LordMortis wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:31 pm
In my 30s I tried to get healthier by rollerblading. I didn't wear a helmet but you can be for damned sure I had wrist guards, and I'm glad I did... The rollerblading attempts didn't last long but I got my money's worth in saved medical and pain from those wrist guards.
Fuck, I was old at 32.
Weird thing is, I'm pretty decent on rollerblades, I can ride a skateboard just fine, I can ski and snowboard...all the things that require some of the same general movements.
Couldn't keep balance on that damn hoverboard for the life of me though. The fact it felt like it was actively fighting against me didn't help. Definitely designed for smaller people with much lower centers of gravity, methinks.
None of those other things you describe have motors. It was fighting you.
Also, since this is random randomness, do you prefer skiing or boarding and why?
I have much more experience skiing, and have only tried snowboarding a couple times. I'm very partial to skis because I pretty much grew up on a mountain and am a WAY better skier (well, was back when I was in shape).
Unfortunately, my back and knees are both shot at this point and can't handle much of either anymore.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:09 pm
by Holman
Where you're going you don't NEED roads.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:15 pm
by Kasey Chang
Decided to try a "spontaneous" air fryer chicken wings recipe. Have a bag of frozen chicken wings, put about 6-7 in my small air fryer, still frozen, no preheating the device. Just left a tiny gap between the wings. Added a small dollop of ranch dressing on each piece, then a smaller dollop of Sriracha hot sauce. Use a spoon (because I don't have a silicone brush) to spread it a little. Heated 5 minutes on 400, flipped wings over, another 5 minutes, decided it's not cooked through. flipped the white looking ones and did another 5 minutes. Actually quite delicious without being dried out, ranch and sriracha mixed together for just enough of taste without like overwhelming.
The suspected Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo, has pleaded guilty to numerous charges, including 13 counts of first-degree murder.
DeAngelo is also accused of committing more than 50 rapes during his killing spree between 1975 and 1986.
Here's what you need to know about the hearing:
The charges: The 74-year-old pleaded guilty to 13 counts of first-degree murder and special circumstances (including murder committed during burglaries and rapes), as well as 13 counts of kidnapping. He also informally admitted to numerous other crimes, including rape.
The plea deal: Sacramento County Deputy District Attorney Amy Holliday said he agreed to plead guilty to all charges to avoid the death penalty. DeAngelo faces 11 consecutive terms of life without parole, with 15 concurrent life sentences and additional time for weapons charges. Superior Court Judge Michael Bowman noted that sentence is only a recommendation, and DeAngelo will be sentenced at a later date.
...
As for other uncharged offenses in seven counties, DeAngelo has admitted to multiple uncharged offenses of rape so far in exchange for those counties to not charge him.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:37 pm
by Daehawk
Pled for the love of God pled!
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:48 pm
by MHS
Daehawk wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:37 pm
Pled for the love of God pled!
Pleaded is the standard past-tense and past-participial form of the verb plea. Pled is considered acceptable due to common usage.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:48 pm
by The Meal
Daehawk wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:37 pm
Pled for the love of God pled!
MHS wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:50 pm
I'm married to a grammar nerd!
UNNECESSARY PREPOSITION!!
"I married a grammar genius" is more direct.
Perhaps. However, "I am married to" conveys clearly that we are still married, where "I married a" might leave one wondering if I am still married to him, especially given how often he corrects my grammar.
MHS wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:50 pm
I'm married to a grammar nerd!
UNNECESSARY PREPOSITION!!
"I married a grammar genius" is more direct.
But "I am married to" conveys that we are still married, where "I married a" might leave one wondering if I am still married to him, especially given how often he corrects my grammar.
How could you not adore a grammar nerd??
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:03 pm
by Daehawk
Pled, Pleaded
If you were to look up examples of what the past tense of the verb plead is, you'd see that there are two forms you can use: pleaded and pled. ... Oxford Dictionaries states that pled is the North American, Scottish, and dialect-specific way to form the past tense of plead. Merriam-Webster lists both forms.
Was pled my entire life. Pleaded sounds so wrong to my eyes and ears. Its all writers and tv use now and it hurts.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:24 pm
by hepcat
Oh man, the Music Box theater in Chicago is reopening this Friday (social distancing and masks are being enforced of course) with a presentation of the 70mm print of 2001 With DTS surround sound. So tempting....
Pled, Pleaded
If you were to look up examples of what the past tense of the verb plead is, you'd see that there are two forms you can use: pleaded and pled. ... Oxford Dictionaries states that pled is the North American, Scottish, and dialect-specific way to form the past tense of plead. Merriam-Webster lists both forms.
Was pled my entire life.
Not after had, it shouldn't have been.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:13 pm
by Sudy
Men have been hung for saying less.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:20 pm
by Skinypupy
Sudy wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:13 pm
Men have been hung for saying less.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:47 pm
by Daehawk
I just watched that latest Tomb Raider movie. The one with Alicia Vikander and seemed to be based on the video game.
Anyways without giving anything away to those that haven't seen it ,yet for those that have seen it this should be easy to get.......Isn't that stuff on her boot now?
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:33 am
by TheMix
Didn't the boot connect to the chest, not the face? I don't recall now. But even if it did connect to the face, it was inside him, not outside.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:45 am
by Daehawk
TheMix wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:33 am
Didn't the boot connect to the chest, not the face? I don't recall now. But even if it did connect to the face, it was inside him, not outside.
Face but just took touch. The lady had been dead for what...1000 years?
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:09 am
by TheMix
But it had only been ingested 30 seconds earlier, I think it would be ridiculous to assume it had already permeated to the surface. Additionally, she then runs, walks, etc. I would assume anything that did get transferred would pretty quickly either get wiped off, or die from lack of host. It isn't going to work its way through the boot to her skin.
Also.... it's a movie. And that is not even close the biggest thing requiring a suspension of disbelief in that movie.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:22 pm
by LawBeefaroni
"Fee for service" is a common payment methodology in healthcare. Anyone in the managed care field knows what this is. However, some on adjacent fields don't always recognize the common acronym for fee for service, "FFS".
Send an email to informatics asking, "Can we get an update on the implementation of cap replacement/FFS?" may get misinterpreted as overly aggressive.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:39 pm
by Unagi
Yes, I always (always!) read that as - for fuck sake.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:13 pm
by Scuzz
So I went back to work for the first time yesterday. Wearing a mask for 8 hours is a challenge and man did the back of my ears hurt. I will be trying some different mask designs tonight.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:17 pm
by stessier
Scuzz wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:13 pm
So I went back to work for the first time yesterday. Wearing a mask for 8 hours is a challenge and man did the back of my ears hurt. I will be trying some different mask designs tonight.
I wore one for three hours one day and noticed the same ear issue. The ones that look like surgical masks that tie up on your head and around your neck intrigue me.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:20 pm
by Daehawk
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:34 pm
by Isgrimnur
Are you my Mummy?
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:36 pm
by Max Peck
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:39 pm
by gbasden
Scuzz wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:13 pm
So I went back to work for the first time yesterday. Wearing a mask for 8 hours is a challenge and man did the back of my ears hurt. I will be trying some different mask designs tonight.
My wife made me masks with elastic that go around the back of the neck and over the back of the head. Much more comfortable!
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:42 pm
by Max Peck
My cloth mask has ear loops, so I juryrigged a strap using an old boot band that hooks on to the loops and goes behind my head to take some of the pressure off my ears. It isn't a perfect solution, but it gets the job done.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:46 pm
by LordMortis
henzau 3D printed mask fasteners that bypass your ears. I have friend who also crochets them. I'm sure they are thing. I'm just not sure how you get just one if you don't make it yourself.
Scuzz wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:13 pm
So I went back to work for the first time yesterday. Wearing a mask for 8 hours is a challenge and man did the back of my ears hurt. I will be trying some different mask designs tonight.
My wife made me masks with elastic that go around the back of the neck and over the back of the head. Much more comfortable!
My wife has made a couple different styles. I have an original that ties in the back, which I might keep at work just in case the ears give out. Others use elastic bands. The hard part is finding one tight enough on the face and yet not gripping the ears.
I have seen what you describe but she hasn't made one like that yet.
TheMix wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:33 am
Didn't the boot connect to the chest, not the face? I don't recall now. But even if it did connect to the face, it was inside him, not outside.
Face but just took touch. The lady had been dead for what...1000 years?
The fact that I watched this movie and don't have even the slightest clue what you're talking about tells you how memorable it was for me.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:10 pm
by Max Peck
Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 3:03 pm
Right up until the clips slip off and take your ear with it.
The more mainstream approach is to sew buttons in the same position on a cap or headband and hook the loops on the buttons instead behind the ears. I saw some pictures of nurses doing that way back at the beginning of Coronatide.
TheMix wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:33 am
Didn't the boot connect to the chest, not the face? I don't recall now. But even if it did connect to the face, it was inside him, not outside.
Face but just took touch. The lady had been dead for what...1000 years?
The fact that I watched this movie and don't have even the slightest clue what you're talking about tells you how memorable it was for me.
I mostly remember it due to deja vu from playing the game. Several scenes were 'ripped from the game' and it was weird seeing those scenes again for the first time.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:15 pm
by Anonymous Bosch
Max Peck wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:58 pm
I like this hack for the ear loop problem. I just tested it out, and it seems to work great.
TheMix wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:33 am
Didn't the boot connect to the chest, not the face? I don't recall now. But even if it did connect to the face, it was inside him, not outside.
Face but just took touch. The lady had been dead for what...1000 years?
The fact that I watched this movie and don't have even the slightest clue what you're talking about tells you how memorable it was for me.
I mostly remember it due to deja vu from playing the game. Several scenes were 'ripped from the game' and it was weird seeing those scenes again for the first time.
It's been on cable a LOT lately. I think I caught that scene over the weekend while channel hopping. That's the only reason I had any idea what he was talking about.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:11 am
by Daehawk
Ahh what a weird morning. I set the alarm for 8 am and when it went off I hit snooze. I hit snooze every 10 min for 3 hours it seems because I got up at 11 am. During those 3 hours Im in a hazy sleep / awake / groggy / sleep cycle.
So the entire 3 hours I have the idea of making a meme in my head. In it everyone knows the Star Wars Jawa people and their saying of "Untinni!" Which sounds a lot like un tingi. My meme idea was a Jawa standing in the sand and a grilled sandwich at his feet and him saying "Panini!"
It just wouldn't leave my head. I should make that
