The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 1654

Freeshadow · 10-03-2014, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Years ago (before email and the web), a woman I know was having problems with a guy who wouldn't take no for an answer.

Various of her friends decided he needed a lesson. So they got together one weekend with a stack of newspapers and magazines, looking for coupons and offers of the "Yes! Send me more info!" and "Put me on your mailing list!" variety, filled them out with his name and address, and mailed them in.

My understanding was that he reached the point of getting four postal sacks of junk mail a day, and had to move and leave no forwarding address to escape it.

(Whether he learned anything from it was unclear, but since learning requires intelligence, I doubted it.)
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Dennis

I remember having read, exactly the same has been done to a guy boasting how much money he makes with running email spam servers. He ended getting junk mail sack wise too and had to dig trough them daily to retrieve any important mail which might be mixed in with it, just the way his victims had to with their email.

Dylrob · 10-05-2014, 09:25 PM

There is a Mexican fast food restaurant nearby which I might not be visting anymore. The food is good, but the cup full of dead insects that I received from their fountain machine today has put me off a bit.

kindlekitten · 10-05-2014, 10:25 PM

Oh my! They came out of the soda machine! ? Did you report it?

Dylrob · 10-06-2014, 12:49 AM

I did. They let me get a bottled drink instead. However I never saw them actually investigate the problem, or even just turn the machine off and stick a big out of order sign on it. And the fact that there were insects suggest that haven't been been performing the mandatory nightly cleaning of the soda nozzles, so who knows what else could be collecting inside.

pdurrant · 10-06-2014, 04:55 AM

The most recent Doctor Who "Kill The Moon" was really disappointing.

Doctor Who is supposed to be science fiction. We're given one impossible thing to believe - The Doctor himself, with his Tardis and backstory. But things in and around the Earth should be 'realistic'.

So. We have an episode set on the moon. But how are the BBC going to handle the gravity situation? Let's have the Moon mysteriously gain mass, so that it's surface gravity is now 1g. So, the Moon gains 1.3 billion tonnes mass. That's 1.3x10^12 kg. But the Moon's mass is around 7.3x10^22 kg. That's a TINY change. No way that would be noticeable without instrumentation.

And then there's the space shuttle. Somehow, there's a recent mining station on the moon, with people living there, but there's no way to get to the moon any more except by refitting an old space shuttle?

And then there's the landing. Somehow the space shuttle has gained invisible retro-rockets that can generate 1g or more of force, because they don't notice that the shuttle is falling to the moon when they first appear in it.

And then there's the whole idiocy of creatures gaining access to a sealed station (sealed because it's retained its atmosphere). And the fact the the creatures are

Spoiler:

Ughh.... and that's just the first few minutes! It just goes on being terrible, scene after scene.

What a waste of a great cast.

meeera · 10-06-2014, 05:00 AM

Also, the moon station was looking at the side of the earth in total night, when they did the lights poll. Mere moments later they were on a beach the Earth's surface, looking up at the moon, in broad daylight.

I'd also like to know just where all that increased mass came from. Eggs don't gain weight just before hatching, because physics.

doubleshuffle · 10-06-2014, 05:14 AM

But Doctor Who hasn't been sci-fi for a long time. It's fairy tale hour, which I quite like, actually. Though the logic holes in the last one were indeed a bit much. And the story was much too similar to the one where they had tied Spaceship Britain to that giant space whale. That one was a brilliant episode, btw...

cromag · 10-06-2014, 05:21 AM

Seriously? But you're okay with civilization being threatened by Daleks -- robots which can be thwarted by a reasonably high roadside curb?

(I have loved Doctor Who since the early 80s, but I never look for logic there!)

My Doctor Who rant: When I was at my Doctor Who watching peak, the absolute quickest way to rid a room of any human with a pair of X chromosomes was to mention Doctor Who. Now that I'm too old for it to matter, Doctor Who is cool! It's just not fair!

kindlekitten · 10-06-2014, 05:51 AM

Shhhhhh! You're interrupting my "let's pretend* fantasy hour!

I've been a Whovian since I was 11 or 12. Back then it seemed like the only people that knew Who were close to 10 years my senior and more than likely in college. However by the time high school came around it seemed there were a lot of Red Dwarf fans and I just never got into them.
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A little rant, I would truly love to see the dahleks exterminated for good. So over them

meeera · 10-06-2014, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cromag

Seriously? But you're okay with civilization being threatened by Daleks -- robots which can be thwarted by a reasonably high roadside curb?

(I have loved Doctor Who since the early 80s, but I never look for logic there!)

Daleks can fly up stairs and through space, they can't be thwarted by kerbs.

The trick to a good fairy tale is to only have one or two holes you can drive a truck through - holes that are necessary for the plot - and to keep the rest reality-consistent. This episode failed dismally at doing that.

Dylrob · 10-06-2014, 12:04 PM

I have to agree: even by recent Doctor Who standards, the logic in this episode is piss poor.

wodin · 10-06-2014, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

But Doctor Who hasn't been sci-fi for a long time. It's fairy tale hour, which I quite like, actually. Though the logic holes in the last one were indeed a bit much. And the story was much too similar to the one where they had tied Spaceship Britain to that giant space whale. That one was a brilliant episode, btw...

Exactly, being a long time Dr. Who fan, one of it's charms is (and always has been) it's complete lack of logic or any scientific credibility whatsoever, as well as it's rather camp set of villains.

wodin · 10-06-2014, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

A little rant, I would truly love to see the dahleks exterminated for good. So over them

Oh but they have been, several times actually, but they always came back!

covingtoncat73 · 10-06-2014, 04:02 PM

Ugh. My mind. I've been torturing myself by worrying that I said something stupid to my mom's tenant when he called me while she was out of town that would make him think he could ride out his deposit the last month (they're leaving the end of Oct). This got especially acute when the rent still hadn't arrived on Saturday. Well, it came today. I will worry and obsess over silly things.

kindlekitten · 10-06-2014, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wodin

Oh but they have been, several times actually, but they always came back!

Yeah I know, hence my over the top disappointment!

10-06-2014, 12:49 AM	#24799
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,234 Karma: 48000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	I did. They let me get a bottled drink instead. However I never saw them actually investigate the problem, or even just turn the machine off and stick a big out of order sign on it. And the fact that there were insects suggest that haven't been been performing the mandatory nightly cleaning of the soda nozzles, so who knows what else could be collecting inside. Last edited by Dylrob; 10-06-2014 at 12:52 AM.

10-06-2014, 04:55 AM	#24800
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,206 Karma: 317184274 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	The most recent Doctor Who "Kill The Moon" was really disappointing. Doctor Who is supposed to be science fiction. We're given one impossible thing to believe - The Doctor himself, with his Tardis and backstory. But things in and around the Earth should be 'realistic'. So. We have an episode set on the moon. But how are the BBC going to handle the gravity situation? Let's have the Moon mysteriously gain mass, so that it's surface gravity is now 1g. So, the Moon gains 1.3 billion tonnes mass. That's 1.3x10^12 kg. But the Moon's mass is around 7.3x10^22 kg. That's a TINY change. No way that would be noticeable without instrumentation. And then there's the space shuttle. Somehow, there's a recent mining station on the moon, with people living there, but there's no way to get to the moon any more except by refitting an old space shuttle? And then there's the landing. Somehow the space shuttle has gained invisible retro-rockets that can generate 1g or more of force, because they don't notice that the shuttle is falling to the moon when they first appear in it. And then there's the whole idiocy of creatures gaining access to a sealed station (sealed because it's retained its atmosphere). And the fact the the creatures are Spoiler: a complete red herring Ughh.... and that's just the first few minutes! It just goes on being terrible, scene after scene. What a waste of a great cast. Last edited by pdurrant; 10-06-2014 at 05:31 AM.

10-06-2014, 05:21 AM	#24803
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,567 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Seriously? But you're okay with civilization being threatened by Daleks -- robots which can be thwarted by a reasonably high roadside curb? (I have loved Doctor Who since the early 80s, but I never look for logic there!) My Doctor Who rant: When I was at my Doctor Who watching peak, the absolute quickest way to rid a room of any human with a pair of X chromosomes was to mention Doctor Who. Now that I'm too old for it to matter, Doctor Who is cool! It's just not fair! Last edited by cromag; 10-06-2014 at 05:24 AM.

10-06-2014, 12:04 PM	#24806
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,234 Karma: 48000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	I have to agree: even by recent Doctor Who standards, the logic in this episode is piss poor. Last edited by Dylrob; 10-06-2014 at 12:25 PM.

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10-05-2014, 09:25 PM	#24797
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,234 Karma: 48000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	There is a Mexican fast food restaurant nearby which I might not be visting anymore. The food is good, but the cup full of dead insects that I received from their fountain machine today has put me off a bit.

10-05-2014, 10:25 PM	#24798
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	Oh my! They came out of the soda machine! ? Did you report it?

10-06-2014, 05:00 AM	#24801
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,836 Karma: 68407974 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	Also, the moon station was looking at the side of the earth in total night, when they did the lights poll. Mere moments later they were on a beach the Earth's surface, looking up at the moon, in broad daylight. I'd also like to know just where all that increased mass came from. Eggs don't gain weight just before hatching, because physics.

10-06-2014, 05:14 AM	#24802
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	But Doctor Who hasn't been sci-fi for a long time. It's fairy tale hour, which I quite like, actually. Though the logic holes in the last one were indeed a bit much. And the story was much too similar to the one where they had tied Spaceship Britain to that giant space whale. That one was a brilliant episode, btw...

10-06-2014, 05:51 AM	#24804
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	Shhhhhh! You're interrupting my "let's pretend* fantasy hour! I've been a Whovian since I was 11 or 12. Back then it seemed like the only people that knew Who were close to 10 years my senior and more than likely in college. However by the time high school came around it seemed there were a lot of Red Dwarf fans and I just never got into them. . . A little rant, I would truly love to see the dahleks exterminated for good. So over them

10-06-2014, 04:02 PM	#24809
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	Ugh. My mind. I've been torturing myself by worrying that I said something stupid to my mom's tenant when he called me while she was out of town that would make him think he could ride out his deposit the last month (they're leaving the end of Oct). This got especially acute when the rent still hadn't arrived on Saturday. Well, it came today. I will worry and obsess over silly things.