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nightmare-slain
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better be a chocolate one or you're getting banned!I've just eaten eight McVities Digestives with a coffee and that's 568 calories... thank you very much Mcvities
I'll call it a NeoGAF joining celebration and not worry about how much excercise I need to do to burn them off
jkwelcome
sleipnir
Neo Member
better be a chocolate one or you're getting banned!
welcome
Oh, no, sorry. just the ordinary ones. Dunking the choc ones is messy, and adds 12 calories per biccy
And thank you
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
casual racism smh
nightmare-slain
Member
GeekyDad
Member
can't eat a fucking chocolate biscuit these days without some cunt moaning
Uhm...what is a chocolate biscuit?
And where can I get one?
kanjobazooie
Mouse Ball Fetishist
"Chocolate Biscuit" is the pet name I've given to my butt cheeks and anus.
(will I ever outgrow potty humor?)
(will I ever outgrow potty humor?)
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01011001
Banned
I've just eaten eight McVities Digestives with a coffee and that's 568 calories... thank you very much Mcvities
I'll call it a NeoGAF joining celebration and not worry about how much excercise I need to do to burn them off
GeekyDad
Member
nightmare-slain
Member
I'm thinking about becoming left handed.
My elbow (right) hurts and it has been for months. At first I put it down to my job which is physical and requires heavy lifting and of course I am right handed so I use it for everything. I think I have a bit of arthiritis in my legs and a lot of m yfamily have it so I guess it 's arthristis of the elbow.
the last time i was off work maybe in December i thought alright i'll rest for a week and it'll go away and it did for a while but now it's back and with a vengeance. maybe it's like a shitty super power to let me know that i need to take a break from work.
the whole point of this stupid post is that i'm too scared to go to the doctors because of course my mind immediately thinks bone cancer! so instead of going to the doctor and possibly diagnosing and treating cancer i'd rather just use my fucking left hand for everything. If the right arm is fucked then they can just chopped the bastard off and I can use my left arm. I'm about half way through my life so if I got a good 30+ years out of my right arm then my left arm should be good for the remainder of my life!
edit: how is it that one arm isn't bigger than the other? i know people can be ambidexterous but most people can only use one hand/arm. so how come we don't all have one big right arm and one tiny left arm? yeah we still use our weak hand for stuff so muscles are being used but if we have a dominating hand then why isn't it bigger?
My elbow (right) hurts
and it has been for months. At first I put it down to my job which is physical and requires heavy lifting and of course I am right handed so I use it for everything. I think I have a bit of arthiritis in my legs and a lot of m yfamily have it so I guess it 's arthristis of the elbow.the last time i was off work maybe in December i thought alright i'll rest for a week and it'll go away and it did for a while but now it's back and with a vengeance. maybe it's like a shitty super power to let me know that i need to take a break from work.
the whole point of this stupid post is that i'm too scared to go to the doctors because of course my mind immediately thinks bone cancer! so instead of going to the doctor and possibly diagnosing and treating cancer i'd rather just use my fucking left hand for everything. If the right arm is fucked then they can just chopped the bastard off and I can use my left arm. I'm about half way through my life so if I got a good 30+ years out of my right arm then my left arm should be good for the remainder of my life!
edit: how is it that one arm isn't bigger than the other? i know people can be ambidexterous but most people can only use one hand/arm. so how come we don't all have one big right arm and one tiny left arm? yeah we still use our weak hand for stuff so muscles are being used but if we have a dominating hand then why isn't it bigger?
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kanjobazooie
Mouse Ball Fetishist
It could be false memory, but I feel like there are significantly more young people who vape today than there were young smokers back in 90s/00s.
Tried googling it but couldn't find anything (because I'm an idiot).
Tried googling it but couldn't find anything (because I'm an idiot).
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Con-Z-epT
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German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
Anecdotally, I agree.
I just don't see that many young people smoking now days like it's cool.
GeekyDad
Member
Perhaps that's a good thing. It's not carcinogenic like cigarettes, right? Or is it?
kanjobazooie
Mouse Ball Fetishist
I believe so, but I'm mainly wondering about percentages of young smokers now vs 20 years ago (whether it was cigs or e-cigs).
It's almost like there is an epidemic of youth smoking. I even see teens vaping out in the open.
But yeah, at least they're not smoking old fashioned cigs.
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GeekyDad
Member
Not surprised there's smoking out in the open because a lot (or maybe even most) of folks probably react similar to the way I did -- "well, at least they're not smoking real cigarettes." But probably in 20 or so years (maybe less) we'll all come to learn that this stuff's got all kinds of chemicals toxic to the body in other ways. Might see yet another increase in mental issues. Who knows...
As for the increase, I haven't seen it myself. Of course, I live in a small city. Perhaps it's more prevalent in larger cities where lifestyles are more hectic. Perhaps check Youtube. They might have some content that discusses it.
nightmare-slain
Member
holy shit i was panicking there! loaded up Hogwarts Legacy and the game started flickering like crazy. thought it was the game bugging out so quit the game. the desktop is flickering too! shiiit. reboot the PC....nope still flickering!
thought my 4080 was dying and i'd have to get it replaced i was actually almost in tears lol. turns out it was a loose displayport cable. my kitten keeps jumping onto my desk and playing with the wires. that cat is going to be the death of me
thought my 4080 was dying and i'd have to get it replaced
i was actually almost in tears lol. turns out it was a loose displayport cable. my kitten keeps jumping onto my desk and playing with the wires. that cat is going to be the death of me 
GeekyDad
Member
No.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Every Sunday since kindergarten.
kanjobazooie
Mouse Ball Fetishist
You know how you can make your brain trick itself that a song is playing slightly faster or slower? Like you would hear the tempo somewhat change (a very tiny change)?
What is this phenomena called?
What is this phenomena called?
Grildon Tundy
Member
I've not tried this or even heard of it. But songs sound much faster if I hear them right after waking up. So maybe it has something to do with the amount of focus/brain processing you're assigning to it.
Also, you ever look at an analog clock and you could swear the second-hand hanged for like 3 seconds. Sus af matrix shit
GeekyDad
Member
Time differential?
Artoris
Gold Member
I reminded me of this a bit
Human Eye FPS: How Much Can We See and Process Visually?
Your eyes and your brain are doing a lot of work to process images — more than you may realize. Learn more about how many frames the human eye can see per second, if you can test human FPS, and more.
www.healthline.com
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
Agrias motherfucking Oaks.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
An Auditory Illusion of Infinite Tempo Change Based on Multiple Temporal Levels
Humans and a few select insect and reptile species synchronise inter-individual behaviour without any time lag by predicting the time of future events rather than reacting to them. This is evident in music performance, dance, and drill. Although repetition ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Maybe subjective rhythmisation?
Is the effect intended by the artist or just something that happens due to outside factors?
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kanjobazooie
Mouse Ball Fetishist
That’s an interesting read. But the effect is not intended by the artist, it’s all me.An Auditory Illusion of Infinite Tempo Change Based on Multiple Temporal Levels
Humans and a few select insect and reptile species synchronise inter-individual behaviour without any time lag by predicting the time of future events rather than reacting to them. This is evident in music performance, dance, and drill. Although repetition ...
Maybe subjective rhythmisation?
Is the effect intended by the artist or just something that happens due to outside factors?
I get mild migraine auras occasionally, so I wonder if that same part of the brain has something to do with this.
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Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Yeah, perhaps. I don't experience this with music as you describe. I am aware of how the artist may intend for the effect. I absolutely believe it could happen and could be tied to migraines.
The only time I experience time perception changes are when I'm on mind altering chemicals like caffeine. I've read that smokers tend to see time as passing quicker when they want but can't have a cigarette. For example, if you tell a smoker they can have a cigarette in 5 mins, they will believe 5 mins have passed much sooner than in reality. Obviously, no clocks are involved as that would ruin the experiment. I can't find the study off-hand though. Cravings across all addictions would do the same I imagine.
nightmare-slain
Member
put in my time off work so planning what travels i want to go on over the next couple months i have a full week and want to try get as much done in that week as possible but if not i have a couple long weekends so can do stuff then.
going to start off in Edinburgh. been there before a few times but might revisit the castle and go to Rockstar North studio and see if anything's happening there Despite being to edinburgh before i've never really visited any of the Harry Potter related places so I wanna check out the cafe JK Rowling used to write the books in, visit "Diagon Alley", and "Voldemorts grave". From Edinburgh i'll drive over the Forth Road Bridge and up to Perth before heading west. On the way to Fort William I might see if I can find "Skyfall" from that Bond movie. I'll head to Glenfinnan so I can "visit Hogwarts" lol.
After that I'd love to visit the isle of Skye but I don't know about that yet. Then I'd go up past Loch Ness to Inverness and get a hotel. From Inverness I want to either drive to Ullapool or up to either Thurso or John o'Groats.
Once I'm done with Scotland I want to go to Liverpool, Oxford, and London. I want to visit Liverpool because of The Beatles. In Oxford I want to visit places from the His Dark Materials books like the college/university buildings, Jericho, The Trout Inn and the place I really want to go to most is the Botanic Gardens. In London I don't really know what I want to do but I definitely want to go to the Harry Potter studio tour!
I also want to go to Paris but might leave that to around July time.
over the next couple months i have a full week and want to try get as much done in that week as possible but if not i have a couple long weekends so can do stuff then.going to start off in Edinburgh. been there before a few times but might revisit the castle and go to Rockstar North studio and see if anything's happening there
Despite being to edinburgh before i've never really visited any of the Harry Potter related places so I wanna check out the cafe JK Rowling used to write the books in, visit "Diagon Alley", and "Voldemorts grave". From Edinburgh i'll drive over the Forth Road Bridge and up to Perth before heading west. On the way to Fort William I might see if I can find "Skyfall" from that Bond movie. I'll head to Glenfinnan so I can "visit Hogwarts" lol.After that I'd love to visit the isle of Skye but I don't know about that yet. Then I'd go up past Loch Ness to Inverness and get a hotel. From Inverness I want to either drive to Ullapool or up to either Thurso or John o'Groats.
Once I'm done with Scotland I want to go to Liverpool, Oxford, and London. I want to visit Liverpool because of The Beatles. In Oxford I want to visit places from the His Dark Materials books like the college/university buildings, Jericho, The Trout Inn and the place I really want to go to most is the Botanic Gardens. In London I don't really know what I want to do but I definitely want to go to the Harry Potter studio tour!
I also want to go to Paris but might leave that to around July time.
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GeekyDad
Member
Staying hydrated?
kanjobazooie
Mouse Ball Fetishist
2 liters a day. Should probably drink more.
nightmare-slain
Member
guess i'm going to start drinking
LaughingStock
Member
Sometimes I think my life is too easy.
nightmare-slain
Member
does "door to door" or "On the street" sales actually work or is it a shitty job you take if you can't get anything better?
maybe it's because i'm an introvert but the thought of standing around in the street or going up to someones house and asking people to sign up to broadband or a charity seems absolutely fucking insane to me. i get if it worked 20-30+ years ago but it's 2023.... how is this still happening? do people actually make a living off this shit or is it just a side gig?
you actually couldn't pay me to do this shit and even if i was so desperate i think i'd rather just suffer than have to convince people to sign up for shit they don't really want.
maybe it's because i'm an introvert but the thought of standing around in the street or going up to someones house and asking people to sign up to broadband or a charity seems absolutely fucking insane to me. i get if it worked 20-30+ years ago but it's 2023.... how is this still happening? do people actually make a living off this shit or is it just a side gig?
you actually couldn't pay me to do this shit and even if i was so desperate i think i'd rather just suffer than have to convince people to sign up for shit they don't really want.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Well yesterday I learned about and today finished the first series of Inside No. 9. What an amazing show.
nightmare-slain
Member
in the mood for noodles.
Con-Z-epT
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Were you arguing again?
GymWolf
Member
Yeah, there was this 100kg box that wasn't ok with being placed in a tight space inside my van and i had to force my hand...literally.
Con-Z-epT
Live from NeoGAF, it's Friday Night!
You could have tried to lift it instead of talking to it.
GymWolf
Member
Never said that i was talking to it.
Con-Z-epT
Live from NeoGAF, it's Friday Night!
I'm just messing with you while poking fun at stereotypes. Have a laugh, after all you seem to be a funny guy. I hope your finger isn't broken! Nobody would understand you anymore.
GymWolf
Member
Lol imagine thinking that i was serious with an answer like that...I'm just messing with you while poking fun at stereotypes. Have a laugh, after all you seem to be a funny guy. I hope your finger isn't broken! Nobody would understand you anymore.
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nightmare-slain
Member
There is this awful horrible smell in my house...like so bad I want to be sick and I'm getting a sore head. It's one of the most vile smells I've ever smelled!
I thought it was maybe my breath I just woke up and I know I can get bad breath but it's not that. I cupped my hands over my mouth and nose but my breath is fine. I used some mouth wash but it's still there. I pulled my bed covers over my head which helped block it out so it ain't me that stinks. The smell wasn't here when I was going to sleep. It woke me up.
I've opened my bedroom window to get some fresh air in and I've put some menthol rub on my nostrils but I could still smell it! That was about half an hour ago but now it seems to be going away thank fuck!
It's not like a shitty disgusting smell like poop, body odour, feet, etc. At first I thought bleach but I like bleach smells! It's definitely a chemical smell and it's kind of "sweet". I know it sounds strange but it also reminds me of death. When someone in my family died, after the funeral I had a similar smell I couldn't get rid of. What keeps coming to my mind when trying to describe it is dying flowers.
I thought it was maybe my breath
I just woke up and I know I can get bad breath but it's not that. I cupped my hands over my mouth and nose but my breath is fine. I used some mouth wash but it's still there. I pulled my bed covers over my head which helped block it out so it ain't me that stinks. The smell wasn't here when I was going to sleep. It woke me up.I've opened my bedroom window to get some fresh air in and I've put some menthol rub on my nostrils but I could still smell it! That was about half an hour ago but now it seems to be going away thank fuck!
It's not like a shitty disgusting smell like poop, body odour, feet, etc. At first I thought bleach but I like bleach smells! It's definitely a chemical smell and it's kind of "sweet". I know it sounds strange but it also reminds me of death. When someone in my family died, after the funeral I had a similar smell I couldn't get rid of. What keeps coming to my mind when trying to describe it is dying flowers.
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There is this awful horrible smell in my house...like so bad I want to be sick and I'm getting a sore head. It's one of the most vile smells I've ever smelled!
I thought it was maybe my breath
I've opened my bedroom window to get some fresh air in and I've put some menthol rub on my nostrils but I could still smell it! That was about half an hour ago but now it seems to be going away thank fuck!
It's not like a shitty disgusting smell like poop, body odour, feet, etc. At first I thought bleach but I like bleach smells! It's definitely a chemical smell and it's kind of "sweet". I know it sounds strange but it also reminds me of death. When someone in my family died, after the funeral I had a similar smell I couldn't get rid of. What keeps coming to my mind when trying to describe it is dying flowers.
I'm genuinely curious but you should check for a gas leak https://www.britannica.com/science/ethylene