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#22921 Dadding

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Posted 20 July 2017 - 05:49 PM

My Kobo broke... just as I was finishing Republic of Thieves. Apparently freezing on the sleeping screen and not responding to manual and factory resets is "just a thing that happens".

On the plus side they're going to replace it under warranty, but it will still be a week or probably more.

#22922 Mentalist

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Posted 20 July 2017 - 07:37 PM

Briar King, on 20 July 2017 - 06:08 PM, said:

Sounds like a very smart machine honestly. Republic is a horrible book.

Going outside for more then 5 minutes is impossible this week. This heatwave is horrible.

Can Old Man Winter come back(and actually fucking do a proper job) already?

Only if it's a localized South of US winter. Keep your hands off my short-lived Canadian summer!

The problem with the gene pool is that there's no lifeguard
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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

#22923 Tsundoku

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Posted 20 July 2017 - 08:05 PM

Chester Bennington from Linkin Park died of an apparent suicide.

Damn.

He was a friend of Chris Cornell, who would have been 53 today.

OK 2017, you can stop now.

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#22924 TheRetiredBridgeburner

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Posted 20 July 2017 - 08:38 PM

Was just heading to post the same thing. No age at all

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#22925 Macros

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Posted 20 July 2017 - 10:21 PM

en route for the same.

I know LP werent some peoples cup of tea but I always liked them.

and man, 41, with 6 kids!

I think he was friends with Cornell, on his birthday it seems hella poignant

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#22926 Andorion

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Posted 21 July 2017 - 12:32 AM

Tsundoku, on 20 July 2017 - 08:05 PM, said:

Chester Bennington from Linkin Park died of an apparent suicide.

Damn.

He was a friend of Chris Cornell, who would have been 53 today.

OK 2017, you can stop now.

I just read this and can't believe it.

He was so young!

#22927 JPK

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Posted 21 July 2017 - 01:50 AM

Yeah, this one hurts. I was really really into their music for years. I'd moved on a few years ago, but I can still throw Hybrid Theory, Meteora, or Minutes to Midnight on and sing along pretty much line for line. This one feels personal to me in the way that most of the celeb deaths haven't ever since Robin Williams passed.

#22928 Andorion

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Posted 21 July 2017 - 02:14 AM

JPK, on 21 July 2017 - 01:50 AM, said:

Exactly. I loved almost all of their music. I still listen to a lot of it. In fact I quite liked their later albums as well. Iridiscent is a fantastic song.

This makes me very anxious for other bands I love. Thankfully Bruce Dickinson beat his cancer.

#22929 Morgoth

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Posted 21 July 2017 - 06:20 PM

I have eaten way too much cheese and am now dozing on the balcony enjoying the view of the mediterranean.

Edit: this was the wrong thread

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#22930 Mezla PigDog

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Posted 22 July 2017 - 06:47 AM

Morgoth, on 21 July 2017 - 06:20 PM, said:

I have eaten way too much cheese and am now dozing on the balcony enjoying the view of the mediterranean.

Edit: this was the wrong thread

It could have been so much cheese that you wanted to be sick. Then it would be the right thread.

I'm home from my shit holiday! Hurrah. Icing on the cake was a hellish drive home after the M4 was closed. That's it for a year!

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#22931 Cause

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Posted 22 July 2017 - 01:34 PM

I have the cancer! Cutting it out on Tuesday. Looks like Im in no danger and this whole thing might be over in a week. Still sucks

And is ruining what was otherwise one of the best years of my life.

#22932 QuickTidal

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Posted 22 July 2017 - 02:12 PM

Shit Cause! I'm sorry to hear you're going through that. I hope they get it all, and you get a full recovery.

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#22933 Lady Bliss

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Posted 22 July 2017 - 02:44 PM

Sorry to hear that Cause. It sounds like they must have caught it early. We'll be thinking of you!!!

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#22934 Mentalist

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Posted 22 July 2017 - 05:05 PM

Got pretty wrecked last night, in full knowledge that I'll be facing a clusterfuck this morning, b/c my tenant needed a new fridge/her malfunctioning one repaired.

Pros: managed to find a new fridge relatively cheap, and (miracle!) it's available in store for pickup, so we can deliver it to them TODAY.

Cons: I've missed my team's cup game dealing with this crap. And I'm running on about 3 hours of sleep, b/c I was on standby 8-10 AM, but the mechanic didn't show up till 1130

If it wasn't a pool party and I didn't spend half the evening in the water, I'd be feeling a lot worse. I'm pretty sure the mild headache is less the hangover, and more to do with sleep deprivation.

The problem with the gene pool is that there's no lifeguard
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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

#22935 Mezla PigDog

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Posted 23 July 2017 - 10:19 AM

Cause, on 22 July 2017 - 01:34 PM, said:

I have the cancer! Cutting it out on Tuesday. Looks like Im in no danger and this whole thing might be over in a week. Still sucks

And is ruining what was otherwise one of the best years of my life.

Good luck for Tuesday, Cause. In December you will be saying "That was one of the best years of my life apart from an exceptionally shit couple of weeks."

Burn rubber =/= warp speed

#22936 Puck

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Posted 23 July 2017 - 11:25 AM

Mezla PigDog, on 23 July 2017 - 10:19 AM, said:

Cause, on 22 July 2017 - 01:34 PM, said:

I have the cancer! Cutting it out on Tuesday. Looks like Im in no danger and this whole thing might be over in a week. Still sucks

And is ruining what was otherwise one of the best years of my life.

Good luck for Tuesday, Cause. In December you will be saying "That was one of the best years of my life apart from an exceptionally shit couple of weeks."

^This. All the fingers crossed for you, Cause!

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#22937 Gust Hubb

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Posted 24 July 2017 - 11:00 AM

Cause, on 22 July 2017 - 01:34 PM, said:

I have the cancer! Cutting it out on Tuesday. Looks like Im in no danger and this whole thing might be over in a week. Still sucks

And is ruining what was otherwise one of the best years of my life.

Sorry man. Keep us posted. Hope the surgery goes well.

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#22938 Andorion

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Posted 24 July 2017 - 12:26 PM

Cause, on 22 July 2017 - 01:34 PM, said:

I have the cancer! Cutting it out on Tuesday. Looks like Im in no danger and this whole thing might be over in a week. Still sucks

And is ruining what was otherwise one of the best years of my life.

Best wished Cause! Hope it all works out well for you.

#22939 Andorion

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Posted 26 July 2017 - 04:52 AM

Situation at work this week

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Monday: This important meeting will happen either on Thursday or on Friday. The exact time will be finalised by Tuesday.

Tuesday: The meeting will happen either on Friday or on next Tuesday. No one knows when this will be confirmed.

Agenda for discussion? - Agenda? Discussion? What are these strange things of which you speak?

Last week there is a meeting where a few very important changes are decided upon and announced.
This week - those changes may not actually happen because someone higher up the food chain nixed it.

And they wonder why people become apathetic and indifferent.

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#22940 Silencer

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Posted 26 July 2017 - 08:36 AM

Andorion, on 26 July 2017 - 04:52 AM, said:

Situation at work this week

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Nah, they don't wonder, they know. Just really good at pretending that it's all some mystery and it couldn't possibly have anything to do with bureaucratic bullshit or corporate douchebaggery that regularly screws over the bulk of the workforce (often in the name of MOAR PROFITS) or anything, right?

(I feel your pain, Ando)

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