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It only takes once... Fortunately when I did it, the pot was an ancient cast aluminum one, and it can't be destroyed. (though the smell stayed for about a week) OT: Cooking dinner for my parents, and being bored.
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Not a bad description of the dimensional systems we currently use. I personally think the next dimensions past 10 are just when the dimensions themselves are different.
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Banned for thinking that cowbells could "boom".
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1981 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981 The first DeLorean DMC-12 automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C. hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.; 2 police officers and Press Secretary James Brady are also wounded. Daylight saving time is introduced in the Soviet Union. The Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Columbia with NASA astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen launches on the STS-1 mission, returning to Earth on April 14. It is the first time a manned reusable spacecraft has returned from orbit. Donna Payant is murdered by serial killer Lemuel Smith, the first time a female prison officer has been killed on-duty in the United States. Peter Sutcliffe is found guilty of being the Yorkshire Ripper. He is sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 counts of murder and 7 of attempted murder. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that 5 homosexual men in Los Angeles, California have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems (the first recognized cases of AIDS). The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor. The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter makes its first flight at Groom Lake (Area 51), NV. The first game of paintball is played in Henniker, New Hampshire. President Ronald Reagan nominates the first woman, Sandra Day O'Connor, to the Supreme Court of the United States. (Republicans, that's "Conservatives" now, did that, not the Democratic "Progressives") Donkey Kong is released, marking the first Donkey Kong title and Mario title arcade smash hit game developed by Nintendo. The first 24-hour video music channel MTV (Music Television) is launched. The original Model 5150 IBM PC (with a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 processor) is released in the United States at a base price of $1,565. Gulf of Sidra incident (1981): Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi sends two Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets to intercept two U.S. fighters over the Gulf of Sidra. The American jets destroy the Libyan fighters. The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world, at 150 years old, when it operates under its own power outside Washington, DC. Simon & Garfunkel perform The Concert in Central Park, a free concert in New York in front of approximately half a million people. The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, is born in Norfolk, Virginia. Polybius, an urban legend game, is said to have been released in 1981.
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Over what? Over sleeping, no. Over eating, no. Over doing nothing while being bored out of my mind, yes. Have you ever customized a physical object that wasn't designed to be customized? (example: adding a microphone from a cheap headset to an expensive set of headphones to make a great headset, or wiring a spare switch into your car as a fuel pump cutoff)
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Banned for not realizing that I could be an admin on an alternate account...
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Most foods contain some form of plastic now... In the food itself... Some even contain silicone, since it's non-toxic.
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Epic final lines, and post-final lines. [EDIT] The ninja stuff made me think of this for some reason...
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"What are we?"
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1979 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979 The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations. Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was known to science. The U.S. Voyager I spaceprobe photos reveal Jupiter's rings, and makes its closest approach to Jupiter at 172,000 miles. Philips demonstrates the Compact Disc publicly for the first time. The first fully functional space shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center, to be prepared for its first launch. The Pinwheel Network changes its name to Nickelodeon and begins airing on various Warner Cable systems beginning in Buffalo, New York. The Albert Einstein Memorial is unveiled at The National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC. McDonald's introduces the Happy Meal. (back when they actually had meat and a small bun, instead of a little soy buried under a huge bun) Pope John Paul II arrives in his native Poland on his first official, nine-day stay, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country. This visit, known as nine days that changed the world, brings about the solidarity of the Polish people against Communism, ultimately leading to the rise of the Solidarity movement. Sweden outlaws corporal punishment in the home. (now kids there have legal reign over their parents) The Sony Walkman goes on sale for the first time in Japan. NASA's first orbiting space station Skylab begins its return to Earth, after being in orbit for 6 years and 2 months. The U.S. Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn, when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 km. The first cable sports channel, ESPN, known as the Entertainment Sports Programming Network, is launched. Federal Reserve System changes from an interest rate target policy to a money supply target policy. Nuclear false alarm: the NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie, Maryland, detect an apparent massive Soviet nuclear strike. After reviewing the raw data from satellites and checking the early warning radars, the alert is cancelled. Eleven fans are killed during a crowd crush for unreserved seats before The Who rock concert at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. The world premiere of Star Trek: The Motion Picture is held at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first of only two human diseases that have been driven to extinction. The One Child Policy is introduced in China - it has since prevented about 400 million births. It is later loosened in 2013. VisiCalc becomes the first commercial spreadsheet program. The first usenet experiments are conducted by Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis of Duke University. Worldwide per capita oil production reaches a historic peak.
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SPAZ... Almost done with the Insane playthrough.
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1977 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977 The world's first personal all-in-one computer (keyboard/screen/tape storage), the Commodore PET, is demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago Apple Computer is incorporated. (2 years after Microsoft) Snow falls in Miami (despite its ordinarily tropical climate) for the only time in its history. Snowfall has occurred farther south in the United States only on the high mountains of the state of Hawaii. Space Shuttle program: First test taxi flight of Space Shuttle Enterprise. The rings of Uranus are discovered. Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic. Led Zeppelin sets a new world record attendance for an indoor solo attraction at the Pontiac Silverdome when 76,229 persons attend a concert here on the group's 1977 North American Tour. Scientists report using bacteria in a lab to make insulin via gene splicing. Star Wars IV: A New Hope opens in cinemas. The first Apple ][ series computers go on sale. The Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California as Software Development Laboratories (SDL) by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner, and Ed Oates. Led Zeppelin presents its last American concert in Oakland, California, at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. A brawl erupts between Led Zeppelin's crew and the staff of the promoter Bill Graham, resulting in criminal assault charges for several members of the Led Zeppelin group including the drummer John Bonham. The NASA Space Shuttle, named Enterprise, makes its first test free-flight from the back of a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Supertanker Pierre Guillaumat is launched at Saint-Nazaire; she is the all-time world's largest ship (by deadweight tonnage and length overall) at launch. Voyager program: The United States launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft. The Commodore PET computer is first sold. Voyager program: Voyager 1 is launched after a brief delay. (yes, after Voyager 2 is launched) Interpol issues a resolution against the piracy of video tapes and other material, which is still cited in warnings on opening pre-credits of videocassettes and DVDs. Atari, Inc. releases its Video Computer System in North America. A nuclear non-proliferation pact is signed by 15 countries, including the United States and the Soviet Union. The modern Food Stamp Program begins when the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is enacted. The Atari 2600 game system is released. Three members of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a charter plane crash outside Gillsburg, Mississippi, 3 days after the release of their fifth studio album Street Survivors. 2060 Chiron, first of the outer Solar System asteroids known as Centaurs, is discovered by Charlie Kowal. Lockheed's top-secret stealth aircraft project, designated Have Blue and precursor to the U.S. Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, makes its first flight. The first children's cable channel The Pinwheel Network (later known as Nickelodeon), is launched.
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I looks like orange juice!
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Because it annoys him.
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"Guh?"
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1975 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975 Volkswagen introduces the Golf, its new front-wheel-drive economy car, in the United States and Canada as the Volkswagen Rabbit. The United States Patent and Trademark Office is renamed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (woopty doo) The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. The Atomic Energy Commission is divided between the ERDA and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In response to the energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly 2 months early in the United States. The United Nations proclaims International Women's Day. Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In Washington, DC, the Rockefeller Commission issues its report on CIA abuses, recommending a joint congressional oversight committee on intelligence. Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: A manned American Apollo spacecraft and the manned Soviet Soyuz spacecraft for the Soyuz 19 mission, docks in orbit, marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the 2 nations. U.S. President Ford posthumously restores the U.S. citizenship of General Robert E. Lee, military leader of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars. Elizabeth Seton is canonized, becoming the first American Roman Catholic saint. U.S. President Gerald Ford survives a second assassination attempt, this time by Sara Jane Moore in San Francisco. The Hughes Helicopters (later McDonnell-Douglas, now Boeing IDS) AH-64 Apache makes its first flight. NBC airs the first episode of Saturday Night Live (George Carlin is the first host; Billy Preston and Janis Ian the first musical guests). An independent audit of Mattel, one of the United States' largest toy manufacturers, reveals that company officials fabricated press releases and financial information to "maintain the appearance of continued corporate growth." United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379: By a vote of 72–35 (with 32 abstentions), the United Nations General Assembly approves a resolution equating Zionism with racism. The resolution provokes an outcry among Jews around the world. It is repealed in 1991. The "Group of 6" (G-6) industrialized nations is formed. (later upgraded to G-8) Former California Governor Ronald Reagan enters the race for the Republican presidential nomination, challenging incumbent President Gerald Ford. The 1975 cult classic movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show is released in America. The heavy metal band Iron Maiden is formed by Steve Harris in London. Some members of Jehovah's Witnesses believed that Armageddon will occur this year based on the group's chronology[6] and a few sold their houses and businesses to prepare for the new world paradise which they believed will be created when Jesus establishes God's Kingdom on Earth. The first Monster Truck, Bigfoot, is created by Bob Chandler. World population is at 4 billion.
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It's male, and evening/early morning...
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Banned for thinking that accents can be accurately transcribed.
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Penn & Teller bullshitting...
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Take the environmentalist quiz: tXkGzbwkMic If you didn't see one of the founders of Greenpeace saying that modern environmentalists are ignorant of what environmentalism actually is, then you need to get your eyes and ears checked.
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Nice! How many sealant layers, and what type of sealant?
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Deciding what to do over the next couple hours...
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Wait, other forums are like a B.B. King song? zJzaUzhZ6zE
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SPAZ... Working on the Insane playthrough achievement, and I'm over 1/3 of the way through...
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Thank you very much for attempting a search, it was kind of you. Just to make you aware though, one of the links in that site was pretty sketchy. No problem, I was kinda wary of that site link as well... But better to present all available than potentially cut from the actual material desired. Avast Internet Security, a custom made anti-malware program, and frequent scans/checkups using various programs on this end. (MBAM gets too many serious false positives with the software I use frequently)