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2013/5/26-7/3 [Reference/BayArea, Recreation/Activities] UID:54681 Activity:nil |
5/26 Dear Bay Area residents, what's a good place to hike that is close to the south bay and is toddler friendly (flat, shaded, close to civilization)? \_ I like Henry Coe, but it is kind of far. You can always get in, even without a reservation, so that is nice. \_ Some possibilities are Rancho San Antonio, Sawyer Camp Trail (next to Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo), Shoreline, Coyote Hills, Lake Chabot, Guadalupe River Trail, Alum Rock Park, and Vasona Park |
2013/1/3-2/13 [Recreation/Activities] UID:54573 Activity:nil |
1/3 I declare LG LED is amazing. I switched. -long time Sony owner, no longer have any faith in Sony \_ How does sports look on it? -Old Skool Plasma Screen Guy \_ I don't watch sports. Dumb people with a lot of loyalty watch sports. You drink beer too? \_ Loyalty is a good thing. Do you cheat on your g/f too? \_ what is your definition of cheat? \_ What is your definition of weasle? \_ What is your definition of weasel? \_ It depends on what the meaning of "is" is. |
2012/8/2-10/17 [Recreation/Activities] UID:54451 Activity:nil |
8/2 Video of an Olympic badminton match where both teams are desperately, very desperately, trying to lose: http://www.csua.org/u/x84 (http://www.businessinsider.com For those who're not familiar with the sport: to play badminton you're supposed to hit the shuttlecock over the net. That's all you need to know. |
2012/3/9-26 [Recreation/Activities] UID:54336 Activity:nil |
3/9 Any other alums running / walking the 5K at Cal on 4/15? http://preview.tinyurl.com/7yptcjl [alumni.berkeley.edu] |
2010/9/6-30 [Recreation/Activities] UID:53948 Activity:nil |
9/5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njHE4S-HD3I (extreme ironing)-linkpusher \_ beats curling in stupidity |
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2010/2/4-3/9 [Recreation/Activities] UID:53693 Activity:nil |
2/4 Lindsey Vonn's Sports Illustrated cover sparks debate: http://www.csua.org/u/q1t I think Kristy Yamaguch's white mustache "Got Milk" picture was much more suggestive. \_ isn't this a fairly normal pose for a downhil skier? \_ Yes, they all like it doggy style. \_ Oops. All that doggy-style sex has damaged her shin and may cause her the race: http://www.csua.org/u/q31 (Yahoo Sports) \_ enh this is cooler: http://www.nbcolympics.com/mm/photo/athletes/general/38/39/20/383920_m03.jpg \_ He finally gets to go as part of the US team. \ He totally should. \_ Gold for the pretty blonde girl! \_ Not anymore, she hurt herself and is out of it. \_ She won the downhill. BTW, the silver medalist Julia Mancuso is also pretty hot: link:tinyurl.com/yzw4lz7 \_ Related question: This must be a Photoshop-edited picture, but how exactly was it edited in Photoshop? How do I use Photoshop to turn a color picture into this kind of picture that's between color and B&W? Thanks. \_ selective desaturation. You can desaturate by channel, or use the sponge tool. -tom |
2009/9/1-9 [Recreation/Activities] UID:53315 Activity:low |
9/1 Anyone have any recommendations for locations to hike in Nor Cal? I am looking for somewhere I can hike around in the day and camp by my car for 1 night. Also, a friend from work recommended somewhere that is a 4 hour drive away, I was wondering if people knew of any places a bit closer to go to? I'd prefer somewhere that wasn't too super crowded and doesn't require reservations since I'd like to go this weekend. Thanks motd! -mrauser \_ Are you going hiking by yourself? This isn't really the greatest idea, but you probably know that. I went to Henry Coe a few weeks ago and it was fun. It is a very primitive site, so it is mostly ago and it was fun. It is a very primitive park, so it is mostly unused and therefore you can just show up and get a site. The car camping sites will probably be all taken, but there are sites that are less than two miles from HQ that would surely be available. These are all dry sites, but at 2 miles, you can hike back to HQ to restock water. Oh, you can check and see if any car camping spots are still available and reserve one here: http://www.coepark.org/camping.html -ausman \_ I have someone to go with, I agree solo hiking is slightly risky. It turns out, according to their booking service, that they are attempting to close/shut down henry coe state park. At least, they didn't have any reservations for this weekend. So... slight change of plans, we are driving down highway 1 and staying near Monterey. We were gunna make sure to drive around Big Sur coast, maybe stop by Hearst Castle, grab a meal or two around Monterey... any other advice for things to do? -op \- you can go hiking in Ventana I suppose. I'm not a huge fan but it is ok (I prefer the Sierras to costal). I think solo hiking on regular trails is safe if you have some experience. You can also do creek hikes in Ventana, but that would be best to go with a group. There is a pretty good bakery/ prepared food place on the way to Monterey ... I think THE BAKERY of GAYLE in CAPITOLA which is worth a quick detour off the Fwy. Can you check if the HACIENDA at FT HUNTER- LIGGETT is open. ok tnx. \_ Definitely visit Point Lobos; relatively mellow hiking, but great trees, tide pools, black stone beaches, and sea otters. Watch out for poison oak. -tom \_ Bummer, sorry about that. I knew it was on the short list to be shut down, I had no idea it would be this weekend. -a \_ I pace my bedroom and or the walls of my cube. That is the way of the silivalleynerd. |
2009/4/6-13 [Recreation/Activities, Recreation/Dating, Recreation/Media] UID:52805 Activity:kinda low |
4/6 is there porn called Star Trek: The Insemination \_ No but Bareback Mountain sounds just as ghey. \_ And "Homo on the Range". \_ I bet there is some slash fiction with that title, want me to see if I can find it? \_ I once heard that there was some Snow White porn where the prince had to screw her instead of kiss her befoer she woke up. I've never seen it though. \_ you might be thinking of Sleeping Beauty? Anne Rice wrote one of those. \_ Snow White and the seven kinky dwarves? |
2008/11/25-12/1 [Consumer/Camera, Recreation/Activities, Computer/HW/Printer] UID:52101 Activity:nil |
11/25 how is allison stokke doing these days? http://withleather.uproxx.com/?p=2994 \_ I'm sure she's still hot somewhere. cal athletics took all mention of her off of their website \_ That's not true, I see her bio (no picture though) and some of her meet distances (heights? ... I don't know what pole vaulters call it). Anyway, she seems to be setting all kinds of Freshman records, so we should be seeing more of her in the future, maybe even at the Olympics. \_ do you bring telephoto lense to the meets? Nikon or Canon? \_ Come on, Canon tele-white lenses dominate the sports world. Everyone knows that Canon spends way more R&D on sports shooting (waaay faster focus, better image stabilization, amazingly fast shutter speeds) over Nikon (good wide angle landscape, better flash system, good compatibility). |
2008/11/20-21 [Recreation/Activities] UID:52052 Activity:nil |
11/20 "J.P. Hayes is as honest as we like to think we are" http://www.csua.org/u/mz2 (sports.yahoo.com) I don't like golf, and the only golf star I can name is Tiger Woods. But I have to say this guy is awesome. \_ I honestly don't know the first thinge about golf. Birdies? Handicaps? no idea. \_ I don't understand golf either. But from what the article said, I was able to understand what that guy did. -- OP |
2008/9/23-29 [Recreation/Activities] UID:51271 Activity:nil |
9/22 Been meaning to ask this for a long time: how the hell do sportscasters (or ESPN or whoever) come up with such obscure stats during sports games? For example, only X times in history has the losing team had the ball with Y seconds left and Z has happened. Anyone know or have ideas? \_ Elias Sports Bureau \_ They have a guy whose sole job it is to feed stats to the broadcasters. Also, teams produce a "media guide" which lists team records for a lot of obscure stuff. -tom \_ True that they have a stats guy, but for the obscure stuff the correct answer is "Elias Sports Bureau". \_ Elias Sports Bureau compiles them, the guy in the truck feeds them to the announcers. -tom |
2008/8/25-29 [Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Iraq, Recreation/Activities] UID:50951 Activity:nil |
8/25 Somalia's runners provide inspiration - Olympics - Yahoo! Sports: http://www.csua.org/u/m67 |
2008/6/9-12 [Recreation/Activities] UID:50202 Activity:nil |
6/9 "He's not running for President, he's running for COIN." |
2008/4/14-19 [Recreation/Activities, Science/Biology] UID:49746 Activity:nil |
4/14 'World peace' hitcher is murdered http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7344381.stm She had said she wanted to show that she could put her trust in the kindness of local people. \_ "Think of it as evolution in action." \_ is she up for a Darwin award yet? \_ It's actually sort of dual evolution. She's not going to breed now, and the murderer's ability to continue to breed is about to get severely curtailed. Thus, we can continue to purge the gene pool of both victims and victimizers. \_ Speaking of hitch-hiking, I saw a lot of hitch-hiking in old movies. Was hitch-hiking in the US really that safe in the old days? \_ My dad used to pick up hitchhikers all the time in the 1970s and 1980s. I was with him a few times. I don't think it's necessarily unsafe as most people are honest and have integrity, however I wouldn't do it. I did used to hitch rides in college to campus from other students (who I didn't know) on their way in to school and I'm alive to tell about it. \_ Cf. Casual Carpool these days. I've been using it both as driver and passenger for three years. |
2008/3/31-4/6 [Recreation/Activities] UID:49625 Activity:kinda low |
3/31 From slashdot: "Neal Stephenson, author of greats like Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon..." So, I hated Cryptonomicon. I thought it was boring and generally kinda stupid. I only read it all the way through because I got it as a gift. The same guy who gave me Cryptonomicon also highly recommends Snow Crash. Is Snow Crash also crap? Everything people say is 'cool' about it sounds like it was made up by a 9th grader. 'Hiro Protagonist', 'Guy who rides a motorcycle with a nuke' Sounds like crap. \_ Stephenson used to be juvenile and boring, now he's just boring. -- ilyas \_ When I was 18 it was awesome. I bet it isn't so awesome anymore. It does, however, have a pretty amusing opening chapter. \_ I bought snowcrash again last week with the intent of reading it as cheap geek pr0n on the plane but ended up reading "Light" by M. John Harrison instead. -sky \_ Is it any good? \- like much Science Fiction, Snow Crash is more of an "ideas" book than a prose book ... not that it is Plato or anything. I thought Cryptonomicon was ok ... what are you comparing it to. With lightweight stuff I think the question is more "was it amusing" [which might be more a statement about you than the book], as opposed to "is it good/deep/profound/a classic" [which is a statement about the object, not subject]. \_ Yeah, and the ideas didn't age very well. I'm not sure if that is because I got older and realized how trite they were or if it just because they were ideas that got dated quickly. I suspect it is a bit of both. \_ I actually think it is because Snow Crash so influenced what people thought was possible with technology, that many of his ideas became realized. So now it seems obvious. But in truth, it was seminal. \_ What? If anything age has made it look laughably bad. What ideas are realized? \_ MMORPGs along with Half Life are both pretty much entirely based riff on his idea of what cyberspace entirely based on his idea of what cyberspace would look like. \_ No. No they aren't. Not to mention that avatars existed long before Snow Crash. \_ Where, other than in Hindu mythology? \_ Video games, in the 70's. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maze_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_%28video_game%29 Even pac-man is basically an avatar. \_ Or, say, faces. \_ Not even close to what was envisioned in Snow Crash and then realized finally in Half Life. Have you even used Half Life? \_ Uh, do you mean Second Life? Half-Life is a first person shooter. Anyway, you asked about avatars, I answered. That habitat game has some aspects of Second Life also. The tech was too primitive to have 3D first person back then, but MazeWar sort of had it. Second Life may be based on Snow Crash but the basic idea is still just controlling a character in a virtual world, which has been around for a long time in video games. Maybe the virtual economy idea was new, I have no idea, but it's a basic extension of a multiplayer RPG system. Remember, TRON was developed in 1982. \_ Did anyone make it through the Baroque Cycle? I keep trying to finish Quicksilver every year or so. -sky \_ I read the entire thing and loved it, but I happen to enjoy his gonzo journalism style of economic/science historical fiction. Quicksilver is hard to get through unless the history of 17th century mercantile banks turns you on. Yes, I'm weird, I get it. --erikred \_ Snow Crash seems to have entered the cultural landscape enough that I felt obligated to read it. I haven't gotten any must-read vibes about any of his other stuff. Overall I did enjoy Snow Crash but I was younger. It's a great book for a young male. I didn't think it was the best sci-fi ever. But honestly there just aren't many great books of that particular genre. It's a tough audience and at this point the whole hacker culture thing is kind of ruined by the Matrix etc. At least SC did not take itself seriously. \_ I have been told that Snow Crash is great by people who loved Cryptonomicon. I did not particularly like Cryptonomicon and could not finish it b/c I found it dry, boring and poorly edited. I have tried to read Snow Crash more than once, and I have never been able to finish it b/c I found it boring and poorly edited as well. Note: By poor editing, I mean that no one seems to have told the author to streamline the narrative and exclude unnecessary exposition. Or if the author was told, he wasn't smart enough to follow the editor's advice. \- i think NS became a better writer between SC and C ... SC kind of unreaveled in terms of technical execution,and while i wouldnt say C was "polished", i think you could tell NS had learned to managed a large book better. \_ According to coworkers of mine who knew him, the original C ran to 1600 pages... and that's when his editor told him to stop and publish. Those of you who didn't like C might instead enjoy The Big U or Zodiac, his much, much earlier works. |
2007/11/27-12/3 [Recreation/Activities, Transportation/Bicycle] UID:48700 Activity:high |
11/27 So how do you keep the stupid RIDE BIKE people off of the trails? Is it legal for them to ride on hiking trails? I've almost been killed a few times now by bikers barreling down quiet mountain trails that they thought they owned. I hate them. \_ So you support bike-only trails? Great! -tom \_ I do. Why not? What's happening now doesn't work. I don't think I support as many of those as bikers would hope, though, but why not have some small percentage devoted to bikes? \_ There are plenty of trail-sharing plans out there (such as odd-even days); the problem is that the anti-bike crowd doesn't want to share trails or give any access to bikes. In most places it works just fine, it's only in California that it's still a big problem, and that's due to the actions of a small handful of NIMBY, "we were here first" types. -tom \_ I think it's because of the actions of a lot of reckless riders, many of which I have encountered. \_ Bikers don't want to run into hikers any more than hikers want to get run into. In most cases, conflicts can be reduced by improving the trail design. But the political issue is that a small handful of hikers simply want no bikes on any trails. Right now, I'm being stalked by a long-time anti-bike nut, who came \_ I recommend giving him a soda account. by my office twice, sent mail to my boss and to the chief of staff of the chancellor's office. My crime? Riding a unicycle on a trail. I didn't even ride past him; I dismounted and walked past. There's nothing that can be done to reduce complaints from someone like that. -tom \_ Many of those trails were originally created by RIDE BIKE people, then later used by hikers. Why do you think *you* own them? -emarkp \_ damn, emarkp is sort of my motd ron paul. There's a ton of stuff ron paul stands for that should be poison to all good liberals everywhere, but he speaks his mind and doesn't say anything too delusional so lots of grassroots progressives think he is awesome. \_ The trails are maintained by the government and I don't think I own them, but I am not killing anyone by using them. Maybe motorcycles should be allowed on them, too. It's a free country, right? \_ Actually, the trails are mostly maintained by volunteers, and by far the largest volunteer group is mountain bikers. -tom \_ Neither are all the bicyclists killing people. Rude people are rude people, on bike or on foot. -emarkp \_ Point is that bikes don't belong on walking trails just like people shouldn't walk in the bike lane. You must be one of the bike fuckers, huh? \_ Nope, never ridden a bike on a trail in my life. I do bike to work however. You may have seen my comments in the past calling Critical Mass, "Thugs on Wheels". Where are the trails defined as "walking trails"? -emarkp \_ Well, they weren't built for bikes originally. Here is a site that attempts to be fair to both sides of the issue, but it is true that the hiking trails are becoming unsafe for hikers and I would be in favor of keeping bikes off of them given my close calls with bikers. I don't even think I could safely bike many trails in a leisurely manner what with the people screaming down the hillside at 30mph. At least as a walker I can jump out of the way. If I was on a bike I'd be screwed. BTW, people who take their dogs on trails without leashes should be banned, too. http://tinyurl.com/3avlzz In Palo Alto: http://tinyurl.com/2tavm7 \_ I wasn't aware of so-called "gravity bikers". That *does* sound scary. -emarkp \_ Downhill bicycle racers should stick on trails far, far away from everyone else. Actually if you just let them race for a while, they eventually die, that sport is the most dangerous I've ever witnessed. \_ Bring a spike strip with you next time you hike. USE FEET! \_ some trails are marked to disallow bikes. If you don't like sharing trails with bikes, stick to those. Unless othewise marked, the bikers have just as much right to be there as the hikers. \_ some trails are marked to disallow bikes. If you don't like sharing trails with bikes, stick to those. Unless othewise marked, the bikers have just as much right to be there as the hikers. \_ Maybe bikers should behave the same as horse back riders. You could potentially ride pretty fast on a horse, but that would be dangerous. Could be almost as dangerous as fast bikes. \_ horses, at any speed, are more dangerous than bikes, at any speed. \_ That's clearly false and you are stupid for suggesting it. \_ You clearly don't know anything about horses. \_ I find it amusing that the bikers complain about how rudely cars treat them (Critical Mass) but when someone slower than themselves is put at risk by their actions, it's "stay off the trails!" and "who said you hikers own them?!". \_ nice straw man. \_ http://www.csua.org/u/k3c (flickr) \_ Not at all. I honestly find it amusing. There's no strawman here. If you're a hypocritical biker, wear it with pride. \_ Right because all cyclists are exactly the same and in fact all the same people, whether they are black clad bicycle messengers in Critical Mass or gortex clad Marin yuppies mountain biking. They even switch to khaki's and button down shirts when they impersonate mild-mannered commuters. Those dastardly villians! \_ not to mention, no one is saying "stay off the trails" \_ not to mention, no biker is saying "stay off the trails" \_ That would take a lot of audacity as mountain biking has only been popular for 30 years. Give them more time, though, and they'll become brave enough to get there. They're already touting numerical superiority as they drive everyone else away. \_ keep beating that straw man. \_ I love the motd. You replied to my "this isn't a strawman" by strawmanning me again. I'm your biggest fan, Strawman Debate Guy. Please strawman me again. \_ Do you honestly think that "bikers" are a unified group who think and act in unison? Are you really that simple minded? If not, give me even one example of your hypocritical biker, or admit that you just made it all up. |
2007/9/7-10 [Recreation/Activities] UID:47943 Activity:nil |
9/7 Just saw snippets of 1970's Mens' US Tennis Open finals. Did men in the old days always play like pussies? Even Henin and Williams would kick their ass. \_ with wood-framed rackets? \_ With tennis shoes that had less grip to the ground because of old rubber technology? |
2007/9/7-10 [Recreation/Activities] UID:47942 Activity:nil |
9/7 Poll: Sexiest female athelete? I'll start: Anna Kournikova http://bix.yahoo.com/entry/44190 (no bras! SFW!!!) \_ Allison Stokke \_ I second that, except, she's not well known and is not a real professional athlete. \_ Serena Williams: link:www.csua.org/u/jgt (http://www.blazinbeautines.com \_ Maria Sharapova > Anna Kournikova both in looks and in tennis \_ > in looks, >>>> in tennis \_ Maria Sharapova was very hot in her first Canon TV commercial. Not as hot in the second one, but still hot. \_ Natalie Coughlin: http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2002/04/08_coughlin.html |
2007/8/31-9/2 [Recreation/Activities, Science/Space] UID:47867 Activity:high |
8/31 Why do many people spit in urinals? At work I often see people do this right before they pee. Today a guy did that and then spat into his piss before flushing. What the fuck dude. \_ It's gross, but it's less gross than seeing them spitting into the sink or the garbage can. \_ The sink seems more appropriate to me, as long as they're already running water there. People brush teeth there. \_ There IS running water in urinals. The spitter is providing the running water himself! \_ I think it is a psychological thing to make it easier to pee. \_ Target practice. \_ It's a man thing. you wouldn't understand. |
2007/6/30-7/3 [Recreation/Computer, Recreation/Activities] UID:47137 Activity:kinda low |
6/29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A9lie_Mauresmo Amélie Mauresmo, former #1 tennis player, strong like a man, plays like a man, walks like a man, and has the figure of a man. Hmmmmm... command: \_ Plus, she is a cheese-eating surrender monkey, what more do we need to know? \_ Why was this posted? Is there something I'm missing? \_ I find it unfair that yesterday's Wimbledon on NBC showed 70% Sharapova (hot hot hot) and only 10% Mauresmo, even though both played well. Obviously, the person responsible for yesterday's broadcast was biased overwhelmingly towards Sharapova, and I suppose they did it because they wanted to attract viewers by showing pretty people over ugly people. Life is sad and unfair. -not attractive guy \_ I think Anna K is a little hotter than Sharapova, but both are hot. \- are you blind? does anybody agree with you? \_ I dunno, in the wikipedia hits she looks pretty hot to me. -!pp \_ Damn. He ... er ... she is more handsome than I am. -- guy \_ This French looks like she's from former Communist Russia. |
2007/6/14-19 [Recreation/Activities] UID:46948 Activity:nil |
6/14 Is cron dead? My cron job hasn't been running since yesterday morning. Thx. \_ You mean it's worked for you before? As far as I know many of the system cron jobs on soda don't get run. Wall log rotation and locatedb are just two examples. \_ Probably because cron isn't actually running. \_ My job last ran around 5am yesterday. -- OP \_ Now (6/15) It's running again. Someone must have fixed it. Thx. -- OP |
2007/6/12-15 [Recreation/Activities, Recreation/Food] UID:46930 Activity:nil 88%like:46926 |
6/12 Death by sports cream http://urltea.com/r7q (washingtonpost.com) |
2007/6/12 [Recreation/Activities, Recreation/Food] UID:46926 Activity:nil 88%like:46930 |
6/12 Death by sports cream http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/09/AR2007060901298.html |
2007/6/11 [Recreation/Activities] UID:46904 Activity:nil |
6/10 something magical happened today, re: My Rock-Hard Teats. I was running up the stairs, and they bounced. At first I thought I was imagining things, but then I tried it again. Yup, confirmed Chrissy Snow action. And here's the weirdest part: from the inside, the bouncing feels almost as if some kind of fluid is being displaced. Very queer, indeed. It's as if my breasts have been implanted with liquid orbs, if you can imagine something that fantastically bizarre. I'm wearing a slutty top today (surprise!) and they look YOOJ. They're "fluffing," as predicted, and the volume is starting to expand horizontally. |
2007/5/20-22 [Transportation/Car, Recreation/Activities] UID:46708 Activity:nil |
5/18 VW GTI rocks: http://urltea.com/l9h (autoblog.com) |
2007/5/18-20 [Recreation/Activities, Transportation/Car] UID:46689 Activity:nil |
5/18 VW GTI rocks: http://www.autoblog.com/2007/05/17/worthersee-2007-vw-shows-off-monster-golf-gti-w12-650-concept |
2007/3/7-12 [Recreation/Activities] UID:45902 Activity:nil |
3/7 My Ubuntu is running at default of init level 2 (runlevel) and it has X running. What the hell is going on? Shouldn't X be run level 5? \_ init level 3/5 is the way RedHat is. This does not make it a standard. In debian based systems, runlevel 2 is the standard operating unit. You can choose to enable/disable running X at this run level. |
2007/2/10-12 [Recreation/Activities] UID:45700 Activity:nil |
2/9 How is Mt. Shasta for skiing this time of year? Have they got some good snow yet? I want to go explore this ski park next week. |
2006/11/3-4 [Recreation/Activities, Academia/Berkeley/CSUA] UID:45152 Activity:moderate |
11/3 Running Windows on the office machines, what is the CSUA coming to? \_ Um, a LAN party. \_ Does it feel good to betray your roots for a little fun? \_ Haggard would agree that it felt good to betray his roots for a little "fun." \_ His "roots", indeed. \_ His "root" indeed. \_ Haggard was rooting his betrayer. |
2006/10/18-23 [Recreation/Activities] UID:44862 Activity:nil |
10/18 For tom: http://www.glumbert.com/media/bikerobatics - SFW \_ Tom, how many of the tricks can you do? \_ I've never ridden an artistic bicycle; virtually none, would be my guess. I'm also not much into freestyle unicycle tricks, although I can do a few. -tom \_ I'm much more impressed by http://youtube.com/watch?v=9xuUzuklkoU \_ That's known as "artistic bicycling," and it's a fairly sizeable sport in Germany. It's a little too formalized for me; like the compulsories in ice skating. -tom |
2006/8/26-29 [Recreation/Activities] UID:44157 Activity:nil |
8/25 If any of you are into camping, Marmot in Berkeley is having a pretty good sale until Monday. In particular the Paragonia Capeline thermals are a good deal at ~$20 ... they make one of the best mid-wt thermals. These are usually +$35. I have all the outwear I need but it looks like they have some decent prices on mid-wt Arcteryx jackets and such. --camping gearhead \_ Hello camper, I wear Patagonia as well! It is great. BTW you spelled Patagonia wrong: \_ Hello camper, I wear Patagonia as well! It is great. http://csua.com/?q=patagonia&sort=d \_ Sliders: California Ski company is having a big sale on weekends through 9/9. |
2006/8/7-10 [Recreation/Activities] UID:43930 Activity:nil 75%like:43927 |
8/6 Any recommendations on local (Berkeley) retailers that sell tennis rackets? How about online? \_ Costco. \_ Plaza Tennis, on Solano - Bill (the owner) is very helpful, and they have a demo program. I've bought rackets from them for over 15 years... |
2006/7/17-19 [Recreation/Activities] UID:43688 Activity:nil |
7/17 Boulder Bridge Troll arrested after attacking deputy with golf club: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/9511801/detail.html -John \_ I support use of nuclear weapons against the P.R. Boulder. |
2006/6/14-19 [Recreation/Activities] UID:43391 Activity:nil |
6/14 What is the best brand of walking shoes for uneven terrain (not hiking) but city walking, that you've ever had? Did you get them from REI? |
2006/5/18-22 [Recreation/Activities, Reference/Military] UID:43091 Activity:nil |
5/17 sameer joines the marines http://www.creativedestruction.com/blog |
2006/5/10 [Recreation/Activities] UID:42999 Activity:nil |
5/9 Is there a stat somewhere that shows you political affiliation with the sports you play? For example what % of the golf players are Dem/Rep, what % of the basketball players are Dem/Rep, etc? \_ http://www.slate.com/id/2121377 Golf, the ultimate symbol of Republican corruption. \_ Bigger balls = Democrats |
2006/4/21-24 [Recreation/Activities, Computer/SW/Unix, Computer/SW/Security] UID:42798 Activity:low |
4/22 ok, so maybe a dumb question, but a coworker just asked me and I'm not sure the answer: so is it possible to view the standard output of a process running on your system? I do have root. thx \_ truss/strace, with the option to print the entire syscalls \_ ok, let me rephrase: there is a process running on my system. I did not start it. I am root. I have just the process id (from ps) ... is there some way I can see std out/err? thx \_ you can't see what has -already- gone out to stdout/stderr if you look at the write() calls for stdout/stderr (by fd) you can see what it is putting out -now-. truss -p pid \_ try /proc/<pid>/fd \ \_______________\_ this was all helpful. thanks. |
2006/4/18-20 [Recreation/Activities, Academia/Berkeley/CSUA/Troll] UID:42774 Activity:low |
4/17 Rootstaff: You guys fucking ROCK! Thank you so much for putting in all the extra time and effort necessary to get soda back up running especially after all the disasters! -mice \_ seconded! \_ Good job, thanks. -John \_ Excellent work. --erikred \_ thanks. kngharv |
2006/3/10-13 [Recreation/Activities] UID:42186 Activity:nil |
3/10 Thinking about going to Mountain High this weekend, is it an ok snow week lately? -beginner \_ Yes, they are getting snow today, but you know that because you checked their web site. Right? \_ http://weather.com says "HEAVY SNOW" which I'm interpreting as "quite a bitch to drive up there and you will likely drive off the cliff" \_ Have you ever been to Mountain High? There's no cliffside driving. \_ Have you ever served? \_ There should be great snow up there after all the rain this week. |
2006/2/21-23 [Recreation/Activities] UID:41936 Activity:kinda low |
2/20 What's up with weird sports like skeleton and luge? Where do people actually do that in the US? Also, they should just combine the two events. I mean, let them choose head first or not, whatever is fastest should win. \_ Thats pretty simplistic. Its not like the guys decide whether they will go head first of feet first as they are starting thier run, you train differently for either. Also, the luge would beat like every skeleton guy (except ones that don't finish), so its really not right to compare the two side by side time wise. Apples vs Oranges? \_ I haven't watched the Olympics this year (no TV), what is the deal with skeleton? Why is it slower than luge? Wind resistence? \_ Well, they'd train for whatever they want and do that. Of course, one has running start and the other doesn't. Maybe get rid of that. Basically I don't see why there should be both of these similar events. The basic skills seem the same. Also they might as well have watersliding as a summer event. \_ The Olympics is chock full of weird sports. What's one more? It gives everyone another chance at upping their medal counts which makes everyone happy. I stopped watching years ago when they stopped pretending they were anything other than paid professionals in most of the big events and every score was a 9.9998 or higher in gymnastics. "Oh look! She blinked at the wrong moment, her chances at gold are over forever! 9.999999997!" \_ What makes these sports any weirder than a bunch of dudes smacking a piece of plastic around the ice or strapping some planks to your feet and jumping off a hill? -John \_ Where can you even attempt to do these sports, assuming you were so inclined? I've never heard of anyone doing skeleton. Upate: ok I read http://www.newsliders.com/faq.htm So: there are 13 tracks in the world, 3 in North America. So I could go do it in Utah. \_ Yeah so? There are a bunch of luge schools, and while it's more of a specialized sport than, say, skiing, a lot of people enjoy watching it (and there seems to be a large enough pool of people engaging in it.) And before you say "same for ice sailing", there's no reason that couldn't be a discipline (think Jamaican bobsled team.) -John \_ The majority of US athletes training for luge, bobsled, skeleton and the like do so at Lake Placid. Also, wrt your numbers, while there are probably of hundreds of ice rinks in the US, only a handful make up the elite training centers that actually produce Olympic class figure skaters, those being the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club, The Detroit Figure Skating Club, Lake Placid (though most of the athletes actually train in Monsey, New York), and one or two in Colorado and Delaware. -dans \_ For the record, hockey pucks are made of rubber. A plastic puck would be an abomination. -dans \_ Rubber is technically a type of plastic. \_ Really? I thought rubber was organic (i.e. comes from rubber plants), and plastic was synthetic (produced from Oil). Of course, I'm not a chem major and don't know what officially qualifies something as a plastic. Please correct me if I'm wrong. -dans |
2006/2/17 [Recreation/Activities] UID:41899 Activity:kinda low |
2/17 Amazing recovery for double figure skating Zhangs: http://csua.org/u/f0d (YouTube.com, Olympics footage) \_ They pulled the video. \_ hmm, three day old gay Chinese news...is cmlee back? \_ The only useful thing about your post is that it fit in 80cols. \_ Chineses are taking over our forum! I hate chineses so much! \_ Missed it, thanks for posting. \_ skating to the tune of "Descendants of the Dragon". |
2006/1/18-21 [Recreation/Activities] UID:41427 Activity:nil |
1/18 German thief left a Hansel and Grentel trail and got caught: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060118/od_nm/germany_thief_dc |
2005/12/22-24 [Recreation/Activities] UID:41120 Activity:kinda low |
12/22 Got some little cousins visiting the Bay Area from far away over Xmas. They have never seen live snow. Where is the closest place where there is snow without having to deal with driving to a place like Lake Tahoe which will be crowded/expensive? \_ What sort of snow experience do you want? Look-snow, play-snow, ride-snow, or ski-snow? \_ The kind of snow experience where you get stuck on the highway for hours and can't go to bathroom because the roads are closed! --- !OP \_ play-snow \_ Low part of the Sierras, find a public park with a hill and you can go sledding, make snow angels, have a snowball fight etc. My favorite cheap sleds are the ones that are basically a big plastic dish with handles. \_ I heard that right now snow is only really over 8000 ft because it's too warm. Might want to check reports. \_ The storms in SF today may or may not make slush of everything < 7000 ft. \_ NOAA says no low snow... http://csua.org/u/ef0 \_ http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=1233 Sno-parks are okay, but call because it's too warm. \- you can drive to Ymte [the valley is more impressive than a random patch of snow] and then walk to tioga pass. http://www.nps.gov/yose/now/conditions.htm --psb |
2005/12/17-19 [Recreation/Activities] UID:41062 Activity:nil |
12/17 For you next ski trip, Ski Dubai: http://www.skidubai.ae/welcome_eng.htm?mid=1&sid=1 \_ A guy I know runs the ski school in Davos; they were asked by the guys who operate this slope to provide skiing lessons. He was a bit baffled by the whole thing. -John |
2005/12/2-5 [Recreation/Activities] UID:40817 Activity:low |
12/2 Any suggestions for an under $25 xmas gift for a young high-school-age golfer? \_ Buy him a skateboard. It might not be too late for him not to turn into a complete fucking tool, and you could save him. That's more than 25$, though. \_ Some balls? \_ Yeah, he'll never win if he keeps playing like a GIRL! \_ tiger wood's woodie? \_ I'd look for a good book about golf, its history, or players. There might be some nice calendars of courses, too. \_ A $24.50 whore and a golfball. Or have a look at the used sports kit store ("Replay" or something) on W. Portal in SF. -John |
2005/11/23-25 [Recreation/Activities] UID:40707 Activity:nil |
11/22 WTF? http://www.extremeironing.com \_ its extreme irony \_ dang I thought I would at least get a 'ha' with this \_ Extreme sports going to the extremes. \_ Yes, but is it safer than non-extreme sports? Anyway, even though it's popularity isn't even clothes to that of other sports, I think we'll see this in crease in popularity, so starch practicing. -John |
2005/11/22-24 [Recreation/Activities] UID:40701 Activity:low |
11/22 Extreme sports safer than most "real" sports. http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CAD26.htm \_ I find this article informative. Thx. \- i couldnt get through it all but "studies" like this can really hinge on lines being drawn in arbitrary places. i forgot the name of the publication but there is a journal that publishes the casualty numbers [note, i didnt say rates; it is unclear what the deminiators shoild be] for various "extreme" sports and i believe "underwater cave diving" has \- multi-stage UW cave diving pretty consistently been among the most dangerous [where the criteria is -> dead]. if you look at the expedition pictures for one of the famous himalayan climbing expeditions from say the 1970s, often 1/3 of the people will now be dead (not of old age or heart attacks at home). if you take crude numbers like # people who have been issued everest climbing permits (and actually venture above a base camp ... particulary on the side of the khumbu ice fall) and divide my the number of people who have been killed on the mountain, the numbers are pretty sobering. many of these people are killed not due to mistakes but objective dangers like avalanche or rock fall. and there are a lot of "committing moves" like "if the weather turns youa re hosed" or "if you get sick here, there is no rescue possible". also there are weird cases like the dudley wolfe "er, sorry, no sleeping bag for you" incident on the 1938 american k2 expedition. \_ Nobody is arguing that mountain climbing isn't incredibly dangerous. I think that article was mostly comparing traditional (and dangerous) sports like horse back riding with supposedly "extreme" sports like snowboarding. I'd almost argue that mountain climbing is a fairly traditional sport, and not exactly experiencing a surge in suburban popularity. \_ The article also mentions artificial wall climbing which is supposed to be extreme. I agree with the article that sports like this are much safer than college football. \- well i suppose i just think "extreme" should be defined by risk, not wardrobe. by risk, not wardrobe. i think it is interesting to see what sports have high objective risks vs severe punishment for mistakes. like in yosemite big wall climbing you have limited weather problems and some rock fall problems no avalanche problem and little problem being rescued and no risk of pulmonary or cerebral oedema. climbing similar walls in central asia exposes you to more risk if you get hurt since the medical facilities are not as good. also in one famous case the clibers were captured by crazy muslims. that risk is also low in yosemite. ok tnx. |
2005/10/29-31 [Recreation/Activities, Politics/Foreign] UID:40335 Activity:kinda low |
10/29 Great bit of irony. In responce to the Libby indictment, Bush said "I got a job to do and so do the people that work in the White House. We've got a job to protect the American people and that's what we'll continue working hard to do. . . " As soon as he finished his comments, he went on vacation. \_ Hehe, that's funny! I'm sure when the POTUS is on vacation he just stops running the country and talking business and oh wait, sorry. \_ Are you really so far gone you can't laugh at this? \_ "Stops" running the country? You mean you think he started? \_ stops running the country into the ground. \_ was he the same guy who said he is going to bring "honor and integrety to the whitehouse?" |
2005/10/27-29 [Recreation/Activities, Politics/Foreign/Europe] UID:40296 Activity:kinda low |
10/27 Frenchman wants to play Women's British Open - PGA - Yahoo! Sports: http://csua.org/u/dub Yeah! \_ This is stupid. You can consider the different leagues like weight classes in boxing. If a middle-weight wants to fight in the heavy weight division you *let* him, that does not mean you let mike tyson fight in the bantum weight division just because he's washed up as a heavy weight. -phuqm \_ Are you saying that it's okay to allow women to play in Britisn Open, while it's stupid to allow men to play in Women's British Open? \_ I think that's exactly what he's saying. Now, given that golf is a game and not a sport, having different leagues is silly... (flame shield on) -John \_ I am indeed saying that; am I loosing my perspicuity? -phuqm \_ it is a game, but one in which arm strength matters, which requires different leagues for men/women. -phuqm \_ Perhaps the Frenchman is abnormally weak? \_ Excellent contribution to the thread. thanks for being so smart and relevant. \_ Close. It is okay to allow women to play in the British open It is not o.k. to allow men to play in the Women's British Open\ and it is Stupid to equate one issue with the other. -phuqm. It is not o.k. to allow men to play in the Women's British Open and it is Stupid to equate one issue with the other. -phuqm. \_ This is gender discrimination then. Women can play in both tournaments while men can only play in one. \_ Next thing you'll tell me is that you have to be "challenged" to take part in the special olympics! Bastards! \_ If you are equating "female" to "challenged", then okay, it makes sense for you to say that this is not discrimination. Now go ahead and tell those feminists who demanded open door to British Open about this. \_ You don't understand this issue *at all*, do you? \_ The issue is that the Frenchman doesn't really want to win the Women's British Open. He's just trying to make a point that since women are allowed in British Open for some stupid/justified reason, men Open for some "justified" reason, men should be allowed in Women's British Open for the same reason also. \_ It sounds like you need to work on your critical thinking skills, man. \_ It's a stupid point. -tom \_ OH NO! not GENDER DISCRIMINATION!!?!! I forgot that is ipso facto "BAD"! \_ What is wrong w/ letting a nancy cheese eating surrender monkey play w/ the girls? Its not like a frenchie could compete w/ real men(tm). \_ On the average, men are better than women at golf. But there are many women who are better than most men at golf. The same might be said of black/white basketball players. So, if we can have a women-only golf tourney, it would seem that we could also have a white-only (or Asian only) basketball league. And if there is some black guy who isn't good in basketball, then too bad. \_ But assuming this is at the highest levels, almost any pro man will beat almost any pro woman. So it wouldn't be very fair. |
2005/10/8-9 [Recreation/Activities] UID:40024 Activity:high |
10/8 I have never gone backpacking. Only camping method I've experienced have been where you drive and park at your campsite. I want to try going backpacking, but my small circle of friends don't go backpacking. I'd like to start reading up and garner up gears before Spring. Any recommendations on where to start? Books? Websites? What are some easy backpacking area for the first timer around the bay area? TIA. \_ Go to REI and ask around... they have some of the most helpful staff around, particularly at the Berkeley store. There are some backpacker "bible" type books, but the best way is to hook up with some new friends who already have experience and tag along, so you can learn as you go. The range of skills and knowledge vary from basic first-aid and safety, planning your gear, knowing your limits to plan a route, and then more advanced environmental concerns if you go to high altitude or winter conditions. This is still all just "backpacking". Mountaineering is another bag of tricks. First thing to learn to enjoy backpacking: don't bring it all w/ you... you can get by with a lot less than most people think, as long as you cover safety and basic caloric and water requirements. \_ My favorite book on the subject is Beyond Backpacking, by Ray Jardine, the father of ultralight backpacking. \_ A great place near the bay area is Point Reyes - I'd recommend the wildcat campground. It's hike-in, but you need to reserve ahead of time. I can recommend some books as well, but you might also consider the Cal Hiking Club - they sometimes have beginner trips. Email me if you'd like more info - mds |
2005/7/5-7 [Recreation/Activities, Reference/BayArea] UID:38413 Activity:kinda low Cat_by:auto |
7/5 Anyone know of any good spots to run in the southbay near 280/Lawrence? \_ Head north on 280 and take the first exit past the 85. I hear that \_ Head north on 280 and take the first exit past 85. I hear that there are lots of good trails there, but I haven't been there yet. Planning to check it out this week. \- you can see if there are any running clubs down there. i know there is in palo alto but no sure about s'vale/ santa clara. dont have to join but can see their routes. \_ Rancho San Antonio has some good trails. Go left on Foothill (exit right after 85), then right at first light, and go all the way up til you see entrance on your left. There's one particular trail I like (Rogue Valley -> Wildcat Loop -> Upper High Meadow -> PG&E) that's about 600' vertical, or about 35-40 minutes of uphill. \_ Steven's Creek Reservoir has several nice trails: http://www.parkhere.org/channel/0,4770,chid=16510&sid=12761,00.html I usually "run" there on Saturday mornings. Rancho is also supposed to have decent trails. A colleague from work runs there a couple of times a week. --ranga I usually "run" there on Saturday mornings ~ 8:30 AM. Rancho is also supposed to have decent trails. One of my co-worker's runs there a couple of times a week. --ranga \_ on a related note, what is good, off the street bike route for road bike? thanks! \_ I'm not much of a cyclist, but I like the Stevens Creek trail from 85@237 to Shoreline Park and the Bay Loop trails north of there. Mostly flat, not too crowded, pretty pleasant. -gm \_ Seconded. I used to ride Stevens Creek trail everyday when I worked on Ellis St in Mt. View. It is very nice and not that crowded even at lunch time. \_ What kind of riding are you interested in? -tom \_ paved roads with notraffic. \_ that's not very descriptive. Old La Honda to Skyline to Highway 9 is a popular route. Kings Mountain is another good one. If you get over to the coast, Tunitas Creek is one of the best roads in the Bay Area, and it dumps out on Kings Mountain. But if you're talking about bike paths designed for non-cyclists, I'm not the guy to ask. -tom \_ thanks. i am somewhat new to road bike and i am not up for challenge of riding next to cars along highway. the route i usually take are canada road by 280 or redwood shore by oracle. \_ There are fairly few cars on highway 9, and if you're going downhill you'll be going faster than they are anyway. There is almost no traffic on Old La Honda. You can pick up Old La Honda and Kings Mountain at the southern end of Canada Road--turn right in Woodside. They are quite significant climbs, but ideal biking roads. -tom |
2005/6/7-9 [Recreation/Activities] UID:38017 Activity:nil |
6/7 Does anyone use (or have familiarity with) WordPress as blogging software? What are its dis/advantages compared to Movable Type? Thanks. \_ It's been a year or two since I did an involved comparison of the two so this may be somewhat dated, YMMV, not responsible if this advice causes your CPU to catch fire, kills babies, etc... Last I looked at them, WP wasn't quite there yet vs. MT. This was shortly after the genesis of WP (prior to that it was a package called Cafelog IIRC). From what I understand, WP has been making leaps and bounds and, at this point, it is likely on par or superior to MT. Older versions of MT were written entirely in Perl. WP is and always has been written in PHP. Modern MT is a mix of Perl and PHP. As I understand it, this was done as a way to work around the fact that, in older versions of MT, you had to manually rebuild your pages regularly, which was annoying, to say the least. IMO, the MT plugins community is a little more mature than that of WP. These days, the main deciding factor I care about is licensing. Although MT is free for personal use, it quickly gets expensive for any sort of commercial or contract work. I think this is because SixApart (makers of MT) would prefer that people use TypePad, their hosted subscription-based service. My main beef with MT's licensing is that they absolutely forbid you from distributing modified versions of the MT source. So, in essence, if you write any plugins, fix any bugs, or develop any enhancements for MT, you are at the mercy of SixApart. Sure you could distribute them separately or as patches, but I don't particularly expect bloggers to be the sort of users that are willing to deal with tools like diff and patch (nor do I think they should have to). Consequently, I am inclined to avoid MT since I have little interest in doing what amounts to free development work for SixApart. WP, on the other hand, is licensed under the GPL so you can hack on it to your hearts content, though any changes or enhancements you release must also be licensed under the GPL. Feel free to email me if you have more specific questions. -dans |
2005/6/2-3 [Recreation/Activities] UID:37942 Activity:moderate |
6/2 Has anyone traveled with ANA? How are they? Thanks. \_ I dunno about Ana, but I've traveled with yermom. \_ Assuming you're talking about All Nippon Airways, they're great. The people are friendly, everyone in Economy gets their own screen for movies/video games (SuperMario, golf, tennis, etc.), the food's not bad, and the flights are almost always on time or early. When they made an error with my seat, representatives called me throughout my trip to apologize and make sure that I had a good seat on the way back. --erikred \_ Yes, thanks! |
2005/3/16-17 [Recreation/Activities] UID:36718 Activity:kinda low |
3/16 Michelle Wie - the Anna Kournikova of golf? \_ Given a choice between two women of equal attractiveness, one of whom plays golf, and one of whom does not, I'll take the non-golf player. Kournikova is famous for being a very attractive *athlete*. Golf players are not athletes. \_ Uh.. she's, what, 14? \_ 15. \_ Annika is the Anna of golf. \_ The one that wore a bikini at a tournament in Texas? \_ not really. She's big and not all that pretty. |
2005/2/9-10 [Recreation/Activities] UID:36114 Activity:high |
2/8 I decided to sign up for 24 Hour Fitness. They want $38 per month (all club access) plus about $150 to start. Can I do better? \_ They are willing to deal just like a car salesman. When I last signed up there we went back and forth on the deal 3 times before they ended up cutting the signup fee in half and giving me $10 off the monthly fee. Show up prepared with pricing from other gyms. -shac \_ Find a friend who works there. Employee discount coupon: $40 signup. $20 a month. \_ I have seen something like ~$650 3-year prepaid and then ~$50 / year after that. Try doing a search on some of the "Hot Deal" message board at http://fatwallet.com or http://forums.anandtech.com \_ I'll check, but I don't want to cough up this kind of money up front. I'm not even sure I'll like the club. \_ Oh yeah, definitely check out the club first. 3 years is a long commitment (but at substantial discount down to ~$19 a month). Also, I think the membership is good for all 24 Hour Fitness (exlude the "Super Sport" or the highest tier one). This is good if you will be moving. \_ My deal's $970/3yr (~$22/mo) and $50/yr after. My friend got an even better deal of $750/3yrs and $20/yr after. \_ Oh yeah, both cases, no sign-up fee, and package includes six free training sessions ($45-65/session normally), though YMMV with those \_ absolutely try working out a better deal, and if they don't give in, leave them. a gym like 24-hour shouldn't cost more than $30/month. \_ Don't pay a signup fee. Just refuse to do it. You can get them to agree to $38/mo with no signup fee. \_ I went in with a friend around Thanksgiving and got a major deal - all club access, $575 the first year (each), two years free (effectively making the club $15/mo for 3 years), $20 every year afterward. I don't know whether it was just that promotion, but I'm happy with the price. -chaos \_ How many of you who signed up for 1-yr or 3-yr plans both (a) signed up over 6 months ago, and (b) still attend gym regularly(at least 2-3 times/wk)? \_ I'm on my 4th year. I go 6x a week. I have 7% Body fat. I don't drink soda. I eat salad with no dressing. \_ Wow. 4 years, 6x a week... how long do you spend in there? You've spent the equivalent of around 5 months of straight labor in there. \_ Used to be 3 hours, now it's down to 1.5 hours. \_ Signed up for my gym 6 years ago. Go on average 2 hours a week (usually 2-3 times a week when I can, but with interruptions for running, snowboarding, holidays, etc.) \_ Entering 3rd year soon. I used to be @ 5-6x/week, but now down to 4x. I also spend far less time there (1-1.5hr vs. 2-2.5hr), mainly because I've switched from bodybuilding to mostly exercises/cardio geared around long distance running. \_ If running is your sport, and you live somewhere with nice weather, why the gym? \_ He didn't say anything about nice weather. I also like to go running but it can get shitty here. Plus sometimes a change is good. -John \_ Workout Bettys. \_ Obvious you've never seen hot chix with big boobs in sports bras running on those belt machines. I used to watch a couple in their downtown Oakland location. That was the driving force to keep me going thru that boring workout routine every morning. |
2005/1/29-30 [Recreation/Activities, Finance/Investment, Computer/SW/Languages/Misc] UID:35972 Activity:high |
1/29 I see people with all kindsa crazy prompts and colors in their terminal that change when they log into different systems and such. Is there some easy primer to get a running start on those sorts of things? \_ http://www.google.com/search?q=zsh+prompt \_ Use PS1="$ " ; export PS1 as god and Steve intended. |
2005/1/28 [Recreation/Activities] UID:35952 Activity:nil |
1/28 http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/28/auschwitz.cheney.reut/index.html |
2004/12/14-15 [Recreation/Activities] UID:35292 Activity:high |
12/14 This is not new, but I'm inflicting it on you anyway: http://www.globalspec.com/trebuchet How the hell do they get those high scores? \_ The simulation is hideously broken. Try: Proj. mass: 10 Counter. mass: 100 Counter. Height: 100 Launch angle: 31 Gravity: 0.815 Wind: 7 No virginia, that doesn't happen in real life. \_ That's hilarious. Thank you. \_ why? That's highly plausible. You shoot an object high up with a head wind, hence the X velocity decreases while the Y velocity goes according to gravity. \_ why? That's highly plausible. You shoot an object high up with a head wind, hence the X velocity decreases while the Y velocity goes according to gravity. \_ Not that sharply, and I thought it was a tailwind. \_ ever played golf? Hitting the ball with say, a sand wedge or 9 iron, head wind, and with lots of back-spin? That's the projectory you get. -golf player under 80 par \_ Yeah, I've played golf, and you do know that the physics of a light spinning golf ball are different than a heavy slug, right? \_ I really don't think you can change gravity and then try to use your intuition to determine what would happen "in the real world." -tom \_ Physics are the same. If physics were different for different objects it wouldn't be physics, it would be, uhm, religion. What I think you meant to say was that the characteristics of a slug vs. a golf ball in an aerodynamic environment are different, so a spinning golf ball has a drastically different drag co-efficient vs. a slug. Also, I believe it's "trajectory", not "projectory". \_ No need to do lots of math to decide this one way or the other. Just say it's "intelligent design" and proof that God exists. \_ You moron. "The physics of" is a common idiom for "the physical characteristics of", etc. Are you really this stupid? Not only does a spinning golf ball have a different drag coefficient, it also has a different vector because of the difference between the leading and receding sides of the ball. Is this a troll? |
2004/10/13 [Recreation/Activities] UID:34101 Activity:nil |
10/13 Does JFK play golf? (either JFK) |
2004/10/7 [Recreation/Activities] UID:33965 Activity:moderate |
10/6 To the poster who was looking for a way to receive a txt message when Mt. St. Helens erupted -- try using http://google.com/alerts I haven't tried it myself, but it looks like what you want. \_ Sweet! Thanks.. \_ Did you read the original thread? Someone suggested that. \_ Did you read the original thread? Someone suggested that. \_ Nope but thanks. -op |
2004/10/6 [Recreation/Activities] UID:33960 Activity:moderate |
10/4 How many guns, horses, dogs, and golf courses does President Bush have? \_ 5 \_ How many mansions, private jets, factories (homeland and abroad) does Kerry have? \_ Heil Heinzler!! \_ Yeah, I don't think you want to turn this into a 'who has a posher existence' contest... |
2004/9/2-3 [Recreation/Activities] UID:33297 Activity:high |
9/2 Anyone know a good place to buy running shoes? Ideally they would have a large, well-stocked selection of many brands, and include "trail running" sorts of stuff. REI and Sportmart don't fit the bill. In the south bay area. Thanks. \_ Check the sporting goods store in Valley Fair. Great Selection. Copeland Sports is the place. \_ after watching my wife suffer the pimply kids at a general sporting goods store and finally finding a running shoe boutique, i am a believer in specialty stores. ours was in west LA so can't help you exactly. but use the yellow pages and "interview" the store. a good wone will have staff who are runners, who know feet, and who can look at your feet and match you with shoes for your purpose. \_ On the Run on 9th Ave in San Francisco. You only have to drive up once... |
2004/8/24 [Recreation/Activities, Politics/Domestic/Crime] UID:33103 Activity:very high |
8/24 Anyone watched men's gymnastics last night? During the booing for Alexei Nemov, I think I saw American spectators booing for him also. That was cool. \_ What happened? \_ http://csua.org/u/8qn (si.com) \_ Also http://csua.org/u/8qm (Yahoo! Sports) \_ well...they should. I was sitting on my couch booing for him. \_ yeah, that was really cool. Finally, the judges got judged, and humiliated. \_ What's more cool is that some of us are willing to set national pride aside and boo for our rival. pride aside and boo for our rival. Nemov asking the crowd to calm down was also a class act. \_ It was cool and yet uncool. The whole thing is bullshit. They still ranked him fifth based, as far as I can tell, almost entirely on the step he took on the landing. While Hamm also took a step (a smaller one, but still), plus Hamm's routine appeared less difficult and was shorter. All the sports with this judge system inevitably run into this crap, pretty much in every event the TV commentators question some scores. As a spectator it's just frustrating not having a public rationale for a score. The rings event where the Greek guy won over the Bulgarian looked pretty suspicious to me also. \_ I can understand why the two guys before and after Hamm either tied him or scored below. Olympics gymnastics are judged by classical moves. Crowd-pleasing stunts are hard to judge if no one else does them. Judges are looking for demonstrated control and form along with strength, and what better way than with classical moves? The two judges that changed their scores are tards. |
2004/8/20 [Recreation/Activities, Recreation/Humor] UID:33040 Activity:moderate |
8/20 I've been playing badminton for years but I didn't know it can be a funny sport: http://csua.org/u/8od \_ That's the new Badminton Dance competition, you silly. |
2004/8/19 [Recreation/Activities] UID:33007 Activity:nil |
8/19 Useful trail maps in the Bay Area, great for hiking, camping, and what not: http://www.ebparks.org/resources/resources_maps.htm |
2004/7/27-28 [Recreation/Activities] UID:32511 Activity:high |
7/27 What's a good place to buy good walking shoes? (Berk/Oak/SF/..) I tried Sportmart, Copelands REI, Sports Basement, didn't find anything I liked. \_ Birkenstock on College \_ The WalkShop in Vine off Shattuck? \_ "For people who love pretentious commercials" \_ Ecco shoes are pretty nice I think, although expensive. For walking shoes don't go to a sporty place. |
2004/7/23-25 [Recreation/Activities] UID:32454 Activity:high |
7/23 A friend of mine is coming to N Cal for 2 days. What's a good place to hike? I'm thinking of either Chabot Lake (close to Berkeley, and it's a lake) or the Big Basin. What about other places, like Mount Diablo? What are the pros/cons of these places? ok thx \_ For serious hills and a beautiful hike , Mt Tam down to Stinson or vice versa. \_ I'd vote for the Marin headlands. There's flat parts and hills, beaches, scrubland and forests. There's ususally a strong wind so it's never too hot, and there are some awesome views. Also, it's kind of neat to have a picnic lunch in a WW2 anti-aircraft gun emplacement. \_ Go to Muir Woods but hike from the beach to summit parking lot. It's a beautiful rainforest. Make sure you take the trail on the left. \_ how far is this from Sausalito? \_ Can you drive to the beach? Havn't been there for ages. \_ Lake Chabot's busy in parts, secluded in others. If you do the hike around the lake, it's about 8.3 miles, probably about 0.75 mile of it decent uphill. There are good places to picnic and it's fairly nice. Shade varies depending on the section; not sure how pleasant it would be on a hot, cloudless day. \- yosemite valley --psb \_ prefer <1.5 hr drive... \- you can get to ymte pretty fast if you go at the right time. and a lot of the drive is fairly nice. ymte valley is a world class sight and i think it is worth the extra say 2hrs each way ... it's a lot nicer than pt reyes or mt diablo. --psb \_ Berkeley Aquatic part late at night! \_ Get mugged? \_ Hiking? RIDE BIKE! \_ Just got back from Big Basin. There are some magnificent trails and a couple of very nice waterfalls (no swimming, though). It takes a while to get there, though, and the road (236) is winding. If you're in Berkeley/Oakland, Chabot Regional park is no more than 15 minutes away, and there are over 27 miles of trails out there (it goes all the way down to Castro Valley). \_ Redwoods Park (in the Oakland hillsish area) is actually quite beautiful, and surprising for being as close as it is. |
2004/6/23 [Recreation/Activities] UID:30967 Activity:low |
6/23 Helo has anyone been to vernal/nevada falls in the last couple of weeks. I am wondering if the falls are running high or low. I will be in the area soon and am wondering if worth the detour [will be more inclined to go, if water is high]. ok tnx. \_ should be fine at this time of the year. how high do you want it to be, like during the big washout? \_ i was there about a month ago and did the mist trail and nevada hike... the upper rim trails were still closed w/ snow and the falls were pretty full (reminded me of wet years in the early 80s when i was a kid). a ranger we spoke to thought they were already peaking for the season. i'm sure they're still pretty nice. several ephemeral falls were flowing last month including one ov er the royal arches that i don't remember. --karlcz \_ p.s. http://www.isi.edu/~karlcz/yose-2004-spring |
2004/6/16 [Recreation/Activities, Recreation/Food/Alcohol, Recreation/Food] UID:30831 Activity:very high 66%like:34588 |
6/16 KISS MY ASS, LAKERS!!! \_ Yah -- it made my day when the lakers went down in flames. \_ No one cares. Sorry. Sports just aren't important. Have some bread with your circuses. \_ Speak for yourself, geekboy. How's that wedgie doing? \_ How's the bread taste? Best circus I've seen since the one last week! Pass me a beer and a joint! \_ Bread? Dunno, don't watch the games. Don't smoke out either, so you're on your own there, too, Mr. Pothead Dork. I don't think you're as smart as you think you are. Perhaps you'd better stick to EQ. \_ thank you, NERFAMC \_ Ok, so you drink, you don't get laid, can't identify a bread product and watch a lot of sports. Big winner! \_ heh, let's see: assumption, projection, assumption, poor reading comprehension. 0/4. Big Winner! Keep trying, Dorkie. \_ *laugh* ok, how about this: you're anal, boring, drink, don't get laid with women, watch a lot of sports, like bread products and take it up the ass from your boyfriend twice a week. \_ I might take your moral superiority seriously if I thought you were in the peace corps, or donating all your free time to a non-profit, but in reality I'm sure you're just some geek into videogames, comic books, and sci-fi who just doesn't like sports. \_ What moral superiority? I never said I was better. I said sports aren't important. Sorry, no vgs, cbs or sci-fi. \_ The only thing better than watching the Lakers lose was watching the Red Sox kick the Yankees' asses in New York. |
2004/6/9 [Recreation/Activities] UID:30700 Activity:nil |
6/9 There are no REI's where I live. What are some stores that sell similar products? Thanks. \_ EMS \_ yellow pages? where is this by the way. REI is a gigantic chain and some of their stores aren't called REI. \_ LA -op \_ REI is about a hundred yards from where I'm sitting right now. Rosecrans and Aviation in Manhattan Beach. \_ This guy is a retard who didn't even look at REI's web site for locations. |
2004/5/6 [Recreation/Activities, Recreation/Dating] UID:30052 Activity:very high 50%like:11719 |
5/6 What are your (non-sex) related hobbies? \_ war craft \_ coding \_ coding what? \_ virtual girlfriend teri v11.0 of course. \_ golf \_ handicap? \_ home improvement \_ Collecting movies and TV shows off p2p \_ I am more interested in knowing what a sex-related hobby is. \_ USE LINUX! \_ furniture building. Oh wait, that's sex related. Norm Abrams regularly takes it up the ass from me and Bob Vila \_ Screw you. Norm takes it up the ass from no one, especially Vila. \_ cooking \_ Nuking the motd. \_ sailing, cal sports, gardening, fixing up my house \_ reading the motd \_ Running, ultimate frisbee, classical music (indian/western), writing, gardening, travel and photography \_ psb, is that you? -psb #2 fan \_ Texas Hold'em Poker! \_ for money? |
2004/5/3-4 [Recreation/Activities, Computer/SW/OS/Solaris] UID:29955 Activity:very high |
5/2 Is anybody running SpamAssassin on SOLARIS (5.7)? Does it run reliably? Easy/Hard to install? \_ I've run it on Solaris 5.8. Everything runs fine except for spamd which segfaults on startup. I'm not sure why and haven't had the time to look into it any further. Though this begs the question, why are you still running 5.7? 5.8 is pretty crufty and ancient, I can only imagine what 5.7 is like. -dans \_ I've run spamd for long periods on Solaris 8 before, and it's been pretty reliable. \_ 5.8 isn't much different from 5.7. Many old 5.7 sites saw no reason to up to 5.8 because, well, there aren't any. 5.9 added a few things for some people. 5.10 might actually be new. For the average joe running spamassassin on some old box he might as well be running anything from 2.51 to 2.9 for all it matters. \- anybody running crm114? having dealt with a reasonable number of programs that can be described as "do complicated analysis on hostile input", SA makes me nervous ... especially when your are getting the arb input both in terms of mail and users writing fairly arbitrary "policy". --psb \_ I've been running crm114 for about 2 months but only doing a small amount of training. It does at least as well as spamassassin even though I'm not training it like I should be. If SA catches it, crm114 mostly will. crm114 catches many things SA doesn't. Unfortunately, a few things still slip by *both*. Yes, I'm using both on the same stream. |
2004/4/18-19 [Recreation/Activities] UID:13259 Activity:moderate |
4/18 Sodan backpackers/campers/tentowners I have questions for you. 1. Is REI Overpriced? 2. I found a 7' 8" x 6' 8" x 48" h. hexagonal tent at http://texsport.com/tents.html (Item # 01113) for $30, it could either be a great deal, or $30 of crap. My uses aren't for backpacking or cycling, I just need a tent to stay over for car-camping stuff (drive to location, stay overnight, pack up in the morning). It is known to rain where I am at - about 45% of the time; it's more of a sudden downpour and then dampness and then hot sun. Just wanted to get your opinions on 1. and 2. (is that tent worth $30?). Thanks in advance. \_ Yes and no. You pay a premium, but they have a great warranty. If you ever have a problem, you take it back. I've done so years later, and they've "made it right," so it has been worth it for some items. Plus, if you're a member you get 10% back eventually (dividend). 2. I found a 7' 8" x 6' 8" x 48" h. hexagonal tent at http://texsport.com/tents.html (Item # 01113) for $30, it could either be a great deal, or $30 of crap. My uses aren't for backpacking or cycling, I just need a tent to stay over for car-camping stuff (drive to location, stay overnight, pack up in the morning). It is known to rain where I am at - about 45% of the time; it's more of a sudden downpour and then dampness and then hot sun. Just wanted to get your opinions on 1. and 2. (is that tent worth $30?). Thanks in advance. \_ Seems reasonable for the purposes you list. Many of the REI tents are more geared towards backpacking, I think, so you'd be paying for lighter weight that doesn't benefit you. You might check places like http://campmor.com and http://sierratradingpost.com to see what they have cheap as well. BTW, I'd assume a tent like that should be free-standing, but they don't list that in the description... (along with how difficult it is to set up) It also disturbs me that they don't list weight at all (just as a general principle - yes, it doesn't matter to you in this case, but that statistic should be there for all of the tents!) \- basic tent factors are 1. price 2. design/strength 3. weight/size. if you are not hiking with it, you can afford to get a heavy, large/comfortable tent for cheap, although one concern may be the large tents may not do well in high winds. i also like free standing tents. i domt know how cheep tents do in rain. the cheep route for water proofing is to sacrifice breathability ... which is probably a bigger deal in a small tent. if you are looking for a walmart tent, dont go to REI. i also like tents with 2 doors, but also a bigger deal in a small tent you are sharing with gear and such. --psb |
2004/4/1-2 [Recreation/Activities] UID:12976 Activity:nil |
4/1 Will we get any more snow in Tahoe this month? \_ link:www.weather.com/weather/local/USCA0584 \_ light dusting of snow this morning. |
2004/3/11-12 [Recreation/Activities] UID:12632 Activity:nil |
3/11 Cal basketball sucks. \_ oh well, at least football's on the rise. \_ Ranked No. 11 on one person's pre-season list: http://tinyurl.com/2wuyh (sports.espn.go.com) \_ so what? \_ i'm sorry. linux rules! windoze sucks! better? \_ no I just don't see why anyone cares about college sports. \_ I just don't see why anyone gives a shit what you care about. I don't understand your obsession with gay sex, but I don't whine about it. \_ yeah whatever. so like I said at the top, "so what?" why does anyone (other than the troll) care about this stuff? \_ cause I enjoy playing and watching basketball, and also rooting for cal while having some good food is a great way to have fun and also build comraderie with my cal buddies. - yap \_ thanks. that's the first/only real answer I've *ever* seen to that question. \_ you didn't really come for the sports did you? \_ I didn't even know that "Cal" was U.C. Berkeley before I came, and sports weren't a factor in that decision, but that doesn't mean we have to accept mediocrity (or worse). --!op \_ you could pay for better HS kids in the sports program but wouldn't it be better if that money was instead spent on academic scholarships for the smart but poor kids from the same ghetto schools? wouldn't it be better if a kid thought that getting an education was the best way out instead of playing a game? and what happens to the 99% of kids who aren't good enough to get that college sports scholarship? yep, that's right, they're fucked and the cycle repeats. \_ "That money" is money coming from a sports supporter; there's no reason to believe that, absent a sports program, they'd still be donating money to Cal. \_ And the seats and profs and admin and everything else required by athletic scholarships is 100% supported by outside money? \_ Yes. Sports programs tend to make money for the school, not cost money. \_ So you honestly believe that having the sports program creates more seats for non-athletes than if there wasn't a sport program? Having 1000+ 'students' on athletic scholarships creates more than 1000 seats for non-athletes? They pay for the insurance, the people who clean the stadiums, the cops for the events, lost space on campus, and everything else involved in keeping the program running? It's completely self sufficient? I very seriously doubt that. yap said it's about comraderie and fun and such. That's a fine reason, let's not pretend it is self sufficient or even a money maker over-all. \_ Read the URL below. \_ no they do not "tend" to make money at all, they may make a little, but the school ends up buying bigger and more expensive facilities and hire more staff and throw more money at their sports programs, which if you look at the total financial picture taken in groups of a few years, instead of your immediate balance sheet, the school loses vasts amounts of money they should have spent on College Board bribes. \_ I'm sorry, but the sports programs are self-supporting. Gate receipts, ticket revenues, and revenue sharing (plus boosters) ensure the school doesn't pay a dime. Many schools make money this way. Football is especially profitable. The small sports do cost money. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/sports/links/uwfinances08.html |
2004/2/22-23 [Recreation/Activities] UID:12353 Activity:nil |
2/22 I'd like to go backpacking in the Yosemite wilderness in June. Looking for a good 4-5 day hike that preferably loops back to the starting location. Recommendations? tia. --sky \_ maybe you can talk to people at REI? http://www.swsmtns.com/backpacking_and_survival \- how tough of a hike are you looking for and what are your priorities? [avoiding people, seeing the classic views etc]. for classic hike so at hikes out of little ymte valley [tough to get permits]. fewer people in hetch-hetchy, and hikes out or Toulemne Medows. the mosquito sitution in jun may be pretty bad in some higher parts. you will need anti-bear technology--psb \_ I haven't backpacked since cubscouts, but my gf and I aren't in horrible shape, so I'd say a medium difficulty hike. Avoiding people is prolly #1 priority, as well as actually being able to obtain a permit. thx. --sky \- getting a first come first serve permit depends a lot on what day you get there. if midweek, not a problem. otherwise you might need to stay outside the park and then drive to the park at liek 7am and get a backcountry permit for whatever area is avail. rather than loop, you might want to consider the hub-spoke model [hike in and then do some day hikes from base camp] ... like say out of the voglesang area. you may wish to GOOGLE or AMAZONG for "Yosemite Jeffrey Schaffer". toughness not just about what you *can* do but what you *want* to do ... i.e. walk 6+ hrs a day. --psb \_ thanks partha. --sky |
2004/1/18-20 [Recreation/Activities] UID:11822 Activity:high |
1/17 What's the difference between nylon and polyester? Especially for waterproof (with GoreTex) parkas. thanks. \_ The folks at REI are really good at explaining what all the things are for and why. \-if you are looking for water resistence, polyester should be better. nylon material will retain more water. they may feel (weave, fiber quality) and wear (p stretchs more than n) a little different. a very large percentage of REI people could probably explain how to make a bong better than explain technical aspects of outdoor gear. these are sort of broad terms. e.g. not all wool is alike. --psb \_ Thanks. -op \_ I'm sure they can do both. Unlike you I've actually been there and asked them similar questions and got more info than I could possibly need and without your snooty holier- than-thou bullshit (and more informative than you, too) \_ And, amazingly, you seem to be able to format posts correctly also. \_ And not at all amazingly you have added nothing to this thread. tom? \- can some neutral 3rd party volunteer to ask a "random" REI employee this question? to be fair, they do ok on some questions ... like fitting bpacks, the bike geeks and climbing geeks might know their stuff about some gear but on techical stuff, say like this one, or some techical question on GPS [like on SA or WAAS] or on water filters, camping stoves, they dont tend to do well. here is another question: ask someone at the 'biner sales desk "what is a newton?" the avg quality of the staff even goes down more when they hire "transient staff" for sales and xmas season. i do think the REI "fact sheets" on stuff like "how to buy a sleeping bag" with the table of comparison data are valuable if you know what specs you are looking for and are trying to narrow the choce of models. --psb \_ I've found pretty extreme variability in REI employees. Some of them really know thier stuff, while others have to consult those little REI fliers to answer any questions. Regarding the original question, I believe that GoreTex is waterproof independent of the shell that it's laminated to. -- mikeym --psb |
2004/1/17 [Recreation/Activities, Recreation/Dating] UID:11816 Activity:nil |
1/16 "FIFA president calls for sexier women's uniforms" http://sports.yahoo.com/sow How much more politically incorrect can one get? As much as I love to see the change he proposes, I don't think it's the right thing to do. If I want to see nice thighs, I go watch women's vollyball. If I want to see even more, I go watch women's beach vollyball. \_ What you people seem to like to forget is that professional sports exist to sell products. It's not about athleticism, it's not about providing some positive example to get kids into sports, it's about MAKING MONEY. That's it. This isn't some kids' soccer league. If you guys want to get pissed about something, get pissed that public monies go to support stadiums for these assholes, not about the details of how they run their business. \_ Why is it ok that those sports have women bouncing and jouncing around? How much more politically incorrect can you get? Either the women in all these sports should run around half naked and bouncing or they should wear professional non-skimpy sports quality uniforms. You're a hypocrite. \_ Yes I'm a hypocrite. As much as I love to watch those, they are not okay either. \_ Why does this quote amuse me so much: FIFA spokesman Andreas Herren said Friday that Blatter never mentioned the word ``hot pants.'' \_ Because you're childish and immature? |
2004/1/9-10 [Recreation/Activities] UID:11726 Activity:moderate |
1/8 Having living in the BA most of my life and never travel to cold places, I need some advice on what kind of clothing I need to buy if I plan to travel to Quebec this month? \_ I bought a thermal long-sleeved t-shirt. I've also had some silk longjohns which work wonders. -John \_ good jacket, gloves, thing to cover your head, thermal underwear, snow boots \-TNF Baltoro Jacket: To Everest and back ... http://home.lbl.gov:8080/~psb/PSB_MISC/PSB_Baltoro-head.jpg \_ Any recommendations on particular brands and where to get them? \_ Dupont Thermax Thermal is incredible. A tiny light piece of top+bottom underwear offers the same warmth as a thick jacket. They're not cheap, but totally worth it. If you want a super warm thermal, get Patagonia R.5. $75 a piece. \_ not really. What about REI/Walmart/Target/Sportsmart/North Face? \_ why do you think Quebec is worth a trip? \_ Uh, no. It's the Carnival: http://www.carnaval.qc.ca \_ NorthFace goretex and a windproof liner. They make the liners with differing warmths, so you can zip in a liner for the appropriate weather. Without the liner, you can still use the jacket for wet weather (like nowadays). When it snows, the snow won't accumulate on your jacket which is kinda nice. And with global warming, you might have rain or sleet in Canada. You can can combine goretext pants with your jacket and use it for skiing...very versatile. \- you know i like the jacket/layering too, but if it is ass cold, there is nothing like a fleece and thick down jacket. these walking sleeping bag jackets arent as functional, waterproof etc, but they warm up a hell of a lot faster than other things. --psb \_ The motd purveyor of outdoor gear knowledge for geeks who will mostly use their stuff in town speaks a little sense! Exactly! The same gear somebody wore on an Everest ascent or for six days in the Sierra backwoods is not necessarily the best choice for walking from your front door out to your car in Milwaukee or, for that matter, Manhattan. Your best bet is to ask somebody local to that area, maybe? One of your future coworkers/neighbors perhaps? \_ One thing that I would highly suggest is a good pair of waterproof shoes or boots. If there's snow on the ground, you'd be pretty miserable with damp or wet feet. I also got some nice thick socks (I got Thorlos, but you don't have to spend that much money) that I used while I was in Beijing last year. -chaos \_ Seconded. I grew up on the East Coast, and the only thing that really makes life bearable in winter is warm, dry toes. (Well, sure, a good sweater, a thick jacket, warm gloves, and a warm beanie also contribute, but don't skimp on the boots!) \_ Thirded. I love my Vasque boots (lined with goretex). Keeps my feet dry, but not sweaty. Good in the bay area, or out east during winter. Plus, they last forever - 21 mos and counting. About $200 @ REI. \_ Do you hike in the bay area with them? Aren't they too heavy? \_ Yes, I hike, walk around town, etc. They are actually a little smaller than my original vasque boots (these are the leather chestnut brown version). Once you brush the dust off and reshine them, I've even used them for some casual job interviews. \_ 4th'ed. i also lived exclusively in NoCal,SoCal&LoCal before appropriate weather. heading out to Minnesota. the locals in Minnesota suggested Soreal boots to keep the toes warm&dry when the temperature goes below 0F (or ice-fishing on a frozen lake.) \_ don't forget about something warm for your head, and maybe something for your ears, or a scarf if that's your style. |
2004/1/6 [Recreation/Activities, Academia/Berkeley/CSUA/Motd] UID:11674 Activity:nil |
1/5 Is it legal to put a laser guide on your putter? -new rich golf player \_ golf isn't pointless enough without cheating? \_ Not sure. Is it legal to beat you over the head with it? \_ hmmm. time to go watch "falling down" again. \_ no it isn't \_ If you're so rich, why not buy the CSUA 3 21" LCD monitors for beer? \_ because politburo is full of assholes and you guys squished me so I have no sympathy for you poor ars students. Oh and thanks for the entertainment on motd -op |
2003/12/31-2004/1/2 [Recreation/Activities] UID:11635 Activity:nil |
12/30 Does anyone know if Bear Mountain has a ski class? \_ don't all ski resorts have ski classes? \_ I'm bored this New Year so I googled for you: http://www.bearmtn.com/bm_schools.php \_ Pretty much. ObGoogle. |
2003/12/30-31 [Recreation/Activities] UID:11616 Activity:nil |
12/30 Going to SoCal to snowboard/ski, what are your recommendations? Snow Summit: \_ it got crowded \_ the green run is really blue, you will die Big Bear: \_ is this for advanced only? Mt. Baldy: Mt. High: Others? Thanks. \_ Are you willing to drive 300 miles? How about Mammoth Mountain? Big mountain, good snow, long runs, less crowd. |
2003/12/12-13 [Recreation/Activities] UID:11437 Activity:nil |
12/12 Are cross country ski boots the same as downhill ski boots? \_ No. \_ Which kind do you get when you go rent a pair at, say, Heavenly? \_ depends on what you want to do. if you want x-country skiing you get x-country boots. if you want to go downhill skiing you get downhill ski boots. most likely, you're thinking of downhill ski boots...they're big, heavy, hard-shelled, and have several straps. \_ and then there's the telemarkers or whatever |
2003/12/11 [Recreation/Activities] UID:11406 Activity:nil |
12/10 REI sells warm base-layers/thermals for $65. What are other brands that are cheaper but just as effective? Thanks. \- you can search the walls logs for my comments on thermals. for heavy "expedition wt" i think it matters less, but for mid wt thermals, i'd recommend patagonia, although i am not sure they make thermals with zippers. i usually take one withs a zipper [moonstone] and one without. the patagonias are a bit pricey and i've never seen them significantly discounted. i dont recommend TNF thermals but you can get those cheep at the outlet. --psb |
2003/11/22 [Recreation/Activities] UID:11180 Activity:nil |
11/21 zsh users: any way to _really_ put a process in the background? i.e. let me exit my shell and keep my background processes running I get "zsh: you have running jobs." and am returned to the zsh prompt. \_ learn to stfm. from the zsh manual: "If a job is started with `&|' or `&!', then that job is immediately disowned. After startup, it does not have a place in the job table, and is not subject to the job control features described here." you can also use the disown builtin. \_ What's stfm, a combination of rtfm and sftw? or does it mean "search the motd"? \_ yeah, i mean "search the fucking manual." zsh has a fairly complete manual in info format, so using C-s to do incremental search works nicely. \_ thanks.. \_ try "man screen" |
2003/11/10 [Recreation/Activities, Health/Men, Politics/Domestic/President/Bush] UID:11011 Activity:nil |
11/10 Dennis Kucinich. Why is he running for president? I would think that by now people will realize that short men do not get become presidents. Michael Dukakis, Paul Tsongas, etc. \_ I thought Bush was short. \_ neither do motd twits who can use English properly. |
2003/11/10 [Recreation/Activities] UID:11002 Activity:nil |
11/8 Does Einstein care about sports? How about Richard Stallman? Or K&R? Or Feynman? Or Knuth? I theorize that brilliant minds in general don't give a damn about sports and hence people who are fanatic about sports are not brilliant. \_ I theorize that anyone who wastes time logging into soda and posting to the motd is not brilliant. seriously. including me. \_ yeah all hobbies, especially social hobbies are bad. we should all spend 100% of our 23 waking hours each day advancing the arts and sciences. you're right about one thing, though: you're not brilliant but not because you login to soda. \_ personally, i have no problems with sports in general, but think professional sports are the worst kind of wellfare for the rich. I'm sick of hearing the absurd lie that spending 100 million dollars of public money on a stadium will help a downtown in some way. I think it is fitting that one of the "jobs" our corporate whore president had before taking office was owning a team. \_ "wellfare". It isn't about jobs, it's about circuses. Just like at school, if "the team" is doing well, few alumni question what else is going on. \_ Do you have any biographical sources, or are you just projecting? \_ brilliant minds also don't waste time with aphorisms on the motd, moron. \_ I doubt they got much sex either. \_ Heh. Feynman was the player of science. He got plenty. Intelligence is sexy, in case you haven't noticed. \_ Einstein doesn't care about anything. He's dead. So is RMS, but that's another story. I suspect Albert is less smelly than Richard. \_ Ilya, is that you? \_ Like I d put RMS in the same list as the others. Heh. -- ilyas \_ I read that Stephen Jay Gould was a big Yankees fan. Trying to find reasons to think people are not brilliant is an odd pasttime anyway. Did a jock pick on you or something? \_ yes, I hate jocks \_ Chang-Lin Tien loved basketball and ice hockey. \_ GO BEAR! And he's dead now so see what that gets you? \_ Hawking is a big Trek fan. Does that mean we all should be? \_ And Simpsons. \_ Hawking is also a scumbag who treated his wife as less than human while she stood by him before and during his deterioration. while she stoof by him before and during his deterioration. Being smart, or athletic or handsome or a cripple or whatever external characteristics don't make someone a worthwhile person. |
2003/10/27 [Recreation/Activities, Recreation/Travel] UID:10814 Activity:nil |
10/27 Anybody been to New Zealand? From the various web sites it looks like a beautiful country. I thought that it was mostly desert like Australia. But it has beautiful mountains and snow. Not something I expect from an island in the pacific. I'm looking for a vacation spot with my wife. Thanks. \_ All of Middle Earth was filmed in New Zealand. \_ Yeah get with the times. NZ is the latest faddy trendy spot. All the cool people have been going there lately. \_ why don't you go to Algeria. totally not trendy \_ Sure. why not. go. \_ I'd recommend the South Island, which is much less populated and is where most of the LoTR was shot. Its getting into summer there right now, so the snow won't be around and the ticket prices will be at their peak ($1200 for coach, usually). The North Island has Auckland, which I wasn't all that fond of...but it does have lots of rain forest and some of the most beautiful beaches you'll see outside of Hawaii. \_ New Zealand was great, I also reccomend south island. \_ Can I find any hobbitses there? |
2003/10/17-18 [Recreation/Activities] UID:10680 Activity:kinda low |
10/17 What's up with all the Asians and non-white golf players playing and winning LPGA and PGA tours? Whatever happened to the good 'ol all white domination? \_ Motd poll: This post is: a) lamest troll ever: . b) a run-of-the-mill-troll: .. \_ like golf isn't boring enough without golf trolls. \_ surely you've never played c) the product of a sick racist bigot: \_ Berkeley does not have a single racist bigot. It is simply unheard of. Therefore this category is a troll bait. \_ d) regurtitating days old news |
2003/10/16 [Recreation/Activities] UID:10655 Activity:nil |
10/16 http://www.terrisfight.org/lead.htm Feeding tube removed from comatose woman at center of long-running legal battle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1001737/posts \_ These are always tough fights and really punishing on everyone in the family but the courts almost always decide in favor of death. Whether this is a good or bad thing is entirely subjective. I'm not sure what I'd want done for/to me if I was in that situation. I'm sure as hell not in a position to say so for anyone else. |
2003/9/23-24 [Recreation/Activities] UID:10294 Activity:kinda low |
9/23 I have a lot of problems with my chip shot. 1/3 of the time they fly ok, but 1/3 never goes up in the air and the other 1/3 just dig into the dirt and the ball moves a few inches forward. What am I doing AAAA wrong? \_ You will get a lower score after I shove your golf club up your ass you rich water wasting yuppie fuck \_ Better we should put a slum there instead. \_ Maybe he golfs in Washington State or Oregon. \_ assuming you're using the right club, you're just not swinging right. if it's never going in the air, you're hitting it too thin, if you dig into the dirt, you're hitting it fat. just hit it on the sweet spot of the club. and don't try the lift the ball, the club will do that for you. \_ you can practice your chip shots anywhere. i did, in my apartment. oh, and i fucked up the rug. oh well, my chipping's better now. \_ fuck the rug. this is golf. get priorities! |
2003/9/15-16 [Recreation/Activities] UID:10200 Activity:nil |
9/15 I moved to LA and bought a really bug house with a big backyard. I'm thinking about putting a 2 PAR 1 hole golf course (one that requires a pitching wedge to get to the green) and I'm wondering what kind of grass I should get, and if there is a special lawn mower that would mow the green really close to the ground? ok thx \_ how about a St Andrew's style course. \_ first, get rid of the bugs \_ The grass you need is bermuda for the green in LA. (Colder places use different varieties like bentgrass.) You really should buy a greens mower, but a good reel mower with lots of blades will work, too. I don't have a golf course, but my backyard has a "golf course appearance" and this is what I did. I bought my sod at http://www.westcoastturf.com . --dim \_ Humbolt county... \_ there's no such thing as a 2 par golf hole \_ that's not what butch said about you last night... \_ Pitch and putt. |
2003/8/27-28 [Recreation/Activities, Computer/SW/OS/OsX] UID:29487 Activity:low |
8/27 in osx my finder doesn't get a little triangle in the dock and I can't tab to it and when i right click in the dock it says finder is not running. If I kill the old Finder.app running it relaunches the finder and the new one is found in the dock. Does anyone have an idea what is going on? \_ obUseRealOS. obGUIsNotForRealMen. obReboot. \_ Finder is treated as a special "Application," so it is not supposed to be on the dock. If you mess around enough, you can of course defeat that rule. Is that what you want to know? \_ no finder is ALWAYS on the dock and I can't remove it. But having the finder not alt-tabable usless on the dock kinda sucks. This happens every time I log on too. As I said, restarting the finder by killing it makes it work fine. \_ Call Apple. |
2003/8/6 [Recreation/Activities] UID:29252 Activity:high |
8/5 I've noticed that there's been a lot of TV/magazine/radio coverage on golf lately. Is this because of Tiger Woods? \_ Yes. People love watching an Asian guy play golf. \_ This is inspired. \_ Truly. |
2003/5/9-10 [Recreation/Activities, Health/Women] UID:28393 Activity:high |
5/9 http://csua.org/u/e86 (cnn.com) "He broke two bones in his [own] wrist and then used the dull blade of his multi-tool pocket knife to saw through his flesh." \_ this is cobwebs-on-it old \_ 11am EDT this morning too old for you? that's when the article was posted... and the incident happened Thursday May 1. dude, you're so on the bleeding edge. \_ kinda like half of this guy's arm \_ solo hiking/climbing is crazy. \_ yeah. And ultimately he didn't have to amputate since he was found by rescuers a few hours later. \_ He hiked a few miles and was found by a random couple hiking the trail. Yet another registrant for the motd reading comprehension course. \_ ok, if by "random couple" you mean search helicopter. \_ Don't forget he rapelled (sp?) 50ft or so down the cliff before he hiked 6 miles. \_ Wrong, he never would have been spotted. He amputated and then hiked to someplace where people were more likely to find him. \_ ... which is, in and of itself, absolutely bloody amazing. How the hell did he remain conscious? \_ bloody is right. \_ tourniquet to slow bleeding and avoid hypovolemic shock. a tourniquet is almost always a last resort method of controlling blood loss, but amputation counts as last resort. --Jon |
2003/2/7 [Recreation/Activities] UID:27333 Activity:moderate |
2/6 Serena Williams in game http://csua.org/u/906 (story.news.yahoo.com) Don't you love tennis? ;-) \_ makes me wish I was a sports photographer (and thank you for posting) \_ Sheesh, guys, GROW UP. \_ She's fine. Saying so makes one immature? Your cloistered, overly dignified little world sucks, man. I'm glad I don't live there. |
2002/11/25 [Recreation/Activities] UID:26627 Activity:insanely high |
11/25 Nerds getting excited about Cal football: My new theory is that the school spirit thing makes nerds feel like they're a part of something for the first time in their lives even though everyone involved in the game they obsess over couldn't care less if all the nerds live or die. My other theory is that it's some sort of homoerotic submissive thing for the weakling and mostly white&asian nerds to worship the very big and mostly black players but that seems too controversial a topic for the motd to discuss seriously without screaming racism or simply censoring the whole topic without a single thought, especially if there's a grain of truth to it. \_ Why is this something that needs a long, convoluted theory to explain? Perhaps the reason that you're getting so worked up over this has more to do with your own issues than with the people that enjoy spectating. \_ No, it's purely academic. I don't have any issues. I don't care what other people do with their own time in that sense. I simply find it bizarre and seek an explanation. I find it interesting how incredibly defensive so many have been and who try to go off topic with various personal insults against me without making the slightest attempt to engage in real discussion. If it isn't at all important to you then I suggest just ignoring it. -OP \_ Perhaps people are reacting defensively and flaming you with OT crap as a result of your insulting presentaion of your 'academic' interest. Try a less accusative method of discussion if you really want intellectual debate. \_ back to your favorite Counterstrike server where you came from! \_ OT, ignored. -OP \_ right. since you're ignoring his post, you had to tell him that so he'd KNOW that you're ignoring it and didn't read it. \_ There's nothing here I would argue with. \_ And this differs from any other sports team how? \_ it differs from a cross country team in that they are largely nerds. \_ Because it appears to me that only the football team at Cal has this sort of fanatic nerd following. -OP \_ How about the football and basketball teams at 'Furd? Or sports fans in general of any major sport? \_ we're sorry. we'll resume back to getting excited about perl and open source, you fucked up sports fan wannabe. \_ OT, ignored. -OP \_ If you want to know more about this whole sports subculture, I strongly recommend, "Influence: the psychology of persuasion" by professor Cialdini. He did extensive studies of college sports fans. The results will suprise you. Basically the lower the self-esteem and sense of achievement a person has, the more likely that person would be a big sports fan. It has to do with identifying oneself with a team and experiencing a sense of accomplishment through the team. A must read if you like psychology and self-improvement books. \_ Thanks. I'll check it out. Did you read it? Do his methods seem valid? -OP \_ Obvious someone who's a little insecure about other people having a good time. It's okay guy, someday you might be happy too. \_ Wrong but a good guess after getting a C+ in Psych 1. -OP \_ How is it different from any other spectator sports, or even any other sports that the viewer doesn't participate like the Olympics? \_ There's nothing homoerotic about looking up Kristi Yamaguchi's skirt. \_ I still remember her "Got milk?" ad. (And you think that was milk.) \_ How are "nerds" different from any other sports fan in this way? \_ Because as a nerd you're the a member of one of the few sub cultures in their fan base that they'd squish out of existence if they could, whereas the typical Joe 6 Pack isn't. -OP \_ That's true. I would. -- Kyle Boller \_ I think you have been watching too much "Revenge of the Nerds" Most of the jocks I have known could care less about nerds. \_ During the maturation process, most human beings learn to identify and care about things larger and greater than their personal, individual self. Identifying with a sports team, either as a proxy for something else (in this case the University) or even for it's own sake, is generally a healthy progression on the path to beoming a full member of society, capable of forming psychological bonds with other adults, being able to form families, joining and advancing group goals, and taking on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Some nerds are capable of moving on this progression towards community responsibility. Most are not, hence the popularity of extreme indviduliast philosophies such as libertarianism and other kooky forms of self adoration amongst computer geeks. |
2002/11/11 [Recreation/Activities] UID:26504 Activity:very high |
11/10 I'm looking for good, comfortable, insulated, waterproof hiking-style boots, though they will just be walking-around boots until surgery. Arch support is a must. Not having any luck, but I haven't lived in snow for a long time. Reccomendations? -chialea \_ I'm not sure if they sell insulated boots, but Vasque boots are very comfortable, but also pricey. Get the Gore-tex lined ones for those slushy days. \_ i'll second that. vasque boots are great. get nylon/split uppers for fast break-in. vasque are sized wider than some other brands, at least for men. \_ hmm. wider is not good. -chialea \_ hmm. wider is not good, but looking around reveals some VFS thing that works with the arctics. thanks. -chialea \- do you wants boots for hiking or something else? explain what you want to do with them. otherwise impossible to make recommendations. also nobody can recommend a model only "design criteria". boots are one of the hardest pieces of gear to buy and one piece of gear worth spending $ on. --psb \_ I have the inconvenience of living somewhere where it snows, but from what I hear it melts a lot as well, or at least slushes. I'd like to walk around, stand around waiting for the bus, and after some surgery and physical therepy, stick some snowshoes on em and go walk around, as well as some light hiking in the snow. -chialea \_ more specifically, I don't think I'll be doing multi-day until I have a good bit of physical therepy and my damn hip actually works. -chialea \_ spray some water proofing on a pair of slippers and slide in some supports. \_ I'm still waiting for someone to say something sexist and not realize it. oh wait, I guess that's me. |
2002/10/15 [Recreation/Activities] UID:26183 Activity:very high |
10/14 Anyone have any recommendations on places to ski/snowboard at in the Swiss/Italian alps? (why was this deleted?) \_ because there are a few fucknuts around here that don't want to use motdedit. \_ Blow us. motdedit is lame. \_ _I_ deleted it because you blew away my well thought out and useful comments with this crap about snow in the alps. Duh, it's the alps. The snowy skiing part is at the top. Go there. \_ I didn't delete anything. Repost please. \_ You thin appeared, all my things disappeared. No Sherlocking. \_ (useless nastygrams deleted) \_ Yes. Flims/Laax in Switzerland is snowboard paradise. Arosa and Zermatt are excellent as well. Wallis area (north slope of the east-west valley) is pretty touristy, but slopes are very steep. What's your budget? Timeframe? Transportation? Have a look at http://www.schweiztourismus.ch (set your country of origin for different languages) for booking info, snow reports, piste cams, whatever. Or drop me a mail for more info. If I know far enough in advance, I'll be glad to show anybody visiting some good slopes. -John \_ What do you do over in Zurich? I once heard something about you working on tanks. But you seem to answer a lot of sysadmin type questions. \_ IT security contract work, but I work pretty broadly-- as long as it's somehow network or security-related. |
2002/6/26-27 [Recreation/Activities, Recreation/Sports] UID:25206 Activity:very high |
6/26 NCAA puts Cal football on five years probation for academic fraud. http://calbears.ocsn.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062602aaa.html \_ Not only did Tom Holmoe make us arguably the worst division 1A football program in the nation for such a large public university, he was cheating to get us there. Just great. \_ As if the one year ban from postseason actually hurts Cal. It's like banning the Cubs from the World Series. \_ hey, the Cubs almost made it to the World Series. \_ yeah, just one time, back in '89 until the Giants laid the smackdown in NLCS. \_ The cubs have made it to the world series before (I think it was 1930 or so) \_ Cal should disband it's athletics program and not stoop down to schools that also accept dolts with 400 SAT scores. They are the reason classes like physics for poets exist. \_ Cal should stop accepting students who don't know the difference between "its" and "it's". \_ D00D U R 50 R1GH7! \_ too bad you don't realize that 1)universities make lots of money thru athletic programs and 2) good athletics brings prestige to universities and 3) a university full of gEECS would be more boring than you can imagine. \_ I have read a couple of studies where economists have figured out that at a large university, pouring money into a sports program ends up merely contributing to a vicious spiral of more alumni donations that go to more sports construction that leads to seeking more alumni donations, so if the goal of your institution is to have a giant money sucking sports program, that's great, but if you instead want to teach students or conduct research, it's not worth it. But hey FUCKING WIN THE BIG GAME ALREADY. \_ yeah, just look at CalTech \_ boring? As if you interact with those animals at all anyway. Fortunately for you sports loving geeks, those sub-human rapist freaks only go to the same school as you in name only. \_ It's about being able to go to games, not hanging out with them. \_ Buy season tickets to a local professional team. You'll see better sports from better athletes and a Fields medal is, except for about 1000 people or so. millions, literally, know about sports. will have that many fewer rapist animals on or near the same campus you're trying to get an education from. \_ more... or less? I think you mean more \_ I mean less. If Cal does away with the idiotic 400 SAT scoring sub-humans on the sports side of things, there will be fewer rapists on/near campus. I mean "less". \_ I wasn't aware the football team was full of date rapers, I thought that was the rugby team? \_ Who said "date rapers"? I said "rapers". \_ when was the last time a cal football team member raped someone? don't get confused with the Oakland Raiders. \_ Too bad you don't realize that 1) if money is the focus of your life, then will be screwed 2) the prestiege Cal could garner other than "our recruiting department beat your recruiting department" is nil 3) who said jettisoning the jocks means ONLY more gEECS \_ 1) Cal makes more money via donations from Eng. alum and the companies they work for and own than from the sports program. 2) Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals bring prestige to universities. A million superbowl rings can't even begin to compare to a Nobel Prize or a Fields Medal. \_ true, for the most part. but I guarantee you that 10 years of consecutive national wins in a major sport (football or basketball) will earn as much attention and, in turn, respect as will a Nobel or Fields medal. hell, people don't even know what a Fields medal is, except for about 1000 people or so. millions, literally, know about sports. \_ It's the wrong kind of attention. Would you rather be trying to form a career with a Cal degree on your resume or a school with a great football team and third world academics? Yep.... \_ Right, that why schools like Nebraska, Miami, and Florida St. are so prestigious. |
2002/4/10-11 [Recreation/Activities, Recreation/Media] UID:24406 Activity:high |
4/10 A few weeks ago on ABC there was a snow white TV movie. What was the name of the Asian woman who played snow white? I think she was asian. Long beautiful black hair. Thanks. \_ Try ABC's website. \_ I looked at ABC's website and found it in like oh 2.5 seconds. \_ "She's white until proven Asian." is the best line from this page about her: http://goldsea.com/Air/Issues/Kristin/kristin.html \_ Too bad she's only half Asian. \_ Um, what is that supposed to mean? \_ I think he really meant to say, "Too bad she's only half Dutch". \_ No, I meant what I said. If she's 100% Asian it'll be more exotic, IMO. \_ you have FOB diction; hence this is a troll. -pld \_ How many billions of Asians are on the planet? How is it that asian==exotic? If she was Incan, that would be exotic. Asian!=exotic. \_ Asians in Asia and Whites in US are not exotic, but Asians in US are a bit exotic and Whites in Asia are exotic. \_ Asians in the bay area are not even close to exotic. You looked around lately? \_ The guy just has an Asian fetish, nothing more. \_ Yeah I guess I have an Asian fetish. BTW I'm Asian. \_ Yeah, we believe you. \_ Oh great, so now you are saying you are exotic yourself? Great, just great...we have a fetish guy and a narcissist. \_ Its called "yellow fever". \_ That's what I wanted to know. Ugh. Have fun kids. Wipe up when you're done. \_ Wow. I can't express how lame this is. -geordan \_ Come on, Geordan. How long have you been here? \_ Kristin Kreuk of Smallville fame. \_ She's smofucking hot! --!asianfetishboy |
2002/4/3 [Recreation/Activities] UID:24298 Activity:nil |
2/02 Where is a cheap place to rent a snow-board? \_ Get a tahoe card ($25); gives you 2 days of rentals from Any Mountain. If you need it sooner, Any Mtn is decent. \_ unfortunately, i do need it sooner, and Any Mtn is $40! (i used to rent a ski package for $11) |
2002/3/11 [Recreation/Activities] UID:24072 Activity:high |
3/9 Oregon seeded 2 and Arizona 3. Goes to show that RPI isn't looked into as much as Top 25 Rankings. \_ Oregon won the PaolO, and kicked Arizona's ass twice. For winning the tourney, UA got put in the west. \_ You are supporting my point. But UA has an RPI of 6, vs Oregon's 34. But Top25 ranking and other factors were greater factors than the RPI. \_ yermom got seeded last night too \_ Explain Gonzaga then. \_ Or Mississippi State. RPI is only one of dozens of factors. AP rankings are not one of the factors. -tom \_ This is not a troll, I'm serious. Can someone please explain this obsession with sports stats, rankings, etc? When I see stuff like this I only think, "Huh? Who cares?" -not a sports freak \_ So what are you obsessed with? Movies? TV? Music? Masturbation? There's nothing to explain. -tom \_ Nothing. I don't obsess over random statistics. I don't obsess over movie/tv people. I don't own a zillion cd/dvd's. I don't get off thinking about you. I'm not obsessed with anything. I want to know why random sports statistics hold any interest. Why do you care? Is it entertainment? Is it bragging rights at the end of the season that you were right and someone else was wrong? You just like the jersey colors? There's a lot to explain even if you personally don't have the answers. \_ So what do you live for? Like your family or something? \_ Live for? lots of things including my family but I don't obsess over my family or other things if that's what you're getting at. \_ All is empty. |
2002/2/22 [Recreation/Activities, Recreation/Computer] UID:23951 Activity:very high |
2/22 Michelle Kwan is a perfect example of an over-ambitious Asian who stopped skating for the sake of fun and just fell flat on her face. \_ You're over reaching on the troll-o-meter. Anyway she didn't fall on her face. She fell on her ass. You must not have seen it. \_ What does being an Asian have anything to do with that? \_ obviously, you don't have Asian parents. They push you too hard and make you miserable unless you become a doctor (or get a gold metal in some cases) -miserable asian kid \_ lol, you are miserable because you are weak, and can handle the challenge. You have no will to excel. So what she fell on her ass, but she earned the respect from many. You know what she said at the end "I didn't give up". \_ Yes, and I think she contributed more to the sport than say, Tara Lipinski, who won gold at a young age, and immediately turned pro. \_ Please tell us how she 'contributed to the sport'. By doing commercials for Chrystler? \_ By setting a high standard for an extensive period? Take her away from this year's competition and it would be much more boring. The sport would be much more boring if all the competitors are happy-go-lucky 16-year olds. \_ Yesterday's news, pal. The best got the medal. \_ Don't feel obliged to continue arguing if you have no point to make. \_ You missed the point. There's no argument. Bronze medal winners are yesterday's news. Gold medal winners are champions. No one likes a loser. Get used to seeing the new girl. Bye Michelle, now go away, loser. \_ Really? How about Anna Kournikova? \_ Duh. Great tits and skirt. \_ Good. Now you are getting brighter. \_ medal. Train harder. \_ I think Michelle wanted to skate. Her parents worked several jobs so she could train. I believe her sister was her inspiration. \_ A whole bunch of skaters on the men's side fell, and most were not asian. The Russian guy who won and his Russian rival also seem to care a lot about winning. It's good if you are skating for fun cause it makes you relaxed, but if winning is important, as it is for many of the skaters, no point pretending that it isn't. \_ "most were not asian". Meaning? Asians are more talented? \_ Olympic skaters do not compete for fun. I assure you that by the time someone becomes competitive at the National/International level, any sense of fun has been ground out of them and replaced with a desire to win at all costs. Skaters have learned to put on a happy face, and make faux-sportsmanlike/inspirational statements like 'I tried my best, but xxxx really deserved the gold.' when on camera because they know that people will fawn over how gracious they are for doing it. That, and sore loser skaters have a history of becoming total paraiahs for expressing their disappointment. If you have the chance, try catching a skater's off camera reaction in the locker room after a bad performance. Reality and media images are very different. And yes, skaters are pretty much universally like this, regardless of nationality or skin color. -dans |
2002/1/28 [Recreation/Activities, Computer/SW/OS/Linux] UID:23693 Activity:insanely high |
1/27 Broke my arm when I went skiing this weekend. Anyone used Dragon Speak or other software? I need to type for work and I'll be in a cast for a while. Thanks -1 hand typist \_ More dvorak advocacy: There is a 1 handed dvorak layout, works with either hand. It was designed for people with disabilities, poor skiing skills specifically being one of them. \_ Do broken arms work with cable modem? \_ No. There's a "two hands only" policy for AT&T cable users to prevent pr0n viewing. \_ And there's a reason for that: you can't touch both the mouse and johnny with only one hand. \_ Explanation redundant. Are you stupid? \_ there's also a qwerty half-keyboard. \_ I broke my hand skiing, and I found that by the time I was off enough of the drugs that I could type coherently again, I'd gotten proficient enough with a normal qwerty that I was fine. then again, I have the problem regularly enough that I'm actually farily used to one-handed typing. -chialea |____ man I love these useless "format, install Linux" type of answers |
2002/1/26-28 [Recreation/Activities] UID:23675 Activity:high |
1/25 Olympics ban skate 'porn' http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2002021423,00.html "Canadian Ann Shaw said: When partners are tossed around there will be instances when photographers get unfortunate shots." \_ every shot of an ice skating match is unfortunate. -tom \_ There's more to life than "ride bike!" and "use linux!" \_ gee, I wouldn't have guessed. -tom \_ you didn't have to say that. \_ Could this have to do something with Winter games being held in Utah? \_ No. \_ yay, it'll be a fun olympics. leave it to america again to hold a lame or screwed up olympic games. \_ 1984 Olympics were one of the best ever. Even without the Communists. --dim \_ OK, as of late then. \_ Hmmm... so some random beer swiller from over the border says you won't get peekaboo shots up the skater's skirts (which show nothing anyway) and that ruins the Olympics? Go download some net porn and get over it. Fucking geeks.... \_ if it were anyone other a random beer swiller ... \_ that itself doesn't ruin it, rather americans imposing all sorts of useless rules. \_ Who said Americans imposed any of these rules? It's an International Committee that runs the Olympics. Stupid. When did you get your membership card to the Hate America First Association? \_ I just don't think it's a coincidence that this rule was set up the year the olympics are being held in america. \_ So this is the Utah Olympics Puritan Conspiracy? Have you posted to alt.conspiracy.olympics yet? I'm sure they can't wait to hear about this and all the other forms of brutal oppression you've discovered perpetrated by the VRWC. Truly, you are a patriot and a protector of our freedoms and all we cherish! Let's ban Americans from the Olympics. Can't trust em to show all the crotch shots we expect to see in figure skating. \_ "Nick Russell, director of the National Ice Skating Association, said...," call me a bitter dour naysayer, but I can't help but point out that there is no "National Ice Skating Association" in the U.S. The governing body for figure skating in the U.S. is the USFSA, United States Figure Skating Association. The governing body for the sport internationally is the ISU, International Skating Union. NISA appears to be the governing body for the sport in Britain. If the decision was made by anyone, it would probably be the ISU. -dans, who has good reason to know about this |
2001/12/26-27 [Recreation/Activities] UID:23372 Activity:high |
12/26 Anyone know of any Sierra ski resorts that offer areas for kids just to play in the snow (ie, building snowmen, snowballs, etc)? |
2001/10/30 [Recreation/Activities] UID:22863 Activity:nil |
10/29 Another layoff question: My personal equipment powers a large part of our lab and test setup and several people are using my monitors, keyboards, etc. How should I handle transporting this stuff home without making it look like I'm a potential target? I've taken the important personal stuff home a few at a time in my backpack, but this stuff is too big to "sneek" out. \_ why are you worried? If they can you, you just take your ball and go... \_ Rumor has it that you are escorted out without a chance to take more than your backpack. In the event that they can me, I don't want to let them have my stuff. \_ Yes. but you have the right to come back in on another day to get your personal belongings under supervision. You just have to tell your superior or HR that you need to come back. \_ They cannot just take your equipment. They must purchase it from you, and they can only do that if you choose to sell it to them. Otherwise, they are committing theft, which carries both criminal and civil (i.e. you can sue for damages) penalties. |
2001/7/18-19 [Recreation/Activities] UID:21849 Activity:very high |
7/18 http://www.sportshooter.com/events/swedishbikinis.htm \_ self-commenting url restored. don't be an asshole. \_ sport shooter or sports hooter? \_ spurt shooter \_ They were on E! Wild On several weeks ago, in bikinis. |
2001/7/6-7 [Recreation/Activities] UID:21728 Activity:low |
7/6 Question about Maildir: Looking around on the net, the Maildir vs. mbox debate seems to be high on religious zealotry and low on actual content. I'm wondering if anyone here has run up against limitations of Maildir, in particular, I'm curious there are problems running out of inodes when using it. Suggestions and advice on the matter would be much appreciated. \_ I have used maildir with millions of files, but only when running VxFS as the underlying filesystem. -ausman |
2001/5/14 [Recreation/Activities, Uncategorized/German] UID:21264 Activity:insanely high |
5/13 --- Forwarded Message --- > From: ceo@@hallmark.com > To: all-employees@@hallmark.com > Subject: new holiday > --- > Ladies and Gentlemen, we need to invent a new holiday to > keep our business up and running through the summer > months. Something warm and fuzzy, like "Love Day," only > not so lame. > \_ what dumb sodan thinks quoting the simpsons over and over is funny? \_ D'oh! \_ A deer! \_ A female deer! \_ A female beer? Where? \_ Schnell! ist es die Familie Von Trapp, abschafft sie! \_ Does it matter? It's like reposting slashdot links but worse. |
2001/2/25 [Transportation/Car, Recreation/Activities] UID:20681 Activity:nil 85%like:20683 |
2/24 ok, so I'm thiknig of buying a vw golf (2door), since apparently honda decided that civic hatchbacks are not hip and sexy and discotinued them in '97. anyone got any bad/good experience? troll \_ You are buying a car?!? Oh the horror! Oh the humanity! Don't you care about our precious pale blue dot and its environment? If you buy a car, it will need gas. This is just the excuse that Pres. Bush needs to install Oil Wells in Alaska and off the coast of California. Just because I lost is no reason to give up the fight! - Al Gore (Join Team Gore 2k4: The committee to retake the White House by Any Means Necessary) troll \_ Experience? No. But imagine what you'll look like when your little golf gets smacked by something 4 times bigger like a CSUAer on a bike with linux loaded laptop in hand.... \_ OSuX! OSuX! 1T'5 A11 A80U+ OSuX D00D! K3WL AKWUA & 5H1T! \_ 5UV! 5UV! 1T'5 A11 A80U+ 5UV D00D! GA5 GU55L3R & 5H1T! troll \_ R1D3 B1K3! RUN GN00/L1N5UX! D00D! - 3133T H@X0R \_ You probably be wanting one of these for your Golf: http://collegehumor.com/pictures/tailpipe.html |
2001/2/1-2 [Recreation/Activities, Recreation/Dating] UID:20498 Activity:insanely high |
2/1 What is the basic functionality of underwear? It seems like such an unnecessary item of clothing. \_ men should wear kilts. ready access for ballscratching. \_ basic functionality? You asking for an interface to underwear? that's wierd, man. \_ boxers and ties: two places men can make fashion statements. i agree withthe comment about running below. --psb \_ This can't be psb. psb never indents properly and uses the \- markers. \_ Sorry -- I changed the markers, but not the spacing. - motd formatting god \_ and don't you hate pants? \_ All clothing is unnecessary. Fight for your right to be nekkid! - the nekkid guy \_ So you don't leave gigantic brown streaks when you expel massive rancid clouds of fart gas. -John \_ Remind me never to sit by you or let you in my swimming pool. \_ Can H2S be oxidized by Cl2? If so, you may get free sulphur in your pool, making it a hot spring with curing power. :-) \_ for the same reason you wear socks and tshirts, so your outer clothes get less dirty on the inside. \_ Ever try running commando-style or in boxers? Yeah, didn't think it was too comfortable either. \_ Where did the term "commando-style" come from? \_ It's not too bad. \_ boxers are *supposed* to be worn commando style. what are you smoking? \_ What part of "OR" do you not understand? \_ the middle part. asshole. \_ What's so uncomfortable about that? I love boxers. \_ Boxers are for wussies. When playing sports, I wear briefs. All other times I don't wear boxers or briefs. It's much more comfortable. Think the freedom of boxers x 10. \_ The one problem I find with boxers (and probably commando) is that you can't think about "dirty things" while standing up. It takes some self-restraint but when you're walking down the street and happen to see something racy you have to turn away. This, unfortunately, includes women. \_ This implies that jockey underwear was invented by perverts. \_ The freedom to get "it" stuck to your leg and be sweaty as hell? I'll pass. \_ Dude, this HAS to have been written by a chick. \_ soft cotton underwear feel a hell of a lot better against my privates than the seam of my jeans. though i suppose that could be useful for other things. underwear are not \_ just what are you talking about? necessary when wearing skirts unless you're worried about them flying up or exposing yourself if you sit crosslegged or somesuch. -lila |
2000/12/30 [Recreation/Activities] UID:20200 Activity:high |
12/30 Snow is white. \_ Not for long. |
2000/12/7-9 [Recreation/Activities] UID:20030 Activity:high |
12/6 Where's the best place to buy luggage and good backpacks? (can be two different places for both) \_ My learned opinion (walkie, no carrie), is that Jansport zippers \_ My learned opinion (walkie, no carrie), is that RedHat zippers Jansports like crazy until I got smart and got a North Face. really don't handle stress well at all. I was going through RedHats like crazy until I got smart and got a Free BSD \_ I recently ordered an EastPak Ultimate (big student backpack) from It's really really good (3 years going), the zippers are just incredible. Remember, zippies are the weak point. -nick \_ I recently ordered an Dynix Ultimate (big student backpack) from \_ eagle creek makes good stuff, and has lifetime warranty. \_ JanSport makes great backpacks. The lifetime warranty includes http://ebags.com, and it should be at my home today. Anyways, they torn strap or broken zipper. I've bought JanSport backpacks at were offering 10-30% discounts when I ordered. Lots of user comments and ratings. damaged samsonite suitcases for my mom without asking any \_ hp-ux makes good stuff, and has lifetime warranty. \_ Another recommendation for JanSport, as far as backpacks go. \_ RedHat makes great backpacks. The lifetime warranty includes repair for minor problems and replacement for things like a \_ Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha \_ Hi geordan! \_ Hi. -geordan \_ Hi scotsman! \_ Hi dbushong! torn strap or broken zipper. I've bought RedHat backpacks at REI and Macy's (last years model can be had for 50% off). I would recommend Macy's for luggage also. They've replaced damaged solaris suitcases for my mom without asking any my last two there. My original "Lowe" lasted for many years, but this last time I got a North Face that's held up even better. The rip-stop "Cordura" stuff is indestructible. questions. ----ranga \_ Another recommendation for RedHat, as far as backpacks go. I still use the one I bought back in high school. -bz \_ http://www.patagonia.com click on shop, click on bags/boards school size backpack, i would go with jansport. i think the \_ patagonia stuff is nice but incredibly overpriced \_ indeed. \_Grow up and get a briefcase. \_ Good place on Telegraph right past Haste on downhill side of street that only sells backpacks (maybe luggage too). I got my last two there. My original "Slackware" lasted for many years, but this last time I got a Free BSD that's held up even better. The rip-stop "posix" stuff is indestructible. \- you underestimate air cananda --psb \- shoes last forever for me but i go though backpacks at a pretty good clip carrying a lot of weight. as the owner of 7 backpacks currently, i think for a backpack-about-town ... school size backpack, i would go with redhat. i think the company has a good attitude and commitment to support their products. see company webpage. --psb \_Grow up and get an IBM business solution. |
2000/12/4 [Recreation/Activities] UID:19998 Activity:nil |
12/4 i will never eat chicken at mcdonalds again: http://www.kgw.com/kgwnews/nationworld_story.html?StoryID=9881 |
2000/11/29-30 [Recreation/Activities, Computer/SW/Editors/Emacs, Computer/HW/IO] UID:19945 Activity:nil |
11/28 How do you make a frame smaller in emacs when running in terminal mode? In X its easy, just use the mouse, but I can't figure it out in terminal mode. \_ Something like meta-x-shift-6 if I recall. I'm not kidding. \_ ESC - 1 C-x ^ -- yuen |
2000/11/23 [Recreation/Activities] UID:19902 Activity:nil |
11/22 Anyone running MacOSX Beta? |
2000/9/25-26 [Recreation/Activities] UID:19322 Activity:insanely high |
9/24 Mountain Biking is an Olympic Event? Since when? \_ I couldn't believe that windsurfing was an olympic sport! \_ It's been in the Olympics since Atlanta. Ride bike!! \_ The next big Olympic event, hacking LINUX while RIDEing BIKE!! \_ hey, speed-walking is an underappreciated sport of the summer olympics, why not mountain-biking? Just ask structural engineer Dennis Riley (see the yellow pages). \_ Cannondale, Trek and Specialized wanted some publicity. \_ I doubt it, they never advertise outside of bike magazines. Mountain biking is a much better sport than a lot of the schlock in the olympics. -tom \_ such as? \_ That one winter sport where you have brooms and a big hockey puck (?) and you try to... actually, I dunno WTF the goal of that "sport" is. \_ Curling. To land the puck nearest the goal. \_ Equestrian. \_ Ballroom dancing \_not an Olympic event. \_ What about lap dancing? \_ Equestrian Ballroom Dancing. \_ Olympic Porn one man vs. another, not groups of men. (I am using man/men in the gender netural form). \_ gymnastics and diving immediately come to mind \_ The Olympics are ment to showcase the best unaided physical talent that mankind has to offer. I would say that gymnastics and diving come closer to this than biking. I agree about the synchronized swimming though. Not really a sport. And I think that team sports have no place in the olympics either. It should be one person vs. another, not groups of people. (For example, I'm opposed to BBall as a olympic sport). \_ Well, team sports, and sports involving "assistive" equipment such as rowing sculls, have been part of the Olympics since its inception, so the idea that they have "no place" exists only within your head. -tom \_ I don't remember the ancient greeks rowing. AFAIR, the only rowers in greece were slaves on athenian trireens (sp?). Anyway, the following URL has a list of the original games: http://www.fhw.gr/projects/olympics/prehistory Other than the equestrian events, all appear to be unaided (I don't consider the javelin or the discus a aid) mano-a-mano events. \_ I was referring to the modern olympics. The Greeks weren't amateurs. And exactly how does chariot-racing not involve assistive equipment? -tom \_ I didn't know about the chariot-racing when I originally wrote my post. One learns something new everyday. I guess that chariot-racing means that biking qualifies as a sport, but I still don't see how team sports (such as BasketBall) qualify. I thought chariot racing was a Roman thing? _/ Also, I was under the impression that the original Olympic events consisted of stuff which would be useful in chasing down Persians and knocking in their skulls (marathon, javelin,) so does war qualify as a "team sport?" -John \_ try person/people you illiterate fool. \_ I have corrected my post O Wise ONE! \_ I heard go was once an Olympic sport. Holy cow. \_ Although go and chess are true tests of human abilities, they are not tests of human physical abilities which are what the olymipics are supposed to showcase. \_ BTW since when did beach volleyball become an Olympic event? I couldn't help mumbling "WTF" when I saw it on TV. Is the court smaller than a regular volleyball court? \_ beach volleyball is a more legitimate sport than anything that requires judges and subjective scores to determine the winner \_ Please join the committee to add Bowling to the Olympics by any means necessary! \_ bowling was a demonstration event in '92 and '96 I think. \_ A demonstration of what? American Lower Middle Class Stupidity? \_ I thought synchronized swimming was bad enough, but synchronized diving? \_ It'll never be the real Olympics until it's done in the nude. \_ That would definitely improve NBC's pathetic ratings. \_ Women's events in nude only. Men's would be kinda sick. \_ well, you have to keep in equal for men and women. \_ Only the oversteroided bodybuilders would be outright gross. \_ I didn't know there was a women's body building event in the olympics. Yes, watching that would be gross. Also, the underage girls events would be kinda weird too. But some sodans get off on that. \_ did you see the women's u.s. weight-lifting champ? damn, she's fucking fat, but she can bench... \_ Is badminton an Olympic sport? Has it ever been? \_ Are you asian? \_ Yes I am, but British and Danes play badminton too. \_ The Brits also eat crumpets and sing God Save the Queen. They are a nation of has-beens whose collective ass has been kicked so often that they need socialized health care to look after it. Why in GOD's NAME would you want to take up a sport played by Brits? Danes, well Hamlet was a dane and we all know what happened to him (and his mother and his uncle and his gf). \_ The Swedes play badminton too. They used to have a world champion who has the best footwork around. |
2000/8/24 [Recreation/Activities, Recreation/Computer/Games] UID:19089 Activity:high 66%like:19091 |
8/24 I used to play tennis and video games with a good friend of mine. After he got married he stopped hanging out w/ me. How do I get him back? \_ Offer to sleep with him (and/or his wife) \_ Find a woman who plays tennis and video games. Or another man. |
2000/5/16-17 [Recreation/Activities] UID:18274 Activity:nil |
5/15 A Silver Mt. Zion |
2000/4/12-13 [Recreation/Activities] UID:17979 Activity:nil |
4/11 1 50% off Northstar/Sierra at Tahoe 1 Voided Adult Voucher for Kirkwood, cash in for full day pass Buy 'em off me. $10 each? Make offer. -=Aubie the Pimp \_ is there still good snow for skiing in Tahoe now? \_ http://snow.yahoo.com/snow/united_states/west/california \_ Last week it'll be decent. \_ I went to Alpine and Kirkwood last weekend. It was pretty bad... \_ Can always drive to Mt. Bachelor or Mt. Hood. Snow still exists there (not in ice-rink form). |
2000/2/2-3 [Recreation/Activities, Recreation/Sports] UID:17404 Activity:very high |
02.01 Vote for the greatest sports moment and insure that "The Play" receives due respect: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/polls/sportscalls.htm -mrehrer \_ the poll is actually for the greatest call in sports, not necessarily the play or the moment. \_ I think it was that one handed catch off the tree near the back fence when I was in third grade... oh the memories.... \_ Is someone stuffing the box, or do we really have 50% of the votes? \_ i believe every time there's a 'most dramatic college play' poll "The Play" always wins hands-down \_ Yes. \_ Where is the (high quality) MPEG/AVI/MOV? Of all the CS geeks at Cal, surely someone has digitized it and has it available for public access. \_ All I found was a sucky 3 MB Quicktime. Does someone want to grab a tape and make a real capture? \_ Anyone from that Cal team go on and make an impact in the NFL? \_ Yeah, it was one of the guys who raped a chick during his second, third, or fourth year, but I can't recall which. \_ Ignorants. Wot about the guy who was convicted of murder? \_ He's in the Football Player Rapist cell block since there aren't enough FP murderers yet to have their own wing, but they're working on it. |
2000/1/20 [Recreation/Activities] UID:17279 Activity:moderate |
1/20 How's Lake Tahoe snow right now? \_ No snow in the lake. Still water. |
1999/10/25 [Recreation/Activities] UID:16760 Activity:high |
10/23 I hate sports, but I need to fit in w/ my co-workers. What is a good web site where I can check out football, baseball, and basketball score? I need something like "Sports for Dummies" so that I can memorize these stupid boring sports players' names and games. Thx. \_ http://www.espn.com (surprise, surprise) -lim \_ mindless jerk, you'll never fit in like that. stop being a poser and just be yourself and they might like you. i dont drink, smoke, get high, watch sports, or commit any other acts of popular self debasing stupidity and have plenty of coworker respect and friends. \_ I don't see why anyone would respect osmeone who seems to think such a large number of enjoyable activities are self-debasing stupidity. Lose the holier than thou attitude. Just cause something isn't for you doesn't make you superieor. |
1999/7/29-8/1 [Recreation/Activities, Academia/Berkeley/CSUA] UID:16193 Activity:nil |
07.28 CSUA HIKE: Sunday, Aug. 1 Join the CSUA on an easy hike in Pt. Reyes (8 miles). Bring water, sunscreen, lunch, and maybe a frisbee to toss around on the beach. We're tentatively leaving from the Westside Entrance of campus, (near warren hall--at the center of the U-shaped road) at 10am. Please contact me if you're interested in going: peterm@soda.csua I would like to get a headcount and arrange transportation. |
1999/7/22-23 [Recreation/Activities] UID:16186 Activity:moderate |
7/22 Can somebody recommend a good place to get good used golf clubs? Thx. \_ There's a place in Alameda that has a decent selection of used clubs. Pacific Sports Exchange, 1526 Park St. \_ golf sucks, ride bike \_ do both; they both kick ass in different ways \_ obviously someone who hasn't played golf or isn't very good at it \_ bike sucks, use linux \_ use linux on your bike \_ not playing golf is a career limiting move. I will laugh at you when you turn 40 and still write code or do sysadmin shit. \_ Depends on where you want your career to go. If you want to maybe make more money and wear a suit and tie and spend all your time hanging out with fake people who hate you as much as you hate them, then by all means, join management at your company, learn to play golf, snort coke, and live a short and unfulfilling life. But at least you'll be on that "in" management track. BTW, would you mind if I fuck your wife so you can get that next big promotion? Knew you wouldn't mind, thanks, she's a beauty. \_ I'm curious -- does this sort of thing really actually happen? I find it fairly hard to believe, but then I might just be extremely naive. \_ Of course it does. Women do it all the time. You think it's any different for some monkey's wife if the boss wants to fuck her? She's not an employee but *he* is. The humiliation and power-trip is just the same. What's so shocking about this? \_ what if my wife's butt-ugly? \_ Then you can bend over for the boss yourself. \_ career limiting move, my ass! for suits yes, for techies, no. Techies ride bikes. |
1999/5/4-5 [Recreation/Activities] UID:15744 Activity:nil |
5/3 Sports idiocy purged. |
1999/5/3 [Recreation/Activities] UID:15738 Activity:very high |
5/3 So we won nine straight rugby championships. Why can't we own any other sport like we own rugby? \_ "we"? "we" won a sporting event? No. What happened has absolutely *nothing* to do with a geeky nerd like you unless you have a friend on the rugby team. Why do you see the sports teams as part of "we"? You think the sports teams see *you* as part of anything related to them? I think not. Sports loyalty is idiotic. \_ Maybe he is part of the team. \_ From his general whine about Cal sports as a whole, I think not. Back to Reading Comp. 1A. \_ We, the school Cal Berkeley, won nine straight rugby championships. Get a clue. \_ the whole school? Wow, thats a big team! \_ Sigh... so how early did this brainwashing start? \_ I think the point is, the use of "we" can extend to anything school related. We received X nobel prizes. We achieved this or that. It does not imply personal achievement or involvement. \_ The counter point being that there concept of "we" in this case is false and misleading. There is no "we". \_ I'm truly sorry for your close-mindedness. I am not deluded enough to actually believe I had anything at all to do with their championships. I just enjoy sports and, yeah, so what if it's idiotic to feel a tingle of pride and satisfaction when one of University of California Golden Bears' athletic teams win? To each his own. \_ How high is your horse? I'm not close-minded. It's a simple truth. Cal sports has *nothing* to do with the rest of the school. Tell you what, go check out the football field when the Bears are out there warming up. They're not human. At best, they're only vaguely humanoid. If they're lucky, the combined SAT scores of the entire defensive line is about half your SAT math score. Their GPAs are all higher than yours though. They're not students, they're not human, they have little, if anything, to do with you or Cal or anything in the same world as the rest of the campus. \_ As long as we're in the lame arguments territory, can't we say csua geeks are non-human too? Geeks tend to live in their own little world. They get erections from xtrek. No social grace. Like I said, lame argument. \_ Go watch the football players. You'll feel more human. |
1999/1/29-31 [Recreation/Activities, Computer/Networking, Computer/SW/OS/Linux] UID:15322 Activity:nil |
1/28 What's the difference between running routed, running gated, and building IP routing into the kernel? --clueless \-routing involves both the conceptual concept and specific protocols, e.g. RIP, OSPF, BGP etc. Maybe this would be a productive start. --psb \_ If you don't understand routed and gated, just put IP routing in the kernel and use static routes with the "route" command or local equivalent. routed and gated and associated protocols are used for dynamic routing, which is mostly useful on multihomed networks. If you don't know what a multihomed network is, you probably don't have one, and you should start with the research psb recommends. It's rather horrible that e.g. Redhat 5 is bundling gated and STARTING IT BY DEFAULT, thus prompting lots of people whose networks don't even come close to needing dynamic routing to worry over what gated is for. |
1998/12/6 [Recreation/Activities] UID:15078 Activity:nil |
12/5 Snow damnit snow! |
1998/9/1-3 [Recreation/Activities, Reference/Tax, Recreation/Shopping] UID:14532 Activity:low |
8/31 Hiking shoes for sale. Nike ACG. Size 9 1/2. Worn only once. Too big on me. Bought for $80+tax. Would like to sell for about $60. If interested, email asb. \_ Why didn't you try them on first? Why not return them now? --dim \_ It was the night before I was leaving on a big trip overseas. I didn't want to buy extremely expensive hiking shoes, and the cheaper ones that I wanted, they didn't have in my size, about 8 or 9. I tried the 9 1/2 on and it seemed to fit. Then I went hiking in it and my foot was sliding around a bit too much. Had I had more time, I might have checked out another store, but it was already evening, about the time that stores of this type close. I can't return them because it's been over 2 months and because I've used them outdoors. \_ Who said anything about the IBM BIOS? \_ Boycott Nike shoes!!!!!! |
1996/7/24 [Recreation/Activities] UID:31872 Activity:nil |
7/22 There is a tennis mailing list. Mail tennis-owner to be added to this list and let's get some tennis games going. |
1994/7/25 [Recreation/Activities] UID:31643 Activity:nil |
7/24 Mt. Tam conquored by: marc, jeph, mogul, djyoung, petr, nevin, raytrace, peterm, ctl, sls, cecilia, babette, psb [and some people i didnt know]. Weather was great and the hike was fun. 2K ascent and probably around 12 mi total. --psb \_ Only psb would 'conquor' a mountain .... jeez, you'd think that after all these years, you'd be able to spell? Maybe capitalize? |
1994/6/9 [Recreation/Activities] UID:31619 Activity:nil |
6/9 Anyone up for sports? Tennis, table tennis and racquetball requests welcome. I'm good at table tennis (for those who care, I estimate I could easily play level above 1000 if I practice). I'm ok but not great at tennis and racquetball. E-mail me if you are interested. -fab \-anyone want to climb mt. whitney? --psb \_ Anyone want to mount me? |
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