Streams of Consciousness & Thoughts~~~

[Siberian_Khatru]

Why do customers get so tongue tied on the phone?

"Oh yes, I uhhh...I bought a laptop from you guys and I, uuuhh, I have a problem. With the laptop. That I purchased...from you. Oh, the problem? It's uuuhhh...well it's like this. Which model did I purchase? Uuuhhh...my model?─"

That will show me: Don't assume that anyone knows what they bought, even if they spent over $3,000 on it.

 

[Lynx]

They spent WHAT?! Unless they are hardcore gamers or the laptop is the centerpiece for a recording studio, $3,000 is a waste. No wonder they're clueless.

In fact the off-lease ThinkPads I get for $150-ish off ebay will do anything normal end-users want. And they will keep running forever and a day.

 

[Siberian_Khatru]

They spent WHAT?! Unless they are hardcore gamers or the laptop is the centerpiece for a recording studio, $3,000 is a waste. No wonder they're clueless.

We sell high-end systems, catering especially to gamers. Check out Clevo if you're not familiar with them (that's not the company I work for, but we rebadge their systems and deal largely in their models more than Asus or MSI).

 

[Gc_2011]

Racecar goes boom.

 

[Lynx]

We sell high-end systems, catering especially to gamers. Check out Clevo if you're not familiar with them (that's not the company I work for, but we rebadge their systems and deal largely in their models more than Asus or MSI).

Yeah, that's what puzzles me. If it IS a gamer, all the gamers I know are very familiar with exactly what kind of hardware they have. In fact they'll tell you more than you ever wanted to know about their video cards, solid state hard drives, liquid cooling systems, etc. What kind of gamer doesn't even know where to find the model of computer he's using?

 

[maxwel]

They spent WHAT?! Unless they are hardcore gamers or the laptop is the centerpiece for a recording studio, $3,000 is a waste. No wonder they're clueless.

In fact the off-lease ThinkPads I get for $150-ish off ebay will do anything normal end-users want. And they will keep running forever and a day.

It's not hard to spend 3k on a system.
It's not a waste if you need a video or animation workstation
or...
if you want to play Crysis 3 on REALLY big monitors.

 

[maxwel]

They spent WHAT?! Unless they are hardcore gamers or the laptop is the centerpiece for a recording studio, $3,000 is a waste. No wonder they're clueless.

In fact the off-lease ThinkPads I get for $150-ish off ebay will do anything normal end-users want. And they will keep running forever and a day.

It's not hard to spend 3k on a system.
It's not a waste if you need a video or 3D workstation,
or...
if you want to play Crysis 3 on REALLY huge monitors.

 

[Roh_Chris]

Oh my word.

Some of you already know this, but a little bit of a back story, and I'll try to make it short.

Fall 2013, my grandma gives me a cut-out ad from a magazine from ChristianMingle (you know it's getting bad when your grandmother gives you an online dating site ad, a grandmother who calls it "the internets") and told me to try it. So I did the trial or whatever. One guy contacted me, we exchanged emails, texts, a few calls. Went on three dates. By the second I was pretty sure it wasn't going to go anywhere, but I decided to give it one more go.

He was very...forward. And...a little loony. And I was pretty certain by the end of the second date that he thought I was "the one". So certain of this was I, in fact, that on the third date when he took me to the mall "for a surprise", I was absolutely terrified it was going to be a ring. But, he took me to a puppy store, which was actually pretty thoughtful. The breaking point was when I picked up a puppy, held it, passed it to him like a baby, and he said "This is like practice."

NO. NO IT'S NOT.

So that night after I got home, the opportunity came up to where I texted him that I didn't think it was going to work out, good luck in life, yadda yadda. He would not. let. go. Kept texting me. I told him to stop. He messaged me on Facebook. I de-friended him. A few months later he tried to call me and then he texted me again with truly weird stuff. I told him I was blocking his number. I don't know how to do that, and I didn't...but I told him I did and the texting stopped. That was December 2013.

Now, in March of 2015, over a year later...

He sends me a Facebook friend request.

My reactions are as follows:

It's not necessarily the fact that I dislike him so much. It is the fact that he will not stop and take no for an answer. It ticks me the heck off. It's like we dated for 3 years and he's super torn up but it was actually like...1 month of sort-of interaction.

Oh my goodness! Is that you???? All this while I have been on CC and I never knew it was you! I keep thinking about you since the last time we met at the puppy store!

Rachel, can you make fraandship with me?

Please don't stare at me like an angry pelican...

*slinks away into the corner*

 

[JGuy]

True story. When I was fourteen I asked the pastor of the church I attended if it was a sin to drink beer. The pastor posed a question to me in response - all paraphrased:

pastor: "First, let me ask you. Is it a sin to be drunk?"
me: "Yes, of course. That is clear in scripture."
pastor: "How many beers would it take for you to be drunk?"
me: "Let's say three."
pastor: "Ok, let's say you drink one beer. Then what are you?"
me: "hmm.. I don't know, what am I?"
pastor: "Well, you're one third drunk."
me: "hmmm... Okay." (reluctantly granting it for the time)
pastor: "And what's one-third drunk?"
me: "I don't know, what's one-third drunk?"
pastor: "Drunk."
me: "Really!? How?"
pastor: "Well, think about whether you can be one-third wet or if a woman is one-third pregnant. See, we know you can't be one-third of either. Afterall, one third wet is still wet."
me:

So, I reluctantly accepted that answer for the time. But I felt it might be worth exploring later - something just didn't feel right about the logic. Sometime after this conversation, I finally realized what perhaps the correct response should have been:

...hypothetical continuation...
me: "Pastor, let me ask you another question."
pastor: "Ok. What?"
me: "Is gluttony a sin?"
pastor: "Yes, that is in scripture."
me: "How many plates of food do you need to eat to be a glutton?"
pastor:

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Admittedly, I recalled that story here in part because I think it's funny. But I do think there should have been a better, preferably more scripturally connected or based, argument. Good thing is I don't consider it deceptive, and it didn't cause me to stumble to know bad logic was used. I still respected him as pastor. But what if it were the case that we were actually - though unwittingly - reasoning like this with unbelievers on the fundamental things we hold true? They might not give as much benefit of the doubt. This all makes me want to be very careful when reasoning together with others.

 

[blueorchidjd]

I don'tknow what this is.

 

[p_rehbein]

The wrong thread is what it is............

Should be in the Sub-consciousness thread...........

 

[Lynx]

JGuy: The gluttony analogy would be more accurate. Also the line between enough and too much is different for everyone, as with eating. (Though the more you weigh, the MORE you can drink before it is too much, directly opposite the effect of weight on how much eating is too much...)

Where it breaks down is when you examine why you are eating and why you are drinking. You eat food to sustain life. You eat chocolate because it has caffeine and you enjoy the flavor. You drink a beer to relax. Wait, why do you need to drink a beer to relax? I can relax just fine without it.

If you have to drink to relax, you have too much stress in your life. In that case beer is a band-aid. It's like taking a pain pill to ignore the toothache instead of going to the dentist. Nothing really wrong with it, but it's better to fix whatever is causing that stress.

 

[lil_christian]

I have a dog looking at me with the most pitiful eyes and quietly whimpering. It's like the dripping of a faucet, and he knows it drives me nuts (the worst part is, I'm not 100% sure what we wants. He might still be hungry). I'm also tired-ish. Mainly just a little lonely. Meh.

I'm gonna try to sleep now. G'night, all. Love you all.

 

[seoulsearch]

Looking forward to a weekend of pure culinary hedonism, which may or may not include:

* a burger and fries
* beverages I usually never allow myself to consume (meaning pop, milkshakes, and the Frappucino I plan on buying when I go into work tonight)
* jap chae
* omelet and pancakes swimming in syrup
* peanut M&M's and original Pringles, and possibly peach gummy rings (heavenly!)
* rum raisin ice cream

I know that to most, this will probably seem like just an ordinary day! But for someone who often subsists on fruit, oatmeal, egg whites, and spinach, this is a gourmet feast to the max!!!! (And I'll even have half a day to recover.)

Can't. Wait.

 

[blueorchidjd]

ALL THE LEAVES ARE BROWN

 

[seoulsearch]

Blue, I read your post about healthier eating according to God's will and found it very inspiring... It'll be good motivation... AFTER the weekend.

Just stepped out into my garage and was greeted by a spider a little bigger than a quarter. I know they eat bugs but...

Nothing like starting out your day (or ending it, depending on your situation) with a big fat killing.

 

[wisebeardman]

im sitting here listening to Russian Rap. not bad i can jam this.

 

[lil_christian]

Simplicity in diet and lifestyle is almost impossible to achieve these days (and by simplicity of lifestyle I don't mean your life is perfect or is labor free. It just has less clutter in it, such as technology and all those things that get in the way of actually living your life).

 

[wisebeardman]

Simplicity in diet and lifestyle is almost impossible to achieve these days (and by simplicity of lifestyle I don't mean your life is perfect or is labor free. It just has less clutter in it, such as technology and all those things that get in the way of actually living your life).

Americans would be so much better off if they watched what they was putting in their mouths. so much of this stuff people eat is just garbage flat out garbage. Another things is Americans in general have become just flat out lazy. Instead of walking short distances they drive. many do nothing but sit and watch tv or play on the computer.

Americans could really learn from our friends in Eastern Europe by seeing how those in say Ukraine live life.

 

[lil_christian]

Americans would be so much better off if they watched what they was putting in their mouths. so much of this stuff people eat is just garbage flat out garbage. Another things is Americans in general have become just flat out lazy. Instead of walking short distances they drive. many do nothing but sit and watch tv or play on the computer.

Americans could really learn from our friends in Eastern Europe by seeing how those in say Ukraine live life.

I think Italy is a good one. From what I've heard is seriously so chill. Shops aren't open 24/7 and things aren't all I want it now. I've heard a lot of shops are even closed in the evening so they can spend time with family. Nothing gets in the way of family there. It's extremely important to them.
Again that might not be completely accurate, but if it is...we should really take lessons from them. And I do know for a fact most Europeans do not condone GMO and heavy use of pesticides. And, a little fun fact for ya. A lot of people who are gluten intolerant in the States go to Italy ad eat their pasta, eat their garlic bread and pizza and don't have a single issue with it.
Says something about how the US prepares their food.