exp(x)

I'm american and what is this

http://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/kbs/

and

http://foundersbrewing.com/backstage-series/doom-2013/

Living in L.A., I find myself consistently missing two breweries every time I go on a run - Bell's and Founders. They made some of the most phenomenal ales I've ever had.

I started classes last week, and I like them so far. It's nice to only be taking 3 classes at a time in subjects that I'm really interested in.

Belated congratulations. That's a great degree to have. I work with guys who can create an entire product and the software to drive it, they are never bored or short of cash.

Congrats, this might be why i've never seen you on IRC in the last few months.

exp(x) said:

Thank you, China. Thank you for your ridiculously cheap electronics.

Are they actually manufactured anywhere else in the world, ATM, regardless of the brand they are sold under?

I pretty much stopped giving a flying rat's ass about whether a part or device says "Apple" or "Sony", or whether it says "Zhang Yang Random Ass Generic Electronics Sweatshop", because chances are that they are all made by the latter anyway, or about to be shamelessly copied and zerged in a billion knockoffs.

It's getting harder to find consumer electronic devices and accessories that aren't made by cheap semi-skilled labour. All that's likely to distinguish recognised brand names from everything else is their quality control, though with so many products being designed for a short life-cycle (practically engineered to start failing shortly after their successor goes on sale) you might as well just use the cheapest shit that'll do the job and bin it when it dies.

GreyGhost said:

It's getting harder to find consumer electronic devices and accessories that aren't made by cheap semi-skilled labour.

The only consumer electronic devices for which I'm 100% positive that they were NOT made in mainland China, are my parent's audio systems and older TVs (70s and 80s Grundig stuff made in Germany), and some Hi-Fi equipment from the early 90s (Philips CD player rack, Philips double-decker mini Hi-Fi made in Hungary and Poland). Most of it is also still good and works perfectly, with only very minor maintenance (I only changed the Philips' tape drive belts once in 15 years).

Even computer parts, in the 90s, had a chance of being made in Taiwan, Hong Kong or Singapore, or even Japan if you were into hi-end stuff.

But now I can't find a single electronic device actually manufactured anywhere else but China. Ya know, with people actually putting hundreds of them together and packaging them in boxes.

And please, don't give me that "designed in Europe/USA" bullshit. That doesn't really help create jobs or boost the economy, apart from 1-2 high echelon positions. It's a blessing that China doesn't have a significant presence in the automotive industry yet, and they are the only ones driving their coffins-on-wheels.

Yeah, you're not the first one to think this. Add on Dane Cook's other, unfunny humor.

OK, I just watched "Chewed Up" on Netflix, and coughed up a few lungs laughing.

"Stop being a faggot and suck on that dick!"

Freaking deer are rats with hooves.

Someone commented that Emperial IPA is the Ruination of Ruination. I completely agree; it's in a whole new category of bitter and awesome. I have a 6 pack of Ruination in the fridge, but I went and got 6 more bottles of the Emperial.

I've only had Stone's Pale Ale, IPA, and Arrogant Bastard Ale. Haven't been able to get my hands on the other stuff.

However, I've had some great Double IPAs from the area: Hop Stoopid and Pliny the Elder. Both of those are nectar of the gods... Beer gods. Firestone IPA was pretty damn good, too.

I like microbrewery IPA's much more than the mainstream fare. In BC, there are a couple that come to mind: Red Racer IPA is amazing, and also Granville Island's Brockton IPA is very good too. I was not impressed with Hophead IPA; I found it to be very watery, flat beer.

Happiness is relative. To wish someone a happy birthday is to wish that their next 364 days are comparatively unhappy. Shame on you all.

Creaphis said:

Happiness is relative. To wish someone a happy birthday is to wish that their next 364 days are comparatively unhappy. Shame on you all.

Happy birthday. Hope you have a shit day and the next 364 are filled with awesome.

Probably log(e(x)).

Then -x came along and the rest, as they say, is history.

This thread is worse than sudoku.

I never thought Tron was all that.

But then last time i watched it my hands where probably stuck together from melted chocolate and wrapping paper.

nice! display your nerditude with pride.

70mm film! Prepare for a nigh of softness and edge enhancement.

I've got a few options, but the default smoothing looks fine to me on my 19" CRT.

Fredrik said:

Much better in 200 dpi, perhaps.

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000884.html

I suppose that's the case. The only recent Mac I've seen was hooked up to my friend's LCD TV so it runs at 1080p with large fonts.

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/06/12.html

GPL

Csonicgo said:

GPL

so? it's not like companies don't already use open-source programs for things which require much more security than their ink cartridge refillers, unless their hired programmers suck total ass why would it be an issue for them to release the source for embedded systems on their gas pumps or whatever?

Csonicgo said:

GPL

Newsflash: Programs written for GNU/Linux don't have to be GPL. How do you think there is a binary for Doom 3?

Csonicgo said:

RPN really sucks imo

You just don't know how to use it. I've never heard of a person becoming proficient with RPN and still preferring algebraic.

There is a small app you can get that transforms the Ti-89 into RPN, you know.

Csonicgo said:

There is a small app you can get that transforms the Ti-89 into RPN, you know.

There are actually a few, and none of them are very good. I used to have a TI 89.

Small? Oh lord, you bought a punting dog.

Looks like a nice enough canine. But footage that actually tells us something about Pooch might work better. i.e. What tricks can he do? Is there a video of him mauling a mailman/toddler?

GGG said:

Is there a video of him mauling a mailman/toddler?

No, but here's a crappy picture of him humping our neighbor's male Great Dane's leg.

Bucket said:

Small? Oh lord, you bought a punting dog.

Not really. For one, he doesn't yip like drop-kick dogs do. He has the same deep bark as normal-sized dogs because of his large lungs. He can also easily outrun any dog near his size.