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lxskllr

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
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Got my oil lamp today. Looks nice, but it sure was spendy. Near as I can tell, it's ~5x as expensive(inflation adjusted) as a comperable lamp from ~1900. This all started when I saw a $6 lamp at Walmart :shakeshead:
 
Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
70,642
13,821
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www.anyf.ca
AMD64Blondie said:
think my goddamn debit card got jacked.Now I have to go back to Onpoint,cancel my old card,and get a new one.

Son of a bitch.Total bullshit is what this is.
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Sucks. That stuff always makes me nervous, makes me wonder HOW they got the info, and what else they might have.

It's like this weird issue I have where every time I order something online I get lot of those fake UPS notifications in the mail, that usually contain a virus. I recently did an interact money transfer, and now I keep getting fake emails relating to making financial transfers and they have viruses in them. (jokes on them, I run Linux).

I can't help but wonder if someone is reading all my email or something.
 
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smackababy

Lifer
Oct 30, 2008
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Only won a single $50 Amazon gift card at work today, rather than 2. My food entry was only good enough to net me 2nd place. =(
 
Imp

Imp

Lifer
Feb 8, 2000
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Swapped out my 7 year old POS MDF, loose legs bed for a new $40, all pine one. Holy shit, 40 minutes to assemble new bed, 5 hours to take apart the old one and to clean up the shit underneath I hadn't touched in years. And I forgot how heavy box spring mattresses were.

Edit: And I hate the fake name I decided to use for my website/YouTube. I like my fake Craigslist name though.
 
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Imp

Imp

Lifer
Feb 8, 2000
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Just spent an hour configuring Google Chrome -- it was 5 minutes really but I went to screw around with the Sync settings thing and tried to figure out how/when it synced.

Also, FML. Permanently moving to Chrome from Explorer. Computer crashed again shortly after start-up. It didn't BSOD, just locked up. However, the last time it did BSOD, Windows Explorer was the culprit... and 90% of the crashes happen when I'm running Internet Explorer. I moved to Chrome at work because we were still running IE6 for a long time, didn't want to make the same change at home.
 
UnklSnappy

UnklSnappy

Senior member
Apr 13, 2004
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I wanted to buy a new sweater but I couldn't decide Alpaca or Cashmere. So I didn't get a sweater.

smackababy said:
Only won a single $50 Amazon gift card at work today, rather than 2. My food entry was only good enough to net me 2nd place. =(
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Should have made a Babka
 
Svnla

Svnla

Lifer
Nov 10, 2003
17,986
1,388
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I am bored and not sure what to do this weekend beside watching college and pro football games.
 
Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
70,642
13,821
126
www.anyf.ca
I checked my bank and I got a huge pay cheque and don't know why, almost a grand over normal. About $2,500. I'm at work now but I can't login to the system to check details because for some reason the link to it stopped working.

I just hope it's not some kind of error.
 
Charmonium

Charmonium

Lifer
May 15, 2015
10,555
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Imp

Imp

Lifer
Feb 8, 2000
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Bachelor of Education program (teachers' college) I want to apply to -- only one I have a chance at, actually -- doesn't look at graduate school grades for admissions. I went from kick-ass to mediocre -- my grades were very average in junior year of college.
 
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smackababy

Lifer
Oct 30, 2008
27,024
79
86
I am jealous someone has both Joseph Randle and Devonta Freeman starting in their fantasy lineup today. Thank god I am not playing him.
 
Imp

Imp

Lifer
Feb 8, 2000
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Really starting to bug me how unqualified I am to teach in my "state" despite having years of engineering industry experience and knowing how to apply most of the crap I learned in K-12. All the application forms and outlines I've reviewed suggest that people with general education, Bachelor of Arts or Bachelors of Science degrees, and never had a job outside of being a professional student are preferred.

I know more than enough geography and western history from self-study to probably teach up to grade 10, but I'm unqualified because I never did formal courses. As it stands, I have a small chance of getting into a program to teach junior kindergarten to grade 6 at one of the worst schools in my state. What the fuq...
 
lxskllr

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
60,165
10,625
126
Imp said:
Really starting to bug me how unqualified I am to teach in my "state" despite having years of engineering industry experience and knowing how to apply most of the crap I learned in K-12. All the application forms and outlines I've reviewed suggest that people with general education, Bachelor of Arts or Bachelors of Science degrees, and never had a job outside of being a professional student are preferred.

I know more than enough geography and western history from self-study to probably teach up to grade 10, but I'm unqualified because I never did formal courses. As it stands, I have a small chance of getting into a program to teach junior kindergarten to grade 6 at one of the worst schools in my state. What the fuq...
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The whole school system is a sham. It amounts to paying an admittance fee to be considered for a job. Having a piece of paper is more valuable than having skill, aptitude, and diligence.
 
CraKaJaX

CraKaJaX

Lifer
Dec 26, 2004
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The bathroom on our floor is taped off because they are putting in new sinks. Have to walk down a flight of steps to take care of business.
 
Imp

Imp

Lifer
Feb 8, 2000
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184
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New solid pine, no lacquer bed has been giving off a pine smell for the past week. It's really strong today because of the humidity...
 
lxskllr

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
60,165
10,625
126
Imp said:
New solid pine, no lacquer bed has been giving off a pine smell for the past week. It's really strong today because of the humidity...
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That's a problem? I'd love to smell pine when I go to bed.
 
lxskllr

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
60,165
10,625
126
Imp said:
Isn't it still legal to use asbestos for brake pads?
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Dunno about the law, but I don't think it's used anymore, at least for passenger cars. Wouldn't surprise me if trucks, trains, and ships( <.< ) still used it.
 
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