The Random Thoughts Thread

[peoplesuck]

If she cant handle you with one starchip, she doesn't deserve you as king of cards.
Does anyone know how to replace a straight section of pvc pipe? drain Water pipe under my house broke but im not sure how to replace just the area, its at a joint if the makes any difference. its about 30 ft overall and id rather not replace a 30ft pvc pipe for a crake at the joint in the middle. HALP

 

[peoplesuck]

I have to replace a disgusting drain pipe, in near freezing temperatures, in mud, that is probably 4 inches deep. ree I hate getting wet.

 

[Rebis]

I never got to do handyman DIY work, mega-lame yo. (Video unrelated)

 

[peoplesuck]

I never got to do handyman DIY work, mega-lame yo. (Video unrelated)

I will teach you how to build a car engine if you teach me how to be alpha AF

 

[peoplesuck]

yo, my eyes are like the climate, and my brain is like the human population.
for realz though why do my eyes give out before everything else? oh nevermind that what happens when you stare at a computer screen all day.

 

[Rebis]

The paycheck will be with me tomorrow. And with that the new diet comes, eggs will remain, fish will be saying its goodbye as a staple, only kidney beans will stick around, nuts (maybe a cashew mac and cheese, pretty fast to make) and a lot of chicken.
Sick of rice so pasta and bread is coming back.

 

[EndogenousRebel]

WARNING GORE
For the past month and a half or so, on my commute to work, in which I take the highway for most of the route: During the last few miles on the highway before I get to work, there were these dogs dead on the side-lanes, slowly degenerating and going through the process of decay. There's nothing like a good reminder of your own mortality every morning.

As I passed these dogs I would always be offended by the sight, in "that's such as shame" kind of way, a little saddened. It wasn't really gory, the most I saw was the look of a massive bruise, likely caused on impact, probably due to the driver trying to slow down to not hit them to begin with. I wondered if someone was going to clean it up eventually, surely there are other people on their commute to work that see the same thing every day as well. Likely due to the bystander affect, this didn't happen for a long time. By the end their entire appearance was a black and bony husk.

Suddenly however, on one day there was a new dog, fresh. This poor creature looked like it was split open, just a pulpy mess on the side of the road. The next day they were all gone. I'm not going to say that I miss them, but I don't know, now it feels like there is one less interesting thing about my day. What the fuck is wrong with me?

 

[Rebis]

I need to do a wire transfer to bulgaria, international fees are like £25. No other form of payment is accepted. Is there any way to get around this? There must be some smart business way to get around this.

@Serac any thoughts?]

@Kormak Maybe you can chime in too, my guess is entirely baseless

You romanians are good at smuggling money right?

 

[Rebis]

My mind has been exploding with energy, it is ceaseless.

 

[Rebis]

Alright, who has the skillz?

"
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle"

 

[Kormak]

Every girl is just after your dark magician, only show them your kuriboh

Are you a wizard Rebis?

 

[Forensic1999]

We only know a grain of knowledge compared to what's really out there. I dont think in a million years we'd even come close to figuring it out.

 

[Kormak]

I need to do a wire transfer to bulgaria, international fees are like £25. No other form of payment is accepted. Is there any way to get around this? There must be some smart business way to get around this.

@Serac any thoughts?]

@Kormak Maybe you can chime in too, my guess is entirely baseless

You romanians are good at smuggling money right?

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EDIT: lmao

 

[daddychaos]

We only know a grain of knowledge compared to what's really out there. I dont think in a million years we'd even come close to figuring it out.

Probably not, but you can build things to analyze or create a whole new agent that could come close to figuring things out.

AlphaGoZero is an example.

 

[Rebis]

We only know a grain of knowledge compared to what's really out there. I dont think in a million years we'd even come close to figuring it out.

You can't quantify the statement you made, we only know what we know, thus by default the stuff that we do not know is infinite, not by virtue of us knowing "little".

We may be a few secrets away to understanding the universe, we just don't know.

 

[Rebis]

Is bulgaria so poor that physical cash is the dominant currency? I really don't want to pay that stupidly large international fee.

 

[Rebis]

 

[Kormak]

Is bulgaria so poor that physical cash is the dominant currency? I really don't want to pay that stupidly large international fee.

 

[peoplesuck]

So i had an idea for a thread, How to beat a cat in a staring contest. The idea would be coming up with the most creative/outrageous methods. Thoughts??

 

[peoplesuck]

modern problems require modern solutions lions.

 

[Marbles]

So i had an idea for a thread, How to beat a cat in a staring contest. The idea would be coming up with the most creative/outrageous methods. Thoughts??

Cats cheat, they only blink for moisture with their nictitating membranes. Stare hard enough, and you might catch it. Instant win!

 

[peoplesuck]

So i had an idea for a thread, How to beat a cat in a staring contest. The idea would be coming up with the most creative/outrageous methods. Thoughts??

Cats cheat, they only blink for moisture with their nictitating membranes. Stare hard enough, and you might catch it. Instant win!

Pick it up and turn it to break eye contact, disqualifying the cat.

 

[Marbles]

So i had an idea for a thread, How to beat a cat in a staring contest. The idea would be coming up with the most creative/outrageous methods. Thoughts??

Cats cheat, they only blink for moisture with their nictitating membranes. Stare hard enough, and you might catch it. Instant win!

Pick it up and turn it to break eye contact, disqualifying the cat.

True... I dare you to do that with a lion, though! :P

 

[Forensic1999]

We only know a grain of knowledge compared to what's really out there. I dont think in a million years we'd even come close to figuring it out.

You can't quantify the statement you made, we only know what we know, thus by default the stuff that we do not know is infinite, not by virtue of us knowing "little".

We may be a few secrets away to understanding the universe, we just don't know.

Well if you don't believe in a spiritual realm it's difficult to comprehend what could be. But considering the limits of our three-dimensional world, who knows the possibilities.
Also iv'e always felt there to be something right in front of us we just can't quite grasp at.

 

[Rebis]

Well if you don't believe in a spiritual realm it's difficult to comprehend what could be. But considering the limits of our three-dimensional world, who knows the possibilities.
Also iv'e always felt there to be something right in front of us we just can't quite grasp at.

I'm spiritual, I just think we use quantifiers in contexts that aren't applicable. Kinda like donald trump saying "very, very, very" a lot. We just know what we know, it is neither small or large.

Given that we're sentient and our evolutionary adaptation requires us to identify problems and find solutions, this over millions of years has probably left us for a disposition to think there's something missing, lest we ignore a possible lion in the bushes.

 

[Rebis]

Pick it up and turn it to break eye contact, disqualifying the cat.

I have a laser stare, most cats look away. Pussies.

 

[Marbles]

Pick it up and turn it to break eye contact, disqualifying the cat.

I have a laser stare, most cats look away. Pussies.

I cant even look your avatar in the eye. Wittgenstein was scary. INxJ thing, the death stare, or so I hear.

 

[Forensic1999]

I'm useless and shouldnt have been born. All I see is nothingness everywhere.

 

[Rebis]

I'm useless and shouldnt have been born. Waste of space.

Basing your existence on comparison of others is a bad choice.

 

[peoplesuck]

There is a raccoon living in my ceiling, and I feel weird having to explain to my dogs that its ok, that noise is just the raccoon.

 

[Forensic1999]

I'm useless and shouldnt have been born. Waste of space.

Basing your existence on comparison of others is a bad choice.

Elaborate.
I was selectively talking of my own existence. Not of others.

 

[Rebis]

I'm useless and shouldnt have been born. Waste of space.

Elaborate.
I was selectively talking of my own existence. Not of others.

Your statement depends on others: If the quality "useless" is unique then it must not be present in others. If everyone is "useless" then it isn't an identifier. If someone is useless it implies others exists that are of use. You're comparing your usefulness to that of others to determine you're useless.

Likewise, if your statement is you're a waste of space then it infers someone isn't a waste of space. They're justified in their occupation of space while you are not, as if the universe was consciously selective.

 

[peoplesuck]

I'm useless and shouldnt have been born. Waste of space.

Basing your existence on comparison of others is a bad choice.

Elaborate.
I was selectively talking of my own existence. Not of others.

Im not a therapist or anything but it sounds like you have a bad case of learned helplessness mixed with very low self esteem. Developing learned helplessness is not your fault, once you know what it is it is your responsibility to fix it. A therapist could help you a lot with these issues. Do you feel like you dont matter enough to fix yourself or what is your reasoning for not getting professional help?

 

[EndogenousRebel]

I'm a certified big dick doctor. You @Forensic1999 do not have big dick energy, I prescribe you one whole marijuana, fuck it throw in some fucking xans and some adderall so you're motivated. Literally anything that will keep you afloat.

 

[Ex-User (14663)]

I need to do a wire transfer to bulgaria, international fees are like £25. No other form of payment is accepted. Is there any way to get around this? There must be some smart business way to get around this.

@Serac any thoughts?]

@Kormak Maybe you can chime in too, my guess is entirely baseless

You romanians are good at smuggling money right?

if you have to perform a wire transfer and that it is the only form of payment which is accepted, then the only way around it is to not send any money

otherwise, I dunno, maybe paypal or something.

 

[Ex-User (14663)]

There is a raccoon living in my ceiling, and I feel weird having to explain to my dogs that its ok, that noise is just the raccoon.

why not introduce the raccoon to the dogs?

 

[Tenacity]

"It's thirsty thursday fam pop champagne on my brain til it rains" - Nikola Tesla quoting Gandhi quoting Confucius

 

[Forensic1999]

I'm useless and shouldnt have been born. Waste of space.

Elaborate.
I was selectively talking of my own existence. Not of others.

Your statement depends on others: If the quality "useless" is unique then it must not be present in others. If everyone is "useless" then it isn't an identifier. If someone is useless it implies others exists that are of use. You're comparing your usefulness to that of others to determine you're useless.

Likewise, if your statement is you're a waste of space then it infers someone isn't a waste of space. They're justified in their occupation of space while you are not, as if the universe was consciously selective.

Why would the universe be consciously selective of evolving a fish to a lizard and then deciding it needed to stop further evolution once we reached a certain point?

 

[Rebis]

Why would the universe be consciously selective of evolving a fish to a lizard and then deciding it needed to stop further evolution once we reached a certain point?

I don't think the universe is consciously selective, as in it doesn't have reason.

 

[Forensic1999]

So, what you're saying is a snail can just appear for no reason at all just by chance and then further "evolve" into a bald eagle when given enough time?

 

[Forensic1999]

Would it not require consciousness from something to do that?

 

[Tenacity]

So, what you're saying is a snail can just appear for no reason at all just by chance and then further "evolve" into a bald eagle when given enough time?

You have time.

Well, unless you're 100 years old, but, even then, you have time.

Why do you feel or what makes you rationalize that you don't have enough time

What is your roadblock

 

[EndogenousRebel]

Patience is key.

 

[Rebis]

Would it not require consciousness from something to do that?

The reason is mutation, natural selection and finally propegation. The environment is constantly changing, that is the reason we adapt to it. Time is a product of change.

A mutation occurs, the animal exhibits a different behaviour than others. That behaviour effects it's survivability for better or worse. If the animal utilises the behaviour it passes the gene to its offspring, others that do not survive are eliminated from the gene pool.
This happens over millions of years. Snails and birds are not anywhere closely related in the modern gene pool (10 million years). Wings were originally a product of insects obtaining more surface area to absorb sunlight like 350 million years ago, as they prospered they adapted to moving this big blob in their backs to hop a few metres. Over time this behaviour became complex to illicit flying.

 

[Forensic1999]

So, what you're saying is a snail can just appear for no reason at all just by chance and then further "evolve" into a bald eagle when given enough time?

You have time.

Well, unless you're 100 years old, but, even then, you have time.

Why do you feel or what makes you rationalize that you don't have enough time

What is your roadblock

Well I was referring to "rebis" statement of consciousness.
In what circunstance have we seen anything evolve to something else in front of our eyes. A horse to a cow, a fish to a dolphin.
Yes some things adapt and change but in that drastic a way? 10,000 years ago a horse probably looked different. If the wolf saw what we did to the dog(sorry poodle) it would be pissed.
But a separate species cannot evolve into what it is not. A dog will never be a human.

 

[Forensic1999]

If things have always been evolving where is the evidence? Why dont humans naturally evolve their bodies into something that couldn't get sicknesses. Why dont we evolve into running 70mph. Hell it's been long enough. I see people getting physically weaker, worse genes. Idk, just my take.

 

[Rebis]

Well I was referring to "rebis" statement of consciousness.
In what circunstance have we seen anything evolve to something else in front of our eyes. A horse to a cow, a fish to a dolphin.
Yes some things adapt and change but in that drastic a way? 10,000 years ago a horse probably looked different. If the wolf saw what we did to the dog(sorry poodle) it would be pissed.
But a separate species cannot evolve into what it is not. A dog will never be a human.

It's not drastic in an evolutionary timescale of things. We have observed fossilised records of animals that show a change between one layer and another, subtle but relevant. Let's call it Fossil 1 and Fossil 2, these changes occur every so often, until Fossil 20 is significantly different from Fossil 1 half a million years later, or in other words 20 feet higher.

Species change over time, there is remnants of species that remain isolated and thereby don't belong to the same genepool as the ones that have a mutation. Through isolated evolution they adapt differently as the environment is different.

 

[Tenacity]

Anthropology is beyond me atm haha.

We have CRISPR now anyways. Whatever.

 

[Rebis]

If things have always been evolving where is the evidence? Why dont humans naturally evolve their bodies into something that couldn't get sicknesses. Why dont we evolve into running 70mph. Hell it's been long enough. I see people getting physically weaker, worse genes. Idk, just my take.

Just because you don't accept the observation in a way you'd prefer doesn't mean it's not true. I'm sorry, I can't grow gazelle legs.

Evolution is through selection, not perfection. I just explained that, it's mutations that are inherited.

 

[Rebis]

Anthropology is beyond me atm haha.

We have CRISPR now anyways. Whatever.

Feeling that last word rn