This place is the biggest waste of time i have ever found

[PanzerIV]

Since my job can be extremely dull sometimes and has a lot of downtime I have valid excuses for hanging around forums all day I usually post over at Hardforum but I've been frequenting here as of late because variety is indeed the spice of life!

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Nyical

Originally posted by: bolomite
everything I know about sex, I learned from ATOT :Q

Boy did you learn all the wrong things

contrary to popular belief, DHLKB is not recommended as the first thing to do.

 

[MaxDepth]

toast ++
:beer:

 

[Dedpuhl]

It's sad when you start a conversation with "There was this thread on Anandtech...."


I do it all the time

 

[FFactory0x]

Im head IT Help Desk support at my awesome job. So basically i sit in my office on my computer until problems arise. Today i have been on this forum reading for 7 hours!! Gotta love it. Its great being 20

 

[dman]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
when i think of how much time i have wasted sitting here reading and replying to threads i'm amazed. i've even lost sleep being here. so, a toast, to all the wasted minutes, hours, days, months, and years, that have accumulated due to this message board. :beer:

:beer:

Although largely a waste of time and bandwidth, it is also useful. Not quite as efficient or useful as other sources of knowledge, but a hell of a lot more entertaining. Overall a good place to waste my time.

Thanks to ATOT and Crew for putting up with me.

:beer:

 

[GTaudiophile]

PROST! :beer:

 

[Rilescat]

did you learn anything?

 

[DT4K]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl
It's sad when you start a conversation with "There was this thread on Anandtech...."


I do it all the time

I've just started catching myself doing this with my wife.

I guess it's a tribute to all the interesting topics that come up here.

Although I'd have to say that I can think of several things that have been a much much bigger waste of my time:
Quake 2
Rogue Spear
Medal of Honor
Battlefield 1942

I've played a minimum of 10 hours a week since I started gaming about 4 years ago.
10 x 52 x 4 = 2080 hours = 86.7 solid days of my life wasted playing computer games. And that's just in the last 4 years.

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: iamme
:beer:

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
It is. One day I will leave here.

Skoorbie nooooooooo

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
It is. One day I will leave here.

i remember your poems

 

[SP33Demon]

Originally posted by: Redhotjrm
*toast*

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: illusion88
BTW:
Assume you spend thirty seconds posting each message.

37884 x 30 = 1136520 seconds spent
1136520 / 60 = 18942 Minutes Spent
18942 / 60 = 315.7 Hours Spent
315.7 / 24 = 13.154166666666666666666666666667 Total Days spent

Not bad.

Thats just for writing the replies, doesn't take into account reading the 5 pages of posts prior to a reply lol.

 

[Ness]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
It is. One day I will leave here.

That's better than ANY of the jokes Brutuskend has posted.

 

[TuffGirl]

Amen. So true.


EDIT: I was actually half-hoping you were gonna post a link you had found to another place as the biggest waste of time. Heh.

 

[Zee]

yo forealz :beer:

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: NewSc2
I was on a roll about a year ago, but I've since toned down. It's never too late to reset your homepage away from forums.anandtech.com

You make it your homepage? :Q

 

[TuffGirl]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: NewSc2
I was on a roll about a year ago, but I've since toned down. It's never too late to reset your homepage away from forums.anandtech.com

You make it your homepage? :Q

Yeah don't you?:Q

Actually I have http://forums.anandtech.com/today.cfm as my homepage.

 

[prvteye2003]

Originally posted by: bolomite
everything I know about sex, I learned from ATOT :Q

Let me guess. You learned you were gay?

 

[godspeedx]

I feel the same way at a lowly 500 posts, I can't imagine the sorrow you're experiencing. . .

But just think of all the n00bs that you've helped out over the many posts. . .

. . .and try and not get even more depressed.

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

I know I gained a few things from these forums...so its not all to waste.

I increased my writing skills and my debating skill (me vs NFS4 --> maxima vs camry ; me vs shantanu --> logical vs idiot ).

Not only that, but I gained quite a bit on knowledge on various topics.

The most significant aquisition is that of different opinions from all sorts of different members of different backgrounds. Its really neat to see how our backgrounds affect our opinions/thoughts/ideas.

You guys broadened my knowledge/mind, I only hope I can do the same.

 

[hawkeye81x]

:beer:
A salute to waste!
Which can be seen as wasteful itself...

 

[thawolfman]

:beer:

 

[bootymac]

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
I know I gained a few things from these forums...so its not all to waste.

I increased my writing skills and my debating skill (me vs NFS4 --> maxima vs camry ; me vs shantanu --> logical vs idiot ).

Not only that, but I gained quite a bit on knowledge on various topics.

The most significant aquisition is that of different opinions from all sorts of different members of different backgrounds. Its really neat to see how our backgrounds affect our opinions/thoughts/ideas.

You guys broadened my knowledge/mind, I only hope I can do the same.

Here's a cookie for your troubles