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| 2005/7/31-8/2 [Recreation/Media] UID:38893 Activity:kinda low |
7/30 Doom movie trailer:
http://media.filmforce.ign.com/media/490/490104/vids_1.html
It looks terrible. Why is it that every movie based on a
video game (except perhaps Street Fighter) is terrible?
\_ I would guess it is something like Roger Ebert's definition of a
sequel: "A filmed deal."
\_ Because talented people don't work on mere video game movies.
\_ Well, it looks like it might be better than D&D: The Movie.
\_ Well, Mazes and Monsters was pretty awesome.
\_ I tried to watch that once. I found that I was unable to drink
enough to make the pain go away. -geordan |
| 2005/7/31-8/2 [Uncategorized] UID:38894 Activity:nil |
7/30 Hey ranga, did you ever give a big thanks to jvarga? I'd like to
thank jvarga too, but since I'm too lazy to drive up north I'd
like to thank you for thanking jvarga... you close to El Camino? Do
you like Udupi Palace?
\_ I'm going to Berkeley this tuesday. As I'm going to be there
all day, I'm hoping to drop by soda in the afternoon and meet
jvarga. |
| 2005/7/31-8/3 [Recreation/Computer/Games] UID:38895 Activity:nil |
7/30 Sorry to interrupt... Have anyone played Eve Online? I looked at
a bunch of fuzzy game play videos and read the FAQ, etc. What's
game play really like? Thanks.
\_ EVE is a good game. Email me for a detailed response. -- ilyas
\_ I too play this game, email me if you want more info --ERic(mehlhaff) |
| 2005/7/31-8/3 [Recreation/Dating] UID:38896 Activity:kinda low |
7/31 Mathematical proof that you will never have a girlfriend
http://www.nothingisreal.com/girlfriend
\_ if you're a pathetic geek, maybe you shouldn't be looking
for someone who is two standard deviations above the norm in
terms of beauty.
\_ Pssst... I think this URL might possibly have been an attempt
at humor?
\_ psst: you're right, but it's not funny
\_ It's not funny, but if it were a parody of the Drake
equation, it would be somewhat funny.
\_ You know, I did something like this once too, but for real,
and I came up with 2500 prospective women in the Bay Area.
And I only took top 50% for looks. -Happily Married
\_ obviously not married over 5 years yet...
\_ Happily married for nine years now.
\_ ugh! besides BDG, all the married people here say
they are happily married. so what's with the
high divorce rate?
\_ People on MOTD have few alternatives and are happy
with what they can get?
\_ Some possibilities:
1. A high national divorce rate does not reflect
the motd.
2. Red-neck serial-monogamists are getting divorced
and remarried 5 times each and screwing the
average.
\_ An anomaly, but the most divorced person I know
is a neurosurgeon. He's working on #5 now afaik.
\_ That's because surgeons are rich assholes. The
rich part helps attracts women. The asshole part
causes the divorce.
\- some people buy cars and drive them
"into the ground" and some people
lease (and others rent). --psb
\_ According to some theories, the asshole part
also helps attract women. But then the women
find him screwing some nurse or whatever and
decide to take half his assets.
\_ I think you'd be surprised by how little
surgeons make, esp. on an hourly basis. You
should vent your anger on radiologists and
anesthesiologists. That said, neurosurgeon !=
surgeon (it's not even the same residency
program).
\_ Dude, surgeons make a lot of money. I have
no idea why a neurosurgeon is not a
surgeon, since he cuts your head open just
as well, but whatever. The name surgeon is
right in the title. Do you mean neurologist?
Anyway, even pediatricians are pulling down
$200+K. Surgeons are making twice that. That's
"little"?
$200+K. Surgeons are making twice that.
That's "little"?
\_ URL please. According to http://salary.com,
the median pediatrician pulls $137k
and the median surgeon $225k. A lot for
the surgeon, but not on a hourly basis,
which is what I originally specified.
A friend is a surgeon at Kaiser Walnut
Creek, and she pulls $170k for a mere 60
hr. week (and she is *so* thankful for
the relative few hours she works). I am
also quite thankful she finally has time
for a life, since she is a serious babe.
\_ Median pediatrician where? In urban
CA? I have a friend who works for
Kaiser also as a pediatrician and he
makes about $250K. Your friend is
getting screwed. As for surgeons, a
family member had neurosurgery and
the doctor got a $30K check for about
3 hours of work. That's pretty good
per hour. Your friend is not in
surgery 60 hours per week. She is
probably making rounds and the like,
which granted is not being at home
but still not terrible for $200K.
\_ It's something you may not expect,
but doctors in CA make *less* than
their peers in less liveable parts
of the country. It's simple supply
and demand. Places that have
trouble recruiting doctors have to
pay more for them, and, once in
place, those doctors have less
competition. Neurosurgeons are
not the same thing as surgeons, so
I don't know how your relative's
neurosurgery bill applies to the
pay of a surgeon. For that matter,
without knowing the neurosurgeon's
other expenses and traffic, it's
hard to translate the cost of a
single bill into an income. In
the case of my friend who pulls
$170k for a 60 hr week, that is
really about the same income as
many engineers I know, and she has
had many more years of suffering
through med school and residency.
OBTW, http://salary.com pegs the median
salary of a neurosurgeon at $314k.
\_ http://Salary.com shows the median
cardiothoracic salary at
$355K, but the 75%ile make
$470K. So there are a lot
of surgeons comfortably over
$400K. As with anything else,
you make less when you start.
The median engineer salary is
pretty darn low in comparison.
As for regions, you'd better
believe that doctors in urban
CA make more than their
counterparts in the rural
Midwest, for example. By
the way, what makes you
think a neurosurgeon is not
a surgeon? They perform
surgery. Therefore they are
surgeons.
Midwest, for example. A
quick look at http://salary.com
confirms this. A surgeon in
Iowa makes 15-20% less than
a surgeon in LA. By the way,
what makes you think a
neurosurgeon is not a surgeon?
They perform surgery. Therefore
they are surgeons.
3. I've known men who thought they were happily
married right up until their wives divorced
them. |
| 2005/7/31-8/2 [Uncategorized] UID:38897 Activity:nil |
7/31 Why do Sikhs hate America?
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1445269,00050001.htm
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=75385 |
| 2005/7/31-8/2 [Uncategorized] UID:38898 Activity:nil |
7/31 Kotex fits. Period. |
| 2005/7/31-8/2 [Science/Space] UID:38899 Activity:nil |
7/31 New "planet" found in Kuiper belt:
http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050725/full/050725-13.html
\_ They've been talking about this planet since I've been
in high school (and if not this one, another one). |
| 2005/7/31-8/2 [Uncategorized] UID:38900 Activity:nil |
7/31 Old threads deleted, IOS exploit thread preserved b/c it is
important and has new info about the exploit. |
| 2005/7/31-8/3 [Politics/Foreign/Asia/China] UID:38901 Activity:low |
7/31 Nee how! Better start practicing Mandarin to remain competitive
in the business world: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/uschinaeducation
\_ 1.5 billion in federal money for Chinese instruction? Why not just
get rid of all that time-wasting French and use *that* money to
teach useful languages?
\_ but speaking French make me feel high class and better than
everyone else, and it sure impresses the hell outa hot
looking blond chicks! And it makes me feel like John Kerry.
\_ If someone tries to say that learning French is more useful
for meeting and impressing women than learning Chinese, the
appropriate response is to point at them and laugh.
\_ not everyone is an asian-loving white nerd boy.
\_ You got that right! Only brain washed white nerd boys
in the Bay Area love Asians. The pure Aryan race still
wants pure white blond bimbos for master domination.
\_ That...is why you fail to troll. Because you do not
believe.
\_ The pure Asian race still wants pure white blond bimbos
for masturbation.
\_ My (Chinese) wife was more impressed that I could speak
French.
\_ Troll...or do not. There is no try.
\_ you can try learning, but you shall fail, or at best, speak with
a silly accent. I suggest learning to understand indian accented
english instead. or try hindi.
a silly accent. mandarin is an inscrutable language. I suggest
learning to understand indian accented english instead. or try hindi.
learning to understand indian accented english instead. or try
hindi.
\_ Bullshit. In short phone conversations, I've been mistaken for
a native speaker. I started learning when I was young, which
would obviously be true of kids if we taught it properly
in the schools. -white guy
\_ I am the Little Chinese. I am still here! |