Halo

Pet Peeve Thread

Hypocrisy (except when I'm the one being hypocritical.) Drives me crazy.

Also, people arguing when they're in a group with others, leaving everyone else to just sit there awkwardly watching them fight. Take your wee domestic elsewhere, folksies.

imagine this

It's really irking me that I cannot remember which one (might have been an episode of that American science show Morgan Freeman presents), but I saw a program a while back that went into the science behind these sorts of ideas (the universe is a simulation, the universe is a hologram, etc.) Though the question as posed here is, as Jorick pointed out, the "low-hanging fruit on the tree of philosophy", as an area of scientific investigation and research it's rather interesting. There was some guy at Berkeley looking into it, if I recall correctly.

The bit I remember is: There's some debate on whether the Planck length is simply an arbitrary unit without physical significance, or whether it (or a length on the same order) potentially does have a physical significance as the smallest length it is possible to have - i.e. a quantum of space. This would mean space is discrete, rather than continuous - or, in other words, is "pixelated". This obviously has some pretty significant implications for the possibility of the universe being simulated in some way, as computers deal solely with things that can be quantised (bits of information, pixels on a screen, etc.)

I applied to big girl jobs.

Dervish said
you aren't trapped with climbing student loans

So being an adult is only awesome if you don't have student loans? I'm just gonna listen to the nay-sayers then, and prepare for the gradual death of my soul in a heat-death-of-the-universe, deflating-souffle sorta fashion.

Taaj said
Congrattsssssssss!!!

T'ank ya, dear.

I applied to big girl jobs.

isitstrippi-
Goddamnit, Taa-
GODDAMNIT AZARTHES
I give up. Also, congratulations, let us know how it goes! Being a grown up has certain benefits to compensate, I'm sure (like a comparatively massive paycheck, w00t.)

genghismike said
Long story short, I feel like a kid again about to go to a new school.

This. While we're sharing new job/school/opportunity times that make you feel suddenly much more adult, I got my exam results last week. Turns out that despite all the ridiculous drama/bullshit and last-minute revision situation that I can't remember if I told you guys about, I got my four "A"s and got into Imperial, the shmancy top-5-in-the-world university I was unattractively bragging about/mentioning (depending on your viewpoint) a while back.
So yeah, it's sorta hit me suddenly that I'm moving 600 miles away and starting my life anew, soon, and it's fucking awesome. If I'd screwed up as hard as I expected I had, I would've been living at home for at least another year, if not longer.

TheMadAsshatter said
you end up graduating with a degree that ends up costing more than it's worth.

My current fear, having gotten into a uni in England instead of fucking up and getting into my backup uni, which is in Scotland and would have meant getting free tuition. Hello, £60000 of debt at age 22. :D :D :D

I keep hearing someone saying "red robin" like in the commercials

Perhaps some of the music or effect sounds in Terraria are similar to those in the Red Robin advert, and it's triggering the memory. When listening to some heavy/metal music I think I hear someone (usually my mother) shouting for me all the time, even when she's not in the house. The shouted lyrics and such trigger my typical reaction to someone shouting for me; as soon as I notice what's happening, the effect leaves. It's not unusual, don't worry about it.

I think I found Nex on YouTube.

Rant Thread ( Feel free to contribute)

idlehands said
Everytime I think of something to write that pisses me off about people, I realize that I do what pisses me off at some point or another. And that pisses me off.

Just accept that you're a hypocrite and revel in it. It drives people crazy if you always come back with "I never said I wasn't a hypocrite".

Mass Effect: Wanted

No, but I will be after my weekend. I'll finally be back home on Sat, and there's good news to celebrate, so much rektness will probably occur. If I have time I might try to write a post tomorrow, though there isn't a huge amount the hacking team can do right now. I wonder just how awkward a conversation between Kali and Sleuth would be

The Skytower Rebellion

Catharyn said
It's mainly Siphran and Halo that need to wrap up as far as i can see.

Well, now I'm embarrassed. ;-; I'll drop Siphran a PM, maybe we can do a collab that'll wrap our situation up swiftly. The fault is on me, many apologies...

Yesterday was my birthday

idlehands said
Happy Birthday! Just tell them you're a strong, independent black woman and you'll do what you want.

Fix'd.
Also happy birthday, for the second time.