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There I was, sitting at the bar staring at my drink
when a large, trouble-making biker steps up next to
me, grabs my drink and gulps it down in one swig.

"Well, whatcha' gonna do about it?" he says
menacingly, as I burst into tears.

"Come on, man," the biker says, "I didn't think you'd CRY.
I can't stand to see a man crying."

"This is the worst day of my life," I say. "I'm a complete
failure. I was late to a meeting and my boss fired me.

When I went to the parking lot, I found my car had
been stolen and I don't have any insurance. I left my wallet in
the cab I took home, there I found my wife with another man and
then my dog bit me."

"So I came to this bar to work up the courage to put
an end to it all, I buy a drink, I drop a capsule in and sit
here watching the poison dissolve. Then you show up and drink the
whole thing!

But enough about me, how's your day going?"
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It's why I've advocated for months now that any "humor" of a politicoreligious nature be relegated to the Basement.
328
Or someone could write a FARR plug-in to do that.  :P
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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2014 - New Apps for the New Year - Welcome Thread
« Last post by kyrathaba on November 01, 2013, 01:45 PM »
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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / Re: NANY 2014 Pledge: Untitled Game
« Last post by kyrathaba on November 01, 2013, 01:42 PM »
Like the screenshots!
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If you find that funny ... ?

+1.
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^ Great stuff!  :P
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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!
« Last post by kyrathaba on October 31, 2013, 03:31 PM »
Milestone attained: Kyrathaba Rising received its 10th 5-star review today, 10/31/13. It was spooktacular: link
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Living Room / Re: Can someone do a quick Photoshop gag for me?
« Last post by kyrathaba on October 29, 2013, 01:21 PM »
 :P
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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2014 pledge: Some sort of game
« Last post by kyrathaba on October 29, 2013, 08:39 AM »
Perhaps a story-driven game, not terribly graphics intensive (as that takes much more effort), and one that can be completed within a few hours?
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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2014 Submission: sumatra_earmarks
« Last post by kyrathaba on October 29, 2013, 08:38 AM »
Nice idea!
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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2014 - New Apps for the New Year - Welcome Thread
« Last post by kyrathaba on October 29, 2013, 08:37 AM »
Welcome to DC, Bhathiya!
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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2014 Submission: SoloCrop
« Last post by kyrathaba on October 29, 2013, 08:36 AM »
Glad to see your entry, Nod5.
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Living Room / Re: Can someone do a quick Photoshop gag for me?
« Last post by kyrathaba on October 29, 2013, 08:34 AM »
Perry is working on it. I'll share the results  :P
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Living Room / Can someone do a quick Photoshop gag for me?
« Last post by kyrathaba on October 28, 2013, 12:09 PM »
I'm wondering if anyone can take the supplied picture and find a picture of John Cusack (the actor) and photoshop it to look like we had our picture made together. On an author forum I frequent, people keep saying I look like John Cusack. I've got them going thinking we're 2nd cousins  :P
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Living Room / Re: Yay! New Laws for Crowdfunding!
« Last post by kyrathaba on October 26, 2013, 03:54 PM »
What do you think the law would look like if it were an API/SDK?

Yep. And programmers need to be the ones who solve the horrid national tax code, and actually make the Paperwork Reduction Act have its desired effect.
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^ Now that's customer service!
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Living Room / Japanese to blow up a portion of Asteroid 1999JU3
« Last post by kyrathaba on October 25, 2013, 09:24 AM »
asteroidJap.jpg

http://www.geek.com/science/japanese-scientists-successfully-test-asteroid-blasting-space-cannon-for-upcoming-mission-1574879/

Japanese scientists have successfully tested a space cannon that will be used to blast a hole in an asteroid as part of an upcoming mission. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will use the weapon to gather extensive data about the composition of asteroid 1999JU3 that could not be obtained by simply scanning the undisturbed surface. This successful test sets up a launch for next year.

The space cannon is to be mounted on the Hayabusa-2 vehicle, which will carry it to the asteroid, which orbits between Earth and Mars. This is essentially a kinetic impact weapon that relies on an explosive charge to launch a 4lb slug into the surface. The spacecraft will release the weapon, allowing it to float downward while it takes cover on the opposite side of 1999JU3.

The detonation will be triggered remotely before Hayabusa-2 circles back to the impacted side of the body. After the damage is done, the probe will land and scoop up debris from the impact to bring back to Earth.
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darpa.jpg

http://gizmodo.com/darpa-will-give-you-2-million-to-build-hacker-proof-de-1451009416

Sometimes throwing money at problems works. As the Pentagon continues to struggle with cybersecurity, their sci-fi-like R&D department, DARPA, is ready to start writing checks. The agency just announced a competition to build a "fully automated cyber defense system." The grand prize? $2 million.
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Living Room / Leap Forward in Aviation Tech
« Last post by kyrathaba on October 22, 2013, 07:10 PM »
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/companies-and-industries/shhhhh/

cseries-chart-big.png

this was the finest moment in Canadian aviation history since March 25, 1958, the day the Avro Arrow took to the skies.
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Living Room / Re: Core Internet Institutions Abandon US Government
« Last post by kyrathaba on October 21, 2013, 08:13 PM »
ICANN should give governance of their purview over to donationcoder.
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Living Room / First Photograph Taken of People
« Last post by kyrathaba on October 21, 2013, 07:53 AM »
first pic of people.png

http://www.businessinsider.com/first-picture-of-people-2013-10

It's easy to forget how old photography is.

Given that flying, internal combustion engines, electricity, the telephone, and other staples of modern life didn't get cranking until the late 1800s and early 1900s, it's always startling to be reminded how relatively long photography has been with us. But it got started in about 1800.

This picture, a daguerrotype, was tweeted by Paris Savant. It's billed as the first-known picture of Paris. According to Wikipedia, it's also the first known picture with people in it.
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coding_tutorials.jpg

http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/14/4838628/mark-zuckerberg-bill-gates-contributing-tutorials-to-code-org

After recruiting Will.i.am to help encourage students to explore the world of code, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates are preparing to take a more hands-on approach. As part of their mission with Code.org, the non-profit that aims to make computer courses more prevalent in schools, both influential tech icons will be contributing tutorials to an "Hour of Code" event slated for early December. Set to coincide with Computer Science Education Week, the Hour of Code is an introductory lesson "designed to demystify code and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, an innovator." Microsoft says Gates will also participate in a conference call with students.

Organizers are hoping to reach 10 million students with the effort.
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