Random Thoughts

[Gravdigr]

[sexobon]

Hmmm ... Carrotchops could start posting pics ... I may have some suggestions.

Nikon made a camera that lets dogs take photos of things they like

[Lamplighter]

Times Editors must written this with tongues in lateral locations

Risks to Hands-Free Driving
NY Times - Editorial Board - 5/29/15

If your friend told you to jump off the bridge, should you do it ?

...Most automakers are not expected to sell cars that drive themselves all the time for at least several more years.
But many companies like Mercedes-Benz, Tesla Motors and General Motors
are already selling or working on cars that can do a lot of driving without the help of drivers.
Some cars, for example, can follow cars in front of them at a safe distance on highways....

But don’t worry, the Feds will write Rules to solve any problem.

...The federal government and most states have not yet issued rules on how such features
should be designed. One approach is to require that automated systems warn
drivers to slow down if they are about to crash into a car or pedestrian in front of them...

[glatt]

It's important to know what options your car has.

In this somewhat disturbing and cringe inducing video, you see a driver testing out the pedestrian detection and automatic stopping feature on his new Volvo. Unfortunately for his guinea pig friends, the car did not have this feature. (No blood, but dude's gonna be sore for a few days.)

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by glatt

It's important to know what options your car has....

I did read the "...cringe inducing..." warning, but that shocked me
so much I actually knee-jerked out of the path of the car.

"Idiot of the Day" popped into my mind.

[glatt]

Who, the guy standing there with his hands in his pockets getting hit by the car, or the driver hitting him?

[DanaC]

I'm filling in an application for a teaching job - J sent me a link to the vacancy yesterday - closing date is Monday midday.

I fucking hate these kinds of applications. It's the kind where you have to go through each of the person specifications (there are fucking loads of them) and give examples of how you have met those in previous employment. And then having effectively exhausted most of what i can say about how my experience is relevant to the job - I am then expected to write up a personal statement.

[limey]

Originally Posted by DanaC

I'm filling in an application for a teaching job - J sent me a link to the vacancy yesterday - closing date is Monday midday.



I fucking hate these kinds of applications. It's the kind where you have to go through each of the person specifications (there are fucking loads of them) and give examples of how you have met those in previous employment. And then having effectively exhausted most of what i can say about how my experience is relevant to the job - I am then expected to write up a personal statement.

I hate that shit, too. Treat it as a language exercise, pick three items you've already mentioned at random and phrase them differently.


Sent by thought transference

[Gravdigr]

Quote:
George Carlin — 'Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.'

Quote:
Mark Twain — 'Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.'

Quote:
Proverbs 18:2 ESV — 'A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.'

"You've done nothing when you've bested a fool."

~La Boeuf (Glen Campbell) in "True Grit"

[BigV]

George Carlin — 'Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.'

Mark Twain — 'Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.'

Proverbs 18:2 ESV — 'A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.'

[monster]

apparently I have to be up in 3 hours. This time not for work -to fetch my daughter from the graduate all night party. Then I have to go to work. Oh well. at least I'm not visiting her in prison. yet

[classicman]

yup ...

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by classicman

yup ...

Ha! I often say I'm the worst person of me and my siblings but I'm not in prison or anything. Yet.

Anyway, I came here to say 'jesus mother of god I attract freaks!'

[it]

Does orphan black pass the Bechdel test for having all it's main interaction between women or does it fail on the technical requirement of what exactly counts as "two women"?

[DanaC]

hahahahahaha. That's a truly excellent question, Trace :P