Good man.
Most likely a red too, ha!
I just took a quiz for my DL class. The question was:
What is the general use TLD in the US?
(parentheses mine)
A) .com (company)
b) .edu (restricted to higher education)
c) .gen (made up)
d) .net (networks)
I picked .com cause what the hell. Both are full of random junk and have none general aims but .com is more common. If anything .us would be the general one since the only requirement for it is you be in the US. It’s like asking whether your right shoe or left shoe is your general shoe.
They were looking for .net.
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I always thought that .com stood for “commercial.”
Cite. (I checked and found some “back-up.” Although, it’s Wikipedia, so take it for what it is worth…)
Actually I’m gonna go ahead and agree with you on that. So if wiki isn’t good enough my post is your cite.
Argh.
I agreed to help some of my classmates out a while ago with some stuff before the exam (which is TOMORROW at 8 AM) and told them to call or text if they needed help. And all week, nothing.
Well, tonight, I’m in high friggin’ demand. Not only does everyone suddenly want my help, but I’ve got text messages coming at my phone left and right all “I have about half of it done, but I’m not really sure if any of it is right…” “I haven’t even started yet, it’s too hard” “call me. I NEED HELP.” And I have my own crap to get done tonight, too! (and yes, I realize I should get off the sdmb and do it. The area I need is currently occupied.)
So I’m like… giving people appointments now for when I can call them or have them call me, but I’m about fed up and going to start telling people that it’s not my damn fault they didn’t get their work done and it’s really not my problem. Pretty much everything is in the book, anyway, so I don’t really see what’s so confusing.
Next semester, I’m going to pretend to be really dumb. Not on assignments or tests or anything, but I’m going to try to convince my classmates that I’m dumb. I’ll stop using big words and stuff and tell people I’m going into fashion. Maybe get some contact lenses so I don’t look all brainy/nerdy with my glasses. That way, people won’t automatically think that I know all the answers to everything.
NinjaChick, honestly, you might want to cut your mom some slack. Learn from a fellow Doper new grad who actually did break her back before starting a job and getting health insurance - Uninsured healthcare in IL? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board
She had posted a little more about it last year when it first happened. Reading your post reminded me of her situation, and through a totally bizarre coincidence, she posted again today on the same topic.
My mini-rant: Neighbor kids! Get off my lawn. I will stalk you to your homes and talk to your parents if necessary. ::shakes cane::
I need a new usb memory stick. Mine is disintegrating as i post this
No, I (grudgingly) admit that there might value to having something which will at least cover emergencies, especially since my main mode of transportation is bicycling. I admitted that to my mother, and we discussed that, since I cannot afford it and she thinks it’s extremely important, she’ll find a short-term plan and pay for it. I said fine, thank you and that’s very nice, let me know what you find. Apparently that means ‘call me multiple times per day to fill me in’, which is not something I care to deal with. Yes, I’m a selfish bitch.
And, while I’m here, fuck panic attacks, fuck insomnia, fuck depression, fuck whatever the fuck these insane mood swings I’ve been having, and fuck my fucking useless brain for all of the above.
Funny thing is, it’s used the whole world over to mean… organization. Which, yeah, should be org. And, yeah, shouldn’t be used by non-US-gov. But there you are.
Over half the time I go to a webpage of a Spanish government (mid-level or local), it ends in .com or maybe .org; .es is more expensive.
I still have my sinus infection.
I just got a prescription filled for 10 more days of antibiotic.
I spent the morning sick in bed like I have been on and off for over five weeks.
The doctor said this ought to get rid of it.
I need to wash my hair and pay some bills and I don’t have enough energy but I have to anyway.
I am a crabby woman in a 1960s red and white flower print housedress with dirty hair sitting in the kitchen with a load of dirty dishes in the sink, drinking cold coffee.
This is classic Baltimore, hon. I don’t know if that makes me feel better or worse.
Dear Wonder Beagle,
If you can’t siginificantly improve your ratio of entertainment/companionship value to healthcare costs, I am going to seriously consider outsourcing your job to a more competitive supplier such as a red-kneed tarantula or a goldfish.
Two weeks ago, I took you to the vet after noticing that you weren’t eating and our thrice-daily walks had ceased to be a pleasant activity for both of us and had, instead, become an unwelcome exercise in goading an uncooperative canine around the block. Three hundred, thirty-five dollars worth of x-rays and blood tests later, he determined that you’re a living illustration of a dog with a bad back, which calls for another $100 for two weeks’ worth of hard drugs to get you some relief,
Now, this has brought the entertainment value of our daily walks closer to where it used to be, and it’s great see you wandering aimlessly around the house, barking at things that aren’t there, the way you used to. But you’re still not eating well. You’re a beagle for pete’s sake - we shouldn’t need to trick you into thinking that your bowl of kibble is really a bowl of treats, cheering you on so you’ll finish. The beagle rescue described you as “food oriented” and warned us that “beagles will eat until they explode!”
Yesterday the vet told us your back seems less painful but your mouth looks like it needs some work, which could explain your lack of interest in eating. Oh, and your lymph nodes are enlarged, possibly because of whatever’s going on with your mouth. But on the positive side, your tests from last time came back OK, so you can have the annual vaccinations that we deferred pending the results of the tests. So now I’m out another $300 for vaccinations, more hard drugs for your back, and a needle biopsy for your fucking lymph nodes.
Oh, and I have an estimate for your dental work which starts at $700 and goes up from there.
So you’re on notice, Wonder Beagle. Improve your cost/benefit numbers in the near term, or we may have to replace you with a more cost-effective member of the family. Arthropods and fish don’t have teeth, require considerably less exercise and vacation care, and generally don’t require much, if anything, in the way of veterinary care.
Yours,
cwthree
So what did the professor say when you pointed out to him/her the fact that this question is very obviously wrong?
Please tell me you did that. Please. Because people who would write out a question like that shouldn’t be making tests and grading other people on them.
My mom’s car died on us when we were trying to make a left turn on a 4-lane street on the way to the auto shop to pick up MY car.
I accidentally dropped my cell phone off a second-story balcony and then spilled milk all over it a week later (the phone, not the balcony).
I lost my credit/debit card and had to wait ten days for another one. At least nobody else used the lost one.
It’s TOO FREAKING HOT here for May.
Okay, here’s an update. Not like anybody cares but too bad, I’m crabby and self-centered more than usual right now.
I managed to pay the bills and mail them, wash my hair, empty the trash and cook a steak for dinner.
I haven’t eaten the steak yet as I am working on some cheapo wine in the box.
I still feel crappy. Probably the antibiotic would work better if I didn’t drink so much.
Shyeah, like that’s gonna happen.
Stupid trains that look like they’re about to leave, so make people rush to the platform haphazardly so they don’t miss it, causing their shopping bags to break and lose a grocery item under the train, only to discover that the train is actually early and is going to sit on the platform for another five minutes before leaving!
Bah!
Could someone go back in time to yesterday morning and point out to me that I might want to plug up the little drain hole in my electric griddle before pouring the scrambled eggs onto it?
My GOD. It is the middle of freaking MAY, it’s going down into the 30s tonight, and we’ve got a FREEZING warning. We had the damned furnace on today! Of course, the next day, it will be up in the 80s. Then bam! Back into the 50s! And so on. Gah!!!
:mad:
It’s MAY and I have a congested, coughing, sorethroated full on head cold and i was too sick to enjoy a beautiful day.
Dear Wonder Beagle,
When I exhorted you to increase your entertainment/companionship value, I had in mind activities such as: fetching your Kong toy, sitting adoringly at our feet while we watch TV, and becoming play buddies with the bouncy new cat. Eating the corner of cwPartner’s favorite (vintage, handmade, one-of-a-kind, gift-from-the-parents) rug is not an appropriate value-enhancing activity.
This message should be considered your first written warning. It will be placed in your permanent file.
Yours,
cwthree.