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| Topic | Guys help The Expanse is so wonderful and I can't even |
| darkmaian23 09/01/19 6:22:03 AM #8 | treewojima posted... Love that show. Bet the book is just as good. Ah, a convert. Good. Babylon 5 is an incredible show but it can be hard to recommend because of the dated visuals. You might want to take a quick look at a watch list. Some of the stuff from the first season isn't great, but the show itself is phenomenal. |
| Topic | Article: "The impending recession is going to destroy millenials" |
| darkmaian23 08/31/19 4:16:41 AM #31 | My big fear with the next recession is that, if it happens before Trump is out of office, the GOP will use it as an excuse to cut the disabled, poor, and elderly off. Who needs life-saving medications and expensive medical tests? Not the poor that's for sure. Think of the rich donors! |
| Topic | The gf was just passed up for the assistant manager spot at her job |
| darkmaian23 08/31/19 4:04:45 AM #23 | Cheese_Crackers posted... Well, not much she can do other than to look for something else. This. If she is already doing most of the new person's job, the new person will either hate her for it and push her out, or make her keep doing it so they can have an easy ride. |
| Topic | Wife: Let's go eat lunch together *complains about work all lunch break* |
| darkmaian23 08/30/19 12:00:56 AM #50 | Hexenherz posted... Given her track record of getting upset at the slightest shit I'm sure whatever she finds next is going to be garbage and then I think I'm going to have to just call it off if that's the case because I can't go through my whole life like that. If this is something that might make you divorce your wife, you need counseling stat. I hope things work out for you. |
| Topic | God, I love movies that are just blatant propaganda |
| darkmaian23 08/29/19 6:52:58 PM #2 | What are your favorites? |
| Topic | As of now, which Democrat would you vote for? |
| darkmaian23 08/29/19 6:47:22 PM #39 | I'll vote for anyone but Harris and Biden. For a variety of reasons, I don't want a former prosecutor to be president. Biden seems like a male Hillary. I want a democrat to replace Trump, but I'd prefer some fresh blood. |
| Topic | Were you a fan of the show Married With Children? |
| darkmaian23 08/29/19 1:21:22 PM #30 | I used to love this show. It got a lot better when Steve was replaced with Jefferson. |
| Topic | Fox has a show coming next month about a serial killer father |
| darkmaian23 08/29/19 1:20:47 PM #3 | Psycho Dad? |
| Topic | Omae wa mou shindeiru. |
| darkmaian23 08/29/19 3:55:45 AM #5 | Nani?!!! |
| Topic | FBI studies two broken cameras outside cell where Epstein died |
| darkmaian23 08/29/19 2:29:45 AM #14 | hyperpowder posted... It will lead to nothing. It always leads to nothing.... |
| Topic | Man kills himself after video of him defending his trans relationship goes viral |
| darkmaian23 08/27/19 5:31:27 AM #38 | He got dumped? That's kind of sad considering how much he went through to defend her. |
| Topic | Amazon's customer service is horrible |
| darkmaian23 08/27/19 2:42:32 AM #19 | fhqwhgads posted... Yes. Did you save the chat? I'd send a log to customers service. I was so disgusted that I closed the window without thinking about making a copy. Actually, I did think about it briefly, but the experience was with both customer service representatives I figured nobody would care anyway. |
| Topic | Amazon's customer service is horrible |
| darkmaian23 08/27/19 12:45:15 AM #2 | No one here has had a horrible experience with Amazon? |
| Topic | Are James and Mike the least skilled "game reviewers" online? |
| darkmaian23 08/26/19 10:08:11 PM #24 | Why did Bootsy go away again? He and Mike had great chemistry, and he was good at the games and seemed to like playing them. |
| Topic | Amazon's customer service is horrible |
| darkmaian23 08/26/19 9:13:30 PM #1 | I have a Fire TV Stick hooked up in my living room, but the live TV keeps giving me the wrong channels because Amazon's geolocation sucks. I contacted customer service via chat and explained the issue. I told the guy it would take me a minute (they are kind of slow). When I came back to the chat after making the requested changes, the guy had vanished without warning. The new guy I who joined the chat in his place took 5 or so minutes between replies, always without warning. Our conversation went like this: Me: An Amazon channel and Hulu can't find my location when I use the Fire Stick. It works on my computer but doesn't work over the Fire Stick. CS: So it isn't a Fire Stick or Amazon issue. Me: It happens to an Amazon channel too (and on no other device) so it is Fire Stick issue. CS: Give me your address. Me: *gives address and zip code* CS: Customer, you just told me you lived somewhere else that wasn't the address you gave me. Me: No I didn't. I got out of the chat shortly after that because the guy was completely unhelpful. I've never been accused of lying by customer service before, especially not over chat where both parties can see everything that has been said. Wtf? |
| Topic | Trump admin looking to create their own patriot act over the mass shootings. |
| darkmaian23 08/25/19 3:20:19 PM #26 | This is such a horrible idea. Thankfully, since it doesn't address guns specifically, Democrats likely won't be on board. |
| Topic | Wife: Let's go eat lunch together *complains about work all lunch break* |
| darkmaian23 08/25/19 3:14:00 PM #40 | Sada_Pop posted... Yea couples counseling is great advice. You're coming from a place of concern and that's important. The difficult part will be convincing his wife that they both need counseling, not just him. Difficult people always blame others. |
| Topic | Dog shat in the middle of the room I was sitting in and then pissed everywhere |
| darkmaian23 08/25/19 4:08:21 AM #11 | ProfessorKukui posted... A cat wouldn't betray you like that. ModLogic posted... lmfao dog owners |
| Topic | Yo, She-Ra is pretty damn good. |
| darkmaian23 08/24/19 11:27:11 PM #8 | I like it too. It feels more like an all-ages series than a series for kids specifically. |
| Topic | Tip: Don't ever get a tumor in your colon, CE |
| darkmaian23 08/24/19 6:32:20 PM #14 | EverDownward posted... A family friend had brain cancer, and by the end of his life he could no longer emote after the operations they did on him. The-Apostle posted... After it was removed, she suffered brain damage and eventually she was no longer there. Brain surgery is my #1 fear. I have a relative who underwent surgery on her head that didn't directly touch her brain, and she came out of it with personality changes and some missing pieces mentally. When my father first got cancer, I read all the big cancer forums. Anyone who had had a relative who got operated on for brain cancer had some kind of horror story to tell. Many of them wondered why surgeons even bothered, and most said they'd decline surgery if they ended up in a similar situation in the future. I've got a medical condition creeping up on me that my doctors can't figure out. They say that it almost certainly isn't brain cancer, but the fact that it ever so slightly might be in the end is just freaking me out. Spines and brains need to be left alone. We simply don't have the technology at present to do anything more than very sophisticated butchery. I've known a couple of people who came out OK from brain surgery. I try and tell myself good outcomes can't be that uncommon and that you only hear about the bad ones, but it still bothers the hell out of me. |
| Topic | My gf asked if she could me her ex for drinks, is this okay |
| darkmaian23 08/23/19 2:10:54 AM #39 | Do these things actually happen, or do people on CE just like giving each other a hard time? |
| Topic | My gf asked if she could me her ex for drinks, is this okay |
| darkmaian23 08/22/19 9:31:58 PM #20 | Did she end up going anyway? |
| Topic | Is Gandhi forever ruined because he was such a racist? |
| darkmaian23 08/22/19 3:07:49 AM #14 | Sphyx posted... It's never a good idea to judge people from the past by today's standards. Sometimes not even today's people... |
| Topic | Netflix is producing a He-Man anime series, and Sony/Mattel are making a movie |
| darkmaian23 08/22/19 3:05:40 AM #38 | IShall_Run_Amok posted... Everyone in the new She Ra has a better design than in the old show. This. And frankly, even as a completely straight white guy, I just love the show. It's feel good all ages fun. It's a complete improvement over the kind of animation I enjoyed growing up, and I hope the new He-Man series doesn't ignore She-Ra. |
| Topic | Wife: Let's go eat lunch together *complains about work all lunch break* |
| darkmaian23 08/21/19 11:44:29 PM #26 | Hexenherz posted... I listen and care, but a person can only listen for so much. I'm not married, but I've had relatives and friends that do what your wife does. I have no idea why anyone is giving you a hard time. No matter how nice you are, no matter how much attention you pay them, it's never enough. The drama just goes on over and over and over again. At some point, I suspect the complainer is just making noise and isn't thinking about what they are saying. |
| Topic | Ezra Miller appears to have worked out something with WB for The Flash |
| darkmaian23 08/21/19 6:08:41 PM #5 | E32005 posted... no one wants this +1 |
| Topic | It sucks knowing marvel will never top black panther |
| darkmaian23 08/20/19 3:47:48 PM #15 | DeadBankerDream posted... The villain's motivation was pretty dum. Dampproof posted... DeadBankerDream posted...The villain's motivation was pretty dum. I disagree with you both. I think Killmonger was a hateful person that just wanted to watch the world burn. He wanted to use Wakanda's technology to destabilize the world, and he had already begun doing the same thing to the Wakandan government. He pitched what he was doing to the Wakandan leadership as securing them at the top, but he wanted to bring everyone down because he was bitter and disillusioned. Killmonger's father wasn't a champion of black rights either. He was a violent extremist. T'Challa looked at the choices his father, uncle, and cousin had made and decided to choose a different path, namely to begin sharing Wakanda's culture and technology for the good of all. And he chose to start with the same neighborhood where his cousin had grown up to be a miserable, violent man. Wakandans might have more empathy for people of African descent because Wakanda is an African nation, but that's about where it ends. Aside from a few outliers, people in Wakanda only care about what happens in Wakanda. They view everyone else as technologically and socially primitive. |
| Topic | it sucks that you can't filter Netflix results by new releases |
| darkmaian23 08/20/19 12:52:22 AM #3 | All the major streaming sites lack reasonable options for finding what you want. Maintaining a list of things you want to watch and being able to search by title are the only options that work like I'd expect. Everything else is garbage. |
| Topic | Behold; the best of Chris Evans |
| darkmaian23 08/18/19 10:37:52 PM #9 | This topic should be about Snow Piercer. |
| Topic | do you think polygraph tests are legit? |
| darkmaian23 08/18/19 2:48:32 PM #30 | The are objectively not "legit" for reasons others have already posted. Actually, the amount of forensic science that is basically made up horseshit is disturbing. |
| Topic | The perfect mother but she checks your internet history |
| darkmaian23 08/18/19 2:44:27 PM #4 | That is a contradiction. |
| Topic | Could heimdall or black panther lift mjolnir? |
| darkmaian23 08/18/19 2:06:55 AM #6 | Not sure about Heimdall or comic Black Panther would fair, but for sure movie Black Panther could. In many ways, T'chala is a better man than Thor. |
| Topic | Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court To Legalize Firing Transgender Workers |
| darkmaian23 08/17/19 12:22:06 AM #27 | Can they simply ask them to do this? Is it likely they will comply? The ruling in favor of gerrymandering has destroyed my faith in the court, but this seems like a different animal. |
| Topic | Any doctors on CE? Been having pain in the middle left side of my stomach |
| darkmaian23 08/15/19 7:35:46 PM #15 | brestugo posted... Does your medical plan have a nurse line you can call? That surely beats anything you'll get here. |
| Topic | Let us talk about our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| darkmaian23 08/15/19 1:52:47 PM #45 | LostForest posted... Jesus Christ is great. Like no matter what you believe, the guy went through a shit ton of grief that he didn't need to, just because he thought it would be better for humankind if he did. That's a contradiction. If you don't believe Jesus Christ was God, you don't necessarily think he did anything at all. Or even that he was a real person. |
| Topic | Let us talk about our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| darkmaian23 08/15/19 1:35:49 PM #38 | BlockWatcher posted... It feels great to say Jesus is lord of my life, way better than when i was lord of my life What's the difference? Jesus doesn't directly speak to you and tell you what to do with your life. If you actually heard someone talking back to you when you prayed, you'd be schizophrenic. The best you'll get from praying is some vague hunches about what to do, which are really the same as you'd ordinarily get as a non-Christian, only you'll interpret them in light of what you hear in church or read in your Bible. Christians are no different than regular people (I've been to many churches; I know) and that is the biggest strike against the religion. Jesus is supposed to transform people who are born again, but really everyone is the same. CloudThunder posted... just stopped by to say that GOD is an awesome GOD!!!!!! As opposed to the other non-existent gods who definitely aren't awesome? TheDrivingForce posted... I will say this. I always had my doubts for God. But, I have went through couple things in my life, that is too hard to say it was coincidence, and, or luck. I believe. Whether they go by God, Jesus Christ, Father, and, or Holy spirit, or even something else, I believe. So you believe a god exists, but not necessarily the Christian one? |
| Topic | $1M in cash is more than enough to survive from 30 till 100. |
| darkmaian23 08/15/19 1:11:39 PM #10 | Lost_All_Senses posted... Id spread a mil so far. I live off under a G a month in a house I live in by myself. And I don't have a want for things rich people got. I could see myself blowing it on helping out family members tho. But then Im just back here and Im cool with that You'll be less cool with it when you have an unplanned emergency or medical expenses. |
| Topic | Leaked draft of dangerous, unconstitutional Trump Executive Order |
| darkmaian23 08/12/19 7:24:15 PM #39 | Even our packed Supreme Court won't stand for this. Let's hope he isn't even stupid enough to try. Haven't several of Trump's executive orders been strangled by the court before? Like a lot of them? |
| Topic | Doug Walker comedy highlights video |
| darkmaian23 08/09/19 6:19:26 PM #6 | NeonOctopus posted... Remember when he gave up Nostalgia Critic and immediately lost all his subscribers? So he backpedalled and brought him back within a month? Remember when he was funny? Me neither... |
| Topic | My cousin killed himself last night |
| darkmaian23 08/09/19 6:18:57 PM #26 | I'm sorry. =( |
| Topic | I don't want to go back to university next month |
| darkmaian23 08/08/19 10:46:41 PM #2 | I wish I had that to look forward to. No joke. |
| Topic | Would you date a girl that was a hardcore Christian? |
| darkmaian23 08/05/19 3:17:48 PM #20 | ThyCorndog posted... no |
| Topic | Barr says the US needs encryption backdoors to prevent 'going dark.' Um, WTF? |
| darkmaian23 08/05/19 1:32:38 AM #2 | I posted about an early article on Ars concerning Barr's position in encryption a week or two ago. When I saw this topic, for a moment I panicked and thought he had said something new, maybe to capitalize on the recent shootings. |
| Topic | She canceled because she looked my name up on a criminal database |
| darkmaian23 08/04/19 10:14:59 AM #8 | At least she told you. Was it a basic Google search or an actual database? If people are getting scary results if they type your name into Google, you should see about addressing that before it impacts your life further. It does come up. It's not cowardice to not want to meet up with a convicted felon. Even if it did have a photo of the guy with your name and it didn't look like you, she might have wondered if you'd faked your photo or just looked different. |
| Topic | At 33 years old, I just enrolled in Computer Science |
| darkmaian23 08/02/19 10:27:14 PM #50 | CapnMuffin posted... What's a good language to learn for mobile application development? Or internal business infrastructure/network? For Android, you want Kotlin or Java. There are plenty of free learning resources for each. For ios, you want Swift. There are some cross-platform solutions as well. Be aware that you need to own a Mac to compile code to run on an Apple device. You can do Android development on anything. For just general purpose stuff, Python is a great choice. It's used a ton in data science and analytics. |
| Topic | At 33 years old, I just enrolled in Computer Science |
| darkmaian23 08/02/19 10:10:54 PM #48 | TheAnthraxBunny posted... darkmaian23 posted...The field requires constant study and practice to maintain your edge and keep your options open. Someone who doesn't have that drive to grow will become stagnant and their career will fizzle. No part of the computing world remains stagnant. Even if you work at, say, a .NET shop, Microsoft is continually evolving the C# language, and there are always new technologies to learn. The landscape itself changes too. .NET Core breathed some life into the platform, but these days even Microsoft's stuff is largely being discarded in favor of web apps, even for internal business use. |
| Topic | At 33 years old, I just enrolled in Computer Science |
| darkmaian23 08/02/19 9:07:04 PM #46 | Talk2DaHand posted...
Learn to love it, or find something different to study. All of the people who excel in the field of computer science love it and work hard at it. The field requires constant study and practice to maintain your edge and keep your options open. Someone who doesn't have that drive to grow will become stagnant and their career will fizzle. Also, make sure you are capable of coding in the first place. People like to claim that anyone can learn to code, but it just isn't so. I used to do tutoring in my spare time and there were a shocking number of otherwise intelligent people who couldn't understand even basic programs. I once spent three hours trying to help a guy write a guess the number game in Java. |
| Topic | Pentagon testing mass surveilance balloons across the USA |
| darkmaian23 08/02/19 8:36:55 PM #10 | This should be ruled unconstitutional, but since they mentioned "homeland security threats", I'm sure it will be fine. Did you notice the wording of the article? It sounds like this is at least the second year of testing for these balloons. The optimist in me would like to think these balloons can't do anything even similar to what's been claimed, and that they are just a big waste of time and money. |
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