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/dev/random / EPIC....

« on: September 25, 2009, 10:10:19 AM »

A beer with genuine wheat taste, 110 calories, and 6$ a 6pack.........non-existent, right? Wrong.

Bud light 'golden wheat'..... only downside is it's 4.1% alc. content. But whatever though..... it actually tastes good. It's tastes JUST like a blue moon light but way cheaper. Light wheat taste brewed in orange peels, but keeping the calories of bud light and the price? I'd say it's pretty cool.

If you buy a 6pack with normal expectations of an anheiser product you will think it's the best thing since sliced bread, otherwise it's just a semi-decent brew. The price and calories are just awesome though.

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Discussion / Q2 jumps - Q/A thread

« on: September 21, 2009, 09:33:58 PM »

Ask any jump-related question and you will get an answer. General questions, technical skill, physics, etc. etc. it doesn't matter: any question somewhat related to q2 jump will get an answer. I'm not q2's absolute best in this category, but I am kind of recognized for knowing this sort of thing and I'll do my best to give you an answer. Input, comments, and whatever is .. This is a discussion thread where everyone can both ask and answer questions.

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Science / Evolution

« on: September 09, 2009, 04:13:50 AM »

Slayer... not believing in the things you listed is YOUR choice. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with your ideology, other than you're meeting the negative stereotype that gives conservatives a bad name to a T(there are people who give democrats a bad name as well). No offense, but you REALLY need to do some research instead of letting other people think for you, because when you have a set of facts in front of you (they are undeniable facts) all you're saying by disagreeing with them is 'You're wrong because I said so'. But we're not wrong.....

For example. Evolution is real, sorry to break it to you. If you think differently, then you honestly don't know what evolution is, let alone understand it. If you're thinking "humans didn't come from monkeys, so evolution doesn't exist" then you are totally ignorant to the concept of evolution. So, I'm going to explain evolution to you, so you understand it from now on and don't look like a dum-dum to anyone who you discuss it with.

'The theory of evolution'

First, the definition of evolution in my own words: 'the theory that living things evolve over time'--or a more specific definition 'the process of all living things going through genetic changes when passing DNA to the next generation'. Now that you know what evolution is, lets define theory, so you don't make any discrediting assumptions in regards to it: 'a scientific theory is the 'BEST', uncontested, explanation we as humans possess in order to understand some kind of natural phenomena'. That being said, a theory isn't just a guess, or an educated guess, it is a TOTALLY plausible explanation for the scenario being observed, plausible meaning possessing facts/evidence and logic/reason to back it up.

Moving on. We know that genetic information can change, or 'mutate', when going from one generation to the next. How else would people be born with certain diseases and disorders?--there's no denying this. But diseases/disorders aren't the only example of 'genetic mutation'. Genetic mutation is responsible for advantageous changes as well. Lets say you have a group of monkeys on an island. One male monkey was born a few years ago, and has grown into the largest, fastest, most fit monkey on the whole island. Consequently, our muscular monkey friend is going to have the most off-spring, for two reasons: 1) He can kick every monkey's ass on the whole island and 2) as a dominant individual of their population, the female monkeys WANT him to father their little monkeys--they have brains, and they _know_ that their children will have a lot better chance of survival if he fathers them (instinct, humans have it too..kind of like how all humans are naturally weary/afraid of snakes, EVEN without being educated about them). Being that our big male monkey produced the most off-spring, this also means that he passes on the most genes. The result is some SLIGHTLY healthier, larger, and more fit monkeys. It's honestly not much of a change though, it's the same thing as a human inheriting advantageous traits from his or her father/mother (height, muscles, etc). HOWEVER, imagine if this process occurred... lets say, one million times over the course of one million years(this is just an example, the number would actually exponentially increase because there would be more monkeys to reproduce; population increases exponentially). Then, these slight changes start adding up. We would have very large, fit, and muscular monkeys compared to what we had before. BUT, muscular and size advantages aren't the only thing this applies to. What about brain size? What about deformities in joint structure that turned out to be advantageous some way? What about healthier organ systems, that enable an individual to live longer? The list goes on and on! All of these things would enable an individual to produce more offspring, therefore enabling evolution to work.

So, the concept of evolution is nothing more than a demonstration of the random genetic mutations (everything from deformities, cancer, disorders/diseases, to advantageous things such as height, fitness, and health) we already know to exist. And if you're asking yourself, why doesn't evolution work for the aforementioned negative genetic mutations? The answer is that it DOES--except in reverse. People born with trisomy 21 (an extra chromosome on the 21st our of 23 human chromosomal pairs aka 'down syndrome') will produce less offspring therefore enabling healthier people to reproduce more, which in turn makes a better gene pool for the next generation.

Now that we know how evolution works, lets talk about it's application to mankind today--are we evolving now? The answer is yes, but there's a catch. Civilization has slowed down evolution tremendously, just as it would to any species. Civilization is defined as the development of complex society and culture, characterized by things such as agriculture, trade, government, language, urbanism, occupational specialization(people beginning to adapt actual professions), and social classes. Obviously, a 'civilized' group won't be competing to reproduce like individuals would in the wild. Therefore this was the first time that the biggest and best guy stopped getting his way with the ladies as a rule. This applies even more so to contemporary society(today) being that we are a highly civilized culture group.

Additionally, does the theory of evolution disprove God? Of course not. This is a common misconception that many people have.... it's just really foolish to say "I believe in God so evolution doesn't exist"--when it does. It makes many religious people seem fairly ignorant when debating it(how stereotypes start....). Anyway, I hope you understood everything I said slayer, and I hope the same that you shove this information in the face of whoever told you that evolution doesn't exist, because he or she is wrong. If you have any questions just ask.

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/dev/random / money

« on: August 30, 2009, 12:05:19 PM »

What is your opinion about money? is it important? how much exactly do you value it? are you careless with your money? would you like to be less/more careful with your money? What do you use money for, aside from the essentials for living?

Personally, I don't give a **** about money. Aside from the obvious things one has to spend money on, I work a full-time job so I can do fun things. I said this earlier today "the only thing money is good for is that you can trade it in for newcastle". I've always worked a shitload my entire life, I've had around 10 jobs and I'm only 21. I used to come home with a wad of tips after bar tending and just throw it on my dresser and a 50 will fall down the crack against the wall that i'll never find and never even realize I lost. Aside from that being 36 potential newcastles I could have drank at the time, I don't care about it in the least. I do keep better track of my cash than that currently, but my attitude still remains the same. The only purpose of money to me is good times with my girl and a buzz, aside from the essentials. And if I lose some, oh well, I'll just castnet some bait fish and sell it with my commercial fishing license.

There are so many people that are uptight with their cash, then there's even more dirty little thieves out there that you can't leave alone around any possession you care about, especially money. Problem is I don't care about money, so my solution has been to disassociate myself from all thieves (75% of American population) instead. Screw thieves and money.........And yeah, it's good to have goals that involve money, but people need to lighten up.

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art, music, etc. / newcastle

« on: August 21, 2009, 10:30:47 AM »

Yes, it's in the art/music section. I believe this beer to be so uniquely delicious that not only does it deserve it's own thread, but it deserves to be labeled as a work of art. Who here agrees?



If you haven't tried this beer than you have never truly lived.

 

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/dev/random / Clumsy

« on: August 15, 2009, 08:26:51 AM »

I'm normally not a clumsy person, but I have had the 2 clumsiest injuries of my life within a 3 day period....

First was a few days ago. I was walking down the steps after a nice hard rain and slipped 6-7 steps away from the ground. Landed on the last step, my arm under my ass so my arm took the entire fall, and my forearm totally broke through a 1x6 lol. I have a pretty damn big bruise and it hurt, but somehow i didn't break anything aside from the step. Maybe it's fractured or chipped though and I don't know it, who knows.

Then this morning I was a little late for work. I hopped out of bed and started frantically brushing my teeth kind of. I went to brush my tongue and was still doing it pretty fast....and then proceeded to stab the back of my throat so hard that it breaks through a little and I lose like cup of blood(8 oz) if I had to guess. It doesn't really hurt now, but it's kind of irritating having a toothbrush wound on the back of your throat lol

 

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Trouble Shooting / joke on me or troubleshoot?

« on: August 03, 2009, 01:44:56 PM »

Every time I login now it takes me to a screen showing nothing but sigma's babyking .gif he made.... lol. It logs me in though.

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art, music, etc. / metal scene of today

« on: June 28, 2009, 06:15:30 AM »

 

What the fuck is deathcore? You have got to be kidding me.. hardcore got even shittier and increased their audience? lol

There ARE some ok hardcore bands though, I guess. This is the only hardcore band I've ever gotten into, pretty much:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUUfHgfd2Ho
^I have a lot of fun covering this one.

but this??:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeZIfbPKzGE

 

that's there most popular song too, probably..

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/dev/random / Did i..

« on: May 27, 2009, 10:05:05 PM »

 

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art, music, etc. / sweep picking discussion

« on: May 18, 2009, 04:01:38 AM »

I've never seen someone sweep pick in person, ever, aside from a distance during a live show. For the longest time, I was just so clueless to how it works. Then 3 days ago I thought about sweeping and how I hadn't tried it in 4-5 months or so. To my disbelief I was doing it practically my first try at a decent pace, muting all the notes individually and still being smooth. I'm completely self-taught and picked up a guitar for the first time a year and a half ago... i've never had any instruction by any means except for looking up and creating tabs. Which brings me to the topic I wanted to discuss: I don't think sweep picking really has anything to do with 'complex brain timing' and other stuff I've heard and read. It has to be just simply getting your fingers into shape, as well as a little manifestation..from my experiences with it. I'd like to see some other opinions on this, especially from some other guitar players.

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art, music, etc. / New metal albums..

« on: May 02, 2009, 04:31:31 AM »

My favorites of 2008, in no order:

Unearth - the March -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60jSo4BnVmU

All that remains - overcome -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TovkAI_o7kQ
                                       
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnhDVvfGG80

Testament - the formation of damnation -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9HKLsJ_2jE

I'd have to say that Hordes of Chaos by Kreator is the best metal album I've heard in 2009. No surprise in this really, it's Kreator.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZHhEQfzc5s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7m1mU2JbRc

Their albums have always rocked and always will. Can't really name a number 2, but here are a few anyway:

Wrath by Lamb of God: Very surprising for me to even mention lamb of god, being that I have never liked them whatsoever. This new cd kinda owns though. They incorporate thrashier riffs and decent solos in it. This one gets a


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd2LfMHivRE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mlbt9E9XNw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncpgFBJzBWI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wftbNxqwljc

Crack in the skye(I think that's the name of the album?) by mastodon: It's decent for mastodon, but still just an ok album. Not a big mastodon fan, although they were pretty cool live when I saw them and slayer when i was 15 years old.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23jsaMHV5mU&feature=PlayList&p=1361F0A76559EAA4&index=11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ3ehmsQSV0&feature=PlayList&p=1361F0A76559EAA4&index=8

Infection by Chimaira: Chimaira is somewhat of an interesting band. Not insanely talented or anything but I've always had an ear for them. I have to say that I was somewhat disappointed in their new album, being that in the 2+ years it took them to put it out their sound may have gotten worse BUT, nevertheless, it's still in your face heavy ass riffs with subwoofer hits haha.. still a for the most part imo.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_UnkIy2X9E&feature=PlayList&p=6EE0BE394F24E1D9&index=6

Albums of 2009 one shouldn't even bother themselves with:

trivium - shogun


I'll triple this list at least once I get home and have my music collection in front of me, i'm at work and it's early.


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late 2007/early 2008ish? - Give me your Soul...Please by King Diamond:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tl-N9FJMpY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0Uo8csXys0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6eC7um3q24

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/dev/random / hello everyone

« on: April 20, 2009, 03:04:07 PM »

happy holidays!!

 

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/dev/random / Banks getting bailed out

« on: March 30, 2009, 05:53:27 AM »

What do you think should be done about this? Should the government continue to bail out banks that go bankrupt? NO.

Why are we giving money and empowering people that have screwed up when we are already in the hole!?!!? The best action to take, which I've been saying for over a month now and haven't seen it suggested once, is to give those banks to the banks that HAVEN'T screwed up. Obviously they're doing something right... or did I miss something?

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Rails Demos / funny rails match...

« on: January 29, 2009, 05:12:01 PM »

Rails 2v2, me and some guy named 'kom' vs team ReaL. 5 min match, some pretty funny shots.. i use nades most of the time.

Kom: dude is just dicking with nades, this is pointlesws

..

kr: nade rape
ReaL.iZe: that was the gayest shit ever.
kr: lol
ReaL.iZe: u are a fag

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1v1 and TDM Demos / Razor(pov)vs haunted - rage

« on: January 28, 2009, 06:41:54 AM »

Razor's first legit win on me, 

He railed about 90% aside from the spam shots and the shots where he tried to hit me through the wall.