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Post by the4thpip on Feb 11, 2015 3:53:25 GMT -5
Last pic. I sort of recognise you from hiding outside your house with a pair of binocu...err..I mean, from the "Show A Picture of Yourself" thread we had in the forum a while back. Yes, yes...that's it. Gulp. |
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Post by impulse on Feb 11, 2015 9:40:44 GMT -5
I am often both impressed and amused by how spot-on or how unbelievably wrong the pervasive "targeted" ads can be sometimes. Along the same lines, it's mildly annoying when shopping on Amazon and you look at one item one time or make a single big-ticket purchase that is unlikely to repeated, and then that's ALL they show you. "You bought a computer part to build a computer. Now we will show you 60 MORE of the same thing!!!"
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Post by impulse on Feb 11, 2015 9:44:06 GMT -5
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Post by DE Sinclair on Feb 11, 2015 10:15:27 GMT -5
And about negative 10 on the humanity meter. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2015 10:30:48 GMT -5
Only two more weeks until I start getting comics online and I am ready. Saw the guy actually stocking today, so I asked if he'd pulled my stuff. "Nah, I didn't see Rasputin or Ragnarok so I didn't put any aside". I have a dozen books on my list, three of which came out today, so who knows why he's picked those two as the only ones worth pulling.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Feb 12, 2015 16:48:12 GMT -5
Query ...
Is it possible to post a knee jerk reaction on the internet?
While the internet gives us instant access to people and places and voice pieces far, far away where we otherwise wouldn't be able to reach, we still have to take the time to construct our response to the outside stimuli we just read/viewed, and then transfer that thought through the keyboard to whoever happens upon it. So in that time, between reading, say a particular post, and typing the response and then sending it electronically through the computer for it to appear for anyone to read, hasn't that been sufficient time for it to turn from a knee jerk reaction to a calculated response?
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Post by DE Sinclair on Feb 12, 2015 17:12:54 GMT -5
Query ... Is it possible to post a knee jerk reaction on the internet? While the internet gives us instant access to people and places and voice pieces far, far away where we otherwise wouldn't be able to reach, we still have to take the time to construct our response to the outside stimuli we just read/viewed, and then transfer that thought through the keyboard to whoever happens upon it. So in that time, between reading, say a particular post, and typing the response and then sending it electronically through the computer for it to appear for anyone to read, hasn't that been sufficient time for it to turn from a knee jerk reaction to a calculated response? I would say that the vast majority of responses on the internet are "knee jerk reactions". If people took the time to form a calculated response, there would be a lot less bile and general jerky-ness on the internet than there is. Usual sequence of events: user receives stimuli from internet, user goes nuts, user spews whatever is festering in the bowels of his mind online, user moves on. |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Feb 12, 2015 17:24:48 GMT -5
I would say that the vast majority of responses on the internet are "knee jerk reactions". If people took the time to form a calculated response, there would be a lot less bile and general jerky-ness on the internet than there is. Usual sequence of events: user receives stimuli from internet, user goes nuts, user spews whatever is festering in the bowels of his mind online, user moves on. Well for me personally, the time it takes to form a post is why I rarely have knee jerk posts, if ever. That time it takes to type, whether it's two sentences or two paragraphs, by the time I type the last word before I hit "post", I usually hit the back button and figure it's not worth it. So in my mind, if you took the time to form a thought, that can't verbally escape your mouth and be heard and never taken back, you've gone from knee jerk reaction to calculated response. Because even if sitting at your computer you did react prematurely, no one on the forum heard you. You had to think out a response, possible log in first, and then post your comment. But, in semantics I guess it is now, is that any longer a knee jerk reaction? Being that the phrase is derived from your body's response to the doctor's calculated hit on nerve whose reaction you cannot consciously stop. |
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Feb 12, 2015 21:29:25 GMT -5
I got my wisdom teeth pulled after having them be in my mouth for years. God it was hell. Six in all. I can't remember a more painful experience. I think what made it worse was that I had some cavities in those areas. The novocaine they shot in your mouth was torture too. Had about eight shots before it all began.
I needed to start the plans for fixing my teeth though even though it's been costly thus far. I paid out of pocket for the first two things I did: deep cleaning and wisdom teeth removal. Now the next step is getting braces. My dentist specializes in braces at her practice and keeps pushing me towards getting them, but I really want invisalign. I don't think she deals with invisalign much, and she told me I probably wouldn't be a great candidate for it. Apparantely I have some crowding in the lower front and a slight cross bite at the top (isn't invisalign designed to fix all this though?) However after doing some research myself and seeing what invisalign can do for people with even worse cases than mine, I'm really skeptical. I don't think that she's lying, but I got the feeling she wants me to just get the braces for some reason. I want to get a second opinion though. I know in about a week when I get my stitching removed for the wisdom teeth I'll be asked again. I want to see an orthodontist that specializes in invisalign in the bay area. I get the feeling I'll be told I'd be a great candidate. I hate having to tell my dentist I'll be looking elsewhere so that's going to suck. I just have the feeling I'm being played for the practice's benefit is all.
By the way, I think I should get dental insurance now. I'm thinking of utilizing Covered California for dental. There cutoff is in about three days I think. Does anyone have experience with this? I remember getting Covered California for medical and it was a nightmare. The website was extremely confusing. I was there was a place I could go to talk person to person for this kind of thing. And over the phone doesn't help either. I need someone to literally show me the piece of paper and talk to me about options. Or maybe I shouldn't go with Covered California. I think I only needed that for medical anyway. Perhaps I could look into other dental insurance. But I would think it would be good to have everything under the same umbrella? I don't know. I'm confused. I just know I wouldn't be getting insurance through my work because I only work part time at my place.
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 12, 2015 22:22:18 GMT -5
I have been going to the gym for the last 3 weeks about 3 times a week. I hate having to start over again, But I'm not getting any younger.
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Post by Jesse on Feb 13, 2015 3:38:38 GMT -5
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Post by the4thpip on Feb 13, 2015 6:29:53 GMT -5
I have been going to the gym for the last 3 weeks about 3 times a week. I hate having to start over again, But I'm not getting any younger. Good for you! I'm slowly getting over a case of bursitis in my right shoulder, so right now I have really pumped legs and my upper body is shrinking. Gonna be a slow recovery after 6 weeks of only working lower body and legs. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 13, 2015 6:54:31 GMT -5
I've been concentrating on my legs a lot more this time around. Funny, I also injured my shoulder about 4 weeks ago and have been working around the pain.
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Post by The Captain on Feb 13, 2015 7:45:37 GMT -5
I have been going to the gym for the last 3 weeks about 3 times a week. I hate having to start over again, But I'm not getting any younger. It is rough, but your body will thank you for it. I've been going to the gym between 3 and 5 times per week for the past 8 months and am in the best shape I've been since high school (just about 25 years ago). Getting going at the outset is when it's toughest, because it is not yet a habit and it would be easy to just stop. The nice thing is, once it becomes part of your routine, you won't even think about it; you'll just go and work out, and it won't seem unusual to be doing it. I was traveling for work this week, and it actually felt weird not getting up in the morning and going, so much so that I'm looking forward to being able to go tomorrow morning. |
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Post by Confessor on Feb 13, 2015 8:27:07 GMT -5
I got my wisdom teeth pulled after having them be in my mouth for years. God it was hell. Six in all. I can't remember a more painful experience. I think what made it worse was that I had some cavities in those areas. The novocaine they shot in your mouth was torture too. Had about eight shots before it all began. Hope you're not suffering too much after the wisdom teeth extraction.  |
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