[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

amphibian, on 10 January 2019 - 07:26 PM, said:

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 10 January 2019 - 07:08 AM, said:

Zero sleep from coughing and now coughing stuff up. Chest is rattly and horrible and I'm almost continually breathless. Lovely start to the year.

Do you have the over the counter equivalent of Mucinex? The active ingredient is guaifenesin.

It's strong stuff and needs a lot of water drinking to stay hydrated during its effects, but it will boost your coughs to the level required to get the snot out of your lungs. I've been using it off and on for the last week due to the awful cold my father gave me just before the turnover to the New Year. Stay within range of a bathroom sink and mostly upright - the snot will come out in bunches. But I was able to sleep after two nights of not breathing and awful snoring that bugged my partner something terrible (I'm deaf so I don't hear things at night when my hearing aids are off).

Thanks Amph, I'll have a look into that I've been doing the head over a bowl of steaming water thing and drinking plenty, it's starting to loosen but it'd be nice to hurry it along.

[Maark Abbott]

People trying to defend the act of pirating creative content because 'capitalism means it costs nothing to produce'.

COMPENSATE. CREATORS. FOR. THEIR. LABOUR.

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

:sopreefeic:

[Morgoth]

Ah, that reminds me of the time of Gem Windcaster and her torrentfreak links.

This post has been edited by Morgoth: 11 January 2019 - 08:08 AM

[Maark Abbott]

Morgoth, on 11 January 2019 - 08:07 AM, said:

Ah, that reminds me of the time of Gem Windcaster and her torrentfreak links.

There's only one instance where I would ever justify piracy / torrenting, and that's when a product is physically unavailable in your country.

And it has to be very specific in how you can't obtain it - see the fan translation of Secret of Mana 2. Never released outside of JP so it was fanslated and released on emulator and that's still the only way to get it in the west almost 25 years on.

If there was an actual release of the game where it was in English and purchasable though? I'd buy it. Otherwise I'd be telling the creators 'hey your labour is worthless omegalul'.

:hyperfunnyfeic:

[Morgoth]

Maark Abbott, on 11 January 2019 - 08:45 AM, said:

Morgoth, on 11 January 2019 - 08:07 AM, said:

Ah, that reminds me of the time of Gem Windcaster and her torrentfreak links.

There's only one instance where I would ever justify piracy / torrenting, and that's when a product is physically unavailable in your country.

And it has to be very specific in how you can't obtain it - see the fan translation of Secret of Mana 2. Never released outside of JP so it was fanslated and released on emulator and that's still the only way to get it in the west almost 25 years on.

If there was an actual release of the game where it was in English and purchasable though? I'd buy it. Otherwise I'd be telling the creators 'hey your labour is worthless omegalul'.

:hyperfunnyfeic:

Oh, I agree. It's been years since I torrented anything, and even back then in my student days I didn't pretend that what I was doing was justified.

[Maark Abbott]

Morgoth, on 11 January 2019 - 08:49 AM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 11 January 2019 - 08:45 AM, said:

Morgoth, on 11 January 2019 - 08:07 AM, said:

Ah, that reminds me of the time of Gem Windcaster and her torrentfreak links.

There's only one instance where I would ever justify piracy / torrenting, and that's when a product is physically unavailable in your country.

And it has to be very specific in how you can't obtain it - see the fan translation of Secret of Mana 2. Never released outside of JP so it was fanslated and released on emulator and that's still the only way to get it in the west almost 25 years on.

If there was an actual release of the game where it was in English and purchasable though? I'd buy it. Otherwise I'd be telling the creators 'hey your labour is worthless omegalul'.

:hyperfunnyfeic:

Oh, I agree. It's been years since I torrented anything, and even back then in my student days I didn't pretend that what I was doing was justified.

I can't tell you how much frustration I went through trying to set up a Japanese iTunes / Amazon account for the purpose of downloading music legally - but I was never able to. Thankfully CDJapan is a thing but it's long-winded and pricey as fuck (although my collection of Perfume CDs looks lovely).

[Abyss]

Maark Abbott, on 11 January 2019 - 06:30 AM, said:

People trying to defend the act of pirating creative content because 'capitalism means it costs nothing to produce'.

COMPENSATE. CREATORS. FOR. THEIR. LABOUR.

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

:sopreefeic:

Don't be silly.
Talented creative people should just produce stuff for everyone else to enjoy for free because otherwise everyone won't pay for it anyways. /sarcasm

[Gorefest]

Maark Abbott, on 11 January 2019 - 06:30 AM, said:

People trying to defend the act of pirating creative content because 'capitalism means it costs nothing to produce'.

COMPENSATE. CREATORS. FOR. THEIR. LABOUR.

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

:sopreefeic:

What, you actually expect us to *BUY* your book? Sadist!

[Tsundoku]

Back to work day after tomorrow.

Fuck.

[Maark Abbott]

Gorefest, on 11 January 2019 - 04:54 PM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 11 January 2019 - 06:30 AM, said:

People trying to defend the act of pirating creative content because 'capitalism means it costs nothing to produce'.

COMPENSATE. CREATORS. FOR. THEIR. LABOUR.

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

:sopreefeic:

What, you actually expect us to *BUY* your book? Sadist!

I expect everyone to pay for everything any creative makes! Foul masochist!

[Mezla PigDog]

Gastric bug. Urgh. I suppose it's good to be reminded what your body feels like when it's completely empty.

[Cause]

Mezla PigDog, on 14 January 2019 - 10:54 AM, said:

Gastric bug. Urgh. I suppose it's good to be reminded what your body feels like when it's completely empty.

I feel your pain. Get better soon.

I once had some kind of super 24 hour bug. Thought I was dying, was dehydrated, had a fever, had chills, felt weak and then about 30 hours later I felt perfectly fine like the whole thing never happened.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Mezla PigDog, on 14 January 2019 - 10:54 AM, said:

Gastric bug. Urgh. I suppose it's good to be reminded what your body feels like when it's completely empty.

Get well soon! They're nasty

[Tiste Simeon]

My boy had his immunisations today and I was at work. He is now really upset and cranky and uncomfortable. I know it's for the best but he seems so miserable and I want to make him happy again.

[Macros]

But Jenny McCarthy says you shouldn't Vaccinate!!!

[Abyss]

Tiste Simeon, on 14 January 2019 - 05:14 PM, said:

My boy had his immunisations today and I was at work. He is now really upset and cranky and uncomfortable. I know it's for the best but he seems so miserable and I want to make him happy again.

Give him a pony.

Macros, on 14 January 2019 - 05:31 PM, said:

But Jenny McCarthy says you shouldn't Vaccinate!!!

Run her over with a pony.
Many ponies.
In fact, all of them. Carrying children.

[QuickTidal]

Tiste Simeon, on 14 January 2019 - 05:14 PM, said:

My boy had his immunisations today and I was at work. He is now really upset and cranky and uncomfortable. I know it's for the best but he seems so miserable and I want to make him happy again.

This sadly doesn't get easier either. Each batch of Vacc's (is it every six months, I forget?) are going to produce this reaction from them sadly. It's never fun, but very needed. Our son just had his first bout the other day as well, and wife said that he was INCONSOLABLE for like an hour after, just crying crying...moreso than my daughter way back at her first appt.

They say the mom is meant to breastfeed them directly after to calm them...but he was having none of it! He was fine later in the afternoon though.

Hopefully your boy will be fine in a little while. They forget this stuff fast.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Got in from work to the news someone I vaguely knew through wider local music circles has passed away. It looks very much like he took his own life. It feels almost intrusive to be upset when I didn't know him well - he was kind to me at my first local gig in Leeds when I was much younger and very shy and feeling out of my depth, and we bumped into each other a couple of times more down the years - but it gets you thinking about the lives you brush by. A quiet drink is in order.

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 14 January 2019 - 06:57 PM

[Slow Ben]

QuickTidal, on 14 January 2019 - 05:40 PM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 14 January 2019 - 05:14 PM, said:

My boy had his immunisations today and I was at work. He is now really upset and cranky and uncomfortable. I know it's for the best but he seems so miserable and I want to make him happy again.

This sadly doesn't get easier either. Each batch of Vacc's (is it every six months, I forget?) are going to produce this reaction from them sadly. It's never fun, but very needed. Our son just had his first bout the other day as well, and wife said that he was INCONSOLABLE for like an hour after, just crying crying...moreso than my daughter way back at her first appt.

They say the mom is meant to breastfeed them directly after to calm them...but he was having none of it! He was fine later in the afternoon though.

Hopefully your boy will be fine in a little while. They forget this stuff fast.

Tylenol the shit out of them right before taking them in for shots. It helps.


And by "the shit" I mean recommended dosage, of course.

[Tiste Simeon]

Yeah he seems to have calmed down a lot. Not sure how frequent they are but he has another in Feb but just the one. He's been very sleepy but seems to be coming round. Thanks everyone.