stevepole

Chill out on the spam, guys.

Between my phone and the internet, I don't have much need for a desk toy. Also, if I left anything at my work desk I'm sure it'd get snatched pretty quickly due to the openness of where I work.

Strange, best of luck though.

You don't know the distance of the relay?

To be completely honest I don't think it would work. I think the current system works well as is. I think the problem is you feel constraint to only post in those "designated" topics but you're not required too by any means as long as you have something that can carry on a viable discussion.

A week or two ago? It's nearly the end of the semester... 0.o Or does your school do something different? :ph34r: --- Ordered a pair of gloves off Amazon last Wednesday for $15. Said it'd come in two days later. It's been six days already. I don't have said gloves. Amazon says they're "currently unavailable" (they were in stock when I ordered them >.>). [They're Target gloves btw; I bought an older model two years ago and they were so nice but I lost one of the gloves so I decided to buy another pair.] I checked my local Target. They are in stock for $10. I cannot cancel my order and I have to wait for 2-5 days 'til they arrive (according to the Indian lady on the other end of the phone). Gah! But I tell myself, "Why get riled up over such nonesense?" And then I say to myself, "True, true. Time to do some homework." Well since you ordered them Wednesday and Thanksgiving was Thursday so they probably didn't process until Friday and most likely wouldn't have shipped until Saturday so you wouldn't get them technically until today or tomorrow. Tomorrow being day 3. No need to really freak out yet. If it doesn't arrive tomorrow then you should start worrying.

I hardly think it's both in any way. I simply said I see nothing special about it, then that guy thinks thats "trying to attract attention to myself". Yeah, kay. Your's was fine, I was speaking more so about another post, which has been removed.

It isn't just one person it's both. I want to remind everyone that they need to respect everyone else's opinions no matter what they are! I understand that a couple of you are pretty devoted fans but that still does not give you the right to bash anyone else's opinion if they disagree with yours. Let this be a fair warning to all.

To that I respond "george bush, bill oreilly, glenn beck, sarah palin" Also, the guy wasn't being serious lol. look at his username Because someone's username is not the serious of names, I shouldn't consider what he says serious? The odds could be against me but you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover. Sarah Palin and George Bush are you saying they didn't work hard to have gotten to where they are in live? You realize in becoming president George Bush had to win over the public's appeal? You may disagree with their politics (and so do I) but arrogance and rudeness did not get them to where they are in life. I choice not to watch those dumb news shows with Bill I'Reilly and Glenn Beck so I can't really comment so much besides be hard ass political commentaries is a rare career field in which being a douchebag is rewarded but you have a better chance at becoming a professional baseball player then obtaining their jobs.

Yes, and I agree with this. I don't think it's a problem that others see it as a problem, because that's their issue. Why should I care about some random person's opinion? You can call that being selfish or arrogant, but it's the mindset of most of the adult world. At least, in the company setting. Stretching a bit: Overall, people would benefit from thinking holistically for the society, but people do not operate that way. Not that I know much about game theory, but I know that this is pretty much law as far as human nature goes. I agree. You guys need to grow up. I mean everyone in the world is arrogant and a douchbag, and as members of society you have an obligation to succumb to norms and attempt to become elitists or self centered [puncture]s yourselves. Who knows, maybe one day you'll be the person in power to be able to give people [cabbage] (or not give a [cabbage] about anyone else) :). It's a dream everyone should aspire to fulfill. Modeling bad behavior is good, because it's a time tested methodology that guarantees society progresses in a more positive way. I disagree, being arrogant and a douchebag get you nowhere in life. I don't know where exactly in life a lot of you are but I can imagine that most of you are still somewhat sheltered in your life. I'm not try to make fun of anyone with this comment or offend anyone, but most of you haven't really experienced "life" and only really still have an idea of what the world is all about. Rudeness gets you nowhere in life and you'll learn this quickly once you're outside the comforts of your parents homes. The people you see succeed are those who worked hard and respect those around them. Those who choice to be arrogant and rude end up living miserably. Before I end up going off on some life lesson, I'm going to stop myself short, and hopefully someone takes away something positive from this. I'd rather someone be real with me than act happy happy joy joy to make the community look better. If someone wants to be rude then let them be rude, it's most likely just going to cause them to get looked down and if that's how they want things to be then who are we to stop them? Of course everyone wants someone to be real with them, but it's the way some people do it that is the problem. You can be real with someone and still be nice about it. If you give someone a negative, through in some words of encouragement to give them something to aim for. Don't beat a person down from the start and not let them get back up.

People should learn that if they don't do something that's more than ordinary they shouldn't be congratulated for it. The same reason you don't reward a dog a treat because he laid down on the couch. Does it discourage people from posting or perhaps inspire them to achieve something noteworthy? People made fun of me for being a fat kid when I was younger so what'd I do? I worked out and ate a proper diet and became skinny. This is life. I can see where you are coming from but a person still shouldn't belittle or make fun of someone just because they feel their achievement isn't worthy of being recognized just like someone shouldn't have poked fun at you for your weight. It's just rude.

Bear me.

I feel you missed the point and would you have every considered your point of view a bit elitist and possibly intimidating for any newcomer to join the community? Flaming doesn't keep "garbage" out of the boards it only keeps people away. It tells people if they aren't as good as you, they should go screw themselves. I think some people forget that before you can be great at anything, you have to start out as a nobody. Luckily enough, you had people before you that encouraged you or gave you advise that helped get you to where you are now.

That's one film I've yet to see.

What happened to this community? I find this question tough to answer personally as I don't believe it's the community that has changed but more so just the people who have come and gone have but that's nature, it's something we can't control. Another factor is the game itself and the nature of it's playing style which from what I've taken from this thread is that more and more people are heavily focused on maximizing their levels but I don't think that is something new. I think the fun people are saying is gone is also natural for a game like ours as more and more people start playing that small community that flourished before is naturally lost as each player slowly plays there way out of the game, without being really replaced so that old culture is basically lost with the on come of new playing styles and cultures which is basically the result of the progression of the game from Classic to the current state of Runescape. I don't really know exactly what I'm trying to get at besides the only explanation for the current state of our community is due to the natural evolution of the game. To address the community more specifically I feel we all just need to think about how we sound when we speak. Do we all really want sound like [wagon] when we talk to one another? No. Do we belittle our family and friends when we talk to them? No, so why would we want to be mean to one another here? The idea of a community like ours is that we should act like a family and support one another equally and be there for one another. That's really the community and culture of the "good old days" and it's only up you, the community, to act upon that. (I'd also like to note that both Das and Adam007 made some strong points, which I encourage all you to at least read and consider)

I've actually gotten to enjoy holiday shopping. It's always kind of a tradition now for my family to go shoping a few days before Christmas for everyone, so we all just go to the mall and take turns going with another person to buy people gifts. :P Going shopping with family's fun, I enjoy that, but not when I'm by myself. It's way to much of a hassle for me to endure alone.

Watched The Proposal, When In Rome, and about the first 30 minutes of The Ugly Truth last night. For some reason my roommates and I decided we were going to watch romantic comedies together and drink..

Citizen Kane, besides being called the greatest film of all time, is a bit overrated to me. I've seen the film a number of times and either showing I've particularly enjoyed. I think for an average viewer you aren't going to notice what makes Citizen Kane such a great film in the history of cinema. If you want to watch a classic film that you more then likely going to enjoy I'd watch Casablanca. It's one of my personal favorites. Most those films on your list are just more so films you'd want to watch for quoting or to know more so for pop culture references.

I find holiday shopping rather annoying because it makes going to the mall or, shopping in general, more of a chore when all you want is to run in and buy one tinny little thing that you personally need. Like I need to buy a new beanie and gloves and some thicker socks so I don't freeze every morning I go to work/school but just the idea of driving anywhere and putting up with holiday shoppers frightens me. Thank god for online shopping.

I was tempted to buy one this past semester if the cost of a Kindle & ebooks were cheaper then the hard copies but with my luck (which I guess is a good thing) the total for all my text book was slightly less the the price of the Kindle so I didn't end up getting one. I think they're a great investment especially if you travel a lot or simply don't want to be carrying around all the extra weight. Don't down side to them is if your one of those people who would rather have physical copies of your investments. I don't know if they do this but it'd be cool if you got a code every time you purchased a hard copy of a book so you could download the electronic copy of the book so it'd let people build up their own personal libraries while still having the freedom of carry around electronic copies of all you books on one device.

I'm not big into sneakers but for some odd reason I have a strong desire to buy these

I was against TOMS for the longest time but I finally caved this past August and bought a pair and they are absolutely amazing pair of shoes for what they are. They're surprisingly really comfortable. I would recommend them more as a summer shoe though since you don't want to wear socks with them.