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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #125 on: February 12, 2013, 10:49:01 pm »
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I get annoyed by the TV show, "Bones." Mainly because the main character is just as annoying as Sheldon from "The Big Bang Theory," except that she's not written as a caricature. Well, I would think that she wasn't, but then I hear this exchange:

"Burning the midnight oil?"
"Oil hasn't been used as a light source for hundreds of years."

I mean, who talks like that? I'll accept that someone new to the English language and all its idioms could make that mistake.
I read somewhere (probably TVTropes) that the Brennan character has gotten more and more stereotypically Aspie (or something) as the show goes on - in early seasons she was just withdrawn and maybe a bit nerdy, but now she has the emotional and intellectual depth of a non-Spock Vulcan.
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« Reply #126 on: February 13, 2013, 03:23:30 pm »
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Yeah, they kind of kept Ziva (from NCIS) like that for a while. It was cute at first since she was a non-American dealing with American idioms, but it doesn't seem like she graduated from that stage.

By contrast, I'm rewatching Farscape, and it bugs me how Crichton (did I spell his name right?) will make an obviously pop-culture-centric joke and then look around at the aliens like they're clueless. "Has nobody heard of Houdini?" Well, no, John, these people haven't, or did you forget that you're light-years away from Earth? At least when Kiefer Sutherland's character does it in Dark City, it's purposefully mocking his captors and their lack of emotion. 
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #127 on: February 13, 2013, 03:47:07 pm »
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I get annoyed by the TV show, "Bones." Mainly because the main character is just as annoying as Sheldon from "The Big Bang Theory," except that she's not written as a caricature. Well, I would think that she wasn't, but then I hear this exchange:

"Burning the midnight oil?"
"Oil hasn't been used as a light source for hundreds of years."

I mean, who talks like that? I'll accept that someone new to the English language and all its idioms could make that mistake.

Bones has David Boreanaz.  Your argument is invalid.
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« Reply #128 on: February 13, 2013, 04:52:02 pm »
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Final Fantasy VIII might well be the greatest video game of all time. I haven't played it in many years, but just this week my wife and I bought an original PlayStation 1, and a copy of FFVIII. The plan is to play it together... though of course it's a one-player game, watching it is almost as good as playing it, and we can switch off. We've played through several Zelda games this way.
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #129 on: February 13, 2013, 04:54:10 pm »
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I've never played an FF game, but I thought FFVII was the classic one?
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« Reply #130 on: February 13, 2013, 04:57:54 pm »
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I've never played an FF game, but I thought FFVII was the classic one?

Most people I know like FFVII better than FFVIII... they also will say that FFVI (III in US) is better. I personally disagree... maybe it's because FFVIII was my first FF (my first RPG, really). But I just so fell in love with the game when I first played it, and then after I finished it I went to play VII... I just couldn't get into it at all. Likely because the graphics and story of VIII are so "real" (keeping in mind it's still PS1).
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #131 on: February 13, 2013, 05:52:28 pm »
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I've been rewatching The Simpsons, seasons 1-9.  I'm not a everything-past-9-is-garbage snob, but for me, seasons 4-9 are absolute gold.

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« Reply #132 on: February 13, 2013, 06:30:41 pm »
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I've been rewatching The Simpsons, seasons 1-9.  I'm not a everything-past-9-is-garbage snob, but for me, seasons 4-9 are absolute gold.



My wife and I just finished 1-10, and started 11. There's a definite decline in quality, but I still find it enjoyable.
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« Reply #133 on: February 13, 2013, 07:02:31 pm »
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I have heard that it makes a comeback in later seasons.  For example, I think people are in unanimous agreement that S23E09 (Holidays of Future Passed) is superb.  I also liked S23E06 (The Book Job) quite a bit.
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #134 on: February 13, 2013, 08:28:56 pm »
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I've never played an FF game, but I thought FFVII was the classic one?

Most people I know like FFVII better than FFVIII... they also will say that FFVI (III in US) is better. I personally disagree... maybe it's because FFVIII was my first FF (my first RPG, really). But I just so fell in love with the game when I first played it, and then after I finished it I went to play VII... I just couldn't get into it at all. Likely because the graphics and story of VIII are so "real" (keeping in mind it's still PS1).
Similarly, I love the Dragon Quest series, since Dragon Warrior/Quest I was the first RPG I've ever played.
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #135 on: February 13, 2013, 09:10:56 pm »
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I've never played an FF game, but I thought FFVII was the classic one?

Most people I know like FFVII better than FFVIII... they also will say that FFVI (III in US) is better. I personally disagree... maybe it's because FFVIII was my first FF (my first RPG, really). But I just so fell in love with the game when I first played it, and then after I finished it I went to play VII... I just couldn't get into it at all. Likely because the graphics and story of VIII are so "real" (keeping in mind it's still PS1).

I've only ever really had the chance to play 8, having never owned a console.  Both 8 and 7 had full Uematsu music, though.  And really, isn't that the only thing that matters about FF?  Crazy world-destroying time paradoxes aside, that is.
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #136 on: February 13, 2013, 09:18:46 pm »
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IIRC 6, 7, 8 are all considered to be pretty good.
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #137 on: February 15, 2013, 09:13:33 am »
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8 is good, but its not anywhere near as good as 7
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Re: Random Stuff
« Reply #138 on: February 15, 2013, 09:26:38 am »
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Why is 6 afraid of 7?

BECAUSE 7 ATE 9 LOL
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« Reply #139 on: February 15, 2013, 09:37:04 am »
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So I missed pretty much a whole week of postings, anything worth going back for or shall I mark all as Read and move on from here?
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« Reply #140 on: February 15, 2013, 09:39:16 am »
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Why is 6 afraid of 7?

BECAUSE 7 ATE 9 LOL
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« Reply #141 on: February 15, 2013, 09:39:41 am »
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Anything I've posted is vital. Everything else can be skipped.
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« Reply #142 on: February 15, 2013, 09:42:14 am »
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Anything I've posted is vital. Everything else can be skipped.

I particularily liked this one:

You can't.
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« Reply #143 on: February 25, 2013, 11:31:20 am »
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Just writing yearly performance reviews for my team.

I wonder how Teachers manage to do this on a frequent basis, I am struggling and I only need to do it once a year!
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« Reply #144 on: February 25, 2013, 05:32:23 pm »
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Just writing yearly performance reviews for my team.

I wonder how Teachers manage to do this on a frequent basis, I am struggling and I only need to do it once a year!

The trick is to have a set of stock phrases that apply to basically everyone.

"X is doing well, but could do even better if he put a little more effort into his work." for example.

(Disclaimer: I'm not actually suggesting this is what teachers do. At least not the good ones...)
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« Reply #145 on: February 25, 2013, 09:34:20 pm »
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In my school, the comments are already written and teachers type in key codes that correspond to the comments.
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« Reply #146 on: February 25, 2013, 10:58:23 pm »
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Quoted from a friend:

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Why do I find the need to watch every school closing until mine comes up when I already know they don't have school??

I just have to wonder why people still rely on watching scrolling school closings on television in the age of the internet. Somebody is doing something weird.
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« Reply #147 on: February 26, 2013, 12:15:45 pm »
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Quoted from a friend:

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Why do I find the need to watch every school closing until mine comes up when I already know they don't have school??

I just have to wonder why people still rely on watching scrolling school closings on television in the age of the internet. Somebody is doing something weird.
When scheduling employees, I tend to look at calendar school closing days. It is surprisingly difficult to find that information for K-12 schools. It's a bit easier for colleges and universities.
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« Reply #148 on: February 26, 2013, 02:43:58 pm »
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When scheduling employees, I tend to look at calendar school closing days. It is surprisingly difficult to find that information for K-12 schools. It's a bit easier for colleges and universities.

And I just can't see how that happens nowadays. Every school should be able to have a web presence. And it's not like updates can't be done cheaply. It's good experience for the kids, though you probably need safeguards to ensure a student doesn't vandalize your web page.
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« Reply #149 on: February 26, 2013, 03:33:23 pm »
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Quoted from a friend:

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Why do I find the need to watch every school closing until mine comes up when I already know they don't have school??

I just have to wonder why people still rely on watching scrolling school closings on television in the age of the internet. Somebody is doing something weird.
When scheduling employees, I tend to look at calendar school closing days. It is surprisingly difficult to find that information for K-12 schools. It's a bit easier for colleges and universities.

He's talking about inclement weather closings, not scheduled closings.
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