The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 842

dsvick · 10-25-2010, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devilsadvocate

So since political candidates stump, and have platforms (parts of which are called planks), would they not be the worst offenders?

Politics and religion are the same thing; both require us to believe in something good while at the same time having no evidence to prove anything good will actually come out of it.

Yes! line them all up against the wall and shoot them ....

with silly string of course - assuming, that is, that we can find it.

badgoodDeb · 10-25-2010, 03:26 PM

Arwen's probably got the silly string.

pshrynk · 10-25-2010, 04:54 PM

I'm a pantheist. Everyone is right, just leave me alone.

recluse · 10-25-2010, 05:02 PM

I'm a total bastard.

I'm not about to leave you alone.

pshrynk · 10-25-2010, 05:06 PM

Well, St Bastardo, patron saint of rounding bastards, being in the pantheon, is a correct belief system, so yeah.

recluse · 10-25-2010, 05:15 PM

Have you been playing with the pharmecuticals again?

You're babbling.

kindlekitten · 10-25-2010, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Arwen's probably got the silly string.

shhhhh! you weren't supposed to notice! she's decorating the dog!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 10-25-2010, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

shhhhh! you weren't supposed to notice! she's decorating the dog!

happy_terd · 10-25-2010, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by devilsadvocate

An atheist, by definition, has no religion and therefore doesn't preach, but stumps for a political stance.

I ignored both threads. Discussions along those lines are futile because everyone's right; I can get that just by visiting family.

I am using definition number 2.

But I feel ya brother!!!

preach (prch)
v. preached, preach·ing, preach·es
v.tr.
1. To proclaim or put forth in a sermon: preached the gospel.
2. To advocate, especially to urge acceptance of or compliance with: preached tolerance and peaceful coexistence.
3. To deliver (a sermon).

Roger Parkinson · 10-25-2010, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devilsadvocate

An atheist, by definition, has no religion and therefore doesn't preach, but stumps for a political stance.

I ignored both threads. Discussions along those lines are futile because everyone's right; I can get that just by visiting family.

I laughed out loud at this.

GeoffC · 10-26-2010, 05:51 AM

Just stringing the thread along, would this be the blue one?

phenomshel · 10-26-2010, 11:39 PM

Y'all, don't let me near electronics when I'm sleep deprived and distracted, okay? I nearly had heart failure earlier, thought I'd bricked my Sony.

I had it plugged in to the computer, transferring books with calibre; and then for some stupid reason I forgot I had it plugged in and opened ADE to check something...dumb, dumb... ADE started attempting to load what it had in it's library to the Sony while calibre of course thought it should be doing the same thing. The poor Sony, caught in the crossfire, froze.
In the end, I managed to unfreeze it, all I did was bork the SD card. Which means, that although I'm thrilled that the Reader is ok... I have to reload everything onto the SD card, since I had to wipe it and format it....

I had something like 1000 books on there; added in batches over weeks. It's going to take me for 'frickin' EVER to get them all back on there.

Time I'd MUCH rather spend actually READING.

SneakySnake · 10-27-2010, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Y'all, don't let me near electronics when I'm sleep deprived and distracted, okay? I nearly had heart failure earlier, thought I'd bricked my Sony.

I had it plugged in to the computer, transferring books with calibre; and then for some stupid reason I forgot I had it plugged in and opened ADE to check something...dumb, dumb... ADE started attempting to load what it had in it's library to the Sony while calibre of course thought it should be doing the same thing. The poor Sony, caught in the crossfire, froze.
In the end, I managed to unfreeze it, all I did was bork the SD card. Which means, that although I'm thrilled that the Reader is ok... I have to reload everything onto the SD card, since I had to wipe it and format it....

I had something like 1000 books on there; added in batches over weeks. It's going to take me for 'frickin' EVER to get them all back on there.

Time I'd MUCH rather spend actually READING.

Hugs

GeoffC · 10-27-2010, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Y'all, don't let me near electronics when I'm sleep deprived and distracted, okay? I nearly had heart failure earlier, thought I'd bricked my Sony.

I had it plugged in to the computer, transferring books with calibre; and then for some stupid reason I forgot I had it plugged in and opened ADE to check something...dumb, dumb... ADE started attempting to load what it had in it's library to the Sony while calibre of course thought it should be doing the same thing. The poor Sony, caught in the crossfire, froze.
In the end, I managed to unfreeze it, all I did was bork the SD card. Which means, that although I'm thrilled that the Reader is ok... I have to reload everything onto the SD card, since I had to wipe it and format it....

I had something like 1000 books on there; added in batches over weeks. It's going to take me for 'frickin' EVER to get them all back on there.

Time I'd MUCH rather spend actually READING.

One reason I prefer to use cut&paste for transferring books than allow Calibre to look after the transfer of things....

dsvick · 10-28-2010, 04:26 PM

Wow, move the political and religious posts and the vent and rant thread begins a slow death .....

Oh my rant....
I keep clicking on people's avatar images thinking I'll get the full sized version.

This rant prompted by KK's new avatar.

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10-25-2010, 03:26 PM	#12617
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,558 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Arwen's probably got the silly string.

10-25-2010, 04:54 PM	#12618
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I'm a pantheist. Everyone is right, just leave me alone.

10-25-2010, 05:02 PM	#12619
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	I'm a total bastard. I'm not about to leave you alone.

10-25-2010, 05:06 PM	#12620
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Well, St Bastardo, patron saint of rounding bastards, being in the pantheon, is a correct belief system, so yeah.

10-25-2010, 05:15 PM	#12621
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	Have you been playing with the pharmecuticals again? You're babbling.

10-26-2010, 05:51 AM	#12626
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Just stringing the thread along, would this be the blue one?

10-26-2010, 11:39 PM	#12627
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Y'all, don't let me near electronics when I'm sleep deprived and distracted, okay? I nearly had heart failure earlier, thought I'd bricked my Sony. I had it plugged in to the computer, transferring books with calibre; and then for some stupid reason I forgot I had it plugged in and opened ADE to check something...dumb, dumb... ADE started attempting to load what it had in it's library to the Sony while calibre of course thought it should be doing the same thing. The poor Sony, caught in the crossfire, froze. In the end, I managed to unfreeze it, all I did was bork the SD card. Which means, that although I'm thrilled that the Reader is ok... I have to reload everything onto the SD card, since I had to wipe it and format it.... I had something like 1000 books on there; added in batches over weeks. It's going to take me for 'frickin' EVER to get them all back on there. Time I'd MUCH rather spend actually READING.

10-28-2010, 04:26 PM	#12630
dsvick Wizard Posts: 2,737 Karma: 635747 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northeast Ohio, USA Device: PRS-900	Wow, move the political and religious posts and the vent and rant thread begins a slow death ..... Oh my rant.... I keep clicking on people's avatar images thinking I'll get the full sized version. This rant prompted by KK's new avatar.