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391017 No. 391017
If you're in or around NYC this weekend (Apr 5-6), check out MoccAFest; only 5 bux to get in and plenty of indie comics & their creators inside.
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>> No. 391018
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Yes, I posted this in the other thread but it's still super cool.

http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/how-simple-new-invention-seals-gunshot-wound-15-seconds
>> No. 391021
>>391018
Emergency medical care is so fucking dramatic.
>person's throat is closing up?
>just fucking slice it open. cut their throat like you're Michael Myers. live out those psychopathic fantasies.

>get shot?
>just inject yourself with a million little cotton worms. fill yourself up with sterile fabric-maggots. jam that shit in like an epi-pen, you'll be fine.

It is very cool though.
>> No. 391029
>>391021
that is what solders do in the field with tampons, so the rumors goes.
>> No. 391030
>>391018
Has existed on the battlefield since the cold war, every medic is trained to use it. You can even buy them for camping
http://www.first-aid-product.com/industrial/blood-stopper.htm
>> No. 391031
>>391030
When I was in basic we learned how to use those. The difference between those and >>391018 is that this new thing is made to properly fill the puncture, whereas those hemostatic pads would have to be layered, have a lot more air/escape routes, and take a lot longer. This stuff will close off blood escape routes far faster and more reliably. Even at $100/pop, these things will save more than enough soldiers to make them worth their weight in gold.
>> No. 391038
>>391030
Not quite chum.

>>391031
Exactly. There are also blue dyes on them because they'll be so deep in you you might need x-rays to find them all which is a problem in previous methods.
>> No. 391039
>>391031
Yeah but it's not as if every wound can be filled with a dildo, that's pretty much just for pistol rounds and very tiny shrapnel. Every rifle round will do a through and through, or cause massive trauma that can't be dealt with using that device. Larger shrapnel, tears from blast force, grenade blasts.... I'm not saying it's not worth the money, just that it doesn't really solve the issue of wounds on the battlefield, the article talks about it as though from now on soldiers won't have to worry about being shot.
>> No. 391043
>>391039
I don't think you get this, they are sponges, if the wound is through and through they simply fill in everything from front to back.

If the wound isn't fatal and bleeding out this is the best solution for an immediate life saving tool.
>> No. 391048
So my best friend, probably my only "close" friend right now, is getting married in May (I'll be a groomsman.) Two things we've always has a shared interest for are Transformers and Legos. So, as a wedding gift, I'm going to give them a Transformer and a Lego set. Each will have a card: The Transformer card will talk about how they will combine to form a greater unit than each of them could be separately or will change over the years to be better than what we see on the outside (depends on what I get him.) The Lego set will have a card about them building a life together, and how they can choose to follow the instructions given by others they should toss those aside and do as they please if the nerve strikes them.

And a single fork. It's part inside joke (I once tried to stab my friend in the hand with a fork), part practical gift (just in case no one else gets them forks; but only one, they'll have to share.)

I should ask /toy/ what the best of each would be to give.
>> No. 391050
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>>391048
They'll tell you to get a Transformers KRE-O set.
>> No. 391055
>>391048
> So my best friend, probably my only "close" friend right now, is getting married

Prepare to never see him again.
>> No. 391057
>>391050
No. Even if they would mix the themes well, I'm not buying inferior toys for my friend for his wedding. Only quality toys.
>> No. 391062
When will Plus4 add WebM support?
>> No. 391063
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>>391062
When /durp/ comes back online, obviously.
>> No. 391066
>>391062
Immediately following the return of Plus4radio.
>> No. 391070
i got a date with a girl i like a lot

hell ye
>> No. 391077
>>391070
Let meus know know it goes.
Because weI live vicariously through others.
>> No. 391086
Left him a love note under one of his 40k models. Well, not so much a love note as a "thank you for being such a supportive boyfriend during such a shitty period in my life, I love you and love spending time with you" note.

I hope he finds it this week but I suppose it depends on if he plays this week. If not this week at least before his birthday this month. It's not like it's urgent.

I was too nervous to hand it to him directly or leave it out in the open. Which is silly, he already knows how I feel but... I wanted to write a letter. Last time I wrote something I went to throw it away but he took it and kept it. I'd rather him have something more positive.
>> No. 391087
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I will marry Rin Nakai. This is my vow.
>> No. 391096
>>391087
her pussy would pop your penis like a blood filled tick.
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>>391096
I've done riskier things.
>> No. 391135
I should've just thrown that curry away instead of soldiering on through the pain. Eating it was one thing, but the aftermath...
I can barely walk now. So much fucking pain.
>> No. 391143
Anyone know where I can find some natural reserved female poses for art reference?
>> No. 391145
>>391143
At your favorite café, because nothing beats drawing from life. Unless you mean naked, which is a bit harder to find in the wild, so https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/ should have everything you need in that case.
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God, people have been coming out with so many cool fantasy animals I want.
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>> No. 391171
http://fineleatherjackets.net/realhuman/
>> No. 391172
date's tomorrow
hitting up a teppanyaki place and getting some coffee
i'm really excited. i hope it goes well.
>> No. 391173
You think it's kinda fucked up that if someone lives long enough, they can forget about past loves? I don't mean because of senility or any other mental disease ravaging their brain. But that after an indeterminate length of time passes, someone might just forget about that girl or boy they used to like back in middle school, simply because they aren't important anymore. I think it only just dawned on me that since love is just like any other form of mutual emotion between peoples its endurance is tied to its strength, and weak relationships will be forgotten just as they were broken apart due to that weakness.
>> No. 391175
>>391173

It's kinda the same with "bad" relationships, too.

I know for a fact that I had friends in school that I eventually drove away by "being me", which often segued into those now-ex-friends becoming people who'd make fun of me/bully me.

Thing is, after more than a decade away from school, I can't even remember any of those people's names, let alone their faces or voices or whatever. Sure, I remember a few of my old schoolmates (if just by name) because they played some major role in shaping the person I would become, but I don't remember them well (usually just by name or a vague recollection of appearance).

That's life. Life, in and of itself, is fucked up. Get used to it.
>> No. 391176
>>391171
>fineleatherjackets
>realhuman
IM NOT CLICKING THAT LINK
>> No. 391177
>>391172
Good luck.

>>391176
>>391171

>click link
>expect cozy, possibly fancy, outer wear. Possibly smoking jacket
>see some guy

Anon, you've diddled me again.
At least human skin books are always a good read.
You can't take away from me!

http://www.openculture.com/2014/04/old-books-bound-in-human-skin-found-in-harvard-libraries.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1360628/160-year-old-poetry-book-covered-human-skin-murderer-George-Cudmore.html

Also, fuck joggers. If you see a damn car, MOVE OFF THE ROAD.
Don't wave a damn flashy light and think that I should vier into the other lane just so you can have the comfort of a paved road under your feet.
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>>391173
I think about this a lot. I find it especially interesting that my first break up was really hard for me and all I can specifically remember about that relationship were the bad things that happened. I can't specifically remember a single good moment, only vague recollections of something nice happening. It's bizarre
>> No. 391181
You all sound like you've lived very short lives.
>> No. 391186
>Playing TF2
>We're poking fun at a guy for using the term "wavy" in place of "cool"
>Someone says they aren't wavy because they were scared straight
>Without missing a beat, guy we were ribbing goes "You mean like someone pissing in your mouth!"
>Entire 32-person server cracks up
Apparently, A&E used to have a series about convicts trying to scare would-be-convicts straight, and one tactic was pissing in a guy's mouth or something (?!), and he managed to catch that episode. It was just hilarious how he instantly made that connection, and this guy is kinda stupid.
>> No. 391187
>>391181
i have, yes
>> No. 391189
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Lidia Valentin, holy shit awesome.
>> No. 391190
the date went really well, i think
although APPARENTLY my town's Yu-Gi-Oh locals take place at the local coffee shop on Friday nights
so that was interesting and fun (and good to know, i might get involved)
sighs i like her
>> No. 391191
>>391190
Did you drop a "trap card" reference? If so, did she get it?
>> No. 391192
>>391191
Nah, but we talked about card games a bit. She used to play Magic with some friends, while I've played Yu-Gi-Oh since I was like 13.
The card game community is basically identical to the FGC, which meant there was mad hype surrounding us, it was really fun+funny to listen to.
>> No. 391195
Friend might be a misogynist. Don't know what to do. Send help.

Do I just let him learn he's retarded the hard way (letting him get rejected and rightfully shit on over and over) or do I make an attempt to educate him? I don't really have the energy for this IRL.
>> No. 391196
>>391195
If you don't want to try and help him out, don't. He'll either learn eventually, or he won't. If you're fine with those options, there's no real need for you to step in.
>> No. 391197
>>391195
arguments aren't magic

if you care enough you can try, but don't be too disappointed if it doesn't work
>> No. 391200
Fuck. Quick recap: My folks bought a home north of me but can't move in until the Fall so I was going to live there in the meantime so it wasn't empty.

Today my mom contacted me and told me that the people currently living there still won't have their new house complete before their move out day (they had already arranged to continue living there until the end of May, but now it's extended beyond that.) What's more, my dad (pastor) has got a call to a church south of here, much further away, and if he accepts (he's here right now visiting with them, I think, before making the decision) then he'll live in their parsonage. My folks will still buy the home and just rent it out; problem is, it's highly unlikely I could afford the rent (looks like the area goes for 50-100% more than I pay right now.) I think he's going to accept, too, unless something really goes wrong during his visit.

Which is great for them, but I was looking forward to having a place completely to myself, if only for two or three months. Then I'd have a few months rent free as I waited for a room in my current place to open back up. I even started packing already (just one box today; but in the past I usually don't pack until the very last week so that was a change).

She said I could probably live in the (apparently large) basement, but it's even further from work than my last place was. While I could use the $600, it's not worth living in my parent's basement again with a longer commute.
>> No. 391204
>>391196
>>391197

I mostly wanted to say something because I don't feel like talking about the stuff or hearing his bullshit. Personally, I don't care if he does crash and burn because the dude is full of himself for no reason and has his head way, way up his ass sometimes. This goes far beyond the subject of just women, too. Dude needs a hard reality check (and I've given him one before) but I'm not sure if I'm the one to do it this time, and honestly, I don't know if I have the energy to keep doing it. You can blame part of this on him being really argumentative and I'm not in the mood to constantly get into arguments with friends.

He's also really desperate and probably pushy (which likely surprises no one). He's probably just really horny or whatever but will never admit to it, as much as he was pretending he was into his last girlfriend. It was a very self-absorbed relationship from what I understood.
>> No. 391206
Coming up with good names truly is the worst part of writing.
>> No. 391207
i got a real job and also today i turned 21.
>> No. 391208
>>391207
I have to go back to my real job tomorrow :(
Happy birthday though!
>> No. 391209
>>391207
Happy birthday. I keep forgetting how young you are. I shouldn't talk, though, I'm only 25...and only just turned 25 in the past month.

Hey, Slowpoke, what was the name of that JAV starring that girl with the phat ass? I dunno if you remember what I'm talking about, but you brought it up some months ago. I've been meaning to look into more of her work but forgot her name. posting this here instead of the sex thread because of convenience and he's right there.
>> No. 391211
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>>391209
Maguro-037 starring Baba Nozomi.
Still haven't found a torrent, but I haven't looked in a few weeks.
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>>391211

The search is on again. Thanks.
>> No. 391216
>>391206
Burns McKinsey is a proper name for any character. Or multiple characters.
>> No. 391220
I'm so glad Holy Week is also a vacation week on my country.

>>391207
Happy Birthday! :3
>> No. 391226
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>two days until final paper is due
>reading reviews of secondary sources I didn't have a chance to completely read so I could include more in the paper (which was one of the criticisms on my first draft) (this is bad research, children of +4, do not actually do this)
>one book is literally my thesis in book form
>and I didn't even read it

Well at least I'm not the only one who found this pattern going on but I bet my professors who did my criticisms were like "what the hell did anon just copy this guy's thesis and not even mention him" and here I didn't even realize it
>> No. 391231
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>constipation
>stuffy nose
>tears
>horrid breath
>whines for food but will not eat.
>will not drink unless locked in the bathroom wirh the shower steaming the place up.

???
>> No. 391236
>>391231
Take him to a vet. Cats not eating is a bad sign.
>> No. 391239
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god damnit just date me already you fucking piece of shit
>> No. 391241
>>391239
no
you smell
>> No. 391246
Fuck insomnia.
Period.
>> No. 391248
I just want to curl up in bed and watch Daria all day.
>> No. 391253
>>391195
When I'm around people like that, I let them crash at least once. Then when they're complaining about it I just "drop a line of wisdom" and walk out of the room, or go back to whatever I'm doing just to do whatever it takes not to turn it into an argument.
>> No. 391268
Wonder con anyone?
>> No. 391297
Holy shit, we actually had a day (Apr 16th) with no CP posts.
>> No. 391298
I think I know why I odn't try to improve myself.
Somewhere along the way, I developed a fear that the effort won't be worth it. That somehow, even if I get great at something, I still won't be happy, so why bother.

How can I destroy this fear so I can move on?
>> No. 391300
>>391298

If I knew, I'd tell you.
>> No. 391312
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>>391231
>Jobi’s constipated.
>Very badly constipated.
>Vets had to take him overnight for a “manual depooping”.
>Whatever that is.
>Give them stool sample acquired on Friday, when symptoms were noticeable.
>Tell them it was in the fridge until Monday when Mom found it.
>Never heard a doctor laugh so hard.
>He’s also lost almost three kilos since his last checkup, 7.1 to 5.3.
>> No. 391316
>>391312
>manual depooping
lol
Think Cesarean section, but for poop instead of babies. I could always be wrong, but that has to be it.

Sorry to hear about your feline friend. Pet, hug or give as much affection as possible to the lil' bugger for me.
>> No. 391321
>>391312
>He’s also lost almost three kilos since his last checkup, 7.1 to 5.3.

Uhm, what kind of cat do you have? Because unless it's one of those huge breeds like the Maine Coon, 7 Kg is definitely WAY too much.

An overweight cat is neither a healthy nor a happy cat. If the little buddy comes out OK from this connundrum, losing that weight actually would be a positive consequence.
>> No. 391322
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>>391321
>> No. 391324
>>391321
Norwegian Forest. Second largest breed, oldest European, if I recall.
>> No. 391327
>>391316
If it's anything like it is with humans, they don't cut open anything, they just go through the anus to kind of slowly dig it out bit by bit.
>> No. 391328
>>391327
I would assume it is. Cutting someone open does serious trauma to the body, and it's better to avoid it in any situation possible.
>> No. 391333
>>391327
>>391328
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY4QkhwQMRA
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>>391334
Now I don't object to that of body modding but I am curious if you have plugs for those so you can eat properly.

I know Jonah Hex has to eat on one side of his face otherwise it'd slip out.
>> No. 391336
>>391334
If I saw that in person I'd scream like a little girl and run away.

I also have to wonder if it won't eventually stretch the patch that remains between it and the mouth to the point of snapping.
>> No. 391355
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>>391316
>Came home Friday
>Removed all poop except pictured.
>giving him three different kind of laxatives, new food to help him eat.
>Monday, getting groomed. Filthy, matted, clumpy hair all over, especially around bum.
>If no poop until Tuesday or Wednesday, back to the vet.
>If poop, hopefully begins grooming again.
>> No. 391357
>>391355
At this point I bet the cat is like "please kill meeee"
>> No. 391358
>>391357
>He pooped!
>All over my bed!
>Again! The little trooper!
>Mom has me carry him upstairs to clean him up, end up dunking him in the tub.
>The moans he made when his bum touched the water was Thing-Like
>Take him back downstairs, he hobbles onto my now bare-again bed
>Moans and whines for a moment, begins power grooming

S...success?
>> No. 391359
>>391358
Hooray for pooping!
>> No. 391360
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>>391358
>> No. 391363
>>391358
inb4 it was all a ploy to poop on your bed without consequences
>> No. 391364
>>391358
If only every serious feline malady could end in such hilarity.

>>391334
This is just like my japanese animes. I bet he's the belle of the ball when he stops in at the local fuck'n'suck.
>> No. 391371
>>391364
To be fair, he hasn't passed that last big one still in his gut yet. But the fact that I have to put a bunch of towels on my bed means his pipes are mostly unclogged, right?
>> No. 391373
I hate my mind. I can't wait for the day when it stops futilely trying to hold on to any semblance of life so I can stop caring completely and just spiral into a pile of walking depression and lose everything.

Life will become so much easier at that point. Well, in one sense: I'll just not give a shit about anything so I won't have any stress mental stress, only physical.
>> No. 391377
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>Two, three years ago
>Come home from Red Lobster, filthy, shivering with rage.
>Go to room to change out.
>Look at Lego on shelves and dresser and ottomans.
>Stop, stare.
>Finally change into jammies, sit down on bed and look at all that Bionicle.
>All that dust undoubtedly ruining my lungs, the money and life I've wasted collecting these.
>Realize with a start I've been staring at shelves for over two hours.
>Tears streaming, but no sadness or crying.

>Yesterday
>Friend thanks me again for taking him to the hospital for a hernia
>Asks if I want to see transcendence
>Not really, looks dumb
>...but you wanted to see the lego movie
>I know, I gave up on it.
>proceeds to have an epiphany
>claims I hate problem-solving, action and reflexes in vidya
>I have the worst taste in anyone he has ever met
>calls me a complete fucking joke
>hasn't talked to me since.
>mfw I stared at my vidya for three hours after that
>mfw the same thoughts about lego again, but vidya
>mfw I remember my sister making fun of me for my shit taste in music.
>In one fell swoop I am absolutely demotivated to play anything or watch anything I enjoyed anymore.
>> No. 391378
I have become a fucking screamapillar. It's fucking pathetic.
>> No. 391380
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>>391377
At least you got blown the fuck out over your terrible, shitty, casual taste in everything now, and not 60 years down the line after a lifetime of buying shit-tier products and voting for shit-tier politicians.

Welcome to the patrician's club. We mentally justify the things we like with intense internal debate. Soon you'll be writing essays on why ME1 was fantastic and how Iron Man 2 was amazing.
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>>391377
>>391378

Oh geeze.

But hey, Transcendence only has a 19% on Rotten Tomatoes so I'd say you dodged a bullet.
>> No. 391382
>>391381
Jesus, Johnny can't catch a break lately.
>> No. 391385
>>391377
You shouldn't worry about others' approval for what hobbies make you happy. If you had fun with the Bionicle and LEGO, you didn't "waste" anything. Life's too short to live it for other people, 13. As long as it doesn't hurt others, do what pleases you.
Feeling guilty for your pleasures won't make you have "better" taste, you'll just keep being upset for being who you are. And that's stupid.
Have fun, even if it's nerdy shit for dumb gay babies.
>>391381
I liked Transcendence. Not amazing, but pretty darn interesting imo.
>> No. 391390
>>391385

Alla that first bit. If someone makes you feel ‘guilty’ about enjoying a movie, book, piece of music, videogame or other form of entertainment/hobby, that someone wants to make themselves feel better about their own tastes (and make themselves feel better about their own life choices, by extension).

Sheeeeeeeeeeit, I still listen to a handful of fuckin’ Debbie Gibson songs on a fairly regular basis and watch pro wrestling at least once a week — but no one will ever make me feel guilty about those things.

If you like Legos, play with Legos. If you like My Little Pony, enjoy watching the technicolor pones. So long as you don't try to force your tastes upon others and don't hurt anyone with your hobbies/etc., you have nothing — AND THE ROCK MEANS NOTHING — over which to feel guilty and you have no reason to let others dictate your choices for entertainment and hobbies.
>> No. 391392
The Gatekeeperyoutube thumb
This seems appropiate.
>> No. 391394
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>>391392
The extent plebs will go to to not feel bad about their shit taste.
>> No. 391395
>>391377
>Caring what people say over completely unimportant shit that you enjoy.

I found the problem. You think taste matters.
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>senpai noticed me
>> No. 391424
>>391390
what if someone is trying to make you feel guilty for enjoying someshit like bumfights or shopping at whole foods
>> No. 391433
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FUCKING SUCK IT WINDOWS 8, IF YOU'D OFFERED THEM WINDOWS 7 YOU'D BE FUCKING ROLLING IN MONEY MICROSOFT

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2341160/china-opts-to-patch-windows-xp-rather-than-upgrade-to-windows-8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8wujySB4CE
>> No. 391440
>>391433
>Windows 8 sucks and isn't selling
>Xbox One sucks and isn't selling

Microsoft getting blown the fuck out.
>> No. 391443
>>391440
Are you conflating "not number one" with "not selling" because those are two different things.
>> No. 391445
>>391443
I think he means not selling well/good.
>> No. 391453
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>>391443
It's been out almost two years and only just broke 2 million.

To put that in perspective, what Microsoft intended to instantly replace Windows 7 with and being the new world leader of both phone and computer OS and was a shitty jerk to all their customers about is selling about as well as DmC which in two years has also managed about 2 million and pre-boot could sell 4 million for a joke in a week.
>> No. 391455
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http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/04/why-microsoft-is-dumping-support-for-windows-8-1/

>Dumping support for an update people didn't update to so they'll switch to the new update while still updating the original

"Microsoft makes itself a joke so you don't have to!" is apparently now the company motto.
>> No. 391456
I think everyone should just go back to useing Windows 95.
I want windows 95 back, and you should too.
>> No. 391457
The worst part is that there is nothing really wrong with Win8 once you manage to get past the Metro bullshit using third party solutions.
>> No. 391458
>>391457
And the touchscreen shit And the new update completely gets rid of that but the brand damage is done, that's why they are already putting Windows 9 together.
>> No. 391459
>>391458
>And the touchscreen shit
What touchscreen shit? You mean the fact that it works with a touchscreen? Because that doesn't seem like a flaw as much as it seems like a feature that you don't personally give a shit about.
>> No. 391462
>>391459
For mobile it's wonderful, stapling it to PC however? one of the stupidest things they've ever done and they know it.
>> No. 391465
>>391462
How so? I've used Windows 8 pretty much since it came out, and never even notice the touchscreen stuff on my non-touchscreen devices. And the fact that I can use the same software on my Surface that I use on my PC is very handy when I want to use it as a mobile sketchpad or something--way better than using an iPad where I'm stuck with the Apple walled garden, or even the more open Android platform where the main limitation is lack of software rather than lack of freedom. It doesn't, and never has, forced you to use the touchscreen.

How does having an extra feature that you don't need actually hurt your experience any? Or is it just a case of "different is bad?"
>> No. 391467
>>391465
It's a case of failed, the touch screen merger is best represented by Metro which is terrible, setting up your device to revolve around touch screen for devices that aren't touch screen is bad.

The central problem we're talking about with Windows 8 is usability, the ease of use and learning to use.

When Windows 8 came out it crashed other companies because it is the definition of an OS with bad usability, so when you say "different is bad"

You are right, different is a fucking nightmare that destroys business, different is something Microsoft DEEPLY regrets to the point of literally undoing it in all future updates.

Because it was BAD CHANGE, ie my earlier DmC comparison.

But here are some articles that do a much better job on why it's such a clusterfuck that windows employees are calling it "The new vista."

http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/19/usability-expert-windows-8/

http://www.technologyreview.com/review/511116/windows-8-design-over-usability/

http://betanews.com/2012/06/17/windows-8-is-like-a-bad-blind-date/

http://blog.laptopmag.com/usability-expert-windows-8-on-pcs-is-confusing-a-cognitive-burden

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2012024/the-windows-8-ui-how-do-interface-and-usability-experts-rate-all-the-changes.html

TLDR merging OS systems was sloppy, poorly planned, financially disastrous, damaging to business and they know it and are trying to fix it.

You know you dun fucked up when people are buying more copies of 7 than ever before to "upgrade" back to seven.
>> No. 391469
You have to admit there's really nothing new that Windows 8 offers over Windows 7 for a desktop.

I only upgraded to Windows 8.1 because the flat Aero skin is much more pleasing to the eye and I was looking to reformat anyway.
>> No. 391470
>>391465
I recently built a new PC, and made the jump to 8.1.

Gave Metro a chance. Spent 20 minutes using it, and I can honestly say those were some of the most infuriating moments in my life. Installed Classic Shell (blessed be those guys who made it!) and now I don't have to suffer thorough that bullshit that covers the SO. It is really that terrible.
>> No. 391471
>>391467
Again though, you're not required to use Metro. I don't. All of my apps have desktop versions, and I run the desktop versions for pretty much all of them--though I admit that the metro versions of Skype and Lync make for a better user experience than the desktop versions, I just don't use either enough to justify it.

On the other hand, what I get out of it is--quicker launching of the apps I want--I hit the start button then I either hit the button for the program I want to launch (assuming it's not on my task bar), or I start typing the name and hit enter once it's enough that Windows knows what I want to launch. I had to install Launchy to do that reliably in older versions of Windows. For the few that I *do* use regularly, the big tiles make it quicker to locate the program I want to run (Pin Steam, for example, makes for the best experience I've had for launching games--but that requires a third party app).

I can keep only my most used items on the start screen, without having to lose my ability to access them in the "all apps" screen, which I would if I tried to simplify my Start Menu in earlier versions of Windows.

Search functionality is faster and more reliable. And the move/copy dialog is far and away better than it has ever been. The alt-tab dialog is better. I can get to system management features faster by just right clicking the bottom left of the screen. And despite these enhancements, it runs quicker than Windows 7 on the same machines, much like how Windows 7 ran quicker than Windows XP (and yes, I'm comparing them even with the knowledge that a fresh install is going to have less junk on it clogging up performance).

So yeah, I'm not seeing any of the usability issues you're talking about. It mostly still sounds like whining about change.
>> No. 391472
>>391445
>>391453
>>391443
Not to mention the massive PR problem of negative feedback spreading through every social media outlet.
>> No. 391475
>>391471
To each his own, either way the market has spoken, again like DmC.

>>391472
Again like DmC.
>> No. 391492
>>391465
>Or is it just a case of "different is bad?"
Basically.
>> No. 391493
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>Four hours ago.
>Friend calls me and asks if we can hang out for a moment.
>Knows he has several knives, don't care.
>Go over, he has McDonalds, a case of root beer and fifty bucks he owes me.
>Apologizes, didn't mean to yell at me like that. Post-surgery pain getting to him and junk.
>Hugs me and apologizes again.
>Hang out and watch silly Youtubes.
>Still feel like shit, but I'm guessing he saw Transcendence and realized I was right.

>Now
>Parents have been yelling and screaming at each other for over two hours now.
>Has devolved into gibbering shrieks of "fuck you", "fuck off", "leave me alone" and "how dare you."
>Mom keeps screaming "Mr. Patterson" to insult dad.
>guess I go hungry
>again.
>> No. 391494
>>391493
I don't get that last part, why do you go hungry?
>> No. 391495
>>391494
I usually don't eat until dinner on the weekend, and there is no way in Hell I'm going into the kitchen with this shit happening.
>> No. 391496
>>391495
that and aside from a half glass of milk or a couple tortellini, I didn't eat yesterday either.
>> No. 391497
>>391496
I've been there. Is there anywhere else you can go?
>> No. 391530
Accidentally killed a baby rabbit while mowing the yard.

Kinda want to kill myself.
>> No. 391534
Does anyone know any good sites for mobile browsing between classes or on break? I have a lot of 10-15 minute breaks these days and I usually just end up browsing this place or other discussion sites.

I'd like to use this time to do something a bit more productive, but 10 minutes isn't really enough to get any real work done. So does anyone know any good sites or blogs that are educational but also structured for reading at brief intervals? I'm not looking for stuff where every article takes an hour to read. Any topic is fine as long as it's something interesting.
>> No. 391536
>>391530
fucking murderer
>> No. 391537
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>>391530
Don't feel glum. I bet there are still a metric fucktonne of the buggers for miles around you, assuming the proper ecosystem. I wish I could run-over the bastards when they run out in front of my car when I return late at night. I just hope you left the carcass out for a starving predator or scavenger to clean it up. Composting it or burring it under a plant is fine too. Death is not the end of Life.
>> No. 391540
>>391530
Ouch, that sucks.
>> No. 391542
I was able to shift through the grass and shoo two more away after the fact to make sure no more were hiding in the grass.

Still kinda feel like shit though.
>> No. 391547
>If I meet someone on the internet, I just assume they're a straight cis man unless they tell me otherwise
>if they are, I apologize and move on
>It may be rude to assume, but I think it's more rude to just ask them outright because that implies that I have a vested interest either way
>I am not going to ever meet people irl, so any sort of gender or relationship traits like that aren't going to matter anyway, so why bother asking in the first place?
Does that make sense? A lesbian got mad that I didn't know she was gay when she was talking about her height and how people wouldn't find her attractive, so I said 'well most guys don't care unless you're shorter than a tween', and sort of was still huffy about assumptions when I tried explaining why I hadn't asked.
>> No. 391549
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>>391530
It's a rabbit, they are a prey animal, literally it's designed purpose is to be eaten or killed, hence it's breeding numbers and being a herbivore.

I know you get trained to feel that empathic connect to an animal that is defenseless and so small, but an animal that doesn't run away from or runs into a loud spinning blade trying to escape from it was not going to last long anyway.
>> No. 391551
>>391549
Ass burgers.
>> No. 391552
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391552
Thought I'd give you all fair warning, I'm taking a break from moderating starting tomorrow.

Sooooooo might want to avoid /baw/ more than usual. New/baw/ is fine, though.
>> No. 391554
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>>391551
That really couldn't be more incorrectly used here.
>> No. 391555
>>391552
I used to think mods didn't do anything about the pornbots but now I kinda feel sorry for you guys.
>> No. 391557
>>391552
I wonder why CP spambots targeted plus4chan In the first place
>> No. 391561
>>391557
/pco/ should give you a few hints.
>> No. 391562
I had the strangest dream.
I could think clearly and was emotionally stable.
>> No. 391563
>>391561
Not him, but it seems stupid to advertise IRL porn on a website dedicated to cartoons. Of course, it's a bot so it doesn't matter to them.
>> No. 391569
>>391561
Also not him, but yeah, that's been basically keeping me out of /pco/ in general. But it's not like we can get rid of that without also blocking cool stuff like that picture of Finn in a Conan the Barbarian style poster where he's in front of a volcano and surrounded by naked princesses.
>> No. 391571
>>391569
I don't think pics like the one you mentioned are what attracts CP spambots. Maybe it searches certain terms to find its target audience or something.
>> No. 391578
>>391571
Well whatever's attracting them, it seems like they've decided to pick up.
>> No. 391579
I sincerely doubt that the spambots are "targeting" this site for any specific reason. More likely the people behind them just cast a wide net, hoping to hit whatever sites they can. Most sites just deflect the spam, but this place isn't as well shielded.
>> No. 391580
>>391579

Neither is TGFB, as /dammit/ has been getting pounded with this spam for about as long as you guys have.
>> No. 391584
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FUCKING SHIT I WANT ONE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8kMap1qLk
>> No. 391587
>>391579
Then how are we getting posts on the new boards, which supposedly are different enough that they'd need to target us for it to work? Clearly the answer is that plus4 is targeted, you're in on the conspiracy, and I'm not crazy at all.

>>391584
But do enemies still drop spirit tokens when you use it?
>> No. 391598
Either some moron is having a giggle or the spam has made its way to the new boards.

Any fresh ideas on what to do?
>> No. 391600
>>391598
the spam is manual on both the old and new boards, the fact that it's not 100 posts a day is indication of that. they are probably targetting plus4 because the posts aren't deleted promptly, they hit dead boards and boards without consistent moderation
>> No. 391615
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391615
The spambot is posting full on CP now
>> No. 391616
>>391615
Seriously. Just implement captcha alerady.
On another note, my new keyboard feels amazing. This is the first time I'm instantly feeling familiar with it. I usually need a bit of time to get used to a new keyboard, but I'm loving this one.
>> No. 391619
holy SHIT im SICK as FUCK
between the vomiting, the diarrhea, and the sweating from fevers, i'm losing a TON of fluid, generally faster than I can get it in. if I had money I'd go get IV fluids going, but I don't, so that sucks. I slept for 44 hours to try to get rid of it, for all the good that did, and because I feel so ass, I'm in a pretty bad mood all-around. This is the pits.
>> No. 391623
>Two days ago
>Sleep all of forty five minutes, scared out of my mind, confused as all Hell, and very turned on.
>Spend the remainder of the night wide awake.
>Last night
>Drop on the floor like a fucking animal before ten, sleep dead for almost twelve hours.
>rinse and repeat for the last week and a half.
I think I'm dying.
>> No. 391624
>>391616
the posts are manual, it's not a bot and adding captcha would do nothing to stop it
>> No. 391626
wat. So I stop showing up to instead concentrate on bashing my head on study books, and suddenly I'm moved out in a hostel or something.

nope. never left. still in the same shitty situation, just haven't even been visiting this place.

hi.
>> No. 391627
>>391626
Ram! Your not dead! I'm not dead ether!
And you can't stay at hostels for more than a week at a time.

Oh, so I'm back at the haunted house place, getting things together. It takes a lot of work to prepare for season comeing up.
I dug a trence for a electral line with a pick axe. I almost died.
>> No. 391628
>>391627
pick axes are bullshit and so are shovels. eat carbs and drink water.
>> No. 391629
>>391626
Well that's what Comrade told me.

Hi.
>> No. 391638
Congrats on not being dead, Ram!
>> No. 391641
Hey, for what it's worth, I can help out with nuking the CP spam. I visit here at least twice daily and don't want to see this place get drowned in that bullshit.
>> No. 391643
>>391641
Yeah, ditto.
>> No. 391645
>>391643
Thirding.

If you know who is here, hire some janitors. If you're worried about power abuse, just give the janitors the ability to delete CP and spam and only CP and spam. Have one of the veteran mods look through what's been deleted to see if that person belongs on staff.

Or just hire someone here with a name that you trust to clean up. Just do something. This is one of the few places I have to chill on the internet.
>> No. 391649
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391649
a name you can trust
a product you can depend on
>> No. 391652
Sure did just apply for my first ever Professional Job.

Adulthood is scary.
>> No. 391654
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I love it when someone randomly comes out of left field with an invention that puts an entire stagnant industry on blast.

"Hey guess what, I just created a device that allows women to 3D print make up, DEAL WITH IT FASHION INDUSTRY"

>>391652
Oh man thay's a feeling I know and am terrified of, the worst is waiting for the answer, I'm applying to the Bachelor of Education program to finally become an official teacher and I find out hopefully tomorrow.
>> No. 391655
I wonder if that 1guy1jar person is okay. He lives in Ukraine, afterall.
>> No. 391659
Just got a place in Albuquerque. Vegan roommates. New job showing off fancy vacuums.
>> No. 391660
>>391655
I love you. Thank you for that laugh.
>> No. 391661
>>391654
I GOT IN!!!!!

>>391652
I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK DUDE!!

I HOPE YOU GET IN AND FEEL AS RAD AS I DO!!
>> No. 391662
>>391654
Any reason they'd need a fancy printer and not just something that mixes various waxes and whatever else before pouring them in a tube? Nice when that happens, though.

>>391659
Sounds like a better idea than turning left.
>> No. 391663
>>391661
Don't go beating up abusive parents or whatever. Call social services or whatever.
>> No. 391688
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I guess I'm leaving /baw/, this is too much. Almost barfed when visiting the board. Moose really tries but he's just one guy with a life to live and can't catch everything all day.

I didn't contribute much but bawwwing so don't miss me.

PS I hope someone is reporting this shit to a government agency or something? Like the images and everything in case it can help identify a child or an offender. I don't know how that works tbh but I want to at least feel like something is being done

Good luck in life fellow SYMers.
>> No. 391722
>>391663
Part of my upcoming training actually.
>> No. 391723
>>391688
It is gross but you can just hide it.
>> No. 391728
So I guess I can stay in this thread and just hit F5 every now and then.
>> No. 391729
Seriously though this is out of hand. We clearly need more staff to get this shit off of the page.
>> No. 391730
It almost seems like someone is just posting the shit via proxy to harass or incriminate the board.
>> No. 391733
Well, it's gone now, at least.

Now, then.
>Yesterday
>Subcommander invites me over.
>Spend an hour and a half in the back yard, taking turns practising with this bow he bought shortly before that hernia.
>Head inside when it gets dark, take turns playing battlefield until the server crashes, fucking EA, etc.
>Switch to computer, watch him play a bit of Sleeping Dogs, before finally taking turns looking up videos on Youtube.
>Hey, you remember that poster you got me for my birthday?
>Look behind me, there it is.
Yeah?
>You want it?
What? Why, what's wrong with it.
>Nothing. I've just knocked it over a few times in my sleep, and I don't want glass in my bed or face, you know? So, do you want it?
Y...yeah, kind of. But that was a gift, man. You don't take a gift back unless it's busted.
>Well, either you take it, or my brother does. And we both know what'll happen there.
>Remember what happened to those Wavebirds you gave me for Christmas?
>Shudder
>Long story short, the poster hangs beside my TV.

I feel like crap taking back a gift like that, but considering what could have happened to it, I guess I could understand? I'm not sure, man. I'm still trying to get the idea of never returning/disposing of gifts thing out of habit.
>> No. 391734
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>>391733
Case in point.
>> No. 391738
>>391641
>>391649
>>391645
>>391643
To those that offered to help out:
1) Thank you
2) There's a janitor recruitment thread in new/baw/ (and it would only be for the new set of boards, not this current set). No fancy form like the motherboard uses, but you can toss your hat in the ring.

>>391723
Hiding it doesn't remove the image from your browser cache, though; and, with the way our world goes apeshit over CP, having just that single image can land you in huge shit. Not that child porn isn't a serious and real problem, but if a community or police force gets a hint that you've seen any CP image they will turn against you now and forever. Even if you can prove your innocence, even if you were a blind man, you will forever be considered a pedophile and social pariah.

>>391688
> I hope someone is reporting this shit to a government agency or something
Pfft. The FBI won't do shit unless you have something far more substantial than a single image, that has been partially-clothed half the time, to a URL that is almost certainly a virus. I'm sure they're already aware of it; the NSA has tipped them off if nothing else. If we tried to contact them directly they would just hound the hell out of us. At best we could give them a list (I already posted an image with some) of the IPs we've banned that are certainly proxies, compromised computers, or tor exits, and they probably already have everything on that list.

At best, with our cooperation they might be able to go after the URL shorteners used in the images, but those are a dime-a-dozen and can be used for legit purposes as well.
>> No. 391743
>>391738
Wait, we don't even have to open the picture, and we're screwed?
>> No. 391744
>>391743
You where screwed the moment you went on the internet.
It's a world where someone can throw damming evidence at you and you have no choice but to take the blame.

They'll ask "why didn't you just leave?". No matter what you say, they'll still blame you.
>> No. 391745
>>391743
Potentially. Just a lone CP image in your cache can be enough for them to give you hell over. It wouldn't be enough to charge you on, I think, but they could still confiscate your computer for months (if you even get it back), drag you to court, the media would be happy to drag your name through the mud, etc.
>> No. 391747
I wonder who Anonex pissed off enough to keep posting CP virus stuff like this...
>> No. 391748
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391748
Happy mother's day, you abusive old cunt.

You've taken away from me everything I had, have and could've had. You will get nothing for the rest of your life.
>> No. 391750
>>391748
Man, that sucks, sorry you had to live through that.

Mom is a wonderful, kickass person, and I am glad that she has been part of my life.
>> No. 391755
My mom was and is a mixed bag, but she tries.
>> No. 391756
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391756
>mfw new boards
>> No. 391758
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391758
>new boards
>Still unfinished and buggy. Look like crap. Nobody asked for this change or wanted it. They're forcing us to use it, anyway.
>MFW new!plus4 is Microsoft 8.
>> No. 391759
>>391758
>>391756
I have faith in Annonex. He said he's working on it so be patient.
>> No. 391760
if there's a bug report it in the feedback thread?
it's been working fine for me, it's certainly better than these boards
>> No. 391761
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391761
>>>391758
>new boards
>Still unfinished and buggy. Look like crap. Nobody asked for this change or wanted it. They're forcing us to use it, anyway.
>MFW new!plus4 is Microsoft 8

>no bugs on new boards?
>fast posting
>mp3 and webm support
>moderators actually remove cp instead of it sitting here days at a time
>mfw people are defending the old boards that posting breaks on and takes forever and looks like crap

2/10 got me to respond friend
>> No. 391763
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