the car to give it to her.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 1:29 pm And now for something completely different.

Iowa

A 43-year old Iowa City woman has been charged with homicide after a brutal crime involving her 49-year old husband, who she had recent discovered had been having an affair with a much younger woman.

The wife, who is being held in custody, is believed to have sourced plastic explosives through an online dark web retailer that only accepts payment with cryptocurrency. According to investigators, she made the purchase after discovering her husband was cheating.
...
It is alleged that the woman inserted the plastic explosives into the anus of her sleeping husband, before detonating them remotely. Investigators found a webcam in the debris which they believe she used to watch her husband explode.

Wrecked him? Damn near killed him!

I smell movie of the week.

I'm enjoying a great big rootbeer float which I surly cant hold all of. I packed 3 big scoops of vanilla icecream into a glass and drowned it in a freshly opened bottle of IBC rootbeer.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 6:41 pm I'm enjoying a great big rootbeer float which I surly cant hold all of. I packed 3 big scoops of vanilla icecream into a glass and drowned it in a freshly opened bottle of IBC rootbeer.

Holman wrote: ↑Wed Aug 15, 2018 6:28 pm HOW are you not dead??

Why dont TVs have headphone jacks??

In 2008 we moved the tv into the bedroom so my wife could watch from bed. its like 3 feet behind me. I always used speakers for gaming until then and I started using a headset. But Im SICK of having to wear them and the tv is really annoying me to hell these days. I hate what she watches and its loud. Even at normal volume though I still hear it without the headphones of course and with them it still bleeds through.

I want to let her try headphones for a while. Figured it would solve everything. But the tv has NO headphone jacks on it anywhere. And even though the surround system is busted it doesn't have any either. What up with no jacks on a TV??

You may be older than me, but you are crazy. No TV I have ever encountered has had a headphone jack. RCA L/R? Yes. Go to monoprice. Pay more in shipping than the cost of the weird cable you want. Done.
It is done.

killbot737 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:41 pm Go to monoprice. Pay more in shipping than the cost of the weird cable you want.

going to eBay now, you can get the weird cables for very reasonable prices with free shipping (usually) from China, it's crazy. works for other misc. electronics bits and bobs as well. got some LR42 button batteries for 72 cents recently - also a USB soundcard for $2.11. the cable i posted above will be about $2.50 total (shipping included).

Hey I have that cable on my headphones for pc and ps4. I think I paid $2 at Monoprice.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:31 pm Why dont TVs have headphone jacks??

In 2008 we moved the tv into the bedroom so my wife could watch from bed. its like 3 feet behind me. I always used speakers for gaming until then and I started using a headset. But Im SICK of having to wear them and the tv is really annoying me to hell these days. I hate what she watches and its loud. Even at normal volume though I still hear it without the headphones of course and with them it still bleeds through.

I want to let her try headphones for a while. Figured it would solve everything. But the tv has NO headphone jacks on it anywhere. And even though the surround system is busted it doesn't have any either. What up with no jacks on a TV??

It is very difficult to get TV's with a headphone jacks nowadays. Trust me, I know. We use them in my business. The following brands still have them:
Proscan
RCA
Hisense

I think 32" is the largest with a headphone jack. Beyond that I don't think they have them.

You won't find one in larger TV's or the mainstream brands anymore (LG, Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, etc.).

I guess Im alone in finding that strange. At night in the same bed you'd think one partner would need to be quiet and use headphones. Companies just dont have business sense. Theres a market for this. Always has been.

I was asked Cheez-It or Cheese Nips. I of course had to go Cheez-It. More so by far if its Hot & Spicy Tabasco flavor Cheez-it.

Daehawk wrote:I guess Im alone in finding that strange. At night in the same bed you'd think one partner would need to be quiet and use headphones. Companies just dont have business sense. Theres a market for this. Always has been.

Bluetooth and RF headphones are totally things.

hitbyambulance wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:38 pm

I assumed something like this exists and was going to look it up. Now I don't have to.

Somewhere, a Radio Shack manager weeps.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 8:18 am

Daehawk wrote:I guess Im alone in finding that strange. At night in the same bed you'd think one partner would need to be quiet and use headphones. Companies just dont have business sense. Theres a market for this. Always has been.

Bluetooth and RF headphones are totally things.

This. Though you'll likely need a bluetooth transmitter. We've got that setup on one of our tvs. Works like a charm.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:26 am Somewhere, a Radio Shack manager weeps.

I used to buy stuff from Radio Shack in the futile hope that when I actually needed them to be in business every two or three years for the emergency thing I needed on the spot that day, they'd be there. Now, every two to three years, I shrug and tell work "you probably should pay for me to have an Amazon Prime account and then you'd only need to wait for tomorrow to get that doodad on the cheap." At home, I've found infinite patience when it comes to most things... most things. My oven igniter burnt out on Monday. I haven't even gotten down to look at its model so I can order one and wait a week to get for $12 rather than drive to the appliance repair outlet and pay $60 for an OEM igniter. I just found a toaster oven in basement and decided I can cook with that for now.

LA-Z!

Daehawk wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:29 pm I guess Im alone in finding that strange. At night in the same bed you'd think one partner would need to be quiet and use headphones. Companies just dont have business sense. Theres a market for this. Always has been.

If you have a Roku hooked up to the TV, the remote has a headphone jack. Has turned out more useful than I thought it would be.

Malificent wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:13 am

Daehawk wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:29 pm I guess Im alone in finding that strange. At night in the same bed you'd think one partner would need to be quiet and use headphones. Companies just dont have business sense. Theres a market for this. Always has been.

If you have a Roku hooked up to the TV, the remote has a headphone jack. Has turned out more useful than I thought it would be.

Agreed. I thought it was a gimmick but it has proven quite useful.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 8:18 am

Daehawk wrote:I guess Im alone in finding that strange. At night in the same bed you'd think one partner would need to be quiet and use headphones. Companies just dont have business sense. Theres a market for this. Always has been.

Bluetooth and RF headphones are totally things.

Exactly that. It isn't just that headphone jacks are being phased out, but that wired headphones are being replaced with wireless technologies, making the jacks redundant.

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:40 am

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 8:18 am

Daehawk wrote:I guess Im alone in finding that strange. At night in the same bed you'd think one partner would need to be quiet and use headphones. Companies just dont have business sense. Theres a market for this. Always has been.

Bluetooth and RF headphones are totally things.

Exactly that. It isn't just that headphone jacks are being phased out, but that wired headphones are being replaced with wireless technologies, making the jacks redundant.

Ironically, the bluetooth transmitters that we have are all meant to be plugged into headphone jacks (3.5MM). We use it with the only big-screen TV in the house that's old enough to still have one. I wanted to use headphones with a TV in the family room - had to plug them into the Comcast cable box, since neither the TV nor the sound bar had anything I could use without an additional adapter.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:26 am a Radio Shack manager

I assumed something like this exists and was going to look it up. Now I don't have to.

i should make sandworm ones

High detail model'n



Love that train at the start.

hitbyambulance wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 1:50 pm i should make sandworm ones

https://io9.gizmodo.com/5816396/the-sto ... mmi-worms/

One of the benefits of my job is that I very often get to observe world class instructors deliver exceptional leader development workshops. I never realize how spoiled that makes me...until I have to spend two full days sitting through a TERRIBLE facilitator delivering horrible content.

If she reads one more PowerPoint slide word-for-word, I could very well gouge my damn eyes out.

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 6:11 pm One of the benefits of my job is that I very often get to observe world class instructors deliver exceptional leader development workshops. I never realize how spoiled that makes me...until I have to spend two full days sitting through a TERRIBLE facilitator delivering horrible content.

If she reads one more PowerPoint slide word-for-word, I could very well gouge my damn eyes out.

And yet on paper many people wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the two, and will go with the cheaper one.

They're all the same, right?

Boredom has taken over my life. Im not able physically to do anything now days and when I try I start hurting beyond what I can stand. I get up and try to use the PC but I skip from one thing to the next. I can game a team shooter for 2 -3 minutes then try something else. I get mad and go lay on the couch. Then I fall asleep. I spend a lot of time on the couch now bored and sleeping. Its got to where Im now wondering why I even get out of bed when I wake up. im thinking soon I may just stay in bed all day and night. Between boredom, anger, and depression I am nobody.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 2:26 am Boredom has taken over my life. Im not able physically to do anything now days and when I try I start hurting beyond what I can stand. I get up and try to use the PC but I skip from one thing to the next. I can game a team shooter for 2 -3 minutes then try something else. I get mad and go lay on the couch. Then I fall asleep. I spend a lot of time on the couch now bored and sleeping. Its got to where Im now wondering why I even get out of bed when I wake up. im thinking soon I may just stay in bed all day and night. Between boredom, anger, and depression I am nobody.

If this is happening a lot, you would probably benefit from seeing somebody for help.

If that's impossible, at least consider that boredom with your usual routines means you need to change them. Even dedicating yourself to a long walk every day (or something like that) could break you out of the rut.

Holman wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:20 am

Daehawk wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 2:26 am Boredom has taken over my life. Im not able physically to do anything now days and when I try I start hurting beyond what I can stand. I get up and try to use the PC but I skip from one thing to the next. I can game a team shooter for 2 -3 minutes then try something else. I get mad and go lay on the couch. Then I fall asleep. I spend a lot of time on the couch now bored and sleeping. Its got to where Im now wondering why I even get out of bed when I wake up. im thinking soon I may just stay in bed all day and night. Between boredom, anger, and depression I am nobody.

If this is happening a lot, you would probably benefit from seeing somebody for help.

If that's impossible, at least consider that boredom with your usual routines means you need to change them. Even dedicating yourself to a long walk every day (or something like that) could break you out of the rut.

Take up Geocaching.

Red-eye flights suuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

That is all.

Holman wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:20 am

Daehawk wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 2:26 am Boredom has taken over my life. Im not able physically to do anything now days and when I try I start hurting beyond what I can stand. I get up and try to use the PC but I skip from one thing to the next. I can game a team shooter for 2 -3 minutes then try something else. I get mad and go lay on the couch. Then I fall asleep. I spend a lot of time on the couch now bored and sleeping. Its got to where Im now wondering why I even get out of bed when I wake up. im thinking soon I may just stay in bed all day and night. Between boredom, anger, and depression I am nobody.

If this is happening a lot, you would probably benefit from seeing somebody for help.

Yep. Daehawk, do yourself a favor. If you don't go and see someone, just take five minutes and look up the symptoms of depression. Here are a few:

Angry outbursts, irritability or frustration, even over small matters

Loss of interest or pleasure in most or all normal activities, such as sex, hobbies or sports

Sleep disturbances, including insomnia or sleeping too much

Tiredness and lack of energy, so even small tasks take extra effort

Reduced appetite and weight loss or increased cravings for food and weight gain

Anxiety, agitation or restlessness

Trouble thinking, concentrating, making decisions and remembering things

Memory difficulties or personality changes

Physical aches or pain

Fatigue, loss of appetite, sleep problems or loss of interest in sex — not caused by a medical condition or medication

Often wanting to stay at home, rather than going out to socialize or doing new things

Now, do you want me to go through your posts and highlight where you've claimed most of these symptoms?

Contributing factors may include chronic pain, lack of exercise, and poor diet.

Also, stop reading the Drazzil mega thread.