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I've said it before: the #1 cause of atheism in the world is "Christians", or, more accurately, people incorrectly claiming to be Christians.
Comments:
"Hmmmmm...THEY do NOT sound like Christians to me...they sound fanatical and hateful....Christians are taught to hate the sin, but love the sinner back into God's grace. People like that DO turn more people away from God than they bring TO him... they will have to answer for that ONE DAY....."
-Your Mom [2002-10-31 20:39:29]
"God does NOT "give them up." If God EVER gave up on anyone, He would not be a redeemer. Bullcrap."
-Nic [2002-10-31 21:46:42]
"Just the fact that the word "fag" is used so blatantly... I don't know, but I think it's the cruelest word in the world."
-Norah [2002-11-06 01:16:13]
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Reference.
Comments:
"aren't you supposed to, like, explain why? or expand? or write two words?"
-jeff [2002-10-30 13:47:07]
"I'll just say, "YEAH!""
-D* [2002-10-30 18:30:53]
"I feel the need to say "It ain't me.""
-Nic [2002-10-30 21:45:33]
"Oh, yeah, good call...
Not Nic."
-trav [2002-10-30 23:44:53]
"Hmph...sounds like good advice."
-Ryan [2002-10-31 16:25:13]
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Right now I'm taking a theoretical computer science class (the Theory of Computation), and on Wednesday I have a test on mathematical induction. I don't know anything about mathematical induction.
You can't walk across the SU campus without tripping over someone who's failed this course. Hyperboles aside, it really isn't hard to find a CS major who has had to take it twice. I actually know of a guy who had to take two (yeah, two) more years of college because of failing this class three times.
The subject matter is difficult, yeah, but I really think the reason it's such a fucker of a class has nothing to do with that; it's the book. The book is really badly written. It's overly complicated, the examples are too difficult (However, there are some "more challenging problems" for those who find the normal unsolvable homework elementary. How nice.), and each topic is covered way too quickly. Honestly, Simulacra and Simulation is easier reading. I find the link above to explain the concept much better. It just seems like there's something fundamentally wrong with having to go to the internet to cover class topics because of the book's inadequacy.
"Travis, why did you buy the book, then?"
Good question.
CSCI 235 (why this is a 200-level course is another rant in and of itself) is a required course. One guy teaches it. He wrote the book.
Just once, can I get through a semeseter without spending the second half of it feeling like a retard?
Comments:
"So one guy teaches on the material he pulled out of his ear and he appears to be the only one who understands it and y'all have to learn it or never get to leave? Squirrely. I believe in you!!"
-D* [2002-10-29 07:18:22]
"You know, the part of Simulacra and Simulation that I read, was... yeah. Sorry, babe."
-Nic [2002-10-29 14:34:31]
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The 100 character limit placed on the messages sent to my cell phone (the little text box at the bottom of the front page) is a limitation inherent in the SMS protocol. Unfortunately, even if you wanted to send me a long loveletter about how cool my Blogger Decoder is, you're still going to have to use email.
Also...
di·a·tribe n. a prolonged bitter, abusive rant or discussion. =)
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"SHMISH."
-maggie [2002-11-07 13:18:10]
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I've been watching Undergrads for a while by downloading the episodes, but I've recently learned that it's been picked up by Comedy Central, so... uh, rock.
This is as interesting as I get. Go read something else.
Comments:
"Well, *I* think you're interesting, so there!! :)"
-Your Mom [2002-10-27 17:29:40]
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The thing about North Dakota is, you love it or you hate it. If you want a big city instead of staring out at durum [wheat] all day long, 10,000 bucks probably won't be enough to keep you.
Indeed.
Comments:
"I could handle ND for maybe six months for ten thousand dollars. And they'd have to be relatively warm months, considering."
-Nicole [2002-10-24 14:14:48]
"Then, Nic, maybe you can work something out with the state on a one-month-a-year-for-six-years-for-a-buck basis. I'm not basking in the glow of sunlight reflected off of snow crystals on a fifteen-degree morning. Not right now anyway."
-D* [2002-10-24 17:49:31]
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O.J. Simpson: "Look, you’re talking about a guy, Johnnie Cochran, who is a pretty smart guy. If he said maybe I did it, then maybe I did it..... If it turns out that I’m actually the one who did it, then looking for the real killers would be a big old waste of time."
[Link via Davezilla]
Comments:
"Idiot."
-D* [2002-10-21 13:53:54]
"Was he trying to funny and failing terribly? I had to make sure this wasn't an Onion story.
Forensic evidence proved he bled at the crime scene. Then Dr. Lee fucked it all up. God, I hate Dr. Lee. May he burn in forensic hell forever."
-Missy [2002-10-22 00:17:07]
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I've decided to name it AHAB, which stands for AHAB Happened After Bruno. (My old phone was named Bruce Willis. I called it "Bruno" for short.)
Watson sounded good for a while, but it just wasn't geek enough.
Comments:
"You geeks and your damn recursive acronyms.
MISSY stands for Missy Is So Super, Yo.
I might not be smart enough to pull my own legitimate recursive acronym off, so be gentle."
-Missy [2002-10-19 22:27:34]
"Nicole Is Cool On Late Evenings. Yeah yeah, baby! But pfffft on AHAB. I liked Parker. :)"
-Nic [2002-10-20 19:29:49]
"Deanna Ends All Nyah Nyah Acronyms. Josie Obviously Surpasses Idiot Ex-Boyfriends."
-D* [2002-10-20 20:05:07]
"For a moment there i thought you were naming it after the captain from Moby Dick. "
-b. [2002-10-20 20:52:51]
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Movie.
Comments:
"Is that a Disney movie?"
-Nic [2002-10-17 23:06:43]
"Independent film."
-trav [2002-10-18 00:50:17]
"All i have to say is "viva la raza!"."
-b. [2002-10-18 00:58:56]
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Pencils.
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"pencils."
-jeff [2002-10-17 12:11:32]
"pencils"
- [2002-10-17 19:37:39]
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On the sine curve of life, today is crossing the x axis at pi.
The Trentino is closing.
The place I go where I don't have to order, because Peter already knows I want a triple espresso. The place I go because I know that no matter how full the place is, I can always get in and a seat up front will open up for me. The place I go to listen to all my favorite musicians play the songs I ask to hear, and then joke with me during the set about forgetting the lyrics. The place I go to get espresso that isn't poorly made by some high-school punk asking me what I want in it.
I mean... the place I used to go.
Comments:
"I know what's it like to have our favorite Chinese restaurant close. We were faceless customers, but I miss it like mad.
But our Denny's is like Cheers now. If Wanda ever leaves, I am never stepping foot in there again. My world! It will shatter."
-Missy [2002-10-14 03:12:09]
"I'm so sorry, Travis. The Frisky Goat Coffee Company closed my sophomore year. I put the story on the front page of the Spectrum. Does Fargonia have any other coffeehouse that might be cool and Jeff can come sing?"
-D* [2002-10-14 07:22:29]
"Maybe Travis should take over the Trentino???? You could incorporate a small record inventory along one side...Voila! High Fidelity?!?!? "
-Your Mom [2002-10-14 09:02:44]
"duuuude. let's buy it, man. i've got $8."
-jeff [2002-10-14 10:50:20]
"Noooooo:(
"
-miti [2002-10-14 15:19:55]
"I'll chip in. I have $7 right now. So, when do we open?? Can we do karaoke?"
-D* [2002-10-14 22:46:25]
". we can cry together."
-Nic [2002-10-15 00:09:43]
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When I was four years old they tried to test my IQ
they showed me this picture of three oranges and a pear.
They asked me which one is different
and does not belong,
they taught me different
was wrong.
- Ani DiFranco, "My IQ"
Comments:
"I'm different cause I'm pear-shaped. Hardcore."
-Nic [2002-10-08 23:40:17]
"Oh, gosh, that reminds me of when I took Travis to a pre-school screening when he was 2 or so...one of the things was...they had a bottle with 4 or 5 raisins in it...they dumped them on the table and instead of putting them back in the bottle (as children will do at a certain stage) he ate them! (They assured me that only VERY intelligent children did that ;) ;) ;) I do love you, son!!!"
-Your Mom [2002-10-09 09:04:25]
"that's the funniest thing I've heard in a long time... and you call me silly :)"
-Nic [2002-10-09 10:22:40]
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This is my cell phone. He needs a name. Help.
Comments:
"Parker!"
-Nic [2002-10-08 00:21:20]
"Pierre"
-Mattwick [2002-10-08 10:29:08]
"How about "Watson." As in Alexander Graham Bell's first communication by telephone, "Watson, come here, I need you." I'm good at naming things...I named YOU, didn't I? Oh, no, that's right...that was Dad's job...well, my friends just named their new horse after me! Little Miss Judy...isn't that sweet??? :)"
-Your Mom [2002-10-08 11:16:47]
"ickabod."
-jeff [2002-10-08 12:07:39]
"GARY COLEMAN, GARY COLEMAN. Or maybe Cuthbert."
-Missy [2002-10-08 15:26:02]
"uhmm Tito ? oh wait,thats a spanish name.... ah...uhmm Pito ? no , thats dick in spanish, uhmm camilo, no , too diff for your IQ, or lets just say your spanish teachers suck, Cucufato ...too long, I named my boobies , pita and tita , and my butt cheeks , Sandy and Candy :)
Dont we mexicans suck ???????????????
Well at least we dont swallow.
blah. laters"
-Diana [2002-10-09 17:09:25]
"Jeff named a cactus after me."
-trav [2002-10-19 22:01:11]
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I take classes where we say things like "hypergeometric distribution" and "capability maturity model." (And yes, I know what both of these are.) I know how to use mathematical notations that would make even Al Gore bored. I can tell you why you should never go to casinos, and I can cite specific examples, numbers and all.
But I can't get a TV dinner to cook evenly.
I get paid way to much for what I do. Seriously.
I was talking to a friend of mine who works for a construction company. He gets paid a dollar and a half more than I per hour to pour concrete, while my job consists of sitting on my ass waiting for someone to ask me a question, and occasionally I sequence 1's and 0's.
This is obscene.
Comments:
"Yeah, enjoy it while it lasts. I used to have a career I got paid too much for, now I have a job that doesn't pay me nearly enough for what I do."
-D* [2002-10-06 19:24:44]
"Yeah, I agree."
-Nic [2002-10-06 21:55:59]
"Welcome to the world of computers Trav. Smart people always make more $$$ just by sitting on their ass. It's called using your brain instead of your back. Any dodo could lay concrete, but not everyone could sequence 1's and 0's. I'm sure one day you'll be making a six-figure income with no sweat. In the meantime, just enjoy sittin on your ass waiting for idiots to ask you questions. :o)"
-mindi [2002-10-07 15:25:28]
"*sadly recalls teacher salaries*"
-jeff [2002-10-07 16:34:56]
"Whatever you do - don't take a promotion to management! The headaches aren't worth the (very little) extra money. "
-Mgr. Nick [2002-10-07 19:50:03]
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"...I've found that I just don't like you.... he [my other roommate] dislikes you almost as much as I do, I'm just more vocal about it."
- My roommate to me this evening
- Jessica, in a letter I opened not two minutes later
Recently, I'd lost touch with a really good friend of mine. Mindi was one of the first people I'd met online, and to date is the only online friend I've actually met in real life. But I don't email much and I'm never on ICQ, so I've really grown to miss people.
I want some of them back.
I'm starting with Mindi. (Aimee, you're next.)
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"You met me in real life !??!?!
and i was on ICQ tooo
waahh :(
"
-Diana [2002-10-02 16:09:55]
"Ooooh, I miss you too! You're the only online friend I still talk with...let's see, for 6 years now? Trav, I want to see you again. I know it's cold up there in polar bear land, so why don't ya come down to Arizona and thaw out for a few days eh? And see a really good friend while you're at it. "
-mindi [2002-10-02 20:06:05]
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